Author's note: This is the fluffy chapter 4! Enjoy! Reviews would be much appreciated. :)))

Disclaimer: I do not own PoT.

Marui yawned as he headed inside the classroom – striding straight to his seat. He stared in front with bored expression, practices are starting to get harder and harder everyday – it's really a challenge to his stamina; thank goodness, the girls give him enough sweets to replenish his energy. They all stood up and greeted the teacher who went inside, he has been getting a lot of high scores in Math these days; well, that's already a given for he is a genius – or so he thought. The teacher placed his things on the table before writing at the board.

"As you can see, the exams are slowly nearing. Before that, I want you to do a project in pairs. You can pair up with anyone. Right after pairing up with the partner of your choice, give your names to me. That's all." The teacher announced.

Many students inside stood excitedly as they went to their friends, some frowned because finding a partner would most likely be hard. Some girls then squealed, thinking if they should ask Marui or Niou to pair up with them. The two boys stared at each other, wondering if they should pair up instead when Marui's gaze fell on the troubled Kyoko; the female kept looking around, obviously trying to find a partner.

"Sorry, Niou, can't pair up with you. I have my tutor." Marui said, pointing his thumb to Kyoko with a smile, grinning.

"It's okay, pig. I don't want to pair up with you anyway, I'll probably do all the work." With a smirk, Niou walked to the guy near him – telling the guy to pair up with him.

Eyebrow twitching, Marui frowned. "I'm not fat. I'm gonna make you disappear, bastard." He said before heading towards to Kyoko.

"Hey, Kyoko-chan."

The girl twitched. "O-Oh, good morning, Marui-kun."

"Let's pair up." He said, grinning.

"E-Eh? How about Masahar—"

"He's a bastard. Plus, aren't you my tutor? So let's pair up."

"I… guess." Kyoko muttered, not liking the girls' glares at her.

The pair sent their name to the teacher and the teacher handed them their workbook, giving them the instructions of what to do. Kyoko examined the book for a while before turning to look at Marui.

"This is due this Monday already, we should be doing this tomorrow." The female stated impassively.

Marui nodded before popping a bubble gum. "Let's do it in my house then." He grinned, closing an eye as he did so.

"Your house? Why? And please refrain from chewing bubble gum." Raising an eyebrow, she eyed him.

"Ehhh, come on. Just let me this one time, I didn't get to eat anything sweet this morning. And I just want to, my brothers are there but it's just a project so we can do it even though there's a slight noise, yeah?"

Kyoko just sighed, pushing up her glasses. "Very well, I will be there tomorrow at 9 am so we could start right away." She said before going back to her seat.

Marui just grinned, thinking how genius he is because his plans are going well.

Saturday morning finally arrived, Kyoko prepared her things before heading for the door.

"Mom, I will be leaving now." She said, checking her things one last time.

"Where are you going?" Still sleepy, Kyoko's mother asked her.

"I will go to my classmate's house for our Math project."

Upon hearing that, her mother's face brightened – running to her and grabbing her hands.

"Is it the boy who gave us a cake the other day? So both of you are already going that far, huh. Why are you wearing such plain clothes, I bought you a dress last 2 years, you should use that!" Her mother exclaimed, happy because she thinks that Kyoko is already at that time of youth.

Coughing awkwardly, Kyoko's eyebrow twitched. "Marui-kun and I are just classmates… or friends? Either way, whatever you're thinkin—" Before she could even finish, her mother dragged her back to the room.

"At least wear something a little bit girly!" Her mother exclaimed, taking out the cutest clothes they have.

"Mom, we're just doing a project—"

"Even so, what will that guy's parents say. You should at least look decent so they'll like you." Taking out a dress, she made Kyoko try it.

The younger female's eyebrow twitched as her mother handed her the dress. "I don't need to wear a dre—"

"No. Or you won't be leaving." Crossing her arms, she commanded her daughter.

Sighing in defeat, Kyoko headed to the bathroom to change – muttering some sort of things. She took off her plain white t-shirt and plain black pants; staring at the peach dress with floral pattern and turn-down collar, her cheeks became slightly flushed. Is she really going to wear this cute thing? This is the one and only dress she has that her mom bought her 2 years ago and never wore it for she thought that it won't be necessary to do so. Her gray eyes stared at the dress for a while before wearing it; she looked at the mirror – her eyes widening slightly. It fitted her waist perfectly, the ends of it reaching her mid-thigh. She finally looked like a… girl, a cute one. Her mother quickly opened the door, squealing as she admired her daughter. She quickly took a comb and starting brushing her daughter's hair before tying it up to a ponytail.

"Waaaaaaaaaah, you're so cute! You should dress like this always!"

