Keiichi Morisato's Day Off - Part Two
An Ah! My Goddess Fanfic
By Roehl Sybing (roehlsybing@aol.com)
Mara walked about the campus, very pleased with herself. She had all the time in the world, and her plan would only take five minutes or so if nothing goes wrong. No hurry at all. Actually, she didn't mind gloating to herself some more before actually following through.
She gripped the sealing mirror in her pocket, reminding herself that it was there and that it was key to her scheme. Yes, she thought, Belldandy is very close. And with Keiichi, too, another source of trouble. Making him unhappy would be a merely pleasant bonus for Mara.
Mara made the turn out of campus, coincidentally passing through Nekomi Tech's Motor Club. She could sense that the place was full of happy memories involving both Belldandy and Keiichi. How sickening. Maybe if she had a moment or two, she could fix up something for the unwitting--
"It can't be!" she said. There, in front of the clubhouse, were a couple of boxes stacked next to each other, each box overflowing with junk. CDs, club jackets, spare parts, party hats...and good luck charms. On top of it all, most importantly, sat a lucky statue adorned with more charms.
"How did they know I was here!?" Mara cried while tearing her hair out. They were planning for her, out to get her! She had to get away...and quickly!
She took two steps in the opposite direction out of fear. Maybe if she went around, she thought, just before she was hindered by a rather large, overbearing creature.
"Hey," he said, "Don' I know ya?"
Of course, Mara had no patience for someone as dense as Tamiya, but her escape was shut down cold by the lucky cat he held in his hands.
"AHHHHHHHHHHH!!" she cried, falling to the ground in response to the mere sight of the charm.
"Hmm," Tamiya said as he walked around her, "Guess so."
Otaki was walking out of the clubhouse with more junk, saying, "What was that?"
"I dunno," he replied, "Hey, wut'cha make me take dis out fer?"
"C'mon, we can't have a party with ol' Morisato without my collection of charms!"
Tamiya's eyes rolled upward, "Wutever. Help me pick dis guy off da floor."
Otaki looked around. "What guy?" he replied.
He turned, and sure enough, Mara was gone. But he was right there! Tamiya thought. "Uh...never mind."
---
There, in the storefront, stood the lovely Belldandy. Such beauty that the world had never before seen! Her eyes, as blue as the sky. Her smile, as innocent as a child's. Her skin, as pure as the morning air. One could spend a million years by her side and, still, be amazed at what love she had to offer.
And then...there was Keiichi. Standing right there next to her. Ugh.
If only Aoshima could block out the whole world and fix his gaze squarely on Belldandy alone, then he would be the happiest man in the universe. The truth was, of course, that to win a prize as rare and precious as her, she had to go through someone he thought so undeserving. It was bad enough that Aoshima can't figure her out; for the longest time he has had to figure out Keiichi as well. Keiichi was a very simple creature, he thought, no one worth minding. What does she see in the weak, lowly, unwitting, no-brains-to-hold-a-girl's-hand Morisato?
From his seat in the cafe, Aoshima watched Belldandy and Keiichi walk off. Plenty of time before midday, he thought; much opportunity to get her alone if only for a moment.
---
The gift shop had such beautiful items. In the display case, there was a necklace of sterling silver that Belldandy eyed. It reflected the sunlight outside and sparkled from under the display counter.
"Belldandy!" Keiichi called from outside.
She looked out, "In here, Keiichi!"
He walked in with his sweater draped over his shoulder. As she looked back down into the counter, Keiichi saw the necklace that caught her attention.
"Was there something that you wanted?" he asked.
Belldandy showed some color in her cheeks, saying, "It's nothing, really..." She never believed that hers was a one-way relationship with Keiichi, and yet she rarely ever asked for anything from him. All that she really wanted was to make him happy because such was the stuff that made her happy.
Keiichi looked down at the display case. "Yes, that necklace does look nice, doesn't it?" he said upon reaching for his wallet.
"Oh, but, Keiichi--!" she replied.
