The Bloodline of People

The next morning, back at the Nishizawa Mansion, Momoka knocked on Giroro's door. "Um, Giroro? Are you awake?" When she didn't get an answer, she slowly opened the door wide enough to peek inside. Giroro was not there to her surprise. Yuriri on the other hand lay curled up on the bed, asleep. Wanting to let her get her rest, Momoka slowly closed the door and wandered back into the hallway.

"Hmm, I wonder where he could be…"

"Momochi! Good morning! "

"Oh, Tamama. Do you know where Giroro could be?"

"Last I saw him, he was in the rec room with me. He should still be there"

"Thank you Tama-chan"

—

In the rec room, Giroro was lifting weights as Momoka walked in.

"Um, Giroro?"

He stopped and looked over to see Momoka standing there. "Momoka…is there something wrong?" he asked, putting the weight away.

"N-no, I was just wondering where you went. Since school was cancelled, I didn't know where you would be today"

"I've just been here for the morning" he replied, getting ready to get on the treadmill.

"How long have you been here?" she asked curiously.

He paused and thought about it. "Since 6 probably"

"6!? But it's already 10! You can't overwork yourself like that!" she exclaimed.

"I can handle it" he said with a shrug. He turned on the treadmill and started running right away.

"You might not be human entirely, but us humans can't handle such intense regimes of exercise. You're going to hurt yourself and end up back in the hospital" she warned.

He looked at her and hesitated before turning off the machine. "I guess you're right. I'd just lose more time then" he sighed. Grabbing his towel, he wiped himself off and took a drink of water. Momoka stared at him, a blush escaping on her cheeks. She quickly turned around, letting the inner Momoka rile at her for blushing at another man.

"What's wrong? You look like you're getting sick"

"U-uh! It's nothing! It's just a little hot in! I mean—!," she sighed, "What am I doing…"

"What are you doing?" he asked, confused at her reaction.

"IT's just, you're pretty handsome as a human, Natsumi sure is lucky" she replied honestly.

"T-thank you…it's not something you should get used to though" he replied, scratching his face lightly to brush off the complement.

" I know, have you thought about that yet?"

"What?"

"What will happen when you turn back?"

"….I try not to…"

"I'm sorry…Giroro?"

"Yes?"

"W-well…would you like to try a double date? " she asked meekly.

"A double date? "

"Y-yes. It would be you and Natsumi, and me and F-fuyuki…"

He blushed, thinking about the idea of them going out. "I see, w-well that would sound nice…but I don't have anything to wear for a date really…"

"Oh! You don't have to worry about that! I've got personal tailors that can make you anything you'd like!" she replied. Just as she mentioned them, three of her best came out and awaited further instructions.

Giroro looked awkwardly at them, sweating a little at the thought of being so rich. "I see, well if it's not too much for you, I'd appreciate it"

"Of course! " This way I can gain Fuyuki's heart easier with another guy around! the inner Momoka smirked.

"Momoka?" he called.

Snapping out of her thoughts, she looked up at the blonde teen. " Um, yes?"

"Thank you for everything" he replied, flashing her a genuine smile.

She blushed, her heart stopping for a minute. ' O-of course…"YOU LOVE FUYUKI NOT HIM SO CALM DOWN her inner self yelled at her.

"And Momoka?"

"Y-yes? "

"I know you'll win his heart" he said, winking at her.

"Thank you, Giroro" she smiled back.

—

"Huh? Momoka wants to go out today?" Natsumi asked, leaning back on the couch.

"Yeah, she said she wanted to hang out with us two and Ren" Fuyuki explained.

"I see…Oh! It's a double date! "

"Huh? Really? It just sounds like a get together"

"Oh Fuyuki, one day you'll learn~ we should hurry up and get dressed! Make sure to wear something nice!" she exclaimed, running up the steps to her room.

"S-sis!" he sighed, "I think it's just a get together…but alright…" He looked up to the stair case, smiling to himself. If I'm right…

"Oh, Fuyuki! Are you and Natsumi going out?"

"Yeah Sarge, so make sure nothing bad happens here alright?"

"Of course! You can trust me! " the green alien saluted.

"Fuyuki! Get dressed already! Knowing Momoka, she's already ready!" Natsumi shouted from her room, knowing her brother was taking his time.

"Yeah yeah I'm going! Bye Sarge!"

"Enjoy your time Fuyuki~ Kero kero kero~"

—

"Leader, everything is set up"

"you could say, full surveillance? "

" Momochi and Giroro are already waiting at the meeting spot sir!"

