"NO WAY!"Kyo yelled into Shigure's ears.

"I'm sorry, Kyon-kichi", Ayame chided. "I'm the host of the party, so I get to pick my guests, and I want you to be here, my dear kitten."

"STOP CALLING ME THAT!"

"Oh, could I please come too?"Torhu asked with bright eyes. "A Halloween party sounds so fun!"

Ayame gave her a tender smile---too tender--- and tapped her shoulder affectionately.

"But of course, you shall come too, my dear Torhu!"The snake of the Jyuunishi said with enthusiasm. "A party wouldn't be fun without you, sweetie", he added, laughing evilly inside his head.

"Stop harassing Honda-san, Ayame", Yuki sighed with an exasperated look in his amethyst eyes. "I suppose I have to go too?"

"Oh, my dear, dear little brother, how smart and intuitive you are! Just like your big brother, aren'cha! Yes, I remember when I was your age, the ladies appreciated that quite a lot and expressed their admiration for me in a way that I will never forge----"

He was cut short in his sentence by the plastic bowl his younger brother sent flying into his face. Ayame opened wide eyes, then simply shrugged the bowl away and went on:

"Yes, as I was saying, of course you shall join us, Yuki! It will be so much fun!"

"I guess it would be pointless to argue now…"

"And wouldn't it be wonderful to invite that good friend of yours---Kakeru, is it?"

Yuki went red with fury: "No", he whispered in a menacing voice.

"Too late", Shigure chuckled dryly as Ayame scribbled furiously Kakeru's name on his list of guests.

"I've always adored that guy", Ayame chided innocently. "He resembles me in sooo many ways: he almost feels like a second little brother! If only you could be more like him, my dear Yuki… We would be such a good team for picking up women in bars!"

"Shut up right now before I have to shut you up myself", Yuki muttered through his gritted teeth. "To think I'm even coming to your stupid party…"

"And you have to wear a costume too, Yuki", Ayame reminded him. "Why not…I know! Mouse Playboy! Oooh, yes that would suit you so well….Plus, I think it would very much please your Kakeru…."

There was a "PUNCH!"sound and then we could see a huge bump at the top of Ayame's head. The snake's silver hair failed to hide it, and he was wailing loudly.

"This party is so going to be a nightmare", Yuki thought.

And that's it for the first chapter. Poor Ayame, getting his ass kicked by his little brother like that…sometimes I wish I could do the same to my older sister(sigh). I'm thinking maybe I could do a KakeruxYuki thing here. What do you think, guys? Reviewreviewreviewreview!