*sings* "Dressed me up in women's clothes, messed around the gender roles, dye my eyes and call me pretty!!!!"
(lyrics from 'Laid' by James)

Take a Joke
By Icka! M. Chif

"Takeshi, you're a genius!" Erii cheered, finally understanding the math problem she had been struggling with for the past several days due to the Blue Duklyon's guidance. "I could kiss you!"

"Uh... eh heh heh heh..." Takeshi laughed nervously, visions of Sukiyabashi pounding him into the ground dancing thru his brain. "That's okay. Really."

"Oh, alright." Erii acquiesced. "Kenpi, you kiss him for me!"

"Wh-WHAT?!"

"Really?" Kentarou lit up, grinning. "O-kay! Pucker up, Takepon!"

Kentarou playfully advanced toward his friend, mischief sparkling in his eyes as he got ready to pounce.

"Whoa! Wait a minute Kentarou!" Takeshi waved his hands as he quickly retreated.

::WHAM!::

Right into the tree behind him. His eyes went swirly for a second, then he fell face first into the grass.

"Takepon!" Kentarou ran over to his friend, worried. He'd just been teasing about kissing Takeshi. As much as he may have wanted to, he wasn't going to kiss Takepon unless the other boy wanted to as well. "Oi! Takepon!"

Erii walked over and did a quick check on the Blue Duklyon. "He's fine." She assured Kentarou. "I've hit him harder than that with my mallets."

Kentarou rubbed his head, silently agreeing with the statement. Erii looked at the prone body of Takeshi with an analytical eye, the gears in her mind turning as a smirk grew across her face. "I think Takeshi-kun needs to learn how to lighten up and take a joke." She mused thoughtfully. "Right, Kenpi?"

He sweatdropped and nodded, wondering what she had up her sleeve this time.

"And as his friends, it's our duty to help him with this, right?"

"Right..."

"It's time for... THE WOMEN'S CLOTHES!!!" Erii struck a triumphant pose. "We'll get Sukiyabashi and his camera too!"

Kentarou nearly fell over from weight of his sweatdrop.

"Poor Takepon..."

Fin.

Duklyon is seriously saving my sanity here... (what little is left of it, of course)
The Voices chasing Kenpi and Takepon around my head is most amusing.