-1Ok, so this is my first FanFic, so be gentle!

Oh, and since I don't really have anyone to beta check my work, this is the un-edited version.
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It was a warm summer day as two lovers walk through the park hand in hand. As the two came closer to the play ground to enjoy the sights of the children playing and laughing, the large breasted redhead slowed her pace. Concerned, the handsome black hair man turned to look into the violet worried eyes.

"What's wrong Mai? You seem to have been distracted all day."

"It's… It's nothing Reito." The handsome young man was not fooled, so he patiently waited for his girlfriend to collected her thoughts. After a few seconds of silence, Mai began again. "Well, there is something. You remember my friend Natsuki, right?"

With a nod, Reito confirmed. "You mean the only that rides the Ducati? Yeah, Mikoto loves hanging out with her on her bike. She says it is really fun to ride fast. What about her?"

"Recently she has expressed wanting to move out, but has found that is too much for her to pay rent on her own. Normally she would not be caught dead want to move in with someone, but the place that she has put her eyes on is right next to her college. She has made her mind up, so I can't get her to change to something a little cheaper."

"And?"

"… and well, she says that it has everything that she ever wanted in an apartment. A work out center, pool, track, and even a large living room with an entertainment center."

"This is all very nice Mai, but what does this have to do with me?"

"Well, you see this place is called Fuuka Heights, the one right down the road from Fuuka University. Since I know you have a lot of friends there, I figured you could help her find a room mate."

"Now I see. You want me to ask some of my friends to see if they need a roommate? Mai, why didn't you just ask me earlier, instead of going around the question?"

"I don't know. I just didn't know how you would react since you and her don't really get along." When she finished she looked down at the ground trying to avoid eye contact.

With a gentle hand, Reito cupped Mai's chin and brought it up to his eye level with a smile on his face. "Just because we have gotten into some fights doesn't mean I would not help my girlfriend's friend. Besides those fights were only to prove which dojo was better." After Mai returned the smile, while Reito placed a tenderly loving kiss on Mai's forehead.

With a sense of joy coming over her, she started up again, "So do you know anyone that you will ask?"

"Actually, I do. I have a few friends that live there now, but one of them is in need of a roommate since her roommate just moved out to live with her fiancé." With a slight grin on his face he placed a light kiss on Mai's lips. " I will ask her tomorrow what she thinks, after all she hasn't see Natsuki in five years."

"Wait a minute! You don't mean HER do you?" Stunned by the striking man's smile that now consumed his face, she could only stare.

"Whatever do you mean? It isn't like Natsuki will remember what happened." As Reito started to walk away, Mai could only imagine what her boyfriend was plotting in that wonderful head of his.

"Hey wait up!" Mai bellowed as she ran to catch up him.

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"What do you mean you asked him to help me find a roommate?!?!" The raven haired woman screamed.

"Not so loud! There are other people at the restaurant too." Looking around Mai slowly nodded and bowed to show apologies to the other customers.

"You know you should be grateful that my brother even said he would help." A small black haired girl said right before she took another bite of her ramen.

"Who asked you, Mikoto? Even if I wanted help finding a roommate, I would NEVER ask that annoying man to help me. He is so…. ARGHH!" Barked the raven haired woman at the innocent little girl sucking down her ramen.

"Be nice, Natsuki! She had nothing to do with it. I was the one who asked for his help. He knows a lot more people in that area than you do. Not to mention, he would never hang out with anyone shady. So you don't have to get worked up over having a safe roommate." Mai said trying to calm the enraged woman.

"It's not that. I don't want him to help because I think he is scheming something. Why would he want to help me? The one person that he has fought with for years. We are suppose to be rivals." She took a sip of her pop before continuing. "He has to be up to something. There is no other reason to want to help."

Knowing all too well what had happen when she told Reito, Mai could only sigh. "Just trust me. If anything happens blame me. I will be the one that will accept the blame since I was the one who asked him. However, I do not think he is up to something. He can't be."

"You better hope so! If I find out that he is planning something you better be prepared for the worse!" Twitching her brow and then taking another sip of her pop.

Ring! Ring!

"Hello, this is…" Before she was able to finish…

"HEY COUSIN! How have you been lately? This is Reito, I have a favor to ask of you!"

"What do you mean?"

"Well, my girlfriend's roommate is looking for a new room mate and since you are looking for a new one…."

"Oh, really? And this is a favor you are asking of me? It sounds that other way around."

"Let me finish. This is actually a favor. You see it is HER, you remember, right?"

Noticing that his cousin was to stunned to answer, he decided that he better just ask to meet her for dinner.

"So how about we discuss this over dinner?"

"Umm… yeah… oh yeah, sure."