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So here i am again, making a new story when i told myself that i wouldn't start a new story until i finished at least one of my other stories!

Well, i couldn't resist! This is the first Love trianlge i've done, i believe Yeah!

Chapter 1: It begins

It was particularly silent in the school kitchen. The only sounds came from the running water of the faucet and the occasional sighs from the girl who was scrubbing a bowl in the said sink. This continued until the silence was penetrated by a loud beeping noise. Slipping off the yellow rubber gloves, the girl moved swiftly to the oven, opening it. Peering at the contents of the single tray in the oven, she smiled at the golden brown cookies. Using oven mitts, she gingerly took the tray out and placed it on a cloth on the counter.

Turning back to the oven, she switched it off and took off the oven mitts. With a delighted smile, she returned back to washing the dishes, waiting for the cookies to cool down a bit to hold themselves together before she placed them on the cooling rack.

Since she had her back turned to the door, the only indication of some one entering the room she had was the shuffling of feet. Not bothering to turn around, she smiled, "Marui-san, don't you have practice today? And don't touch those cookies!"

"Shoot, I didn't think you'd hear me come in," Marui scratched the back of his head. "Yukimura said it would alright if I'm a bitlate. So what you been up to, Nagase-chan?"

"New recipe," Nagase Kimika replied, pointing to the batch of freshly baked cookies. "If they're good, I'm thinking of entering them in the contest that's coming up."

"Cool, I'll make sure to be there to cheer you on!" Marui grinned, glancing at the cookies from the corner of his eyes. Kimika noticed this.

"Go ahead, take one," she laughed. "They're for you to taste anyways."

Marui flashed her a grin before grabbing one and stuffing into his mouth. As his mouth was full, she continued, "You won't be able to make it anyways. It's next Saturday, you have a tennis match that day."

"Wait," Marui said through a mouthful of cookie. "Don't you have a match that day, too?"

Kimika nodded, "Mai-buchou said that it would be okay if I missed the match. Anyways, Reina agreed to fill in for me."

"You're going to win for sure!" Marui yelled, finally swallowing the mouthful he had been trying to savor for the longest time possible. "That was great! What was in it?"

"Thanks," she beamed. "Two kinds of chocolate, white and dark, macadamia nuts, almond extract, and coconut flakes."

"Mmmm," Marui smiled like he just tasted heaven. "Can I take the rest?" He gave her those puppy dog eyes that she could never resist.

"Sure, but make sure you give one to Yukimura-san as thanks, of course," Kimika smiled. Both third years knew that the only reason that the blue haired captain allowed Marui to skip the first twenty minutes of practice every now and then to visit Kimika when she was cooking was that Marui always brought something back from his visit.

Marui nodded, "Yukimura-buchou is really going to love this one!"

"Leave two, take the rest," Kimika added. "I really don't want Ayame to kill me for not giving her any and letting you have all of them."

"Wisely said," Marui smirked before taking off with a wave. "See you later, thanks for the sweets!"

"Any time," she waved with a delighted smile. Her spirits were always lifted when the pink haired 'tensai' came to visit her.

"Marui, you're late," Sanada bellowed, the pink haired boy winced.

"It's alright, Sanada, I gave him permission," Yukimura said with a pleasant smile. "Now what do you have for me today?" He was rubbing his hands together, anticipating something good.

"It's a new recipe," Marui grinned, handing a cookie to his captain who received it happily.

"My, my, this is delicious," Yukimura smiled happily as he chewed the delicacy. "Letting you go over there today was one of my best decisions yet."

"What cha eating?" Kirihara asked as he approached the older boys.

"Try it," Yukimura handed him another one of the cookies, ignoring Marui's pout and muttering that it was his cookie.

"Let me guess, a new cookie recipe from Nagase Kimika?" Yanagi asked, peering at the cookies that Marui clutched in his hands.

"Correct," Yukimura nodded. "Award winning, I say. I must make sure to tell her that when I see her in class tomorrow."

"You're sharing sweets and you don't offer me any?" Niou asked in pretend anger. He grabbed a cookie stealthily. "This isgood. I have made up my mind: my future woman must be a good cook like this. Puri."

And this comment, Marui grimaced.

"Kimika!" The brown haired girl turned to stare at the owner of the voice who interrupted her day dreams.

"What is it, Akira?" She asked, slightly annoyed.

"Were you dreaming about him again?" Suwa Akira asked; her tone filled with disgust.

"Yeah," Kimika nodded, dreamily.

"You don't even know what kind of guy he is!" Akira frowned. "Kimika, you need to stop this little crush of yours before you get hurt!"

"You don't know who he is either!" Kimika snapped. "I know he's a passionate guy who's serious about tennis."

"Other than that, you know nothing," Akira crossed her arms.

"Akira," Kimika stood up, glaring into the other girl's eyes. "You know nothing of love."

"I know enough to know that this little 'crush' of yours is wrong," Akira rolled her eyes.

"You two over there!" their captain called. "Stop bickering and get to practice! Don't make me give you laps!"

"Who are those two?" Niou asked as he peered out his binoculars. "Friends of yours?"

"Give me that," the black haired girl who was seated next to him grabbed the binoculars. "Yeah, they're our doubles two. Nagase Kimika and Suwa Akira."

"I think that the brunette is my type, Rin," Niou smirked.

Echizen Rin rolled her eyes, "Yeah, in your dream. I've known her for a long time and I know for a fact that she would never fall for you."

"Oh, really, now?" Niou raised an eyebrow. "Then tell me 'oh-great-one' who she would fall for?"

"My guess," Rin closed her eyes as she leaned against the trunk of the tree, "would be someone like Marui. She's close friends with him, you know."

"Wait, is she the one who can cook a mean meal?" Niou asked as he realized something.

"Uh huh," Rin murmured, eyes still closed.

"Pft, Marui won't likeher. He probably thinks of her as just a good friend," Niou grinned, watching the girls through his binoculars.

"What do you mean?" Her eyes shot open to stare at the silver haired trickster.

"Marui is a great guy and all, but he's pretty dense and self conceited," Niou shrugged. "And that means that I have big chance with her!"

"Or may be you're the one who's just too dense and self conceited," Rin murmured under her breath.

"Say, how many laps do you think we'll get for skipping out of tennis practice to hang in a tree?" Niou asked, obviously missing the girl's comment.

"Hard to say, they might come up with something worse this time," Rin grinned, jumping down from the high branch they were seated on and landing perfectly on her feet. Smirking, Niou jumped down as well. However, his landing wasn't nearly as perfect as hers as he faltered slightly when his feet hit the ground.

"Ow," Niou groaned, "how do you do that?"

"I'm an acrobat," Rin shrugged before walking away to her tennis practice.

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