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It's been a few weeks since the moment Eli and Nico shared. College had started for both of them and were now busy with classes.

Eli had asked Rin to keep Maki away from Nico and in return he would help him spend more time with Hanayo. Even though Rin refused at first he gave in when Eli somehow managed for the both of them to have a date. As for Umi, well , the blue haired had been so busy with work that at least for now Eli didn't have to worry about him. In the mean time he decided he would make Nico fall in love with him and even though he wasn't playing "fair" he was going to do everything within his power to make her his.

"so what do you think? You think you can manage working here?" Mr. Yazawa asked the ash haired boy that was walking by his side. " well, this is certainly not your ordinary company, but I will do my best!" he said full of spirits bowing to . " that's what I wanted to hear! Hahaha. Welcome to the company, I expect big things from you!" the boy nodded with a big grin on his face.

At that same time, Nico was getting of the elevator to the floor her dad and the ash haired boy were.

"oh Nico!" her dad said calling for her, Nico looked up and smiled. She walked closer to them and bowed to the new boy on her sight. " She's my oldest daughter, the future heiress of the company" said as he proudly introduced her. The ash haired boy quickly bowed and introduced himself " it's a pleasure to meet you! I'm Minami Kotori, I'll be working here starting today. I'll be in your care" Nico smiled and extended her hand, " Yazawa Nico, if you'll do the same " the ash haired boy smiled Yazawa Nico...sounds familiar...hmmm and shook hands with her

" Since the both of you will be in charge of the next project why don't you take today to get to know each other?" Mr. Yazawa suggested " eh next project?!" both Nico and Kotori exclaimed in unison "hahaha" laughed at their reactions as he nodded along, " yeah , don't worry its a small project, it's still very important. This will be a great opportunity to show your leadership Nico, and for you young man, to show how great of a designer you are." both of them looked at each other confused and worried " I'll give you more details next time we meet, for now just take it easy and get to know each other. I'll be off now" Nico bowed and the ash haired tried to talk again but Nico grabbed his shoulder and stopped him. " it's useless" she said, "huh?" he replied confused. " when dad has his mind set on something it's almost impossible to change his mind. For now let's do as he says" Nico finished and the ash haired boy sighed.

" You're amazing Yazawa-san" the ash haired boy said.

They took 's advice and went to small café close to the company to get to know each other.

" amazing, well yes of course I am. But what makes you say that? We've only just met today. " she replied a bit shy . " well, at such young age you're already taking part of leading a company, and not just any company but Yazawa clothing. The biggest clothing company in Japan!" Nico chuckled and took a small sip of her cup of coffee " I'm not really leading anything big yet, just taking on small projects. But, I guess that yeah I guess that is pretty amazing" she said proudly. "hehe " the ash haired chuckled lightly, " what's funny " she asked . " you're really cute Yazawa-san , have you considered being a model?" the ash haired asked making the latter blushed. " cute? Well yeah of course I am! But..." she paused " but?" he asked. " I can't . " she replied looking down.

Noticing her sudden change of mood he decided not to push the topic forward. "ah about-"

*buzz*

"oh sorry, I forgot to silence it" Nico said as she took out her phone, " don't worry about, you can answer it, I had to use the bathroom anyways, If you'll excuse me " he said as he got up and left for the bathroom.

Nico looked at the id caller and it read Sonoda Umi she felt nervous. She hadn't talk to Umi since that time at the beach and wasn't sure if she was ready to talk to him yet. But she knew he deserved to know about the relationship she and Eli were in.

Taking a deep breath she answer the called and trying not answer nervous she spoke first.

" hello?"

"Nico-chan. Hello, how have you've been?" the blue haired asked in a rather happy tone , which made Nico felt a little guilty inside

" I've been good thanks, what about you?" she replied trying to sound calm

" I've been busy, but good thanks for asking. I'm sorry I haven't been keeping in contact with you lately, if it's ok with you, would it be possible to meet now?"

now?! B-but I'm not ready..." r-right now?" she replied nervously

"yes, if it's okay with you"

he deserves to know... Nico, you need to tell him she mentally battled herself , meanwhile Umi continue to wait on the phone

" Nico-chan?" he asked a bit worried since she hadn't respond for a while

"ah yes! Sorry, I got lost in thought..."

"maybe you were busy, I'm sorry for interrupting I'll-"

"no! I mean , right now it's good, where are you Umi-kun?" she asked, she was decided to tell him about her relationship with Eli

" I'm close to the Yazawa company" he replied

that close..." There's a café near the company, it's probably about 3 blocks away from it, it's called Roma café. I'm right there if you'd like we can talk here in about -"

" Roma café?...oh I'm right outside of it! Haha what a coincidence, I'll see you inside"

"wai-t..." Before Nico could reply, Umi had hanged up . Oh crap, this is too soon...

" Nico-chan!" the blue haired said happily as he waved his hand in the air, Nico nervously smiled back as he walked closer to her. He sat down in front of her and noticed two cups of coffee on the table.

