Chapter 2
A bad start
A few minutes passed until Haruka pulled away and began to dry her tears. But before anything could be said Haruka pulled out two paper fans from her apron and smacked both of them on the head with them. Don't call me aunt! Haruka said in a serious but teasing tone. They had succeeded in cheering her up. Come on let's get inside before grumpy gets out of hand and wrecks the place. Joe joked. They all laughed as they walked through the front door of the inn. And sure enough Keitaro was sitting on the couch waiting for them with slightly annoyed look on his face. So you want to tell us why exactly we're here Haruka. Keitaro asked in a calm voice that gave Haruka chills. Well first off this isn't an inn anymore. This caught the trio's attention greatly. It's an all-girls dorm. There was a small silence until Joe spoke up. Let me guess, granny wants us to take over the place while she's gone huh? How did you… I kind of put the pieces together. Joe explained. Haruka raised an eyebrow at that answer but chose not to question him about it. So will you do it? The three simply glanced at each other and said. Yes. Haruka smiled at this and without warning let out an ear splitting whistle that made the three boys cover their ears. What was that for Haruka! Po yelled over the ringing in his ears. That's how I let the girls know I want to see them. Haruka replied in a monotone voice. A little warning next time would be nice! Joe complained as he tried to pop his ears. Ugh, was the only response Keitaro gave. Once they recovered they instantly heard footsteps coming down the stairs, they decided to make the weapons they had with them as invisible as possible. Though hiding a double bladed staff, a long sword, and a battle axe would not be an easy feat without an over coat, or the custom made cases for said weapons. The first three girls they saw were the youngest of the group. The youngest of the three was a blond eight year old girl in overalls holding a sun disk as if she were going to throw it at somebody. The next one was a blond foreign girl wearing a blue school uniform that didn't seem to fit her quite right. And she also looked as though she had been eating sugar all day if her constant jumping around was any indication. The last one appeared to be a blue haired girl who by the way she's shuffling around is the shy type of person. The three boys then sensed a powerful aura coming from the stairs. They look over to see two older girls looking as if they were going to kill someone. Dismissing this they turned to the last tenant of the house. She had short ash blonde hair and her eyes were closed giving her the appearance of a fox. Boys meet your tenants, Sarah, Shinobu, Su, Motoko, Kitsune, and Naru. The boys were about to introduce themselves until Naru spoke up. Haruka who are these men and why are they here! Joe and Po both noticed a slight twitch in Keitatos eye and knew this might end badly. But before anything could escalate a new voice chimed in. Po, Joe, Keitaro, I'm back with your lunch! Everyone instantly looked towards the door and everyone except Joe, Po and Keitaro were surprised at what they saw. At the door was a strange kind of robot with a long, thin middle piece as its body. It had tires that resembled conveyor belts, its hands resembled clamps, and its head looked like a pair of thermal binoculars. R.O.B. what took you so long getting here? Po asked concerned why R.O.B. took so long getting to the inn. Sorry about that but all the kids in the restaurant wanted me to give them rides so I got sidetracked. R.O.B. chuckled and rolled over to the trio to hand them the bags. Haruka then decided to speak up as if nothing happened. Well why don't you four introduce yourselves. The three men put down the food and introduced themselves to the girls. Hello my name is Joe, Rose Urishima; it's nice to meet you. Joe introduced himself with a smile. Joe wasn't your everyday person; in fact he's the kind of person you could easily spot in a crowd. His hair was a bright platinum color and tied into a knee length braid, while his eyes were a deep sapphire blue. You would think he was wearing eye contacts if you didn't know any better. Next Po decided to introduce himself to the girls. Hi my name is Po, Ping Urishima at your service. Po like Joe was someone who would stand out in a crowd. His hair was somehow the perfect mix between black and white, and was also tied in a braid but only to his back, and he had deep jade green eyes that also would be mistaken for contacts if one did not know any better. R.O.B. decided he would go next since Keitaro would probably want to go last anyways. But before he could Su raised her hand as if to ask a question. Yes? Joe asked. Can I take your robot apart and experiment on him? Su asked as if it were the most normal thing in the world. A tick mark appeared on R.O.B.s head as his optics narrowed at the young girl. A few seconds of silence passed before all four answered. No! They said in unison. But… No! They said again. Bu… NO! They all screamed. Su looked down disappointed and R.O.B. took this chance to introduce himself before she tried to start up again. Greetings my name is R.O.B. and my advanced A.I. allows me to have my own personality and mind set, and these are my friends/creators. After R.O.B. finished his introduction everyone turned to the last member of the group who sighed and began to introduce himself. Hi I'm… before he could finish he turned around and slammed his fist into an incoming sun disk and instantly smashed it to pieces. When he looked down he saw his attacker was the eight year old Sarah with a very angry look on her face. You broke my sun disk you dork! Keitaros eye twitched and decided he wasn't going to take anyone's crap today. When he saw she had another sun disk he acted on instinct and rushed over to her before she or anyone else could react and kicked the sun disk out of her hands and sent it flying into a wall where it shattered. Sarah was about to insult him for what he did but stopped dead in her tracks when she saw the death glare he was sending her. If you ever try that again or if you ever call me a dork again I will make sure you'll never be able to do either ever again! Is that clear! Sarah literally began to sweat and nodded her head vigorously. Sensing the oncoming danger Keitaro sent his death glare to his potential attackers and stooped them cold. I'm going to my room. Keitaro said in a deathly cold voice that made everyone shiver except his brothers, R.O.B., and surprisingly Shinobu. Only when Keitaro was out of hearing distance did Kitsune decide to speak up. Well what in the world is wrong with him? Kitsune asked, with a slight crack in her voice. The two brothers and R.O.B. sighed at the situation but knew what they had to do in order to keep their tenants alive. Now before you start making any judgments you need to know the reasons why he is like that. Everyone simply stared at the two brothers and their mechanical friend, but only had the courage to ask the question on everyone's mind. What happened to you four? Shinobu asked without the slightest stutter surprising all the girls. Joe sighed and chose to start off. It all started fifteen years ago.
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