"Marche! What's up with you?" a viera voice called angrily.

"Epo- wait!" a boy's voice cried.

Kayi raced up the hill to see what the fuss was about.

"Clan Leader," the viear's voice said again. "Every since we engaged with Clan Sharkari, you've been acting so weird!"

Kayi waited for everyone to catch up before running over to the action.

There was a blonde boy running after a pretty viera Archer, and a very angry-looking Soldier next to the viera.

"Ah-hem!" Kayi coughed.

The Archer looked up and scowled. "Sorry, we're not in any condition to engage. Lover-boy here-" the viera jerked a thumb-claw at the blonde boy, "is falling head-over-heels over me, who already has a boyfriend. Can't you help us?"

By that time, even Starkin and his arthirtis had gotten over the knoll.

"What's the problem?" Bruno asked as Dasmon and Layla pinned the boy down.

"His name's Marche. He seems to have fallen in love with my girlfriend," the Soldier said angrily.

"Did you ever get shot by a viera Sniper named Kayalie?" Bruno asked Marche.

The blonde nodded. "Yes!We just engaged a day ago, somewhere else!"

Everyone scowled, and Lief and Carlos hopped in for a closer look.

The rest of the boy's clan returned. They were a small clan, and the only members were him, the angry Soldier, the viera, and the returning members- a bangaa White Monk, a bangaa Warrior, and moogle Black mage, and a White Mage nu mou.

"Kupo, sorry, Marche, couldn't find any help. We even tried bribery, kupo," the moogle reported, then turned to Kayi. "Kupo?"

"OMG, I love you, Eponine!" the boy called as the viera scowled.

"I think the arrow was poisssoned or something. Now he'sss gone insssane," the White Monk observed.

"No, not poisoned. Well, actually yes, sort of," Bruno explained. "We're hunting down Kayalie, because she took the love arrows someone cough cough Kaylie, cough cough stole. Now she's wrecking havoc, and she doesn't even know it!"

Everyone was silent.Everyone began laughing.

Layla burst the bubble of an idea that they were insane.

"kupokupokupo!" the Black Mage laughed. "HAHA! I think that you guys may have- haha!"

"Look, we're old, we're infected with all sorts of dieseses," the Assassin bellowed, picking the moogle up by his collar and dropped him. Layla walked over to the White Monk and yelled straight into his young face- "WELL GUESS WHAT?!?!? DON'T BELIEVE US? WE GOT A LITTLE DOSE RIGHT HERE ON MY SWORD, AND IF YOU'D DARE TEST IT OUT-"that was all she needed to threaten.

"We believe you," the Warrior said, sobering. "Well, isss there an antidote?"

Bruno pushed Layla aside. "Before Kayi here stole it, I didn't have the timeto develope an antidote- for now, it's premanent. Sorry, but I'll try to find one as soon as we tell Kayi," he promised.

The Soldier placed a hand on the viera's shoulder. "Eponine, you're over-reacting. See? He says that an antidote is possible!"

Bruno shook his head and scowled. "Stripling, I never said that an antidote was possible!"

Eponine the viera paled. "You mean- I'm stuck in the same clan as Lover-boy there?"

"Yes, for now."

"Aw crap!" Eponine yelled, kicking Marche where Dasmon held him down to the ground.

"Should I releassse him?" the Defender asked.

"Wait," the White Monk said. "Me n' Mulgio'll hold him down." Dasmon held Marche down while the White Monk and Mulgio pinned the boy to the ground.

"Oh, thankss. Ow, my back!" Dasmon moaned, stretching his back. A few snaps were heard before Dasmon finally returned his back to decent condition.

"Conssider yourssself lucky," Starkin grumbled. "You don't have musssle dissorders, back problemsss, bone diesese, and arthiritis," the old bangaa grumbled.

"And you're still in the Clan Trek?" the Soldier asked, awed. "Wow, you must have many years on you!"

"Well, where was Clan Sharkari leaving to?" Layla asked.

Mulgio thought for a while, and as he did, relaxed his grip. The boy threw himself forward, knocking the White Mage off, and threw his arms around Eponine.

"Crap! Get off me!" Eponine snarled, ducking away behind the Soldier.

Mulgio pinned him down. "Monte, can you just hold that sside down?" the Warrior asked.

Bruno observed the situation under a critical eye. "I'm sorry, it's all Kayi's fault. But I'll try make an antidote, but for now, just try to knock him off as many times as possible, Eponine. Make sure he knows you aren't interested in him but your boyfriend," the nu mou recommended.

"Clan Shakariwent Wesst," the White Monk, Monte, said. "They had two cards, not including the one they took from uss. But we sstill have three!"

Bruno bowed. "We are sorry about all the trouble the arrows have caused. If there is an antidote, I'll contact you...."

"Clan Nutsy," Marche said.

Kayi's ears perked at the strange name. "Wha- Clan Nutsy is a strange name!"

Eponine scowled. "You don't know how much trouble we get itno because of that name. I'm telling you, WE WERE DRUNK!"

Everyone nodded. "We were drunk."

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A/N:If you're also reading Things are Different Now, then you'll realize something- that's my clan! My origanal rooster, at least... Well, thank you for all the names and species- don't worry, they will appear in the story.Any other units are very, very, very welcome.

-Mako