Great. Just great. Kotoko thought as she saw that the bottle that Naoki had just spun pointed to her.

Kotoko looked up and saw that everyone was staring at her, both out of disbelief and anticipation over what was going to happen next.

Kotoko blinked and leaned back, crossing her arms. "I am not kissing him." Kotoko adamantly stated.

"You have to," Satomi giggled, "you cannot escape the fate of the bottle."

"Can't I just kiss someone else?" Kotoko asked.

"No. Rules are rules."

Kotoko took a deep breath in and stared across from her at Naoki who looked as if he had seen a ghost.

"Well, I guess we should just get this over with." Kotoko groaned before she leaned forward.

Naoki's trance was broken when he saw Kotoko's face coming in his direction. Her eyes were closed and her lips slightly parted. Naoki followed and brought his body forward so that he would meet Kotoko in the middle.

Kotoko braced herself for the impending kiss that she had dreamed of for years. But in this moment, she wanted to be anywhere but where she was. She would have rather kissed Kin-chan.

Kotoko let out a small gasp when her lips met with Naoki's. It felt like an electric spark had run through her body starting at her lips but she couldn't bring herself to pull away. Kotoko was frozen and she so desperately wanted to get away but her body had other plans.

Kotoko's mouth opened slightly, wanting to taste Naoki's breath. It tasted like cherries and oranges. Kotoko felt her body go weak and before she could fully give into the kiss, Naoki pulled away.

"I think I am going to be sick." Naoki said before he stood up and walked to the bathroom.

Kotoko stared in front of her before Haru grabbed her hand and took her away from the circle. They walked into Satomi's room, shutting the door behind them.

"Hey," Haru turned to face Kotoko, "are you alright?"

"Yeah," Kotoko sighed, "I just..."

"Kotoko," Haru smiled down at Kotoko and caressed her cheek with his hand, "I know you still love him."

Kotoko blinked and a tear fell down her cheek. "Haru, I don't want to."

"I don't think that we can control that. We weren't meant to control that." Haru smiled.

"It hurts so much though. To know that he doesn't feel the same way and that he will never feel the same way."

"What makes you think that?" Haru asked as he walked Kotoko over to Satomi's bed and they sat down, "He came to the party didn't he? Naoki wouldn't be caught dead at a party, not to mention a Class F party."

"He only did that to piss me off." Kotoko scoffed and rolled her eyes.

"Whether he came to get under your skin or not, I have never seen Naoki do anything for anyone that wasn't related to him. You mean something to him. What that is, I don't know. But I think that it is saying a lot when it comes to Naoki."

"So what do I do?" Kotoko pleaded as she looked up at Haru.

Haru wrapped his arm around Kotoko's shoulder as she rested her head against his shoulder.

"I don't have an answer to that. Remember, I am just number two in the school." Haru chuckled, earning him a light slap on the chest from Kotoko.

"I think that it would be better if I don't tell him. I was already rejected and I don't think that I can go through that heartbreak again. Besides, you saw him run to the bathroom after we kissed." Kotoko sighed.

"You also didn't see how much he had to drink."

"Haru," Kotoko looked up.

"Yeah."

"Thank you for coming with me tonight." Kotoko smiled.

"You're welcome. I am glad that I came. I am having a really fun time." Haru gave Kotoko a small kiss on the cheek.

Kotoko and Haru sat in silence for a few seconds, Kotoko enjoying the warmth of being in Haru's arms.

"So..." Kotoko smirked, breaking the silence, "you and Satomi shared quite the kiss during spin the bottle."

"Oh yeah," Haru rubbed the back of his neck, "was it that obvious?"

"I mean, I definitely noticed that you weren't eager to back away."

"I don't know how to explain it. I felt this electricity flow through me when our lips met that I have never felt before."

Kotoko merely nodded, not wanting to share that she had felt a similar sensation when she kissed Naoki.

"What do you think is the reason for that?" Kotoko asked.

