(Day 2) Matchmakers Born

Ayako was having coffee enjoying the peace and quiet. Last night Hanamichi and Ryota tried to find excuses to go into their room all night long.

~flashback~

Ayako rubbed her eyes groggily as the banging on the door go louder, "Huh?"

"Pizza delivery!"

"What? No one ordered pizza!" Ayako cried and pulled the blanket over her head.

She could hear the argument outside.

"I told you not to say pizza! We should say we're room service!"

"The tensai isn't going to dress up in a maid outfit!"

She groaned, 'Don't they ever give up?!'

Right after she finally manage to fall asleep.

"Fire! Fire!"

She sat up, 'What?!!?'

"What's going on?" Haruko asked.

"Where's the fire?!" came Kogure's voice, "Hanamichi, Ryota why are you guys standing here?! We got to evacuate!"

"I don't see a fire, or even smell smoke. Where's the fire, Miyagi-sempai?!" came an excited voice of Hikoichi.

Mumbling.

"Oh…"

"Has anyone told you not to cry wolf?" Kogure scold, "that's completely uncalled for. People could get seriously hurt. Good thing all the rooms on this floor is ours or you would have caused a commotion and get us kicked out of here!"

Ayako sighed, 'Those 2 do'ahos. I'm going to kill them…tomorrow,' she decided and went back to sleep.

~End of Flashback~

"Ohayou. You look tired."

"Miyu, why are you up so early?"

"The thought of sharing a washroom with a crowd of girls wasn't appealing. I heard the raucous last night. I'm beginning to feel left out. You got Ryota, Haruko got Hanamichi, and Rika got Kiyota," Miyuki said with a smile.

"Ya-huh. Why would anyone want them? Just mentioning them pissed me off. So why does Ru think you and Sendoh are an item?"

"What? You don't think we are?" she asked pretending to be offended.

"I know you're not. Anyways, I saw him flirting with this girl, if you're his girlfriend he wouldn't be alive right now, or wish he wasn't."

"You make me sound so terrifying. We're friends but we like to annoy our siblings, so we let them think whatever they want."

Ayako smirked, 'Or at least you're friends for the time being.'

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"Rika-chan, right?"

She yawned and nodded, "Haruko."

"Lovely day isn't it?"

'Uh, no. It's cold, dry and terrible,' Rika thought and muttered, "it's ok."

"Look there's Aya-chan and Miyuki-chan. Lets go and eat breakfast with them."

Rika sighed and walked over.

"So what are you guys talking about?" Haruko asked.

"Oh, their oniisans," Ayako said waving at Miyuki and Rika.

"Rukawa-san…" Haruko murmured, "what about?"

"I don't understand why girls like him," Miyuki said, "why do you like him, Haruko-chan?"

"I…" she turned beet red.

'Baka.'

"It's ok. We're all girls here," Miyuki said, "we won't leak it out."

"Well, he's cool, good at basketball, cute, good looking…"

'Good grief,' Rika thought and realized even Miyuki was frowning.

"You're so disillusioned," Rika muttered.

"Oh? So what do you think about Rukawa?" Ayako asked.

Rika began shrugged and began ticking stuff off at random, all in one breath, "Well, if you must know. He's arrogant, lazy, a baka that likes to say 'baka' way too much, he either doesn't talk or everything out of his mouth is fowl, he has no manners, he's the least gentlemanly creature I've ever met, a complete-"

"Enough!" Haruko cried.

"…"

'That's my opinion on him.'

Haruko blushed and looked very uncomfortable.

Miyuki broke the tension by laughing, "You're so right Rika-chan. He's all that and much more. Like how he likes a bouncy orange thing more than people, an antisocialist, taciturn, emotionless, etc. Come to think of it you went pretty easy on him."

'What kind of person is she? Shouldn't she be standing up for her own brother? I almost feel bad for that S.C. At least there's one good thing about him. He cares for his sister.'

.

Kogure sighed as an angry Ryota holding something began chasing Anozumi, 'I'm too tired to do anything.'

"Kogure-san aren't you going to stop them?"

"Nah. I'm sure Anozumi can out run Ryota, and if not I'm sure Anozumi can take a punch or two."

"…"

"Here Kogure-san have some hot cocoa," Miyuki offered.

"Uh, thanks."

