oh my god, i can't put away that HUGH grin of mine!

i laughed at the end too!

this is great as in really really good!

i love it when i get back home from study adn get to read your awesome story.

this is bliss~

ALIVE=BLISS XD, ok lame....

anyhow, thank you for your hardwork!!!!!!!!!!!!!

mcmugsocute: that's why aiba decided to try his best with meeting the bully because ai had helped him a lot in the past! thanks for reading, enjoy this chapter!
matsujundaisuki: xD it was a weird change for me as i was writing it, since i wrote some chapters for 'snowflake' first and then moved to 'how to fly' lol i accidently put in sora's name where nino's should be xP but i fixed it lol enjoy this chapter!
jl2020: aw thank you! i'm happy you like it so much! here's the next chapter to enjoy!










Chapter 4
Aiba stood in front of the very intimidating house and stared at it's size. Ai had told Aiba that Taku was the son of a very wealthy family and ran his own section of the family business.
But Aiba didn't imagine it to be so fancy. He quickly rubbed his hands on his pants and hesitated at the doorbell. He looked down at his ripped jeans, tennis shoes and T-shirt and wondered for a moment if he should change.
He heard the door in front of him open and looked down to see a little boy staring up at him. Shaking off his bewilderment, Aiba stooped down and smiled at the boy.
"You're Taiyou-kun, right?" Aiba asked kindly. The boy frowned at him curiously.
"Why were you staring at the door? Are you lost?" Taiyou-kun asked. Aiba laughed and shook his head.
"No... actually, Ai-chan invited me." Aiba said with a smile. Taiyou-kun turned around from the door and ran around the corner, leaving Aiba outside. Aiba slowly peaked in the door and marveled at the giant and spotless entryway.
"Sugoi..." Aiba whispered in amazement. Then, Aiba heard footsteps quickly towards the entranceway and soon was met by Ai. Seeing her dressed in baggy sweat pants, a simple T-shirt and her hair thrown up messily, Aiba felt suddenly over dressed.
"Masaki-chan! Come in!" Ai said happily, leaping towards Aiba and taking him by the hand. Ai pulled Aiba in and shut the door behind him.
"Taiyou-kun thought you were a crazy guy, isn't that cute!?" Ai giggled, taking Aiba's shoes and tossing them off into the corner.
"Cute?" Aiba said in confusion. Ai suddenly looked around the corner and jumped to Aiba's side, holding his hand tightly.
"Akina's coming! I didn't tell her you were coming!" Ai whispered excitedly. Aiba gaped at Ai in shock.
"She doesn't kn-"
"Shh!" Ai hissed sharply and Aiba immediately fell quiet.
"Ai? Who is it? Taiyou-kun said someone was here- oh..." when Akina came around the corner, Aiba's mouth dropped open at her appearance. Aiba remembered the younger, rougher Akina, always dirty and boyish. But now, she was softer, dressed in a very mother-like dress with an apron and her hair cut short, framing her face. She smiled warmly at Aiba and then looked over to Ai.
"I... didn't know we were expecting..." Akina said softly. Ai pulled Aiba forward and pointed to his face.
"Akina! Don't you know him?" Ai said with a sly smile. Akina and Aiba stared at each other blankly... Akina slowly shook her head.
"Gomen... should I know him?" Akina asked in embarrassment. Ai pushed Aiba closer.
"Look at his face!" Ai giggled. Akina looked at Aiba and Aiba smiled brightly.
"Maskai-kun!?" Akina gasped in surprise, looking Aiba up and down.
"Hai! He's all grown up now!" Ai said happily as her sister circled the blushing Aiba.
