Matchmaker, Patchmaker chapter 5

"Why did Akira-senpai run away?" Mikan asked, her eyes wide. She looked at Tsubasa.

"Err..." Tsubasa stared at where Akira had disappered. "I...don't know.."

"Ah, but we do." Jin-Ren said, flinging her arm over Tsubasa's shoulder. It seemed like all three had turned back to themselfes. "It's something he has to tell Tsu-chan by himself, though."

Tsubasa shrugged jin-Ren's arm off of his shoulder. "I see...Is he really serious? Because he's just a flirter."

"Serious?" Min-Ren tilted her head to the side.

"Hana?" Rin-Ren mimicked her sister's motion.

"Never been more serious in his life, I'd say." Jin-Ren said. "And we know he is."

"...right..." Tsubasa looked a bit put off. "I'll jut...go and..well, I'll see you guys later.."

The students of Alice Academy stared after Tsubasa, who hurried off in the same direction as Akira.

"So!" Min-Ren said. "Let's go to the onsen!"

Mikan's eyes sparkled. "Onsen?!"

"Yea. We have one here." Rin-Ren said.

"Ye~y!" Mikan shouted, hugging the person closest to her – namely Natsume.

"Eeek!"

"And after that, we'll get you proper clothes~" Jin-Ren added. "Come on, let's go."

"It's pretty~!" Mikan said, clasping her hands together. "Ne, Hotaru?"

"..."Hotaru only glanced at Mikan before stepping into the warm water.

Mikan jumped into the water, causing a big splash.

"Hey! Watch it!" Sumire shouted, shaking her head to get rid of all the water that had ended up there.

Mikan stuck out her tounge towards Sumire. Sumire snorted and turned away.

"Now, now. Don't fight." Jin-Ren said. The only reason they knew it was Jin-Ren though, was because the triplets had tied up their hair with ribbons in their colors. "Let's play."

"Right!" Mikan was once again glowing.

Natsume listened to the happy shouts from the other side of the wooden fence and sighed. "Geez...Can't they shut up?" he grumbled. "Especially polkadots."

Luca giggled.

"Hm? What?" Natsume glanced at Luca, a glare in his eyes.

"Nothing." Luca smiled.

"Right." Natsume rolled his eyes. "Spill it, Luca."

"Right..." Luca walked up to Natsume and frowned.

"Luca...?"

Luca quickly pressed a kiss to Natsume's lips, blushing madly.

When he glanced at Natsume afterwards, the darkhaired boy was deep crimson in the face.

"W-what was that for?!"

"Because...Just because..?" Luca looked away.

"Um...right...?" Natsume turned to lean on the edge of the onsen. "But...that's not a...reason..."

"It isn't?" Luca blushed even more. "Then...because I...like you...? More then as just a friend..?"

"..Luca.." Natsume stared at his friend, his eyes wide with shock and surprise, mixed with embarassment.

"So..." Luca sighed, then shrugged. "I've told you what it was... I know you won't return my feelings, but...I--"

"Who said I wouldn't?" Natsume cut off. "Shut up, Luca. I do."

End chapter 5.

It's short again, but longer than I had planned it to be..