The contents of the tomb was not one would expect from its ancient appearance. Not
that chibi Haruka Tenoh was complaining. A deep shag carpet covered the floor, a deep mauve
in shade ( Who the hell comes up with these names? Purple is purple... ). Rose print
wallpaper covered the walls, roses of every color. Stuffed animals covered the shelves on
the sides and populated the floor. And in the center of the place, several doll houses were
established next to each other.
Playing in the middle of the doll houses was a little girl (not a chibi). Wavy,
violet hair (Purple! Purple, I say!). Dark in skin tone. A surprised expression on her
face. In her hands was pink-haired doll she had just finished disrobing. At her feet,
several dolls were in a similar state of unstateness. There was also a cute plushie of a
white dragon in the pile.
" Oh! Hello? Who are you? "
Ruka-kun's eyes lit up with a vicarious sort of joy as she bounded gleefully into
the room.
"I'm Ha-ru-ka! But Siobhan-mama calls me Ruka-kun!" She crowed merrily, sitting
down besides the girl with a big grin. "You remind me of Michi-chan! All pretty!"
Then she notices the toys, and her eyes grow even larger if possible...
"Wow... cool toys..." she murmurs.
As a six year old, it may be possible that her social faux pas of not trying to
figure out who her new 'playmate' might be is really an overlookment... but with Ruka-kun...
who knows?
--
Mikage realized after several moments that he was too cold and not dead yet.
Not good.
He slowly opened one eye and saw that he was far past where the dragon had been.
Then he opened the other eye and looked down.
And SCREAMED.
"I'll KILL YOU FOR THIS YOU HIMEMIYA BASTARD!" Mikage looked RIGHT at the
observatory and shook his fist at Akio.
All he wanted, if he HAD to be a puppet, was to be a puppet with some dignity left
- unlike the Student Council Pres and Vice Pres.
Looked like even THAT was taken from him though.
"Shit, I'm going HOME!"
He had clothes there after all. He just hoped he didn't run into anyone on the way
back to the hall.
--
The lavender haired boy watched the blue haired girl quietly for a moment before
smiling a slight smile. "Hello, are you lost?" She'd pricked her finger on his rose...
So THAT is what called "him" here... Though... where was Mikage-sempai?
--
"I? *chuckle* I must admit, though handsomely decorated, the landscape needs more
flowers in it, don't you think? Maybe something more along your tastes? "
Whilst the two figures continued to observe the impromptu nudist colony in the
courtyard below, the Deputy Chairman cocked an eyebrow towards the Student Council member.
He awaited to see her reaction to the new developments being put into play. Especially the
later ones. He liked to indulge himself with his sister in this manner now and then.
--
Elsewhere, in a little girl's bedroom, two children were becoming acquainted with
each other. They soon began playing together.
"I'm Anthy! Wanna play?"
The girl who named herself Anthy handed over a doll with short chestnut-colored
hair ( Reddish-brown! Reddish-brown! ). She also picked up two other dolls dressed up as
school girls.
--
"Nanami-sama? Nanami-sama?"
Nanami Kiryuu's underlings exited from the main academic building and re-entered
the central courtyard. They had taken it upon themselves to deliver the nude elder brother
of Nanami-sama to the infirmary.
"Nanami-sama? Nanami-sama?"
They did so in order to keep him away from those pesky girls that would flitter
around him. As proof of their devotion to their Nanami-sama, of course. Of course. Now they
returned to where they had last seen Nanami Kiryuu.
"NANAMI-SAMA!!!"
Keiko Sonoda, Yuuko Oose, and Aiko Wakiya found Nanami Kiryuu. In some sort of
sadomasochistic tryst with Mitsuru Tsuwabuki. The shock! The scandal! The fun... Errr...
The scandal! Hmmm... The opportunity...
--
"SURE!" Ruka-kun cried, accepting the doll. "Wadda they *do* anyway?"
Half-listening for an answer, the inquistive child began figuring out ways to add
mechanics to the stuffed doll...
--
Glacier was not ENTIRELY without feeling, and the sight of the poor boy trapped in
the cage of ice, dancing about and trying to obscure his 'bits' with his hands did bring a
pang of pity to the Silver Dragoness' heart.
Not that she really THOUGHT about her actions, which was proved by her next move.
Blowing a 'cover' onto the boy. Too bad she forgot that humans tended to react poorly to
her breath weapon...
Ice Miki on Display... hands frozen in a warding gesture ABOVE his head...
--
Juri could only chuckle low and evilly at the Deputy-Headmaster's suggestion.
"Perhaps... Shiori?" she offered. "Or..." noticing the three girls rushing onto the
scene, headless of the spiky skating rink which the courtyard had become... "perhaps a few
of Nanami's playthings?"
--
Ami, though she had been mildly expecting SOMETHING to happen, was certainly NOT
expecting the nude man to come flying into a room suddenly filled with light, bubblegum
pink hair streaming out behind him like a flag.
@_@
--
"Perhaps. We'll see."
That was all the Deputy Chairman said in reply. He smiled once again, a twinkle in
his eyes promising mischief. The two resumed their observation of the icy courtyard below.
--
The three girls stood there in shock. They just caught Nanami Kiryuu flagranto
delicto with Mitsuru Tsuwabuki. Sure, they knew the two were close, but merely as a mistress
and her pet slave, they thought. They weren't expecting this!
"Aiko! Keiko! Yuuko! Help me!"
Nanami noticed them finally and called for them. But she wasn't saying what they
think she was saying, was she? The trio looked at each other for support. She wasn't asking
them to join her, was she? They'd do anything for her, so they could get closer to her
brother. But this?!? This was...
At that moment, Yuuko Oose slipped on a patch of ice that had formed at the edge of
a puddle.
--
"Wadda they *do* anyway?"
Inside her bedroom, Anthy Himemiya smiled at her new friend. She smiled as chibi
Haruka looked at the doll she had given her, turning it this way and that. The little
tomboy raised one arm, then the other, testing out the articulation of the toy.
"You can make them do whatever you want them to do. See?"
The little girl proceeded to spin one of the dolls like a ballerina doing a
pirouette. It continued to do so after she let go. As for the other stuffed doll, she stood
it up on its two feet then watched it fall down off-balanced. She picked it up again, then
smiled as it remained standing. It wobbled back and forth, but it remained on its feet.
"They do whatever I want them to. You try it, too!"
--
When Yuuko slipped, her arms pinwheeled about as she tried to remain balanced.
Unfortunately, she still fell down as her feet flew upwards, almost turning her upside
down. She also accidently shoved the other two with her flailing arms. Aiko toppled over
while Keiko stumbled forward.
Aiko Wakiya tried to get back on her feet, but the ice patch that Yuuko shoved her
into was slippery. She kept falling on her rear. She finally got back on her feet, but the
dark-haired brunette kept wobbling as her balance kept threatening to lose control.
Keiko Sonoda also had trouble with the ice. Except she never actually fell down. No,
she actually kept her balance as she stumbled. But as she turned around to find out why
Yuuko pushed her, her feet kept on moving. Stumbling once again, her body twisted around to
keep her balance. And she kept on twisting, her body rotating over and over again. Her light
brown hair twirled about like helicopter blades.
--
Mamiya lifted his eyes and they raised in complete surprise. "Anou.. Mikage-senpai?
Why is... it... that you aren't wearing your clothes?"
Mikage had been noticing there was a complete stranger in the room staring at him
naked and didn't respond to Mamiya at first.
Until he realized it was MAMIYA.
"WHAT THE FREAKIN HELL?!"
This day was just getting better and better...
Mamiya bowed politely to Ami. "I'll be right back, I must get him some clothes....
if... there are any... hmmm how to make clothes for the dead..." And Mamiya started to
stand there to ponder quietly.
Meanwhile Mikage hid behind the flower box and thanked whatever there was to thank
that it covered him at least a LITTLE from the view of the blue haired stranger. "Don't.
Move," he said, staring at her angrily. "What are you DOING in here?"
He didn't want to show her out and risk more trouble. If she was lost, she could
die here and keep him company!
Wait, he didn't WANT company... well, not really. Not her's anyway. Well.... Ugh!
He gave up that train of thought and waited for her answer.
--
Several sets of eyes watched the events taking place in the icy courtyard. Nanami
had finally finished her business with Mitsuru, who was now laid out cold in the grass but
with a smile on his face. Nanami's minions were preoccupied with their ice-capades, while
Kevin and Nabiki were gleefully recording everything in photographs from the sidelines.
Meanwhile, Glacier fretted over her rendition of "Mick(e)y on Ice." The silver dragon had
cause for concern since chibi Anthy had arrived on the scene with the horde of faux chibi.
The cosplaying animals took one look at the boy who was more blue than usual, and they
started "helping" by chipping away at the ice with their forks, spoons, and knives.
"Alright. The coast's clear. Make a break for it!"
Four furtive figures made their way in the shadows of the main academic building
central courtyard. They kept themselves within the silhouette of the building in the
afternoon sun. They hid themselves within bushes, behind trees and columns, then made quick
dashes to the next available cover. They remained in the outskirts of the courtyard, trying
to avoid attention from the people in the middle.
"Lufio cold! Lufio no like being naked!"
"Yeah! Lufio no like this!"
"*whisper* SHH! Shut up! Do you want them to notice us?"
"Whee! Lufio having fun!"
The taller of the figures looked at one of the smaller ones.
"Ni-ban, you worry me sometimes. *looks around* Alright! We're almost at the corner.
Once we're in the hallways, we should be able to find some empty classrooms and search for
some clothes. Let's go!"
The four figures burst out of the cover behind a building column and ran inside the
main academic building. In their hands they carried broken-off branches with which they
attempted to preserve their modesty. Fallen leaves marked the trail behind them.
--
As Kevin and Nabiki floated above the croud, 'Biki's camera was trying it's best to
capture the whole mess.
"You know who is missing from this mess? Just to add to the Khaos around here, mind
you." kevin whispered huskilly to Nabiki.
her eyes grew wide, and fearful. "you wouldn't. You absolutely wouldn't. I'll ...
I'll pay you NOT to bring ... HIM .. here."
kevin pouted for a second "Fine. You win. No aquatransexuals today."
--
Somewhere, running from the NWC, Ranma Saotome sneezed.
--
Muriko was also grinning like a cheshire. He had read his father's journal entry as
to the day he saw Nanami naked. And he had read the entry for today. Yet none of the many
"I saw Nanami naked" entries mentioned his being naked, or suffering from shyness.
He was going to blackmail his father viciously when he got back.
