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A/N: thank you guys for reading! That made my day and GASP! What do you know I'm back with another chapter! Haha thanks a lot to my buddie Loli-chan for throwing me some candy and giving me a sugar high you ROCK! (does rock star hand thing). I also wanted to point out that I like Jouichi A LOT and that'll probably be very obvious to anyone who reads this because I tend to mention him—A LOT. I also like Sora A LOT so those two might have some really cool lines in the story and stuff. Anyway, here's the newest chapter of Yame-Chan 3!

Disclaimer: still not mines.

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Mishaps

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ANOTHER sleepless night resorted in Yame being only a little irritable as she trudged through the crowded halls of Seiyo High, her eyelids heavy. Yawning, Yame attempted to climb the steps leading up to the school's second floor, her fingers circled around the handrail and her blurry eyed vision kept giving out on her as she walked. Ai and Tokono watched worriedly, nibbling on their lower lip as they hoped the redhead would be alright. "Yame-chan?" Tokono called worriedly and Yame groaned as she nodded slowly. "I'm alright Toko-tan," she replied allowing both charas to calm down just a little.

"Yame-chan!"

Looking up at the sound of her old nickname, Yame was surprised to see Mae standing at the foot of the staircase, her bag resting against the banister and a broad grin plastered to her face. "Mae-chan?" Yame called in an uncertain voice as she blinked and Mae's grin broadened as Yame stepped onto the landing only to be engulfed in a warm embrace by the blonde. "How are you this morning?" She probed lightly and Yame couldn't hide the smile tugging at her lips or the pink tainting her cheeks. "A bit off," she replied truthfully and pouting, Mae pulled back and stared at the equally petite redhead before she grinned. "Well, you shouldn't look so down; it's a new day make something of it hmm?" She stated questioningly and although Yame didn't understand a single word the blonde had said she couldn't hide the small smile that produced itself and she nodded.

"Right."

With a sweet smile, Mae released the redhead and bent forward picking her bag up gracefully and winking at Yame. "Shall we head to homeroom now?" She probed holding out a hand for Yame and without a single hesitation she took it. Ai and Tokono watched both quiet and unaware of Mae's sapphire gaze trained on them and the wicked smile replacing the sweet smile on her pink lips. Turning around, Maeda began leading Yame down the hall rambling on about different things about herself, most things relating considerably to Yame. "You have siblings?" The redhead probed in surprise at Mae's mention of her older brothers. Mae's eyes widened as she noted her slip and biting her lip, she nodded stiffly before she grinned. "Actually I have two—twin brothers to be precise." She replied manually and Yame nodded a faint smile on her pink lips as they continued towards their homeroom. "I've got two too! There's my seven year old sister Eli—she's a drama queen," Yame laughed," and my baby brother, Iori." She finished fondly and from the corner of her eye, Mae watched the girl's expression before she nodded.

"That's nice Yame-chan."

Arriving in homeroom, Mae shot Yame a broad smile before she practically pranced over to her desk which was surrounded by rabid fans and pulled out her seat. Sitting down, Mae propped an elbow on the desk and glanced lazily about at her devoted fans, shooting them a lazy smile before she engaged in a light almost one sided conversation with the fans. Moving towards her own desk, Yame pulled out her seat and plopped down in the wooden chair and slammed her head into the desk's surface. "That must hurt," Kimiko replied sarcastically as she doodled away on her notebook and with a groan, Yame turned her head and stared at the girl on her left. "I'm sorry for blowing you off yesterday," she mumbled her eyes full of regret and blinking, Kimiko shrugged offering a small smile. "No worries, you were busy being nice to Maeda." She said her eyes sweeping over to the actress before she went back to doodling.

"Are we still having that sleepover this weekend?"

"Yea."

Yame's voice was distant; that much Kimiko was sure of and looking away from her doodle, her eyes locked with the redhead's. Yame stared at her with disinterested eyes before she yawned and raised her head off the desk, stretching, the redhead was satisfied with the kinks that were released from her back. "You don't sound very interested in it." Kimiko pointed out and lowering her arms onto her desk, Yame glanced over at Kimi and nodded. "I am, just a little tired," she said attempting to stifle a rising yawn. Kimiko released a low hum and nodded before she returned to her doodles. "Maybe you should go to bed earlier," she suggested as Yame rubbed her aching temples and made a high pitched whining sound. "That won't help," she mumbled and before Kimiko could question her further the bell rang and their homeroom teacher stepped inside.

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"So you're saying that I have to jump over all these hurdles?"

"That would be correct, Hota."

Frowning, Sora allowed his large cerulean eyes to sweep over the eight carefully lined up hurdles on the track as his frown darkened. Looking away from the hurdles, he settled his gaze on his burly gym teacher and raised his thin right index finger. "You are aware of the fact that I'm going to burst my face open attempting to jump over one of those right?" He probed and the gym teacher shot him an incredulous look before sighing, it was always like this with the blond junior. Daisuke, who was standing only a few feet behind his teacher dressed in the standard Seiyo High P.E kit (evergreen shorts, a grey t-shirt with the school insignia on the left breast, socks and white and evergreen tennis) snickered at the expression his blond idiot of a best friend was giving for his refusal to participate in gym.

"Frankly, I don't care if your brain was to fall outta your ear while you're jumping, just get your skinny ass over the hurdles NOW!" The teacher shouted and glaring at the man, Sora stepped away from him and made his way onto the track. "Good luck Sor," Dai encouraged and shooting the brunette a sour expression, Sora focused his attention on the task ahead. He had never really been very athletic, hell he still had no idea how he was best friends with someone who was practically obsessed with the word! Sine, who floated only a few inches away from the blond's ear offered a small smile, "go for it Sora!" He encouraged and with a tight nod, Sora sucked in a deep breath before he broke into a slow jog, picking up momentum as he continued running.

