A/N: You should all know that every time I even look at my stories, I die a little inside. The grammar mistakes, the references, the subtle sexist comments, THE IMPROPER USE OF YOUR AND YOU'RE. It's all trash. Thankfully for me, I procrastinate a lot and writing is educational so I have an excuse to fix them all up instead of doing homework.

" Ichigo-chan, hurry up! They're about to post the next date for the next competition! " Sana said as he launched himself onto her bed.

" Five more minutes. " She grumbled, turning herself away from the light streaming in through the curtains.

" You said that 20 minutes ago. " He whined.

" You drive a hard bargain. Fine, 10 minutes. " Ichigo replied. Sana sighed and got off her bed. Satisfied, Ichigo snuggled into her bed, wrapping the covers tightly around her.

" Wow. Didn't know you read this kind of stuff. " Sana's voice sang from across her dorm- where her bookshelf was. Immediately Ichigo shot out of bed, snatching the book in Sana's grip. " Didn't you say that you didn't like cheesy romantic books? "

" You tell anyone of this, and I will end you. Do you hear me? " Ichigo warned, glaring at Sana. Instead of being frightened, Sana just chuckled.

" That stopped being threatening after three years of being friends with Tsubasa. " Sana quipped, ruffling Ichigo's hair. " Come on, my lovely Daiyu-chan is waiting for me. "

" I always wonder how you got her as a girlfriend. Honestly, it's sad to see how low the bar has been set. "

" Hey! "

" I'm kidding, I'm kidding. " Ichigo laughed, shoving Sana out of the room. " You're a catch as well. Now leave and let me get dressed unless you want to tell Tsubasa that you witnessed his girlfriend getting naked. " Before Ichigo was even finished her sentence, Sana had already sprinted away. While Tsubasa's glare may have lost its touch, his threats certainly haven't.

" Amano-jiejie, over here! " Daiyu called out. Daiyu Zhang was Ichigo's underclassmen as a Chinese transfer student and girlfriend to Sana. She had caught the attention of one Sana Homori after she had stood up to some bullies who were teasing her about her accent. Though Daiyu seemed like an innocent and cute girl, she was in no way afraid of punching someone in the throat if the situation requires it. " The rest went out to look at the match information. "

" They left me? How rude. " Ichigo pouted, even though she didn't mind. She and her friends always teased each other jokingly and called each other rude, mean, etc. Daiyu just replied with a laugh.

" They should be back soon if they don't get lost. " Daiyu remarked, her eyes looking around the large hotel where they were temporarily living until the competition was over. Daiyu had been able to tag along with the group because her parents had helped sponsor the trip. There was also the reason that their next competition would be held China, near Daiyu's hometown and it just made sense for her to come to France then to China so that they were all together.

" Is Kaito with them? " Ichigo asked as she sat down with a plate of food.

" Yes. "

" They're lost. " Ichigo concluded, sniggering as she took a bite of food. Daiyu sighed and nodded in agreement.

By the time the boys of the group had come back, Ichigo and Daiyu had finished their food and was talking about different ideas for pastries.

" Yogurt as an alternative to frosting sounds a bit risky but it would still be unique. " Daiyu hummed.

" But it might get the cake soggy if we don't get it to the right consistency. " Ichigo pointed out.

" But if we get it right, then it'll be delicious. " Tsubasa said, making the two girls jump.

" Took you long enough. " Daiyu said.

" Sorry, we made the mistake of letting Kaito guide us. Why don't we ever learn? " Sana sighed as he slid into the seat next to Daiyu, and slipped his hand into hers.

" Because I'm a reliable person. " Kaito answered with a thousand watt grin. The whole table turned to him with an unamused look. " Why are you all staring at me like that? Are you all ganging up on me? How this betrayal hurts me. "

" Sit your ass down, you loser. " Tsubasa said without looking up from his food.

" Yes, sir. "

" Ichigo, you know I hate to see you upset right? " Kaito asked as he stared at something over her shoulder.

" Yea but what are you talking abou- they're behind me, aren't they? " Ichigo guessed.

" Yea. "

" They saw us? "

" I think so. "

" Are they coming towards us? "

" Bingo. "
" I hate my life. "

" Yes, dear. "

Continuing to drink some tea, Ichigo pretended that she never got the information that her old teammates were approaching. By Kaito's frequent glances and Sana's frozen smile, Ichigo could tell that they were close. Preparing herself for an encounter with the Sweets Princes, she straightened up and sat waiting. But instead of stopping at their table, they continued down to an unoccupied table labeled " Team Kashino. "

" Well that was anti-climatic. " Sana said.

" Be thankful. Imagine what would have happened if- "

" LUCY~ " A voice rang out in the dining hall.

" -one of them noticed her. " Tsubasa finished. They all turned towards the blond American who had just shown up. Obviously, his teammates had gone ahead and left him. He zoomed towards her, picked her up, and swung her around.

" J-Johnny would you mind putting me down? " Ichigo stuttered, feeling rather dizzy.

" If you don't want to be killed by Tsubasa, then I suggest you put her down. " Kaito said casually.

" He's not exaggerating. " Tsubasa said calmly.

" Why does this always happen? " A new voice sighed.

" Johnny, put the nice lady down-wait, Amano-san? " Andou asked, his eyebrows raised.

" Ah, Andou-kun, Hanabusa-kun. Bonjour. " Ichigo said nervously. " Uh, would you mind helping me a bit? "

" Of course. Johnny, let her go. Kashino wanted to talk to you about the possibility of having a fried pastry for one of the rounds. " Hanabusa said.

" Really? Okay. Goodbye, Lucy. " He said, putting her down.

" Actually, it's I- "

" See you Lucy. " He said before sprinting off.

" It's Ichigo. " She muttered. 2/3 of the Sweets Princes and her stood in awkward silence. They didn't know exactly where they stood. Friends, old classmates, rivals?

" We wanted to say sorry for Kashino. " Hanabusa said, finally breaking the silence. " What he said last night was rude and out of line. "

" Don't apologize. " Ichigo said quickly. " It's not you who said it. Besides, it wouldn't be fitting for a rival school to submit to a rival. "

" We weren't submitting- "

" Yes, you were. This isn't my first time in this competition. They will eat you up alive if you show weakness. " Ichigo warned. Even if they made that commercial and even though they were enemies in the competition, she didn't want to see her old friends crushed.

" Who's they? " Hanabusa asked, an eyebrow raised.

" Everybody in this competition. Everybody who would do anything to win this competition, even if it means that they would go against their friends. " Ichigo explained.

" And does that include you? " Andou challenged.

" Me? " Ichigo asked, a sad smile on her face. " Especially me. "

" I thought you said they knew it was us. " She muttered to Kaito after they had left the dining room.

" I said I think so. There's a difference. " Kaito replied.

" I hate you. "

" Yes, dear. "

A/N: I haven't updated in what, over a year? I don't know. And now look at me. Writing a chapter in under 30 minutes, even though I haven't done my essay. I'm totally failing. Whoops.

Jiejie= Older sister in Chinese.