iDOYuki's POV

The twins had been excitedly making plans for The Second Monthly Twin-Hosted Water Balloon Battle for quite a while now.

Yukiho-san and I were sitting on the couch. There wasn't exactly anything else to do. I really admired Yukiho-san…she was so brave, having had flown around in such large, scary-looking robots for so long. And yet, while other-worldly me was off saving her world, I had been here, making my way as an idol, yet still afraid of such trivial-seeming things in comparison to the kinds of things Yukiho-san faced.

"You look a little pale, Yukipyon," Yukiho-san commented. I smiled.

"N-no, I'm fine. I'm just tired," I insisted.

She nodded. "If you want to go home and sleep more, that's alright. I think I could get someone to take me there later."

I shook my head. "I'm alright…I can hold off for a while. Yukiho-san, what was it like being in those robots?" I asked, suddenly curious.

Yukiho-san shrugged. "Well…they're very large, and a little scary at first, but once you get used to them, they become your best friend," she explained.

"Your best friend is a r-robot?!" I gasped.

"No, not really," Yukiho-san laughed. "Although Nubilum and I grew pretty close, though I only had him for a short time. If I were to choose a best friend, it would be…" She trailed off.

"Is it Makoto-chan…wait, your Makoto-chan is…AoMako-chan, right?" I verified. Yukiho-san nodded.

"AoMako and I certainly aren't best friends, though," she told me. "We didn't speak to each other very often. We still don't."

"Oh…well, in this world, my best friend is Makoto-chan…MuraMako-chan. It's hard to get used to these nicknames," I whined.

Yukiho-san chuckled. "Yes, I know. When I call Haruka-san, I find myself getting the wrong Haruka in response. I have to remember she's Penguin-san now."

"I always call for Makoto-chan and no one answers…"

"I call for Ami-san sometimes and no one answers."

I shifted a bit. "Since Penguin-chan was the first person you mentioned…then, is Penguin-chan your best friend, then? Sh-she's not a robot, i-is she?"

"What? Um, no…I don't believe Penguin-san is a robot. If she is, she's never told me," Yukiho-san declared. "As for your other statement…I have trouble in determining whether I care more for Chihaya-san or for Penguin-san. Both of them are very important to me."

I nodded. "Then, you have two best friends. Right? At least, that's what I think…" I muttered.

She chuckled again. "Isn't that a little impossible?"

"It is?"

"Well, your very best friend is supposed to be that person you care for more then anything else…that one person whom you love with all your heart and treasure, who you can share anything with. Right?" Yukiho-san prompted.

After a moment, I nodded. "I hadn't ever really thought of that before…" I murmured.

"Can you say those things about the person you said was your best friend?" Yukiho-san asked.

I smiled. "About Makoto…MuraMako-chan? Yes, I can. What about you, Yukiho-san, about Penguin-san and Chihaya-san?"

She paused. "Taking all of that into account…after everything she's done for me, I would have to say I can say that about Chihaya-san…but I love Penguin-san very much too," she said fondly. "To be honest, I really can't choose between the two of them. You could say I have no best friend yet, or that I have two. Whichever works best, I suppose."

I blinked. "Not having a best friend is lonely, so I'll say you have two. Now, that way, you can never truly be lonely…!"

Yukiho-san stared at me and smiled. "Yes…that's true. Thank you, Yukipyon. This was a nice talk."

XenoYuki's POV

She'd fallen asleep on the couch.

After just a few minutes of us just sitting, Yukipyon fell asleep. She must have been really exhausted. The trouble was, I really wasn't sure where Yukipyon's home was, so I had no way to get her home. I could wake her up, but I felt it would be more important to let her get her rest. So I sat with her, silently, waiting for her to awaken so I could ask her how to get home.

The trouble was, I fell asleep too.

When I woke up, Yukipyon was still asleep. It was getting late now. The only people left in the office were the Ritsukos, Kotori-san and Producer-san, the Makotos, and the Ioris, along with the two of us. The others had long since left the building.

"Well, we're heading home, Producer," I heard MuraMako announce. "See you guys tomorrow. Oh…hey, Yukiho! Why are you two still here?"

"Yukipyon fell asleep," I explained. Then a thought hit me. "MuraMako, you're her best friend, right?"

She nodded. "Aw, she looks even cuter then usual when she sleeps…! I'm jealous."

"Do you happen to know where she lives? I would wake her and ask her myself, but I want her to get her rest. I'm hoping you can help me get her home or something…" I trailed off. "I'm sorry, is that too much to ask? You two are probably tired too."

"Nah, it's fine," MuraMako insisted. "Yeah, I know Yukipyon's address. I can get a taxi to take you guys home and we'll head back on a different taxi. Is that alright, or do you want me to tag along?"

"That should be fine," I said. "Thank you. Um…how will we get her to the taxi?"

MuraMako shrugged. "I'll carry her. AoMako, this is OK with you, right?"

AoMako grunted.

"What a specific response. Since I have no idea what you're thinking, I'm just gonna assume this is fine," MuraMako sighed. I watched her scoop Yukipyon from the couch and stand up. "Right this way, Yukiho."

After a few minutes, we'd made out way downstairs and out the door and found a taxi stop. When we sat down to wait for a taxi, I felt myself drift off into sleep again.

iDOYuki's POV

I woke up in my own bed. I had fallen asleep in the agency, but when I woke up, I was home. Yukiho-san was no where to be seen. "Yukiho-san?" I called.

"I'm downstairs," was the reply. I slid out of bed, still a little groggy, and treaded down the stairs of my home. Yukiho-san was sitting at the table.

"I hope you know how to cook," she yawned. "I always fall asleep in the middle of making something. I hate to bother you like this."

"I didn't know you knew my—our, now—address," I said.

"I don't," she admitted. "MuraMako does. She got us a taxi and brought us home, I guess. I fell asleep at the taxi stop and no one woke me up until I was awakened by noises in your driveway."

"A-and then…you had the servants let us in?"

"Yes, and then MuraMako carried you upstairs and put you in bed, I crawled in beside you, and then I fell asleep again. The Makotos probably went home after that."

"They were both there?"

"Yes."

I giggled. "I don't think…your world's Makoto-chan likes me very much."

"She doesn't particularly 'like' most of us," Yukiho-san laughed. "Aside from Azusa-san, that is. And she gets along pretty well with the rest of us from her world, but the people of your world seem to really get on her nerves."

I sat next to Yukiho-san. "For her not liking you, you certainly know a lot about her."

She shrugged. "I suppose. I don't mean to be rude, but can you please make my food now?"

I squeaked and jumped out of the chair. "R-right! I-I'm sorry, I'll get my mom to get started right away…"

Yukiho-san smiled. "It's fine."

I found my mom and got her to prepare a meal for Yukiho-san and me. It tasted delicious, and Yukiho-san seemed to like it too. She fell asleep while eating once, though, so I wasn't sure what to think. Yukiho-san told me she does that a lot. I'm just glad she's here, though…

My twin from another world…Hagiwara Yukiho-san.