Chapter 3
I love Aya

Three days passed. As I lie in my bed, trying to think, Aya entered my head.

"Damn you," I said in my head. "I want to be with Chidori."

Aya just smiled at me. A beautiful smile. Dammit, I shouldn't think that.

I tried to think Chidori, but Aya popped into my mind.

Aya smiled innocently at me. "Is something wrong?" she asked sweetly.

"I can't get you out of my head!" I screamed.

Aya paused, then said, "Maybe..."

"What have I been thinking?" I muttered out loud. "I love Aya!"

That moment, everything came clear to me. I love Aya, I always will love Aya, and there's no reason to even try to change it. I tried to get over her by thinking of Chidori, but that could never work. I was a fool for thinking it would work.

Love....... It's the strongest emotion of all. All the other emotions I've felt... I've been able to push them all away so easily. I barely had to try to subdue other emotions, but love is different. I've put so much effort into getting rid of my love for Aya, but after a mere three days, it's all blown over.

It took me a long time to fall asleep that night.

** ** **

The next afternoon, in the middle of an unrelated discussion with Suzumi, I told her, "I want you to take me seriously about this, Suzumi. I... I love Aya."

"I know."

Silence followed. She's brilliant at finding out these things. I don't know why I told her. She can read my emotions just from my actions.

"You know, Yuuhi," she said, breaking the silence.

"Yes?" I responded.

"You really should tell Tooya. At least that you like Aya."

"Why?!"

"She'll probably break it off with her if you tell her that."

I grew irritated. "I don't WANT them to break up. They're happy the way they are."

"Yuuhi. This is a secret, k?"

"OK."

"Tooya," she said, relflecting on her thoughts of him. "You know that he's been in a few relationships before, right?"

I nodded.

"Do you know how they ended?" After I gave no response, she continued. "He broke up with all of them. And afterwards, he hurt them. A lot of them don't talk to him anymore. Not only that, many of his exes have become depressed."

"Shit," I said. "Yeah. I'll tell her tomorrow."