"Let's meet up tonight. I have something important to speak to you about." Lisa told Shunsui. "Ok, where do you want to meet?"

"Let's meet at the usual place. You don't have to drive. We will just go somewhere near."

"Alright, see you later." With that the call ended and Shunsui put the phone down.

"Tonight eh? Today's the last day of the year, time really flies." he said and tapped his lip with his finger – deep in thought reflecting on what had happened in the past few months. As he ran through the list of events that had happened in his mind and had just came to the recent one, he couldn't stop that silly smile from stretching itself across his face.

He ran his hand through his messy bad of hair. That girl had no idea how much space she was taking up in his brain. He could still remember the taste of alcohol from her lips when they kissed.

Does she even remember what happened that day? Or maybe she couldn't since she passed out.

Lisa was planning to break the news to Shunsui tonight. She decided to do that because she knew if she stuck with him, they wouldn't make any progress in their relationship.

If she confirmed with him about his feelings for Nanao than she would be willing to go all out to help them get together. With her mind all set, she took the rest of the afternoon to go shopping for more clothes.

5 hours and 30 minutes later...

Shunsui was staring dumbfound at Lisa who was sitting across the table from him. "Aren't you going to eat? Your food is turning cold." she told him. He sat there trying to understand what she just told him.

Lisa had just told him that she wanted to call it quits and asked him if he liked Nanao. "Did... did you just initiate a break-up? For your sister?"

Lisa swallowed her mouthful of food before replying him, "I don't think that we are really suitable. You are a great man, I know. So you should deserve to be with someone you would like to spend your time with – and that person is my sister. Or am I wrong about it?"

Shunsui narrowed his eyes and thought hard. "What makes you say that? Why would I give you up for your sister? Besides she is so much younger than me, there's an age gap."

"I thought you said you didn't mind the age of your partner. Did you forget already? It was stated in your contact details from the dating agency."

Shunsui knew he had lost the battle of words from her, and so he shut his mouth and took a sip of his wine.

"Are you sure you don't want to eat anything?" Shunsui shook his head and drank some more wine.

Lisa shrugged and continued eating for the next 15 minutes. They left the restaurant at 8.30pm and walked towards the park nearby.

"Come on. Think about it. You don't really love me, because you are attracted to my sister right?" Lisa started after they sat down on a bench to rest.

Shunsui who had kept quiet the whole time was sorting his thoughts out and he inhaled quickly before speaking, "Yeah, I admit it. I do like your sister. She's got a clumsy but cute side to her. And she's serious whenever she's working. I think she's a wonderful person. But..."

"But what? You're afraid that I might get jealous? Come on, I'm giving you the green light right now! It's so obvious from the way you look at her, you are smitten by her."

"... Why do you want to do this anyway? Isn't it weird that you would be so happy to give yourself up and use your sister as a replacement."

"She's not a replacement! What do you think this is? A game? Do I look like I'm joking around here?" she said angrily with a solemn look on her face.

"No, not at all. I'm sorry, I didn't mean it that way."

"Look, if I find out that you have been toying with my sister's heart, you better be prepared to get beaten! I won't forgive you if you break her heart! Do you understand?" Shunsui nodded and promised her that he wouldn't.

"Right. That wasn't so hard after all wasn't it? Good. So that's settled, you better start getting your hunting gear on. It's going to be a tough catch."

"Hunting gear? What do you mean?" "Nanao. She's your catch, you've got to be prepared to do anything and everything if you want her heart."

Shunsui looked at Lisa with a perplexed look. "You associate her like an animal getting caught by a hunter?"

Lisa laughed when he mentioned it. "It's just an example. Besides, we've done this a few times already. Previously, I gave all the guys hints to help them get my sister too. Unfortunately, they are too dependent on me for all the answers. So, I had to cut the chase and give them the boot."

"You make it sound like some competition. All the men are the challengers and your sister is the prize?"

"Yeah, and I'm the judge." Lisa smiled and the both of them got up and continued to walk to the bus stop.

Before she started making her way home, she her Shunsui clear his throat. "Thanks for all the time you spent with me the past months. I had a great time. Really."

"I'm glad you did. Me too, I enjoyed it too. Take care ok? And make sure you treat Nanao well." she told him before waving good-bye and wishing him a good-night.

"Good night. I will make her happy. I promise." he called out and waved good-bye to her and watched Lisa making her way home.

Shunsui spent the rest of his New Year's Eve trying to contain his happiness and excitement. He felt like a little boy who had just received news that he would be going to Disneyland. He knew he had a lot of work to do if he wanted to get into the good books of Nanao.

Boy, she sure was difficult to get - that was just the type he liked.