OMG! My deepest apologies to so many people who have been waiting for this chapter to come out! It's been about two months now, hasn't it!? I'm so sorry! I've been busy relaxing during the holidays that I forgot to continue! I'm so sorry! Anyways, please R&R… Once again, I owe all of you people my deepest apologies!!

Silver Ring

"What…?" Kaho gulped. "…do you want to talk about?"

"That guy… Who was he?" Tsukimori asked as he narrowed his eyes.

"Ah, Arashi-kun?" Kaho said as she smiled. "He's my childhood friend." She was relieved that he wasn't asking about her situation just now.

"And…" Tsukimori continued. Kaho looked away, unsure she wanted to hear his questions. "What's wrong with you these days?"

"What do you mean?" she asked, although she knew exactly what he was talking about. She bit her lip and squeezed his hand, staring at him in the eye. He looked at her, his face showing a shocked expression when she squeezed his hand. "Ne, can we just go back now?" she pleaded. "I promise you," She swore, "I'll tell you what's wrong with me when the time is right." Tsukimori hesitantly nodded. Kaho smiled at him, and ran towards the villa along with the blue-haired boy whose hand was still in her hand.

At the villa…

"We're back!" Kaho called out cheerfully as she opened the door and took off her shoes.

"Ah, Kaho-senpai," Fuyuumi greeted happily, "welcome back." Tsukimori walked away from the two and went to his room. He was confused with the crimson-haired girl who seemed to always avoid his questions. Her words had confused him even further.

"Arigatou, Fuyuumi-chan!" Kaho thanked happily.

"Ah, Kaho-senpai, dinner will be ready soon so rest assured!" Kaho nodded excitedly and faced the stairs. Her senpai was there, looking at her from above. The purple-headed boy smiled and gestured for her to come up. The girl obediently followed his orders.

What's his name again...? Kaho thought to herself. Umm… I think it was… Yunoki… And by the looks of it… He must be my senpai…

"Kahoko," he muttered in her ear. "Meet me at the flower fields later." Kaho looked at him, slightly confused, but didn't disagree.

"Hai, senpai," she said, grinning. Yunoki smiled and went down the stairs.

Kaho headed upwards and muttered Arashi's name while entering her room. Hihara was in the room. He immediately got up and headed towards her when he saw her enter the room.

"Kaho-chan!" he exclaimed. "Are you okay?" he asked, concerned. "You don't have a fever??" he questioned her as he leaned down and placed his forehead on hers.

"Ah—Umm…" Kaho stuttered when Hihara placed his head on hers, causing their faces to be extremely close. She blushed a flashing red on her cheeks, embarrassed.

"You don't have a fever…" Hihara told her. She nodded in response. "Do you have a headache?—or maybe a stomach pain?—or—?" he asked her, panicked, but was cut off.

"Hihara-senpai," Kaho called out loudly. He stopped talking and looked at his kouhai concernedly. He was shocked, when she hugged him. "I'm fine," she said, still embracing him. "Thank you for being worried about me, but I'm fine," she assured him. Hihara's tense shoulders calmed.

"Kaho-chan…" he whispered. Kaho released him and smiled at him innocently.

Kaho's face instantly changed into a grin and she chirped at him cheerfully, "Dinner is almost ready!" She dashed towards her cupboard and grabbed a pair of clothes. "I accidentally fell into the lake," she informed him. "That's why I'm wet," she chuckled. "Maybe you should change too, senpai," she suggested, "because I think I got you a bit wet when I hugged you," she giggled and entered the toilet.

While changing, Kaho muttered to herself. "A friendly hug, eh?" she sighed. "I wonder if I have any feelings for anyone here…?" Kaho chuckled slightly but sighed again. "I hope my memories return soon…"

Soon, dinner was served, and everyone was in the dining room, except for a certain blue-headed boy. Hihara and Tsuchiura were searching for him, while everyone else waited. The two green-haired boys came back to the dining room, informing them they couldn't find Tsukimori. Kaho asked them if they checked the practice rooms and they went silent.