" was someone else with you?" he asked

"yeah, just now-"

" sorry I took long..." the ash haired boy said cutting Nico off. Nico sighed , she stood up and as she was about to introduce the ash haired boy, Umi angrily stood up " What are you doing here?!" the blue haired asked annoyed, "that's my line Umi-kun" the ash haired replied with a smirk " don't -kun me, as far as I know we're not friends." the blue haired replied irritated. Nico quietly watched the situation, she felt very uncomfortable and rather out of place.

Both of them got quiet and remained like that for a while, glaring straight at each other, as enemies who had been avoiding each other for a long time. The aura around them got dark and extremely uncomfortable.

" you two know each other?" Nico cautiously asked breaking the uncomfortable silence. Umi turned to Nico and snapped back to reality, " ah we're -" " we're childhood friends" the ash haired replied cutting the blue haired off, " we're not friends!" Umi replied irritate, Nico jumped back startled, she had never seen Umi this angry before. " we just ..." Umi stayed quiet, he was looking for the right words to say. " Yazawa-san, Umi-kun and I, have known each other since we were little. We met in Australia." the ash haired said smiling tenderly at the smaller girl . "classmates!" Umi said finishing the sentence he had started before. " we were classmates since grade school" The blue haired said as he regained his composure.

" I see..." Nico replied cautiously, " Minami-san is the new designer at our company, we're going to work together on the next project so we were getting to know each other" Nico said looking at the ash haired who was standing next to her, he smiled tenderly to the latter which made Umi feel angry inside.

" Umi-kun, he's-"

"Nico-chan and I are engaged " Umi replied immediately grabbing Nico by the shoulders and putting her by his side.

Nico's eyes widened, she felt a slight blush rushing on her cheeks but didn't say a word.

Kotori silently watched the situation and smirked " I see" he replied. Umi held Nico tight as he glared at the boy in front. Kotori sighed and looked at his watch.

" If you'll excuse me, Yazawa-san. I wanted to go back to the company to look at the materials we have in stock. " he said as he looked in Nico's direction, she smiled and nodded. " It was a pleasure to see you again, Umi-kun " the ash haired said as he got closer to the blue haired, " don't worry I'll be sure to take care of her, old friend " he whispered in Umi's ears.

Umi clenched his fist and glared at the ash haired. Without saying further word he left the café, leaving an enraged Umi, and confused Nico behind.

"Rin" the red haired called , "hmm?" Rin responded.

Maki quietly looked at him , wandering why the orange haired was eating with him .

" What is it, Maki-kun?" the orange haired asked curiously. " it's just... " Maki sighed " no, nothing" he shrugged , and looked away.

"Ma~ki~kun~ what's the matter?" the orange haired said as he came closer to him as he pronounced each syllable. Maki slowly backed away and slightly blush as he noticed how close Rin was to him. He got up from his seat and went to the window. " It's just weird for you to be here" Maki answered. "weird? But we always eat together, nya~!" Rin responded, and Maki sighed again.

*Ring *

" oh...that's the first bell, I'll be going first-nya" Rin said leaving Maki alone in the music room.

" Seriously, Rin can be so insensitive sometimes."

Maki tidied up and left the music room. He silently walked back to class not paying attention to his surroundings. I wonder what Nico-chan is doing right now...I want to see her...

Hours had passed, and the night was slowly taking over. Sitting next to each other, silently gazing at the sunset in front of them. Umi and Nico shared a peaceful/awkward moment together.

Nico decided to speak first and break the silence between them.

" Umi-san ..." she paused for a brief moment , she looked at him and continued " what was that about?"

The blue haired raised his head and looked at her, he took a deep breath and smiled . " I'm sorry, you must've felt uncomfortable"

" it was rather surprising , I didn't know you and Minami-san were friends... Well, your relationship with him looks complicated"

Umi's smile faded away and his expression turned dark. " listen Nico-chan, I..." he paused. He looked down for a moment and clenched his fist. "Umi-san?" she asked worriedly. He raised his head and grabbed Nico by the shoulders, looking at her straight in the eyes. Nico was taken aback but didn't move. " I...I right now can't tell you, but don't trust him. He's a deceiving person..."

Having a small blush on her cheeks due to the sudden skinship , Nico didn't say anything and nodded .

"Nico-chan..." the red haired that was standing from far, and saw the whole scene, clenched his fist and walked away.

Hello Everyone it's been long ^^' sorry about that ...

Kotori was introduced in this chapter, now I only have 3 more to go haha. Maybe I'll introduce them in the next chapter, which I promise won't take as long as this one ^^'

Before I carry on, I know Kotori and Umi are a bit different from the usual way they're interpreted but I wanted a braver Umi and perhaps a mischievous Kotori? .

Also , all the second years, are the same age. Nozomi is the same age as Maki and Rin and are in their last year of high school. Nico and Eli are the same age. And Hanayo is the youngest one. Making sure every one knows this I will proceed to write the next chapter within the next few days. Thanks for sticking with me ^^ , be well .