"She sleeps almost twenty hours a day sometimes, of course she agrees with you," Sayaku mumbled, but let it go as he saw his sister smiling to his friend. I knew they'd get along well...Thank goodness she seems calm.

"I'm fine! Though still really tired." Flutter laughed a bit, smiling to Oliver.

"Don't push too hard okay? Don't want your blood acting up..."

"Don't worry, big brother. I know." She smiled to him. He let out a sigh of relief. "Um... I wanted to have breakfast with big brother...The school said it was alright for me to come here to eat sometimes so I wanted to ask if it's okay. I wanted to eat with big brother and big brother's friends again today... It was nice because it was so lively."

"Good morning." It was a simple two words, and all that Flutter could say at that point. A slight yawn managed to escape with them against her permission, causing her to cover her mouth. Sayaku merely laughed at it.

"Mornin', Joey. It's a fine morning, ain't it? Well, for those of us who like mornings..."

"Having no sleep schedule is very troublesome to the body," Flutter noted with a frown. "At least, that's what the doctors tell me..."

"They mention that to you since you also don't have a sleep schedule in tact." Sayaku rolled his eyes, chuckling soon after. "Ah well. It's good to see you doing okay I guess. Though the fact that you decided to come because it was lively yesterday somewhat surprises me..."

"It isn't really that strange, is it?" She looked at him blankly, then at the others, as if looking for backup on the statement.

Joey laughed. "My body is built for a rough lifestyle, I think. That is to say, I haven't gotten the slightest bit ill since fifth grade."

Olivia kind of shrugged when Flutter asked them if her coming around for the lively environment was strange. After all, Olivia hardly knew her. Who was she to judge her habits?

Joey, however, had no problem backing her up in a situation he knew nothing about. "Nonsense Saya, she's probably acting perfectly normal." He grinned and gave a light-hearted laugh. "After all, who dosen't want to be around our lovely group, right Oliver?" He placed his arm around Olivia's shoulders and patted her arm. She laughed and said, "Sure." in return.

Flutter laughed a bit due to Joey's response, though her face was a tinge pink for some reason or another. Sayaku assumed it was the cold, and Flutter just hadn't noticed her face anyway, though it was slightly painful from the blood rushing to it to give it such a color.

"Well it's fine I guess, but don't get lost when you leave, okay?"

"I won't!" Flutter smiled easily, following along.

Sayaku frowned but shook it off. However, his noticing the way Joey had put an arm around Oliver the way he had was a bit overwhelming. For some reason, Sayaku felt as though his own face would soon match his sister's, if not exacerbating in the color. "Let's get something to eat then." He was trying to brush it off. However, his sister seemed to know better, tugging on his hand lightly.

"You okay?" She only knew so much, of course. Thus, as she smiled and gripped her brother's hand, she giggled. "I won't get lost on the way if I follow you. No need to worry, big brother!" He pulled his hand away slightly, though apparently it didn't surprise the girl in the least.

"Let's get going then. Hm...Oliver, can you keep a close eye on her? I have to ask Joey about the script, but I don't want to take a chance in her getting lost..."

((Female bonding could help I thought. That, and Sayaku may be able to contemplate his feelings with Joey's help :3))

((Sounds good to me! Hehe. Though she also noticed something else...))

"Yes, he is." Flutter laughed a bit, smiling. "But he does mean well...I think..." Giggling very slightly, she looked at Oliver with a frown. "I still think you look more like an Olivia than and Oliver...But...Well, if you were an Olivia, I guess big brother would be more nervous, huh?" It was the first thing she'd thought when she'd met the boy. "But...I noticed...You seem really happy when Saya's around, right? Does Oliver like big brother a whole lot? To be honest, it makes me happy to see it for some reason...But...It also makes me a little jealous. I wish i liked someone a whole lot..." Though, she did like someone quite a bit besides her brother, she didn't quite know in what way it was, thus said little about it.

Sayaku ignored his sister talking to his other friend, following Joey easily. "Well, you see, I'm having trouble getting into character a bit. I don't know how my character should be feeling during certain points- or rather, how he should show them. I was wondering if you had some input."

"I'm Saya's only sibling and I'm a sister but...Saya's still pretty annoying like a guy too. Well, sorta scary I guess is the better term..." She laughed nervously. "But you're not scary either. I wonder if it's because you make me think of a girl more..." She thought about it. Was that all it was? "But...Mister Joey doesn't really scare me either, though. On the contrary...For some reason I can't stop smiling 'cause of him... Maybe I'm just starting to get stranger?"

