It's been a while huh ? Here's a new chapter ! I've almost finished the next one from "My Tutoring is Unexpectedly Wrong" too ! I'll update my other fics after those two.

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The rest of the day was somewhat bearable, Yuigahama was in her own little world, not talking to anybody while Yumiko's mood had improved a lot. Although nobody would talk to her during breaks, she would just take out her phone and play with it. She was being ostracized but that didn't mean she wasn't the Queen anymore. Her wrath was still a dangerous thing.

Hachiman on his side had a lot on his mind. It was the end of the day, and he still had two things to do. Have a talk with Yukino and confront Yui but before that, Hiratsuka need to talk with him and this intrigued him a lot. Usually the both of them would only talk when he handed a shitty essay to her.

"I guess that's what I've gotten myself into by choosing this path..."

Getting up and taking his bag with him, Hikigaya walked slowly to the door frame

"Hey Hikio wait for me!" Said Yumiko who was still putting her things in her bag,

"Don't mind me, I have something to do, I have to meet Hiratsuka-sensei remember?"

"Oh... That's true..."

"Well see you tomorrow then. Bye." He waved at her before going out of the room.

"Tch, too bad."

"Say Yumiko, aren't you getting close to Hikitani-kun?" Said Ebina who was still in the classroom with a little smirk.

"N-Nonsense, sure we get along but I consider him nothing more than a friend!" She answered with a tinge of pink on her cheeks.

"I see. On another topic, what will you do with the others? I understand your insecurities and your fears from the video but will you try to repair the friendship we all lost or will you stay like this?"

"I don't mind it staying that way. Our friendship was fake and feeble from the beginning. But. I liked how we were nevertheless, so I guess that I'll at least try to do something about it?"

"Aren't you afraid that things will be the same again?"

"I don't think so because now we all know what I think, I just need to know what they think now. If they don't want it anymore, then that's fine. That means everybody's moving forward." Said Yumiko with a little smile that was as sad as it held a happy feeling in the back of her mind.

"I'm glad to hear it, I loved our group but if we could rebuild it on a genuine basis it would be even better than before. I'm supporting you Yumiko."

"Thank you Ebina. It means a lot to me, thank you for not abandoning me."

"Hina."

"Huh? Come again?"

"You can call me Hina without worries now that we are really honest with each other."

"Ok. Hina."

"See you tomorrow, I have to get the latest Yaoi that came out before the store closes!"

"Rotten girl."

"Hehe!"

The fujoshi then left the room in a hurry while the blonde girl finished packing her stuff. She had a small smile of determination on her face. Getting up she walked out of the room as the last student of the classroom, but she was stopped and lost her smile when she saw who was the one facing her outside the room.

"Hayato?"

"Yumiko. Can I talk with you for a bit?"

"What do you want to talk about? Wouldn't it have been better to tell me sooner? It's been a tiring day, I just want to go home you know..."

"Please Yumiko, follow me, it won't be that long but I'd like to talk to you in a place more private if you don't mind."

Hayama looked at Yumiko with the most serious face he had ever done. Neither smiling nor frowning, but he had a heavy face like something was putting a lot of pressure on his shoulders.

"Fine. I needed to talk to you too anyway, I'm following you." Sighed Miura complying with the blonde pretty boy.

Hiratsuka's Office

Hachiman knocked on the door waiting for a positive answer before entering the room,

"Come in."

"It's me sensei. You wanted to see me? Well here I am."

"Ah Hikigaya, perfect, I thought you would have fled by now. Good. Take a seat, we have a matter to discuss."

Hikigaya took the seat in front of Shizuka's desk.

"So?"

"I know that you wanted to resign from the election because of Haruno, that much you already know right?"

"Right..."

"Tell me Hikigaya, are you still willing to go all the way despite everything that happened in such a short period of time because of her?"

"As much as I want my sister to be safe, I know I can at least count on Kawasaki to keep me informed of any weird behaviour around my sister. I won't back down just because Haruno is bored. To work is to lose but losing right now would be a waste to the efforts I gave until now."

"I see. I just wanted to confirm that you had what it takes to continue. I don't want to see getting hurt anymore for meaningless reasons you know?"