"I'll go look for him there," she volunteered as she left the room. She walked up the stairs and skipped towards practice rooms. She opened the door of the first room, finding no one inside. She moved on to the second one, finding only a violin inside. "Tsukimori?" she called. No reply. She moved on to the third one, and swung the door open and searched the room. "Tsukimori…?"

"What?" a voice replied behind the crimson-haired girl. Her body tensed up, shocked at the fact someone was behind her. She turned around to face the blue-headed boy who glared at her. She sweat-dropped at the sight of him, causing her to smile awkwardly.

"Where were you?" she asked quickly.

"Practice," Tsukimori answered simply.

"Eh…? But when I entered the second room, you weren't there," she complained.

Tsukimori nodded and said, "I went to the restroom for a moment." He looked at her for a moment and began to question her. "Do you want something?"

"Ah! Oh yeah! Dinner is ready!" she said, smiling. "Everyone is waiting for you," she informed him. "Let's go." Tsukimori nodded as he walked towards the dining room and Kaho followed behind him.

"Hino," he called as he stopped on his tracks. Kaho stopped as well, and listened to him. "This may be an odd question, but why'd you stop calling me with a 'kun'?" His eyes drifted to the side when he questioned her.

"…Eh?" Kaho asked, confused.

"You don't have to answer it…" he told her. Kaho then got the message and smiled at him.

"I don't really know why—" she started. Tsukimori stopped stuttering and looked at her. "—but if you don't mind, I'll call your name with a 'kun' again, ne, Tsukimori-kun?" The male violinist grunted and continued walking.

Oh… I used to call him 'Tsukimori-kun'. Not 'Tsukimori' only… At least I'm learning… I guess… But I think it'd be better if I could remember…

Kaho sighed as she continued to walk behind Tsukimori, heading towards the dining room. Kaho sat down beside Yunoki where there was a seat empty. She blushed lightly at the memory of Yunoki kissing her on her cheek the other night. Yunoki noticed her blush and chuckled inwardly.

"Now, let's eat!" Amou chirped happily as she started on her food. Hihara devoured his food within seconds and asked for more. The others ate properly.

"Ah!" Amou exclaimed. Everyone faced her. "Tsukimori-kun!" she chirped. "I just remembered but you have to do whatever I ask you to do, today!" Tsukimori sighed but nodded once. "And Fuyuumi-chan!" Fuyuumi's gaze immediately faced Amou and listened attentively. "Since we didn't go to the beach, let's go tomorrow?" she suggested.

"H-hai… Senpai," Fuyuumi replied shyly. "Are you coming too, Kaho-senpai?" she asked as she looked at her favorite senpai.

"Eh…?" Kaho asked confusedly. Then she realized everyone was looking at her, causing her to sweat-drop. "Umm… I don't have anything in particular tomorrow so sure."

"Hai, hai!" Hihara chirped cheerfully as he raised his right hand up and started waving it. "I'm coming too!" he yelled. "Yunoki," he called as his gaze turned to his best friend, "are you going to come too?"

"I wouldn't mind," Yunoki replied politely.

"If it's like that then why don't we go altogether?" Kanazawa suggested. All of them nodded, except for two boys, the pianist and violinist.

"Umm…" Kaho said as she sweat-dropped. "Tsukimori-kun and Tsuchiura-kun…" she called. The two pair of eyes which looked cold faced her and softened. She noticed this and felt less tense. Kaho smiled and asked them, "Do you two want to come too?"

"Sure," they replied together. The two looked at each other annoyed, for they had said the same words together again. The two boys sounded a 'hmph' and looked opposite ways, irritated. Kaho chuckled awkwardly at them.

"Ah." Everyone faced the owner of the voice that just gasped. "I almost fell onto my plate but I woke up before that," Shimizu mumbled sleepily as he rubbed his eyes. Everyone sweat-dropped at the drowsy boy who began eating his untouched food. The maid, Tomita, chuckled at the boy.

"Shimizu-kun… Maybe you should rest after eating," Kaho suggested. The blonde boy faced her and nodded gratefully.

