Machi was tied up. Her wrists and ankles were tightly bound, and these bindings were joined behind her back. Her mouth was stuffed, and there was a bag tied over her head. The reason she was bound was that some girls from Yuki's Fan Club decided that she was getting too close to Yuki. It was not very fun. Machi wriggled and struggled, but it seemed that her kidnappers knew quite well how to tie knots. She soon lost her will, and waited for someone to find her. As she waited, she fell into sleep.

"What? Are you OK?" came a sudden voice, waking up Machi.

"Mmph" Machi groaned groggily. Machi was then untied and freed.

"Are you OK?" Machi's rescuer said.

"Yeah" Machi said, before abruptly leaving. She soon bumped into Yuki.

"Hey, Machi" Yuki said, "How are you?".

"I got kidnapped" Machi informed, "I'm fine". Yuki's face fell.

"What happened?" Yuki demanded. Machi explained the story briefly.

"OK, I have to.. go check something out" Yuki said, bubbling with barely concealed rage. He then stormed away. Machi decided to sneak after him, not having anything else to do. Yuki searched along the corridors, until he found the girl who had kidnapped Machi.

"What did you do to Machi?" Yuki demanded in anger.

"W-what do you mean?" the girl asked, faltering.

"You kidnapped her" Yuki said, "Why the hell would you do that?".

"Why do you care?" the girl shouted, "I doubt that retarded whore even reali-". She was interrupted by a loud crash as she was throw through the window by Yuki. The room fell silent for an aeon. Suddenly, the other students scattered in fear, leaving Yuki alone in his rage.

"Hey" Machi said, walking up to Yuki.

"Did you follow me?" Yuki asked.

"N-no!" Machi lied.

"Anyway, I might get arrested now" Yuki said, "You should go".

"O-OK" Machi said, before quickly leaving. The next day, after a brief trip to the police station to explain what happened yesterday, Machi was engaged in her usual activities of doing her homework and reading. As she was deep into a thick, attention-holding novel, she heard a knock at her door. She dragged herself from the book's crocodile grasp to the door, and opened it to see Yuki.

"Hello" Yuki said, "I just came to say that I'm fine".

"Why though?" Machi asked, "Couldn't you just have called?". Yuki halted.

"Anyway" Yuki finally said, "I'm going to go now". He then left. Machi shut the door, and returned to her book. Soon, her attention slipped from the story, and she fell into boredom. Machi slouched back, wondering what to do. She decided that it would be nice to go get something to eat. She put on her coat, and left. She wandered along to a fast-food joint that she had often patronized. She soon arrived, and bought a small, tasty cheeseburger. She then swiftly left. As she returned home, eating her cheeseburger, she ran into Haru, who was accompanied by a beautiful, dark-haired woman.

"Hey" Haru said coolly.

"Hello" Machi replied.

"What are you eating?" Haru asked.

"It's a snack" Machi explained.

"Wait, what?" the woman interjected, "You're having a burger as a snack?".

"I guess" Machi mumbled, feeling a little intimidated.

"Stop that" Haru told the woman, "It's not like you don't eat bunches of b-".

"Don't" the woman warned, clamping a hand over Haru's mouth.

"Why are you ashamed of liking bananas?" Machi asked, curious.

"What? How did you find out?" the woman shouted in a flurry.

"Find out what?" Machi asked, "That you like bananas?".

"When you put it like that it sounds kind of stupid" the woman replied.

"That because it is stupid" Haru interjected, "Liking bananas isn't going to make anyone think anything". The woman halted.

"I suppose you've got a point" the woman admitted. While Haru responded, Machi slipped away and continued home. Once she was home, she returned to her book. After a while, she decided to call Yuki. She first tried his phone, but it seemed to be off, so she dialled for Shigure's house. The phone was soon answered.

"Hello" Machi began.

"Oh, Machi" Tohru replied, "Do you want to talk to Yuki?".

"Why did you assume that?" Machi replied angrily, "I have a life outside of Yuki! I think".

"Oh sorry" Tohru said, "So, why did you call". Machi halted.

"I want to talk to Yuki" Machi finally said. "Oh, OK" Tohru said. After a few moments, Yuki's voice appeared on the phone. "Hello Machi" he began.

"So" Machi replied, "Are you busy?".

"I guess not" Yuki said, "D'you want to do something". "Yeah" Machi said. There was a long pause in the conversation. "So, do you want to, uh, go for a walk?" Yuki suggested.

"OK" Machi said. "Great" Yuki replied, "I'll meet you at your place. Bye".

"Bye" Machi replied, and ended the call. After a short while, Yuki arrived at her home.

"Hi" Machi said, as she opened the door.

"Hello" Yuki replied, "Let's go". They left, and wandered along through the streets. As they walked, Machi spoke.

"So, uh" she began, "What happened, y'know, with that girl you attacked?".

"Oh, that?" Yuki said, "Well, I was arrested, but they decided to let me go on bail".

"Wait, are you allowed to do this?" Machi asked.

"Hopefully" Yuki answered.

"Oh" Machi said. They continued walking along. After a nice walk, they came upon Machi's home.

"So" Yuki began, "Would you mind if I stayed around at your place?".

"OK" Machi said. They entered her home.

"So" Yuki said, "What do you want to do?".

"Uh.." Machi said, unable to answer.

"Sorry, that was a stupid question" Yuki said.

"Hm" Machi agreed.

"Anyway" Yuki began, "How would you feel about sleeping together?". There was a sudden silence.

"Sorry" Yuki said, "I ju-".

"It's fine" Machi mumbled, "Actually, I kind of do want to do that".

"Really?" Yuki asked, "Are you sure?".

"Yeah" Machi asserted.

"Well, maybe we could do that sometime" Yuki replied. Machi glared in disbelief.

"What's wrong?" Yuki asked.

"I thought you wanted to have sex now" Machi said.

"Sorry" Yuki said, "I just didn't think you'd want it".

"Why?" Machi asked. "I don't know!" Yuki said. Machi sighed. She knew that feeling well.

"Anyway" Yuki said, "I think I need to go". He then left.