The next day, Kaito dressed up elegantly and went to find Gumi. She was waiting in the subway station with a simple dress on. It was still very cute, Kaito thought.

"Hello, Gumi-chan." He greeted her.

"Hello, Kaito-san." Gumi answered with a shy smile.

"Where would you like to go?" Kaito asked politely.

"Anywhere is fine…" Gumi replied cheerfully.

"I see…" Kaito said thoughtfully. "How about that ice-cream shop then?"

"Ice-cream?" Gumi asked surprised.

"Yes." Kaito smiled and grabbed Gumi's hand. He guided her happily to a shop full of ice-creams. Gumi stared at it with her eyes wide open. "You can try… umm… the special snow ice-cream…" Kaito suggested. It was called snow ice-cream because of its clear white color, though no one knew its recipe or ingredients…

"O… okay… I'll have that…" Gumi answered without giving much thought into it.

"Okay… I'll take a melon one. It has the same color as your eyes." Kaito smiled. Gumi blushed. The assistant handed them the ice-creams. Gumi's had a Christmas tree on it, it was made of chocolate. Once they down in a bank near the park Kaito's expression became more serious.

"Kaito-san…?" Gumi asked worried.

"I won't lie to you…" Kaito began. "I wonder if you have realized that there's something going on between Luka and Miku-chan…" He explained.

"I have… but how is that related to anything?" Gumi asked concerned.

"It's not, don't worry." Kaito smiled. "It's just that…" He said more seriously. "Luka might make a serious mistake that might tear them apart."

"It can't be…" Gumi answered in surprise. "Miku has already suffered too much!" She exclaimed.

"Then that's even worse…" Kaito stated.

"And what is she going to do, Kaito-san…?" Gumi asked. The conversation went further and further…

-o-o-o-

"Eh? The Christmas cake is over…" Rin complained when she opened the fridge.

"Oh, I'll go buy some." Miku said cheerfully as she rushed towards the door. She went running to the pastry shop. The sky was dark and clear. She could breathe the cold air. She saw the light of the shop in the distance. She approached it and opened the door. Miku stood there for some seconds, frozen, eyes widened. Suddenly tears started forming in her eyes; Luka right there and Gakupo holding her tightly in his arms, they were sharing a kiss. Luka realized there was someone at the door. She pushed Gakupo slowly just to realize it was a crying Miku. She widened her eyes and gazed at Miku for some seconds. Suddenly guilt started invading her heart.

"No…" She thought but it was late. Miku rushed out there as fast as she could. Luka without even paying any more attention to her boyfriend ran quickly after her leaving the pastry shop. Her breath was heavy and Miku didn't seem like she was going to stop. Then, Luka reached her and grabbed her hand making her turn around. Miku looked at her with a disappointed expression as though she was going to break down.

"What are you doing, Luka-san?" Miku asked with an ironic smile.

"No… I just…" Luka stammered.

"Why are you following me?!" Miku yelled, her eyes teary.

"Miku, I love you… After thinking about it I realized I love you… please wait." Luka said as she caressed Miku's cheeks.

"You must be joking Luka-san… I'm leaving!" Miku declared resentfully. With that, she left leaving Luka behind. The later didn't exactly know how to react. She just stood there, looking at the ground with her eyes widened, still trying to realize what she had just done. Kaito had been right. She should have listened to him. Now she had lost Miku who was clearly offended by her behavior. Luka clenched her fists and snow started falling down. It didn't make any difference; her uniform was white after all… the snow slowly melted with it. She was so foolish, she was so angry at herself that she just wanted to disappear. She lay on her knees and cried in the empty street.

On the other side Miku walked determinately towards her school without looking back; she couldn't believe what had just happened. "What did Luka-san want to do? Play around? Why didn't she choose someone else for that?" Miku wondered. From all the ways she could have confessed to her this one was the worst… Miku didn't know what to do, but she was tired of chasing after Luka. If what Luka had said was true then she would do something about it. Miku didn't want to have anything to do with it anymore.

Suddenly Luka heard some steps in the distance. It was Gakupo holding an umbrella.

"What are you doing here, Luka?" He asked surprised.

"I'm sorry…" She said suddenly without looking at him. "I'm a terrible person…"

"What are you saying Luka?" Gakupo joked.

"What you have just heard…" Luka replied coldly. "I used you… in order to come over my difficulties…" She admitted.

"Wha…? This is a joke, right?" Gakupo panicked.

"I did unconsciously, so I'm sorry. You can hate me if you want to. You can insult me…" Luka answered.

"Come over what difficulties?!" He asked.

"Many…" Luka began. "But especially the fact that I might end up being parted from the one I love…" She explained.

