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Chapter 4
When they were finally upstairs and out of earshot of Jun, Shinku began to speak.
"All right, we don't need to make invatations, they should know when and where to come?"
"No, I don't think we do...I've contacted Kanaria a few days ago when I asked Nori and Suiseiseki to come with me to her house" Souseiseki said knowledgebly.
"Good. HinaIchigo took care of the cake." Shinku said walking around the room swining her cane around.
"Yes, Chibi-Ichigo took care of that." Suiseiseki muttered.
"Now, we need to find...Nori, stop listening at the earhole, and come in." Shinku said pointing her cane at the door.
"Uh...yes...Shinku-chan...how did you --
"Do not, Nori, call me with an honorofic!" Shinku sighed, "Like I said before, we need a suitable exuse for him to leave the house so we can decorate it. If we can't...we will have to use Plan B. I've told you before haven't I?"
"Yes, if we can't find an exuse, we'll have to knock him out, or attack him." Suiseiseki and Souseiseki said while sighing at the ridiculous idea.
"Right, now...I need to fi --" Shinku stopped at midpoint. She ALMOST accidentally revealed that she hadn't found him a gift yet. She blushed while a sudden bang stopped anyone from noticing the tinge of red that had appeared on her face.
Jun had kicked open the door, since his hands were occupied with a tray. On top of the tray, was a large teapot, a tiny teacup with a saucer filled with tea, a plate of biscuits, and two plates of chocolate mousse cake.
"Here is your tea." Jun grumbled as he gave Shinku the tea. He looked around, it seemed that he was looking for any plans that were going on. He sighed, disappointed and grabbed his plate of cake from the tray and started eating it. He sat down on the bed.
"Hm..." Shinku said as she sipped her tea, "What type of tea is this, Jun? It tastes awfully like Chrysanthenum tea, but, it has this odd flavor in it that doesn't taste right. I.." Shinku put the teacup down onto the saucer. "Refuse to drink such disgusting awful-ness." And by that Shinku jumped neatly onto the table while holding the saucer. Jun blinked and backed away, but he wasn't quick enough, as Shinku dumped the contents on his head, he started clutching his head and biting his tongue while screaming "SHINKU!". He dropped his plate as it crashed on the ground.
"It was from the conveneint store! What do you think! You requested it from the store, and there was only that type left. And...I don't think there's anything wrong with it!" He glared at her so hard as though he was wishing for laser beams to shoot out. Stomping out of the room to the bathroom, he slammed the door while the other dolls and Nori looked stunned.
"You did that on purpose didn't you, Shinku? So we can talk about the details. You knew if you dumped sweet tea on his head, he would be forced to take a shower." Suiseiseki said looking at Shinku from the corner of her eye as she snatched up a biscuit and munching on it.
"Nonsense Suiseiseki, there are no more details to explain and discuss about, except having him kicked out of his house on the day of his birthday." Shinku said sitting down on the floor. "Nori, would you please buy some better tea leaves? So I can have some fresh tea later?"
Nori nodded and walked out closing the door gently behind her.
"Now, I must go downstairs for a bit...don't bother me." Shinku opened the door with her pink cane she picked up from the floor and walked out without bothering to close it.
"Shinku sure doesn't like to show her worries,,,," Souseiseki said as she stood up and closed the door. "I bet she hasn't figured out what to give him. That's what she's going downstairs for."
"That may be true sister, but don't say that in front of her. She'll dislocate your head first. Or that Chibi-human, he'll laugh at her, and she'll kill all three of us." Suiseiseki said sitting on top of her box.
"True." Souseiseki replied sighing.
-Meanwhile in the livingroom
"Kun-Kun! Don't go there! The alley! That's where the evil scrunchie chicken lives! NOOOOOO! Kun-Kun! Kun-Kun!"
"Huh?"
Shinku whipped her head around. It was Jun, wearing a new set of clothing with a towel on his head.
"Watching Kun-Kun again..hahaha..your rantings are --" Just what were Shinku's rantings were, Jun didn't finish, since Shinku turned around, jumped up and slapped him. Before Jun could react, the doorbell rang.
"That must be HinaIchigo. Go get it."
"Why me?!"
"If it werent' HinaIchigo, wouldn't it be odd for a doll to get it? Go, before I slap you again." Shinku said returning to watch Kun-Kun.
