Chapter 56 – The Last Fling's First Arrival

Amitie's POV

"NO…WAY! YOU CONFESSED?!"

"Yes! For the 8th time this hour, I confessed my love for Sig, and so did he for me! What part of that are you guys not getting?!" Arle asked sounding really annoyed.

"We get it, it's just…" I said.

"We can't believe our plan actually worked." Ally said.

"I know, right? All the planning we did paid off! Oh, La-Ti-Da!" Raffi began to gloat.

"Planning? We? Raffina, you didn't help at all. You and Peruvis spent that entire day playing Panel de Pon." Lidelle complained.

"Hey, we were listening…kinda."

"Geez. You two and that girly game of yours…"

"IT'S NOT GIRLY!" Raffi shouted.

And it was only her, too. Usually, Peruvis would yell that too. Come to think of it, she hasn't said a word since we all met up this morning.

Maybe she's just tired…

"So, what? I'm not gonna get a "congratulations" or something?" Arle asked.

The rest of us looked at her with looks of forgetfulness because we kinda got carried away there for a moment.

"Congratulations, Arle!" The four of us shouted.

"*giggle* Thanks, you guys."

"Yeah. Congratulations, Arle. Yay." Peruvis added. But the way she said it was so…depressing. Almost like she didn't mean it at all.

Is she really just tired?

The seven of us girls were sitting together on the train on our way to the beach. The day has finally come, and we were so excited to spend a whole week near the ocean. When Arle told us that she and Sig are now a couple, we started talking about other things related to that. And by we, I mean just six of us. Rafisol was asleep on Ally's shoulder. And has been asleep since the train left Primp. That's when Raffi brought something up.

"So, now you're the only one left, Peruvis. Got someone in mind?" she teased.

"Wh-Where's this coming from?!" Peruvis started blushing.

"Well, it's just that you're the only one out of us that's still single." I said.

"What?! I'm not the only one!"

"Well, let me rephrase that… you're the only one who has some sort of chance."

"Huh?"

"Ringo's too complicated with her bisexual self. She can never make up her mind on these things." Lidelle said.

"Feli's MADLY in love with Lemres. So, she's out." Raffi said.

"I'm pretty sure ghosts can't fall in love. So, Yu's out too." I said. "Harpy's too much of an airhead to know what love is." Arle said. "And Schezo's not interested in love. He says it's pathetic."

Pathetic?! What makes him think that?!

"And let's be honest…Klug doesn't stand a chance." Ally stated.

"Doesn't stand a chance in what, Ally?"

"Cr-Crap…"

Ally didn't realize that Klug was sitting behind her and pretty much heard her insulting him.

"Wh-What I mean is…y-you don't have a chance at…uh…l-losing an IQ contest! Y-Yeah, that's it!"

"Right…sure." Klug clearly didn't believe her.

"Oh come on, Klug! I was just kidding! I didn't really mean that!"

"Whatever you say, Ally." Klug then turned back around in his seat.

"Damn. I think he's mad at me." Ally gained a sweatdrop.

"I don't blame him." I said. "You pretty much insulted his manhood."

"He'll get over it. I do that all the time." Peruvis said. Still with the depressed tone.

"Wow. Brotherly-sisterly love…" Lidelle said sarcastically.

"Shut it, Lidelle."

"So, Peruvis. Who you're gonna hook up with?" Ally asked.

"W-We're still talking about this?!"

"Well, like we said. You're the only one."

"What about Rafisol?! She's single!"

"Yeah, but…Sis isn't really…experienced…in love."

"What do you mean?"

"Well…"

"*moan* Onee…chan…Zzz…"

Rafisol suddenly spoke in her sleep while snuggling up against Ally's arm. It was really cute, but I decided to stay silent.

"Oh. I get it now." Peruvis said as she and pretty much everyone else gained a sweatdrop.

"*sigh* Sis, wake up." Ally shook her twin sister's head.

"Huh? Onee-chan, I was sleeping."

"Sis, we're going to the beach. You shouldn't be sleeping."

"But I like sleeping. Especially on Onee-Chan. You're really soft."

"I'm not a special pillow, Sis." Ally said as she gained a sweatdrop.