"Ha! And who's that?! The one you love?!" Gakupo asked indignant.

"I'm not even into boys! We're breaking up, Gakupo!" She yelled and left him in the snow. He dropped his umbrella still not able to believe it. Now it made sense: Miku crying in the pastry shop, Luka always wanting to be with her, Luka following her all the way there… Of course… now it made sense…

-o-o-o-

"Well, as I told you please talk to Miku-chan as discretely as you can about this…" Kaito pleaded. Gumi smiled.

"Of course… Umm… Today… was very fun…" She said, smiling shyly.

"Yeah, I had fun too…" Kaito replied. Suddenly just when Gumi was about to enter the school she saw Miku heading towards that direction.

"Miku!" She waved at her cheerfully. Miku waved back with a fake smile. Kaito had a bad feeling about this… Gumi looked back at him curiously.

"Well, I'll be leaving now…" He patted Gumi's shoulder.

"Okay…" She answered with a confused expression in her eyes.

-o-o-o-

"I must go find Luka…" Kaito thought as he gazed at his phone. He was checking the time. "She should still be at the shop at this time…" He presumed. He walked towards that direction until he reached the shop. "So it's here…" He thought as he opened the door.

"Kaito?" Luka asked with a tone that was very different from her usual one. Kaito gave her a worried expression.

"Luka… did something…? Kaito couldn't finish his phrase. "You don't have ice-cream here, right?" He asked disappointed.

"No…" Luka answered without making eye contact.

"You don't have Miku-chan here either, right?" He asked with an expressionless look.

"No…" Luka replied. Soon tears started falling down her cheeks.

"What did you do, Luka?" Kaito asked with the same expression.

"I… I didn't… I broke up with Gakupo." She smiled resentfully.

"I see…" Kaito answered. "Was he here?" He inquired.

"Yeah… Miku saw us kissing…" She answered guiltily. Kaito didn't respond. Luka looked at him worried.

"Maybe you didn't want to break up with him…" He began with a serious expression. "But why did you get all warm with him again? Making him believe that your relationship was getting better again… Making Miku believe that you would break up with him… At least you should have been cold to him…" He reprimanded her. Luka looked away. She hadn't felt so guilty in all her life.

"I didn't do anything with him the past few weeks…" She tried to excuse herself.

"And do you think that matters when you hurt Miku-chan?" He yelled.

"I'm sorry…" Luka sobbed. Kaito's expression softened. He walked closer and gave her a hug and she cried even more intensely. Kaito sighed.

"Luka… okay… don't worry, I know life hasn't been easy for you… I don't want you to attempt suicide again…" He said worried. "I understand you but… Well… at least you understand your mistake. If Miku-chan really loves you… she should be able to give you a second chance…" He tried to comfort her.

"You think so?" Luka asked hopeful.

"Yes, but you will need to gain her trust again and that might take some time…" He explained.

"It's okay, I'll do anything!" She said determined. "Please teach me how to gain a girl's affections!"

"Well… okay…" Kaito widened his eyes.

"You understand girl's hearts better than anyone!" Luka declared.

"I guess so…" Kaito scratched his head.

-o-o-o-

Once Miku entered the dorms she put her pajamas on and went directly to bed.

"You're going to sleep?" Gumi asked curiously.

"Yes… I'm sleepy…" Miku answered with an uncomfortable smile.

"Let's read a book together." Gumi smiled as she sat on Miku's bunk bed, which was the lower one.

"Well… okay…" Miku replied with a sincere smile this time.

"Are you okay?" Suddenly Gumi patted Miku's head as they were reading.

"I'm…"

"I know you don't talk much about something that bothers you right after it happens but…" Gumi interrupted her. "I think you should tell me something. Why do I have to always guess everything?" She complained.

"I'm sorry…" Miku apologized. "I just… I'm going to tell you abruptly okay?" She warned her.

"Sure." Gumi grinned.

"Well… when I went to the pastry shop I saw Luka-san kissing Gakupo-san… I couldn't hold back my tears and started running but Luka-san went after me and said she was in love with me… If she was in love with me then why did she do that?" Miku explained and began crying on her pillow.

"Oh, Miku… That Luka-san is going to get punched in the face someday for hurting you all the time… geez." Gumi stated. Miku giggled. "What are you going to do?" Gumi asked more seriously this time.

"Nothing. If Luka-san really loves me she will fight for me." Miku answered coldly.

"Exactly!" Gumi declared. "She better do so…" she said more slowly. "If what Kaito-san said is right then Luka-san is most probably going to realize her mistake…" She thought worried.

"Let's continue reading…" Miku wiped her tears off and smiled.