Hello sexy babies! Let's begin this shall we?

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"And that's basically how all this started..." Ichika explained. He fidgeted In his seat as the other girls' eyes remained glued on him and Charlotte.

"I know it's sudden, but I hope you all can accept Ichika and I..." Charlotte said, a tear in her eye. The young girl loved Ichika with all her heart, but she also loved her friends.

"Are you two actually in love? Or is was this just a one time passionate moment?" Lingyin asked, reaming calm.

"I love Charlotte." Ichika said.

"And I love Ichika." The french girl said.

"Then if your love is genuine, I can accept it." Lingyin smiled softly. The other girls' eyes widened at the mature statement coming from the normally immature girl.

"Oh thank you Lingyin, but why the so accepting nature?" Charlotte asked.

"You all know I've been traveling the world, and it opened my eyes to so much. Love isn't something you compete for. Love is a reaction sacred to the world, one we should all respect and cherish. So if two people are in love, and it isn't harming anyone, who am I to stop it? Who am I to destroy such a beautiful thing?" She smiled again.

"Is this the same girl I went to school with?" Everyone thought to themselves.

"I can accept this as well..." Cecilia said. "I don't know about the fundamentals of love or whatever Lingyin was talking about, but I do love the both of you. So if you're in love...so be it..."

"Thank you Cecilia..." Ichika and Charlotte both said.

Now it was Laura who spoke. "You don't need my approval. Even though my wife cheated on me while I was away, I understand it was my fault for leaving him alone for such a long time." She said.

"Uhm...thanks I guess..." Charlotte said as Ichika suppressed a laugh.

Finally it was Shinonono's turn to give her opinion on the obnoxious romance of two teens.

"Okay." She sadly said.

"Never one with words..." Lingyin melancholy whispered, feeling sorry for the girl.

"While you two finish your act of passion, I'm going to take these girls for a drink..." Lingyin said, getting up from the couch.

Charlotte and Ichika both blushed at the comment while Cecilia, Laura, and Shinonono followed Lingyin out of the small apartment. Finally the girls were gone, leaving Ichika and Charlotte alone to rethink the experience.

"That ended a lot faster than I expected. I thought someone was going to end up fighting you..." Ichika said.

"Even though it was awkward for them to...walk in on us..." Charlotte blushed. "I figured it would end quickly with all the girls leaving.."

"Really? How so?" Her lover asked.

"As pathetic as it sounds, we all came to terms with you choosing one girl to love and having to accept it." She explained.

"Still though, I was worried there would be more drama." He laughed, feeling happy the situation went over smoothly.

"Actually Ichika-kun, the girls are all out getting drinks with Lingyin..."

"Yeah...and?"

"And what happens when girls who have unrequited feelings for a boy get drunk?" Charlotte smiled as she explained the situation they would soon face.

Ichika rubbed his forehead as the conclusion punched him the stomach. "They'll be calling me at two in the morning won't they?" He asked.

"Mhm!" She nodded, thicking him on the nose. "Now come on, let's get to bed so we can continue our activities in the morning..." She winked.

"O-Okay!" Ichika said, following her to the bedroom.

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11:30 PM

"Goodnight Charlotte..." Ichika said, turning the lamp by his bed off.

"Goodnight Ichika. I love you." She whispered, slowly being overcome by sleep.

"Love you too..." He said, kissing her forehead.

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12:46 AM

He woke up to the sound of his phone vibrating against the wooden night stand. His hand hit the table multiple times until it finally made it's way to his phone. Ichika opened the device and brought his ear to it, yawning.

"Hello?" He asked.

"Ichika!" A tipsy Cecilia could be heard on the other end. Her cry screeched over the phone, hurting Ichika's ears.

"Ah! Cecilia? Why are you calling? It's twelve fifty in the morning!" Ichika whispered, hoping to not waked the french girl cuddled up to him.

"Why couldn't you love me Ichika? What did I do wrong?" She sobbed.

"You didn't do anything wrong Cecilia! I just see you as a dear friend to me..."

"You friendzoned me? Why couldn't you have told me?" Cecilia asked.

"I...look Cecilia, you are very important to me. You, Laura, Lingyin, and Shinonono. We experienced so much together. I just didn't fall in love with you okay? You didn't do anything wrong, I just didn't fall for you." He explained, hoping to console the crying girl.

There was silence over the phone.

"Cecilia? Hello?" Ichika asked.

The only thing he could hear was small snores, indicating Cecilia fell asleep wherever she was. He hung up the phone and returned it to the table.

"Who was that?" Charlotte tiredly asked, rubbing her palm against Ichika's shirtless torso.

"Cecilia. You were right. She called me drunk and crying." He said, settling back down for bed.

"There will be more calls..." She cutely yawned.

"I know...let's just go back to sleep. Sorry for waking you up."

"Mmm" Was Charlotte's barely conscious response.

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1:27 AM

"We were childhood friends!" Shinonono wailed, obviously drunk.

"Shinonono I know you're hurting, but-" He began, however she interrupted him.

"Hurting? That doesn't even begin to describe-" She hiccuped mid sentence "-What I'm feeling!"

"Shinonono, you will always be my childhood friend. But you're like a sister to me..." He said.

"I don't want to be a sister! I wanted to be a lover Ichika!" She cried.

"I'm sorry, but I don't love you in that way. I love Charlotte." He sadly explained.

"Is she with you?" Shinonono asked.

"Yeah. She is."

"Is she...in bed with you?"

"...Yeah..."

"Why couldn't that be me?" She sobbed more quietly this time. "What was wrong with me? What makes her better?"

"Nothing's wrong with you Shinonono. It just can't be you because I'm in love with Charlotte. What if I forced a connection with you? That wouldn't be right! I would be lying to myself and you, and I respect you to much to do that to you Shinonono."

"Okay Ichika. I'm sorry for disturbing you...I hope you and Charlotte...live happy together..." She said.

"Thank you Shinonono. Goodnight." He said.

"Goodnight." She hung up.

"I hope I'm not hurting them..." Ichika said, putting his phone back.

"They're already hurting Ichika. This is just them accepting the truth. Don't worry, they'll get over this and everything will go back to normal..." Charlotte said.

"How do you know?" He asked.

"Because they all prepared themselves for rejection, this is the healing process."

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3:12 AM

"And I'm sorry I neglected my duties as husband." Laura said, wasted.

"It's okay Laura." Ichika smiled lightly.

"I forgive you for cheating on me Ichika, it's not your fault." Laura slurred. "I should have tended to you properly, but I didn't. Instead I abandoned you to live on your own while I went to the military..."

"It was hard Laura, but I managed." He laughed quietly.

"You did, and I'm proud of you. Now can you pass the phone to Charlotte?"

Ichika handed the phone to his barely awake lover.

"Y-Yes?" Charlotte asked.

"Charlotte, I want you to know that I forgive you and Ichika for having an affair while I was gone. This was my fault. I didn't treat Ichika with the respect he deserved as a wife..."

Charlotte giggled as Ichika played with her soft hair.

"It's okay Laura, thank you for accepting our love. Anything else?"

"Yeah. I give you my blessing to marry Ichika."

"Thank you Laura, I accept your blessing."

"Alright, well I'm about to pass out. Goodnight." Laura said.

"Goodnight Laura..." Charlotte smiled.

She passed the phone to Ichika and went back to the comfort of his arms.

"Our friends are weird..." He said.

"Yeah...but you have to love them..." She smiled.

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