But then again, he always did.
--
"Ummm... you see... ahh... well..."
The little blue-haired school girl was embarassed beyond belief. Turning around,
her face glowed red with her blush while she looked at the floor and at the ceiling. Her
voice stuttered a bit as she tried to answer the nude man standing only a few feet away
from her.
"I'm... uhh... well... umm... I'm... I'm..."
Taking a deep breath, Ami Mizuno tried to pull herself together. Though still
blushing severely, she composed herself enough to reply coherently.
"I'm sorry about this. I seem to be lost. EEEEP!"
The poor dear. She had turned around and bowed in apology. Unfortunately, this
brought her face closer to the flower display case. The water that formed the base was
amazingly clear at close distances. It also distorted light passing through it, creating
some really strange images. Light such as that shining on Souji Mikage. ^_^
--
Two others observed the scene as well. They watched the winterland antics of Nanami
and her girls with matching smiles on their faces. Then the Deputy Chairman turned to look
at the Student Council member.
"Watch carefully. If you wish to have the power."
With that said, Akio Ohtori stretched out his hand towards the courtyard. His arm
brushed up against Juri's as he released his hold on the curtains and gestured at the people
below. He stood directly behind the Rose Duelist, leaning over her right shoulder, as he
whispered.
"Watch. And learn."
--
In the central courtyard, the twin ponytails of Keiko Sonoda whipped about her as
she spun her way across the icy paths. Twirling and whirling, she made an excellent figure
skater, albeit without ice skates.
"Nanami-sama! Help me!"
She wasn't the only one calling for help. Aiko and Yuuko were in similar straits
themselves. As for Nanami herself, she was busy trying to cover herself up, while yelling
at her henchwomen to come to her at once. Fortunately, Keiko's pirouette finally came to a
halt. Unfortunately, she did so by spinning into Glacier. As consistent with the laws of
physics, Glacier's larger mass converted Keiko's momentum into very little movement on the
dragon's part. As for the schoolgirl's smaller mass, she bounced right off the dragon's leg
and fell flat on her a- err... rear.
The silver dragon turned to look at what had bumped into her.
"Oy, little one! Be careful where you step. It's a wee bit slippery around here."
Glacier then bent over to pick up stunned girl and to help her back to her feet.
"You might crash into things such as myself if you lose your footing. *chuckle*"
Glacier still wasn't used to the fact that humans were not quite as tough as
dragons. And that included their outer covering. A loud rip sounded out throughout the
courtyard as the silver dragon picked up the schoolgirl by the skirt of her uniform. Without
the schoolgirl. Glacier now had streamers in blue and white decorating her claws to match
the few blue ones on her back.
--
The Deputy Chairman closed his fist and withdrew his arm from the window. Leaning
back, he stood straight once again behind Juri Arisugawa.
"If you have the will, you can have what you wish. To do as you wish, you must a
become a Prince."
Akio once again raised his arm. He opened his palm and made a sweeping gesture at
the scene below. The main academic building started to shift. The gaping hole in the side
of the building started to disappear as the unbroken floors on either side came together.
Covered walkways and stairs started sprouting from the building as well, connecting
different floors and opposing sides of the courtyard.
--
Chibi Haruka Tenoh pondered what to do with the short-haired doll in her hand. Maybe
she could put it inside a power suit so it could fight out-of-control robots and evil
multi-national corporations? Or maybe have it drive a spaceship with a partner and blowing
things up while dressed in a combat bikini?
"Ummm. Okay. But what should I do? "
While the little tomboy thought things over, the young Anthy Himemiya put down the
twin-ponytailed doll she finished disrobing besides the white dragon plushie.
"Whatever you want to. Just try anything. "
While she waited for chibi Haruka to decide, little Anthy rearranged the doll houses
amongst which she had been playing. The little girl smiled once again at her new friend as
she moved buildings about, placing this one next to this one while moving that one over
there.
--
Ami could only blink once before shutting her eyes tight against the sight and
spinning back around. A furious crimson colour darkened her cheeks quite nicely as she
managed to stammer out the following phrase.
"Ah... um... perhaps you should... ah... _see_ someone... um... about that..." she
stammered, waving a free hand back towards the lecturer as she occupied the other hand with
covering her clenched shut eyes.
--
Juri chuckled softly as she observed the chaos that had been caused apparently
through the will of the Deputy-Chairman.
"To become a Prince..." she mused to herself, rubbing her chin thoughtfully.
"perhaps."
An expression that Siobhan would have referred to as strangely frightening appeared
on the orange becurled woman's face as she considered the possibilities. Then Akio made
another gesture and her eyes widened notably as she watched the twistings of the recently
destroyed school buildings.
"It, of course, would depend on one thing." Juri finally decided. "After all, the
Prince _should_ get the girl, don't you think?"
And she smirked as she caught a glimpse of Utena's beautiful pink mane shimmering
in the sunlight, played with by the wind that flirted with the edges of the courtyard as
the woman-who-would-be-prince darted about the shifting wreakage there...
--
Glacier was entirely non-plussed by the whole situation. How it was that any mortal
that came into contact with her current personage managed to be disrobed was quite beyond
her. And thus, she smeared her face with the shreaded bits of cloth that decorated her
claws for a moment before huffing exasperatedly into the air.
Unfortuantely, this action, for some reason, caused a myrid amount of varigatedly
sized icicles to form and go crashing down into the ground. Keiko, now nude, managed to
escape the onslaught of ice by cowering under one of Glacier's half-mantled wings. Aiko and
Yuuko danced about trying to make their way to some form of shelter, albeit rather vainly do
to the ice still covering the ground. Aiko's escape was also marked by hundreds of tiny
icicles cutting away at her garish uniform in bits and pieces until she was left garbed in
little more than a tiny scrap just _barely_ big enough to provide some modisty. Which,
unfortunately, vanished with one accurately placed ice spike protruding from the ground
directly before her.
Then the ice storm appeared to have stopped and Yuukio slowed, then came to a stop
of her frantic efforts. For a moment she simply stood there a silly grin on her face, then
she yelled aloud in glee and began to do a rather odd victory dance... right before the very
last decent sized icicle desended from the heavens and ripped her uniform right down the
back. As her uniform fell to the ground before her, great tears welled up in her eyes, and
she could only fall to the cold ground in a sloppy seiza and sob to the uncaring heavens.
--
Ruka-kun stared at the doll in her hands in contemplation for awhile, occasionally
looking up at her dark-skinned playmate as she did, watching as the other girl casually
disrobed the other two dolls that appeared to be a trio with the twin-ponytailed one before
picking up a doll with pink hair. At length, the tomboy came to an observation.
"Hey... did you know this doll looks a lot like you?" she asked thoughtfully,
turning the doll about in her hands. Then slowly, her eyes lit up and a grin spread across
her face.
Ruka-kun had come up with her best idea yet, if she did say so herself. And she
_did_ say so herself.
Within moments she had managed to fish a toy-sized version of the Cookiemobile from
one of her many pockets, shove the doll into the driver's seat with a helmet jammed onto
her head, and set the Cookiemobile onto the floor with a gleeful grin on her face. She then
preceeded to send the doll-driven Cookiemobile carreening about the play area by means of
the radio-controller she had dug from yet another pocket.
--
"Lufio, is that you?"
A voice calling out from one of the classrooms interrupted the discussion between
the bishounenmon. The lurker and the three chibi paused in the middle of the hallway to
look at who had called them.
"Lufio-kun, it is you! Thank goodness. I thought it 'Ruka-kun with her hose."
It was Katie. She'd been hiding out inside the building, inside one of the
classrooms near the exit to the courtyard. The bishounenmon greeted her back, with the
taller one raising a hand to acknowledge her. Or would have, until he realized his current
state. _Their_ current state of unstateness.
"Yo, Keiko! How you- Yikes!"
"Lufio? Lufio!!!"
Katie had finally noticed. With a big blush, she rapidly turned around the other
way. Nobody spoke for several moments, not even the chibi. The leaves covering the
bishounenmon rustled in the soft breeze that arose from the dramatic moment. Then Katie
spoke.
"So... What's with the Garden of Eden look?"
"Haruka. She lost control of the hose. It blew her to who knows where. Blasted our
clothes right off of us, too. "
"Yep! Lufio nekkie! Ow!"
"Ni-ban, shut up."
"Hee hee hee!"
The other chibi started giggling. The taller bishounenmon glared at them, but they
just kept on laughing. Then, Katie joined in in the infectious laughter. The lurker looked
at her in askance, but she kept on giggling herself.
"Et tu, Keiko?"
"*giggle* I'm sorry, Lufio-kun, *giggle* but you look so _silly_ covering yourself
with those branches. *giggle* All of you do."
The three chibi took a look at each other and laughed some more. The leafy branches
lay scattered on the floor, as they held on to their stomachs to contain their giggling. The
lurker hmmphed and pouted for a bit.
"Fine then! Be that way!"
The sole unhappy bishounenmon leaned up against a wall and sulked. With a flash of
light, he devolved into a pouting chibi sitting cross-legged on the floor.
The madly grinning Katie looked at the sulking chibi sitting down on the hallway
floor.
"Oh, don't be like that, Lufio-kun."
"Hmmmph!"
The pouting bishounenmon turned away, shuffling about until he was facing towards
the wall. He pointedly ignored the girl next to him.
"*sigh* Mou... Eh? What was that?"
The sounds the building rearranging itself disrupted the antics of Katie and the
chibi. Rushing into the classroom she had been hiding in, Katie looked out the windows to
watch the courtyard outside. She and the three chibi who joined her watched as classrooms,
hallways, staircases, and places shifted about, rearranging themselves into new locations.
"Wow... That cool."
"Yes. Quite."
The building continued to move about as more people in the courtyard lost their
clothing. Now, Nanami and her underlings were a matched set. All pale and slowly turning
blue.
Even the faux chibi were not spared from the deluge of icicles. Once again, they
were laid out haphazardly on the ground, scattered and dazed by the bombardment of ice
shards. Here, poor ChuChu had lost his wig and had ripped another skirt. There, a snake was
all tangled up in its tie. Their costumes were in tatters. As for their mistress...
"Wheeeeeee!"
Chibi Anthy burst into the courtyard riding inside a taxicab. The vehicle roared
out from a hallway in one of upper floors of the main academic building. Its tires slid
down the rails of a staircase as it descended to ground below. Gunning its engines, it
sprang onto the courtyard, landing on the icy ground then skidding. Riding in the back, the
missing Ikariko and Xmerc screamed as the vehicle spun over and over. Xmerc had her head
sticking out the window as she let out a yell of glee. Ikariko was yelling at her
counterpart as she struggled to pull Xmerc back inside.
