SITCHES
CHAPTER 3
The Swarm
"Well, Lain?" Taro asked. He had been waiting in the front door for Lain to return. "I have her new address." She explained as she walked into the kitchen. "Where is she?" Taro asked, shaking. "Why are you so nervous?" Lain asked, watching Taro. "If she dies we can just go in and get her back." She said while putting som insant ramen noodles in the microwave. Taro stared at her for a minute, his mouth opened and then closed again.
"Taro. What is with you?" She asked impatiently. "Lain, if she dies before we can get to her, I won't be able to get her back." Taro looked at the ground, waiting for the inevitable explosion. And it came more physicaly than he had expected. Lain pushed him into the wall and held him there. "What do you mean you won't be able to get her, Taro?" She screamed. Taro twitched a little and managed to push Lain off of him. "The voices found out.They know you're gone, and they know how you got out. They closed up the only exit." He said.
Lain turned back to her ramen noodles. "This puts us in a hurry." Lain said, her voice edgy. She turned back and glared at Taro, a deranged glint in her eyes. Taro looked away, hoping that she would stop glaring at him like that. "Let me try." She said. Taro shook his head. "I can't allow you to go in there, if you're caught...I won't be able to get you back. And then the voices will have you to themselves." He said with control in his voice. He wouldn't let Lain have her way on this.
"I'm home." Taro turned to see his dad in the hallway. Taro backed into Lain when his father walked into the kitchen.
The microwave beeped, but nobody noticed. Taro's father cocked his eyebrow. "Now, what's going on here?" He asked, amusement in his voice. Taro stuttered a bit but Lain took action. "You see," Lain explained in a sweet voice, "My mother and I had a fight. I've wanted to live with my father for years, and she kicked me out. Your son, being such a gentleman, offered his room until I can get to my fathers house." She explained, wrapping her arms around Taro's neck. Taro smiled akwardly.
Mr. Taro's-Dad looked pleased enough. "I wish you the best of luck settiling things with your parents." He said kindly and calmly walked to his room. Lain went to the microwave and took out her noodles. Taro stood and stared at her in amazment while she ate, but didn't say anything.
The next day Lain went to Reika's house. Reika looked surprised to see Lain, but invited her in. "Reika, it's going to be difficult to save Arisu, Taro fears that if she is still alive, Arisu will be insane." She said in a calm, dead voice. Reika swallowed and nodded her head. "A-Anything, anything for Arisu. She is the reason I'm still alive." She cried and looked up at Lain. "I was about to jump off a building, just like that Chisa girl. But Arisu talked me out of it. She saved me, Lain. I owe her my life." Lain smiled and took Reika's hand. "Reika, you have to be happy. Stay happy for Arisu, and we can save her." She said, smiling. Reika smiled back.
They left Reika's house and went back to Taro's. Taro almost had a heart attack when he saw Reika walk in his room. Reika laughed. "I'm here for Arisu, don't try anything." She said, poking Taro in the chest. Taro just looked confused, so Reika huffed and explained. "I know you're the biggest pervert in this city, so don't think..." Taro cut her off. "Oh, please! I'd go out with Myu Myu before you!" He sniggered. She smiled. Lain just looked out a window.
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The Swarm all left the arcade mumbling. "Really, what's wrong with that guy?" A tall girl with long blue hair said. "Sae, you started it." A boy with a purple mohawk and no shirt under his leather jacket piped in. "It was a JOKE!" Sae hollered, trying to kick him with her combat boots. "I don't think he liked it!" Another girl with blue and purple pigtails retorted, taking out her nose ring. "Damn it, Bade! That's disgusting!" The boy with the mohawk complained, taking out his pack of cigarrets. "Oh, and that's not, Sloth?" Bade called back, putting a new nose ring in. The other two girls took their nose rings out to gross out Sloth.
"Hey, there's Kaoru!" A short girl with hedgehog looking hair called, pointing at a girl trying to run in a dress. "What is she doing in THAT?" Bade asked, laughing to the brink of tears. Kaoru came running up and jumped on the short hedgehog-haired girl. "MOMO! You would NOT believe the day I've had!!" She hollered, faking tears. She looked up and saw Sloth with his cigarret. "Give it!" She called, holding out her hand. "No!" Sloth yelled. "NOW!" Kaoru demanded.
