"This place looks familiar," Kanade said once we arrived at base.

"Yeah, you stabbed someone in here when we first met," Yuri said.

"I remember that. I feel really bad about that, and I guess it gave you a bad impression," Kanade's voice sounded far off, like she was in another land.

-O0O0O0O-

"Well, it was nice meeting you, but I have to go," Kanade said, standing up.

"Alright, see you tomorrow?" I asked. Kanade nodded.

"Of course." She left, leaving the us in the room. Yuri turned to me. This isn't good.

"Amika! What are you doing! She's evil! I know it! She stabbed someone!" Yuri exploded.

"Are you kidding me! She's a friendly person, you saw it! Maybe you should get to know someone first before going around and telling people their a bad person!" I fought back.

"If you're going to side with her, then you can leave!" Yuri yelled.

I paused, my vision blurred by tears. I glanced at Ayato, who looked very worried. "Maybe I will!" I yelled back, opening the door and running out. Instead of running down the hallway, I ran far enough so they couldn't hear me, and then snuck up so my ear was to the door.

"She's my friend! And I care about her. I'm not going to let you push her around," I heard Ayato say.

"You're going to be like her! You can leave too!" Yuri yelled. There was silence. "Hinata, Otonashi, back me up, will ya?"

"No." Otonashi said coldly.

"What?!" Yuri yelled.

"Yuri, she's our friend. We're not going to risk losing our friendship with her. If you can't appreciate someone for who they are, then you don't need us," Hinata said. I heard a few members agree. I started crying, so loudly that I had to move away from the door. It meant so much to me that they cared so much about me, and were willing to leave their leader for me. I heard the door creak, and I ran around the corner, sitting down and curling up into a ball. I heard footsteps walking closer to me. When the figures came into view I found that it was Ayato, Otonashi, Hinata, Yui, and Ooyama. Ayato looked down at me.

"Amika, what's wrong?" He asked worriedly. He sat down on the floor next to me. I glanced at him, and started crying again. He put his hand behind my head and pulled me into his shoulder. I felt the heat rush to my cheeks, and my heart beat rapidly, but I kept crying.

"Thank you," I said.

"For what?" Ayato asked.

"For being a friend. I'm not crying right now because I just got kicked out, I'm crying because you guys cared enough to leave, too," I said between sobs. Ayato hugged me tighter, and I felt safe. Safe from everything and everyone.

"We'd never abandon you. Trust me, we understand," Ayato whispered. I heard someone clear their throat, and Ayato let go of me. I must have been really red, because Otonashi and Hinata were both looking at me and trying, and failing, to hide their laughter. I looked at Ayato, who looked at little… pink himself. Maybe.. I shook my head. Never. Get that through your head.

"Let's get out of here," Otonashi suggested. Ayato nodded, get up and then helping me up. I looked at him, then realised I was still holding onto his hand and let go quickly, more heat rising to my cheeks. I heard Hinata chuckle from in front of us, but I pretended not to notice.

-O0O0O0O-

"What do we do now?" I sighed, leaning over the railing. Otonashi, Hinata, Ayato, and I were on the roof, and Yui and Ooyama had gone other places. Otonashi shared what Hinata called his "obsession" with key coffee with us. It's really good, I can see why he likes it so much.

"Not sure, things are usually more exciting in the battlefront," Otonashi answered.

"I don't think I can take this much longer, and it hasn't even been an hour," I groaned.

"I'm sure we could think of something," Ayato said.

"But I don't like thinking!" I complained.

"Then we'll think for you," Hinata said, putting his head on my shoulder. "Oh, I wish Ayato would just date me he's adorable."

"Hinata!" I yelled warningly. Otonashi seemed intrigued by this, as he laughed along with Hinata.

"Amika, you really think about me like that?" Ayato joked, at least, I hope he did.

"Absolutely not!" I insisted, most definitely red. This day had just been full of embarrassment, but all for a good cause.

"I know! We could play spin the bottle!" Hinata declared.

"Most definitely not!" I yelled, becoming even more red.

"I have to agree with her," Otonashi said. "I don't think I want to get any closer to you two." He gestured towards Hinata and Ayato.

"I know someone that would," Hinata taunted, looking at Ayato then at me.

"I'm leaving," I said, crushing the key coffee can in my hand. "Come talk to me when you can stop teasing me." And with that I was off to my dorm. I clenched my fists, my fingernails digging into my skin. Otonashi and Hinata could be annoying when they wanted to be, and the fact that Ayato was there the whole time made everything worse.

"Good afternoon, Amika," a voice said, interrupting my thoughts. I looked up at the person responsible. Kanade was standing there, smiling at me.

"Oh, hi, Kanade," I said. I didn't really want to talk to anyone right now.

"Is there something wrong?" She asked.

"No, not at all," I said a little too quickly.

"No, there's definitely something wrong. What's on your mind?" Kanade asked.

"The guys were just being idiots," I muttered.

"Ah, I see. They'll get over whatever is bothering you pretty quickly," she reassured me.

"I hope so," I said.

"Well, I'll see you tomorrow."

"See ya," I said, waving slightly and walking away. She was really nice, I don't see why Yuri doesn't like her. Still, I couldn't help being a little mad at her, she was the cause of this problem, after all.

-O0O0O0O-

I collapsed onto my bed, sighing. I needed some time to myself. I don't know what to do, I feel like I'm in the middle of everything. I really respect Yuri, and how strong she is despite her past(Otonashi told me about that), but I also really respect Kanade. I feel bad for her, actually. She seems so alone. And, don't even get me started with Otonashi and Hinata. I really like them as friends and think that we could be really close, but I don't think I can take this teasing about Ayato any longer. The fact that they've caught on and I actually do like him makes it even worse, because I blush. Every. Single. Time.

I shot up in bed, having a brilliant idea. Maybe somehow we could get Yuri and Kanade to become friends. We could somehow convince Yuri that Kanade isn't a bad person. I ran out of my room, running to the roof where the guys had been. Luckily, they were still there when I arrived.

"Back so soon?" Hinata asked.

"Yeah," I said, breathing hard. "But it's important."

"I'm listening," Otonashi said.

"I was just thinking, if there was a way to get Yuri and Kanade to be friends, then maybe we could bring the battlefront back together," I said.

"Sounds like a plan, now, how to convince Yuri," Hinata said.