Cuxie: Ok, my performance sucks! So much needs updating! Oh gosh, it's almost my two year b-day!

Karin: Really? When?

Cuxie: July 20th! I'll be 2 years old (on )!

Karin: And you planned on celebrating by...?

Cuxie: Updating EVERYTHING!!

Karin: Seriously?!

Kazune: Please tell me this isn't a joke.

Cuxie: Absolutely not! Which is why I gotta get started! Now!

Kazune: Well go!

Cuxie: Okies okies! Rolling chappy 7!!

"...This is never going to work."

"We'll make it work."

"They'll know we're faking."

"Not if we do it right," Kazune insisted. They stood outside the classroom door, listening to the low murmer of voices coming from inside. If they had assumed right, word had already spread that Karin Hanazono and Kazune Kujyou were supposedly dating.

It was also very likely that the Kazune-Z didn't believe Karin's statement. So their plan was to fake a relationship long enough to get Kazune's fangirls to back off.

"Now take my hand," he instructed. Karin did as she was told and took a deep breath before opening the door to face her classmates. Karin held the door open for Kazune; since she was in his body, it seemed like the polite thing to do.

Silence engulfed the room; every face turned, every mouth shut, and every pair of eyes turned to the god and goddess standing in the doorway.

Karin froze, and Kazune immediately picked up on her nervousness. "Ignore it," he whispered.

"B-But they're all--"

"HANAZONO-SAN!! KAZUNE-KUN!!" Michiru caught them from behind, pulling them together into a three-way air-tight hug. "I heard the good news! Congratulations!!"

Karin gasped for breath, "Guh...M-Mi, er Nishikiori..." God that sounds weird, she thought. "Air!" He released them.

"Sorry, sorry. But why wasn't I informed about this sooner?!" he asked, suddenly indignant. He placed a firm hand on Karin's head and she glance at Kazune for help. He only shrugged. "You two just love keeping secrets from me. Is there anything else I should no about?"

"Uh--"

Before they could respond, the three of them were surrounded by curious onlookers, asking questions about their 'relationship'. Michiru's boldness had encouraged the others to ask freely and it seemed as though Karin and Kazune were trapped.

"Is it true that you two live together?"

"Do your parents allow that?"

"How far have you gone?"

The final question caused both of them to turn a vivid red. But luckily, they were saved from a response by the bell. "Take your seats children! I need to take attendence!" Their sensei announced cheerfully. Thank you, Sensei, Karin and Kazune both thought as they took their seats.

Class progressed as usual, apart from the stares, whispered conversations, and passed notes that were obviously the product of this latest peice of gossip. Karin and Kazune exchanged glances, a similar thought running through both their minds:

We're never going to survive today.

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"You are soooo lucky, Hanazono-san!"

"Kujyou-kun's so hot!"

"I wish I was you!"

Every girl in the locker room was cooing and gushing over who they thought was Karin with light envy. However, since Kazune was actually the one they were gushing over, he wasn't paying them the least bit of mind. Instead, he was staring intently into his locker, trying hard not to look at any one, including himself, since he wasn't dressed either and he still wasn't fully comfortable with changing in Karin's body.

God, I should've thought this through more.

A hand tapped his shoulder and he jumped slightly. "Hey," a girl asked loudly next to him, "is he a good kisser?" Kazune's head snapped up, forgetting momentarily why he wasn't looking at anyone, and stared at this girl, bemused. His face flushed. How the Hell do I answer that?!

All the other girls hushed up, awaiting his answer.

"W-Well, uh--"

"Hanazono-san can't answer that because she doesn't know," a snide voice announced. All heads turned, including Kazune's, to face the leader of the Kazune-Z, who was staring hard at Kazune. He glared back.

"What do you mean, Hikaze-san?" one girl asked.

Atsune Hikaze's eyes never left Kazune. "I mean, Hanazono-san is a liar. She can't possibly be dating Kujyou-kun! Just because she held his hand once doesn't make her his girlfriend. It's all a lie." Her voice was loud enough for all the girls nearby to hear and they looked at Karin doubtfully, swayed by Atsune's arguement.

Kazune stared back at her in disbelief. That little--! Ugh. Great. What have I gotten Karin into now? So what if it had been a lie? As long as he and Karin were both in on it, it wasn't like anyone could call their bluff. Who was to tell them whether or not they were dating if they both said they were?

Atsune Hikaze, apparently.

"I think you're just jealous," Kazune countered. "You can't accept the fact that he's my boyfriend and not yours."

"Then prove it."

"What? How?"

Atsune placed both hands on her hips and strode up to Karin, challenging her. "If he's really your boyfriend, then he won't mind if you kiss him. At lunch today. In front of everyone."

"What?!"

"You heard me," she said. "Unless you kiss Kujyou-kun today, we'll all be forced to believe it was a lie. But if he's really your boyfriend then this shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Kazune glanced around at the curious faces of the girls around him. They'd all hate Karin if they thought she was lying. What else could he do. "Right. I'll do it. I'll kiss him." He's the one who'd gotten her into this mess in the first place. He had to get her out, didn't he? She'd understand...

Hopefully.

Cuxie: Yes, this chappy is short and I deserve to be hanged for it.

Karin: Well...it's something.

Cuxie: True. Who prefers short chappy to no chappy? Hmm? Anyone?

Karin:..(raises hand)

Cuxie: Ha! We've got one! Please stick around for chapter 8 folks! I will do everything in my creative power to make it longer! Promise!