"You're absolutely gorgeous, Masaki-kun! And your hair is so soft!" Akina said in amazement, standing next to the equally impressed Ai.
"Akina-san... you're so grown up..." Aiba said proudly, looking around at the spotless
house. Akina flushed and took Aiba's hand, leading him into her home.
"Taku-kun isn't home yet, but he'll be here shortly. Ai, give Masaki-kun a tour, I have to finish cooking." Akina said happily, excusing herself and rushing into the enormous kitchen. Ai watched with a smile on her face as Aiba gazed around at the very modern house.
"See? I told you not to worry about it." Ai said with a smile, leading Aiba up the wooden stair case. Ai showed Aiba around the house, stopping at every room and giving a quick and vague orientation. She let Aiba into her room, which was the exact opposite of the house, posters all over the walls, books and magazines stacked messily on her bookshelf and lots of stuff from her lingerie shop. Ai laughed and closed the door in Aiba's face.
"It's a mess, my boss is quitting and giving me all this paperwork and magazine crap for running the store..." Ai mumbled, moving to the room next to hers and knocking on the door.
"Is this Taiyou-kun's room?" Aiba asked curiously. Ai nodded and smirked.
"He doesn't like anyone in here... he's very private." Ai whispered. Aiba laughed quietly and waited for the door to open. Slowly, the door opened and Taiyou's large eyes emerged through the crack, staring up at Aiba and Ai.
"Taiyou-kun, this is Masaki-chan... you met him at the door..." Ai introduced Aiba. Aiba waved slightly and smiled. Taiyou smiled at Aiba and then looked back up to Ai.
"I thought you said his name was Baka-san?" Taiyou asked.
"Baka-san!?" Aiba exclaimed, looking towards Ai, who was trying to hide her laughter.
"Uh, that's only for me to call him, okay?" Ai said kindly, feeling Aiba's glare burning into her. Taiyou nodded in understanding and retreated back into his room.
"You know I don't mean it! You were the one who started it anyway!" Ai said, leading Aiba back downstairs. Aiba crossed his arms angrily and turned away from Ai.
"We were both Baka-san! The twin doctors... who helped animals... we really were idiots weren't we?" Aiba said, his anger melting into giggles. Ai hugged Aiba tightly around the waist and looked up at him.
"You were." Ai replied with a smirk. Aiba smacked her head but kept hugging her tightly. As the two continued to insult each other with childhood name-calling, they didn't realize that someone had entered the house and was watching them silently.
"Who's this?" Ai and Aiba turned around, looking at the new person. Ai grinned and jumped towards him, kissing him quickly on the lips and grabbing his hand.
"Yukio-kun... this is Masaki-chan!" Ai said cheerfully, looking between the two former enemies. Aiba studied Yukio and decided that he reminded him most of a taller and thinner Sho. But he was still the guy who made him eat worms. Yukio smiled kindly at Aiba and approached him with his hand outstretched.
"Masaki-kun... Ai-chan told me you two met up again." Yukio said as Aiba grudgingly took his hand. Aiba forced a smile and cleared his throat.
"Yeah... I was kind of surprised..." Aiba said wearily, taking his hand away as soon as possible. Aiba watched quietly as Ai explained that Aiba would be staying for dinner and Yukio looking at her with all smiles.
"Yeah... so he's changed... but I can't entirely trust him yet..." Aiba thought to himself, putting his hands in his pockets. Ai left Yukio's side and grabbed Aiba's arm, leading him and Yukio into the kitchen, so they could include Akina in their pre-dinner chat.













