Author's Notes: Well now, on to my other set of favorite characters!!! XD

Disclaimer: Suikoden is not mine.

The Great Easter Egg Hunt

Chapter 3: The "Perfect" Team

            "WHEE!!!" Nanami took Riou's hands and spun him in an awkward circle. "Riou-chan!!!"

            "G-geez…" Riou dug his heels on the floor.

            "C'mon now, I formed the perfect team!!!" Nanami placed her arms on her hips and grinned in a satisfied manner. "Aren't you impressed??"

            "Winning isn't that important." Riou shrugged.

            "Yeah, but it will make things a lot more fun!!!" Nanami pointed out.

            "Tell me again," Riou said. "Tell me again why you think having Templton in our team will let us win the egg hunt for sure."

            "Because, Riou, Temply-chan's a cartographer." Nanami declared matter-of-factly.

            "Well, so?" Riou asked.

            "Oh honestly, you don't know anything!!!" Nanami slapped her forehead in a gesture of despair. "Cartographers are good at plotting where things are, mapping out places and all that jazz."

            "Nanami, it's not like it's marked on his maps where the eggs are hidden." Riou said.

            "I know that, dummy." Nanami sniffed. "It doesn't matter, because using his cartographic skills, he will surely find them quickly!!!"

            Riou shrugged. It was pointless to argue with her anyway.

            "But Riou-chan, we still need one more person for our team." Nanami observed.

            "Yeah, there's just three of us." Riou agreed.

            Nanami wrinkled her forehead in concentration. "Oh I know!!!"

            "Huh??" Riou blinked when Nanami pushed him out of their room.

            "Hey, c'mon now don't drag your feet." Nanami complained, pushing him towards the steps.

            "B-but, where are we going??!" Riou asked.

            "Downstairs." Nanami replied.

            "What are we doing there?"

            "We're going to ask her to join our team."

            "W-who??" Riou stuttered.

            "Why, Tomo-chan of course!!!" Nanami said excitedly.

            "T-Tomo-chan??" Riou's eyes widened.

            "Yes, we're going to ask her to join us. Or rather, you will ask her." Nanami chirped.

            Riou felt a bead of sweat slide down his forehead. "I will?"

            "You got that."

            "Oh…"

            Nanami held Riou by the back of his shirt and dragged him down the hallway. "Here we are," she announced then knocked at the door. "Hello?"

            The door swung open and they were greeted by Tsai's smiling face. "Oh, what a pleasant surprise, Nanami-chan, Riou-dono."

            "Hello, Tsai-san!!!" Nanami said.

            "T-tsai-san… hello." Riou said weakly, rubbing his neck where his scarf had rubbed against.

            "Come in, come in," he opened the door wide and motioned for them to enter.

            "Riou-dono, Nanami-sempai." Tomo stood from her chair and bowed her head slightly.

            "Did we disturb anything?" Riou asked worriedly.

            "Oh no, of course not." Tsai assured. "We were just having tea. Tomo-chan, serve them some tea."

            "Yes, Tou-san." Tomo said.

            "Oh, no, no thank you." Nanami shook her head. "Please, don't bother."

            "Y-yes…" Riou held out his hands. "Don't trouble yourselves."

            "No, that can't be." Tomo said. She took two cups from their shelves and put them on the table. "It is not often that the leader and his sister come to visit us, right Tou-san?"

            "Right, Tomo-chan." Tsai lead Riou and Nanami to their chairs. "Please sit down."

            "Would that be with milk?" Tomo asked them.

            "Just sugar please," Nanami said. Riou nodded.

            "Here you go." Tomo placed a cup each in front of Nanami and Riou then sat down.

            Nanami took a sip. "Wow, it's really good!! Isn't it, Riou?"

            "Y-yes, it's good." Riou said. "Thank you very much."

            "Is there any particular reason you came by?" Tsai asked.

            "Oh, that." Nanami nodded. "There's just something Riou-chan wanted to ask Tomo-chan!!!"

