It Was Always You, love triangles with no point!

Chapter 12 - Arrival at the Osaka Hotel

Across the room, Lincoln stares at Yon and Yui with a slight frown on his face. Kanna notices he isn't listening to her talk and tries to get his attention.

"Lincoln?"

He doesn't respond, so she leans forward and pokes his nose. He jumps a little startled.

"Oh, Kanna! I'm sorry."

Kanna sits back down.

"It's ok, is something bothering you?"

Lincoln sits for a moment before resting his head on his propped-up hand. He continues to look at Yon, who is sitting closely with Yui.

"How do you tell someone how you feel, Kanna?"

Kanna, taken aback by the sudden question, cannot answer.

"Why is someone as cool as him asking me for advice on confessing?"

Kanna thinks for a moment and notices Lincoln staring at Yon and Yui. She looks back at Lincoln and understands.

"Hey Lincoln, do you like Yui?"

Lincoln gets a surprised look, then suddenly becomes flustered, frantically trying to explain that he has no feelings for Yui.

"No, no! It's nothing like that. I don't like her!"

He blushes and is obviously hiding something.

"Right. You don't like her."

Kanna smirks at Lincoln, making him even more flustered.

"Listen Kanna! It's nothing like that I-I"

Kanna leans forward, teasing Lincoln.

"Huh? What was that, what?"

Lincoln's face is as red as a tomato and he struggles to make words. The tension is so strong within himself that it finally weighs too much on him and his head falls, slamming against the lunch table. Kanna is now frantically trying to get him up, apologizing profusely.

"Lincoln! I'm sorry, I was just kidding around! Please get up!"

She lightly slaps his face quickly, trying to revive him, but Lincoln is out cold from the pressure. The bell chimes for students to return to class to make final preparations for the trip. This wakes Lincoln back up, who now has a small handprint on his face from Kanna's slaps.

He stands up and clears his throat.

"I'm going to class now. Don't tell anyone I was staring at them two, OK?"

Kanna, now a little frustrated at his sudden revival, sighs and waves him off.

"Ok, I won't tell anyone."

She stands up and the two head to their classes. The teachers all explain the last details of the trip, handing out maps, brochures, and instructions for the trip. All the students meet with their partners and head outside to the front of the school. They stopped several buses in front, ready to pick up the students.

The students all cram into the bus, bags in tow. Yon and Yui both sit close to each other, not much room available because of their bags, with Yon smiling happily, and Yui blushing, nervous about how close they are. Sam looks at clothes on her phone, while Ereen looks at her browsing from the corner of her eye, trying not to look interested. Lincoln and Kanna share earbuds and watch funny cat videos together, laughing loudly before the bus has even left. Kareen and Maka take their seats when someone bumps Maka into Kareen, causing them to both fall into their seat. Maka lies on top of Kareen for a moment, her hand on her breast. She squeezes, not realizing what she is grabbing, Kareen turning red and getting slightly mad.