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Yamapi couldn’t help but shake his head at the stupid behavior of the two people whom he probably felt the most towards right now. Megumi and Toma were acting as if they were both contending with each other for Yamapi’s love when in fact their true competition was Maki, who was sneaking her way into his mind.

She’d been on his mind on all day really. Then again he thought again and shook his head, it wasn't really anything about her that was plaguing his thoughts. It was the way she had handled her confession.

When he’d come back last night he’d wondered if he should have told Shun. Normally he would have done this without a second thought. After all this didn’t concern him and he would have normally pitied the guy. Even perhaps suggested to keep the girl on a leash.

Then he realized that Maki could retaliate just as easily saying that he had almost kissed her on the dance floor. She would have no proof of this of course but when he looked at it that way neither did he. Then looking at it again the person they'd probably believe would be Maki because she would be the more trustworthy one in their eyes.

Who was he? Just the new kid. No one would take him seriously if he said that the girlfriend part of the dream couple of Eitoku actually liked someone else, namely him.

He turned to look at her right now and saw her delicate figure was barely concealed.

He stopped breathing quickly and turned away to look at Tom and Megumi who were still on top of each other. How had he not noticed this before?

He tried not to think about Maki and instead concentrated on listening to Megumi as she was arguing with Toma. She herself wasn’t that concealed but when Megumi talked it seemed almost manly so it was understandable he hadn’t noticed her. Because he truthfully treated her quite a bit like she was his best friend, which in a way she was but she kissed damn well too.

But Maki had been nothing but her usual charming, graceful, ladylike self.

He couldn’t help swallowing the slight knot that was forming in his throat now as he realized her skirt was particularly short. He couldn't help he realized that this hand was immediately slipping under neat his body to meet hers that was rather close to him. The moment he touched her hand he saw her eyes flick to his with a sense of fear in them and he immediately grasped it tightly and felt her return it with fervor.

So she remembered what exactly she'd done last night. How she'd held his hand like this. His heart was beating, but it wasn't as fast as before. He'd gotten used to this. He needed more now. He saw his eyes drifting to the direction of her collar bone.

He shook himself out of a daze and forced himself to remember something else and his mind immediately came back to him. He was glad that it wasn’t anymore an accessory in the evil plans of his desires. He let go off her hand.

He remembered something rather random. It was an image of Erika smiling victoriously as she scored the fifth score for her team and she was the only reason the Usagis (obviously named by Erika as well) were winning. That was what had made all the guys in their Gym class scream out in love. It wasn't often a girl as pretty and beautiful and shy got out the guts to kick a soccer ball the way she had.

“Erika good job today in Gym eh? You were quite hot.” He said and Erika looked up almost shocked at being spoken to after such a long time of being ignored. She gave him a wide smile.

“Arigato! You weren’t so bad yourself Yamapi-chan.” She said a hint of seduction in her voice and he nodded appreciatively and Teppei looked at Erika shocked.

“Wow Erika-chan…I think that was the first time you ever flirted.” He said to her as Erika’s eyes immediately widened and her head bent down so her hair covered her face as if to make sure no one would be able to see her facial expression.

Yamapi could already feel the heat coming off her cheeks and he was on the other end of the couch. He got up for a second and stretched.

Toma looked pensive as he pushed Megumi off himself and nodded in agreement with Teppei. “You know I think he’s right Erika-chan. You’ve never flirted before! Neh Yamapi you really are a miracle worker in this big old school called Eitoku. You made Erika flirt, you made Megumi actually settle down, you made me ask Mao out on a date, you made Maki freak out for once, you made Shun actually lose in a staring competition."

“Actually the last one is quite easy to do. It’s just you are a really easy opponent Toma.” He said grinning widely as Toma immediately poked his shoulder.

“Urusai! OW! MEGUMI THAT HURTS!" Toma said as she jumped on his back and bit his ear.

"I saw it in Hana Yori Dango so I wanted to try. Did you feel anything like you were attracted to me?" Megumi asked happily jumping off him and Toma neared her and pulled her closer and looked deep in her eyes before finally bending down and rubbing his ear on her arm.

