"Gomen, Yuki . . . . . . . . "
Sae didn't sleep one wink that night, the bags under her eyes being the result the next day. As for Yuki, the effects of a hangover now began. The pounding in her head not fading away, and feeling like throwing up, but can't soon woke her up in the afternoon. Passing through the hallway that separated their rooms, Sae heard Yuki's heaving. Trying to regain her composure, Sae went downstairs to make the sick angel some tea and then brought it to her room.
"Yuki-chan?" Sae gently knocked on her door and entered.
"Ughhhh? Oh, Sae-chan~~~"
"How you feeling? Here's some painkillers." Sae sat on her bed, handing her the medicine.
"Uahhwahh, I feel like crap." Yuki tried to sit up for her tea. Taking one sip, the pounding slightly decreased. "Aww, that feels better. Thanks."
"No prob, anything else I can get you?"
"No thanks, I'm good." Half-way done with her tea, she suddenly remembered Sae's date. "Oh yeah, so how was your date?"
"You mean, you don't remember?" Sae asked with a shocked tone.
"Remember what? Last night was a total blur." Surprised that Yuki didn't remember her confession, Sae took a pause as she tried to gather her thoughts together.
"Yuki-chan, you sure you don't remember anything?" Sae tried to assure her newly discovered feelings for Yuki.
"Not one bit. God, my body feels like jelly." The two laughed together, making Yuki a bit happier, but also hurting her torso. Maybe Yuki was that drunk and her confession was just rubbish. But it only made Sae's suspicious increase more; there had to be more. Not wanting to get her hopes up too much, Sae decided to drop the subject.
"Phew, I'm gonna shower." Yuki, finally able to stand on her own, got up, patted Sae on the head, and went to shower. On the other hand, Sae still sat on Yuki's bed, planning her next move. Did she really want to find out more, or just leave the chips where they already lie? Meanwhile, Yuki stood in the tub, the cold water splashing away all the funk from last night's adventure. Her mind then began fishing for more info on what Sae was talking about. "Did I really do something?" she thought to herself.
~knock knock~ "Ne Yuki, wanna grab lunch?" Sae asked through the bathroom door, startling Yuki.
"Umm, sure."
Apparently, Sae took Yuki where she took Atsuko and Asuka yesterday. Today, the atmosphere was extremely eerie. There was no conversation, just complete silence. Yuki was still recovering from her hangover, but Sae was unusually quiet, starting to scare the hell out of Yuki. Wanting to read each other's minds so badly, the only thing they could do was stare down at their food, quietly stuffing their mouths. Yuki's eyes bugged around and saw Sae's hands shaking. Obviously, Yuki had done something last night. The suspense killing her, Yuki lifted her head, catching a glimpse of Sae's eyes, and broke the silence.
"Did I really do something bad last night?" Yuki said a little loudly, which drew some attention from the other customers.
"Yuki, it's nothing." Sae trying to avoid telling her.
"Don't give me that crap! You know someth . . . ~Kashiwagi!~" Suddenly someone called Yuki's name from across the room, interrupting them . Out of the blue, a cute girl in a Chanel suit came walking in her direction. By the looks of it, Yuki had no idea who she was.
"Kashiwagi-san, we meet again." the girl said. Yuki just nodded her head in agreement, while Sae was looking at the confused Yuki. "We sure had fun last night."
"What the fuck did I do last night?" Yuki shouted in her mind, raising her eyebrows.
"Eeto, Yuki-chan, you okay?" Sae decided to speak up.
"Oh, how rude of me, I'm Watanabe Mayu. Yoroshiku." And then it hit her. Yuki now remembered what she got kicked out for. This was the girl from the bar, and in the bathroom.
"Miyazawa Sae, yoroshiku."
"M-Miyazawa? You're the one Atsuko went out with?" Damn, things just got worse. That was the last thing Sae wanted to think about. The sound of this Atsuko girl made Yuki's mind boggle. Mayu then turned her head back to Yuki who was still fishing in her brain.
