Disclaimer: You would think that some one as fantastic as me would one this na noda… (kidding) but you're wrong…noda, noda, noda…



Noda no Miko: K'nnichiwa to all na noda!!!

Kouji: Where were you all this time?

Noda no Miko: Weeee-eeell, like I said noda, my meanie of a father found out I was writing yaoi and took away my computer na noda…I got it back though.

Tomo: Good! I was beginning to worry.

Noda no Miko: So, as a few quick authors notes noda…

Tasuki: Oh bruther…

Noda no Miko: *glower glower* Ri's fate is still undecided na noda. *Evil cackle*

Chichiri: *sniff sniff*

Noda no Miko: Also, this is Ryuuen's chapter noda! He, Miaka and Yui are having a slumber party.

Nuriko: Slumber party! Slumber party!

Noda no Miko: And also noda, yes, Grandpa Jun and the triplets will be returning. I'm going to add other characters as well noda. *sigh* Though who I have not decided, but I assure you, the story will end happily noda!

Tasuki: Are you done?

Noda no Miko: One mooooooooore thing noda. I enjoy reviews na noda! Feedback of any sort is welcome, questions, comments, and suggestions? I wanna hear 'em noda!

Hotohori: Especially if it's about me.

Noda no Miko: By the way noda…I know that my citrus was awful! An' I won't do it again noda! Promise! ^,^;;; ON WITH THE FIC NODA!!!





//*~Ryuuen~*//



I hummed to myself as I walked up the stairs to my apartment. I had had a lot of fun tonight. (Especially on the front porch of Heika's big FREAKING HUGE house, but I won't bother you with details. .^,^) I shut the door behind me and leaned against it with a

sigh. I shut my eyes happily.

"Hiya Yuu-chan!" A voice chirped. I jumped nearly three feet in the air and shrieked.

"Gee, you sure are jumpy…" Yui said giggling. I placed a hand over my heart.

"If I have a heart attack, I'm gonna sue." I grumbled. Miaka smiled at me, a bag of popcorn in one hand. (Might I add it was MY popcorn. If I move I'm never giving her a key again.) I smiled. Almost nothing could ruin my good mood.

"Any particular reason why Ryuuen?" She asked wiggling her eyebrows.

"Ho ho ho ho ho!" I laughed and put my hands on my cheeks. "Not any reason that's your business!" I replied, tapping her nose with my finger.

"I bet I can guess." Yui said merrily as she settled in to the couch.

"Well don't." I said sitting next to her.

"It begins with an H…"

"What if it does?" I asked raising an eyebrow.

"Then an E…"

"That's just plain silly…"

"Followed by an I…"

"Lots of things begin with 'H-e-i' what's your point?"

"HEIKA!!!" Miaka cheered, finally getting the point. She grabbed me and pulled me in to an arm snapping, rib crushing glomp hug. "Heika, Heika, Heika!" She cheered.

"Ouch…" Yui sat back with that I-know-I-have-it-all-figured-out- because-I'm-so-dang-smart look on her face.

"Am I right?" She asked.

"So what if you are?" Miaka hugged me even tighter.

"Yay! Finally, after sooooo long you two are together! I'm so happy Nu-" Yui suddenly clamped a hand over Miaka's mouth and gave a fake little laugh.

"Hah hah, Miaka, you're so silly…Ryuuen, could you make us some coffee?" She asked smiling innocently.

"Of course…" I stood up and walked into my kitchen. Why had those two been acting so strange? It had all started when I first met Heika, about three months ago…

//*~Time for a flashback noda!!~*//



Ryuuen Chou sighed and brushed his hair out of his eyes as he pushed his thin legs foreword.

"Miaka, I'm tired and it's cold, can we rest?" He begged as he pulled his sweater closely around him. The brown haired girl shook her head.

"Nope. Sorry, Yuu-chan, but we're almost to the top of the mountain. It'd be stupid to stop now." For some unknown reason, Miaka had decided to go hiking about a week previously and for another unknown reason, Ryuuen had agreed to accompany her.

"We can stop for lunch!" Sang Ryuuen, waving his lunchbox in what he took to be a tempting fashion. Miaka paused for a second when her stomach gurgled. Ryuuen smiled, food *never* failed.

