Ha-ha, okay, Halloween is over. I hope that all of you got a lot of candy and had lots of fun! I know I did with the writing the last chapter, I also got lots of candy! But, now it's time to get back into reality again. So, let's continue the story, normally. This takes place after the Halloween chapter, obviously. Also, the narration from the other characters is over. But, this chapter goes back to Amaya narrating. Well actually, this chapter is going to switch from Amaya to Kirikaze. Enjoy!

'Halloween was fun, but now things are going back to normal' I thought seeing the Fuma training around me. I saw Kirikaze walking up to me. "Amaya, are you still mad at me?" Kirikaze questioned. I crossed my arms over my chest.

"What do you think?" I asked, starting to walk again.

"Amaya, come on. You got your revenge already. On Halloween." Kirikaze pointed out. We told the guys that we pranked them. They weren't happy with us back then, but they're okay with it now.

"That doesn't compare to what you did."

"Heartbreak doesn't compare to a death threat?"

"It comes close. But, it still isn't at the same level."

"Amaya, we're best friends. How long are you going to stay mad at me?"

"I don't know how long I'll be mad at you. Even if you are my best friend, it doesn't excuse the fact that you really hurt me. Therefore, I'm mad at you." I explained. I found the girls and we trained together.

"Amaya, maybe you should forgive Kirikaze." Hanako advised after training.

"Why?" I scoffed. "He can do whatever he wants now. I don't really care anymore."

"Amaya, you don't really mean that." Suki pointed out.

"Yeah, you're not that harsh. Even to people that you dislike." Fumiko added on to Suki's point.

"I just need some time alone." I told the girls, starting to walk away from the group. Until now, I didn't realize just how mad I was at Kirikaze. I almost hated him as much as Chiyoko now. 'That's good for him, now he can spend some time with Chiyoko' I thought nastily. Speaking of Chiyoko…

"Hey, Amaya. You told Kirikaze, right? So, is he over me? Are you happy now that he likes you?" Chiyoko questioned.

"Well, let's see. I told Kirikaze. He's not over you and I hate him right now, so no I'm not happy at all!" I barked at her. She was perplexed by my tone of voice. All the times that I've seen her, she saw me as a nice person with a controlled temper. Not this time. I guess that's what surprised her. I couldn't stand talking to her, so I just left her standing there by herself with the perplexed look that still didn't leave her face.

Chiyoko's P.O.V

'She's really mad. I've never seen her act like this…' I thought as I heard someone's footsteps. Turning around, I saw Kirikaze walking towards me. 'Maybe Kirikaze knows why Amaya is upset. He is her best friend after all' I thought. "Kirikaze," I called out. "Do you know why Amaya's so upset. You're her best friend, so you should know… right?"

"I do know," he answered. I noticed at that moment that his eyes turned a little sadder than they were a few seconds ago. "You shouldn't even say that we're best friends, she hates me right now."

"She hates you? How is that possible? The last time I talked to her, she was really happy that I didn't like you anymore."

"She was…" Kirikaze admitted. "But then… I said some things that made her upset."

"Amaya still hasn't forgiven you for that?" I questioned. Kirikaze shook his head a no.

"To be honest with you. I don't think she's ever going to forgive me… I really did hurt her, even if I didn't want to. She was my best friend. Of course I didn't want to hurt her. But, I did and this is the consequence that I get."

"What did you say to her? I bet it's not that bad."

"Well, I told her that I still liked you and wasn't planning on giving up on you without a fight."

"Anaté wa baka!" I snapped slapping my forehead with my right hand.

"Hey, I didn't know that she liked me." Kirikaze countered.

"How long have you known her?"

"Since we were children, nandé?"

"You never noticed the hints that she's been giving you all these years?"

"Well," Kirikaze said looking like he was thinking hard about the events of the past. I snapped my fingers in front of him to get him out of the trance. "You're right, she's been giving me a lot of hints over the years but I never realized it until now…"

"If you don't go and settle things with her now, you can never get your friendship back…" I stated. Kirikaze nodded at me, knowing what I meant. I watched as he went to find Amaya. 'Amaya, don't say I never helped you' I thought to myself knowing that Amaya would be happy.

Amaya's P.O.V

I went outside of the Fuma village and into Tokyo. This was one place that the Fuma would never find me. 'I can finally be alone' I thought. "Amaya, is that you?" I knew that voice, it was familiar. But, not too familiar… Turning around I came face-to-face with Himeko.

"Himeko-sama…" I couldn't speak and that one thing I said only came out as a whisper.