Sloth turned around and took of running, Kaoru hitched up her dress and ran after him. "I hate being the only guy on sundays!!!" Sloth screamed as all the girls went chasing after him down the street. Momo was the first to reach Sloth and jumped on his back. "Dog pile!" Bade screamed and jumped on Momo. "Me too!" Sae called and fell on Bade. Bade's pigtailes almost choked Sae on the way down. "Get off!" Sloth called, but the girls ignored him.
Kaoru walked up and took the cigarret out of Sloth's hand. "Well, it's out now." She complained and sat on the pile of girls on top of Sloth to compensate. "Get off!" The girls panted. Sloth tried to say he was about to pass out, but couldn't manage it. Everyone climbed off of Sloth and he sat up. "My pack had better not be crushed." He said. "A PACK!" Kaoru complained and started to whine. "Fine, fine." Sloth said and gave her a bent, but usable one.
"So, who want's to go and get free food?" Momo, the leader of the Swarm called. Everyone stood up. "Who are we going to bug?" Bade asked. "I think Saku is working today." Sae put in. They all took a left into an alley way and started off for Saku's job.
"What is with this thing that is attached to you in place of a pair of jeans?" Bade asked, tugging at Kaoru's dress. "It's called a dress." Kaoru growled, tearing the dress out of Bade's hands. "Why are you WEARING it?" Momo asked next, poking at Kaoru's hair. "And why is your hair in a BUN?" Sloth yelled from the back of the group. Kaoru muttered something. "What?" Sloth asked. Kaoru shook her head. "Kaoru, as your leader, I demand you repeat that. Loudly." Momo said, pointing at Kaoru.
"My mom made me go to church!" Kaoru complained. Momo pretended to cry as Sloth shook his head. "Awwww! That sucks!" Bane said in an overly sympethetic voice. Kaoru nodded and finished her smoke.
END TRANSMISSION.....
(So, how is my little baby coming along??)
CHAPTER 3
The Swarm
"Well, Lain?" Taro asked. He had been waiting in the front door for Lain to return. "I have her new address." She explained as she walked into the kitchen. "Where is she?" Taro asked, shaking. "Why are you so nervous?" Lain asked, watching Taro. "If she dies we can just go in and get her back." She said while putting som insant ramen noodles in the microwave. Taro stared at her for a minute, his mouth opened and then closed again.
"Taro. What is with you?" She asked impatiently. "Lain, if she dies before we can get to her, I won't be able to get her back." Taro looked at the ground, waiting for the inevitable explosion. And it came more physicaly than he had expected. Lain pushed him into the wall and held him there. "What do you mean you won't be able to get her, Taro?" She screamed. Taro twitched a little and managed to push Lain off of him. "The voices found out.They know you're gone, and they know how you got out. They closed up the only exit." He said.
Lain turned back to her ramen noodles. "This puts us in a hurry." Lain said, her voice edgy. She turned back and glared at Taro, a deranged glint in her eyes. Taro looked away, hoping that she would stop glaring at him like that. "Let me try." She said. Taro shook his head. "I can't allow you to go in there, if you're caught...I won't be able to get you back. And then the voices will have you to themselves." He said with control in his voice. He wouldn't let Lain have her way on this.
"I'm home." Taro turned to see his dad in the hallway. Taro backed into Lain when his father walked into the kitchen.
The microwave beeped, but nobody noticed. Taro's father cocked his eyebrow. "Now, what's going on here?" He asked, amusement in his voice. Taro stuttered a bit but Lain took action. "You see," Lain explained in a sweet voice, "My mother and I had a fight. I've wanted to live with my father for years, and she kicked me out. Your son, being such a gentleman, offered his room until I can get to my fathers house." She explained, wrapping her arms around Taro's neck. Taro smiled akwardly.
Mr. Taro's-Dad looked pleased enough. "I wish you the best of luck settiling things with your parents." He said kindly and calmly walked to his room. Lain went to the microwave and took out her noodles. Taro stood and stared at her in amazment while she ate, but didn't say anything.
