Chapter 25: Messed Up

"She was the one who forced me too…" Yukino said in a fleeting voice. Truth be told she wanted it as well.

"I still can't believe it!" Rae crossed her arms as she shot Yukino a cold glance. "You got the guy drunk, then you tie him up, gag him and God knows what!" she spat bitterly. Yukino kept her head bowed, genuinely ashamed for what she just did, even if it wasn't entirely her fault.

Rae drank from her cup once more. With a brow raised she prodded a finger unto Yukino's head. "Honestly, I expected more from you." she sighed.

"But!"

"But what?" Rae snapped angrily. Rae swung her feet back and forth. "I don't give a shit for your explanations. You should have been able to deal with your alter-ego! or whatever you call it!"

Yukino snapped. She didn't like Rae's tone, not in the least. "You know, I have no idea why you're all flustered! It's none of your business!" she blurted out in rage. Yukino's eyes snapped open. 'Did I really say that?' she asked herself.

"So you do like him that way." Rae stated.

Yukino stood up, she placed a hand on her hip and waved her finger in front of a surprised Rae. "Of course not, but I—" she caught herself just in time. Rae lifted her hand in the air, then without warning she brought it down hard on Yukino's face. Yukino placed a hand on her now stinging cheek. She looked up at her with tearful eyes.

"It wasn't my fault." Yukino cried out.

"I'm glad you're leaving in the morning." Rae looked at her, disgusted. "I don't think I can stand looking at you any longer."

Yukino turned her back on Rae and she went in her room, slamming the door in the process.

Pyre happily chirped into Lei's ear causing the boy to bolt up from bed. Lei grinned from ear to ear, he had the most amazing dream last night. He dreamt that Yukino, of all people had gone down on him, it was an enticing thought. But knowing her, it was next to impossible.

"Would you quit staring into space and look at me?" Pyre squawked.

Lei shifted his gaze from the sheets to the talking bird. Suddenly it came to him, he was supposed to accompany Yukino to the train station today. Lei quickly scurried to his cabinet putting on whatever seemed to fit.

"Um… Lei, where are you going in such a hurry?" a feminine voice asked from behind him.

He spun around so quickly that he tripped backwards. Rae instinctively caught his hands, however, she only managed to get the both of them down on the floor. Once again Lei found himself in that position where a girl was pinning him down on the ground.

"I have to go." Lei told her with urgency in his tone. The girl shook her head, her hair moving with her gracefully. Lei tried pushing the girl off but she didn't budge. "Are you going to see her off?" she asked him, not bothering to mask the distaste in her voice.

"Yes." He breathed.

The girl shook her head. "Not if I can help it." she told him sternly.

Yukino tightened her grip on the handle of her bag. She was getting nervous, the train on route to Lutie was going to leave soon. She looked up at the clock, it was five minutes to noon. He promised her he'd see her off. She held unto his words. "He'll come." she reassured herself in a strained voice.

"Hey, wait for me!" she heard a deep voice call her. Yukino smiled and turned around, it was someone else. False alarm. The smile on her face faded as soon as it had come.

The sound of the Emperium powered engines reverberated in the station. People started proceeding to their respective carts and Yukino had no choice but to do the same.

"After what happened, who'd like someone as low as me." Yukino muttered under her breath. 'I'm really sorry, I just figured he'd like you more if…' Luna's was silenced by Yukino's outburst. "I don't care if we share the same feelings for him, the fact is, those are my emotions not yours! You shouldn't have acted on them" she snapped back.

'But—'

"He's not like most guys, you can' win him over with cheap tricks like those."

'Fine. We'll see who's right the moment we get back.'

Before she knew it she was in her cart. Yukino looked out the windows, still hoping he'd come. Her eyes widened. That was him! Lei was standing on the platform looking around frantically, but something was off, how come Rae was running after him.

Yukino stuck her head out the door and waved her arms in the air. "Hey, I'm here!" she shouted out. However the sounds from the pistons drowned her voice.

"Just wait a second will you!" Rae called out between ragged breaths.

Lei ignored the girl's voice, he was too busy looking for Yukino. Lei placed a hand on a conductor's shoulders. "Where's the train going to Lutie." Lei asked. The conductor gave him a weird look and pointed towards one of the trains, when he shifted his gaze to Lei he wasn't there anymore.

Lei felt his legs give in, he leaned on a luggage cart and took in a deep breath.

"What the hell do you think your doing?" Rae took hold of his hand.

"I have to see her off!" he explained.

"Are promises really that important to you?"

"Yes."

"But you forgot your promise to me?"

"Umm… No… It's complicated."

Rae snapped. Complicated huh! She'd show him complicated. Without a second thought she pushed him into the cart and in one swift motion she closed the lid shut. A conductor pulled Rae away from the cart. "Sorry miss, only personnel are allowed to sort through baggage, if you have a lost—" Rae interrupted with an angry growl. "My friend is in that cart!" she complained.

"Yeah, right…" he said sarcastically. The conductor shook his head, how could kids these days make up such obvious lies. "I don't have time for this." He muttered under his breath. With a heave, he sent the cart rolling into the train's luggage compartment. "Miss please stay away from the tracks, that train is about to—" his jaw dropped open as the girl ran after the cart. "—what the! Hey that's dangerous!"