Chapter 38 is here! Enjoy! :) Sorry it took so long! Finally got my laptop back! :)

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Alone

"Really? That sounds so much cooler!" Aiko exclaimed.

Natsumi nodded, "I wish I was smart enough to be in your class!"

I laughed, "You're just saying that because Kiba's in our class!"

Natsumi blushed, "You caught me...!"

"Just go to our class when it's the festival and you'll see him as a kind of cheery and cute idiot." Natsuko informed her.

I nodded, "The guys are having different personalities."

"Really? I'm definitely going to your cafe!" Aiko exclaimed.

We talked and laughed as we got some snacks and drinks from vending machines.

"Well. Tomorrow's the last day..." Natsuko stated sadly.

We all looked to her and then depression hit us again.

"Dammit, Natsuko! You don't need to remind us!" Aiko said as she grinned a sad grin.

"But I'd rather be depressed over them rather than not even meeting them..." Natsuko then said.

"Hopefully, we'll see them soon after. Even one day is too long." I said sadly.

After, it was silent as we thought about our situation.

"Hey! We shouldn't be sitting here being depressed about it! We should be out! We should be trying to forget the pain!" Aiko exclaimed as she thrust her fist in the air.

I stood with her, "Agreed!"

Natsuko grinned, "Well then, let's go!"

Natsumi stood with us, "Yeah!"

We walked out of school grounds and out to town. We were going to make sure that we were going to forget the pain, even if it was only for a short while.

"We should go do some karaoke!" Natsumi suggested.

We agreed and left for a karaoke place.

"Oh wow, this is awesome!" I exclaimed with a grin as we were in one of the rooms.

"Okay, let's sing some!" Natsuko grinned as well.

After half an hour of scrolling through songs. We were fed up.

Gimme Gimme (A man after midnight) - ABBA
Lovedrunk - Boys Like Girls
Girlfriend - Avril Lavigne
Every Time We Touch - Cascada
I Believe In A Thing Called Love - The Darkness
Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley
One Love - Blue
One Time - Justin Bieber
Love Story - Taylor Swift
Hot 'N Cold - Katy Perry
Lay All Your Love On Me - ABBA

Trust me, there were more. A whole freaking stack more!

And it was all about love as well!

"I hate this karaoke place. We will never go here again to forget about our loves for the rest of our lives." Natsuko stated.

I sighed, "Can we PLEASE leave this place?"

They nodded and we left. Now we were feeling even worse.

"Desert Factory! We have to go there!" Aiko exclaimed as she dragged us off.

We arrived at the Desert Factory. It was heavenly.

We sat at a table and ordered what we wanted.

"Mmm... Cookies and Cream Ice Cream Cake..." I sighed as I thought about it.

"Oh my gosh! You'd never guess what happened! Ren and I are dating now!" A girl at the next table next to us exclaimed happily to her friends.

Immediately, my friends and I were listening to their conversation. We were unable to NOT listen.

"Wow, really! I'm so happy for you! Keitaro kissed me last night! On the cheek!" Another exclaimed shyly but excitedly.

After, they all squealed happily and their chatter was loud and exciting.

Our night was ruined. We all knew that as we ate our desert slowly and silently.

It was already dark as we were walking back to the school. It definitely was a depressing afternoon.

Natsumi laughed nervously but sadly, "It didn't go very well, didn't it?"

I shook my head, "It didn't. It went horribly. You guys were fun and all but everything else was terrible."

After, we didn't talk until we reached the school. It was already pitch black and we basically couldn't see anything.

We didn't really care about that. We were too depressed to notice, anyway.

"Natsuko!" A voice called out.

We looked up. It was Naruto.

"Oh, hey Naruto..." Natsuko greeted him sadly but slightly happily.

Naruto dragged her to the school building and handed her his jacket and immediately, they were both laughing.

"Natsumi, aren't you cold?" Kiba exclaimed as he pulled her to the building as well.

"Hey, c'mon Aiko." Gaara then said.

I stood there as I watched them walk off happily.

I looked around. Of course Sasuke wouldn't be here.

I sniffed and wiped away a few tears from my face as I brought myself to walk back alone.

Alone. I hated that word now.

I arrived back in my room to find that once again, I was alone.

Gaara was probably with Aiko somewhere.

I plopped myself down on my bed and under the covers.

"Sasuke... You idiot..." I cried as I fell into a world of lonely nightmares...

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