Okay, here's the fourth chapter. There's a little note from me at the end of it.

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Naota awoke bright and early the next morning, thinking about the day ahead.

First, he was being forced to go to school because if he didn't, his father would keep him from going out with Mamimi. Then he'd spend the rest of the day with Mamimi, thinking of old times and talking about what she did in America.

He slipped on his normal school uniform, and then wrapped the bandages around his head, being careful to cover up the tv that was poking out of it.

Then he left for school.

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He met Ninamori at the train tracks as she waited for the train to pass her.

"Naota," she said, turning around. "Where were you these past few days? Were you sick?"

"Yeah, you could say that." He rubbed the back of his head, causing Ninamori to notice the bandages.

"What happened to your head?" she asked.

"I, uh, hit my head on the top bunk this morning." He lied, "I'm growing pretty fast, you know."

"Oh, well, do you want to go see a movie tonight? A new anime just came out and I was just wondering if you wanted to see it with me." She turned and faced the traintracks. "Or will you be with that dumb highschool girl that left a few years ago?"

Naota froze. 'Dumb highschool girl?' Was she talking about Mamimi? How did she know Mamimi was back? He decided to ask, "What do you mean?"

"Don't lie, Naota, I saw you." She began to walk across the tracks, since the train had passed.

"You saw me? When?" He was trying to act dumb, which wasn't one of his finest qualities.

"Yesterday, under the one bridge you guys used to always be under." She turned around. "Are you coming, Naota?"

He noticed that he was still on the other side of the tracks. "Huh? Oh, yeah...But why were you spying on me?"

"No. I don't spy." She started walking again. "I was just walking past when I heard voices. And when I looked down it was you and her there."

"Oh, well, it's not like we were doing anything." He walked quickly to catch up with her. "We're just friends, Ninamori."

She just nodded. Naota didn't even understand why she was nodding. He didn't ask a yes or no question, so why did she nod?

She started to speed up her walking, and Naota struggled to follow her. "I'll..I'll see you at lunch.." Then she ran off.

Was it something he said? He thought he was her eyes water, was she crying? "Great..." he said to himself, "I made Ninamori cry..."

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During class wasn't any better. Naota could barely concentrate because he felt so bad about Ninamori. "Why was she crying, anyway? It's not like I said anything to hurt her feelings."

He had more time to talk to her about that at lunch.

Too bad he's made plans with Mamimi to meet her around lunchtime.

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"She doesn't like you talking to me, but you're still here, Naota-kun." Mamimi hugged Naota from behind like she always used to. "That must mean you still have a little crushy on me."

"I don't know what you're talking about, I never had a crush on you.." Though from where Mamimi was sitting, she couldn't see that Naota was blushing.

"You did have a crush on me." Mamimi cuddled with him. "That's why Naota-kun tried to get me to kiss him before Haruko-san left."

"No. I only did that cuz I thought you liked me more than my brother." He broke off from her grasp and walk forward a few steps towards the water. "But you didn't, so I understood why you wouldn't kiss me."

Mamimi giggled. "If you want, Mamimi could kiss you now." She walked over next to him and stared at her reflection in the water, as he was doing at this time.

Naota continued staring at the water for a few seconds, running what she had just said through her head. Then it'd finally registered. "What!" He jumped back. "I can't kiss you, I'm dating Ninamori! ...and besides. I don't want to." He was blushing even deeper now.

Mamimi giggled again and moved towards him.

Naota took a few steps back. "Now, Mamimi, you don't want to do this. I'm in a relationship right now and...and..." He fell backwards into the water. Naota had completely forgotten about how the river suddenly curved.

Mamimi bent down and held a hand out to him. "Does Naota-kun really think that Mamimi would do something like that to him without his permission?" She was still smiling that innocent smile.

He took her hand and started pulling himself out of the water. "...Of course not." He felt especially lucky that his hat didn't fall off when he fell in.

Suddenly Mamimi pulled him up faster, then before he could protest, she kissed him.

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Dun dun dunnnnnnn! lol I had to lighten the mood. Anyway, that's the fourth chapter. It took me a while because I was lazier than normal. What was that, two monthes? lol Ah but the levers and pulleys in my brain were still cranking, ...or...whatever levers and pulleys do... lol See you later! The next chapter shouldn't be long. I'll try to get it in before I start school again next week.