Episode Five
New Roommate
"You want a Pepsi?" Rally asked standing in front of the open refrigerator.
"No, thanks," Akira replied.
Rally bent over and grabbed herself a drink. She kicked the refrigerator door closed and took a seat at the table while opening her Pepsi.
"So tell me why you, a Japanese guy, have connections to here in Chicago." Rally said, feeling rather nosy.
"I got records of some kind about a shipment between Osaka, London, and the United States. Chicago is also linked to that shipment. In fact, the source traces back to Chicago as the ring-leader of the operation."
"Shipment of what?"
"Don't know. All documents were labeled as "supplies." I have no clue what are in those boats. But considering all the cover up, it must be something illegal."
"True." Rally nodded. "But what connection is there to London?"
"I'm not sure. Possibly, they unload cargo there too. But, I'm just not sure about that right now."
"I wish Becky wouldn't have went home. We need her to look up more information. I'll just have to call her later."
"She can do that?"
"Yeah..." Rally spat. "For a price..."
May walked into the kitchen wearing her lounge clothes, which were pink bed pants and a white tee-shirt with a kitten on it. She glared at Akira then opened the refrigerator to get a soda. She stood up once she had her Pepsi then glared at Akira again while walking out of the room.
"She really doesn't like me, does she?"
"Well, you called her a midget. She won't get over that for days."
"Oh, maybe it's because she feels seduced by me."
Rally laughed. "Would you cut it out!"
"I can't. I can't turn off the way you feel about me."
"The way I feel about you?" Rally half laughed. "Have you ever thought about being on a Soap Opera? I mean you're better than most the actors on May's shows."
"Yeah, but who's pretending?"
"Cut it out!" Rally laughed.
"Sorry." May screamed. "What the..." Akira and Rally both ran into the living room to see what was wrong with May. "They turned off Young and the Restless!" May screamed again. "I can't believe it! That so not fair!" "And I thought there was something wrong," Rally sighed. "Ladies and Gentlemen, we interrupt your television hour to bring you live coverage from Chicago IL. Terrace View Apartments have exploded on the account of planted bombs. Local authorities..." "WHAT!" "Is that where you live?" Rally asked.
"YEAH!" Akira ran for the garage door. "You guys coming?"
"I'll grab my gun." Rally ran upstairs.
"Wait for me!" May followed to change her clothes.
"Geeze, girl's take too long!" Akira sighed and walked out into the garage.
"What is taking her so long?" Rally asked.
"Who knows," Akira uttered.
May hoped into the garage then opened the door to the Camaro. She hoped in and once she did, Akira slammed the accelerator and flew in reverse out of the driveway.
"May flew forward and hit her head on the seat. "OUCH! SLOW DOWN!"
Once Akira was out of the driveway, he put the car into drive and slammed the accelerator again. The car jumped forward again and May flew back into the seat.
"What do you think is going on?" Rally asked.
"They're probably destroying all evidence from Michael De Luca," Akira said. He swung a right turn at a speed that was way too dangerous for the turn. The car fishtailed a little, sending May to hit the right side of the back seat then tossing her back to the left. "WOULD YOU SLOW DOWN! PLEASE!"
"Why would they just blow up the building instead of destroying Michael's Apartment. Aren't they just making more of a mess?"
"But it only Michael's apartment was destroyed, then the police would have more of a lead. With a bomb destroying the whole building, it could have been for a number of reasons."
"I suppose you're right."
Akira took another turn way too fast. May bounced back from side to side again while Rally and Akira sat perfectly fine as they talked.
"Would you slow down! PLEASE!" May hollered just before she smacked into the back of Rally's seat. "PLEASE!"
Akira pulled up to a parking spot near the pile of burning rubble. He slammed on the breaks, which caused May to hit her head again. He then put the car in park, grabbed the keys, and ran out to look at the damage.
Rally hopped out of the car. "May! Are you coming or not?"
May laid on the back seat, completely sore. "I'll be there in a minute."
