05-06-05

For my reviewer/s:

TenshiKikyo – Thank you for reading and for the review I really appreciate it. (",)

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Title: Ayu's Big Problem

Disclaimer: I don't own this anime (Ultra Maniac) or any of its characters.

Chapter 4: Movies

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As the school dance ended, the group, containing... Ayu, Nina, Kaji, Tsujiai, and Yuta. They first walk Ayu to her house since it was nearer. Ayu was still wearing Kaji's jacket. It was getting a little colder as they walk. She didn't know why, she felt a little uncomfortable until she noticed that she was in the middle of Kaji and Tsujiai while Nina and Yuta were walking behind them.

"Nina, here take this." Yuta handed her his jacket.

"Thank you, A-achu"

Yuta smiled and offered his scented handkerchief to Nina. As she wiped her face, she felt a little embarrassed about the matter.

"I'll clean this up for you." Nina said.

"It's okay, you don't have to."

"No, I really mean it." She said. She didn't know why she felt her cheeks burn.

Meanwhile, the other three stopped from walking. They noticed the other couple stopped from walking. They watched them fight over about who's going to clean the handkerchief. Ayu heard Kaji laugh. She looked at him, blankly; until she noticed that Kaji was looking at her too. Ayu was the first one to break the eye contact while Tsujiai watched their little eye contact.

"Hey you two, what are you up to?" Ayu ran to them and sooner Kaji and Tsujiai walked after her.

"NOTHING" They both said in chorus.

Ayu eyed the two, suspiciously. "Really?"

"It's like this." Nina sighed. "I told Yuta that we were going to watch some movies at your place like a sleepover thing."

Yuta looked at her in a different way. --- You didn't told me that. --- Nina just nudged him at the side. " Alright then, I'll be the one who's making the popcorn." He said.

"No you're not, I am!" Nina said.

"I'm so sorry, I totally forgot about the movie night." Ayu apologized.

"That's okay I understand. You were pretty occupied back there." Nina said with a wink.

"Er, um, we don't mean to be rude but we're kinda hanging out here." Kaji interrupted.

"We're, um...having a movie night at Ayu's place, wanna come?" Nina said.

"Sure, that would be fun, right Tsujiai?" Tsujiai simply nod as a response.

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Meanwhile, at Ayu's house

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As they walked in the place, some couldn't help but to ask a question. "You live here on your own, Little Ayu?" Yuta asked as he walked to every corridor in the condo. Ayu simply nodded as a response.

"That's a pretty independent thing to do, if you ask me." Kaji added.

"So, what movie shall we watch?" Ayu asked as she opened a small cabinet. Inside were a set of DVD's, VCD's, and CD's.

Nina walked next to her. "Let see...how about this 'Samara: Ring2'." She took it out from the cabinet.

"Great, a suspense movie!" Yuta said. "I'll get the popcorn ready; don't start without me, okay?" With that he ran to the kitchen.

"I'll just go to my room and get changed." Ayu walked to the corridor that led to her room. Suddenly, someone caught her wrist. It was Kaji.

"Kaji-kun?"

"Ano..., could you show me where the bathroom is?" At this point, Kaji let her go.

"Sure, is that all?" She asked.

As they went to the bathroom, Ayu reached for the door knob. "That's weird; it's locked from the inside."

Meanwhile, inside the bathroom, Tsujiai was inside. He could hear Ayu's voice behind the door. He felt his heart burn when he heard Kaji's voice saying something to Ayu.

Kaji was standing behind Ayu. She's still trying to open the door but still it won't budge. Ayu felt Kaji was holding her shoulders. Surprisingly, he pinned her at the wall, facing him, next to the door. "Ayu" Kaji stared at her eyes.

'Why is he staring at me like that? Wait, is he...he's going to kiss me!'

Kaji leaned slowly while Ayu waited for the kiss. Once their lips met, seconds seemed like forever to them until; they felt the air flashed at their side. The last thing they knew someone separated them apart. Ayu's gaze fell when she saw Tsujiai, clenching his fist in anger. She saw Kaji with a bleeding lip. Nobody spoke nor reacted. As Kaji stood up from his composure, Yuta and Nina came in the area.

"There you are...we've been waiting for the three of you." Nina said.

Tsujiai couldn't stop but to recall the scene over and over again. He just stormed off to the door.

"What was that about?" Yuta asked in confusion.

Meanwhile, a lone figure walked to the darkened alleyway that was provided by small amounts of light. He wasn't sure what was he feeling. A moment ago, he was angry, and now, he's hurt physically; from the force that he had ignited, mentally; from the incident that he had witnessed, and more importantly he is hurt emotionally by his own best friend and by his own love.

Did he already claim her as his love? --- Of course, he didn't even let her go when she wasn't alright. --- But did she claim him as her love? --- I don't know...maybe. --- But why did she let you go you needed her? --- ... ---

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Recently, I have been troubled by this fic. I don't know who's going to end up with whom. ---Sighs--- That's why I'm letting the reader/s (you) choose who's going to end up with our poor Little Ayu. Previously, I received at least two (2) reviews that state their favourite pair in the fic. At the end of each chapter (starting on this chapter) you can see the results. I really need this and please state which pair ROCKS! (",)

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Tsujiai - 1