Jane: Pssssst! Hey guys. I'm back from a long, cliffhanger induced break. Well, part of the break was from laziness, but, I digress.

Kid: God, you're back? I though everything was resolved? Patty re-learned the "art of giraffe drawing", she washed the asymmetrical colors out of her hair, and we're happy. You being here can only mean more drama.

Patty: Yay! Our lives are like the Jersey Shore!

Jane: …...

Kid: Patty, there's so much wrong with that statement.

Jane: Okay then. Enjoy, I own nothing, and, uh...yeah.

Chapter 6

Patty was laying on her floor, smiling brightly. Below her was a blank sketchpad, which she had filled with her own pictures of perfect giraffes. Kid had finally made a breakthrough with her, and was downstairs in the kitchen, getting her some ice cream to celebrate.

Thump-Thump-Thump!

The young weapon stopped coloring and sat up on her knees. Someone was at the door. But this early? It had been a few hours since she woke up, but even then, it was only eight am. The mystery intruder knocked again, louder than before.

Thump-Thump-Thump!

Kid's voice rang out from downstairs. "I've got it!" Patty smiled and picked up her yellow crayon, drawing a baby for a family of happy giraffes. The sound of shattering glass broke her sense of peace.

"What the hell are you doing here?" Kid's voice was seething with rage, unlike what Patty had faced yesterday. Shock spread across her face, and she realized that the only person Kid could possibly be yelling at was-

"Black*Star..." She leaped up off the ground and sprinted out her door. Running to the top of the stairs, she saw Kid glaring at his blue haired foe with a magma hot furry. Black*Star, either oblivious to the Shinigami's anger or choosing to ignore it, shot him a sly grin.

"Kid! Hey man, how's it hangin'? I'm pretty good myself. I was actually wondering if you could get Patty for me? We had an awesome time last night, and I wanted to see if she'd like to catch a movie or something. Maybe a mosh pit." The self proclaimed god fell to the ground with a smack as Kid's fist hit him hard in the face.

"Shut the hell up, you bastard! You're not going anywhere near Patty." Black*Star sat up, rubbing his bruised cheek gently. He laughed coldly.

"Kiddy has a little crush on Patty, does he? How cute." He brushed himself off as he stood. "Cute, but ridiculous nonetheless. Now, if you'll excuse me." Black*Star headed towards the stairs, but Kid extended his arm in front of him, blocking his path.

"If you take one more step, I'll destroy you." The assassin sneered.

"What's the deal, man? I know you're a controlling freak, but Patty can date whoever she wants. As of now, that "whoever" would be me." It was Kid's turn to smirk bitterly.

"Then you're mistaken. She's seeing me." His golden eyes flickered to the top of the stairs where the girl in question was standing speechless. He smiled kindly at her.

"Come on down, Patty. We need to settle this." The usually perky girl walked briskly and uneasily down the tall staircase, standing three feet away from the two boys. Black*Star gazed at her with relief.

"Yo, Patty!" He said. "Can you tell this jerk to put his arm down so we can get out of here?" Patty bit her bottom lip and approached her green eyed friend.

"Black*Star, last night, I was wasted. Anything that happened after I hit the booze was because of that: the booze. It wasn't me. I'm really sorry, but I just don't feel the way you feel." Black*Star did not deflate, as expected, but rather grinned widely.

"Oh, come on, Patty," He started. "I know you care about Kid and don't want to hurt his feelings, but I knew you were crushing on me since you showed up at the fountain. You can't tell me that wasn't real."

She sighed. "Listen to me-"

"I got this one, little sis." Everyone returned their attention to the top of the stairs, where Liz was standing with a knowing smile. Chuckling to herself, she glided down the steps in her hot pink tank top and fuzzy black sweats decorated with Shinigami skulls. She reached her arm over Kid's and grabbed Black*Star's shoulder. Her gaze was serious despite the wicked smile on her face. Black*Star gulped, unsure of what to expect from the clever blonde.

"Come on. We need to have a talk upstairs." She took his hand fiercely and dragged him up the steps to her room, slamming the door behind her. That left Kid and Patty standing beside each other, not saying a word. Then, Kid broke the silence.

"How about we go get some coffee?" Patty nodded and followed him into the kitchen.

Meanwhile, In Liz's Room...

"Liz, if you've got something to say, say it." Black*Star was grinning smugly from the bed, quite certain he was going to walk out of there in less than five minutes. Liz returned the smirk, standing before him, arms crossed over her chest.

"Look, Black*Star, I get that you like Patty. But, unfortunately, she's crazy about Kid. And, if you didn't notice from the little show downstairs, Kid isn't going to let her go no matter what. So, the only logical thing to do is to get you over her." The assassin's grin widened and he stood.

"Oh yeah?" He asked, walking closer to Liz. "And how do yo propose we do that?" He snaked his arm around her waist and pulled her close to him. Liz blushed and her smirk softened to a pleasant smile.

"I've got a few ideas." Black*Star's tan face was tinted with a light blush himself as he lifted her face towards his and planted a kiss on her lips. She smiled from under his lips and broke away.

"What do you say we cut the cutesie crap and get down to business?" She pushed him back onto her bed and crawled on top of him.

Whoa! Let's go back downstairs, shall we?

"And, that's when we ended up kissing. Nothing happened beyond that." Kid looked at Patty with questioning eyes. For the past half an hour, she had recanted the events of last night, when she went "over the edge". Finally, his lips curled into a smile.

"I believe you." Patty sighed with relief.

"So does that mean you forgive me?" Kid took Patty's hands in his and kissed her softly on her nose.

"Yes, Patty. I do." A huge grin spread across Patty's face and she shot her hands up in the air. In her baby voice, she shouted.

"Yay! C'mon, Kiddo! Let's got paint some giraffes!" She took his hand again and ran out of the kitchen, heading for the stairs. When they were halfway up, they saw Black*Star walking down the stairs hand in hand with Liz. The two of them were quite ruffled up, to say the least, and they were both grinning knowingly at each other from ear to ear.

Kid understood immediately, and gave them both a hollow laugh. "Just like that, huh."

"Pretty much." Liz replied. The couple pushed past Kid and Patty, continuing down the stairs. Patty merely giggled and resumed running to her room, dragging Kid behind her. For five hours, meister and weapon painted giraffes with red skin and thorny necks, with black and white stripes, and with brown spots splattered across a yellow body.

Around one o' clock, Patty dropped her paint brush and shoved her paintings out of her way, stretching out to sleep. Kid looked over at the beautiful person and smiled. Picking her up off the floor, he moved her to her bed, and gently tucked her in.

"I love you, Patty." Then with a kiss, he shut her door, and left her to dream.

Jane: Finally! Everyone's happy! I think my work is done here.

Kid: Couldn't have said it better myself. At least now we get to be free from you.

Jane: That really, truly hurts my feelings. I had no idea you didn't like me. Grow up, Kid!

Patty: Yay! Kid's dating me, I'm dating him, and Black*Star and Liz are friends with benefits.

Jane and Kid: …...

Liz: Patty! I swear to God, you're so annoying!

Patty: Ha ha ha ha ha! I'm hilarious!

Jane: That you are. Well, I best be on my way out. Hope you all, er, enjoy yourselves. And to YOU! Thanks for reading! Its been fun, and I hope you liked it! Bye!