ic; if there isn't a good high school au meme up then i'll just make my own!!

[reloves]

[ It's always a joyous day when the students of the older classes need to come into class to help out the younger ones. A joyous day for Minako, that is, since it means she can stare at them and talk to them without seeming like a totally random stalker fangirl. Not that Minako has a whole lot of shame to actually mind that, but still...

She can barely contain herself the entire day, and by the time it really is time for class she's - uncharacteristically so - one of the first at the door, bouncing from one foot to another in glee and excitement. Once the teacher opens the classroom door, she's in first (maybe even shoving some other girls out of the way) to look at the partner listings and seat arrangements only to squeal at the name listed to her own. Bingo. She just took home the complete jackpot! All she has to do is go sit there and wait for the older students to arrive.

And when they do, Minako doesn't even bother to be subtle in the slightest-- the moment she spots Aidou entering the classroom, she doesn't even let him look at the listing, she's already waving and loudly calling out from her spot in the back. ]

Aidou-senpaaaii..! Over here!

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[reloves]

[ Are you kidding? This is totally an otome game, and she's totally on the best route here. But then again, this is Minako, there's no way she'd settle for less - or maybe it's just that in her mind, there's hardly such a thing as "less" when it comes to cute guys. Although she has to admit to herself that Aidou is exceptionally cute and pretty, otherwise she would never have worked hard enough to actually bother with schoolwork just to get to this work. Building your intelligence stat in dating games sure is hard work..

(Somewhere Nagakura-sensei is probably laughing about finally seeing Aidou lose a bet instead of him.) ]

Uuuuh-huh. All the way. No takebacks.

[ Some people might feel bad about forcing others into such a thing, but not Minako. People clearly just need to get used to her charms before they can truly appreciate them, isn't it obvious? ]

And I'm ready! [ Except Minako has a different idea for all of this. She's sticking out her hand towards the other guy, with the intent clear behind it - Minako doesn't do this kind of stuff halfway, okay, go big or go home!

She's also not going to pull it back. Nope. Deal with it, Aidou. ]

[enthalpic]

[ Aidou looks at that hand and then at Minako and then very blithely just drops his bag in her hands. ]

Thanks Minako! It was getting rather heavy after waiting all this time for you to finish things up with Sensei. Shall we start walking then?

[ See that smile? See those dimples? How can you dare tell him that's not what that hand was meant for? Also, please don't mind the like, thirty pounds of manga in that bag. He got bored waiting.

(and Nagakura-sensei, why do you have to laugh :c )]

[reloves]

[ Minako immediately almost falls over with how heavy the bag is.. thank god for quick sailor soldier reflexes or she would just have fallen straight down on her face. Instead she manages to stay upright, but she's stil staring at the bag as if he just handed her a live spider or something. This is so not what she was expecting, is his idea of a date her carrying his stuff?!

U.. urgh, even if you smile that cutely, you can't fool her, Aidou...!! ]

W-wait a moment..! [ Just hear that whiny disappoinment in her voice.. here it is goes, her heart is being crushed.. ] Senpaaai, you can't let a girl carry your stuff! That's not how it works! I'm going to end up looking like a hunchback at this rate..!

[enthalpic]

[ Aidou's eyes widen slightly as he takes a step back, breath catching in his throat as he clutcheed at his chest. ]

But, I thought you knew! I have a weak heart and I didn't think that bag was all that heavy, is it?

[ he gets a sad look in his eye as he turns to face the wind, letting the light touch ruffle his locks as a single tear creeps down his face. ]

I thought... after everything I've done for you...

[ he wiped a hand across his cheek and then reached over to take his bag once more. ]

Sorry, I'll carry it from now on. It's really not that big of a deal!

[ really, it isn't. Even though Aidou definitely just turned it into one. ]

[reloves]

...

[ For a moment it actually leaves Minako dumbfounded. There's a lot of responses she might have expected to her saying that, but this wasn't particularly high on the list, so it actually manages to surprise her.

