Chapter 5

"It's Sunday (February 8) at last!" said Fuuko. She got up from bed, fixed her hair, and went down for breakfast. "Mom, I'm going to Recca's house later!" she said. "But there's a storm. What are you going to do there?" asked her mother. "Nothing... I'm just going to spend time with my friends. We also might sleepover because there's a storm and there's nothing to do at home." replied Fuuko. "Since your friends are going, then… maybe I'll just have to allow you. But make sure you bring your things with you." Her mom reminded her. "Mom, I'm not a kid anymore." she said. "And I might bring Ganko with me. If I leave her here, she might get bored. Don't worry I'm going to take good care of her."

That afternoon, at around 5:00, Fuuko fixed her things and went to Recca's house. When she arrived, she saw Recca's dad and told her that Recca, Yanagi, Domon and Kaoru went to buy some food.

Fuuko entered the house. "I guess Tokiya isn't here yet." she said to herself. But when she entered the living room, she saw Tokiya sitting down while reading a book. Fuuko was really nervous. She didn't know what to say. But instead of standing there, looking like an idiot, she walked towards him and apologized. "I didn't mean to say something hurtful like that, Mi-chan." She blushed at how weird she sounded- quickly adding, "Those words just slipped out of my mouth. I'm sorry." She blushed again.

"No. It isn't your fault. It was me who treated you guys like that. I didn't care about you guys. I was a self-centered person. All I wanted was revenge for my sister." said Tokiya. "But… That's not true! I taught about was you said last Friday. You said that you wanted to help us save Yanagi from those bastards… And I thought about it. I saw how you fought just to help us. I'm really sorry for saying words that can hurt your feelings." said Fuuko. "Stop saying sorry. It's really annoying. Especially if you're the one saying it. It sounds weird." Tokiya tried not to look at her while talking. "Do I really?" asked Fuuko. Tokiya nodded.

A few minutes after their conversation, they heard familiar voices coming from the outside. "It's Recca!" Fuuko said. "They're back!"

When they went in, Yanagi quickly looked at the clock. "Oh! It's already 6:00! I got prepare for dinner." Yanagi said. "Fuuko can you help me with the dishes?" "Sure." replied Fuuko.

When Yanagi and Fuuko finished preparing, they called on the others for dinner.

While eating everyone was silent except for Recca, Kaoru and Domon. They were "stealing" whatever they see on each other's plates. The others didn't mind them.

While they continued eating, Fuuko tried to take a squint on Tokiya. She caught Tokiya staring at Yanagi.

Fuuko envies Yanagi up to now. Both Recca and Tokiya like Yanagi. Fuuko always taught Yanagi is the luckiest girl on earth. And because all of these bugging her, she couldn't sleep that night.

Fuuko was staying in a room with Yanagi and Ganko. Recca, Domon and Kaoru are staying on Recca's room. While Tokiya, he slept in the guest room alone.

At the middle of the night, Fuuko still couldn't sleep. She's still bothered by her thoughts. Fuuko heard footsteps from outside. So she went out to check who would walk this late at night.

When she got outside, she saw Raiha. "Raiha, what the hell are you doing here? How did you know that I'm here?" asked Fuuko. Raiha just smiled at her. "Kurei's people are so mysterious. Anyway let's stay outside. We wake the others up." said Fuuko.

When they reached the outside, Raiha and Fuuko sat down on the floor and started talking to each other.

Meanwhile, in the guestroom, Tokiya is also having a hard time sleeping. "Why am I having a hard time sleeping? Maybe I need to walk outside till I get tired and feel sleepy." he said to himself. So he left the room and went outside. When he opened the door, he saw Raiha with Fuuko.

Fuuko and Raiha were surprised. So was Tokiya. Tokiya turned his back and said, "Sorry. I didn't know that you to were here. Sorry if disturbed you two." But just when Tokiya was about to walk away, Raiha grabbed his wrist and said, "No. It's okay, Tokiya Mikagami. I need to talk to you… Would that be okay, Fuuko?" Raiha asked Fuuko. "Sure. Well I guess I have to leave you two alone. Good night you two!" said Fuuko and went back to the room where she's staying.

Now, only Tokiya and Raiha were left outside. "What do you want from me?" asked Tokiya. "It's about Fuuko." replied Raiha. "If it's about the two of you to meeting, I have no plans of telling anyone." said Tokiya. "Thanks. But it's not that." said Raiha. "It's about you." he continued. "Huh? Me?" Tokiya asked. "Yes. I just want you to know that you're a really lucky guy. You're nearly perfect. You're smart and a good sword wielder. You're luckier than me." said Raiha. Tokiya didn't really get Raiha's point. "Anyway, I have to go!" After the short conversation Raiha left.

Tokiya went back to the room. "What the heck does he mean by me being luckier than him?" Tokiya asked himself. "I'm smart but… the person I care for doesn't love me." he said to himself.

After a few minutes, Tokiya got tired of thinking and went to sleep.