People who hate each other really do hate each other.

To Tachibana An, Kirihara Akaya was a cruel and violent monster who always did things with a selfish intent, and to Kirihara Akaya, Tachibana An was an annoying, little girl who was just a waste of his time. The two of them couldn't stand each other, and there was no doubt that when they were together, conflict between them was sure to arise. It was at the Junior Invitational Enrichment Camp, however, that An started seeing things differently. Even though she was certain that she would hate Kirihara forever, she couldn't help but admire him when he lied to everyone for the sake of protecting her, and when he asked her out a few days after Momoshiro had dumped her, there was just no reason for An to say no.

By the time they had settled into their relationship, Kirihara and An had managed to convince everyone that they were absolutely in love--even themselves, but deep down, in the recesses of their mind, at its very core, they still hated each other, and it showed. They fought each other often, and what passed off as normal couple disputes in the eyes of others hid something much more. No matter how strong their love was, a deep hatred was always brewing underneath.

"Why are you being so difficult?" Kirihara yelled as he watched An make her way to the front door.

An's hand, which had been firmly wrapped around the door knob, dropped down from its position and hung limply at her side. She turned around to face Kirihara.

"Look, I just can't do this anymore. I can't stand to see us fighting."

"So you're running away. What? You don't even want to stay here and talk about it?"

An looked away, pretending to be more interested in something that was happening outside the window.

"Even if we did that, it wouldn't solve anything."

"Well we could at least try. I love you, An. I want to fix this."

Hearing these words, An looked at Kirihara tearfully, speaking softly to hide the shakiness in her voice.

"I'm sorry, Kirihara-kun."

The –kun practically made Kirihara wince.

When An left, Kirihara took the nearest object at hand and hurled it across the room.

"Don't worry, An-chan. You and Kirihara-san both love each other. You'll get through this."

"I know, Sakuno," An said as she sat herself down onto Tomoka's couch. "I still feel a little depressed though."

"It'll be fine," Tomoka insisted. "Couples have fights all the time. Trust me. By tomorrow, you two will be all lovey-dovey again."

An managed to give a small smile, feeling slightly less upset. Still, even with her friends cheering her up, it was impossible to get what Kirihara said out of her head.

"I love you, An. I want to fix this."

As she replayed those words over and over again, she couldn't but think to herself--

Maybe there's nothing to fix. Maybe this is how it'll always be.

I know it's a little short, but I'm doing my best here!!! Anyway, I hope to have the next chapter up soon. I can't wait until I get to the Niou/Sakuno chapters. Trust me. I want to write them as much as you want to read them, but as much as I consider Alex and Gigi (Niou and Sakuno) the main characters in the movie, they really don't have very scenes until later. I could make up scenes to add in, but they would just seem a little repetitive so you guys are just going to have to wait. It'll be worth it though...hopefully.