"It's OK, I took some of the prize money from the club funds," he said, grinning, "I don't think they know just yet, but...ma'am, I'll take this necklace, please?"
Belldandy folded her hands together, "Are you sure?"
"Of course!" Keiichi said as he wrapped the necklace around her neck. "You know," he said softly, "It just occurred to me that you give so much of yourself...I want to make sure you get some of that back."
She shied away, saying, "I thought...maybe it's presumptuous of me to want anything."
"Not at all!" he exclaimed, "You see, as long as you're happy, I'm happy. You make all my worries disappear, Bell. I want you to know that."
Belldandy smiled happily as she looked at her necklace in the mirror. "Do you like it?" she asked.
Keiichi nodded, "Absolutely."
And that was why Belldandy loved Keiichi. Though he was often predictable, he managed, from time to time, to surprise even her. Many people, of course, question why someone such as herself would stay with an simple, ordinary human being on Earth. And although the short answer was always that she loved him, it was moments much like this one that supported it. Perhaps Keiichi thought that he was undeserving of--no, Belldandy would not let the possibility enter her mind. She believed firmly that she, too, was just as lucky.
Such a perfect kind of love that Belldandy felt she had with Keiichi is often difficult to explain to others. Others, that is, including her younger sister. For all that she was, the unwitting Belldandy had not yet grasped the full lengths to which Skuld would go to protect her.
---
"Affix the antenna...tighten the screws...test the remote...done!"
She wiped the sweat from her forehead, marveling over her latest accomplishment...the Mini-Electro Mark One!
It was a bittersweet success, though. Skuld had lived in Keiichi's house long enough to know that one of the things that he fears the most is one of her inventions. And yet, she had never built a machine deliberately designed to keep Keiichi squarely preoccupied with its destruction. But the situation called for one if she was to draw Keiichi away from Belldandy.
"Such a beautiful piece of technology," Skuld thought, "A shame that it won't last very long."
Oh, she absolutely hated Keiichi, but she loved her sister more and would do anything for her. That's why Skuld built the Mini-Electro. Its purpose was simple; an electric plate on the front of the remote-controlled device delivers a somewhat painful shock to anyone it comes in contact with. Of course Keiichi would know that she was around, but it would keep him busy long enough for her to take her sister away.
A small predicament, though, kept Skuld preoccupied...
---
"Hey! Din't I put outta box o' spare parts?"
"Whaddya worrying about that for? Help me put up these here banners already!"
---
"Maybe I should test it first..." Skuld thought as she eyed a potential candidate. She looked around the campus until, in the front lot, she found the perfect target.
Megumi wanted very much to be with friends, especially if they were heading out to the amusement park today. But there was much studying to be done at the campus library for Monday's test. She was glad, of course, that Tamiya and Otaki didn't notice her as she was riding by. Megumi hardly had any time to deal with another invite to the Motor Club...and they were up to something too! Well, they had to be, Megumi thought, after their last victory. No distractions, however; she wanted to get studying out of the way and, if there was time, maybe she could head out to the amusement park and meet up with her friends.
She quickly put away her helmet and secured her bike, when she heard the whirring of gears and rubber tracks behind her. What sounded like a child's toy crept up slowly as Megumi paid it no mind. That is, until it gently brushed her leg...
*BZZZZT*
AAAAHHHHHHHH
In cartoon-like fashion, Megumi leapt a good distance off the ground before landing back down hard in reaction to the electric shock. She patted her rear, already sore from the landing. "What the--!?" She looked down at the contraption responsible. It had two buttons for a pair of lifeless eyes and some wire in the shape of a smile that looked more like the thing was snickering.
Megumi was not amused. She reached for her helmet and waved it about, wanting to smash the machine with it, when the contraption turned around and moved away. "Hey!" she exclaimed, "Come back here, you--!"
She stood up and chased after it. It dashed around the corner and out of sight, perhaps back to its owner. "Someone's little joke," she thought, "I'll show them!" Megumi rounded the building as the machine ducked into an alleyway. She took two steps forward before she was stopped cold.
"Hey, Megumi!"
