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Author's Note: Hi everybody! Thanks soooooooo much to those who reviewed and you crazies who love the story. Sorry for not updating in a long while, what has it been like 3 months?.....Wow, another birthday where nobody cares.... Anyhow, I had a crap load of school work to do and plenty of moments where I wanted to slap some of my teachers, but enough of that.

The Chocolate Bunny Incident:

Part 5

Shun skipped along happily down the street blissfully ignoring the screams of his fleeing little bunny (i.e., Saori).

Saori ran with all her might as she cursed at the long dress she always wore, which at the present was tripping her up and allowing a certain demonic boy to catch up to her and to ruin her beautifully maintained hair.

From time to time, Shun would allow her to get quite a distance away as he hummed to himself, You can run, you can hop my little bunny but I will have my purple rabbit's foot!, but Saori knew he was just toying with her mind so that she would let down her guard and think she might have a chance of escape.

Suddenly, as though answering her desperate pleas, something had distracted Shun long enough to where she could get out of his line of sight. And catching sight of the object of Shun's desires, Saori really didn't feel like sticking around for that!

Whilst chasing his purple bunny, something caught the little saint's eyes and heart as he immediately stopped to drool in awe of the beauty that stand before him. For he had come across the mother of all candy stores, at least in the city they lived in; the one he had begged and pleaded with Ikki to take him to. The one in fact that Ikki had, for obvious reasons, refused to even let him look at. Shun couldn't help but admire the sight before him; in the window display alone lay rows and rows of all types of bubblegum balls and an assortment of lollipops made to look like a lollipop rainbow.

Unaware of the passing time and the little puddle forming beneath his feet, the ecstatic green haired boy took a step forward only to be halted by the shop's owner placing a hand up as though to freeze Shun in his tracks and placed a simple red and white sign which read, 'Closed.' Stepping a little further out onto the sidewalk, the older shop owner looked at Shun apologetically and said, "Sorry son, but it's closing time. If you want, you can come back early tomorrow morning and I'll be happy to let you sample anything your little heart desires. Okay little man?"

Getting somewhat irritated with the man's condescending tone and demeanor, Shun pulled off the most pitiful looking puppy dog face ever, even with matching quivering bottom lip in the hopes that the man would change his mind. But the shop owner stood his ground oblivious to the danger he was now in. Shun couldn't wait any longer to taste the sugary goodness that is candy especially a building full of it.

Pulling the bottle of glue from his pocket, Shun summoned his Andromeda chains from the void in which his armor was stored in, picked up the shop owner and flung him around in the air for a good five minutes threatening the now frightened man, "You shouldn't have said that to me or called little man....do you have any idea how stupid that sounds?!"

Shun could only make out a few whimpers of "I'm sorry!" from the man he was whipping around in the air, but he was currently busy as he went about his business and applied half the glue bottle to one of the man's feet and the other half to the other foot. Once he had finished off the bottle of glue, he tossed it easily into a nearby trash can without looking and raised his head to stare at the man above him with a gleam in his eyes. Taking one last look at the sobbing man, Shun let him fly a good block or so. With one final act, Shun smashed the front door in with his chains and proceeded to banish them to whence they came. Admiring his handy work, the Andromeda saint strolled blissfully into the shop smelling all the smells and filling up his pockets with as much as his overalls could hold.

A good thirty minutes or so later, Shun walked out of the shop a little miffed as he grumbled, "What kind of candy shop doesn't have pixie sticks?? I've heard the kids at the orphanage talking about these wonderful delicacies but I've never really seen them." Snapping back to the task at hand, Shun got back on the trail and decided it was too late for his little bunny as he wasted all the glue on that big oaf, when a loud scream caught his attention. He knew that scream, it was Shiryu. Shun thought for a second, 'But why is my bestez buddy screaming?'

As he got closer to the source of the screams, Shun began to make out the small growls of his little minion Mr. Jingles. Stopping to take in the scene, Shun made a mock pose and wiped a nonexistent tear from his eye, thinking, 'I've taught you so well.' Suddenly a thought dawned on him and Shun yelled one final command to his little helper, "Mr. Jingles release!" And with that the tiny feral dog let go of the dragon saint and curled up on a nearby park bench, immediately falling asleep with his little legs twitching up a storm.

Walking over to his fellow saint who was gently feeling at the bruises that Mr. Jingles had left behind, Shun greeted Shiryu with a pat on the back. Speaking in an almost sincere tone, Shun spoke, "Poor poor Shiryu. For what reason would my dear dear Mr. Jingles have to be munchin' on your keester?"

