Since it's Christmas and I'm in the Christmas spirit, I've decided to work my ass off to give you all some updates. Enjoy the next two chapters (they get pretty dramatic and sexy -winks-)!

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How could she? Nobody was there?

Her footsteps slowed. She slumped against the wall.

"H-How did she see me?"

She placed and hand on the wall, determined to move forward. She picked up a slow walking pace, sauntering in a daze down the hall.

The bitter words rang in her head over and over again.

"You made a big mistake outside you know…"

"I know what you did… you twofaced bitch!"

"Oh shut up and leave already would you? Nobody wants to listen to you bawl and whine!"

"She has to understand that she can't cross the line like that!"

Sora stopped again.

"… If there's anything you need, I'll be down the street, I was planning on going to the supermarket down there."

Tears fell silently to the ground.

"… Takeshi…"

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She muttered his name over and over in her mind, wiping the tears from her eyes. 'Takeshi, Takeshi, Takeshi! I need to see Takeshi!'

"Miss Naegino! Something wrong?"

Sora looked up with surprise to see the timid woman in front of her.

"Ah, Miss Marta. Nothing's wrong."

"Are you sure? Seems like everyone's emotions are on high today. First May, now you."

Sora cocked her head to the side. May? What did she mean by that?

"May?"

"Oh yes, Miss May was very distraught earlier today. May shouted at me, though I guess I deserved it. She said that strangers shouldn't meddle in her personal life, something along the lines of that. Then she just brushed it off, muttered an apology, and went to get some food…"

Sora listened with intent, prying every last bit of information from her.

"Thank you Marta, that's enough. I'm… I guess I'm going to leave now. Thanks for all your help. Please call me if there's anything wrong."

"Oh of course, and the pleasure's mine. Please, don't let anything bother you too much Miss Naegino. You look much prettier when you smile!"

Marta flashed her a pretty smile. Sora bowed politely and smiled back. Marta watched as the girl made her way to the elevator.

"Girls these days have so much drama, I wonder what's going on between the two of them…"

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"May, I think--mmph!"

"Ah, ah, ah! No more thinking, much more chewing!"

May spooned rice and chicken down Leon's throat, cutting off any of his words. She smiled with delight as he swallowed the large lump of food with difficulty, and used a napkin to dab at the corner of him mouth.

"M-May, please… I'm not so hungry anymore, I--"

May smiled and shoved the spoon in his face again, but this time he held up his hand to avoid it.

"May, you should really go apologize to her."

May lowered her head a bit, her bangs covering her eyes so he couldn't see her properly.

"Me? Apologize? To the likes of her?"

Leon sighed.

"No way! After what she did, she deserved a good yelling at! She also needs to grow a backbone. She's such a crybaby!"

"What exactly did she do?"

May looked back up at him with a sparkle in her eyes. She was waiting for him to ask all night. Her eyes took on a darker tone.

"Oh ho, ho! She put on this big worried act, but it was just that! An act! A visage, a façade! She thought she could come back up here and act like nothing happened, but she knew what she did! She was downstairs making out with none other than Takeshi! The little whore was all over him like a fly on some crap! Muttering things like 'I want to forget…' and 'If I had to choose between what I want to do to you and what I have to do, I would choose you over anything…', like she wanted to hop into his bed or something! She doesn't really care about you, in fact, it's as if she felt obligated to come, if not for your well being but for image or something!"

Leon tensed up. Takeshi? He was downstairs with her? Was May being serious? He suddenly became infuriated, clutching the thin white sheet and tearing a small hole in it.

"May…"

He growled with such intensity that it made her jump and answer timidly.

"Y-Yeah?"

Leon grasped her arm and pulled her forward, making her stumble into his lap.

"L-Leon?! What--"

He pulled her into a rough kiss, stopping her from emitting any further noise other than a moan. She pushed away from him, gasping for air, but found herself crashing against his mouth again, the force of the kiss bruising her lips. As if to heal the bruise, Leon roughly shoved his tongue down her throat, exploring her orifice with gusto. He finally noticed what he was doing and shoved her off of him, wiping his mouth and looking back at the window. May was in disarray, her hair out of its twin ponytails and strewn over the bed, one leg dangling off the edge of the bed, her arms still connected to the bed from the impact of the fling.

"L-Leon… why did you--"

"Don't… even talk about this again. It was something I did on an impulse. I couldn't control my emotions. Nothing more than that, understand?"

May was speechless. She nodded furiously and sat up fixing her skirt and hair, blushing at the sudden feeling of wetness between her thighs. Leon was yet again fixated on the window.

'Why the hell did I do that?'

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Sora had made her way down the street to a small superstore, looking up at the sign that read "SuperMart" and made her way through the opening door. She scurried in and looked around, then ran towards the first isle, running down looking for Takeshi.

"I hope he hasn't left yet."

She had found herself in Isle 5, blinking and breathing hard. A little girl had bumped into her leg and stumbled backwards.

"Sorry!"

Sora smiled and bent to the girl's level.

"No, it's alright. I hadn't noticed you running and got in your way. Anyways, where's your mother, little girl?"

The girl looked at her for a moment, then grinned.

"I dunno!"

Sora sweatdropped. The girl reminded her of Michiko and Sachiko, even of herself. She looked at the girl, remembering that there was once a point in her life that was filled of happiness and childlike innocence.

"Well, lets find her."

'I have time to kill, and while I'm looking for the girl's mother, I can look for Takkun!'

The girl giggled and grabbed her hand tightly, leading her down the isle. After searching down a few isles, Sora had found the girl's mother. The mother looked worried herself, bending down to catch her daughter. She looked at Sora strangely, obviously thinking that her daughter was with some stranger and could have been in danger. Sora put her hand up defensively, chuckling awkwardly.

