After Chika came out to You about her past, they hadn't really spoken much. You joked around to lighten the mood and got Chika to laugh a little, but they went to sleep soon after that. Or at least Chika did. They slept in the same bed because they were too lazy to get a mattress for You and although it was summer, that particular night had a chilly breeze, which Chika used as an excuse to use her friend's body heat to warm her up. You wanted to say that Chika could simply use a warmer blanket to cover herself, but she wasn't gonna let the chance of sleeping in the same bed as Chika pass by.

The girl with the crystal blue eyes watched Chika's peaceful sleeping face, her body curled up against You and her back facing the wall. For a brief moment, You wished Chika would stay in that state more time, so she wouldn't have snarky answers to everything. But if she didn't do that sort of thing she wouldn't be her Chika, she thought. Not a second went by before she realized what had just passed through her mind and she shook her head disapprovingly at herself. She wasn't Chika, well, not yet.

You tried to fall asleep several times that night, she even tried to count the imaginary sheep jumping around the room, but nothing worked. It was hopeless, and she knew that. Chika had confessed something of greag importance to her and she couldn't betray her and tell someone. Chika opened up to stop You from slipping away from her, she had confessed secrets buried deep down herself. The kind of secrets that could eat some people alive. You couldn't simply stand by and watch her friend fall apart internally. But to do something that could help her also meant she would have to tell someone. Her family, for starters, and it would be a huge betrayal. Chika wouldn't ever talk to her again.

She looked at the girl sleeping besides her once again.

And that's when she realized that even if Chika wouldn't ever talk to her again she wasn't willing to let her be eaten alive by her struggle, she couldn't let that happen, so she spent the night thinking of how to get help for her.

Three days had gone by since You spent the night at Chika's place when she finally came up with what seemed like a decent idea. You had talked to Kanan and told her she needed to get Chika out of her house for maybe an hour, of course Kanan asked why, and You merely responded saying to this saying she would explain everything later. Eventually, Kanan agreed despite her curiosity to know what was going on at that precise moment. When You was sure Chika and Kanan were out together, she headed to the Mikan lover's house, where she was greeted by Shima, Chika's older sister. You gave her a shy introduction.

The older girl invited You to sit down, and when the silver haired girl asked if Chika's mom was there with a worried look on her face, the older girl could tell something was wrong.

"Could you please gather around, if you're not too busy? There's something I need to talk about, it's about Chika." Shima just nodded and went off to make the other women in the house gather around, apparently Chika's dad wasn't around at that moment, so it was only them and You in the room.

"How should I put this.."

It took a while, but You finally explained everything while the family heard every word with saddened and painful expressions.

"Chika has no idea I'm telling you any of this, so don't mention it to her. I have an idea that may help us take her somewhere where she can be properly attended, but we can't say anything and this to her until we can finally get her help.

"I understand.. please, do tell. And if there's any chance of doing whatever it is you're planning, let's get it done quickly." Chika's mom said, holding back tears. It must be hard to know your own daughter probably has some mental illness she has been struggling with all on her own.

Chika was having breakfast with her sisters and her mom, and it wad oddly quiet for a morning in their house. They were usually really noisy during the morning, or any time of the day really. Wether they were yelling at each other or enjoying something. Chika was having mikan juice, which tasted quite peculiar, and a cinnamon roll for breakfast.

"Chika.. we need to talk to you about something really serious. I want you to know that, no matter what happens, we'll always be beside you, alright?"

"What..? Mom, what are you talk..ing..about.." suddenly, she was feeling very dizzy, everything was blurry, and suddenly, nothing but darkness was all she could see. Before passing out, she heard something along the lines of 'we do this for you', and that was it.

Chika woke up to a familiar scent, a familiar face, but an unknown place to her. She was sitting on a chair, and the room she was in seemed like an office at first, but once she really looked at the place, she noticed it was a doctor's office. She let out an exasperated sigh and tried to get up, almost falling down in the attempt.

"Ah! You're awake.." her mom rushed over to her, grabbing her arm to help her get up, but she was pushed away by Chika almost immediately.

"Did she tell you?"

"Sweetie, you've got to understand, we're doing this for your own good-"

"Did she tell you? It's a simple question, can't you even answer that? Yes or no."

Her mom looked a bit taken back before she answered. "Yes, she did. And I'm glad she did. God knows what could happen if we don't get you treated now? How long have you been going through this?"

"Mom, do you realize what is happening? I'm pretty sure you drugged me so you could get me here. Is that even legal? Jesus."

"It's okay, just relax-"

"No! It's not okay!" Chika barked, plopping down on the chair once again, tears falling down again, tears she had been holding back for so long. She never wanted anyone, specially her mom, to see her like this. But at this point, it was basically impossible to stop the tears.

The sound of a door opening made her look up, a doctor coming into the room with a sympathetic look on her face.

"You're Chika, right? I'm the doctor who's in charge of giving you a diagnosis for your case. I'll need you to tell me some things so I can start working properly, alright?"

And so, the nightmare begun.