DISCLAIMER: I do not own Nisekoi, its characters and some familiar scenes in anime/manga. I only own the plot of this fanfic.

False/True Love 1: Curiosity

Just like the same way, where Raku and Chitoge learned to play well, today is one of their "fake dates" by acting as "fake lovers" for their family and for the sake of their country. Today's date is just like their previous dates. Raku holding Chitoge's hand while walking in the street and talking whatever topic comes into their mind to kill some time.

Walking somewhere no one else knows they reach a park. They decided to stop by there to rest for a moment from walking while continuing their conversation that change from time to time.

Sitting on the bench under the cherry blossom, Raku notice that Chitoge doesn't seem in her usual self. It made him feel like something's bothering her since she looks like in a deep thought. He was about to ask her when she abruptly spoke.

"Ne Raku don't you have someone you like?" She blurted out. Though she didn't know it coming out from her mouth, she manages to act normal like she always does while Raku choked for a moment.

"W-W-Why did you suddenly asking that?" The only question he manages to asked because of nervousness. He also feels terrified by the thought that Chitoge might already know who he like and what's worst? Thinking she might have already reveal it to that girl makes him feels dying from too much heart race.

"Oh it's nothing! No particular reason. I was just curios because you have been obsessed with your promised girl." Chitoge grinned at him, emphasizing the words "obsessed" and "promised girl" to annoy him before she look away on him.

"You Gorilla." Raku uttered under his breath, 'I take back that she is not in her usual self. She still irritates me of her way of teasing me.' He thought and smirked, "Well how about you? Is there someone?"

"Hmm… actually…" Chitoge turn to look back at Raku smiling happily, that makes him curios, before she continued what she wanted to say, "It's…"

'Oh come on! Why does she have to pause this long. She's making me more curios.' Raku thought impatiently.

"SECRET!" Chitoge proudly ended her answer and even clapping her hand joyfully.

'What the heck's with this gorilla's smile?' Raku thought as she kept her eyes watching Chitoge crazily laughing and smiling on him. And the way Chitoge smiles at him making him blush. What's more? It also makes him feel self-conscious and nervous being around her just like before when they were on a beach. How come he feels that weird feelings towards her? He can't understand why because it is impossible to feel something to someone else if he already have Onodera in his heart and mind.

"Hey stupid beansprout." And with that shout of Chitoge, Raku's deep thought broke.

"W-W-Wait! Y-You have someone you like?" Raku asked out of curiosity and it seems like Chitoge's answer just only sink in now.

If she does have someone she likes, why didn't he notice it on how the way she acts? 'Ah I know! It's because she can perfectly act in her usual way.' But the fact that they were always together doesn't make any clues that she likes someone. That really makes him curios now.

'Stupid beansprout. He can't even notice me even for once.' Chitoge thought, looking at Raku who is back in his deep thought that she broke for the second time.

"Stupid beansprout. Just because I said it's a secret doesn't mean there is. It's a 50/50 you know! Maybe there's someone or maybe there's no one." Chitoge explained, turning her back on Raku and stand up from sitting to start walking away from him.

"You said it yourself. It's 50/50. There's a chance that there is someone and there is no one." Raku agreed, still thinking while walking beside Chitoge now. "And the way you said it's a secret feels like there is someone because if there is no one you can just say it out."

Raku trying to analyze what he heard from Chitoge keep him in his thought. He's even insisting that there is someone. Though he's not even sure himself, he still tried to know. Thinking that keeping on asking her make her accidentally blurt out the name of that someone.

"Ne Raku." Chitoge call and face him smiling sarcastically.

"What?" Raku who is still curios doesn't even bother to look at her.

"Do you want me to punch you first before you stop guessing? Huh?" And by the sound of her voice, speaking in gritted teeth, Raku move backward from her and gave her a force smile.

"Okay Chitoge calm down. I won't guess and ask anymore, just don't punch me, okay?" Raku lifted both of his hands as a sign he admit defeat.

'He really is a stupid beansprout! Damn it!' Chitoge thought trying to compose her anger.

"So where do you wanna go?" Raku asked, changing the topic.

"Uhm… actually…"

'What's with her today? Is she trying to act mysterious?' Raku make a poker face while waiting for her answer.

"Can you wait me there?" Chitoge said pointing somewhere.

"Huh?" He followed where Chitoge's hand pointing at. It's an ice cream parlor not far from where they're standing.

"But why wait for you? Aren't we coming together now?" Raku asked uncertainty. 'She really is trying to act mysterious huh.'

"W-Well I need to talk with C-Claude somewhere for a bit." She answered with force smile.

"Is that important?" Raku asked.

"A little bit." She responds.

"Well then if that's the case I have no choice but to wait for you. I'll go and wait for you inside the ice cream parlor, 'k? Just don't be too long." Raku instructed her.

"T-Thanks! I'll go ahead." Raku nod his head and Chitoge waved her hands as they parted for half an hour.

Raku getting bored inside the ice cream parlor was about to give Chitoge a phone call when the chime on the entrance door chimed. Raku turn to look at the door and got nervous when he saw some customers entered the parlor.

"Chitoge…" Raku uttered with full of admiration.