This certainly wasn't a pleasant birthday for Kami. He seemed very much convinced the root of this all lay at his feet. Sachiko was still of another opinion, however. There were parts of their past she didn't remember perfectly, and some things she had tried to put a positive spin on. She wanted to believe there was a better reason that this all happened, but it seemed as though Ayano really might have resented Kami for his actions. [b]"Kami.....we were kids. We can't expect perfection from ourselves when we were barely near puberty. Holding onto failures like that will ruin us. I went through a similar experience to Ayano, I'm sure you remember. I don't blame you, Kato, or Ayano for not being able to solve the problem. It's just not something that can be helped by children alone. But we're still friends, and I like to think I'm doing better for my experiences."[/b] There were other things she felt like saying. Like that she felt it was actually a little unfair of Ayano to exacerbate this situation, and that she shouldn't have cut them off in such a fashion. But she felt criticizing her like that wouldn't go down so well with Kami. 

[b]"Gosh."[/b] She said, adding a slight giggle. [b]"This is supposed to be your birthday! And here we are, getting het up over serious issues."[/b] She raised herself of the couch and offered Kami a hand to get up. [b]"Look, this situation won't get any better just from us sitting here fussing over it. Let's go do something to take our minds of it, huh? You won't find any courage in verbally flogging yourself."[/b] She hoped he wouldn't be adverse to the idea of cheering up in spite of how much he was hurt over this issue. She felt that if he did something to get his spirits up, he might be able to have a better outlook on the situation.