"Don't worry about it, I don't plan to sacrifice myself anymore like in the Service Club."

"It's good to hear. You know, I called Haruno after you left my office last time. She won't touch your sister. She's not that wicked but take care, she won't stop at that. You know what she can do with little to nothing."

"It's a relief then, I'll just have to beat the devil woman then. Hmm, no that would be impossible. I'll just bore her to death. I guess?"

"Pfft. Always cynical and thinking you're funny huh?"

"I'm a quality product sensei, top quality."

"If you say so Hikigaya. How does Miura cope with everything?"

"I guess she's fine now, just needed a little push."

"And you? How do you cope with everyone around you? Must be hard to go through all this."

"You don't say heh... It's a pain... My precious quiet days are long gone. It feels like I'm a chimera between a Riajuu and a Loner. It scares me. I wanna punch myself in the face for going through this."

"I can imagine, back in my days I was quite popular you know, even if I was a weird kid."

"Ah you admitted being ol-"

Hachiman felt a strong wind pressure blowing his face. He gulped,

"Old school is what I was trying to say of course."

"Good try brat but I was not talking about old school animes there, next time you're dead."

"Well, thank you sensei but now I have someone to meet..." Said the loner with a heavy sigh and sweat drops on his head.

"Yukinoshita?"

"Yeah..."

"It's good that you decided to talk to her. You know she feels lifeless since you left. She lost this little light she had in her eyes. It's like she has gone back to her old self from before you and Yuigahama joined."

"… I'll go now. Goodbye sensei."

"Good luck Hikigaya."

Feeling uneasy, Hachiman got up and exited the office to head to his once club room. Slouched figure, hands in pockets. It was nostalgic to him. The good old habit. He could already smell the delicious aroma of the freshly brewed tea in his mind. At those little memories, he felt his throat tightening a bit while his heart ached a bit.

Service Club

Soon enough, Hikigaya was facing this door he had opened so many times already. He put his hand on the sliding door and caressed it while emptying his lungs out and taking a huge breath in.

"Here goes nothing."

He slammed the door opened, looking straight in front of him to find the lone figure of the Ice Queen facing him at the end of the table. She was reading. She was just facing her cup of tea while doing absolutely nothing like a doll. She felt quite empty to his eyes.

"Sensei, please kn-..." She stopped her sentence midway after she saw the one in the door frame.

Both of them stared at each other in silence. They could see the hurt in the eyes of the other. Their hearts were racing. Hikigaya clenched the fist he had taken out of his right pocket and gritted his teeth.

"H-Hikigaya... kun."

"Yukino...shita."

"W-Why are you here? We are rivals, if you come to spy on my preparations then I must apologize because I'll never show you anything worth your twisted mind."

"Yukinoshita, stop this act please, we both know you're not being honest here."

"..."

"Tell me the truth please."

"I already told you the truth, you were a useful tool, nothing more." She said, looking at her cup of tea, not daring looking him straight in the eyes.

"You know... Haruno has been meddling with things on her side. She's involving herself to make a mess of my life while involving the people around me. She wants me to go back to you but we also both know that it's way too late to ever happen."

"Nee-san?"

"Yes. First she attacked Miura because of our situation right now, then she threatened to harm my sister even though Hiratsuka-sensei told me she won't do anything in that regard."

"I-I see..."

"So?"

"So what?"

"Tell me the truth."

"..." Yukino looked away.

Yukino Yukinoshita is a prideful woman. Even knowing she's in the wrong, she won't go back on her words. She took a decision and will be stubborn and follow it through. That's what was in the mind of the loner who started getting annoyed by her behaviour.

"You didn't mean any single word you said back then, you just wanted to fight your sister out of some complex of yours and took the opportunity to free me from this club duty that was bestowed upon me as an obligatory work. You wanted to free me because I was sacrificing myself right? Everything up until now was just an act."

"..."

"If you don't speak I'll take your silence as the truth I need to here and the confirmation of my assumptions. But listen... It's hard for me too ok? I started to care for you and Yuigahama. I wouldn't say you were friends for me but you were the closest stranger I ever had outside my family. I wanted to help you, I had fun in the club. I cherished those times you know... But it's all over now. It has been reset like you wanted. I'm just Hikigaya Hachiman the candidate and you are Yukinoshita Yukino, my rival. Nothing more. Nothing less."

