Sports bra? Check, sweatparts rolled down to show off as much hip as possible without being too low? Check. Hair pulled back into a pony tail, and yet some hair still falling stylishly out of place? Double check. Akihiko looked perfect. She hated working out, but it was a necessary evil to keep her boyish physique. She was on her twentieth pushup in the weight room of the gym when someone else came wandering in. Ignoring the newcomer, she continued her count  until she reached fifty.  Then got up, skin glistening, moving for her water bottle and towel. Only then did she look to see who had come in and she stopped.

"Well, well if it isn't Haruka. Been a while."

She leaned attractively against one of hte machines, wiping her face with the towel. "You seem upset, something under your skin?" She threw her towel at the other and shifted to lay down on the bench to begin bench pressing. "is it a girl? Or did you get a bad grade on your math test." She was being condescending, but that was simple Akihiko's way. Her old friend would certainly ignore the suggested insult to some degree. They did tend to tease each other so.

A black tank top held to her bare skin her scared arm showed and her legs were held to by tight gym shorts. She had hoped to have a private work out as she entered the gym. Yet with no luck she noticed the familiar blond but decided to pay little attention to the other. Getting to one of the work out stations she laid her body at the angle that was asked and held her feet to the platform given and pushed this caused the platform to move,up,down,and up again.

Shed finally found a flow that she liked and was finally getting some where. Then the blue eyed annoyance came to find her. She usually got entertained by the others actions but she could hear the laced teasing of knowing something was up in the others words. "Lovely to see you hear so early as well Aki,I knew there was a reason id been working out from home of late. "

It was harshly spoken but Haruka could care less at this moment. " what ever do you mean ? You know I push my self."

This time her words were a tad lighter,trying to get away from the others previously asked questions .

"Oh please, you know you love seeing me Haru-Chan, don't lie. It's so unbecoming." She ran her long fingers through her golden locks, pushing the loose strands or of her face, only for them to fall back into it stylishly. The other continued.

"Ah, so it is a girl eh?" She looked at the redhead knowingly. Sure, Haruka worked hard and took her sports very seriously, but in all honesty Akihiko could read her fairly well when it came to something like this. "Name and grade? I bet she's cute if she's got your attention, what'd she do? Spit water at you? Or worse, don't tell me she turned you down for a date."

She winked and moved to the pull up station right next to Haru and started her set, pulling herself up and down tirelessly, the muscles of her back rippling under the porcelain perfect skin. It was quite the sight, even with her smug and anticipating expression.

Letting a sigh escape she rolled her eyes and stopped her activity,taking the towel that had landed on her waist she whipped the sweat from her brow. Standing she finally spoke. " Fine fine, but I'll do better then that, kiss me-er kisumi is the girl. "

She looked at the spot in front of her blonde friend, thought for a moment and giving enough room for the other to get up she laid her hands down and pushed up.

Holding a hand stand. Her tank top slid down her body was wrapped in bandages all the way over her breasts. She didn't find bra's needed for her so medical wrap around them did the track though.. This time the brown fabric went far lower then usual. Akihiko was the only one that would have ever seen this,she rarely showed anyone her torso.

Holding her pose she figured she may as well get to the girls other question. "A race was held and i lost. Not only that, but the day i took my ...games to her she left with a threat. Yet i have received news that my threat didn't hold to her. I've already done something about this , i sent an item to the gossip letters writer. "

She lifted one arm up holding her body still she took slow breaths, it let her vanes be visible. " It annoys me , but i have moved on to a new game, actually i was meaning to talk to you. Do you know any...beautiful people from another school? Ones that may have a naughty streak? I'd choose you my dear but were in the same school. "

She gave a smirk to her friend finding that letting her issues go did brighten her playful side. " its a shame,i would have liked to see your acting skills"

Kiss me? She raised an eyebrow until the name was corrected, "Kisumi? From track?" She snorted, "if you're into that..." she chided rather snobbishly under her breath, going up again. She listened to the rest and snorted again, "You lost and she snubbed you? She must be tougher than she looks. But look at you playing dirty to get back at her, you devil."

