Wah! My first fic, huzzah!! I do have experience in writing, however, so it won't be that bad. I must warn you, though, that I have a low amount of sanity. Especially when it comes to my writing. So, if you loathe insanity, LEAVE NOW. Oh, and one more thing. I have a...obsession, if you will, for squirrels. Just thought I'd let ya know now. Anyway, on with the story!
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Chapter Anime: Ouran High School Host Club aka O.H.S.H.C.
Chapter Categories: Adventure, Friendship, Humor, and Romance
Chapter Characters: Tamaki Suoh aka "Mi'lord" or "King", Kyoya Ootori aka "Shadow King", Hikaru and Kaoru Hitachiin aka "the Twins", Mitsukuni Haninozuka aka "Hunny" or "Honey", Takashi Morinozuka aka "Mori", Haruhi Fujioka aka "Precious Daughter", Umehito Nekozawa, Cherri Misawa aka "Squirrelwoman", and Mary Misawa aka "Mad Genius".
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The Adventures of Squirrelwoman
by Cherri Misawa
Chapter 1: Dressing up at Ouran!
You may not know it, but there are many worlds outside our own...
Gears turn, electricity crackles, and turbines spin as a large machine starts up. It's in the middle of what would appear to be a large laboratory of some kind, and consists of a large, circular gate and a control panel. A girl who appears to be in her late teens is working the controls, shoulder-length, blood red locks constricted slightly by a comically over-sized pair of goggles. The black tinted plastic blocks view of her eyes, but her lips are only a slightly darker shade of red than her hair. The girl wears a long, white lab coat over her black tube-top, green camouflage cargo pants swallowed up by black army boots.
I'm not talking about the other galaxies and stuff. Oh no, I'm speaking of other universes...
The girl's hands are covered by a pair of comically over-sized black lab gloves as she pushes random buttons and turns knobs. "Is it ready yet?"calls a voice. The girl groans, muttering something resembling a nasty threat under her breath. "I'm workin' on it! Grow some patience, will ya?! Geez..."she growled, obviously annoyed. Another girl walks over, who looks to be a year or so younger than the one at the control panel.
And I'm not talking about the other universes scientists and nut-jobs talk about. I'm speaking of universes right under our noses...that we've created without even knowing it...
This girl has chestnut brown hair that falls just passed her shoulders, and chocolate brown eyes. Her skin is exceptionally pale, sticking out against the pale pink T-shirt she wore. Small, black hearts dotted it, complimented by the black jean capris that hugged her hips. Dark magenta sneakers were on her feet, white laces matching the white leather belt around her waist. A silver locket on a matching chain finished her wardrobe, and shimmered in the fluorescent lighting of the lab.
That's right. We've made universe after universe, and no one knew about it...until now...
Finally, the light bulbs around the rim of the gate-like structure lit-up one by one, each a different color of the rainbow. The gate then split open vertically, two titanium panels sliding back into the rim of the structure. "Alright, we just need the destination,"the goggled girl stated. She tossed off the goggles, lab coat, and lab gloves with ease; revealing a pair of red eyes that resembled a demon's. The second girl grinned maniacally and ran over to the controls, typing at a keyboard over-enthusiastically.
Who are we? How do we know about these other universes when no one else in the world does??
The red-head rolled her eyes at the other's enthusiasm, glancing at the destination that now appeared on a small monitor. She groaned once again, glaring at her. "You have got to be kidding,"she stated. The other girl pouted, looking up at her elder. "Awww, come on, Mary! Pleeeaaase??"she begged, hands clasped before her in a pleading gesture.
Well, now you know that my friend there is Mary. She's basically my darker half. Who am I?
"Mary", as the girl was called, sighed in exasperation and pinched the bridge of her nose. "Fine, fine, FINE! But I swear, if they come anywhere near me, I'll rip their faces off and shove them where the sun don't shine. Got it?!"she growled, fists now clenched at her sides. The other girl sweatdropped, quickly nodding her head in understanding. Then, Mary faded, as if she had never really been there at all. The other girl seemed unphased by this development, however, and went to stand in front of the large gate.
Er, ignore my friend's threat. She, like everyone else in this crazy world, has issues. Anyway, my name is Cherri Misawa. The lighter half, if you will...
"This is gonna be crazy fun! Look out new universe, here I come!!" Cherri shouted with glee, running up the three metallic steps to the gateway...she then crashed into the rim and fell back onto her ass. "Owwwchies...!"she groaned, pouting. Mary reappeared the same way she'd disappeared, smirking at Cherri and barely containing her laughter. "That. Was. Hilarious. Just how many brain cells did ya lose that time, Cherri??"she asked mockingly.
Bleh. Did I mention that I'm a bit clumsy? I can't even keep count of how many times I've walked into some kind of flat surface, fallen up or down a set of stairs, or simply tripped over my own two feet...
