Okay, I didn't like making you guys wait so I've been trying to write new chapters everyday. Thanks to all of you supporters. =] And guess what? No school on Tuesday! Woot! That means that I'll get to write more chapters if I don't have any reports to do. We're doing this article on China so I'll be writing stories in the morning. Also, we get a one week vacation after the week after the next week.

Fuji led Sakuno to a shade under a tree and they sat down. She blushed when she noticed that Fuji's arm was almost touching hers as he opened the box to reveal bentos in the shape of bear's head. At that moment, Fuji felt his head beginning to get light.

"You're very creative, Sakuno-chan," he said, smiling at her. She looked down and muttered a quick "Thank you."

Suddenly, soft fingers touched her chin and turned her head gently towards Fuji. She gasped only to have a bento put inside her mouth.

"It wouldn't be right to let you starve, neh?" Fuji watched in amusement as Sakuno swallowed the bento and started sputtering words.

"U-Um…F-F-Fuji-senpai…w-w-what w-w-was…" she tried to complete her sentence but couldn't say anymore. Poor Sakuno's face was completely red as always.

"What was that for? You should have a taste on your own cooking," he said, letting go of her chin. Sakuno felt a little bit disappointed but tried hard to conceal it. "Besides, you should take care of yourself seeing as how delicate you are."

"H-Hai…"

Sakuno looked down at the grass and felt his warm smile as he ate one bento. She didn't want to admit it but….

I think I'm in love with Fuji-senpai.

Fuji could hardly restrain himself from kissing her when he held her chin. He hated himself for it though 'Hate' wasn't a very familiar emotion to him. He only felt it once or twice but that was it. Ever since Sakuno accidentally kissed him, he'd been wanting to hold her more than ever. And now, he wanted nothing more but to feel her soft smooth lips against his.

This isn't like you. Get a hold of yourself! His mind screamed at him. If he made one move on her, what would her reaction be? Would she push her away and never talk to him? Would she hate him for it? It was a nightmare and thinking about it made him shiver. He didn't want to lose her. He wanted to be close to her always.

Then something came to his mind. He hadn't realized it till now but…he loved her. Not as a sister…but something more. It was no wonder he always joked around her. He didn't even think he was joking. He began to feel dizzy every moment that passed.

"Fuji-senpai, is something wrong? You're not eating," a sweet voice came to him. He looked up and realized that he was holding his bento in mid-air. For a second, his sight became blurry.

"I'm fine, Sakuno-chan. Just thinking about something," he replied. Just looking at her deep chocolate eyes made him want to lean in closer. He managed to control himself and looked away which made Sakuno worry more.

"Fuji-senpai…your face is red," Sakuno said. He almost flinched when she put her hand on his forehead. He couldn't help but lean on her cool touch.

I'm sick? Fuji thought to himself. It was true for the dizziness became heavier. Sakuno started to fret and wondered if he got sick from her. She felt a heavy weight on her and found herself falling on the grass.

"Kya!"

Fuji was lying on top of her with his eyes closed, well, his eyes were almost always closed anyway. His arms were slowly wrapping themselves around her waist and her heart thumped when he rested his head on the crook of her neck.

"Sakuno-chan…" he muttered.

Sakuno blinked. Did he just say her name? She tried to make him get of her but his arms were now tightly wrapped around her. He was sick and his actions were beginning to scare her. Yet, she felt this warm feeling she had felt before when she kissed him.

"Fuji-senpai! Please snap out of it!" she cried, not too loud though. There was no respond from him and Sakuno realized he fell asleep. She felt his warm breath on her skin and she touched his hair slightly. It was soft and silky. Before she knew it, she was playing with his hair. It felt wonderful against her touch.

"Eh, Sakuno? What are you doing?"

She looked up and stared in horror. The Seigaku regulars were standing in front of them.

Sakuno apologized countless of times and avoided any eye contact. Momoshiro was teasing her about the 'scene' and asked her if they were going out. She quickly rejected. Fuji was moved to the nurse's office and he was sleeping peacefully. Even in his dreams, he was smiling.

Sumire's aura was dripping with venom and anger that anyone who passed her backed away quickly. How could Fuji take advantage of her granddaughter like that? But when she remembered the smile on Sakuno's face as she played with Fuji's hair, she calmed down a bit. Still, she would have to talk to Sakuno later.

Sakuno knew what the others were thinking. The look on their faces revealed it. Even Ryoma's eyes widened. They couldn't believe it when they say Fuji lying on top of Sakuno.

What would Aniko think? Sakuno thought. She could just imagine the angry look on her face if she found out.

