April Fools

By SibylSofiana

Disclaimer:  Uh-huh.  We still don't own Eriol and other CCS characters.

This is just a one-shot.  Supposed to be part of Farsighted Chapter 4, but it wouldn't fit.  A quick take on Kaho's habit for forgetting streets (based on the manga writeup anyway) and Eriol's ever-increasing need for pranks.

~o~

"Eriol!"  Kaho came back home bewildered one day, clutching a hand-drawn map.  She really messed up street signs, and Eriol had given her a map to guide her to this place where a convention on the new mathematics was going to be held.  Instead, she kept ending up in a rock and roll concert hall where a band called the Man the Attics! was playing.

"Hey, Miss Mizuki!"  A student of hers had spotted her – she supposed he was her student.  He was unrecognizable with the lip ring, the ripped jeans and the stiff hair spikes, which was seriously not in conformance with university protocol on attire.   "You a fan?"

"Ah, no, not really.  Just passing by..."

Just then pandemonium struck as the band members arrived in a limo, and Kaho was swept by the crowd towards the group.   Before she knew it, she was right in front of the lead singer who had grabbed her hand to steady her.

"Gosh, you're bloody gorgeous!"  This from a guy who wore a studded collar and – a tongue ring?!?  "What's your name?"

"Ah...Miss Mizuki!"  She could barely make herself heard over the din.  The guy suddenly took her map and wrote something on it before handing it to her.

"You foreign?  Love your style, babe!"  He was eyeing her conservative blouse and long camel skirt.  "You're older than my usual taste, but who cares!  Call me!"  and then he and his bandmates moved towards the front doors.

And now, here she was at home, an hour late for the convention, with Eriol's map full of undecipherable scribblings and a phone number.

"Eriol, I think the map you gave me is wrong.  I kept ending up in this rock and roll concert and ..."  she stopped talking and looked at the trio in front of her.

Eriol stood there grinning, rubbing his eyes with one hand as he looked at her teary-eyed.  He looked so cute, even without his glasses, with his hair falling to one side of his face. 

And he was trying to hold back his laughter.

 "What is it?  What's so funny?"   She looked at him suspiciously – he'd been at it for weeks, ever since Daidouji-san had sent him that damned book on pranks.

Even Nakuru was holding her stomach, while Spinel, aiming for dignity, just gave a small smirk.

"April Fools, Kaho!"  Eriol couldn't hold back anymore and just laughed, while Nakuru rolled over giggling on the floor and Suppi flitted over to Eriol's shoulder.

"So there was no mathematics convention?"  Her eyes narrowed, which Eriol observed giddily.

"I probably heard you wrong, thought you were going to see the Man the Attics convention or something..."

She didn't know whether to scream or shake him.  She settled for chasing him round the room with her broom (yep, she brought the one from the temple along with her to England)

~o~

Epilogue:

Nakuru took the autographed map and stalked the poor lead singer in the next few days. 

He swore off foreign chicks forever.

Sibyl: (grumble, grumble)  We didn't have to post this, you know. 

Sofiana:  Okay, okay!  (Stands on podium and grabs the mike) Sibyl's strenuous objections to anything remotely concerning Kaho Mizuki duly noted.  But I'm still posting!