How to Be Conniving

How to be Conniving is an Ice Age fanfic created by Nameless Moonlight5 which covers a series of seven days in which time a mysterious OC named Kayka spends it by trying to hook Diego up with Sid. Seriously.

"Kayka: 'Nope… actually I think it's kind of cute' Diego: 'I knew it; you are that type of female aren't you?'
 * Apologetic Attacker: Kayka actually apologizes to after the Eye Scream she performed on  (See Below). However  doesn't believe she is actually sorry and says so with Kayka readily agreeing though it is unsure how sincere Kayka was being.
 * Batman Gambit: Kayka's plan to get Diego together with Sid
 * Betty and Veronica: Sid (Betty) and Kayka (Veronica).
 * Bittersweet Ending:
 * Blue Eyes: Kayka has these,
 * Celibate Hero: Kayka could be this considering she not only plotted to set her Love Interest up with another guy but also
 * Character Tics: Kayka and tilting her head to the side.
 * Chekhov's Gun:
 * Chekhov's Gunman: is talked about chapters before  pops up.
 * Cleaning Up Romantic Loose Ends:
 * Deadpan Snarker: Kayka and Diego mainly.
 * Did Not Get The Guy:
 * Even the Guys Want Him: Diego.
 * Eye Scream:
 * Fatal Flaw: Kayka's need to
 * Foreshadowing:
 * Also Diego's dream...
 * Forgets to Eat: Averted with Kayka,
 * I Have Many Names: Kayka seems to be headed this way
 * I Want My Beloved to Be Happy: Subverted.
 * Interspecies Romance: Diego and Sid who are Saber-toothed Tiger and Sloth respectively.
 * Love Triangle: Diego, Sid, and Kayka.
 * Manipulative Bitch: Kayka.
 * Matchmaker Crush: Kayka who is in love with Diego while she tries to hook him up with another guy...
 * Meaningful Name:
 * Mood Swinger: Kayka, even lampshaded by several characters.
 * Never Got to Say Goodbye:
 * Obfuscating Insanity: Kayka
 * Official Couple:, also Manny and Ellie.
 * The Reveal:
 * Say My Name:
 * Shipper on Deck: You should know this already: Kayka.
 * "Shut Up" Kiss:
 * Single-Target Sexuality: Kayka is Diego-sexual.
 * Snow Means Death:
 * Stepford Smiler: Kayka.
 * Title Drop: 'By teaching you how to be conniving of course'
 * Triang Relations: #9 with Kayka as 'A', Diego as 'B', and Sid as 'C'.
 * Also #3 for most of the story before it transforms into #9: with Diego as 'A' and Sid and Kayka as 'B' and 'C'.
 * Vitriolic Best Buds: Kayka and definitely fit into this what with how much they attack each other, both verbally and physically, in the only conversation between them.
 * Sid and Kayka could also fit...
 * Wham! Line:
 * What Beautiful Eyes!: Kayka's blue eyes.
 * Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: Diego has two fears; his fear of water that he had conquered in the second movie and his fear of . Kayka has one;.
 * Yandere: Kayka has some of these traits...
 * Yaoi Fangirl:
 * The Reveal:
 * Say My Name:
 * Shipper on Deck: You should know this already: Kayka.
 * "Shut Up" Kiss:
 * Single-Target Sexuality: Kayka is Diego-sexual.
 * Snow Means Death:
 * Stepford Smiler: Kayka.
 * Title Drop: 'By teaching you how to be conniving of course'
 * Triang Relations: #9 with Kayka as 'A', Diego as 'B', and Sid as 'C'.
 * Also #3 for most of the story before it transforms into #9: with Diego as 'A' and Sid and Kayka as 'B' and 'C'.
 * Vitriolic Best Buds: Kayka and definitely fit into this what with how much they attack each other, both verbally and physically, in the only conversation between them.
 * Sid and Kayka could also fit...
 * Wham! Line:
 * What Beautiful Eyes!: Kayka's blue eyes.
 * Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: Diego has two fears; his fear of water that he had conquered in the second movie and his fear of . Kayka has one;.
 * Yandere: Kayka has some of these traits...
 * Yaoi Fangirl:
 * What Beautiful Eyes!: Kayka's blue eyes.
 * Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: Diego has two fears; his fear of water that he had conquered in the second movie and his fear of . Kayka has one;.
 * Yandere: Kayka has some of these traits...
 * Yaoi Fangirl:

Kayka: 'Yep!'"


 * And the author, of course.