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Kashino: Not this again…

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Age 14

"Amano!" Kashino yelled at the ditzy brunette. She turned around to see the unsually panicked blonde steamrolling in her direction. Behind him, Amano Ichigo could see the trail of destruction that could only mean one of his fangirls: Koshiro-senpai, the Heiress.

Ichigo watched as Kashino hid himself in a bush and whispered "Cover for me, I'll owe you." To Ichigo, it sounded like a bribe, but she took it nonetheless.

"Where is he?" Koshiro-senpai said from behind the brunette's back, instantly scaring her. "Where is my darling Makoto-kun?" Ichigo turned around to talk to the crazed girl and throw her off-track.

"I think I saw him going that way" Ichigo said in her usual helpful tone. She didn't like lying, but she also didn't like it when Kashino was cranky because of Koshiro-senpai, either.

"You're coming with me!" Koshiro-senpai declared, grasping a hold of Ichigo's collar and dragging her in the said direction. "I don't want to find out that you've been lying!"

As she was being dragged away by the obsessed fangirl, Ichigo decided something: Kashino so owed her.

…/…/…/…/

"Why am I doing this again?" Kashino asked from inside the kitchen. Usually, he and Ichigo would practice at the same time, but not bug each other, and now she was saying-

"Koshiro-senpai dragged me all over the campus to find you!" Ichigo said for the umpteenth time. "I had to convince her that you probably were in the boys dormitory and no money on the face of the earth could save her from breaking that rule! Do you know how hard that was?"

"And I said thanks" Kashino said, staring her in the eye. And he did. It wasn't something he did often, so why…?

"Plus, my performance affects your grade, too" Ichigo said it finally. Kashino caved in. "Fine, but I'm strict" he warned.

"I won't get any better if you're not" Ichigo said, just short of jumping for joy. Kashino was going to teach her about chocolate and how to make good sweets with it! Finally!

Kashino got all the supplies ready "The first thing is…"

An hour before sunrise

Kashino tasted a sample of Ichigo's cake. It wasn't pro level, but she had made great progress in one night… "We're cleaning up now" he said to a sleep-deprived Ichigo.

"Okay…" she said, half-asleep. Honestly… Kashino thought as he watched her clean up the huge cooking mess. She could be so stubborn, but after about one in the morning, she showed signs of tiredness. It had affected her performance.

"This was a one-time thing, all right?" Kashino confirmed.

"Okay, okay…" Ichigo said, still cleaning up the dishes. Kashino went to wipe down the counters. If he had to run from Koshiro-senpai again, he might have to do this again, too. But… he thought, looking over at Ichigo, who had started to wash the amassed dishes. It's not so bad…

14AmyChan: Let's be clear, this is a totally random idea I had in a dream a few months ago, so it's just weird.

Kashino: Finally, she admits it…

Ichigo: I still like it! :)

14AmyChan: yay! *^_^* and to all of you out there, I'm still working on What if…, I'm just taking a small break due to brain farts~! *^_^* It'll be up lickety-split! *^_^*