"Go, go, 'Ruka-kun!"
Chibi Anthy Himemiya clapped her hands and smiled at the driver of the taxi cab. A
mongoose wearing a stylish blouse and slacks was seatbelted behind the wheel. As the
taxicab spun and swerved about in the ice, dragon and duelists alike scattered to safety.
Nanami and her girls ran to the safety of the building columns. Glacier rose to the air to
avoid damaging the car. Mitsuru got dragged off behind a tree by some mysterious observer.
Nabiki and Kevin floated towards a fourth floor walkway.
--
The Deputy Chairman chuckled. His eyes had followed the Student Council member's
gaze. He, too, had seen her. Utena. The Princess who would be a Prince.
"Very well. The Princess for the Prince! Ha!"
He laughed once more. His features were heavy with mirth.
"So. Show me. Show me that you are a Prince."
The two locked their gaze at one another. Moments later, the orange-haired Duelist
nodded her head and looked out the window of the Observatory. Her hands rested against the
glass as she looked over the courtyard. She frowned for a bit. Then she smiled as she turned
around to face the Deputy Chairman.
"Then, how's this for a start?"
She snapped her fingers and turned to look back out the window. Akio and Juri
watched as chaos renewed itself in the courtyard. A taxicab had emerged from the upper
floors, wreaking havoc on the ground where it landed out of control.
"Excellent. An elegant lure to draw out your prey."
The two of them watched and waited.
As the Taxi cab sped around the common area of Ohtori, the air began to get thick
with ozone, and the chimes of distant bells as other members of the Dominion of Characters
decended to join the "party".
--
"hehehe! That's neat 'Ruka! Here, I have more dolls that we can play with as well!"
Chibi-Anshi said as she upended a small box filled with dolls. She then started setting
them up in different parts of the field seemingly at random.
--
Sailor StarHunter looked around as she decended in the transport beam, taking in the
sight of Ohtori for herself.
Unfortunately, it was at that moment that the Taxi-cab sped by. A single hand was
outstreached from the cab, and as it narrowly sideswiped her, the hand grasped the red-
headed senshi's pendant.
Which immediately caused her fuku to unravel into ribbons of light, which fell to
the ground and dissapeared.
"Hey you! Come back with... " StarHunter looked down at herself then. "ERK!!!
PERVERT!! GIVE ME BACK MY HENSHIN PENDANT!!!!"
--
Talislantia looked around at the strange buildings, wondering what sort of loot
she'd find there. Then she stumbled to the edge of the common area and saw all the naked
people.
"huh. Must be a nudist camp. Well, if I'm gonna sneak around here, best to join the
fun."
with that, and no other prompting, the pale elven thief began stripping off her
leather armor.
--
Kevin and Nabiki contined to float at 4th story level filming the scene, Nabiki
having moved to Kevin's lap simply because her arms were falling asleep trying to hold
onto his back. Kevin was of course in heaven having such a beautiful lady sitting in his
lap. However, he was starting to get tired of floating there holding her up. After all,
there's only so long that someone can sit in the middle of the sky.
--
Mikage's mouth opened, but nothing came out.
How DARE she imply?!
"It was just the water thank you very much and PLEASE continue to face THAT way."
Not only to avoid further embarrassment, but so she couldn't see the bright scarlet
he himself was. It was un...dignified.
Mamiya finally snapped out of his musings and smiled one of his quiet smiles. "I'm
not sure where to get you clothes, Mikage-senpai. Gomen nasai."
Mamiya paused. "Would it make you feel better if I disrobed too?"
Mikage simply opened his mouth again only to be speechless yet again.
The blue-haired schoolgirl blushed even more fiercely upon hearing the words of the
young boy. He didn't just say that, did he? He couldn't have. That would be, that would
be... Ami's thoughts were all jumbled together, her hands beginning to tremble to reflect
her internal agitation. This was even more embarassing than love letters!
"Ummm... that is... if it's not... ahhh... to much trouble... that is... that is...
ummm..."
The young woman stammered awkwardly as images now burned into her mind's eye
relentlessly hammered at her. The nude man. The unabashed boy. Pink. Violet. Pink. Violet.
Pink and violet. Pink and violet. Pinklet.
The thoughts of one Ami Mizuno, derailed from asking for directions, were headed
into a trainwreck. Especially after a treacherous thought brought up the query wondering
if verification of the boy's true hair color was possible or was the boy too young.
--
The Deputy Chairman applauded the efforts of the Student Council member. He joined
her in watching the courtyard below, waiting to see what the Princess Who Would Be Prince
would do in response.
"And, for a little more smokescreen, let's see how she likes this as well."
Akio Ohtori stood beside and behind Juri Arisugawa. Looking over her shoulder, he
smiled as he, too, snapped his fingers. The chaos in the courtyard increased as more people
began appearing.
Juri looked out at the unusual amout of chaos that was occuring and the light
glinting off of Glacier caught her eye.
"Truly beauty in motion, Akio. However, you and a dragon simply wouldn't quite
work." she mused before snapping her fingers. "Something MUST be done."
--
In the courtyard below, Glacier suddenly let out a most girlish, mousy SQUAWK
moments before the silver dragoness vanished in a flurry of rose petals... ORANGE rose
petals...
When they blew away, what was in its place was Siobhan again. A Siobhan who looked
very confused. A Siobhan who looked very confused and had not long before initated a
transformation that resulted in the destruction of her clothing.
In other words, a Siobhan who looked very confused and was clad only in a much
battered and scarred black leather great coat... which was currently flapping about behind
her like a cape instead of buckled and buttoned over her chest because dragons simply didn't
do things like that...
Siobhan blinked a few times as she tried to figure out just what had happened.
Nothing like that had ever happened before... then an orange petal fluttered down and
landed briefly on her nose. She stared at it a moment blinking. Then she remembered
something... something VERY important...
Despite what it appeared at the moment, she was NOT raised in a nudist colony, nor
was she a flasher by nature...
"DAMN YOU, JURI ASRISIGAWA!!!!" her screamed echoed to the very heavens above as
she shook the saber and claidach-mor that had suddenly appeared in her hands at the High
Tower of the Council.
--
Within that worthy abode, Juri took a most grand and sweeping bow towards the
window. As the enfuriated shriek of her player gradually echoed up to reach her and her
companions's ears, she only smirked in satisfaction before lightly slinging an arm across
the Deputy-Chairman's shoulders.
"You know, Akio," she chuckled gazing out at the chaos. "I believe that this may be
the start of a most beautiful friendship. Don't you agree?"
--
Talislantia walked up to the woman rattling her sabers at the tower, looked up, then
looked back. It didn't really faze her that they were both nude, considering she was a
diciple of Astendar, goddess of Love and Lust.
"So, who are we killing, and do they have a lot of money?"
--
Sailor Star Hunter dropped to one knee as she took careful aim at the taxi-cab with
her silver bow, and fired.
The Energy Arrow sped forward, aimed to the tire of the vehicle, and exploded
against a rock that the wheels had knocked into the air, causing the taxi to flip over
completely once.
"KUSO! GIVE ME BACK MY FRELLING HENSHIN PENDANT YOU PILE OF DREN!" she screamed as
she raced towards the fliped over taxi that rocked back and forth on it's roof.
--
Tsuwabuki came out from where ever he was hiding, wearing a large blanket like a
toga, and carrying several bundles as well.
"Nanami-Sama! Nanami-Sama! Where Are you Nanami-sama! I have clothes!"
As the young elementary school student wandered about at the edge of the courtyard,
a loud whisper called out to him from behind a column.
"Psst! Hsst! Hey! Psssst!"
From behind three building columns popped out the faces of Nanami's underlings.
Aiko, Keiko, and Yuuko were each peeking from behind the cover of a structural supports.
They were terribly embarassed of the state they were in.
"Over here! We're over here!"
Catching sight of the trio, Mitsuru Tsuwabuki hoofed his over, the blanket wrapped
around flapping noisily in his wake. And just in time, too, to get away from the small
explosion that knocked over the spinning taxi.
--
Poised to leap off a staircase landing that arose out of nowhere, a young woman
dressed in a black uniform watched the chaos in the courtyard. Her long pink hair drifted
about her in the slight breeze that periodically arose. She calmly watched as the newly
founded Ohtori Nudist Socity gathered more and more members.
Well, calmly might not be the right term. In shock may be more appropriate. One
eyebrow was now permanently raised on her face as she took in the disrobing of Nanami's
henchwomen and of the fake chibi, the appearance of more people and their subsequent loss
of clothing (voluntary or otherwise), and the transformation of a white dragon into a woman
flasher. There was definitely a nervous tic with that raised eyebrow.
"What the hell?!?!"
There crouched one Utena Tenjou. One Princess Who Would Be A Prince seriously
confused by what's going on and somewhat bent out of shape over the epidemic of spontaneous
nudity spreading through the school population. One would-be rescuer seriously reconsidering
getting nearer to ground zero. One fiancee of the Rose Bride re-evaluating her opinion of
the amount of danger Himemiya was in.
--
Spotting something out of the corner of her eye, the yet apparently-unaware-of-her-
nudity Siobhan stopped her haranguement of the heavens (upper balcony of the High Tower of
the Council) and stormed up stairs and over to where the 'Prince' crouched, her greatcoat
billowing about all the while.
"You!" Siobhan barked, brandishing her saber at Utena as she assumeded her most
commanding pose (which would probably have been a lot more commanding and less sexual if
she had actually been wearing her CLOTHING still... but she remained unaware). "You are
Utena Tenjou, engaged of Anshii Himemiya! You know how to get into that cockamamy tower
thingie!"
She stopped suddenly, leaning closer to the crouching pink-haired girl before her
(who was suddenly seen to be blanching most unusually pale even for Utena), and speaking in
a soft, almost meanicing voice. "You WILL show me how to get into yon fortress, so that I
may SLAY both Juri AND Akio for what they have wrought this day."
Siobhan's pale ice-blue eye glittered and glinted dangerously as she glared down at
the girl now trying to crab-walk backwards away from the obiviously psychotic nudist...
--
The Deputy Chairman took a side glance at the Student Council member casually
leaning against him and smiled. He continued to look out at the ant's nest being stirred
in the courtyard below.
"Yes. And maybe even more."
What Akio exactly meant with that last statement was not quite clear. The tone of
voice seemed to suggest more than one meaning. He might even have meant them all.
