Rei rolled over in bed unable to sleep as the sounds from the room next door continued to keep her from relaxing. A loud scream followed by, "Ms. Rei? Are you injured?" once again permeated the night.

The local Rei frowned to herself as she pulled her pillow over her ear to drown out the sound of what could only be raucous love making. The muffled answer from the catgirl next door was not clear enough for her to hear. However, it was only a brief few minutes later that loud panting, punctuated by the occasional growl and moan managed to translate through the wall into her room.

Rei closed her eyes tight in an effort to drown out the obnoxious sounds of the taming occurring next door, but that did not help. Scott calling out, "Ms. Rei. Why are you biting that?" did not help matter much.

The shrine maiden snuggled down under her covers and tried to use them as a buffer. She knew theoretically that the two individual's next door were supposedly some kind of real life characters created in a manga. She also knew that those characters would need to engage in sexual relations frequently as the pokegirl member of the duo required such interaction to retain her sanity and sense of self.

There was only one problem with that concept however. A loud, thoroughly pleased, moan escaped the neighboring room which perfectly accentuated the issue Rei was currently facing. They were engaged so it did not offend her that much that they were doing that sort of thing. What bothered her was the sheer level of noise they were making.

When her picture frames started to rattle against the wall due to the headboard of their bed slamming into it she had finally had enough. The shrine maiden hopped out of bed, put on her fuzzy slippers, and exited her room with a hateful scowl on her face.

When she opened her door, however, she noted her grandfather leaning down to peep through the keyhole into the room. She stood there frowning at him for a moment before she asked, "Just what do you think you're doing Grandpa?"

The old man turned to her casually and replied, "I'm gardening Rei."

"That's a stupid answer!"

"Well, it wasn't a very smart question. What does it look like I'm doing?" he asked her with a goofy smile.

"You old pervert! That's.. that's..!" she began stuttering out.

"Sorry, I beat you to it?" remarked the horny old shrine priest.

"What? No! I.." she began irately. However, the door opened shortly thereafter to reveal a thoroughly naked and annoyed catgirl.

"I don't mean to be rude. I know this is your home and not mine, but can you please keep it down?" asked the pokegirl with a frown of disapproval. Her hair was plastered to her forehead and her gloriously naked body gleamed with sweat.

"What? How dare you! You've been making enough noise to wake the dead!" exclaimed the local version of Rei while returning a frown of her own. Catgirl Rei stared at her uncomprehendingly as she tried to decipher the rapidfire Japanese language she was speaking in.

Scott wandered over, also naked. "We brought someone back from the dead?"

The others stared at him incredulously for a moment. Catgirl Rei thought about it for a moment and realized what her local counterpart must have said. She patted him on the side of the face before saying,"Master.."

"Yes, Ms. Rei?"

"Thank god you're pretty."

This brought on a snicker from the local Rei that became infectious. Soon they were all laughing at the absurdity of the situation. Scott was laughing simply because he had received a compliment. Ms. Rei thought he was pretty. How nice.

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Chapter 4: What Is Love?

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Ryoko slid her foot back and shifted her stance. Her physical injuries had been rapidly healed by the P-Meds available, but they had not healed the wounds she bore on her heart and pride. In the battle she come face to face with an opponent that had clearly outperformed her in every way. While she had not faced a fellow swordswoman, the effect was the same. She had been thoroughly beaten with ridiculous ease. She could not live with such a disgrace and as such chose the only route she felt was available to her. She trained hard and long.

The amazon wu spent countless hours of the course of the three days since she had been released and healed. When she was not taming with her master, she was training. While she remained close at hand no matter where he went, she had to become stronger. She had failed to protect both him and her fellow warriors.

Her arms moved in a blur as she tried to make herself stronger, faster, more agile with every strike. She had to perfect her techniques. The pokegirl knew that there was a true samurai inside of her and she had to master that inner nature. There was no other choice. She had to be better than she was before. Her master had almost been killed. She had almost been killed. For all she knew all of her friends were dead save for Rei. She had failed and she must not fail again.

People coped in many different ways after a trauma. While Ryoko spent her time trying to perfect her techniques, catgirl Rei spent her time attempting to pretend she was just one of the girls. While the sight of the local equivalent to her friends was painful, she also felt a little better with them around. Minako generally translated the questions of the other girls into English for catgirl Rei. She also translated her responses.

"So, you really have to have sex or you'll go crazy?" asked Makoto with wide eyes. She only thought that was an old joke, but it seemed some people actually have to deal with it for real.

Catgirl Rei nodded casually and responded after Minako informed her of what she said. "Yeah. Pokegirls have to be tamed frequently. I guess with a nice guy it's like being with a boyfriend. I never really had one before so I wouldn't know."

