Remember that whole college thing I was going to start shortly after writing the last chapter? Of course you don't, nobody reads the author's notes. If you're reading this right now, you are a LIAR! I know you're not reading this! Wait a minute... if you really aren't, that means my outburst is meaningless... the only way it would have meaning would be if somebody read that, but if they read that, my assertion will be proven false...

... What a conundrum. Still, nice to see you again after... how many months? My internet isn't working, and I can't check the website. As a matter of fact, no internet means practically zero distraction from writing this chapter! I just hope we get it back so I can post this soon...

Five: Really? Who's that oblivious?

From the small clinic in Orient town, Sena dragged (sorta?) Luna to the outskirts of town, where he was sure nobody they knew could see them. There were relatively few shops and homes, and they looked relatively musty; still quite a few people, but the idiots they knew were sure to stay clear of this dubious-looking part of town. "Luna..." Sena backed himself against the wall of a small, unmanned store, and murmured. He wasn't quite sure where to start.

Luna however, was a bit over the whole groping incident. It was an impulse born of jealousy and... other jealousy, and seeing that Sena wanted nothing more to do with it made her think less about it. "Sena, this is one crap-assed stinkhole. The people here aren't even people; they're businesspeople Sena. They're wearing suits. Freakin' suits! And most of them are purple suits! Who wears those kinds of suits in public?!" She was obviously upset that she was dragged to the shady underbelly of Orient, but location didn't matter right now.

"Luna, I brought you out here because I have something to tell you..." He was a bit straightforward, but he trailed off. He just couldn't come up with words to describe how he felt in words. "... I'm still kind of upset that you made me do that to Miss Litchi."

"What, this again? You liked it, and yoooouuuu know it!"

"That's not the point! I would never have done that, even if I wanted to!"

"And you sooo wanted to!"

"N-No! Nonono... this is getting too off topic..." He knew this wouldn't be easy. In a way, he just made it harder for himself by bringing Litchi back up.

"Oh, sorry! I guess I kinda made you cheat, right? That Lambda girl is your girlfriend now, huh? I shoulda made you grab her boobies. Coulda gone places, who knows?" Now she was just outright playing with him. Sena was at a clear disadvantage, as he hadn't yet learned how to push back at his roommate.

"I'm upset, but that doesn't matter. I just really, really wanted to-"

"-tell me something? I'm all ears, buster!" Luna just shook her head, and sat down. "I mean, I dunno what you could tell me now. It's not like you've seen anything I haven't."

Sena hung his head low. It shouldn't have been this difficult. Why the hell did he bring up the woman they just grabbed? Was it because he wanted to lead into a confession from there? Without it having come from nowhere? Probably. But now he was berating himself for it mentally, as it would have probably been better if he told her outright. Now that Luna wanted to hear what he had to say, he felt so much like she didn't even care, that tears began to form in his eyes. "Luna... I, uh... Luna, I luh... uhh..."

"Huh?" Luna brought a finger to her eyes, and wiped away a few stray tears. "Hey Sena, you doin' alright? Why're you crying?" A tinge of concern traced her words, and she looked to the side, worried just a bit. "Look, no matter what it is, I'm probably gonna find out eventually. You should tell me now, so I can deal with whatever it is that's bugging you."

Sena's cheeks flared up at her concern. He thought she couldn't care less, given she didn't even let him speak before. He was wrong. She was just playing with him before, but now it looked like he really needed to say something, and worry for her other half let itself out. "I... I know you don't act like a proper girl, you're brash, loud and rude, and you get really jealous easy..."

"Hey! Since when did this become about me?"

"But I don't care if you aren't nice, or if you're the rudest girl I know... I like you for you, Luna..."

"Well, I think ya've gotten used to it. Nice to know my roomie doesn't hate me, at least!" Luna grinned wide, and wiped away the rest of his tears. "Geez, is that what you got worked up about? Not hating me like all the haters do? Damn... I've gotta stop saying 'hater'. That word just sounds so whack. ... and so does 'whack', so no more of that!"

Honestly? This girl was pretty oblivious. Even if the word wasn't explicitly stated, nobody would get this distraught over simply liking their friend or roommate. To be fair, Sena himself thought he could get away with a simple 'like' confession. And he knew that if he didn't make it 100% clear with her right now, a similar embarrassing event would happen sometime later and this whole process would repeat itself enough times to fill a romance-comedy radio broadcast. 'This isn't good enough... I just wish I could show her, instead of just stutter out how I feel...!' Unfortunately, given they shared a body, this was impossible.

However, Sena refused to just let this stand. "Luna, what I'm trying to tell you is..." He inhaled for about three seconds, giving him enough breath to hopefully blurt it all out in one breath fast enough without thinking. "LunaIloveyou!"

His hands slammed over his mouth the very instant he said it. His whole face was flaring up, and he was almost crying again. Luna was taken aback. She had no idea what to say. 'Sena... he... I... the fu... what?' If every other available capillary wasn't being used by Sena, Luna would be blushing like crazy. 'Nobody's ever said... This is the first... Sena!' Her thoughts came out fragmented. She didn't even think she could speak.

"Sena, I-!"

"No wait, don't say it! Just..." Sena stopped her from going any further. "Hah... I'm so anxious, I can't think... J-Just let me sleep for a bit!" Without a word more, Sena conked out.

Not knowing when he'd wake up, Luna got up, brushed her knees off, and headed back into Orient Town. "We've been there waaaay too much... but I need to ask Bazooks about this. She's probably had this happen to her every ten minutes." Her face still red, Luna still didn't know what to think of Sena. They've been together for as long as they can remember... but when did he start feeling that way about her? And she wondered if she could feel the same...

I know, I know. A lot more speech, a lot less doing stuff this time around, but Romantic-Comedies exist half in part because people in those series just cannot spit it out. Sena couldn't... right up until now. I didn't want this to drag on. Because it's true; let one chance out of the few a person gets, and the situation is bound to repeat, albeit in different ways. And let's face it; this isn't equal parts romance and comedy. It's hardly either! (Laughs) But joking aside, I intended this to be an honest confession of love, and I think those are a bit hard to play in a more comical setting. To let something drag on is part of why dramas can potentially go on for so long... not only do characters need establishing, but perplexing situations must start out simple, then get complex as the drama builds. But I don't think my story could ever be dramatic! Ha ha!

Author ranting aside, I hope you enjoyed this chapter, whether you were looking for romance, comedy, drama, whatever! Sayonara!