In any case, they watched and waited once more.
--
Elsewhere, a little girl had turned to her playmate and grinned. In her hand, she
held a doll. One she had picked up from the ground. A doll armed with a toy saber and
dressed in a greatcoat. The antenna of a radio controller stuck out from one of her
pockets.
"I got this great idea I want to do! Let's put the dragon at the top of the tower
and then have it attack the people inside. And then there'll be this really big fight and
we can have everyone in it and stuff."
The other child, Anthy Himemiya, had then looked up from where she was scattering
more dolls amongst the doll houses.
"Okay. But I don't know if the dragon will fit. It might be too big. I don't know
if there'll be enough room for the other toys to play, too."
"Oh. That's okay. We can play with this one instead! She can attack the castle! She
kinda looks like Siobhan-mama. She needs cooler armor though."
The little tomboy had then started removing the clothes on the Siobhan doll. With
just a greatcoat and a sword left on the toy, chibi Haruka put it down next to a doll with
pink hair and one with pointed ears as she started looking around for something better to
put on the doll. Or maybe something to put the doll on, like a motorcycle! It could fit...
kind of...
--
"Hey, don't worry! You got me to do the breaking and entry. It's my specialty." the
pointed eared elf bowed to Sioban then. "Talislantia Inaverse-Gabriev, Nethermancer of the
third circle, Rouge of the fourth, and deciple of Astendar."
--
Tsuwabuki only nodded and handed out a blanket to each of the girls. "Have you seen
Nanami-sama? I have a blanket for her as well."
"That is... Yes, we have seen her. But... you can't."
The three girls looked at each other then at the window of a nearby classroom. After
a consensus, Aiko Wakiya was the one forced to speak up. Twiddling with her make-shift toga,
she tried to explain to the young boy why Nanami Kiryuu was hiding from him.
"Well, you see... Nanami-sama is... That is..."
The junior high girl was becoming increasingly flustered. She couldn't even look in
the direction of the little boy. She turned towards the other two for help, but they would
have nothing to do with it. No, they wouldn't touch the subject with a ten-foot pole, at the
very least.
"You see, Tsuwabuki-kun... Nanami-sama is... that is... she... she..."
How was she supposed to explain this? That Nanami-sama was feeling intimidated. That
she herself and the others were kind of flustered by the elementary school boy. He had
barely entered puberty, and he already had... he already had... He's not supposed to be
that... that... He was still a little boy, for goodness sake! He had no business having
something that... that...
"Oooohhh.... *faint*"
Aiko Wakiya fell over in a faint in front of a confused Mitsuru Tsuwabuki. The two
other girls rushed over to her side. They, too, wouldn't look at Mitsuru, with him being so
near. Earlier, in the courtyard, the dangers and the mishaps had distracted them, had kept
them from thinking about what they had learned of the young boy. He may still be small, but
not all of him was little!
"Ummm... *sniffle* *sniffle* if you'd excuse us, Tsuwabuki-kun, could you just give
us the blanket, and we'll give it to Nanami-sama. I think that would be best."
Yuuko Oose rubbed at her nose, trying to get rid of that tingling sensation, as she
spoke to Mitsuru.
--
Elsewhere, one Utena Tenjou was feeling slightly flustered herself. She was in
danger of losing her balance on the railings of the stair landing. Each time she shifted
further along the top of the railing, the mad flasher in front of her would move a little
bit closer. Along with _them_. They were pointed straight at her.
And the woman kept looking at her! Just looking so intensely at her. It was
slightly unnerving. The mad woman wasn't even paying any attention to the other nudist
that had followed behind her.
"Ummm... Do I know you?"
Utena tried to move further back on the railing but could go no further. Her
uniform's coat seemed to have gotten caught on something. She kept tugging at it as she
tried to scramble back some more.
--
Tsuwabuki wasn't clueless. Not totally. Although he was a little confused by why
Nanami's Squad couldn't look him in the eye.
"She Is Ok, right? Nothing has happened to Nanami-sama, has it???" he said a little
defensively, his voice hitting a squeak near the end as he feared her bleeding from a wound
or dying alone.
The two girls looked at each other. Then Keiko Sonoda spoke up this time.
"No... nothing... happened to Nanami-sama. She's fine. *mumble* Probably got a
nosebleed though, the little... *mumble*"
The twin ponytailed girl mumbled to herself for a bit. Since Keiko seemed
preoccupied, Yuuko continued the conversation with Mitsuru.
"She's alright, Tsuwabuki-kun. She just... can't see you right now. Why don't you
give us the blanket, and we'll make sure to give it to her."
The junior high girl smiled at Mitsuru to show her sincerity, but her eyes were
looking at a different direction. She seemed focused upon the windows of the nearby
classroom, one of which was partially open.
--
Elsewhere in the courtyard, a slightly-incensed Sailor Senshi stalked her way to an
overturned taxi. From out of it, several people crawled their way out.
"That's the last time I'm taking a ride with a faux 'Ruka-kun. I can't believe you
talked me into riding that, Xmerc. That mongoose can't even see past the dashboard!"
The exasperated girl turned towards her "partner."
"Hoy! What do you got in your mouth there?"
"Mmph-thin!"
"Don't you nothing me! What did you grab this time?"
Ikariko leaped for her counterpart. They struggled for a bit until she wrestled
Xmerc into the ground, her arms wrapped around the legs of the bottomless pit of hunger.
She took a closer look at the thing in Xmerc's mouth. It looked like a pendant of sorts.
Kinda hard to appraise with it sticking out of her counterpart's mouth. A pretty bauble,
at the very least.
"Where did you get that?"
--
Mamiya smiled at the two stuttering geniuses.
"Is there some sort of problem with what I said? It certainly would make
Mikage-senpai less uncomfortable... would it bother you that much Miss?"
There was a slight hint of mischief in that smile of his and a gleam in his green
eyes.
He shifted his gaze ever so slightly to see that his 'senpai' hadn't moved except
to open and close his mouth again several times to no avail.
That and a bright pink flush had spread over his face.
Mamiya laughed quietly suddenly. "Mikage-senpai, you match your hair!"
And that, as the saying goes, was the straw that broke the camel's back. The
glasses of young Ami Mizuno fogged up for some inexplicable reason. She started giggling
softly to herself. And then she keeled over. Dazed and flat on her back, she continued
giggling and mumbling something.
"Hee hee. Vink. Piolet. Hee hee."
The mind of the genius girl had reached critical mass and reacted with a system
shutdown. She was down and out for the count. Occasionally, her body would twitch as she
continued to break out in mad giggles.
The collapse of Miss Mizuno interrupted Souji Mikage's impression of a goldfish.
Now he mimicked an owl as he stared at the fallen girl, blinking from time to time. As for
Mamiya Chida, he was a Cheshire cat, an enigmatic smiled lingering on his face in the gloom
of the room.
--
Within another building of Ohtori Academy, four individuals watched the floor show
in the courtyard. Well, one individual and three clone chibi.
"Oh, this is priceless! I hope Nabiki won't charge too much for those pics. I am so
going to tease Utena about this later!"
Sitting atop a pile of PoDs, Katie watched as Utena Tenjou kept backing away from
Siobhan the Flasher. Next to her, the three CHIBI-Lufios sat on top of their own pile of
cushions. Mini-PoDs. Through the windows of the classroom they were in, they also kept an
eye on the overturned taxi, where two of the passengers were wrestling on the ground as a
nude Sailor Senshi came closer and closer to them. None of the four watchers noticed the
disappearance of the fifth member of their group.
--
Siobhan continued to advance on the cowering 'Prince', her eyes flashing dangerously
in the lingering lights of day, completely ignoring the nudist elfling near-by.
"You know who I am." she uttered, syllabels rolling form her lips like water. "You
simply don't wish to admit that you know who I am."
Then, oddly enough, Siobhan's form started melting, kind of like warm wax, flowing
into another form. A strange form, one half way between dragon and human. A wierd silvery,
misshapen, nude, fairly well-endowed GARGOYLE in a trenchcoat. Even more oddly, Siobhan
didn't actually seem to notice, not even when her hands started to spike into massive
clawed talons.
Wrapping those talons into Utena's uniform jacket, and coincidently into just
about all the fabric betwixt the pink-haired girl's skin and the bitter winds of Ohtori,
Siobhan yanked the girl up to look her face to silver face.
"You will TAKE me to Akio and Juri so that I may slice them into bloody ribbons and
gibbits. You will TAKE me to them so that I may FEAST upon their yet beating HEARTS." A
comical line that would have been far more amusing and less sinister/scary, if Siobhan had
only been a bit less serious in expression. A strange etheral silver fire had lit in
(and ON) the flasher's odd silver eyes and was quite disturbing to the young woman being
hoisted into the air by clothing making frighening ripping sounds.
Then, just as suddenly as she had sent her aloft, Siobhan released Utena to fall
back on the platform, starring at her curiously. All may have been well, for it seemed as
though some measure of the flasher's sanity was beginning to return to her, except that for
some reason, she finally decided to take notice of the elfling near her.
Spinning about, unheeding as to where her unusually sharp hands flew, Siobhan
whirled to face the nude elfling. For a moment though, she was distracted by her sudden
accquistion of some strange bits of black and red cloth decorating one of her be-taloned
hands.
She stared at it for a bit, uncomprending. "How is it these odd cloth bits keep
showing up on me? First blue and black, now red and black... what IS it with this place?!"
--
Kevin was draped across Nabiki's back, even as she sat in his lap (and NO, they are
dressed - you perverts!) laughing his ass off. Nabiki was slightly annoyed by it. After all,
his shaking was wrecking her shots. Thankfully, the camera she was using had an anti-shake
setting.
But as Siobhan dropped Utena and turned on Talislantia, Nabiki started laughing,
making sure she got the best shot possible, despite the situation.
Oh, the profit those photos would garnish her!
--
As Siobhan turned on her, Talislantia brought her ferndask* buckler up to block the
Gargoyle's claws.
"Hey, careful with those. I don't exactly enjoy spending my nights in a healers
tent. Unless the healer is cute. but that's different."
Looking at Siobhan's talons then deliberately over at the pink haired girl, she
smirked. "Looks like there's another member of the nudist colony. Ya know, I really think
it was a good thing that I pulled my armor off when I did. Mastercrafted Firerat Hide armor
is nearly impossible to find these days."
--
Tsuwabuki faded back into the shadows after giving Nanami's flunkies the blanket.
Once they thought he was gone, he decided to follow them.