"No. This will be the first and last time." She wore her white shoes that matched the dress before grabbing her things, hurrying out of the house before her mom could even think of a weird idea. As Kyoko walked down the street, she gained stares from the people; probably thinking that it's the first time they saw that girl around the area. Coughing awkwardly, she pushed up her glasses and hurried to the train station. After arriving to the street where Marui's house is, she looked around to find the said house that Marui described her. When she finally found it, she stared at it for a while; she wasn't surprised that Marui's house is big – obviously a house for a big family. Slowly, she reached for the doorbell; Kyoko then heard giggles and shouting from some kids.

"Haaai, I'll be there!" She heard Marui exclaim from inside. Somehow, she's starting to feel nervous even though there's no need to. It shouldn't really matter if Marui sees her in a dress, right? It's just normal for girls to wear dresses from time to time. Not noticing it herself, her cheeks started heating up when the door opened.

"Come i—" Marui was cut-off as he stared at the girl in front of his house for a while, his eyes not blinking but rather, it widened slightly.

"Sorry, but who are you?" He asked, blinking but his magenta orbs are still widened.

"W-What? What are you sayi—" She was cut-off when Marui closed the door shut before opening it again widely, pointing a finger at her.

"K-Kyoko..?" He asked as if he's unsure, his cheeks tinted red slightly.

Kyoko just nodded, her cheeks reddening even more. "O-Oh." Marui blinked, however, his lips curved up to a grin before heading to the gates to open it. "My youngest brother tends to run outside so we close the gate." He said as he stared at Kyoko, secretly eyeing her from head to toe.

"You look good by the way." The red-head genius stated, looking away and scratching his cheek with a finger.

The bespectacled female blushed but just pushed up her glasses, muttering. "T-Thank you."

As they walked inside the house, two little boys were running around – trying to catch one another. They both have red hair but the other one has a lighter shade somehow. Kyoko stared at both of them, thinking that they are so cute because they look like little Bunta.

Marui sighed before approaching the two. "Hey, hey. We have a visitor so behave yourselves." He said before ruffling their heads.

"Onii-chan! Let's do pro-wrestling!" The older one exclaimed.

"Then tennis! Show us your new tricks!" The younger one followed.

"Let's do that later since—" Marui was cut-off when the little one jumped on his back, while the other took pushed him on the floor. Kyoko gasped at the sight, wondering if Marui is okay.

"Tell us you give up first!" They exclaimed at the same time, sitting on Marui's back. The self-proclaimed genius winced in pain and tapped his hand on the floor as if they are in a wrestling show.

"I give up! Give up!" He exclaimed which made the two jump off from him, yelling hooray.

Bunta quickly got up and started moving his right shoulder before turning to look at the surprised Kyoko, grinning. The female blinked a few times before blushing and looking away.

"I-Is this how you guys really play?" She asked.

"Yep. They like pro-wrestling and tennis." The male replied before pointing at the two kids. "The younger one is Bunko and the other one is Bunmei. They are my little brothers."

"Ohh… " Kyoko muttered, thinking that they are so cute; she couldn't help but want a sibling or at least a little brother too. The two little boys approached her and tugged at the end of her dress.

"Ne, ne, who are you?" Bunko asked, his magenta orbs staring widely at her.

"Why are you with Onii-chan?" Bunmei added, standing beside his little brother.

The female stared at them for a while before sending them a smile, bending slightly lower to match their height. "I'm Kyoko. Bunta's friend, nice to meet you." She said gently, patting their heads. Both of them blushed before nodding.

"Does that mean we're your friends too?" Bunmei asked.

Giggling, Kyoko nodded. "Of course, you can call me Onee-chan if you want." Oh how she would love it if she has little brothers.

The little boys stared at each other before hugging her legs. "Onee-chan!" They both exclaimed, giggling.

Bunta stared at his brothers for a while before letting out a chuckle. "Oi, oi. Enough now, we have a project to do so you two behave yourselves while mom is still out."

Both nodded at the same time and waved at Kyoko as she walked with Bunta upstairs. Kyoko sent them a smile before looking at Marui. "You have nice little brothers."

"Of course, they are /my/ brothers after all. They are genius like their Onii-chan." He said proudly as he opened the door to his room, letting Kyoko inside first.

The black-haired female walked inside, looking around; it was her first time in a boy's room. Marui's room smelled so sweet… but it has a male's scent inside, Bunta's scent lingering all over which is really sweet. After thinking about such thoughts, she mentally slapped herself and sat on the floor beside the table. Somehow, she felt comfortable inside his room - it was clean but still a bit messy.

"Should we start?" He asked and earned a nod from the female.

Hours passed by and they finally finished their project. Marui raised his arms and stretched. "Finally, we're done!" He exclaimed before letting himself fall on the floor. Kyoko smiled at the sight of him before packing up her things so she could go home; it was almost late anyway.

"I'm going home now. I'll leave our project here so bring it on Monday." She stated before heading for the door.

"Wait!" Marui got up in an abrupt manner, grabbing her wrist.

Blinking, Kyoko turned around to face him. "What?"

"Don't go home yet."

"Why?"

Grinning, Marui dragged her downstairs before looking at the note that his mom left – telling him that she's going to his aunt's house with his brothers. Confused, Kyoko quickly took her wrist back – raising an eyebrow, "So what exactly do you want?" She asked.

