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naomi POV

I cried in his arms. I was a wreck. But I thought Yoshiki would also be sad because of Ayumi. I was being selfish then. Always thinking about myself. I stopped crying and it was sundown. I wipee my tears.

"I'm gonna go take a shower. Thanks."

"No problem. Want me to come with you?"

"No, idiot!" I blushed.

I took a shower and got dinner ready. Seiko came.

"Want me to help you cook?"

"Sure!"

"What about dessert?"

"Really seiko?"

"I'm just kidding! Why don't we make chicken wraps and rice?"

"That sounds good!"

We chatted and cooked for a while til it was done. I was putting on my tough act again. I really wanted to just curl up in bed. Why is love so hard? "Gahh!" I burned myself. "Naomi! Are you okay? SATOSHI!" I burned my whole hand. I cried. "Ahhh! Whaahaaa!" Satoahi came running. "Swiko wha- NAOMI?! What's wrong?" "Naomi was cooking rice and then she almost dropped it and burned a part of her hand."

Satoahi said, "seko go get me a first aid kit, and an ice pack wrapped in a towel." "Naomi, its okay, you can stop crying now."

"(Breath) I-It hurts."

"Sorry. Your whole hand is red."

While seiko was getting the first aid kit, she told evwryone in the tv room what happened. Yoshiki ran into the kitchen with the others following him. He saw me, with tears threatening to come out and satoshi trying to heal it. He knew why I was crying.

"Satoshi, why don't you let me take care of her."

"Y-yeah... I guess."

He took me to our room. "Does it hurt when you try to move your fingers?"

"Yeah. But its only a first degree burn."

"Then why were you crying?"

The question shocked me. "Wh-what?"

"You heard me. "

"I-I -he, he was just being so nice to me! I don't want to fall inlove with him again!"

"I understand. If you need anything, just come to me, okay?"

"Yeah. Thanks yoahiki. For always listening to my problems."

"Nah, its fine! I've had a ton of girls come to me with their problems." I don't know why, but I fwlt a bit hurt when he said that. Its not like I have feelings for him so I thought it was just coincidence.

"R-really?"

"I'm kidding. You're the only person I really listen to."

I blushed, "hehe, cool."

Suddenly it got really serious. "Naomi, let me tell you something okay?"

"Y-yeah, sure."

"I-I (deep breath) I love you."

I was frozen. I couldn't move. I couldn't talk. I just sat there like and idiot. I snapped out of it and asked him.

"Why?"

"Because you u have a wonderful personality, you're beautiful, and my heart beats fast everytime I see you."

I smiled and kissed him. He kissed me back. We let go for air. Then I answered him.

"I love you too, but I can't be with you."

Pain was visible on his face. "W-why?"

"I just can't."

"WHY?"

"I can't tell you!"

"WHY?!" He raised his voice.

"Y-yoshiki?" I whispered. I was scared. I wanted to just leave the room. But I couldn't. Because he was grabbing my wrists really hard.

"Yoshiki, t-that h-hurts." Tears were about to come out of my face. He let go, then left.

I felt really guilty but I just couldn't do it. He is always watching me. Its a terrible secret that I can't tell anyone. I went to talk to satoshi about earlier today.

"Sato-" someone pulled me away and covered my mouth. It was him. He took me outside in the back door where no one could see. He covered my eyes and tied my hands. I followed him being as obedient as I could. We drove for a long time. I didn't know where we were. He didn't take off the sack on my head til we were inside.

"What do you want?" I said.

"You know exactly what it is." He was right. I did know. The terrible secret that I can't tell anyone. Its horrible but I have to do it.

"How much? And Who?"

"Seiko Shinohara. $1,000."

"No."

"You have to, and you know that."

"She's my friend. And YOU know that."

"But I want her."

"NO!"

He got out a gun and pointed it to my head. "NOW. I will take you back to the beachhouse but you better give her to me. Or this will happen." He took the gun and pointed it at a girl. He shot her dead. I got really scared. "O-Okay." He tied me and put a sack on my head then took me back. I arrived at 4am. I went to bed but yoshiki took up most of the space. So I got a futon and slept on the floor. I woke up at 3 pm. Satoahi said, "morning sleepy head. Share were you last night?"

"I was... uh... getting... food because the fridge was empty."

"Oh, what'd you get?"

"Uh, just stuff. Let me go get something." Thwn I went out the door.

End of this chapter! Hooe u like it!

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