Two weeks later, Shibuya

"My God. Fay. You're pissing me off, it's surprising how stubborn you're being about this?!" Aya snapped as she snatched the black evening dress from Fay's hands.

Fay took the dress back and put it back on the rack, "I will absolutely not ask Sanada out," she said in a huff, picking out another dress, "how's this?" she asked, showing her the blue tube dress.

"Its hideous," Aya answered, looking at something else. "Seriously, why don't you? We're in the 21st century! It's not degrading to do so." She showed another dress at her friend who rolled her eyes in respond.

"I. Will. Not. I…" she said, shaking at the thought, "why did he have to be so mean about it?!" she exclaimed, balling her hand into a fist. "He sounded so confident… Smug bastard!"

Aya rolled her eyes and smacked the back of Fay's head, "Are you trying to tell me that you're too proud to ask him out?!"

"You weren't there!" Fay snapped, as she took a yellow dress and looked at it. She walked into the dressing room followed by Aya and started undressing.

Aya sat on the chair while Fay was trying on the dress and smiled. "You're being a brat. You're used to attention and now you don't have it. The tables have turned and you don't like it because you actually have to work for his attention now," she concluded.

"Shut up!" Fay blasted out as she zipped the dress. She looked at herself in the mirror to see how the dress looked on her, but the scowl on her face was not helping.

Aya stood behind Fay and extended her arms to lift the corners of Fay's mouth to form a smile, "Now, the dress looks gorgeous on you," she teased.

Fay shook Aya off her, "Stop it, Aya. I'm bothered enough today. I'm just not good at handling these types of things, so give me time to adjust."

Aya looked at her, "that's why you should start talking about what you're feeling more, it will help," she insisted.

"No," Fay answered, putting her clothes back on. She picked up the yellow dress after that and walked to the cashier.

"Fay?!"

Fay sighed, "No, Aya. Until I don't know how I'm feeling, please don't expect me to talk about it," she said quietly, paying for the dress.

Aya sighed as well and decided not urge this for now. But I will get an answer soon… "So want to go and have something to drink?" Aya asked checking her bag for her wallet.

Fay nodded as she picked up her purchase, "sounds great, I'm actually very thirsty."

"Then let's go," Aya said cheerfully, tugging Fay's hand; walking her out before she bought the whole store.

[Cough]

[Cough]

Sanada covered his face as he coughed and rolled onto his back, this is ridiculous… I can't stop coughing. He finally stopped and placed his arm on his forehead. A few seconds as he breathed, his phone rang. He groaned and decided not to pick it up, but something told him to. It was like a subconscious inner command. "Hello?" he said in a hoarse voice.

"Genichirou, are you alright?"

"How nice of you to notice," he muttered sarcastically, his voice coming in a raspy wheeze. He sat up and drank some water to ease some frustration off his throat.

"Better?" he asked.

"You still sound horrible, but I wonder if it's your health or… If it's psychological?" the person on the phone asked knowingly.

Sanada stared at the phone and frowned, "Any other day, I will endure this, Seiichi, but not today, so have a very good day," he said, hanging up.

Yukimura frowned as well.

Downtown Shibuya

"How do you feel?" Yagyuu asked, as he and Niou both walked down the busy downtown from the hospital. They had decided that since they had some free time then they would go have lunch together.

Niou moved his arm awkwardly and frowned, "it's weird," he admitted. "I still can't believe I actually tripped over my shoes and landed on my recently healed arm," he explained, trying to walk past the crowd carefully so no one accidentally hit him in the arm.

"I see, don't worry, you just need…"

Niou looked at him annoyed as someone hit his arm while he abruptly stopped, "why the hell did you suddenly stop and…"

Yagyuu smiled, "I found an angel with a devil," Yagyuu remarked, looking ahead.

Niou followed his line of sight and smirked, "hard to tell which is which," he muttered sarcastically, noticing Aya and Fay together. Aya can be quite devilish when she wants to be.