"… I cherished those time as well..." She said with teary eyes covered by her bangs.

"Yeah..."

"Hikki?"

A third voice was heard, it was a voice he wished not to hear today. It has already been a hectic day for his feelings. Despite his reluctance, he turned his head to glance at her from the corner of his eyes with an angry look. She flinched.

"Yuigahama..."

"..." She just barged in the room and sat down with Yukino, not saying a word nor watching Hachiman.

"I see. Then it will be the last time we talk to each other as club mates. Farewell."

"H-Hikki... I'm sorry..."

"You're way past forgiveness Yuigahama. I don't have the strength in me to forgive you yet."

Hachiman then closed the door, leaving both girl to themselves. What they didn't see is that the monster of logic was shedding tears while walking away. He brushed them off with his left sleeve and decided to go home and have a good rest.

"It's all over now. Damn who would have thought I've got so attached to them to the point where it hurts so much."

In the club room, Yukinoshita lost it and straight out cried all the pant up feelings of hurt and sadness she had repressed until now. She tried brush the tears off with her hands but they wouldn't stop.

Following her friend, Yui also gave in to the sadness and cried her heart out for what she did to him and Yumiko. She fucked up with both of the people she cherished the most and there was nothing she could do anymore about it. They both lost him.

Rooftop

Hayama led Miura to the rooftop, it was oddly suspicious for her, but she guessed it was one of the most private part of the school.

"So? Now that we are here. What do you want to talk about Hayato?"

"Yumiko. Will you go out with me?"

Time seemed to stop for a moment. The blonde girl opened her eyes wide upon hearing those words she once wished to hear so much. Yet there was something off about it for her. It was too sudden, too out of place. Lie was written all over his face but yet her heart raced. She still had feelings for the man she once admired.

"H-Hayato? W-What?"

"I love you Miura Yumiko, will you be my girlfriend?"

"Are you serious?! Right now?! Like this?!"

"Yes, I am being serious. Seeing you get hurt like this opened my eyes you know ? I want to protect you, I felt the need to have you by my side when I saw you being ostracized by everyone."

"I-I huh? What the hell?! I did not expect any of this to happen!"

"You can answer me later if you want to, but I won't wait for you indefinitely Yumiko."

Hayama then exited the rooftop while Yumiko was fighting with her inner desires about what to do.

"What should I do? What should I do?!"

Distressed, Miura grabbed the first thing on her to calm herself and it happened to be her sun necklace. It calmed her enough after some seconds to collect herself. By reflex, she took out her phone and texted Hikigaya.

"Hikio what should I do?! Hayato just straight out confessed to me! I don't know what to do!"

"I'm lost, I don't like him like before but I still have some feelings I guess else I wouldn't react like this but I'm kinda confused right now! What do you think? What do you think I should do?"

In the corridors of the school, Hayama Hayato dialed a number on his phone and stuck it on his right ear with an emotionless face. After some time, someone answered the called.

"It's done Haruno. I did what you wanted me to do. Are you happy?"

"I'm more than pleased!"

"I hate myself because of what you made me do. It's disgusting."

"Don't be like that Hayato. Or do you not want 'this'?"

"Tch. It's the last time I help you with this affair! I feel dirty enough."

"Don't worry! You're of no use for me now."

Hayato hung up his phone and sighed while frowning.

"What did you do Hayama?"

"Huh?!"

Looking in front of him was Hikigaya Hachiman who turned around to see who was making such a ruckus.

"What are you doing here Hikitani?" He said trying to put on his best fake smile.

"Dropping the honorific now huh? I was just buying a MAX Coffee from the vending machine when I heard you."

"Did you hear anything?"

"Do I look like a deaf person to you?"

"What did Haruno make you do?"

"It's not of your concern, now if you'll excuse me."

Passing by Hachiman, Hayato left the building in a fast pace. Leaving the latter alone.

Suddenly, his phone vibrated in his pocket. Taking it out, he looked the screen to see who was the sender, Miura.