Part 1

All was normal in Funbari district that fateful day. Yoh and Anna were preparing their wedding. Ren was busy trying to choose a present for Pirika for their anniversary. Horo Horo was preparing a special dinner for Tamao. And Manta was busy trying to figure out how En and Mansumi managed to force him and Jun into engagement.

Yoh sighed while looking at the plans. "You know, Anna, maybe we shouldn't go to all this trouble. I mean, we're still so young, and..."

"No, I think it should be done now," she replied. "Now you will be wearing the best tuxedo we can get. Kino has already prepared my dress, which will be altered if and when neccessary.

"Alrighty then," Yoh replied, though not very interested in worrying about it right then.

Anna looked up. "Yoh? Do you love me?"

"Of course I love you," he replied with a smile. "I'm going to the bathroom," he said while standing up and leaving the room.

In the kitchen, Horo Horo frowned. How he hated cooking. He liked eating, but cooking was so long and annoying. With a sigh, he looked up at the clock. Tamao would be home soon, and he was nowhere near done. "Maybe I could just pull together something smaller?' he thought while looking towards the pot of chicken gumbo that was currently simmering.

"Horo Horo?" Tamao asked curiously as she walked in. "What are you doing?"

"Huh? Tamao! You're back early!"

"Horo Horo? You're doing this for me?" she asked with a blush while invesitgating the veggie tray, the soup, and then the baking bread. She looked at him nervously, then walked over and hugged him, then gave him a loving kiss. "Thank you sooo much."

Horo blushed. "Aww. Ain't nothing. I should have done a lot better for you, Tamao. I'm a terrible boyfriend."

"You can't be as terrible a boyfriend as I am a girlfriend," she replied quietly.

The two were quiet, then began laughing.

-

Ren studied the rings that were presented, thoughtfully.

"Ren? What are you doing here?" Pirika's voice asked.

"Huh?!" Ren looked up. "Uh... What are you doing here?!" he asked quickly.

"I should ask the same," she said with confusion. "Are... you buying something for me?"

"Well... uh... Yeah," he replied while looking away awkwardly. "What about you?"

"Uh... The same," she replied with a smile.

"Well, then," Ren said while blinking.

"Well then," she replied with the same smile.

-

"Jun, as beautiful as you are, I can't accept the idea of Ren being my brother-in-law," Manta groaned as she sat in the chair of her living room, one leg crossed over the other so that the base of her panties were exposed.

"Yes, well, I can't accept the fact that my sister-in-law will be that little bratty sister of yours," she replied, not looking up from her book.

"What exactly are you reading?" Manta asked after some time.

"Nothing for little boys like you," she replied, not bothering to look up.

Manta sighed, then stood up and walked over to the window and stared out it. "Can we go over to see Yoh-kun and the others tonight? I hate being up in this apartment."

Jun looked up, then smiled. "That sounds like a perfect idea, Manta. would you mind sleeping alone, though?"

"Really?" he asked enthusiastically. "Sure! You kick in your sleep, anyway."

"Yeah, well, you have wet dreams," she replied with annoyance.

"Hey! It's not like I can control my dreams," he replied with a chuckle, then walked to his room to quickly gather some clothes.

-

Yoh opened the door after hearing a knock, then smiled when he found Jun and Manta there. "Hey guys. What's up?"

"We decided to stay over here tonight," Jun said with a smile. "Hey, are the girls around? I thought maybe we could let you guys catch up."

Yoh grinned. "Yep. Actually, Anna and Pirika are just discussing the ring Ren bought for her, and Tamao's probably out back."

"Hey, hey! Guy's night!" Horo said with a grin while walking out. "Yoh, do you still have your Dad's mask? We can go out and get us something good to watch."

"Sorry," Yoh replied with a sigh as Jun pushed past them, then he looked towards the stairs. "Hey, Ren? Come on down!"

Minutes later the Tao had joined the three other guys. "What?"

"The girls are gonna have a girls' night, so let's have a guys' night," Yoh said with a smile. "It's been a while since we did anything as buddies."

They nodded in agreement.