Hey there!

My name is Ham-Ham-Lover, and I'm the authoress of this Stawberry Panic fan fiction! I know it's not really original, but it's the most I could come up with. There are sure to be some more exiting things going on in later chapters! Note: I DO take critisizm lightly. I know there are a few spelling errors. I am working on trying to be as creative as possible.

Disclaimer: I don't own Strawberry Panic, Spongebob, Star Wars or Harry Potter, but I DO own every single episode of Spongebob.

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Summer Nights: A Strawberry Panic Fanfiction

"Damn!"

A slightly irritated voice hissed it's disapproval through a dark house. Shizuma Hanazono had just stepped on a glass and it shattered under her foot. She stared down at her now cut and bleeding foot, and went to the kitchen to find some gauze for the wound. What was Shizuma so uptight about? Not even Shizuma knew herself. Maybe because this would be the first summer she would be spending full-time with Nagisa. Nagisa was graduating this year, which meant she wouldn't be held back by all that tiring schoolwork. However, school had worked its wonders on Nagisa. She had been told that she was being well nurtured in the ways of the French language, and still keeping up with her English while she was at it. Nagisa had grown to be a determined, hard-working girl...even though she was still a bit preppy and tended to get herself in trouble. Shizuma rolled her eyes at the thought. Kaname thought that she was still just like a little kid, who's hand needed to be held her whole life. But Shizuma had more faith in her than that.

A few seconds later, a ringing noise sounded in Shizuma's ears. She recognized the tone, it was Sephiroth's theme song, One-Wined Angel. She answered the phone and smirked.

"Kaname. What are you doing calling me at this time of day? What are you even doing calling me at all...?"

"Shut up, I can call whoever I want whenever I want to!" Kaname sounded a bit irritated, and at the same time, anxious.

"Okay, so you can. I was just wondering. What's wrong?" Shizuma asked, her voice losing that edge and she became a bit more gentle.

"Nagisa had been calling me all day long asking about you! Don't you ever answer your phone?! It's been 'Have you heard from Shizuma?' 'Is Shizuma at home right now?' 'Why isn't she answering her phone?' all day long since this morning! I actually want to gouge my eyes out!" Kaname huffed on the other line while Shizuma smirked.

"Why does she want to talk to me so badly? She knows I hardly ever have my phone on..."

"I don't know! Why don't you try asking her! I don't want to hear her voice in my ear 24/7, Shizuma! I have Momomi for that...always complaining..." She started muttering to herself, and Shizuma rolled her eyes.

"Alright, alright...I'll talk to her. Keep your pants on...that is, if you happened to be wearing any."

"You WISH you knew what I was wearing...wouldn't you, Shizuma?" Kaname asked, and Shizuma felt her sarcasm right through the phone.

"Er...no, no thank you. I have my other fantasy on my mind right now. Besides, I don't think Momomi would approve." She paused, listening to Kaname snicker on the other line. "I'll talk to you later."

She hung up the phone, and dialed Nagisa's number. It rang once...twice...three times, and then her voice sounded. "Moshi moshi?"

"Kaname said you kept calling her. She's very irritated," Shizuma said in a playful voice.

"I'm sorry!" Nagisa said, and Shizuma could almost picture her eyes widening and her face turning puce. "I just had a great idea for what we could do to celebrate the beginning of summer..."

For the first time, Shizuma sensed a bit of mischief in Nagisa's voice. "You're making me curious. Tell me what you're thinking about."

"Well...summer nights are for ghost stories, right? So...maybe we can get a group together and tell ghost stories!" Nagisa seemed utterly exited about the idea. Shizuma couldn't help but think it was childish...but she didn't want to crush her love's dreams. So she sympathized.

"Alright, then. We can tell ghost stories. Where is this supposed to take place, anyway?"

"Well I was thinking...that we could do it at my house...or we could go to my summer home, if we could get someone to drive us..." Nagisa's voice sounded desperate and hopeful.

"I could call Chikaru and Shion...I'm sure they wouldn't mind. Who were you planning to invite?"

"Er...all of our friends. Yaya and Tsubomi...Hikari and Amane...Momomi and Kaname...Chikaru and Shion...Chiyo-chan, Remon and Kitzuna...Tamao-chan..."

"That's a lot of people. Are you sure you're going to be able to handle yourself with them around?" Shizuma asked playfully. She knew that all the couples around would surely spark up some interesting situations.

"What's that supposed to mean, Shizuma?!" Nagisa asked, looking slightly offended. Shizuma giggled.

"You're so cute when you're offended, Nagisa. I'll try calling everyone, and you just work on getting everything set up. I'm sure it'll be lots of fun!" Now Shizuma was starting to sound exited. Whatever, it was another excuse to spend time with her beloved Nagisa.

