Hello, readers! Here's your next episode! I hope you enjoy it!


Meet Becky

Katie sighed as she finished her shift for the day. After getting a job at the Host Club, she'd been managing to spend at least two more hours away from home - two hours which she could have gladly spent blogging. However, she was gaining something from being at the Host Club.

She got to spend time with Hikaru.

She found it weird that she enjoyed spending time with Hikaru almost as much as she enjoyed blogging or skyping her friends. Yes, he was cute, and had red hair, but she didn't exactly want a crush. She didn't even think he would like her back in that way. They were just friends. And only friends.

She was so busy thinking that she didn't notice her phone ringing in her pocket until it was on the last couple of rings. She cursed silently as she quickly answered the phone. "Hey… hi mum!… Yeah… alright…" She sighed and ended the call before heading towards the market.

She really didn't feel like going shopping.


Hikaru approached the front door of the house cautiously. All he wanted to do was see if Katie was in, and maybe hang out with her for a little while. Maybe at the market or the shopping centre. It would be fun, he hoped.

When he knocked on the door, he frowned when he saw someone else at the door. It was a girl with red hair, like Katie, but she was shorter, and had brown eyes instead of blue. She was wearing a purple summer dress, and had something on her forearm that looked absolutely abnormal to Hikaru.

"Uh… hi."

The girl cocked her head. "Who are you?"

"I… uh… I'm Hikaru. Is Katie there?"

The girl shook her head. "No. Why?"

Hikaru shrugged. "Oh, I just came to see if she could hang out…"

The girl grinned. "Cool! Come in and wait for her!" She grabbed his arm and pulled him inside, slamming the front door shut behind them.

Hikaru's eyes widened in fear. "Uh… who are you?"

The girl smiled at him and she dragged him into the living room. The TV was set on some sort of cartoon.

Anime, Hikaru mentally corrected himself.

There were cards all over the floor, which appeared to have characters on them, with one neat pile in the corner and the rest scattered all over the place.

The girl just frowned. "Katie hasn't told you about me yet?"

Hikaru shook his head.

"Oh, well I'm Becky - Katie's younger sister."

Hikaru's eyes widened. So this was why Katie didn't want me to come over sometimes? "Oh. Hi Becky."

"How comes Katie's never told you about me?"

Hikaru shrugged, although he had a pretty good reason in mind. Crazy small red-headed girl. "I don't know. Ask her."

Becky smiled. "I will." She got a glint in her eye. "Hey, since you're here, can you help me with something?"

"Uh… sure." Hikaru was unsure about agreeing, but he did so anyway.

"Good. Don't worry, I'll do something for you in return." She pulled them to a stop in the middle of the living room, where all the cards were. "I need you to help me to sort out all these cards."

Hikaru raised his eyebrows. "All of these?"

Becky nodded.

Hikaru frowned. "What am I, your servant?"

"No, but I know karate. Pick up the cards!"

Hikaru jumped at her raised voice before quickly bending down to pick up the cards. Boy, was mini-Katie scary…


Katie sighed as she walked into the supermarket. Why her mother had decided to send her shopping now rather than later, she had no idea. Why she couldn't go herself, that was another mystery. She wasn't hungry, and she was sure Becky wouldn't be hungry… yet. Besides, knowing her, she would be playing Yu-Gi-Oh against the TV again.

She grabbed a shopping basket and headed straight for the frozen foods aisle. There was no way she was going to cook tonight - she was just too tired after her shift at the Host Club, and she'd spent more time than necessary in the kitchen already today. Maybe they could have pizza tonight? And chips. They couldn't forget the chips. Or they could have wedges - the spicy ones were nice. And they could have chicken nuggets too. Katie smiled.

They were going to have all of the above.


Hikaru frowned as Becky handed him a small stack of cards. "What are we doing?"

Becky smiled. "I'm going to teach you how to duel."

"With these?" He waved the cards about.

"Yes."

"I thought commoners did that with knives and swords?"

Becky just raised an eyebrow at him. "Commoners? Swords?" She shook her head at him. "Which planet are you from?"

Hikaru just glared at her. "Why do you want to teach me how to duel anyway?"

"Well, if you're going to be Katie's boyfriend then you need to know how to duel."

