*With Cierra and Shannon*

"Shannon its dark! I'm scared, where are we! I can't feel my toes!" Cierra cried.

"Cierra, we're in a closet." Shannon sighed. "Now shush!" Cierra shifted her body.

"Ow!" A soft voice came from behind them.

"Sorry Shannon." Cierra remarked.

"Cierra…that wasn't me." Cierra looked at Shannon and they both screamed.

"You guys, shhh! Calm down!" The voice started again. Shannon and Cierra were holding each other tight and turned to see a little girl sitting behind them. Shannon looked at herself and Cierra and pushed her away quickly.

"Are you Ami?" Shannon whispered leaning down to get a better look at the girl. The girl nodded.

"What are you doing in this closet?" Cierra asked.

"Hiding from the mean high schoolers. What are you to doing in here?" Ami replied.

"Good question." Cierra rubbed her chin. Shannon shook her head at Cierra and opened the closet door.

"Let's get out of here."

*With Ikuto and Cloud*

Cloud and Ikuto made their way into the school and were searching the halls.

"Were the hell could they be!" Ikuto yelled in frustration.

"Where could who be?" Cierra's voice replied behind him. Ikuto turned around to see Cierra, Shannon and Ami.

"You two, we've been looking for you two everywhere!" Ikuto answered.

"Wait, how'd you know we even here, let alone at the school?" Cierra gave him a confused look.

"Cuz we overheard your freaken boyfriend talking about you!" Ikuto yelled and stormed off. Cloud came running up to the three girls.

"There you two are! And you found Ami!" Cloud smiled.

"Cloudy-Kun!" Ami ran to him and gave him a hug. Shannon leaned over and whispered into Cierra's ear.

"You don't think Ami has a little crush on Cloud, do you?" Cierra didn't respond. She just stood there staring blankly down the hall where Ikuto had walked down. Cloud noticed this.

"Don't worry Cierra, he is just being a little dram queen. He will be fine in and hour or two." Cloud picked up Ami and gave her a piggyback ride. "Alright now let's head home." Cloud extended his hand towards Shannon who grabbed it in return and smiled. They began to walk out of the school. Shannon looked up towards Ami and smiled, Ami glared in return. Shannon's eyes widened and mouth flew open. Cierra saw this and leaned over to whisper in Shannon's ear.

"Oh by the way, yes I think she does has a crush on Cloud." Cierra laughed.

"What do I do? Did you see that look she just gave me?" Shannon whispered back.

"Yes, and it looked very familiar. Kinda like the one the freaken devil child, who pushed me in the hole gave me!" Cierra glared at the thought.

"Is everything alright?" Cloud glanced at Shannon and Cierra. Shannon smiled and wrapped her arms around his arm and snuggled close to his side.

"Just fine, Cloudy-Kun." Shannon smiled and looked up towards Ami, who stuck her tongue out in return. Cierra leaned over.

"Nice move there Shanno, got to give you props for that one." They both laughed. Once outside they met up with Ikuto.

"Are we ready to go now?' Ikuto asked. Everyone nodded. "Or does someone want to stay behind." He glared at Cierra then turned around and began walk ahead of everyone else.

"He's only acting this way because he really likes you." Cloud told Cierra once Ikuto was out of hearing range.

"He's still being an asshole." Shannon added. Cierra just kept quiet and continued to walk beside Shannon and Cloud.

"You don't understand, neither of you know Ikuto all that well. He's never really had any friends or liked any one. He's always kept to himself and has been the cocky cat man to everyone else.

"Heehee cat man. I prefer to call him Kitty." Shannon interrupted giggling. "Sorry, continue." Cloud continued.

"So just give him a chance. Yeah he's an ass sometimes but he's Ikuto and its how he deals with things." Cloud smiled at Cierra. Cierra let out a sigh and nodded then jogged ahead to catch up to Ikuto.