***Author's Notes!***
hehe... Baka-san... lol
everything seems to be okay with yukio and aiba!
but as dinner goes on and the focus becomes aiba and ai... will yukio show his true colours???

chapter 5 we introduce Taku and learn something about Taiyou-kun that has Aiba adoring the kid

thank you all for reading/ commenting! enjoy!

Baka-san?! LOL XD I hope dinner won't be awkward hehe thanks for the update! Next please!

Haha... baka san~ oh boy... hehehe

Yep... Aiba's sure grown up...

thanks for updating ^o^

Ahahaha Baka-san?! lol
Oh I can just imagine Aiba-chan like this!
Thanks for the update! ^^

matsujundaisuki: yes, Baka-san xD hehe, aiba manages to get out of everything :P enjoy the update!
mcmugsocute: even fake animal doctors need names :P aiba was so cute when he was little enjoy this update!
niji_22: only aiba would think of that lol i can totally see him like that too xD thanks for reading! enjoy!








Chapter 5
"So, Masaki-kun, you're in Johnny's now? What a job that must be, ne?" Yukio asked, studying Aiba. Ai grinned and turned to Yukio next to her.
"It is! Yesterday I got to meet Sakurai Sho, you know, from News Zero. And we even had lunch together." Ai exclaimed proudly. Akina whirled around from her chopping of potatoes and rushed to the counter.
"Hontou ni!? Sakurai-kun!?" she asked loudly. Aiba nodded and smiled at Akina's flushed cheeks.
"Hai! Oh! Next time I'll ask for an autograph for onee-san!" Ai said happily. Aiba reached across the table and grabbed onto Ai's hands.
"He'd be happy to do that! Oh! Akina-san! He adores older women, too!" Aiba announced loudly. Ai patted Aiba's hands and broke into giggles, while Akina covered her cheeks in embarrassment and shook her head.
"Oh, I couldn't do that! Taku-kun is already so jealous... but could you imagine that!?" Akina gushed dreamily. Yukio placed a protective arm around Ai and looked around awkwardly at the giggling girls... and Aiba.
"Yeah... imagine that..." Yukio mumbled to himself. Yukio cleared his throat loudly and looked over to Ai, who was now playing an awkward game of thumb war with Aiba.
"Ai-chan... how'd you meet up with Masaki-kun again? You never told me that part." Yukio asked curiously. Ai and Aiba stopped their game and started to laugh loudly.
"I thought Masaki-chan and Sakurai-san were the perverts we've been having problems with! So I went outside and yelled at them to get lost!" Ai said through giggles. Aiba leaned back in his chair, smiling brightly and pointed at Ai.
"You really are still scary, Ai-chan! Sho-kun wouldn't let go of my arm!" Aiba giggled.
"Why'd you think they were the perverts?" Yukio asked Ai. Ai smirked at looked at the blushing Aiba.
"They were looking in the store. Masaki-chan even pushed his face against the glass." Ai said in amusement. Aiba soon found Yukio and Akina's eyes on him, waiting for him to explain.
"I saw Ai-chan in the back! I thought she looked familiar... but I couldn't tell because she changed her hair and she looks more like a, a... woman now." Aiba explained. Akina and Yukio understood, but Ai glared at Aiba.
"And I looked like a boy before?" Ai asked Aiba dangerously. Aiba quickly grabbed Ai's hands and shook his head.
"No! No, I meant that you've grown up! You have curves now!" Aiba said loudly, causing Akina to snort in laughter and Yukio to put a warning hand on Aiba's arm.
"Okay, Masaki..." Yukio warned Aiba. Aiba pulled his hands away and stared across the table at Ai. Ai smiled at Aiba.
"Baka." she shot at Aiba, along with a joking air-kiss. Yukio caught the not-so-subtle air-kiss and glared at Ai. Ai looked over to Yukio and grinned at him.
"Nani?" she asked innocently, putting on her best puppy eyes that Aiba remembered Ai used to get out of being punished at school. Ai swiftly kissed Yukio on the cheek and ruffled his hair playfully.
"What's with you tonight, Ai-chan?" Akina asked from the kitchen. Ai turned around in her chair and pouted.
"Masaki-chan is here! I must be extra hyper or something, ne?" Ai asked, looking back at Yukio and Aiba, who both shrugged.
"Tadaima!" the group heard another man call from the entranceway.