"What's wrong?" Himeko asked. Himeko was good at reading people. She saw when people were distressed and wanted to help them as much as she could. I guess that's what I liked about her the most. That she was a good person. "You want to come over to my house and talk about it?"

"Sure." I know I said that I wanted to be alone. But, if I could talk to just one person in the world, it would be Himeko. She understands people really well. We went to her house and she fixed me up some miso soup and rice to eat.

"So, what's wrong?" Himeko asked handing me the soup and rice.

"Well, I know it's forbidden... But, I developed a crush on Kirikaze." I started.

"Kojiro developed a crush on me. Is it wrong for a ninja to have feelings?" Himeko questioned me.

"No, not at all. Love is the only one emotion that's forbidden." I explained.

"Alright, continue."

"My enemy, Chiyoko also liked him. He liked her back. Then, Chiyoko told me that she didn't like him anymore…"

"Wait," Himeko interrupted me. "I'm not getting this. Shouldn't that make you feel happy?"

"It did. But, Kirikaze didn't make that happiness last long."

"Hmm?" Himeko questioned me. The expression that was on her face revealed nothing except for shock and confusion.

"After I told Kirikaze what Chiyoko told me to tell him he said 'I'll just have to try harder to get her' and that really hurt me…"

"So, you left the Fuma village to calm down?" Himeko questioned. I nodded. "Commenasai…"

"It's not your fault, Himeko-sama. It's Kirikaze's."

"That's exactly why I think you should talk to him."

"If that's an order, I'm going against you and committing treason."

"It's not an order. It's a suggestion. Think about it. Until you're ready to go back to the Fuma village, you can stay here."

"Thank you, Himeko-sama."

Kirikaze's P.O.V

'Where is she?' I thought. I've looked all over the Fuma village. She's nowhere to be found. "Unless…" I thought out loud. 'She probably went to Tokyo to get some time to herself… that would explain why no one has seen her in a while. Now it makes sense!' I thought and headed for the direction of Tokyo.

Amaya's P.O.V

I was getting ready for bed when I heard a knock on the door. I peeked around the corner and saw Himeko answering the door. Outside was Kirikaze. He looked exhausted. He was saying something to Himeko, but I didn't hear what it was…

"Amaya," she called for me. I didn't answer. She called for me again. Still, I didn't answer. Turning back to Kirikaze, she said something and then went into another part of the house to look for me. Kirikaze came inside, so I'm guessing that she invited him in. I hid behind the door. I didn't want to be found by him. Or talk to him right now for that matter… "There you are," Himeko's voice startled me. I slapped my hand over her mouth, telling her to be quiet.

"Don't be so loud, Himeko-sama. I don't want to talk to Kirikaze." I explained. Himeko touched my hand and led it away from her mouth.

"Just talk to him. He looks exhausted. Most likely by looking for you."

"Psh… Why would he look for me? He has the one he loves most, Chiyoko."

"Amaya, you've got the wrong idea," another voice came into the conversation. Recognizing the voice as Kirikaze's, I scowl.

"What could I be wrong about?" I asked.

"Well…" Kirikaze started, but Himeko interrupted.

"Since you two are talking it over… I'm going to go. This really isn't any of my business." I watched as Himeko left me with Kirikaze. 'This is going to be bad…' I thought.

"Well," Kirikaze started again. "You're blaming me, but I didn't even know that you liked me… Is that really fair?"

"Of course not. I'm not mad at you for that. If I was, it would be pretty stupid." I said.

"Then, why are you mad?" Kirikaze frowned.

"I'm mad because you're my best friend and she's my worst enemy and you liked her! You didn't even consider how I felt about this! If you were a real friend, you would ask if I was okay with it." I retorted. Kirikaze looked hurt. I then realized what I had just said… 'Why did I say that?' I scolded myself.

"Commenasai…" Kirikaze apologized. I don't think he could say anything else. I crossed the line, I didn't mean what I had just said… But, it was wrong of me to say it. Kirikaze was about to leave when Himeko came…

"You aren't staying a little while longer?" Himeko questioned Kirikaze. Kirikaze shook his head a no.

"I don't really think Amaya wants me to stay." Kirikaze pointed out and leaving.

"What did you say to him?" Himeko asked.

"It's nothing, Himeko-sama. But, I should apologize…" I said going after Kirikaze.

I found Kirikaze leaning on a tree casually. He looked like he was deep in thought about something… I stepped up as his eyes turned to me. I wasn't surprised that he had noticed me. The Fuma were good at hearing things even if it was miles away. "Kirikaze, Commenasai."

"Hmm?" Kirikaze asked. He still looked hurt, but not as much as before… I think he got over some of the pain while being alone.