Minako stared at her for a moment then asked, "So.. how is it?" She had chased after every guy who seemed even remotely interesting, but somehow she never managed to land the ones she wanted. They either had girl friends or turned out to actually be girls.

The feline pokegirl flushed a deep scarlet and merrowed lightly. "It's nice. I don't know how to explain it."

Ami considered the ramifications of having a medical condition that required the individual to have sex to remain sane. She promptly excused herself to go wash her face a little. If anyone had noticed they would have seen that she was attempting to control a blush.

Serena turned the page of the pokegirl chronicles she was reading then grabbed another brownie. She considered this research on the history of her new friends. The fact that it was the hentai version of the manga with copious amounts of gratuitous nudity did not help her case much.

Rei asked her feline counterpart, "So, how strong is the dark kingdom where you're from? You said you lost a major fight?"

The feline type considered the words Minako translated then nodded and took a deep breath. "A single youma can easily drain the life out of an entire town. It's happened a few times. People go missing now and then. It usually takes all of us to stop a super youma, as Scott calls them."

"Super youma don't sound.. good." remarked Makoto obviously.

"No, they aren't. Minako and Scott fought what he called a regular youma once. It was pretty strong but they beat it. Super youma take out entire teams of highly trained pokegirls by simply draining them." replied the catgirl thoughtfully.

"Yeah, the leader youma are like that here. We usually have to wade through a dozen or so weaker ones to get to the main one. The weak ones are well, weak. The main one usually takes all of us to beat it." replied Serena casually before flipping the page widening her eyes , and saying, "Hell-o"

"You pervert."

"At the moment you can call me what you want." replied the blond as she got an eyefull of well drown musculature.

Feline Rei pondered for a moment then shook her head. It was strange how those two fought. They really should just tame and get it over with. The fact that those thoughts would have been strange to her only a few months prior did not make itself apparent to her.

Ryoko came in not long after, her simple white gi was plastered to her body from the sweat. She took a look at the gathering of teenage girls and smiled tentatively.

"You can come in if you want. We don't bite you know." remarked Minako with a smile.

The wannabe samurai pokegirl nodded lightly then came inside. She was hoping to find Scott in here. He did not seem to have been anywhere in the house when she searched. When she brought that fact up local Rei responded.

"Yeah, he left for work earlier."

"Oh. I would have gone with him." she remarked sullenly.

"What's wrong?" asked Makoto. The girl had seemed down ever since they opened her ball.

Ryoko shrugged lightly and shook her head. "Nothing really. I just.."

Catgir Rei patted her on the shoulder. "I know. We weren't ready. Even Scott and the senshi were beaten. You saw how fast it all happened."

"Yeah. I keep telling myself I need to be stronger and faster. A true samurai would fight on and protect her master with all of her heart. I just don't know how."

The girls looked at the down cast pokegirl for a moment then looked away. No one was certain what to say. The manga did not get most of the fine details right. The larger items like names and some places or events were the same, but overall their lives had been a bit different than the popular fiction.

"Scott was the same way before he lost his memories. He constantly blamed himself for not being good enough." catgirl Rei told her.

"Yeah.." remarked Ryoko sadly.

Ami looked up from her laptop and blinked. "You know, there are a lot of good fighters you might talk to."

"Really? Do you think any could help me?" asked the amazon wu thoughtfully.

Makoto spoke up, "There are a lot of dojos in Nerima I hear about on the news. Supposedly there are a ton of strong fighters in the area."

Ryoko asked, "Any of them teach swordsmanship?"

Ami brought up a search engine generated list of schools in the area and noted that there were several reasonable level schools in the area. She wasn't certain, but somehow she thought that Ryoko might be a bit beyond most of them, however.

It wasn't until she ran across an online advertisement offering special training for anyone who was woman enough to prove themselves that she thought she had found something. The advertisement was an internet reprint of a local newspaper.

"So, they only want the best to apply and they will teach their special skills only to someone that can pass their challenge?" asked Ryoko thoughtfully. That did sound more promising than a training hall that accepted anyone with enough money. She was already reasonably skilled compared to the average amazon wu. She was far more physically strong and agile than any of the other amazon wu types she had run across in the army Scott had put together. Some of those pokegirls had been well over twice her level too.

All of the girls in the harem were far stronger than they would normally have been. The constant battles between each other and the dark kingdom had forced them to become stronger, though their raw experience had not increased as much as it could have. Fighting mostly each other did little for technique development after a while as they approached similar experience levels and mastered their skills. The constant physical training did increase their biological capacities, however.

What Ryoko needed to grow into a true samurai girl was more skill. Her master could not train her the way he was now. Someone in this world, might be able to teach her movements and abilities she would have not been able to learn otherwise.

