We continue from our last chapter. Sorry for taking so long in updating, i hade some homework to do and i was real busy with other things, i hope you enjoy.

"He found out I was a boy!" Hikari yelled.

Everyone in the room was silent; Haruhiko was shocked to see that the girl was really a boy. Then Sora soon broke the silence.

"But I thought you told him that you were a boy" Sora said in confusion.

"N-no, I didn't tell him" Hikari said, small tears forming in his eyes.

"Hikari, the only reason that I'll let you date a guy is if they know that you're a boy and that they're fine with it" Sora said, her voice getting a little loud.

"But if they found out I was a boy, then they'll never date me" Hikari retorted, looking at Sora.

"It's worse if you hide that secret from people, then you'll still just get hurt and I hate to see you get hurt" Sora shot back.

"I'm capable of taking care of myself!" Hikari shouted, tears leaking down his cheeks.

"I know you are, but right now, you can't; right now, I see you crying over a guy who only wanted you for your body" Sora said, small tears forming in her eyes as well.

"W-what are you talking about?" Hikari asked, a little confused.

"Because the first time I saw him with you, I saw his true form, he only wanted you for your body and he was going to dump you as soon as he got what he wanted" Sora said in a small whimper.

Hikari didn't say anything, he was too shocked at what he just heard; he knew Sora for a long time and he knew that she was almost never wrong about these things.

"I-I don't want you to get hurt; when I was young, I never had anyone there for me when I was hurt, now I want to be there for you when your hurt" Sora said, swallowing a small lump in her throat.

Hikari just sobbed, he's been stupid and he should have listened to Sora; then he rushed over to Sora and hugged her tightly. Sora hugged Hikari back and sobbed a bit as well, whenever she saw one of her friends hurt and crying, she would cry too, it just hurt her so much to see one of her friends grieving.

"Are you going to be alright?" Sora asked, stroking Hikari's hair to soothe him.

"Y-yeah, because now I know that boyfriends may not last forever, but friends are always there, and I'm grateful for that" Hikari said, his face buried in Sora's shoulder.

"That great, I'm glad that you're feeling better now" Sora said, smiling.

"So, how about we have an awesome day, it'll be Hikari's day, what do you saw" Sora offered. Hikari pulled back and wiped his eyes from the tears.

"That sounds nice" Hikari said, laughing a little.

"And I'll let you wear that skirt you like so much" Sora offered.

"Awesome, I really like that skirt" Hikari said, lighting up a bit at the offer.

"Alright, we'll be right back so we can get dressed, then we'll leave" Sora said to the three boys who sat in silence during the drama scene.

They just nodded and Sora and Hikari went up to Sora's room to change. Haruhiko, Ryuu, and Nobuo sat just in silence as they listened to the giggling that was going on upstairs. After a few minutes, they both came downstairs in different clothes.

Hikari was wearing a blue and red plaid mini skirt, a black tank top that exposed his mid-drift, a black, short sleeved leather jacket, and a pair of red flat shoes.

Sora was wearing dark blue jean shorts with black fishnets underneath, short black combat boots and a white spaghetti strap shirt with a small, light brown teddy bear backpack on her back.

"Alright, we're ready to go" Sora and Hikari said in unison.

"But what are we going to do first?" Nobuo asks, trying hard not to blush.

"What do you want to do Hikari?" Sora asks, turning to Hikari.

"How about we get ice cream" Hikari suggested.

"Alright, I'm kind of craving ice cream right now, I want to get the medicine taste out of my mouth" Sora said, and then blushed a little when she remembered taking the medicine.

"Alright, that seems cool, it was supposed to be a little warm today" Ryuu said, standing up.

"Come on, Nobuo, Isamu, let's get going before the day ends" Sora said, motioning them to come.

Haruhiko just sighed and decided to go along with them. They soon left the apartment and started to walk, leaving Haruhiko's car in the parking lot. It was a great day to walk, it was a nice temperature, it was sunny with blue skies and a couple of clouds in the sky as well, it was so beautiful. They soon walked into town and stopped by an ice cream stand.

