I started by clearing my throat. At the new sound, the men looked at me, and, with the exception of the small black haired man, their faces just melted. "...Hi..." I greeted. "I'm _ _, your new housemate."

The three that stared at me just frozen like that until I heard a, "Konichiwa _-chan, my name is Kiku."

The other three blinked and smiled at me. "I'm Ludwig. Welcome to the household." the big blond greeted, shaking my hand.

"I'm the Awesome Gilbert! But, you can call me You Royal Awesomeness!"

"My name's Lovino. Ciao bella."

I smiled politely. "...So...what all can I expect at this school?" I asked awkwardly, moving to the doorway to the kitchen.

"You can expect idiotas that think they know what they're doing, but they don't!" Lovino grumbled in the kitchen as he started to roll out the batter. "You like pizza with thin and crispy crust?"

"Thin crust is fine." I answered.

Upon hearing that he shot me a look. "Fine? Just fine?" he asked, crossing his arms. "What pizza crust DO you like?"

"I don't want to trouble you, I hear it's difficult to make."

"Tell me!" he demanded.

I suddenly felt really small against him as I answered. "...Well...I've always liked the...thicker and chewy crust... Thin and crispy always felt like I was eating a board."

Suddenly, he chuckled. "You think thick and chewy is hard?" he asked. "If it's caught early enough, it's an easy fix." I smiled as he clumped the batter back together to start from square one, and rolled it out thicker.

While Lovino made the pizza, I went back in the living room to see Gilbert and Ludwig talking. I didn't want to disturb them, but when I started to go back up stairs, Gilbert stopped me. "Frau! Where're you going?" he asked.

"Just up stairs to goof off, maybe read one of my books, or doodle,"

"You draw?" he asked. "Can we see the pictures?"

I really didn't want him to see. I always found my drawings as my own world that I don't have to share with anyone. "...No!" I shouted as I ran up the steps. Thankfully, they didn't follow me.

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As _ ran up the stairs, Lovino, Ludwig and Gilbert stared eachother down. "...So...Lovino...you seem to take a likeing to _...am I right?" Ludwig asked.

"What's it to you potato bastard?" he shouted. "It's not like you think you have a chance with her!"

As silence greeted the room, both Lovino and Gilbert widened their eyes at the blond German. "West! What are you thinking? She obviously wants the Awesome Me!"

"So, all three of us fell for one frauilne," Ludwig sighed. "...How about a contest."

The two gave him a look. "...We're listening..."

"Over the next week, we'll record the time she spends with us in these notebooks." he stated, handing the two a notebook he got from his extra school suplies. "The one she spends most time with by this time next Saturday gets to ask her out."

"What if she refuses to go out?" Lovino asked.

"Pfft! Like she CAN refuse the Awesomness that is me!"

"You sound so sure that you'd spend more time with her!"

"Focus!" Ludwig yelled over the two of them. "If she refuses, then we'll just try again and eliminate whoever she rejected."

"I get it!" Gilbert nodded in understanding. "Sorta like Musical Chairs!"

"More like Musical Dates." Lovino grumbled.

"So, we have a plan?" Ludwig asked.

Gilbert nodded and drew his hand back. "Let's high five on it!" When the other two gave him a look, he shrugged. "What? It's kinda hard to give a hand shake three way." Ludwig and Lovino shrugged and gave their high fives unenthusiastically. "May the awesomest man win!"