chapter 8

The episode opens with Clay and Kae walking from school to home, when Clay's phone rang.

"Hold on", said Clay, putting the phone to his ear.

"Clay, guess what day it is?" Clay's mother sang.

"Oh, that's right, are you already on the train?" asked Clay.

"Yup, and I brought some guests, I also called El, so let's meet at his place and bring those friends that you talk about with you", Clay's mother told Clay.

"No problem, I have Kae with right now", said Clay.

"Can I talk with her?" asked Clay's mother.

"Why?" asked Clay.

"Just give her the phone", said Clay's mother.

"Fine", said Clay.

Clay hands his phone to Kae, and says "My mom wants to talk to you".

"Really? Okay",Kae wondered, looking surprised.

Kae puts the phone to her ear, and says "Hello".

"Hello, is Kae?" asked Clay's mother.

"I am Clay's mother, nice to meet you", said Kae.

"Nice to meet you too, and thanks for taking care of my son, hope he hasn't caused so much trouble for you or your friends", said Clay's mother.

"No, Clay's been a good friend to me, he does play around with my friends, but he has stopped recently, since he has been going on a lot of dates with El", said Kae.

"That's good to hear, how do you like being in the same room with him?" asked Clay's mother.

"Since we have a lot in common, did you know he does all that for his hair?" Kae asks Clay's mother.

"I do, are you sure he never causes you trouble?" asked Clay's mother.

"Yup, now that I Think about he is always sweet beside me", said Kae.

"That's odd, Clay doesn't like girls that much, he did unexpectedly make some girl friends, but he still would hang out with guys more. I guess that must mean you are special", said Clay's mother.

'Special? Me? Can't be! Then again, whenever I ask, he stops acting like a playboy', thought Kae.

"Kae? Kae?" Called Clay's mother.

"Sorry, I zoned out", Kae apologized.

"It's okay, I just wanted to say I can't wait to meet you, and see how Clay acts around you so I can record it", said Clay's mother.

"Record it? Why?" asked Kae.

"Just for laughs, don't tell Clay", said Clay's mother.

"No problem, Clay just disappeared", said Kae.

"Odd, I thought he would be eavesdropping", said Clay's mother.

"Nevermind, he is talking to somebody else, while drinking a soda, I don't recognize the person", said Kae, looking at Clay from a distance.

"Probably a friend from high school, I remember those anime clubs he was a part of, he still hangs out with them?" replied Clay's mother.

"Yeah, he took me to their hang out, since I like anime and manga", said Kae.

"Huh? How interesting", said Clay's mother. "Well, see you soon, this is my stop, bye".

"Bye and see you soon", said Kae.

Phone hangs up.

Clay walks to Kae holding two drinks, and says "Did my mom hang up?"

"Yeah, here's your phone back", said Kae, as she holds out the phone.

"Here's a drink", said Clay, as he holds it.

Clay takes his phone and Kae takes her drink.

"Thank you", Clay and Kae say at the same time.

They laughed at each other, then continued to walk.

"So, what did my mom want to ask you?" Clay asks Kae.

"If you are being a good friend and not causing trouble", Kae tells Clay.

"Really? She worries too much", said Clay.

"Clay?" said Kae.

"Yeah", said Clay.

"Why do you act differently around me?" Kae asks Clay.

"Because you are likable", said Clay, with a sweet smile.

"Seriously I know we have a lot in common, but that can't be the only reason you act nice around me", Kae begs Clay for an answer.

"My reason for being nice to you is simple, you are my roommate, a fujoshi, have a cute face, and you have a unique personality", Clay explained.

"So, in other words it's because you knew nothing about me before and because of that you hadn't decided if you should like me or hate me like the other girls you met", Kae figured out.

"Somebody knows how to read in-between the lines", Clay smiled.

"Of course, but how come you don't act like this with Shima or my other friends you never met them before", Kae wondered.

"I guess because I was reading a harem manga around while I was meeting all of you and it made me think, maybe I could mess them like the main antagonist and it worked", Clay admitted, then laughs.

"Have you gotten tired of messing them?" asked Kae.

"Never, but you asked me to stop messing with them, so I decided to give it a rest", said Clay.

"I am your first friend that you hang out with, that is a girl?" Kae asks Clay.

"I guess you are, since I'm such a playboy", Clay admits.

"How can you admit that with a smile, don't you hate people calling you that or feel sorry about what you did in the past since you are with El?" asked Kae, as they passed the street.

"Nope, you see I like being a playboy, plus even though you and El know that, you both still care", said Clay.

"Okay, another question", said Kae.

