When the three of them went back to school the following day,it seemed entirely possible that Ami's obessions would indeed hurt their reputation,and for that matter,their attempts to impress Akito.

This whole business began during recess that day. Yoko was singing to himself as he dug in the sandbox with a toy shovel.

Ami was hiding behind a tree,trying to sneak up on him the way her ''boyfriend'' Daisuke had done on TV.

She got closer and closer to him,all the while he just kept singing, ''Dig a hole,dig a hole,dig a hole,dig a hole...''

Finally she leapt on him without warning. But he was bigger than she was,and quickly wiggled out from underneath her and sat up again. ''Why did you do that?'' He asked.

''I saw Daisuke do it,'' She said.

Yoko understood what Ami was reffering to and asked, ''Your parents let you watch that?''

''Uh-huh,'' She didn't want to tell him about what Joko had done when he saw her watching it.

Yoko said nothing and resumed his sandbox-digging. Ami left him there and joined Yushi and Gojei in their games.

Later in the day they were all at their little tables waiting for Mrs. Tanka to come back with the snacks. Ami's stomach growled and she sighed impatiently...what was keeping Mrs. Tanka?

But it wasn't long before she returned with a plate of...CHEWY RICE CAKES. And there was apple juice as well,but I'm sure you know by now what Ami was happiest about.

Ami excitedly bounced up and down in her seat,drawing a good deal of unwanted attention. Yushi cringed. Please don't let Akito notice,she thought,please don't let Akito notice!

As Mrs. Tanka sat the plates and cups in front of all of them,she said, ''Oh,silly me,I wonder why I didn't tell you all eariler.''

''What are you talking about?'' Gojei asked.

''Akito won't be here today. He and his family are on vacation in Osaka,but he'll be back tommorow.''

Yushi sighed in relief. They still had time to set Ami straight.

Speaking of Ami,she was waving one of those cakes in front of Hideyuki's face. ''Join the Chewy side!'' She said. ''All are welcome!''

Hideyuki ignored her and went back to drinking his juice. Everyone else was talking about Ami's odd ways,however,especially Yoko,who had seen Ami's new samurai drama-influenced game.

Yushi cringed once again. Now all of Kindergarten Room 2 was gossiping about her sister! And even worse,perhaps it could spread to the entire school! And Akito was certainly going to know when he returned to school the next day!

Yushi couldn't enjoy the food,she was so stressed. Luckily,Gojei and Ami didn't pay any attention to her.

When Akasei picked them up later that day,Ami rushed out to show her a picture she had done with finger paint. Gojei simply hugged and kissed Akasei,and Akasei did likewise,but Yushi just hurriedly got in the car without saying a word.

As they drove off,Akasei asked, ''Yushi,are you all right?''

''Y-y-y-yes...'' Yushi said,still stressed out.

''Did something bad happen at school?''

Yushi wanted to talk all about what Ami did,but she would hurt her feelings if she did. So,Yushi lied just a bit and said, ''No...it--it was fine.''

Akasei left all three of them alone and turned the radio up. Yushi looked out the window gloomily as she watched the scenery go by. She just knew everything would go wrong the next day.

A/N: Poor Yushi! Just between you and me,I think she's got a crush on Akitio...ooooh!

Anyways,please review me,flamers will be shot...ah you know the drill.

---Shaddie-chan