Skylar's POV

"I think it'd be best if we all head home. We've all had a very eventful night. Thanks for the help, Anthony...Mad." I said, trying to sound as normal as possible. "Yeah. I suppose that's a good idea 'cuz what time is it? Well I can tell you it sure ain't early. The day sure has gone by fast." Anthony said. "Mmhmm.." Kathryn agreed, with a nod. "That's sounds reasonable enough. I'm glad we were able to find you, Kat." Mad said, with a cordial smile.

Anthony's POV

It was quite clear that Sky nor Kat wanted to talk about what happened, so I dropped the idea of talking about it. We all departed, heading toward our dorms.

Kathryn's POV

I felt super awkward walking back to the dorms because of what had just happened. It stayed completely silent as we walked. "I-I...u-umm..." I tried to say something but failed. "Hmm?" Sky said turning slightly to me. "Is there something you wanted to say...Kat?" I struggled to say, "N-No, i-it's n-nothing..." "Alright then." Sky said. "I suppose I should thank you...for saving me." I said shyly. "Nah. That was nothing. I couldn't have just let you drowned." Sky said, a small smile breaking across her face. We arrived back at the dorms. Sky opened the door, and I thanked her as I walked inside. "I suppose we should take showers so we don't catch a cold, right." Sky said, as she closed the door behind her. "Y-Yeah...That would be the smart thing to do." I said. "Umm...who do you want to go first?" Sky said nervously. "I don't ca- *ACHOO!*" I tried to rely but sneezed. "Hey Kat, are you alright?" Sky asked. "Y-Yeah... *sniffles*" I said, sniffling from my sneeze. "H-Hey. How bout I help you?" Sky said. "H-Huh!? W-What!? *ACHOO!*" I stuttered, before I sneezed. "Wahh... I'm feeling kinda dizzy..." I thought, as I felt myself beginning to fall.

Skylar's POV

"Woah. Kathryn!" I said in surprise, as I caught her. "K-Kathryn... You're burning up. I'm taking you straight to your room." I said quietly. We were both still soaked from jumping into the water. I used my shoulder to support Kat, as I walked her to her room. "S-Sorry.." I heard Kathryn quietly say. "Dummy. You don't need to be apologizing for everything. Good grief..." I said with a sigh. I lay Kathryn on her bed and began stripping off her sopping wet clothes. She shivered at my touch which made me super nervous. I quickly retrieved a towel and began wiping her dry from head to toe. "H-Hey...Sky. You to dry off too, or you may catch a cold too.." Kathryn said, sitting up and grabbing the edge of my shirt. She pulled off my shirt and began to pull off my shorts. Why was I so nervous? We used to wash each other and care for each other when we were younger so why was it so strange now? She rubbed me dry with the fluffy towel. "Umm. T-Thank you." I said, quite flustered. Kathryn only nodded to say you're welcome. I sat up from the bed, wrapped the towel around myself, and went to retrieve some pajamas for me and her.

Kathryn's POV

Sky was always too kind to me. When we were younger, she used to care for me whenever I caught a cold. I'd often do the same to return the favor. I could tell she was quite flustered from the situation, which made perfect sense. She returned to my room with pajamas in her arms. Why was she always so kind and caring to me? Even after what I did, she never ceased to be kind. Is that why I loved her then? Could that be same reason for me loving her now?

Skylar's POV

Kathryn was always so cute. Always getting herself into some awkward situation. She was such a goofball back then. Times surely have changed since then. I don't think I've seen that side of her in over thirteen years. She's changed quite a lot in between those years, but the one thing that never changed was how she always needed someone to be by her side. As I began slipping the pajamas on her, Kat whispered in my ear, "Thank you...Sky. This is something that hasn't changed about you. You're always caring for me...and for that I want to give you all my thanks." She grasped me in a warm hug. Shocked at first, I wrapped my arms around her and said, "You don't need to thank me for things like these because I'll always do them even if you don't want me to." Kat pulled me farther onto the bed and said quiety, "Will you sleep with me?" I became quiet flustered by her request but nodded. As we both lay under the covers in our warm fluffy pajamas, I turned to face her. She was looking straight at me with the same dead expression. "H-Hey. Kathryn?" I said. "Y-Yes Sky?" Kat said, her straight face beginning to soften. "Do you love me?" I say with a light smile appearing on my lips. "W-What do you mean?" Kathryn said quietly. "It's just a question. Do you love me? Am I of any importance to you? Do I mean anything to you?" I said, trying not to become flustered. "Sure. I love you. You're like my sister. You're my best friend. Why would I not love you? If you think that's changed, you're mistaken because me loving you is something that will never change. I won't ever cease to love you... Got it?" Kathryn said quite seriously but as she finished, a small smile broke out across her face. I was quite surprised by her answer but wasn't sure if the love she was talking about was mutual or relational. What kind of love was Kathryn trying to express through her statements to Skylar? Was it mutual? Or was it relational? Will this kind of love affect the friendship between the two girls?