La-la-la... La-la... La-la-la-la... La-La... *huge grin* Hello, hello... Tonight I'm in the best mood possible! I just took an F in my maths account... So I am in the best mood possible... *oh, go on* But don't worry; I have some nice parents... They won't take away my computer. They don't even get angry... I think they don't even care... I told them, don't worry. Eh, fight the power! Oh, and thanks for reviewing. I didn't really have time to read, but whatever... Thanks for wasting time. But if you want to waste the time it isn't really wasted time, right? *thinks, but gives it up* Anyway... Like my dear classmate would say... 'F is my favorite grade! It is cheering up my heart...' So, good luck to everyone

(*on a tired voice because caught a great flu from enjoying the spring wind and because tried some chewing gum for the eyes* whatever, you know, tipsy like always, people pour brandy instead of water in my bottle when I'm at the bathroom. I think. I'm not sure. And listening to Snow Patrol, Inara George and Kate Havnekiv, like always... So I am so pitiful... I have great ambitions... *giggles vaguely for myself* Waiting for Kyoya's death, actually kinda soon... *smacks forehead* Shut up!)

Chapter 18: Me agrees

"Oh, no... We're repeating it." Hikaru complained, sighing, but Kyoya didn't have time for stupid things. He snatched her wrist again and dragged her, but she opposed and yanked back her wrist. "No, no and no! And I repeat, NO! I am tired of your nightingales and of you obsessions! I'm outta here!"

She turned and walked back to the bar, but he quickly snatched her wrist and whirled her around. Hikaru growled to him, but it disappeared as she felt a pain. Kyoya was pressing his thumb onto her pulse point, causing blood to do not flow anymore. As the pain became deeper and deeper, she shut her eyes tight and clenched her teeth.

"Aaah, stop! Stop, it hurts, stop! Wait, stop! Stop! What are you doing?" she complained while trying to escape, but he didn't let her. It really hurt her and her arm didn't like it. More than this, she wasn't able to move it too much.

"I stopped your blood circulation. See this vein?" Hikaru tried again to escape, but Kyoya found a way to keep her immobilized.

Hikaru started to scream because of pain. "Okay, okay! Just stop! Stop, stop, it hurts!" Hikaru wailed while almost crying. Kyoya growled to her but slowly removed his thumb. Hikaru sighed in relief while rubbing her arm, having some poor eyes.

"I'll bring you home. C'mon." Kyoya suggested and Hikaru accepted this time because she was frightened Kyoya will use his thumb to hurt her again. Even if he was worried because of something, he didn't want to express it. He didn't want to panic her. However, Hikaru's expression suddenly became like Yuu's usual one, but not really that happy. Kyoya noticed that after several times of looking at her.

"Ah, the alcohol is talking inside you again..." he sighed while a sedated smile grew on Hikaru's face.

So, they went home, but, of course, like some drunkards, almost losing their balance, squinting, yawning sometimes. He crossed one arm around her back with that sedated big smile on his face.

"So... Where are we-"

But his cell phone suddenly rang, cutting his sentence. He groaned but took it. ...Madoka. As seeing her name, he wanted to ignore the call, but Hikaru noticed that and snatched the cell from his hand and answered, sneering to Kyoya.

Hikaru (euphoric, the fact that she was drunk could be heard in her voice): Yes... Hello?

Madoka (on a worried voice which turned into a surprised, slightly shocked one as recognizing Hikaru's voice): Hikaru?

Hikaru (her voice became even more euphoric, grinning): Oh... Madoka, my friend! You and Gingka shouldn't be at your date now?

Madoka (obvious shocked, kinda confused): What? You and Kyoya are together right now?

Hikaru (chuckling, like it was a normal thing): Of course! We were preparing to go home until you disturbed us...

Madoka (slightly worried): I also called you but you didn't answer... So-

Hikaru (cutting her sentence, still keeping her euphoria intact): Oh, this because I kicked up my phone at the bar...

Madoka (shocked): YOU WERE AT THE BAR UNTIL NOW? WITH KYOYA? God, alcohol is talking inside you again...