"I'm going to kill you guys!" Hanamichi cried chasing the rest of the Sakuragi guntai.

The sight of him made everyone laugh, including the exhausted Kogure. Hanamichi was wearing a bright neon green Hawaiian shirt and shorts.

"Shouldn't someone try to stop them?" Hikoichi asked sounding very worried.

"I doubt anyone can stop them," Jin said.

"Haruko and Ayako can," Miyuki said.

"Not my business," Ayako said sipping her coffee, "killing one would mean one less bothersome person to worry about."

"…"

"Hana-kun, please stop," Haruko said, "why are you chasing them?"

"Haruko-chan…they stole all my clothes and left me these," he said indicating his outfit.

"Nyahahaha, it suits you monkey," Kiyota said.

"Teme, wild monkey!?" Hanamichi cried.

"He's sorry," Jin said and gave Kiyota a don't piss him off look.

"But Jin-sempai what I said is true."

Hanamichi lunged at Kiyota and got hit in the head with a plate. Hanamichi grabbed the growing bump on his head, "Itai…why did you do that, Ayako?"

"If you two do'ahos weren't trying to break into our room last night they never would've got the chance to steal your entire wardrobe! And Miyagi you halt too!"

Ryota froze and scurried over, "Yes, Aya-chan?"

"Why are you chasing him?" she asked with a sigh of defeat.

Ryota held out this oddly shaped black sweater, "Look at what he did to my expensive cashmere sweater. The sweater I was going to wear when we chat in front of the fireplace…"

Kogure looked at the deformed, seam-ripped sweater, 'It does look pretty bad.'

"I just wanted to impress this girl," Anozumi protested.

"So will you forgive us?" Sakuragi's guntai asked.

"Give me back my wardrobe and I'll think about it. Yuji! You got coffee stain over my shirt!"

"And you pay me the cost for a new cashmere sweater," Ryota added.

They looked thoughtful, "Uh, no."

The chase around the table began again.

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Rukawa yawned and frowned at the obstacle in his way. 6 bakas running around in a circle like they were playing ring around the rosie or something.

"Just slip through the gap," Sendoh suggested.

'I don't need your advice and I don't want to spill my soup,' Rukawa thought annoyed.

Everyone was chatting and seemed oblivious to these 6 freaks. He stuck out his foot and caught the donator, who fell.

"Thanks!" the guntai called and ran off with.

Anozumi ran after them with Ryota hot on his tail, Anozumi was crying, "Guys don't' leave me. Help me get rid of him!"

Hanamichi jumped up, "Teme!"

"Get out of my way, baka."

.

'Baka Kaede. Why must you always pick a fight with someone you can't win?' Miyuki thought annoyed and stood between her brother and Hanamichi.

"Yuki-chan let me at him!"

"There's 2 reasons why you can't," she said pulling him aside.

"Why?" he asked glaring at Rukawa.

Miyuki tapped her index finger on her forehead, "Um, well, because maybe he's trying to provoke you on purpose to make you look bad and violent in front of Haruko."

"Hm," he said thoughtfully, "that does seem like something the kitsune would do but I can't just let him get away with it."

She nodded, "And the most important thing right now is getting some decent clothes on you. You got to be cold. I know, we can go steal some of Kaede's clothes for you since you're about the same size as him."

"The tensai's not cold but hot. And I'll never wear that kitsune's clothes!"

"Uh…yes. You're definitely hot, but…are you sure you don't want his clothes? Maybe he produces a lot of pheromone and that's why girls like him and if you put on those clothes…" Miyuki said suggestively.

"The kitsune produces phones?! What does phones have to do with girls?"

Miyuki laughed, "You're so cute. What I mean is maybe he has some odd scent or love potion that he sprays onto his clothes that makes him more attractive to the opposite sex."

"Really?"

She smiled, "Really, I think you're cute."

Hanamichi blushed, "Anou…arigatou but I was asking about the phones…"

"Oh, you're asking me about the pheromone thing. I'm just speculating, but no proof."

Hanamichi smiled, "It's worth a try. Lets go!"

.

Some guy just shove past her, causing her to fall, "Jerk!"

She frowned. She could basically ski…well, a bit but getting up after falling was impossible. She didn't understand why they made the skis so long. She always ends up sliding to the bottom of the hill before being able to get up.