"Okaeri!" Akina called from the kitchen. Aiba and Yukio both stood up as Taku came around the corner. Yukio and Taku greeted each other casually, and Taku greeted Aiba with a very warm smile and shook his hand. Aiba could instantly see a lot of Taiyou-kun in Taku, his soft features and very bright brown eyes, though, Taku looked like he belonged in an old samurai movie rather than in a stiff business suit.
"Oh! We have a new guy here!" Taku said looking at Aiba. Ai bounced over to Taku and grabbed his arm.
"This is Masaki-chan! He's my very best friend from Chiba days." Ai said proudly.
"Aiba Masaki..." Aiba said quietly and nervously. Taku tilted his head sideways and studied Aiba's face for a moment.
"Oh! Arashi, ne?" Taku said with a smile. Ai and Aiba both nodded their heads, but turned around when they heard Taiyou-kun come bounding down the stairs.
"Papa!" the boy called happily and Taku turned around, kneeling down with his arms out ready to catch Taiyou. Taiyou ran straight into Taku's arms and Taku fell over on his back on purpose, Taiyou laying on his stomach. Ai and Aiba smiled at each other, watching the two laughing boys. Taku sat up and rubbed Taiyou's hair until it stuck up in every directions.
"What have you been doing all day? Did you have fun at school?" Taku asked Taiyou. Taiyou nodded with a grin and then held up a finger to his lips, at this, Taku nodded in understanding.
"Right... secret agent stuff..." Taku lifted Taiyou off his lap and stood up, making his way over to Akina. Ai and Aiba watched admiringly as Akina and Taku greeted each other with a quick kiss and then Akina slap Taku's hand away from the food.
Taiyou pulled on Aiba's shirt and Aiba knelt down in front of the boy.
"Can I show you something, Masaki-san?" Taiyou asked in a whisper. Aiba looked up at Ai, who responded with a giant nod and wink. Aiba looked back to Taiyou and smiled.
"Secret agent things?" Aiba asked excitedly. Taiyou smirked and shook his head no.
"I don't know you that well." Aiba's face fell and Taiyou grabbed Aiba's hand pulling him up the stairs. Taiyou lead Aiba to his bedroom door and stopped him before entering.
"Masaki-san... no one ever goes in here... except mama and papa... and Ai sometimes. But since I like you, I'm going to let you in. Can you promise to keep quiet?" Aiba looked shocked down at the little boy that seemed to know way more than he let on. Aiba took Taiyou's pinky finger and promised to not say a word.
Aiba was getting excited now, he was starting to really wonder what was in Taiyou's room. Aiba followed Taiyou and looked around at the spotless room. Spotless. Nothing was on the floor that shouldn't be.
"Taiyou-kun? Does Yukio come in here?" Aiba asked quietly, still looking around at the clean room in amazement. Taiyou had moved to his closet now but he looked back at Aiba and shook his head.
"Yukio-san is too old. All he thinks about is work." Taiyou responded, waving Aiba over to his closet door. Aiba got on his knees so he was the same height as Taiyou and looked at the door worriedly.
"What's... in there?" Aiba whispered. Taiyou opened the door slowly, pushed aside some long coats and pulled out a brown box with holes on the top, he handed the box to Aiba carefully.
"You can open it." Taiyou said softly. Aiba set the box on the floor and slowly opened the lid. Inside, there was a bunch of grass and twigs and an overturned cup for a shelter. Aiba knew at once that there was an animal in there.
"Only Ai knows about this... that's when she told me about you and her being Baka-sans." Taiyou explained softly, sitting down next to Aiba and tapping on the cup. Aiba watched in amazement as a tiny white mouse came limping out of the cup, his nose sniffing the air. Aiba noticed a tiny cast looking thing on one of the mouse's legs and bandages on his tail.
"Taiyou-kun... kawaii! Did you save him!?" Aiba exclaimed as quietly as he could, feeling his tension skyrocket. Taiyou nodded and let the mouse crawl onto his hand.
"From a cat... do you want to feed him, Masaki-san?" Taiyou asked with a smile. Aiba, who was softly stroking the tiny mouse, nodded his head rapidly.
"Does he have a name?" Aiba asked quietly, feeding the mouse tiny pieces of bread.
"Nope..."
"Should we think of one?"
"Hm... maybe after dinner, Masaki-san."
"Oh... okay."













