Hey everyone… It's been a while, hasn't it?… A week and 3 days, to be exact. Sorry about that… We sort of had a virus and I couldn't get online until late Saturday night… It wasn't a real nasty virus, though. It simply kept me from doing certain things. Anyway, I'm back! I hope a few of you didn't get discouraged and give up on me! XD

---Kouji Tamino

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It was another cold winter day, three days after Christmas. Everyone who had visited for the holidays had went back home. Ami was shoveling snow. She smiled and hummed a little tune while running around, plowing away any snow that dared get in her way. Rikina and Tokimi stared at the speed that Ami was shoveling. Sweat drops rolled down their foreheads. "Quite an enthusiastic girl, isn't she?" Rikina muttered.

Tokimi giggled. "I think it's cute… The way her eyes lit up when Shima asked her to shovel the snow…"

Rikina's left eyebrow twitched. "Do you think it will be cute in a few years when she's older and is competition for us?!"

Tokimi burst out laughing. "Rikina, don't be so competitive! It's just a little crush! She's only about… um… 13, I think? Anyway, she doesn't know what love is!" She stared at Ami. "But she should be careful… Her wounds haven't fully healed yet…"

Rikina stared at Tokimi. "… What the hell are you talking about? She using her powers. She doesn't even have a shovel…"

Tokimi blinked rapidly, then stared at Ami. "Oh yeah, I guess you're right…" She chuckled nervously. "You see, I can't find my contacts right now…"

"Yama-sama! Love love love!" Ami yelled, continuing to plow the snow surrounding Hinata House. She suddenly tripped over a stick hidden in the frozen fluffy water and fell down, face first. Tokimi and Rikina sweat dropped.

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"Ah…" Ami sniffled, lying on the couch. She was covered in a blanket. "Ahhh…"

Tokimi and Rikina sweat dropped. "Oh crap…"

Shima yawned, walking down the stairs. "Wow, what a great nap…" He looked to Ami. "Oh hey, Ami… You sick?"

Rikina ran over to Shima as Tokimi dropped to the ground. "Fly, you fool! You know not your peril!" She quickly pushed him to the ground, quickly following him.

"AAAHHHHCHHOOOOOOO!!!" Ami sneezed.

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Outside Hinata House, walking towards the building, were Jin and Static. Suddenly, a blue energy beam flew through the roof of Hinata House. The 2 brothers stared, eyes widening. Static quickly regained his composure. "Let me guess… The young psychic girl, Ami, is sick…"

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Love Hina Next

Chapter 15: Sickly Young Psychics.

On the roof, Shima repairs the medium sized hole caused by Ami's sneeze. He rubs his temples in frustration. "Why don't people ever tell me these things…" He began to talk in a sarcastic tone, mimicking Rikina from about an hour or so ago. " 'Oh, I forgot to tell you! Ami loses a bit of control over her powers when she gets sick!' … Oh god." He put a few finishing touches on the roof, then went back inside. "So, how's Ami feeling now?" he said, taking off his boots and coat.

Tokimi sighed. "Not any better…"

Shima scratched his head, confused. "Where the hell is everyone?"

Rikina crossed her arms. "I have no idea…"

Jin and Static, who had entered the building a few minutes after Ami's sneeze, stared at the sick girl. "Um… She isn't going to explode, is she?"

Rikina chuckled. "No, no… She just needs some rest… And we have to be very careful…" Suddenly, her cell phone rang. She answered it. A video screen, common for cell phones in this age, flipped open.

On the other end of the conversation was Sarah. The American smiled. "Oh… Hey guys… Heh heh… Sorry about ditching you, but…"

She was interrupted by Kaolla, who pushed her out of the way. "… We value our lives… Not even my machines can stand up to a sick Ami… But she should be fine in a few days, at the most… Seeya!"

"Wait!" Rikina began, but they had already hung up. "Damn them…" She looked around the room. The only ones here to take care of Ami were Tokimi, Shima, Jin, Static, and herself.

"Knock knock!" Keitaro smiled, walking in and taking off his shoes. "We just came for a visit!" He was soon followed by Seta. "So, what's going on?"

Shima looked to the two older men. "…Ami is sick…"

Keitaro and Seta began to walk away. "Oh, look at the time! We have to be going now-- ACK!" The men were quickly caught in a net.

