Hmmm, well this sucks… It appears that at this current moment, I can't post anything… Anyway, because of this, my schedule is going to be thrown way off. But oh well… Maybe once we can log in again, I'll post more than one chapter a day in order to put things back on track. As of now, last chapter should have been posted on Tuesday, July 6 and this chapter should have been posted Wednesday, July 7. And so on for the others, if the problem isn't fixed by tomorrow. So… yeah.

---Kouji Tamino

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Ami looked up at the volcano and gasped. "Y-you want us to stop that?!"

The cannibals nodded. "Please! You're our only hope!"

Meiruuna crossed her arms. "Well how is that our problem? We're leaving soon, so it won't matter to us… Isn't that right, Mr. Keitaro?"

Keitaro shook his head. "Bad news, guys… Both of the vans are totaled, so we can't get back to the planes in time, which does make the volcano our problem…" He turned to Ami. "Ami, Meiruuna… It looks like it's up to you gals to save us all…"

Ami looked to the ground sadly. "But… How can we help? We've never used our powers for something like this before!"

Meiruuna nodded. "Despite all the uses I've found for our powers, I've never even tried to stop a volcano…"

Keitaro smiled at the girls. "Don't worry, I have faith in both of you…" He winked. "I'd wager that you'll find some way of stopping that thing…"

Ami looked back to the volcano. "I… I sure hope that you're right…"

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Love Hina Next

Chapter 38: The Heat is On! Ami and Meiruuna vs. the Volcano!

Ami and Meiruuna began to slowly walk up the stairs. Tenshi and Kai quickly followed them. Ami tilted her head. "You guys are coming, too?"

Tenshi nodded. "Ami-dono, we're your guardians! We could never abandon you!"

Kai smirked. "Yeah, we've gone this far, might as well see how this turns out…"

Ami and Meiruuna began crying in happiness, hugging the bunnies. "Thanks, you guys…" Ami babbled.

Meiruuna smiled. "This really means a lot to us…" With a new found confidence, they began to run up the stairs, the others cheering them on.

"Yeah!"

"Go get that volcano!"

"Knock it out!"

They reached the top of the stairs, and the platform at the top began to rise even higher. They gulped as they got closer and closer to the top of the volcano. Meiruuna grabbed Ami's hand tight. "You scared, Ami?"

Ami looked to the ground and nodded. "Yes… What if we mess up?" She began to silently cry, tears wetting the ground.

Meiruuna wiped her sisters eyes. "Hey, no crying… We can do this… I'll be with you through this to the end…" She smiled. "Hee hee, I'd rather die than let my sister down…"

Ami looked up at Meiruuna. "Really?"

Meiruuna nodded. "You're the only family I have…" She sweat dropped. "Although, that fact is mostly my fault…"

Soon, they all reached the top. Meiruuna stared into the volcano and whistled. "Wow, what a big hole…" She crossed her arms. "So, how do you suggest we stop this thing before it annihilates everything dear to us?…"

Ami sighed. "I truly have no idea, which is why I'm so skeptical about this…"

Kai shrugged. "Oh well, what's the worst that can happen? You screw up, everyone on the island dies, you let everyone down!"

Ami began whimpering, wide eyed, as Tenshi stared at her brother. "You are soooo inspiring," she muttered sarcastically. She smiled at Ami. "Don't worry, Ami-dono! I believe in you!"

Ami smiled a tiny bit, not entirely reassured. "Thanks…" She sweat dropped as she saw everyone below begin to run as far away from the volcano as she could. Suddenly, the island began to rumble slightly.

Meiruuna glared at the volcano. "Great, it's show time! Ready, Ami?"

Ami shook her head violently. "No! I'm not ready! Ooooh, I wish that we could just move the rest of the island to another area!!" She gasped. "Wait, that's it!"

"What's it?" Meiruuna, Tenshi, and Kai asked in unison.

"Follow me!" She jumped off of the top of the steps, levitating down. Meiruuna did the same and the rabbits followed them. When Ami landed on the ground, she ran over to the others.

"Ami, shouldn't you be stopping the volcano?" Kitsune asked.

"I have an idea!" She drew a circle on the ground, then drew a star in the middle. She then put her hand on the edge of the pentagram. "Sister, put your hand on the other side! Tenshi, Kai, stand in the middle!"