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Everything was set up quickly. Kitzuna, Remon, Chiyo-chan and Kagome were unable to attend because of school. Well, Shizuma wasn't really surprised. They were probably buried in homework. But Shizuma did think that it was for the better. No doubt that Kaname would have been very annoyed if children, even younger than Nagisa, were in their presence. Then again, Kaname was annoyed with the situation as it was.

"A summer trip with all of these wash-outs?! I'd rather stay at home..." Kaname said frustratedly, earning a scowl from Momomi, who was setting her bag in Chikaru's van.

"Be nice. They were nice enough to invite us, and we're not generally pleasant to be around, Kaname." Momomi gave her trademark smile, and Kaname forcefully quieted down. Hikari and Amane were already in the car, talking to each other in lowered voices. Yaya and Tsubomi were sitting against the door of the van, trying to listen. Shizuma watched the old crowd, and as she watched, it seemed like nothing had changed from the days they had spent in Astrea Hill. They were still best friends, and it amazed Shizuma. Even though they had gone their separate ways, they hadn't forgotten about each other. Speaking of separate ways...

"Where the hell is Nagisa?! Isn't she supposed to be the leader of this trip?" Kaname asked, looking around. Nagisa still hadn't shown up. What was keeping her? Suddenly, a car drove up to them and Nagisa stepped out with what looked like a big picnic basket.

"Yes, thanks mom!...Yes, I know...I know...I'll be sure to call as soon as I get there...Yes...I know...MOM! I can take care of myself...! Okay...bye!" Nagisa waved frantically as the car pulled out of the area and zoomed off on the road again. Shizuma saw her sigh and turn around, and she went rigid at the looks that she was being given. Kaname and Momomi kept looking at each other, then looking back at Nagisa as though she were crazy. Hikari and Amane were looking over their shoulders at her, and Yaya and Tsubomi were still hiding near the van.

"Nagisa! It's good to see you!" Chikaru said, and she walked over and hugged her lightly.Shion followed in suit, and Shizuma followed them, picking Nagisa up into a deep embrace.

"I've missed you..." Shizuma said quietly, smiling at her softly and kissing her forehead. A blush appeared on Nagisa's face.

"I've missed you too..." she said quietly, looking down at the ground. "Is everyone here?"

"I think we're still waiting for Tamao-chan...but everyone else besides the three girls are here. They've got school."

"Doesn't Tsubomi have school too?" Shizuma asked. As far as she knew, the girl was still in school, seeing as she had been the same age as Chiyo-chan and the other first years they had befriended.

"Well I don't know...but knowing Yaya, she probably pulled some strings and made sure she was able to come with us," Nagisa replied, smiling thoughtfully.

"I see...oh...we have to get one thing straight," Shizuma said, and she kissed Nagisa and walked over to Yaya and Tsubomi. Both of them stood up rigidly with their arms at their sides.

"W-we weren't doing anything, Shizuma-sama!" Tsubomi said nervously, looking to Yaya.

"Y-yeah! We were just...um..."

Shizuma laughed. "You two aren't in trouble. I just want to get things squared away. Hikari-chan...Amane...come out here!" she said, and Hikari and Amane appeared. Yaya and Tsubomi crossed their arms and stared Amane down, who looked back, slightly confused. Hikari was giving them a look of warning.

"There is to be no confrontation of any kind during this trip. If I find any of you...ANY of you...fighting or plotting against each other, you will answer to me personally. We want this to be a pleasant trip for everyone...so please...behave yourselves..." she said, looking Yaya right in the eyes. Yaya nodded and looked at the ground.

"Well, Yaya has been known to...er...lose control sometimes..." Hikari said, looking up at Yaya and smirking. Yaya glared and took a step forward, but Tsubomi held her back.

"Yaya-chan...you heard what Shizuma-sama said...don't be rash..."

"Yes, Yaya-chan...don't be so rash. After all, you do have your own girlfriend, right? I'd think you would have gotten over your crush on my Hikari..." Amane said, her voice as hard as stone. Yaya glared at her.

"Hmph...'your Hikari'...Did you ever think that Hikari only dated you because of your popularity?"

"Yaya-chan!" Hikari exclaimed, looking horrified.

"Hm...did you ever think that you wanted Hikari for yourself mainly because you wanted her away from me...? Like Kaname once did...?" Amane asked, raising an eyebrow. Yaya glared at her with a stony expression.

"Hikari was...is to this day...everything to me. She's my best friend. And like you said...I have a girlfriend...and that's Tsubomi, and I love her a lot. YOU never had anything like that, did you? You never had a best friend...What is Hikari to you? Your sex toy?"

Amane stepped forward, looking Yaya deeply into her eyes. "You take that back."

