Here's the next chapter, all! I hope you all like it. Well, here goes…

Secret Cupid
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Chapter Three

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Tuesday, February 12

Motoki ran out his English 102 class quickly and tried to catch up to Mamoru. The dark haired man was walking a bit ahead of Motoki, reading.

"Mamoru-kun!" Motoki yelled, sick of running.

Mamoru turned around and spotted his blonde friend. "Konnichiwa, Motoki-kun. What's up?"

Motoki walked up, grateful that Mamoru had stopped walking. "Not much. About to go meet the guys about Secret Cupid. Wanna come?"

Mamoru looked down at his watch. "If it takes over two hours we're in trouble, because I have a class at 2 o'clock. But sure, otherwise I'm free."

"Great." They started walking again.

"So where are you meeting them…and who did you pick out?"

"Well, we're meeting at the arcade. I saw Ami-chan's friend Urawa at the arcade yesterday and invited him along, and I also invited along a friend of mine. Houji Toro."

"I know him. He's in my chemistry course."

"Yeah, well, he and Urawa are both enthused about dating the girls. Well…Urawa requested that he get to date Ami-chan.

Mamoru laughed. "No way will he back out now, huh?"

"Nope. Now all I have to do is assign a girl to Toro and myself, and then find one more guy."

"I'll bet I know which one you'll pick…"

Motoki stopped in the middle of the sidewalk, just a few steps away from the arcade entrance. "Oh, really? And who exactly do you think that is?"

Mamoru grinned. "Don't deny that you've got something for Mina-chan."

Motoki blushed. "Don't be a baka, Mamoru-kun. You know I love all the girls dearly, even Usagi. I don't think of any of them like that. You know that."

"Sure, Motoki-kun…sure. You keep telling yourself that." Mamoru stepped inside the arcade, Motoki trailing after (still slightly red).

Houji Toro stood up from his place sitting in a back booth. "Motoki-kun!"

Mamoru and Motoki walked to the back to greet him and Urawa, who also sat in the booth.

Urawa looked up from a book he had been studying. "Konnichiwa, Mamoru-san. I didn't realize you were coming."

Toro grinned. "Hey, Mamoru-san. You joining in?"

"Nope. I'm just here because I'm bored. My girlfriend, Tsukino Usagi, is best friends with the four girls you're dating. So, I know them very well. If one ends up hurt…well…I know where to find you…" Mamoru grinned, sitting down. "What are you going to do about the third guy, Motoki?"

Motoki sighed. "I don't know. I can't think of anyone to ask."

Mamoru looked up as the doors to the arcade slid open and a guy with scraggily brown, long hair walking in wearing a robe from a Shinto shrine. He walked up to the front and ordered a coke.

Mamoru poked Motoki. "Hey, isn't that Yuuchiro from the Hikawa shrine?"

Motoki turned around. "It is!"

Mamoru and Motoki glanced at each other before yelling out, "YUUCHIRO!"

Yuuchiro, standing at the front counter and sipping his coke, jumped, fell backward over a stool, and landed on the floor. His coke almost landed on his head, until he swerved and missed it by an inch. He breathed a sigh of relief and stood up to see who was yelling at him. He walked to the back of the arcade where the guys were sitting, not looking happy.

"Yo, dudes, you made me spill my drink!"

"Sorry, Yuuchiro-san…but we need a favor." Motoki stood up. "I'll order you another coke if you'll sit down with us."

Yuuchiro looked skeptical, but accepted, sitting down beside Urawa.

Motoki went to make Yuuchiro his coke, even though he wasn't working that day.

Mamoru turned to Yuuchiro. "Okay, here's the deal. These guys and Motoki are playing Secret Cupid with Rei, Minako, Makato, and Ami. You know them all, ne?"

Yuuchiro nodded. "Hai, but…uh…what is Secret Cupid?"

"You guys are going to take out one of the girls on a date. It's called SECRET Cupid because the girl doesn't know who it is that's taking her out. It's for Valentine's Day."

"Oh…do we get to pick the girl?" Yuuchiro's mouth spread out in a wide grin.

Mamoru laughed. "Yeah, I think Motoki is letting you pick. Rei said draw names from a hat, but I don't think Motoki is listening to her, for his own benefit as well."

Yuuchiro raised an eyebrow. "What about you?"

"Oh, I'm just here to be here. I have plans with Usako for Valentine's Day."

"Oh, okay. This sounds like it's gonna rock."

Motoki came back and placed a coke in front of Yuuchiro and sat back down by Mamoru. "Has he been filled in?"

Urawa nodded. "Hai, Mamoru-san just let him in on everything."

"Cool. So, are you in, Yuuchiro-san?"

"You bet…but only if I get to pick the girl…"

Motoki laughed. "Alright, Rei-chan is yours, okay?"

Yuuchiro let out a holler. "Oh, yeah! Now this is REALLY gonna ROCK!"

Motoki shook his head and reached into his jeans pocket and pulled out some photos. "Here are pictures of the girls. Here, Yuuchiro. You take Rei's picture. When you tell her that it's you that she's dating, you give her the picture as proof. It was her idea."

Toro peered over Yuuchiro's shoulder at the picture of Rei in his hands.

"Wow, she's really gorgeous!" He exclaimed.

Yuuchiro looked up and grinned dreamily.

Urawa put his book down and cleared his throat, blushing. "So…does this mean I can pick Ami, if I want?"

Motoki grinned and handed a picture to him. "Sure."

Urawa blushed slightly as he took the picture. "Arigatou."

Toro leaned over and glanced at the picture. "She's great. Not my type, though. She looks too brainy." He looked back over at the other pictures. He held up the picture of Minako in one hand, and the one with Makato in the other. "They're both so pretty! How do I choose?"

Mamoru laughed. "Well, Makato, the brunette, is very strong. She loves karate…and plus she's the best cook I've ever known, next to Usagi's mother."

Motoki smiled lightly. "Minako, on the other hand, is very much the opposite. She's a bit of a flirt, and though sometimes she's a bit flaky, she's very bright."

Toro looked back at Makato's picture. "Whoa, are you serious? She's THAT gorgeous and a karate chick? It's a match made in heaven!"

Mamoru looked at Toro strangely. "Why do you say that?"

"We have something in common! I love karate, too!"

"Oooh….well, I guess you get Minako, Motoki."

Motoki nodded and took the last picture from Toro's hands. "Yeah, I guess so."

Mamoru grinned. "Getting all starry eyed, are we?" He laughed.

Motoki blushed. "Hey, shut up, Mamoru, or I'll tell Usagi-chan about your OTHER girlfriends."

Mamoru grinned. "Ah, well, no worries…go right ahead…but I already told her."

Motoki grumbled to himself, getting up. "Well, I have things to do, so I'll be seeing you all later. Makato's address is on the back of the photo, Toro. See you all later." He waved and walked out.

Mamoru turned and glanced at the others at the table. "He won't admit that he's thrilled about dating Mina-chan."

Toro grinned. "Known the girl for a while, I guess?"

"Uh-huh. He calls me stubborn, but he's just as bad." Mamoru rolled his eyes, glancing down at his watch. "Well, I have a class soon. I better go. Good luck on Thursday, guys." He waved as he left.

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