"Wait Cierra, don't," Shannon started to yell after her until she was out of hearing range. "Leave me." She whispered to herself and glanced at Ami. Who for once wasn't looking back.

*With Ikuto and Cierra*

"What do you want?" Ikuto snarled as Cierra caught up to him.

"I want to know why you are being such a jerk!" Cierra growled. Ikuto ignored her and continued to walk ahead. Cierra fastened her walking pace to catch up.

"Just go back to your boyfriend and leave me alone." Ikuto yelled back to Cierra. Cierra grabbed his arm sternly. He stopped walking but didn't turn around.

"Fine, I will go back to that guy. At least he's not a cocky, stuck up, man whore like you!" Cierra's jaw clenched as she spoke. She released his arm and walked away.

"Cierra where are you going?" Shannon yelled as her friend walked away. Cloud let go of Shannon's hand and set Ami on the ground then ran towards Ikuto.

"Cloud don't" Cloud was now to Ikuto's side. "Leave me" Shannon pouted and looked to the ground. Ami stood next to her glaring.

"Dude what just happened?" Cloud asked standing in front of his friend. Ikuto stood there with a confused look on his face.

"I think I was just told off." He blinked a couple times and stared past Cloud. "No ones ever told me off…well at least I've never let anyone tell me off before." Ikuto made eye contact with Cloud. "I think she called me a man…whore?" He raised his eyebrow. "I don't even know what the hell that means!" Cloud laughed.

"Well you know what a whore is." Cloud responded. Ikuto nodded slowly. "And you are a man…kinda…" Ikuto glared.

"But that makes no sense. I'm not a "man whore." Ikuto said the last words slowly.

"Umm guys…shouldn't we be getting Cierra before she gets lost…or kidnapped…or hurts herself or killed." Shannon stood there listing things off of her fingers. "Or goes into a van with tinted windows…or trys to hug a bear." Shannon stares at the two guys. They stare back not saying a word then Ikuto turns around and runs after Cierra. "Yeah thought so." Shannon laughed to herself.

"Cierra, wait!" Ikuto ran towards her. Cierra stopped and turned around her arms folded across her chest. She waited for him to reach her.

"What?" She glared.

"I'm sorry." He mumbled the last word. Cierra raised an eyebrow.

"What?"

"I'm sorry." He mumbled again.

"I can't understand what you're saying."

"I'm sorry!" He yelled. Cierra heard him this time.

"Can you repeat that one more time?" Cierra smirked. Ikuto sighed.

"I'm sorry; I was acting like a jerk."

"That you were. Now are you done?" Cierra asked. Ikuto didn't answer. Cierra turned away and started walking again.

"Why are you still walking away?" Ikuto growled.

"I don't know; give me a good enough reason to stay!" Cierra yelled behind her continuing to walk away.

"What is that supposed to mean!? You know what fine go!" Ikuto turned around to see Cloud and Shannon shooing him back with there hands. Ikuto sighed and turned back around towards Cierra. "You should stay because I think I may, kind of, really…like you!" He yelled. Cierra stopped again.

"Cierra just come back already, I think you've played with him enough." Shannon laughed." Cierra turned around to face Ikuto a smirk on her face, she then began to giggle and walk towards Ikuto.

"Wait…you weren't going to leave?" Ikuto snapped.

"Are you kidding? Cierra would never leave me or a "hot" guy." Shannon air quoted the hot part. Cierra reached Ikuto.

"So you kinda, sorta, really like me?" She laughed flicked him in the nose then walked past him to Shannon and the rest of the group.

"So this was planned?" Ikuto asked turning around and walking with Cloud in front of the girls.

"I wouldn't say planned, but I did fake the whole leaving part." Cierra answered.

"I hate you." Ikuto mumbled. Cierra snuck up behind him and place her arms around his waist and set her chin on his shoulder.

"No you don't you kinda, sorta, really like me." She kissed his cheek. "And I kinda, sorta really like you too."