"EWWW MEGUMI COOTIES!"

“If you two would stop being utterly cute. I have a question.” Maki said looking around worriedly.

Yamapi and Toma both immediately stopped and Megumi grinned as she compared them to tin soldiers in her head and started laughing like a crazy girl. Teppei and Erika looked at her as if she were mad.

Megumi slid down into Yamapi’s previous spot on the couch and closed her legs and placed her elbows on her knees leaning forward flicking her gaze back and forth between Yamapi and Toma.

Maki continued on. “Where are Shun and Mao?”

Immediately both Yamapi and Toma’s faces fell at the mention of Maki’s boyfriend but of course both did a rather good job of hiding their true emotions by pretending to look for them in the room.

Everyone looked at each other expecting Mao and Shun to pop up saying. ‘Right Here!’ but of course they didn’t and this did confuse all of them quite a bit.

“I have no idea where my boyfriend is. This is not normal.” Maki said unable to believe that she was actually pretty glad about this...she was supposed to be more worried! Wasn't she? Yes...she was. She remembered when she'd loved Shun far deeper than she did now she'd been worried of his every location. So worried that once he'd called her mom while kissing.

After that she'd kept her worrying to herself.

“You only say that because you had all your classes with him before and now you don’t.” Toma said almost spitefully but no one except Yamapi really caught it.

“Aww Maki-chan do you not want to be my companion in this horrible adventure called school?” Teppei asked in the cutest voice possible.

Maki shook her head and happily offered him a one-armed hug. Teppei made people want to cuddle him and Maki of course was no exception. “Of course not Teppei-chan! I love being in all my classes with you.”

“Oi! What about us?” Toma said surprisingly pointing to both Yamapi and himself. Yamapi remembered suddenly that he used to hate her as he saw her arm wrapped still around Teppei. He narrowed his eyes unable to keep them off her short skirt anyways even though he was glaring at her.

“Please like I would want to have any classes with her. Thank god I don’t.” He said and Maki immediately reclaimed her arm from Teppei and grasped her heart fakely.

“Oh you hurt me Yamapi-chan.” She said a mischevious, challenging grin on her face and Yamapi rolled his eyes and edged a little farther away from her.

“Ouch it sure as hell would hurt me Maki.” Megumi said and Erika nodded in agreement still feeling to shy to say anything from Teppei’s comment about her new flirtatious behavior.

“Well I want classes with Maki-chan instead of this half-woman.” Toma said obviously talking about Megumi. Who immediately stood up and tugged on Yamapi’s arm as she stood beside him.

“Defend me like a good boyfriend Yamapi-chan!” She said jokingly sticking her tongue out at Toma behind Yamapi’s back.

“Why can’t you do it yourself Megumi?” He said yawning.

“Cause I’m pretty sure he’d beat me up after what I did to his chest.”

“DAMN RIGHT I WILL! ISM WILL COME TO AN END TODAY!” Toma yelled and everyone stopped for a second to look at him oddly.

He looked to everyone and proceeded to explain. “Cause you know how you usually exempt girls from fights cause they’re ‘weak’?” Everyone continued to look at him as if he was a freak of nature and he bowed his head in depression.

“I will go in that little corner over there.” He said obediently and started walking over there before Yamapi yanked him back by pulling on his collar.

“Oh wait neh? I’m supposed to defend the half-woman’s honor by saying she’s not actually a half-woman…when she actually is.” Yamapi said grinning jokingly at Toma who grinned back with just as mischievous a smile on his face.

Maki couldn’t help but love the two of them together, the way they behaved it was almost synchronized. If there were any two man best friends she loved in image it would be the two of them. They seemed too in sync with each other. It was too beautiful a relationship. She hoped that there would never be a moment when they would fight...it would be too sad.

“EHHHHH what a horrible boyfriend!” Megumi exclaimed and hit Yamapi in the arm.

