Me: Tadaa! A new chapter here! Sorry it took so long, I was busy on another story..hehe

Hikari: ~glares at Rima~ Rimahiko can wait!

Rima: ...

Kasumi: Anyway, 3

Haruka: 2

Nozomi: 1

Everyone: let's roll!

Chapter 10 - When in Doubt, To The Mall!

The door bell rang just as Hikari had finished brushing her hair. She ran downstairs and opened the door. "Hey, Kasumi , Haruka, Nozomi."

"Hi!" Haruka said.

"Let's go, we can't waste any time! We have to buy as many clothes as possible," said Hikari.

"If we did that we'd be broke," pointed out Nozomi.

Hikari stuck on her tongue at Nozomi. "Don't be a party pooper! Let's go!"

After only ten minutes they were at the mall. "Let's shop 'till we drop!" cried Haruka.

"I'd rather stand," said Kasumi, chuckling.

First, they went to 'Cool n Spicy and spent their time trying clothes and accessories which were black, white and pink, either with spikes or chains.

"When are we even going to wear these things?" asked Kasumi, now wearing long ragged jeans and a black shirt with a 'arrow-in-the-heart' picture.

"Doesn't matter!" said Hikari. She was wearing a black and white dress. "As long as they look cool."

"Did you eat candy or something today?" asked Nozomi, who wore black jeans and a white shirt and pink 'X' on it.

"No!" said Hikari indignantly.

"She is probably happy because she went to you-know-who's house yesterday," said Haruka teasingly, who had changed into a skirt and blouse, yes, you guessed it, which were black and white.

"I didn't go to Kengo house!" said Hikari flailing her arms.

"We never said you did," said Kasumi, smirking. "Which proves you did."

Hikari sweat-dropped.

"So what happened that made you so happy? Did you confess to him?"

Hikari blushed. "No! And anyway I don't like him in that way."

The girls looked at her disbelievingly.

"Seriously! I mean, I thought about it, and I decided that it would be better if we just stayed friends."

The girls stared at her, astonished.

"You don't mean that," said Nozomi firmly. "Besides it'd be such a waste if you guys didn't end up together. He likes you too, after all."

"He does?" cried out Hikari completely taken aback.

"Of course he does! We all know that," said Kasumi, then she looked thoughtful. "Except maybe Satoshi."

"Yeah," agreed Haruka. "He's liked you since forever."

"Really?" asked Hikari, her eyes very wide.

"Yeah," said Nozomi. "I think he was jealous when you and Shinji got together."

Hikari stared at them when realization began to sink in. He likes me?Hikari suddenly felt very warm and fuzzy inside. She her heart was doing backflips and jumping up and down. I didn't know he liked me...But then...Her heart sank...he had to watch me with Shinji and that must have hurt...

As if she read her mind, Kasumi said, "Don't worry, he'll be happy if you confess to him. He'll probably say yes in a second.

Hikari nodded, thankful for her friends' reassurances. Then she realized they were looking at her with expectant looks. What? Did they want her to call him now or something?

"Anyway," said Haruka very loudly. 'Aren't we here to shop? Come on! To the next one!"

With that, Hikari cleared her mind of Kengo, and the girls spent the entire afternoon shopping.

XOXOXOX

"I'm beat," said Haruka, sighing. She was carrying four bags of nothing but clothes.

"Need...bed..." moaned Hikari, who was carrying six bags.

"You girls need more exercise," said Kasumi.

"Well you and Nozomi-chan didn't buy much!" said Hikari.

"True," said Nozomi. They had been through at least ten shops but Nozomi had only spent money at one. Kasumi had only bought two bags.

Hikari's house was the furthest, so fifteen minutes later she was walking home alone.

"Bed...closer..."she mumbled to herself.

She ran in her house when she spotted it and jumped onto her living room couch.

"Soft...pillow..." she said happily.

She heard a noise outside her window. She looked out of it and saw a man coming out of Kengo's house.

Isn't that Yumomi's dad?

Her thoughts were confirmed when Yumomi herself exited the house.

What was she doing at Kengo's house?

Yumomi turned to Kengo and talked for a bit and then she hugged him.

Hikari fell backwards, and it was a good thing that there was a sofa there.

What was that? Why the heck did she hug him?

Hikari peered back through the window but Yumomi and her father were already gone. Kengo was still at the door. He looked in the direction of Hikari and waved a hand at her. Hikari scowled and drew the curtains up.

She marched upstairs automatically and fell asleep.

XOXOXOX

"She hugged him?" asked Haruka, as she put a rice ball into her mouth.

