New Characters, the Azu-kids!!

It had now been a week at the house in America.

Things had finally settled down. Yukari and Tomo had finally come to an agreement that the both of them could kick Covenant butt on their own games.

Kagura and Kaorin loved each other more and more every day that passed.

Yomi and Shaun were dating on a regular basis now, and Shaun had finally gotten to at least sleep in the same room with Yomi (it was a start)

Sakaki and Joe decided to set their marriage date as soon as they got back to Japan, and Joe would take Sakaki's name, since his last name was actually more of a first. For now, they would simply enjoy the time in America.

Osaka and Arata spent their days enjoying it with each other, often talking about aliens, clones, and the end of humanity.

Saotome and Nyamo were becoming quite the pair. Nyamo really enjoyed his company because he was so happy to be a gym teacher, and so was she.

11:30 am

Joe stared out the window. He had kept track of the days, when Chiyo would finally return.

Sakaki and Kaorin sat down (they had actually tried chairs, and it was awkwardly for all of them, so they decided to go with the customary Japanese table) at the table behind Joe.

"So, Kaorin, you never did tell me, why did you decide to quit your job at the vet hospital back in April?" Sakaki asked.

"Well, I figured, since you were happy with Joe, staying there would be like chasing a lost dream. So I went and pursued my minor in Astronomy. I've even written a book already!" Kaorin said happily.

"Wow, that's awesome, Kaorin! I'm glad you're pursuing your dreams!" Sakaki said. Kaorin felt herself blush slightly. Getting praised by the cool Sakaki still gave her that rush.

"Hey, Kaorin, then maybe you could talk to the American Government about possibly wasting more of taxpayers' dollars, and changing Pluto back into a planet." Joe said, still staring out the window.

"But Pluto's not a planet…" Kaorin said.

"Hey, she's back!!" Joe said, looking excitedly out the window.

Chiyo Mihama came walking up the sidewalk. She looked grown-up, to say the least. Her hair had been put down, but ran all the way down her back. She now stood at least a good 154 cm tall (about 5'1'), her arms and legs had grown to be long and skinny, and had well moved herself out of Tomo's and Osaka's group (wink wink).

She wore a purple sweatshirt, and a long white skirt that went all the way down to her ankles.

Joe came running out the door, and gave Chiyo a big hug. Despite her only being gone a week, it felt as if she had been gone almost a year.

"Ah, Chiyo-chan!" Shaun said as he came walking out.

"It's Mihama-san to you. And I've gotta say, you've grown too, Shaun-san. Even learned some Japanese, too" Chiyo said, smiling the entire time. Her voice also sounded more grown-up.

"So, Chiyo, enjoy your time away from us?" Joe said as he pulled back from the hug.

"No, but I knew that I would rejoin all of my friends when I got done." Chiyo said.

Joe, Chiyo, and Shaun all came walking back in, and Joe closed the door. By this time, everybody else had come out to see the new Chiyo Mihama, (except, oddly, for Osaka and Arata)

Sakaki felt a slight tear of sadness at the new Chiyo.

Guess cute things don't last forever, Sakaki thought.

"So, Chiyo-chan, this is your grown up form, huh?" Kagura asked, as they all sat down at the table. (Chiyo still stood)

"Yup, but…" POOF! Now Chiyo, in her child form, wearing completely different clothes, appeared before them.

"I can change between forms whenever I want to!" Chiyo said. Her voice was back to that of a child. Her pigtails were also back.

Sakaki felt better inside. At least this way, she could enjoy the cuteness of Chiyo, and Chiyo could feel more grown-up at the same time.

"Well, seems like you've learned some new things since I last saw ya, ya little squirt!" Shaun said, rubbing Chiyo's head.

"Hey, I'm not a squirt!" Chiyo said.

"Yeah, you're more of a trickle." Tomo said, smiling evilly.

"And you better not fall asleep tonight…" Chiyo said, without missing a beat.