"Can you handle her?" Yagyuu asked, glancing at Niou. He knows I mean Fay… It's obvious.

"No worries, as long as I don't look directly at her then she'll keep her claws in," Niou said amused. He placed his hands in his pockets and just stood casually watching them both.

Yagyuu fixed his glasses and waved at Aya who could see them now. He always wondered about the two pair. He had mingled with both of them, but still didn't have a clue how on earth two opposites who liked different things could be this close.

Niou watched them approach and couldn't help but gaze at Aya as she walked towards them. There was something about her that he was noticing even more now. The way she smiled, and was always cheery… There was something about her.

"Hello!" Aya said happily, hugging Niou.

Niou hugged her back and just nodded at Fay who did the same as well. "Hello to you too!" he said letting go of Aya.

"What are you two doing here?' Aya asked, stepping away from Niou as possible smiling sheepishly.

"We decided to have lunch since it's a Saturday!" Yagyuu said looking at Aya, then at Niou who was quiet and last at Fay, who seemed busy texting on her phone. "You were shopping?"

"Yes, we were fooling around the shops ," she answered, "we were going to get lunch too, want to join us?" she took a quick look at Fay who was glaring at her and pulled her tongue out.

"Sure! Why not," Yagyuu looked at Niou, "right Masaharu?"

"Actually," Fay said out of the blue, "why don't you stay with them Aya," she said throwing her phone in her bag, "sorry, but Yuuta called in a crisis as usual," she muttered, annoyed. "I need to stop by the office."

"On a Saturday?" Aya exclaimed.

"Typical." Niou coughed, resulting in a heated glare from Fay.

"Yes, on a Saturday! The company is open all week!" Fay answered giving her bags to her friend. "Please take them home!"

"You're dumping your bags on me? How am I supposed to take all these stuff home?" Aya whined.

Fay sighed, "call Yosuke to come help while they keep you company," she said, looking at Aya. "I'm sorry," she mouthed and bid Yagyuu and Niou goodbye.

Aya stood there, fuming, I'm going to kill her, she thought, but stopped when she felt an arm around her. Huh? She looked sideways and saw Niou gazing at Fay's retiring figure. Shit, she thought as her heartbeat started rising at the closeness.

"Now you know how I felt," Niou joked, winking at her. "But I think her loss is my gain, want to eat with us?" he said smiling, while he pulled her along with him.

Aya chuckled nervously as she followed both men.

At the girl's apartment

Gawd… Fay thought walking into the apartment and slamming the door. Why does he vex me!? Even until today?! It's my work! And I will kill Yuuta if he ever calls me for something stupid again. Emergency, my ass!

She took off her jacket, shoes, and placed her designer bag on the table. She rubbed her face tiredly and sat down on the sofa, stupid Masharau… He was fun, but why does he always have to be so bitter around me? She thought aggravated. Not that it really is his fault, I admit that I messed up, she confessed, as she stood up and walked to her bathroom.

She opened the tap water of her bath and decided to have a bath. I do owe Niou for meeting Sanada nonetheless; she walked back out to look for the scented bubbles that Aya had bought her yesterday.

And speaking of Sanada… Gawd… I need to stop thinking of Sanada, damn it. Damn him! Damn him! Damn him! She yelled annoyed in her mind as she took off her clothes, I hate him… I… think…

Fay got into the bubbles and leaned against the tub. As she soaked in it, she closed her eyes and just allowed the warm water to relax her body.

If you really love me…

Then you will have to take the first step this time…

Fay opened her eyes and sat up straight suddenly, "Argh! Damn you, Sanada for saying that to me," she said out loud, splashing water out of frustration. She leaned back and closed her eyes even tighter. I don't want to do anything anymore. "Deep breaths Fay," she whispered to herself.

After a few minutes, scenes from before came to her mind. Fay opened her eyes and actually felt sad, which was more of a tight feeling in her chest. I miss you, you idiot, she thought, sinking a bit lower into the water.