"For what I said. It was wrong of me to have gone that far…"

"Not really, you were right. I should've asked you if you were okay with it."

"Yeah, well… Even if I do hate her, you're my friend and I was supposed to support you on what you chose, like a good friend is supposed to…" I said. Kirikaze smiled at me.

"You're so innocent, Amaya. You're like Kojiro, excluding his bad traits…"

"Uh… I don't know what to say to that…"

"It was a compliment."

"Then, thank you. But, I'm really sorry about what I said earlier…"

"Don't worry about it. Even if I wanted to, I could never stay mad at you for a long time…" Kirikaze explained.

"I feel like a bad friend now… I was so mad at you for a long time and you can't stay mad at me for a long time…" I frowned.

"You actually had a reason to be mad at me. I really didn't have a reason because what you said was true."

"Whatever you say…"

"So we're cool?"

"Yeah right," I snickered. "You're not getting off the hook just because we talked it out!"

"Oh come on, what do I need to do to make you not mad at me?"

"Just think of something…" I said.

"Okay, okay, give me a second…" Kirikaze said trying to think of something. To be honest, this was just the apology part… We talked it out, and I'm happy that we did. But, this was the real apology. 'I can be so harsh to him' I thought. "How about dinner? My treat!"

"Why not?"

1 Hour Before the Dinner

I knew that Kirikaze was going to go big on his apology. Sure, he was the ninja with practically no emotion. But, he never wanted to see me hurt. He always did something big and spectacular to make me feel better. Now that we weren't kids anymore, I was expecting big to be actually big! {A/N: Not the wrong way… There are just so many people who would take it the wrong way, so I have to add this.}

"Amaya, what are you doing?" Hanako asked, who was sitting on my bed. I invited the girls over to talk to them about what had happened a few days ago…

"Looking for a dress that I look good in." I explained.

"You have a date?" Suki questioned.

"Sort of…" I answered.

"Sort of?" Fumiko repeated what I had said but in a tone of a question.

"Yeah, I'm going to a dinner with Kirikaze. It's his apology to me." I explained.

"Let me guess. The dress is going to be to impress Kirikaze, right?" Suki asked.

"Right, I'm going to make him like me…" I said.

"Isn't playing with a guy's feelings wrong?" Hanako asked.

"Playing with anyone's feelings is wrong…" I corrected.

"Hanako is right, Amaya. If it doesn't work out, your friendship with Kirikaze will be ruined." Fumiko pointed out.

"I know that… But, that's just a risk I have to take…" I said pulling out a dress. "How about this?" I asked the girls. All three of them nodded. I walked up to my mirror holding it up against my body. It was a pretty dress. Now, to hope that Kirikaze likes it...

Night of the Dinner

Kirikaze came that night and we went to the place. "Not to be rude…" Kirikaze started. "But, what's with the dress?"

"Oh this? Just something I put together." I said. "You like it?" I questioned, noticing Kirikaze staring.

"It suits you." Kirikaze answered. That was the closest to a compliment I was getting tonight. Guys don't give out compliments to girls unless they're dating, apparently.

The rest of the night was good. The place was fancy and nice looking. Food that was being served looked delicious and actually appetising! We talked and reunited back as friends. So, all-in-all it was a great night. But, little did I know that the night wasn't over! "Where are we going now?" I asked Kirikaze after the dinner when he was straying off of the path back to the Fuma village.

"For a walk…" Kirikaze said. I frowned at him, I didn't really want to go anywhere else. I was so tired tonight. I don't know why, but I was exhausted!

"Kirikaze… I don't want to go anywhere else tonight." I said.

"It won't take long," he explained. So, we walked to a lake not to far from where we were (actually, it was pretty far. But, the Fuma can run really fast. So, it didn't feel far).

"How pretty!" I exclaimed seeing the lights that were lit near the waterside.

"Right?" Kirikaze asked looking at me. "I thought you'd like it…"

"You're being awfully nice today." I said eyeing Kirikaze. "What's going on?"

"Maybe I'm being nicer to you because of what happened." Kirikaze explained.

"It isn't something you have to get yourself worried about." I scowled.

"Yes it is. I was a bad friend to you. Besides…"

"Besides…?" I asked.

"It's nothing…"

"It's nothing…? Hmm… and you were going to say something… Kirikaze, you like someone other than Chiyoko!"

"Alright, I admit it. There was someone before Chiyoko."

"Who?"

"You aren't going to believe me if I told you…"

"Oh come on. It can't be that bad… or surprising."

"I don't know…"

"Just say it!"

"Fine. Before Chiyoko, I liked you. You were my very first crush." Kirikaze admitted.