"So anyway, Peruvis…" Raffina said.

"Oh my God! Just drop it already! Even if I did have someone in mind, there's no way in hell I'm telling ANY of you people!" Peruvis yelled with full rage and anger built up inside of her. It left all of us with a mixed look of shock and fear. And we didn't know what to say of if we should.

"I-I'm…I-I'm sorry." Peruvis said once she had calmed down. "I-I just…want to be alone for a while." She then got up and headed for the train car door. Probably heading for the balcony at the end.

"Woah. What was that all about?" Raffina asked.

"Peruvis has been acting like that since this morning. I hope she's okay." Lidelle said.

"Ah, don't worry. She's probably on her monthly." Ally said.

"Why do you always suggest that a girl's current mood is based on their monthly?" I asked her.

"Well, it makes sense, right? I mean…you've been pretty worked up lately."

"That had nothing to do with it."

"Well, yeah. I know that now. Still shocked that it led to you and Raffina losing your virginities."

"W-Wait, seriously?!" Lidelle yelled with a faint blush on her face.

"Is she for real?!" Ringo, Sig, and Klug asked from the group of seats behind us.

"YOU LOST YOUR VIRGINITY, RAFFINA?!" Both Amira and Feli asked Raffi with the biggest looks of shock on their faces. I guess they never believed that she would do such a thing.

"ALLY!" Both Raffi and I had yelled in anger at the orange-haired loudmouth.

"What? It's not my fault that you two wanted to boink so badly."

"Wha…Why you little…"

"Miss Raffina." Lily said as she not that far from us. "I understand that you are a teenager and all…but we will have a full discussion about this once we get back home."

"L-Lily…" Raffi whined with grief.

"Ooh~. This just got steamy. *giggle*"

"Witch. Don't make this any worse than it already is." Arle said to the long blonde-haired girl sitting behind Lidelle and me.

It was pretty shocking to see that Arle had invited a friend last-minute. And then to find out that this friend is the 6th person to come out of the Dimensional Mirror and end up in this world. And then on top of that, it was the girl Raffi and I were looking for. Arle's friend who is oddly named Witch.

Sadly, though, both girls had told us that Witch doesn't have the Green Puyo Hat. And she doesn't know what it is. So, there goes our only lead to finding it.

Hopefully, we find this last Puyo Hat before anything bad happens. I really don't want to be killed by a freaking hat of all things.

Which reminds me…

"Hey, Arle. With Draco and Witch here, that makes six people that came from your world through the Dimensional Mirror. When we first found you, there were six lightning bolts that spawned from it. So…not including you, there should be one more person left that hasn't been found."

"Yeah, that's true. Though, I really have no idea who it could be. Those lightning bolts seemed to have struck random people. Which explains why people like Harpy, Draco, and Witch are here."

"And what is that supposed to mean?" Witch asked. Clearly insulted.

"It means that Harpy's an airhead and you & Draco are weirdos."

"D-Don't lump me with Draco!"

"Huh? Lump me with what? A piece of chicken?" Draco asked as suddenly woke up from a nap she was taking.

"Hey, Ally. What's a lump? Is it something totally tubular?" Harpy asked as she did the same thing.

"A tubular lump? What's that?" Chu asked.

"Whatever it is, it sounds awesome!" Raina cheered."Can we go see it, Raffina?! Huh?! Huh?! Huh?! Can we?! Can we?! Can we?!"

"There's no actual lump, you idiot." Raffi said with an exasperated look and tone.

"Aw…" Both Raina and Harpy whined.

"H-Hey, guys. We're getting off-topic here." I said with a sweatdrop.

"Right, right." Raffi said. "What Ami is getting at, Arle, is…do you believe that this last person could have the Green Puyo Hat?"

"Well…" Arle went silent for a bit. "…I can't really say. With this last person unknown at the moment, I really can't think of anyone that could or would have it. Everyone that's here so far hasn't really heard of them. Sorry, Amitie."

"I see…" I said with a sad sigh.

"Wait, the Green Puyo Hat? You two are looking for the Puyo Hats again?" Lidelle asked.

"I thought you two were done with that once Akuma took possession of the three from earlier. Why the continued search?" Klug asked.

