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Seconds?

Minutes?

Maybe even hours went by as I stood outside that house, just staring up at it with a sad look. I already missed this house, despite the fact that I didn't feel like I belonged there. The silence that followed me every time I entered a room that the trio was in bothered me to no end, and made me feel out of place, so what else was I supposed to do? Stick around and deal with it?

I don't think so.

"Where the hell have you been?!" My aunt exclaimed as I walked through the door and kicked off my shoes. I sighed softly and trudged up the stairs, completely ignoring her. "Don't you ignore me!"

"I took Imouto-chan home, now be quiet! You're giving me a headache!"

"Oh, so you took the little tramp back to those three men. You two really are your mothers' daughters." My uncle chimed in with a smirk on his face. I froze on the stairs and glared at him over the railing.

"Do you have a death wish, Uncle? If so, then by all means, keep insulting Imouto-chan, and our mother. You'll end up in the-"

"That's enough you two." Grandfather said as he walked out of the kitchen. "Made-chan, don't listen to my grandson, he doesn't know what he's talking about, half the time." He smiled up at me, and I couldn't help but smile back. "You can go on to your room, if you'd like, or you can have some dinner first."

"Dinner sounds great! Thanks, Grandfather~" I trotted down the stairs and hugged him just before I ran into the kitchen and greedily helped myself to some food.

A couple hours later, I flopped on my bed and sighed heavily as I stared up at my ceiling.

I wonder what they're all doing right now…

I couldn't help it. Couldn't stop it, and I immediately regretted thinking it, because now I missed living with them again. I sighed softly and just laid there, awaiting sleep to take over me, but it never did.

The morning bell rang, and I groaned as I shuffled my feet toward my first class.

I forgot how unmotivated I am without sleep.

When I walked into the classroom, I noticed I was the first one there, so I quickly grabbed the far back seat that was next to an open window. As the rest of the students slowly began to pour into the room, I opened up my notebook, got my pen in writing position, rested my free arm on my desk and rested my head on it as I stared at the pages.

Maybe I'll be more awake when class starts.

So I thought... but before I knew it, I closed my eyes as a gentle breeze blew into the room, and I was fast asleep.

"Yo, Mad-chan, wake up!" Uo said as she kicked my chair from underneath me.

"Ouch, Uo-chan~" I wined a little, and the teacher immediately stopped speaking.

"Miss Honda-!" She said loudly, and everyone turned and looked at me.

"Yeah, yeah, I know the drill." I muttered as I collected my things and walked out into the hallway, while I covered my mouth with my free hand to stifle a yawn.

"Mad-chan!" Uo called after me as I turned around the corner and leaned against the wall next to the door.

"Miss Uotani, return to your seat immediately!" The teacher shouted as Uo walked around the corner and leaned against the wall with me.

"You're going to get into trouble." I muttered.

"I already am." She said with a smile and gave me the peace sign. I chuckled and returned the peace sign, then slowly slid down to the floor and pulled my knees to my chest.

"So, how are things going at your grandfathers?"

"Okay, I guess." I smiled at her again. "Uncle and Auntie are a little hard to tolerate, but Grandfather helps make it easier."

"Difficult to handle, how?"

"Oh, you know. Yelling at me for coming home late, and then Uncle…." I trailed off and stared down at my knees for a minute.

"What did he do?"

"Oh, he just gave me a bunch of crap. You know how he can be." I said with a nervous laugh.

"Ah, yeah. I guess he can get pretty nasty, when it comes to insults." The sound of laughter from the both of us echoed off the hallway walls, and I looked at her as I nodded.

"Yeah," I managed between laughter. "He can be."

"So, have you spoken to Yuki and Kyo since you left?" I stared at her a little surprised by the question, then looked back at my knees a little sadly.

"No, I haven't. Just Imouto-chan will talk to me, right now."

"I see…." She smiled down at me again and started walking toward the classroom door. "You should go to the library. I'll be there in a few minutes." She gave me the peace sign as she walked back into the classroom, and I slowly stood up and walked to the library.

"Come on, you two! Tohru-chan and I need you to help us study!" Uo persisted as she stared at the two boys a little annoyed.

"Please help us study?" Tohru asked softly as she looked between the two, causing them to sigh and give in.

"Fine." They said in unison. Uo and Tohru walked a few feet behind the two boys as they made their way to the library.

"Do you really think this will work?" Tohru whispered to Uo with a hopeful smile.

"I sure hope so!" Uo said, returning her hopeful smile.

