YahiroxMegumi

Chapter 1

'Yahiro', called persistently, 'are you even listening?'

'Mmmh?' his son replied nonchalantly, gazing out of the window.

'The annual ball at the Town Hall is being held next week. Do you know who you're going to take?'

'Sure I do. Sak-'

'Uh-uh. I heard that the Yamamoto boy is finally going this year. I wonder what triggered such a decision….'

Damn, I should have known. Sakura would want to go with Jun this year.

'I trust you'll find a suitable partner soon', his father smiled trustfully and left the room.

Great, that's all I need. Another thing for me to worry about.

\So what did you want to talk to me about, Ryuu-nii?/ Megumi smiled as her (practically) older-brother sat down opposite her.

'Ermmm…. Well the ball is being held next week and…err….'

\You want to go with Finn, right?/ she looked kindly over at him as she flipped to the next page in her notepad and scrawled a second message. \I don't mind/

'But, Megumi-chan, who will you go with?' Jun inquired, he had insisted on following the two on their discussion-Megumi and Ryuu did not refuse: there were no secrets in their family.

Megumi pondered over the question for a while. Well, I know who I would like to go with. But there's no question of THAT right now.

\Don't worry! I'll find someone before time! /

Jun and Ryuu exchanged concerned glances, and the latter opened his mouth to say something when a knock came at the door.

'I'll get it', said Jun getting up to answer the door.

'Jun-kun! It's so great to see you!' Sakura's familiar squeal filled the entrance hall as she threw her arms around her beloved boyfriend. 'I came to see Megumi about something, but Dou-san just had to come with me.'

When Sakura, her dad and Jun all entered the living room, Megumi and Ryuu threw themselves in to a respective bow at the head of the Ushikubo Medical Group. What on Earth is he doing here? Thought Megumi, as Sakura took her slender wrist and dragged her out of her room.

'Ne, Megumi-chan, who are you going to the ball with?'

Megumi looked up, surprised at the question.

\I don't know yet/ she replied nervously.

'Because I normally go with Yahiro, as friends of course, but this year is the first time Jun's going ever since you all discovered about 'Inner Jun' and so we're going together. So as both Yahiro and you don't have a partner, maybe you could…?' she trailed off hopefully.

Megumi began to blush. She knew Sakura would not bother to visit her had it not been for her love for Yahiro. Megumi was never good at being discreet, and the whole of the Special A (along with Sakura and Yahiro himself) ended up finding out. She raised her note-pad, bearing the words \Good idea. I suppose, maybe/

Sakura looked slightly disappointed. Err, okay then. Should we go back?'

\Sure/

'Ah, Sakura! I was just getting ready to leave!' called Ushikubo-san roughly.

And Megumi, Jun and Ryuu bowed the pair of them out.

\Jun, Ryuu, what did Ushikubo-san want?/

Ryuu and Jun shot furtive glances at one another before Ryuu said 'Just wanted to ensure that Jun was treating Sakura okay'.

Megumi was not convinced, but let it go.