Sorry for the previous hasty notes… o.o

I was at a friend's house, and I didn't want to keep readers waiting for the next chapter… The contents are the same; just the headnotes/footnotes are different.

And longer. :D

For those who didn't see the other headnotes/footnotes, well here it is.

[Start Here]

Well. I've decided to add a stalker into the story. :D

Yeah, praise thee.

I don't own KHR.

And thanks to the reviewers, but I won't be talking much. I want to play Guitar Hero. :D

Happy Reading~!

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Yeah. That was my previous one. And yes, it was Guitar Hero at my friend's house. xD

I did add a stalker to the story… Poor Kaia. Again.

Here's the votes:

Kaia/Mukuro: 3 [and 3 re-votes from Shin]

Kaia/Mukuro with a Hibari twist: 1 [and a re-vote from Shoko-Chan]

Kaia/Gokudera: 1 1/2 [and a re-vote from Shin] [Tsunadesama89 half-votes, but all final votes will be rounded down.]

Haruka/Hibari: 1 [and another re-vote from Shin]

Yamamoto/Chrome: 2[and a re-vote from Shin]

Right now, it's Mukuro and Kaia in the lead with three votes, and a runner-up with Gokudera for 1 and a half votes. :D

Therefore, if the standings don't change, Kaia ends up with Mukuro… And for those who want that to definitely happen, vote! Re-voting tells me how much you want that pairing to happen, so… Yeah, depends solely on the reader. Or reviewer, for that matter.

Thanks to all reviewers, as well as Ninja and Banyou for reviewing, and for Shoko-Chan, Ninja, and Banyou for reviewing the previous chapter.

Happy reading, and don't forget to review~! :D

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Kaia found a good spot in the courtyard. Under the shade of a tree in the courtyard, to be specific. Nobody was around either, and that suited her just fine. Kaia opened her bento, and right at that moment, she could feel something behind her. Moving, hiding, concealing, sneaking. She whipped around to see if anyone was there – no one. And so Kaia sat back down comfortably, shrugging it off as just the wind. But she was still apprehensive, cautious.

Ria continued to open her bento and spread the various parts on the grass – the string keeping it together, the lid, the utensils, and the two boxes – lunch and dessert. She picked up the lunch container and her chopsticks, and started to eat. But in the middle of her meal, she felt that feeling again – a sense of being watched. This time, it was stronger and much more intended than accidental. Ria slowly lowered her hand holding her lunch. She placed her chopsticks and food down on the ground and slowly turned her head to look at whatever is hiding from her sight by the protection of the tree trunk.

Whatever was there before, wasn't there when she looked. Kaia's immediate train of thought came around as something like this:

What was that…?! What was that?! OMG Is it a stalker or something?! I can't have a stalker now, of all times! This is Namimori! I can't have a stalker here, no, please…

Of course, once again, her plead was not heard by the angels of Heaven; it's probably more likely to bet that the Devil heard it. Or maybe Bad Luck has a little crush on poor Kaia. We probably won't ever know, but you don't know – these days here in Namimori are going to get even weirder. Weirder than Kaia would predict, at this point.

Poor, poor Kaia.

And so Kaia, whose watchful eyes darted here and there for quite a long time, had finally finished her lunch and dessert before slowly standing up and walking away, away from the tree. Yeah, poor her, poor her. But little did she know about the things rustling in the bushes, or hiding in the trees, or looking down from the rooftop.

"So that's what he meant…" grinned a silhouette, gleaming eyes shining.

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Woah. The headnotes and the footnotes will be so much longer than the actual story… Oh well, anyway the story is going to keep on stretching. And I'm updating nearly every day because of your reviewing. :D

Thanks again to everyone who reviewed, as well as everyone who story alerted and favorite and read this little story~!

I'm going to be going to type up the next chapter now, or the next few chapters…

Have an awesome day/week/break~!

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