"Love led to being beat up so I tend not to try to think of it..." Sayaku grumbled. However, it had led to sadness and helplessness- after all, that was what had caused his fear, wasn't it? However, the last thing the boy said startled him. "W-What the heck are you talking about? I mean yeah I got a little annoyed when my sister started blushing from you being there but that's normal for an older brother!" He was sputtering, and purposely ignoring the real statement. He knew what Joey was talking about. But he didn't want to admit it at any cost.

"Did I ever say I was straight? I've looked at guys ever since I started panicking when a girl entered a hundred foot radius of me. It's sorta to be expected. Besides, even you've pointed out Oliver's sorta girlish in some ways. His voice is pretty high for a guy too. If I didn't know any better I'd think he was a girl. I'm lucky he's not or else I'd be panicking in my own room." Sayaku frowned. "Besides, it's not like I'm fully sure what I think yet..."

"You seem good with guys to me. Better then me anyway. I may flinch less than my brother does around me, but I still flinch. It's a surprise that I feel comfy with you guys even. But maybe in this case it's because I feel like I'm with a girl...But it's not like that's the case with Joey so...I dunno." However, the later thing the boy had said made her flush. "I-I mean he's interesting, that's all! I've just never met someone quite so energetic, really, that's it!" She laughed a bit. "Though...It's strange...When he's nearby, my blood seems to multiply even faster than usual...I get really fidgety and my heart rate goes up for some reason... I wonder why that is? Maybe I should see a doctor?"

"Say...Have you ever felt that way around someone?" She looked at Oliver again. Maybe she could have an answer from him instead of a doctor for a change? At least that was her hope.

The way Joey was suggesting things made Sayaku tingle, thus he pushed the boy playfully on the shoulder, very slightly, but as a way to let out his anxiety. "Sorry, but that may not happen any time soon. Not exactly what you'd call a smooth operator if you haven't already guessed. By the way, while you're at it... I should warn you something too. My sister's oblivious. So...Don't end up liking her if you can help it. She'll just get confused if you tell her otherwise. It's sorta what led to her problem."

Flutter felt her hopes fluctuate, butterflies flying easily through her stomach and making it twist with wishful thinking in her mind. "Can you tell me what it is then? I don't want to let it cause trouble...So I want to know what it is quickly so I can take care of it. I'd like to be able to interact normally...But it feels impossible at this rate."

"So...Should I see if it helps to hold his hand then?" Flutter looked at the boy curiously, her head adjusting to look ahead at Sayaku and Joey. Her hand reached out very slightly before retracting, her red face becoming deeper in color. "His hand is much bigger then mine though...I might be swallowed up if I'm not careful. I...Don't want it to happen again..." She looked down, forcing her hands together. "I don't want to get hurt again. I don't want...I don't want to see what happened with Michael happen with someone else... I still get the flashback nightmares..." She shivered just thinking about it. "Then again, I'm not much to look at anyway...Maybe he wouldn't do that then..." Her thoughts wandered, but she shook it off. "Is there someone you want to touch, then? This wouldn't happen to be big brother, would it?" She smiled slightly.

"At a school I went to once...The opening ceremony...The vice president of the student council said that when your hand feels lonely, you should hold someone else's hand. Maybe we should hold hands for now until we feel comfy holding theirs, so we won't feel lonely!"

Sayaku was red in the face still, even more so from his friend's words. "Just keep it in mind. After what happened last time...She still gets nightmares. The guy's still in jail. I don't think we need that to repeat. and as for Oliver...I really don't think some sort of kissing scene would really help matters. It'd probably just make him too nervous to go near me... And considering we share a room that'd be bad."

Flutter turned a light red, giggling. "It's funny the way you keep stumbling on your words. You keep fighting to say we and they...It's cute somehow." She smiled slightly, hugging the other boy from behind as if trying to get a ride, though she let go quickly. "Your hair smells nice. Like coconut...Actually, big brother's smelled like coconut yesterday. Has he been stealing your shampoo?" She giggled, smiling.

