DISCLAIMER:

I do not own "The Wallflower" franchise, nor am I the author of this series. This credit goes to TOMOKO HAYAKAWA. Please support the mangaka!

Author's Note:

This is turning out to be my favorite story out of the three I've started. Unfortunately, I realized I had so many typos in the previous chapter 

CHAPTER 3: THE PLOT

The raven-haired girl stared at the unconscious form of her housemate on the floor. Beside him lay one of her friends, a "female" skeleton named Josephine who recently shared a "kiss" with her housemate, Ranmaru. She pouted and shook her head. Had she known that Ranmaru was going to kiss Josephine, she would've prepared for it. "He stole Josephine's first kiss! That should have been a memorable occasion. He should have told me so that I couldn't prepared my camera!" She knelt down and poked him with her finger to try and wake him up.

He didn't wake up but he did shift his position to face her. Sunako automatically covered her nose with her mouth, almost blinded by his radiance. He wasn't as radiant as Kyohei, but he was still able to cause her to break into a nosebleed. She sighed. There was no way she was allowing him to spend the night in her room. And since he was too heavy for her to carry, she had to find some other way to get rid of him.

Suddenly, she heard a knock on her door. Who the hell could it be this time? She wondered to herself. To her surprise, it was the most radiant of her four housemates, Kyohei. She shielded her eyes automatically to avoid the radiant light he emitted. "Get out of my room!"

"Hey, did Ranmaru drop by?" Kyohei asked, ignoring her words.

Her eyes suddenly lit up and she grinned mischievously. Maybe it was a good thing the radiant creature dropped by after all. "Yes…he's…on the floor."

Kyohei's eyes widened. "Eh? What's he doing on the floor? Did you do something to him?" he asked curiously.

Sunako shook her head and her eyes immediately sparkled. "He…he kissed Josephine!"

Her reaction caused Kyohei to burst into laughter. "Why the hell would he do that?" Then the reason struck him. Could it be that Ranmaru actually fainted? "Oh my God this is too much." He clutched his stomach which was already aching due to his nonstop laughter.

"Help me get him out of my room. There's no way I'm letting him spend the night. Josephine's husband will kill him." She was pertaining to another skeleton of hers she owned, the Baron.

"You're really killing me!" Kyohei couldn't stop laughing. Now he was laughing at Sunako's ignorance. Did she honestly believe that Ranmaru wanted to spend the night at her room because of Josephine? If Kyohei knew Ranmaru, Ranmaru probably thought he was kissing Sunako and fainted when he realized he wasn't.

Sunako frowned and tried dragging Ranmaru by the arms when Kyohei didn't make a move. "If you're not going to help me, get out of my room."

Kyohei suddenly stopped laughing. "Fine. I'll help you." He picked up the unconscious Ranmaru and flung him over his shoulder.

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"Ran-chan!" The beautiful blonde ran towards Ranmaru calling out his name excitedly.

Ranmaru watched as she approached him and opened his arms to receive her embrace. "Lucia-san!" He gathered her in his arms and held her close to him. She stared into his eyes and he bent down to kiss her lips. "Oh, Lucia-san!" he whispered softly against her mouth.

"I should have brought my camera." A voice from behind him said.

He turned around and saw Sunako, her eyes twinkling as she stared at him. When he turned to face Lucia-san who lay in his arms he was horrified as he saw her beautiful features transform into a grotesque creature. Her face grew thinner and thinner until it turned white. Ranmaru stared at the skeleton that now lay in arms. "Lucia?!"

"You stole Josephine's first kiss!"

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When Ranmaru opened his eyes, he found himself on his bed. What a terrible dream! And what horrified him the most was the fact that he did kiss Sunako's skeleton doll.

He groaned as the images flashed into his head. If Kyohei found out, he'd never hear the end of it.

'I have to pretend like nothing happened. It's not as though anyone saw me there…' Ranmaru thought to himself. After reassuring himself a hundred times that no one saw him kissing Josephine, Ranmaru decided to leave the room.

However, it didn't take long for him to realize that Kyohei did find out about his little 'escapade'. Apparently, Kyohei helped Sunako carry him to his room. It looked like he didn't have to hide the truth from Kyohei since Kyohei knew about his whole escapade after all which is one of the reasons why Ranmaru avoided eye contact with Kyohei the whole day.

Kyohei on the other hand tried so hard to suppress his laughter. He knew he had to avoid Ranmaru's wrath. Still, he couldn't help but release a smile or two once the thought crossed his mind, which caused both Takenaga and Yuki to wonder why he was grinning like crazy.