"Fine." Rally ran off to join up with Akira.
Akira stopped and looked at all the damage. "Great. Completely blown to pieces! Just great!"
Rally ran up behind him. "Geeze, there's nothing left."
"Yeah, you're telling me."
May walked up behind him. "This is where you live?"
"Well...lived." Akira sighed. "I suppose I better go see if there's anything left at all." He walked off to go rummage through the wreck.
"Whoever is in this operation must be pretty serious about getting things done," May said.
"Yeah, I can tell if there just sloppy or geniuses," Rally said. "It looks like I've got my work cut out for me."
"Rally!" May hissed. "Even after you get shot, beaten, and almost killed, you're still gonna be on this case?"
"Yeah, of course. Why not?"
"Uh, why not? Because you've almost killed yourself doing it! Why not let ninja dork handle it? It involves him more than you!"
"Ninja dork? That's a new one."
May gazed around. "Hey, look! It's Devin! He's coming over here!"
"Oh, geeze! Can I run?"
"Nope, he's coming right at us. What do you got against him anyway?"
"He's arrogant!"
"And you're not?"
"Hi, girls."
Rally and May ceased their conversation and faked a smile. "Hi, Devin!"
"What are you girls doing here?"
"Just checking out the view," Rally said. "It's a little hobby of ours!"
"Oh, is that right?" Devin smiled. He placed his right hand on his hip and touched his belt with his fingers.
May looked at Devin's hand then looked up to Devin's face. "I saw on a TV show that when guys touch their belts, they're thinking about se..."
Rally quickly covered May's mouth. "That's enough out of you, May." Rally faked another smile and pushed her hands harder against May's mouth.
Devin quickly put his hand down. "Well, uh..."
May bit Rally's hand to get free.
"Ouch! You brat!"
"Serves you right!"
Devin rubbed the back of his head. "You know, Rally, since I happen to see you a lot and everything..."
Rally looked at Devin strangely.
"I was that we should go on a date sometime."
"I don't..."
May grabbed Rally's mouth. "She'd love to!"
Rally pushed May's hand away. "No, I don't think..."
May took a hold of Rally's arm and twisted it, a martial arts move that Kenny showed her. "You'd love to go on a date with Devin! Wouldn't you, Rally?" May twisted harder on Rally's sore arm.
Rally glared at May as she tried to fight through the pain in her arm.
"There! It's settled! You guys are going on a date!"
"I'll pick you up Monday at eight then," Devin said. He walked off.
May released Rally's arm but then Rally's left arm flew into May's stomach. "OHHHH! RALLY!"
"HOW COULD YOU DO THAT TO ME?" Rally screamed. "THAT WAS EXTREMELY LOW, EVEN FOR YOU, MAY HOPKINS!"
"WELL, I'M JUST TRYING TO HELP YOU, RALLY VINCENT!"
"HELP ME? YOU'RE JUST CONCERNED ABOUT YOURSELF!"
Akira walked up to the girls. "Hey, what's going on? What's the matter?"
"Rally's upset because she's going on a date with Devin Park!"
Rally turned her back to Akira and May. "Devin Park?" Akira questioned.
"That guy over there." May pointed.
Akira looked. "Oh."
"What, you jealous?" May asked.
Rally glanced over her shoulder at Akira and May.
"No, I guess not."
Rally turned her head back.
"Well, good! You're a jerk anyway!" May spat.
"Still angry about the midget thing, aren't you?"
"No, you're just a jerk!"
Akira laughed.
Rally turned back around. "So did you find anything left? What are you going to do now since your place is gone?"
"Well, I'll be okay. Most of my stuff is in my car anyway. I'll just stay in there for a few days until I find something else."
"No, absolutely not!" Rally said. "People get murdered like that!"
"I'll be okay."
"No, you're coming to stay with us," Rally said.
"What!" May exclaimed. "Hold the phone! Family meeting!" May took a hold of Rally's arm and dug her a few feet away from Akira. "What are you thinking?"
