Yes.
Yes and hello. Ha ha ha.
Warmest greetings to ya, fan-fictioners!! I'm kinda new to this job, so lets hope the company don't sack me, kay? I need the CASH! :) Well, i'm new to Recca fics, but i'm a VETERAN in FF7 fics. Any takers yet??? :) All right, quit blabbin' bout the game. I do read the manga series (in Chinese) and no, i didn't get to witness the anime phenomena yet. Aww.... :(I AM a Raiha-Fuuko supporter, but i have NO IDEA what to write on 'em!? Both of them are so bubbly and 'riot' makers, its hard to write a story so they'll come together, y'know! Mr. Mikagami a.k.a Icicle is a total different case, stone cold, emotionless, you name it. So? What am i implying? Writing fics of him with Fuuko is much SIMPLER!!

Ha ha!
Er...
Well, what a intro. Now the people will hate me for sure...
Never mind. BUT i'll try to find an appropriate storyline for Raiha!!
No, he won't morph to a Raichu... Isn't that right, Mr. Raiha??
" RAI!! RAI----CHU!! "
Yes... Pokeball, you say?
------- FIN INTRO --------

Tokiya slumped onto the school stone bench while throwing his lecture notes and books next to him in frustration. He heaved a much-exhausted sigh as he flicked his fine, moss green hair away from his delicate face. He had just escaped a crowd of 2 digit IQs female graduates clutches as soon as classes were over. His face gave a vexed look as he recollected the scene. With the females squealing frantically, claw-like hands grasping for him, Tokiya was tempted to wield his ensui and sliced them into tiny pieces, enough to stuff into a mini M&Ms chocolate. He snorted again as the embarrassing incident once again haunted his mind. He was used to the 'ooh' 'ahs' drooling females, but never had he being SWARMED by a horde! He shuddered with sheer vileness at the thought of this. Imagine, the prestigious, well-known Tokyo University actually was inhabited with these female dimwits!!

"Mifuyu will never be one of them...." Tokiya muttered and scowled, as one female student giggled shyly as she passed him. A sudden thought struck deep into his mind and soul as soon as he made his comment.

"Tokiya..." Her uneven rasped voice again preoccupied his mind as Tokiya's mind suddenly went blank with a sudden trance. Flashbacks of his sister shielded him with her own body, blood spurting out from her mouth and stained her lovely face, with her eyes showing a gleam of fear, pain, as though she was suffering in purgatory, a land of ultimate sufferings and sorrows.

"Run.... Tokiya.... Run...." Her ghostly voice swirled deep in his mind.

"No... Mifuyu... NO!!" Tokiya gave a sudden shout, drawing attention of the onlookers, glaring at him curiously, as if the tall longhaired man was an unidentified alien. Tokiya took a few minutes to get back to himself, breathing loudly and heavily. He gave the onlookers with an icy, cold stare that was cold enough to drive them away. Placing his clammy palms onto his sweat filled face, he closed his marine eyes and bit his lower lips. He had these harsh, agonizing flashbacks very often, and each occasion he could not take the blow that tormented him mentally and emotionally. After each occurrence, Tokiya would breakdown and grieve silently for his beloved late sister, which utterly contradicted his usual calm demeanor. Silent pearly tears trickled down from his lower eyelid and streaked down his arm, staining his long sleeves.

"Mifuyu.... i miss you so much...."

"OI! MIKAGAMI!!"

An abrupt yell in his left ear with a sudden slap at the back shattered the emotional side of Tokyia immediately. Wiping away the streaks of tears on his face that gave the game away, he turned around and contorted his face in revulsion.

"What was that for? Thanks to you, i might be partially deaf now!" Tokiya growled as he stood up, touching his left ear gingerly while facing the happily grinning away violet haired girl. Fuuko was apparently enjoying the mini escapade as she was laughing madly away, and stumbled backwards, falling onto the stoned pavement. With a straight, angry glare from Tokiya, the child-like imp tried to conceal her laughter and stood up, with her sparkling azure eyes glittering in the rays of the sun.

"Good day, Mikagami!!" Fuuko beamed with a wide smile, showing the beautiful dimples near her chin. With a playful frown, she added haughtily, "Kinda scared ya, eh? 0 degrees man? Shoulda used my fuujin and blow you off to Antarctica… where you belong, Ice Boy!!"

Tokiya just snorted, folded his arms and tilted his head away from the skittish girl.

Fuuko, too joined in the university as a first year, and was pure coincidence that she met him on her first day of school. Recca and the others were back at home, carrying on their daily lives, keeping in contact by mail with her. Fuuko, to everyone's utmost surprise and amazement, had did well in her final year, scoring numerous distinctions and a few merits and thus secured a place in a well known university. After the brief acquaintance with Tokiya, Fuuko and pledged a promise to make his life a living hell... just like the old days.

Tokiya's icy blue eyes focused on her angrily and said in a vexed tone, "What do you want?"

