No need to read this chapter, either.
~* ShadowTide *~
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Chapter V: The Meeting
Bunny was in her new room. It was small and cramped, but she would get used to it. I'm going to try my very hardest to do what Mr. Kasshu wants me to do, Bunny swore.
Her suitcases had already been unpacked, thanks to Raymond. But what could she do with all of her fancy dresses if Mr. Kasshu had said that she'd need to wear shorts and a T-shirt? She searched through her closet. "What?" she said out loud in surprise. "Where are all my skirts and dresses?" Every hanger had an every-day shirt, shorts, or pants hanging from it. She opened her drawers. No dresses there. Then Bunny laughed. Her mother had known that she wouldn't need fancy outfits, and had packed every-day clothes for her instead!
Bunny shook her head and changed clothing. "I might as well make use of these horrid outfits." She looked at herself in the mirror after she had changed into shorts and a T-shirt. I feel naked, she thought and shivered.
"BUNNY!!! Come down here! Lunch is served!" Rain called from downstairs.
Bunny hurriedly scrambled down the ladder that led to her loft, as she called it. She jumped to the floor and ran into the kitchen. "Can I help do anything, Mrs. Kasshu?" she asked.
"Rain," Rain replied.
"What? I can't rain." Bunny didn't understand.
"No," Rain shook her head. "I mean, call me 'Rain'."
"No, I couldn't do that, Mrs. Kasshu, it's impolite."
"Bunny, dear, you're going to be living here for then next three years- before the eighteenth Gundam match-so you'd better get used to calling me 'Rain'. No more 'Mrs. Kasshu'. It makes me feel like a secretary or something."
Bunny laughed. "All right, Rain." It sounded strange, calling someone by his or her first name.
"Just sit down at the table over there," Rain indicated as she took a turkey out of the oven.
"Okay," Bunny said and walked over to the large dinning room table that Rain had pointed out. There were already three people sitting around the table: two twins who looked exactly alike and one little boy with strange yellowish-green eyes and blue hair.
One of the twins caught his or her breath and stood up (Bunny couldn't tell if the person was male of female) as Bunny entered the room. The brown-hair twin bowed and punched the other twin in the side. "Stand up, you slowpoke! You're in the presence of royalty here!"
The other slowly rose as he set his model Shining Gundam down on the table. "Your Highness," the first one said and bowed. The other copied.
Bunny was about to lift her skirts in a fancy curtsey, but then realized she was wearing shorts. Her face slowly turned red as she realized she didn't know what to do. Bunny finally just stretched out her hand to be shacked. "There's no need to call me that," she said. "If we're going to be living in the same house, we might as well call each other by name. Call me Bunny," she added the last part a bit reluctantly.
"I'm Volta," Volta replied and heartily shook Bunny's outstretched hand. She punched Haaz in the stomach as he fell down on the floor rolling in laughter. "He's Haaz," Volta added. "My pesky, annoying, stupid, idiotic- beyond-belief, totally dumbfounded brother. I hate him." Volta said this last statement as she stared at the rolling Haaz with a penetrating gaze that he completely ignored. "What, may I ask, is so funny?" she asked.
"Bunny!" was all Haaz could get out. "Bunny!" Finally, the tidal wave of laughter subsided and Haaz sat up. "Her name is Bunny! Presenting the Princess of Neo-France, Heir to the Throne, Bunny de Sand!" he said mockingly.
Bunny's face turned red. "May I?" she turned to Volta.
"May you what?"
"I'll tell you later. Just answer yes or no."
"If it has anything to do with that idiot over there," she pointed at her brother, "do whatever you like."
Bunny walked over to Haaz and hit him in his stomach. He fell to the ground gasping for air. "Humph," Bunny lifted up her face, pushed her reddish- blond hair out of her eyes, and walked back to Volta.
"Wow," Volta said,, awed. "I didn't know princesses where allowed to do that stuff."
"They aren't. But I highly doubt I'll be princess material after these three years though." There was a moment of silence. "Hey! Do you think we could hang your brother up outside and use him as a punching bag?"
Volta laughed and turned around to see Chikori staring at them. "Hello," Bunny said. Chikori continued staring.
"Don't bother. He's like mute or something. Hasn't said a word since I first saw him," Volta informed her new friend.
Suddenly, Chikori started speaking rapidly. "Oh my god! You're George de Sand's daughter! The George de Sand's daughter! You're Bunny de Sand! Do you know any of his battle techniques? Can you tell me anything about him at all? I know everything there is to know about all the Shuffle Alliance members! Test me, test me!" Chikori started jumping up and down. "How does he fight? How does he win? Why isn't he fighting in the coming up touranment?"
"Woah! Hold it there, you little whoever-you-are! Slower. No human being can understand what you're saying at that speed," Volta interfered.
But Bunny was already answering his questions. "No. Everything-anything you want. I don't know. I don't know. I-" Bunny paused before she answered the last question. Should she tell them that she was the Jack of Diamonds? "I don't know."