Hikaru (laughing; it really amused her, even if she didn't understand why Madoka was so): Wanna join, too? We are having really much fun... or we were having until you disturbed us... I know you want... You're alone at home again, right...? If you want, we can visit you...

Madoka (impatiently, worried): Where you guys are? (getting tired of them) Ah, go sleeping! Both of you! And not in the same room or house!

Hikaru (amused, giggling): We're not sleepy...

"Ah, c'mon... Stand up, Madoka... You cannot stay here the entire day..." Hikaru yelled at Madoka, who was lying on the ground on her back, with her eyes squinting, almost asleep. She was barefoot, her shoes resting a couple of yards (about 1.8 meters) away from there. Not like Hikaru was in any different state. The difference was that she was sitting on a bench, with the knees at her chest.

"Leave me alone..." Madoka replied while picking the bottle of beer which was collapsing next to her, about one foot (about 0.5 meters) away from there. She sat up and drank from it. "I was the good girl my whole life... This game isn't fair! You don't have parents... You can even play Scrabble with how many boys you want... You can drink and take morphine, but me? I have an empty-headed Gingka who grew at the countryside while you have... a vulgar, hot guy like Kyoya... I am so pitiful!"

Hikaru chuckled at that, like Madoka was silly besides her. "You didn't get it, right? Scrabble... Yeah. But it isn't really erotic. You'd better never try it. Boys are some jerks!" She sighed dreamily, looking at the sky. "Ah, how I miss the times when guys like Kyoya and Hyoma were just... some guys..."

She stood up and snatched the bottle of beer from Madoka's hand, starting to drink. "Ah, how I miss those times..." she repeated. She turned her head to Madoka, grinning. "But... You give it up now? Now? You still didn't get it, right?" Then her grin disappeared. "Even if I explained you... Boys aren't completing your person... You aren't equal or congruent with Gingka or with any other guy... This isn't you. This isn't everything... This isn't your life... Do they deserve all those tears we shed for them?"

Hikaru kept silence for a moment, then burst into laughing. "Will you say... yes? Just yes? Yes, and just this? A simple, trouble-free yes? Why not?and just this?" Hikaru continued,

She lifted up her voice, in anger. "You agree everything he says, right? You let someone decide your limits?" But then she changed her mind, sighing heavily. "I am so stupid. The heart decides what voice makes it pound. We are just the slaves of our hearts... I am so pitiful..."

"In the name of God, shut up you two! Look around you! I wanna sleep here!" Kyoya protested, collapsing on his left side a few yards away from Madoka, squinting at the two drunken girls. "Wait, wait, wait... You two weren't fighting for me or for I don't know what or who?" he continued after he realized that those two had talked. Madoka stood up, forcing a big smile. Hikaru also forced a big smile and they fought a hug.

"We are best friends forever again, can't you see?" Hikaru obviously lied while releasing Madoka, who breathed freely, too, but still, kept her smile. Kyoya raised an eyebrow, almost laughing.

"If you say so..." he mocked them, then went back to his business, but angering Hikaru.

She walked to him and sprinkled all the beer in his face, making him stand up in a startle, his eyes now clear, widened. She started to shake Kyoya by his shoulder. "You... You were a bad boy!" she scolded him, but then she slowly stopped shaking him, tears ruining her face, without sobbing, still keeping that expression of disgust on her face, but changing her mind about beating Kyoya. "Ah, you're free to go. You're so pitiful!" she reproved under her sneer, looking away from him. She pushed him slightly afterwards.

"You're so pitiful! You are hot and smart and good-looking and you don't even have a-"

But something cut her sentence; she felt a gentle touch moving down on her cheek. She slowly moved her eyes' attention back at Kyoya. He was wiping her tears, slowly brushing his thumb against her cheek, sneering to her. "Who's pitiful now?" he whispered as his eyes started to express sadness, maybe feeling sorry for her. Then he chuckled briefly in expressing scorn. But his chuckled became an amused one until it turned into an amused laugh, removing his thumb from her cheek.

Hikaru gaped to him. "What's so funny?"

