Your heart beats faster causing you to badly hyperventilate. You clench onto Asuka's shirt. Mikey pulls his phone out and calls for an ambulance. You slightly touch her hand, its cold.
Not long later the ambulance shows. You watch as they carry her off the beach. A bunch of people who are still at the beach or are leaving watch as the paramedics make their way to the ambulance. You slowly follow behind looking emotionless but feeling like you are about to fall apart.
"YUKI!" A voice shouts. You slowly look in the direction of her. Asuka's sister. She runs up to you as the ambulance leaves. She has an angry but defeated look on her face. "Why didn't you call when you found her!" She shouts.
"Ayame..." You slowly say. She stops moving. Her eyes widen when you say her name. She grits her teeth quickly getting closer to you but Mikey stops her. She glares at you when he does and then quickly leaves. Your eyes relax and you slowly stumble towards Mikey's bike.
"Yuki..." Mikey says in a soft tone.
"Can you take me to the bakery..." You say in a low tone.
"But-"
"Please." You interrupt. Mikey's eyes relax and he slowly nods.
You sit on the curb in front of the bakery for a good thirty minutes, examining the banana milk in your hands. Your eyes blank and tired. Someone stops in front of you. You sit still staring down at their shoes, not moving at all.
"Yuki..." Izana softly says. You feel his hand rub your shoulder, a tear falls from your eyes and you shove your face into your knees. He sits down beside you and wraps his arm around you. "Are you okay?"
"I don't know..." You softly say. You hold up the banana milk again. "I'm tired." You say in a low tone.
"It's getting dark..." He says leaning forward to make you look at him.
"Mmm..."
"What's wrong.... why are you sitting outside like this?" He asks. You pull your face away from your knees and you take a deep breath.
"There's so much going on... so much that I don't really understand it." You softly say, holding up the banana milk a bit. "I hate her so much... yet I feel sad for her at the same time."
"Huh?"
You slowly look at Izana, a tired look in your eyes.
"I don't know how to explain it... just ignore what I said."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah..."
Izana sits still, still looking at you. Your mind feels like its overworking itself. From Asuka to what Mikey said.
"I think..."
"Mmm?"
"I think I'm just hungry..." You slowly say.
"Me too." He agrees. You stand up and brush yourself off.
"Let's go eat then." You softly say, holding your hand out towards him. He grabs your hand, allowing you to pull him with you.
Emma lays down on the floor in the dojo at her house. Hina sits beside her.
"Augh... my head hurts." Emma whines.
"Probably all that sugar you ate." Draken answers.
"Mmm..." Emma groans.
"Where did Yuki go?" Hina asks Mikey.
"She wanted to go home." Mikey answers.
"She's always leaving..." Emma whines.
"AH! Do you think she has a secret lover?" Hina asks Emma.
"Huh?" Emma looks up at Hina.
"A secret lover?" Draken questions.
"I don't think it's that- Before I dropped her off, we had to call an ambulance." Mikey states.
"An ambulance?!" Emma shoots up and stares at Mikey with wide eyes. "What happened?" She says in worry.
"It wasn't for her... it was for her friend- I think..."
"Her friend?" Hina asks in a confused tone.
"Mhm." Mikey hums. "She's probably sad or not feeling well... usually a normal thing people do when they grieve." Mikey continues.
"So... you left her alone..." Hina grumbles. Mikey furrows his eyebrows.
"Ugh... I kinda feel bad for Yuki..." Emma sighs. "If Mikey and Yuki ever end up together... she's gonna have to deal with an inconsiderate and dumb person like him."
"EH?"
"Do you really think Mikey and Yuki would end up together?" Hina asks. Emma looks at Hina and shrugs.
"I don't know... Mikey- do you like Yuki?"
"Huh?" Mikey looks at Emma. His face in shock. He furrows his eyebrows and looks away.
"I knew it..." Emma calmly says, resting her head on her hand.
"It was obvious." Draken sighs.
"Was it really?" Hina says in surprise.
"Mmm..." Mikey looks off into the distance.
"It was... but-" Emma sits up and stretches. "I don't know if Yuki feels the same about Mikey..."
"Huh?" Hina quickly looks at Emma. "I thought she likes him..." Hina implies. Emma sits up straight.
"There was something that Yuki mentioned to me yesterday that had me questioning things..." Emma slowly says.
"Huh?" Draken and Mikey both look at Emma.
"What are you talking about?" Draken asks.
"Have you heard of someone named Izana Kurokawa?" Emma asks them. Mikey's eyes widen and Draken's eyebrows furrow. "She mentioned him to me yesterday... saying she's been hanging out with him... I wonder if she likes him." Emma softly adds.
"Huh? What makes you think she likes him?" Draken questions.
"Yuki... has been hanging out with him?" Mikey questions.
Emma nods and slowly stands up. "Actually... since you both are here... there's something I want to show you."
You sit down at the table, staring down at the drink in front of you. Izana stepped away for a bit to use the bathroom. You slowly stir the drink with your straw, thinking about what Azuka said to you. About how Ayame was Kasumi the whole time. You furrow your eyebrows and close your eyes, taking a couple deep breaths. Your eyes quickly open when you see Izana sit down at the table.
"You okay?" He softly asks. You slowly nod and continue to stir the drink with your straw. "So..." He drinks from his cup and then places the cup back down, looking at you. "It looks like you've had a lot to deal with..." He implies.
"Does it really?" You question as you still stir the drink. He nods. You slowly look up at him, taking a deep breath. "I have a question."
"Hm?"
"Have you ever been in love?" You ask bluntly. Izana's eyes widen.
"Why do you ask? Are you in love with someone?" He questions. You shake your head.
"I was just curious."
Izana stares at you for a bit before resting his arms on the table.
"Yeah." He answers. You look back at him feeling curious.
"What was it like?" You ask.
"What was it like?" He repeats. You slowly nod. He takes a deep breath, looking out the window. "It was hopeful..."
"Hopeful?" You question. He nods.
"I felt like I had a purpose..." He says with a soft smile on his face but then quickly his smile turns into an angry and sad look. Your eyes relax as you observe his face.
"And what happened?" You ask.
"What happened with what?" He looks at you with wide eyes.
"What happened to that feeling..." You question. Izana's eyes relax and he looks back out the window.
"It's fake..."
"Fake..."
He nods.
You furrow your eyebrows, looking down at your cup watching all the bubbles rise to the top and then pop when it reaches the surface. Your mind shifts to your conversation of Mikey. Did he really fall in love with me? You question.
"Though..." Izana begins. You look up at him. He has a soft look on his face. "I have hope..."
"Hope? What do you mean?" You softly ask.
"I have hope... that it's not fake." He softly answers. He has a soft smile on his face. Your eyes widen.
A love that's not fake...