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"Tee hee.. Y-Yea! Makie w-would n-never miss an e-event!" She smiled as she puffed out her chest and put her hands on hips. Then she slumped down and popped right back up, one chocolate eye closed.She opened the other as Oliver asked where her stand was. She froze momentarily before rubbing the back of her head slowly as Makie averted her gaze to the side.

"About that..." She began, before sheepishly smiling at him. "M-Misty took m-my c-cake and I s-sp-pent a-a while looking f-for h-her... S-So I don't r-really h-have a st-stand yet..." Then in a few moments, her face was still stained a crimson red.

"Oh! I-I'm okay..! D-Don't worry a-about m-me!" Another shy smile appeared on her face. "B-But w-would Oliver-kun d-do th-the honors o-of h-helping me s-set up?" A more comfortable smile crawled onto her smile. The tips of the brunette's perfect white teeth could be seen behind her pink lips. Then a sigh escaped her lips, it seemed as though it's been forever since she last saw him. It was like a day without seeing him was a month or something. It was strange how she felt that, but Makie felt warm every time he smiled or held her hand. Just like the sun...

Valentine's was fast approaching, Makie will make a poem for him! And she'll bake something extra special. Oliver seemed to like animals, since he had pandas on his yakuta and he had a cat hat too! Maybe the small girl could make a stuffed animal! 'He likes a lot of things... What should I do?' Makie panicked inside her head. She glanced to the side at the fench speaking boy's stand. Red, pink, lace, frill, valentine's things... 'Maybe I could make a drawing or something... Yeah! Maybe a picture of me and Oliver and Sakura-chan! Feena and Misty too! Oh! And Joy, and Nohea and Tiff and Kiwoya! Every one I've met so far I can draw together!' She paused slightly.

'But I'm not a very good drawer...' Her chocolate eyes turned their attention to the ceiling. She wanted to make the best gift ever! Better then any of his fans could ever get him! Sure it's the thought that counts, but she wanted to be noticed. Those girls are probably master cooks, or born artists, or amazing designers and sewers. Her gaze fell back to Oliver. Not a single dark hair out of place, and his ocean blue eyes were still easy to get lost in. The brunette's hand moved slowly to her hair, running her fingers through the semi-long strands, there were a few tangles... Then she let her small hand straighten out the wirnkles in her shirt, as it continued to make it's way down to her side. Makie felt like she was no match for those super models of fans.

Another sigh from her lips and she became to feel a little hopeless. The fans all had a certain trait about them that would upstage others. For one thing, they all had undying devotion for him, which was very scary, but it was what bound all the fans together. So they might try and band together and create the perfect gift for Oliver. She might be overlooked with all the fabulous gifts they might created.

A pause.

It wasn't Valentines now so why was she worrying. Regaining a smile, but a shaky one, her chocolate eyes looked into Oliver's beautiful blue ones and took a beath. Right now, it was time for the pot luck, not Valentine's Day. She'll figure out something to give to him later on, but right now she was going to make a pretty stand like Oliver-kun's.

( This was written as if it wasn't Valentine's already. )

Makie watched Oliver and heard him cut himself. She wondered what he was going to say, but she shrugged it off. If he didn't say something it must have not be too important, or maybe he was keeping a secret. It made her feel a little bad that he was keeping secrets from her, but then again, every one has secrets to keep, so she didn't mind. A soft sigh came from her lips, her surroundings were relaxing, most of her surroundings...

Makie was never really relaxed when she was aroud some one she liked. Especially when they were one of your best friends. The brunette would always smile, but she would blush in embarrassment. She would be comfortable around him, but also tense up. Makie would always feel happiness, but also a fear of rejection. A lot of mixed feelings would just surface and compete for the place of the dominate feeling. Strange, but very possible.

Another strange thing that Makie knew, was most likely Misty. The midnight haired girl showed up at the brunette's family's shrine with her parents one day. While Makie practiced gymnastics, she would practice with a wooden sword. But despite always practicing, she managed to help Makie get back one of her gymnastic balls from a dog. Even after they became friends, she never stopped practicing her sword. And when Makie was almost crushed in an avalanche, she stayed and also got caught in danger.

Why didn't Misty just leave her there? Some would say friendship, but right after that incident she grew more and more distant from the brunette, just hiding in the shadows, and only coming out when Makie was in danger. They were seperated in elementary and middle school though, and when they re-met in high school, Misty was colder, meaner and somewhat sarcastic at times. Just like Feena, except they hate each other.

Which brang Makie to a dead end in her thoughts. How could two people, who are exactly alike, hate each other? They were both cold and sarcastic, but they were nice at times, or at least nicer sometimes. But otherwise, it was like they had like the same soul, but in different bodies. Although, she didn't know the whole background sory of both Feena and Misty...

Wait...

After all these years, Makie still didn't know anything about Misty. She was nice and hyper before they were seperated, so what happened to cause the tall teenager to change in personality so quickly? The small brunette knew that she went to some swordsman/woman training school thingy... So did something happen there? makie would be way too afraid to ask her older friend anything abou what happened. Somehow, she just didn't want a sword piercing through her throat or heart or stomach or something.

"Yay!! S-Sankyuu O-Oliver-kun..." Makie said, blushing, while averting her gaze slightly. He was so willing to help her, it made her happy, but the fact that both her and him will be working on her stand together that made her heart beat faster. In a few moments she finally gathered some more confidence and looked up at her crush, smiling brightly. Although if you looked close enough, half of that smile was forced. Why? Because despite her being happy herself, Makie wanted to look happy for Oliver.