Disclaimer: I don't own Special A. Only the plot of this story.

Dating 101

Chapter 1

It was supposed to be an ordinary, Sunday morning until an unexpected visitor showed up at Hikari's doorstep. She was just about to go out for her usual morning run when she was halted by the stubborn form of Sui Takishima standing before the gate.

"Sui?" she asked, trying to remember where she had seen this scene before. Honestly, why was this kid always showing up at her house whenever he pleased? "What are you doing here?"

Sui Takishima smirked at the much taller woman with an expression that would have made his older brother proud.

"Good morning, stupid woman," he said coolly.

A loud screech came from the back of Hikari's throat. Her left eye twitched once or twice. Steam began squiggling out from her head as she turned redder and redder. She raised her right fist slowly and deadly, storing power and anger with each passing moment.

"Why you little," she spat through her teeth. "PUNK!" With all the rage of a massive typhoon, Hikari grabbed Sui and pulled him into a headlock, commonly seen in any pro-wrestling match.

"Wha-" was all Sui could squeak before Hikari sent them both falling backwards. Of course, she immediately stood back up unharmed, leaving only a dazed Sui lying in her yard. Hikari proudly brushed the dirt off her shoulders. This gave the poor child-

Brat! Thought Hikari.

-brat sometime to wobble to his feet and shake the dizzy swirls from his eyes. The youngest Takishima threw an accusing finger in his assaulter's face once he could stand still again.

"You crazy lady!" He shouted. "You could have really hurt me just now! Do you even realize how manly you are?"

"It was that big head of yours that made the fall even harder!"

The two growled at each other in what seemed to be a glaring contest of death. Sparks of electricity flew in-between each other's eyes. A dark purple aura enveloped them.

"Why are you here?" roared Hikari.

Sui's face immediately went back to his previous cool demeanor. He crossed his arms and gazed to his side.

Without an opposite evil force pushing against her any longer, Hikari fell over.

The young boy pouted his lips slightly before returning his attention towards the fallen teenager. His face held no expression as he stared at her. The second ranked S.A. student simply blinked back as she waited for his answer.

No response.

Sui continued to stare.

Hikari blinked again.

Still, no response.

"Hurry up and answer me!" Hikari began to stomp around while pumping both of her fists in the air. Besides their looks, his personality was just like his older brother's. It was sickening.

Sui grunted before looking away again with such a bore expression. "I have a job for you."

Hikari immediately stopped moving. "Huh? A job?" She watched as the boy's face slowly began to flush a slight pink, but before she could mention anything about it, he quickly turned his back before her.

"Yes," he said in his best 'as-a-matter-of-fact' tone of voice. "A job."

This did seem to spark a bit of interest in Hikari's mind. Since her family had temporarily moved to Kyushu for her father's job, she had been left alone to take care of the house. They had left some money behind for her to use and asked that she let them know whenever she needed more. But of course, Hikari would never ask. She had troubled them enough already when she decided to stay behind. Surely, having a job would help ease her wallet and her family's concerns.

"Okay!" exclaimed Hikari. All inconveniences that started with Sui's arrival were quickly wiped away as Hikari pumped one fist in the air with all of her might. Sui quickly turned back around to stare at an image of Hikari atop of a cliff with strong waves crashing into it from the bottom. She was pointing at something far away with a look of determination all around her.

Saying that he was shocked was an understatement. He was dumbfounded.

"Alright, Little Takishima!" shouted Hikari as a fierce looking tiger suddenly appeared behind her to complete the image. It stood up and posed in a typical Superman stance. "I accept your challenge!"

"You don't even know what the job is yet and you've already accepted it," he quietly mumbled. A huge sweatdrop covered up the back of his head.

Hikari blinked as her heroic background instantly disappeared. "Oh, right." She returned her attention to the little blonde kid before her. "So, what's the job?"

Sui immediately began to flush again as he looked down. He unconsciously placed both hands behind his back and began digging the tip of his right foot into the ground. If he didn't stop, he was going to get dirt all over his brand new, expensive sneakers.

"What's wrong?" asked Hikari as she tilted her head slightly and watched his body shudder. She had never seen Sui act like this before. Even when he was first angry with Takishima, he never cowered away. If she didn't know any better she would say he was-

"Nervous?"

Sui jumped with both shock and anger. "Wh-what silly nonsense are you talking about, stupid woman! Wh-why would I be nervous?" He yelled hysterically as if she had just told him that his brother was defeated in a triathlon by a sloth.

"Hmm? Then, what is it?"

Sui gulped and took a deep breath. He clenched his eyes and fists shut as he spoke.

"I want you to teach me how to date!"

The neighborhood suddenly got very quiet. The only sound heard was a car passing by. Hikari blankly watched as Sui continued to shake with uneasiness.

Meanwhile, somewhere Akira suddenly lost the urge to knock Tadashi into oblivion after he complimented her new dress saying she resembled an ugly duckling transforming into a swan. Tadashi, in return, was so shocked by her lack of retaliation that he picked up a nearby teapot and threw it at himself. Ryuu was scratched by a mighty chipmunk after innocently handing the fuzzy creature an acorn. Jun was running away from a stampede of wild fan boys who became infatuated with him when Inner Jun unexpectedly appeared out of nowhere. Megumi started to rap.

And within his isolated hotel room somewhere in France, Kei Takishima began to laugh while snorting uncontrollably.

So, ladies and gentlemen, what do all of these things have in common?

They just don't fit.

Hikari blinked.

She blinked again.

And then, the realization finally sunk in.

"EHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!?"