"Don't tell her, okay?"

"She's going to find out sooner or later, there's no way we can hide it."

"You think she'll be mad?"

"Maybe…I can't say."

"She'll learn to live with it…there's nothing she can do"

I was angry at Kuriko for being Ken's girlfriend. I was then willing to do anything to have a boy, even if it meant making a freak out of myself. The rowdy ruff boys disappeared when we were sixteen, and I mean that literally. One day we woke up and they were gone. I had a crush on Brick when I was fifteen, I don't know why. I guess it was just another side of me being desperate for a boy.

"Let's go out to eat tonight!"

Momoko put down her magazine and looked up. Kaoru ceased her fishing around the wastebasket for lost home work.

"The three of us…it's been awhile since we've done anything fun together so I just thought—!"

"Yeah whatever…" the two interrupted coldly.

Miyako placed her hands in front of her chin and gave the two an innocent look before leaving the room. Momoko returned to her magazine and Kaoru to the trash can.

"So where are we going?"

"Just a little restaurant down the block."

Momoko frowned. "Is it any good?"

"I've been there…once…" Kaoru stepped in.

"Well?" The other two leaned in eagerly.

"We had to get new carpets once my food poisoning went away four days later…"

The rest of the walk was silent, and none of the girls made eye contact with each other. The building was a small one with a big green sign that read "A place to eat" at the top. Momoko immediately despised the name, but she was pretty hungry, so at this point anything would go. She just hoped the place had good desserts.

Kaoru frowned as the other two girls brushed their way into the restaurant, only to rush to the bathroom.

"All they ever care about is their hair now…as long as you aren't bald, you're fine!" The tomboy hissed, glancing around for a place to sit.

The inside had a cozy feeling to it. The walls were lined with booths and lamps that hung over the wooden tables. There were a few chairs for two people in the middle. The far back had a bar, and next to it were the opening and closing doors of the kitchen. On the opposite side of the kitchen doors were the bathroom doors. The walls were a dark forest green, and the floor a fancy red carpet. The whole building smelled of coffee and mashed potatoes, an unusual smell.

"What do you plan on ordering?" Momoko asked casually as she rinsed her hands.

Miyako shrugged. "I'll have to look at the menu."

Suddenly, Kaoru burst in, laughing violently and clutching her sides. She was almost crying.

"K- Kaoru, what's wrong?" The blonde stammered, surprised by her sudden, loud appearance.

The green member could not stop laughing; she just flew herself upon the wall and continued to crack up. After two minutes, she uttered a few words between giggles.

"T- they…It's th--…they're s- so stupi--!" she fell into another laughing fit.

The other two girls exchanged glances. Kaoru grabbed Miyako's hand.

"C- come see! It's so f- funny!"

The blonde was dragged out of the bathroom followed by Momoko. Kaoru led them to their booth, and then pointed to the other side of the room as she snickered uncontrollably. Miyako's mouth dropped and Momoko's eyes widened. Both of them got up and walked closer to insure their eyes weren't deceiving them.

"It's them all right…" Momoko mumbled coldly.

"The…rowdy…ruff…….boys." Miyako finished, leaning to one side. "But Kaoru, what's so--?"

A loud crash cut the blue member off and she jerked her head away from Kaoru back to the boys. Glass was shattered all over their table and at their feet. Droplets of blood were also on the table, but it was not certain who had been cut. Momoko squinted at them and gasped, slapping a hand over her mouth. On the boys' table were bottles. Wine bottles.

"They're barely eighteen!" Momoko shrieked.

"They're…th- they..they're…" Miyako tripped over her tongue for words.

"DRUNK!" Kaoru finished, half finding it funny and half understanding that this was not a laughing matter.

Momoko bolted to their table and pointed a shaky finger at Brick. He still had long shaggy hair to his shoulders, dark, blood red eyes, and his cap. Momoko had to admit to herself that he was quite handsome, even if he was a drunken villain. His brothers, who were sitting on the other side of the also looked similar since when the girls had last seen them and both were handsome as well.

Brick pulled his head back and glared at his female counter part. "Back off!" he growled.

"What do you want?" Butch asked the girls, but stared directly at Brick.

As the female red head looked down, she saw Brick bleeding from his left hand. He was the one who had smashed the bottle and cut himself. Miyako inched closer, her hands behind her back.

"You're drunk…" she whispered.

"TELL ME SOMETHING I DON'T KNOW!" Boomer demanded banging his fist on the table and leaving a large dent.

"This service sucks!" Butch hissed at his brother.

"I KNEW THAT TOO!" Boomer screamed, whirling back around to face the male green member.

"You're giving me a frickin head ache!" Brick snapped, taking a drink from the bottle. "Your face sucks! Betcha didn't know that!"

Kaoru crossed her arms. She walked over to Butch. Reaching across Boomer, she snatched the wine bottle right out of the green member's hands.