Jess: Oh my gosh! Only Nicki and Demoonica were able to get my riddle. I am so shocked that no one else even tried to guess! OTTERS! The theme is otters! Lutra is part of the Latin name, and Inu no Kawa was supposed to mean Dogs of the river, or River dog. (sniffle) I'm so sad! I even had plushies to hand out. (shows large basket of plushies. Pokes a Buffy who was smacking a Miroku.) They're so cool! They're like mini Bishis!
JessS: Don't feel too bad, at least they must have tried.
Nessa: And it might be easier for some to review if you take the Signed Reviews Only option off.
Jess: Yeah, good point. Anyway, (gives Nicki a Kenshin plushie with Hiten Mitsurugi Style Action.) You get a walk in part! Demoonica, I was planning to bring you back in within the next few chapters, so here! (Gives her a Duo Plushie and a Zander plushie. The Zander one automatically glomps the trainer.)
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Chapter 13: Vacation time!
As the now larger group walked up towards Hikaru's house, Legolas streaked over to his trainer, a frenzied look of panic stamped on his face. "What happened! I sensed thy fear, but Ashitaka ran ahead!" he asked, checking Jess over for any injuries.
The woman sighed tiredly as she led Yakul over to the finished corral, helping Shin get off before letting the Elk in the paddock. "I'm fine Legolas, really. Brett and his bishis helped to save us." At the confused look on the Elf's face, she clarified, "It was a Halfling, a Namekian Halfling." Turning to Shin, she looped his intact arm over her neck and helped him to start limping towards the house. "Now let's get you cleaned up."
Shin's head lulled forward as he groaned. "Jessica, please make the world stop spinning, it's hurting my stomach," he said lowly.
Hearing him, Jess hefted him higher as she hurried to the house. "Hang on Shin-kun, I'll get ya healed," she muttered.
As she opened, the door, Hikaru raced up, her Sasame right behind her, black feathers from his outfit drifting everywhere. "I told you I heard them!" he said, grinning knowingly.
Hikaru gave him a look as she held the door open wider. "Daijobou Ayumi-chan?" she asked, slipping into Japanese in her worried state. She sighed in relief as the older girl nodded. Looking up, she tilted her head to the side as she spotted Brett. "Hm? Namae wa boku desu ka?" she asked, curious about the Neo wannabe.
Brett bowed clumsily, talking slowly as he answered. "Ano. . . Namae wa, Brett desu." He grinned slightly as he held out a hand to the Japanese girl. "Yorushiku."
Hikaru looked at the offered hand pointedly before Brett slowly lowered it back to his side. Her hazel eyes flashed as she said, "Boku wa Hikaru desu. Hajimashita." Her eyes twinkled in slight humor. "And I do speak Englrish, you know," she said, startling Brett. Her voice was low, and except for rolling her Ls and Rs together, spoke English fluently.
Jess laughed in the hallway as Brett stuttered. "Oh come on, she's know English for years!" she called, making the boy feel even more embarrassed. She dragged Shin into her room, then propped him up on the bed. As he started to drift off, she tweaked his nose, startling him. "Don't go to sleep just yet, you may have a concussion," she said seriously. Popping one of her capsules, she threw it onto the ground, where it opened with a poof, revealing a first-aid kit. Shuffling through it, she threw out bandages, splints, and what looked like a bottle of lotion, before surfacing with a bottle of Hi-potion. Popping the cork, she held Shin up and carefully set it to his lips. "Come on Shin-kun, I know it tastes bad, but you need to drink it," she whispered as she helped him with the bottle. The purple Kai gagged and coughed at the foul taste, but managed to drink a good portion. At once, many of his wounds healed over, and he grunted at his arm popped back into alignment. Opening his almond eyes, he glanced up at Jess before he took the potion himself.
Sighing in relief, Jess released the Kaio slowly, then recapsulized the first-aid kit. "You'll need to drink all of that," she said as she looked through her other capsules, looking for the wardrobe capsule.
Shin grimaced as he chugged some. More of the gashes smoothed out, as if they were only hot wax being flattened, and the large bruise on his left eyelid faded away. Looking over at the woman, he said softly, "It's number 23."
Jess grinned as she held up the right capsule triumphantly. "Arigato Shin!" she chirped as she opened the portable closet. As she opened the doors, she muttered to herself, "It's a good thing I've got copies of all your clothes." Smiling, she walked to the door, and called to Shin before walking into the hall, "Drink the rest of that, then change."
The Next Week
"I'm bored," Malik grouched. He was reclining on his stomach on the armrest of the couch, legs practically touching the ground. (A/N: flexible, ne?) He was twirling the Sennen Rod in his hand, throwing it into the air and catching it again at random intervals. Seeing this, Ashitaka sighed as he shook his head.
"I am as well, but that is no reason to be playing with a potentially dangerous weapon," he said tiredly.
Usagi, who was watching the TV on the rug with Sasame, looked back at the Egyptian curiously. "Why don't you as if we can go somewhere?" she inquired.
Ashitaka nodded as he stood and stretched slowly. "Good idea. I'll be right back," he said as he went to look for Jessica.
He didn't have to far to go. In the kitchen, he found Jessica being served what appeared to be rice and pancake syrup by Kagura, who's serene face was twisted in a look of total disgust. The pregnant trainer didn't notice as she wolfed down the bizarre concoction, enjoying every bite. Finished, she looked up to see Ashitaka staring at her, his face a light shade of green. "What?" she asked curiously.