"I'll teach you how to bake, remember?"

"Eh…? Now?" Surprised, her gray orbs widened.

Marui nodded happily with his eyes closed as he led her to the kitchen, showing her the ingredients that he prepared for this day.

"You're so prepared… what are we going to bake then?"

"Cupcakes!" He exclaimed before handing her an apron, he wore his apron too before opening the ingredients.

The two of them started following the instructions at the cookbook. Kyoko made sure to follow each step carefully so she won't make the same mistake like the last time. Starting to sweat a bit, she wiped the beads of sweat that started to form on her forehead without noticing the flour that had just applied on her skin. Marui stared at her, trying not to laugh.

Kyoko blinked. "What?"

Marui pointed on her cheek so Kyoko wiped her cheek in case there's something there; without her noticing once again, she applied some flour on her cheek too – making her face full of flour. Bunta started laughing at the sight of her, making the female blush. Annoyed, Kyoko threw some remaining flour at his face.

The red-head coughed. "Hey! That's dirty!"

"Oh? Aren't you the one with dirty tricks." Smirking, she retorted.

Narrowing his eyes, he dipped a finger at the dough and smeared it on her nose. "W-Wha—" Surprised, Kyoko did the same and it became a dough and flour war instead. Even though the kitchen looked like a total mess now, they continued. Attempting to escape Marui, Kyoko turned around from him to run but the male quickly caught her due to his reflexes as a tennis player. Both of them laughing, Marui wrapped his arms around her from behind as he tried to put a dough on her face but Kyoko kept moving her face side to side to avoid his finger.

"W-Wait—I give up—" She giggled, grabbing his wrist weakly because she can't suppress her laugh by looking at Marui's face full of flour and dough.

"No way, I have to get the last point." He chuckled, tightening his arm around her waist from behind so she won't be able to move; he then quickly poked her nose with his finger to smear the dough before staring at her face one last time, grinning. Kyoko stared back at him too with a smile, her cheeks then quickly heated upon realizing how close their faces are and that he's actually hugging her from behind. She was feeling so embarrassed however, her body didn't want to move; even though she didn't want to admit it, she somehow liked the warmth and closeness. Somehow, she felt Marui's arm tightened even more around her waist – as if he won't let her go. The female could feel heart racing; the feeling of his body pressing against hers, the warmth it's giving her… it was her first time to feel such a thing and somehow, she really liked it and deep inside – she actually don't want him to let go of her. Marui then decided to wrap both of his hands around her waist, resting his chin on her shoulder.

Kyoko felt her heart pounding so hard against her chest that she's afraid he might hear it; and if he's actually not holding her – she would probably fall on the floor for her legs feel so weak right now. She could feel his breathing against her neck, she could smell his sweet scent, she could feel both of his muscular arms around her.

"Hey." Marui called, not moving one bit from their position.

Kyoko slowly opened her eyes, her face as red as tomato and she wouldn't dare to look at him because if she does, their face would be so close. "Y…Yes?" She replied weakly.

"Did you have fun…?" He asked, almost whispering into her ear.

Kyoko was almost feeling dizzy from all of this, she was feeling so embarrassed and… her heart was beating so fast but she didn't hate it. She liked it that she couldn't almost find her voice to reply so she just nodded. Marui grinned at her reply.

Ding.

Marui looked at the oven. No matter how much he wanted to stay like that, he knows that he has to get the finished cupcakes before it turns black so he quickly lets go of her to open the oven. He still feels so happy, though; he just doesn't know why yet. However, Kyoko stumbled slightly when he let go of her – leaning against the wall. Her legs felt so weak as she panted slightly, placing a hand on her chest to check on her fast heartbeat. Why am I being like this around that idiot… and what's with him, hugging me like that from behind. Why didn't I stop him? Pool of thoughts approached her mind as her cheeks remained tinted pink. The female stayed there for a while to regain her composure before walking to Marui – helping him put designs and icing on the cupcake, her heartbeat remained unsteady though.

Even though it wasn't that dark yet, Marui walked Kyoko to her house even though she told him not to. When they reached Kyoko's house, the female turned around to face the tennis player – smiling.

"Hey… T-Thank you for today." She said, blushing a bit.

Marui couldn't help but think that she's so cute when she blushes like that. "No problem. It's my thanks for the tutoring." He grinned.

Kyoko just nodded and hesitatingly walked towards him, blushing. Slowly, she leaned forward to close the gap between them. Marui blinked a few times as he felt his body froze, Kyoko's face was already just an inch when—

"Kyoko-chan, you're bac—" Kyoko's mother animatedly froze, her jaw dropping at the sight.

Kyoko's eyes widened and quickly stopped her actions, pushing Marui away instead. "I-I mean! T-T-Thank you for the cupcakes!" She exclaimed embarrassingly before running inside the house, leaving the confused Marui and her frozen mother.