Tomo looked a little afraid, and everybody laughed. It was good to have Chiyo back.

It was at that point that Osaka and Arata came out of nowhere, and jumped Chiyo.

Osaka and Arata grabbed one of Chiyo's pigtails each.

"We knew that if we waited, your pigtails would show themselves again!" Osaka said.

"We'll save you, Chiyo-chan!" Arata said.

Osaka and Arata began to pull.

Before anybody could react, Chiyo spun in place very fast, sending Osaka and Arata flying.

Osaka and Arata were knocked against the wall, and fell unconscious, completely dizzy-eyed.

"Holy crap!!" Joe yelled in surprise.

"hehe…Mihama Hurricane Spin, Version 2" Chiyo said with an evil smile.

"Where'd you learn that?" Joe asked.

"When I was training. It was decided that my child form was defenseless if anybody grabbed on to my pigtails. So, that's when that move was made" Chiyo said, sitting down at the table.

DING-DONG!! A ring from the doorbell came.

"I'll get it." Joe said, as he got up to go answer.

A man stood at the door.

"Sign here, please," the man said, as he handed Joe a clipboard. Joe signed, and the man handed him a few more forms.

"Please wait to read these until I leave," the man said. "You kids can come out now!!"

Three little kids all came walking up to the man, and stood in a straight line, smiling at Joe (descriptions to come later)

"Have a nice day," The man said in a monotonous tone, as he walked away.

"Um… hi there…" Joe said, feeling a little awkward.

"We were told you're supposed to read the papers!" The first girl said.

Joe began to read:

"These three little girls are part of a scientific experiment into Genetic Fusion. Since they used the DNA of 5 of the people currently living in your household, we decided we should send them to the DNA donors. Each of them has already been raised to know that their DNA donors are their mothers. Please raise them as if they were one of your own, and love them and cherish them like your children.

The Children's Caretakers"

Joe flipped to the next page. It seemed that the next three pages had information on the three girls standing in front of them.

"Excuse me for just a moment," Joe said to the three girls.

"No problem," The first one said again.

Joe closed the door.

"I can't wait to meet my Kaa-san and Mama!" The first girl said.

The other two nodded their heads in agreement. They couldn't wait to meet their mothers either.

"Um, girls, there's something weird going on here. Do you ever remember donating DNA?" Joe asked.

"Well, not really donating, but they took blood samples back in high school, during our physicals. Why?" Kagura asked.

"Because there are three very cute looking girls outside and this thing claims that they belong to 5 of you." Joe said.

"Well, don't just leave them outside, let them in!" Yomi yelled.

"Yeah, show a bit of passion and maturity here, Joe! Geez!" Nyamo said.

Joe, a bit shocked and hurt by this, went back and opened up the door.

"OK," Joe started to read the first sheet in his small stack of papers. "It seems like this child belongs to…"

Joe re-read. He wiped his eyes, and read it again. He put the sheets down, cleaned his glasses, and read it again.

"Um…" Joe looked back in the room, where everybody was sitting. "This first child…belongs to…Yomi…and Tomo."

Everybody got the most shocked expressions on their faces. Tomo and Yomi, mothers with each other?!

Joe continued to read off of the sheet:

"She's four years old, and her name is Koyomiko Takino-Mizuhara."

That's a mouthful, Joe thought.

He took another look at Koyomiko. She had long hair that flipped outward towards the end, the color being a shade of hair that appeared violet-like. The girl also wore an all-too-familiar grin, and not to mention the pair of glasses sitting above her tiny nose. She wore a purple shirt, with shorts that went down to her knees, with white shoes.

"Um…go ahead and meet your…" Joe looked at the sheet again. "Mama…and Kaa-san…"

Koyomiko walked in to the house to see Tomo and Yomi sitting together.

"Mama!! Kaa-san!!!" Koyomiko said, as she ran up and gave Tomo a hug first (since she was closer), then Yomi. She then proceeded to sit in between the two.

