Cuxie: Oh my gumdrops! Has this story missed me?! It's my very first fanfic! Why isn't it finished?!

Kazune: Because you're a lazy, good-for-nothing--

Shia: Eto, you had an announcement, Cuxie-san?

Cuxie: Oh, yes! Weeeell...July 20th is my 2nd birthday! So I'm having an, um, Updatapalooza of sorts to celebrate. Which basically means: I'm updating EVERYTHING!!

KK&PT: YAAAAAAAY!!

Cuxie: I KNOW!! Teehee! I've also been thinking. Since this fic was my first, maybe I should go back and make corrections. But would that mess up the time-stream?

Ten-chan: The what?

Cuxie: Eh, forget it...now what was I doing?

Ten-chan: Updating!

Cuxie: Oh, yeah. ROLLING CHAPPY 16!!

Kazune: No! Its--Oh. It is 16. I guess she got it right for once...

Cuxie: Hah!

Knock! Knock!

"Coming, su!" Karin called, racing to answer the door. After first hyping herself into a Misha-persona, she found it was easy to be peppy. Like riding an energy high. "Welcome welcome!" She ushered in Kotarou, Ten-chan, Koboshi, and Dai-chan. "Shia-chan's still in the kitchen, but make yourself at home, su!" Wow, I'm getting good at this. I might actually pull this off, she thought with a smile.

Suddenly, a hand grasped hers and a short boy with glasses was kneeling before her. "Ah, my dearest Misha-san! It's been too long since I've seen your lovely face!" He kissed her hand.

"E-EH?!" Karin snatched her hand away quickly. She looked up to the skeptical faces of Misha's friends and realized her response must've been wrong. "Ah, um, I-I should go help Shia-chan in the kitchen! Be right back...su!" She raced into the kitchen. "Shia-chan! Shia-chan, I need your help!"

"What's wrong?" Shia asked, holding a dish of miso soup.

"Some weirdo just got on his knees and kissed my hand!" she hissed. Shia laughed.

"Oh, that's just Mitarai-san. He's always like that."

"Well what does Misha-chan do about him?"

"She just ignores him."

Karin stared at her incredulously. "That's it? How can she ignore someone like that?"

Well, it's not as though Misha-san tries to ignore him. Really, it's more thats she's, um, oblivious to the attention he gives her," Shia explained. For a moment, Karin was contemplating how on Earth anyone could be oblivious to such straight-forward behavior, then she remembered Misha's cheerful, happy-go-lucky disposition and understood.

"Well...I, uh, I guess I should go back out there and be a good hostess."

She found the others where she had left them, discussing how Koboshi and Mitarai had spent their summer.

"I'm back, su! What I miss?"

"Koboshi-chan was telling us about her piano recital," Kotarou said.

"Oh, you had a recital? How'd it go?" Karin asked curiously.

Koboshi flushed. "Oh, it was fine. Nothing big. Nothing special," she said, downplaying the whole event. She looked down at her feet. In truth, her spring break was going terribly. When she learned about the hot springs, Koboshi had tried everything to get out of her recital. She could only imagine what Misha had done to Kotarou without her.

But there was no getting out of the recital. And she blew the recital. Piano isn't exactly her strong suit. Stupid small hands, she thought. As if all of that wasn't bad enough, she'd been forced to wear that hideous pink frilly dress her mom had bought! Like she didn't look enough like a 5-year-old.

"Sorry we couldn't be there," Kotarou said to her.

Thank God you weren't, she thought. "Oh, don't worry about it!" She laughed, nervously.

"We won't," Ten-chan said, rolling his eyes.

"So what did you do, Dai-chan?"

Hiroshi crossed his arms and resumed his self-important air. "My usual training and responsibilities as the heir of the Mitarai household! That..." he turned to Karin with the dreamy look in his eyes and she looked away. "...and waiting for the chance to see my dear Misha-san again!"

Ten-chan raised an eyebrow. "Riiight...so basically you did nothing."

"Uh! Why you--!"

"Here you are," Shia announced, bringing in the miso soup. "I hope you enjoy it."

"Who doesn't enjoy your cooking?" Ten-chan said, eagerly digging in.

Koboshi turned to Shia. "So how was the hot springs?"

"Oh, it was very relaxing. Right, Misha-san?"

Karin nodded. "Totally! It was so much fun. The rooms were so luxurious! We even made some, uh, new friends." She glanced at Shia when she said this, trying to figure out whether or not it was safe to add that. Not that she could take it back now.

Koboshi was staring at Karin skeptically. What's with her? She didn't even say 'su'. And she hasn't touched Kotarou since we got here. The small blonde spared a glance at her crush, who was staring worriedly at 'Misha'. She's acting kinda...normal! Maybe she's finally heeding my warnings.

"What?" Karin asked suddenly and Koboshi realized she had been staring.

"N-Nothing! It's great you guys got to go. Sounds like it was fun."

Karin smiled.

Shia tapped her shoulder. "I think your cookies might be ready."

"Oh!" Karin hopped up and ran back to the kitchen.

"Uh, Misha-san's cooking?" Ten-chan asked as casually as possible.

"She insisted." He and Kotarou exchanged worried looks.

Karin reappeared with a full platter. Much to everyone's surprise, none of the cookies looked burnt or poisonous. They looked...good.

"Wow, Misha-san," Kotarou said with wide-eyes. "What kind of cookies are these?"

"White-chocolate chip, su!" she said cheerfully. I keep forgetting to add that. Gotta keep up my act,she thought. She waited for someone to be the first to taste one. Ten-chan, being the brave one, reached out and grabbed one, examined it inconspicuously, and took a bite.

"OH MY GOD!!"

"What?!" Karin asked, terrified. "What's wrong?! You don't like them?!"

"They...They're freakin' DELICIOUS!!" He exclaimed, starry-eyed. Karin blinked.

"Oh. Uh, thankies."

Hiroshi was the next one to taste one, followed by Koboshi and Kotarou. "Marvelous!" he said, looking at Karin with reverence. "I expected nothing less from the wonderfully talented Misha-san."

"Hee hee. Thankies, su!" Karin said in a flawless imitation of Misha.

Koboshi munched happily on a cookie. Wow. Normal behaviour. Decent cooking. I think I'm going to like the new Misha-san. Especially if she keeps her hands off my Kotarou.

Karin looked around at her new friends with an accomplished smile on her face. This is easier than I thought. I can so pull this off! I wonder how Misha-chan's doing...

Cuxie:(eating apple) Mmm mmf! Mmy!

Kotarou: Uh...

Kazune: She has this thing with apples. She has to speed eat them. Best if we go on without her.

Kotarou: Yeah. Thats a big apple. R&R!

Kazune: Hopefully we'll be back before next year.

Cuxie:(swallows) Hah! Under 3 minutes!