"I don't know but do you think you can talk to her for me?" Haru replied.

"Why don't you just talk to her yourself?"

"Because she is your best friend and I don't really know her. I just want to know if there is any way that she felt the same thing when we kissed."

"I have a better idea." Kotoko gave a sly smiled before standing up.

"What are you doing?" Haru looked up at Kotoko.

"Come on. Enough sulking, let's get back to the party." Kotoko said as she extended her arms to pull Haru off of the bed.

Haru stood up and the pair walked out of Satomi's room and back into the crowded room.

"What were you two doing in there?" Jinko asked as she walked up to Haru and Kotoko.

"Just talking." Kotoko stated, "I swear."

"If you say so." Jinko winked.

"Have you seen Satomi?" Kotoko whispered to Jinko so that Haru would not hear.

"Yeah, she is in the kitchen getting a drink." Jinko answered as she pointed in the direction of the kitchen.

Kotoko looked around a few people until she saw Satomi standing by the counter, talking with a few of the party guest.

Kotoko grabbed Haru's hand and made her way to the kitchen, dragging Haru behind her.

"Satomi!" Kotoko exclaimed as she reached Satomi.

Satomi turned around and smiled, "Kotoko," Satomi looked behind Kotoko and saw Haru behind her and couldn't help but to blush, "Oh hello, Haru."

"Hey." Haru smiled and gave a small wave.

"I am sorry." Satomi sighed as she looked at Kotoko.

"What are you sorry about?" Kotoko asked as she looked at Satomi with concern.

"I should have never had us play spin the bottle. I am sorry that you had to kiss Naoki after everything that you are going through."

"Satomi, it's okay. It didn't mean anything to me. I know that in the end it is just a game." Kotoko smiled at her friend.

"Oh good." Satomi brightened up as she smiled.

"But," Kotoko stood to the side and pushed Haru forward, "Haru had something to ask you."

"I did?" Haru looked back at Kotoko. Kotoko gave Haru a nudge in his side, "Ow." Haru winced and glared at Kotoko before turning to face Satomi.

Haru looked at Satomi's expecting face and nervously ran his hand up the other arm, "I was wondering if you would like to dance."

"I would love to." Satomi smiled.

"Really?" Haru exclaimed, "O-okay."

Satomi eagerly grabbed Haru's hand and drug him out to the dancefloor. Kotoko waved and smiled as she watched her two friends become closer and closer as they danced to the music.

Kotoko turned and grabbed a cup, a smile on her face. She filled her cup with the punch before turning to watch the people of the party dancing, talking, and enjoying themselves. Seeing that there was nobody that she wanted to talk to, Kotoko decided to take some time to herself and made her way to the second floor of Satomi's house, knowing that beyond a guest room there was a balcony that looked over the city.

Kotoko made her way upstairs and through the guest bedroom where she noticed that the doors that led to the balcony were open. Being the curious person that she was, Kotoko made her way silently through the guest room and looked out the doors to Naoki leaning against the railing of the balcony, looking out at the city. His tall figure was illuminated by the city lights and the moon that hung in the dark sky.

"I want to be alone." Naoki sighed, sensing that there was someone there.

"Not a chance." Kotoko smirked as she leaned against the door frame.

Naoki spun around and stared at Kotoko before exhaling.

"Kotoko, it's you."

"Sorry to disappoint you." Kotoko shrugged.

"It's not the worst person that could come up here." Naoki let out a slight chuckle.

Kotoko walked up to Naoki and stood next to him before leaning against the railing and looking up at the stars.

"When I was little," Kotoko silently said, "my mother told me that the stars are made up of the souls of our loved ones that have gone before us. I like to think the North Star is really my mother looking down and and pointing me in the direction that I am meant to go."

"That star is fixed due to..."

"Do you ever listen to yourself?" Kotoko let out an exasperated laugh.

"Huh?"

