Hello guys. Sorry I haven't updated, I was in North Carolina for the weekend. And I checked my grades, and I have A's in all my classes, except for one which is a C+ and I am freaking out! I feel like I am going to die from stress, but I won't because then I wouldn't be able to write these stories.

Disclaimer: I do not own SiH, but I do own my characters.

Okay, lets get on with the story.


Chapter 9

Katerina and Yoshino were busy trying to write a speech, but they weren't getting very far. Hatori was shopping for groceries with Darla to distract her from "the plan".

"This is hopeless!" Katerina screamed as she banged her head on the table. "We have tried everything. We've tried watching speech documentaries, reading books about speeches and even asked Siri, but nothing is working!"

"I'm sure we can find something." Chiaki said. "It's just, I think we're doing this wrong somehow."

"Of course we're doing this wrong, we haven't written anything!" Katerina exclaimed. "I don't know what to do. I've never expressed my feelings to anyone before."

"Well, doing research on the internet or in books isn't doing you any good." Yoshino said. "Maybe you need to do research in real life."

"Well to do that, I would have to actually watch how a real couple interacts and I don't think anybo-" Katerina paused for a minute and then she smiled as she got an idea. "Hey, I think I know what to do."

"What?" Chiaki asked as he drank his cup of water.

"Well, I was wondering if I could maybe..." The girl paused. "Watch you and Tori-san while you're on a date!"

The mangaka then spit out his drink and started coughing with a reddened face. "W-what? W-w-why?"

"Because, if I just watch any couple, then they'll be super creeped out." Katerina stated. "I'll set up a reservation and stuff, so can you please help me with my research?"

"U-um w-well..." Chiaki stuttered a little, but then agreed. "Okay."

"Yay!" Katerina exclaimed as she quickly hugged him. "I'll go set up reservations at a fancy restaurant."

"What have I gotten myself into?" Yoshino asked as he face palmed himself.

Somewhere near seven o-clock at night, Yoshino and Hatori were sitting in a restaurant and Katerina and Darla were sitting at another table where they could see them.

"Where did you even get the money to pay for such a place?" Darla asked.

"Remember that girl we met when we first got here ?" Katerina asked.

"Yeah, what about her?" The curly haired girl asked.

"I met up with her at school and told her I wanted to set up a date and I needed money." Katerina started. "So she called Liann and she gave me the money to pay for two tables."

"Okay, I guess." Darla said. "But, why are we here spying on them?"

"Well, we do need to learn more about this." Katerina said. "But other than that, I thought maybe me and you could spend more time together."

"Oh." Darla said a little surprised, but then smiled. "Well, that was very nice of you."

Katerina blushed a little.

With Hatori and Chiaki, the young mangaka was worrying about messing up. He didn't want Katerina to have bad information for her research after all.

"Hey Chiaki." Hatori said as he snapped the other male out of his thoughts. "Are you going to order for yourself or do you want me to order for you while you stay lost in thought?"

"Oh, sorry." Yoshino apologized.

After they ordered their food, the mangaka went back to his thoughts.

Hatori reached out his hand and stroked his lover's cheek, which snapped Chiaki out if his thoughts again and also made him blush a bit.

"Are you okay?" The editor asked as he removed his hand.

"U-umm, yeah." Yoshino answered. "Well actually...I'm worried about helping Katerina. I'm probably as clueless as her and I actually am in a relationship. What kind of friend am I if I can't even help her?" Then, the mangaka started to tear up a bit.

"Look, you might be a little...confused on some things about love and relationships, but I know that you're trying your best to help her." Hatori said as he ruffled up Chiaki's hair.

Yoshino felt a little better and smiled.

Katerina looked at them from afar. "Awwww, that is soooo cute. Isn't it D.D.?"

Darla looked at the males and smiled. "Yeah. That is kind of a sweet sight."


Aaaaaand scene! Okay, well that is all for this chapter. Please pray for my grades to go up so that I will be able to write stories more often. And if y'all could review to brighten my mood, I would really appreciate it.

Again, SiH is not mine, but my characters are.

Well, bye. :)