"My hearts not fluttering or anything. You just caught me by surprise. If you were to give me a kiss out here I'd...Well, I'd have to give you a slap in return."

A few days later, it was Sunday, so, a break from school.

"What do you want to do today Luka-chan?" Luki asked me that morning as I walked groggily into the kitchen. I sat up on the high chair next to the bar and watched as he put eggs onto my plate. I grabbed my fork and started eating. I looked up at my brother wearing a yellow apron that tied snugly around his waist, holding a spatula, and grinning down at me. The scene made me giggle. He looked at me curiously, and then put eggs onto his own plate and turned the stove off.

"Nothing really, Niisan. I feel a bit under the weather." A worried expression crossed his face and he quickly crossed the kitchen and slapped his hand to my forehead.

"Hmm...you don't have a fever." He backed up and looked down at me. "I want you to keep an eye on that okay? I don't need my little sister catching a cold." He smiled.

I nodded back. "Well I'm off." I said downing my glass of milk and walking towards the door.

"Have fun~" Luki commented as he watched me leave.

"Kaito-kun~ Look at these!" Miku commented holding a pair of black cat ears in her hand. Kaito laughed as she place them on his head and giggled.

I rolled my eyes.

I turned around to see Len and Rin on the other side of the store placing a different variety of hats on one another.

I mentally groaned.

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Neru texting endless on her yellow phone.

I sighed.

Miku had begged me to go to the mall with her and Kaito today, and Len, Rin, and Neru just happened to tag along. This wasn't my thing. I hated going out, but I couldn't decline Miku. That would be rude. And that's one thing I'm not...well on the outside.

I didn't know the name of the store we're in but it is rather large and has a lot of dress up type clothes. Such as cat ears and fancy hats.

I wondered over to the dresses part of the store and examined them. Apart from my usual snarky inside mind, I actually loved dresses. I usually wore a plain black one with yellow lining like the one I currently had on, but large frilly dresses always suited my fancy.

There was a Tourmaline pink one with see-through sleeves and a pink Sapphire colored border around the neckline and cuffs. It came down about mid thigh and had many layers. It was very pretty.

"Can I help you with anything?" A man in a fancy black suite and shaggy blond hair asked. He had a soft French accent and his eyes were a bright blue.

I looked back at the pink dress and wondered if I had enough money. "Just a moment." I pulled out my wallet and looked for the amount it contained. Thirty-five dollars. I glanced at the price tag on the dress. Fifty-five dollars and ninety-nine cents. No where near enough. "No sir, sorry." I said in defeat.

The Frenchman made a "Mm!" sound and stuck his nose in the air, walking away. Probably upset with me for waisting his time. When he was walking away I stuck my tongue out at him.

I trudged back to the front of the store ready to find Miku and leave, but when I got there, I couldn't see hide nor hair of any of them. Even as tall as Kaito was, he was no where in sight. I walked out of the store and looked around, but there were simply too many people walking in groups. I still didn't see them. I walked back into the store and walked up to the counter where the blond was. "Hey, where did those people I was with go."

He scoffed. "Is it my responsibility to know where your little friends run off too?" I grabbed a nearby catalog and hit him over the head. "Ow! Ça fait mal! They left little bit ago, without you!" I walked off, satisfied.

I didn't know where they would have gone off to. Len and Rin were probably to busy playing with each other, Kaito and Miku flirting, and Neru texting, to notice my absence. It made me feel a bit lonely.

I shook my head. No time to self pity now. I needed to find Miku and get the hell out of this abnormally large mall and get to bed. I started to feel a little tired just from walking. That wasn't good.

I walked into stores that looked like things any five of them would like, like The Prank Shop (Rin and Len), Electronics (Neru) Ice Cream Parlor (Kaito) and even The Diva Outfitters (Miku). My search turned up absolutely no results.

Now, I was annoyed as hell.

I found myself in the food court, sitting in one of the many black tables, hungry, tired, and frustrated. Surely by now they would have realized by now that I wasn't there anymore and come looking for me? Those selfish brats. I slammed my fists down on the table, gritting my teeth.

I sighed and lay my head down on the table. I was beat. Maybe if I just rest my eyes for a few moments, I could wake up and go search for them once more. I let my eyes flutter close and drifted off to sleep.

"Luka-chan... Luka-chan...Wake up!" I could feel someone shaking me gently. My eyes slowly opened to not who I expected it to be. It wasn't Miku or Len, but it was Gakupo. I blinked a few times up at him, then abruptly sat up. "Finally~ You awake." He said smiling at me.

"What are you doing here?" I asked, a little confused.

I saw him roll his eyes. "It's a mall. People often come here to shop."

"Don't be a smart ass."

"Sorry dear, you just bring it out in me." I smacked him. He gave a small complaint then laughed. "So what do you want to eat from Micky D's?"

"...What?"

"What do you want to eat from Mc Donald's?" He asked looking at me like I was stupid.

"I'm not letting you buy me food. You might do something funny to it." I said looking away.

