Kaito, Meiko, and Miku sat together at the bar counter. They had cleaned up for the night and the manager had left them to close up.

Kaito leaned in, a devious smile on his lips. "So, in order for us to help you, you need to tell us who the lucky guy is, Miku." He said.

"Yes, tell us." Meiko added, an equally devious smirk on her own face as she spoke.

The teenage girl blushed bright pink; somewhat scared by their devilish expressions. "I- I don't know if I should say…" she trailed off. "You might think I'm weird, and maybe you won't like me or something. I mean, the person I like is at least four years older than me… and…"

The two looked surprised, even more curious about this mysterious person now. "Well, tell us more about them." Meiko urged her to continue, leaning in closer.

"…Uh… The person I like also has beautiful blue eyes." Miku blushed even brighter, shifting her face away from the two of them.

"Aww, come on! What kind of information is that?" Kaito sighed, eager to actually know this mystery person's identity.

Meiko glanced over at Kaito.

About four years older. She thought to herself. I don't know about the beautiful part, but his eyes are definitely blue. And earlier she said the one she likes is here a lot. Meiko began piecing things together and her chest tightened. " I'll be right back." She mumbled, walking off. As soon as she was out of their view, she leaned with her fist against a wall.

"No." She muttered to herself. "No, no, no, no. I am NOT in love with him." She continued, "So why should I care whether Miku likes him or not? I shouldn't. That's right. And I don't! I don't care! Ha!" At this point the brunette began laughing almost hysterically in complete denial.

Kaito looked over at Meiko worriedly as she walked away, but he figured she would just be angry if he followed her. He turned his attention back to Miku "Come on, just tell me who he is already! Please?" He begged, clasping her hands in his.

Miku slowly turned to look into his eyes, and blushed completely red as she fidgeted in her seat. "W-Well, actually - First of all… Uh… The one I like - well – the one I like… is actually…" she mumbled hopelessly.

"The one I like is actually a girl!" The teenage girl confessed, at last, staring down at her feet.

"Oh! …Really now?" Kaito looked surprised. "Is that why you were so worried about telling us?"

"Yes…" Miku said softly.

"Well, don't worry about that kind of stuff." He smiled warmly, reassuring her. "Love is love. And you can't help who it is you fall for." He patted her head.

A look of relief spread across Miku's face and she impulsively hugged him.

"Well, what's her name then?" he asked as she regained her composure and drew back.

Miku sighed, as though a weight had been lifted from her chest. "Her name is Luka." She replied, "She was a senior my freshman year of high school. And- well, I wasn't eavesdropping on her or anything like that- but I happened to find out that she frequents this bar."

"Oh, Luka! I think I recognize the name, she has pink hair, right?"

"Yeah… she does." Miku answered, watching amusedly as Kaito kept staring restlessly over his shoulder to the direction Meiko had headed. "You love her a lot, don't you?" Miku asked, smiling.

Kaito looked at her, his cheeks glowing a soft pink "Is it so easy to tell?" he smiled sheepishly "And might I add, 'A lot' is an understatement." He answered.

"Have you told her yet?" Miku asked excitedly, her teal eyes alight. She just so happened to love romance.

Kaito laughed, remembering practically every time he had. "Countless times." He paused, "I think I might actually be making some progress recently."

Miku looked at him sympathetically, almost pityingly. "Hang on a sec." She said, walking off toward Meiko. "Meiko!" Miku said practically bouncing over to where Meiko was. Miku thought she and Kaito were just such an adorable couple. Not to mention, she just enjoyed meddling in others' romantic affairs.

Meiko turned around, to look at Miku. "Oh hey, Miku. What's up?"

"Meiko, do you love Kaito?" Miku asked bluntly, she wasn't the sort to beat around the bush, or at least, not when she was playing cupid anyway.

The brunette looked surprised by her question and turned her face away, the way she usually did when she was embarrassed. "No…" she said at last, quietly. Wishing to kick herself for being so self-conscious about this.

"Ah, I see." Miku answered incredulously. "Well, you know that he loves you, right?"

Meiko looked surprised, then smiled shyly, her features softening as she thought of him. "Yes…"

Miku nodded her head. She stood for a moment. "Right then." She ran off to the storage room, scooping up her belongings. "I've gotta go now! See you two later, bye!" She called out to them in a sing-songy tone as she darted out of the bar.

"She sure is energetic." Kaito said, approaching Meiko. "So, what were the two of you talking about?" he asked, tugging at his scarf.

"Oh… Nothing much." Meiko answered, turning her face away from him. "What about you?"

"The person Miku loves." Kaito said.

"Ah, I didn't get a chance to find out." Meiko smiled, looking over at Kaito.

"Allow me to walk you to your car and I'll tell you all about it, my lady." He said, holding his hand out to her.

"I don't know, sir, it might be a bit far from yours." She joked, grabbing hold of his outstretched hand.

"For you, my lady, I'll make an exception." He added as he picked up their stuff and locked up behind him.

The two walked out into the cold night air, hand in hand.

HAH

Did that Miku thing happen the way you expected? I bet not. Or, at least I hope it was less predictable than usual. I love Miku so I really did not want to make her the bad guy. (Also, I am fond of Miku x Luka ;D )

I'm sorry for not posting in so long. I've been away from home.

Thank you for reading!

Til next time!