Requested by Anonymouz Writer.

Yoshinubo Kaoru belongs to Rei-chan.

Tsukino Yuzuki, Ameya Satomi, Himura Mikoto and Yasuda Miyuki belong to me.

Everything else belongs to Level-5.

In the Sun Garden orphanage, it was a tradition for girls to write the name of the person they wanted to marry down on a piece of washi paper, sign their name at the bottom and tie it to the sakura tree in the garden on the night before the Hinamatsuri, also known as the Doll's Festival.

The boys, being boys, assumed that the pieces of washi paper on the sakura tree were just decorations. Only after the first few years did they realise that on the pieces of washi paper, the girls wrote down their crushes' names. And once again, the boys, being boys, started to sneak out on the night before the Hinamatsuri to read the names. Most did this just to tease the girls, but some actually did this to check if their crush liked them back.

And so, why should this year be any different?

"Girls, this is the washi paper. Don't go crazy, okay?"

Hitomiko-nee dumped the stack of washi paper on the desk in the Shoujo Room. The Shoujo Room was basically a room where the girls of Sun Garden could get together. The male equivalent was the Shounen Room.

Despite what Hitomiko-nee said, the girls did go crazy. Some were squealing, some were rushing to grab the washi paper while some sat back and waited for the chaos to settle. Among the latter were five girls.

Firstly, there was Yoshinubo Kaoru. She had shaggy and wavy snowy white hair that fell just above her shoulders. She had tied it into a loose ponytail that fell over her left shoulder. She had a few bangs reaching the sides of her cheeks and left over her shoulders. She had sharp and small dark blue eyes, pale skin and a tall figure. She wore a white shirt, a purple hooded jacket, dark skinny jeans, black headphones, blue-violet fingerless gloves, white socks and black sneakers.

Next to her was Tsukino Yuzuki. She had jet-black hair tied into her signature twin tails and brown eyes. She, along with Ruru and Hana, were the three shortest girls in the orphanage. She wore a dark blue top with detached sleeves, a turquoise skirt and purple boots.

On Yuzuki's other side was Ameya Satomi. She had chest-length light-brown hair, black eyes and a lanky body. She wore a pink t-shirt under a red jacket, a blue skirt and turquoise sneakers. She also wore a pair of frameless reading glasses and was now reading Macbeth by Shakespeare.

Beside her was Himura Mikoto. She had waist-length crimson red hair and green eyes. She wore a yellow t-shirt under a red jacket, brown shorts and black sneakers. She had her arms crossed while she rolled her eyes at the girls fighting for the paper.

Finally there was Yasuda Miyuki. She had short pink hair and blue eyes. She wore a dark brown t-shirt under a black jacket, brown pants and black sneakers. A pair of dark blue headphones hung from her neck and a purple skateboard rested next to her.

"Ne, ne, whose name are you going to write?" Yuzuki leaned forward, excitedly.

"No one," Kaoru deadpanned, although with a sly smirk on her face. Yuzuki turned to her, a mischievous gleam in her eyes.

"Are you sure? Not even a certain ex-captain of Diamon-Mmph!" Kaoru hastily slapped a hand over the shorter girl's mouth. She was not expecting that.

"No!"

Yuzuki grinned. Kaoru's reaction proved everything. Deciding that she's teased her enough, Yuzuki turned to her next victim.

"What about you, Satomi-chan?"

Instead of answering her question, Satomi sighed and said, "This is why I hate this day."

"Eh?" Yuzuki tilted her head to the side, confused.

"It's on days like this that you turn into Gossip Girl #1, Yuzuki."

Yuzuki giggled before repeating her question. Satomi pushed upper glasses and responded, although blushing slightly.

Well, if you must know, I'll be writing Ryuuji's name…"

Yuzuki smile grew wider. Just as expected. She turned her attention to someone else.

"Mikoto-chan, are you writing anyone's name?"

"W-What?! Of course not?!" Mikoto blushed and furiously shook her head.

The same mischievous gleam appeared in Yuzuki's eyes.

"Now, now, Mikoto-chan. Lying is bad and denial's not just a river in Egypt!"

Mikoto looked at her in shock.

"Where did you get that from?!"

"Oh, the internet. So, you're gonna write Haruya's name, aren't you?"

Mikoto's face promptly matched her hair. Yuzuki giggled before turning to the last member of the group. Honestly, she was curious about Miyuki's answer. She knew Kaoru liked Fuusuke, she knew that the time Ryuuji and Satomi spent together reading must have had an effect on Satomi, she knew that the orphanage's red-haired hot-headed tsundere girl was in love with the orphanage's red-haired hot-headed tsundere boy, but she had no clue about Miyuki.

"How about you, Miyuki-chan?"

"No one. I don't have to love someone, do I?"

Yuzuki nodded. Anyways, if she didn't know about it, Miyuki probably wasn't in love with anyone. Gossip travels fast through the orphanage.

Miyuki asked Yuzuki the same question the black-haired girl had asked everyone before.

"Me? Well, I think I'm going to write Hiroto-kun's name!"

By this time, most of the other girls had taken their piece of washi paper, so Yuzuki went to get washi paper while Satomi retrieved ink and brushes for the group.

Yuzuki and Satomi returned to the group and passed Kaoru and Mikoto and sheet of washi paper each and placed the ink and brushes in the middle of the small circle they were sitting in.

Yuzuki grabbed a brush, dipped it in ink and proceeded to write the first kanji of Hiroto's name, 基. Thankfully, his given name, ヒロト, was in katakana. If it was a complicated set of kanji Yuzuki probably would have given up.

Satomi also chose a brush and dipped it in ink. She delicately and gracefully wrote down the first kanji of Midorikawa's name, 緑. Midorikawa's given name, リュウジ, was also in katakana, but even if it was a complicated set of kanji, she would still have written it.

Mikoto swore and grabbed a brush. It was one of those what-the-hell-why-not kind of moments. Haruya's name, 南雲晴矢, was relatively easy to write. She grabbed a brush, much to the shock of her best friend Miyuki, and started to write.

Kaoru sighed. Even Mikoto, Queen Tsundere was writing. She grabbed a brush and started to write too. Fuusuke's name, 涼野風介, wasn't that difficult, in her opinion. Miyuki stared at her too, in shock that Yuzuki was actually right.

Once everyone had finished, the girls lined up outside to tie their washi paper to the sakura tree. What they didn't know though, was that others were watching them.

Specifically a group of boys staring and fighting to look out of the window of the Shounen Room.

So how was it, Rei-chan? Did I get Kaoru right? There will be a second chapter, so look out for it!

Thanks for reading!

- Mitsuko