She knew that voice as she turned her head towards Keiichi's upperclassmen, the louder of the two waving at her. Megumi had better things to do - right after she took care of that infernal contraption, of course - but all she could do was smile and wave back. Avoiding the two that were approaching her would just be rude. Well, she could spare some time to chat...an hour or so, maybe...
---
The Mini-Electro returned to its owner, who was very pleased with herself.
"I'm such a genius!" Skuld exclaimed, jumping up and down with joy. Now that it worked, she could set her sights on someone more important.
Unbeknownst to her, though, Urd was sitting atop a building, watching her sister from above.
"Well, she's gotten creative," she said, playfully scoffing at Skuld's latest invention. Yes, this was trouble indeed, and her implied directive to Skuld about never interfering between Keiichi and Belldandy was, once again, going to go unheeded. It was bad enough that her sister was getting in the way of a childish, yet potentially-wonderful relationship, but that Skuld never listens to her angered Urd just as much, if not more.
"I'll have to dig deep into my bag of tricks for this one," she told herself. A simple bolt of lightning just wouldn't do...she had thought of subdividing herself, but Urd didn't want to go near that contraption of Skuld's...and most of her magics were sitting in potions and elixirs back at the temple.
Urd walked along the path, pondering what to do with her sister. She was always more trouble than she was worth, Urd thought, but she wouldn't be an annoying little sibling if such wasn't the case. Oh, sure, she had her purposes, but now the elder sister was now pressed with protecting Skuld from Belldandy. Maybe if she--
"Hey!" a figure cried upon Urd's bumping into him, "Why don't you watch where you going!?"
She looked up, and much to her disgust, she saw it was Aoshima. What's he doing here!? she thought. If she didn't know any better, she would say that he had already seen Belldandy on campus. His intentions were always less than good...another source of trouble Urd had to do away with. Thunder and lightning crackled in her hand, hidden behind her back. Belldandy would be better off without--
Wait! An idea went off in Urd's head as she slowly feigned a smile. Grinning at Aoshima, she slowly dusted him off and said, "I'm so sorry! It's all my fault, I'll just be on my way, alright?"
Aoshima scoffed and refused to look her way as he walked off and she hid from sight.
"Just my luck," she said, "He's walking in her direction!" And in an instant, Urd knew exactly how to take care of Skuld.
"Spirits of the heart, whispers of the mind," she chanted, "Open his thoughts so the world knows his true intent!"
---
"Once Morisato's out of the way, Belldandy will be all mine!"
Onlookers watched as Aoshima walked by.
"Who's he talking to?" one asked.
Another said, "He's just crazy, that's all."
"Oh, to have her delicate body in my arms would make me so happy!" he went on. Unaware that a goddess had just put a spell on him, Aoshima was too caught up in himself to notice that he was articulting his thoughts out loud. Much of it was pretty sickening, and any women who were attracted to him at first glance were quickly turned off by fantasies better left unrepeated.
"Yes," he said out loud, "Belldandy would be better off with someone such as myself..."
Aoshima continued his constant monologue, not knowing for one second that he was, in fact, speaking his mind, not knowing that passersby were gazing at him with a whole slew of reactions...not knowing that Skuld, fine-tuning her Mini-Electro, was sitting on a bench nearby, overhearing his tripe.
"Ooh, that creep!" she thought upon looking back down at her new invention, "Don't worry, sis, I'll protect you!"
---
"Belldandy," he went on unwittingly, "Such a prize more precious than all the jewels in the world--"
*BZZZZT*
GAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaa
Aoshima fell forward, face flat onto the ground, his glasses thrown a good distance in front of him and his hair nearly standing on its ends. He groaned, recovering from the shock and looking behind him. Sure enough, there stood on the ground an electric plate attached to a device of some kind, which was now turning around and moving away quickly.
"What's the big idea!?" he cried as he, in typical fashion, ran after it. It wasn't long, though, before he lost it in the winding paths of campus. A dazed and confused Aoshima looked around once he stumbled upon one of the wider walkways. With a bit of luck, however, there sat a puddle of water on the ground, and leading away from it was a set of tire tracks that only the contraption would leave behind. "Someone's gonna pay for this!" he said as he continued his pursuit.
