The Roof; Wednesday Night.

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At least tonight Setsuna understood that her insomnia was justified. She was nervous about various exams, which struck her as odd, because she was never concerned with academics, but, most importantly, she was disheartened because, tomorrow, she would ship Yuunagi off to Japan so they could meet each other soon after she arrived there for the holidays. She hadn't been training as much this week, really, but just thinking of the two of them seperated like this made her quite sad.

Bundling up and getting sick of her room from all the time she'd spent in there studying, Setsuna went up to the roof for a breath of fresh air. If it weren't so chilly, she might have pulled out her wings, but, for now, she just enjoyed the view.


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Setsuna grinned a bit. "Yes, well, that just might change if he finds out we were sitting here on the roof talking." Lightly, she shook her head, and looked up at the sky a little. "No, things are going really well. We haven't even fought like we always used to. It's kind of strange, really. He's like an entirely different person..."

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"I guess that's good," Jude replied, also tilting his head up at the sky. "That you guys are getting along. Although kinda leaves me outta the 'you stole my girlfriend, you bastard' loop."

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Setsuna turned her head to give him a quizzical look. "What do you mean?"

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"If you're not fighting and he makes you happy, I can't exactly be upset about it," Jude explained. "Right?"

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Setsuna suddenly found the need to gulp a little, blushing. "Well, it doesn't necissarily mean you can't be upset," she said quietly. "I was thinking more that you wouldn't be upset because, well, I mean...you and Chad..."

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"Yeah, me 'n Chad," Jude replied, shrugging one shoulder. "It's not really . . . I don't know if there is a me 'n' Chad or just . . . well, yeah, you're right." He nodded, deciding he didn't know where he was going with that and should quit while he was ahead.

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Setsuna frowned deeply, worriedly. "But...it seemed as though things were going well for you two..."

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Jude smiled and nudged her with his elbow. "Hey, don't get all harshed over it. We just haven't talked about it yet. Things are going well."

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The nudge made her try a small smile, but it didn't stick very well. "But now I feel...I don't know, like....like I shouldn't have said anything...a...about Ranma. I mean, I guess...that wasn't very considerate of me, was it?"

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Jude rolled his eyes. "Bra, don't be ridiculous. Do you have any idea how much awesome-boyfriend-gushing Caitlin does? Totally used to it by now."

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"Yeah, but did you and Caitlin go out for over half a year?"

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"Okay, no," Jude ceded the point.

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"...So if I ever do go awesome-boyfriend-gushing again," because, for her, that totally was shameless gushing, "don't hesitate to ask me to stop. Just like you were my first boyfriend, Jude, you're also my first ex-boyfriend, and I have no idea what is acceptable and what isn't, so I might need some guidance if I start crossing over into the unacceptable."

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"I'm not gonna be much help there," Jude chuckled. "'Cause I'm like way too laidback to get upset over most stuff like that."

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"I'll count that as a definate benefit in my favour then," Setsuna said, with a small smile. She looked over at him again. "You know what, Jude?"

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"What?"

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"I'm really glad that we can still do this. Talk like this and be friends..."

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Jude ducked his head, smiling softly. "Yeah. Yeah, so am I."

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"I, umm..." Setsuna bit her lip for a momemt. "I kind of want to give you a hug right now. Is that...is that okay?"

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Jude held out his arm. "I am always up for hugs."

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Setsuna scooted over a bit and gave him a light hug. "I still love you, you know," she said quietly, "even if the nature of it has changed a little."

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Jude squeezed her tight for a second. "I love you, too, 'Suna," he said, leaning his head against hers.

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Setsuna closed her eyes with a sigh, rather enjoying the moment, and chuckled as she slowly pulled herself away, face a little pink with a blush. "Okay, now we've really have something that Ranma can threaten you about."

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Jude chuckled. "Chad'll protect me. Or you."

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Setsuna grinned at him a little. "Definately."

She let out a small sigh, looked up at the sky for a moment. "Well, I think I might get myself to bed finally. You want help downstairs or anything? Or do you think you'll stay out here for a bit longer?"