Haruka wondered through the halls by herself. Matsuo and Raiden had disappeared and the rest including Hitoshi had gone to their club practices. Haruka got a bit bored of watching her boyfriend with his practice and she had no interest in club activities, So, she went on a hunt to find her friends. Maybe she could help them sort out.

Rounding the corner to a more abandoned hallway she searched for any signs of her friends only to duck back around the corner. Her two friends were curled up together, Matsuo looking terrified while Raiden held her to his side. Haruka let a smile cover her face. Raiden was trying to get them to talk but Matsuo was clearly being stubborn.

Haruka knew they would work it out. Eventually. God, maybe they needed a little help. Haruka debated making her presence known when Matsuo suddenly stood pulling herself free and marched away and Haruka heard Raiden call for her. Matsuo rounded the corner and came face to face with Haruka.

"Haru-chan" Matsuo gasped.

"Are you okay?" Haruka asked worried. Her friend nodded and moved around her before Raiden could catch her. Raiden sighed as he stopped beside Haruka. "Don't give up Raiden, I'm sure she'll come around" Haruka assured

"Really?" Raiden challenged "It's been weeks since I got mad at her. I haven't even had the chance to apologize but she won't even talk to me anymore. And as much as I wanted to keep her there to talk to me, it just hurts her more"

"Don't give up Rai-kun" Haruka soothed "Me, you, Hitoshi and Matsuo, we've all been friends with each other since we were born" Haruka stated "We know everything about each other, we've come this far, why give up now?"

"Because I really screwed it up this time, normally she's willing to talk things out even just a little" Raiden argued just getting more and more upset. Haruka watched sadly as he left and then sprinted for the Kendo club rooms.

Hitoshi had just finished a match as Haruka entered the room. The second he reached Haruka he could tell she was upset by something. Hitoshi pressed a kiss to her cheek "What's wrong?" Hitoshi asked.

"Matsu and Raiden they… Matsu isn't even talking to Raiden anymore and Raiden seems to think their friendship is screwed because of it. Hitoshi, I don't know what to do" Haruka started tearing up and Hitoshi smoothed down her chocolate hair.

"It'll be okay, Haruka, just let them figure it out. They did the same with us" Hitoshi smiled

"It was different for us, it had only been a day and I'm not as stubborn as Matsu, I'm more likely to blurt it out like an idiot than Matsu is" Haruka whined

"Kusama, you're up again" the couch called

"Why don't you talk to Takano, she can tell you what's wrong and you can figure it out from there" Hitoshi smiled before heading off to practice again.

Takano Masamune

Masamune looked to where his daughters lay curled up on Matsuo's bed. Sazuna had taken to cuddling her sister lately as Matsuo sulked to herself and it was upsetting for him. Ritsu came up beside him and he wrapped and arm around his wife. "Their fight couldn't have been that bad" Masamune whispered, "Right?"

"You're asking me?" Ritsu answered incredulously. Masamune sighed pressing his lips to his wife's hair. "Listen, Masa-kun, they'll figure it out, we don't really understand what's going on and she won't want us prying, if she wants help she'll ask." Ritsu assured.

A knock sounded at the door and Masamune moved to answer and saw Haruka standing nervously. "Haruka-chan, what brings you by?"

"Hello, Takano-san, May I speak to Matsu-chan?" Haruka asked politely. Masamune let the girl in. Matsuo and Haruka were often at each other's houses, enough to the point where they were often like a second family to each other.

"Does Akihiko know you're here?" Masamune asked

"I sent mum a text to let her know but she hadn't replied." Haruka smiled sweetly.

"Matsuo is in her room" Masamune smiled back. Haruka was gone in seconds to see the girl.

"Matsu!" Haruka cried jumping onto the girl. Sazuna smiled in greeting then vanished like a ghost.

"Haruka do you have to do that?" Matsu grumped.

"Hey, be nice I am trying to cheer you up miss grumpy pants. But I see my friendship is not wanted, maybe I should go" Haruka huffed teasingly.

"No don't go. It's wanted I swear!" Matsu whimpered and Haruka looked shocked by the panic Matsuo had worked herself into.

"Hey I was kidding" Haruka soothed quickly pulling Matsu into a hug "It's gonna take more than that to make me break our iron friendship" Haruka giggled. Matsuo relaxed into her hug.

"I'm sorry"

"This has taken a lot out of you" Haruka agreed. "But maybe talking to Yukina would be a good idea" Haruka cooed "It would end all of this"

"I can't, Haruka,"

"But you should not necessarily about what the problem is, but explain that you didn't want to talk about it. He wants to apologise but he wants to hear what you say first, to fix whatever it is you're upset about"

Matsuo sat there looking at her friend. She had a point. Talking would get it over and done with, but how could she possibly talk to Raiden now?

"No one's pushing you. But I would like both of my friends back" Haruka added with a soft smile.

"Maybe it would be better if I just got over him,"

"Or you could just talk it out with him" Haruka cooed

"Why are you pushing this?" Matsuo asked slightly mad

"I'm not pushing but we've always been able to tell each other anything, you guys are like a mirror of me and Hitoshi, just add in stubbornness issues" Haruka giggled when she got smacked with a pillow.

"Fine, you win, I'll talk to him… eventually" Matsuo sighed. Haruka gave pleased nod.