Disclaimer: At first we see a white room. An empty white room, just a white painted room likes the ones at the nut house. I wonder what Aki got herself into this time. The only sound is crickets chirping. Suddenly, one of the floorboards begins to move and you see Aki-Shinko appear out of the hole.

"Hello" waves "Here's Chapter 3, unfortunately Shugo isn't mine or .HackSign...oh well. Please enjoy while I make my escape." She then ducks back down into the hole and the board is moved back to its original spot, you here shovel sounds and Aki whispering

"Must escape, must escape!"

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Chapter 3 Competition

Aki stood in Mac Anu just catching up on normal gossip; you could just say she was lingering about. It was a calm day, and it had been a week since she had seen or heard from Shugo. Aki figured that was a one-day fling, and she should just completely forget about it.

"Hey" an unknown voice said interrupting her thoughts. Aki looked up to find a wave master. His hair was a pale gray and his face was slender. His eyes were an off purple, but soft, almost like a dog that wanted to please its master. He worse a black trench coat stitched with white strings. His staff was a green alloy. "I am Jayko"

Aki smiled, but wished it had been Shugo "I am Aki-Shinko, but just call me Aki"

"A beautiful name for a beautiful girl" Jayko replied bending down on one knee kissing her hand like a prince, Aki's face slowly flushed like you were pouring red into her face.

"So Jayko, why are you here? I mean, why do you play the game and level up?"

He looks at her puzzled, "Hmmm why I am here? Well I want to become stronger so I can protect the people I love"

Aki smiled, his level was around the same as hers, but she was higher.

"Hey, wanna do a dungeon with me then?"

Jayko stood up and smiled "Sure, lets do an aquatic field okay?"

"Sounds like fun"

They stood at the chaos gate as Jayko shouted "Hidden, Oasis, Aquafield"

Aki and Jayko appeared at the beach, Aki lead the way eager to find some monsters. They walked down the stone steps that led into sort of like the carcass of a whale, the place where Tsukasa was originally found in the first episode of .HackSign.

"Found one" Aki announced staring at the monster gate. She watched the monster materialize and smiled as she found it to be an Armored Super Shogun. Jayko looked in disbelief

"Aki are you sure you can handle this?" he asked stuttering trying to sidle away slowly.

Aki stood before the Shogun and closed her eyes "My mind, my body, my soul..." The shogun raised his sword and began to bring it down in attack

"AKI" Jayko screamed

"...moves like the water" she quickly leapt out of the way, the Shogun's sword sliced the ground sending sand and debris flying. Jayko raised his arms covering himself in defense and Aki was lost in the sands blast. Jayko removed his arms from his face and looked around for Aki, he stared, spell bounded by what he saw.

Aki moved with her sword like she was water itself, each movement flowing to the next. Droplets of sweat beaded from her face and reflected the light from the caverns capturing her radiating smile. She was purely enjoying this fight.

After many casual attacks and duels Aki flipped behind the Shogun and with a final swing shoved her sword through the Shogun's stomach, and it fell, dead.

Aki wiped her forehead "Phew, that was fun" She put her sword back in its sheath and laughed seeing Jayko was staring "What?"

"That was amazing Aki-Shinko"

"I told you to just call me Aki"

"I shall call you Akira, you are indeed the woman of life"

Aki gave a bow and gave her V for victory symbol with a cheesy smile. "Booya" They continued fighting and finally made it to the prize at the very bottom of the special event dungeon.

"Go ahead Jayko, open the chest" Jayko rubbed his hands together and opened the chest.

"Wow Aki" Jayko turned around holding out the prize

"HUH?" '

Jayko looked to his right, where he was holding out the treasures, which happened to be bathing suits

"Well we are at a beach right? Here" He throws a suit to her.

They exited the dungeon and returned to the beach where they found changing rooms separated by a tall brown fence. Jayko had changed very quickly, and could not help but have his manly perverted nature get the best of him. ((Men are such losers)) He held onto the fence and was just tall enough that he could get a proper view.

He gave a cheesy grin as he looked down. Aki had her back to him and she was already have dressed, he watching, drooling, as Aki ripped off her top. He could not help but stare at all her curves, "Gorgeous" he said to himself. Aki finished dressing and walked out of the room, unaware of the Peeping Tom loser. Aki then knocked on his door

"Jayko? Are you in there" Startled Jayko tried to maintain his balance but Jayko fell from his perch and landed on his head, a huge bump appeared from his head. He stood up quickly as Aki entered the room. "So you ready?" But there was no response from Jayko who stared goo-goo eyed at Aki. Her outfit was very cute. "Hello Jayko?" She waved her hand in front of his face. He shook his head.

"Huh? What? Lemons! Oh ready? Me? Yeah...."

Aki just looked at him... "lemons...okay, well lets go" she wouldn't even bother asking already knowing he was a loser.

Together they made it to the beach where they found a crowd of people having a BBQ. Aki was unaware that Shugo was within that crowd. But Shugo had seen her. He had stopped mid-sentence when he had seen how alluring she looked, her ravishing body called to him as he slowly made his way across the room.

Meanwhile Jayko had been flirting with Aki trying to act muscular, but he looked more like a chimp as they walked into the crowd. Jayko and Shugo bumped into each other.

"Shugo!" Aki asked, surprised yet delighted

"Hey Aki" was all Shugo could say, his eyes still locked with Jayko. The two seemed to read the others mind, both only wanting on thing....Aki.

Aki could tell trouble was arising....

End.

Aki appears with a microphone "Well I escaped from the Looney house. I call this a productive day. Well that's the end of Chapter 3. I hope you liked it. Looks like Jayko's gonna give Shugo a run for his money. More on the way!