"I'll ask master when he returns. I really do not like being separated from him, though. A samurai's place is at her master's side!" expressed the amazon type with a burning determination in her eyes.

"Uh, yeah you do that." remarked catgirl Rei. When the girls turned to look at her she flushed and shook her head. She continued speaking so that she would sound slightly less bitchy. "He might not remember much about himself, or us right now. He did always want to get stronger, though. Maybe he'll go find someone to train with too?"

Ryoko's eyes widened with excitement. "He might!"

The girl hugged her boken to herself tightly and make happy little giggle noises that thoroughly distracted the others. The giggles turned to a nigh-diabolical cackle as she begin to go through all the hardcore training she expected to endure. She was really excited about the possibility of martial arts training it seemed.

As the girls watched the antics of the would-be samurai they could not help but wonder about what kind of upbringing she might have had. Chick was nuts.

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Scott jumped back to avoid the bar stool that suddenly found itself moving in his direction. His hand shot out in a blur of motion to grab it mid-flight and then quietly sat it down. It was a strange thing watching the individual in front of him scream and throw bar stools around. His speech was slurred indicating he was drunk. However, he moved like he was perfectly sober. The man from another world had seen a few of the 'drunks' as they were called. This guy did not seem to be among their number despite how he talked. Of course he could not recall what a functional drunk was either.

"Gimme shome ash bubby. Daddy wantsh ash!" railed the man.

He picked up another chair causing Scott to jog over and grab it before it could be throw. The man jerked forward to throw, but found himself unable to make the stool budge an inch.

"Whassat? I wantsh shome ash. Shtupid shtoolz shnot moving." remarked the man drunkenly before wobbling around to see what the problem was.

He look at Scott for a moment, his body swaying. Finally he blinked and said, "I wantsh shome ash."

The otherworldly security guard considered that for a moment then asked, "Why?"

The club goers stood up from where they had ducked down to see what was going on. Flying barstools were not fun if they hit you.

The belligerent drunk wobbled a little and stared at Scott stupidly for a moment before shaking his head and saying, "I don't fushking knowsh. Girlfriendsh gone. Shtupid monster tooksh her."

"A monster took your girlfriend?" asked Scott curiously.

"Don't listen to that drunk. He comes in here a couple times a month spouting bullshit about some monster that stole his girlfriend." remarked Sonny from behind the bar. The only reason he let the idiot in was that he usually behaved himself and always paid in cash.

"Itsh true! She's gone. Monstersh took sher. Gone, bye bye." said the man irately as tears came to his eyes.

"Kenta the only girlfriend you ever had was a bottle of booze." remarked Sonny in annoyance. At least Scott had stopped the man from doing too much damage this time.

"Whaddy you know boutsh strue love! She loved me. Me! Ugly old Kenta's girl lovshed him and she's gone. Monshter took my Ranko. Gone.. jes she's gone." exclaimed the man as tears began to pour from his eyes and he sank to the floor.

Scott put the stools down and squatted next to the man. "What did the monster look like?"

"You're seriously buying his story?" remarked Sonny curiously. No one took the drunken idiot seriously. He supposed he could not blame the guy though. He was an amnesiac. He probably did not know any better.

"I am not aware that he was selling stories?" asked the large foreigner with a innocent expression of confusion.

"Ish was big. Big, and lookedsh like a panda. Pandash can't write. Couldn't be pandasher. Monshter had a shign."

"What did the sign say?"

"Shorry, dealsh off." blurbled the man quietly.

Scott was curious and asked, "Where did this happen?"

Kenta sniffledand replied drunkenly, "Rigsht on the shedge of Nerma Nerum.. nerim. Shat plash over sher." before pointing out the door toward another part of the city.

"Uhm.. where's Nerma?" Scott asked Sonny.

"He means Nerima. It's across town, another ward of Tokyo." replied the owner before finishing up the bill for Kenta's damages. He hadn't done much this time, thankfully.

Scott took note of the name as he turned back to the distraught man on the floor next to him. He babbled something that sounded like "True eternal love" once again illiciting a question from the memory challenged security guard. "What's true eternal love?"

Kenta blinked at him. He seemed to regard the foreigner for a moment. After the moment passed he belched loudly then quietly farted twice before reaching into his pocket and pulling out a fifty-yen piece. "Here, go callsh shomeone and asksh. I need a nap."

The drunk man giggled at his joke briefly before he blinked one more time and fell backwards. Scott thought something was wrong, but when he noted the man snoring he figured he might be simply sleeping. Both versions of Ms. Rei tended to snore as he recalled.

Sonny frowned down at the drunken heap on the floor then sighed deeply. Kenta was a big spender in his club and always paid for any damages he caused. "Mind picking him up and bringing him in the lounge to sleep it off for a little while?"