"You never cease to amaze me how emotionally inept you are. Sometimes I pity you." Kotoko looked at Naoki.

"I'm sorry that I'd rather listen to science and reason than some tale that your mother told you." Naoki shrugged.

"Unbelievable." Kotoko groaned.

"What?" Naoki looked at Kotoko.

"Everytime I open up to you whether to ask for help or to reveal something about myself, I instantly regret it when you open your pretentious mouth."

"Well I am sorry that we see life differently." Naoki moved closer to Kotoko.

"I guess we do." Kotoko stepped closer to Naoki.

They glared at each other, not knowing what to say next. Kotoko had the feeling that she could either kiss him or kill him and at the moment, she knew that the two would not be mutually exclusive.

"Do you know why you don't have any friends, Naoki?" Kotoko asked, her voice seething with hate.

"Because I don't have time for friends or a desire to grow close to the people at our high school." Naoki replied as he crossed his arms.

Kotoko looked up at Naoki, her expression somber and her eyes dark, "Ha, don't flatter yourself. You don't have friends because you are a mean person. You are cruel, insensitive, self-centered, arrogant, heartless..."

"Don't you ever call me heartless." Naoki growled as he stared back into Kotoko's eyes.

"You treat everyone who doesn't fall in line with your expectations like dirt. I may not be as smart as you, I'm small, and I am not beautiful, but I am still a person who needs to be treated with respect. Something that you have never shown me. You don't show it to anyone and that is why you don't have any friends! Nobody likes you!" Kotoko was once again shouting, pretty sure that all of Tokyo could hear her from Satomi's balcony.

"I can't help but to remember that you loved me!" Naoki yelled.

"Yeah, I did but that was until I came to my senses and realized what a complete and utter asshole you were! I could never love someone like you! I can barely stand to look at you! I have a hard time even knowing that we are within a hundred meters of each other!" Kotoko exclaimed, not realizing that she was merely centimeters away from Naoki's face. She could smell the familiar orange and cherry scent that lingered on Naoki's breath.

"Well, that makes the two of us. I never agreed to host another family in our house and if I had known it was you, I would have put up a bigger fight. Better yet, I would have just moved out."

"If I had known my dad and I would have moved into your place, I would have put up a fight too. I'd rather be homeless than live with you for another minute!"

"That's ridiculous. You don't mean that." Naoki smirked.

"Do I?" Kotoko raised an eyebrow.

She stepped away from Naoki and walked back into and through the guest room, heading back down to the party. Naoki followed close behind.

"Hey, Satomi." Kotoko poked Satomi's shoulder as she was dancing with Haru.

"Kotoko! How can I help you?" Satomi asked, smiling from ear to ear as she hung on to Haru.

"I was wondering if your parents would mind if I stayed here for a few days."

"I am sure that it would be okay. What is this about?"

"I just need to get away," Kotoko turned to look at Naoki who was right behind her, "from him."

"From Naoki?" Satomi mused.

"So I can stay here for a few days?" Kotoko folded her arms, avoiding Satomi's question.

"Yeah, stay as long as you need."

"Thank you. I had a great night and I think I should get going." Kotoko smiled.

"So soon?" Satomi asked.

"Yes, I want to wake up early to start packing. Are you okay to get home, Haru?"

"Yeah, I'll be fine." Haru smiled, "I will you see you at school on Monday?"

"Of course, usual spot?" Kotoko asked.

"Yes. I hope you get home okay."

"I'll call you when I get home."

"I look forward to your call." Kotoko turned to face Satomi. "Again, I had a lot of fun and I will see you tomorrow."

Kotoko turned and walked past Naoki, more like shoved past him. Naoki turned and followed Kotoko out of the door.

Sorry for those hoping that Haru and Kotoko would be together but I have other ideas for our lovely Kotoko and Naoki. I hope that you aren't too disappointed in me.

Either way, I hope you enjoyed this chapter and I hope that you will keep reading! Thank you for all of the support!