"Wha'?"
"Aww," Chikori said exactly at the same time Volta said "Wha'?" "You're not useful. I thought his daughter would know everything about him. Awwww." Chikori started walking away.
"Sorry! I just never got into Gundam fights," Bunny apologized. Chikori sat down, looking quite depressed.
"If you don't know anything about Gundam fights, then why are you here?" Volta asked suspiciously.
"Oh, I know all the basics. I read about one hundred books on Gundams when I was flying here. I've just never piloted one," Bunny said as an excuse.
"Ah. Well, don't worry," Volta said and patted Bunny on the back. "I'll teach you everything you need to know."
"I think that's my job," a voice said from behind.
Bunny and Volta swirled around to see Domon leaning against the door. "Mr. Kasshu!" they said simultaneously.
"Domon," Domon corrected. "And what is Haaz doing on the floor, girls?" he asked, raising an eyebrow.
Bunny looked down at the floor and Volta looked up at the ceiling. "Girls." Domon repeated.
"Sorry," Bunny ventured. "He was making fun of my name."
"Think of it this way, Mr. Kasshu: insect termination," Volta put in.
Domon threw back his head and laughed.
"We were thinking of using him as a punching bag in the backyard." Bunny got braver as she realized that Domon wasn't really mad.
"Poor Haaz," Domon shook his head and helped Haaz rise.
Finally, lunch was ready. Everyone introduced themselves, except for Brad, who remained eerily silent during the whole meal.
"Why did your parents let Chibodee name you?" Volta asked.
Rain turned to Domon. "Should we let him name our baby, Domon?"
Domon looked horrified at the thought. Rain could tell from his look that the answer was no. "Which one did Chibodee end up marrying?" Rain asked.
"No one," Chikori put in.
"Then why did-" Volta was cut off as Chikori answered her.
"Bunny died. I guess it was to honor her memory. You should be proud of your name, Princess." Chikori said as he turned to Bunny.
Everyone was shocked by the news. The Shuffle Alliance hadn't really kept in touch since the thirteenth tournament.
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"Okay, everyone. We start training tomorrow. You'll wake up at five in the morning. Oh, and if you hear a lot of noise in the night, don't be scared. Five Gundams should be landing in our backyard tonight. You're Gundams," Domon added.
Okay, I know I didn't have to write the last two chapters, but I wanted too. I think my story gets moving a bit after this. At least they get their Gundams. ~* ShadowTide *~
Chapter V: The Meeting
Bunny was in her new room. It was small and cramped, but she would get used to it. I'm going to try my very hardest to do what Mr. Kasshu wants me to do, Bunny swore.
Her suitcases had already been unpacked, thanks to Raymond. But what could she do with all of her fancy dresses if Mr. Kasshu had said that she'd need to wear shorts and a T-shirt? She searched through her closet. "What?" she said out loud in surprise. "Where are all my skirts and dresses?" Every hanger had an every-day shirt, shorts, or pants hanging from it. She opened her drawers. No dresses there. Then Bunny laughed. Her mother had known that she wouldn't need fancy outfits, and had packed every-day clothes for her instead!
Bunny shook her head and changed clothing. "I might as well make use of these horrid outfits." She looked at herself in the mirror after she had changed into shorts and a T-shirt. I feel naked, she thought and shivered.
"BUNNY!!! Come down here! Lunch is served!" Rain called from downstairs.
Bunny hurriedly scrambled down the ladder that led to her loft, as she called it. She jumped to the floor and ran into the kitchen. "Can I help do anything, Mrs. Kasshu?" she asked.
"Rain," Rain replied.
"What? I can't rain." Bunny didn't understand.
"No," Rain shook her head. "I mean, call me 'Rain'."
"No, I couldn't do that, Mrs. Kasshu, it's impolite."
"Bunny, dear, you're going to be living here for then next three years- before the eighteenth Gundam match-so you'd better get used to calling me 'Rain'. No more 'Mrs. Kasshu'. It makes me feel like a secretary or something."
Bunny laughed. "All right, Rain." It sounded strange, calling someone by his or her first name.
"Just sit down at the table over there," Rain indicated as she took a turkey out of the oven.
"Okay," Bunny said and walked over to the large dinning room table that Rain had pointed out. There were already three people sitting around the table: two twins who looked exactly alike and one little boy with strange yellowish-green eyes and blue hair.
One of the twins caught his or her breath and stood up (Bunny couldn't tell if the person was male of female) as Bunny entered the room. The brown-hair twin bowed and punched the other twin in the side. "Stand up, you slowpoke! You're in the presence of royalty here!"
The other slowly rose as he set his model Shining Gundam down on the table. "Your Highness," the first one said and bowed. The other copied.