Meiruuna's eyes widened. "Now I get what you're doing!"

Kai shook his head. "No way! I'm not going to become some sort of animal sacrifice!"

Ami shook her head. "No sacrifices! Now just do it!" The rabbits complied and Ami began a chant. The pentagram began to glow and flash between blue and red. Ami and Meiruuna's hair began to flow upwards. Tenshi and Kai began to rise into the air. "Mistress of Destruction and Mischief, lend us your power! So that we may live for at least another hour! Earth Shattering Wave!" Crack, Pow! The main island became separated from the volcano. She smiled, then began another chant. "Mistress of Transportation, Goddess that controls the weather! Lend us your greatest technique! We pledge our strength and energy in order to summon you! Ultimate Transportation!" There was a huge flash of black, and the island seemingly disappeared from it's original spot. However, it had actually been transported to a spot a few miles from where it was originally. Ami, Meiruuna, Tenshi and Kai fell unconscious, completely spent from that ordeal.

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The cannibal leader walked up to Ami and Meiruuna. "Girls, on behalf of all the people of the island of Lakuna, we thank you…" It was now morning, everyone had rested up from all of that excitement.

Ami bowed, blushing. "N-no! It was no problem! It was the least we could do after using our powers to enslave you!" She raised an eyebrow. "But… there is one thing I must ask you…"

The cannibal leader smiled. "Yes, what is it?"

"Um…" Ami scratched her head. "Why do you eat people?" The cannibals all face faulted. "Um… Did I say something wrong?"

The cannibal leader stood up. "Um, actually… We don't know…"

Everyone else face faulted. Ami giggled nervously. "Oh, um… Okay…"

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A few hours later, they were all getting on the planes. Ami and Meiruuna had changed back into their clothes. Tokimi had changed into a light blue sleeveless shirt that said 'Angel' on it, along with some very short blue shorts and white shoes. Rikina had recovered her dress, which was now, dry, and put it on. (Sorry fan boys!) She looked in a little mirror. All of her make-up had worn off. "Great, just great… Oh well, I'll just reapply it once we get back home…"

Keitaro smiled. "So, is everyone ready?" The group nodded. "All right! Let's go home!" Everyone got on their respective planes and after a few minutes, they took off. A few people looked out the window to get one last glimpse of the island of Lakuna. The adventure was over…

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Soon, they arrived back at Hinata House. As they were walking out, Keitaro waved over to Yamato. "Hey, son!"

Yamato looked over to his father. "Yeah?"

Keitaro rubbed his chin. "I had something that I needed to warn you about!"

Yamato raised an eyebrow. "Huh? What was it?"

Keitaro chuckled. "Um, I forgot what it was!"

Yamato sweat dropped. "Um, riiight… Well, I'll see you later, I guess…" He walked into Hinata House, but poked his head out. "Wait, how are all of you getting home?"

Seta chuckled. "We're taking the planes!"

Yamato smirked. "I should have guessed… So, what's next for you guys?"

Seta put his arm around Haruka. "Well, me and Haruka are finally retiring… We've realized that we've gotten too old for this stuff, so we're packing our bags and heading off to the sunny shores of Pararakelse!"

Keitaro scratched his head. "Well I don't know… Naru is going back to teaching in a few weeks, and I've got a meeting with the museum to show off my discovery of the ancient Lakunian alphabet!"

Kanako raised an eyebrow, looking at the others. "And the rest of us… We're juat going to do whatever it is that we've been doing for the past 20 or so years…"

Yamato sweat dropped. "Um, yeah… You do that…" He slowly backed away and turned around, bumping into Rikina. Squish! "I'd know that 'squish' anywhere… Hello, Rikina…"

Rikina smiled, fresh from the bath and in nothing but a towel. "Hello, Yamato… How are you?"

"I'm fine… Still a bit sore, but fine…" Yamato replied, trying to resist staring at Rikina's breasts, almost bursting from her towel. "Um, do you think that it's a good idea to walk around in nothing but a towel?"

Rikina blushed. "Actually, I have a perfectly good reason… I wanted to get out of the bath as soon as possible, before Meiruuna came in…"

Yamato tilted his head. "Why?"