"Are you guys getting any?" Sora asked.

"Yeah, I'm getting one" Nobuo said.

"Depends on what they have" Ryuu said.

"Aren't you getting one Isamu?" Sora asked.

"I'm not a big fan of sweets" Haruhiko said.

"Ok, we'll be right back" Sora said and walked off with Hikari, Ryuu, and Nobuo.

When they got back, they had different kinds of ice cream; Hikari got a waffle cone strawberry, Nobuo got a waffle cone vanilla, Sora got a waffle cone chocolate, and Ryuu got a waffle cone cherry.

"How can you eat that?" Sora asked, looking at Ryuu.

"I like cherry" Ryuu said, and took a lick of his ice cream.

"Why, I hate cherry" Sora said in disgusted.

"Well I like them" Ryuu said. Sora just sighed and took a lick of her ice cream.

"How about we do a little sightseeing and after we finish our ice cream, we can go to the playground" Hikari suggested.

"Sure, that sounds like fun" Sora agreed, smiling happily.

"Hey, are there chunks of strawberry in there?" Nobuo asked, standing beside of Hikari.

"Umm, yeah, there's one right there" Hikari answered, turning his cone around.

"I probably should have gotten the strawberry flavor; I like the frozen strawberries in it" Nobuo pouted, but still took a lick of his ice cream.

"Here" Hikari said and held his cone in front of Nobuo mouth.

"A-ahh, n-no thank you, I'm fine" Nobuo said nervously, blushing a light red.

"It's ok, you can have some" Hikari offered.

Nobuo hesitated for a moment, then grabbed Hikari's hand that held the cone and brought it too his lips, taking a bite that had a frozen strawberry in it. Hikari had a bright red blush on his face when Nobuo held his hand, Nobuo's hand was warm.

"Indirect kiss!" Sora yelled, laughing a little.

Ryuu just chuckled a bit at Sora childish behavior. Nobuo and Hikari both blushed a dark red, and then Nobuo pulled his hand away and looked forward.

"You're such a child Sora" Hikari whined, looking at Sora with a small scowl.

"But of course" Sora said, chuckling a bit.

"You'll never change" Ryuu stated.

"Because I'm an energetic little girl!" Sora said excitedly.

"How are you a 'little girl', you're older than us" Nobuo asks.

"Hey, just because I'm 20 years old, doesn't mean I can't have fun, and because I'm the smallest one here" Sora stated.

"Your 20?" Haruhiko asks, a bit shocked, he thought she was eighteen.

"Yeah, I bet you thought I was younger, most people say that because of my child-like face" Sora said, laughing a bit.

"She does have a baby face" Ryuu agreed. Nobuo and Hikari just nodded.

"I think you're the only one that's my friend that's actually older than me, Ryuu's 19, and Nobuo and Hikari are 18" Sora said, taking another lick of her ice cream.

Haruhiko didn't say anything, and just looked forward. Everyone was walking around a bit, sightseeing and having a good time; then after about an hour and a half, everyone was finished with their ice cream.

"Ok, let's head to the playground!" Hikari cheered.

Sora just jumped and clapped her hands. They soon headed towards the park and once they got there, the place was empty; nobody was around except a few by passers.

"There's not many people here" Ryuu pointed out, his hands in his pockets.

"Yeah, but that means no lines at the swings" Sora said, handing Nobuo her teddy bear backpack and rushed to the swing set. Hikari also rushed to the swings and sat in the seat next to Sora and they started to swing.

"Hey, look how high I can go!" Sora said and started to swing real high.

"Slow down, remember the last time you went that high?" Ryuu warned.

"Ok mom, I'll go slower" Sora teased, and started to slow down a bit.

Nobuo placed Sora's backpack on the park bench and went to the swings as well; Ryuu was just sitting on the last swing but didn't move. Haruhiko just sat on the bench beside of Sora's backpack and just watched the four swings. They played for about an hour before everyone started to get hungry.

