Author's Note: Ah Gomen! School has started and I have homework. (Plus I was waiting for 50 reviews…) But I can't hold out anymore!!!

Disclaimer: I haven't said it in two weeks and I still don't own Saint Tail!

Chapter 13

" Hey Asuka! I heard you finally caught Saint Tail!" Takamiya shouted happily. She slapped him on the back with congratulations. " So who was it?" She asked eagerly. Asuka Jr. continued to walk down the school hall solemnly. " C'mon man! Please?" She asked. Lina did not need to know an answer though. She already knew it was Haneoka.

" Lina…" Asuka said stopping in his tracks.

" Hmm?" Lina asked excited. He turned around to look at her. His eyes were filled with anger not only against her, but against something else.

" Lina…leave me alone. I do not like you. I will never like you. I don't want to be your friend. Just go." He said harshly. Asuka briskly turned around and continued walking down the hall. Lina stood, stunned watching him go. Snapping out of it, she chased after him and tackled him to the ground. He flew to the floor face first. His hands stopped his fall as he stared at the cold tiled floor. Flushing with anger, Lina walked in front of him.

" W-why?" Lina asked furiously. " I'm just as good as Haneoka. In fact, I bet I'm better. Why would you say such a thing?!" She screamed. Tears ran rapidly down her face. Asuka, holding his pose for a moment, stood up and faced her.

" You took the one thing precious away from me, the one thing that kept me going. You took Haneoka away! And for that I will never forgive you!" He said hostility building in his voice.

" I didn't do anything to Haneoka! Why do you blame everything on me?" She said throwing her arm away from her.

" You…you and my father! Both of you! You both took her away!" Asuka yelled. Lina was taken aback from his knowledge. " I'm not stupid! I know what happens in my father's business." The air hung silently. It was thick with intensity.

" I'm sorry Asuka." Lina said lowering her head. Tears stained her clenched hands.

" Just go." He said miserably. Lina looked up sadly at him and walked away. Asuka held his head with his hand as he walked to the nearby chapel. Trying to ignore everyone's stare as he walked down the aisle. Asuka opened the confessional and sat down in the depressing darkness. A white hooded figure sat silent on the other side.

" Mimori…" He whispered hoarsely.

" It's been hard for the both of us." Seira said turning to him. Silver beads of tears rimmed her eyes.

" I'm sorry. I would have handled it differently. This was Takamiya's and my father's doing." Asuka said clenching his fists furiously. Seira nodded understandingly. " Do you have a plan?"

" I don't have any connections with prison, but you do." She said wiping her tears away.

" Who?" He asked bluntly. " You don't mean my father do you? He's the one who put Haneoka in there to begin with!" He said.

" Can't you get the keys at least? Doesn't he carry them with him or something? There could be something useful in your house."

" I already checked." He stated. " Haneoka won't leave. I can't expect her to escape on her own." Seira sighed, burnt out of ideas.

" I don't know what to do…" She whispered helplessly.

Lina left the school hours after the final bell had rung. She wondered aimlessly down the streets. Her eyes watched her dawdling feet. Her steps were sluggishly light sounding. Lina watched the streetlights come and go. Her face was lit and then darkened.

" Why? Why…Asuka?" She said quietly to herself. " I did it all for you. Why? Why can't you see that?" Tears staining her face once again. She looked up helplessly at the moon. Its sliver glow resonated on the river to the side of her. She looked at the deep water. " No one would miss me…" She whispered to herself. " Not Asuka…he would never miss me." Lina mumbled. She stepped into the water. The icy water dampened her shoes and socks. The water rippled away as her feet dragged through the water.

Meimi sat in her cell curled in the corner. The moon was her only light that was dimmed by the bars in the window. She looked at the source of her light and stood up. Meimi leaned her face on the cool bars. The wind startled her hair as it drifted limply. She looked at the neighboring river as it swam by serenely. A figure shrouded by the dark stood out in the moonlit waves. Meimi struggled to see the person.

" Hey you! What are you doing?" Meimi yelled through the bars. She must have caught the person's attention. They turned around letting the moonlight light their face.

(Lina!) Meimi thought surprised. " Takamiya! What are you doing?" Meimi yelled louder making sure that she heard.

" Haneoka…" Lina said surprised.

" Lina, why are you doing this?" Meimi said reaching out to her. " Come back to shore. We can talk about it."

" No we could never talk. You have him and I don't. That's what makes us different." She said wading out into waist deep water. Meimi struggled to squeeze through the bars though her efforts did nothing. Lina was now shoulders deep. Meimi's mind raced for thought.

" Lina stop!" Meimi yelled tears welling up in her eyes. Lina paused before slowly walking out again. " I know how you feel!" Meimi screamed. " Every night when I was Saint Tail, I wanted to be with him! I wanted him to catch me! But I couldn't let him! I know how it feels not to be loved Takamiya!" She yelled. Tears poured down her face as she helplessly. She could not stop her physically. Lina turned around to face the face between the bars. It was stained with tears.

(Is she crying for me?) Lina asked herself. (Someone does care.) She said to herself. Happiness welled inside of her. (It doesn't matter that Asuka won't miss me, others will.) Lina walked out of the water. Her clothes were soaked through. Meimi smiled to herself as her tears receded. Lina walked to Meimi's window and looked up at her face.

" Thank you Haneoka." Lina whispered. " Here…" She said lifting an object to Meimi. Meimi grasped the object. She looked down at the key. " I know that you don't need it but Asuka can't come get you. His father won't let him get away." Lina said and turned to walk away.

" Lina…" Meimi said. She turned around to face her. " Thank you."

Author's Note: I'm just trying to get Lina out of the story… ^-^'. Sorry all Takamiya fans (if any) But hopefully I'll update soon. Dunno what's gonna happen next week so bye for now.