"We have a daughter?" Tomo said, utterly surprised at this. "Strangely enough, though, she looks more like you"

Koyomiko turned her head and smiled at Tomo.

"That's me, though" Tomo said, giving the exact same smile back.

And she looks so…cute, everybody else thought.

Joe turned back and read off the second sheet.

"OK, this one is five years old, and her name is…" Joe smiled "Nekosa Sakaki"

He looked at the girl. She had long, straight black hair. She had on a brown t-shirt, jeans, and white shoes.

But she was unique. Rather than having human ears, she had cat ears (the pointy ones on top of her head) that were covered in black fur. She had a black cattail that was flicking slightly. She had cat-like fangs at the corners of her mouth. Her hands were normal human hands, but they were completely covered in black cat fur (the fur faded into pink human flesh about 4 inches down her arms from her wrists) with cat claws that extended and retracted like cat claws do, rather than fingernails. To top it all off, she had green cat-eyes (the slit-pupil ones).

But, if it were possible, the cat-like features made her...cuter

Joe turned inside the house, and Sakaki looked out at the next child in line.

Nekosa and Sakaki locked eyes. Both her and Sakaki stood frozen, blushing at the sight of each other. Sakaki; because she was so cute, and the cat features made it so much cuter and loveable; the little girl; because it was the first time seeing her mother in person. Her mother looked way better than the photos.

"Hey, Sakaki, says this little girl is yours..." Joe said.

Nekosa walked up to Sakaki, very slowly. Sakaki eyes just remained locked on this child.

"O...Okaasan?" Nekosa asked.

Sakaki turned towards the child, and opened her arms for a hug.

Nekosa jumped into Sakaki's opened arms and gave her a hug. Sakaki closed her arms, giving her child a hug as well.

Nekosa began to purr. Sakaki blushed harder at this sign of cuteness and hugged harder.

Every last girl in the room blushed at this newfound cuteness (except for Tomo and Yomi, who were still amazed at their own child)

So…cute, they all thought.

Joe turned to the final one.

"OK, she's six years old, and her name is Koharu Aida-Kagura." Joe said.

Another mouthful of a name, Joe thought, as he looked at the girl.

This Little girl about 6 years old, this girl had a haircut that only went down to the base of her neck and then seemed to just stop (Kaorin's haircut). Her hair was a pure brown, with her eyes being a dark brown. She wore pink wind-pants, and a pink t-shirt that said "I 3 you" (with a little heart at 3)

"Oh, daughter of Kaorin and Kagura…" Joe read off the sheet.

"Hi, I'm Koharu Aida-Kagura, pleased to meet you." the girl said, and bowed. Her voice was very close to that of Kaorin's.

"Pleased to meet you, too," Joe said, surprised by the little girl's politeness, and bowed back.

"I was also taught how to give a handshake, too!" Koharu said, as she held her hand out.

"Oh, wow, that's amazing!" Joe said, as he handed Koharu his hand to give a handshake.

He never saw it coming. The little six-year-old girl turned around, and with inhuman strength, flipped him over.

"I also don't like boys." Koharu said with a smile to Joe on the ground, and she then proceeded to walk in to see her two mothers.

"I just got owned by a six year old..." Joe said, staring up at Koharu walking in.

That's when he saw the back of her shirt, which said: "Unless you're a guy"

That's when he heard Shaun go, "Oh, aren't you so cute!"

A few seconds later, Shaun came flying out the door.

"That little girl has some inhuman strength, and I don't think she likes me…" Shaun said, dizzy-eyed on the ground.

"Actually, she doesn't like any boys at all, and she's got Kagura's strength." Joe said, as lifted himself up.

"Holy cow, she's got some strength!" Kagura said in complete surprise, after Koharu had just launched Shaun out the door.

"That's Koharu-san! She's my best friend! She doesn't like boys…" Koyomiko said.