After all, he did want another chance to see Nanami-san.
that chibi Haruka Tenoh was complaining. A deep shag carpet covered the floor, a deep mauve
in shade ( Who the hell comes up with these names? Purple is purple... ). Rose print
wallpaper covered the walls, roses of every color. Stuffed animals covered the shelves on
the sides and populated the floor. And in the center of the place, several doll houses were
established next to each other.
Playing in the middle of the doll houses was a little girl (not a chibi). Wavy,
violet hair (Purple! Purple, I say!). Dark in skin tone. A surprised expression on her
face. In her hands was pink-haired doll she had just finished disrobing. At her feet,
several dolls were in a similar state of unstateness. There was also a cute plushie of a
white dragon in the pile.
" Oh! Hello? Who are you? "
Ruka-kun's eyes lit up with a vicarious sort of joy as she bounded gleefully into
the room.
"I'm Ha-ru-ka! But Siobhan-mama calls me Ruka-kun!" She crowed merrily, sitting
down besides the girl with a big grin. "You remind me of Michi-chan! All pretty!"
Then she notices the toys, and her eyes grow even larger if possible...
"Wow... cool toys..." she murmurs.
As a six year old, it may be possible that her social faux pas of not trying to
figure out who her new 'playmate' might be is really an overlookment... but with Ruka-kun...
who knows?
--
Mikage realized after several moments that he was too cold and not dead yet.
Not good.
He slowly opened one eye and saw that he was far past where the dragon had been.
Then he opened the other eye and looked down.
And SCREAMED.
"I'll KILL YOU FOR THIS YOU HIMEMIYA BASTARD!" Mikage looked RIGHT at the
observatory and shook his fist at Akio.
All he wanted, if he HAD to be a puppet, was to be a puppet with some dignity left
- unlike the Student Council Pres and Vice Pres.
Looked like even THAT was taken from him though.
"Shit, I'm going HOME!"
He had clothes there after all. He just hoped he didn't run into anyone on the way
back to the hall.
--
The lavender haired boy watched the blue haired girl quietly for a moment before
smiling a slight smile. "Hello, are you lost?" She'd pricked her finger on his rose...
So THAT is what called "him" here... Though... where was Mikage-sempai?
--
"I? *chuckle* I must admit, though handsomely decorated, the landscape needs more
flowers in it, don't you think? Maybe something more along your tastes? "
Whilst the two figures continued to observe the impromptu nudist colony in the
courtyard below, the Deputy Chairman cocked an eyebrow towards the Student Council member.
He awaited to see her reaction to the new developments being put into play. Especially the
later ones. He liked to indulge himself with his sister in this manner now and then.
--
Elsewhere, in a little girl's bedroom, two children were becoming acquainted with
each other. They soon began playing together.
"I'm Anthy! Wanna play?"
The girl who named herself Anthy handed over a doll with short chestnut-colored
hair ( Reddish-brown! Reddish-brown! ). She also picked up two other dolls dressed up as
school girls.
--
"Nanami-sama? Nanami-sama?"
Nanami Kiryuu's underlings exited from the main academic building and re-entered
the central courtyard. They had taken it upon themselves to deliver the nude elder brother
of Nanami-sama to the infirmary.
"Nanami-sama? Nanami-sama?"
They did so in order to keep him away from those pesky girls that would flitter
around him. As proof of their devotion to their Nanami-sama, of course. Of course. Now they
returned to where they had last seen Nanami Kiryuu.
"NANAMI-SAMA!!!"
Keiko Sonoda, Yuuko Oose, and Aiko Wakiya found Nanami Kiryuu. In some sort of
sadomasochistic tryst with Mitsuru Tsuwabuki. The shock! The scandal! The fun... Errr...
The scandal! Hmmm... The opportunity...
--
"SURE!" Ruka-kun cried, accepting the doll. "Wadda they *do* anyway?"
Half-listening for an answer, the inquistive child began figuring out ways to add
mechanics to the stuffed doll...
--
Glacier was not ENTIRELY without feeling, and the sight of the poor boy trapped in
the cage of ice, dancing about and trying to obscure his 'bits' with his hands did bring a
pang of pity to the Silver Dragoness' heart.
Not that she really THOUGHT about her actions, which was proved by her next move.
Blowing a 'cover' onto the boy. Too bad she forgot that humans tended to react poorly to
her breath weapon...
Ice Miki on Display... hands frozen in a warding gesture ABOVE his head...
--
Juri could only chuckle low and evilly at the Deputy-Headmaster's suggestion.
"Perhaps... Shiori?" she offered. "Or..." noticing the three girls rushing onto the
scene, headless of the spiky skating rink which the courtyard had become... "perhaps a few
of Nanami's playthings?"
--
Ami, though she had been mildly expecting SOMETHING to happen, was certainly NOT
expecting the nude man to come flying into a room suddenly filled with light, bubblegum
pink hair streaming out behind him like a flag.
@_@
--
"Perhaps. We'll see."
That was all the Deputy Chairman said in reply. He smiled once again, a twinkle in
his eyes promising mischief. The two resumed their observation of the icy courtyard below.
--
The three girls stood there in shock. They just caught Nanami Kiryuu flagranto
delicto with Mitsuru Tsuwabuki. Sure, they knew the two were close, but merely as a mistress
and her pet slave, they thought. They weren't expecting this!
"Aiko! Keiko! Yuuko! Help me!"
Nanami noticed them finally and called for them. But she wasn't saying what they
think she was saying, was she? The trio looked at each other for support. She wasn't asking
them to join her, was she? They'd do anything for her, so they could get closer to her
brother. But this?!? This was...
At that moment, Yuuko Oose slipped on a patch of ice that had formed at the edge of
a puddle.
--
"Wadda they *do* anyway?"
Inside her bedroom, Anthy Himemiya smiled at her new friend. She smiled as chibi
Haruka looked at the doll she had given her, turning it this way and that. The little
tomboy raised one arm, then the other, testing out the articulation of the toy.
"You can make them do whatever you want them to do. See?"
The little girl proceeded to spin one of the dolls like a ballerina doing a
pirouette. It continued to do so after she let go. As for the other stuffed doll, she stood
it up on its two feet then watched it fall down off-balanced. She picked it up again, then
smiled as it remained standing. It wobbled back and forth, but it remained on its feet.
"They do whatever I want them to. You try it, too!"
--
When Yuuko slipped, her arms pinwheeled about as she tried to remain balanced.
Unfortunately, she still fell down as her feet flew upwards, almost turning her upside
down. She also accidently shoved the other two with her flailing arms. Aiko toppled over
while Keiko stumbled forward.
Aiko Wakiya tried to get back on her feet, but the ice patch that Yuuko shoved her
into was slippery. She kept falling on her rear. She finally got back on her feet, but the
dark-haired brunette kept wobbling as her balance kept threatening to lose control.
Keiko Sonoda also had trouble with the ice. Except she never actually fell down. No,
she actually kept her balance as she stumbled. But as she turned around to find out why
Yuuko pushed her, her feet kept on moving. Stumbling once again, her body twisted around to
keep her balance. And she kept on twisting, her body rotating over and over again. Her light
brown hair twirled about like helicopter blades.
--
Mamiya lifted his eyes and they raised in complete surprise. "Anou.. Mikage-senpai?
Why is... it... that you aren't wearing your clothes?"
Mikage had been noticing there was a complete stranger in the room staring at him
naked and didn't respond to Mamiya at first.
Until he realized it was MAMIYA.
"WHAT THE FREAKIN HELL?!"
This day was just getting better and better...
Mamiya bowed politely to Ami. "I'll be right back, I must get him some clothes....
if... there are any... hmmm how to make clothes for the dead..." And Mamiya started to
stand there to ponder quietly.
Meanwhile Mikage hid behind the flower box and thanked whatever there was to thank
that it covered him at least a LITTLE from the view of the blue haired stranger. "Don't.
Move," he said, staring at her angrily. "What are you DOING in here?"
He didn't want to show her out and risk more trouble. If she was lost, she could
die here and keep him company!
Wait, he didn't WANT company... well, not really. Not her's anyway. Well.... Ugh!
He gave up that train of thought and waited for her answer.
--
Several sets of eyes watched the events taking place in the icy courtyard. Nanami
had finally finished her business with Mitsuru, who was now laid out cold in the grass but
with a smile on his face. Nanami's minions were preoccupied with their ice-capades, while
Kevin and Nabiki were gleefully recording everything in photographs from the sidelines.
Meanwhile, Glacier fretted over her rendition of "Mick(e)y on Ice." The silver dragon had
cause for concern since chibi Anthy had arrived on the scene with the horde of faux chibi.
The cosplaying animals took one look at the boy who was more blue than usual, and they
started "helping" by chipping away at the ice with their forks, spoons, and knives.
"Alright. The coast's clear. Make a break for it!"
Four furtive figures made their way in the shadows of the main academic building
central courtyard. They kept themselves within the silhouette of the building in the
afternoon sun. They hid themselves within bushes, behind trees and columns, then made quick
dashes to the next available cover. They remained in the outskirts of the courtyard, trying
to avoid attention from the people in the middle.
"Lufio cold! Lufio no like being naked!"
"Yeah! Lufio no like this!"
"*whisper* SHH! Shut up! Do you want them to notice us?"
"Whee! Lufio having fun!"
The taller of the figures looked at one of the smaller ones.
"Ni-ban, you worry me sometimes. *looks around* Alright! We're almost at the corner.
Once we're in the hallways, we should be able to find some empty classrooms and search for
some clothes. Let's go!"
The four figures burst out of the cover behind a building column and ran inside the
main academic building. In their hands they carried broken-off branches with which they
attempted to preserve their modesty. Fallen leaves marked the trail behind them.
--
As Kevin and Nabiki floated above the croud, 'Biki's camera was trying it's best to
capture the whole mess.
"You know who is missing from this mess? Just to add to the Khaos around here, mind
you." kevin whispered huskilly to Nabiki.
her eyes grew wide, and fearful. "you wouldn't. You absolutely wouldn't. I'll ...
I'll pay you NOT to bring ... HIM .. here."
kevin pouted for a second "Fine. You win. No aquatransexuals today."
--
Somewhere, running from the NWC, Ranma Saotome sneezed.
--
Muriko was also grinning like a cheshire. He had read his father's journal entry as
to the day he saw Nanami naked. And he had read the entry for today. Yet none of the many
"I saw Nanami naked" entries mentioned his being naked, or suffering from shyness.
He was going to blackmail his father viciously when he got back.
But then again, he always did.