Fuuko sighed as she flicked the stray strands of hair from her face. Pouting her full lips playfully and placing her palms onto her cheeks, she faked a horrid, high pitched squeal, "Oooo!! Here comes that Prince of grubs, fridges and gorillas!! Ahhhh!! I can't take it...he's drop dead gorgeous!! Oooo!!"

With that, she pretended to faint while sighing heavily, repeating his name with much exaggeration. After the little reenactment, Fuuko were in peals of laughter, as she fell onto the ground, slamming her clutched fists onto the ground in hysteria of laughter. Again, odd stares from surrounding undergraduates were drawn against her. Tokyia first enraged of being taunted and now embarrassed to be with a gone-case maniac, nodded his head as he shouted to the audience,

"Yes, she's a curio. A nut. Will someone call the asylum? Yes, will..."

A sudden figure at the background drew his attention, which stopped his comment unexpectedly. Tokiya squinted his blue eyes to have a better focus of the figure. As soon he saw her features, his whole world seemed to stop. A sudden nostalgic moment with his sister floated in his psyche.

With her soft, luxurious brown hair cascading down her shoulders, a pair of demure, delicate eyes of rubies laughing in the rays of sun, a sweet smile that runs between her cheeks, a straight thought zipped like lightning into his brain.

"Hmm... That looks a lot like Yanagi, eh?"

Tokiya spun his head around and stared at her momentary. How did she know i was staring at the girl? He wondered. He shook that thought away and turned his gaze back at the girl.

She looked... so similar....

Mifuyu.... a sudden knot in his stomach wrenched, causing deep, emotional pain.

"You know her?" Tokiya inquired, breaking the silence as the girl was out of view. Fuuko closed her eyes with pride as she placed her slender hands behind her head.

"Of course!! Hikaru Sadamoto, top girl of the class, who couldn't be more popular?" Fuuko said light-heartedly as she stood up, brushing away the dust on her uniform. "Besides, she's my best friend in class." Hearing a sort of dreamy oh from Tokiya, a sudden thought came into her mind. Not surely...? she thought with much bewilderment.

"Er... don't tell me.... er... you're interested in Hikaru... eh?"Fuuko piped in slowly, while tilting her head sideways. She expected a snort, a grunt, or anything that had a hint of disapproval. But to her utmost, utter amazement, a faint tinge of red raced across his cheeks.

Mikagami? Rock Man? Blush? INCREDIBLE!! Fuuko's heart exclaimed in a much disorient tone. With her eyes grew wide with bewilderment, she poked her fingers onto his broad shoulders.

"Rock?? Yoh rock? You really like her, donca?" Fuuko said slyly, with a playful look in her eyes. "Finally! You've gotten over your sis and Yanagi!! Great icebergs!!"

"Fuuko... she looked a lot like my late sister... She is just like the exact replica of Mifuyu..." Tokiya muttered softly. "I can't deny that Hikaru has somehow grasped my heart..." Before he could continue, Fuuko shook his shoulders firmly, with a sure smile full of steel-like determination. "Fuuko?" Tokiya asked with puzzlement.

"Mikagami, you can never guess who glad and relieved am i as your friend!! I'm happy to know that Hikaru can bring some rays of light and hope that was withdrawn from you since 10." Fuuko smiled warmly, patting his back. "Go for it man!"

Tokiya was dumbfounded. Glad? Relieved? Fuuko? They hardly shared a conversation... no... Scarcely communicated with each other, let alone sharing his views and past life experiences. How could Fuuko interpret his feelings? He banished the thought and returned his glaze onto the lithe figure.

"But how? I hardly know her. Truthfully, at that moment is a revelation to me that she existed in this densly populated university." Tokiya said matter-of-factly, as he frowned. His eyes lit up when Fuuko sighed and grunted.

"You silly cow. What's Fuuko for?? I don't mind to be THE MIKAGAMI matchmaker. Frankly, never thought THE MIKAGAMI can actually fall for another girl!! Who knows? I might be in the GUINESS BOOK OF RECORDS, being the 1st to shake a rockface!!" Fuuko puffed her cheeks and sounded manly, emphasizing much pressure on 'the Mikagami'. Tokiya snarled at her with much irritation.

"Be careful. I've got fangs and I'll bite."

"Look, Rock. I'll help you, 'kay? Trust me!" Grinning from ear to ear, she waved goodbye and darted back to the hostel. Tokiya just stood there, frozen with thoughts.

A sudden flashback of Hikaru wove into his head again. This time, however, it was gentle and warm, which silently wound his heart together. He sighed deeply as he reached for his things that he 'discarded' on the stone bench, and slowly, he walked back to his hostel.

"Hikaru Sadamoto... That's a nice name..."

------ To be continued ------

So? How's that for a change? A new girl that captures our very own Ice-Man's heart?? Wee!! Did i say this novel is a romance affiliated??

Keep your eyes peeled and your fingers on the mouse steady! Things will shape out alright.... :) Any comments?? Huh?? Mail me at haowteo@singnet.com.sg ....

Ciao... see you in the next episode of...

"THE MISMATCHED"
Right, Mr. Raiha?
" RAI!! "
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