Chapter 4
Friendship Broken
Rei stood up and walked back into the store. Ran sat there in shock. "First place, in my heart?"
"That's right." Yuuya said stepping out from around the side of the store. "But Tatsuki beat me to it, so I was stuck being Second Place again."
"I'm-I'm sorry Yuuya. I never knew."
"Now you know, but it doesn't matter anymore. I know how you feel. I'm a nice guy, remember?"
Hearing the arrival of Yuuya, Rei step into the doorway. "Yuuya. We were just talking about you."
"I heard. I can't believe you Rei. You swore you wouldn't say anything."
"She needed to know and you weren't saying anything."
"Yeah, well now you don't have to worry about keeping secrets or anything I do. I'm done with you Rei. I don't ever want to see you again!"
Ran and Rei were left standing there in front of the store while Yuuya stormed off.
"That could have gone better."
"You knew he was there?"
"Yeah. He came by to ask me about a record and left a moment before you came in. I guess he saw you heading into the store."
"I must have not seen him because of those Ganguro girls making a fuss."
"Well, I have to get back to work. Good luck."
Now just Ran stood in front of the store. Alone again, she thought.
However, Miyu said if she needed her that she could ask for help. And she really needed someone now, Ran thought to herself.
Ran took off running towards the police box. When she arrived she was completely out of breath. She just burst through the door and fell to the ground in exhaustion.
"Ran! Are you okay?" Yamato and Miyu asked together.
"Mi-Miyu," she stuttered. "Miyu, I have to tell you what just happened." Slowly Ran caught her breath and took a seat at the small table.
"What happened?"
Ran began to spill the whole story of her visit to Rei at the record store. She told them how Rei had asked her what Yuuya meant to her and how being a nice guy was actually a bad thing, and how he wanted to be first place in her heart. Then about how he had been listening to the whole thing and was so upset with Rei that he broke off their friendship.
"I can't believe this all happened because of me!" Ran cried. A tear formed in her eye and she wiped it away before more could follow.
"We need to get them back together."
"Make them friends again?"
"Yeah. Then everything will be all right again."
"That's not going to be easy," Yamato said.
"I know, bro. But I have to try. It is because of me that this happened and I couldn't bear it if they weren't friends anymore."
Rei stood up and walked back into the store. Ran sat there in shock. "First place, in my heart?"
"That's right." Yuuya said stepping out from around the side of the store. "But Tatsuki beat me to it, so I was stuck being Second Place again."
"I'm-I'm sorry Yuuya. I never knew."
"Now you know, but it doesn't matter anymore. I know how you feel. I'm a nice guy, remember?"
Hearing the arrival of Yuuya, Rei step into the doorway. "Yuuya. We were just talking about you."
"I heard. I can't believe you Rei. You swore you wouldn't say anything."
"She needed to know and you weren't saying anything."
"Yeah, well now you don't have to worry about keeping secrets or anything I do. I'm done with you Rei. I don't ever want to see you again!"
Ran and Rei were left standing there in front of the store while Yuuya stormed off.
"That could have gone better."
"You knew he was there?"
"Yeah. He came by to ask me about a record and left a moment before you came in. I guess he saw you heading into the store."
"I must have not seen him because of those Ganguro girls making a fuss."
"Well, I have to get back to work. Good luck."
Now just Ran stood in front of the store. Alone again, she thought.
However, Miyu said if she needed her that she could ask for help. And she really needed someone now, Ran thought to herself.
Ran took off running towards the police box. When she arrived she was completely out of breath. She just burst through the door and fell to the ground in exhaustion.
"Ran! Are you okay?" Yamato and Miyu asked together.
"Mi-Miyu," she stuttered. "Miyu, I have to tell you what just happened." Slowly Ran caught her breath and took a seat at the small table.
"What happened?"
Ran began to spill the whole story of her visit to Rei at the record store. She told them how Rei had asked her what Yuuya meant to her and how being a nice guy was actually a bad thing, and how he wanted to be first place in her heart. Then about how he had been listening to the whole thing and was so upset with Rei that he broke off their friendship.
"I can't believe this all happened because of me!" Ran cried. A tear formed in her eye and she wiped it away before more could follow.
"We need to get them back together."
"Make them friends again?"
"Yeah. Then everything will be all right again."
"That's not going to be easy," Yamato said.
"I know, bro. But I have to try. It is because of me that this happened and I couldn't bear it if they weren't friends anymore."