The fourth day of April had always been the best time of the year for the Vippaloid. Not only that it was the birthday of their eldest sister—which called for a free treat for the younger two—but also the day where they could pull pranks without getting scolded by anyone.

It was in that very day when the biggest bully in the block venture down the street and found no one in sight. Seemingly everyone had made a run for it before the red haired android found a well-suited punching bag. Of course it wouldn't be a problem if they were faced by the older two of the Vippaloid and their little April's fool's trick thingy but no, not him. Not the Namine Ritsu. The UTAUs chose to hide for the rest of that day rather than having fun tricking each other.

Meanwhile the said redhead pouted as he once again found nothing behind the umpteenth door he knocked down.

What a bother. They surely find a good hiding place this year, huh?

He thought for a while, munching on a strawberry cake he took from a certain blue haired butler's fridge as he did so, and whistled as he finally decided on his victim. Yep, this one wouldn't hide at all he assumed and if he's lucky the rest of the UTAU would probably be hiding behind her back as well.

This was gonna be like hitting two birds with a stone!

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Sneaking to a ninja house almost everyday had probably made him quite skilled in infiltration Ritsu thought. It was surprisingly a great success this time and he shot both of his fists up in victory. Now it's time to do what he was really meant to.

Silently he opened the door to her living room. Nobody was there so he proceeded to search the whole house, a room after another. Bedroom was last and Ritsu's grin grew from ear to ear as he gripped on the handle and swung the door roughly until it fell off its hinge.

"Found you now! Hah! You think you can hide from me forever you…neatly-folded futon…?"

What the hell? Where is she??

Ritsu searched frantically around the room throwing or stepping on everything that got on his way. The only person he had ever thought to be there was nowhere to be seen and now it seemed like everyone had just disappeared into the thin air, leaving him alone.

…fine for him then. If they were trying to pull a prank on him, he only needed to find a flaw on their plan and turn it up-side down. There gotta be a trace left and he would find it. Too busy with his search the six years old didn't realize on a different patterned wood paneling on the floor he stepped on and soon the wooden floor flipped from under him. He didn't even have a chance to register a gap forming on where he was standing before and was greeted by darkness soon after.

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Mako flinched as she heard a loud sound from her house. That was the sound of her infamous ninja trap hole and the boy must have been successfully activated one. Her annoyed gaze seemed to draw the attention of a black haired hermaphrodite beside her.

"Did something happen, Mako-chan?" S/he asked tilted his/her head to the side waiting for an answer. Mako smiled to the childish android when suddenly Teto burst out of nowhere.

"Ee~h, maybe our lil' brother just fooled himself off and break her whole house?" She threw her hands out giving a 'BOOM' effect and laughed. Mako shook her head, serious expression on her face. The chimera suddenly grew silent and sighed.

"…or maybe telling the whole UTAU to pull an April's fool prank and leave a six years old alone in a huge place like this was not a good idea? Anyway, go and check him out, Mako-chan! You gotta be worried, right?" The said android glared dagger in response before storming away to her house.

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The first thing that greeted Ritsu was a white ceiling he knew so well. The recovery center, or more likely, the hospital. The sight was not surprising anymore for him but a lone figure sitting on a chair beside his bed did. Mako stared at him with a worried face, holding his hand on hers. She hesitated at first but finally opened her mouth to speak.

"Uh, um, you finally awake. Look I, uh, I'm sorry. I mean, you shouldn't have gone through that. I'm sorry…" Ritsu blinked a few times and gave her a confused look. The other android returned the look and carefully put her fingers over a part of his face he couldn't see. His left eye. Was it bandage?

"I should've put those traps away first. I was such in a hurry tha—"

"It's okay. If losing an eye could get you this close I wouldn't mind losing another."

Ritsu gave her his trademark smile and she couldn't help but blushed under his gaze and turned her eyes downcast, raven-colored bangs falling over them like a curtain. The moment felt like eternity for both of them until—

"APRIL'S FOOL!"

Suddenly all of the UTAU jumped out of their hiding place making the room crowded in an instant. Their pioneer took a step forward and proudly pointing at the two dumbfounded android.

"You're such a fool~!"

She laughed her high-pitched voice off while the other followed soon after. Mako's face turned even more shade of red before the situation and ran out of the room from deep embarrassment. Ritsu himself had only recovered from the shock after the room had only left him with his two siblings. He shot his two siblings a murderous glance. Teto smirk in satisfaction while Ruko held his/her hand up in defensive position.

"That was too much of a joke, SERIOUSLY."

The way he put an emphasis on the last word made the eldest laughed once again. Ruko couldn't help but gulped in his dangerous expression though and proceeded to drag the twin drilled chimera out of the room who kicked the hermaphrodite's leg in protest. Seeing their childish behavior Ritsu shook his head and chuckled.

"No, I was joking. I enjoy it myself. Getting her that close was more of a prize than anything I could get in any April's fool day ever. Not like I really lost my eye anyway. I'll get well in no time."

The two suddenly stopped fighting and turned rigid. They both gave their youngest sibling a nervous laugh. Teto cleared her throat and finally said something.

"Uh, about that though. That was not one of our April's fool. Get what I mean?"

Ritsu smiled and nodded.

"Yeah, sure—wait…WHAT?"


Some were asking about why I always give Ritsu an eye patch so I explain the event here. Yeah, it's just ridiculous. Oh, and Happy belated Birthday Teto!

And the last thing, of course, review please!