"Come on, let's get something to eat" Sora suggested.

Everyone agreed and they headed towards a small restaurant just across this fountain past the park. When they stopped to look at the fountain, Sora gasped.

"Crap, I forgot my teddy bear backpack in the park" Sora cried out.

"Don't worry, I'll get it" Hikari said and headed off. Hikari was gone for about six minutes and he hasn't come back, everyone started to worry a bit.

"Please just leave!" Someone pleaded.

Sora, Haruhiko, Ryuu, and Nobuo turned their heads and saw Hikari coming back with Sora's backpack in his hands, but he looked a little scared. Then someone came in from behind him, the guy was big and he looked mad, he has black hair in a buzz cut, he wore a t-shirt with the sleeves torn off and a snake tattoo on his left arm.

"Hikari!" the man called out fiercely.

"Just leave me alone Orochi!" Hikari yelled.

"Not until you come back to me" Orochi demanded, grabbing Hikari's wrist.

"You broke up with me and told me that what I did was disgusting and to leave, why are you changing you mind now?" Hikari asked, pulling his wrist to get free.

"Because I want to talk about it" Orochi said and gripped his hand tighter around Hikari's wrist.

"There's nothing to talk about, now let go you're hurting me!" Hikari pleaded; small tears in his eyes.

"Not until you talk to me you damn transvestite!" Orochi yelled.

"HEY!" Sora yelled, making everyone jump a little at her loud outburst. Sora started to walk over to Hikari and his arm, pulling Hikari out of Orochi's iron grip and hugged him protectively.

"Who the hell are you?" Orochi asked coldly.

"Someone you don't want to mess with" Sora stated coldly.

"This has nothing to do with you" Orochi said, then reached his hand out to grab Hikari again.

But Sora pulled back and handed Hikari to Nobuo, Hikari was really scared and he hugged Nobuo tightly, shaking a little; Nobuo held Hikari protectively and stroked his hair to calm him.

"This has everything to do with me" Sora said, glaring at Orochi deadly.

"Oh, so you must be Sorata, the one Hikari talks about all the time" Orochi said, then looked at Sora up and down.

"You seem to be a real girl and not that bad looking either" Orochi said, smirking at Sora. Sora just kept glaring at him, disgusted by him.

"How about you come with me, it been a while since I've been with a real girl" Orochi ordered, glaring at Hikari who was still clinging to Nobuo.

"What?" Sora said angrily.

"You can make yourself useful by being with me" Orochi said smugly.

Sora lowered her head so her bangs covered her eyes, then she walked over to Orochi and walked around him until she was behind him.

"You want me to go out with you?" Sora asked in a low voice.

"Yeah, didn't you just hear me; Hikari said you went to college, I thought you would be smarter than that" Orochi insulted, then turned around to face Sora.

"Why would I want to go out with a disgusted vermin like you?" Sora asked coldly, and then lifted her head to look Orochi right in the eyes. Her stare was deadly and it made Orochi flinch a little.

"W-why wouldn't you?" Orochi said in a nervous tone. Sora started to walk closer to Orochi and he stepped backwards.

"Why would you choose me over Hikari?" Sora almost yelled, her voice hard and cold.

"W-wha-"

"Hikari is the best person out there, she's loving, kind, honest, and funny, I couldn't ask for a better friend than her. Ryuu and Nobuo treat her kindly, they don't care if she's a boy or a girl, they like her for who she is and they love to be around her. You must be an idiot for choosing me over her!" Sora yelled. Orochi was being backed up until he was almost close to the fountain.

"What the hell is wrong with you, you cold hearted bastard!" Sora yelled and stepped on Orochi's foot and pushed him. Orochi fell back and landed in the fountain, getting water all over him.

"Next time I see you hurting or saying something cruel to Hikari or any of my other friends; I won't hesitate to obliterate you" Sora said in a deadly tone.

Everyone one around her was surprised by her tone and actions, especially Haruhiko, he always saw her as cheerful and playful, this is the first time he's seen her so mad and angry.