"Arigatou, Kaho-senpai," he mumbled and did something rare—he smiled. His smile made him look like an angel and Kaho noticed that.

Uwaah… Shimizu-kun looks so innocent and angelic! He looks quite cute… Kaho thought. When she realized what she had just thought of, she stopped staring at the blonde boy and blushed lightly. She ate her food quickly and excused herself before anyone else had. She took her chance to head to the flower fields before her senpai.

When Kaho got there she sat down beside the flowers and held her violin in her arms. I wonder why senpai asked me to come here... The crimson-haired girl sighed in deeply but still waited. Soon enough, her senpai came to her.

"Good evening," Yunoki greeted, "Kahoko." His voice wasn't as pleasant as his 'fake' voice, but still sounded kind for his true self. Unfortunately, Kaho couldn't remember Yunoki's split personalities.

"Yunoki-senpai…" she muttered. "Why did you… Invite me here at night?" Yunoki chuckled and took out his flute and positioned it near his mouth. "You're going to play the flute?" she asked happily.

"Yes," he answered. "Just for you," he said and started to play his flute. Kaho blushed when he said 'just for you' to her. Maybe we… Privately liked each other…? Yunoki-senpai… and I? I wonder…

While Yunoki played his song for Kaho, the flowers around them started to bloom and glow. It looked like a magnificent shade of silver surrounding the two. When Yunoki finished his tune, Kaho whispered to him, "The flowers are pretty, ne, Yunoki-senpai?"

"It's not that, isn't it?" he said as he approached her and held her hair. Eh…? What's not it…? Kaho thought. Images of the moment with Yunoki flashed in her mind smoothly. She didn't feel any pain at all. Just a short flashback.

-Flashback-

"It's not that, isn't it?" Yunoki said to the crimson-headed girl who was sitting down in front of him.

"Azuma—" she paused. "—san." Her head tilted downwards and her face was flushed a violent red.

-End of Flashback-

"Azuma—" she paused like last time, but this time, not in embarrassment. It was a hesitation, to make sure that he wouldn't get angry at her. "—senpai," she continued.

"Correct," Yunoki whispered, and answered her question. "They are pretty," he agreed, "but not as cute as you, Kahoko." This made Kaho blush as he lowered his face and got closer to Kaho.

"Yu-Yuno—" she was cut of by Yunoki who whispered into her ear 'Yunoki…?'. "A-Azuma-senpai," she corrected herself. She heard another whisper, followed by a kiss on her cheek by her senpai.

'Correct.'

The winds blew from both sides, causing the petals from the silver flowers to fly around the two and into the air. It looked like the petals were curling around the two of them. From afar, it appeared to be a couple in a silver ring—but these two weren't a couple.

Kaho was blushing violently until it was too noticeable. Even a half-blind person would be able to notice it. Yunoki chuckled and removed his lips from her cheek, saying 'thanks' for making the last competition enjoyable. He offered her hand as a gentleman to take her back to the villa. Kaho took it and held on to him, still blushing.

"Thank you," Kaho whispered, too soft for anyone to hear, "for helping me get a part of my memories back… Even if it was only a bit." Her face soon cooled down, and she smiled sweetly. The two of them headed back to the villa together in silence, but instead of it being awkward, the night seemed to be pleasant anyhow…

Okay… I know… Even though it's been ages… I didn't do much. I'm sorry. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I'm truly sorry! Btw, all you LenxKaho fans, please don't kill me for making this more YunokixKaho in this chappie… I haven't decided the pair at the ending yet, but I'm going to make scenes for the guys to make it fair xP Including Hihara and Tsuchiura.

If I'm not mistaken… Tsuboshi will come out in the next chappie too xP. Get ready to get jealous, Kaho lovers! xD Hahas, anyways, please review. After lazing around during the holidays, I reread my reviews and felt much more motivated. I need motivation! Hopefully, the next chapter won't take as long as it has this time. I'll do my best to update soon. Thx for your supports. Don't forget!! REVIEWS!!! xDxDxD ierHe