Yamapi yelped in an unmanly manner.

And Maki was both happy about it and depressed about his unmanly yelp. She was happy because she’d finally found an imperfection beside his odd demeanor.

She was unhappy because she found it cute.

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Mao and Shun were sitting in the park where they’d often come as children. Where Mao had first talked to Aya on the phone, where Shun had confessed to Mao, where Shun had first kissed Maki, where Mao herself had hugged Toma for the first time.

For some reason the park had always been good luck for the both of them, except for that Aya instant.

At the current moment they were addressing the Aya issue that Shun had brought up. Mao was sitting with her mint chocolate chip ice cream in her hand.

Shun himself was a vanilla type of guy. So in his hand was a vanilla ice cream cone dipped in caramel.

“Well…” Mao said as she relaxed on her arms and glanced at Shun, who didn’t really look at her, and didn't really answer her plea for conversation either.

“I know we haven’t really talked that much since…last year. It’s never been the same but Shun I’m your best girl friend right?” She said letting the sun tan her face if necessary. Most Japanese girls squealed at the thought. They wanted to stay fair and pale but Mao didn’t understand that too much. Being pale had never really seemed all that pretty to her but for some reason however much she bathed herself in the sun she never got tan.

“Of course…I just-I don’t know how to start.” He said looking down at his laces as if they were the most interesting things to grace the face of the earth.

Mao got up reluctantly and moved herself so she wasn’t beside him but in front of him instead. “It’s easy really. I listen…and you open your mouth. Try not to think like I’m judging you. I know that’s why you’ve really stopped talking to me Shun. You’re afraid I think you’re a loser.”

“I really don’t like you anymore Mao.” He said and felt his own heart cry out in disagreement.

“I know that but you don’t- you can’t-you haven’t talked to me like you used to before for a long time. This is important. This family has practically killed you before Shun."

“I won’t let that happen again. No matter how many times you don't talk to me...I'll never let that happen again.” She finished after pausing again and then Shun felt his own mouth kind of open on its own.

It was the first time he was really talking to Mao.

“Dad wants me to go back to America, on a more permanent basis I bet, Ryo-nii doesn’t really remember me much. He’s-“Here Shun paused as he felt the emptiness the lack of his brother had left. It almost felt lonely.

“He hasn’t called me in a year.”

“How is that possible? You told me a month back that he’d talked to you and wished me an early happy birthday.” Mao said confused.

“I lied Mao.” Shun said shaking his head.

“I don’t know why. It’s not like I would be hurt by the lack of Ryo-nii.”

“He hasn’t even called Mom so I made it up for her sake. It’s all Aya’s fault really. I bet you it is. I never told you this Mao but a year ago-“ Shun paused as if looking around if any paparazzi were there. It was rare that they came following him but once upon a time they'd taken pictures of Mao and Shun, when Shueto was doing quite well.

“Aya and Ryo were caught having an affair. She was fourteen and he was sixteen. They were brother and sister by name and it completely tarnished Ryo’s name in New York because they were caught in the act, or close to starting it anyways. Of course she went crazy as Aya does often and went around telling everyone he was the one who came onto her, he was the one who started their secret rendezvous. As if Ryo-nii would ever do that. It seems though that Ryo-nii still didn’t leave her completely though even now, they sure aren't doing anything together but Otou-san said that Ryo wants to marry her. Otou-san in his most recent letter to me has asked me to actually ask why Ryo-nii won’t abandon Aya, as he should have months ago. Apparently they were even going to kick her out of the house but he wouldn’t allow it. He’s slowly rebuilding his reputation again though I’ve heard. I think people are starting to look on it as a mistake. Which Aya most definitely is, she’s a complete utter mistake.” Shun finished finally and Mao stared back at him as he lifted his head slowly and looked to her.

“I have three words for you Shunny: You’re family equals dysfunctional.”

“That was four words.” He said offering Mao an unwilling grin and she gave one back to him as she pinched his cheeks painfully.

“You need not point out my flaws in math Shun-chan!” She said and Shun immediately started squealing in pain.

