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Anna-sama (Leavepandasalone)

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Me: Thank you so very much for reviewing and following. I appreciate this being new here. As you know I post new chapters every week but I try to make them as long as possible. Maybe I should just make shorter chapters so I can update more often. Please Review and tell me you opinion kk? I hope you like this chapter. I'm sorry for making this chapter a bit on the negative side. You'll know what I mean when you read it.

Ichigo: Why? What will happen?

Me: You'll find out in the latter part of the chapter anyway! Now sit and do the disclaimer. ((I'm such a dictator))

Ichigo: Fine. *sits* Berry-chan does NOT own Yumeiro Patissiere.

Me: Good. Now... want to go to Salon De Marie?

Ichigo: YES!

Me: I want an Angel Pudding!

Ichigo: I want to have...

Me: Let me guess... One of everything?

Ichigo: Exactly!

Me: Enjoy the story!

((WARNING: CONTAINS ACCIDENTAL SUICIDAL THOUGHTS))

~ Chapter 3 ~

Chocolat, Cafe and Caramel went back to their rooms. They tried to cheer their partners up but with no avail.

"Andou, don't be sad anymore-desu." Caramel said, patting her partner's head. (which was hard since Andou was under his bed) "I'm sure Ichigo has a good rea—"

Andou did something he never did before.

He shouted at Caramel.

"SHUT UP, WILL YOU?!"

Caramel blinked endlessly and rubbed her eyes then opened them again.

"Are you Kashino in disguise-desu?"

Andou gritted his teeth.

"YOU ANNOYING SPIRIT!" He hid under his blanket.

Caramel bit her lip, then she started to cry.

"WAH! ANDOU SCOLDED ME-DESU!"

The orange-haired spirit kept crying, sobbing, weeping and sniffing until Andou's conscience finally took action. He popped his head out of the blanket then he got out of his bed. He sat down and ran his hand through his hair sheepishly. "I-I'm sorry Caramel." Caramel flew to him and hugged him tight. "Andou!" Andou pat Caramel's head. "There, there. I'm sorry for getting you caught up in my anger. I even ignored my two friends who were just concerned about Ichigo-san."

Caramel stared at him, her tears finally gone.

Andou looked at her, puzzled. "What's wrong?"

"You called Ichigo, Ichigo-san instead of Amano-san-desu."

Andou turned red at the comment. He wrapped himself around his warm blanket again. "W-What are you talking about Caramel? I-I never s-said that." He's a horrible liar, Caramel and I thought.

Caramel smiled, a hint of relief was obviously showing.

"You love Ichigo, don't you Andou-desu?" Caramel giggled at her now red-all-over partner. Andou was about to protest but he closed his mouth instead. He sighed. He could never hide anything from Caramel, they were too close, like a big brother and little sister.

"I do. I really do love her. But..." His happy expression vanished. "There's no way she would love me. You heard what she said." – Caramel put her little hands on Andou's knees. – "She said she wants a boyfriend. That means one thing. She doesn't like any of us more than a friend, that's why she resorted to a dating contest."

Caramel twitched, luckily, Andou didn't notice and he continued speaking.

"She doesn't love me. That's why she won't tell me the real reason why she's joining Amore Destinia. Maybe I'm not that important for her."

The sobbing started.

Tears started to wet Andou's flushed cheeks. Caramel looked at him sadly.

He's crying.

He turned to the concerned spirit.

"I know that A-*sob*-Amano-san won't do that if she *sob* didn't have a good reason."

That's right, he thought. Ichigo wouldn't do anything that she knew would hurt them for her own personal reasons.

He noticed Caramel's hand shaking, her eyes were twitching as well.

"You *sob* know don't you? C-Caramel."

Caramel shook her head and tried to avoid any eye contact as much as possible. "Of course not! I would never lie to you Andou."

Now Andou knew something was wrong. "You didn't say desu. You do know!"

Caramel gulped, she was going to be found out.

Andou kneeled in front of her. "PLEASE TELL ME CARAMEL!" He bowed his head until it was touching the floor. "I'll do anything! I'll be giving you more food, I'll let you sleep on my mouth and cutting off my source of air as much as you like! Please. Just tell me..." He looked up to reveal his pleading eyes, sparkling with tears. "Please..."

