(C 8)Who Are You?

Chapter eight: Guilt.

Kawamura sighed. Eiji stared at the cage in despair. Ryoma sat on the couch silently. Momo was humming his favourite tune. They felt guilty. Veeery guilty.

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Sakuno had to take care of her friend's hamster named Kuro (The hamster was white but her friend is a total wierdo.) Eiji liked to tease the hamster and he'll always come with Momo and Ryoma (They were dragged!-Gasp-!).

After almost a week playing with Kuro, Eiji felt boring. He wanted to play something else.

"Momo, Ochibi. Let's play truth or dare!"

"Kikumaru-senpai, that's childish."

Momo smacked Ryoma's head.

"You're really boring! Be fun sometimes!"

Sakuno went into the kitchen to make some tea but she had run out of tea and sugar.

"Minna, I need to go buy some stuff. Make yourselves at home, please. I'll be out for a while."

Eiji elbowed Ryoma.

"Ne, ne. Go and help her!"

"Yada."

Momo shrugged. Eiji started the game. The first one was Momo.

"Okay, Momochi! Truth or dare?"

He straightened his chest.

"Hn. A man like me should accept dare!"

"Okay, then. Ochibi, what's your idea?"

Ryoma yawned. He was so not into this game. He saw a fly flying around Momo.

"Eat that bug."

Momo proudly caught the fly by it's wings and swallowed it. Soon after that, his face became green like a leaf. He ran to the kitchen screaming like a girl. Ryoma smirked, amused.

Then somebody rang the doorbell. Kawamura joined them. Kawamura laughed seeing Momo suffering.

"Ochibi, good one!"

Ryoma spun Eiji's pen and it showed him back. Eiji quickly blurted out loud.

"Okay! Ochibi, you'll take truth!"

Ryoma shrugged.

"Go on."

Momo came back, holding his tummy.

"Payback time, Echizen!"

"Ochibi, do you like Saku-chan?"

Ryoma raised a brow. 'Ryuzaki?' He smirked. He knew that this was a good time to trick those three.

"What if I say yes?"

Their eyes widened.

"HEH? REALLY?"

Ryoma sweatdropped. 'A bunch of idiots...'

"Of course."

He said out dryly. His senpaitachi rubbed their chin.

"Hey, Echizen... this' just not right... not right at all... Ne, Taka-san?"

Eiji curled some of his bangs.

"Chotto... you're trying to trick us..."

Ryoma just shrugged. Then something took his attention.

"Aa.. the hamster's gone."

He said, poker-faced. Momo ruffled his hair.

"Ah! We gotta find it!"

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They searched everywhere they could. Under the table, behind the couch, they even tempted to look in Sakuno's room, but they knew how would she turn out to be if she knew they were searching something through her lingeries. Eiji sat on the couch after he didn't find Kuro in the oven... (In the oven?)

"Taihenja! Momo, this was all your fault."

"Eh? It's not my fault. It's-"

Momo was cut off when suddenly they heard a squeal as Ryoma sat.

"Echizen, was that.."

Ryoma blinked as he realized the object he accidently sat on was Kuro. Eiji and Momo cried desperately. Kawamura fainted as he saw the dead creature.

"NOOOOOO!"

Ryoma picked up the squashed hamster, staring at it blankly.

"Ne, what're we gonna do?"

He asked, still poker-faced. Momo smacked Ryoma's head.

"Figure it out yourself!"

Ryoma glared at Momo for hitting him. 'Does he want me to have amnesia again? Baka!'

He shrugged and placed Kuro in the cage.

"Hora, done."

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Sakuno came back. She frowned as she realized the guys were staring at her nervously.

"Ano... is there anything wrong?"

Momo shook his head.

"No, nothing... nothing at all."

Sakuno shrugged it off and sat next to Kuro's cage.

"Kuro-chan, I bought some sunflower seeds here. Hora."

She gave a seed to the dead hamster. She frowned as she realized Kuro wasn't eating.

"Eh? You're not eating..."

They were starting to sweat heavily. Ryoma who was sitting straight, lowered his position.

Sakuno stroke Kuro gently with her fingertips.

"Are? You're cold..."

Ryoma went lower, he twitched. Sakuno poked Kuro but it didn't budge. She frowned.

"Aren't you ticklish?"

Ryoma went more lower. Twitch, twitchy. 'Kuso! Stop making me feel guilty.'

Sakuno gave Kuro another sunflower seed.

"Come on, Kuro. You're scaring me."

Ryoma twitched. Twitch, twitchity twitch. Okay. Now he's really feeling guilty.

"I squashed it."

He spoke up. Sakuno widened her eyes.

"Ryoma-san... You... squashed Kuro?"

Ryoma shrugged.

"If you say it that way, then yeah. I squashed it."

Eiji cried.

"We're sorry!"

Sakuno sighed.

"Um... my friend is going to pick up Kuro today..."

Momo went pale. Kawamura sighed.

"First thing's first. Echizen, you're responsible so you should burry this hamster first."

Ryoma raised a brow.

"It's not my fault."

Sakuno smiled. She knew Ryoma enough.

"It's okay. Let me do it."

Ryoma sighed.

"No, it's okay. Let me do it."

Momo elbowed Ryoma.

"So young... so young."

"Shut up."

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They sat quietly, waiting Sakuno's friend, Mai to call her. The telephone rang. Sakuno picked it up.

"Hai, Ryuzaki desu... Ah! M- Mai-chan..."

The guys sat up straight.

"Ah, Ryu-chan. How are you?"

"I- I'm okay..." 'I think...'

"How about Kuro?"

"About K- Kuro?"

They were sweating heavily.

"Kuro's okay... Just fine..." 'It's already dead!'

Man, Sakuno wasn't good at lying. Eiji sighed and wrote something on a paper. He gave it to Sakuno. She just read according to the paper. Her face went pale and more pale as she began to tell bold lies.

"Ryu-chan, are you okay?"

"Of course!"

"Then about Kuro..."

"Ah, when are you going to pick up Kuro?"

They were sweating like crazy.

"About that..."

Sakuno waited patiently.

"... just take Kuro! My hubby already bought me a puppy! Kawaii!"

Sakuno blinked.

"E- Eh? You're not going to pick her up?"

"Of course! Ja!"

Sakuno smiled at them. Kawamura bit his under lip.

"So?"

She chuckled and smiled sweetly at Ryoma.

"She said that she got another pet. We're lucky."

They sighed relieved.

"Thank god! Echizen, you should be careful sometimes."

"Yeah, whatever."

After that, Sakuno swore to herself that she should think twice before helping a friend.

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A week after...

"Ryu-chan, can you help me?"

"What is it?"

"Eto... I'm going to celebrate my anniversary at Hawaii with my hubby."

"So?"

"I was wondering if you could take care of my puppy..."

"Of course! Leave it to me!"

Now what did she swear to herself?

Owari

Nya I know I don't have to ask this but whatever. How do ya guys think? Is it lame? I got this idea when I remembered about the anime 'Pretty Face'. Have ya heard it before? I like/hate that anime. Anyways, please review!