"Well…"

We then explained to everyone what Akuma told us a few days ago. Besides Harpy, Chu, Draco, Raina, and Rafisol, who had all fell asleep mid-way through, everyone gained chills down their spines.

"W-Woah. S-So, the Red Puyo Hat escaped from its case? And now it wants revenge on Amitie?" Lidelle asked.

"Yeah. Akuma said that the only way to stop it is to use the power of the other four against it." I said.

"We were told that someone from Arle's world brought the Green Puyo Hat with them." Raffina said. "We assumed it was Witch, but that's been disproven."

"And I really can't think of anyone else that could possibly have it." Arle added.

"Hmm…come to think of it, Peruvis did show me a hat fitting that description." Sig said. "Only it was yellow and not green."

"So, Peruvis still has the Yellow Puyo Hat, huh? I hope she keeps it safe until we truly need it." Raffina said.

"So, basically…we just gotta hope that the last person from Arle's world shows up soon." Lidelle said.

"Sig, can't that arm of yours help track things down or something?" Ally asked.

"What? No. It can't. It's not some kind of miracle worker, Ally." Sig said.

"How did you get that arm, anyway?" I asked.

"I-I, uh…i-it's a disease."

"WHAT?!" We all shouted.

"It's not transferable. From what he told me." Arle said.

"Y-Yeah, but…"

Sig's hiding something. And it looks like Arle already knows what it is. I bet it also explains the different colored eyes and the ladybug on his head. Seriously. Does he even feel it resting on his head?

"Hey, guys. We're approaching the station soon. Get your things ready." Mom said to us.

"Okay, Mom."

"Sis, wake up. We're about to get off." Ally said.

"Chu. Wake up." Sig said.

"Hey, Harpy. Time to wake up." Arle said.

"Get up, Raina. We're here." Raffi said.

"Draco~. Breakfast~." Witch said.

"BREAKFAST?! WHERE?!" Draco shot up like a rocket. Once she looked around and realized there was no food, she got pretty angry.

"GAH! Why do you keep doing that?!"

"It's the only way to wake you up."

"True." Arle added.

"Don't toy with my appetite!"

"Why? It's so fun to screw with you and make you believe that there's food around."

"Gao!" Draco whined as Witch began laughing at her reaction.

"Those two get along well huh, Arle?" I asked.

"Yep. They're the best of friends." Arle replied with a huge sweatdrop.


After all of us got off the train and grabbed our bags, we had to walk down a small path in order to get to the beach house. The 10-minute walk it took was worth it. Because once we got there, it was a sight to behold.

The house was pretty huge. Much larger than normal beach houses…then again, I've never seen or been to a normal beach house. So, maybe this is a normal-sized one. I guess.

"Geez, it's been a while since we've been here." Raffi said as we went inside the house.

"Yeah, I know. I think the last time we were here was when we were kids." Amira said.

"I'm surprised that nothing has changed over the years." Lily said.

"Yes. There's just enough room."

"Huh? Room for what?" Raffi asked her cousin.

"U-Uh…n-nothing!"

Then suddenly, one of Feli's bags started bouncing on its own.

"Why's that bag jumping?" Amira asked.

"N-No reason!"

As the bag's jumps got higher and somewhat more aggressive, some of us back up a bit (including me). The only ones who didn't were the four girls who've been here before. Five, if you count Raina.

"Miss Feli. Please tell me you didn't…" Lily said.

"D-Did what?! I-I don't know what you're talking about, Lily!"

"Feli…" Raffina said while staring her down.

"OKAY, FINE!" She shouted. She then went to open the bag and out from it, a huge dog (and I mean HUGE) jumped out and landed on Feli. Licking her face repeatedly.

"*giggle* O-Okay, okay! I missed you too, Bal! J-Just *giggle* J-Just get off of me! Hahahaha!" Feli said.

"ARF ARF!"

"H-H-HOLY CRAP! THAT DOG IS HUGE!" Nearly everyone shouted.

"Doggie!" Raina cheered as she began playing with the huge K-9.

"Everyone. This is Feli's dog, Baldanders. He was supposed to stay home, but apparently, Feli snuck him over here." Raffi said.