Caramel had no choice. She had to...

"Okay Andou-desu. I'll tell you." Andou sat up, eagerness emitting from his eyes.

"But first, open the window-desu. I need a little bit of... fresh air-desu."

Andou opened the window and sat back down.

"Thank you-desu. Now close your eyes-desu."

"Why do I have to— ?"

"Just do it so I can tell you-desu!"

Andou nervously closed his eyes.

"Good-desu."

Andou waited.

And waited.

And waited.

He opened his eyes, Caramel wasn't in the room anymore.

He quickly stood up and looked out the window. He saw Caramel flying away screaming, "I'M SORRY ANDOU! I PROMISED VANILLA-DESU!"

Andou hurriedly took the stairs and chased after her.

Hanabusa locked himself in the bathroom for several reasons.

He wanted to be alone.

The bathroom was a place where he could think clearly.

It was practically sound-proof so no one could hear him crying.

Cafe tried to play some classical music to make Hanabusa feel better. He waited for his friend to start singing like he normally does, but he didn't.

As expected... Cafe thought.

"Come on, Satsuki. Beautiful boys like yourself shouldn't cry." He said, trying his best to as sensitive as possible.

"But Ichigo-chan..." Even the sound of her name made his chest hurt. "I don't know why I'm like this. Why am I hurting this much?" He turned to Cafe. "Why Cafe? I don't get it. Every time she gets involved with other guys, even with Kashino and Andou, I get insecure. But isn't that what a good and protective friend should usually feel? Although this time... I feel like I've been betrayed."

"I JUST WANTED A BOYFRIEND LIKE RUMI-CHAN DOES!"

What a horrible memory...

"...Maybe it's because I just want to learn how to fall in love!"

Hanabusa laughed a forced laugh. "That means she has never fallen in love before. What a liar she is." He brushes his wet hair with his fingers. "I don't know why I even care about the fact that she doesn't love anyone..." He paused for a while. A long while.

"Even me..." He choked back his tears. Cafe pitied him.

"It's because you love her right?"

Hanabusa flustered and he sat up too fast that he accidentally splashed water all over the bathroom.

"C-Cafe!"

Cafe snickered a bit. He smiled once more. "You do. It's written all over your tomato face."

"Don't talk to me." Hanabusa shrugged and put his face under the water.

Hanabusa's POV

I put my head under the water. Rose petals are floating above me, such a pretty sight. But I was too sad to enjoy it.

Cafe's right.

I love Ichigo-chan.

It's a useless dream though. It's obvious.

She was lying about two things.

The real reason she joined and how she said she didn't love anyone.

I know for a fact that she would never do something that will make her overprotective dad angry at her.

She doesn't trust me enough to tell the truth, even though I would let her have the fate of my very life.

Secondly, she loves Kashino. I see it in her eyes. Kashino loves her too.

Who am I to interfere?

I am just a plain narcissist in her eyes.

No.

Not just hers, everyone's eyes. I am nothing but a boy who loves roses and loves to flirt with girls since he thinks it's fun.

Grrgh...

My nose is signalling me to rise up for some air. Unexpectedly, I don't move.

I feel too weak. Either that or I don't have the willpower to do so.

The water goes up my nose then my mouth. I try to gasp for air but I can't move from my place.

As my eyes start to grow blurry, I remember something.

The water tasted like roses. It reminds me of the rose cakes we made for the first round of the Cake Grand Prix. That was the day I kissed her on the cheek and the day when she said that the kiss was just my way of saying "hello."

Even though it meant so much more.

So much more.

I hear Cafe calling my name.

I feel the tears come out and become one with the water I continue to take in.

My whole world turns black.

But I still see her smile.

((A/N: I don't ship Kashigo very well so don't get any ideas...))

Normal POV

Hanabusa stayed under there for quite a long time.

Long enough for Cafe to get worried.

"Satsuki?"

No answer.

"Satsuki?"

Still no answer.

