3. A Day At Magical Land, Part 2

I don't own Azumanga Daioh.

"You...what?"

"I love you Yomi."

"What do you mean by that?"

"I've always had a crush on you. I've just never had the courage to tell you."

"R-really? But you're always a jerk to me!"

"It was all a ploy to hide my secret."

A moment of silence passed as the Ferris Wheel started to turn again.

"...Are you being serious about this?"

"Completely. If I wasn't, I would have made a joke about it by now."

"Why are you telling me this now?"

"I have realized lately that I don't have much time left to tell you. You're going to one college, and I'm going to another. I might not see you for a long time, and it might be too late when I do."

Yomi looked away.

"I...I don't know what to think of this. I mean...we're both girls!"

"I understand. I just had to get it off my chest."

Just then, the car got to the bottom, and they got off. Slowly, and without a word, the two walked towards the meeting place.

Once everyone met up, they decided to eat at a Magnetron inside the park.

Everyone ordered their food, and they sat down next to the people that they had been with today. The only exception was that Tomo and Yomi were sitting apart, both feeling awkward at what happened.

Kagura decided to start the conversation.

"So...what did you guys do?"

"Well, Chiyo-chan and I went on the Carousel."

"Did you guys get on any roller coasters?"

"Nope. We didn't think we could handle them today."

"Ok. Sakaki and I did went on them, but we got tired of the lines, so we went to the arcade. Sakaki spent all her money on a claw machine, and I had to pay for her lunch."

Sakaki looked away with a guilty look on her face.

Chiyo, who was sitting next to Yomi, noticed that she was strangely silent.

"Hey Miss Yomi? What the matter?"

Yomi snapped out of it.

"Uh, nothing."

"Well, I've asked everybody else: What did you and Tomo do today?"

"We...uh...walked around and got on some smaller rides, but that's it."

Everybody noticed the tension between the two, but no one decided not to say anything.

Everybody was done with their food by then, and they decided to stick together for the rest of the day.

After they left the park, everybody went home for the day. Tomo and Yomi avoided each other for the rest of the day.

When the bespectacled girl got home, the first thing she did was crash face-first onto her bed. Then, she spent the next half-an-hour thinking about Tomo, and her feelings towards her.

_So, she likes me. I can't believe it. Then again, it makes sense when I think about it. Why else would she hang around me THAT much over the years?_

_What should I do? I don't think I like her back...do I?_

Then, Yomi had an idea. She needed to talk to someone with knowledge in this area.

She walked downstairs, grabbed the phone, and she dialed.

"_Hello, Aida Residence. Who is this?"_

"Hi. My name is Koyomi Mizuhara."

"_Oh! You're one of Kaori's friends, aren't you? Would you like to talk to her?"_

"Yes please."

"Ok. Just a minute."

…

"_Hello?"_

"Hi Kaorin."

"_Oh! Yomi! What's up?"_

"Actually, I wanted to know if we could meet. I need some help with a problem."

"_Sure! When?"_

"How about right now?"

I know it's short, but it will get longer. My stories always start small and get bigger. Anyways...please review!