"Maybe just a bite." She said at last.

"I knew you'd see things my way." He said sitting down on an over hang and opening his pack.

"Don't you want to move away from that ledge? It's pretty high." Asked Miaka in mid-scarf.

"I'm fine where I am." The purple-haired one replied.

As Ryuuen was about to take a bite out of his chicken and lettuce sandwich (yummy and not too many calories) he heard the sound of barking. Before he had time to even investigate, a large, hairy, and most definitely ugly dog came bounding out of the bushes. Ryuuen gave a cry of surprise as the dog leapt for him. His hit the creature deftly on the head but that did not stop the furry monstrosity from sinking its teeth into Ryuuen's side. The teen gave a strangled cry as he stumbled backwards and over the ledge. The dog of course, had let go of him long before. Before Ryuuen had the chance to wonder what bone he'll brake of even if he'll live, he landed on something.

"Lucky for me I didn't plummet to my bloody death." He murmured. Ten feet above him, Miaka's head appeared.

"Are you alright Yuu-chan?" She asked breathlessly.

"If all wrong is alright…" Ryuuen grumbled.

"It appears to be raining angels…" His landing pad groaned. It was then that Ryuuen realized he was well…lying on someone. He sat up hastily as a group of men in Armani suits rushed over.

"Master Heika, are you hurt?" One of them asked.

"The ground broke my fall." Said a voice behind Ryuuen. He turned around to see- THE MOST GORGEOUS GUY IN THE UNIVERSE!!!! Mr. Perfect smiled at him with the WHITEST STRAIGHTEST teeth ever.

"You are alright aren't you?" He asked. Ryuuen tried to make a coherent sentence or even a *word* that would be of any use to him but could only come up with babbling.

"He appears to be in shock, shall we call the paramedics?" Asked another one of The Suits.

"F-f-fine." Ryuuen said at last. "I'm fine." He checked his body for injuries, because of his backward momentum; the dog had only managed to tear a hole in his sweater. His skin appeared unbroken.

"Are *you* alright? I didn't hurt you when I fell did I?" Ryuuen asked at last.

"Wow, that was really something *weird* don't you think so?" Miaka, who had run down the path to where Ryuuen was sitting, asked

"I was lucky this time." Ryuuen replied shrugging.

"I am fine, thank you for asking." Hotstuff replied smiling once more. He stood and offered a hand to Ryuuen. Hoping that he wasn't turning too red (and that his hair was okay) Ryuuen took it. The helping hand up turned into a steady handshake.

"My name is Heika, what's yours?" he asked with all the innocence of a child.

"Ryuuen. My friend over there is Miaka." He replied.

"Do you live near by?" Heika wondered. Ryuuen sent and evil glare to Miaka who was looking back and forth between the two and smiling in a knowing fashion.

"Uhm, actually, I do…" Ryuuen said absently. It was then that Heika realized it might be a profitable idea to release Ryuuen's hand.

"Really? Maybe the three of us could hang up-er…in oh, out I meant…yes, I think it's out…"

"Sure! That'd be fun."

And the rest, as they say is history.

//*~That's all the flashback action for now noda!~*//

By the time I had finished reminiscing, the coffee was ready. I poured it in to three cups and started toward the middle room.

"I'm telling you Miaka, that was him!" Yui's voice insisted.

"How can you be sure? I didn't see any resemblance."

"I've only seen him with his make-up off once but that was him. I know it was!"

"Who was him?" I asked coming into the middle room. Yui and Miaka both jumped.

"Nobody." Yui said quickly.

"Gee you sure are jumpy." I said mimicking her voice.

"Shut up and give me my coffee Ryuuen." She said jokingly. I laughed and complied, the pervious and mysterious conversation between my two friends forgotten.



Noda no Miko: Well minna, that's all she wrote for now noda!!!

Kouji: So what's th' next chapter gonna be about?

Tasuki: Betcha she dun even know.

Noda no Miko: Of course I do na noda!

Nuriko: Then what is it?

Noda no Miko: It's about…TOMO!!!

Tomo: That's because my chapter is next anyways…

Noda no Miko: Don't bother me with details noda…I'll figure it out…eventually noda…