Ranmaru stared at Kyohei and was obviously already pissed off.

"Something happen between the two of you?" Takenaga asked curiously.

"Nothing happened," the boys in question chorused, Kyohei trying hard to suppress a smile and Ranmaru trying hard to suppress a frown.

They were interrupted by a small voice. "I think Josephine liked your kiss."

That broke Kyohei's control and he burst out laughing. It took Kyohei's laughter to give Takenaga and Yuki the big picture. They eventually gave in to Kyohei's contagious laughter.

Ranmaru frowned. "Fine. I kissed Sunako-chan's skeleton."

Yuki tried to speak in between laughter. "No girl could ever resist Ranmaru…not even skeleton girls. Ranmaru, you really are a playboy."

"Is being alone bad for you that you have hit on Josephine?" Takenaga teased him, unable to hide his amusement.

"You should go on a date with Josephine, too!" Kyohei added.

Ranmaru gave them all a mean stare and stood up. "I don't have to hear this from you three lowlifes who can't even handle their own love affairs." The three blushed which was enough to satisfy Ranmaru.

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"Is something wrong with my Ran-kun?" The beautiful brunette asked Ranmaru who had been sulking all day.

Ranmaru sighed and shook his head, instantly turning into "prince-mode". "I am so sorry, Kimi-chan…it's just that a lot has been on my mind." He took her hand and kissed it.

"Poor, Ran-kun. What's been bothering you?"

Ranmaru sighed dramatically. "It is my friend…I have helping him win the heart of the girl he loves…but alas…I feel that I am failing."

Kimi laughed. "That is so like my Ran-kun to think of others!" She pecked him on his cheek. "Why don't you use you tell your friend to go out on a date with that girl and tell him how to act towards her."

Ranmaru's eyes twinkled slightly at the idea, but then the image of Kyohei's previous dates with Sunako flashed before his eyes. "I don't think he will know how to act even if I tell him."

Kimi wrapped her arms around him and giggled. "Then show him. Go on a date with her, with him watching what you do. But…" She leaned closer to whisper in his ear. "Make sure that you don't fall in love with her…we know how you often get carried away…and we wouldn't want any competition both from your friend and all your women…"

Ranmaru flashed her his killer smile before giving her a quick kiss on the lips. "Don't worry… Ranmaru will never get tied down to anyone but you, Kimi-chan."

Kimi laughed again. "Oh, Ran-kun. You always know the right things to say to a lady!" She sighed. "It makes me regret that I'm already tied down."

Ranmaru grinned and held her tighter. Life was good. Why would he want to get tied down when he could have any girl he wanted?

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Kyohei was fast asleep when he felt something move on top of him. Instinct (as well as experience to "almost-rape" situations) made him jerk awake instantly. The figure loomed over his bed and Kyohei couldn't help but let out a loud scream and a hard kick. The figure immediately fell from the bed.

"Quiet, idiot. You'll wake the entire house up." It was Ranmaru. He winced, rubbing his sore back.

"What're you doing here?" Kyohei demanded. He hoped Ranmaru wasn't in one of his "match-making" moods.

"I found a way to make Sunako-chan fall in love with you!"

Kyohei groaned. Looks like he was. "Why couldn't this wait till I woke up?"

Ranmaru eyed him angrily. "Why waste precious time? I've finally found the perfect way to win Sunako's heart!"

"What is it?" Kyohei asked sleepily.

Ranmaru smiled mischievously. "I'm going to ask Sunako-chan out."

Kyohei arched his left brow. "I don't get it. You want to go out on a date with her? You do realize that she'll freak out once you ask her, don't you?"

Ranmaru let out a loud laugh. "But I am Ranmaru…the prince of love… no woman could ever resist me…"

Kyohei rolled his eyes as he watched Ranmaru dance around his room. As soon as Ranmaru began his melodrama, no one could really stop him. "I thought you wanted me to win her heart? Changed your mind?" Kyohei asked while Ranmaru continued to gloat about the "brilliance" of his plan. "N…not that I'm complaining. I mean…it would be great if you get her off my hair…"

He leaned close to Kyohei and brushed away the strands of hair that fell on Kyohei's face. "Naïve little Kyohei… I wouldn't dream of stealing away your little princess." He stroked Kyohei's hair gently. "No…I came up with a much better plan than that. I will go out with Sunako-chan and I want you to watch me. I will teach you how you should treat her. I will make a lady out of her…and then…when she is about to fall…I will let her go…and you will catch her."

END OF CHAPTER 3