Not that she's falling for it, per se, because even with as ditzy as she acts all the time, it's not like she's actually that stupid. Particularly when it comes to these kind of acts, since she uses them herself too. How many times has she wibbled and near-cried just to get certain people to do stuff for her? In fact, her surprise is more at seeing her very own trick being turned back on her..

You're a worthy opponent in this battlefield of love, Aidou, but Minako is the goddess and expert here.

So she just huffs, holding his bag inbetween her hands, turning her body so it's out of the reach of the hand he's holding out. ]

It's fine. If I turn into a hunchback, then that'll just mean senpai has to take care of me for the rest of my life. [ As a wife, of course, what else?

Because two can play this game, Aidou. And Minako quickly goes back to a smile as she already steps forward. ]

Come on, let's go!

[enthalpic]

[ touche Minako, touche. He can tell he's dealing with a master here, but before he can do more then think that, she's off and running, and Aidou's left scrambling to catch up to his precious cargo (aka, his bag).

Jogging up next to her, he settles into a nice, steady walk, sparing a glance for Minako's smiling face and shivering at the sheer brightness of it. ]

You're actually pretty strong, Minako-chan. I didn't think you'd be able to carry that bag at all!

[ Or, you know, not without the impression of the hunchback of notre dame going anyway. Your cool points may have actually just climbed from -43 to -44!

Er, wait...

Never mind, it's not important. The meter ticks how the meter ticks! And who's keeping score anyway? Ahem, turning on a bright smile himself, he pats her on the back. ] And don't worry, a little thing like a bag won't kill you! Although if it does, I'll eat a parfait in your honor, neh?

[ see, see? Aidou's a good boy after all! ]

[reloves]

[ THAT METER IS RIGGED, AIDOU HANABUSA!!!

But fine, Minako can just work outside of the meter. Smash destiny and all that. Don't you see how stubborn this girl is, she'll turn that meter upside down just yet, especially since he touched her.. that's like one step towards marriage already.

And she doesn't even need that parfait eating, she has something much better! Drawing the bag a little closer to herself, almost as if she's hugging it, she starts to giggle. ]

What, you mean you didn't realise yet, senpai? [ Never trust Minako. First step of learning how to deal with her. ] I have your bag, you know? That means you can't leave until I let it go.

[ Aka he's at the mercy of Minako's whims now, because she isn't going to let him go home and part with her that easily! ]

[enthalpic]

[ IT'S PERFECTLY FINE. HE JUST CALIBRATED THAT YESTERDAY. And then maybe deliberately forgot to flip a switch. Hmm... maybe he should take another look at that.

But enough joking because he's freezing in his tracks, hand still raised to pat Minako's shoulder when she lays down her ultimatum. But the moment passes and in less then half a minute, he's back to normal and his hands are mysteriously stuck inside his pockets as he walks next to his "friend." ]

If you really wanted to read some manga, you only had to ask. I'm sure Takuma wouldn't mind! [ or, you know, she'd have to face his wrath. He can be quite the scary guy you know! And besides, making Aidou fight for the bag just isn't cool you know. -10 cute points! ]

[reloves]

[ She doesn't even care about losing cute points as long as she's slowly closing the trap around him... once Minako has her sights set on someone, she doesn't let go! It's a common trait in blonde demons, you know!

So the girl just hums to herself while still hugging the bag, as if she's well aware of her victory this time. But the battle has not yet been won.. ]

Senpaaai! [ It's not really whiny though, it's more a sing-song kind of voice.. ] You know there's something totally else I want to do with you rather than reading manga!

[enthalpic]

[ of course he knows, Minako had it doodled all over her notebooks that he had to check and verify! ]

If you're asking for cake, that's impossible.

[ mostly because... well just because! Why does he have to come up with all the excuses? And he'll just scoot two more steps away from Minako. The street is plenty large enough for the two of them! ]

[reloves]

[ What, she thought the drawing of both of them in wedding outfits with the words "Mrs. Minako Hanabusa" was very cute, okay.. Aidou should be honored that he got to witness such a great and heart-warming sight!

