Natsuki set the three trays down in her room after sneaking past her alcohol-smelling father.

"Of all times to forget something, I forget the icing."

Natsuki mentally scolded herself and snuck past her father once again. Once her house sneak-out was completed, she ran to Sayori's real fast to get the icing.

"You could have called, and I would have brought it to you Nat." Sayori handed Natsuki the icing.

"Yeah well... Oh whatever!" Natsuki turned away and started on her way back home.

To Natsuki's luck, her father wasn't woken by any subtle noises that could have happened when she was away.

"Okay, icing, dye, tubes, cupcakes, and bowls," Natsuki checked off her items. "This should do."

Right away Natsuki got to work on icing the main cupcakes for the festival. She designed them like Sayori suggested, with everyone's favorite colors. She even went the extra mile to write everyone's names on their color in cursive.

Then came her third batch for Sayori. This was where Natsuki went blank. She had no idea what to write, how to write it, what color to make them, and everything in between.

"Do I just write 'I love you'? Argh this is harder than I thought!"

After ten (ish) minutes of writing down ideas and brainstorming, Natsuki came to the conclusion that almost each cupcake would have a reason written on it of why Natsuki fell head-over-heels for Sayori after the years they've been friends. These words of course, were hard for Natsuki to write out, despite her love poems.

Once Natsuki got the reasons down after ten or fifteen minutes, she saved six cupcakes to write her final line, "are reasons why I love you". This part would be in cursive and written in pink, and the writing would be outlined in a light blue. The reasons were alternating between blue and pink on the letters.

The final product took fourty minutes to write out, and Nat couldn't believe she was doing this. Everytime she looked at the third tray, it gave her a warm feeling inside. It gave a mental slideshow of her favorite memories with Sayori.

"Snap outta it! You've gotta cover these up for the festival!"

Natsuki ended up using an old cupcake tray lid from her recycling bin for each tray she baked. They just barely covered each tray, but worked none-the-less.

Taking one last look at the cupcakes, Natsuki rested her head on her pillow and closed her eyes, drifting off to sleep.

"Hey Sayori, I uh... Made these for you.." Natsuki blushed heavily and turned away, stretching her arms out to show Sayori her cupcakes.

"You..." Sayori paused, taking in the events happening. "You love me?"

"Y.. Yes, okay? I love you Sayori, I love you with all my heart. I denied it for so long and begged the others for help because I was too scared to talk to you. This was what the third batch was for, it was all for you!"

Sayori giggled slightly, but that giggle turned into full blown laughter.

Natsuki's heart dropped.

"Do you-." Sayori panted between laughter. "Do you actually love me?"

Natsuki held back tears.

"I mean, yeah..."

"You you're not joking?" Sayori asked, finally done laughing.

"I'm not lying! What? Something wrong with it?" Natsuki snapped.

"Yes," Sayori replied, "everything is wrong with it."

In all Natsuki's life, she had never heard Sayori sound as stern and serious as she did now. Not to mention how nervous Natsuki was.

"See, you're a LESBIAN," Sayori's tone was full on venom, "and I'm STRAIGHT." Sayori continued still. "If your small brain needs clarification, you're a homo Natsuki, and being homo is bad. Daddy wouldn't approve now would he?"

Anger overcame Natsuki.

"Fine!" Nat shouted, throwing the cupcakes to the floor. "I think I have my answer!"

Natsuki stormed off down the hallway, passing by Monika and Yuri.

"Hey Sayori, she okay?" Monika asked.

"I just had to teach her a little right from wrong, that's all." Sayori smiled.

"What did you teach her exactly..?" Yuri asked, trying to hide her fear.

"Just, oh how do I say it? How homo is wrong, and hetero is right." With that, Sayori walked past Yuri and Monika towards the exit. "If you don't mind, I have a girl's heart to break into a million pieces, see ya!"

Monika and Yuri gave each other looks of pure shock.

"Did..." Yuri looked down to the cupcakes. "Did Natsuki really do this for Sayori?"

"She really loved her, and this hardcore of a rejection is harsh, especially when it's your best friend." Monika said.

"And to think, sweet little Sayori would turn the tides..." Yuri commented.

"Speaking of which, she's on a Natsuki heartbreak mission, so let's go help Natsuki out." Monika grabbed Yuri's hand and lead them out the door and in the direction of Natsuki's house.

A/n: short for 'cliffhanger' purposing. You're 'welcome'.