"Ask me anything my dear Kae", Clay winked.

"How many boys have you dated?" asked Kae.

"Too many", Clay answered.

"Did you ever have a crush on a girl when you were little?" asked Kae.

"No, on second thought I did have a crush on a girl named Mary, but she liked a boy named Mark and also thought I was too girly", said Clay.

"Harsh, how old were you?" asked Kae.

"Eight", said Clay.

"Seriously", said Kae, surprised.

"Yup, there's El's place, let's go", said Clay.

'He must've hated girls since that day', thought Kae, while following Clay.

The screen switches to Clay and Kae being pulled in by a person.

That person is revealed to be El.

"What took you two so long?" asked Shima.

"Any longer and it would've been ruined", said El.

"Planning a party?" asked Kae, looking around.

"Yup, Summer?" answered Autumn.

"She is coming", said Summer.

Everybody hides.

Clay's mother opens the door and turns on the lights.

Everybody jumps and says "Welcome" except Clay.

"This is surprising", said a woman.

Clay's mother looks terrified.

"It's okay, breath, breath", El tells Clay's mother.

"Thank you, and sorry about the reaction I'm fragile when it comes to surprises", said Clay's mother.

"We're sorry", said Everybody.

"No, no. It was a wonderful surprise", said Clay's mother.

A balloon gets popped by Clay's mother and she lands in somebody's arms.

"Still jumpy as ever, mom", said Clay.

"Clay!" complained Clay's mother, then messes up his hair.

"Hey!" replies Clay.

The screen switches to Clay introducing Kae, Nozomi, Nanako, Yusuke, Hayato, and Asuma to his mom.

"It's a pleasure to meet you", said everyone.

"You too", Clay's mother smiles.

"What was it like to raise Clay?" asked Hayato.

"Actually as a child, it was easy to take care of him, but once he became a teenager, then he completely changed", said Clay's mother.

Nozomi and Hayato looked shocked after hearing Clay's mother.

"No way! I imagined he would be one of those troublesome children when he was little", said Hayato.

"How rude, I'll have you know I was a little Angel", said Clay, with a red aura around him.

"I didn't mean anything by it", said Hayato.

"Clay, our agreement", said Kae.

"Right, right, Kae", said Clay, with a pure smile.

Clay holds Hayato's hand, and says "I'm sorry, after all I can be a handful".

Clay's mother looked shocked.

"Okay, who are you and what have you done with my nephew?" asked the woman.

"Nephew?" asked Kae and her friends.

"Oh! I forgot to introduce you, this is my sister a.k.a. Clay's aunt", said Clay's mother, while holding the hands of a woman who has long brown hair, red jacket, green dress and green heels.

"Pleasure to meet you, I'm Kame", said Clay's aunt.

"No fair, mom, I want to introduce myself too, hello I'm Ayumu", said a little kid wearing a brown dress and heels with tiger ears, and tiger tail.

"Now, back to the situation at hand", said Kame.

"Wait, before you take Clay away to discuss his odd behavior, ms. Clay's mother", said Kae.

"Just call me, Ms. Sato", said Clay's mother.

"Wasn't that your question, what you should call me, it's okay", said Ms. Sato.

"Seriously, wait, what happened to Clay's father?" asked Shima.

"That officially go into a category of you never going to find out, rich girl", said Clay, coldly.

"Seems I hit a nerve", said Shima.

"Easy, Clay", said Kae, holding Clay's hand.

"You're right, after all it was a normal question, do you really want to know Shima?" Clay remained calm, and pulls Kae for a hug.

Nozomi, Hayato, Yusuke, and Shima looked angry.

"It's a simple hug, why so protective between friends? You see, my father wasn't happy with me going out with guys and getting expelled, that we got into a little fight and he is far far away", said Clay.

"Oh!" Exclaimed Nanako.

"Clay, what is going on?" asked Kame.

"Nothing, except having fun, are you uncomfortable Kae?" Clay tells Kame.

"Not in particular, it's just embarrassing having everybody stare", Kae admitted.

"Got it", said Clay, as he stops hugging Kae.

Kae was surprised as well as everybody else.

"Wouldn't want you to feel embarrassed", Clay smiles.

"Kae put a spell on Clay", said Amuyu.

"I think I agree", said Kame.

"Nah! I just appreciate Kae as a friend", said Clay.

"He isn't saying it with a sinister smile, so it has to be true", said Kame.

Clay laughs.

"What's so funny?" Kame asked.

"Nothing, it's nothing", said Clay, puts his hands on his mouth. "It just sounds silly out loud".

The episode ends with everybody together.