AN: There's so much that I would have loved to include in this story that just didn't get in. Because I just couldn't leave it at that, I decided to write little 'After the story' things. You don't have to read them if you don't want to, but, hey, you just might like them.

Enjoy!

"Have a nice day."

What should I do? Aida Sakura wondered as the convenience store doors closed behind her. She looked up at the evening sky. It wasn't yet late enough to see any stars, but the last wisps of color from the setting sun made her smile.

"It will be fine." She whispered to herself. "I'm probably just over thinking things." Despite her brother telling her that she didn't think enough before acting, there were times when Sakura could actually think too much.

Satisfied that everything would be okay, Sakura turned toward home. As she walked, she hummed the tune of her favorite jingle from Canada. As she finished humming it for the third time, something caught her eye.

Sakura stopped mid step and looked to her left. She was standing in front of a bookstore, and the bright display had grabbed her attention. Specifically, a single magazine.

I guess it came out today. She thought, walking over and picking up the glossing book. Plastered across the cover was a picture of two high school boys with their foreheads together. There were also little images for the other stories contained in the issue, but it was the two boys that held Sakura's attention.

"Sakura!"

Sakura jumped when the voice came from right beside her. She looked to see her boyfriend, Sakura Jun, grinning at her. Like every time she saw him, her heart lifted and she giggled.

"What are you looking at?" Jun asked. He picked up another copy of the magazine from the display. "'Shounen Embrace'?" He read the title, stumbling a little over the English word. He looked at Sakura with a raised eyebrow, waiting for an explanation.

"It's a manga magazine." She said simply, returning the copy in her hands to the display. She would come back later to buy it.

Jun looked back at the copy he was holding. "Hm." He studied the cover.

Sakura wanted to laugh, but she forced herself not to. She didn't want to embarrass Jun. After all, it made sense that he didn't know he was staring intently at a yaoi magazine.

Then Jun turned to her, smiling and pointing at one of the characters on the cover. "Hey, doesn't he kind of look like Ken?"

"I guess." Sakura said, looking away. Actually, the image looked exactly like her twin brother. That was because Ken was the model that the character was based on.

"Come on." Jun nodded at the bookstore doors. "I'll buy it for you."

Sakura could just see how that would go, and she really wanted to laugh. The looks he'll get!

Jun frowned at her. "What's with that face?" He asked. "I thought you wanted this magazine."

"I do." Sakura said, then she couldn't keep it in anymore. She burst out laughing. "It's just the thought of you buying it!" She gripped her sides, the bag from the convenience store bouncing against her knee.

"What are you talking about?" Sakura managed to watch as Jun flipped open the magazine. The look of surprise on his face made Sakura think she was going to die. He quickly returned it to the display and glanced around to make sure nobody had seen him.

Sakura took a series of deep breaths. Eventually she managed to get her laughter under control and straightened up. Jun already knew that she liked yaoi, so she wasn't worried about his reaction to her looking at the magazine.

"I, um…" Jun looked uncomfortable, and his face was red.

Sakura knew better than to make him suffer. "Do you have homework?" She asked, offering him an exit.

He took it. "Yes, um, I'll see you tomorrow." He gave her a quick kiss on the cheek before dashing off.

You know, he might make an interesting character in one of those stories. Sakura thought as she watched him go.

What comes after the confession scene? Sakura wondered. She was lying on her bed, looking at the magazine that she had bought before returning home. It was open to the last page of the cover story. The tough delinquent had just told the innocent transfer student that he liked him.

"Maybe he should have waited to confess." She thought out loud. She tapped a pencil against her cheek. Her sketchbook lay on the bed beside her.

"Sakura!" Her mother called from the bottom of the stairs. "Are you doing your homework?!"

"Yes!" Sakura lied. This is harder than homework. She bit her lip, staring at the manga.

"Need any help?"

"Yes!" Sakura screamed before realizing that somebody had to have asked the question. She looked to the door and saw Ken standing there. He had his school bag with him. Crap.

Ken casually walked into the room. "Step one." He stated. "You need your books to do the homework." He smirked as he sat on the edge of the bed. "What are you really doing?" He glanced at the magazine.

"Ah!" Sakura hurried to close the magazine, but that didn't help.

Ken blinked at the cover. Then he looked Sakura in the face. "Is that me?" He didn't sound happy.

"Uh, um…" Sakura didn't look her brother in the eyes. "Guess what, Ken-kun!" She tried to be cheerful. "Shounen Embrace decided to publish my work!"

"So it is me."

Sakura clapped her hands together and apologized. "I'm really sorry, Ken-kun!"

He sighed. "It's fine, I guess. I mean, it's not like you can change things now, and nobody is going to know that it's me."

"Thank you." Sakura sighed and lowered her head. Then she quickly looked up again. "Ken-kun! What happens after a confession?!"

"How should I know?" Ken challenged her. "You're the one in a relationship."

Sakura huffed. "That's no help." She grabbed her sketchbook and sat up. As fast as she could, she did a preliminary sketch of Ken sitting there. "I need inspiration!"

When she looked up again, Ken had picked up the magazine and was flipping though it. He suddenly shut it and put it down. "That's the day of the summon system upgrades!" He shouted, pointing at it and glaring.

"Yeah, so?" Her inspiration for the story in the first place had been the two altered avatars embracing. Then she got an idea. "All I need is for them to do upgrades again!" She grinned. "Then you and Takumi will summon your avatars, and I'll watch!" It's brilliant!

Ken's fist collided with the top of her head. "No!"

"Owchie." Sakura squeaked. She looked at Ken with sad eyes. "But, short of you and Takumi undressing each other-"

Ken hit her again. Then he got up and stormed out of the room.

"Ow." Sakura pouted. "What did I say?" Then she got an idea. It's perfect! She flipped the page in her sketchbook and started working quickly. She laughed as the storyline emerged from her thoughts.

"Aida!"

"Yeah?" Both Sakura and Ken said at the same time, looking up. Sakura giggled.

They were at school, waiting for class to start, and somebody had thrown open the door. Looking, Sakura recognized Sawatari Ayako walking briskly toward the back of the room. The class A representative had a magazine tucked under her arm, and Sakura craned her neck to see what it was.

Then Ayako slammed the magazine down on Sakura's small table, making the wood creek. "Is this for real?!" She demanded, opening the magazine and pointing.

Sakura looked at what Ayako was pointing at. It was the author name for the cover story. Sakura's stomach fluttered. She wasn't yet used to seeing her name on a published piece. "Yeah."

Sakura was surprised when Ayako kicked Yukio out of the way and sat down on the floor on the other side of the table. She flipped to the end of the cover story. "Is this where it ends?" She demanded.

"Um…" Sakura would have been scared if she hadn't of recognized the crazed look in Ayako's eyes for what it was. The other girl was just as addicted to yaoi as Sakura was. "No. There will be more."

Ayako grabbed Sakura's hands. "You have to let me see it!"

Sakura laughed. She remembered how, when they first met, Ayako had hated Sakura's guts. Sure, they weren't friends yet, but they were making progress. "Alright." Sakura nodded. "If you want, you can give me a bit of input."

"Yes please!" Ayako nodded. Then the warning bell went and she got to her feet. "I'll talk to you later."

As she turned to leave, Ayako's eyes landed on Ken. She made a squealing sound and covered her mouth quickly. Then she ran from the room.

Ken glared at Sakura. "I hate you." He grumbled. Sakura just laughed.