--
"Ummm... you see... ahh... well..."
The little blue-haired school girl was embarassed beyond belief. Turning around,
her face glowed red with her blush while she looked at the floor and at the ceiling. Her
voice stuttered a bit as she tried to answer the nude man standing only a few feet away
from her.
"I'm... uhh... well... umm... I'm... I'm..."
Taking a deep breath, Ami Mizuno tried to pull herself together. Though still
blushing severely, she composed herself enough to reply coherently.
"I'm sorry about this. I seem to be lost. EEEEP!"
The poor dear. She had turned around and bowed in apology. Unfortunately, this
brought her face closer to the flower display case. The water that formed the base was
amazingly clear at close distances. It also distorted light passing through it, creating
some really strange images. Light such as that shining on Souji Mikage. ^_^
--
Two others observed the scene as well. They watched the winterland antics of Nanami
and her girls with matching smiles on their faces. Then the Deputy Chairman turned to look
at the Student Council member.
"Watch carefully. If you wish to have the power."
With that said, Akio Ohtori stretched out his hand towards the courtyard. His arm
brushed up against Juri's as he released his hold on the curtains and gestured at the people
below. He stood directly behind the Rose Duelist, leaning over her right shoulder, as he
whispered.
"Watch. And learn."
--
In the central courtyard, the twin ponytails of Keiko Sonoda whipped about her as
she spun her way across the icy paths. Twirling and whirling, she made an excellent figure
skater, albeit without ice skates.
"Nanami-sama! Help me!"
She wasn't the only one calling for help. Aiko and Yuuko were in similar straits
themselves. As for Nanami herself, she was busy trying to cover herself up, while yelling
at her henchwomen to come to her at once. Fortunately, Keiko's pirouette finally came to a
halt. Unfortunately, she did so by spinning into Glacier. As consistent with the laws of
physics, Glacier's larger mass converted Keiko's momentum into very little movement on the
dragon's part. As for the schoolgirl's smaller mass, she bounced right off the dragon's leg
and fell flat on her a- err... rear.
The silver dragon turned to look at what had bumped into her.
"Oy, little one! Be careful where you step. It's a wee bit slippery around here."
Glacier then bent over to pick up stunned girl and to help her back to her feet.
"You might crash into things such as myself if you lose your footing. *chuckle*"
Glacier still wasn't used to the fact that humans were not quite as tough as
dragons. And that included their outer covering. A loud rip sounded out throughout the
courtyard as the silver dragon picked up the schoolgirl by the skirt of her uniform. Without
the schoolgirl. Glacier now had streamers in blue and white decorating her claws to match
the few blue ones on her back.
--
The Deputy Chairman closed his fist and withdrew his arm from the window. Leaning
back, he stood straight once again behind Juri Arisugawa.
"If you have the will, you can have what you wish. To do as you wish, you must a
become a Prince."
Akio once again raised his arm. He opened his palm and made a sweeping gesture at
the scene below. The main academic building started to shift. The gaping hole in the side
of the building started to disappear as the unbroken floors on either side came together.
Covered walkways and stairs started sprouting from the building as well, connecting
different floors and opposing sides of the courtyard.
--
Chibi Haruka Tenoh pondered what to do with the short-haired doll in her hand. Maybe
she could put it inside a power suit so it could fight out-of-control robots and evil
multi-national corporations? Or maybe have it drive a spaceship with a partner and blowing
things up while dressed in a combat bikini?
"Ummm. Okay. But what should I do? "
While the little tomboy thought things over, the young Anthy Himemiya put down the
twin-ponytailed doll she finished disrobing besides the white dragon plushie.
"Whatever you want to. Just try anything. "
While she waited for chibi Haruka to decide, little Anthy rearranged the doll houses
amongst which she had been playing. The little girl smiled once again at her new friend as
she moved buildings about, placing this one next to this one while moving that one over
there.
--
Ami could only blink once before shutting her eyes tight against the sight and
spinning back around. A furious crimson colour darkened her cheeks quite nicely as she
managed to stammer out the following phrase.
"Ah... um... perhaps you should... ah... _see_ someone... um... about that..." she
stammered, waving a free hand back towards the lecturer as she occupied the other hand with
covering her clenched shut eyes.
--
Juri chuckled softly as she observed the chaos that had been caused apparently
through the will of the Deputy-Chairman.
"To become a Prince..." she mused to herself, rubbing her chin thoughtfully.
"perhaps."
An expression that Siobhan would have referred to as strangely frightening appeared
on the orange becurled woman's face as she considered the possibilities. Then Akio made
another gesture and her eyes widened notably as she watched the twistings of the recently
destroyed school buildings.
"It, of course, would depend on one thing." Juri finally decided. "After all, the
Prince _should_ get the girl, don't you think?"
And she smirked as she caught a glimpse of Utena's beautiful pink mane shimmering
in the sunlight, played with by the wind that flirted with the edges of the courtyard as
the woman-who-would-be-prince darted about the shifting wreakage there...
--
Glacier was entirely non-plussed by the whole situation. How it was that any mortal
that came into contact with her current personage managed to be disrobed was quite beyond
her. And thus, she smeared her face with the shreaded bits of cloth that decorated her
claws for a moment before huffing exasperatedly into the air.
Unfortuantely, this action, for some reason, caused a myrid amount of varigatedly
sized icicles to form and go crashing down into the ground. Keiko, now nude, managed to
escape the onslaught of ice by cowering under one of Glacier's half-mantled wings. Aiko and
Yuuko danced about trying to make their way to some form of shelter, albeit rather vainly do
to the ice still covering the ground. Aiko's escape was also marked by hundreds of tiny
icicles cutting away at her garish uniform in bits and pieces until she was left garbed in
little more than a tiny scrap just _barely_ big enough to provide some modisty. Which,
unfortunately, vanished with one accurately placed ice spike protruding from the ground
directly before her.
Then the ice storm appeared to have stopped and Yuukio slowed, then came to a stop
of her frantic efforts. For a moment she simply stood there a silly grin on her face, then
she yelled aloud in glee and began to do a rather odd victory dance... right before the very
last decent sized icicle desended from the heavens and ripped her uniform right down the
back. As her uniform fell to the ground before her, great tears welled up in her eyes, and
she could only fall to the cold ground in a sloppy seiza and sob to the uncaring heavens.
--
Ruka-kun stared at the doll in her hands in contemplation for awhile, occasionally
looking up at her dark-skinned playmate as she did, watching as the other girl casually
disrobed the other two dolls that appeared to be a trio with the twin-ponytailed one before
picking up a doll with pink hair. At length, the tomboy came to an observation.
"Hey... did you know this doll looks a lot like you?" she asked thoughtfully,
turning the doll about in her hands. Then slowly, her eyes lit up and a grin spread across
her face.
Ruka-kun had come up with her best idea yet, if she did say so herself. And she
_did_ say so herself.
Within moments she had managed to fish a toy-sized version of the Cookiemobile from
one of her many pockets, shove the doll into the driver's seat with a helmet jammed onto
her head, and set the Cookiemobile onto the floor with a gleeful grin on her face. She then
preceeded to send the doll-driven Cookiemobile carreening about the play area by means of
the radio-controller she had dug from yet another pocket.
--
"Lufio, is that you?"
A voice calling out from one of the classrooms interrupted the discussion between
the bishounenmon. The lurker and the three chibi paused in the middle of the hallway to
look at who had called them.
"Lufio-kun, it is you! Thank goodness. I thought it 'Ruka-kun with her hose."
It was Katie. She'd been hiding out inside the building, inside one of the
classrooms near the exit to the courtyard. The bishounenmon greeted her back, with the
taller one raising a hand to acknowledge her. Or would have, until he realized his current
state. _Their_ current state of unstateness.
"Yo, Keiko! How you- Yikes!"
"Lufio? Lufio!!!"
Katie had finally noticed. With a big blush, she rapidly turned around the other
way. Nobody spoke for several moments, not even the chibi. The leaves covering the
bishounenmon rustled in the soft breeze that arose from the dramatic moment. Then Katie
spoke.
"So... What's with the Garden of Eden look?"
"Haruka. She lost control of the hose. It blew her to who knows where. Blasted our
clothes right off of us, too. "
"Yep! Lufio nekkie! Ow!"
"Ni-ban, shut up."
"Hee hee hee!"
The other chibi started giggling. The taller bishounenmon glared at them, but they
just kept on laughing. Then, Katie joined in in the infectious laughter. The lurker looked
at her in askance, but she kept on giggling herself.
"Et tu, Keiko?"
"*giggle* I'm sorry, Lufio-kun, *giggle* but you look so _silly_ covering yourself
with those branches. *giggle* All of you do."
The three chibi took a look at each other and laughed some more. The leafy branches
lay scattered on the floor, as they held on to their stomachs to contain their giggling. The
lurker hmmphed and pouted for a bit.
"Fine then! Be that way!"
The sole unhappy bishounenmon leaned up against a wall and sulked. With a flash of
light, he devolved into a pouting chibi sitting cross-legged on the floor.
The madly grinning Katie looked at the sulking chibi sitting down on the hallway
floor.
"Oh, don't be like that, Lufio-kun."
"Hmmmph!"
The pouting bishounenmon turned away, shuffling about until he was facing towards
the wall. He pointedly ignored the girl next to him.
"*sigh* Mou... Eh? What was that?"
The sounds the building rearranging itself disrupted the antics of Katie and the
chibi. Rushing into the classroom she had been hiding in, Katie looked out the windows to
watch the courtyard outside. She and the three chibi who joined her watched as classrooms,
hallways, staircases, and places shifted about, rearranging themselves into new locations.
"Wow... That cool."
"Yes. Quite."
The building continued to move about as more people in the courtyard lost their
clothing. Now, Nanami and her underlings were a matched set. All pale and slowly turning
blue.
Even the faux chibi were not spared from the deluge of icicles. Once again, they
were laid out haphazardly on the ground, scattered and dazed by the bombardment of ice
shards. Here, poor ChuChu had lost his wig and had ripped another skirt. There, a snake was
all tangled up in its tie. Their costumes were in tatters. As for their mistress...
"Wheeeeeee!"
Chibi Anthy burst into the courtyard riding inside a taxicab. The vehicle roared
out from a hallway in one of upper floors of the main academic building. Its tires slid
down the rails of a staircase as it descended to ground below. Gunning its engines, it
sprang onto the courtyard, landing on the icy ground then skidding. Riding in the back, the
missing Ikariko and Xmerc screamed as the vehicle spun over and over. Xmerc had her head
sticking out the window as she let out a yell of glee. Ikariko was yelling at her
counterpart as she struggled to pull Xmerc back inside.
