The silence in the car was disturbing. Erina really didn't expect to be at the mercy of her own thoughts and memories of what had happened. She expected more. She waited for Hisako's interrogation, awaited her phrases of disappointment, and even longed for the reprimand she would receive from her friend. She really expected everything. Except for the stifling silence that surrounded her.

She tried to analyze her friend's face. The far-off look and the breathing that, once in a while grew stronger, resembled sighs. Like a storm falling on a sunny day, Erina felt the guilt invade every inch of her body. She had been so engrossed in her own actions and thoughts that she took nothing but herself into account. And that silence was her punishment for being, once again, the selfish, spoiled girl who didn't deserve her friendship.

"Hisako" Her voice came out thin and full of guilt.

The pink-haired girl stepped out of her trance to direct her attention to the heiress.

"Yes, Erina-sama?" Do you desire something?

"Yes"

"And what that would be? I can arrange it straight away" The young secretary was already with her phone in hand, ready to dial any number"

"I wish you…to forgive me"

"Hm?" Hisako's eyes widened, and her expression betrayed her confusion.

"B... But Erina-sama! What do you mean? Forgive you for what?"

"I ... I was selfish again. And don't you try to tell me that I wasn't because I can see in your eyes that you wish you had stayed"

"But Erina-sama, you told me yourself that if I wanted to, I could stay. I came because I wanted."

"No." The blonde closed her eyes and smiled slightly as she lowered her head and shook her head. "You came because you are a good friend, Hisako."

Hisako froze. She didn't know what to say.

" Listen, Hisako. I really want you to forgive me for always need you and for you to have to give up important things because of me. It doesn't matter if you say it was your choice because we both know you never had a choice, did you? That's because you put yourself aside the moment someone else needs you, so you cease to be your own choice"

The girl remained silent. She had never stopped to think about her actions and today she was questioned about it not only by the spice expert, but also by her best friend.

"Promise me you won't let anyone nullify you again, Hisako. Not even if that person is me.

"Erina -sama ... I ..."

"Just Promise me! Promise me, please! Because I will never be happy knowing that you're not completely happy. You're not my employee Hisako! You're my best friend! And what I have discovered in all these events is that friends don't bow their heads! They quarrel, they disagree, but they also support and love each other despite all the defects and failures! So, I guess, what I'm asking you is for you be more you than me, you know? I don't want the version of you that accomplishes my wishes and does everything to please me. I want the true version of Arato Hisako. All right?"

Hisako felt the vision blur. She blinked several times until she felt a few tears fall on her cheeks. She noticed that the same tears were running down her friend's face and she smiled gently.

"As you wish, Erina-sama."

Erina let the relief form a beautiful smile on her face and decided she would start a conversation herself.

"Then tell me Hisako, what dish were you preparing?"

The girl couldn't hide her excitement as she spoke of the menu she had carefully prepared with Hayama, and Erina began to notice that her eyes sparkled every time she spoke his name.

Meanwhile in the dormitory, Soma had finally finished organize the mess in the closet. He still murmured some offense to the heiress when he came across the clean, empty kitchen. On the counter a single plate and a note written in several different letter forms.

"Soma-kun, I hope you don't mind that we didn't wait for you, is that ..." Soma noticed how the letter, which was certainly from Megumi, was a bit trembling in the last word, a sign that someone had stolen the pen. Soon afterwards the young man recognized Daigo's bold letters.

"YUKIHIRA YOU SON OF A B..." with the last word utterly scratched in the form of censorship, Soma didn't have to be a genius to know what Daigo was calling him of and went to the next paragraph, trying to decipher Shoji's lyrics.

"Yukihira, don't mind Daigo! He just envies you, just like all of us!"

Soma noticed the next sentence in an elegant and totally different handwriting from the previous one.

"Don't put me in that context." signed: Hayama

"Yukihira, you need to teach me how you got it! Teach me, SENSEI!" Signed: Marui

"Thank you for helping me win the bet." signed: Ibusaki

"Yukihira! You're so shameless! Did you have to give it a show? "

"Are you jealous Nikimichhi?"

"Shut it Yuki"

"Congratulations on your new relationship, Yukihira! It's a relationship, isn't it?" signed Sakaki

"Ah the youth! Each day more premature"

"FINALLY, YUKIHIRA! But I confess that my plan ended up better than I expected! Thank you for the show! Listening to you guys from outside the closet was really the entertainment we need, wasn't it Ryo?"

"Miss Alice is right"

"Although I was a little embarrassed, I'm happy for you guys. It was about time!" Signed: Isami

"Yukihira you bastard! You made Tadokoro pass out twice! If you ever threat her purity again I'll…"

"I'm sorry about that, Soma-kun. Anyway, we saved some of the dish Hayama and Arato made. Once again, forgive us for not waiting for you. We were all very tired."

Signed: Megumi.

Soma stared at the note with a confused expression. What had happened that night? He still hadn't got rid of the feel of the heiress's lips running down his neck. Her nail marks were still there on his skin as proof that nothing had been a dream, but the anger he felt was still there. She had made him a fool.