Did I really irritate you that much to make you say those words to me? She pondered over her own actions. Damn this feeling… I seriously feel like a loser, she thought sadly, closing her eyes as she tried to forget everything.

In Yagyuu's car

"I ate so much,' Aya said, stretching her arms above her head. "That was good. Thank you guys for inviting me and for helping with the entire shopping load," she laughed.

"Anytime," Niou said looking at the window. "What I don't get about that woman is why does she hate me that much?"

Aya sat quietly looking at her hands trying to think of something to say, "Umm… I don't think she hates you!" she said looking up and crossed eyes with Yagyuu through the front mirror. "Its more like she feels guilty for treating you the way she did, which is a first for Fay come to think about it!" she mumbled thoughtfully.

"So what kind of person was Mishima-san in high school?" Yagyuu interrupted Aya's thoughts as he drove towards Niou's apartment.

"Umm…" Aya was a bit surprised by the question and formality in which Yagyuu addressed Fay. "Well, Fay was and still rather spoiled! Her parents gave her everything she ever wanted only to not have to deal with her. She was very wild in High school…"

"Wild?" Yagyuu interrupted her.

Aya chuckled. "Yes, she was the most popular girl at school but she was extremely picky about the guys she dated," she laughed, "all the guys had a thing for her but I don't think she ever cared about that, all she wanted was to have fun!"

Niou sighed. "Yep, that's all she ever wanted!" he said crossing his hands behind his head.

"What about you Aya?" Yagyuu asked looking at her through the front mirror.

"Me?" she asked a bit surprised. "Well, I'm the exact opposite of Fay. I never really cared about guys in High school; I was more into my studies." She scratched the back of her head. "There was one guy I liked to be honest but I couldn't tell him until Fay actually locked us up in the boys bathroom!"

Both Niou and Yagyuu laughed at that. "I can imagine her pushing in the bathroom," Niou said still laughing.

Aya laughed as well, "yeah! It's so Fay to do something like that!"

Yagyuu stopped the car after a few more meters, "that was a good laugh, now off you go Masaharu!" he said retrieving his lost posture. "I´ll take Aya home."

"Okay," Niou whistled as he stood out of the car, "I had fun!" he said to Aya as she got off the car to switch seats.

"Me too!" she smiled softly, "lets go out sometime okay?" she bid him farewell and got in the seat he was previously occupying.

Yagyuu started the car and drove off while Aya watched Niou walked into his apartment building and sighed, why do I feel so weird around him all of a sudden.

Yagyuu stopped at a red light and looked at Aya, "ready to discuss Masaharu?"

"Huh?" Aya looked back at him startled. "Masaharu? What's there to talk about?" she asked blushing lightly.

He chuckled, "you seemed a little uncomfortable when he sat near you in the restaurant," he said as he drove. "Am I missing something?"

Aya blushed even more, "well, no, you're not missing anything because there is nothing to miss!" she answered trying to hide her nervousness. Damn it! Why is my heart beating so fast? She thought clenching her fists as she fidgeted in her seat.

"I like you," Yagyuu said noticing every little emotion Aya was going through, "and I do believe that you are the best thing in Masaharu's life right now."

"Eh?"

Yagyuu chuckled, "don't worry he is as clueless as a thick wall. Unfortunately Masaharu has one bad point in his character and that is his bad sense of taste in women." He glanced at Aya who was listening carefully at him. "He likes to have fun just as much as Mishima-san does, or did… It was such a terrible thing for both of them to get together."

"Why do you say that Yagyuu-kun?" Aya asked.

"Well, they both are the type of people that like to have fun, but through their relationship they both matured wanting something more than just fun; while realizing how different their desires where," he explained. "After their disastrous relationship, both acted the same way, trying to find comfort in the wrong people, like Junko for instance and from what I heard Atobe was Mishima-san's choice."

