Stizzo, thanks for the review, but I kind of already realized that already. =P But you see, the idea behind Shima is that he isn't a true 'punk-type' character, he was simply acting 'tough' in order to get his father's attention. After a while, however, acting tough became a part of his habitual behavior. He's actually a very nice guy, which is why he often apologizes. Since he's living in a house filled with girls, and his father isn't around, he wants to be nicer, but he's sort of forgotten how. He loses his temper or gets carried away and afterwards feels bad.

Also, the reason for the lack of development for the characters of Jin and Static is simply because they are 'last minute' tack on character's. My friend, XBlade, kept bugging me to put his characters in here. I eventually gave in, and I sort of got carried away in terms of how often they appeared. You're right about everything else, though, but I kind of already realized everything that you told me. I'm still learning, and I've been slowly getting better at how I want to express certain ideas over the years. I recently looked into my old FF.net account and saw how bad my work used to be. Anyway, thanks again for that review. I've actually been planning ideas of how I can fix certain things, such as Ema… Anyway, I'll just keep trying to improve.

And to the rest of you: thank you for your kind comments.

---Kouji Tamino

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Shima looked to Ema and raised an eyebrow. "Ema, where did Tokimi go?"

Ema smiled. "Ms. Kaolla Su appeared out of a hole in the ceiling and took her into her room!"

Shima chuckled. "Kaolla's created another crazy gadget, huh?…"

Suddenly, Jin burst into the room, a big smile on his face. "Yo, Shima! Kimomo came over to my apartment a few hours ago and gave me the best freaking chocolate in the world!" He patted Shima on the back roughly and walked in front of him, holding up the box of chocolate. "See?! See?!"

Shima, sick of hearing Jin gloat, picked up Ema's 'chocolate brick' and tossed it at Jin's head. Jin promptly dodged, causing the brick to hit Ema… "Ow!" Plop.

Shima gasped as Ema hit the floor. "Ema! Oh damn, I messed up!" He ran over to Ema and gently shook her. "Oh come on, be okay!" He picked her up and set her down on the couch. He turned around to see that Jin was gone. "Eh?! Where the hell did he get off to?… "

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Meanwhile, In Kaolla Su's room, Tokimi and Kaolla were sitting in front of a portal that could send anything or anyone anywhere that you wanted it or them to go. Tokimi poked it. "Wow, Kaolla, this is probably one of the greatest things you have never made…"

Kaolla chuckled. "That's nothing! You should see the cannon I made that's completely powered by marshmallows!" She searched around her jungle of a room and pulled out a huge cannon. It's basic body was silver, and it had several greens cords that started in the back opening of the gun and extended into what seemed to be the fuel tank. It had several blinking, flashing lights and the trigger was as big as Kaolla's hand.

Tokimi's eyes went wide as she stared at the humongous gun. "Kaolla, sometimes you scare me…" She slowly stood up and walked out of the room. "Um, I'm going to go take a bath, okay?…"

Kaolla smiled, also standing up. "Actually, that sounds nice… A warm bath would do me some good!" She excitedly ran out the door, grabbing Tokimi's hand on her way out. "Come on, let's go!"

Tokimi struggled to yank her hand out of Kaolla's grasp, but was failing. "Hey, wait!!"

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Love Hina Next

Chapter 19: Unintentional Intentional Spying

A few minutes later, Jin snuck into Kaolla's room, having overheard the conversation about the portal. He smirked slightly. "Anywhere I want to go, huh?" He took one step into the room, before hearing Shima's voice from behind.

"So that's where you went, you jack-ass…" Shima chuckled, arms crossed.

Jin jumped into the room, spun in the air towards Shima, and landed, facing the other male. "What are you doing here?!"

"Making sure that you don't get into trouble…" He glared. "Besides, this is Kaolla's room… What are you doing here?"

Jin smiled. "I cannot tell a lie… I was going to use this here portal to spy on Rikina! Hopefully she's changing right now, or something…"

Shima laughed. "I thought you were afraid of Rikina!"

Jin cackled. "So? She's hot!" Jin began spacing out.

Shima shook his head, eyes closed. "You little pervert…" He stopped and opened his eyes. "Besides, I what about Kimomo?"

Jin looked to the left, then to the right. "Well, we're not officially an item, so I'm still single and free to 'play the field'…" He scratched his head and looked to Shima, smiling widely. "Oh, and I can wait 6 years…"

Shima raised an eyebrow. "…For what?"

