I must be the luckiest guy on the planet! Tomorrow night, I will be dinning in the company of three lovely maidens! Oh yeah, Misty will be there too. Lily will be sitting next to me, and I will be facing her two older sisters, whom I've heard are equally attractive and radiant. A house full of girls, they must be lonely and will need a man to give them companionship. I can see it now! Sitting there, with one feeding me niku dango, another massaging my shoulders, and another sitting in the wake asking when it will be her turn. Okay, okay! I dream too much.

The phone rings just as I walk in the door. I set down my hat and take my keys out of my pocket and throw them on the small kitchen table. I pick it up and clear my throat.

"Hai, Ketchum-desu."

"Ketchum-ku~un."

"Oh, hi Lily. How are you doing?" I ask.

Lily giggles. "I'm just fine. I just wanted to call you."

"By the way… what is your sister planning on cooking tomorrow?"

"Uh, I'm not sure. I'll have to ask her a second. Hold on, please." Lily replies.

"Okay." I hear her put the phone down on the table and go in search for Daisy. Meanwhile I hear someone else talking near the receiver.

"Don't they know to hang it up when they're done?" It said. They pick it up and start to dial a different number. "Huh? Why isn't it ringing?"

"Because I didn't hang up yet." I answer.

"AH! Gomenasai! I am so sorry." She says. "Who were you waiting for?"

"I was talking to Lily, she left for a moment." I reply.

"Ash?"

"That's me. You're Misty, aren't you?" I ask.

"Yes."

"Who were you going to call?"

"That's none of your business! Baka!" She yells.

I laugh. "Sorry, sorry. I was just wondering."

She pauses. "Hatsu."

"Ah, I see!" I nod. "You two are quite close. Congratulations."

"We--… we're not like that!" She stutters.

"That's what they all say." I smirk. I could tell I was making her mad…I just wanted to push it to have a little fun with her. "You two must do a lot of stuff, eh, Tenshi?"

"Look here you dick-less bag of shit! You don't even know me, so why assume all those things?"

I'm a little surprised at her words. I thought she was a shy little red-head. Did that take guts, or was that a normal outburst from her? "Now see here, I…"

"I'm not done yet!" Misty interrupts. "You just want my sister for her body. You want to get close enough so you can fool around for a while and have some fun. I hate my sisters, and I really don't care what they do usually… but somehow, you with one of them disgusts me!"

"Misty-san?" I say astonished.

"MISTY!" I hear Lily yell. Then I hear someone being slapped across the face. Next thing I knew, Lily was back on the phone. "I'm sorry about her, Ash. I hope she didn't say anything to offense. She's probably just going through one of those stages again. I'll have to deal with her later."

I don't answer at first… "She…she didn't say anything bad."

"Good! I'll still have to have a good talk with her. Well, anyways… we're having…"

            I didn't really listen to the rest of Lily's speech. My mind was sort of spaced out for some reason. Nobody has ever called me a dick-less bag of shit before. I never even heard that name before. But that was a cruel weapon! That could really put a dent in a guys dignity. I'd have to forget what she said though.

            The next thing I knew, it was time to leave for the Waterflower's house. I had put on a nice pair of khaki pants and a button down shirt. After splashing some cologne on, I got in my car and I was on my way. I got there in no time, but to my surprise, a foreign car was already parked in the driveway. It wasn't Misty's or Lily's or any of the other two's. I go up to the door and knock twice.

Lily opens it. "I'm glad you could make it!" She gives me a hug and I hug back. "Come on in."

"Thank you." I say.

"Go ahead and have a seat in the living room. I'm going to go and help Daisy in the kitchen." Lily replies.

"Okay." I smile. "Oh, who's car was in the driveway?"

"Oh." Lily scowls a little. "That's Misty's friend. She invited him too. They're in the living room with Violet."

Misty's friend? Hatsu? "Okay. Just wondering." I go into the living room and sure enough, Hatsu was sitting in one of the recliners, Misty in the other, and Violet on the couch. "Hello."

"Yo." Says Hatsu.

Misty looks at me with a nervous eye. "Hi."

Violet turns around and I had to hold myself back. "Why… hello. You must be Ash. I've heard a lot about you."

"I don't know if that's a good thing or not." I laugh.

