Monday, as soon as Yuu and Mika got to school, Yuu was assaulted by Shinoa. The girl dragged him away from the group and behind the building. Once they were out of ear range, she murmured in his ear: "So, Yuu-san, how was your date with Mika-san?" Yuu blushed as he remembered the kiss with Mika. Of course, this did not go unnoticed by the girl, who got even closer. "So, something did happen, after all. Tell me." Yuu pushed her away slightly. "I... Kissed him," he said, his voice low. "Did I heard right? Did you say that you kissed Mika-san? You kissed him?! So, you do love him. Seems like I was right, after all." So, she always thought that he loved Mika? "Okay, so maybe I'm falling for Mika. And maybe I kissed him and confessed my feelings to him, but I won't force anything on him. Neither will you. Don't you understand? If I do end up dating Mika, I want him to want him." Shinoa smiled. "I won't tell anything to the others, I promise. But, you're wrong about one thing. You're not falling for Mika-san. You just realized what was already obvious." Yuu blinked a few times, confused about the girl's words.

"What do you mean I just realized what was obvious?" Shinoa smirked, hands on her hips. She then leaned toward the boy and said in his ear: "You have been in love with Mika-san for a long time. I could tell by the way you talked about him. You were always talking about how Mika-san was so nice, how much you loved his smile, his eyes, that he looked like an angel descending from heaven." Yuu blushed, not saying a word. Did he really talk that way about Mika? He couldn't remember. "It was so sweet to hear you talk about your childhood sweetheart," she chirped happily. Yuu looked at the girl incredulously. Did Shinoa just called Mika his "childhood sweetheart"? They were childhood friends, sure, and while he never admitted it during their time in Sanguinem, he always saw the boy as someone he liked as a family, but... Did he really love him all this time? That couldn't be.
"You talk as if I loved Mika since our childhood."
"Oh, but you did. You loved him the whole time. You simply never realized it before now." She then added: "Well, not that I can blame you. The Mika-san you told us about, and the one we know, are both beautiful and nice. I can understand very well why you would love him." Yuu blushed. Shinoa might be a prankster and a troll, but she seemed to know about love matters. He didn't know why, but, maybe the girl also loved someone.

Meanwhile, Mika was left with Kimizuki, Yoichi, and Mitsuba. None of them had even a slight idea of what was going on. Except for Mika, who felt that it was related to their "date". He remembered Yuu's confession, and how he couldn't give an answer to it. He wanted to accept the other's feelings for him, and he too wanted to be more than friends, and yet... He couldn't do it. How could he accept Yuu's love for him, when he couldn't even accept what he was now? When even love himself was impossible to him? A filthy vampire like him was unworthy of someone as wonderful as Yuu. He deserved someone better, and for that, Mika was willing to forget his own feelings. Love was not something he could have. The only future that awaited him was eternal loneliness. And he wouldn't curse Yuu to the same fate, or to spend the rest of his mortal life with him.

A few minutes later, Yuu came back to where Mika was waiting with the others. He knew that he had to stay with the blonde all the time, but as long as Guren didn't know, there would be no problem. Besides, he didn't leave him alone. Mitsuba and the others were there to watch him. "What did she wanted to tell you, Yuu-kun?" Yoichi asked the black-haired boy. "It was nothing important. Don't worry about it." He noticed that Mika was looking away as if he wanted to avoid him. "Mika? what's wrong? You seem distant. You not feeling ill, aren't?" He walked toward the blonde and put a hand on his forehead. Mika was a bit cold to touch, but that was not unusual for a vampire. So what was wrong with him? "I'm fine. Don't worry, Yuu-chan," he said, pushing the hand away. His cheeks were red from Yuu's soft touch, which didn't go unnoticed by Yuu. But before the boy could say anything, the school bell rang, announcing that it was time to go to class. "Oh, the bell! Let's go, Mika!" Yuu took Mika's hand and ran toward the school.

The rest of the day was not different from how they usually were. Well, except for Mika's strange attitude. The blonde was strangely distant with him. And Yuu wondered if he did something that could have made him angry. He was going to confront him about that later. He just needed to find the right time.
And it happened soon enough.
"I'm going to my room to do my homework," Mika said. But as the blonde was about to go into his room, Yuu stood in front of him, blocking the way. "You're not going away until you tell me what's wrong." The blonde backup, nervous. Yuu noticed. He should have expected that. "There is nothing wrong. You're silly, Yuu-chan." Even if Yuu probably already knew that there were something wrong going on, Mika still tried to lie, to pretend. But Yuu wasn't that stupid, and he saw right through Mika's lies. "Don't lie to me. I might not know what it is, but I know that there is something wrong. So tell me: What did I do wrong?" When he heard that, Mika realized that Yuu thought that he was the one at fault, while it was his own feelings who were the problem. He felt bad. He never intended to make Yuu worry, but it was hard to look at him. Not with the way his heart felt. Forgetting his feelings for the human was going to be hard. "It's not your fault Yuu-chan. You did nothing wrong, really," said Mika, not wanting to keep Yuu worrying about him. "It's me who is the problem." He added. "You're the problem? What do you mean? I don't understand," Yuu replied, confused. "It's not that I"m mad at you. You did nothing wrong, nothing at all." Yuu still did not get it. "Mika, what are you talking about? If you're not mad at me, then why are you so distant today?" Mika lowered his eyes.

"I would lie if I said that I never considered us being a couple, that your confession didn't affect me at all. Having you reciprocate my feelings felt surreal. And yet, no matter how strong my feelings for you can be, this love is wrong. Because you deserve someone else. Someone worthy of you. Not a filthy vam..." Before Mika could finish his sentence, he was once again kissed by Yuu. When the human pulled back, Mika was looking at him with big red eyes, confused. "Don't talk about yourself like that, Mika. You're not someone who's unworthy of me, or a filthy vampire. I don't care about wether you're human or vampire. You're still Mika to me. And I can't love someone else."
"What do you mean you can't love someone else?" Mika said, blinking a few times, and looking at Yuu with confusion. "There is plenty of people who lives there. Humans like you. Love between a human and a vampire is condemned. The way we are now, we can't be together." Yuu didn't let's himself demoralize about that. While Mika seemed to think there were no hope, he wanted to believe. "I would never love someone like I love you. I can't. Because you are my one and only true love." He stroked at Mika's hair, his eyes so soft, his smile so nice. Mika felt himself melting. Yuu-chan is so nice, he thought to himself.
And then, chasing his fears away, Mika kissed Yuu. "I love you."