Your Own Personal Cupid |+alice nine. - Shou+| [12]

"A spider!--Where did you get a spider?--Why do you have a spider, and why is it in my living room!"
Yumi decided to bring her new fuzzy friend, Momo-chan, back home with her. She and Hiroto even bought her a nice terrarium for her, along with the basic supplies. Momo-chan's new home was in Shou's living room, but it didnt really take up that much space.
"Well, she could always live in your room..." Yumi trailed off as she gave him a sweet, innocent smile.
Shou made a face. "You know what? The living room's fine."
"Great!"
Hiroto walked in through the front door with a box full of Momo-chan's supplies. "Where do I put these?"
"Oh, I'll take them." Yumi gracefully walked past Shou and took the box from Hiroto. Until she could find a better place, she decided to put the box in the kitchen.
While Yumi was in the kitchen, there was a knock at the door. Hiroto opened the door, and he was nearly trampled as Aiko rushed into the house and threw her arms around Shou. She was still crying hysterically.
"Uh-oh..."
Shou held her in his arms as she cried. He didn't know what was wrong with her. Her entire body was shaking.
"Aiko, what's wrong?" Shou asked, seriously concerned.
"How could you?" she sobbed.
"How could I what?"
"How could you play such an awful trick on me?"
"What are you talking about?"
Sensing danger, Hiroto secretly slipped past them and into the kitchen. Yumi was looking for something to snack on.
"Yumi, we've got trouble. Well, actually, you've got trouble."
Yumi set down the bag of chips and turned around. "What are you talking about?"
"Aiko's here."
"What?--Shoot!"
Yumi slumped against the counter and rubbed her forehead. She hadn't planned this very well. Of course Aiko would come and whine to Shou.
"Yumi, what are we going to do?--What are you going to do? Why do I keep saying we? This is your problem."
"You were an accomplice. You're just as guilty. What will be your excuse when Shou comes in here?"
"Peer pressure."

Yumi rolled her eyes. "Okay, shush. I need to hear what she's telling him. It might help me make up a good explanation."
(click)
"I got this," Aiko said as she handed the box she'd received to Shou. As he examined it, Aiko's eyes traveled to the corner of the room where Momo-chan's terrarium was. "Oh my god, there it is!"
"What?"
"That spider! That was the spider on the cake you sent me!" Aiko was about to have a panic attack again.
"I didn't send you this."
"Of course you did. I even got this note from you." Aiko handed him the note that he'd supposedly sent to her.
Shou examined the note.
From Shou, with love <3
He definitely didn't write the note. The handwriting was not even close to his, but he knew who it did belong to.
"Aiko, I didnt write this. This isn't my handwriting."
"Well whose is it then?" Aiko asked, wiping her eyes with her sleeve.
"I don't know," he lied. "I'll find out, though."
"Okay," she sniffed. "I'm gonna go home and rest. There's been too much excitement for me today."

"Okay, I'll call you later."
As soon as the door closed, Shou took a deep breath and called Yumi into the room, sounding as calm as possible.
(click)
"He's calling you. You better go see what he wants," Hiroto said, cracking a smile.
"Okay, but you're coming with me."
Before Hiroto could protest, Yumi grabbed his arm and pulled him into the living room with her. Shou was just standing there. He didnt look mad, but he probably was. Who wouldn't be?
"Yumi, did you hear what happened to Aiko today?" Shou asked.
Yumi decided to play dumb. "Nope. What happened?"
Shou went on to explain. "Someone sent her a cake with a live spider on it as a mean joke."
Yumi slapped her hand over her mouth in shock. "How awful."
Shou nodded his head and went as he slowly approached her. "They also sent her this." He handed Yumi the note.
"From Shou, with love...and there's a little heart next to it. Wow, Shou, I didn't know you were the romantic type."
"I didnt write that; someone else did--Do you know who?"
"Nope," she answered coolly as she returned the note back to him.
"I know you wrote it, Yumi. You can stop playing dumb now."
Yumi's jaw dropped. "Why do you immediately assume it was me?"
"Well, for one thing, this is your handwriting...and you brought home the same spider that was on Aiko's cake."
"How can you possibly be sure it's my handwriting? And how can you be sure that I have the same spider?--It could be a coincidence."
"Yumi, believe me, I know your handwriting. And that spider has chocolate frosting on its legs."
The gig was officially up.
Yumi wrinkled her nose and yelled, "Hiroto, I told you to clean her legs off in the car!"
"I wasn't gonna touch that thing!" Hiroto quickly covered his mouth. He just gave himself up as well.
"Hiroto, you were in on this too?" Shou couldn't believe his ears.
"She pressured me. She started crying and made me feel bad. She took advantage of me!"
"I can't believe you two. Yumi, why would you do something like this?" Shou questioned.
"April Fools?" She really pulled that out of nowhere.
"It's not April."
"Well, I didn't know that. I guess the joke's on me, huh?" Yumi tried to make a joke out of it, but nobody else was laughing. "Fine, I'm sorry."
Shou sighed. He just couldn't stay mad at this girl.
"Just don't do it again, okay? Be nice--Promise?"
Yumi smiled. "I promise."
But behind her back she had two of her fingers crossed.
Evil Yumi...
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