***Author's Notes!***
already we see yukio grow a little weary around aiba and ai's playfullness lol
hehe, taiyou-kun already trusts aiba to let him into his room and show him the mouse awww

chapter 6 is when the real dinner starts! ai and aiba get caught up in memories and yukio gets a little angry with ai after aiba leaves

sorry for the extremely late update, i've been running around all day :P
thank you everyone reading/ commenting! hope you enjoy!

Ooo.. yukio seems wary of Aiba and Ai's relationship...

Aww... Aiba always has this aura around him that draws kids to him... i guess this one is no exception!

Thanks for updating ^.^

i'm starting to love this story more and more! i sense a lot of jealousy from yukio, haha.

Somehow I smirked when Taiyou said Yukio never get to enter his room...Mwahahaha *evil mode: on* Yeay Aiba! hehe thanks for the update!

mcmugsocute: he is... aiba and ai are so comfortable arouns each other :P hehe, taiyou-kun trusts aiba when he first met him lol enjoy this chapter!
pan01: yay! thank you hehe, yukio's getting a little jealous :P please enjoy this chapter!
matsujundaisuki: xD that's okay, we want aiba not yukio lol ahh, being mean towards my own characters haha, enjoy this chapter!







Chapter 6
Ai smacked Aiba's head softly and laughed.
"Don't blame that on me! You knew perfectly well what that would do!" Ai exclaimed. Ai and Aiba were getting a little too cozy for Yukio's liking, so once he was done with his mouthful of food, he purposely scooted closer to Ai.
"Tell us about you, Masaki-kun... surely with all the fans around you, you've got to have girlfriends, right?" Yukio asked.
"Ewww..." Taiyou said from the opposite end of the table, Akina gave him a warning glare and Taku patted his head softly, smiling to himself.
"Oh, that's right! You must have a bunch of groupies!" Ai said excitedly, patting Yukio's hand softly. Aiba shook his head and smiled in embarrassment.
"I don't... I used to but not anymore." he explained quietly, glancing at Ai. Ai giggled and hugged Aiba around the neck.
"Aw... Masaki-chan... oh! Hey, do you remember when you had your very, very first girlfriend in sixth grade!?" Ai asked cheerfully, still holding onto Aiba. Aiba scowled slightly, trying to remember and then he looked over to Ai and started laughing.
"Oh! Was that the one where I asked you to help me kiss her?" Aiba asked not so quietly. Akina covered her eyes in embarrassing remembrance, Taiyou started to giggle along with Taku and Yukio shifted uncomfortably in his seat.

"Ai-chan! Ai-chan!" Aiba called outside of Ai's house, knocking on the door loudly. Ai's mother answered the door and looked at Aiba worriedly.
"Masaki-kun, what's wrong?" she asked the huffing Aiba. Aiba shook his head and pointed to Ai as she finally came out of her room.
"Ai-chan, I need your help!" Aiba exclaimed. Ai stood next to her mother and crossed her arms, looking up at Aiba.
"Sure, now you need my help-"
"It's serious, Ai-chan..." Aiba whined pleadingly. Ai sighed and went outside, telling her mother she'd be back soon. Aiba walked with Ai down the road until they came upon their spot by the manmade stream.
"I need you to... to..." Aiba dropped his eyes to his feet and blushed deeply. Ai leaned over and tried to look at his face.
"What's wrong with you?" she asked worriedly, poking Aiba's head. Aiba looked back up to Ai and took a deep breath.
"Can you teach me to..." Aiba couldn't finish the sentence, so he remained staring at Ai. Ai burst out laughing, making Aiba even more embarrassed.
"Kiss? Who are you going to go kiss?" Ai said through giggles, trying to calm herself after seeing how embarrassed Aiba was.
"Well... I accidentally confessed to Niimi-chan today-"
"Niimi-chan!? Masaki-chan! She's way too possessive! Why do you like her!? You should have gone for Ryoko-chan! She's liked you forever!" Ai scolded Aiba loudly. Aiba scowled at Ai and grabbed her shoulders roughly.
"Ai-chan! She wants to go somewhere tomorrow! What if she wants to kiss me!?" Aiba freaked out. Ai rolled her eyes and calmed Aiba down.
"All right... now, I won't teach you how to use your tongue-"
"Eh!? Tongue!?"
"Shh! Only because I don't want your tongue in my mouth... now, first... call me Sensei." Ai said firmly. Aiba looked at Ai in confusion.
"Why do I have to call you that?" Aiba asked. Ai crossed her arms and scowled at him.
"Because I am your teacher right now." Ai said sternly. Aiba rolled his eyes and groaned.
"Sensei..." Ai smirked and stepped closer to Aiba, looking at him closely. Aiba swallowed nervously.
"Now, knowing Niimi-chan, she's going to be demanding, so don't be startled. Personally, I don't want you to kiss her so deeply but-"
"Ai-chan... I mean, Sensei." Aiba warned Ai that she was getting off subject.
"Lean forward and touch your lips to mine... really, that's as far as I can teach you." Ai said as she pouted her lips and closed her eyes. Aiba stared at her awkwardly and hesitated. Ai opened her eyes and glared at him.
"Come on! I have homework to finish!" she grumbled. Aiba wrung his hands nervously together. closed his eyes and leaned forward. Ai opened her eyes and watched as Aiba met her nose with his lips. She started laughing again and Aiba pulled away in confusion.
"You got my nose, baka! You have to remember that we're shorter than you!" Ai said through giggles. Aiba ran his hands through his hair in frustration.
"You're not teaching me! How am I supposed to know!?" Aiba exclaimed, glaring at Ai. Ai sighed and rubbed her face.
"Fine! Stop yelling so I can kiss you!" Ai said as she grabbed Aiba's arm and pulled him forward. Before Aiba could stop Ai, she had forcefully kissed him and waited until he responded. Finally, after Ai had approved of his technique, Aiba was allowed to go on his date.