“ITAIIII! This is why I don’t like talking to you anymore. You hurt me. No nice hugs or kisses on the cheek or anything. The most I get is an affectionate pinch.” He said pouting and Mao pouted back mocking him.

“Aww poor baby,” Mao teased and Shun laughed childishly feeling quite happy as she ruffled his hair. Then she, in what might have been a normal move a year ago but wasn’t now, leant over to give him a kiss on his cheek and Shun immediately stopped laughing and glanced at her inquisitively and Mao shrugged.

“Is your oo all better now?”

“If only I was five and the whole kiss on the cheek method would work. HELL NO MAO! If your pinches were that weak Shirota Yuu from your neighborhood wouldn’t still have pink cheeks.” He said his voice rising and falling nervously. He wondered if she noticed but if she did she pretended not to notice. Shun knew that she wanted him with her only as a friend but he couldn’t help it.

She was far too perfect for him, he noted as he looked on at her finishing up her ice cream. She made sure he didn’t get too arrogant, she made him laugh, and he lived to see her smile. She wasn’t even that pretty but Mao had magic in her looks that no one, not even Maki, could capture and sell in a bottle.

“Shun,” Mao said quietly and Shun immediately focused all his attention on her.

“Hai, what Mao?” He said still kind of entranced by her beautiful pink lips which had blood rushing to them and making them luscious because of the cold ice cream that had touched them constantly.

“Are you going to eat that?” She asked looking hungrily at his vanilla cone, which was practically good as new, and Shun shook his head laughing and then stopped and looked at her seriously. He stuck his tongue out at her nodded.

“Pig!”

“Hog! Won’t even share with your best friend. What a selfish person.” She said huffily and looked at her own hand, which had previously been the owner of a very delicious mint-chocolate chip cone.

Shun groaned unwillingly and turned her around with his free hand and stuck the cone in between the two of them.

“Don’t get your disgusting tongue on my side that’s all okay?” He said as if laying down the rules on how to share an ice cream. The truth was he was just really nervous that what would happen if somehow this ended up being an indirect kiss with Mao.

He should have just given up the cone to her but…he really did want to have some of it.

Yeah he was a hog too.

Mao nodded logically. “Duh like I’d want to indirectly kiss you…just touching you would make my future kids nerds.”

“Yeah yeah Mao…shut up and share the ice cream with me all right? Be glad you have a friend like me.” He said sticking his chest out with pride and Mao looked at it sideways and giggled as she noticed something.

“Oh my god Shun you have man s!” She said in between giggles and Shun’s eyes widened as he handed over the ice cream to the laughing female and covered his chest reflexively.

“NO I DON’T!” He insisted and Mao shook her head and nodded and then shook her head again as she laughed.

Shun picked up some grass and threw it at her careful not to let it land on the ice cream.

“BAKA!” She said immediately stopping laughing and picked up some grass herself and threw it at Shun and got up and started running away from him and Shun’s jaw dropped at her cheap trick and he got up and started chasing after her.

“BAKA #2! WAIT! I ACTUALLY DO WANT SOME ICE CREAM YOU KNOW.” He yelled after her as she turned around a teasing smirk on his face as she started sprinting and he sprinted after her but he could see now she was slowing down as she was running out of breath after running the sprint.

“OI!” He said easily catching up to her now and wrapping his arms around her so she wouldn’t get away. One would think that this would make his heart beat faster but it didn’t and so he was thankful for the lack of red on his cheeks right now as she put the ice cream between them.

“It’s a peace offering that I’m going to share with you. Otherwise I would have run off with it and eaten it myself. SEE I’m not selfish I didn’t even make you beg too much like you made me.” She said and Shun smiled at her and let his arms go off her. He stared at her, how innocent she looked looking up at him with barely any make up on and just her school uniform on.

He nodded and the top of the ice cream.

He wanted so much to just take her into his arms and kiss her, like he did with Maki far too often, far too easily.