            Riou turned red and Tomo's eyes widened. "Really, Nanami-sempai? What is it, Riou-dono?"

            "W-well…" Riou bit his lip. "Umm… there's this, y'see…"

            "There's an Easter Egg Hunt!!!" Nanami supplied helpfully.

            "Y-yeah…" Riou nodded.

            "I heard." Tomo said. "W-what about it?"

            "T-the… team…" Riou stammered.

            "C'mon Riou just say it." Nanami rolled her eyes exasperatedly.

            "Well, we need one more person in our team, so maybe you can join us?" Riou asked.

            "Sure, no problem." Tomo said.

            "Yay!!" Nanami pumped her fist in the air. "And so we are complete!!" She stood up. "We're going to go now and register, okay?"

            "Leaving so soon?" Tomo asked, a bit disappointed.

            "Can I finish my tea?" Riou asked.

            Nanami looked at their cute little faces. Meh, they'd look so cute together. Nanami got a squishy feeling inside. "Oh, oh… how about you stay here Riou and I'll go register us!!! Okay?? Seeya!!!" Nanami rushed out of the room without giving them a chance to answer.

            Nanami hopped down a couple of flights of stairs then walked towards the 'registration area'. It was really just a table in the main corridor with a sign saying 'REGISTRATION AREA' hanging over it. Leona was sitting behind the table; Viktor beside her and Nina was there as well for some reason.

            "Hello Nina," Nanami greeted.

            "Hi Nanami!!" Nina smiled. "Are you here to register?"

            "Yeah," Nanami said. She turned to Leona and Viktor. "Hello Leona-san, Kuma-san, I would like to register."

            "Hey!" Viktor said. "No calling me Kuma-san!!!"

            "But you ARE Kuma-san," Leona chuckled and patted his cheek.

            Viktor sulked and Nanami stuck out a tongue at him. "Anyway, where do I write??"

            "Right here, Nanami-chan." Leona slipped a form towards her.

            "I'm with Riou and Tomo-chan and Templton of course…" Nanami wrote their names down. "A team name?? Hmm… what about… Team Orange? Yeah, that sounds good…"

            "Well, so far, it's the Pretty Girls, the Pretty Boys and Team Orange." Leona placed Nanami's form neatly in a folder with the others.

            "We'll beat every single one of them!!!" Nanami boasted. "We're the perfect team."

            "Not after we register though." Nina said airily.

            "What are you talking about??!" Nanami frowned.

            "Well…" Nina tossed her golden locks. "I happen to have Sir Flik on MY team."

            "Flik-sensei??!" Nanami snorted. "He'd NEVER agree."

            "But he did!!" Nina insisted.

            "Yeah right." Nanami said.

            "Right, Leona-san, Viktor-san?" Nina turned to them, smiling sweetly.

            "That's right." Leona nodded.

            "She got Flik to agree." Viktor said.

            "No way!!!" Nanami shuddered. "Unbelievable. I wonder how you got him to agree…"

* * *

            "Give me back my bandanna, NOW!!!" Flik bellowed.

            "Promise me you'll join my team for the egg hunt." Nina ordered.

            "No way!!" Flik uttered. "Give me that!!!"

            "Boo-hoo!!!" Nina burst into tears and wiped at them with Flik's bandanna. "Why do you hurt me so, Sir Flik??!"

            "Okay, okay, fine!!!" Flik snapped. "Now give back my bandanna!!!"

* * *

            "And what's more, I have Apple-neechan and Shu-sensei too!!!" Nina cried gleefully.

            "What??!" Nanami's jaw dropped open.

            "Well actually, it's nothing official yet," Nina admitted. "But Apple-neechan promised me she'd make him agree."

            "Hah, I'll bet he won't agree!!!" Nanami said.

            "How much would you be willing to bet on that??!" Nina's green eyes sparkled dangerously.

            Nanami gulped. She didn't lie about Flik-sensei, could it be that she means this one as well?..

Author's Notes again: Ehehehehe, interesting. XD