*Hello all well this is the new chapter I need to update before I went off for vaca and then when I get home I have threatening reviews telling me to update. Hehe Thanks to all of my readers and reviewers you guys are so great and I really appreciate all your thoughts and comments!!!

Saint Tail. not mine.

*We All Need Something to Believe In

Meimi and Asuka Jr. talked more before their impending date and became more comfortable with being in each other's company. They would spend lunches together talking in class and in the halls. Meimi acted as she would normally always smiling, bringing Asuka Jr. back to earth when his ego got to big. And whenever Sawatari saw them he would always refer to her as 'Junior's Wife.' A comment to which he received slaps but more blushes. She talked excitedly about their date although she knew that she wouldn't be there.

The day finally came and she finally had to break off whatever it was that they had but it was harder because she found herself in those few days falling more into him. She picked up her phone and called his house.

"Hello?" He answered.

"Hi Jr. It's Meimi."

"Oh hey what's wrong I'm gonna see you in two hours. Or could you just not stand not hearing my voice?"

"Please the sound of nails on a chalk board sounds better, I didn't call to argue with you, um I can't go out today." Her confident voice turning into nothing more than a whisper.

"What why?"

"I'm sick I got home and I felt really queasy I think that I might have a stomach flu or something like that because my stomach really hurts right now." She winced she hated lying to anyone but especially him."

"Oh. I understand I guess maybe we can do this again some other time..." He answered sounding disappointed.

"Yea sure I'm really sorry." And she really was remorseful.

"Hey its not your fault you got sick that's not fun I mean if you just made it up so you wouldn't have to go out with me then you should feel bad but you wouldn't do that. So rest up and get better I'll talk to you later."

".yea thanks bye."

'Oh now I feel really bad I should have just gone and dealt with the repercussions but I took the cowards way out. Its better this way it was quick and painless now we can both move on he can find another girl to entertain him and I can work on getting over him. besides nothing could have ever happened.'

'But you didn't even give it a chance.' the side that her heart controlled yelled at her.

Meimi spent the rest of the day wandering around her house trying to find something to occupy her mind to save her from her guilt. Her parents were away for the day, Seira wasn't home and she couldn't call Asuka so she was utterly bored and left with her thoughts.

Her doorbell rang and she went over to answer it wondering who would be visiting and it was the last person she expected.

"Asuka Jr?"

"Hey" He replied coolly.

"What are you doing here?" Her shock not yet faded away.

"You were sick I wanted to see how you were and you told me that your parents were gone so I wanted to come over and you take care of you." He saw her face change to one of shock then horror.

'I knew it.' His mind screamed.

"But I uh.that's really sweet but I really don't want you around while I'm sick I mean its pretty gross and what if you catch it I mean I wouldn't be able to forgive myself and besides I'm sure that you have other things -"

"No need Meimi I know that you aren't sick now let me in so that I can find out why you lied to me."

She saw the look on his face, which looked more disappointed than angry as she would have expected and knew that she couldn't even try to make up another lie. She nodded stepping aside letting him in the house. He sat on one of the chairs in the living room and Meimi sat on the couch nearest to him trying to avoid looking at him.

"How did you know?" She asked softly.

"Ha you know I never believed in that karma stuff but its real, I've used the 'I'm sick' line before and you sure didn't sound sick on the phone. Now my turn why did you lie to me?"

Meimi stared at the coffee table as his gaze bore into her.

".I forgot about who you were I forgot about how you only stay interested in a girl for a week and I forgot that you didn't believe in love and when I remembered I panicked. I swore myself that I would never get hurt again no never again."

Meimi paused not wanting to relive her painful memories.

"And I knew that I would get hurt if I went out with you because the truth is that I was really starting to like you so I did us both a favor what ever we had it's over. No more late night phone calls, talking to one another during free periods and lunch. Things should just go back to what they were before I opened my mouth in class."

"But I thought that we got passed all that. I mean I know that I don't have the best track record when it comes to dating but I thought that you would look past all that. I thought that you would be the one who would break that streak. Believe it or not Meimi I wasn't just going to go out with you again and then drop you on the spot I couldn't hurt you like that. You intrigue me I mean there's something in you that I haven't seen in other girls before. For one you can hold a conversation and what amazed me more is that you didn't fall at my feet the way the rest of the student body does. I do enjoy the attention that I get but sometimes it gets really monotonous, you were different and that's what attracted me to you." He looked back at Meimi who still didn't seem like she was convinced.