"Fine I'll get you whatever I feel like~" He commented in a sing-song voice and walked off towards the fast food restaurant

It was a long line so I guessed he would be gone for a while. I was wrong. I saw him lean down and say something in the girl in front of him. She giggled and he got in front of her. He repeated the process to the next one. And again. I couldn't help but suppress a triumphant laugh when there was a man in front of him. He couldn't work his charms now. Of course, I was wrong again. He did the same thing he did with the first few girls and the man's face went red and he coughed into his hand and let Gakupo pass.

I repeatedly banged my head on the table until he came back with our food.

"What are you doing love?" He asked setting the tray down and taking a seat.

"Will you stop with the nicknames?" I hissed.

He threw a french fry into his mouth. "Never." I sighed and he handed me a cheeseburger, a small fry, and a Dr. Pepper. Though I did object to him getting me food, I didn't object in eating it. I was very hungry. "So what brings you here, alone, to this mall. I'd think this wasn't your idea of fun."

It sort of bugged me that he could guess my personality traits and get them right. "I came with Miku and some friends, but we got separated."

"You mean they left you." I stared at him, annoyed.

"What makes you say that?"

He smirked knowing he was right. "It isn't much of a shock that you aren't very entertaining to be around. You appear to sweet."

"Then why are you here?" I shot back at him.

He smiled at me and put a french fry at my mouth trying to get me to eat it. "Because I like you." I smacked the french fry away and continued to eat, ignoring his comment.

"So what do you want to do now dear?" He asked once we finished eating.

"I'm not doing anything with you, eggplant. I'm going to go find Miku." I said starting to walk off.

He grabbed my hand and pulled me in the other direction. "Well we can look for her together!"

'Looking for her together' consisted of him dragging me into shops and commenting on the various items. I knew he wasn't really helping me in my search.

We entered a woman's dress shop and I saw the same dress that I saw in the Frenchman's shop earlier today. It was the exact same dress, but it was a lower price. Still not in my budget, but more reasonable. I looked around to make sure Gakupo wasn't around (He was off talking-flirting- with the cashier) and I took it off the rack and held it against my body, turning towards the mirror. I actually didn't look that bad on me. It matched my pink hair and gave me an elegant look.

"Wow! I bet you'd look amazing in that!" I whirled around to see Gakupo standing behind me smirking. I quickly put the dress away and crossed my arms against my chest.

"I don't know what you're talking about."

He leaned forward until he was inches away from my face. "I said you'd look beautiful." I felt my cheeks heat up and I pushed his face away. He laughed and led me out of the store.

The window shopping continued for awhile until I spotted a crop of blue hair walking into a shop. I grabbed Gakupo and ran towards it. He seemed a bit surprised at my actions but went along anyway. When we finally caught up it was Kaito and he noticed me.

"Oh! Luka-chan. We were wondering where you'd run off to." I held my tongue on the part where they left me and smiled.

"I'm sorry I shouldn't have walked off." Miku then walked up and gave me a relieved look.

"Oh I'm glad you're okay!" She turned to Gakupo. "Oh hello Gaku-kun. Were you providing Luka-chan with company while we gone?" Her eyes seemed to smirk at the sentence.

He nodded and wrapped a hand around my waist. "Of course~"

It took every fiber in my body to not slap him in the head and push his hand away. I couldn't do it, I was in front of others. Gakupo sensed the discomfort he was causing me and smirked, pulling me closer.

I gave a slight cough and walked away. "Where's Rin and Len?"

"They're in the back planning some trap for Neru. You know, because she doesn't ever look up from her phone's screen." Kaito said, simply.

I nodded and turned to them. "Well let's round them up and leave if you don't mind. I don't feel to good. I think I might catch a cold if I don't rest soon."

Miku nodded at me and ran back into the store. I turned to Gakupo and he had a concerned expression on his face. My eye twitched as I gave a slight bow. "T-thank you for helping me today..." I strained out. Kaito smiled at my politeness. Gakupo just looked at me, then gave a wave of his hand.

"Bye." He said and left.

Just left.

I expected him to try something more before he left. But he didn't.

He just left.

I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a little surprised, but that thought disappeared when Miku returned with the three blond headed people. "Okay, let's go."

Wow this was a really long chapter... What's funny is I was having serious writers block on this chapter and I just started writing and I got this masterpiece. Haha I know it isn't that great but it's way better than what I had originally planned.

I read a fanfiction today about England (from Hetalia) and it was hard not to put, "You damn wanker." after several of Luka's insults. I actually did it a few times, but ended up erasing them. I'm guessing that's why Gakupo kept saying things like "love" and "darling." Ahh the British (:

DUDES Have you heard Kaito's new Append sample? SEXY. I went Damn, that's amazing. Like seriously the sample is only like a minuet, yet I downloaded it and have it on my ipod. I am listing to it this very second.

Also the song at the beginning is called The Tsundere Song and it expresses Luka's personality in this fanfic to a T. So check it out(:

Anyway's that's all for now~