---
More boxes to put away cluttered Tamiya's to-do list as he took more of his belongings off the ground. He had changed his mind about a very fancy party...he didn't have time. As long as he had the drinks and the karaoke machine (hopefully it's still working, after that wild celebration last time...), everything was set. He had to find Keiichi too, and Megumi was no help...first off, of course, he had to put everything away.
Tamiya heard the sound of tire tracks hitting the ground; he turned his head and there was a small machine with an antenna on top and something that looked an electric plate on the front. Wait a minute, he thought, those look pretty familiar! Those spare parts that were missing from his belongings! Someone stole his equipment and turned it into...this!
It was radio-controlled, so Tamiya looked around, trying to find who was responsible for the theft. Before he knew it, though, it began to ride away once again, slowly and innocently. Those were his things, however, and Tamiya, much like a pet following the scent of food, followed after what was his.
---
Aoshima had gotten ahead of the contraption, and was gazing around the corner of a path that had a small storage building with its double-doors open. Sure enough, the whirring of the gears were approaching as the machine turned onto the street. Aoshima ducked back into the alleyway, hearing footsteps that were also getting closer but not realizing who it was. As the unknown figure drew nearer, the electric plate-fitted device made its way into the storage room, much to Aoshima's fortune. He grinned a sly grin as he bolted over to the double doors to seal it with a padlock, leaving whoever was inside trapped with the device.
"Ha!" he cried triumphantly, "That'll teach you to mess with old Toshiyuki here!"
"What's da big idea!?" a voice shouted from inside...a voice that Aoshima knew very well.
"Uh oh!" he thought, "That's that Tamiya character!" He panicked, knowing full well that he was in trouble. Aoshima looked around and saw no choice but to run...far and fast.
"Hey!" Tamiya shouted, "Get me outta here!"
CONTINUED IN PART THREE.
An Ah! My Goddess Fanfic
By Roehl Sybing (roehlsybing@aol.com)
Mara walked about the campus, very pleased with herself. She had all the time in the world, and her plan would only take five minutes or so if nothing goes wrong. No hurry at all. Actually, she didn't mind gloating to herself some more before actually following through.
She gripped the sealing mirror in her pocket, reminding herself that it was there and that it was key to her scheme. Yes, she thought, Belldandy is very close. And with Keiichi, too, another source of trouble. Making him unhappy would be a merely pleasant bonus for Mara.
Mara made the turn out of campus, coincidentally passing through Nekomi Tech's Motor Club. She could sense that the place was full of happy memories involving both Belldandy and Keiichi. How sickening. Maybe if she had a moment or two, she could fix up something for the unwitting--
"It can't be!" she said. There, in front of the clubhouse, were a couple of boxes stacked next to each other, each box overflowing with junk. CDs, club jackets, spare parts, party hats...and good luck charms. On top of it all, most importantly, sat a lucky statue adorned with more charms.
"How did they know I was here!?" Mara cried while tearing her hair out. They were planning for her, out to get her! She had to get away...and quickly!
She took two steps in the opposite direction out of fear. Maybe if she went around, she thought, just before she was hindered by a rather large, overbearing creature.
"Hey," he said, "Don' I know ya?"
Of course, Mara had no patience for someone as dense as Tamiya, but her escape was shut down cold by the lucky cat he held in his hands.
"AHHHHHHHHHHH!!" she cried, falling to the ground in response to the mere sight of the charm.
"Hmm," Tamiya said as he walked around her, "Guess so."
Otaki was walking out of the clubhouse with more junk, saying, "What was that?"
"I dunno," he replied, "Hey, wut'cha make me take dis out fer?"
"C'mon, we can't have a party with ol' Morisato without my collection of charms!"
Tamiya's eyes rolled upward, "Wutever. Help me pick dis guy off da floor."
Otaki looked around. "What guy?" he replied.
