What's this? An update? An update that didn't take three months? It must be a sign of the apocalypse!

Putting that aside, thank you for all the kind reviews in the last chapter! And special thanks to Kawaiino Tenshi Kiki for sending me an OC for Madoka's date and making a drawing for this story. The link to it is on my profile and it's from the scene where Gin is jealous of Frieda's chest. I'm surprised so many people found it funny, because I didn't give it too much thought when I wrote it.

But anyway, you probably don't want to listen to (or in this case, read about) me rambling on, so here is the next chapter!

Disclaimer: Do I look like I own MFB to you? … What do you mean you can't see what I look like? … Well, I don't own MFB so that's all you need to know!

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Alice let out a content sigh as she placed the final desk in place, making a circle out of all of them. She checked the clock on the wall; 2:59, good they'd be arriving any minute. She ran a hand through her light blue hair, thinking back to how many years she had been a part of the matchmaking club.

She remembered back when she first joined the matchmaking club. She had stumbled upon it by mere accident on her first day at Metal High a few years back, when she was trying to locate the chorus room. When she opened the door to one of the classrooms however, she realized that not only was it the wrong room, but it was currently being occupied.

She tried to explain herself, but no words came. She was fear stricken from their gazes. Finally, after a while, a girl came over to her and asked if she was interested in joining their club. Bam, just like that, recruited. Over time she learned the ways and motives of the strange matchmaking club, and all the while she was slowly coming out of her shell. A few years passed, and before she new it, she had been elected to lead the club after the former leader had graduated. She had been awarded the highest honor the club could offer, and she was determined to prove that it wasn't just some fluke.

She was snapped from her thoughts when another figure entered the room. "Hey Alice." Said a tan girl with bleached blonde hair that reached her shoulder blades and violet eyes.

Alice turned to face the girl in the doorway. "Glad you could make it Chrissy," she greeted with a smile. "I know this meeting is kind of out of the blue, so I wasn't sure if anyone would be able to make it."

"Well you won't have to worry about that." Interrupted a tan boy who was about medium height. He had blackish-gray spiky hair that came down to his neck and bangs that almost covered his dark gray hair. He also had a noticeable scar on his neck, though Alice knew better than to ask him about it.

"Idiot, don't interrupt people." Said another boy with tan skin, messy shoulder length brown hair and dark gray eyes. He also had a piercing in his left ear.

"I'm not interrupting them," the first boy argued. "I'm adding in to the conversation. Alice said she was worried that no one would show up to this meeting, so I told her that she didn't have to, because we showed up."

"Was she talking to Chrissy before you spoke?" The second boy asked.

"…yes." Answered the first after a short break.

"Then you interrupted them." The second said impatiently.

The first boy seemed to be at a loss for words. "…You think you're so smart, don't you?" The second boy was about to respond when they were interrupted by a third figure.

"Hiro, Haru, do the world a favor and shut up. God knows we need the silence." He said. He was also tan, though not as tan as the other two, and had short, spiky silver hair with a black hairline, and brown eyes.

"Hello Hiro, Haru, Kurai," Alice greeted, looking at each of the boys as she called their names. She couldn't help but laugh at the trio. They certainly made the club interesting. She couldn't help but think of the Bad Friends Trio(1) when she saw them. The bonds between them mirrored theirs almost perfectly.

As the five who were currently in the room got in their seats around the circle, the remaining three members entered the room. The first was Shiori, followed by a tall girl with Icy white waist length hair with bangs that covered one of her eyes. It misguided people, making them believe that she had red eyes, though Alice knew that the one hidden by hair was a mixture of reds and blues.

The white haired girl was followed by another girl with layered blackish brown hair with lime green tips and side bangs. She had bright green eyes that were outlined with black eyeliner. She also had a silver hoop nose ring.

Alice couldn't help but smile. So everyone had managed to make it after all. "Hello Shiori, Ryua, Stella." She greeted, now turning to the rest of the room's occupants. "Now that we're all here, we can finally start."

She took a minute to allow the three to take their seats before beginning. "You're probably wondering why I brought you all here today. Well, Shiori has informed me that she was given an assignment from Madoka." She explained, turning to the green haired girl who nodded.

"As you all know, Madoka, myself, and a few other girls are going to the dance in a group, each with our own date. So Madoka has asked us pair each of them girls up with the perfect guy." she explained.

She placed a clipboard on the desk that Christina was occupying. "This has the names of each girl that needs a date," she continued. "Take a look at the names and then once everyone's had a look at it, We'll decide who will be assigned to whom."

