"Sage! Sage, hurry up, you're lagging behind!" Kento was running and jumping, and Cye was close behind him.
"I still don't think this is a good idea, sneaking into the Aino Mansion like this," Sage said worriedly.
"Don't worry Sage, it's cool. This is a costume party after all." Cye chimed in.
"I know why he doesn't want to go. He's afraid of seeing Molly there. And he knows he can't score with her." Kento joked and laughed. Kento, Cye, and Sage were dressed alike, but with little differences. Kento had on orange armor, with a big horn on one side of the helmet, and a little horn on the other side. Cye had on light blue armor. On his helmet, he had a single blade sticking out of the top. Sage had a forest green colored armor on. On his helmet he had a golden piece, shaped like a 'W', or a lightning bolt, depending on which way you looked at it. They marched ever closer to the mansion. Cye and Kento had to practically push and drag Sage there.
"Everyone got their five bucks ready?" Kento held a five-dollar bill in his hand, and so did Cye.
Sage had a fake forgetful expression on his face, "Oops, guess I forgot mine, now you'll have to go to the party without me. Darn!" Sage kicked a nearby soda can, and turned around, heading for home.
"Oh no you don't. I figured you'd pull something like this so I brought an extra five for you." Kento now rushed with Cye and Sage to the door.
A big strong guy was at the door collecting money from some people ahead of Kento and his pals. "Money please."
"Oh, you're just so polite," Cye offered a smile and went in.
"Money please."
"Do you say anything else besides that." Kento handed him ten bucks. "Here you go." Kento made the smile extra wide, and Sage joined in as well. "C'mon Sage, don't make him angry." Sage and Kento got inside, but Cye was nowhere to be found. "Oh well, guess he's having a fun time."
"Where are you going?" Sage hollered.
Kento tried to sneak off without Sage knowing, "Um…um…" A girl walked by wearing a Playboy bunny outfit. "Um with her." She walked and was almost out of site because of the crowd. "I'm definitely going with her!" Kento ran.
"Now, I'm all alone." Sage decided to dance to the music. Yes he felt embarrassed by himself. But he did it anyway. He accidentally bumped into someone, "Excuse me…"
Mina was talking with Tenchi, when someone in green armor bumped into her. "Excuse me," they both said, and shared a little laugh. Mina had big pink hearts throbbing in her eyes, Sage didn't. But he had a goofy smile plastered on his face.
"So as I was saying, y—" Tenshi looked around where Mina was, and now there was no one.
"Let's go somewhere a little more quieter," suggested Mina. Sage agreed and decided to follow her. They headed upstairs towards one of the many bedrooms. Sage noticed she was wearing an orange miniskirt, with a white body suit and gloves. She wore a red mask that covered her eyes, with a red ribbon in her hair.
Sage opened the door, and he heard noises coming from the room. He looked in to see what it was. "Molly!" He saw Molly and that guy, Melvin, the one she was walking with, kissing on the bed. And it looked as though they were getting on to some other things as well. Molly stopped and looked at Sage. Then she started kissing Melvin again. Sage closed the door, and Mina led him back downstairs.
"C'mon, in here," Mina now led him to a back room. "I don't know what this feeling is, my good man, but I've never felt this way before. What is this feeling?"
"I feel it to, I hope it's not gas." Sage stared into Mina's eyes, and she did the same. "I know what it is. The feeling we are feeling is love." Sage declared.
"Love? Yes that's it. We're in love with each other!" Mina took Sage's hand, "I love this feeling called love. What is your name?"
"My name is Sage. And yours?"
"Hi, I'm Mina. Yep it's Mina." Mina and Sage talked for a while when the door burst open and Nurse Amy stood there.
"Mina!"
"I am here Amy. What is it?" Mina said a bit annoyed.
"Mina, why are you in the dark by yourself? Never mind that. You mom and dad are looking for you. They're thinking of putting a homing device on you. C'mon now hurry up." Amy didn't see Sage with her.
"Will I see you again?" Sage asked.
"I don't know Sage. I only know that I want to see you again." Mina left and Sage went to find her. Sage took off his helmet and walked outside the room searching for Mina.
Mina's cousin, Trunks, was talking with his Uncle Darien when he saw a man he recognized wearing green armor. "Uncle, you see that guy in the green armor?" Trunks pointed to Sage and Darien followed in his direction.
"Yeah, so?" Darien replied.
"Don't you know who that is? It's…it's Sage. Sage Date, the son of Dais and Kayura!" Trunks was getting angry. His face boiled with rage. "I'm going to kill him right here, right now!"
Trunks started his way, "Trunks!" Trunks stopped and turned to his uncle. "Don't ruin this party tonight. I'm trying to make a good impression on Lord Tenchi," he explained. Wait another time, then you can kill him and eat his kidneys or whatever." An angry Trunks stormed off.
Sage spotted Mina with Amy. He advanced her way when Trunks came to her with Amara. He pointed at Sage and they all turned and looked. "She's an Aino," Sage backed away slowly as they were looking at him. He put back on his helmet when Tenchi got there. Mina's eyes were watery. Sage found Cye, dancing with a girl in a red cut off dress with camouflage army paint on her face, and Kento trying to kiss his playboy bunny, but she threw a drink in his face. He gathered them and they left. "We've got to get outta here." They hopped into Kento's jeep, Kento driving, Cye in the front passenger seat, and Sage in the back, and sped off.
They were a little bit down the road when, "Hey look over there!"
"Huh?" Cye and Kento looked in the direction Sage was pointing. And while they were searching the skies, Sage jumped out of the jeep, and ran away. "I don't see nothin'," Kento and Cye said. They looked back and Sage was gone. "Well I guess he's walkin' home tonight."