Sakura arrived at the beach, only to see that Kaoru was crying. She never saw him cry before. She was stunned and had so much pain in her heart, that she just stood there. "What should I do...what I can do?..." After doubting herself, she stood fiercely and said, "I have to help somehow..."

Then, she walked up to Kaoru. "Kaoru-kun..." Kaoru turned to Sakura, his eyes filled with tears. "Are you okay? Can I please help you?" Sakura asked gently. And with that, Kaoru jumped into Sakura's arms and wept quietly. "I-I don't want to do the photoshoot. During the photoshoot, Izumi said that I needed to think of a bride that's away from the camera, but my sister appears in my mind when I think of a bride." More tears started to fall from his face and he hugged Sakura tighter. "With those thoughts, I had doubts, like if my sister wanted to avoid the marriage...when the marriage was announced, I just tried to ignore it as best I can. But with this photoshoot..." Kaoru explained, sobbing even more. "Kaoru-kun..." Sakura said and hugged him back as tight as she could. "With this photo shoot, it's like a repeat of what happened before!" As Kaoru sobbed louder, Sakura hugged him tighter, never letting go until he stopped crying.

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"Thanks, Sakura-chan. Hugging you made me feel better." Kaoru said, with his eyes puffy.

Sakura lightly blushed and smiled sweetly at him.

"Hey Sakura-chan...Kaoru-kun~ what's wrong?" Kanata asked as he walked up to where Kaoru and Sakura were sitting.

"Oh, hey Kanata-kun," Kaoru asked with a bit of sadness in his voice.

"Kaoru-kun, do you want to tell him?" Sakura asked.

Kaoru nodded and told Kanata the whole story.

"Aaah~so that's why your eyes look puffy."

Kaoru nodded in return.

"I don't really understand the situation, but you shouldn't keep your negative feelings inside. If you need to cry, then let it out. You'll develop more if you do that." Kanata said.

"That's right, Kaoru-kun... I'm sure your sister is happy in her marriage and chose what she believed was right for her. You'll be able to succeed in this photoshoot because you're the strongest and kindest guy I know. You care for others and are passionate about what you love to do and if you need a shoulder to cry on..." Sakura then took Kaoru's hands in and said, "I'll always be here for you." Kaoru widened his eyes a little and after realizing what just happened, Sakura let go of her hands, and turned away, blushing. "S-sorry." Kaoru chuckled in response.

"Don't worry about it. Thanks to you too, Kanata-kun."

"Anytime~I'm glad that I could help~"

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"Kaoru-kun!"

"YO KAORU!"

"Eh?" Sakura, Kanata, and Kaoru questioned as they looked at each other and then in the direction where the voices were coming from.