Saba: You said Akite was coming, but he came instead!

Pai: May I ask what you are incoherently babbling about?

Saba: *heats up*

Zuka: Um... we do not own anything?

Saba: May I mention that we especially do not own Pai?

Zuka: What? D:

Saba: By the way, this chapter has a different authoress... *cough* Saba's Reflection.

Pai: You really put empathis on that, didn't you?

Saba: *injects tranquiliser into his leg* Sweet dreams... or a beautiful nightmare? xD


Love Potion
Lettuce Of My Eye

Retasu's eyes were shut firmly as she hummed quietly, stirring the plastic mixing bowl with content. She opened her eyes to reveal sapphire gems, each orb sparkling with delight. She could not believe her luck when putting her trust in Purin to organise her love life, and she knew from a conversation earlier that Purin had once tried a love potion on Taruto, hardly listening to the disastrous end result afterwards.

Taruto hated Purin with a passion, na no da! At least there was love in his hatred, no da!

She was just too caught up with the idea that Ryou could actually return her feelings, and the deviously evil plan had been shoved to the back of her mind until she had seen him again. It had aroused so many feelings that she just wished she could share them with him, forcing her to consult Purin as a temporary cook.
But Purin wasn't cooking any old recipe.

It was a recipe of love.

Retasu stopped stirring as she reached into her apron pocket, pulling out a small glass bottle which was shrouded in pink smoke. She removed the cork preventing it from spilling as she slowly poured it into the cake mix. She wasn't doing this because she was deranged, but because Purin said that using the potion on its own, like she had done, had a reverse effect. She had also said it with caution, meaning Retasu had to put a small dose instead of the entire potion, which was the opposite of what she was doing.

She had, in fact, finished the bottle, completely ignoring what the label read.

Use in small doses, na no da, or prepare for an obsessed lover, no da! He will cherish whoever he sees first!

Retasu watched as the creamy mix had been tainted with pink, a colour which had engulfed the whole contents of the bowl. She only smiled cheerfully as she began to prepare it for the oven.

Retasu walked along the yellow brick path of the restaurant as she held a cool plate of angel cake in her grasp, which was carefully wrapped in tinfoil. She attempted to open an arched pink door as she balanced the plate in one hand, successfully twisting the knob.

She waltzed in with such confidence that she hardly noticed Ryou brush past her. She froze almost immediately as she blinked, looking over her shoulder to see him looking out of the window again. She was beginning to grow curious of who he awaited for, letting her emotions get the better of her.

She approached Ryou, startling him with the sound of her plate hitting the table.

"Would you like a slice, Shirogane-san?"

Although Ryou could not take down this offer, what with Retasu in her best moods, he cautiously pushed the plate away as he stared through the small window on the wall again. He was really not hungry nor longing for conversation.

"Please?"

Retasu frowned as she saw she had not received a response, resting the cake on a counter in the kitchen on her way to the changing rooms. She removed the tinfoil from the appetising cake as she disposed of it in a bin, her eyes on the brink of tears. It was just as she disappeared from the kitchen that Kisshu had suddenly appeared, his eyes feasting on the cake as if he had been spying on it for a long time.
Surprisingly, he was.

"This is what happens when you starve me, Pai."

Kisshu had only minutes to spare before he would be realised missing as he picked up a slice, his golden eyes sparkling in the bulb light. Pai and Taruto were currently concocting a new beast to unleash on their prey, leaving him time to redeem himself from hunger.

The cake was coated in pink icing, only for Kisshu to lick his lips with delight. It reminded him of strawberries, the taste of her lips and the girl herself.
If only he knew he'd forget about her.

Shoving a slice into his mouth, he realised now that he had given in to temptation, he could not resist extending it. He endlessly put slice after slice into his mouth, shockingly maintaining his figure, until he resolved to licking the crumbs off the plate. The sound of footsteps pattering against the ground interrupted him, as he opened his eyes.

His eyes froze the intruder as she gasped, her hands immediately raised to cover her mouth. Kisshu's eyes were tinted a mild pink as they searched for compassion in the first person they set eyes on. Retasu instantly realised nobody had discovered him, making her his subject of love interest.

Kisshu did not know what was happening to him. He felt torn between his current love interest and the goddess which had just waltzed into the kitchen without a stumble or fall. Within a blink of the eye he had totally forgotten who he was torn between, and only focused on the mild teenager before him.

He smirked deviously, sending shudders down Retasu's spine to her dismay. Was there a connection? Retasu forgot one important factor. Purin had mentioned it as her number one caution.

If you add the potion, oneechan, it will be you who falls in love with whoever eats your cake, na no da!

There was silence, with only the beat of Retasu's heart.

Thump, thump.

No.

Thump, thump.

It can't be true.

Saba: Don't worry, the main pairing is still Retasu and Pai! I just added a little twist, is all... Retasu shouldn't go unpunished for trying to force someone into loving her... imagine being torn between Ryou, Kisshu AND Pai!

Ryou: Retasu doesn't love me!

Kisshu: Lettuce of my eye? Oh, puh-lease!

Pai: Retasu is mine!

Zuka: Yeah!

Saba: Don't give me a migraine, all of you!