Aya chuckled. "You really are a good observer Yagyuu-kun," she commented with a smile. "I never gave it much thought to be honest, I always held Fay responsible for failing at her relationship with Haru."

Yagyuu stopped the car outside Aya's apartment building. "In all honesty even yourfriend was better than Junko," he added with a hint of sarcasm, "but I believe that you are more suited for him." He loosened his tie.

"I… I don't think that true, you're just favoring me!" Aya mumbled feeling her cheeks heat up again.

Yagyuu looked at her as they sat in his car. "I hate Junko, Aya, and that's me being honest," he said seriously. "She is bad influence on him. Masaharu used to be crude and blunt, but never rude, until he met her."

He was never rude, well not to me anyway, but if it's coming from Yagyuu then he's probably seen something, "You didn't use past tense so I believe you still think they are still seeing each other," she said feeling a little sad.

"They are not seeing each other at the moment, but I don't think this is over yet." He took of his glasses and his eyes. "I am not favoring you Aya, but you are the only girl I know that treats Masaharu with respect, and believe it or not, you're the only person he doesn't need to pretend his good. It's as if you don't mind his flaws or imperfections…"

"I don't!" Aya interrupted him, "all of us have flaws and imperfections, my friend is Fay," she laughed, "I'm joking, but I believe that our imperfections are what make us perfect in other people's eyes," she smiled brightly.

Yagyuu chuckled wearing his glasses again. "That's why you are perfect for him. Please think about what we talked carefully. If you decide you want to be with Masaharu then I will help you." He coughed, "and everyone else who knows him."

Aya blushed furiously, "thanks for dropping me." She opened the door.

"Anytime," he said, watching her get off the car. "Have a good evening."

"You too."

At the girls apartment

Fay walked out in a towel after drying her hair sighing. I am more distressed than I want to admit, she thought honestly to herself as she walked to the messy living room sighing again, I'm not even in the mood to clean, she thought sitting on the sofa sighing one more time. As she sat there switching through the channels of the television, her eyes fell on the phone. She picked it up and unconsciously dialed a number. Damn, Aya was right, I need to talk about it! It's ripping me apart.

After a few rings, the other side picked up, "Atobe."

"Hey…" she said quietly.

Atobe's voice sounded amused, "Miss me already, Mishima Fay?" he asked in a teasing tone.

Fay rolled her eyes as she lay down onto the sofa, "You wish," she mumbled, and then she went quiet for a few seconds. "I want to talk…"

"About Sanada?" he asked knowingly.

Fay nodded quietly although he could not see her. She was beyond frustration because the burden was on her now. She hated Sanada Genichirou for putting her on the spot like this. She held her head and tried to let the anger inside… "Yes," she finally answered.

"Meet me for dinner then, for old time's sake. You know where we usually go, so at 8, okay?" he offered.

"I'd like that," she admitted, feeling better already. Even if we're ex-lovers, Atobe Keigo is still someone I can talk to when I need it, she thought hanging up.

At the boys apartment

Sanada was still in bed when his door flung open, "what the…" he muttered, sitting up suddenly. He held his head quickly from the sudden rush and had the urge to kill the person in front of him when he realized that it was Yosuke. "Have you lost your mind?!" he demanded falling back on the bed.

Yosuke grinned, "Careful, little brother. Do you want your one and only to see you like this?" he asked, opening the door wider so Sanada Akiko could walk in.

Sanada didn't move from under the covers because the light hurt his eyes when Yosuke had barged in. However, the minute he heard a soft voice say, "Genichirou…" he sat up immediately, but suddenly cursed himself inwards for the sudden movement.

Akiko walked towards him and hugged his head, "My youngest is sick," she murmured, rubbing his head gently.

Yosuke grinned while Sanada sighed as his mother held him affectionately, "I'm fine," he muttered, coughing.

"Yes, I can see that," his mother replied moving away from him. "Yo-chan, get me a thermometer, he is burning up!"

