I jumped up from the couch and started after her. Why is she acting like this? But I knew that it would be best to leave her for a few seconds, so I stopped. *Rawrrrr* went my stomach. Oops. I've got to get food or else I won't be able to do anything. As I went through the motions of making a sugar stick, my brain was working a mile a minute to analyze the situation. When the last piece of chocolate was in my hand, it never reached my mouth. I barely noticed it was on the floor because I was so caught up in my mind. I figured it out. Oh God, how could I be so stupid?! Here she was trying to show me that she cared. And I told her that my only love was food! I slumped against the wall and proceeded to bang my head against it. But after a few seconds, I stopped. Me doing this is not going to help Taiya realize how much I love her. As scared as I am to do this, it has to be done. So I'm going to walk right in there and tell her how I feel. Better said than done. No! I have to do it or risk losing her. I cringed at the mere thought. An image came into my head of her wrapped in another man's arms, and I started running full-speed to her room.

I came to her doorway and knocked softly. "Taiya-chan? Are you alright?" Silence, then, "So you figured it out. Good, I hoped you would. And no I'm not okay, thank you very much." I paused, trying to figure out the best thing to say. "Could you just open the door? ...Please." "Fine." The sound of locks clicking, and there she was. I swallowed hard. Her face was pink, eyes huge. There were tear stains running down her face, and she was glaring at me. She's still beautiful to me. Always has been, always will be. "Beautiful." I said under my breath. And she heard me. "What did you say??" she exclaimed. "I said…wonderful. I was being sarcastic. Taiya, I'm really sorry. I know that doesn't amount to much but-" And the door slammed in my face. I hung my head, defeated. Taiya, I really hope you can hear this.

"I love you. With everything I am. I promise this is true. Please, forgive me."

And the door opened.