"You just don't want to miss your show..."Jun retorted as he walked to the door and opened it. "What are you doing here?" Jun asked a girl standing at the doorway.
"Sakurada-san! I thought you went out..." Tomoe replied looking stunned.
"Shinku-chan! Your watching Kun-Kun!" HinaIchigo rushed into the living room jumping onto the couch.
"I just came back from the convenient store."Jun said as he glared at Shinku. "But that doll poured tea on me, so I just took a shower."
"That explains why you're wet." Tomoe replied laughing. "I should be going. Bye HinaIchigo!" Tomoe waved as HinaIchigo shouted from the living room, "Tomoe-chan! Bye-bye!"
Jun returned to the living room and saw a teary-eyed Shinku and HinaIchigo.
"What?!"
"Kun-Kun..."HinaIchigo mumbled as she pointed at the TV screen that said 'What will Kun-Kun's fate be? Watch the next episode, tomorrow morning at 6:25 AM!'
"Kun-Kun's fate has not yet been decided! But I know, he will...will...make it back alive!" Shinku said mopping up a tear from her right eye.
"You guys are going to make a racket at 6:25 in the morning tomorrow?! I can't believe you..." Jun said shaking his head as he walked up the stairs.
Shinku sighed and pushed HinaIchigo out of the living room. "I need to think, so get out." Shinku said as she grabbed a roll of blue tape from the table. She stuck it across the doorway creating a line. "Tell the others not to enter the room until supper." After a large tantrum, Shinku managed to kick HinaIchigo up the stairs. She returned to the living room and she said to herself, "What should I give him? What?". Grabbing a piece of paper she called Souseiseki down.
"Come in."
"But HinaIchigo said...
"Your better at this than I am...and I wish for you to keep a secret about something..."
"What?"
"I...I...I lost my marbles." Shinku said blushing.
"..." Souseiseki crashed onto the floor saying ,"WHAT?!"
"No...that wasn't what I wasn't going to say...I just got flustered...anyway...I don't know what to get Jun for his birthday. Help me please Souseiseki, and don't tell anyone." Shinku stuttered, except no one could tell the difference, since Shinku could easily keep her cool.
"All right, so why call me down?"
"Write my list for options."
"Okay then."
"Write, nothing for the first one."
Souseiseki scribbled nothing onto the paper.
"Then write, Kun-Kun doll."
"Then write..." Shinku and Souseiseki were in the living room for the whole entire rest of the afternoon until supper. By the time Nori came home with ingredients for flower hamburger patty, they had already over 924 options for Shinku's gift for Jun. Some were suggested by Souseiseki.
"Eh? Shinku, Souseiseki? Why are you two here?" Nori asked as she put the groceries down on the counter.
"Errr..."Souseiseki started.
"We were practicing...writing things." Shinku said gathering the papers that had scattered across the room. She put it into a neat plastic binder wrap and clipped it.
"Yes..."Souseiseki added tired from all the scribbling.
"Thank you." Shinku said to Souseiseki as the tired doll walked up the stairs. "Don't say a word!" Shinku added as Souseiseki nodded.
"What are we having for dinner Nori?" Shinku asked stashing the binder in a random cabinet.
"Flower Hamburger Patty, Shinku-chan" Nori said cheerfully as she started cooking. "Please go upstairs and wait..all right?"
Shinku walked up the stairs and back to Jun's room. Jun was on his computer again, and Shinku grabbed a book from a shelf to get her mind off the gift. She still had a couple of days. Souseiseki decided on a quick trip back to her master's house after Nori called them down for dinner.
"Hamburger pattttyy!" HinaIchigo shouted as she whooshed down the stairs and sat down on a chair.
"Yes, HinaIchigo-chan, now put on your napkin!" Nori said warmly as she took a napkin and tucked it in HinaIchigo's collar. "So you won't get your pretty pink dress dirty." Nori said as she tugged on the napkin making it straight.
All through dinner Shinku was thinking about the options she thought of carefully. She barely touched her patty and Nori noticed.
"Shinku, dear, you haven't touched your food yet. Is something botheri --
"Nothing is bothering me Nori, I just didn't feel like the mood to eat. HinaIchigo, finish it up for me." Shinku said as jumped off her chair gracefully. "I will be gone for a few days." Shinku said opening the door to the room of the mirror. She stepped into the N-field as she muttered something and disappeared.