"W-Woah…"

"What?! You actually thought I was going to leave my precious Bal all alone by himself?! That's animal cruelty, Raffina!"

"But we have no room for him, Feli!"

"He could stay outside! Like back home!"

"You mean where he's supposed to be right now…" Raffi grew a pissed off look.

"Please, cousin?" Feli looked at her with really big and cute puppy dog eyes.

"Come on, Raffina. Let Bal stay." Amira said.

"It's too late to send him back now." Lily added.

"I want Big Doogie to stay!" Raina yelled.

"*sigh* Fine. Bal can stay." Raffi eventually gave in.

"Yay! Thanks, cousin! Say thank you, Bal!"

"ARF!" Baldanders licked Raffina repeatedly as his sign of gratitude.

"Okay, okay, Bal! You're welcome! Just stop licking me!" Raffi grabbed a nearby towel and wiped her face of dog drool. "Hopefully, that's the last of the surprised guest."

"Um…a-actually, Raffina. I-I need to admit something." Lidelle said.

"Sweetie…please tell me you didn't." Yumi said to her daughter.

"How could I, Mother? I didn't want him to be alone!"

"Leave who alone?" Sig asked.

Lidelle went silent for a bit. But after a quick sigh…

"Poochy! Here, boy!"

"Poochy?" Some of us asked.

Then in no time flat, a pale white ghost thing came out of Lidelle's shirt and landed in her hands. Licking her face repeatedly.

"*giggle* O-Okay, okay, Poochy! I missed you too!"

"ARF ARF!"

"W-W-W-W-W-WOAH! WH-WHAT IS THAT THING?!" I asked.

"This is Poochy. My…dog. Actually, he's really a lost soul. A living being that forgets everything about their past life when they die. They use shapeshifting powers to figure out who they were, but they never do."

"W-Wow, Lidelle. That's…depressing."

"Yeah, that's what I thought. But Poochy doesn't seem to care. Right, Poochy?"

"ARF ARF!"

"Good boy!"

"Still…I can't believe you snuck him over here, Lidelle." Ringo said.

"How the hell did we not notice?" Rulue asked.

"Well, I didn't "sneak" him over. I made it obvious."

"How so?" Ringo asked.

"Didn't you noticed how I had a tail at the train station?"

"What?" Most of us were in disbelief. And I say "most of us" because…

"I did."

"You did?" Raffi asked Chu. "Why didn't you say anything?"

"Because honestly…I thought Rita having a tail was normal."

Ally then started snickering while placing her hands over her mouth, in an attempt to hold in her laughter.

"BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

She failed.

"Ally!" Lidelle whined.

"I'm sorry, Lidelle! But that was just too damn funny!"

"Jerk!" Lidelle then calmed down a bit before talking again. "So, Raffina. Can Poochy stay? I promise he'll be on his best behavior."

"Ugh. Fine, Lidelle." Raffi didn't even bother protesting this time. I guess she saw no point in it.

"Yay! You hear that, Poochy? You get to stay here with me!"

"ARF ARF!" Poochy began licking Lidelle again with glee.

"*giggle* I know, boy. I'm happy, too."

"Anyway." Lily began explaining the living situation. "This is how the rooms are. There are five bedrooms and a bathroom on the first floor, four bedrooms and a bathroom on the second floor, and then the attic."

"I'm taking the attic." Schezo said without hesitation.

"Wh-Why?" Arle asked him.

"It sounds like the only place to be alone."

"You're going to have to come out eventually, Schezo." I said.

"I know. For food and stuff."

"No, to actually have fun for once in your 180-year-old life." Raffi said.

"W-Wait, what?! You're 180?!" Draco asked.

"No wonder you keep saying perverted things." Witch said.

"M-My age has nothing to do with that!"

"If you say so…Ohhohoho."

"*sigh* Anyway, you said I didn't have to do anything."

"Yeah, that was when we were trying to get Arle and Sig together. But since they did it themselves, we're gonna make you have fun here."

"Wait, what was that last part?" Sig asked.

"I'll tell you later, Sig." Arle said to him.

"B-But…"

"No buts, Schezo. My birthday, my rules."