"Mother…" Sanada began but was cut off by a single gesture of her hand. No use! He thought lying back on the bed covering his eyes with his arm. "Could you please close the light?" he asked breathing heavily.

At girls apartment

"Oh… You're back? I thought you were going to order in at the office," Aya said, walking in after Yagyuu had dropped her. "What was so urgent that you had to ditch me?"

Fay smiled as she chopped some mushrooms, "Well, for starters your friend will be a widow, if that even applies to gay people, because I´m going to kill his little lover. Urgent my ass… Anyway, I needed to get my mind off things, so here I am cooking lunch for us."

Aya sat on the stool near the Fay watching her cook, "umm… the guys treated me to lunch… but I will have my portion tonight for dinner okay?" she waved her hands in front of her as Fay pointed the wooden spoon at her; I bet she is thinking `I busted my ass off to cook for us and ate out?´, she thought smiling.

"I busted my ass off to cook for us… anyway, I will leave the rest for you and that good for nothing boss of yours in the oven." She huffed annoyed.

"Want to know what I got for you?" she asked mischievously, making Fay stop.

Fay looked up curiously, "Got me? As in a gift?"

"Yup! I haven't spoiled you in months," she said, digging into her bag to pull out her gift for Fay. "I'm the one who normally receives from you," Aya said, smiling, "so, once in a blue moon is fine."

"That's interesting," Fay said, "did you do something wrong and you're trying to lessen the guilt?" Fay joked, putting the noodles into the boiling pot, "apart from changing the subject about ditching lunch!"

Aya scowled at her as she was still searching.

"What the hell do you have in that bag, Aya?" Fay asked, jokingly. "You've been digging for a while."

"Meh. Shut up. There… Finally! Found it," she said, pulling out an envelope. "Here you go, darling," she said, leaning on the kitchen counter handing it to Fay.

Fay snatched it and looked at it weirdly. "Interesting, it's an envelope…" she said, shaking it next to her ear.

"Open the damn thing. It's not going to jingle," Aya snapped, "and oh… your noodles are burning."

Fay put the envelope down and tended to the boiling noodles, she turned the stove off and went back to the envelope, "what is it, woman?" she asked, tearing the envelope open. She pulled out a card from inside and, "oh… it's a voucher… Umm… to Fujita onsen in Hakone?! Wow… You probably really did something naughty, this place is supposed to be really expensive."

"You're not excited!" Aya said, disappointed.

"Pooh, I love it!" she exclaimed, "so when are we going?"

"Na-uh, there's no 'we'," Aya said with a smile, "It's booked for one only," she pointed out. "I want you to go alone and ease your mind and frustrations."

"But…"

"Indulge me and go," Aya said seriously, "no arguments."

Fay stayed quiet, thinking about it while she cooked.

At Sanada's apartment

"Absolutely not." Sanada almost yelled but changed his mind the last minute feeling the pain in his throat; instead he glared at his brother.

Yosuke looked at him, but not in surprise. "Gen, look at you. You're exhausted and sick. The best medicine for you is to change your environment. Plus, I already have plans to go to Fujita onsen in Hakone. It's not that far from Tokyo," He explained.

"I'm not going anywhere with you," Sanada muttered.

Yosuke grinned while Akiko and Niou where there trying to hold back their laughter, he knew he got Sanada where he wanted. "So do you want me to ask Fay to take my place…"

Sanada almost jumped out of the bed. "Stop using her name in every argument we have," he hissed, looking at his brother annoyed. "It's not funny anymore."

"Genichirou!" Akiko said shocked, standing up, "Yosuke enough," she looked sternly at her elder son. "I do agree with Yo-chan about you changing environments darling," she pushed Sanada into his bed gently and covered him. "So, why don't you go alone if you don't want your brother with you?"

"He won't go alone," Niou piped up from the door where he was standing. "He will only agree so you can leave him in peace but he will not go!"

"Niou," Sanada coughed, "do want to look for another apartment?" he asked calmly.

"Nope," Niou said looking at Sanada, "I will go hide in my room for now!" he winked and left.