"Akina came by with her friends while I was teaching him. She was so embarrassed! Ah, that was fun, ne?" Ai said happily. Aiba was more embarrassed than anyone and Ai seemed to have no shame at all. Taku, who was reduced to tears from laughing so hard, leaned forward to meet eyes with Aiba.
"What ever happened with that girl, Masaki-kun?" Taku asked curiously. Akina groaned in further humiliation of her sister, Ai smirked proudly and Aiba looked up from his half eaten plate to look at Taku.
"Uh... ask Ai-chan... I don't know the whole story." Aiba said quietly, changing his glance to Ai, filling her mouth with food. Everyone moved their attention to Ai, who quickly swallowed her food and smiled.
"I punched her." she stated simply with a nod. The table went silent and Ai groaned loudly.
"She broke Masaki-chan's young heart! She asked for it you know, I told her right from the beginning when she was dating Masaki-chan, 'I won't have to hurt you if you don't hurt Masaki-chan!' and you know what she did? She dated someone else." Ai said with a shrug. Aiba smiled awkwardly at Ai and laughed.
"I guess now... it doesn't seem so bad." he said happily. Ai grinned and gave Aiba a wink. Akina cleared her throat and stroked Taiyou's hair softly.
"Taiyou-kun? Don't do what Ai did, okay? Even if we are so proud of her for doing that." Akina said lovingly at first, but then shot a glare at Ai. Which of course, Ai returned with a very sarcastic air-kiss, earning a smack from Aiba.













***Author's Notes!***
xD ai-chan was very demanding... poor aiba lol but i guess she had to be in order to help him out :P

chapter 7! ai and yukio fight over aiba... arashi tries to help out aiba about how he feels about ai! and of course, a little more of ohmiya ;)

thank you all for reading/ commenting!!

ai and aiba are so cute together! ai should kick yukio to the curb and get together with aiba..hahahha! cant wait for updates!

Ahh that was so cute! Ai helping Aiba with the kiss hehe. Hmm I wonder if Ai ever liked Aiba in "that" way.

Oh wow... close enough to teach Aiba how to kiss?!

haha... were you jealous Ai chan? Punching the girl... haha... what a memory!

I sense more uncomfortableness for Ai's bf...

thanks for updating ^.^

Is Yukio making his move?! Arashi convincing Aiba about his feeling?! Waah! Can't wait! And also my fave, Ohmiya XDDD thanks for the update!

pan01: they are, aren't they? xD she totally should lol aiba is a billion times better :P thanks for reading! enjoy!
Mishi: she might have liked him that way... we'll have to see as time goes on~ enjoy this chapter!
mcmugsocute: hehe, they were close lol ai was probably more angry than jealous xD hehe, yukio's getting very uncomfortable :P hope you like this chapter!
matsujundaisuki: yukio starts to show his jealousy and ohmiya... xD enjoy this chapter!