"Well, I just wanted to say hello. Here's my number, if you wanna meet up. Oh, and Sae, call Atsuko, she misses you." Mayu bent down and gave Yuki a kiss on her cheek, leaving a lipstick mark and gave Sae a wink. Sae looked at Yuki in disbelief. For a moment, Sae was about to cry, but tried to shake it off. Instead of questioning her, Sae congratulated her.
"W-wow, Yuk's. She's pretty hot. Didn't think you had it in you." She heard the weakness and jealousy in Sae's voice, her heart aching. Not wanting to see Sae's face, Yuki excused herself and ran from the restaurant. She ran through the customers, pushing some of the waiters to the wall, while Sae stood like a stone statue, wondering what just happened. Finally snapping out of it, Sae threw money at the cashier and ran after her. Unfortunately, the streets were packed. Yuki disappeared within seconds. Sae tried calling Yuki as she ran through every street and alleyway, asking strangers if they saw her. After running 10 blocks around the city, Sae rested at a bus stop to think of where Yuki would go. Meanwhile, Yuki ran to the park. She could feel her heart about to pop out from all that running. Thinking she escaped Sae for now, Yuki sat on the grass under the park bridge. Hearing the stream seemed to calm Yuki's nerves a bit. Yuki had never felt so lost in her life. What was she doing? While trying to think of what to do next, unexpectedly, a little pup came pouncing to her, wanting to play.
"Kawaii, you're a lively one," Yuki relaxed while she petted the puppy. "At least you don't have to worry about love. You just mate."
For a moment, Yuki wished she relied on instinct like animals, instead of having to think for herself all the time. Animals only mate, not having to worry about love. But her words then started to play over and over in her brain. Then she got to thinking, maybe that's all there is to it. Maybe she and Sae were just meant to be friends. Hearing footsteps on the grass, the pup then broke away to the approaching owner.
"Ah, bad boy. I'm sorry." she spoke to Yuki.
"It's okay, he's adorable." Unknown to Yuki, the pup's owner was Atsuko. Luckily, Atsuko didn't catch a look at Yuki's face the night she came home drunk; this be their first legitimate time meeting. Getting bored, the pup ran from the girls again.
"Oi! I better get going, nice meeting you. Bye!" Atsuko ran after her pup. Unable to catch up with him, the pup ran in front of someone, almost tripping the person.
"Where you going little buddy?"
"Oh, thank you," Atsuko panted, finally reaching them. "I'm so sor...Sae?"
"A-Atsuko! Um, hey." Sae paused and handed the pup to her. "Listen Atsuko, I'm really sorry about the other night, but I'm kinda in a hurry, have you seen Yuki?"
"Nope. Did something happen?"
"She just ran from me, it's cool, I'll take care of it. Jaa, nice seeing you!" Sae resumed her running through the intersection. For the next hour, Yuki walked herself home, since it being a while from the city back to the house. Not once did she bump into Sae. On her walk home, Yuki now knew what she was to do. Sae meant too much to her for Yuki to destroy their friendship just because of what SHE wants. On the other hand, Sae was out of breath. With her options and energy running low, she decided to call Yuki one last time; still no answer. The tone on the phone made Sae's head spin with frustration and worry. Where could Yuki have gone?
"Yuki...~breathing heavily~ where are you?" Sae knelt down by a closed manga shop. She finally let her tears flow out, not caring if anyone saw or not. Too busy dealing with her anguish, a ringing from her pocket snapped her out of her trance.
"H-hello?"
"Sae-chan . . . "
"YUK'S! God, where are you?"
"At home, I walked. But anyways, just come home. I gotta tell you something."
"Me too, see you there." Hanging up, Sae felt like a huge burden had been lifted off her shoulders. Even though she was extremely pissed at Yuki for leading her on a wild goose chase, she was just glad that Yuki was safe. Sae hailed for a cab and rode home.