"I thought I was your best friend…" Nekosa said, still in Sakaki's arms. Her voice was tender and sweet.

"Oh, you are! You're both my best friends!" Koyomiko said.

Nekosa smiled and blushed at this. Her tail flicked back and forth.

Koharu came walking up, and hugged Kagura.

"Natsuko-mama!" Koharu said, as she went up and hugged Kagura.

"Natsuko?" Kaorin asked.

"Uh…yeah, that's my first name," Kagura said, blushing and rubbing the back of her head with one hand in embarrassment.

Means summer child…that's such a nice name, Kaorin thought, blushing slightly.

"So, I guess you're my kid?" Kagura asked Koharu.

"Hm-hm! You and Kaori-kaa-san!" Koharu said.

She then proceeded to walk up to Kaorin, and give her a hug.

Kaorin was surprised. Despite her having an inhuman strength, Koharu was giving her the nicest hug (different from Kagura's hug). Soft and sweet.

"I love you, Kaori-kaa-san" Koharu said sweetly and gently.

Kaorin couldn't help but blush at this. A tough outer edge against all men, yet soft and sweet around all women.

Kaorin hugged back, and hugged tightly.

"I love you, too…Koharu" Kaorin said, tears forming up in her eyes.

Kagura couldn't help but blush at that cute sight. Everybody else just smiled.

It was at that point that Joe and Shaun came walking back in from their beat down.

"OK, so I think we have a few questions for the new girls," Joe said.

"OK, but if the mothers find the questions to be inappropriate, or we don't like 'em, we can stop," Yomi said

"Oh, C'mon, Yomi, lighten up!" Tomo said.

"Yeah, Kaa-san, lighten up!" Koyomiko said, mimicking Tomo.

"I love this girl already!" Tomo said, smiling and rubbing Koyomiko's head.

"So…you guys were…created through…" Shaun started.

"We were created through Genetic Fusion," Koyomiko said.

Everybody stared at the little girl who was able to say 'Genetic Fusion'

"So, um…who raised you guys through the first years of your life?" Joe asked.

"Oh, for me, it was Funari-mama. She taught me a lot of stuff." Koyomiko said.

"For me and Nekosa, it was JBK-san" Koharu said.

Nekosa was now sitting down, but Sakaki was stroking Nekosa's hair. It felt so much like her own…

"JBK-san?" Shaun asked.

"That's all he ever wanted us to call him…" Koharu said.

"And I gotta say, you speak Japanese pretty well…" Chiyo said.

"Funari-mama taught me both Japanese and English. She told me that I'm such a smart girl!" Koyomiko said.

Smarter than one of your mothers, too, Yomi thought, looking at Tomo.

"JBK-san did the same for us two." Nekosa said. Every time she spoke, Sakaki would blush. Her voice was just so cute…

"Never did quite understand that English, though…" Koharu said, rubbing the back of her head with one hand.

Thank goodness, Kagura thought.

"So…this…uh…Genetic Fishing…" Tomo started.

"Genetic Fusion, silly Mama," Koyomiko said.

"Right…what exactly is it?" Tomo asked.

"Well, it's mixing DNA of one person with another. We were created, and because of that…" Koyomiko lifted up her shirt to show her stomach "…we have no belly-button"

"That sounds so…unloving…" Kaorin said, tears welling up.

"Oh, no! Funari-mama took good care of me, and JBK-san took good care of Koharu-san and Nekosa-san! They raised us to know our Okaasan's!" Koyomiko said, smiling.

"And now that we're old enough, they said it was time for you guys to take care of us!" Koharu said.

Nekosa just nodded her head. She seemed very shy.

Osaka and Arata finally came to, as they came walking over.

"Ugh…Chiyo's pigtails can protect themselves now…" Osaka said, rubbing her head where she hit it.

"Guess we'll have to try something different…" Arata said, also rubbing his head where he hit it.