He tried to breathe deeply and decided that he would analyze the situation when he was rested and sober. He sat down to eat as he reread the letter until he noticed a detail that had gone unnoticed in the first reading. The young man opened his eyes wide and dropped the hashi when he realized that all his friends had witnessed, or at least heard, what had happened inside the closet. He let out a heavy sigh. He was totally fucked.

Already in the corridors of the mansion, Ryo accompanied his mistress to her room, as he did every night. She kept chattering about the triumphs of her wondrous plan, and he usually wouldn't mind, but that night, Ryo felt strangely uneasy.

"Mou Ryo! What's with face? It seems more lethargic than normal."

"Hm ..."

"Don't tell me you're jealous of Yukihira?"

"I have no reason to be jealous, Miss Alice"

"That's better be true! Erina can't have it all!"

"What do you mean, miss?"

"I mean I don't want her to steal my aide!"

"Hm..."

When they reached the door of her room, Ryo stayed a little longer than necessary. That night he actually waited for her to open the door to enter.

"See you tomorrow, Ryo!"

"Hm ... I don't think so, miss."

"What? Already thinking about replace me for Erina? That's it, isn't it? That's why you were so airy"

"It's not"

"So, tell me! Why we won't see each other tomorrow? You're my aide! You can't leave me"

The shoe-popping on the floor diverted the young one's attention. Hisako appeared at the end of the hall and made herself be heard.

"Ah, Miss Alice! I'm Glad I could find you before you went to sleep. Could you give me your cell phone?"

"What the hell Hisoko?!Can't you see I'm in the middle of an argument with Ryo? What the hell do you need my cell phone for?"

"Well, excuse me, but it's the rules of your game, isn't it? Your dare starts at midnight and, well, it's already 5 before midnight. I thought you were saying goodbye.

"DARE?"

"Yes! Don't you remember? I dared you to spend a whole day without Kurokiba"

Alice started to tremble and it wasn't because of the cold. Anger mixed with fear and stubbornness gave Alice a scary look.

"Hisoko! This is bullshit! I can't stay a whole day without Ryo! He is my aide, my bodyguard, my secretary! Who will help me ?!"

"Don't worry about it! Erina-sama and I have already arranged the details with the security guards and some people who can assist you in Ryo's absence. Now, can you please give me your phone? You too, Kurokiba."

Ryo handed the cell phone to the girl while Alice panicked at the thought of the consequences of her game.

"Come on, Hisoko, the game is over. We have already reached our goal! We don't need to take this forward."

"You've reached your goal, Miss Alice. And if I need to go on a date tomorrow, so do you have to spend a day without Ryo" She finished her arrangements in the boy's cell phone and returned it to him

"Now you can give me yours"

Fearfully, Alice still tried to hold the phone more firmly, but her hands were sweaty because of her nervous status. It was enough to make Hisako pull the device from her hands without difficulty.

"Why do you need our cell phones?"

"First, I block this number from your cell phone, so you won't be able to call or communicate through social media. At least not with your cell phone. Secondly, I added an app in which I can monitor what you access and verify that you're not going to cheat"

"You really trust me, don't you Hisoko?"

"I'd like to say yes, but that's not the case. Tomorrow we'll have a team at your disposal and that will monitor you as well. Well, it's already two minutes before midnight, so I'll let you say your goodbye. Good evening, Miss Alice, Kurokiba."

And with a respectful nod, Hisako let the young ones enjoy their last minutes together.

"This is so unfair!"

"But it was you who asked for a dare"

"Come on Ryo! Don't remind me of that" She made a pout as she bit her own cheek. She needed to be strong. It would be just one day, and she would surpass this as she always has done with her most arduous obstacles.

"We're going to get over this, aren't we?"

"Yes"

"It's going to be a piece of cake for us!" She tried to look more confident, but her frightened look didn't fool her faithful aide. He approached her, enough to put a lock of hair behind her ear and whisper.

"Good night, Miss"

Alice felt her skin warm and thought it was because of her rage. She watched the boy walk away and stopped him when her fingers lightly grasped the end of the red cloth he wore tied to his wrist.

"Ryo." He didn't turn around. He knew he couldn't resist her pleading look. "Don't forget ..." She took a deep breath and let out the air along with the rest of the sentence. "Don't forget about me, okay?"

The boy clenched his fists and promised himself that he would never do anything like that again.

"Okay," was all he could say.

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GUESS WHO IS BACK IN THE HOUSE?!

Yeah..sorry about the delay...here is the thing...I've been feeling down lately. Work and life are kicking hard. And, well, as you guys know this is a comedy fic. It is supposed to be light and fun to read . I don't want it to turn a angst fic because it'n not my intention after all I just wanna make you all laugh and relax a bit (And I hope that I've already managed that somehow).

I know this one was a short chapter but I promise you guys I'll give it my best to not let you down and, of course, add more Sorina moments in future chapters. ( Actually it was supposed to have a moment here but I'm keeping it for later as we have others shippes to have their moments to shine).

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