He turned, and sure enough, Mara was gone. But he was right there! Tamiya thought. "Uh...never mind."
---
There, in the storefront, stood the lovely Belldandy. Such beauty that the world had never before seen! Her eyes, as blue as the sky. Her smile, as innocent as a child's. Her skin, as pure as the morning air. One could spend a million years by her side and, still, be amazed at what love she had to offer.
And then...there was Keiichi. Standing right there next to her. Ugh.
If only Aoshima could block out the whole world and fix his gaze squarely on Belldandy alone, then he would be the happiest man in the universe. The truth was, of course, that to win a prize as rare and precious as her, she had to go through someone he thought so undeserving. It was bad enough that Aoshima can't figure her out; for the longest time he has had to figure out Keiichi as well. Keiichi was a very simple creature, he thought, no one worth minding. What does she see in the weak, lowly, unwitting, no-brains-to-hold-a-girl's-hand Morisato?
From his seat in the cafe, Aoshima watched Belldandy and Keiichi walk off. Plenty of time before midday, he thought; much opportunity to get her alone if only for a moment.
---
The gift shop had such beautiful items. In the display case, there was a necklace of sterling silver that Belldandy eyed. It reflected the sunlight outside and sparkled from under the display counter.
"Belldandy!" Keiichi called from outside.
She looked out, "In here, Keiichi!"
He walked in with his sweater draped over his shoulder. As she looked back down into the counter, Keiichi saw the necklace that caught her attention.
"Was there something that you wanted?" he asked.
Belldandy showed some color in her cheeks, saying, "It's nothing, really..." She never believed that hers was a one-way relationship with Keiichi, and yet she rarely ever asked for anything from him. All that she really wanted was to make him happy because such was the stuff that made her happy.
Keiichi looked down at the display case. "Yes, that necklace does look nice, doesn't it?" he said upon reaching for his wallet.
"Oh, but, Keiichi--!" she replied.
"It's OK, I took some of the prize money from the club funds," he said, grinning, "I don't think they know just yet, but...ma'am, I'll take this necklace, please?"
Belldandy folded her hands together, "Are you sure?"
"Of course!" Keiichi said as he wrapped the necklace around her neck. "You know," he said softly, "It just occurred to me that you give so much of yourself...I want to make sure you get some of that back."
She shied away, saying, "I thought...maybe it's presumptuous of me to want anything."
"Not at all!" he exclaimed, "You see, as long as you're happy, I'm happy. You make all my worries disappear, Bell. I want you to know that."
Belldandy smiled happily as she looked at her necklace in the mirror. "Do you like it?" she asked.
Keiichi nodded, "Absolutely."
And that was why Belldandy loved Keiichi. Though he was often predictable, he managed, from time to time, to surprise even her. Many people, of course, question why someone such as herself would stay with an simple, ordinary human being on Earth. And although the short answer was always that she loved him, it was moments much like this one that supported it. Perhaps Keiichi thought that he was undeserving of--no, Belldandy would not let the possibility enter her mind. She believed firmly that she, too, was just as lucky.
Such a perfect kind of love that Belldandy felt she had with Keiichi is often difficult to explain to others. Others, that is, including her younger sister. For all that she was, the unwitting Belldandy had not yet grasped the full lengths to which Skuld would go to protect her.
---
"Affix the antenna...tighten the screws...test the remote...done!"
She wiped the sweat from her forehead, marveling over her latest accomplishment...the Mini-Electro Mark One!
It was a bittersweet success, though. Skuld had lived in Keiichi's house long enough to know that one of the things that he fears the most is one of her inventions. And yet, she had never built a machine deliberately designed to keep Keiichi squarely preoccupied with its destruction. But the situation called for one if she was to draw Keiichi away from Belldandy.
"Such a beautiful piece of technology," Skuld thought, "A shame that it won't last very long."