"N-No! I was just trying to help her find her mother. She was running around and I noticed that nobody was with her."

The girl nodded and her mother bowed. Sora bowed politely and smiled at the girl. The girl smiled and waved back.

"No matter where you go, you always end up being the good Samaritan."

Sora gasped as a pair of hands grasped her shoulders, turning to see Takeshi chuckling. Sora blushed.

"T-Takeshi! I finally found you! I was just about to go to the help desk, you know."

Takeshi rubbed his head and chuckled lightly.

"Well, you found me, more or less, I found you. Why did you come? Something up?"

Sora looked at the ground. Takeshi stopped smiling, sensing that he hit the mark.

"Doshita no, Sora-chan?"

"Betsu ni, nothing is wrong!"

"Itsuwarimono…" (AN: "Doshita no?" means "What's wrong?" in Japanese. "Betsu ni…" means "Nothing really…". "Itsuwarimono" basically means "Liar" in Japanese.)

He muttered it lowly, but Sora still heard.

"I'm not lying!"

"Yeah, whatever. Just follow me, I need to get one last thing."

Sora blinked at him and looked around him to see a large cart full of food. She sweatdropped. Men were bottomless pits. She followed him down to the freezer isle.

"What's your flavor?"

Sora blushed and stuttered. Takeshi blushed and laughed.

"Pervert. I mean, what flavor do you like of ice cream?"

"Baka! I wasn't thinking like that!"

Takeshi gave her a look.

"Alright, strawberry."

"Typical Japanese little girl."

Sora blushed as her looked for strawberry ice cream. He considered her a "little girl"?

"Coffee."

"Hmm? What was that?"

"I want coffee instead. Coffee flavored ice cream."

Takeshi looked at her, inquiring her sudden change in flavors. Then he smiled.

"Getting a bit mature? You don't need to, I like your innocence better."

Sora smiled softly, the blush growing evident on her face.

"Why don't we get one of those mixed cartons. The ones that contain vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry altogether."

Sora nodded and followed him to the cash register. After he paid, they left for the parking lot and into his car. Sora sat silently in the front seat alongside him, twiddling her fingers patiently and looking outside to watch the other cars whizzing by. Once they had made it back to the apartment buildings and unloaded the groceries, Takeshi sat down in the kitchen, watching Sora bend down to put away the last of the produce.

"It's so small."

"Huh?"

"Your ass."

Sora blushed and stood up abruptly, hands on her hips.

"But it's cute. It's not a bad thing. Really, I don't see why guys like girls with big butts, I mean when they get old, they sag and everything right? An ass like yours will stay cute and small for eternity."

Sora sweatdropped, not like she wanted a small butt forever. She didn't think it was that small. Was it? She looked at her back hesitantly and Takeshi laughed. The blush was evident on her face.

"Bring that tiny ass over here."

He lunged for her but she evaded him, giggling and running around the table.

"Wanna play, huh? Alright! I'll play your little games, Sora!"

After a game of chase, Sora finally gave up and let Takeshi grab her and pull her into his bedroom. They collapsed on the bed full of giggles and blushing all over. Takeshi finished laughing and took a deep breath, pulling Sora on top of him and fixing her into a straddling position. Sora gasped and giggled, tracing lazy patterns on his chest. This was much better than the gloomy hospital. As soon as she thought that she took it back, suddenly feeling bad that she left again to be with Takeshi rather than Leon.

"Sora?"

She glanced up at him.

"You… remember what I said back at the park right?"

Sora blushed and looked back down at the bed.

"You said… you said you loved me."

Takeshi's embrace around her got tighter and he used his knee to push her upwards, her face now meeting his. He looked into the brown depths of her eyes with intensity.

"I love you. Don't ever think I didn't mean that alright?"

Sora's blush got deeper and she cursed herself for blushing so much.

"Y-Yes. I won't forget…"

Takeshi looked at her, his mouth turning into a small frown. As if she could read his thoughts, she immediately answered.

"Just give me some time to answer your feelings. There's… a lot of things going on lately."
His face got brighter.

"Of course, I understand."

He lifted his hand up to her face and stroked her cheek, pushing away a strand of cherry-colored hair and putting it behind her ear, then kissing her softly on the lips. Sora relaxed at the feeling of his lips touching hers. For some reason, it felt so right, as if his lips had been made for specifically kissing just her lips. His other hand, which was located around her waist, had now made it's way to a place slightly below it, caressing her bottom with skilled fingers.

"Kami, you really know how to make a girl feel good you know that?"

Takeshi chuckled softly. Sora squealed as he moved and positioned himself above her, pining her down. He nuzzled the curve of her neck, kissing and licking the spot with skill. Sora let out a mewl, running a hand through his hair and pushing his body closer to hers.

"Ah, we can't be doing that now, Sora." (AN: Note his use of her name without an honorific. It's a sign of intimacy and they'll be using that from now on.)

Sora sighed with comical agony.

"Maybe my choice will come to me sooner…" Sora looked at him coyly.

"Nice try! Not going to work. In any case, let's have ice cream!"

Sora cheered with new vigor, pushing him to the ground and running into the kitchen.

You've got to love her, I mean, who can't?

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Finally finished the chapter at exactly 12:00 PM! It's New Year's eve now, woo! So many holidays, so little time! Gonna write a new story tomorrow called "Starlight" which features the cute (and sexier) pairings of Kaleido Star (LaylaxYuri and SoraxLeon being the main focus, more LaylaxYuri though). Well, ja ne for now!

With love and holiday cheer,

Kissmyanimex2007