"Kero~ Perfect, news on Natsumi and Fuyuki?"

"They are on their way" Dororo informed them from his radio.

"Excellent! Everything is going smoothly!"

"What is going on exactly? " Yuriri asked, nervously walking into the base.

"Ah miss Yuki! perfect timing! We are about to initiate one of our own invasion ideas while everyone is distracted! "

"I see…well, I shouldn't really intervene so carry on?"

"Actually! We were hoping you could help us with this! "

"Me? What could I do? "

"Funny you should ask ku ku ku, remember our little chat about that machine over there? You'll be using it"

"I don't think I should. Besides, I'd rather not have you in charge of my actions" she said, folding her arms.

"Ah but we would only be in charge of a few, just in case something goes wrong! "

"You could say, perfectly understandable?"

"I'm still not convinced, shouldn't we be monitoring Giroro and everyone to make sure nothing goes wrong?"

"I'll be monitoring them this whole time, but it doesn't mean we can't have a little extra fun~ "

"Yuki, it'll be fun! It's not even that big of a mission! " Tamama added, smiling cutely.

"What would I have to do exactly? Can I avoid using the machine?"

"Well I guueessss, your mission would be to infiltrate the mayor's office and take over as him!" Keroro explained, pouting that the machine would only be used once.

"So you want me to shape shift into the mayor? And then what?"

"And then? We take over of course! It's so simple! "

"I don't think you've thought about this enough…" she sighed.

"Nonsense! Let's go with it!"

—

"Alright,What now…?" Yuki asked as she sat in the Mayor's chair. She was now in the form of the current male. He hair turned white and split to show a balding spot. She was more rotund and had a mustache beard combo. She clicked her earpiece as Keroro tried to talk to her.

"Yuki, did you dispose of the current mayor?"

"Yes, I disguised myself as an advisor and sent him on a vacation like you all told me to…but what now?"

"Ah! Yuki! Now you enact laws that work for us! Let's start with, the Keronians are in charge of every part of this land that the Mayor controls! "

"And free snacks and cola on the streets! "

"alright…I'l try…but, how is Giroro and everyone doing?" she asked, hoping for a new update.

"They're fine! Now, make sure to also make it illegal to harm a Keronian! "

She sighed and let her head hang low. "How did I get mixed into this.."

—-

"Momoka, again, thank you for this" Giroro spoke up, looking at his new black vest draped over a red collared shirt with the sleeves pushe dup slightly. It fit his form perfectly when combined with regular, dark jeans.

"Of course! Afterall, we both have a common goal, might as well help each other"

"Right" he smiled at her. There was a bell chime coming from behind them, catching his attention. Smirking, he hopped off the bench and walked over to the vendor. He came back quickly, confused. "That was strange…"

"Oh ice cream? " Momoka asked, looking at the ones in his hand.

"He just handed them to me, free of charge, would you like one?" he offered.

"Yes please" she smiled, taking one and removing the plastic spoon. She scooped part of it into her mouth, enjoying the taste.

Giroro on the other hand stared at his, perplexed with the sugary concoction.

"What's wrong? Is it too sweet?"

"No, it's just really cold. I'm not used to eating this stuff yet. How can you humans enjoy this?"

"Well it's nice when it's warm outside, it helps us cool down while also having something sweet. It's actually kind of a warm day out so it's perfect for dates too"

"I see" he murmured. Taking a scoop, he bit into it and froze up, holding his mouth from the pain ringing in his teeth.

"Don't bite it! Of course it'll be super cold if it touches your teeth head on" Momoka warned.

"How else would I eat it then?" he asked, curious and annoyed.

"Just put it in your mouth, like this" she said, demonstrating how to properly eat it.

He followed her example, blushing slightly at his stupidity. "That's a little better…" he mumbled.

She giggled. "Natsumi will sure have her hands full with you"

Blushing, he waved his arms around in a panic, "H-hush, we don't even know if she even likes Ren, let alone the real me"

"You'll never know unless you try" she winked.

"Couldn't the same be said about you and Fuyuki?" he teased.

"I try! …It's just…difficult…"

"Hypocrite" he muttered, scooping more idea cream into his mouth.

The inner Momoka prepared herself to take charge and fight him for teasing her so much.

"Hi guys! Sorry we're late!" Fuyuki called out.

Quickly reverting back to her sweet self, Momoka waved at her crush. "H-hi Fuyuki! "

"I hope you weren't waiting too long for us" Natsumi called out. She walked up wearing a short, red ombre sundress. Her hair pulled back in a ponytail now rather than her usual pigtails.

