Meanwhile, Risa was also in no one's company. Satoshi was inside tutoring younger students math, or anything they needed help on.

"He's such a kind and gentle person…no wonder why those girls like him so much!" She laughed to herself as she thought of Satoshi's "fan club". "Whoever ends up with him, is gonna be a lucky girl!" She smiled again.

Risa looked around for someone she knew. In the distance, she spotted Dark and Krad, the new transfer students.

"Dark!" She thought, as she saw him walking along with his twin. Suddenly in the distance, she heard Krad swear loudly as he ran off. Dark laughed as he watched him go.

"I've gotta talk to him…" She told herself out loud, with a dreamy voice. Risa walked off to him.

Dark spotted Risa, and approached her. "You're Riku's sister, eh?"

She nodded happily. "He's so cute! And he's so mature…"

He laughed. "You've got one hot-headed sister there." He thought a moment. "Is that Daisuke kid her boyfriend?"

"Eh?" Risa said, with curiosity. "Well, Riku likes him, I know that for sure. And Daisuke probably likes her back."

Dark's eyes went… well, dark. "Hmph." He grunted. And with that, he strutted away, hands in his pockets.

Risa stared after him with disdain. "Does he likeRiku? But… we look the same. There's no difference… is there?"

From the 3rd grader room's window, Satoshi stared at the ground, with a sad look on his face.

"Mr. Satoshi?" A third grader's voice squeaked. "Can you help me? I don't get this…"

"Huh?" His head snapped to attention. "Oh… sure." He forced a smile onto his face, and looked out the window again. Risa was still standing there, looking in Dark's direction. With a sigh, he went back to teaching the children.

Daisuke and Satoshi's walk home together was quiet, and neither of them said very much.

Daisuke: "How was your day?"

Satoshi: "uh.. good."

Daisuke: "Really?"

Satoshi: "……………"

Finally, Daisuke broke the silence.

"It's Dark, isn't it? Riku said something about Risa liking Dark."

"What? Risa likes Dark. So why should I care? I mean, it's not like I like her or are going out with her or anything…"

Daisuke's voice turned angry, and slightly cold.

"Don't lie to yourself, Hiwatari."

"What? I'm not lying!" He retorted, with guilt in his voice.

His best friend raised an eyebrow, and kept walking.

"I'm not lying to myself. He's just being stupid, what's he know?… He knows a lot of things."

Satoshi lay in bed that night, thinking about his conversation with Daisuke.

"It's Dark, isn't it? Riku said something about Risa liking Dark."

"Risa likes Dark. So why should I care? I mean, it's not like I like her or are going out with her or anything…"

"Don't lie to yourself, Hiwatari… Don't lie to yourself, Hiwatari… Don't lie to yourself, Hiwatari…" Daisuke's voice echoed over and over again in his head.

Turning over, he frowned and drifted off to sleep.

Another short sorta filler chapter. I'd bet if this were turned into a show there'd be endless flashbacks… coughgundamseedcough Ah well. I love Gundam Seed! Don't get me wrong, but the flashbacks are a bit annoying.

That was a rushed. I wanted some SatoRisa action. You probably did too.

Since when did Daisuke say things like this?

RxR!