"SATSUKI?!" He dove under the water to look at his partner's face. Even underwater, you could tell he cried. Although, his face wasn't moving at all. Cafe almost choked underwater. He rose up and pulled Hanabusa's hair to raised his head. He kicked the back of his green-haired friend and pushed on his chest until Hanabusa started to cough up water. Cafe sighed in relief as he pulled out his spoon to hit Hanabusa on his nose.

"Ouch*cough*! What was *cough* that for?! *coughs repeatedly.*" He asked, rubbing his wet nose.

Cafe was the one crying this time. "YOU IDIOT SATSUKI! YOU ALMOST KILLED YOURSELF!" He turned away and sat next to the soap bar. He washed his face but he was still crying.

Hanabusa stopped coughing and apologized. "I'm sorry Cafe. Don't worry. I wasn't killing myself. I was just... too depressed to move." He stood up and grabbed his towel to wrap it around himself. He got out of the bath tub and sat on the cold, wet floor.

"But... think about it. I fell in love with an immature child, a hopelessly dense girl and a really selfish Cake Pig who only cares about herself."

Cafe took a step back. What was Hanabusa saying?

"Why did I even fall in love with her? I was just tricked by her fake innocence like the rest of us. Was there any reason for me to li—?"

Cafe cut him off.

"SHUT UP SATSUKI! DO YOU THINK ICHIGO WOULD BE HAPPY TO KNOW THAT YOU WERE TRYING TO KILL YOURSELF BECAUSE OF HER?!"

Hanabusa remained quiet. Cafe calmed himself down but it was no use. He kept screaming.

"SHE CARES ABOUT YOU GUYS AND OUR DREAMS SO MUCH! THAT'S WHY SHE ACCEPTED THE CHAIRMAN'S OFFER IN THE FIRST PLACE, SATSUKI! BECAUSE OF US! DON'T YOU EVEN DARE CALL HER SELFISH!"

Cafe paused. Oh darn it. He scolded himself in his thoughts. Hanabusa's eyes widened. He stood up slowly to refrain from slipping.

"What do you mean she did it because of us?" He asked quietly. Cafe rubbed his two pointer fingers together shyly. "Uh... about that..." He dashed out of the bathroom and opened the door. Kashino looked at him, confused. "What are you doing?" He asked. Cafe didn't listen as he turned the door knob. Hanabusa was chasing him from behind. Once the door was open, Cafe flew out.

Before that...

"Cheer up Kashino. You don't have to be sad because of that idiotic girl." She sat on her partner's shoulder. Chocolat tried to smile. Instead, her lips formed a crooked curved shape that a witch with giant rabbit teeth would make. Kashino didn't even notice this as he answered.

"I don't deserve to be called her friend."

Chocolat's fake smile disappeared (Thank God she did) and then she remained quiet.

"Did you remember what I said about her? I said I used her to win the competition and that she wasn't worthy of my time! I even pointed out that I didn't care!"

He buried his face under his pillow.

"How stupid can I be?" He asked himself.

He grabbed the notebook on top of his desk and flipped some pages once he looked up. He stopped at one page. It was a drawing. A very detailed drawing. It had a background of roses (very Hanabusa-like) and in the middle of those roses, was a smiling girl who was waving "hi". She had shiny brown hair and soft chocolate eyes. She was holding a tart. A Sourire de l'Ange.

It was Ichigo.

Kashino stared at the picture, feeling a strange combination of feeling proud that he was able to draw her so well and the feeling of sadness.

He rubbed finger on drawing Ichigo's cheek. A wet drop fell on the paper. It was slowly absorbed by the paper as many more drops dotted the paper. Kashino ripped the page of the notebook.

He tore it up bit by bit.

Chocolat kept convincing him to stop. She kept yelling his name. "KASHINO! STOP IT!" Kashino swatted her like a fly until she hit the wall on the other side of the room.

Kashino kept grunting and crying as he tore up the picture. It was if he was tearing up his very own heart. Chocolat thought. She had to make him stop. She stood up weakly and flew to him.

"Kashino! That's your special picture! Don't ruin it!" She shouted.

Sadly, she was too late.

Kashino crumpled the pieces of what was once a picture into a ball and threw it to the floor, scattering them all over the ground.