"Oh, hush you!" Cherri growled as she stood, wincing and rubbing her now sore behind. Mary held her smirk as she disappeared again, and this time Cherri made it through the portal. The surface held the picture of a large, extravagant pink boarding school under a sunny blue sky. And yet she was able to melt through it like water, and was sent spiraling through said blue sky towards the ground below.
Anyway, Mary's an evil genius. We learned about the other universes when one of her inventions ripped a five-second hole in the space-time continuum. Whatever that is...
Cherri blinked a few times when she realized that she forgot the most important thing. A parachute. "Ah, shiiiiiiiii-" She crashed into a large tree before she could finish, smashing through the branches on the way down. "Ow-ow-ow-ow-oof!" Cherri slammed into the ground, creating a small crater as a few branches and leaves landed on her head.
Did I mention that I have a short memory? Luckily, my head is also harder than those titanium doors I mentioned earlier...
Luckily, no one was around, everyone inside the building for classes. Cherri groaned and sat up, rubbing her throbbing head as the twigs and leaves slid off of her. And surprise, surprise, Mary appeared to smirk down at her again ever so haughtily. "Forget the parachute?"she asked evilly. Cherri sent a glare at her as she stood, removing any remaining pieces of foliage from her person.
Oh yes, Mary just loves to mock me every chance she gets. And, unfortunately for me, I give her plenty of opportunities to do so...
"Oh, shut up. Are you going to behave?" Cherri asked, fiddling with her locket. Mary shrugged. "Are you?"she retorted. Cherri frowned, turning her gaze onto the red-head by her side as the locket finally opened. "Touche, my evil friend."
By the way, that's no ordinary locket. It's a "companion invention" for the portal. It allows me to blend-in with the people in the universe I go to, as well as become my alias...
Suddenly, a blinding light came from the locket, engulfing Cherri for about ten seconds. When it finally dissipated, she was in a bright, yellow dress that looked very formal. "Bleh. I hate yellow. But I have to fit in..."she grumbled, closing the locket. Mary snickered as Cherri stumbled in her new heels, barely catching herself from faceplanting the ground. "I hate heels, too. Curse this universe's cute guys..."
You'll learn about mine and Mary's alias' later. About the cute guys...you might recognize some of the stuff from this particular universe already...
Cherri sighed and made her way across the deserted courtyard to one of the entrances, finding the hallways just as deserted. "Bathroom..bathroom..bathroom..."she muttered, looking around. Finally, Cherri found one after walking around for ten minutes and looked herself up and down in the body mirror. "I feel so..so...formal. Blech,"she stated bluntly, pouting. Mary appeared, smirking and...eating a bag of popcorn?
Alright, for those of you who haven't figured it out yet, this is the Ouran High School Host Club universe. Yes, that's right. An anime...
"Hey...no fair. Where'd you get the popcorn?" Cherri whined as she reached for some, but unsurprisingly had the bag moved farther away from her. "None of your business. Besides, don't you have more important things to be worrying about?" Mary replied, tossing some more of the popcorn-y goodness into her mouth. Cherri was about to reply when a few beeps were heard, and then voices paired with feet could be heard outside of the bathroom in the numerous halls.
Did I happen to mention the universes I was speaking of were all anime ones? That's right, the anime that we've created in our world has created new worlds we didn't even know of...
Cherri sighed as Mary disappeared, smoothing out her dress and trying to look as dignified as possible as she left the bathroom. Well-to-do rich girls walked passed in uniforms identical to hers, and charming boys strolled about in blue jackets and black slacks. Judging by the time, Cherri had just missed the last class of the day, and inwardly pumped her fist into the air. She hated to act refined, but if she let loose she'd likely be kicked out before she could do what she came here to do. So, Cherri made her way through the crowds, going off of memory to find the room she was looking for.
Now, if you've watched this anime even once, you should know exactly where I'm headed. Wonder what they're gonna be dressed-up as this time...
After another fifteen minutes of searching, Cherri finally came to a room with a sign that clearly read "Third Music Room". "A-ha! Now then, brace yourself. Here comes the blinding light and rose petals..."she muttered, taking a deep breath and letting it out through her nose. Cherri stood there for a few moments, hands clenching and unclenching on the door handles."...Aw, fuck it. KYAAA!!"she yelled, kicking in the door. Unfortunately, her spontaneous moment backfired as the doors slammed against the walls, then bounced back to slam into her.
Ah, doors. One of my greatest enemies along with rocks, stairs, chipmunks, dogs, bunnies-er, but I'm getting off-track now, aren't I? Sorry about that...