She also follows him right away when he's scooting off. Her steps fall directly after his own, almost as if she's not planning to budge even an inch when it comes to being close to him - this is why she made him walk home with her, okay, Minako's not the kind of girl to waste any chance! ]

But what if I had cake for you? [ She knows his weak spots, okay. Minako probably has a journal somewhere with the weak spots of every guy in school that's worth her time. That's the only kind of research she can motivate herself for.. ]

And then when senpai sits down to eat it at my place, I can feed it to him by hand..!

[ Of course it wouldn't turn out to be a normal scenario. What did anyone expect. ]

[enthalpic]

[ It was cute until he realized that wasn't a dog on the other side of the cake but actually him. He almost ripped that page out on principal! ]

Do you really think I'll cave in the name of cake?

[ oh please, he's made of sterner stuff then that! But then he cleared his throat and glance over to Minako's ever hopeful face and cleared this throat again. ]

So. . . What kind of cake is it?

[ well, okay, maybe just only a tiny bit sterner then she thought. Until she speaks again and then he's blushing bright red and leaping backwards, pointing. ]

No! I refuse! Man made forks for a reason and I can use one myself!

[ sheesh, what did she take him for? An easy target? At least wait until the second date and the fifth piece of cake... ]

[reloves]

[ Nope, the only strategy is the proactive one! Scratch that, it's the aggressive one altogether! How is her handsome senpai going to notice her if she doesn't come at him with love guns ablazing?

Besides, she saw him give in there for just a moment, okay. She's going to shoot Cupid's arrow right into that weak spot even if it's the last thing she ever does!! ]

Hmm..? Not even when it's a lovely big strawberry cake with lots of whipped cream? I heard there's maybe even six different layers in it.. [ Just listen to how sweet and non-aggressive she suddenly sounds as she's saying it. Like someone putting cheese into a mouse trap. A big, Aidou-sized mouse trap.. ]

[enthalpic]

[ by giving him a charming love note and a parfait instead?

For like ten years?

It could work, maybe???????

—oh wait, that's kind of exactly what she's doing and his heart's certainly going doki doki as he drools off into the sunset imagining such a cake. ]

Is it made with fresh strawberries?

[ what was that about a trap? He didn't hear a thing... ]

[reloves]

The freshest.

[ Suddenly she's practically right next to him again at this point, pretty close to downright whispering those words seductively straight into Aidou's ear.. never underestimate the power of the ninja of love and beauty! That's clearly her sidejob next to being a goddess.. ]

There's no way a cake expert like you could turn down one like that, right..?

[enthalpic]

[ he jerks back and immediately slapped his ear. Pesky mosquito! ]

W-well of course I can't turn something like that down. Where did you get that cake!

[ which of course means she couldn't have baked that. No way it could have been done to his satisfaction considering the time and effort she had to have been putting into her studies.

This just wasn't fair! ]

[reloves]

[ She giggles - only narrowly avoiding being slapped by him as well, thankfully, that would have been a little awkward.. but nope, Minako is still going strong. ]

Well, you know that cute little cake shop you always go to? [ How Minako knows where Aidou gets his cakes? Ah, nothing big, just a pair of binoculars and lying in the bushes and stalking him around.. you know. Totally normal things every teenage girl in love would do! ]

It's one from there. And one of the biggest. In fact, they told me they might never sell a cake that big there ever again!

[ And it cost her so much, but it was totally worth all those months of saved up allowance.. love can be bought, after all. ]

[enthalpic]

[ He nods at the mention of the cake shops, his lip falling a little as drool collected at the corner of his mouth and he hung off of every single word that Minako spoke, hearts practically popping out of his eyes at the mention of it.

But... He gasped! ]

No, that can't be true. I'll have to commission they make one of those right away!

[ he immediately starts patting around his pockets for his cell phone because they idea of them never doing this again is just a travesty in the making! Not to mention he can confirm Minako's story. He's on to you, girl! ]

[reloves]

[ On to how great her plan is? How the trap is slowly starting to close around him? Because there's not going to be any escape now anymore, s-e-n-p-a-i..... ]

Senpaaai, why are you going through all that trouble?

