Author's Note: Kinda feels like I'm on a roll here! This chapter is back to 3rd person. I think I'll stick to 1st person only on the chapters that are mainly about Yuu, so we can get a view inside his head. I hope this works. Anyway, I'd love some more feedback. I've edited some of the chapters to pick out some mistakes and make things more consistent as well. Please let me know what you think! :)

Sunday evenings had long been special to Yukiko Amagi. They were something to be cherished for most of her life. Sunday evenings acted as a divider between her life at school and her life at the Inn, both of which were demanding more and more of her time as she got older.

Nonetheless, Sunday evenings continued to bring her the same sense of freedom that they had for years. On Sundays, most of the guests of the inn had departed. Fridays and Saturdays were always busy, but on Sundays, most of the guests quietly packed up and stepped back into their regular lives after enjoying a relaxing few days being catered to by the Amagi clan. By mid afternoon few guests ever remained, which allowed Yukiko to feel like the Inn was her home again rather than a place full of strangers.

Several hours stood between the evening and school in the morning, meaning that the time in between was hers to use as she saw fit. Occasionally,Yukiko used this spent it studying, as it was the most free time she'd get each week. Often however, she reserved it for personal matters. On the Sunday in question, she was curled up on her bed, mulling over what she had done the day before.

Almost on a whim, she had signed her name up to the student council election sheet. She was now officially in the running for President of the Student Council. She didn't hold the position to be anything esteemed or overly important, but the act of entering the race did hold important to her. She'd long felt that her responsibilities at the inn defined her, often in spite of her desire to expand her interests. She'd often had to put other things on hold, or cancel them altogether for the sake of her family and the Inn.

School clubs.

Weekends.

Time with friends.

Relationships.

Romance.

Love.

All had taken a back seat to the Inn at some point. But by running for president, she felt like she was taking a stand, not to spite her family, but to prove to herself that she was more than the girl that ran the Inn. She could be both things.

"Yuu. Your name was there too. I guess we'll be competitors in this thing," she thought to herself as her lips curled into a smile. She gripped a throw pillow and pulled it to her mouth, softly biting the edge of it.

"Haha, this could be fun. I think the rest of the gang will be happy to see me do this," she whispered. As she weighed her decision, she began to understand that it would serve as a way of affirming to the group that they had made a huge difference in her life. She'd been slow to realize it, but she'd long ago become more than "the girl who runs the Inn."

Yuu's name crossed her mind again. She remembered how she felt when she saw his name on the sign up sheet.

"Of course he would run," were her thoughts. "But I bet it's to help other people." That was a characteristic she'd admired and always wanted to attain; altruism, and knowing what the right thing to do was. That's what attracted her so much to Yuu. She gripped her pillow tightly and sunk her face into it as he filled her thoughts.

"I wonder if he's thinking about winning the election right now. I bet he is! He has a way of getting wrapped up in things quickly. He always gives his all, even on crazy things like the Group Date Café. I mean, he voluntarily decided to be the third girl, and that cross dressing fashion show? Oh my gosh, what a riot! He'll invest himself in this just as much, I'm sure. He'll probably get carried away!"

"Of course, I also signed up to run as president because I thought he'd respect that," Yukiko reminded herself. She let out a long huff and hugged her pillow close to her chest.

"What better way to get close to him than showing how important he's been in helping me overcome my inner fears? This will demonstrate that, won't it?"

"I wonder if Chie will be surprised. Probably a little, but she'll support me in this!" she concluded. "I wonder if she's thinking the same thing as me? Maybe that's why she signed up for Vice President. Maybe she wants to get close to him like I do? Maybe she deserves him more than I do. Maybe she's better for him than I am anyway. I couldn't hold that against her, but….I wish we could all get what we want."

Yukiko stretched her arms and legs across her bed and looked up to the ceiling. "Well, I guess we'll just have to wait and see how this thing turns out. What if I actually win?"

I hope ya liked that one! I wanted to characterize Yukiko a bit at this point. After 3 chapters in 4 days, it might be a while before the next one, so if you're digging my story I beg you for patience :P