Utena lay in her bed she hadn't missed that look on Anthy's face, it worried her a little since she knew Kanae was getting along extremely well with Juri. The tension grew between Kanae and Anthy during the next week. Utena pushed aside only some of her questions so that Anthy didn't feel any anxiety over anything. Utena sat with Anthy hoping to coax her in to explaining herself "You two don't seem to get along why is that?" she said suddenly out of the blue as they sat alone in a park. "What? Oh, you mean Kanae." Anthy sighed knowing that Utena wouldn't stop pestering her until she spoke about it. "It's just that when I left I knew she couldn't remember me. However it seems she does at some level and it's quite obviously that of dislike." Utena sighed "Yeah she's afraid of me." Her legs swung she was showing her frustration over this.
Kanae slipped in to her dream once more as she took a nap in her room she'd been feeling ill for a while. She disliked looking at herself in the mirror now, her usual beautiful features were pale she was eating very inconsistently. She knew it was the same dream as before how it haunted her every time her eyes closed. That night she heard him say a little more "She'll come and save you, that's the way she is. Just like how she saved Anthy she'll save you. Utena…. Utena.."
Utena fell off the wooden bench "You mean you didn't write that letter?!" Anthy stood up "No, I've been looking for you ever since the final duel." Utena stayed on the ground dumb struck how was this possible? "It must have been my brother…" Utena nodded as she stood up "But why Kanae?"
Juri kneeled near Kanae as she hung her head breathing heavily Juri spoke softly letting her know everything would be fine. She held the towel up to her mouth as she turned towards Juri "You don't have to do this." She said in a muffled voice, "I don't mind." She heard footsteps practically causing an earthquake in the apartment. Kanae's room filled with two shadows, Utena and Anthy sweeping in Utena dragged Juri away. Which wasn't an easy task, once alone Anthy handed Kanae a small pink box. She read it "Why are you giving this pregnancy test?" Anthy didn't wish to cause more trouble "Please just use it…." Kanae slapped it out of her hand "What do you take me for? Some kind of a whore!?!" Anthy ran as Kanae's voice along with some of her personal items flew out of her room.
The next day she didn't come out, but she would only let Juri in she of course showed her distaste of what happened that night. Utena left them to meet Anthy at the park once more, she brought the letter with her. She sat down with a sighed heavily "She's so mad." Anthy read the letter "It's for the best…" "So Akio used me to get her out." Anthy folded the letter "Looks like it." Utena's hands covered her face "But why?"
Juri quietly closed the door leaving Kanae alone in her room she walked in to the bathroom once more. Laying in the waste bin was the unmentioned item, she wondered if it would hurt to use it. What would it prove? Picking it up she clutched it, it would prove to that girl she wasn't a whore she felt hot rage hit her stomach. She liked Utena but Anthy that was another thing all together she despised the girl her eyes reminded her of the man in her dreams. Purely hollow, using it as directed she waited feeling a little happy. It would give her some satisfaction, seeing that the time was over she picked it up. She felt sick all over throwing it against the wall she screamed "I HATE HER! I HATE HER!"
Utena chewed on her index finger in deep thought she'd picked that up from Juri. Who would do this if she felt nervous or simply thinking. "I just don't see the point." She muttered aloud "Perhaps his plan is surrounding her, or I was just wrong." Said Anthy with a sight she would apologize to Kanae for giving her the test. It just seemed like the only logical thing to do in order to figure out Akio's plans if it was positive. Then and only then would she truly know his use of Utena she could only pray.
Juri helped Kanae into bed she groaned "Would you like some water or food?" Kanae's response was low "No thank you." Juri noted that the light was still on in the bathroom with a swift movement, she was in the doorway. About to click it off she noted the pink and white item on the floor picking it up she just about dropped to the floor. Exiting the room on legs that felt like noodles she managed to get in to the living room. Utena entered alone taking a seat next to Juri, "Hey what's that?" taking the very long white and pink item out of her hand she in hailed. "Is it Miki's!?"