Note: I think Amou is a brunette. There are other fics that say she's blonde, but in pictures, I see her hair is light brown. It's either I'm becoming colorblind or she really is blonde. I'm not really sure.

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"Fine. The rules are simple, Kaho," Amou starts to explain. "All you have to do is read those and think about them. If you don't, you can say goodbye to one of your favorite stuffed toys—no, I think it is your favorite." Amou snapped her fingers and then Mio came next to her, holding a big white teddy bear. "This is the one Tsukimori-kun gave you, ne?"

Amou whispered incoherent words, quickly flipping through the pages of her notebook. "Ah, here it is… Tsuchiura-kun and his ex, Mizue Sakimoto, bring along Hino and Tsukimori-kun to an amusement park. The former separate from the latter, and the two violinists go to a haunted house—then you held hands with Tsukimori-kun while in there because you were freaked out." Amou read from her notebook, glancing up at the furiously blushing Kahoko every once in a while.

"Don't worry, Kaho. We won't be tearing it apart!" Mio said in another perky hyperactive voice.

"Did you give her coffee, Nao?" The blonde threw the black-haired teen a questioning glance. "It's either that or she sniffed tons and tons of crack."

"I was hoping you would go for the latter."

"Meh, never mind that. Let's start the interrogation, shall we?"

"Wait!" Kahoko called out. "How did you get Tsukimori-kun to take those? I mean, knowing him, wouldn't he uhh- perhaps decline your invitation to do this?"

"That's because we did it in a more subtle way." Nao said, getting more impatient.

"Woo, calm down, Nao!" Amou patted the seemingly exasperated girl's back. "We'll be in the other room, Kaho-chan! Just call us when you're done." Amou finally said, ushering her three co-plotters out. "No cheating! Good luck!" And with that, she closed —more like slammed— the door.

Kahoko sighed. "I'm alone now." She looked up at the board in front of her.

"Thirteen signs of falling in love, huh?"

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13. You can't stay mad at him for a minute or two; you actually have to try hard to stay mad.

… I do? Tsukimori-kun and I haven't really fought yet. But I guess there were some times wherein we would reach a mutual understanding that we somehow hate each other's guts, I think? Ugh. The term hate is too strong to use for our situations…

But of course, when that happens to Tsukimori-kun and me, I would just run away while crying. For some reason, I can't bring myself to face him when we're in some sort of covert war…

Does that mean I can't stay mad at him?

12. You read his text messages over and over again.

Ah! So does that mean Amou-san and the others know that they were Tsukimori-kun's messages? Not all of them are from Tsukimori-kun anyway! There are some from Tsuchiura-kun, some from Hihara-senpai… and even some from Kaji-kun.

But I mostly reread Tsukimori-kun's messages? I don't really reread them… I just try to decipher what they really mean! Yes, that's it! He speaks and writes so deeply… How was I supposed to know that "Would you like some cake tomorrow?" was actually an invitation to go to a cake shop with him?

Well, maybe that's nowhere near deep at all. But, still! Wouldn't you be confused, too?

11. You walk really, really slow when you're with him.

You say that like I'm a fast walker…

Uhh, do I walk slower than usual when I'm with him? Not at all. At least I think I don't… I try to walk faster when I walk with him because he looks annoyed or irritated that I'm with him. I really do. But my feet seem like they're cemented to the sidewalk.

Am I that heavy?

10. You feel shy whenever you're with him.

I'm aware that Tsukimori-kun is quite popular and has tons of fan girls and fan boys. That's why I feel shy when I'm with him… do you know how hard the glares of some music students are? They're like, stone hard.

"Oh my gosh, there's the general education student wannabe who's getting close to Tsukimori-sama!" Then insert a really hard and disgusted glare here.

See?

9. While thinking about him, your heart beats faster and faster.

That only happens when I remember what happened to the two of us before… like those times in the practice rooms when he was trying to hide from Amou-san and when he got sick…

There's also that time in Fuyuumi-chan's summer villa…

Wait, is my heart beating faster right now?

8. You smile when you hear his voice.

Don't I always smile? I mean, I smile when I hear Kaji-kun. I smile when I hear Tsuchiura-kun. I smile when I hear Hihara-senpai. I smile when I hear Shimizu-kun. I… wait, do I smile when I hear Yunoki-senpai? Oh, never mind! That's not my point! My point is that Tsukimori-kun is no special exception. I smile when I hear him, just like the rest.

Although, I think my smile is wider when it's with him. But...

7. When you look at him, you can't see other people around; he's the only one you see.

That is so not true! I see other people! It's not like I'm blind or oblivious or something! I have eyes! And these eyes weren't made for just staring at Tsukimori-kun!

Uhh… I didn't imply that I do stare at Tsukimori-kun. If you thought that I do, you're dreaming right now.

6. You'll start listening to slow songs; and then you think about him.

Uhh… I always listen to slow songs? I mean, aren't a lot of pieces slow? And let me repeat, Tsukimori-kun is not a special exception.

And besides, I don't think he even likes playing slow melodies. It's all speed, technicality, and perfection for Tsukimori-sama, after all.

5. He becomes all you think about.

He does? I don't really think of him all the time. There's only the occasional worrying and the writing of his name unconsciously on my notebook…

That doesn't count, right?

4. You get high just from his scent.

High? As in drunk, sort of? I don't! Not at all! I just find his crisp yet sweet cinnamon-mint scent really nice… to the point of me trying to get near him just to inhale it?

Hmm. But he really does smell good…

3. You'll realize that you're always smiling to yourself whenever you think about him.

Tsukimori-kun… Tsukimori-kun… Tsukimori-kun… Len-kun…

The thought of that sounds so nice…

Hold up, am I smiling?

2. You would do anything for him.

I'd do that to return the favor, of course. Tsukimori-kun's always so helpful and kind to me… Well, maybe not always. He still criticizes me. But I know he's doing that to help me improve with my playing. And since he's so rich, I don't think that buying him gifts would be enough to repay him… but wouldn't that be something like bribing? I mean, buying you out with gifts. Yunoki-senpai does that and it doesn't seem to work. Hmm, perhaps if I make something for him instead of buying? It's the thought that counts, right?

Oh god, what am I thinking right now?

1. While reading this, there was one person in your mind the whole time.

Yeah? And that person is Tsukimori-kun? What's so special? Am I supposed to have some sort of epiphany after reading this last bit?

Let's see… Anything… Scent… Voice… Slow… Mad… Hmm… Uh… Oh…

These are the thirteen signs of falling in love…

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Amou stood from her chair and placed her empty cup of coffee carefully on the table. She walked to the window, her fingers spinning her pen that she used for writing articles. She looked out, and grinned at the site of a certain blue-head who clearly looked frustrated, his right hand clenching his violin case while the other was massaging his temples.

"Tomorrow, we start matchmaking."

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Perhaps another chapter. I don't know, really. Let's just see where my mind takes me.

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