"Or what? You'll send your girlfriend on me? She doesn't even reach my bust!" Yaya said, rolling her eyes. Tsubomi giggled nervously.

"Take...it...back..." Amane growled, and seconds later, they were at each other's necks. Tsubomi and Hikari exchanged horrified looks, and they each pulled away their lovers from each other.

"Calm down, calm down!" Shizuma said loudly, and it fell silent. "This is exactly what I'm talking about! If you can't cooperate..."

"Discipline is elementary in this sort of situation, my dear Shizuma-sama," an entertained voice sounded. They all turned around and saw Kaname walking with Momomi hanging to her arm. "So trivial. So simple-minded. You can't even resolve your differences by talking it out. If you ask me, I'd say that you people are highly immature for your ages. Grow up already."

"Excuse me?! She insulted me! She's the one who started it! You agree with me, don't you?!" Yaya said, outraged at being called 'immature'. Kaname just shrugged.

"I'm saying what I think. You're all immature little girls. As for you, Amane..." Kaname suddenly said, turning to the tall, turquoise-haired woman. Amane blinked at her. "You had better stay out of my way...I won't have any of my business here be interrupted by the likes of you."

"Fair enough. As long as you promise to stay away from Hikari...or suffer...elite consequences..." Amane said, and gave her a shadow of a smile. She took Hikari's hand and led her back to the van, leaving the four other people glaring after them.

"This is what I mean..." Shizuma continued to explain. "If you don't cooperate, you'll be sent home and no longer welcome. You have been warned. Amane works really hard every day, and she deserves respect, and so does Hikari-chan. You know better than anyone else, Yaya-chan. You've known her even longer than anyone here."

"She's with someone else. It doesn't matter how long I've known her," Yaya said coldly to Shizuma, and she walked to the van and slammed the car door behind her. Shizuma looked to Tsubomi. She was wearing a very melancholic look as she looked back at her, and Shizuma felt sorry for the girl, being torn between her lover and her lover's best friend.

"Erm...Sumimasen...but shouldn't we be heading out now?" Nagisa asked, looking around the group.

The tension between the girls seemed to lift, and everyone took their seats in the van. Yaya and Tsubomi were watching a very amusing episode of Spongebob on Tsubomi's laptop computer. Amane was too busy being preoccupied with Hikari's hair. Chikaru and Shion were in the two front seats, watching the road for pedestrians and animals. Shizuma and Nagisa were kissing furiously in the backseat, and Momomi and Kaname were following in suit quick enough afterwards. Tamao had promised to meet them at the Summer home, since she hadn't been able to make it to their meeting place.

"See, and here comes the part where the Hash Slinging Slasher appears on the other side of the street, and Spongebob thinks it's Squidward all dressed up, and Squidward is standing right next to him!" Tsubomi was saying excitedly. Yaya was looking at her.

"Er...Tsubomi, you are aware that I've seen this episode fifteen times, right? We own the whole series at home."

"Oh, I know. But it's so exiting!"

"And this is coming from the girl who spends endless amounts of time in front of the TV watching Toon Disney," Yaya said, shaking her head and grinning. Tsubomi was still just like a little kid.

Tsubomi pouted. "I do NOT! I only watch it when there's nothing else to watch...and you have to admit, there's nothing ever good on TV anymore!"

"Oh, but you used to love Heroes..." Yaya said, scratching the back of her head.

"Yeah, well they killed my favorite character, so I couldn't watch it anymore..."

"That's the same thing you said about Harry Potter when they killed Sirius Black," Yaya said, rolling her eyes. "I swear, what is up with people and that series? It's just a book..."

Tsubomi went silent. "Are...you...SERIOUS?" Tsubomi asked, outraged, and she slapped Yaya in the face lightly. "How can you say Harry Potter is "just a book"?!"

"Very truthfully. Because it is what it is: a book. It's just like every other piece of literature out there, it just happens to be very crowd-appealing. I mean, think about it, hun...Star Wars was very popular when it first came out! And some people are still over-obsessed with it. Harry Potter is the exact same thing, it's just...a bit more recent."

"Yeah, but robots and stuff were SO 1970's. Harry Potter is WAY more recent. I mean, seriously. It gets kids into reading! Star Wars didn't do that...Star Wars invented NERDS."

"And this is coming from a big nerd herself," Yaya smirked.

"I am NOT a nerd! Gosh, Yaya...maybe you aren't just nerd enough," Tsubomi suggested, and went back to watching Spongebob as though the disagreement had never happened. Yaya rolled her eyes and leaned against the window. Tsubomi was sure a handful, but she was hers and her responsibility now. And no matter how much Yaya didn't want to, she was going to have to deal with it one way or another.