<div class="floatright">(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_et9ttl8zdzQ/TD_-vwBMOGI/AAAAAAAAN5E/eP7JumXuE2M/s1600/1a3f651e06434edab4aee510aaf9f5b6.jpg)</div><br/>When Miyuki was down in the pool once more and the top was removed, Michelle slipped it under the towel to dress herself once more, before hanging the towel more properly around her shoulders to free her hands up.<br/><br/>None of this made any sense.  Miyuki couldn't be titanspawn.  She was Rei's sister.  Rei would know something like that.  Even though deep down, Michelle knew it wouldn't be too difficult to manufacture a deception, her rapidly beating heart simply wouldn't allow any room for argument.<br/><br/>Rei was blaming Michelle now as well.  This wasn't the first time that Michelle was being blamed simply because she was a known trickster.  It didn't really matter how hard Michelle tried to be nice, to channel her talents to good ends.  Everything just seemed to be falling apart on her.<br/><br/>Maybe she was cursed.  Maybe Fate knew that things wouldn't work out and was trying to spare her some greater pain.  Maybe Miyuki had set things up and Michelle had taken the bait, but Michelle couldn't really believe that.  Maybe everything was just wrong, or this was a dream, or...<br/><br/>She finally realized that she couldn't see; the tears were just coming too hard.  She splayed herself out towards the pool where Miyuki lay, doing her best to defend the girl with her body as best she could, not trusting her ears alone to pick up on any attacks or intruders.