Sanada sighed covering his eyes with his arm. "I seriously can't handle this at the moment. My head hurts and I'm feeling cold so please go away and leave to rest," he whined tiredly.

Akiko smiled and touched her son's forehead. "You can be such a baby when you're sick. You have a fever, "she said softly getting up from the bed. "You sleep and I will cook some hot soup for you." She kissed his forehead lovingly and walked out of the room pulling her eldest son along.

"What a baby," Yosuke commented as he walked behind his mother towards the kitchen.

Akiko turned around suddenly and pointed her finger at him. "You're such a troublemaker Yo-chan, if you want to help your brother get back with Fay do it when he is not sick!" She reprimanded before she turned and made her way to the kitchen.

"How did you know I was planning something like that mom?" Yosuke asked following his mother scratching the back of his head.

"I'm a mother, of course I know these things," she answered, "oh, Niou-kun, you're going to cook?" she asked looking at Niou digging in the fridge.

Niou straightened himself and closed the fridge-door, "No, not really, I was only looking for a snack," he smiled and sat on a chair with a piece of chocolate in his hand.

"I see," she smiled, "I will cook some soup for Gen-chan so I will make something else for you!"

"No, please don't bother," Niou answered immediately, "I can always order something."

Akiko smiled at him, "you are a good person, Niou-kun, but some home-made food is always healthier than junk food, right?"

Yosuke took an ice bag from the refrigerator and went to Sanada's room, "he'll be fine in a while. He just needs rest," he said walking out of the kitchen.

Akiko busied herself until Yosuke came back, "You brought me here in order to make Genichirou go with you to the onsen out of guilt, didn't you?' she asked her eldest son knowingly.

'Touche," Yosuke said smiling innocently.

She looked at him with a raised eyebrow, "You're planning something, just be careful because he might kill you if you over-step your boundaries."

"Don't worry mom, that's why I need you to convince him to go with me." Yosuke winked.

Niou watched in admiration, my god, they're evil.

Later that evening,

"You used to dress up for me," Atobe said, noticing Fay in skinny jeans with a back pleated lace flutter sleeve blouse with silk cami.

"Well, we were sleeping with each other at that time," she joked, leaning down to kiss his cheek as he was seated on the chair. "You seriously don't like it?"

"Nope." He kissed her cheek back and stood up to pull a chair for her.

Fay rolled her eyes and sat down. She took the menu from the waiter who offered it to her and allowed him to place the napkin on her lap. After the waiter filled their glasses with water, she looked at Atobe, "hello," she said softly.

"Hello, brat," he said, watching her. "Want to tell me what's bugging you?"

"Well," she began…

"Order first," he ordered, picking his glass to drink some water.

Fay nodded and looked at the menu. She was just skimming not even knowing what she was reading. In a few minutes, Atobe asked her what she wanted but she couldn't answer because her mind was blank.

Atobe sighed and took the menu from her, "I will have the steak, well done, with the usual and she will have a salad for starters and the king prawns grilled for her main course. We'll look at the dessert menu afterwards."

The waiter nodded and walked away from their table.

Atobe watched Fay, "how's work?"

"It's good," she answered, picking up her glass, drinking it whole. "I love my team, they're brats" she said, trying to enlighten her mood.

"Well, you should. They're getting good feedback from the other departments;" he said, "maybe a thank you note or gift will boost their morale a bit."

"And their egos!" she muttered, "God forbid, I don't need that," she said, imagining the horrors.

He smirked, "At least you're in a better mood. Talk to me now," he said firmly.

"I…"

"Why are you being stubborn, Fay?" Atobe interrupted. "What do you want? Do you want to be with him?"

"Umm… "

"Do you love him?"

"Yes."

"Do you want to go out with him?"

"Atobe, please stop. I just want to talk," Fay said, putting her hand on his. "Why are you frustrated?"

