Rage let his body lie on the ground for a few more moments.
"What have I done?" He thought to himself. Soon, Ni-Na's face appeared hovering over him.
"You OK?" She asked. Looking at her face, Rage saw that she wasn't "the one". He didn't feel this strange feeling of uncertainty around Emi. With Emi felt nervous, exited, and yet...composed. He had only wanted Emi to be jealous. He wanted her to feel the pain of separation he felt. He was an idiot.
"Earth to Rage, you OK?" Ni-Na asked.
"Yeah..." He said as he got up. The pain in his groin was long forgotten...no, not forgotten, replaced. Replaced by the thing known as "a broken heart".
"Ni-Na-" He began, but she cut her off. People were staring at them.
"It's OK Rage." Ni-Na whispered. "It's OK..." She bent down to kiss him, but this time, Rage pushed her away.
"No...it's not." Rage said. Ni-Na looked slightly confused. She stared at him with a questioning look.
"It's not OK." Rage repeated. "Because...the thing is, I don't really...I need..."
"Say it." Ni-Na said. She could sense what was about to happen. It was written all over his face.
"Emi's the only girl for me." He said. Guilt and relief flooded into his body.
"Oh...I see." Ni-Na said coldly. "Emi huh?" She felt water rising in her...
"Yeah..."
"WHAT ABOUT ME?!?!?!" She yelled with fury and tears. She didn't care, she wanted to cry. But why was she crying? She knew this would happen?
"Ni-Na, I'm sorry." Rage said. Ni-Na wanted to hit. She wanted to cause pain. The water rose higher...
Ni-Na's emotions hovered over her like a huge wave...like an entire ocean was on top of her. She felt energized and furious.
"DAMN YOU!!!" Ni-Na shrieked. She didn't want to hear his voice. The wave was forming a crest over her...
"Ni-Na I-" Rage began but Ni-Na screamed again.
"NO I HATE YOU!!! SHUT UP!!! DON'T SAY ANYTHING!!! I HATE YOUR VOICE!! I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU!! I HATE YOU!!!!!!"
Rage kept quiet as Ni-Na wailed on. Finally, the wave crashed down.
"GO TO HELL!! DIE!!! BURN!!!" She yelled until her voice went hoarse. The water started to calm. Unable to control her pain and sorrow, she dropped herself to the floor and cried harder. Tears blurred her vision, running down her cheeks and the floor. Making tiny rivers into her sobbing mouth. Rage's full pity went out to her, but he couldn't say anything. Overwhelmed with guilt and self-hatred he took off after Emi.

Emi stopped running. She was out of breath...out of tears...out of hope. She leaned back against the wall. Her legs were tired, but unwilling to sit...unwilling to function. She didn't function. Everything was upside down. Her heart was shattered, her mind was misty, her soul ceased to exist. When she had finally managed to clarify a few things, footsteps were heard. Distant...closer...closer...closer...closer...in front of her. She saw Rage, and her heart felt like it had been revived, but only briefly until her rational mind told her otherwise.
"Emi-" Rage said while catching his breath.
"Fuck you." She said. She could feel moisture in her eyes but restrained them.
"Emi listen-"
"NO YOU FUCKING LISTEN!!! PISS OFF!!! LEAVE ME ALONE!!! I HATE YOU!!!! YOU'RE THE BIGGEST DAMN BASTARD I'VE EVER MET!!!!"
"Emi. Look, I'm sorry. I kissed Ni-Na because...because I was jealous. Really jealous." Rage said. He continued on "But you know as well as I do, that we're meant to be."
Emi drew in a breath. " I don't know what you're talking about." She said bitterly.
"Emi, I told you before...I love you."
"Yeah, well the feeling's not mutual."
Rage stared at her. Could this be true, or was she just angry?
"Emi..."
"Fuck off. Leave me alone. I don't need you." She gritted her teeth while this lie slipped its way through her mouth.
"Emi...you...are you OK?"
"NO!!!!" Then her voice softened. "No...in fact I feel like my eyes have finally been opened.
"What do you mean?"
"I'm still in love with someone...just not you."
"Who, Andrew?"
"No."
Rage waited for her answer. Emi began. "The Rage that you were. The Rage that cared for me. The Rage that's been replaced."
"Replaced?"
"You've changed Rage. You've changed a lot."
"I'VE CHANGED?" Rage asked incredulously. "What about YOU?"
"Did I ever SAY I didn't change?" Emi asked. "I just said you changed a lot. Probably more than I've changed...and definitely NOT a better change."
Rage opened his mouth to argue but realized she was right.
"Can you leave now?" Emi asked rudely.
"Fine." He muttered. He walked away with a feeling of failure and stupidity. Emi leaned back as she watched him leave. How many times had she just lied? She needed Rage. He was the other half of her soul. Even with his temper flaring and his harshness to other people, she still loved him. But what had happened to him? She took her hat off and buried her face in it. She let herself cry.

Konsento, Zukin, Maid-Zukin, and Robo 2000 all sat in the room. The gauge was almost full...again.
Zukin was trying to plead with the DJ. "But, Emi and Rage...they haven't even made up!!"
He ignored them. "It's time to select the last pair of dancers."
"But...!"
"We have to." The DJ replied firmly. "Sorry."

Konsento, Zukin, Maid-Zukin and Robo 2000 all walked to where the group was. Ni-Na was still sobbing, and Rage was there now. Emi's silhouette came into view until she finally joined the others.
Zukin looked at Emi with concern and then quickly flashed Rage a glare. "The time has come for you all to go back."
Everyone turned and stared at her silently. Then everyone stared at Emi and Rage.
"But they haven't...!" Charmy began, unable to finish.
"Yeah! They haven't...!" Akira repeated.
"Do you even know what I was about to say?" Charmy said grumbling.
"Uh...no." Akira responded. Charmy smacked him on the head.
"THEN DON'T SAY ANYTHIGN YOU DIMWIT!!!!"
Yuni interrupted Charmy's shrieks. "But...why?"
"Dammit, just get it over with." Rage said. "Who's the last dancer?" he asked.
"That's up to you guys to decide." Devil-Zukin said. But she couldn't help shooting an insult. "Though I hope it's not you." She paused. "Stupid pine-cone head..." she muttered.
"What did you say?" Rage asked calmly though it was obvious he was going to smack Zukin silly.
"I SAAAAID, 'STUPID...PINE...CONE...HEAAAAD!!' YOU DEAF?!?!" She yelled.
Rage's temper slowly rose from "pissed off" to "extremely pissed off". "I'M GOING TO BEAT THE STUFFING OUT OF YOU!!!" He was about to smack her, but regained his self-control.
"Not like it would matter. You could rip a hole through me and I'd still be here. I'M A PUPPET! I could just sew myself together!!"
Emi interrupted them. "Who's going to be the final group?" She asked everyone. Everyone looked miserable and depressed. Nobody cared. They wanted to stay and help Rage and Emi. They never wanted to feel that pain separation from each other.
"We have to..." Maid-Zukin said. "Then she paused. Robo 2000 and I will take the final dance."
Everyone looked at her with shock. Then their looks changed into looks of gratitude. They were ready to leave...even though they didn't want to, they were ready.