A/N: The prompt for Day 3 is "Fight". This is a word that can mean many things. So I will take it to mean something that will let me explore what happens when things get ugly between our couple. So without further ado, it's time for femslash!

Day 3: Not reaching you

"Will you just calm down down already? You're making a big deal out of nothing."

"You're really frustrating me right now! You're just standing there like a chunk of wood and hearing you say it's not a big deal is making me even angrier!"

Tenko and Maki's classmates shared concerned glances as they continued their shouting match (Well, Tenko was doing most of the shouting). The couple had their disagreements, but this was the first time they'd had such a serious argument.

Maki turned away from Tenko, sighing. "I can't be around you if you're going to be this stupid. Shout at a wall if you want, but I'm leaving."

"Fine! I'm going to go to my Ultimate Lab to train!" Tenko yelled, stomping her feet. "I'm going to be as loud as possible, and there's nothing you can do to stop me!"

Tenko stomped off in the direction of her Ultimate Lab. Maki shook her head, then went off somewhere else in the opposite direction. Seeing this, Kaede pulled Shuichi aside.

"What do you think they were fighting about?" Kaede asked Shuichi.

"I can't be sure, Kaede. I know they weren't fighting before breakfast," Shuichi said, putting his hand on his chin as he always did when he was thinking. "So whatever caused the fight happened after that. Kaede, did you talk with Maki before this?"

"Just a little when we were eating breakfast," Kaede said, trying to remember what they talked about. "I think Maki mentioned having plans after eating."

"So whatever it was that Tenko and Maki were fighting about, it could be related to what those plans were," Shuichi said thoughtfully. "Of course, the only way to know for sure would be to ask them directly…"

"That's a brilliant idea, Shuichi!" Kaede exclaimed. "Okay, I'll go talk with Maki, and you go talk with Tenko!"

"Wait, why am I the one that has to talk with Tenko?!" Shuichi asked, panicked at the thought.

"Well, it's better if we split up. I'm sure you'll be fine, Shuichi!" Before Shuichi say anything else, Kaede dashed off, waving at him.

"...I'm going to get tossed around a lot today, aren't I?" Shuichi asked himself, sighing.

Kaede searched around towards the campus for Maki. When Kaede headed towards the dorms, she spotted Kaito standing outside of Maki's room.

"Hey there, Kaede!" Kaito greeted. "It's a good thing that you're here. Maki Roll is being more stubborn than usual."

"Did you hear about what happened, Kaito?" Kaede asked as she joined Kaito in front of Maki's door.

"Yeah, I did. Even if I didn't, it's hard to miss Maki muttering about Tenko being a massive idiot," Kaito said, running his fingers through his hair.

"Okay, then you can help me get to the bottom of this!" Kaede knocked on the door to Maki's dorm.

"...Go away." Maki said bluntly from inside her dorm.

"If you plan to stay locked up in your room all day, it won't work," Kaede said. "Me and Kaito are ready to stay out here all day if we have to!"

"Do you really have nothing better to do than stand outside and bug me?" Maki asked, sounding irritated.

"Come on now, Maki Roll! It's a hero's job to look out for his sidekicks!" Kaito shouted. "So get out here already!"

After a pause, Maki opened the door, an angry expression on her face. "There, I'm out. What do you want?"

"We want to know why you were fighting with Tenko, of course! I've never seen you two so angry at each other," Kaede asked.

"...I wasn't mad. I'm just waiting for Tenko to stop blowing things out of proportions," Maki said, her words belied by the hurt in her red eyes.

"Knowing Tenko, she's definitely worked up over whatever happened between you two," Kaito said. "But you are too, Maki Roll. Otherwise you wouldn't be cooping yourself up in here."

Maki's eyes widened, indicating that Kaito hit the mark. "Do you want to die?" Maki blurted out.

"Yup, Kaito's definitely right if you're falling back on that," Kaede said, shaking her head. "Shuichi mentioned you had plans. Was your fight with Tenko about that?"