Of course, they swung back with such a force that she was sent flying back over the railing. Cherri flung her arms about wildly as gravity did it's job and she flew past three staircases. "I'M GONNA DIE!! AAAHHH!!"she screamed, still flailing about like a fish out of water. Cherri closed her eyes tightly, waiting to feel the carpeted wood collide with her skull. But it never came, and instead she felt herself land in a strong pair of arms.
If you're wondering why I didn't freak out as much when I was falling from the sky, well...just don't ask...
Cherri, surprised, opened her eyes and looked up into the solemn, well-tanned face of one of the Host Club members. It was none other than Takashi Morinozuka, aka "Mori", and he was dressed in a...dog suit?? It seemed the theme for today was animals, as a short, blond boy ran over in a lion suit. "Takashi, Takashi! You caught her!!"he cheered happily in a high-pitched voice. "Ah." Mori replied simply.
Oh, God, how I love the tall, tanned, strong, silent types...
The short boy that had run up to them was Mitsukuni Haninozuka, aka "Hunny" or "Honey". He and Takashi were cousins and always hung around with each other, Mori keeping an eye on Hunny. Cherri's eyes turned into hearts upon sight of Mori, blushing profusely as she contained a squeal of delight. She could hear Mary gagging inside her head, but knew the darker half held a weak spot for one Kyoya Ootori, aka "Shadow King". Speak of the Devil, he was heading their way now with the remainder of the Host Club.
Now here we go with introductions. How fun...
The first to walk over was a tall, blue-eyed blond in a dashing white tiger suit; none other than the "legendary king of the Host Club" Tamaki Suoh, aka "Mi'lord" or "King". "Oh my, what have we here? A lovely angel fallen from the skies abo-"he began. However, my "flirting" reflexes kicked in and I gave him a swift kick from my position in Mori's arms. He went down like a ton of bricks, twitching slightly as Hunny and two other boys stood over him. The boys had orange hair and brown eyes, wearing matching fox suits; they were Hikaru and Kaoru Hitachiin, aka "the Twins".
Er...let's just say I have an issue with guys who try flirting with me. Unless I already have a crush on them, I get a little...defensive...
"Wow, mi'lord, you really took a hit that time,"stated Hikaru bluntly. "I wonder if that kick broke anything important,"added Kaoru, uncaring. "Tamaki, are you okay?" Hunny asked, poking him with a stick. A brown-haired, brown-eyed boy in a peacock suit walked up to Mori, who was still holding Cherri.
The laws in this universe are slightly different than the ones in ours. For instance, the kick I delivered to Tamaki likely caused no serious injury. While in the real world he may have needed to see the nurse...
This "boy" was Haruhi Fujioka, aka "Precious Daughter"; that's right, "daughter". Haruhi was actually a girl posing as a boy; strange how only a select few have noticed such a thing. "Uh, might I ask why you kicked Tamaki?"she asked, blinking. However, rather than answer her question, Cherri pointed a finger right in Haruhi's face. "You're a girl!"
Ah, how delightful it is to have prior knowledge of these sort of twists...
All eyes blinked in surprise, and Mary appeared once again. "Don't you think that was rather blunt?"she asked, arms crossed over her chest as she raised a slender eyebrow. Cherri pouted, pulling her hand back to cross her own arms over her chest. "I was just stating a fact." Before she could say anything else, the Host Club had retreated with her back to the empty Third Music Room.
Lesson one in universe exploration: Try not to be too blunt with the people in the universe you are exploring, for it may surprise and even frighten them to a certain extent...
Apparently, Cherri had come ten minutes before the Host Club opened it's doors to the hordes of female students that attended their sessions each day after classes. She stifled another pout as Mori finally set her down on one of the many couches. Kyoya, sporting black hair, bespectacled black eyes, and a wolf suit, looked at her scathingly. Cherri could feel Mary practically begging to come out, and mentally gave a shrug. Instantly, her darker counterpart appeared beside her on the couch, though she remained in her normal clothes.
Mary is a stubborn one, alright. Never changes her appearance, no matter what the circumstance...
Again, all eyes blinked in even more surprise, and Kyoya pushed his glasses farther up his nose. "Would either of you respectable ladies mind telling us exactly what is going on?"he requested, causing Mary to practically swoon in her seat beside Cherri. "First of all, how did you know Haruhi was a girl??" Tamaki asked, rubbing his sore jaw. "Well, for one, it's kind of obvious. Secondly, you'd call me crazy if I told you the other reason." Cherri replied, shrugging her shoulders physically this time.
I mean really, who would believe that there are other universes out there?
The members of the Host Club glanced at each other for a moment, before Hunny spoke up. "You can tell us! We won't think you're crazy!!"he stated. "Speak for yourself,"the Twins replied in unison. Mary raised an eyebrow at Cherri's hesitation to tell them simply on the bounds that they'd think she was crazy. "And you care about such a thing why??"she asked.
