Sorry for the small hiatus. School does that to me…and doesn't give me any more time to write my stories. Well, it isn't really meant to torture you all BUT…I made this chapter short. Why? Because it's the MOST important one. WHY? Just read.

Disclaimer: Standard. I own Daisuke, Yukio, Michiko and Natusko.

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Natsuko landed in front of Daisuke, Yukio and Michiko, broadening her smile as she reached the floor. She looked at each of them, one at a time, until her eyes reached Michiko, and rested there.

"Michiko-chan!" she squealed as she went over to hug her. "How've you been doing?"

"Great, thanks," Michiko muttered as she stepped away, Natsuko missing her by inches.

Michiko wasn't insulted, but she acted such anyway. "Michiko-chan, why do you always do this to me?" Natsuko whined. "I'm only here to help." She grinned. "Don't tell me you're still jealous!"

"I'm not jealous!" Michiko shouted at her. She pouted and crossed her arms. "And we surely don't need your help."

"Oh, on the contrary, my dear," Natsuko muttered. She walked over to them, Michiko stepping out of the way, and looked down at the madness. Sakura was still on the floor, depressed, but the boys around her had gotten impatient and had started blaming each other. Their ramblings were loud enough that Michiko could hear them from the rooftop.

"You did this, didn't you, Neji-teme!"

"I did no such thing. If anything, I believe Uchiha has upset her."

"Hn."

"Is that a yes or a no, Uchiha?"

"Hn."

"EHHH?!? Sasuke-teme, I'll make you pay for that!"

"Bring it."

"SAKURA-CHAN, MY SWEET CHERRY BLOSSOM, I"LL BEAT THESE THREE IF IT WILL MAKE YOU SMILE!"

"EHH?!?!"

"Need more proof, Michiko-chan?" Natsuko smiled as she looked at Michiko's defeated face. "Do you agree now that you need my help?"

"We don't need your help, Natsuko," Michiko muttered, trying to control her anger. "Yukio, Daisuke and I can handle it by ourselves. We just have to take out the needles from their system and start all over again."

"That would take a few hours," Daisuke murmured. "It would have helped if Cupid-sama had given us the bingo book."

"That's right!" Yukio said. "The bingo book would have told us who to hit and who not to hit. Honestly, I dunno why Cupid-sama would even entrust us in knowing who not to hit. We can't do that job; we're still kids. And from what I can see, Michiko-chan isn't very good at playing match-maker—"

"Don't mess with me, stupid!" Michiko shrieked as she knocked Yukio down to the floor. She calmed down a little after releasing her anger on Yukio. "But he is still right. Why would Cupid-sama entrust us in doing a higher-up's job?"

"Because he didn't," Natsuko interrupted them. She put her hand out, palm up, and made signs with her other hand. A small book appeared on her hand with the words Konoha on it. She put both hands on the book, showing it off to the three of them. "This is Konoha's Current Love Situation, also known as Konoha's Love Bingo Book."

"How did you get that?" Michiko questioned quickly.

"Cupid-sama sent me to deliver it to you three," Natsuko muttered. "Apparently, you guys left before he could give it to you. Honestly, that's what you all get for being so impatient."

Michiko remembered that day. She remembered all of them led to Cupid-sama's room, a large room with filled bookcases surrounding a large table where Cupid sat. He didn't look very good that day, and he explained to the three of them that he would need the help of every cloud-ninja there was. He instructed all the jounins to go to every village and gather data in little books [exactly like the one Natsuko had about their inner thoughts about their friends, family, etc. He instructed all the genin to follow the Bingo Books to match every person to their loved one, exactly as the Book said, even if one of them didn't love the afflicted. Lastly, he instructed the chuunin to look over the results after each and every person had been afflicted.