Daisuke watched fingers crossed behind his back as the thin blond managed to clear one hurdle followed by another and he couldn't hide the smirk pulling at his face when it looked as if the blond would actually succeed. Of course, Sora never really was one to have very good eye-anything coordination and as he jumped to clear one out of two hurdles remaining, his foot hooked in the hurdle and his whole body fell forward, his forehead smashing into another hurdle before he landed with a sickening thump onto the track and immediately he pulled his body into a tight ball. The whole eleventh grade gym class was quiet obviously entranced by the series of events that had played out at an impossible speed.

"Sora!" Dai's voice ripped through the air and as he rushed forward the whole class including the teacher did the same. Reaching his friend, Daisuke crouched beside him and grabbing the blond's shoulder, he forced the blond to look at him. It was no surprise for Dai to hear Sora whining and moaning in pain but the sight of crimson tainting sun kissed blond tresses from the roots of his head caused Dai's chest to tighten, his mouth to run dry and his hands to become clammy. "Sora," he breathed wishing the boy would open his eyes and glance up at him before bursting into an uncontrollable round of laughter but that never happened and Daisuke found himself pulled into a semi-trance before their teacher reached for his arm and pulled him away.

"Hmm, seems he actually did bust something," he mumbled to himself before he moved forward and easily picked the thin junior up and cradled him in his arms. Daisuke watched, half of him wanting to shout at the man for holding his friend so awkwardly, the other half wanting to shout at Sora for being so stupid. Sora's head hung off the teacher's ginormous arms, his left hand resting limply on his stomach, his eyes were tightly shut and his lips quivered as he moaned attempting to pull his body into a tight ball in the man's arms. Looking up at his class, the man sighed. "Alright, while I'm off taking Hota to the nurse no one go near the hurdles got it?" He ordered sternly and when he was satisfied with his classes responds he turned and began his trek towards the main school building.

Blinking, Dai watched him for a moment, his gaze more or less attached to the slightly visible patch of gold coming from the man's arms. "Yin-Sensei!" He shouted getting up and running towards the buff man. Jogging alongside him, Dai's gaze stayed locked on his best friend before he glanced up at a curious Yin. "What do you want, Yagami? I thought I told the class to remain here until I got back." He said and Daisuke nodded halfheartedly before he bit his lip and shrugged. "I want to go with him," Yin's expression caused Dai to explain himself fully. "He's my best friend and I…I wanna be there y'know?" His voice cracked and he could feel his eyes burning as he diverted his gaze back to the blond who had been smiling a mere fifteen minutes earlier. Yin seemed to debate over the brunette's words before he sighed. "Alright, you can come."

Looking up at Yin, Dai blinked before he grinned broadly and Yin could swear the kid's eyes were brimmed with tears but shrugged it off. "Thanks a lot, Sensei."

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"I really feel like I'm being cheated here. I've got to talk to you all in a damn bathroom for crying out loud!"

Maeda's voice was murderous as she plopped down on a closed toilet seat and dropped her bag roughly on the floor of the cubicle, not caring if anything inside of it decided to break. A cute pout adorned her porcelain face as she stared at the screen of her camera where the images of both Izzie and Jouichi stared back up at her. "Aw, poor Mae-chan," Jouichi jeered earning an annoyed look from Maeda and sighing, Izzie shifted in her seat allowing for her to be in front Jouichi. "How is it coming along Maeda-kohai? Does Ayame-san trust you yet?" She asked as Mae's annoyed expression melted back into a pout and she reached for her bag, digging around in it for her egg as she nodded.

"Yea, she thinks we're friends actually." She replied an almost proud twinge to her childish voice as her eyes flashed over to Jouichi who released a low whistle and stood up, leaning over Izzie so that he could be seen better. "How's it going there? With Kaito-san and Hikari-chan?" Maeda probed juggling the phone in her left hand while Rinrin's black egg rested in her right hand as her body slouched forward. Izzie looked almost sober as she averted her gaze from the screen and Jouichi shot her a quizzical glance before he chose to fiddle with a random object on the desk in front of Izzie. "Don't fail Maeda, a lot is riding on your success." Izzie stated firmly in a soft voice and blinking, Mae shot Jouichi a questioning look in which the boy returned with a halfhearted shrug.

"I won't Izumi." She stated and silence fell over the trio before a broad grin spread across Jouichi's face. "So, how's Ayame-chan?" He probed and a deep frown crossed Mae's face as she placed Rinrin's egg in her palm and circled her fingers around the egg. "Shut up, Jouichi." She hissed causing the boy to snicker. Flipping her amber hair out of her face, Izzie propped her elbows up on the table and stared disinterestedly at the screen. "Report back to us tomorrow, same time alright." She ordered and sighing, Mae nodded before the line cut and she was left staring at a black screen.

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"So, are you going to tell me what happened during your meeting with Kaito?"

Jouichi's voice was stern, all playfulness from his previous teasing with Maeda long gone now replaced with a sudden seriousness. Leaning back in her seat, Izzie leaned back in her seat and stared blankly at the blank screen. "It was alright," she said softly and Jouichi frowned. "Did he say anything about me? What about Maeda? Did you find out why he's blowing us off all of a sudden?" The questions flew out even before he had time to think them all through but this didn't seem to matter to Izzie who only shrugged. "This is a game Jouichi, and if we don't comply, that's it for us." Her words made little sense at first before Jouichi nodded slowly and plopped back into his seat.

"A game huh? So that's how Kaito wants to play."

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Next chapter JouichixKimi Haha (that MIGHT happen) thanks for reading!

Updated: January 7,2010