He felt bad about it though, bad that he was feeling things like this for Mao still. He thought that if he went further and further with Maki perhaps his emotions would go towards her. Perhaps his body would just automatically get used to her.

But he couldn't tell Maki that was the reason he went under her shirt now could he?

Although Mao and Shun didn’t know it a couple from another high school near them were having a conversation about them.
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A/N: WHO LIKES THE NEW POSTERRR?? AND THE NEW BACKGROUND?!!?

I DO! Do you? Tell me and I got it from deliri0us.co.nr absolutely talented people they are really.

Okay let it be known that I never ever liked Rui for Makino in HYD but I did kind of enjoy writing this. I feel so bad for Shun. He's so one sided now. He's one of those guys that finds it hard to move on from feelings you know what I mean? Sensitive type. Now Mao on the other hand is far more free with that. She moved from Shun to Toma easily.

I loved Yamapi in this chapter. I really enjoyed writing him so I hope you guys my lovely readers and commenters enjoyed reading him.

AS USUAL THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR COMMENTING it really does help me and I love speaking with you guys: Ichigokut3, Zing, xxing, gl, deppfan! *glomps*

Hope you guys will comment again with what you liked, what you didn't like and what you'd like to change or even just randomness.

And without furtherado here is the beautiful Actor's conference:

Jun: *angryangryface as he nears Shun who's holding onto Mao's waist again* You can let go of her now.

Mao: Don't want him to that's why he's holding on. I'm kind of cold. *holds onto Shun tighter and Shun gives Jun an evil grin*

Jun: *pulls Mao out from underneath Shun's grasp and pulls her closer to him and hugs her*

Mao: *shocked*

Shun: *crying at the loss of Mao*

Author: *laughs at Shun*

Shun: *glares*

Jun: I'm warmer than him.

Mao: *blushes as he she tightens her arms around him* Yeah...you are.

Shun: *DEVESTATED* WAHHHHHH!!! HOW COULD MAO-CHAN DO THIS TO ME?! HOWWWWW

Erika: Really quite simple. She just doesn't like you.

Shun: Why are you the total opposite of your real character in the story? I don't get it.

Erika: Yeah well...deal with it Shun.

Shun: You know you're actually kind of cute.

Erika: *FAINTS*

Shun: Hehehe I knew that would happen. That's why I did it.

Kame: *glares at Shun* Ehh...hands off eh?

Shun: Relax dude...I wasn't being serious at all.

Maki: That's right he wasn't being serious. *reaches Shun's side and he reaches for one of her hands*

Maki: NOT THAT ONE!

Shun: *confused*

Maki: Rightt just nothing. Yeah. It's...just this hand's moisturized especially for you.

Yamapi: *grins in a hidden manner* *quietly* Dumb that's the worst excuse ever.

Maki: *blushes as she pretends she didn't hear him*

Toma: *is still fighting with Megumi in a corner*

Mao and Jun: *still haven't let go of each other*

Shun: Wait...this is chapter fourteen right? Weren't you and Yamapi supposed to do something this chapter?

Maki: It was nothing really. I over reacted.

Yamapi: She's telling the truth. She's really bad at what she did, couldn't control her movements, kept fidgeting with all the wrong-

Shun: *punches Yamapi out*

Maki: EHHHH? WHAT THE HELL?

Shun: Yo...I get jealous easily.

Maki: You don't even love me that much anymore.

Shun: who said so? Just because I love M-I don't show it anymore doesn't mean I don't.

Maki: You know what Shun?

Shun: *genuinely interested* What?

Maki: *punches Shun with the hand that Yamapi grasped*

Toma and Megumi: *actually stop fighting* Whoa Maki-chan..grr why are you saying the same things as me!! *continue fighting*

Yamapi: *wakes up to see Shun on the ground* Ehh?

Maki: *immediately shier as she pushes her hand away behind her back* Kame-kun did it. He got jealous of Erika and Shun.

Kame: *actually looks like he did it cause he's glaring at Shun's body on the floor as Erika cuddles up to him.