The regulars forced Sakuno to watch over Fuji and told her that they wouldn't interrupt. She grew red at that point and they quickly left. Of course, Tezuka and Oishi had nothing to do about it.

Sakuno sighed and knew she had no choice but to sit next to him. Though she was aware in case he moved. She recalled what happened and blushed when she remembered how he was holding her. He was probably hallucinating and Sakuno knew that Fuji wouldn't be like that if he wasn't sick. How did he get sick anyway? Oh yeah, it must've been from her.

"Gomenasai, Fuji-senpai," she sobbed, resting her head on her arms. She gasped slightly when she felt a hand pat her head.

"Call me…Shusuke.." Fuji whispered and dozed off again.

Sakuno looked up and his hand fell on her hand. It felt so warm that she didn't want to pull away. She never should've fallen in love with him. Yet she questioned her feelings, wondering if they were directed at him and not at Ryoma. Of course it was directed at him! She was an idiot for not realizing sooner. But it pained her to think he might not feel the same.

Fuji woke up and looked around, wondering how he was in the nurse's office. All he could remember was eating Sakuno's homemade bentos and blacking out. He also recalled saying something about his name to someone.

He was more surprised when he found Sakuno sleeping on the side of the bed. Fuji restrained himself from touching her hair and laid there watching her sleep peacefully. There wasn't any trace of worry on her face and was calm.

"Mmh…" Sakuno slowly opened her eyes and caught deep blue orbs staring at her. She jumped up immediately when she realized that Fuji was awake.

"A-Are you o-okay n-now, S-Shusuke-kun?" she stuttered. His eyes widened in surprise when he heard her call him by his first name.

"Shusuke-kun?"

Sakuno blushed and played with her fingers. "A-Ano…you told me to call you that."

Ah, so that was it. He must've unconsciously told her that. But something was different. She looked a little bit uncomfortable and he was worried by the way she avoided his eyes.

"Sakuno-chan, is everything okay?" he asked, resting his hand on her shoulder. To his surprise, she flinched and quickly stood up.

"H-Hai! Um…I-I have to go to class now." With that, she ran out of the office leaving a pained Fuji. He did not understand why she was acting that way but the pain that stabbed through his heart throbbed. He wondered if he did anything to her when he was sick.

Sakuno no baka! I can't believe I just left him there! Sakuno almost cried as she hit her head multiple times. What would Fuji think of her? She saw the way he looked when she ran away. The way his eyes were filled with sorrow as she left.

"I-I'll apologize to him…" she said to herself. She'd explain everything and then make up with him. She hoped that things wouldn't go wrong.

Most of all, she hoped that Fuji wouldn't hate her.

He could only stare at the door blankly. She ran away because of something he did. How stupid of him to get careless about his actions. Fuji remembered his older sister, Yumiko, telling him what happened whenever he got sick.

"You were so cute when you were cuddling your brother like that. Poor Yuuta tried so hard to get away. I never knew you were this strong."

After that he didn't remember anything after that. Crap, he must've done something that made Sakuno so alert that she was avoiding him.

I need to go somewhere I could think, he thought and got up, not caring that he was still sick. No one was around anyway now that Sakuno had left.

Sakuno ran to the office and to her dismay, Fuji wasn't anywhere to be found. The bed sheets were ruffled and there were no signs of his disappearance.

"Oh no."

She ran out and bumped into someone. They caught her before she made contact with the ground.

"Sakuno?" a familiar voice addressed here. She realized without looking up that it was Momoshiro who she bumped into.

She bowed and quickly apologized but went straight to the point. "Momo-senpai! Shusuke-kun is gone!"

Momo raised his eyebrow when Sakuno called Fuji by his first name. Hohoho, something is going on between them.

"Gone? He's not there?" he asked.

"Hai! I-I just came back and then he was nowhere to be found," she gasped. She never should've run out like that. Now it was all her fault that he was gone.

Momoshiro patted the girl's head. "Don't worry, just stay here and I'll go tell the others."

Sakuno sniffled and nodded. But she didn't want to just stand there and do nothing. As soon as he was gone she started to run out of school and hoped for the best.

I'll find him. I'll find him and make up for all the foolish things I did, she thought.

Um, um, um, I'm glad I finished this chapter. Forgive me if it wasn't detailed enough. I was extremely excited when writing the part where Fuji hugs Sakuno. I hope you all liked it and I gave my best to put all my feeling into it. Not that I was in that kind of situation but from reading other people's wonderful creations, I was able to make an image in my mind. I apologize if I made Fuji a little bit OOC but my friend suggested that it would make things spice up. O.o