"I don't think so…" Rikina muttered. She looked to the three younger men. "Look… There is something that can disable Ami's powers temporarily, but it takes a while to get…" She took out a coat and put it on. "Tokimi and I are going out to get it… You will all stay here and take care of Ami…"

The men whimpered. "Why us?…"

Rikina glared, shutting them all up. Her emerald eyes cut through them like butter. "Because I said so…" After putting on their boots, Rikina and Tokimi left.

The men all stared at each other, then Ami. Shima smacked his head. "…Why us?…"

"…Because, life is not fair…" Static muttered.

"…No shit," Jin muttered, annoyed. "Now what the hell are we supposed to do for the next couple of hours? Try not to get our asses blown up?"

Keitaro scratched the back of his head. "Hey guys, this shouldn't be too bad!"

Seta put a hand on Keitaro's shoulder. "Way to stay positive, former part-timer! We're tough! We can handle this!" The two Archeologists smiled, when suddenly, Ami let out a small sneeze, cracks forming in their glasses. "… Okay men, we're screwed…"

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About an hour later, they were all sitting on the couches in the lobby, drinking tea. Ami sneezed, their cups all shattering, hot tea splashing on their hands. Shima's eyebrow twitched. He looked to his hand covered in tea, still holding the handle of the cup.

"… Ow…" Static muttered.

Keitaro and Seta smiled as always. "Well, that's just too bad, isn't it?" Keitaro stood up. "Oh well! You didn't mean it, Ami!"

Ami blushed and hid under her blanket.

Shima stood up and patted Ami on the head with his other hand. "It's okay, kiddo… We're not mad…" His lip trembled slightly. "In excruciatingly burning pain, yes… But we couldn't be mad at you!"

Ami peeked from under her blanket, stared at Shima and… vomited on him. "Yamato-sama!" Ami screamed after realizing what she had done. "I… I…" Ami eyes began to fill with tears.

Shima sighed. "No, no… It's… okay…" He looked to his shirt. "I'm just going to have to change, that's all…"

Ami wiped the tears out of her eyes with her good arm. "Kay…"

"Um, dude…" Jin said, pointing at the ceiling.

"Eh?" Shima looked upwards, just in time for a support beam to smack him in the head.

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47 minutes later, Shima came back into the lounge with a black sweatshirt on. He looked up to the ceiling to see his father on a ladder, finishing up putting the beam back up. "Hey, you got the beam back up already?"

Keitaro nodded, as he wiped some sweat off his brow. "Gosh, though… Ami's going to accidentally destroy the whole place is this keeps up…"

Ami hid under her blanket again. Shima looked to her and sighed. He looked around. Something was… different… "Hey, where'd Static and Seta go?"

"Seta said he'd be back later and Static…" Jin began. He shook his head as he started again. "… he ran off scared…"

Shima sweat dropped. "… Oh." He took a seat and rubbed his head. "Ugh, how could this get any worse…"

"Head hurts…" Ami moaned, rubbing her head. A blue aura began to surround her as she arose from the couch and began to float in the air. Her eyes began to glow.

Shima sweat dropped. "Um, that's not good, is it?"

Keitaro chuckled nervously. "Um, no it isn't…"

Ami growled slightly, and the guys were tossed into the air. They too were now surrounded in a the aura. "Head hurt!" They were soon being slammed into each other, their heads being bonked together. She then tossed them about the house, knocking down a few things.

Soon, objects were flying everywhere. She dropped the guys to the floor, and they soon found themselves in a tornado of flying objects and pure psychic power. "Oh my god, she's possessed!" Shima screamed out.

Suddenly, Seta ran in. He smirked. "You guys can't a few minutes without getting in trouble when I'm not around…" He picked up a nearby Shima doll. "Keitaro! Try an Urashima kick, okay?" He tossed it over to Keitaro, who managed to kick it over to Ami in all of the chaos.

Ami spotted the doll and grabbed it, calming down and stopping the psychic tornado in her distraction. She fell back down on the couch in a nice 'plop' and happily hugged the doll. The guys sighed in relief. Ami then sneezed, and they flinched as the coffee table fell apart.

Seta chuckled, shaking his head. "I'm getting too old for all this…" He quickly looked to his watch. "Listen, I have to get going now, so--"

"No!" Jin screamed. "Don't leave us alone!"

