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Step inside the mind of Kaoru.

As I dragged Yuki behind me I mentally celebrated. She had seemed to forgive me. She may not trust me yet but it's a start. The water slide loomed above ua and the look on Yuki's face told me she was absolutely terrified. I smiled slightly. If she didn't like it I would feel so guilty but I knew from experience that it's the waiting that's the problem and thanked the teachers they had booked the whole place privately for the day and that there was only two other people before them in the cue. Those people happened to be Haruhi and Kyoya. It seemed they had snuck away from the rest of the group for a bit.

'Hey guys! What you doing here? Thought you didn't like water slides?' I asked them, a teasing grin on my face. Kyoya looked at me.

'Yes, that's what I thought but Haruhi practically dragged me here; something about feeling safer when I'm here or something.' He answered dully. I looked at Haruhi who was blushing and pretending not to be part of the conversation. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Yuki staring at Haruhi with wide eyes. Oh yeah, she thinks Haruhi's a boy.

'Next two please.' The life guard in charge of the slide said in a bored tone. He obviously didn't want to be here. Kyoya grabbed one of the rubber boats and sat on it cautiously. Haruhi sat next to him and I pushed, causing Haruhi to yell and grab Kyoya's arm in fright. I sniggered.

'Kaoru! That wasn't nice!' Yuki chided me with a frown. I shrugged.

'I thought it was funny.'

'Next.' The life guard told us.

I grabbed a boat and steadied it. Yuki looked at me nervously before getting in and settling herself against the rubber. I sat in next to her. She looked nervous so I took her hand before pushing on the side of the slide and starting our decent. She didn't scream but her grip on my hand became uncomfortably tight. I loved it. It was one of the best waterslides I had ever been on.

When we arrived at the bottom, Kyoya and Haruhi had gone. I looked at Yuki. Her eyes were wide in panic and her breath was shallow. I wondered if I had gone too far but slowly she began to smile.

'That was cool.' She told me, letting may had out of its vice grip and diving out of the rubber boat. I followed, stretching my hand to get the blood flow back into it before getting out of the pool behind her. She looked good in her sky blue swimming costume. It suited her and her white hair. She sat down on one of the deck chairs next to the pool and sighed.

'You ok?' I asked in concern. She seemed down.

'Yes. But I am not doing that again. I almost had a heart attack.' She answered. I was confused. I though she had said she liked it? I asked her so. 'Yes I did but only afterwards. I hated it during the actual thing; thought I was going to die.' She told me with a small smile.

'Sorry.'

She looked at me in surprise. 'It wasn't your fault. I said yes after all.' She reminded me. I smiled.

'Yes but I mean for everything. What happened that day and today. I never wanted to hurt you.'

'Then why did you do it?' she asked me, a frown coming to her face. I sighed deeply.

'I don't know. I guess it's just a habit we had trouble growing out of. When I got your letter it was just assumed between me and Hikaru that was what we were going to do. It sounds stupid I know and I'm really ashamed of it. But we did it and I can't deny that.' I told her, looking away as I finished and sighing again. I could feel her eyes on me. Her piercing eyes that had been narrowed into slits as she watched me, studying my every move.

'You're an idiot.' She told me lightly. I looked at her in surprise. She was smiling. A small smile, a sad smile but a smile none the less. 'But I forgive you.'

I kept looking at her for a moment, eyes probably filled with shock, before I smiled too. 'Thank you.' I said.

'But don't expect me to trust you.' She warned me, her eyes narrowing again. I nodded quickly, a serious expression on my face.

'Of course.' I agreed. 'But do you trust me enough to buy you a drink?' I asked her, the serious expression still on my face as I began to joke. Yuki smiled.

'Yes, I think I could do that.' She answered shyly. I grinned before running off to the little drinks shop to get her a drink, filled with the relief that had come with her forgiveness.

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