"Cherry blossoms, huh? You almost expect sappy music to play in the background." Yozora looked out the clubroom window.

"One of those anime based off eroge," said Sena, nodding.

"Speaking of which, you haven't bought another one, have you?" said Yozora.

"Mm-hmm!" Sena held up a cover.

Yozora covered her face. "Oy…"

"She looks like you," whispered Sena.

"I didn't need to know that!" Yozora turned around, refusing to glance at the galge cover, which Sena was brandishing in front of her.

"Hey, you two are here already?" said Kodaka.

"What're you guys talking about?" said Yukimura, who appeared next to Kodaka. Her hair had grown down to her shoulder now. She didn't have to try anymore; she looked like a girl and completely at ease with it, her timid insecurity erased.

"Absolutely nothing!" said both girls, beaming.

The four of them sat in the refurbished, restocked club room.

"It's been a wild year, hasn't it?"

All four of them blushed as they remembered things they wished they hadn't.

"Yeah." Sena sighed. She had done so much, and she felt terrible about it.

"Yeah." Kodaka sighed. He let so much happen, and he felt terrible about it.

"Hey, move over a little," whispered Yukimura. Kodaka moved to the side, and Yukimura began to cuddle him.

They patiently awaited their fifth member, whom they knew would come bursting in, given what had happened the month before.

"Why didn't anyone tell Rika? Please! Rika wants to know! How did this happened? Why did you all switch partners? Why did you break up? Did you break up?" Rika paused her incessant questioning long enough to blush and add, "Are you all in an open relationship?"

Yukimura laughed and held Kodaka closely. Then, glancing at Yozora and Sena, she said, "No, Rika, we haven't gotten at that stage yet. Besides, I know Kodaka wouldn't cheat on me. He'd die before he'd do that, wouldn't he?"

Yukimura stared up at Kodaka with a lovely smile. Kodaka beamed back. "Yes, dear. I'd die before I'd do that!"

Rika wedged herself in between Kodaka and Yukimura, staring about her at all the love and chattering so loudly that the club could barely hear the sixth member coming in.

"Why did you make me promise to come back here, An-chan?" said Kobato.

"The club doesn't feel right without you," said Yozora.

"Actually, we have a surprise for you. Just wait a minute, all right?"

Kobato looked around her at the reconfigured couples. Just as bewildered at the change as Rika, Kobato took a seat next to Yozora, using Yozora's body to shield herself from Sena.

"A surprise?" squeaked Kobato.

Kodaka and Yozora nodded.

"What surprise?" said Kobato.

"Huh? A surprise? What surprise?" said Maria. She was wearing a middle school uniform, same as Kobato, who had not changed into her gothic outfit.

Kobato gasped.

"Oh, poop. It's you," said Maria.

Kobato jumped out of her chair and hugged Maria, blushing. Maria lay still in Kobato's arms, embarrassed as Kobato rubbed her cheek against Maria's before pulling away.

"So, I see you've come back to do your dirty work undercover, minion of the church."

"Shut up, you poopy servant of the devil!"

The two of them began arguing as Sena and Yukimura both looked at Yozora and Kodaka in shock.

"Once you've crammed so much knowledge in, elementary school gets boring," said Yozora. "Apparently, she skipped a grade and transferred over here."

"Are we all together then?" said Yukimura.

"Yeah," said Kodaka.

"What should we do to celebrate our first anniversary?" said Yozora.

"Hang another weird poster? Recruit more members?" said Sena.

"Team-kill each other again in a video game?" muttered Kodaka.

"Oh, something will come up," said Yozora. "It always does."

"Yeah…" Kodaka looked at Yukimura, who looked back and smiled. How utterly unexpected and odd the previous year had been. He didn't know whether he could take such a ride again. But it turned out all right for him this time.

Kodaka grinned and nudged in his chair. Fine, let the new school year start.