The Cousin
Chapter Two: The Telephone

Disclaimer: See Chapter One. XD

"Chocolove?" Ren yelled desparately, "Chocolove!!!"

Riiiiiiiing... Riiiiiiing...

"CHOCOLOVE!!!! PICK UP THE PHONE, DAMMIT!"

No use. Ren slammed t he telephone down on the table, muttering a rather rude string of curses under his breath, before picking up the phone once more and violently dialing another number.

Riiiiiiing. Riiiiiiing. Riiiiiiiing. Click!

"Hello?"

"Yoh! Is that you?!"

"Yeah... Ren?"

"Yeah, listen. I need you to come over here now! Bring Amidamaru... Hell! Bring everyone! NOW."

"Can't. Training. See ya, Ren."

"Wait!"

"What?"

"Who else can I call?"

"Hmmm... Try Boroboro and Pilika."

Cliiiiiick.

"Dammit!!!" Ren yelled, slamming the phone down once more, and, again, picking it up, but this time dialing Horo and Pilika's place.

Riiiiiiiiiiiiing–"Hello?"

"Pilika? This is Ren. You and Horo get your asses over here right now!!!"

"Try being a little more polite!"

"Just get over here!"

"No!!!!" The blue-haired girl yelled at the receiver, "Call again, and be a little nicer, and maybe then I'll consider it!!!" Click.

Ren slapped a hand against his forehead, and, again, dialed the Usui number.

Riiiiiing. Riiiiiing...

"Hello?"

"Hello, Pilika!" Ren said with a noticably fake cheeryness, "Can you please come over here now?"

"Erm... This is Horohoro."

"Ergh!"

Horo heard a dull bang through the telephone, most likely Ren's head against the nearest wall, "Ren?"

"What?!"

"Is there something wrong?"

"Oh, no... There's nothing wrong. Nothing wrong at all."

Horo almost hung up, having been thoroughly creeped out, but then Ren continued speaking.

"My cousin from hell isn't coming to visit, and I certainly don't need any help!"

The corner's of Horo's mouth subconsciously lifted into a smirk, "Are you asking me for help?"

Ren mumbled something along the lines of "slightly..."

"Oh," the smirk grew a little wider, "of course... I'll need the right pay..."

"Just get your ass over here!"

"I'll be right over."

Click.

Ren hung up the phone and sighed, a mixture of dread and relief.