"Just a Suggestion"

By: Shi-chan

Rating: PG

Warnings: Arimi's presence, and fluffiness

Disclaimer: Dun own it, bye.

Author's Corner!!

Shi-chan: Chapter five! Yayness! :) I'm so glad I've gotten this far in the story.

Miki: When will it end?!

Shi-chan: Soon... ^^;;; *can't think of anything else to say*

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Yuu continued to hold Miki, and Miki didn't struggle away. Matsuura stared straight at Arimi and announced, "I broke up with you, and didn't want to go out with you because I knew I wasn't in love with you. I was waiting for someone to come along that I would fall in love with. That person did come, and that person is Miki. I'm sorry it wasn't you, and I'm sorry that she isn't for Ginta. We're in love, and nothing can change that." Everyone looked at Miki, and she nodded silently.

Meiko, Satoshi, Van, and Hitomi suddenly popped up in random places in the room, pulling the strings on little confetti shooters. Arimi and Ginta backed up a little, glares upon their faces. "What happened?" Tsutomu suddenly asked, no longer contradicting himself. Everyone got sweat drops until Ginta said, "Fine."

They all looked up at him, including Arimi. "What are you talking about?! You can't give up." She protested. Ginta swallowed and looked at Miki and Yuu a moment then back at Arimi. "I'm not giving up anything... I... I'm doing what I should've done a long time ago!" With that, he grabbed Arimi's shoulders and pressed his lips to her, engulfing them into a deepened kiss.

Everyone in the room gasped and Tsutomu jumped on Ginta's back, attacking him madly. "How dare you do that Arimi!!! She doesn't like you!" Ginta pushed his cousin off easily and murmured into the girl's ear: "Play along." She smiled knowingly and wrapped her arms around Ginta, kissing him even deeper than he had. When they pulled away for breath, they found that Yuu was standing right beside them, not amused. "If you think that's changing anyone's mind, you're totally wrong."

Ginta looked in Miki's direction to find that she had an angry look on her face. "That's... so low. You're not even the Ginta I know anymore. He'd never stoop as low as the thing Arimi does. Get out of our house... Both of you, right now." Ginta looked down at the floor, mentally slapping himself. He then looked back up and waved goodbye to Miki, and he took Arimi's hand and they left. Arimi struggled a bit, but realized her staying any longer would do them no good, so gave in. They had lost.

After they had left, and explained what had happened to Tsutomu, he left also, leaving only the people who were to stay the night. Yuu ran upstairs to get some of the other videos he had rented and was saving for tonight, and Miki dashed into the kitchen to get drinks, snacks, and popcorn. Meanwhile, Meiko, Satoshi, Van, and Hitomi engaged in a conversation in the living room.

"So do you think the relationship will last?" Satoshi pondered aloud. Meiko bit her lip and stared at the floor. "I hope so. Miki doesn't deserve to be hurt again like what happened with Ginta, and it's obvious that Yuu wants to go through with it a lot." Van nodded, taking Hitomi's hand in his own. "I can tell he wants it to work... Just as much as Hitomi and I hope that we'll last forever." Hitomi smiled and gave her boyfriend a butterfly kiss on the cheek.

Suddenly, Meiko felt a hand creeping up her back and onto her shoulder. "Perhaps... We could develop a nice relationship like theirs?" He whispered, grinning at the girl. (Remember, this fanfic takes place after volume two in the manga, so I'm making them know who Satoshi is, but he and Yuu are just friends, and Na-chan never left!!!!!) In a split second, Meiko had smacked the boy across the face and was already hiding behind Miki, who had just entered the room. "I see you guys were getting along nicely..." Miki declared, blinking confusedly.

After watching several of the videos that Yuu had rented, the group decided to play truth or dare for a bit. To say the least, Miki and Meiko were quite scared out what the outcome might be, but the guys and Hitomi just laughed and said, "What's the worst that could happen?"

Once they finally convinced the two girls to play, they knew they were going to regret their decision to play for the rest of their lives.

"I wanna go first, okay?" Yuu said, looking at everyone. They nodded in response, so Yuu turned to Satoshi, smiling. Meiko was smiling big as well. Five hundred yen for Yuu, and she was a happy person. "Truth or dare, Satoshi?" The boy sat in though a moment, then replied, "Dare."

"I dare you to lay off Meiko for the next two weeks."

Satoshi stood up and glared at Yuu angrily. "MEIKO BRIBED YOU DIDN'T SHE?! THIS IS SO UNFAIR!!!!!!!" Meiko stuck her tongue out at the boy and smirked. "No one ever said we couldn't bribe anyone. Why on earth else would I have trusted playing this game with you in it?" She asked, feeling the sweet taste of victory.

When Miwa finally got over being tricked by Yuu and Meiko, he turned to Van, ready to take his revenge... on Miki. "Truth or dare Van?" The boy shrugged and said, "Dare, I suppose." Satoshi smiled brightly and yelled, "Sorry Hitomi but... I DARE VAN TO KISS MIKI ON THE LIPS!!"

Miki screeched and latched onto Matsuura immediately. "You're such a butthead!" She hollered from behind her step-brother. Van finally completed the task at hand, leaving an unhappy Miki, Yuu, and Hitomi. "Okay then! I'm gonna get back at Miwa." Van announced, looking straight at Meiko. The girl grinned knowingly and said, "Dare, Van!" He chuckled and said, "I dare you to get a bucket of water and pour it all over Miwa, then put whipped cream all over his head!"

Everyone laughed as Akizuki, quite joyfully, finished the dare.

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Author's Corner!!

Shi-chan: Okies, thank you Sakura-kun (I think that's who it was...) for all the advice and stuff you left. ^^ Some interesting information you added there! You did mention however that this story is a bit of a spoiler for you... Actually, as you read/watch deeper into the series, you'll discover that my series is taking quite a twist from the actual Marmalade Boy. ^^ They're really nothing alike! LOL

THANKIES THOSE WHO ARE LEAVING THE WONDERFUL REVIEWS THAT KEEP ME GOING!!! *hugglez for all*