Bunny was about to lift her skirts in a fancy curtsey, but then realized she was wearing shorts. Her face slowly turned red as she realized she didn't know what to do. Bunny finally just stretched out her hand to be shacked. "There's no need to call me that," she said. "If we're going to be living in the same house, we might as well call each other by name. Call me Bunny," she added the last part a bit reluctantly.
"I'm Volta," Volta replied and heartily shook Bunny's outstretched hand. She punched Haaz in the stomach as he fell down on the floor rolling in laughter. "He's Haaz," Volta added. "My pesky, annoying, stupid, idiotic- beyond-belief, totally dumbfounded brother. I hate him." Volta said this last statement as she stared at the rolling Haaz with a penetrating gaze that he completely ignored. "What, may I ask, is so funny?" she asked.
"Bunny!" was all Haaz could get out. "Bunny!" Finally, the tidal wave of laughter subsided and Haaz sat up. "Her name is Bunny! Presenting the Princess of Neo-France, Heir to the Throne, Bunny de Sand!" he said mockingly.
Bunny's face turned red. "May I?" she turned to Volta.
"May you what?"
"I'll tell you later. Just answer yes or no."
"If it has anything to do with that idiot over there," she pointed at her brother, "do whatever you like."
Bunny walked over to Haaz and hit him in his stomach. He fell to the ground gasping for air. "Humph," Bunny lifted up her face, pushed her reddish- blond hair out of her eyes, and walked back to Volta.
"Wow," Volta said,, awed. "I didn't know princesses where allowed to do that stuff."
"They aren't. But I highly doubt I'll be princess material after these three years though." There was a moment of silence. "Hey! Do you think we could hang your brother up outside and use him as a punching bag?"
Volta laughed and turned around to see Chikori staring at them. "Hello," Bunny said. Chikori continued staring.
"Don't bother. He's like mute or something. Hasn't said a word since I first saw him," Volta informed her new friend.
Suddenly, Chikori started speaking rapidly. "Oh my god! You're George de Sand's daughter! The George de Sand's daughter! You're Bunny de Sand! Do you know any of his battle techniques? Can you tell me anything about him at all? I know everything there is to know about all the Shuffle Alliance members! Test me, test me!" Chikori started jumping up and down. "How does he fight? How does he win? Why isn't he fighting in the coming up touranment?"
"Woah! Hold it there, you little whoever-you-are! Slower. No human being can understand what you're saying at that speed," Volta interfered.
But Bunny was already answering his questions. "No. Everything-anything you want. I don't know. I don't know. I-" Bunny paused before she answered the last question. Should she tell them that she was the Jack of Diamonds? "I don't know."
"Wha'?"
"Aww," Chikori said exactly at the same time Volta said "Wha'?" "You're not useful. I thought his daughter would know everything about him. Awwww." Chikori started walking away.
"Sorry! I just never got into Gundam fights," Bunny apologized. Chikori sat down, looking quite depressed.
"If you don't know anything about Gundam fights, then why are you here?" Volta asked suspiciously.
"Oh, I know all the basics. I read about one hundred books on Gundams when I was flying here. I've just never piloted one," Bunny said as an excuse.
"Ah. Well, don't worry," Volta said and patted Bunny on the back. "I'll teach you everything you need to know."
"I think that's my job," a voice said from behind.
Bunny and Volta swirled around to see Domon leaning against the door. "Mr. Kasshu!" they said simultaneously.
"Domon," Domon corrected. "And what is Haaz doing on the floor, girls?" he asked, raising an eyebrow.
Bunny looked down at the floor and Volta looked up at the ceiling. "Girls." Domon repeated.
"Sorry," Bunny ventured. "He was making fun of my name."
"Think of it this way, Mr. Kasshu: insect termination," Volta put in.
Domon threw back his head and laughed.
"We were thinking of using him as a punching bag in the backyard." Bunny got braver as she realized that Domon wasn't really mad.
"Poor Haaz," Domon shook his head and helped Haaz rise.
Finally, lunch was ready. Everyone introduced themselves, except for Brad, who remained eerily silent during the whole meal.
"Why did your parents let Chibodee name you?" Volta asked.
Rain turned to Domon. "Should we let him name our baby, Domon?"
Domon looked horrified at the thought. Rain could tell from his look that the answer was no. "Which one did Chibodee end up marrying?" Rain asked.
"No one," Chikori put in.
"Then why did-" Volta was cut off as Chikori answered her.
"Bunny died. I guess it was to honor her memory. You should be proud of your name, Princess." Chikori said as he turned to Bunny.
Everyone was shocked by the news. The Shuffle Alliance hadn't really kept in touch since the thirteenth tournament.
* * *
"Okay, everyone. We start training tomorrow. You'll wake up at five in the morning. Oh, and if you hear a lot of noise in the night, don't be scared. Five Gundams should be landing in our backyard tonight. You're Gundams," Domon added.
Okay, I know I didn't have to write the last two chapters, but I wanted too. I think my story gets moving a bit after this. At least they get their Gundams. ~* ShadowTide *~