Matchmaker Rachel
BECAUSE I CAN, THAT'S WHY.
Hehehe.
I don't own HM ANB.
"Rachel... I don't think this is a good idea" Henry said nervously.
"Of course it is!" Rachel replied.
"No, it isn't. What about getting Amir to date Sanjay, what part of that is a good idea?"
"Um, ALL of it!" she laughed. Before Henry could reply, she was out the door.
"Hi guys!" Rachel cheered, waving at Sanjay and Amir. She had invited them for a picnic near the Harvest Goddess's pond.
Time for action.
She sat down across from them, the two men on one side of the blanket and her on the other side.
"Would you like some tea, Miss Rachel?" Sanjay asked, holding up a pot. She nodded and picked up the cup in front of her, holding it as Sanjay poured the tea.
And, as she lifted it to her lips, she struck.
"So, Sanjay. You'd do anything for Amir, huh?" she asked casually.
"Of course. It is my job to obey Master Amir's wishes" Sanjay replied. He and Amir lifted their own cups to their lips, as she placed hers back on the ground.
"What if he asked you to kiss him?"
Amir and Sanjay nearly choked to death on their tea.
"D-don't be absurd! I'd never ask Sanjay to do such a thing!" Amir cried, glaring at her. But she saw it. She saw the fear in his eyes.
"Oh, you wouldn't?" Rachel asked slyly. Before he could respond, she decided to change the subject.
"So, do you like boys or girls?" she asked.
"I do not see how that is any of your business!" Amir responded angrily.
"Well, there's a rumour going around that you like someone, though it's ambiguous. Some people say it's a guy. Others are saying it's gotta be a girl. Some of them say it's Tina, Allen, Felicity, or Soseki, but everyone is still trying to figure out who it is"
Amir blushed heavily, though whether from embarrassment or anger, Rachel couldn't tell. She discreetly scooted back a little, just in case.
"While I am in love, I am afraid it is with none of those people"
"Oh? Then who? Someone from your country?"
Amir blushed even harder.
"Yes, they are"
"Are you close?"
"We are"
"Is it a boy or a girl?"
"...A man"
Rachel noted how, through all of this, Sanjay had stayed quiet. She kept questioning Amir.
"Does Sanjay know him?"
Sanjay flinched, clearly upset at the thought of Amir loving someone that he knew and was close with.
"He... You could say that" Amir said hesitantly.
Rachel nodded, feeling that that was as close as she would get for now.
"Right. Well I need to go! See you guys later!"
She got up, and started skipping down the mountain, just knowing that those two were going to be together any time now.
"Master Amir?"
Amir flinched. He wasn't prepared to hear Sanjay's voice, considering he'd been silent ever since their 'discussion' with Rachel.
"Yes, Sanjay?" he replied, thankful that his voice didn't stutter.
"...Who is he?"
Damn. He was afraid of this.
"Who is who?" he asked, deciding to play clueless.
"Who is the man you like?" Sanjay asked. Amir bit his lip.
"I do not wish to tell you right now"
Sanjay was now torn. He could continue to press for information, or he could stay silent. Quite a fight or flight reaction, really.
He chose flight. He couldn't bare it, he couldn't discover the name of the man who had stolen Amir from him...
"Very well. But if you ever want to talk about it, you can come to me"
Amir's heart nearly shattered.