For a few, Maki pouted, clearly not wanting to talk about it. Finally, Maki said, "Last week, Tenko invited me to an idol concert that she's been wanting to see. Shortly after breakfast, she told me that she got us both tickets. I told Tenko to I wouldn't be able to go, and to just go on her own. That made her really upset, and she lost control from there."

Kaito sighed. "I'm not saying that Tenko was in the right here. But by the sound of it, you were pretty insensitive too, Maki Roll."

"...What are you talking about Kaito? Tenko was the one that made such a big deal out of nothing," Maki said, looking away.

"That's exactly what Kaito means! Just brushing everything off like that doesn't help at all!" Kaede said firmly. "Tenko loves idol concerts, and inviting you to one means she wanted to share something she loves with you! To Tenko, that's not nothing."

While Kaede was talking, Kaito had his eyes closed, deep in thought. Then he opened his eyes and said, "Idol concerts don't really seem like your thing, Maki Roll. But if Tenko bought tickets, does that mean you agreed to go along when she first invited you?"

"Yes, I did. Why do you ask," Maki said, looking at Kaito suspiciously.

It was Kaede that pieced it together. "Kaito asks because for you to suddenly call it off means you had an important reason. So what happened?"

The question caught Maki so badly that she actually took a few steps back. "...The reason that I won't be able to go to the concert is because of my 'job'. I'll be out on assignment that night. It's ugly, but I have no choice."

"And did you explain any of this to Tenko? Because if you didn't, then Tenko must have thought you were calling off your date for no real reason," Kaito said.

"What?! Why would I have to explain? Tenko knows about my 'real talent'. She should know I can be called away at any time," Maki said.

"This is what I was trying to explain to you earlier, Maki. You didn't mean to, but you brushed off Tenko's feelings," Kaede said. "Of course that would upset her."

"...I know talking about my 'job' makes Tenko uncomfortable. I'd rather avoid it whenever possible," Maki said, looking down. "But I guess this whole thing is my fault too."

"C'mon now, Maki Roll! Tenko loves you with all her heart," Kaito said. "And a girl like her always faces things head on! So if you just go to her and talk this out, I'm sure you'll work this out."

"If it will finally make you two leave, I will," Maki said.

"That's more like it!" Kaede exclaimed. Hopefully, Shuichi was having similar results with Tenko.

As Shuichi approached the Ultimate Aikido Master Lab, she heard the sound of Tenko shouting and screaming, while the sound of her hitting things echoed outside. Shuichi was tempted to turn around to leave, but he spotted Himiko standing outside.

"Hello, Shuichi," Himiko said as she spotted the detective.

"Hello, Himiko. Are you here because of Tenko?" Shuichi asked.

"I am. But Tenko is so upset, she is letting out an angry aura that's sapping all my MP. What a pain…" Himiko said.

"Well, I'm here too. Between the two of us, we should hopefully be able to calm Tenko down," Shuichi said.

"Nyeh… you don't sound that confident." Saying anything else would just be delaying the inevitable, however, so the two of them entered the Ultimate Lab.

Tenko was in the middle of smacking a wooden dummy, ranting to herself.

"Tenko saves up her allowance- *thunk* buys nice clothes- *thunk* gets the best seats- *thunk* and all for what? For Maki to just cancel the whole thing like it never mattered?!"

Tenko kicked the dummy so hard that she left a small dent in it. Shuichi gulped at this sight, but called out, "Tenko!"

Tenko turned around, a furious expression on her face. Upon seeing Himiko, Tenko's expression visibly softened. "Hello, Himiko! What are you doing here?"

"I'm here to try and make you less angry. You always cheer me up whenever I'm upset," Himiko said. "So I wanted to do the same for you for once."

"How wonderful of you, Himiko! But you don't have to be too concerned about me," Tenko said, now smiling.

"You say that, but we're worried about you as your friends," Shuichi said.

"Oh, you're here too, Shuichi. I guess it's obvious that I'm upset if even a male has noticed," Tenko said.