Chocolat hurriedly tried to pick up all the pieces of paper. "Don't worry Kashino with a little tape and magic, this will be as good as new." Kashino pat her head.

"Stop it Chocolat... It's over... She'll... never... forgive...me." Every next word was becoming too painful to say.

He coughed. "I don't know why I'm even guilty." He raised up his chin. "It was her fault. All she ever did was pull us back!"

((A/N: SHE WON THE GRAND PRIX FOR YOU, YOU HYPOCRITE))

"Why did I even treat her like a friend?! She's just an idiot who is too proud of the absolute zero talent she has! When she left without permission I should've just let her! She got that hurt about a little insult but look at what she's making us feel right now."

Chocolat almost choked on air when Kashino said the next three words.

"I... hate... her..."

Chocolat let the pieces fall from her hands. She pulled out her fork, and...

... Poked Kashino's eye with it.

Kashino yelped in pain and fell onto his bed. "What is it with my eye's luck today?!"

"You..."

Kashino froze. He saw Chocolat stare at him with two very solemn eyes. He whispered her name.

Chocolat's fist was shaking. She screamed to the top of her lungs. ((A/N: There's a lot of screaming in this chapter.))

"YOU IDIOT! DO YOU HAVE NO SENSE OF GRATITUDE?!"

Chocolat was about to scold him more when Cafe flew out of the bathroom.

Kashino looked at him, confused. "What are you doing?" He asked. Cafe didn't listen as he turned the door knob. Hanabusa was chasing him from behind. Once the door was open, Cafe flew out.

Back to the present...

Hanabusa came out the bathroom right after Cafe left. Kashino looked at him, trying not to laugh.

He was wearing his towel like a girl. (You know covering his chest...)

Hanabusa ignored him and stepped forward to chase his Spirit. Kashino stopped him by locking the door.

Annoyed, Hanabusa asked him, "What do you think you're doing?!"

Kashino rolled his eyes. That narcissist didn't get it. (His thoughts, not mine.) "The question is, What do you think you're doing?" He gestured toward the rose prince's get-up. "You're not planning to run around the school in that, are you?"

Hanabusa turned into a fresh shade of scarlet in embarrassment. He quickly shot back, "O-Of course not K-Kashino. I was just planning to get changed right now."

At that, he quickly pulled out a purple shirt and jeans from his drawers and ran to the bathroom to get changed.

Once he got out, Chocolat asked him. "Why are you chasing each other anyway Hanabusa?" She was crossing her arms. Because of Cafe, she didn't get to finish scolding Kashino.

Hanabusa hesitated to answer.

Should I tell them?, He asked himself in his thoughts.

"Secret..." He said instead.

Kashino was getting impatient. "Why can't you tell us?"

Hanabusa gulped. "Because it's between me and Cafe." He coughed loudly. "Me and Cafe ONLY."

Chocolat thought for a moment. Did Cafe say something?

To make sure, she whispered in Hanabusa's ear.

"Is it about Ichigo?"

Hanabusa almost tripped. He stared at her in disbelief.

"You know as well?!"

"N-NO! I just thought since... you know..." – Come on Chocolat! Think of a good excuse. –"The root of all the problems today is Ichigo's agreement with the Chairman."

Kashino asked Chocolat what they were talking about.

Hanabusa answered for her.

"Cafe said that Ichigo-chan agreed to the Chairman because of us."

Kashino's eyes widened. Chocolat was starting to get really, really sweaty.

Hanabusa turned to Chocolat, she flinched at the action. Hanabusa smirked. "My sweet, sweet Chocolat." He put the tiny spirit's hair behind her ear, Chocolat swallowed the lump in her throat. "I am positively sure that you know the real reason why Ichigo-chan did this." Chocolat repeatedly shook her head. Hanabusa tapped it to make it stop. "Now don't lie to me..." He whispered in a seducing voice. "Just tell me and everything will be fine. Even Kashino wants to find out." He turned to Kashino. "You do right?" Kashino unconsciously nodded.

Chocolat's heart was beating too fast. She was about to explode.

She looked around for a place to escape. She shot a look at the door. She began to fly towards it.