Scott nodded lightly and picked the man up as though he were a child. In his fist he clasped the fifty yen he had been given.

When his shift ended a few hours later he was walking home and noticed a payphone in the window of the nearby bus terminal. He lifted his fifty yen piece and nodded.

The man walked over to the bus station then directed his footsteps to the phone and waited patiently for the elderly man currently using it to finish his call. Once the elder was finished with his communications the foreign born individual glanced at the coin in his hand and then at the phone. He knew that when people used the phone they were supposed to press the buttons.

He was uncertain what to do with the coin. He was also unaware of what number series he was supposed to press to operate the device. He noticed a book chained to the phone shelf and decided to open it in case it had some noteworthy information. He smiled happily as he noted a series of names and number designations. While he might be wrong, it seemed entirely possible that these names and numbers were part of using the phone.

Scott immediately sifted through its contents looking for true love. There were no individual's with the first name true and last name love but he did find several advertisements which espoused helping people find true love. He decided that it would be a good idea to start his search with those.

The man pressed the buttons in the suggested sequence and was instructed to enter two hundred yen for the first minute and fifty yen for each additional minute. This made the man stop and think for a moment before hanging up. The knowledge supposedly only cost fifty yen to learn. He had obviously dialed the wrong number.

He made several more attempts with similar results before he began to despair. It seemed that he would never discover the secret knowledge he desired. With a deep sigh he chose to focus his efforts on one more likely candidate. There was a business known as the Naughty Peach Love Hotel displayed on the page before him. The advertisement instructed him to speak to their hotline representative before making arrangements to find true love. It seemed like a reasonable request.

This time when he dialed the number he found himself bypassing the voice asking for money altogether. He immediately heard a clear and upbeat feminine voice with a vaguely french accent. "Hello! You have reached the Earth Assistance Hotline. A representative will arrive shortly to handle your request!"

Scott blinked then turned his attention to a flash of light from nearby. The security camera directed toward the door was glowing softly. Suddenly several green vines shot out followed, surprisingly, by a shapely woman in a strange black and brown outfit.

"Are you.. Yes you are! Hello, sir. My name is Peorth, goddess first class, type two, unlimited license. I am hear to grant your heart's my most beautiful desire! Isn't that wonderful." explained the young woman giddily.

Scott was about to ask her a question but she continued speaking. "I am ready to serve your desire in any way you wish. The wish is the thing! Anything you want, need, or wish to occur shall be yours."

The man was not thinking clearly and misunderstood the situation. Had he really considered what he was being told correctly he might have asked for his memories to be restored. However, he saw in her the answer to his most recent question. "Can you show me what true eternal love is?"

Peorth gasped at him slowly then a small smile crossed her features before a big silly grin occurred. This was followed by her eyes going wide in surprise. The diamond shaped mark on her forehead began to glow brightly for a brief moment before a brilliant light erupted outward from her very being and shot toward the sky. Luckily the phone booth was outside of the terminal and not actually inside the building!

Random people stopped at stared at the incredible display. Several of them immediately began snapping and uploading images to their random social sites of interest such as Mytube and Spacebook. This was going viral, it had to!

"Your wish has been granted!" expressed Peorth giddily. A long term assignment! She would be able to show this handsome hunk of mortal what it means to be thoroughly loved by a goddess! It would be just like Belldandy and Keiichi, except this one was all hers!

Scott blinked as the light show died down then asked, "Uhm, so does this mean you're going to help me?"

The goddess first class hopped forward with a smirk and nodded slowly. "Oh yes! I have so very much to show you!" she cooed.

"Ok." he replied with a smile. She seemed nice.

The goddess beamed another happy smile at him and moved closer. "I make it my business to make certain my clients are perfectly happy with their wish. My customer service is the best heaven has to offer!"

An older woman who had missed the light show came across them, ignoring the crowd, and laughingly remarked, "Get a room you two."

Scott misinterpreted her statement and replied, "I have a room at the shrine."

"You live in a shrine?" asked Peorth curiously. When he nodded and said yes, she widened her eyes in surprise and exclaimed, "Oh it really is just the same!"

The man from another world just nodded slowly. He wasn't certain what she was talking about but she seemed happy enough.

"So, let's go see this room of yours! I can't wait to teach you everything about your wish!" gushed the goddess as she slipped her arm through his.

Scott smiled at her happily. Ms. Peorth seemed like a very enthusiastic person.

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An: I thought about continuing this chapter and including the initial meeting between the happy idiot, his apparent new true eternal love teacher, and the household he is staying with. However, I realized that was practically a chapter by itself. Between that meeting, discussions about training, possible help for his memories, and the chance that an actual fight scene might occur next time around I think the next chapter has a lot going on.

At any rate, please read and review!