"He's got nowhere to go."
"That's not our problem!"
"Look, May, he can help us with the case. Then he'll leave. It won't be that long at all. Besides, the more people helping, the faster we'll get done."
"But he's a jerk!"
Rally sighed. "He's just very sarcastic. You've just gotta get used to it."
"Yeah, well, what's under that mask? Huh? He's probably some ugly mutant who wants to cover his disgusting face!"
"May! That's not very nice! I'm sure he's got his reasons for his disguise."
"But he's a guy!"
"So?"
"Do you realize the lifestyle changes we're going to have to make? You're actually gonna have to buy pajamas! You can't be running around the house in your underwear anymore! We couldn't even have half the conversations we have anymore. It'll change everything!"
"But he can help with the case. It'll only be a week or two. I promise!" Rally said. "Then everything will go back to normal."
"Well, he better get his fair share of chores!" May exclaimed.
"Don't worry about it."
Rally and May walked back over to Akira.
"You know, I really don't want to impose on you..."
"Too bad! You're staying with us," Rally said. She grabbed the keys to Akira's Camaro from his hand. "I'm taking you up on that driving offer."
Akira smirked, however it was hidden behind the mask. "Fine."
Rally, smiling the whole way, pulled up to her house in the Camaro. "I love this car! Makes me wish I had the money to buy one just like it."
"I wouldn't mind having a Shelby, like yourself," Akira stated.
May looked over the seat. "Hey, it's that Harry's car?"
"OH! NO!" Rally hit the accelerator and zoomed right past her house. "We're going out for dinner!"
"Chinese food!"
"No, pizza!"
"Hey, the week's over! It's my turn!"
"From all the hassle you've put me through, I deserve pizza!"
"No! Chinese food! I am sick of pizza!"
"Well, I hate Chinese food!"
"How about hamburgers?" Akira suggested.
"Hamburgers? No way!" Rally and May said.
"Chinese food!"
"I have to pay for dinner so I say pizza! Final story!"
"Rally!"
New Roommate
"You want a Pepsi?" Rally asked standing in front of the open refrigerator.
"No, thanks," Akira replied.
Rally bent over and grabbed herself a drink. She kicked the refrigerator door closed and took a seat at the table while opening her Pepsi.
"So tell me why you, a Japanese guy, have connections to here in Chicago." Rally said, feeling rather nosy.
"I got records of some kind about a shipment between Osaka, London, and the United States. Chicago is also linked to that shipment. In fact, the source traces back to Chicago as the ring-leader of the operation."
"Shipment of what?"
"Don't know. All documents were labeled as "supplies." I have no clue what are in those boats. But considering all the cover up, it must be something illegal."
"True." Rally nodded. "But what connection is there to London?"
"I'm not sure. Possibly, they unload cargo there too. But, I'm just not sure about that right now."
"I wish Becky wouldn't have went home. We need her to look up more information. I'll just have to call her later."
"She can do that?"
"Yeah..." Rally spat. "For a price..."
May walked into the kitchen wearing her lounge clothes, which were pink bed pants and a white tee-shirt with a kitten on it. She glared at Akira then opened the refrigerator to get a soda. She stood up once she had her Pepsi then glared at Akira again while walking out of the room.
"She really doesn't like me, does she?"
"Well, you called her a midget. She won't get over that for days."
"Oh, maybe it's because she feels seduced by me."
Rally laughed. "Would you cut it out!"
"I can't. I can't turn off the way you feel about me."
"The way I feel about you?" Rally half laughed. "Have you ever thought about being on a Soap Opera? I mean you're better than most the actors on May's shows."
"Yeah, but who's pretending?"
"Cut it out!" Rally laughed.
"Sorry." May screamed. "What the..." Akira and Rally both ran into the living room to see what was wrong with May. "They turned off Young and the Restless!" May screamed again. "I can't believe it! That so not fair!" "And I thought there was something wrong," Rally sighed. "Ladies and Gentlemen, we interrupt your television hour to bring you live coverage from Chicago IL. Terrace View Apartments have exploded on the account of planted bombs. Local authorities..." "WHAT!" "Is that where you live?" Rally asked.
