Author's Note: Well, I kinda /had/ to post this b/c FF.n decided to be evil and not make a way to /delete/ a chapter (that I could see). So, thanks to Metajoker for pointing out that you're not supposed to post only author's notes. I would also like to add that, if you read enough fanfiction, you'll see that many people do and I have yet to see FF.n take down a story for it. But oh well. R.A.
Disclaimer: Not mine....
Review Thanks:
Metajoker: Thanks for the heads up. I'll see what I can do about updates.
Songwind: Whee!!! Thank you for reviewing! Hope you like this chappie, too.
Ryochan8: Ah, yes, those evil finals. Actually, this week and next are SOLs, then finals sometime after that....I am soooooooo ready for summer! And I'll try very hard to finish all of my fics to the bloody end (hopefully they're not all bloody....I go for humor, not violence )
Chapter 7: THE Matchmaker
A week or two had passed since the 'bathtub incident', and Miki and Nuriko were better friends than ever.
The two were sitting on Nuriko's bed, reading romance novels (though they'd never tell the others that....) when Miki looked up from her reading. "Hey....Nuri-chan?"
"Hai?"
"I was wondering...."
Nuriko set down his book and looked at Miki inquisitively. "What is it, Mi- chan?"
Miki played with the end of her braid. "I....I'm kinda in the mood to go shopping....would you come with me tomorrow?"
The purple-haired giggled, "Of course I'll come with you, baka! I was actually thinking about how to get you in a dress and actually dressed up for a change."
"Phew Thanks a billion, Nuri! I didn't wanna get lost in the city wearing a fashion emergency."
Nuriko nodded sadly, "Knowing you, that's probably /exactly/ what would happen!"
Miki stuck her tongue out at her best friend, "Gee, thanks!"
"Oh, you know I'm only teasing," said Nuriko, grinning. "By the way....what brought this on so suddenly?"
"...."
"Hm....could it be....a certain rude, red-haired seishi, perchance?"
"N-No! Of course not! I just wanna wear something pretty for a change.... 'sides, you're gonna be the only one who knows who I am," Miki hurriedly explained.
"Mm-hm, right. Whatever you say, Mi-chan."
"Nuriko! You know everyone else thinks I'm a boy! Besides, he's always arguing with me and teasing me...."
Nurkio raised an eyebrow, "Aha! So it's not so much that you don't like him, but that you don't think he'll like you, ne?"
Miki blushed crimson, but didn't deny it this time. Thinking about it, she realized that what Nuriko said was true—she /did/ like Tasuki. But....he wasn't gay, and he didn't know that Miki was a 'she', not a 'he'. Besides, he'd already said he didn't like girls, so it wouldn't make a difference, anyway. Nevertheless, It was /really/ hard to keep from blushing when the drop-dead gorgeous seishi would stand behind her, guiding her hands when she was having trouble with a punch or block.
Suddenly, Nuriko's face came in really close, "Ne, Mi-chan—you're blushing!"
The girl's hands flew to her red cheeks.
Smirking, the effeminate seishi leaned back. "You're in luck, my friend, because /you/ happen to be in the presence of /the/ matchmaker!"
Miki looked around innocently, "Where? I don't see a matchmaker anywhere."
A vein popped out in Nuriko's forehead, "ME, you baka, ME! I've played matchmaker for lots of people in the palace, and in no time, I'll have added you and Tasuki to my list!"
Miki shook her head, "Thanks for the offer, Nuri-chan, but I want to know that Tasuki likes me for me, not because my best friend has nagged him to insanity."
Nuriko pouted, "Mou! You're no fun, Mi-chan...."
Grinning, Miki quipped, "How 'bout you play matchmaker for /yourself/?!"
Nuriko sighed, "Maybe...."
A/N: Sorry this one's pretty short.... Tho next chappie one of my charcters from "Slight Intervention" pops up (Honestly, I don't even think I meant to use the same name when I wrote it, but she plays basically a similar role, so it's amusing for me....) See ya next time! R.A.
Disclaimer: Not mine....
Review Thanks:
Metajoker: Thanks for the heads up. I'll see what I can do about updates.
Songwind: Whee!!! Thank you for reviewing! Hope you like this chappie, too.
Ryochan8: Ah, yes, those evil finals. Actually, this week and next are SOLs, then finals sometime after that....I am soooooooo ready for summer! And I'll try very hard to finish all of my fics to the bloody end (hopefully they're not all bloody....I go for humor, not violence )
Chapter 7: THE Matchmaker
A week or two had passed since the 'bathtub incident', and Miki and Nuriko were better friends than ever.
The two were sitting on Nuriko's bed, reading romance novels (though they'd never tell the others that....) when Miki looked up from her reading. "Hey....Nuri-chan?"
"Hai?"
"I was wondering...."
Nuriko set down his book and looked at Miki inquisitively. "What is it, Mi- chan?"
Miki played with the end of her braid. "I....I'm kinda in the mood to go shopping....would you come with me tomorrow?"
The purple-haired giggled, "Of course I'll come with you, baka! I was actually thinking about how to get you in a dress and actually dressed up for a change."
"Phew Thanks a billion, Nuri! I didn't wanna get lost in the city wearing a fashion emergency."
Nuriko nodded sadly, "Knowing you, that's probably /exactly/ what would happen!"
Miki stuck her tongue out at her best friend, "Gee, thanks!"
"Oh, you know I'm only teasing," said Nuriko, grinning. "By the way....what brought this on so suddenly?"
"...."
"Hm....could it be....a certain rude, red-haired seishi, perchance?"
"N-No! Of course not! I just wanna wear something pretty for a change.... 'sides, you're gonna be the only one who knows who I am," Miki hurriedly explained.
"Mm-hm, right. Whatever you say, Mi-chan."
"Nuriko! You know everyone else thinks I'm a boy! Besides, he's always arguing with me and teasing me...."
Nurkio raised an eyebrow, "Aha! So it's not so much that you don't like him, but that you don't think he'll like you, ne?"
Miki blushed crimson, but didn't deny it this time. Thinking about it, she realized that what Nuriko said was true—she /did/ like Tasuki. But....he wasn't gay, and he didn't know that Miki was a 'she', not a 'he'. Besides, he'd already said he didn't like girls, so it wouldn't make a difference, anyway. Nevertheless, It was /really/ hard to keep from blushing when the drop-dead gorgeous seishi would stand behind her, guiding her hands when she was having trouble with a punch or block.
Suddenly, Nuriko's face came in really close, "Ne, Mi-chan—you're blushing!"
The girl's hands flew to her red cheeks.
Smirking, the effeminate seishi leaned back. "You're in luck, my friend, because /you/ happen to be in the presence of /the/ matchmaker!"
Miki looked around innocently, "Where? I don't see a matchmaker anywhere."
A vein popped out in Nuriko's forehead, "ME, you baka, ME! I've played matchmaker for lots of people in the palace, and in no time, I'll have added you and Tasuki to my list!"
Miki shook her head, "Thanks for the offer, Nuri-chan, but I want to know that Tasuki likes me for me, not because my best friend has nagged him to insanity."
Nuriko pouted, "Mou! You're no fun, Mi-chan...."
Grinning, Miki quipped, "How 'bout you play matchmaker for /yourself/?!"
Nuriko sighed, "Maybe...."
A/N: Sorry this one's pretty short.... Tho next chappie one of my charcters from "Slight Intervention" pops up (Honestly, I don't even think I meant to use the same name when I wrote it, but she plays basically a similar role, so it's amusing for me....) See ya next time! R.A.