Swoosh. Snow covered her from head to toe, "Teme!! Rukawa!"

"Hn. You should like that do'aho."

She grabbed her pole and tried to whack him with it but she blocked with his own, "I don't sound like Hanamichi!"

"You yell like him."

Seeing how her stick failed to connect to him physically. She threw a clump of snow at him but it flew back to her face, 'UGH! I hate skiing! I hate snow!'

He sighed and held out his hand. She looked at him, 'I'm going to pull you down the hill S.C.'

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Miyuki watch her brother pull away his hand just as Rika was about to grab it, 'Nani?! He's playing with her? Unbelievable! I wasn't sure before but I'm positive now. Rika's perfect for him!'

.

Sendoh smiled, "So you came here all alone?"

She nodded, "I need some time alone."

"Won't you boyfriend be worried about guys hitting on you? Or perhaps you have to get away from all those pesky boys that are chasing you for dates."

"I just broke up with my boyfriend."

'Perfect!' he thought and tried to suppress his joy, "hey, his lost, my gain."

"You really think so?"

"Of course. I gained a great teacher, and I like being with you. You're such an amazing person."

"You're very sweet. Girls must fall for you all the time…" she said wistfully.

"Not really…" he said hoping he sounded modest and looked into her eyes, "the only person I want falling for me is…you. I think I've already fall-"

"There you are Akira! We got to talk. Sorry, I got to borrow him for a moment," Miyuki said dragging him away.

"What did you do that for? I was just about to deliver my line and kiss her," Sendoh whined, "don't tell me you're jealous. You probably timed it didn't you?"

"You can deliver your line and kiss her later. I've just decided what the 1st favor I want from you is."

"It's not for me to break up with her so I can be with you is it?" he asked jokingly.

She smirked, "Puh-lease. If I wanted you I'll grab you and kiss you on the spot. Although I must admit it does include a Sendoh. But it's Sendoh Rika."

"You want to kiss my sister?!"

Miyuki looked at him in disbelief and flicked him on the forehead.

"Ouchie."

"My brother and you sister," she said, "I want to set them up."

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Rukawa sneezed.

"Rukawa what are you doing bugging my Rika-chan!?" Kiyota demanded.

'I felt like it. She bugs me. I'm just getting revenge,' Rukawa thought.

"Yeah. Rukawa loves to bug people. Especially girls that are taken."

"Who's taken?" Haruko asked and her eyes turned heart shaped, "Rukawa-san…"

"Rukawa's chasing someone who's taken?" Youhei asked surprised.

"Rukawa likes girls?" Yuji added.

"Do'ahos."

"Rukawa you like someone?" Kogure asked.

'Where are all these people coming from?'

"You just remember to leave my Rika-chan alone!"

"I'm not yours," Rika retorted annoyed.

"Why are you mad at me?" Kiyota asked with big, moist, puppy dog eyes, "because of Rukawa? You like Rukawa?!"

"I don't like Rukawa."

Rukawa looked as the Kiyota who was on the verge of crying suddenly did a 180 change and began laughing, "Nyahahaha! You hear that Rukawa?! Rika-chan likes me more!"

"Baka."

"Teme, kitsune!"

'Now Kiyota's sounding like Sakuragi. Great. Just great,' he thought with a sigh.

.

"Set them up for what? A trap? You're still mad at them because they ruined out date? What are you going to set them up for? Thief?"

Miyuki raised an eyebrow, "Nooo. I mean pair them together, set them on a date. Play matchmaker."

Sendoh blinked, "Pair Rukawa and my sister together? You got to be kidding me."

"No."

Sendoh laughed, "Funny. They seem to hate each other's guts."

"You are so oblivious. Anyways, the important thing is whether you agree or not."

"I don't have much of a choice since I do owe you. But I got to warn you, my sister is totally against being set up. I tried once and she destroyed all the lemons I got, and I was forced to give up lemons for 2 weeks. And not just lemons but lemonade, lemon pie, lemon chicken…"

Miyuki was confused, 'That's it? No lemons for 2 weeks?! I would switch his hair gel with super glue.'

"Ooook, whatever. You can go back to your flirting and kissing," Miyuki said and tapped her forehead, 'now, I just need to come up with a plan or two.'

End of Matchmakers Born