Hanabusa and Kashino ran towards it first.

She grinned. Suckers...

She flew to the window that was right behind her. Hanabusa and Kashino were too far away to stop her.

Hanabusa opened the door then the two boys rushed down the stairs. They made a lot of noise as they went down.

The ran and ran and ran.

They caught sight of Cafe, Caramel and Chocolat all huddled up together on the table in the rose garden.

They saw Andou. Running as well.

"Andou? What are you—?" Kashino started.

Andou covered his mouth. "Keep your voice down. Let's talk over there." He said, as he pointed at the bushes beside them.

They hid to eavesdrop.

Caramel spoke first.

"Should we tell them-desu?" She asked, breathing slowly. She was tired of hiding from Andou. Chocolat immediately protested. "O-Of course not. *pants* We made *pants* a deal. Didn't *pants* we?"
"But..." Cafe started. "They fulfilled the first condition." He paused for a moment. Then, Caramel broke the silence. "They cried-desu. Andou even begged."

Andou faced the other way. Not wanting to show his friends his humiliated expression.

On the other hand, Chocolat couldn't believe her ears. Well, she was the one who made that deal. Now she's the one that doesn't want to do it.

"Kashino didn't beg though! And I doubt that Hanabusa did!"

Cafe shook his head. "But he almost drowned himself!"

Kashino looks at Hanabusa. Hanabusa shrugged and looked away, still listening.

He put his foot down. "Can't we tell them?"

Chocolat objected again. "NO! Not until Kashino begs as well."

A voice comes out from the bushes.

"Fine."

The blonde owner of the voice popped out.

The three spirits shouted in unison. "K-Kashino?!"

Kashino fell to his knees and bowed his head.

Hanabusa and Andou came out and followed.

Chocolat shouted at them guiltily. "H-Hey! Stop t-that!"

Kashino bowed even lower. "Please Chocolat! I'm begging you! I need to know!" Chocolat tried to look away, but she can't. She was too surprised to close her eyes.

"You too Caramel! Please don't lie to me anymore!" Andou was starting to cry once more. Caramel cried too. She didn't mean to lie to Andou. All this just to know why Ichigo did this-desu?, She thought. How sweet-desu.

Hanabusa raised his head up to see that he was crying as well. "Cafe, please..." Cafe didn't know what to do. Hanabusa scared him instead. "IF YOU DON'T TELL ME RIGHT NOW I'LL REALLY KILL MYSELF!"

Caramel and Cafe put their hands on Chocolat's shoulders.

"F-Fine!" She gave up, crossing her arms. "L-Let's tell them a-already. J-Just make them stand up. It's too degrading!"

The boys stood up and wiped the dirt of their clothes. The spirits all took a deep breath. They sat down.

Everything was being unfolded.

END of CHAPTER

Kashino, Hanabusa, Andou: Berry-chan you monster!

Me: W-What did I do?!

Kashino: What did y—? You made me cry and beg like an idiot! You even made me tear up my important picture!

Ichigo: What important picture?

Kashino: A-Amano?!

Ichigo: So what important picture?

Kashino: U-Um... Err...

Me: OKAY! Ichigo, please go home for a while. We're having a private conversation.

Ichigo: I can't join?

Me: Yes but you were the only one in the first author's note before the chapter. Now please go!

Ichigo: Sure. *leaves*

*gone*

Kashino: Now where were we? Oh yeah! You made me beg for something so stupid and you have to fix that picture!

Andou: You made me fight with Caramel! You even made me look like sucker for falling for that stupid trick!

Me: *annoyed* Anymore complaints?

Hanabusa: Yes. *inhale... exhale* YOU ALMOST MADE ME COMMIT SUICIDE! WHY WAS I THE ONLY ONE THAT DID THAT?!

Me: Why are you angry?! I was only showing that you're the one that cares about her the most!

Hanabusa: R-Really?

Me: *nods*

Hanabusa: *blushes* W-Well... thank you.

Me: Ugh, even as the author, these characters tend to disagree with me too. Oh well! See you in the next chapter, which will be out in a few minutes. (literally) BYE!