"What are you two talking about?" Kyo asked as he looked at them over his shoulder.

"Ah, nothing!" Tohru said and gave him a nervous smile.

"We're just talking about what we should study first." Uo interjected.

"Right…" Kyo said, not believing her.

When they walked into the library, Uo led them to the usual table we sat at. It was a little secluded table in a back corner that was hidden behind a bookshelf.

"What is she doing here?!" Yuki asked when they reached the table and saw me sitting there.

"You three need to talk about what happened." Tohru said. "Please?"

"There isn't anything to talk about." Kyo muttered as he stared off at the wall.

"Yes, there is. There's a lot to talk about! Right, Mad-chan?" Uo shouted, and everyone looked at me when she directed the question to me. When they didn't get an answer, Tohru walked over and gently poked my shoulder.

"Onee-chan?" She asked softly, and I merely groaned and rubbed my cheek against my hand in response. She leaned closer, until she got a better look at my face, and sighed as she leaned back. "She fell asleep."

"Man, how many times do I gotta wake this girl up?!" Uo exclaimed as she pulled my chair from under me, causing me to fall to the ground.

"OUCH! Uo-chan, come on~" I wined as I stood up and rubbed what came into contact with the floor. "That really hurts, you know!"

"Onee-chan…" Tohru muttered as she pointed toward Yuki and Kyo. I looked at her, then slowly moved my eyes over to them, and immediately looked away once I realized it was them.

"Ne, I think I'm going to… uno… go back to class, or something." I muttered and lowered my head until my bangs covered my eyes, then rushed past the boys and they all watched as I headed for the exit.

"Oi, you can't keep running away-!" Uo grabbed my hand as she began to speak, but stopped when I looked at her with my lips pressed firmly together, and tears slowly streaming down my cheeks. She slowly let go of me as I lowered my head again, and I stayed in place.

"I know…" I murmured as I raised my right arm and wiped away my tears.

"Now, we all know their side, so you tell us yours." I took a deep breath and kept my head lowered as I explained everything that happened that night, how we fell, and how Yuki walked in on us.

"I won't lie. At first I kind of enjoyed it… And then I felt confused… conflicted, and even a little scared. I didn't want to lose Yuki-kun, even though I have anyway. We had something great, but now it's ruined," I started to shake a little as more tears began to stream down my cheeks, and I slowly lifted my head, so they could finally see my face. "all because of my own stupidity!" The guys looked at me for a second, then looked away a little sadly, but a little angrily also, which caused me to lower my head again. "I'm sorry I did that to all of you, I really, truly am. I thought that, if I left, then maybe it would help you guys move on and forget about it. You'd have a better chance of finding someone better to be with, bu-"

"You shouldn't blame yourself." Kyo said, which caused me to look up at him surprised. "I'm the one that kissed you."

"I don't want anyone else." Yuki chimed in, and I blinked a few times. " I want to be with you." I closed my eyes and grinned at him as happy tears replaced the others.

"I want to be with you, too!" I said happily.

"There, see? That wasn't so hard." Uo stated and we gave each other the peace sign.

Later that day, I went home, only to find my room completely torn apart.

"Grandfather!" I exclaimed as I ran down the stairs in search for him.

"So, my assumption was correct." My uncle said as I ran into the kitchen. He stared down at a picture, as he sat at the table, with a frown on his face. "You really did live with them, too."

"What are you talking-"

"Those men that Tohru's living with, don't play dumb with me." I sighed softly and walked to the fridge for a drink.

"So what if I did? It's none of your concern."

"That may have been true then, however, it is our concern now." My aunt chimed in from the doorway.

"You're not allowed to associate with those boys from now on, am I clear?" I stared at my uncle as he spoke and frowned.

"Well," I started as I made my way over to him with a glass of milk in hand. "let me get this straight. You don't want me to see, let alone speak to them anymore, correct?"

"Yes." He said as he stared down at me. I sighed heavily as my frown deepened, and I splashed my milk in his face.

"Screw you." I stated and harshly sat my glass on the table as I walked away.

"Get back here, Madeleine-chan!" My aunt called after me as I jogged up the stairs.

"I don't have to go anywhere, nor listen to your stupid rules!" I slammed my bedroom door closed and flopped on my bed.

Who the hell do they think they are? My parents?!

I shouted angrily in my mind as I rolled over and closed my eyes.

They can't make me listen to them. I'm going to keep seeing Yuki and the others.

After about 10 minutes of ranting inside my head, I eventually fell into a deep, satisfying sleep.


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