He continued laughing however. "You should see your face! Look at you! You are melting! You are completely melted! I'm wondering how you brush your teeth... But you look cute... Hehe..." He got closer to her until their faces were some inches away from each other, smiling. "I would admire you the entire day... You cute melted girl! Your mommy should be very lucky if you kiss her with this cute face... Am I right? And I think you looked even cuter when you were seven, right? My cute princess... You are so cute... La-la... La-la-la..." he whispered, looking with interest at her nose, then chuckled childishly.

Then he suddenly looked into her eyes. "Do you like me?" he mumbled directly. Hikaru smiled cheerfully.

"Dunno. But I know... that I'll forget everything after alcohol's effect will disappear. We will forget everything. So if I'd lie to you and say yes... Would you feel better? Would you... be happy? I don't think so..." she explained without any embarrassment, making Kyoya laugh. "Then what are those three words?" he insisted, still staring with interest into her eyes. Hikaru fought a tired smile but hesitated.

"It's not... I love you or I want you or I like you or whatever you thought..." she found her words, then smiled, changing her gaze to the ground. "It's... I forgave you." she continued, looking up at him this time."And I want you... and me... to finish this stupid game and to stop being so pathetic. Because we are too pathetic. So answer me and answer me right now: friends again?"

"Kyoya? Hikaru? MADOKA?" a voice suddenly interrupted them, before Kyoya could have any reaction. Hikaru and Kyoya turned to the side the voice was coming from, but Madoka didn't even look. She recognized the voice. ...Gingka.

"What are you guys doing?" he yelled angrily at seeing Madoka with a bottle of beer next to her. Kyoya, Hikaru and Madoka laughed while Gingka gaped to them.

"Kyoya, Gingka, Gingka, Kyoya... Gingka, Kyoya, Kyoya, Gingka... Je n'aime pas cette vie... Je n'aime pas garcons! To be or not to be, people!" Madoka spoken with her eyes squinting to Gingka, with a sedated smile on her face.

Everyone made confused faces until Hikaru and Kyoya realized what she was talking about, letting Gingka more confused than he was at the moment. "Cette? What's cette?" he asked, looking now at Kyoya, then at Hikaru, then at Madoka.

"Do you think he knows what the demonstrative adjective is?" Madoka whispered to Hikaru, without looking at her, but, of course, Madoka knew the answer. Hikaru looked at Gingka with discouraged eyes for some moments, analyzing him. Gingka was completely perplexed. Hikaru looked back at Madoka with some even more discouraged eyes and shook her head vaguely. "I don't think so..." Hikaru whispered back, so Madoka huffed and explained to Gingka:

"'Cette' means 'this', Gingka." She stopped for a moment as seeing Gingka wanted to say something, but cut his sentence, reproving beforehand: "And no, Gingka, no, the demonstrative adjective isn't something you can eat! The relative pronoun neither... The dative isn't something you can eat and no, Gingka, no... The Angle Compass isn't something you can eat... The orthocenter of an obtuse triangle isn't something you can eat... And, no, Gingka, no... A pyrometer isn't something you can eat... And, the last, no... I don't think you can eat a concave mirror... Or a convex one... You cannot eat a convergent or a diverging lens..." She started to chuckle. "You cannot eat a vector or a... I don't know, you cannot eat..." She sighed, determined to stop babbling. "I want to wish a single wish... I want you to stop asking this. Okay? All you can eat is... food."

"What's wrong with you, guys? What do you have?" Gingka protested on an upset tone, making the others sweat drop.

"ROUNDWORMS!" they replied tiredly but angrily, all darting Gingka with their exasperated glares.

~Meanwhile, thirty yards (about 45.7 meters) away from there...

"Not now, chief. She is drunk and she has a few friends with her. It has to be quiet, no one must know about it. We'll check if they know anything and we will probably act tomorrow, if there's going to be safe." a strange voice spoken from the dark...

Okay, just five words in six seconds: Do not copy Kyoya's behavior. Okay, makes it longer: And actually, do not copy Kyoya's and Madoka's behaviors. Because I don't wanna face your crying parents when you'll die...