Chapter 7
When dinner was finally over, a very thankful Akina quickly cleaned up and Taku went upstairs to help Taiyou finish up a school project.
"Akina-san! I'll help you!" Aiba quickly jumped up from the table and helped Akina pick up the dishes and get ready to wash them. Ai and Yukio were the only ones left at the table and Ai could definitely feel negative vibes coming from him.
"Yukio-kun? Are you getting jealous?" Ai asked quietly, a teasing smile on her face. Yukio looked over at her and frowned.
"What do you think?" he answered bitterly. Ai slumped back into her chair and rolled her eyes. Yukio stood up and grabbed her arm, waiting for her to stand up. Ai looked up at him with a scowl.
"Are you serious? Why can't you wait until he leaves to talk with me?" Ai mumbled, getting up out of the seat anyway. Yukio and a grumpy Ai went through the living room and out into the backyard. Ai faced Yukio, crossing her arms angrily.
"You were all over him..." Yukio said quietly. Ai rolled her eyes and sighed.
"I've told you before, there is nothing at all between us... I haven't seen him in twelve years, Yukio. I got my best friend back." Ai said brightly. Yukio put his hands in his pockets and stared at Ai.
"What about me?" Yukio asked roughly. Ai smirked and walked towards Yukio, hugging him around the waist.
"Aw, Yukio-kun... is this about the kissing story? Because if it is... you know you've gotten a whole lot more than that." Ai said slyly. Yukio smirked slightly and looked down at Ai.
"No... it's not about that. It's just... he still doesn't fit right with me." Yukio said with a frown. Ai dropped her head against Yukio's chest and grumbled.
"Maybe that's because you made him eat animals! Seriously, you knew we both loved being veterinarians..." Ai said angrily. Yukio grabbed Ai's arm before she could leave and pulled her back towards him.
"You know I'm sorry about that!" Yukio said, a little hurt. Ai raised a brow at him and held one of his hands.
"You're sorry for making me do it... you still don't like Masaki-chan and if-"
"Why don't you just go to him then?" Yukio interrupted Ai. Ai glared at Yukio and dropped her hold on his hand.
"Maybe I will. At least he likes my lingerie store." Ai said firmly, not backing down under Yukio's angry scowl. Yukio rubbed his eyes and sighed.
"All right... you know I didn't mean it. And I do like your store, Ai-chan." Yukio said sincerely, hugging Ai and kissing her softly.
"No you don't, you think it's embarrassing." Ai said muffled into Yukio's shoulder. Yukio looked at her in the eye and smirked.
"The store is... but I do like when you wear it." Ai stared at him for a moment and then started to laugh. She patted his cheek softly.
"Oh, Yukio-kun... you won't be seeing it anytime soon. Not until you makeup with Masaki-chan." Ai said softly, kissing the obviously angered Yukio and then bouncing away into the house without another word.