Getting a little more control over himself, Shiryu straightened himself as best he could and with a determined yet vengeful look on his face, he replied, "Because my hyper friend, our so called brave friend Hyoga turned chicken when he saw Mr. Jingles there coming for him and sacrificed me to that demonic beast of a dog! Whom I still haven't figured out why you named him Mr. Jingles..." Once Shiryu had finished with his little tirade, he glanced slightly in Shun's direction.

Shun had been sitting with his legs crossed on the same bench that his fluffy little minion was sleeping on with his arms crossed bopping his head up and down as if in understanding and with his eyes close in thought. Now that Shiryu had finished however, Shun was petting the tiny dog with his left hand and essentially shushing Shiryu with an out stretched index finger over his mouth, all the while warning lightly, "Shhh, you'll wake the little angel..."

Shiryu was beyond understanding and frustration at this point as anyone who's had their bottom used as a pin cushion would be. Lifting his right arm in one swift motion, he slapped himself in the head allowing his hand to travel down the grooves of his facial features down to his chin. Speaking up with a slight chuckle in his voice, Shiryu addressed his fellow saint, "You're nuts you know that...right.?."

Shun merely shook off his friend's comments as old news and jumped up yet again. Taking on an official tone, Shun walked over to the long haired saint and stopped about a foot in front of his target. "My dear Shiryu, it is truly a horrible horrible hor-ri-ble thing that meany Hyoga has done to you and should not go unpunished... How would you like to avenge your hiny?" Shun spoke aloud before slapping Shiryu in the behind to make his point.

Jumping forward a good ways, Shiryu screamed at the sudden mistreatment of his back end. Calming down a bit, he replied with a sinister smirk on his face, "Just tell me when, where, and how..."

"Oh no no no no noooo Shiryu. You are far from being ready to exact your revenge just yet, but I can fix that if you'll trust me." Shun blurted out to a now confused Shiryu.

Not sure of what Shun meant, but also not wanting to get on the still sugar crazed maniac's bad side, Shiryu merely shook his head in approval. Before he knew what was going on, he found Shun shoving at least five different lollipops into his mouth. Stepping back slightly, the dragon saint didn't know what to make of it all. He never really had a lot of candy growing up and training as a saint left very little room for sweets.... He soon found it harder and harder to concentrate as a variety of flavors danced and mingle on his tongue. Green apple was blending with pineapple and blueberry was mixing with raspberry and he didn't even want to think about what the strawberry was doing. Unaware that he was now drooling fluently like a crazed loony himself.

Clasping his hands tidily in front of his chest, Shun paced off to the side as he mumbled giddily, "Exccccelent.... My plan is working perfectly." The ecstatic little saint then popped in another three pieces of sour bubblegum into his mouth and began to whoop and holler while jumping all about the area.

It took Shiryu all but two minutes to finish the lollipops as he was just a newbie of course. He wouldn't be able to inhale candy at mach speeds until he'd had more practice. With a sudden realization dawning on him, Shiryu knew that only Shun could teach him all the wonders of this delicious thing they call candy. Widening his eyes to full puppy dog effect, Shiryu rushed over and knelt beside the hopping Shun and tugged at his shirt while looking up at his friend and mentor and begged, "Pleaseeeee, Shun! Teach me more about lollipops and the sort. Please please please, I want some more!"

Shun was caught in mid hop and pulled down by a somewhat pouty looking Shiryu which just made him happier, for now he had drawn another soul into his realm. After listening to his friend's pleas, Shun responded, "Muahahahaha!....ahem.... Yes my pupil. I will teach you all that you need to know for your journey is just beginning. But first, you must devour these ten gumballs and five more lollipops as a sign of your dedication to me." He then proceeded to pull out said sugary items and handed them to an already eager Shiryu before him.

Downing the snacks in under five minutes, Shiryu couldn't help but ask for more as he couldn't stop himself and couldn't think clearly anyways.

Shun shook his head a little as he spoke up again, "Yes my student you have done well, but don't forget, we still have to deal with Hyoga..."

Before he could say another word, Shiryu piped up and said, "The big meany head will pay! Ha ha ha! Sniffle I still have some bwuises..."

And with that declaration, both sugar crazed boys went skipping about back in the direction of the mansion as Shun now knew what the others were planning and where they were headed.

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A/N: Yay! Shun has a friend in crime, I'm sure you all could tell who it was going to be. Again, sorry for the short chapter as I wanted to get this out by Christmas. Merry Christmas to all and keep those reviews coming :)