"Just a Suggestion"

By: Shi-chan

Rating: PG

Warnings: Major fluffiness and some stuff like that ^.^

Disclaimer: *rocking back and forth* I won't pretend I own Marmalade Boy. I won't kill the maker because I am not her. I don't own Marmalade Boy...

Author's Corner!!

Shi-chan: Kon'nichi wa minna-chan! I'm back again continuing my Marmalade Boy fanfiction. :-D Domo arigato for supporting me this far! (Except the few people who've been rude)

Yuu: Well, you're pretty much an idiot, and you're torturing Miki and me, so why not be rude?

Shi-chan: Basically because I put my heart into my fanfics and all of my free time goes into it also, strictly for my fellow otakus' entertainment!

Yuu: ...Hmph...

***NOTE*** I'M SORRY ABOUT THE ERRORS WITH THE YEN IN THE LAST CHAPTER! NO, I'M NOT VERY LITERATE WITH YEN JUST YET, BUT I HAD A FRIEND TELL ME A BIT ABOUT IT, SO I THINK I GET IT NOW. I'M SOOOOO SORRY!

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Yuu's eyes grew wide after he processed what Miki just told him. "She told you not to fall in love with me? When did that happen?!" He demanded, putting his hands on her arms and shaking her somewhat harshly. Miki attempted to push him off of her. "Stop it, Yuu! That hurts!" She yelled. Yuu gasped and let go of her. "G-gomen nasai..." He whispered, then took her hand gently. "But... When did she tell you that? It's so... oddly specific..."

"She told me a while ago... when we first moved in. You were so rude to me then, that I never thought I'd really fall in love with you, so I promised her I wouldn't... What are we going to do?! They'll find out for sure... I mean, we live with them!" She cried, bursting into tears. Matsuura pulled the sobbing girl into an embrace. "It's alright, Miki-chan, calm down..." He muttered, trying to cheer her up. When Miki continued to cry, her step-brother thought of a way to ease her a bit. "Well, Miki-chan, they're our parents! They're supposed to love us! If they truly do, then they'll be happy for us, because we're happy with each other."

Miki sniffled and looked up at him, still being held tightly in his arms. "You really think so?" Yuu smiled at the girl and nodded, slowly brushing a tear away from the corner of her eyes. "Of course. Now, how about you go upstairs and get some sleep. Meiko will be over early tomorrow to help us set up for our party, and then we'll probably be staying up late, since most of them will spend the night. After that, we've only got two days to prepare for going to Hawaii and seeing out parents!" A slight smile played at Miki's lips and she knew Yuu was right somehow. "Okay." With that, Koishiwa received her second kiss from her step-brother. "Goodnight."

"Miki! Wake up already!" Yuu screamed in his little step-sister's ears. It was already eleven thirty, and Meiko was over at their house, sitting on the foot of her bed giggling. "Nani yo... Doushite..." The girl muttered in her sleep. Yuu finally got tired of trying to wake her up by yelling, because it obviously wasn't working, so he leaned down and kissed her on the lips. She jumped up, shocked, and began frantically observing her surroundings, while turning the brightest shade of pink Meiko had ever seen. "How kawaii! You two make such a lovely couple." She told them, grinning. Miki looked at her bed nervously for a moment before hopping up. "What are you going to wear today, Miki-chan? You might want to look kawaii now that everyone will know about... your new relationship!" Yuu immediately left the room, resolving that that was a problem for the two best friends to complete on their own.

Miki finally decided to wear a cute peasant top that Chiyako had gotten her as a present and some khaki capris, matching Meiko except in the color of their clothes. They came downstairs, and found that Yuu had already written a list of guests, and was now working on deciding what food to make. Akizuki decided to help Yuu in listing and making the food, and meanwhile, Koishiwa was cleaning and choosing which guests would spend the night, and which would not. She came upon the conclusion that:

Meiko--Yes, Ginta--No, Arimi--No, Tsutomu--No (Yuu wanted a chance to tease him), Satoshi--Yes, and one other boy and girl from school that were staying the night who were Van and Hitomi (Escaflowne fans will get that ^^).

Finally, it came time for everyone to come over, and Miki was getting nervous about everyone finding out about her and Yuu being a couple. Especially since Ginta didn't know that she had chosen against him yet, and Arimi would be there. Once everyone arrived, however, they gathered in the living room, where Tsutomu and Ginta began playing video games almost immediately. Much to everyone's amusement though, they discovered that both of them stunk at the games, and kept getting sudden deaths because they were equally bad.

Once everyone got bored of that and they finished eating and watching the rented movies, Yuu took it upon himself to pull Miki into his lap and put his arms around her waist. "Can we tell them now?" He asked her loud enough for everyone in the room to hear. Ginta and Arimi turned pink and gasped, realizing what was going on, while Meiko, Van, Hitomi, and Satoshi smiled happily, and Tsutomu sat still trying to figure out why he couldn't beat Ginta at anything. "Nani?! What's going on here?!" Arimi demanded, standing up from the couch. Suou did so also, "That's exactly what I want to know!"

Yuu smiled and told them, "Miki and I are officially official!" Meiko, Van, Hitomi, and Satoshi had just begun clapping and cheering for the new couple when Ginta and Arimi turned around glaring evilly at them. (Tsutomu continuing to contradict himself) Ginta turned back around and looked frantically at Miki, hoping for her to deny it and say that it was all Matsuura's doing. But instead, he found her smiling sadly. "Gomen nasai, Ginta-chan..." She whispered. Arimi glared daggers at the pair. "YUU HOW COULD YOU ACTUALLY PICK THAT SHOUJO WHEN YOU *NEVER* GET CLOSE TO *ANYONE*?!" She screamed, ready to explode.

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Author's Corner!!

Shi-chan: Well, there's chapter three for you! ^.^ Please tell me what you think, okies?

Miki: I think it's kinda evil... Ginta and Arimi are mad and my parents might be, too!

Shi-chan: Well I'm writing it! Maybe if you're nice to me it'll end up better than you think.

Miki: Ooh... *starry eyes* Aishiteru Shi-chan!

Yuu: Nani?!

Miki: I, err, I mean... ano...

Shi-chan: ^.-;;

~Shi-chan Meows~

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