The next day Lain went to Reika's house. Reika looked surprised to see Lain, but invited her in. "Reika, it's going to be difficult to save Arisu, Taro fears that if she is still alive, Arisu will be insane." She said in a calm, dead voice. Reika swallowed and nodded her head. "A-Anything, anything for Arisu. She is the reason I'm still alive." She cried and looked up at Lain. "I was about to jump off a building, just like that Chisa girl. But Arisu talked me out of it. She saved me, Lain. I owe her my life." Lain smiled and took Reika's hand. "Reika, you have to be happy. Stay happy for Arisu, and we can save her." She said, smiling. Reika smiled back.
They left Reika's house and went back to Taro's. Taro almost had a heart attack when he saw Reika walk in his room. Reika laughed. "I'm here for Arisu, don't try anything." She said, poking Taro in the chest. Taro just looked confused, so Reika huffed and explained. "I know you're the biggest pervert in this city, so don't think..." Taro cut her off. "Oh, please! I'd go out with Myu Myu before you!" He sniggered. She smiled. Lain just looked out a window.
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The Swarm all left the arcade mumbling. "Really, what's wrong with that guy?" A tall girl with long blue hair said. "Sae, you started it." A boy with a purple mohawk and no shirt under his leather jacket piped in. "It was a JOKE!" Sae hollered, trying to kick him with her combat boots. "I don't think he liked it!" Another girl with blue and purple pigtails retorted, taking out her nose ring. "Damn it, Bade! That's disgusting!" The boy with the mohawk complained, taking out his pack of cigarrets. "Oh, and that's not, Sloth?" Bade called back, putting a new nose ring in. The other two girls took their nose rings out to gross out Sloth.
"Hey, there's Kaoru!" A short girl with hedgehog looking hair called, pointing at a girl trying to run in a dress. "What is she doing in THAT?" Bade asked, laughing to the brink of tears. Kaoru came running up and jumped on the short hedgehog-haired girl. "MOMO! You would NOT believe the day I've had!!" She hollered, faking tears. She looked up and saw Sloth with his cigarret. "Give it!" She called, holding out her hand. "No!" Sloth yelled. "NOW!" Kaoru demanded.
Sloth turned around and took of running, Kaoru hitched up her dress and ran after him. "I hate being the only guy on sundays!!!" Sloth screamed as all the girls went chasing after him down the street. Momo was the first to reach Sloth and jumped on his back. "Dog pile!" Bade screamed and jumped on Momo. "Me too!" Sae called and fell on Bade. Bade's pigtailes almost choked Sae on the way down. "Get off!" Sloth called, but the girls ignored him.
Kaoru walked up and took the cigarret out of Sloth's hand. "Well, it's out now." She complained and sat on the pile of girls on top of Sloth to compensate. "Get off!" The girls panted. Sloth tried to say he was about to pass out, but couldn't manage it. Everyone climbed off of Sloth and he sat up. "My pack had better not be crushed." He said. "A PACK!" Kaoru complained and started to whine. "Fine, fine." Sloth said and gave her a bent, but usable one.
"So, who want's to go and get free food?" Momo, the leader of the Swarm called. Everyone stood up. "Who are we going to bug?" Bade asked. "I think Saku is working today." Sae put in. They all took a left into an alley way and started off for Saku's job.
"What is with this thing that is attached to you in place of a pair of jeans?" Bade asked, tugging at Kaoru's dress. "It's called a dress." Kaoru growled, tearing the dress out of Bade's hands. "Why are you WEARING it?" Momo asked next, poking at Kaoru's hair. "And why is your hair in a BUN?" Sloth yelled from the back of the group. Kaoru muttered something. "What?" Sloth asked. Kaoru shook her head. "Kaoru, as your leader, I demand you repeat that. Loudly." Momo said, pointing at Kaoru.
"My mom made me go to church!" Kaoru complained. Momo pretended to cry as Sloth shook his head. "Awwww! That sucks!" Bane said in an overly sympethetic voice. Kaoru nodded and finished her smoke.
END TRANSMISSION.....
(So, how is my little baby coming along??)