"In the television shows, they always show a girl who feels like this 'confessing'. Should i just confess to him too?" She put a finger to her chin. "I don't think Joey would be quite as...um...forceful as Michael was...At least I hope not. I'm pretty bad with figuring people out, if you haven't noticed. But...I..." she blushed, then, suddenly, threw her fist high into the air. "Okay! I'm gonna try!" She giggled, smiling before tugging on Oliver's hand. "You should try too, 'kay? Big brother seems to really like you!"

Sayaku just walked quietly. "She may not know that though. After being nearly raped by Michael, she...has a tendency to assume both at the same time..." He laughed nervously. "we both have reasons for our fears, you know. But..." He thought about it. "Last night or so...Oliver tried to help me with my fear of girls. But I got so nervous it was hard to believe. I actually thought he was a girl at that point! But... He was really cute, too...Sorta...I got all nervous from that too...Maybe I'll just spit it out...But it's sorta hard to do that...What if he's not interested in guys?" He laughed a bit, but was surprised when his sister suddenly ran up, hugging him from behind. "S-Sis! What is it?"

"I...I really need to talk to Joey. Alone. So...I wanted to ask first if it was okay!" Her face was really red. Sayaku recognized it as if it was the same as his own.

"Um..That's up to you, Joey. Not me." He looked over at Joey. "I trust you with 'er. But if you're not comfortable with it, don't just say yes, either."

Joey was stunned and for the first time he looked as if he were unsure of what to do. His confident demeanor slipped from his face and what was left was a rather shy looking boy who couldn't harm a fly. "Y-Yeah, of course I'll talk to you." He stuttered a little, but smiled at the girl. She was so adorable, he couldn't imagine anyone hurting her, and he vowed he never would. Then he looked at Saya and said, "Oh, and if you don't know something, figure it out however you can." He said, referring to what Saya had asked before Flutter interrupted.

Olivia walked up beside Saya, though she didn't look at him. His little sister's word still rang in her head. But she couldn't act on them, because eventually the truth would be out, and she was sure Saya would hate her even more if she did that.

"Well then, Joey," Sayaku said, basically ignoring the last part. "I'll take this time to go chat with Oliver while you two talk. Sis, don't cause any trouble, okay?"

"I won't!" Flutter retorted, frowning slightly at her brother's words. She watched him walk away, frowning still but much slighter. Her face was already growing darker by the minute. "Um...W-Where should we talk? It's important so..."

Sayaku walked over to Oliver, tapping his shoulder, meanwhile. "Well...Looks like those two need some time alone. Shall we talk about the play or something while we leave them be?"

Flutter made sure to follow as swiftly as she could heart racing faster than she could imagine. Once steady, she took a deep breath, mind blank as to how a confession worked. Thus, she instead replayed the previous conversation through words. "I've been feeling off lately. My heart rate is insane, my face burns and I get giddy and anxious whenever I'm near you, for some reason... I thought I'd need a doctor, but that's why I asked Oliver instead and..." Trailing off, she took his hand into her own, suddenly giggling. "I knew it was bigger than mine... Warm too..." The warmth of his hand seemed to force the next phrase out of her lips. "I...like you..." She didn't look at him as she spoke, nor let go of his hand. "but I'm scared..."

Sayaku tried to smile at his friend, but after confessing his interest in him to Joey, it was hard to look at him without blushing excessively. "sure... That sounds fine..."

((sorry for occasional capitalization errors...typing properly on phone is hard...))

Flutter felt her lips curl more distinctively, the words he had used making a lovely echo in her head. As if by instinct from the ecstasy of his response, she flung her arms quickly around his neck- or as close to it as she could get due to height difference. "Yay! I can't believe it... I'm so happy!" She smiled upward towards him, still blushing but not as intensely. noticing his bare breath, she frowned. "you should breath more... You'll hurt yourself if you don't breathe properly, silly."

"Mixed." Sayaku responded and sat at the same time. "Jealous, proud and somewhat frustrated and happy, all at once. I wish I had the courage to confess that they do. But... Confessing to a guy is hard. I don't wanna make something awkward..."

"Then...Would you get mad if I also pointed out I got jealous just a bit ago?" Sayaku still wouldn't necessarily look at Oliver, but he was starting to open up a bit about the situation. "When Joey was tugging on you like that...I know it's stupid, but I was envious and jealous all at the same time. Ugh, I still can't believe he noticed it so easily, too!"

Smiling back at Joey, Flutter pulled herself away soon after hugging him, giggling a bit. "Um...I don't know what comes next! I really only know anything based on television...So I don't know what people do after confessing..." She thought about it. "I feel sorta dumb now...I said something like that without having a plan for afterwards..."

