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Yume was worried. Ako was her friend, yet she was suffering. Yume didn't really know why. It seemed to have started the day that the two were talking. But before that… well she couldn't tell if anything was troubling the red head.

Yume gulped thickly. She hoped that she wasn't the one who caused this problem. If she did cause it, she would never forgive herself, forget Ako forgiving her.

Laura and Mahiru had noticed it as well. The three of them were greatly confused by her blandness. However, she had improved slightly the day before, the dark cloud over her wasn't hanging so heavily anymore, so the three friends supposed that something happened to clear her mind.

But, as friends, Yume was determined to set things right. Ako was still troubled, but Yume would settle things. She was going to bring Ako back to her cat loving, Subaru obsessed self!

Yume gasped audibly. That was it! She took off running, leaving her room.

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Yume grinned widely through her pants for air as she spotted four figures along the path. "Hey! You guys!" She screamed, waving her arms.

The figures stopped and turned in attention to her.

"Huh? Tomato?" Subaru cried.

Yume smiled and waved. She ran up until she was right in front of the waiting Subaru.

Subaru raised an eyebrow. "What's up?"

Behind him, Nozomu, Kanata, and Asahi held curious and amused expressions.

Yume grasped Subaru's hands tightly. Subaru turned red. "What-"

"Will you… go out on a date…" Yume panted.

All four of the boys froze. The three other than Subaru began grinning widely with apprehension. Subaru's eyes widened more as he felt his heart thumping in his chest.

"-With Ako?" Yume concluded breathlessly with a smile.

Four jaws dropped. Asahi and Nozomu stared with shock and disappointment in their eyes, and Kanata stared with curiosity.

"A-Ako?" Subaru wheezed out.

Yume nodded. "Yes." She dropped Subaru's hands to clasp her own. "You see… something's wrong with Ako." She began to explain solemnly. "She's been so… down lately. And I don't know why."

Subaru raised an eyebrow. "So why are you asking me?" His cheeks were still dusted pink.

"Well…" Yume hesitated. "The truth is, Ako kinda likes you… But don't tell her I told you!" Yume blurted out. She turned to Subaru again determinedly. "Please accept!"

Subaru gulped and stared into Yume's wide eyes. The red and yellow hues of her eyes shined in the sunlight, mesmerizing him.

"F-fine…" Subaru croaked out finally.

Yume shouted for joy. "Yes! Thank you so much!" In her excitement, she wrapped Subaru into a quick hug. As she pulled away, she looked at him again. "When are you free?"

Subaru was frozen and stumbled to recover, his face was bright red.

Nozomu cleared his throat to get their attention. "We do have a free day tomorrow." He informed.

Yume raised her thumb. "That's perfect!" She started running off. "We'll meet at the front of the academy! Bye!"

The four boys stared silently as she disappeared without another word. Asahi was snickering to himself, Nozomu was smiling, Kanata raised an eyebrow, and Subaru stared blankly.

"What… what just happened?" Subaru mumbled to himself.

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"You what?" A shrill shriek vibrated through the air.

Yume winced, along with Laura and Mahiru. "I… got you a date with Subaru?" Yume asked, more than stated the second time around.

Ako's eyes widened and her jaw dropped. She stared at Yume. "H-how? W-why!" Confusion and shock evident in her tone.

Yume glanced away, rubbing her arm. "Well, you've been in a glum mood lately, so I wanted to cheer you up. And since you… like Subaru, I did what I thought best…"

Laura sighed and shook her head.

"Why would you do that?" Ako screamed. She slumped over and put her face in her hands. "What am I going to do?" She muttered quietly.

"You-you're not happy?" Yume asked in a low and sad tone.

Ako lifted her head. The two girls stared at each other for a moment.

Laura and Mahiru shared a look with each other through the tension.

"Did… did h-he agree?" Ako asked Yume.

Yume nodded. "Yes." She grabbed Ako's hands. "Please agree, Ako! It will make you feel better!"

Ako turned bright red. She gulped and slowly nodded. "Okay…"

Yume jumped up. "Yes! You won't regret this!"

Ako pursed her lips. "I hope so." She muttered.

Mahiru glanced at Yume. "When is it?"

"Tomorrow!" Yume responded.

"Tomorrow?" Ako yelped.

Laura raised a brow. "That's really soon."

Yume nodded. "Yup! The sooner the better so that Ako can get back to her normal self!"

Ako stood up and started walking away.

"Huh? Ako where are you going?" Yume asked.

"I'm going to get myself ready, Yume!" Ako retorted. "I have a sudden date!"

Yume laughed nervously and rubbed her neck. "Sorry…"

Ako shook her head. "Bye."

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Honestly, Ako wasn't ready. But, she had put an act on in front of her friends. Yume looked so sincere, and even though she was still uneasy, Ako agreed for the sake of her friend. And also because maybe Yume was right, and this would settle something about her feelings.

Ako dressed in a simple pale green dress and a white long sleeve cardigan over it. She replaced her usual bow with a white headband and carried a cream colored bag over her shoulder. She was making her way to the front of the school, where she would be meeting Subaru.

Laura, Mahiru, and Yume had stayed behind, letting Ako go herself. Secretly, she was glad that they did. It would've made her paranoid if she knew her friends were around.

She spotted a lone figure near the front gates of the school. Ako slowly approached.

Subaru turned to her. He was dressed casually in a red hoodie, jeans, and a gray baseball cap. He waved at Ako. "Yo, Ako."

Ako bloomed a bright red. "H-hello!" She blurted.

Subaru paused and glanced at her in confusion, then returned to a plain expression. He didn't say anything.

"Wh-where are w-we going?" Ako asked softly.

Subaru turned towards the exit. "A movie?" He asked. "If you want." He added.

Ako nodded slowly. "Y-yea. That's fine."

Subaru nodded once. "Okay. Let's go."

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