i'm here again! :]] 22 reviews overall. :'( thank you to those who reviewed for the past chapters. i'm not doing good here, so i'm giving you this chapter. i hope you'd like it, because i did something in this story. READ and REVIEW. promise. this chapter is worth it.

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Kahoko's POV

Morning came to fast, and I was still unprepared of what may happen today. I was carried away with my thoughts of what happened last night, and I knew it wouldn't do me any good. I felt that something not so good is gonna happen today.

"Kaho-chan. Are you alright? You were staring at space for minutes now." My mom worriedly said as she placed food in front of me. Today, I'm up early again, for unknown reasons. I was tensed, and I wanna know why.

"Kaho dear. Are you sick? You were staring at space, then you're not eating. What's happening to you?" I could tell that I'm worrying my mom. Damn it. What's happening to me? I felt someone nudge me and saw my mom.

"Oh. I'm just tired. Gomen Mom." Last night, I arrived late. I looked haggard because of everything that happened. My mind couldn't catch up.

"Do you want me to call school?" my mom suggested. As much as I wanted to stay home, I wanted to be away here. I wanted to see what may happen today. I wouldn't want to miss it.

"Iie. I'm going." I kissed my mom on her cheek. "See you later mom." I waved at her, and walked down the familiar road.

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Len's POV

Today was one of the worst days I've ever had in my life. I knew my mom wasn't kidding about Yumi attending at Seisou, but I never expected her to fetch me at our house. I was planning on catching Kahoko walking to school then pulling her inside. All my plans were ruined.

"Len. Are you ready?" My mom knocked the door.

"Hai." I answered. I'm ready to ruin my day. The door opened, and my mom entered.

"Len. Yumi was waiting for you outside. She was already eating breakfast with your father. Please try to be civil around her." I knew it's hard for my mom to see her son's life being ruined by her father himself.

"I will. If this is what ojii-san wants, then I should follow." I stated. I wanted to end the topic there, no more words added. It just made things worse.

"You know you don't have to do this. You aren't made to be otou-san's pet!" she scolded me. She might be right. Too late mom, my life was already ruined.

"That's what you think." I muttered, not wanting her to here. I'm sure if my father was hearing me right now, he would be surprised. He raised his son properly, but his son wasn't using his manners.

"Ohayou Yumi-chan, otou-san. I'm going now." I bowed to them, not caring about the food. I already lost my appetite. Before I could take a step, a cold hand slipped on mine. I looked and saw the sapphire orbs of the Akari's princess. They weren't the ones I wanted to stare at. I wanted the amber ones of Kahoko.

"Please Len-kun. Fill your stomach. It's not good to go to school hungry." She smiled a child-like smile. I didn't want that smile. I wanted the sweet smile from Kahoko's lips.

"Hai." I let her drag me to the table and eat. It wasn't really eating, it's more of swallowing bits of food.

"Len, we want you to take Yumi to a tour at Seisou. Yumi, the principal was already informed about your arrival, so there should be no problem. You have same classes as my son, and you're going to sit beside him in every class." my father informed us. I nearly choked on my food. One day with Yumi only? Worse, it would be like that for the duration of her stay. How am I going to be Kahoko?

"Hai." I sounded like a robot today. Ridiculous.

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Kahoko's POV

I was entering the school and saw Nao, Mio, Amou, and Shouko waiting for me at the entrance. They looked surprised about my early arrival.

"Well well. Look who's here." Amou mocked. I elbowed her.

"I was early. Surprising?" I asked. I shivered as the wind blew strong. I took my sweater and wore it. The others did the same.

"Whatever. Anyway. Have you heard about the new student?" Amou the reporter was here again, sharing us the latest gossip.

"Yumi Akari would be attending school here. She was a promising singer, daughter of Akari group of companies, and was a model with her sister, Ruka. Her sister, by the way, is a figure skater." Amou shared. Wow. I really have nothing compared to Len's soon-to-be fiancee-slash-wife. I sighed.

"I could see her fans club there." Mio pointed at the boys looking like idiots, waiting for the sapphire eyed girl.

"I've met her before, and she was beautiful." I blurted out. Woops. Wrong move.

"What?!" the three shrieked while Shouko looked at me apologetically.

"I've met her when Len brought me to their house. We talked for a while like friends and then I went home." I explained. I looked at them and saw the murderous looks on their faces. Amou changed her expression quickly.

"What?" I asked her.

"I've got to talk to her." I turned around, and there she was. The girl who was about to steal Len from me. She was smiling brightly as the boys started to hover around her. She talked to them politely and smiled, making them swoon. I thought it's everything, but someone shouted from the crowd.

"Have you two kissed before?" I just stared them. Luckily, Len hasn't seen me yet. I hid behind the tree. Shouko, Mio, and Nao were behind the others.

"Not yet. But first kiss in front of everyone won't hurt Len, right?" She caressed his cheek, and then I felt jealousy rush through me. How dare she, touching him like that? But she was going to be his fiancee soon, so I couldn't do anything.

I didn't remove my eyes from the couple. Still hiding behind the trees, I wanted to run there and grab Len away from their too curious eyes. I saw the slow movements Yumi did as she closed the distance between her lips and Len's.

Tears started to fall from my eyes as the scene unfold in front of my eyes. I didn't realize I was shaking too hard until arms grabbed me from the back. I thought Len saw me, but it didn't matter. I let the person who grabbed me hold me like a lost child.

"Shh. Do not cry Kahoko." A familiar voice hushed me. I looked up to see the face of Ryoutaro.

good or not so good? *evil smirk.

so. yumi here isn't as good as you think. she may not like len, but she loves the attention. on her physical look, i took it from Diva of Blood+. (another wonderful anime.) and Ruka, of course, would look like Saya.

do you like Yumi here? do you like the way her character grew in this story? comments and constructive criticism would do.

and did you see Ryoutaro coming? :] waha. i'm so mean. you can throw anything, just not things that may kill me or there's no next chapter.

queries? comments? suggestions? and the next chapter? just REVIEW. :D

stay tuned.