Osaka and Arata looked around, and noticed the three new girls sitting there.

"Eh? Where did they come from?" Osaka asked.

"Silly Osaka-basan! All knocked out against the wall!" Koyomiko said.

"Osaka…bachan?" Osaka asked, staring at her in confusion.

"Oh, and Arata-jisan!" Koyomiko said, pointing at Arata.

"Arata…jisan?" Arata asked, staring the same way Osaka was.

"Somehow…when I stare at Arata, I don't feel like I do with other guys…" Koharu whispered to Kagura.

"What do you mean?" Kagura asked.

"I…fell like I want to just…back away slowly…" Koharu said, looking slightly afraid.

"Oh, don't worry, they're both harmless…" Kagura said.

"For the most part," Kaorin added.

Osaka and Arata both stared now at Nekosa, who stared back with her green cat-eyes.

"She looks like a cat…" Arata said.

"Wonder if the tail is attached…" Osaka asked.

"Um…it's attached…" Nekosa said blushing, and tried to hide her tail.

"Do you think it's evil?" Arata asked Osaka.

"DON'T YOU DARE!!" Sakaki yelled out.

Everybody leaned back at Sakaki's sudden outburst.

"Her tail is not evil!" Sakaki said, fire burning in her eyes at Arata and Osaka.

"Not evil. Got it." Both Osaka and Arata said, backing off.

Nekosa smiled and blushed. She loved her mother for being so protective.

Then all three of the little stomachs let off a growl.

"Hehe…I guess it's time for lunch…" Chiyo said.

"So, I guess then we would need to ask what your favorite foods are…" Shaun said.

"Oh, I like sandwiches!" Koyomiko announced, raising her hand.

"I'll eat anything!" Koharu said.

"That's my girl!" Kagura said.

"I…like fish…" Nekosa said in her tiny voice.

Sakaki blushed again, but this time hugged Nekosa tightly.

"I love you so much…" Sakaki said, smiling and closing her eyes.

Nekosa's face turned red, as she began purring loudly. Her tail whipped back and forth.

Author's notes: So, I…

Koyomiko: JBK! JBK!

JBK: Huh? What is it, Koyomiko?

Koyomiko: Can Koharu, Nekosa, and I do the author's notes?

JBK: Sure, go ahead (thinks: god, they're cute)

Koyomiko: OK, so, JBK would like to give full thanks to Funari-mama for helping with names, as well as letting me stay over, and that all co…copy…

JBK: Copyrights… (JBK blushing in absolute cuteness from Koyomiko)

Koyomiko: Copyrights for me belong to her! Thanks, Funari-mama! (waves)

Nekosa: JBK would also like to point out that all the…copyrights…for me and Koharu belong to him, but (blushes cutely) if you asked him, I'm pretty sure he'd be nice enough to let us stay over.

Koharu: Yeah, and it should also be noted that I'm not afraid of guys! I just don't like 'em! (smacks fist into open hand) But I do enjoy beating the stuffing out of 'em!

JBK: Hey, not all guys are bad.

Koharu: Oh, sorry, JBK. I like you…(rubs back of head with one hand, making her look cute)

JBK: (looks at all three of them, sighing at absolute cuteness) you know, this fic may be cancelled soon due to overload in cuteness…

Kimura: And we wouldn't want that, would we?

JBK: PERVERTED MAN!! (points at Kimura)

Koharu: HECK YEAH!!! (Runs full speed at Kimura, jumps, and round-house kicks Kimura in the face, sending him flying, and landing a few feet away)

(JBK, Nekosa, and Koyomiko all clap their hands, and all three hold up signs with '10' on them)

(We see Kimura lying on the ground, as the camera zooms back to see Kaorin hugging Koharu tightly)

Kaorin: MY GOD, I LOVE YOU!!

Nekosa and Koyomiko: Next Chapter: Fun with the Azu-kids!!