Every genin stood in their groups, Michiko with Daisuke and Yukio. They were last group to approach Cupid-sama. Cupid-sama gave them a map of Konoha, instructing them to go there and work quickly. Just as Cupid-sama was about to continue, his face became pale and he fell on the floor. Medics came from the shadows and a whole crowd surrounded Cupid-sama. Yukio began shouting about Cupid-sama bailing on them when one of the medics finally became irritated and threw them all out. Nothing else left to do, Michiko, Daisuke and Yukio left to start their mission.

"So Cupid-sama didn't want us to learn by ourselves?" Michiko asked, a little disappointed. "Aiii. Cupid-sama was going to be my one-way ticket to becoming a jounin!"

"Arigato," Daisuke said as he put his palm out, waiting for the book to fall in it. "We'll be taking the book now."

"Oh, this isn't coming to you guys for free," Natsuko said as she hugged the book close to her. "You have to pay the price."

"What's the price?" Daisuke asked.

Natsuko grinned. "Michiko-chan must come over here and convince me to give it to her."

Michiko turned red and turned away, screaming, "HELL NO!" Natsuko's grin widened. She was completely aware of Michiko's dislike for her. But that's what made the task fun.

"Ne, Michiko-chan," Yukio whispered to her. He had appeared right in front of her, now huddling her closer to him to talk privately. "Go ahead and go with it. Just don't mean it. I do it all the time; she'll buy the act and hand it over to you. Just completely sell the whole 'you love her' act."

"I see," Michiko muttered. An eyebrow of hers suddenly twitched. "What do you mean you do it all the time?"

"I'll start first, just follow my lead," Yukio whispered and ran over to Natsuko. "I'll give you a sign."

The unexpecting Natsuko was glomped by Yukio as he hugged her happily. "Arigato, Natsuko-chan!" Yukio shouted. "Arigato, Arigato, Arigato!"

Michiko sighed; Yukio wasn't about to tell her any time soon. She could always beat the information out of him later on. Natsuko, on the other hand, seemed to be buying Yukio's attitude. She looked a little uncomfortable with him around, clutching the book tightly. Yukio winked at her; the sign for her to start. Michiko ran over to her and grabbed hold of one of her arms.

"Thank you very much!" Michiko smiled happily. "Really, thank you very much for bringing us the book, Natsuko-nee-san!" She closed her eyes as she said the words, biting her tongue.

Natsuko stopped moving. Yukio stopped moving, too. Michiko opened her eyes. Daisuke was right in front of her, and he wasn't moving either. In his hands, however, was Konoha's Bingo Book. He looked completely serious; Michiko immediately let go of Natsuko and Yukio did the same.

"Falling for those two, pathetic," he said. "Looks like you have a long way to go." Michiko looked down.

"Great job, you two. You make great distractions."

Michiko looked up, surprised.

"No problem, Daisuke-teme!"

He was praising them, in a way?

"Shut up, stupid."

Michiko smiled. "No problem at all, Daisuke-kun!" she smirked as she looked at the surprised Natsuko. "What are you going to do now, Natsuko?"

Natsuko seemed to regain her senses. She looked down from the rooftop at the madness below. Then she sat at the rooftop's edge. "I'm going to watch," she murmured. "I have to complete my job as a Chuunin, you know." She looked at Daisuke. "And just to show you I'm not a sore loser, I'll take out all the needles you threw."

She made her hand signs swiftly without any sound, and then raised her hand. Three needles flew out from the bodies below towards Natsuko and she caught them. Speed was what Natsuko was good at; she had no problem showing it off.

Natsuko grinned and turned her head to face them. Michiko was right in front of Daisuke and Yukio, Daisuke holding on to the book. "I leave the rest of Konoha up to you three." Then she turned away and looked at the people below.

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End. Of the chapter, mind you. The next chapter is still coming, of course, though the ending is bound to be close, too. It might take a while…now that I have school and everything. But Daijoubu! I will prevail!

Now that Yukio, Michiko and Daisuke have their hands on Konoha's Bingo Book, what are the REAL parings? And was that THREE needles?... Wait a minute….if Yukio does this all the time, the whole 'you love her' act, then what does he want Michiko to hand over to him? xD (think about that ;D )