"YEAH!" Akira ran for the garage door. "You guys coming?"
"I'll grab my gun." Rally ran upstairs.
"Wait for me!" May followed to change her clothes.
"Geeze, girl's take too long!" Akira sighed and walked out into the garage.
"What is taking her so long?" Rally asked.
"Who knows," Akira uttered.
May hoped into the garage then opened the door to the Camaro. She hoped in and once she did, Akira slammed the accelerator and flew in reverse out of the driveway.
"May flew forward and hit her head on the seat. "OUCH! SLOW DOWN!"
Once Akira was out of the driveway, he put the car into drive and slammed the accelerator again. The car jumped forward again and May flew back into the seat.
"What do you think is going on?" Rally asked.
"They're probably destroying all evidence from Michael De Luca," Akira said. He swung a right turn at a speed that was way too dangerous for the turn. The car fishtailed a little, sending May to hit the right side of the back seat then tossing her back to the left. "WOULD YOU SLOW DOWN! PLEASE!"
"Why would they just blow up the building instead of destroying Michael's Apartment. Aren't they just making more of a mess?"
"But it only Michael's apartment was destroyed, then the police would have more of a lead. With a bomb destroying the whole building, it could have been for a number of reasons."
"I suppose you're right."
Akira took another turn way too fast. May bounced back from side to side again while Rally and Akira sat perfectly fine as they talked.
"Would you slow down! PLEASE!" May hollered just before she smacked into the back of Rally's seat. "PLEASE!"
Akira pulled up to a parking spot near the pile of burning rubble. He slammed on the breaks, which caused May to hit her head again. He then put the car in park, grabbed the keys, and ran out to look at the damage.
Rally hopped out of the car. "May! Are you coming or not?"
May laid on the back seat, completely sore. "I'll be there in a minute."
"Fine." Rally ran off to join up with Akira.
Akira stopped and looked at all the damage. "Great. Completely blown to pieces! Just great!"
Rally ran up behind him. "Geeze, there's nothing left."
"Yeah, you're telling me."
May walked up behind him. "This is where you live?"
"Well...lived." Akira sighed. "I suppose I better go see if there's anything left at all." He walked off to go rummage through the wreck.
"Whoever is in this operation must be pretty serious about getting things done," May said.
"Yeah, I can tell if there just sloppy or geniuses," Rally said. "It looks like I've got my work cut out for me."
"Rally!" May hissed. "Even after you get shot, beaten, and almost killed, you're still gonna be on this case?"
"Yeah, of course. Why not?"
"Uh, why not? Because you've almost killed yourself doing it! Why not let ninja dork handle it? It involves him more than you!"
"Ninja dork? That's a new one."
May gazed around. "Hey, look! It's Devin! He's coming over here!"
"Oh, geeze! Can I run?"
"Nope, he's coming right at us. What do you got against him anyway?"
"He's arrogant!"
"And you're not?"
"Hi, girls."
Rally and May ceased their conversation and faked a smile. "Hi, Devin!"
"What are you girls doing here?"
"Just checking out the view," Rally said. "It's a little hobby of ours!"
"Oh, is that right?" Devin smiled. He placed his right hand on his hip and touched his belt with his fingers.
May looked at Devin's hand then looked up to Devin's face. "I saw on a TV show that when guys touch their belts, they're thinking about se..."
Rally quickly covered May's mouth. "That's enough out of you, May." Rally faked another smile and pushed her hands harder against May's mouth.
Devin quickly put his hand down. "Well, uh..."
May bit Rally's hand to get free.
"Ouch! You brat!"
"Serves you right!"
Devin rubbed the back of his head. "You know, Rally, since I happen to see you a lot and everything..."
Rally looked at Devin strangely.
"I was that we should go on a date sometime."
"I don't..."