Aiba walked into Arashi's rest room and looked around awkwardly. Usually Ohno and Nino were the first ones here... doing things. Since Aiba was the first one here this time, he sprawled out on one of the couches and closed his eyes, thinking about the dinner a few nights ago. He loved seeing Akina again and meeting Taku and Taiyou-kun... but Yukio being there really put Aiba in a very withdrawn mood. Luckily, Ai was there to help Aiba try to be himself.
Aiba's mind drifted to Ai and how she was very clingy to him all night, hugging him, patting his leg under the table when she was talking to him. But she had always been like that towards Aiba and her family.
"Agh, damn it! See, Oh-chan!? This is what happens when we stop for your stupid stomach... Aiba's already here..." Aiba was soon joined by Ohno and Nino, who sat on the couch across from him. Aiba opened his eyes and watched Ohno eating, completely content with his breakfast.
"Why don't you two do your stuff at home?" Aiba asked curiously. Nino scowled at Aiba and cuddled closer to Ohno.
"Just because we do stuff at home, don't mean we can't do things here." Nino explained.
"But we really don't like walking in on you..." Aiba said quietly.
"You should expect it by now." Nino answered slowly as all his concentration was taken up by his game. Aiba sighed and looked around in boredom, this lack of energy in Aiba alerted Ohno as he looked up from his food.
"You're kind of quiet..." Ohno said around a mouth full of rice. Aiba looked over to Ohno and nodded slowly.
"Eh, just thinking of things that happened at the dinner I told you about." Aiba explained, laying back on the couch with his arms flopped over the side.
"Oh... right, how was the bully?" Ohno asked curiously. By this time, Nino had paused his game and was listening to Aiba. Aiba shrugged and picked at his nails.
"He has changed... he looks a lot like Sho-kun... but he doesn't like me very much still... and you should have seen the glare he gave me when Ai-chan was telling the story of teaching me how to kiss..." Aiba said thoughtfully. Nino snickered at Aiba and rubbed Ohno's knee.
"Oh-chan... I think Aiba has fallen for her, ne?" Nino said with a smirk. Aiba sat up and looked at Nino in confusion. Ohno smiled at Aiba.
"Aiba-chan, did you purposely bring up the kissing story?" Ohno asked. Aiba frowned and shook his head quickly.
"No! Oh... I did..." Aiba sunk back into the couch with a deep frown.
"Great job though, Aiba. Nothing else makes a guy more jealous than someone else calling his girl 'Sensei' when he's kissing her." Nino said, cuddling closer to Ohno. Ohno looked over to Nino and laughed.
"I didn't realize calling someone Sensei was so-"
"Naughty? Should I call you Sensei... Oh-chan?" Nino purred seductively in Ohno's ear. Aiba watched silently as Ohno not so willingly objected to Nino's enthusiastic lips... and hands... and hips... Aiba was about to leave the room before things got too carried away, but Jun and Sho came to his rescue.
"Oi! Why don't you two do that someplace private!?" Jun exclaimed angrily, tossing his bag onto one of the couches. Sho grabbed the information on their clipboard and looked over the schedule for the day.
"Seriously, there's a million other empty rooms in this building, why do you choose this one?" Sho asked in annoyance. Nino, who had crawled back off of Ohno, scowled at Jun and Sho and grabbed Ohno's hand.
"Let's go then, Oh-chan." Nino said, pulling Ohno up from the couch. But Aiba hurriedly stopped them.
"But what about Ai-chan? What am I going to do about her?" Aiba asked worriedly. Nino rolled his eyes and sighed.
"Well, what else is there? Why are you asking us?" Nino asked in irritation.
"You do like Ai-chan? I thought she was a friend of yours?" Jun asked, joining the lopsided circle. Aiba looked from face to face, not entirely sure what to do.
"I... I don't know! She's dating someone else! She doesn't even see me like that anymore!" Aiba whined, pulling at his hair.
"Okay, how about we ask you questions about her? Riida and Nino can be the judges." Sho said, pulling Aiba to the couch between himself and Jun. Ohno pulled a frustrated Nino back onto the couch and the questions began.
"What was going through your mind when she came to the door?"
"... I was glad that I wasn't underdressed."
"What was she wearing?"
"Pajama pants... and a T-shirt."
"When she leaned over, did you try to see if you could see her underwear?"
"Eh!? Why would I do that?"
"Was she wearing a bra?"
"Matte! Why are-"
"When she was talking to you, did you imagine her naked?"
"How are these questions-"
"When you think of the word, Sensei... what do you picture?"
"I used to think of a teacher! But now it's you and Riida-"
"When Yukio-kun touched her, how did you feel?"
"I... I don't know..."
"Was she wearing a thon-"
"Stop! Stop, stop! These questions aren't doing anything!" Aiba shouted, jumping up from the couch, his face completely red. Ohno raised his hand quietly and smiled at Aiba.
"When she hugged you back at the shop with Sho-kun... what were you thinking?" Ohno asked softly. Aiba let his arms fall to his sides and he shook his head slowly.
"I was... just happy to see my friend again." Aiba answered weakly. There was a full few minutes of silence until Nino stood up, yanking Ohno up with him.
"All right, if we're done here... come on, Riida." Nino mumbled, gently pulling along Ohno out of the room. Aiba continued to ponder silently on how he felt for Ai... but as much as he thought about her, he couldn't see anything else but the best friend he grew up with.













***Author's Notes!***
yukio's getting angry~ and he still doesn't like aiba... but ai took away his lingerie viewing xD
i think ohmiya speaks for themselves... lol
and aiba still can't see ai as anything more than a friend hmmm... how will things change??

chapter 8! aiba visits ai and taiyou-kun again, only to be ambushed by uncomfortable questions... and akina reveals some secret information to aiba

thank you all for reading/ commenting! hope you enjoyed! and happy halloween for those who celebrate it!