Seta burst out laughing. "Don't worry! You've still got Keitaro! Besides, I trust you can handle her for a few more hours… Well, seeya!" Seta put his shoes on and walked out the door.

Shima sighed, then looked to the now sleeping Ami. "Heh, poor kid… She's had a pretty rough day…" He smiled. "It's sucks to be sick… It must be worse to be sick when you're a psychic just learning how to use your powers…"

Jin nodded. "Yeah…" He looked to Shima. "Um, sorry…"

Shima looked back to Jin and raised a confused eyebrow. "Huh? What do you mean, 'sorry'?"

"I've got to go, too…" Jin said rubbing the back of his head.

Shima nodded. "That's okay, go ahead… I think I can handle things if she wakes up…"

Keitaro laughed. "Oh, that's good! In that case, I hope you don't mind if I go, too!"

Shima chuckled. "Fine, go ahead…"

And so, the two left, leaving only Shima to take care of the sick girl. She soon woke up, and he looked to her with a smile. "Heya, cutie… You hungry?"

Ami blushed at his nickname for her and slowly nodded, still having a bit of a headache. She watched as Shima went into the kitchen. After a few minutes, he came back with a bowl of soup. "Here ya go… Probably nowhere near good as Shinobu's stuff, but it should do…"

Ami smiled and began to eat. "Thank you" she said, happily eating.

Shima sat down next to her on the couch for a moment. "Y'know, I really did mean what I said about your tea…"

Ami looked to Shima. "Hm?"

"You're getting better," he assured her. He chuckled and joked around. "Shinobu better watch out, because you might just get better than her someday if she isn't careful!"

Ami smiled and hugged Shima. "Yamato-sama…"

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"Hey, we're back!" Tokimi exclaimed as she and Rikina came through the front door, about 20 minutes later. She gasped as a now ticked off Rikina pushed past her and slammed the medicine on the coffee table. "Um, Rikina?"

"Hey, welcome back!" Shima waved. Ami waved back, too. They jumped a bit as Rikina slammed the medicine on the table. "Um, you okay?"

"Good lord, it's a good thing my parents are royalty and loaded…" She crossed her arms. "…Damn medicine cost an arm and a leg…" She quickly cheered up and showed a bit of 'Kaolla-ness'. "So! Ami, how are you feeling, psychic girl?" She nodded as Ami gave her an 'eh' kind of sign. "Ah, I see…"

"So, I see you two aren't trying to smother me in kisses…" Shima said, sarcastically. He sighed, a bit tired. After a sudden realization, he sweat dropped. "Wait… They make medicine for psychics?!"

Tokimi nodded and giggled. "Yeah… Rikina and I decided to calm down a bit with our feelings… At least until we get into Tokyo U, that is…"

Shima nodded in agreement. "Yeah, the Center Exams are coming up soon…"

"Anyway!" Tokimi screamed, frightening the others. "Time to take your medicine, Ami!" She opened the bottle, took a spoonful, and shoveled it into Ami's reluctant mouth. Ami slowly swallowed. Tokimi smiled. "Good, now your powers should be in check for a while…"

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About a few hours later, Ami, Shima, Tokimi, and Rikina were all knocked out on the couch. Unknowing to them, they had unconsciously moved into a position that left Shima with his face between Rikina's breasts, and groping Tokimi. Suddenly, the rest of the girls finally returned, accidentally waking them all up. Rikina and Tokimi screamed and stood up. A confused Shima also stood up.

"Shima, you pervert!" they both screamed. "Double Pervert Punch of Friendship!" the two girls punched poor Shima into the kitchen.

"What'd I doooo?…" Shima screamed, flying into the other room.

Kimomo chuckled, while Shinobu shook her head, Sarah laughed her head off, while everyone else giggled.

Kitsune shook her head. "Boy oh boy… Things just never change around here, do they…"

Ami, still a bit sleepy, looked around, confused. "Yamato-sama?" she looked around, not knowing what happened exactly. "Yamato-sama?" She looked left, right, up and down. She then looked forward and frowned. An angry vein pulsed on her forehead. "Yamato-sama…"

End of Chapter 15.

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And so I return! See you Wednesday! (Hopefully…)