"What?" Hikaru stared at her, bewildered. "Boyfriend? Me? Katie? No!"

Becky smirked. "You like her, don't you?"

"She's my friend," Hikaru said.

"You didn't answer my question."

Hikaru shrugged. "She's alright, I suppose. She is my friend, after all." He held up the cards. "Hey, how do you play this game, anyway?"

Becky smiled. "Well…"


Katie sighed as she carried the paper bags out of the store. Her mother hadn't even offered to meet her and help her with the food. And now she had to walk home alone. With huge brown bags in her arms. Could my day get any worse? she thought to herself.

As if fate was listening to her, water suddenly hit her from all sides, causing her to scream and drop the bags in shock and attracting the attention of people passing by. Once she was sure the water had stopped coming at her, she blew a strand of wet hair out of her face.

A group of young boys jumped out from some nearby bushes, laughing and running off with their water guns.

Katie glared after them. "Hey!" The boys just continued to run, and she sighed as she bent down to get the bags. "Stupid boys…"

"Do you need help?"

Katie looked up to see a redheaded boy standing over her, hands in his pockets and an earphone in one ear. It was Kaoru.

She smiled at him. "Thanks Kaoru."

Kaoru bent down and picked up some of the bags, helping Katie as she picked the rest of the bags up.

"Uh, I think you may be able to give me the bags now…" Katie suggested, hoping he would just go along with it and wouldn't have to walk Kaoru to her place.

"No, no. I'll carry them for you," Kaoru insisted.

Katie sighed a little before smiling. "Thanks, Kaoru." But on the inside, she was literally throwing a tantrum. Why did he have to be so nice? Why couldn't he just leave me to go to my house in peace? Why was he even in the town…? "Hey, Kaoru?"

"Yeah?" Kaoru looked over at Katie as he walked beside her with the extra shopping bags.

"Why are you here?"

Kaoru stopped. "Don't you want me here?"

"No, no! It's not like that! It's just…" She took a moment to think about how she should phrase it. "…well… you don't really spend much time in the town with commoners, do you?"

Kaoru laughed. "That's Hikaru, Katie. I feel perfectly comfortable around commoners and their behaviours." He smirked. "You must spend a lot of time around Hikaru if you know that much…"

Katie blushed lightly. "We're friends."

"Just friends?" Kaoru raised an eyebrow at her.

She nodded hastily. "Yup." She looked up at the sky when she realised her shadows were getting longer. "I think it's getting late. We should hurry up."

Kaoru nodded. "So… how do we get to your place again?"


Becky frowned. How could she be losing to a beginner? She'd been playing this game for ages - well, more than Hikaru at least. She drew a card. "I am not going to lose this one."

Hikaru smirked and nodded. "Alright, then."

The pair had been duelling for at least an hour now, and out of the five games they had managed to play, Becky had only won two. This game was the decider.

"Draw! I play…"


Katie and Kaoru were just nearing her house when they heard a scream and a crash.

Katie winced. "Bloody hell, Becky."

Kaoru frowned. "Becky? Who's Becky?"

Katie sighed as she climbed the porch to the front door. "My sister," she mumbled as she opened the door.

Kaoru's eyes widened in shock as he followed Katie into the house. "Your sister?"

Katie froze when she walked into the living room… and saw Hikaru rubbing his head and some cards laying on the floor around him. Becky was standing in the corner, arms folded as she glared at Hikaru.

"Becky…" Katie started.

"I hate your boyfriend!" Becky cried before running out of the room.

"He is not my boyfriend!" Katie yelled as she heard her sister running up the stairs to her room. As soon as she heard the door shut, she turned to Hikaru.

"What are you doing in my house?" she asked.

Hikaru stared at her for a couple of seconds. "Why are you all wet?"

Katie thought about that for a moment before answering his question with a simple:

"Touche."

Not long after, the front door opened. "Katie! I'm home!"

Katie froze. Oh crap…

Her mother stopped when she realised that Katie was standing there dripping wet. She was then shocked further when she noticed that there were two boys - who looked almost exactly the same - standing in her living room.

Katie bit her lip, waiting for what her mother would say. What she did say was most unexpected.

"So, which one is your boyfriend?"


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