[ And even if she has to risk being hit like a mosquito, she doesn't care, while he's distracted it's totally her chance! So Minako pounces him - not entirely unlike how a predatory animal pounces a zebra - and clings to his arm with a squeal. ]

You can just come eat the one I got at my place! You can eat as long as you want, no one will mind! [ It's almost making her sound as if she wants to keep him prisoner with that thing or something, huh.. Minako's involved in some shady business right there. Anything is fair in senpai love and war. ]

[enthalpic]

[ wow, isn't this room getting a little hot now? Why don't they just open up a window so he can escape through it...

Ack! ]

No, wait. My phone!

[ and down it goes because she clung to him so. Trying to wiggle his way out of her grasp, he leans down, fingertips barely touching the the edge of his phone as he struggled. ]

And that's hardly the point of the matter. If this cake is as good as you say, it'd be a travesty if they stopped making it. I refuse to allow this to happen!

[ getting flustered over cake, what is this? It's not like it's a cherished off spring facing inevitable death or anything like that??????? ]

[reloves]

[ It's okay, Minako will accept Aidou with all his little quirks! Even his weird obsession with cake will be forgiven, that's just how benevolent the goddess of love and beauty is! He should be glad to be stuck with a girl this kind and gracious...

.. and who is keeping that phone just an inch out of his reach with the way she holds onto him. Accidentally or on purpose, who can even tell when it's Minako we're speaking about? Besides, she's finally touching senpai, she can't let this important part of their love life (that only exists in her head) go to waste! ]

Hmmm, well.. I guess I could use my connections to make them keep making it, but I guess that means I would need a favor from Aidou-senpai in return.. [ Near-purred like an entirely innocent kitten! Which she obviously totally is! ]

[enthalpic]

[ there's a tiny part of Aidou that's whimpering on the inside because his cake and another that's all like, THE HANABUSA NAME IS ENOUGH TO MAKE THEM MAKE THAT CAKE AGAIN, but then, what if...

Drenched now in a cold sweat from head to toe, Aidou simply let's out a tiny, keening wail as he tries to shake off the infernal woman hanging onto his arm. ]

L-let go! I'm already doing you enough favors at the moment. That cake is simply my just dessert!

[ please don't make him beg. Aidou and begging is just a sad, sad thing... ]

[reloves]

[ But what if she likes it when he begs? Minako's a woman of many interests, you know!

But for now she does cling on for a moment.. but then she lets go. Even if she manages to make a show out of that as well, letting out a very long stretched sigh and putting her hands on her hips in a "what should I ever do with you" kind of way. ]

Senpai, sometimes I almost feel like you don't like me.. [ Where would she ever get that impression, huh? ]

[enthalpic]

[ she's a sadistic fiend and Aidou is the masochist who will take it in the name of sweet, sweet dessert...

But the second she let's go is the second that Aidou is very studiously straightening his clothes and checking his pockets again to make sure he wasn't mysteriously pick pocketed, Minako had just been that close! ]

Why are you doubting it? I thought it was fairly obvious that I don't.

[ because, you know, his heart only goes doki doki for Kaname? It's not like he's been hiding that this whole time at school or anything! ]

[reloves]

[ What a great plan for next time, Aidou.. maybe she should stick her hands in there anyway to see if she can find a precious memento of the time they spent together that day! She can parade it around at school to make sure the other girls very well realise that Aidou-senpai is off limits from now on.

But nope, this time she was good, she didn't take anything! Instead she just ends up staring at him in complete confusion when he says that. You know, as if his dokis for Kaname aren't the most obvious thing in the world, as if he's been saying he likes Minako all along. ]

Well, that's different.. [ Just how, Minako?! She sounds oddly serious about it though, as if she's just really that convinced of every single ridiculous word that comes out of her mouth right about now. ]

I mean, that's just you being tsundere, right? I know it's pretty hard to deal with the affections of someone as pretty and charming as me, so I don't blame you. It just means I have to ease you into loving me!

[ Which comes awfully close to "train", huh. ]