May grabbed Rally's mouth. "She'd love to!"
Rally pushed May's hand away. "No, I don't think..."
May took a hold of Rally's arm and twisted it, a martial arts move that Kenny showed her. "You'd love to go on a date with Devin! Wouldn't you, Rally?" May twisted harder on Rally's sore arm.
Rally glared at May as she tried to fight through the pain in her arm.
"There! It's settled! You guys are going on a date!"
"I'll pick you up Monday at eight then," Devin said. He walked off.
May released Rally's arm but then Rally's left arm flew into May's stomach. "OHHHH! RALLY!"
"HOW COULD YOU DO THAT TO ME?" Rally screamed. "THAT WAS EXTREMELY LOW, EVEN FOR YOU, MAY HOPKINS!"
"WELL, I'M JUST TRYING TO HELP YOU, RALLY VINCENT!"
"HELP ME? YOU'RE JUST CONCERNED ABOUT YOURSELF!"
Akira walked up to the girls. "Hey, what's going on? What's the matter?"
"Rally's upset because she's going on a date with Devin Park!"
Rally turned her back to Akira and May. "Devin Park?" Akira questioned.
"That guy over there." May pointed.
Akira looked. "Oh."
"What, you jealous?" May asked.
Rally glanced over her shoulder at Akira and May.
"No, I guess not."
Rally turned her head back.
"Well, good! You're a jerk anyway!" May spat.
"Still angry about the midget thing, aren't you?"
"No, you're just a jerk!"
Akira laughed.
Rally turned back around. "So did you find anything left? What are you going to do now since your place is gone?"
"Well, I'll be okay. Most of my stuff is in my car anyway. I'll just stay in there for a few days until I find something else."
"No, absolutely not!" Rally said. "People get murdered like that!"
"I'll be okay."
"No, you're coming to stay with us," Rally said.
"What!" May exclaimed. "Hold the phone! Family meeting!" May took a hold of Rally's arm and dug her a few feet away from Akira. "What are you thinking?"
"He's got nowhere to go."
"That's not our problem!"
"Look, May, he can help us with the case. Then he'll leave. It won't be that long at all. Besides, the more people helping, the faster we'll get done."
"But he's a jerk!"
Rally sighed. "He's just very sarcastic. You've just gotta get used to it."
"Yeah, well, what's under that mask? Huh? He's probably some ugly mutant who wants to cover his disgusting face!"
"May! That's not very nice! I'm sure he's got his reasons for his disguise."
"But he's a guy!"
"So?"
"Do you realize the lifestyle changes we're going to have to make? You're actually gonna have to buy pajamas! You can't be running around the house in your underwear anymore! We couldn't even have half the conversations we have anymore. It'll change everything!"
"But he can help with the case. It'll only be a week or two. I promise!" Rally said. "Then everything will go back to normal."
"Well, he better get his fair share of chores!" May exclaimed.
"Don't worry about it."
Rally and May walked back over to Akira.
"You know, I really don't want to impose on you..."
"Too bad! You're staying with us," Rally said. She grabbed the keys to Akira's Camaro from his hand. "I'm taking you up on that driving offer."
Akira smirked, however it was hidden behind the mask. "Fine."
Rally, smiling the whole way, pulled up to her house in the Camaro. "I love this car! Makes me wish I had the money to buy one just like it."
"I wouldn't mind having a Shelby, like yourself," Akira stated.
May looked over the seat. "Hey, it's that Harry's car?"
"OH! NO!" Rally hit the accelerator and zoomed right past her house. "We're going out for dinner!"
"Chinese food!"
"No, pizza!"
"Hey, the week's over! It's my turn!"
"From all the hassle you've put me through, I deserve pizza!"
"No! Chinese food! I am sick of pizza!"
"Well, I hate Chinese food!"
"How about hamburgers?" Akira suggested.
"Hamburgers? No way!" Rally and May said.
"Chinese food!"
"I have to pay for dinner so I say pizza! Final story!"
"Rally!"