"Go, go, 'Ruka-kun!"
Chibi Anthy Himemiya clapped her hands and smiled at the driver of the taxi cab. A
mongoose wearing a stylish blouse and slacks was seatbelted behind the wheel. As the
taxicab spun and swerved about in the ice, dragon and duelists alike scattered to safety.
Nanami and her girls ran to the safety of the building columns. Glacier rose to the air to
avoid damaging the car. Mitsuru got dragged off behind a tree by some mysterious observer.
Nabiki and Kevin floated towards a fourth floor walkway.
--
The Deputy Chairman chuckled. His eyes had followed the Student Council member's
gaze. He, too, had seen her. Utena. The Princess who would be a Prince.
"Very well. The Princess for the Prince! Ha!"
He laughed once more. His features were heavy with mirth.
"So. Show me. Show me that you are a Prince."
The two locked their gaze at one another. Moments later, the orange-haired Duelist
nodded her head and looked out the window of the Observatory. Her hands rested against the
glass as she looked over the courtyard. She frowned for a bit. Then she smiled as she turned
around to face the Deputy Chairman.
"Then, how's this for a start?"
She snapped her fingers and turned to look back out the window. Akio and Juri
watched as chaos renewed itself in the courtyard. A taxicab had emerged from the upper
floors, wreaking havoc on the ground where it landed out of control.
"Excellent. An elegant lure to draw out your prey."
The two of them watched and waited.
As the Taxi cab sped around the common area of Ohtori, the air began to get thick
with ozone, and the chimes of distant bells as other members of the Dominion of Characters
decended to join the "party".
--
"hehehe! That's neat 'Ruka! Here, I have more dolls that we can play with as well!"
Chibi-Anshi said as she upended a small box filled with dolls. She then started setting
them up in different parts of the field seemingly at random.
--
Sailor StarHunter looked around as she decended in the transport beam, taking in the
sight of Ohtori for herself.
Unfortunately, it was at that moment that the Taxi-cab sped by. A single hand was
outstreached from the cab, and as it narrowly sideswiped her, the hand grasped the red-
headed senshi's pendant.
Which immediately caused her fuku to unravel into ribbons of light, which fell to
the ground and dissapeared.
"Hey you! Come back with... " StarHunter looked down at herself then. "ERK!!!
PERVERT!! GIVE ME BACK MY HENSHIN PENDANT!!!!"
--
Talislantia looked around at the strange buildings, wondering what sort of loot
she'd find there. Then she stumbled to the edge of the common area and saw all the naked
people.
"huh. Must be a nudist camp. Well, if I'm gonna sneak around here, best to join the
fun."
with that, and no other prompting, the pale elven thief began stripping off her
leather armor.
--
Kevin and Nabiki contined to float at 4th story level filming the scene, Nabiki
having moved to Kevin's lap simply because her arms were falling asleep trying to hold
onto his back. Kevin was of course in heaven having such a beautiful lady sitting in his
lap. However, he was starting to get tired of floating there holding her up. After all,
there's only so long that someone can sit in the middle of the sky.
--
Mikage's mouth opened, but nothing came out.
How DARE she imply?!
"It was just the water thank you very much and PLEASE continue to face THAT way."
Not only to avoid further embarrassment, but so she couldn't see the bright scarlet
he himself was. It was un...dignified.
Mamiya finally snapped out of his musings and smiled one of his quiet smiles. "I'm
not sure where to get you clothes, Mikage-senpai. Gomen nasai."
Mamiya paused. "Would it make you feel better if I disrobed too?"
Mikage simply opened his mouth again only to be speechless yet again.
The blue-haired schoolgirl blushed even more fiercely upon hearing the words of the
young boy. He didn't just say that, did he? He couldn't have. That would be, that would
be... Ami's thoughts were all jumbled together, her hands beginning to tremble to reflect
her internal agitation. This was even more embarassing than love letters!
"Ummm... that is... if it's not... ahhh... to much trouble... that is... that is...
ummm..."
The young woman stammered awkwardly as images now burned into her mind's eye
relentlessly hammered at her. The nude man. The unabashed boy. Pink. Violet. Pink. Violet.
Pink and violet. Pink and violet. Pinklet.
The thoughts of one Ami Mizuno, derailed from asking for directions, were headed
into a trainwreck. Especially after a treacherous thought brought up the query wondering
if verification of the boy's true hair color was possible or was the boy too young.
--
The Deputy Chairman applauded the efforts of the Student Council member. He joined
her in watching the courtyard below, waiting to see what the Princess Who Would Be Prince
would do in response.
"And, for a little more smokescreen, let's see how she likes this as well."
Akio Ohtori stood beside and behind Juri Arisugawa. Looking over her shoulder, he
smiled as he, too, snapped his fingers. The chaos in the courtyard increased as more people
began appearing.
Juri looked out at the unusual amout of chaos that was occuring and the light
glinting off of Glacier caught her eye.
"Truly beauty in motion, Akio. However, you and a dragon simply wouldn't quite
work." she mused before snapping her fingers. "Something MUST be done."
--
In the courtyard below, Glacier suddenly let out a most girlish, mousy SQUAWK
moments before the silver dragoness vanished in a flurry of rose petals... ORANGE rose
petals...
When they blew away, what was in its place was Siobhan again. A Siobhan who looked
very confused. A Siobhan who looked very confused and had not long before initated a
transformation that resulted in the destruction of her clothing.
In other words, a Siobhan who looked very confused and was clad only in a much
battered and scarred black leather great coat... which was currently flapping about behind
her like a cape instead of buckled and buttoned over her chest because dragons simply didn't
do things like that...
Siobhan blinked a few times as she tried to figure out just what had happened.
Nothing like that had ever happened before... then an orange petal fluttered down and
landed briefly on her nose. She stared at it a moment blinking. Then she remembered
something... something VERY important...
Despite what it appeared at the moment, she was NOT raised in a nudist colony, nor
was she a flasher by nature...
"DAMN YOU, JURI ASRISIGAWA!!!!" her screamed echoed to the very heavens above as
she shook the saber and claidach-mor that had suddenly appeared in her hands at the High
Tower of the Council.
--
Within that worthy abode, Juri took a most grand and sweeping bow towards the
window. As the enfuriated shriek of her player gradually echoed up to reach her and her
companions's ears, she only smirked in satisfaction before lightly slinging an arm across
the Deputy-Chairman's shoulders.
"You know, Akio," she chuckled gazing out at the chaos. "I believe that this may be
the start of a most beautiful friendship. Don't you agree?"
--
Talislantia walked up to the woman rattling her sabers at the tower, looked up, then
looked back. It didn't really faze her that they were both nude, considering she was a
diciple of Astendar, goddess of Love and Lust.
"So, who are we killing, and do they have a lot of money?"
--
Sailor Star Hunter dropped to one knee as she took careful aim at the taxi-cab with
her silver bow, and fired.
The Energy Arrow sped forward, aimed to the tire of the vehicle, and exploded
against a rock that the wheels had knocked into the air, causing the taxi to flip over
completely once.
"KUSO! GIVE ME BACK MY FRELLING HENSHIN PENDANT YOU PILE OF DREN!" she screamed as
she raced towards the fliped over taxi that rocked back and forth on it's roof.
--
Tsuwabuki came out from where ever he was hiding, wearing a large blanket like a
toga, and carrying several bundles as well.
"Nanami-Sama! Nanami-Sama! Where Are you Nanami-sama! I have clothes!"
As the young elementary school student wandered about at the edge of the courtyard,
a loud whisper called out to him from behind a column.
"Psst! Hsst! Hey! Psssst!"
From behind three building columns popped out the faces of Nanami's underlings.
Aiko, Keiko, and Yuuko were each peeking from behind the cover of a structural supports.
They were terribly embarassed of the state they were in.
"Over here! We're over here!"
Catching sight of the trio, Mitsuru Tsuwabuki hoofed his over, the blanket wrapped
around flapping noisily in his wake. And just in time, too, to get away from the small
explosion that knocked over the spinning taxi.
--
Poised to leap off a staircase landing that arose out of nowhere, a young woman
dressed in a black uniform watched the chaos in the courtyard. Her long pink hair drifted
about her in the slight breeze that periodically arose. She calmly watched as the newly
founded Ohtori Nudist Socity gathered more and more members.
Well, calmly might not be the right term. In shock may be more appropriate. One
eyebrow was now permanently raised on her face as she took in the disrobing of Nanami's
henchwomen and of the fake chibi, the appearance of more people and their subsequent loss
of clothing (voluntary or otherwise), and the transformation of a white dragon into a woman
flasher. There was definitely a nervous tic with that raised eyebrow.
"What the hell?!?!"
There crouched one Utena Tenjou. One Princess Who Would Be A Prince seriously
confused by what's going on and somewhat bent out of shape over the epidemic of spontaneous
nudity spreading through the school population. One would-be rescuer seriously reconsidering
getting nearer to ground zero. One fiancee of the Rose Bride re-evaluating her opinion of
the amount of danger Himemiya was in.
--
Spotting something out of the corner of her eye, the yet apparently-unaware-of-her-
nudity Siobhan stopped her haranguement of the heavens (upper balcony of the High Tower of
the Council) and stormed up stairs and over to where the 'Prince' crouched, her greatcoat
billowing about all the while.
"You!" Siobhan barked, brandishing her saber at Utena as she assumeded her most
commanding pose (which would probably have been a lot more commanding and less sexual if
she had actually been wearing her CLOTHING still... but she remained unaware). "You are
Utena Tenjou, engaged of Anshii Himemiya! You know how to get into that cockamamy tower
thingie!"
She stopped suddenly, leaning closer to the crouching pink-haired girl before her
(who was suddenly seen to be blanching most unusually pale even for Utena), and speaking in
a soft, almost meanicing voice. "You WILL show me how to get into yon fortress, so that I
may SLAY both Juri AND Akio for what they have wrought this day."
Siobhan's pale ice-blue eye glittered and glinted dangerously as she glared down at
the girl now trying to crab-walk backwards away from the obiviously psychotic nudist...
--
The Deputy Chairman took a side glance at the Student Council member casually
leaning against him and smiled. He continued to look out at the ant's nest being stirred
in the courtyard below.
"Yes. And maybe even more."
What Akio exactly meant with that last statement was not quite clear. The tone of
voice seemed to suggest more than one meaning. He might even have meant them all.
