Pause.

"Any more ideas?" Helena asked desperately.

Silence.

"Food," Jann-Lee said finally.

"Yeah!" Tina exclaimed. "Every guy likes food,"

"Girls!" Zack suggested.

"Yeah!" Leifang shouted. "Most guys like girls!"

"How do you know Hayabusa does?" Jann-Lee asked sourly.

"I know. I've seen the way he stares at my breasts," Kasumi intervened helpfully.

"And mine," Ayane added, not wanting to be outdone. Kasumi turned to her angrily.

"He does not stare at your breasts!"

"As if he stares at yours! There's nothing to stare at, except silicon!" Ayane yelled.

"He stares at mine more then he stares at yours!" Kasumi retorted.

"Okay, break it up," Tina interrupted. More silence.

"Besides…" she added. "He stares at mine more then the both of you put together,"

"DOES NOT!" Ayane and Kasumi yelled simultaneously.

"Maybe we should get him some plastic breasts," Jann-Lee muttered. Christie was avidly writing the suggestions down, complete with illustrations.

"You've got some good suggestions today, Jann-Lee," Leifang smiled innocently at him. He shot her a glare back, which was returned tenfold with a stomp.

Helena glanced over at Ayane, Tina and Kasumi, who were in the middle of an intense cat-fight. She shrugged. "Never mind. Any other ideas?"  

"Let's go to the beach!" Zack exclaimed.

"Yeah!"

"Can we, Helena, can we?"

"No," Helena ordered. "Not until we've got something for Hayabusa's birthday, or at least some ideas,"

"Damn him!" Bayman cracked his knuckles. "Why did he pick to be born however many years ago when we would be having a vacation? Inconsiderate little-" he went off into a mumbling, murmuring, cursing reverie. "I'll get him for that!" he added menacingly.

"Get me for what?" To everyone's surprise, a voice spoke from the back corner of the room. They cringed as one, expecting to see Hayabusa there, but…

"Uh, we're not talking about you, Hayate," Hitomi informed hesitantly.

"Oh. Something to do with those 'things', huh?"

"You could say that,"

"I know!" Leifang suddenly jumped to her feet. "A calligraphy set!"

"Calligraphy? Can he do calligraphy?" Tina asked, bemused.

"One of those funny hats?" Kasumi suggested. Everyone looked at her blankly.

"Those ones that have a pointy top and you can apparently use them to stop an arrow hurtling directly at your forehead…" she waved a hand. "You know?"

"We could put bombs in it!" Christie suggested, looking happy again.

"No," Helena shot her a glare. Christie frowned again.

"Get him a brain," Jann-Lee said sourly.

"Why? You can sell unused ones for more money,"

"Get him a thing. He won't have one after I've finished with him," Bayman cracked his knuckles again.

"Where the hell do you buy one of them?" Ayane snapped.

"At the butcher?" Hayate suggested.

Silence.

"Oh… they're not brains, I get it…" Hayate trailed off wistfully.

*

Dude, I like ending on Hayate's stupidity. Anyway. Just had lots of coke today. Lots… mmm, coke… anyways. I'll go before my sugar/coke-induced high becomes contagious. Sayonara!

Wow, I can spell… anyway. Hope you enjoyed.