The next morning when Ayaka woke up, she immediately remembered what had happened the evening before.
What in the world was I thinking? She asked herself as she walked into their small kitchen and grabbed a granola bar out of the pantry. She opened it and began eating while contemplating about what she would do to make it up to Asuna, looking out their window.
I think I'm going to go apologize to her this afternoon. Ayaka decided. She would have to make sure that she looked extra soft and cute while she went to Asuna's dormitory so that she would be more convincing.
While Ayaka was getting ready to visit Asuna, Asuna was still sound asleep in her dormitory. Konoka was still at her grandfather's mansion, while Negi had left for a conference that would last into the late evening, so Asuna was all by herself.
Mmm...Ay...aka... !
Knock... Knock... Knock...
Soon, Ayaka was at the door, wanting to apologize to Asuna about what had happened.
Asuna's eyes shot open and she got out of her bed, climbing down and looking through the little hole in the door to see who was there. When she saw Ayaka standing there, she looked down at the floor and bit her lip.
I can't answer the door now! Asuna thought to herself. I just woke up from a dream that I was having about her! Furthermore, Asuna was still mad at Ayaka, so she wanted to get back at her by giving her the cold shoulder. Instead of opening the door, Asuna just climbed back up into bed and hid under her blankets.
"Asuna!" Ayaka yelled. She grabbed ahold of the door knob and turned it back and forth. "I know you're in there! Open this door right now!"
Asuna covered her ears and rolled up in a ball. In a way she wanted to open the door, but she knew that she had to resist.
"I just want to apologize, Asuna! Please!" Ayaka called again...
Asuna closed her eyes tightly.
Maybe she's just not here... Ayaka thought to herself. After one more knock, she decided to give up and walked back to her dormitory.
She's so stubborn! Ayaka thought to herself. She had to be there... I mean, where else would she be on a Saturday afternoon?
Once Ayaka was well on her way back to her dorm, Asuna raced towards the door and opened it, looking at Ayaka. Once she noticed that Ayaka had dressed up to come visit her, Asuna's eyes widened. Did she really go through all that trouble just to apologize to me? Asuna looked down at the ground, sort of regretful about not answering the door, and then closed the door and got back in bed.
Maybe I should go talk to her later...Asuna thought. Even though she was still really hurt by what Ayaka had done, she didn't want to hold a grudge against her, especially because the two had such a close bond.
Once Ayaka was back in her dormitory, she noticed that Chizuru and Natsumi were both there, but didn't say anything to them. She just went into her room and exhaustedly laid down on her bed, her face planted in her pillow.
Ayaka didn't know what to do next. She supposed that she would just try to let it go for now, but that was much harder to do than it seemed.
To help her try and relax, she would go to take a long, warm bath.