It was lunch time and Hikari had told them about what happened last night.

"Are you sure?" Nozomi questioned. "Maybe she was giving him something."

"I'm sure!"

"She huggedhim?" repeated Haruka.

"It was a hug," snapped Hikari. Ever since she saw the hug she was acting really grouchy. Furious, really. At first, she didn't know why she was angry, but she realized that it was because she was jealous. How could Kengo stand it? Unless, he really didn't like her like that, and she had gotten her hopes up for nothing at all.

"Just because she hugged him doesn't make it mean anything," said Kasumi.

Hikari pointed at the boys table. "Then why is she at the boys table today with Kengo?"

"Maybe she had to ask him something about the science project," said Nozomi. "Their partners, you know."

Hikari thought about his for a minute...that was a good point. But still...She glanced at the table and saw that Yumomi and Kengo were laughing together.

She ate her lunch with a bad temper, looking over at the other table now and then. Her friends watched her with an amused expression, as she tried to put a rice-ball into her mouth while her head was turned back.

She could see Kengo and Yumomu talking, and they looked really happy. Not just the usual friend-happy, but more than that. She knew that this was probably a bad thing for a friend to think, but at that moment she wanted to drag Yumomi away from Kengo and shout at her. Yumomi knewshe liked Kengo, because she herself had been teasing Hikari about it. Hikari did deny it, but still!

At that moment, Yumomi stood up, and started heading towards the girls table. Hikari's head whirled back to position, as if she had been eating normally all along.

"Hey guys," said Yumomi.

"Hi," the rest answered, except Hikari.

"So how was your outing yesterday?" asked Hikari in a would-be casual voice.

"It was okay," said Yumomi. Yes, it would be, wouldn't it? Thought Hikari.

"I saw you at Kengo's house yesterday," said Hikari.

Yumomi smiled normally and said, "Yeah, my dad had to talk to his mum for."

The thought hit Hikari. Yumomi was with her dad, so it wasn't like she was at Kengo's house alone or anything. It was just a talk between parents. But that hug still bothered her.

"Yumomi," called Kengo. "Let's go!"

"Coming," said Yumomi. "Sorry, guys, I have we have to go work on our science project. See you guys later." Yumomi took off, leaving the girls behind.

"Well that clears things up," said Kasumi. "You didn't tell us that her dad was there."

Hikari smiled sheepishly. "Sorry!"

"Hmm, but something is fishy. I don't think her dad and Kengo's mum are that close you know. I don't think I've seen them talking before," said Nozomi.

"What do you mean?" asked Hikari.

"Well, you know, my mum and your mum are good friends. Kasumi's dad and Haruka's dad went to school together. Kengo's mum is friends with your mum. But we haven't seen Yumomi's dad talk to his mum."

"Meaning?" asked Hikari.

"I don't know," said Nozomi. "I just found it strange."

"I know!" cried out Haruka. "Have you guys heard that sometimes, people get married early?"

The rest of them gave Haruka questioning looks.

"Maybe they're arranged to get married by their parents!" said Haruka enthusiastically.

The Nozomi and Kasumi attacked Haruka with an exasperated mix of: "Oh My God!" "Are you serious?" "How could you even think that?"

Then they burst into laughter. Hikari pretended to laugh too, but she was seriously thinking about the idea.

XOXOXOX

"Hey Kengo," said Hikari after school was finished. "We're walking home together right?" asked Hikari. She had ran to the point where she and Kengo would always meet before walking home together, and made sure she got there early. Kengo smiled at her, as he always did. Now that she thought about it, she really liked his smile.

"Sorry," said Kengo frowning. "I have to-"

"Kengo!" yelled Yumomi from the school gates.

"I'm going to the mall Yumomi," said Kengo. "You don't mind, do you?"

"No, of course not," lied Hikari. "I'll see you tomorrow."

"Kengo!" shouted Yumomi again.

"Bye," said Kengo, and he raced off to Yumomi. Even from here, she could see them smile at each other before they took off.

After that, she ran home and buried her face in her pillow. She turned on her radio and raised the volume so loud, that it was blasted throughout the whole house. It was lucky that her mum wasn't home.

"Hikari-sama," said Mariette, one of her maids, wincing because of the deafening music. "Are you oka-"

"LEAVE ME ALONE!" shrieked Hikari.

Mariette ran as far away from Hikari's room as possible. Hikari was never like this when she was depressed...there was only one thing that could have caused a reaction like this.