Hatsu snorts and I look at him sharply. He just winks. I go and sit on the couch as well. Violet leans over and starts to talk with me, but I couldn't help but keep one eye on Misty and Hatsu. They were just chatting. I kept on thinking how angry Misty was when I talked about her and Hatsu being together. Those thoughts didn't hold me for long, Violet's beauty was radiating and I was glad I put on some extra deodorant.

"So, you work at the MizuNezumi?" Violet asks.

"Yep. I do."

"It must be nice there. You make enough money?"

"Yep. I do." I say again.

"Do you get decent hours?"

"Yep. I do."

Violet laughs. "Are you alright?"

"Yep. I--…wait!" I shake my head. "Sorry about that."

"That's okay." Violet smiles. "You must be a little bit nervous."

"A tiny bit." I reply.

Violet goes down to a whisper. "I'm so surprised Misty invited a guy as well. She's usually so terrible when it comes to men! But she looks so comfortable around him. She can laugh and smile and actually be herself. I'm happy for her."

"Oh."

"Of course, then there is you and Lily. She talks about you nonstop. It's like she's the president of your fan club." Violet giggles.

I laugh along. "Can't be."

"You never know." Violet smiles.

"Violet, Misty! Could you come and help me in the kitchen, please? I have one too many pots running and I don't want any of them to overflow." Daisy calls from down the hall.

"Coming." Violet stands up and leaves.

"Go on." Hatsu nods to Misty.

"I'm going, I'm going!" Misty says and follows her sister.

"Now it's just me and you." Hatsu sighs.

"Yup." I agree.

"So…are you enjoying yourself so far? You've now seen the domain of Venus, Aphrodite, and…damn, I'm out of names. Oh well!" Hatsu laughs.

"I didn't know you were invited as well." I say.

"Does that upset you?"

"No…it doesn't." I reply.

"Then why bring it up?" Hatsu asks.

I just look at the floor. "Um…Misty…she's got quite a lot of….spunk."

"What makes you say that?"

I laugh a little to myself. "Yesterday…she called me a dick-less bag of shit."

Hatsu. "Seriously?"

I nod.

Hatsu bursts out laughing until tears come out of his eyes. "Gomen, gomen! It's just… that really isn't spunk."

"Then what is it?" I ask confused.

"That's just Misty for you." Hatsu replies. "You wouldn't know that, of course. You've only judged her by her outward appearance and her dull personality towards the world. Some could swear that she's a perplexed gothic mystery."

"One can only assume." I reply.

"You know what happens when you assume?" Hatsu asks.

I look at him…baffled.

He smiles. "You make and ass out of you and me. So see here, Ash. I don't know you that well, and you don't know me that well. But I do know one thing. Even if you don't intend to, or don't even plan on it…if you hurt Misty in any way…" He pauses and looks quite angry.

"Look, Hatsu…I…"

"You just don't understand." Hatsu says, calming down a little. He then sighs deeply. "I don't except you to."

"Hatsu." I say.

"Yes?"

"You never finished your sentence. If I hurt Misty in any way…what?" I ask.

"Oh…that." Hatsu puts his hand behind his head sheepishly. "Never mind."

"Never mind?!?! I want to know, damn it!"

Hatsu waves his hands in front of him for me to stop. "Calm down there, fellow. It's nothing to be upset about."

I lean back on the couch and close my eyes, trying to forget about this manic.

"O-hime-sama!" Hatsu calls. "Everything sure smells good!"

I shoot an imaginary dart through his head with my stare.

He notices and smiles.

"Why are you smiling?"

Hatsu ignores me. "You girls sure you don't need another pair of hands in there?"

Misty pokes her head back into the living room. "You can stop with the chivalry anytime, Hatsu."

"Um…what are we having?" I ask.

Misty looks at me surprised and a little color comes back to her cheeks. "Yasai suppu, niku dango, and maabo-toufu."

I smile. "Niku dango is one of my favorites."

Misty shows me one of those rare smiles. "That's good. I'm glad. Dinner will be served in about five minutes, so just hang tight, okay?"

"Gotcha." Hatsu says.

"Okay." I nod.

Misty exits and Hatsu clears his throat. "Good recovery."

"What are you talking about?" I ask.

"Never mind." Hatsu sticks out his tongue.

My anger boils again. "Chikusho!!"