I was back in my room once more. When I realized my true feelings, I suddenly felt embarrassed about it. Why? Why did not realize it sooner. I must have been really dense-No, I was seriously dense. It was no wonder my friends gave up on me back in highschool. Even though they were the first ones who gave signs about it.

I kept saying stupid in my head as I childishly punched my pillow. I never knew this feeling. I couldn't believe that it was this warm.

"YAY! We're having a slumber party!" Vronne suddenly appeared and began rummaging into my room. "Where are your Pj's Nicole!"

"What the hell are you doing here Vronne!" I hissed as I grabbed my stuff back from her hands.

"The doctor said that you need rest! I'm helping you out since I'm your friend!" She replied. I sighed for I was not in the mood to retaliate.

"You shouldn't push yourself princess" Lavi suddenly appeared in the room. I looked at him for a second, but I immediately covered my face with a pillow. Great, I couldn't look at him with feeling embarrassed anymore, I thought.

"Princess?" He placed his hand on my head. I could feel the warmth; that made my heart beat faster. Unconsciously, I pushed him away.

"what the hell am I doing?" I realized what I did.

"Did something happened?" I overheard their conversation.

"she's just tired and hungry." Vronne replied.

"Oh…" I feel guilty when he said that. Was it really okay to leave it that way? I could not. I would not. I needed to say something, at least to ease the tension.

"Lavi… is it okay if you bring me some chicken congee?" I asked, but I was still lying on my bed. "I'm a bit hungry, but I can't get out" it was partly true, I was indeed hungry, but I did not want to see him for a while and it took me a lot of courage just by saying that.

"Anything for you princess" he smiled and went out of the room. After that, I exhaled deeply and buried myself with my blanket.

"So, since you're aware of your feelings, are you going to confess?" she asked.

"I…" I hesitated. "I.. Can't.. I want to.. But I can't…"

"Why?"

"Because… I'm afraid" I answered. " Deep in heart, I know now that I love him. However a part of me is frightened. I am afraid that I might lose him because of my words. I am afraid that he won't feel the same way as I do. We live in different worlds. He is a Bookman successor, he belongs to this world. And I am from a world that is beyond reach and there will be a time that I need to go back. So I know that our love will never go through."

"You're being stupid." She said so bluntly.

"Is it really?" I replied as tears began to pour from my eyes. "I am stupid. I know that we were never meant to be. There's no way… But, knowing my feelings is enough. I just want to be by his side. "

"He'll be happy coz' he knows you trust him completely and that you are happy that he cares for you, he is happy when you are happy" she said and gave me a hug. "you don't have to rush about confessing but make sure it's not too late to let him know… think of it as showing how you feel little by little"

Her words made me thought of a way of expressing it to my first love.

It had been a long time that someone said something like that to me. That moment, I almost thought that she was an schoolmate who suddenly appeared just to cheer me up.

My thoughts suddenly came true.

I heard something falling from the floor. It was a small round pin. It was familiar, really familiar. I picked it up and I knew what it was.

It was pin of my school.

"Hey, that's mine." She grabbed her pin and placed it back in her pocket.

"Where did you get that?" I asked.

"Oh, you may not know it, but this is the seal of my school" my eyes widened that she was really my schoolmate.

"I… I do know it…" I stuttered. "You're from the College division right?"

"Huh? How did you know?" I took out my pin from my bag, she was shocked as well.

"Wait! Then what course-"

"Psychology!" we said simultaneously.

"HOW DID YOU GET HERE?" I shook her as hard as I could.

"I.. Got.. Transported into another world just like you." she answered as she tried not to vomit.

"What world?" Then her ring began to glow with a blue light. It was so bright that it devoured the whole room. I blinked a few times and I saw another person who was standing in my room.

"VROI! There you are!" He said. That long silver hair, that Varia uniform, he was no doubt that he was from another world. I knew because I also read and watched the series.

"Superbia Squalo?" I shouted unconsciously.

"How do you know his/my name?" they said the same question at the same time. Squalo quickly drew his sword from his left arm and pointed it at me.

"Are you the one who kidnapped Vronne" he threatened and I gulped.

"HELL NO!"

"Vronne! Control your boyfriend!" I shouted.

"He's not my boyfriend!" her eyes widened and looked at Squalo. Then, she looked back but this time her face was all red.

"LIES!" I retorted as I was about to make another step but I felt the killing aura around the silvered hair Rain Guardian. "V-Vronne!"

"PRINCESS!" Lavi destroyed the door when he heard my shriek. "Who the hell are you?" He activated his weapon and glared at the swordsman.

"I could ask the same thing." Squalo smirked.

They were about to have a battle… and it was inside my room. Since I did not want to get anything damage, especially myself, I shouted.

"Knock it off!" I was about to hit them on the head but Vronne made the initiative once again.

"Voi! What was that for?" He said. "Is this what I get for finding you?"

"I didn't ask you to find me" Vronne pouted. "Xanxus said that it was okay"

The more I listened to them, the more that I was familiar with the fight. I realized that it was a lover's quarrel. I let out a 'pfft' from my lips for this was the famous Rain Guardian that she was talking about.