Hikari threw a candy wrapper in the dustbin. Candy couldn't help in this situation. Action must take place. She put on her sunglasses and a beige coat and ran out the door. She tiptoed to the usual shopping mall, ignoring the strange looks people were giving her.

If she was Kengo and Yumomi, where would she be? Well, she would know if she knew what they were going to the mall for. Maybe to buy supplies for the science project. They needed to do a presentation, so maybe they needed art supplies.

She entered 'The Picasso Place' and scanned the room for Kengo and Yumomi. Target spotted. Kengo and Yumomi were standing next to each other, looking at some ribbons.

Hikari walked to the row in front of them casually, making sure her glasses were in place.

"What do you think of this?" said Kengo, holding up a roll red ribbon.

"Like I said, we want purple and pink decorations," said Yumomi, in a voice that sounded as if she had repeated this many times.

"I don't get why we have to pick out the decorations," complained Kengo. "Can't we just get a caterer or something?"

"No!" said Yumomi. "This is special. It has to be made by the two of us."

"Yeah, I guess," said Kengo. He sighed. "Why couldn't we do this another day? I was going to walk Hikari home today."

Yumomi waved a hand dismissively. "You do that every day, she didn't mind right? You said, she was fine with it."

"She was okay with it," said Kengo. "I wonder what her reaction would be like when she finds out."

"She'll be happy for us," said Yumomi confidently. "You know her as much as I do." She picked up some light pink, violet and lilac coloured rolls of ribbons."

"Let's pay for this and go," said Yumomi, walking over to the counter.

Hikari pretended to examine the ribbons. They were decorative ones, like they both said. What were they decorating? Their projects probably didn't need that much ribbon. She'll be happy for us, was what Yumomi said...what is that supposed to mean? With an uneasy feeling in her stomach, Hikari followed them out of the shop.

She stalked them, keeping a few paces back to make sure they wouldn't suspect anything. They had walked for about ten minutes before stopping. Hikari waited until they entered a shop before going to observe the shop's display. She stared at the display open-mouthed and with her eyes the size of fruit-tarts.

"W-what is this?" she said, because right in front of her, were two wedding dresses on display.

Why were they looking at a shop with wedding dresses? Hikari peered into the shop and saw Yumomi holding up a dress, asking Kengo how it looked. She pulled her head back to stare at the dresses on display and absolutely could not believe it.

What did this mean? Was Haruka actually...right? Were they getting...married? But-but that was imposibble! How could they get married? They were her age! ONLY FOURTEEN! Have you guys heard that sometimes, people get married early? Echoed Haruka's voice in Hikari's head. Shut up! Yelled Hikari in her mind. Why would they get married in the first place.Maybe they're arranged to get married by their parents! Echoed Haruka's voice again. Hikari ignored it.

She was getting overly worked up about this. Paranoid is what they called it. Maybe they just felt like going into the shop. Hikari remembered walking into that wedding shop several times just to look at the dresses. Yeah, that must be it. In fact, she would just walk up to them normally and say hi. She took off her coat and glasses and put it in her bag and walked into the store.

"Oh I don't know which dress to pick," said Yumomi nervously. "The wedding is in two weeks!"

"WHAT!" cried out Hikari. "YOU'RE GETTING MARRIED!"

Yumomi and Kengo jumped up in shock. "Huh?" said Kengo, confused.

"You guys are getting married because of an arranged marriage right?" accused Hikari. "That's why your parents were talking that other night!" And why you guys hugged...

Yumomi and Kengo stared at Hikari for a while, and then burst out laughing.

"M-married," barely managing to say the words because of his laughter. "I can't believe you thought that."

"That's ridiculous," said Yumomi, in between laughs. "Where did you get that idea? Let me guess, Haruka told you that."

Hikari now felt really stupid standing there thinking they were married.

"But the wedding dress, and you said wedding," mumbled Hikari feebly.

"Well, there is going to be a wedding," said Kengo.

Kengo and Yumomi looked at each other.

"Actually," said Yumomi. "Our parents are the ones getting married."

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"WHAT!" she shouted. "You guys are going to be step –uh –siblings?"

No wonder Yumomi and her dad were at Kengo's house, they were arranging their own wedding.

"Actually, we found out that we're twins," said Yumomi.

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"TWINS!"

Me: Ehehe, I just realized I never mentioned their age (I think xD) So yeah, now their all 14...well think of them of whatever age you'd like.

Hikari: I just realized something...where the heck are my pokemon?

Me: Yes...erm...I forgot about them ~sweatdrop~ I'll try adding them next time xD In the meantime...

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