Shuichi decided not to point out that he called out first, or that it was always obvious when Tenko was upset. Instead he said, "I was going to ask what was wrong, but I think I have an idea now. Did you have plans with Maki that ended up not happening?"

"I expected no less from the Ultimate Detective! But this is a personal matter between me and Maki!" Tenko exclaimed.

"Tenko, I know you mean well. But it's not fair that you ask us to unload our problems onto you, and then not trust us with your own problems," Himiko pointed out.

Waaaaahhh! No, of course I trust you guys," Tenko said quickly. "It's just, I'm not sure how I should talk about this."

"It took a lot of MP for me to get here. A part of me would rather be in bed right now," Himiko said. "But you would do the same for me, Tenko. So I'll use my magic to fix whatever problem this is!"

"We already have a good idea of what the problem is. But I still don't have the complete story," Shuichi said thoughtfully. "I'm guessing you were planning to take Maki somewhere. But why did she refuse?"

"I was going to take Maki out to the concert, but she didn't refuse when I first invited her," Tenko explained. "She just came up to me after breakfast this morning and told me she wasn't going to the concert anymore."

"Nyeh, that does sound like Maki Roll. She can be too blunt sometimes," Himiko said.

"Wait, Maki really canceled the date out of nowhere? Did she explain why?" Shuichi asked.

"No, she didn't. In fact, I don't think I even asked why," Tenko asked, a look of panic dawning on her face. "After how much planning I did for our date, having it canceled upset me."

"You can be pretty bad at listening sometimes, Tenko," Himiko said, deadpan.

"Oh no, what have I done?! I shouted and yelled at Maki and now she could be dealing with something on her own! I need to go to her right now!" Tenko yelled.

"Before you do, Tenko, take a deep breath," Shuichi said. "You can be pretty insightful, and Maki might need that. But you need to be calm first."

"Okay, I will!" Tenko took a deep breath in, then out, and she was visibly calmer when she finished. "Thank you so much, Himiko! And thanks to you too, Shuichi!"

"It looks like we managed to pull that off," Shuichi said, sighing in relief.

"Yeah, but now I'm completely out of MP," Himiko said, an exhausted expression on her face. "I think I need to be carried back to my room…"

Tenko and Maki ended up meeting in the courtyard, and for a moment it seemed like neither girl knew what to say.

"Maki, I'm sorry. I got mad, I shouted at you, and I didn't even bother asking you why you weren't going to the concert anymore," Tenko said.

"I still say you got a little too upset. But I shouldn't have just ignored your feelings," Maki said. "You were really looking forward to going to the concert with me, and I didn't consider that. So I'm sorry too."

Maki wanted to look away, but she forced herself to look into Tenko's eyes. "It's not that I didn't want to go with you to the concert. I had no choice. I was called away by… well, you know what."

Upon hearing this, Tenko pulled Maki into a hug. Maki stiffened for a moment, but loosened up and let Tenko hug her.

"You know, one of the reasons I wanted you to come with me is because I wanted you to have a good time," Tenko said softly. "I wanted you to forget about your other life, even for just a little while."

"I wish I could forget about it too. At the same time, I shouldn't be afraid to share myself with you," Maki said quietly. "Even the ugly parts."

"And I'll definitely make sure to ask if something comes up again! I don't want to blow up at you again," Tenko said, releasing Maki from the hug.

"I know I do have tonight free. Want to go out somewhere?" Maki asked.

"Sure! A nice dinner together would be nice," Tenko said, smiling at her girlfriend. Tenko was relieved that she and Maki worked things out together, and Maki herself was privately glad that Tenko was no longer angry.

Both of them made a mental note to thank their friends the next day, for being there for them.

A/N: In direct contrast to yesterday's piece, this one-shot ended up much longer. I really liked how it turned out though! Tomorrow's theme has a lot of interesting... possibilities, so look forward to that. Until then, this has been Orion Fowl and thank you for visiting my Corner of Romance!