Atobe took her hands and looked at her sternly, "because Mishima Fay, you and I didn't let go of each other because of stupidity as Yuushi put it. We both loved someone else and now you're sitting here and not doing anything about it…"

Fay went quiet.

At the girls apartment,

Great Atobe! Instead of making feel better, I feel like shit, she thought standing outside the front door, I hate him, she gritted her teeth not feeling well about it. "I'm home," she said walking in the apartment.

[Silence]

That's strange, she thought taking of her shoes, "Babe, are you home?" she shouted a little louder, but still no answer. "Aya," she called out again walking to the living room. What the…?

Aya was lying on the couch with her head hanging down from the seat and her feet against the back of the couch playfully making circles in the air.

Fay looked dumbfound at the site in front of her eyes, "Hello, Aya!" she spat out.

Aya stopped talking and looked at her friend, "Hey Fay," she smiled innocently, and turned her body to sit upright but instead she fell with a [thud] on the floor. "I'll call you back," she managed to say and hang up the phone.

"What on earth were you doing?" Fay asked with her hands on her hips. "That was really dangerous you twit," she walked towards Aya to help her up.

"I know… I know…" Aya muttered straightening her clothes, "I was talking to Haru," she said picking the phone up. "When did you get here?"

Fay rolled her eyes, "geez Aya, you spend the whole day with him, you text each other every five minutes and you talk on the phone too?" she whined, "I wander what the hell you guys talk about?"

Aya grinned, "you jealo…" she got interrupted by a pillow that flew right in her face. "Not funny!" he pouted.

"No, you're not funny!" Fay answered plopping on the couch. "I'm exhausted!" she exclaimed.

"Sanada is sick," Aya said playing with the remote control, "maybe you should…"

"Not interested," Fay interrupted her once again.

Aya glared at her, "you can be such an insensitive bitch!" she exclaimed annoyed. "I really do wander why he likes you so much?" she huffed, "at don't like you at the moment." She slammed the remote control on the table and walked off to her room.

Fay sighed, and she calls me a drama queen, she thought closing her eyes. But he is sick; yeah, well people do get sick! She 'hmph'-ed moving her body to make herself more comfortable. So why am I feeling so sad at the moment, she questioned herself. "Oh, it's all her fault!" she got up and stomped off to Aya's room.

She stormed into Aya's room but she wasn't there. Weird, she walked to the bathroom and swung the door open only to reveil a naked Aya entering the bathtub.

"Heeeeeeeeeeeeeyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy…" Aya shouted, "Get out I'm naked!"

"Oh shut up!" Fay answered throwing her friend a towel. "As if I haven't seen you naked before!" she sat on the stool were Aya had left her clothes. "Now, what do you mean he is sick?"

Aya covered herself up with a deep frown on her face. "Why do you care all of a sudden," she spat annoyed, "and why are you in my bathroom anyway?"

Fay looked at her nails. "Well, you were the one in here and I need to know how he is feeling!" she said nonchalantly.

"You… are crazy!" Aya muttering sitting in the tub, "he has a cold and high fever, that's all I know." She looked sideways at Fay, "are you going to visit him?" she asked lowering her voice.

"Ummm… don't think so," Fay answered softly; a hint of sadness lingering in her voice. "We are not on the best of terms at the moment so I think I'd be the last person he would want to see."

Aya sighed deeply, "and you thought that all by yourself, huh?"

Fay glared at her friend.

"Babe, the man loves you, he will be more than happy to see you now that he is sick," Aya said looking directly at Fay; she smiled. "Trust me; he will be thrilled to see you."

"I trust you Aya, but I will not go to him feeling like this," Fay mumbled, "my heart is in complete chaos so I can't face him until I clear my feelings."

Both girls went quite and each drowned in their own thoughts. I want to see him, but after all that's happened I am to much of a coward, Fay thought drawing circles with her finger on the tiles.

Well, I guess we'll have to wait for the onsen trip to get them to see each other, Aya thought submerging herself fully under the water in her tub.