"Tch! Fine, damnit! But I'm still getting the attic!"

"Fine. Go ahead."

"Hmph. Then with that over with, I'm going to bed."

"What?! It's still morning!"

"Just let it go, Raffina. That's just how he is." Arle said as Schezo started heading up to the attic to sleep.

That boy just loves being alone in darkness, huh?

"S-So, I was thinking the adults would get the bottom rooms while the teens get top ones."

"Huh? For what reason, Miss Raffina?" Lily asked.

"Don't you get it, Lily?" Amira said. "Some are planning to boink tonight. *giggle*"

"W-WE'RE NOT!" Raffi, Lidelle, Ally, Arle, and I shouted at Amira with bright red faces.

"What does boink mean?" Harpy asked.

"M-Miss Harpy. It's best if you didn't know." Lily said to her. "And besides, Miss Amira will be bunking with me."

"What?!" Amira shouted. "Lily!"

"Don't "Lily!" me. There is no way in hell I'm leaving you in a room by yourself."

"Oh, come on, Lily! I'm not a kid anymore!"

"But you still act like one." Raffi said.

"You're not helping!" Amira whined.

"So, why the upstairs, Miss Raffina?" Lily asked.

"Well, I figured that the boys would need their own room. So, there's that."

"You fine with bunking with me?" Klug asked Sig.

"Sure. As long as you don't snore."

"I don't." Klug grew insulted. "And how do I know you don't?"

"How can I know when I'm busy sleeping?"

"So, I see that your smartass trait is still there…" Klug said with a sweatdrop.

"It truly never left. Just like the rest of his traits."

"Huh? You said something, Peruvis?" I asked her.

"H-Huh? N-No. I-I didn't say anything. J-Just forget it." Peruvis then turned away from all of us. Still wanting to be alone.

Okay, now I'm positive that something's bugging her. She hasn't made a perverted reference all morning. Maybe either Sig or Klug know what's up…

"And then Harpy, Chu, and Raina could stay together in one room, Witch and Draco could stay in one room, and then the rest of us could share one room." Raffi continued.

"You sure had this all planned out, Miss Raffina." Lily said with a sweatdrop. "I guess I could allow it."

"*sigh* Even on vacation, I still get paired up with this airhead."

"Gao! Will you quit calling me an airhead?!" Draco yelled at Witch.

"It's okay, Draco. There's a candy named after us!" Harpy cheered.

"Really?! A candy named after us?! Now, I'm really craving it! When do we get some food?"

"Later." Raffi said.

"Aw!" They both whined.

"So, then the last room is for the rest of us, Raffi?" I asked.

"Yep. That's it, Ami. Don't worry, it's pretty big."

"Ooh! Let's go see it now!" Ally said.

"Alright calm down, Ally. We'll each take about 20 minutes to get settled then head for the beach. Sounds good?"

Once everyone agreed, we each went to our rooms and relaxed for a little bit. This is only day 1 of our vacation and we're already tired. So, who knows what's going to happen next?

Like I said before. I just hope it isn't anything bad.

Author's Note: The group's final summer event before school. A weekend getaway to a private beach owned by the Fieldings. It was all planned to be a relaxing time. But who's to say that…other things…will get in the way of that?

At some point in this, a new chapter will be written. Not sure when, yet. I'm just doing a bunch of mass-rewriting at the moment.

So, a quick announcement. I am officially putting an end to Feli's Summer Break. You see…it's been 7 months since I started that story. Probably a year at this point since I rewrote the whole thing once before. And there were times (multiple times, to be exact) that I just didn't feel all that motivated to write more chapters. Plus, it's not really a popular story. Each chapter getting like 5 views at the most. Taking about three weeks for it to reach double-digits. I know a failing story when I see one.

Though, one thing's for sure. I'm not getting rid of the characters. Well…four of them. Futaba Okazaki, Hinata Moriyama, Naoko Araki, and Rin Sugihara will all return in some form. And I think I already have an idea in mind. Thought, it's just a thought for now.

I appreciate those who liked the story. And the one that came before it. I liked it, too. At least for a while. Thank you to those who read them both. And thanks for reading this story, as always. Later.