Rikina blushed even deeper. "Um, it's an embarrassing story… Anyway, my clean clothes are all upstairs… Have to go!" With that, she quickly ran up the stairs.

"Wait-- Nevermind…" Yamato sighed. "I wanted to know where Tokimi is…"

"She's taking a bath…" Meiruuna answered, appearing behind him.

"Gyah!!" Yamato screamed, quickly turning around. "Don't do that!"

Meiruuna chuckled. "Alright, I'll stop… Tell me, is Rikina taking a bath?"

Yamato shook his head. "No, you just missed her… Sorry!"

Meiruuna pouted. "Oh, poo…" She checked out Yamato, up and down. "But perhaps, you will do…"

Yamato raised an eyebrow. "Do? Do what?"

Meiruuna giggled evilly. "Oh, you'll see…" She raised her hand and put it in an 'o' shaped, then began to move it back and forth. "…and I think that you'll enjoy it, too…"

Yamato's eyes widened as he suddenly crossed his legs. "Wha-Wha?!"

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Tokimi sighed as she eased into the bath. Just then, Ami came in also. She waved at the younger girl. "Hello, Ami! How are you feeling? That technique you used to teleport the island looks like it took a lot out of you… Where did you learn it?"

Ami giggled as she took off her towel and slipped into the water. "Remember when I was younger, you would go to the library and bring me some books? One of them was a book on magical spells, remember?"

Tokimi nodded, a bit confused. "Yeah, but I didn't think that the book was for real!"

Ami smiled. "Neither did I, but I memorized them for fun! I suddenly remembered the incantations when I was facing the volcano!"

Tokimi smiled back. "Wow, that's pretty amazing!" A sudden realization came over her. "Wait, so you had no idea whether or not they would work? You were relying purely on luck?"

Ami blushed, nodding. "I guess so…" Quickly changing the subject, she looked at Tokimi. "Tokimi, you and Rikina are so beautiful…"

Tokimi smiled at Ami. "But Ami, you're becoming quite pretty yourself…"

Ami shook her head. "No, the boys rarely ever notice me… And even when they do, they make fun of me… Probably because I look so weird, plus I'm so flat chested… All the girls at school have bigger breasts than me! It's not fair!"

Tokimi ran her hand through Ami's hair. "Ami, just give it time… In a few years, you'll be giving all those other girls a run for their money! Just you wait!"

Ami nodded. "Thank you, Tokimi…"

Tokimi slowly stood up. "Hee hee, I think that I'm going to go sneak up on Yamato… Shhh!" She stepped out of the water, put on a towel, and tiptoed over behind Yamato. Suddenly, she pounced on him from behind, knocking him down. "Hiya, Yamato-kun!"

Yamato smirked, turning around and flipping Tokimi over in a few motions. Now he was on top of her, smiling. "Heh, heh… The tables have turned, my dear…"

Playfully, Tokimi stared up at him as if she was frightened. "What are you going to do to me?"

Yamato leaned in closer, his lips reaching Tokimi's. "I'm going to kiss you, my dear…" Their lips touched, and they stayed that way for about a minute, eyes closed.

Tokimi was in complete bliss. Her first intimate moment, and it couldn't be more perfect. Yamato on top of her almost naked body, kissing her. Suddenly, some hair fell into her face. She opened her eyes, confused. She broke the kiss to look at Yamato. "Yamato, did your hair grow--" Her eyes widened. Lying on top of her was a girl with long brown hair and gray eyes, wearing Yamato's clothes. She also had a nice pair of-- "Gyaaah!!! What the hell is going on?!"

Yamato quickly got off of Tokimi, looking at her, yes her, body. "Wha-what? What's going on?"

"Yamato!!" Keitaro screamed, running into the lounge. "I remember what I was going to tell you!! The slab that I found said this in Lakunian: 'If a male virgin drinks the water of Lakuna, he will become a woman if he does anything intimate with the woman he loves.' I ran over here to ask if you… had… um… " He stared at the female Yamato. "… drank the water…"

Yamato glared at her father. "It's a little late for that, father…"

Keitaro and Yamato looked over to a fainting Tokimi. The elder Urashima male stared back at Yamato. "…Oh crap…"

End of Chapter 38

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Da da da da… Turned the main protagonist into a girl… Hee hee, I am just bad…

---Kouji Tamino