"What's so funny?" I could tell that her face was all flustered from Squalo's presence. I guessed she had a hard time as well.

"I think that you guys should go home" I sighed. I prayed that more members of the Varia would come here; the story had enough of her mishaps.

"No"

"No?" The three of us said simultaneously for Vronne's response.

"Not until I finish my mission" she replied.

I thought her mission was already finished since she had already knew my feelings for Lavi.

"I have another one actually. " She went closer to Lavi. I was scared of what she was going to say. She might tell him how I felt about him- or worse. But no, she did not. Instead, she said.

"Nicole will sing something as a thank you for Lavi" My eyes widened from shock.

"Vronne!"

"… And you have to sing with her" She pointed at Lavi. I could not believe it. I was going to do a duet with Lavi.

"What?" Lavi stuttered and I was completely speechless.

She took out one of my notebooks and gave it immediately to Lavi.

"Here Lavi" She smiled and she pointed the lyrics that I copied for my singing contest in my highschool. "This one is really easy."

It was a song entitled Terrified by Katherine McPhee

I did not know where it came from, but she took an acoustic guitar from her hand. She asked Squalo to wait a longer for it was something important. She started playing, I was so nervous that I did not know if I could sing or not. Even worse, I could not even sing it with Lavi.

"Psst… Nicole" Vronne whispered. "Sing!"

Not a single sound came from my mouth; then Vronne started singing as well.

You, by the light

Is the greatest find

In a world full of wrong

You're the thing that's right

Finally made it through the lonely

To the other side

I still could not able to sing with her; even with the chorus. Then it in that moment that Lavi joined in.

You set it again, my heart's in motion

Every word feels like a shooting star

I'm at the edge of my emotions

Watching the shadows burning in the dark

And I'm in love

And I'm terrified

For the first time and the last time

In my only life

When he started singing, it was as if the world around me stopped. I was mesmerized by his voice; I never knew that he could sing so well. I stared at him and he stared at me. I could not even produce a single sound from my mouth but he did it for me. He noticed and held my cold and nervous hand, saying that everything is going to be alright.

It was in the second verse that I started singing.

And this could be good

It's already better than that

And nothing's worse

Than knowing you're holding back

I could be all that you need

If you let me try

Then it was only me and Lavi singing without hesitation this time.

You set it again, my heart's in motion

Every word feels like a shooting star

I'm at the edge of my emotions

Watching the shadows burning in the dark

And I'm in love

And I'm terrified

For the first time and the last time

In my only...

I only said it 'cause I mean it

I only mean 'cause it's true

So don't you doubt what I've been dreaming

'Cause it fills me up and holds me close whenever I'm without you

You set it again, my heart's in motion

Every word feels like a shooting star

Watching the shadows burning in the dark

And I'm in love

And I'm terrified

For the first time and the last time

In my only...

Life

We stared at each other this whole time and I did not even realize it. For some reason, I wanted to dedicate this song to him. I did not care if I was bad at singing, I did not care if Vronne had seen it. I wanted my feelings to reach him.

"…In my only…"

"…life…" I opened my eyes and I saw Lavi's smiling face. It was truly warm. I was glad that I was able to sing my feelings out.

"I'm surprised that you can sing" I laughed lightly. It was truly a dream come true for me.

"You have a beautiful voice princess" Lavi said. We were really close to each other. I seriously wanted to-

"AHEM!" Squalo finally interrupted. I looked at Lavi again and began to blush intensively. I turned around and cleared my throat.

"S-satisfied Vronne?" I said as I hid my face from Lavi.

"Must you ruin everything?" Vronne slapped the Rain Guardian from the back.

"We're done here" Squalo suddenly pulled Vronne to his side. "See you!"

"Wah! Squalo I don't want to go yet!" but resistance was futile for her. After a while, I saw something dropped from the window. It was starting to glow with different lights. Squalo suddenly carried Vronne in a bridal way and they were about to jump out of the window.

"No!" I did not expect this. The moment that they jumped, I was grabbed by Vronne.

"VRONNE?" I was being dragged down from a really high place. Luckily, Lavi grabbed me in the nick of time.

"Nicole! I have a confession to make." Vronne said. "I was the one who started the robot!"

"You WHAT!" so it was her fault that I almost lost my purity. I did not know how I feel that moment. Should I be mad at her or should I be thankful at her. I was in the mix.

Then her hand slipped and fell into the light. They were gone, and Lavi pulled me back up.

"They were a weird pair" Lavi panted and I laughed.

At that time, I felt something from my hand. it was a small ring. I guessed it was harmless, so I placed it in my pocket and I looked at my first love.

He reached out his hand for me, and I held it tightly. I would never forget this feeling. Truly, it was the best feeling I had in my life. As we held hands and walked out from the room, a simple thought came to my mind.

I love him more than anything in the world.

UntiedGeneration: err... I'm promoting a fanfic in KHR. I think this is a crossover.

Nicole: you suddenly made it a crossover.

Vronne: We're going to have a new story soon! And it involves-

Squalo: Voi! Don't spoil the readers!

UntiedGeneration: I hope you like it! I hope you like Vronne too. she's one of the new characters in the KHR fanfic. I might post it here with the permission with a certain person. -blush- p-please... -runs-