Ada Clover was feeling quite irritated. First off, she was still trapped in the "body" of Nirvana. Second, her father had been defeated… but she wasn't allowed within 2 miles of the bastard, hardly close enough for a well-deserved eye gouging. And now her sweet younger brother… was trying to hide the most obvious crush in history. Who did Carl think he was fooling? Just last week she had overheard Makoto's parents (who were visiting along with the rest of her family to celebrate their daughter's recent promotion to Captain of the reformed NOL's Intelligence Department) discussing the proper time to ask about Carl's intentions towards their precious first born. Even Bang, who was considered by many to be one of the densest men in the world knew about her brother's ridiculous fancy for Miss Nanaya. It had only been a month since they had gone as a group to the beach (they being herself and all of Carl's academy friends) and Carl's eyes were practically glued to Miss Nanaya who she must admit, looked drop dead gorgeous in her swimwear… she really must ask the younger woman where she shops. After she returns to being flesh and blood of course. But back to Carl... oh dear lord what was she going to do with that boy? Miss Nanaya has been dropping hints left and right but the teen was completely oblivious in his lovesick state. Honestly, on the aforementioned beach trip she had undone the top of her two piece and had Carl apply sunscreen to her back, despite the fact that she was a natural tanner and washed it off in the ocean soon after. In fact, when her brother rushed the process out of nervousness and shyness she actually pouted. Pouted, for goodness sake! God, even Ragna could have picked up on the signs faster. She could not believe that her brilliant brother, who could outsmart entire crime syndicates, could ever be this dense. It would seem that she would have to take drastic action to ensure her brother's happiness… and the existence of the most adorable nieces and/or nephews in history. Well drastic action wasn't the right term for what was needed, all her dear brother needed was a push in the right direction. If she could just get him to see the hints Miss Nanaya was dropping, she knew that they could make each other the happiest people in the world. Now the only remaining issue, how to go about it? She couldn't risk being subtle… her brother appeared rather clueless when it came to romance. Not surprising at all really, he was still trying to find her a way back to the realm of true humanity after all. No, she would simply offer advice as his loving older sister who cared only for his happiness… yes that was the perfect angle to play from. But what could Carl possibly do that would secure Miss Nanaya's affections? It would have to be something bold, something daring, and something that would show just how far his love went. "Of course, that's absolutely brilliant! I would pat myself on the back if my arms were flexible enough." With a devious plan concocted in her mind, Ada rushed to her father's old workshop, where Carl was sure to be upgrading his combat bots in preparation for his future bounty hunting assignments. As the door opened Ada went over her plan once more, ensuring that no flaws were overlooked, unless her womanly intuition was wrong about the feelings of her brother's target, her plan should succeed. "Ada, what's wrong? You look a little more… exited than usual."
"… … …"
"WHAT?! I don't know what you're talking about sis! I mean, Miss Makoto's just a friend I swear!"
"… … …"
"…Is it really that obvious?"
"…"
"Darn…" Her brother was looking down in embarrassment, his face from his chin up to his ears was flushed a bright shade of red, not unlike Mister Tager's complexion, "… … …"
"REALLY? I mean… thank you sis. To tell you the truth, I have no idea how to approach her."
"…"
"You know? What's that supposed to mean?"
"… … …"
"Sorry sis. Yes I would very much appreciate your help on this matter. Anything you could tell me would be a huge help." This was going much better than expected, her brother's annoyed outburst aside. Now all that was left was to relay her plan to her baby brother and await the results.
AN: For my tenth story, I decided to attempt my second multi-chapter fic, please tell me your thoughts on whether or not I should continue. If I receive no comments in a weeks' time, I will assume that this story is not wanted and will not continue it. My thanks go out to NoOneImportantHere, joker69, and Taromaru and for their comments and suggestions, and to anyone who has PMed me over the last two months, you people have been a huge help. BTW, the reason I rely on reviews is because I don't like writing something that no one will read, reviewing lets me know whether or not people want me to continue. I have the ideas, but I need to have a reason to use them. R&R till next time!