"Woah, Frieda's on this list," Hiro

Said once it was passed to him. "Whoever she gets as a date is a lucky bastard. Not only is she cute, she's also Italian."

"What does her nationality have to do with anything?" Ryua asked curiously.

Hiro smirked. "Don't you know in heaven your lover is Italian?" (2)

Ryua opened her mouth to ask what he was talking about when Alice interjected. "It's a long story."

Once the clipboard had been passed around, Alice spoke again. "Alright, now that you've all seen the list, we need to decide who will be assigned to whom."

"We call dibs on Frieda." Haru declared, wrapping his arms around Hiro and Kurai, each with an identical smile plastered on their faces.

Alice gave a small nod. "Alright, I'll write that down," she said glancing down to scribble on the clipboard that had been returned to her. "Anyone else know who they want?"

"I can help Sierra." Shiori offered, which surprised Alice.

"Um, alright, but I thought you wanted to find your date yourself. Are you sure you'll be able to do both?" She asked.

Shiori smiled and gave a quick nod. "Yup, I've had to do more in less time before so I'm sure I'll manage."

"Alright then," Alice replied. "Anyone else?"

"I can help Aeolus." Ryua suggested.

"And I could help Kiara." Offered Stella.

"And I've got Ninel covered." Christina said matter-of-factly.

Alice gave a nod to the three. "Then I've got Gin." She said, looking down at the clipboard again. She scanned the paper listing all the names, when she noticed something. "But wait, we're one short. We don't have anyone assigned to Madoka."

Everyone turned to the trio, Hiro, Haru, and Kurai, who all looked offended at the glances the other club members were giving them. "Nope, there's no way in hell we're splitting up, we're like a package deal." Hiro exclaimed.

Alice sighed in defeat, knowing that there was no arguing with them. "Well then, does anyone know someone that could help us out?"

"I know someone who could help," Shiori replied.

Alice gave her a huge smile. "Really?" She asked, not quite sure if she was joking or not.

"Yup, just give me a second to call him." She said, heading for the door.

A few minutes later, Shiori came back into the room, a huge smile that matched Alice's previous one. "He's in." She cheered, leaping in the air.

"Alright, now before we leave, does anyone have any ideas yet? I know this is sudden, but I'm just wondering."

"No, but It'll probably be festive." Kurai predicted, which caused Ryua to groan.

"No, no Christmas yet! Thanksgiving was a mere week ago. It's too early!" She complained.

"Oh come on Ryua, don't be like that." Haru began.

"Yeah, It's already December."added Kurai.

"So why not start celebrating now?" Hiro finished.

Stella and Christina rushed up to Ryua, singing an off-key version of Santa Claus is coming to town while Alice came up to her from behind and forced a Santa hat over her head and Shiori rang a ball in her face. The trio meanwhile began to scream/shout a mixture of Rudolf and Frosty the snowman.

After about twenty seconds more of this crazy scene, Ryua finally managed to shake the other group members off of her. "You people are crazy, I'm out of here!" She shouted, starting for the door as everyone else continued to laugh obnoxiously.

"Alright, does anyone have any questions on what to do for your assigned person?" Alice asked, wiping tears from her eyes. No one answered. "Good, meeting dismissed!"

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(1) "She couldn't help but think of the Bad Friends Trio when she saw them." : yes this is a Hetalia reference. When I saw the personalities of these three OC's I couldn't help but think of those three when I wrote about them. They are just so similar! In case you wondering, Hiro reminds me of Prussia, Haru reminds me of Spain, and Kurai reminds me of France (kind of) :). I decided to have Alice think this since it said on her character profile that she likes anime.

(2) "Don't you know in heaven your lover is Italian?": another Hetalia reference and no I'm not trying to be racist. There's a song that is featured in the anime that explains what heaven and hell are like. From what I can remember in hell the cooks are British, the mechanics are French, the police are German, the bankers are Italian, and your lover is Swiss. In heaven the cooks are French, the police are British, the mechanics are German, the bankers are Swiss, and your lover is Italian. Yeah, It is kind of racist, but deal with it! XD (I don't own Hetalia by the way)

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So what do you guys think of the Matchmaking club? I tried to portray them as a close knit group and I hoped that was evident in the story. Next chapter we'll finally start to pair people up so get excited people. *starts dancing randomly*

And can you guess who is going to be helping out the club? It's not too difficult to figure out if you think about it. And on another note, I'm sorry if I made any of the characters OOC. Please let me know if I did and I'll fix it.

So until my next update, Read and Review please!

(29 days till' Christmas by the way ;))