I should've seen it coming; I don't know why I didn't. That one moment when Brick looked at the bag, looked at me, and then stood up, I thought for sure…her was going to hurt me.

"Yes…it is." The boy said calmly as if Momoko had asked him a simple question.

He slipped the bag out of his counterpart's hands and turned to his brothers.

"We're going…" he shifted his glance back to Momoko, and offered a smirk. "And this time, we're not coming back."

With that, he whirled around and left, his brothers following silently. The three girls watch, bewildered as the boys left, up and out the door. For several moments, nobody moved, nobody dared to move. The door slammed shut, and after several minutes, Kaoru broke the silence with a loud shriek of glee.

"They're gone!" she cried, hugging Miyako firmly.

"But I like answering Boomer's questions, who woulda thought boys actually care about bra sizes?" the blonde whined.

"Miyako, listen to me. If we ever see those boys again, and they ask you a question, I want you to kick them in the nards until they bleed, you got that?"

((3 months later))

As she watched the leaves flutter and dance about the ground, she was sorry. She was sorry she had gotten so jealous of Kuriko. Sorry that she became so desperate for a boy friend. Sorry she had so many fights with Kaoru. Sorry she had gotten so jealous of Miyako being with Kaoru. Sorry she had treated Ken so poorly. But most of all, she was sorry she had ever gotten involved with the rowdy ruff boys.

Everything Brick said, every word he spoke, only complicated her life. He had used her for his own purposes from the start. What hurt the most was why he had used her; he believed she was the weakest of the girls. Kaoru is strong willed and could never fall into the traps of his words.

Miyako was not as strong as Kaoru, but she was loyal and caring, and even if she got pulled in half way, she could probably get out. But Momoko…she was gullible, and if put under the right sort of pressure, she could easily be manipulated by anyone or anything.

"If only…I hadn't been so blinded by my own lust." The red head mumbled to herself.

"Why couldn't…why couldn't I have been stronger?"

Tears leaked out of her eyes and made their way down her face, staining her notebook paper. Never had she felt so alone, abandoned, and rejected. Never had she felt so stupid, nor been so full of regret and self hatred.

"I want to be…a better person."

She wiped her eyes and sniffled a few times before moving her pen.

Dear diary,

I can't stand this any longer. I feel horrible, like some one is trying to yank my heart out of my chest. I want to get rid of this crap. I don't want to be looked down on anymore, I don't want to be considered "annoying" any longer. I am going to be a better person, some one who others can look up to and rely on. I know it's a big goal for some one like me, but I hope, little by little, I'll get there.

Wiping away one last tear she closed the book. Suddenly, the leader realized her calendar and noticed a bright pink heart on one of the dates.

"I- I can't believe I almost forgot, my birthday is in three weeks." Momoko muttered to herself, forcing a giggle.

She looked at her diary, and back at the calendar, and sighed. "Okay…" she whispered.

"I'm starting over, I'm getting out of this hell year and I'm going to work on my goal, starting when I turn nineteen."

A/N- …..THIS CHAPTER SUCKED DIDN'T IT? Sorry…I promise the last two will be better than this. But I guess in a little of my own defense, it's so hard to write these sappy parts where Momoko is upset, because she has no one there for her. Brick is trying to use her, and as far as this story goes he DOES NOT secretly love her rolls eyes sorry red fans…and the fact that Miyako and Kaoru are "in love" so they can't exactly comfort her…you know what? Get over it, another reason this chapter sucked it because I typed this at midnight, and right now as I'm typing this it's 12:18. I'M TIRED! And don't say "Well Nuki, you could always just type it in the morning…" NO! I'M LAZY AS WELL! You know what, I'm going to bed. I promise you, YOU WILL LIVE if this one chapter sucked, if not, feel free to sue me, but after I sleep!