Jin cackled again. "…For Ami to be of legal age…"

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From outside Kaolla's room, you could hear someone pummeling someone else. "Damnit, Jin! Keep your eyes on the current road, please?!"

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Down at the hot springs, Ami was already soaking in the warm water. She sighed and looked towards Hinata House. "Yamato-sama…" She stared into the water at her underdeveloped body. She sighed again. 'Yamato-sama would never even give me the time of day with the older girls there…' She slowly sunk into the water, but breathed in at the wrong time. She quickly stood up, choking on water. "Cough! Cough! Hack!" Suddenly, she heard others coming towards the hot springs. She quickly calmed down and sunk back into the water. Tokimi, Kaolla, and Kimomo came over. They took off their towels, and Ami glared at their much bigger breasts. She waved as they stepped into the water and sat down.

Tokimi smiled. "Oh, hey there, Ami! This water feels so nice, doesn't it?"

Ami nodded. She stared at the water and made a small amount of water in front of her rise a bit.

Kimomo patted Ami on the head, chuckling. "But don't spend too much time in here, you wouldn't want to catch a cold…"

Ami looked to Kimomo and smiled. Out of all the girls here, Kimomo and Nina were her favorites, simply because they weren't interested in her Yamato-sama.

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Back in Kaolla's room, Shima and Jin fought over the controls. "Jin, stop this! It's not right!"

"Oh, come on!" Jin yelled. "You'd do the same and you know it!"

Shima blushed slightly. "Yeah, you're right…" He slapped himself. "But not now!"

"Why?!" Jin screamed, accidentally pressing a button.

"Because!!" Shima replied, also accidentally pressing a button.

Suddenly, a flash of purple light burst from the portal, sending them to who-knows-where. On the screen, it said: Number of People to Transport: 2 Destination: Random

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Back at the springs, the girls were talking. Ami had calmed down a bit, and listened with high interest. They were all listening to Kaolla tell the story of when she had locked up most of the girls and kidnapped Keitaro, trying to make him her king. Tokimi giggled. "So when the other girls had finally escaped, you, Keitaro, and Naru were in a suggestive position?"

Kaolla, laughing at the memory, calmed down and nodded. "Yeah, Kei had a hold of Naru, I was pulling on Keitaro's shorts, and my bathing suit was halfway off! It didn't help that I had pulled his shorts halfway off of his butt, and we were all on a bed!"

Ami blushed at the image, while Kimomo put a hand to her mouth, snickering. "My, my… How positively kinky sounding…"

Unknowingly to them all, a purple hole opened in the sky. Shima poked his head through, looked down, and smacked himself on the head. "Shit! Of all the places to get sent… How the hell do I get back?" He tried to go back through the hole. "Oh boy, I'm screwed…"

Kimomo sniffed the air. "Mmm…"

Tokimi raised an eyebrow. "Hm? What is it, Kimomo?"

"I smell… man…" Kimomo muttered, smiling.

Kaolla laughed. "You're an interesting one, Kimomo…" She rubbed her chin. "But how can that be possible, I don't see any guys around…" She smirked. "Unless…" She looked up to see a portal. "Ah ha! Shima, we know you're up there! Come on down before we make you!"

Shima poked his head through the hole. "Um, heh heh…" He said, chuckling nervously. "Hey, girls…" He waved pitifully.

Tokimi and Ami screamed, covering themselves. Kimomo giggled. "Oh, my… Hello, there!" She said happily, waving back. "Want to take a bath with us?"

"Kimomo!" Tokimi screamed. "You're just as bad as Kitsune!"

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At around the same time, Jin was peeking into Rikina's room. "What luck! Whatever coordinates were entered, they sure sent me where I wanted to go!" He stared as Rikina took her shirt off and tossed it on her bed.

Rikina walked over to said bed, picked up a ray gun, and pointed at the ceiling. "Don't think that I don't hear you up there! I helped with the research used in building that thing!" She looked up at the hole in the ceiling and smiled sadistically. "I knew it was you, Jin… I've been waiting for this moment ever since you escaped my wrath back in August…" Jin, with nowhere else to go, jumped out of the hole. He looked around, panicking. He looked towards the doorway and ran out. Rikina smirked and put the gun away. "I will let him live… another day…"

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Running through the hallway, Jin bumped into the recently awoken Ema, knocking her down the stairs. When she reached the bottom, she was once again knocked out. Jin, not knowing what he had done, continued to run. He ran into Keitaro's old bathroom and jumped off of the balcony, down the springs. He landed in the water, making a huge splash. All the girls screamed, got their towels, and ran out. All except for Kimomo, that is… She simply smiled and said "Jin, you bad boy…" Her smile turned into a seductive grin. "If you wanted to join us, you could have said so…"

Jin gulped nervously. "No no, that's okay…"

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A few hours later, Shima and Jin were hanging from the ceiling in the cellar… upside down… by their toes. Rikina stared at them and smiled. "So, girls…" She turned to the other residents of Hinata House. "What should we do to properly punish these two?"