She let out a breath from teh exertion of doing pull ups and now it was her turn on the leg press. She lay adjusted the weight and then lay down to start the next set. Ignoring the post of the other. The subject changed.

"I don't know anyone worth anything at the other schools," she breathed out in a controlled way and pushed the weight back again, "Only fans and stiffs." She called the nuns 'stiffs' as she even had made a few fans out of them. "No one's as naughty as you, save for maybe our class President." Another breath out, slow and heavy, "You wish you could see me act. I bet," another breath, "I could make anyone believe anything," another breath and a slight grunt of exertion, "I'm that good."

She did a few presses without speaking, she'd set the weight a little too high, but she wasn't about to stop, "What's dastardly plan have you got up your sleeve this time?"

"hey maybe I am the devil, but if so your the siren. "

She flipped to land on her feet grabbing her water bottle she took a drink,not caring as some water trickled down her chin. Feeling slightly refreshed she went to the hard at work blonde. " if you can't think of anyone , your no help to me."

Playfully she dripped some of the cold liquid onto Akihiro. " Hmm...but now as I think of it you still might be able to help. I am still working on this idea, but I am finding this place boring, even when drama stacks up at this school most of it fades. Look at our school president, a puppy dog in the hands of her so called lover. I wanted to have a Romeo and Juliet tragedy to happen. All an act of course something to stir up the schools emotions. "

She stopped her playful rain and began to join the girl in her push UPS. " If your such a good actor as you've ever so humbly said you might be a good Romeo...i have very little patents for a long going activity."

The cold water, however refreshing was unexpected and she jumped, the weights crashing down against the safety bar and she sat up giving an annoyed eyeroll. But then came the ideas. She leaned forward, reaching for her own water. She took a drink and thought about dumping the lot of it on Haru's head, but she valiantly resisted.

"Really now? Just what are you up to Haruka-Chan? Don't tell me I'll have to humor some piece of fluff and then fake amnisiea or something to get rid of her. Or," she gasped dramatically, holding one hand out in a stopping motion, turning her head and covering her mouth with the other hand, still clutching the water bottle, "fake my own death..."

She scoffed, dropping the act and her sarcasm giving Haru a look. "Really though, what did you have in mind exactly?" She was always up for an act.

" Har har, a piece of fluff maybe needed unless you want to act caring and be Juliet. Yet even your acting may not be that good "

She smirked at all the reactions shed just seen. Akihiro was really a fun one. She looked and studied the other. "Death would be hard to pull off, besides what little fun you are id miss. I guess. No no...that is what I am having issues with coming up with... Braking the fluffy pet will be easy at the end leaving the soul heart broken. Yet to many just are caused by braking things off. It seems to easy and sadly Shoka has taken cheating as if something that still can be beat by the power of love. "

That sentence caused a eye roll,it felt terrible to even say love with out gaging . " Any idea's Romeo?"

She finally stopped her push UPS and rose from where she lay. Haruka had to make this plan perfect if she was to succeed.

"I don't know what you're on about," Akihiko said, making a face that would make any prissy insulting prom queen proud, and taking another sip. "You want to pick some girl, break her heart and make a scene for no reason? Just for the sake of making a scene?"

As she spoke, the more she liked the idea. "How does the story end hm? Just like that? Me branded the bad guy? Unscrupulous."

She got up to retrieve her towel and wipe her neck. "If you want ideas on breaking hearts you should probably talk to Shoka. I'm not one to dabble, I have more important things to do." Her tone was snobbish.

"Thanks for the eye candy my dear and good luck with whatever it is you're up to."

She knew she was not being any help at all, and she didn't care. This was the way of the tsundere prince, being mean was her specialty, even to her friend who she did actually care a little bit for. The whole dastardly plan seemed beyond her, she could act, sure, but she was no producer, director, screenplay writer. If she liked the role, she'd take it, but being a jerk about giving ideas was more her style than saying she simply didn't know.