"Um...In terms of that, I'll have to ask you a question that you may find strange, but, um..." She blushed slightly, rubbing the back of her neck to try to force the anxiety away, but instead showing it without realizing it. "What's a date?"

"Well yeah. You'd get jealous too if you saw someone clinging onto someone you like, right?" He looked at the other, but only because he had a sort of retort to say. However, upon hearing his own words, he turned deeper in color and looked away again. That was the stupidest confession I've ever stated...

She looked at him curiously. "That sounds like fun, though. But...I used to go out to eat with big brother all the time. It's still different, right? It feels weird somehow if I think of it like that with my brother..." She shivered slightly, laughing. She smiled a bit, relieved he hadn't been bothered. "What would you like best to do then?"

Sayaku didn't look at him for a long time. He was sort of in a state of shock and haziness all in one, and the other boy's words had only escalated that. While he wasn't looking, he was clearly reacting, as his eyes were rather wide compared to before. "W-Wha..." He couldn't speak clearly, but moved his free hand to clear his throat. "Joey scares me. He guessed that too."

Her face turned a light red. "Um...I'll go anywhere as long as they have something sweet that isn't chocolate." She looked down for a moment. "I can't eat much besides sweets, although it's strange to say...But I really don't like chocolate much." She smiled to him curiously. "But anywhere is fine with me! Isn't the point to go together? I can always make something if you'd like. Er...No, we'd have to ask Saya, not me... I can't cook unless it's cake..." She laughed nervously again, scratching the back of her neck once more. "My diet really is embarrassing..."

Shaking it off, she was able to smile more easily again, looking at him easily after moving her hands away so that they were stretched out, eventually leading to each taking hold of just one of his hands, wrapped around them as if to feel her hands had grown, even though they only reached around due to stretching and being there together at one time. "It'll be fun though! Food is important too!"

Sayaku looked at his friend laughing a bit. "It's sort of scary the way he does that, though, isn't he? I think he purposely did that to get me jealous then..." Smiling over at Oliver, he made sure his hand was away from the other before he stood up, holding the same hand out from in front of him. "I have a proposal for you, then. Or rather...A request."

He hesitated, but only for a moment. "Would you think about going out with me? If you feel the same, then it'd make sense, right?"

"I think it'd be better to let me pay for myself considering how much I eat though..." Flutter said quietly, looking at him curiously. "What day? I'm fine either one, but you make sure to get enough rest too! School is hard work isn't it? You need to get enough rest!" She smiled easily however while saying all this, apparently at ease.

Sayaku managed a chuckle when he noticed some sort of hesitancy from his friend- though, at that point, calling him merely a friend did little justice for the situation. "You know I won't bite you, right? So don't worry about being so timid with me." He smiled easily, pulling Oliver into a light embrace of sorts, resting his chin on the other boy's shoulder. "Just relax. Okay?"

"So it's just a regular pattern? But it isn't fair to the boy if they're dealing with a girl who can eat a hundred pounds of sugar and not gain more then a pound..." Flutter laughed, though no longer from nervousness- she just found it a bit entertaining to think about, despite her own shyness about her weight. "Okay! I'll remember to come on Saturday too then! Though...I was thinking of coming each morning for breakfast anyway...."

"Am I that intimidating? I hope it's not because of the whole vampire thing..." Sayaku laughed a bit, rubbing Oliver's hair in a playful way before pecking the boy's forehead without a second thought. "You really do have soft skin. I'm envious. My skin's all rough from years of farmwork... And you're cuter then my sister."

The ruffling of her hair made her laugh somehow- it both reminded her of her brother and kept her away from thinking of him at the same time, a mixture she could not comprehend. "It is a custom you like? I can't help but wonder what makes you like it. I mean, it makes you spend more money doesn't it?" She giggled a bit, smiling to him without a thought. Well, any major thoughts.

Sayaku grinned. "Oh really? You like the skin of a guy who's been beat by a goat? Well...I guess I should thank the goat then for always hitting me, since it's mostly his fault my skin's so rough." He laughed a bit, smiling easily to the other. "Oh...I forgot. Vampire bites...I wasn't including those, though. When I said I wouldn't bite, I meant I wouldn't eat you. Though...I don't think I'd bite you for blood either..."