Kimomo pouted. "I don't care what you do to Yamato, but leave Jinny alone!"

Shima growled. "Hey, thanks for the support!!" he screamed sarcastically. He shuddered as he began to get dizzy. "Whoa, the blood's flowing to my head too quickly!"

Tokimi sighed. "I don't really care… Just make sure you let them down before their brains rush out of their ears, though…"

Sarah stepped up and blew cigarette smoke into Shima and Jin's faces. "I say keep them up there for the night… A night of hanging by their toes might do these two pervs some good…" She turned around and walked up the stairs. "I'm going to bed… Please try not to destroy anything…" She continued walking up the stairs.

Shinobu sighed. "This isn't nice…"

Shima growled. "This isn't fair, damn it! Jin was the one who was up to no good, I tried to stop him!!" Shima attempted to escape, the ropes burning his toes. "Ow! Rikina, when I get out of here, I'll--"

Rikina smirked. "What? Was that a threat? In your position? That's the super secret Su royal family rope technique that's been used on you…" She turns away, arms crossed. Unless Kaolla or I say so, you're not getting out of that--"

"You were saying?" Shima said, out of the 'Toe-Trap of Doom'. Kaolla snickered, holding the rope.

Rikina growled, turning back around. "Kaolla! How could you?"

Kaolla chuckled. "Sorry, sis! I believe in Shima!" She gave a sly smile. "Besides, didn't you like Shima at one point?…"

Rikina huffed. "I have no time for romance, I have to stay focused on my studying! Besides, that was just a bit of lust… I have no real feelings for Yamato…"

Shima chuckled. "That's a relief! It will make choosing a lot easier!"

Rikina snarled, getting up into Shima's face. "What was that?!"

Shima, already a bit ticked off, pressed his nose against hers. "It's just what you thought you heard!"

Rikina edged away. "Get your nose away from mine!"

Suddenly, Ema peeked into the room. "Hey, what's going on?" She saw Jin, still tied up by his toes, and screamed. "Eeek! Oh my god, you're sacrificing that poor boy!" She ran down the stairs. "Don't worry, I will rescue you!" She tripped and fell down the stairs. "Ow… I'm okay!" Ema quickly stood up and pointed at Shima. "And who is this, your evil master?!" She looked around and stared at Nina and Kimomo. "Hey, who the hell are they?…"

Tokimi scratched her head. "Um, what the heck is going on?…"

Shima sweat dropped. "I think this may have happened when I accidentally hit her in the head with a chocolate brick… She must have amnesia!"

Rikina shook her head. "No, it seems that she remembers most of us… It's only Shima and anyone that came after him that she doesn't remember…"

Kaolla pounded her fist into her hand. "That's it! The conk on the head must have unscrambled her brain, meaning she is back to normal!"

Ema punched the air, screaming. "I must report this conspiracy! People should not be sacrificed! It's just not right!"

Rikina sweat dropped. "Well, as normal as Ema can get…" She sighed. "Let's go… Jin's punishment will be listening to Ema all night…"

Jin gasped. "Hey, wait! Don't just leave me here! Damn it!!"

Shinobu smiled. "Hey, Ema isn't that bad… Once she calms down, she'll come back up here… And that should only be in a few minutes…" She walks up the stairs. "I'll bring you something to eat after I prepare dinner for the others, okay?"

Jin sighs. "Right, okay…"

Ema eventually runs out of breath before realizing that there is no sacrificing going on. "Oh, no, I did it again, didn't I?… I overreacted… Now the others probably think I'm crazy! Wait, everyone! Wait for me!!" Ema quickly ran up the stairs, leaving Jin alone.

"… I think someone doesn't like me right now," Jin muttered.

End of Chapter 19

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Whew, alright… I think I've managed to fix the Ema problem. (In a cheap way, I know, but…) All I've got to do now is work on expressing my ideas better and maybe working on getting some characters more screen time.