"NOW GET OUT OF HERE!" Sora yelled.

Orochi flinched and crawled out of the fountain, running like his life depended on it; after Orochi was gone, Sora calmed down and turned to Hikari.

"Hikari, are you alri-" Sora was cut off when Hikari rushed up and hugged her tightly.

Sora hugged him back, Hikari was shaking and sobbing in Sora's arms, but he wasn't sad or scared, he was happy, he was so glad to have a friend like Sora.

"T-thank you" Hikari managed to say through his tears.

"It's alright, I would do anything to keep you from getting hurt" Sora said, a warm smile on her face, then she looked up at her three friends and smiled at them too, "I would do anything to keep all of you from getting hurt"

Ryuu and Nobuo smiled, they were also happy to be her friend, she always wanted to keep other safe and they knew that she would never change that.

"Hikari, are you going to be alright?" Sora asked, looking down at Hikari.

"Y-yeah" Hikari answered, pulling out of the hug and wiped his eyes.

Sora grabbed the backpack that Hikari was still holding and opened it up and pulled out a handkerchief, handing it to Hikari. Hikari sniffed and took the handkerchief, wiping his face clean from the tears. After he was done, he smiled at Sora happily.

"How about we have some more fun" Sora offered.

Hikari smiled warmly and nodded. Soon, everyone was at a restaurant, eating and having a lot of fun, but Haruhiko was still a bit disturbed by Sora's outbursts and actions near the fountain, her personality changed so much in only a few short minutes and it made him wonder. They spent hours and hours having a good time; they did some shopping and some more sightseeing and playing in a different park. The sun was soon setting and everyone decided to go home and they walked back to Usagi's apartment.

"U-um Sora" Hikari said when they were a few feet from the apartment.

"Yeah" Sora answered, looking at Hikari.

"I-is it ok if I stay at your place for a bit, because Orochi might come to my apartment and I need to find a new place soon, so is it alright with you?" Hikari asked hopefully.

"Sure, I don't mind, you can stay as long as you want" Sora said, smiling.

"Thank you" Hikari said, smiling in relief. They soon made it in front of the apartment building.

"Hey, we're going to head back to my brother's place, so we'll see you later" Ryuu said. Sora and Hikari hugged Ryuu and Nobuo goodbye and the boys headed out.

"Hey Hikari, you can go up to the apartment now, I'll be right up" Sora said. Hikari nodded and headed up.

"So, are you curious about what happened today?" Sora asked, turning to Haruhiko.

"How do you know?" Haruhiko asked.

"Because this is the first time you've seen me like this" Sora answered, feeling a bit nervous but also scared.

"Yeah, this is" Haruhiko said.

"W-well, I've been like this ever since my dad left; because I was so young, I couldn't protect my mom, so I decided to protect anyone from getting hurt physically and emotionally. I've been hurt so much emotionally and my mom was never there for me because she had to work so late and by the time she got home, I would be over it. That's why I get so mad every time I see someone I care for get hurt. I bet you think of me as some crazy girl who looks all happy and playful, but also has some dark secret that is rarely shown" Sora said in a small shaky voice.

Haruhiko didn't say anything at first, he was still thinking about this whole thing that went on today. Then he reached his hand out and placed it on top of Sora's head, ruffling her hair a bit.

"No, I think of you as someone who cares for the people they love, that's what I like about you" Haruhiko said, then removed his hand.

Sora looked up at him with a bright red blush on her face, and then she smiled happily. Then she hugged him tightly and went inside, waving goodbye to him. Haruhiko soon left, a small smile on his face after he took a small step in his plan. Sora soon got inside and saw Hikari lying on the couch sleeping peacefully; she smiled and grabbed a blanket for Hikari. Then she turned out all the lights and went in her room and fell asleep as well, a happy smile on her face as she fell into a deep sleep.

Hey, I hope you liked this and I'm sorry if I made it too long, but I hoped you enjoy, I might disappear for a while because of school, but I hope to update soon. Until next time, bye.