Oh, she absolutely hated Keiichi, but she loved her sister more and would do anything for her. That's why Skuld built the Mini-Electro. Its purpose was simple; an electric plate on the front of the remote-controlled device delivers a somewhat painful shock to anyone it comes in contact with. Of course Keiichi would know that she was around, but it would keep him busy long enough for her to take her sister away.
A small predicament, though, kept Skuld preoccupied...
---
"Hey! Din't I put outta box o' spare parts?"
"Whaddya worrying about that for? Help me put up these here banners already!"
---
"Maybe I should test it first..." Skuld thought as she eyed a potential candidate. She looked around the campus until, in the front lot, she found the perfect target.
Megumi wanted very much to be with friends, especially if they were heading out to the amusement park today. But there was much studying to be done at the campus library for Monday's test. She was glad, of course, that Tamiya and Otaki didn't notice her as she was riding by. Megumi hardly had any time to deal with another invite to the Motor Club...and they were up to something too! Well, they had to be, Megumi thought, after their last victory. No distractions, however; she wanted to get studying out of the way and, if there was time, maybe she could head out to the amusement park and meet up with her friends.
She quickly put away her helmet and secured her bike, when she heard the whirring of gears and rubber tracks behind her. What sounded like a child's toy crept up slowly as Megumi paid it no mind. That is, until it gently brushed her leg...
*BZZZZT*
AAAAHHHHHHHH
In cartoon-like fashion, Megumi leapt a good distance off the ground before landing back down hard in reaction to the electric shock. She patted her rear, already sore from the landing. "What the--!?" She looked down at the contraption responsible. It had two buttons for a pair of lifeless eyes and some wire in the shape of a smile that looked more like the thing was snickering.
Megumi was not amused. She reached for her helmet and waved it about, wanting to smash the machine with it, when the contraption turned around and moved away. "Hey!" she exclaimed, "Come back here, you--!"
She stood up and chased after it. It dashed around the corner and out of sight, perhaps back to its owner. "Someone's little joke," she thought, "I'll show them!" Megumi rounded the building as the machine ducked into an alleyway. She took two steps forward before she was stopped cold.
"Hey, Megumi!"
She knew that voice as she turned her head towards Keiichi's upperclassmen, the louder of the two waving at her. Megumi had better things to do - right after she took care of that infernal contraption, of course - but all she could do was smile and wave back. Avoiding the two that were approaching her would just be rude. Well, she could spare some time to chat...an hour or so, maybe...
---
The Mini-Electro returned to its owner, who was very pleased with herself.
"I'm such a genius!" Skuld exclaimed, jumping up and down with joy. Now that it worked, she could set her sights on someone more important.
Unbeknownst to her, though, Urd was sitting atop a building, watching her sister from above.
"Well, she's gotten creative," she said, playfully scoffing at Skuld's latest invention. Yes, this was trouble indeed, and her implied directive to Skuld about never interfering between Keiichi and Belldandy was, once again, going to go unheeded. It was bad enough that her sister was getting in the way of a childish, yet potentially-wonderful relationship, but that Skuld never listens to her angered Urd just as much, if not more.
"I'll have to dig deep into my bag of tricks for this one," she told herself. A simple bolt of lightning just wouldn't do...she had thought of subdividing herself, but Urd didn't want to go near that contraption of Skuld's...and most of her magics were sitting in potions and elixirs back at the temple.
Urd walked along the path, pondering what to do with her sister. She was always more trouble than she was worth, Urd thought, but she wouldn't be an annoying little sibling if such wasn't the case. Oh, sure, she had her purposes, but now the elder sister was now pressed with protecting Skuld from Belldandy. Maybe if she--
"Hey!" a figure cried upon Urd's bumping into him, "Why don't you watch where you going!?"
She looked up, and much to her disgust, she saw it was Aoshima. What's he doing here!? she thought. If she didn't know any better, she would say that he had already seen Belldandy on campus. His intentions were always less than good...another source of trouble Urd had to do away with. Thunder and lightning crackled in her hand, hidden behind her back. Belldandy would be better off without--
Wait! An idea went off in Urd's head as she slowly feigned a smile. Grinning at Aoshima, she slowly dusted him off and said, "I'm so sorry! It's all my fault, I'll just be on my way, alright?"