In any case, they watched and waited once more.
--
Elsewhere, a little girl had turned to her playmate and grinned. In her hand, she
held a doll. One she had picked up from the ground. A doll armed with a toy saber and
dressed in a greatcoat. The antenna of a radio controller stuck out from one of her
pockets.
"I got this great idea I want to do! Let's put the dragon at the top of the tower
and then have it attack the people inside. And then there'll be this really big fight and
we can have everyone in it and stuff."
The other child, Anthy Himemiya, had then looked up from where she was scattering
more dolls amongst the doll houses.
"Okay. But I don't know if the dragon will fit. It might be too big. I don't know
if there'll be enough room for the other toys to play, too."
"Oh. That's okay. We can play with this one instead! She can attack the castle! She
kinda looks like Siobhan-mama. She needs cooler armor though."
The little tomboy had then started removing the clothes on the Siobhan doll. With
just a greatcoat and a sword left on the toy, chibi Haruka put it down next to a doll with
pink hair and one with pointed ears as she started looking around for something better to
put on the doll. Or maybe something to put the doll on, like a motorcycle! It could fit...
kind of...
--
"Hey, don't worry! You got me to do the breaking and entry. It's my specialty." the
pointed eared elf bowed to Sioban then. "Talislantia Inaverse-Gabriev, Nethermancer of the
third circle, Rouge of the fourth, and deciple of Astendar."
--
Tsuwabuki only nodded and handed out a blanket to each of the girls. "Have you seen
Nanami-sama? I have a blanket for her as well."
"That is... Yes, we have seen her. But... you can't."
The three girls looked at each other then at the window of a nearby classroom. After
a consensus, Aiko Wakiya was the one forced to speak up. Twiddling with her make-shift toga,
she tried to explain to the young boy why Nanami Kiryuu was hiding from him.
"Well, you see... Nanami-sama is... That is..."
The junior high girl was becoming increasingly flustered. She couldn't even look in
the direction of the little boy. She turned towards the other two for help, but they would
have nothing to do with it. No, they wouldn't touch the subject with a ten-foot pole, at the
very least.
"You see, Tsuwabuki-kun... Nanami-sama is... that is... she... she..."
How was she supposed to explain this? That Nanami-sama was feeling intimidated. That
she herself and the others were kind of flustered by the elementary school boy. He had
barely entered puberty, and he already had... he already had... He's not supposed to be
that... that... He was still a little boy, for goodness sake! He had no business having
something that... that...
"Oooohhh.... *faint*"
Aiko Wakiya fell over in a faint in front of a confused Mitsuru Tsuwabuki. The two
other girls rushed over to her side. They, too, wouldn't look at Mitsuru, with him being so
near. Earlier, in the courtyard, the dangers and the mishaps had distracted them, had kept
them from thinking about what they had learned of the young boy. He may still be small, but
not all of him was little!
"Ummm... *sniffle* *sniffle* if you'd excuse us, Tsuwabuki-kun, could you just give
us the blanket, and we'll give it to Nanami-sama. I think that would be best."
Yuuko Oose rubbed at her nose, trying to get rid of that tingling sensation, as she
spoke to Mitsuru.
--
Elsewhere, one Utena Tenjou was feeling slightly flustered herself. She was in
danger of losing her balance on the railings of the stair landing. Each time she shifted
further along the top of the railing, the mad flasher in front of her would move a little
bit closer. Along with _them_. They were pointed straight at her.
And the woman kept looking at her! Just looking so intensely at her. It was
slightly unnerving. The mad woman wasn't even paying any attention to the other nudist
that had followed behind her.
"Ummm... Do I know you?"
Utena tried to move further back on the railing but could go no further. Her
uniform's coat seemed to have gotten caught on something. She kept tugging at it as she
tried to scramble back some more.
--
Tsuwabuki wasn't clueless. Not totally. Although he was a little confused by why
Nanami's Squad couldn't look him in the eye.
"She Is Ok, right? Nothing has happened to Nanami-sama, has it???" he said a little
defensively, his voice hitting a squeak near the end as he feared her bleeding from a wound
or dying alone.
The two girls looked at each other. Then Keiko Sonoda spoke up this time.
"No... nothing... happened to Nanami-sama. She's fine. *mumble* Probably got a
nosebleed though, the little... *mumble*"
The twin ponytailed girl mumbled to herself for a bit. Since Keiko seemed
preoccupied, Yuuko continued the conversation with Mitsuru.
"She's alright, Tsuwabuki-kun. She just... can't see you right now. Why don't you
give us the blanket, and we'll make sure to give it to her."
The junior high girl smiled at Mitsuru to show her sincerity, but her eyes were
looking at a different direction. She seemed focused upon the windows of the nearby
classroom, one of which was partially open.
--
Elsewhere in the courtyard, a slightly-incensed Sailor Senshi stalked her way to an
overturned taxi. From out of it, several people crawled their way out.
"That's the last time I'm taking a ride with a faux 'Ruka-kun. I can't believe you
talked me into riding that, Xmerc. That mongoose can't even see past the dashboard!"
The exasperated girl turned towards her "partner."
"Hoy! What do you got in your mouth there?"
"Mmph-thin!"
"Don't you nothing me! What did you grab this time?"
Ikariko leaped for her counterpart. They struggled for a bit until she wrestled
Xmerc into the ground, her arms wrapped around the legs of the bottomless pit of hunger.
She took a closer look at the thing in Xmerc's mouth. It looked like a pendant of sorts.
Kinda hard to appraise with it sticking out of her counterpart's mouth. A pretty bauble,
at the very least.
"Where did you get that?"
--
Mamiya smiled at the two stuttering geniuses.
"Is there some sort of problem with what I said? It certainly would make
Mikage-senpai less uncomfortable... would it bother you that much Miss?"
There was a slight hint of mischief in that smile of his and a gleam in his green
eyes.
He shifted his gaze ever so slightly to see that his 'senpai' hadn't moved except
to open and close his mouth again several times to no avail.
That and a bright pink flush had spread over his face.
Mamiya laughed quietly suddenly. "Mikage-senpai, you match your hair!"
And that, as the saying goes, was the straw that broke the camel's back. The
glasses of young Ami Mizuno fogged up for some inexplicable reason. She started giggling
softly to herself. And then she keeled over. Dazed and flat on her back, she continued
giggling and mumbling something.
"Hee hee. Vink. Piolet. Hee hee."
The mind of the genius girl had reached critical mass and reacted with a system
shutdown. She was down and out for the count. Occasionally, her body would twitch as she
continued to break out in mad giggles.
The collapse of Miss Mizuno interrupted Souji Mikage's impression of a goldfish.
Now he mimicked an owl as he stared at the fallen girl, blinking from time to time. As for
Mamiya Chida, he was a Cheshire cat, an enigmatic smiled lingering on his face in the gloom
of the room.
--
Within another building of Ohtori Academy, four individuals watched the floor show
in the courtyard. Well, one individual and three clone chibi.
"Oh, this is priceless! I hope Nabiki won't charge too much for those pics. I am so
going to tease Utena about this later!"
Sitting atop a pile of PoDs, Katie watched as Utena Tenjou kept backing away from
Siobhan the Flasher. Next to her, the three CHIBI-Lufios sat on top of their own pile of
cushions. Mini-PoDs. Through the windows of the classroom they were in, they also kept an
eye on the overturned taxi, where two of the passengers were wrestling on the ground as a
nude Sailor Senshi came closer and closer to them. None of the four watchers noticed the
disappearance of the fifth member of their group.
--
Siobhan continued to advance on the cowering 'Prince', her eyes flashing dangerously
in the lingering lights of day, completely ignoring the nudist elfling near-by.
"You know who I am." she uttered, syllabels rolling form her lips like water. "You
simply don't wish to admit that you know who I am."
Then, oddly enough, Siobhan's form started melting, kind of like warm wax, flowing
into another form. A strange form, one half way between dragon and human. A wierd silvery,
misshapen, nude, fairly well-endowed GARGOYLE in a trenchcoat. Even more oddly, Siobhan
didn't actually seem to notice, not even when her hands started to spike into massive
clawed talons.
Wrapping those talons into Utena's uniform jacket, and coincidently into just
about all the fabric betwixt the pink-haired girl's skin and the bitter winds of Ohtori,
Siobhan yanked the girl up to look her face to silver face.
"You will TAKE me to Akio and Juri so that I may slice them into bloody ribbons and
gibbits. You will TAKE me to them so that I may FEAST upon their yet beating HEARTS." A
comical line that would have been far more amusing and less sinister/scary, if Siobhan had
only been a bit less serious in expression. A strange etheral silver fire had lit in
(and ON) the flasher's odd silver eyes and was quite disturbing to the young woman being
hoisted into the air by clothing making frighening ripping sounds.
Then, just as suddenly as she had sent her aloft, Siobhan released Utena to fall
back on the platform, starring at her curiously. All may have been well, for it seemed as
though some measure of the flasher's sanity was beginning to return to her, except that for
some reason, she finally decided to take notice of the elfling near her.
Spinning about, unheeding as to where her unusually sharp hands flew, Siobhan
whirled to face the nude elfling. For a moment though, she was distracted by her sudden
accquistion of some strange bits of black and red cloth decorating one of her be-taloned
hands.
She stared at it for a bit, uncomprending. "How is it these odd cloth bits keep
showing up on me? First blue and black, now red and black... what IS it with this place?!"
--
Kevin was draped across Nabiki's back, even as she sat in his lap (and NO, they are
dressed - you perverts!) laughing his ass off. Nabiki was slightly annoyed by it. After all,
his shaking was wrecking her shots. Thankfully, the camera she was using had an anti-shake
setting.
But as Siobhan dropped Utena and turned on Talislantia, Nabiki started laughing,
making sure she got the best shot possible, despite the situation.
Oh, the profit those photos would garnish her!
--
As Siobhan turned on her, Talislantia brought her ferndask* buckler up to block the
Gargoyle's claws.
"Hey, careful with those. I don't exactly enjoy spending my nights in a healers
tent. Unless the healer is cute. but that's different."
Looking at Siobhan's talons then deliberately over at the pink haired girl, she
smirked. "Looks like there's another member of the nudist colony. Ya know, I really think
it was a good thing that I pulled my armor off when I did. Mastercrafted Firerat Hide armor
is nearly impossible to find these days."
--
Tsuwabuki faded back into the shadows after giving Nanami's flunkies the blanket.
Once they thought he was gone, he decided to follow them.
After all, he did want another chance to see Nanami-san.