He blushed, gazing at her beauty. "Not at all, Natsumi…you look…nice"

"Do you like it? I didn't know if it was too much" she replied, blushing meekly.

"It's lovely on you" Momoka interjected.

"Oh but Momoka, your dress is beautiful! And Ren, I didn't think you had clothing like that" she replied, gawking at their expensive clothing.

"Ah you see, Momoka had it made for me ahahaha…"

"Wow! Momoka you're too nice!" Fuyuki exclaimed.

"It was nothing really, hehe~ "

" Oh! " Ren jumped up, handing brother and sister the ice cream he just received. "We were kind of handed these, if you want some?"

": I love this kind, thank you! " Natsumi said, smiling at him.

"What do you mean handed?" Fuyuki asked, scooping the treat into his mouth.

"Apparently he just walked up to the kiosk and was given the ice creams for free and then left. "

"That's strange…it's not a holiday today so I don't know why it was free" Natsumi pondered.

"Maybe he was just being really nice" Fuyuki offered.

" M-maybe, s-so, what should we do today?" Momoka asked, looking to Fuyuki for an answer.

"Maybe we could go to the museum?"

" Or the amusement park!"

"We could do both, what do you think Ren?'

"Um, yeah, we should do both right?"

"That sounds good! Let's go to the Museum first then since it closes early today" Fuyuki chimed in, already taking off.

"And then we can go to the amusement park right after and go on all the rides! " Natsumi chirped, following after her brother.

Giroro and Momoka followed after laughing and smiling nervously as their counterparts ran ahead of them.

—

"Wow, it's actually really busy today…" Fuyuki announced, looking at the crowded museum.

"That's strange, maybe there's a new exhibit?" Natsumi threw the idea out.

Giroro examined the posters on the side of the building. One in particular stood out, causing him to twitch slightly. The Keron star was printed boldly on the poster with the words, Keronian Appreciation Day scrolled on it. "I should of known…" he muttered.

"Huh? What's wrong Ren? " Natsumi asked,

"Ah! It's nothing, should we try to go in? Ahahaha…" he replied nervously, hiding th poster behind his back.

"It looks like they're just letting people in without any payment, it must be something important today" Momoka announced, watching the people just walk in.

" Well let's go in then!" Fuyuki said, excitement taking over.

"F-fuyuki wait up!" Momoka ran after him.

"Are you coming Ren?" Natsumi asked, flashing him a cute smile.

"Y-yeah"

—

The couples wound up in the biological interactive exhibit. Fuyuki and Momoka pretended to be red blood cells in the holographic room while Natsumi and Giroro were in the main room, reading on human anatomy. Natsumi read up on the heart and Giroro read up an the details of human anatomy.

"It's almost like ours…." he noticed the reproductive cycle and blushed "I guess we really aren't so different…." he whispered to himself.

"Hey Ren, what are you looking at?" Natsumi asked, looking over his shoulder.

He tensed up, unsure what she would think.

"Oh, anatomy? We're supposed to be studying that again pretty soon here. Our bodies sure are strange"

"Y-yeah, they are"

"Have you been to the inside the body exhibit itself yet? Momoka and Fuyuki are already in there."

"No I haven't, do you want to go in?"

"Kind of, it seems really interesting"

"Then let's go" he offered, letting her lead the way.

The group went around the interactive exhibit through the stomach acid ball pit, to the blood cell vein slide, and finishing it off by posing for pictures with body parts.

—

"That was really fun! It wasn't a lot of new things, but it was worth it" Fuyuki laughed.

"Yeah, and it's still pretty busy in there"

"But now we get to go to the amusement park! Let's hurry so we can get on all the rides! " Natsumi squeeled, running ahead now.

"Natsumi wait up! " Giroro called after, running toward her.

Fyuki watched them and smiled to himself.

"Fuyuki?"

"Come on, let's catch up to them! "

—

"It's so pretty in the evening" Natsumi cooed, taking in the view.

"There's a lot of people here too" Fuyuki observed.

"And we got in for free again…" Momoka added, putting her wallet away.

Giroro looked around, eying another Keron poster and sighed. "I see what's going on"

"Isn't that Sarge?" Fuyuki asked, looking up at the poster.

"Huh? The stupid frog?" Natsumi asked, reading over the poster. "KERONIAN APPRECIATION DAY?!"

"That explains why everything was free today.."

