Man, this is boring, Ginharu thought while staring out the window. She and her parents were on a vacation to a small ryokan - a traditional Japanese inn - in the mountains. It was a family tradition, something that she can't get out of.
At least the scenery is pretty, she have to say that much.
At least the scenery is pretty, she have to say that much.
For the last few hours she's been on a plan trying to court Usagiko into a romantic vacation yet Lee lee manage to screw things up. Dee dee was now lugging around her suitcases along with Usagiko's, trying to be nice can be bad for one's back.
Lee lee was next to Usagiko talking, annoying Dee dee to no end.
"Thank you, guys," Usagiko said. "Which one of you would like to help pick out a kimono for me?"
"I would!" Both girls said, they glared at each other while Usagiko chuckled.
"Well I guess if you both want to do that I'll go with my usual," Usagiko said while leaving them dumb struck.
"That was your fault," Lee lee snapped at Dee dee.
"If you haven't called out I would be helping her into a lovely kimono by now," Dee dee snap back.
"Perv."
"Lousy jerk."
Dee dee sneer as she went into the ryokan while Lee lee stood there, she needed a moment to calm down. Deciding it would be good to go down to the pond and take a small stroll, not a bad idea.
"Hey."
Lee lee was startled, she went into a defensive position but saw it was only Usagiko sitting on a tree limb.
"I noticed you were going down by that pond over there," she said. "Would you mind if I came with you?"
"No, not at all." Lee lee went to help Usagiko but the young brunette leapt down on her own than smile before walking onward.
"The final code," he held up a diskette up. Behind him Alexandria and Kantora, the blind kendo master, were bowing. He handed it over to the young lady behind the desk than walk back to where Alex and Kantora were.
"I will wait until our mistress comes back from her business venture before entering these," she said. "But once in place and we break the guardians we will rule the earth!"
"Oh Buddha," Mitch huffed out. "What do you have in these things?"
"Just some items for the vacation," Blossom answered as she open the door to the room. Mitch stumble in with eight bags in each hand, he collapsed onto the floor breathing hard. "It's not that much, Mitch."
"It's not much if you were with the Smith family on their voyage to space!"
"Who?"
"The Smiths, from lost in space," Mitch let out a small tone of agresion. "You people don't understand the classics."
"Not the classic stuff again," Ginharu said as she walked by. "You should really start watching tv with dad, than these arguments won't happen."
"Oh be quite," Blossom said while helping Mitch up.
"Can you people please be quite," a black haired woman with a large "X" scar on the bridge of her nose. "I'm having a rough day."
"Sorry," the Michelsons said.
The day slowly ween on, the sun began to set and Usagiko and Lee lee wonder back to the ryokan. But at the entrance Usagiko stopped the young Asian girl for a moment.
"May I ask you a question?" Usagiko said, "why do you and Dee dee fight so much?"
"What do you mean?"
"I heard you guys use to be great friends, but now you two are always at each others throat." Usagiko sat down on the ground, "it's not because of me, is it?"
"No," Lee lee said. "Of course not; it's... Because she was so.. Cold."
"She's always that way, so what's the difference?"
Lee lee closed her eyes for a moment, the memories slowly coming to surface. "When we were younger she was such a free spirit, fun loving and kind of ditzy. But when... My mother was murdered, I turn to her for support." Lee lee's voice trained off until she couldn't speak any more.
Usagiko slowly wrapped an arm around her, "please don't cry."
"Thank you," Lee lee said while holding back tears.
"It's alright," Usagiko said. "I'm here."
Night settled in, Lee lee cuddle into Usagiko's arms. She lifted up the young girl as she dozed off and carried her into her own room, before leaving she kissed Lee lee's forehead lightly.
Lee lee shifted than woke up, than shot up when she saw a figure standing in the doorway. She couldn't tell much detail since it was very dark, but there was something familar about this woman.
"Who are you? What do you want?" Lee lee asked.
"Do you want to know who murdered her?"
"Excuse me?"
"Do you want to know who murdered your mother, and why?"