"You wanna know why I wanted to go out on this date so bad its because well.I.I wanted to ask you to be you know my girlfriend.I mean yea."A very bright red unlike Junior blush appeared on his cheeks.

"What?" Meimi asked thinking that she had been hearing things.

He knelt next to her staring in her eyes and held her hands. "I'm serious Meimi I want you to be my girlfriend. I know that I don't have much experience with relationships and you obviously have some issues with my past but I was thinking that you could maybe show me exactly what's so great about all of it. I know that this seems really out of character and so unlike me but there is something that won't just let you slip through my fingers."

"But.we've only known each other for.and I... and you.um I don't know."

Asuka stood up trying not to look hurt.

"I.I understand I just wanted to take a chance you know sorry if I bothered you I'll go now."

"The one time that your arrogance and confidence could have been of help you can't muster any up." She called back to him smiling.

He turned around confused.

"What?"

"You have bad hearing too.look I'm sorry about lying to you, I mean I asked you out then I break it off that was really horrible of me. So I'll think that what you said ok I mean I can't guarantee anything but I'll give it a lot of thought alright?"

He felt a huge weight lift off of him.

"Thanks Mei-chan."

"Wow that's a step up from Stone Heart." She laughed elated at the endearment added to her name.

"Haha yea so I'll talk to you later then. Think about it alright. Bye."

"Bye."

Meimi ran up to her room falling on her bed.

'His girlfriend.his first girlfriend. I mean it would be nice but what if what happened last time happens again. Argh I need to call Seira I hope that she's home.'

Meimi dialed her number and listened to the ringtone.

"Hello?"

"Hey Seira"

"Oh hi Meimi. Aren't you supposed to be on your date with Asuka Jr?"

"Uh no I kinda lied to get out of it."

"Meimi that's a horrible thing I thought that you were starting to like him too."

"Yea well he kind figured out that I lied so he came over but that's not the point Seira he wants me to be his girlfriend!"

"What really I'm so happy for you! You two are so cute together!"

"I never said yes."

"What why?"

"Because maybe this is some sick experiment just so that he can see if he can have a girlfriend or maybe he made a bet with some of his friends. He went out with like every girl in our grade and he doesn't believe in love.I don't know.."

"But Meimi do you like him?"

Meimi paused for a minute and tried to convince herself that she didn't but she couldn't lie to Seira.

".Yea I do."

"Then that's all that you have to think about who cares about what people say about him or the things that he has done in the past he wanted you to be his girlfriend not because of some stupid bet or an experiment he asked because he likes you and you like him too."

"Gahh Seira you know everything don't you?"

"No I just knew that you would have said yes to him regardless what I said."

Memi stared blankly.

"Hehe so don't worry about it anymore just make sure when you see him tell him your answer so that he doesn't go crazy with worry. I talked to Taru- san today."

"Really that's so cool! He seems really sweet and its so obvious that he likes you."

Although Meimi couldn't see it she knew that Seira was blushing brightly. Seira wasn't as boy crazy as most teenage girls her age but she always had a soft spot for the spiky brown haired shooting forward and they developed a deep friendship with one another but both were too shy to admit their growing feelings toward one another.

".I'm sure that it's not that but he did ask me to accompany him somewhere next Friday."

"Ahhh I am so happy for you!!! It's about time too I've been telling you for years to ask him out yourself."

"Oh well I'm just happy that I can spend some time with him." Seira smiled with a dreamy look on her face.

The two girls talked for a few more hours but both of them were forced to finally stop chatting when the batteries in their phones were about to die.

After her usual preparations for bed Meimi laid in the dark and conjured up an image of Asuka's face and smiled happily.

'Yes I'm Asuka's girlfriend.."

*Well here you go I hope that you all liked it. I think that things should pick up after this so we'll see!!! Make sure you just keep reading! Oh yea and sorry to all Seira and Sawatari supporters out there for some reason I just think that Rina and him are better suited together. Well with that.Have a fun filled day!