"I wonder how they pulled this one off" Fuyuki pondered.

"I have a feeling I know how" Giroro added, crossing his arms.

"Ugh, he's getting a lecture when we get home…actually…no" Natsumi calmed down. Everyone looked at her in surprise. She turned and smiled at them instead.

"Maybe this time, I can let it go. Nothing bad happened after all"

"KERO!? Natsumi isn't mad?" Keroro asked, shocked that she wasn't going to murder him for once.

"Would you be if everything you did was free of charge?"

"She must be happy! " Tamama informed, munching on his snacks.

"It looks like it.." Yuriri replied, smiling up at the screen.

"Yuki?! Why aren't you in the mayor's office?!"

"Huh? Oh, because I made everything you wanted happen today, I didn't see a need to stay there. It's already regulated and the day is almost over. By the time the actual Mayor comes back, he won't know it happened"

"I see, well why don't we go out and celebrate too then?! It's only fair! It's Keronian Appreciation Day! "

"Yay sarge! Let's go! "

—

The teens continued to make their memories at the park. They went on the roller coaster first to give them the adrenaline they needed. Then they went on the bumper cars. Tea cups came next. They took a break in between to eat cotton candy and ride on the merry-go-round. One ride after another, the teens laughed the night away. When they were done with their last ride, they rested at benches, planning their next activity. Just as they were going to head out, the other Keronians, cloaked with their anti-barriers, arrived.

"Sarge! "

"Tama-chan!"

"Yuriri?"

"Stupid frog?"

"Kero~ Did you enjoy your day everyone?"

"Yeah, it was really great! "

"So you did do this?" Momoka asked, amazed.

"How did you manage it?" Natsumied asked.

"They convinced you to help them with the invasion?" Giroro smirked at Yuriri, already knowing how Keroro operates.

She rubbed her head and laughed nervously. "Kind of…I got to be the mayor for the day "

"The mayor? So that's how you made everything free today"

"It was originally supposed to be me convincing everyone to worship the Keronians"

Keroro froze, shaking his head left and right.

"But then it became an appreciation day ^-^ Since no one really knows what Keronians are on this planet"

Natsumi shot Keroro a glare. "I see, well thank you for the nice day Yuriri, we owe it to you"

"Kero! But—"

Fire emitted from Natsumi as he spoke, causing him to rethink this choice.

"Y-yes, thank you Yuriri"

Giroro found himself laughing, causing Natsumi to blush. Yuriri eyed the two, noticing a change between them. They're bonding..she thought, smiling. She noticed the same with Momoka and Fuyuki.

"Tama? Yuki? What are you smiling at?"

"Oh, just the evening, it's nice to be around friends"

"Oh I see" Tamama replied by handing Yuki some cotton candy.

—

After going on a few more rides, everyone gathered in the open field, surrounded by other couples, families, and groups of friends. They all sat on blankets, sprawled on the ground, staring up at the sky. The sky lit up with fireworks of many colors, bringing color to everyone's faces as they gazed up. Momoka and Fuyuki stared up at the sky, sharing cotton candy and laughing together. Tamama and Keroro cheered as they saw their faces pop up in the fireworks in honor of Keronian Appreciation Day. Kururu lay stretched out on the blanket eating a curry snow cone while Mois showed Yuriri Earth candies.

Natsumi and Giroro sat on their own personal blanket, staring up at the sky together. Giroro's hand lay underneath Natsumi's . In the midst of their excitement, they realized how close they were, smiling and blushing at each other. Natsumi stared into his eyes, making a decision. She leaned in slowly, closing her eyes. Giroro froze, his heart beating in slow motion as he watched the girl of his dreams lean into to kiss him. Yuriri watched them, waiting for Giroro to move. When he didn't, she giggled and waved her hand, making him lean in. Without his control, he leaned in and finally kissed her. A blush spreading on both of their cheeks. Letting himself take in the kiss he's dreamed of for years, he cupped her cheeks with his hands, making it more passionate. Natsumi melted in his hands. Needing to breathe, they broke their kiss and stared into each others eyes for a brief moment. Dazed and blushing, Natsumi let her head lay on his shoulder, staring up at the fireworks. In as much of a daze, Giroro watched her for a while before staring back up at the fireworks, cherishing this moment.

Satisfied, Yuriri smiled at them and looked to the moon. I'll see you soon….she thought to herself.

As the fireworks continued through the night, the white haired boy watched down at them from a towering building. He smiled down at them, knowing it would all be over soon.