If you haven't noticed, both Mary and I are crazy to some degree. My crazy is just more innocent than Mary's...
Cherri blinked in realization at Mary's question. "Oh yeah, why do I care? Well, I might as well tell ya anyway. We're from another universe. The real world. Your universe was created by a group of people from ours,"she explained rather bluntly. A thick silence stayed in the room for about five minutes, the Host Club shocked and Mary filing her nails in boredom. Finally, Haruhi decided to speak up. "You have got to be kidding. Who put you up to this?"she asked.
See? Told ya they wouldn't believe me. I'm not all that surprised...
Cherri shrugged her shoulders again. "Told ya that you'd think I was crazy. You don't have to believe me, but I can always show you,"she offered simply. The Host Club all glanced at each other again, before turning their eyes onto the two leading authority figures; Tamaki and Kyoya. "I say we let her show us!" Tamaki stated boldly, secretly curious as to what they'd see.
Yeah, he's annoying. Starting to wish that kick to the face had broken his jaw...
"I don't see why not. It could turn out to be interesting." Kyoya added, pushing his glasses once more up his nose and causing Mary to contain a squeal. Cherri had been ogling Mori as they spoke, and now received a sharp elbow jab in the ribs from Mary to wake her back up. "Oh! Right!! Well, you might wanna shade your eyes. Mary, wanna get in on this?"she asked, fiddling with the locket again. Mary shrugged. "Sure. Should be interesting, to say the least."
Brace yourself! For you are about to witness the premiere showing of Squirrelwoman and Mad Genius!! ...Sounds like a cartoon title...
The locket popped open, and both girls were engulfed by the same blinding light as before. The Host Club covered their eyes as Cherri and Mary went through the usual anime transformation sequence. A pink jumpsuit replaced Cherri's dress, followed by white gloves and white boots. A purple cape slid down her back, a matching purple stripe went around her eyes to form a mask, and the letters "S" and "W" appeared on the front of the jumpsuit in bold purple. "I am Squirrelwoman! Defender of squirrels, cats, acorns, cute boys, and..uh...oh, right! Justice!!"she exclaimed, striking a heroic pose.
Huzzah for schoolgirl transformation sequences. Aren't they fun?
Next, a black jumpsuit replaced Mary's outfit, followed by blue-gray gloves and matching boots. A blood red cape slid down her back, a matching red stripe went around her eyes to form a mask, and the letters "M" and "G" appeared on the front of the jumpsuit in bold red. "I am mad Genius! Wreaking havoc, destruction, and chaos upon the puny, insignificant mortals of this universe and any other that get in the way of my diabolically evil schemes!"she exclaimed, cackling evilly. Finally, the light dissipated to reveal the two girls in their new costumes, and the boys-and girl-had to blink a few times to make sure that they weren't seeing things. "Ta-da! Betcha've never seen that before, huh?"
I bet you're wondering how a superhero and super villain can inhabit the same body. Well, I truly have no idea, but it's definitely chaotic, to say the least...
"Wow...are you two really superheroes?" Hunny asked, eyes shining like a little kid's would. Mori barely pulled him out of the way in time as Mary's laser eye beams sliced through the place he'd been sitting. "She's the superhero. I'm the super villain. Remember that, squirt. Next time I won't miss." Mary growled, arms crossed over her chest.
Oh yeah. If there's one thing Mary hates, it's being considered the "good guy" in any way, shape, or form...
Cherri sweatdropped. "Now, Mary, just calm down. I'm sure he didn't mean it,"she soothed. "Well, you have the costumes and the powers," Hikaru began. "But do you really cause and fight crime?" Kaoru finished, both twins looking unconvinced.
They really shouldn't have said that...
Mary smirked, grabbing the couch she and Cherri had been sitting on and lifting it with ease. "Ya mean this kind of crime?"she asked, tossing it through three windows. "MARY!!" Cherri yelped, as they all heard a loud crash of upholstery on cement. She had to think fast; no way one of them would come quietly with them now!
For some reason I often find myself winging it. Even after lots and lots of planning. I wonder why...
"Aw, to Hell with the plan! Mary, grab Haruhi!!" Cherri shouted, readying the locket. Mary grinned evilly. "Now you're talking my language!"she replied, grabbing the girl's wrist and pulling her over. "See ya!!" Cherri called as they disappeared in a blinding light, leaving the dazed Host Club speechless and shocked.
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Bleh. So it had an abrupt ending. It was on the seventh page, people! That's LONG. So deal with it. Besides, tons of information was let out in this chapter. So, hopefully, the next one can have more action. It will also be explained why Cherri and Mary (Don't you just love rhyming? ) kidnapped Haruhi. THERE IS A GOOD REASON!! Anyway, review please! I have to know there are people reading this crack if I'm going to write more and update!!