Four o'clock was only minutes away. Soon Haku and Luo would have to start walking back to the school field. They had gone down the street to the corner dairy and shared a bottle of water and a small box of hot chips to calm their nerves. Luo's hand was grasping Haku's. Their hands were as cold and clammy as the others, however Haku had her head bowed to hide the worryingly sick expression on her face and Luo's face appeared calm.

Haku couldn't stop thinking about what the next hours could hold. Who was the person who wrote the notes? Why did they want to meet up? And how did they know about Gumi?

The walk back to the field seemed to take forever. Haku felt like everyone they passed was staring at them because they knew their secret. Their eyes appeared dark and judgemental. Haku wanted to cry out "I would have died! It was in self-defence!" But then everyone would know for real what they had done to Gumi.

Haku closed her eyes and when she opened them, she and Luo were standing on the school field. There was a small group of people standing at the corner of the field, by the caretakers shed.

Luo took her hand. "Let's get this over with."

As they neared the group, they saw that it was Rin, her brother Len and another boy with red hair whom they didn't recognise.

Rin stared at the girls, furious but a little heartbroken, her eyes unforgiving. Haku knew instantly that she was the person who had written the note.

Len and the other boy, on the other hand, looked bored and more than a little annoyed. They perked up when the noticed the girls.

"Oh, so they actually showed?" Len said quietly, mildly surprised.

Haku clutched the scarf she'd put on to hide the bruises on her neck. Luckily, it was a cold, windy day and it didn't look too out of place.

Rin walked up to Haku and slapped her. Haku fell to the ground, completely blindsided. Luo took a step back.

"Bitch," Rin hissed, "you fucking bitch!"

"Whoa, Rin!" Len said.

"Don't 'whoa Rin' me! They killed Gumi!" Rin was hysterical and angry beyond words.

"How did you know?" Luo asked in a glacially calm voice.

Len took note of her tone of voice and actually looked a little concerned. "Wait, so they actually did kill her? I thought you were just being crazy."

"I'm not crazy!" Rin shouted. "I went with Gumi! I was outside their house! I heard the whole thing! How is that being crazy?!"

That made Haku wonder, if Rin heard the whole thing if she was to be believed, whether others may have heard it too.

"You killed her because she was a lesbian, didn't you?" Rin said, tears welling up in her eyes.

Luo was a little outraged. "Wha-no! I didn't kill her because of that! I killed her because she was trying to kill her," she motioned in Haku's direction.

"I can't believe what I'm hearing," the red headed boy said.

"Me neither," Len responded.

Rin yanked Haku's scarf off, revealing the bruises underneath. Len and the other boy's eyes were as big as saucers.

"Well," Len began cautiously, "I believe them."

"WHAT?" Rin screamed.

"Me too," said the other boy.

"SHUT UP, FUCK-ASS!"

"I-it's pronounced Fukase, actually,"

"SHUT UP!"

"But Rin," Len gestured towards Haku's bruises, "that's proof right there that they're telling the truth!"

"I DON'T GIVE A FLYING FUCK! THEY KILLED MY BEST FRIEND! IT'S STILL HER FAULT!" Rin pointed an accusing finger at Haku, "IF SHE WASN'T SUCH A BITCH GUMI WOULDN'T HAVE TRIED TO KILL HER!" And with that, she turned on her heel and marched into the caretakers shed.

Len rubbed the back of his head apologetically. "I-I'm sorry, this is and awful lot to take in and-"

Luo waved her hand. "I know, we're still trying to get over it ourselves. You're actually quite understanding about this."

Len managed a weak smile. "Well, killing is still wrong but it's understandable if it was self-defence. But, what did you do with Gumi's b-body?"

"Not telling," Luo drew her thumb and forefinger over her lips, "you know the drill. I'm thinking you should keep quiet about this and we'll-"

"Not on my watch!" Rin emerged from the shed, carrying a pair of gardening shears pointed menacingly at the girls.