Aoshima scoffed and refused to look her way as he walked off and she hid from sight.
"Just my luck," she said, "He's walking in her direction!" And in an instant, Urd knew exactly how to take care of Skuld.
"Spirits of the heart, whispers of the mind," she chanted, "Open his thoughts so the world knows his true intent!"
---
"Once Morisato's out of the way, Belldandy will be all mine!"
Onlookers watched as Aoshima walked by.
"Who's he talking to?" one asked.
Another said, "He's just crazy, that's all."
"Oh, to have her delicate body in my arms would make me so happy!" he went on. Unaware that a goddess had just put a spell on him, Aoshima was too caught up in himself to notice that he was articulting his thoughts out loud. Much of it was pretty sickening, and any women who were attracted to him at first glance were quickly turned off by fantasies better left unrepeated.
"Yes," he said out loud, "Belldandy would be better off with someone such as myself..."
Aoshima continued his constant monologue, not knowing for one second that he was, in fact, speaking his mind, not knowing that passersby were gazing at him with a whole slew of reactions...not knowing that Skuld, fine-tuning her Mini-Electro, was sitting on a bench nearby, overhearing his tripe.
"Ooh, that creep!" she thought upon looking back down at her new invention, "Don't worry, sis, I'll protect you!"
---
"Belldandy," he went on unwittingly, "Such a prize more precious than all the jewels in the world--"
*BZZZZT*
GAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaa
Aoshima fell forward, face flat onto the ground, his glasses thrown a good distance in front of him and his hair nearly standing on its ends. He groaned, recovering from the shock and looking behind him. Sure enough, there stood on the ground an electric plate attached to a device of some kind, which was now turning around and moving away quickly.
"What's the big idea!?" he cried as he, in typical fashion, ran after it. It wasn't long, though, before he lost it in the winding paths of campus. A dazed and confused Aoshima looked around once he stumbled upon one of the wider walkways. With a bit of luck, however, there sat a puddle of water on the ground, and leading away from it was a set of tire tracks that only the contraption would leave behind. "Someone's gonna pay for this!" he said as he continued his pursuit.
---
More boxes to put away cluttered Tamiya's to-do list as he took more of his belongings off the ground. He had changed his mind about a very fancy party...he didn't have time. As long as he had the drinks and the karaoke machine (hopefully it's still working, after that wild celebration last time...), everything was set. He had to find Keiichi too, and Megumi was no help...first off, of course, he had to put everything away.
Tamiya heard the sound of tire tracks hitting the ground; he turned his head and there was a small machine with an antenna on top and something that looked an electric plate on the front. Wait a minute, he thought, those look pretty familiar! Those spare parts that were missing from his belongings! Someone stole his equipment and turned it into...this!
It was radio-controlled, so Tamiya looked around, trying to find who was responsible for the theft. Before he knew it, though, it began to ride away once again, slowly and innocently. Those were his things, however, and Tamiya, much like a pet following the scent of food, followed after what was his.
---
Aoshima had gotten ahead of the contraption, and was gazing around the corner of a path that had a small storage building with its double-doors open. Sure enough, the whirring of the gears were approaching as the machine turned onto the street. Aoshima ducked back into the alleyway, hearing footsteps that were also getting closer but not realizing who it was. As the unknown figure drew nearer, the electric plate-fitted device made its way into the storage room, much to Aoshima's fortune. He grinned a sly grin as he bolted over to the double doors to seal it with a padlock, leaving whoever was inside trapped with the device.
"Ha!" he cried triumphantly, "That'll teach you to mess with old Toshiyuki here!"
"What's da big idea!?" a voice shouted from inside...a voice that Aoshima knew very well.
"Uh oh!" he thought, "That's that Tamiya character!" He panicked, knowing full well that he was in trouble. Aoshima looked around and saw no choice but to run...far and fast.
"Hey!" Tamiya shouted, "Get me outta here!"
CONTINUED IN PART THREE.