Swallowing, Ashitaka shook his head, forcing himself to keep from puking. "Nothing. Malik and the others are complaining of boredom, so we were wondering if we could go into the town or something," he said, eyes hopeful.
Jess grinned as she stood up, taking her plate to the sink. "That's sounds like a great idea! We can go to see the hot springs! I've been wanting to for a while now," she said cheerily as she went to find Kila, Hikaru and Brett.
Half an hour later found the girls and their bishis at the hot springs, Brett staying behind to train. Each girl was clad in bathing suits and shorts, while their Bishonen were planning to change at the springs. Jess was dressed in a gold one-piece that had sakura petals that went from her right shoulder to her left hip. She was in a one in a one-piece because she was embarrassed about the bulge that was starting to grow in her stomach. Kila was in a lavender bathing suit that had most of her back uncovered, her hair loose. Hikaru was in a bikini that was red on the bottom, and red and gold marbled on the top. Kila sighed as she looked at Hikaru. "I envy you. How'd you find such a cool swim suit?" she asked.
Hikaru grinned sheepishly as she and Jess paid to enter the Hot springs. "To telr you the trluth, I entered this world with this one," she said, her accent becoming more pronounced with embarrassment. "I was checking my emailr before returning to the poolr," she explained.
Jess shook her head as she peeked into one of the rooms that separated the springs. "This one's empty," she called as she entered. Hearing her, the others followed, the bishis entering the nearby locker rooms to change.
Setting their towels and shorts to the side, the girls carefully eased themselves into the hot water, moving slowly as they got used to the temperature. Looking around, Hikaru grinned as she noticed a pot of hot water, a few dozen cups, and a myriad of different teas in one corner, and she waded over to retrieve it. Carting them back over with a tray, she grinned as she chirped, "Rlook at what I found!"
Jess and Kila cheered as they helped Hikaru set the tray on a stone ledge next to them, helping themselves to the tea as they waited for their bishis. Jess and Hikaru both had green tea, serving each other in the traditional way. Kila, on the other hand, had English tea with sugar and milk, and was happily sipping it when the bishis started to drift back out.
At once, Hikaru glomped Sasame, who was in black and silver trunks, and pulled him into the water with a yelp and a splash. The wave of hot water splashed the other girls, who yelped in annoyance as Hikaru resurfaced. Ashitaka and Malik were the next ones, Malik entering with a whoop and a cannon ball, Ashitaka chuckling as he slipped in. The Egyptian was in gold boxers, while the Emishi boy was wearing light blue. Next was Kagura, who was wearing a purple and lavender bikini and shook her head at the two Sans who were wrestling in the deeper area of the spring. Gracefully, she slipped in, joining the trainers with a cup of green tea. Bakura was the next one to rear his head, clad in a white Speedo. Seeing it, Kila catcalled at the thief, who grinned and strutted around her before jumping in to join the wrestling match. Laughing, Jess yelled, "Bakura's a foxy lady!" much to his displeasure.
Kila and Hikaru laughed as they helped themselves to more tea. "Where did you lrearn that?" Hikaru asked, eyes dancing with laughter.
Jessica shrugged as she sipped at her tea, relaxing against the hard stone. "Marching band. Most of them were scarier than anime fans," she said truthfully. "Did I ever mention the horror that was the banana dance?" she asked.
"BANANAS OF THE WORLD, UNITE!" Startled, the girls (and bishoujo) twirled around to see that the Sans had been listening to their conversation. Sadly, Jess had shown the travesty that was the banana dance to Malik, and he'd already shown it to the other boys. As one, they did the Egyptian walk thingy, (A/N: so technical, if anyone knows the real name, please tell me.) to the right, to the left, to the right, then to the left again as they chanted, "Go, banana, go go banana, go banana, go go banana." They stopped, brought their feet together, as well as their hands, and moved them down to the left, right, front, as they went, "Peel it to the left, peel it to the right. Peel it down the middle and," With an 'UMPH', there were three enthusiastic hip thrusts as they finished, "Take a bite!"
Eyes wide, the girls and Samas stared at the Sans, before deep laughter interrupted them. "I see they were unable to keep from doing that," Piccolo commented as he walked in, wearing Hawaiian boxers. As he sat by the edge of the springs, dipping his feet into the water, he nodded his green head at the boys as he said, "They were talking about that in the locker room." Leaning back against a rock, he sighed as he pulled a book out of nowhere, and began to read quietly.
Watching the Namekian, Jess shook her head silently, smiling lightly as she sank deeper in the water. Next to come out of the locker room was Battousai, who was in blood-red trunks, and being dragged by Gohan-sama and Rei. Gohan was in Gold and green trunks, and Rei had on purple ones. They were grinning as the sword man dug in his heels, eyes flashing bright gold, as he swore, "No! I will NOT get in! I HATE hot springs, de gozaru yo! Last time Sessha was in one, Sessha almost drowned!"
Gohan grinned as he and Rei got the struggling swords man to the edge of the spring. "Well, it's time to cure you of that fear!" Gohan said cheerfully as he picked him up and threw him in. Screaming, Battousai landed with a belly flop, causing most of the others to wince. Laughing, the two Samas eased themselves into the water, Rei wading over to help the poor red head up.
A knocking sound at the entrance drew the trainers attention to a new girl. This one had long, brown hair with a little wave to it, and very pretty brown eyes. She had a towel wrapped around her, covering her bathing suit. "Hey, do you mind if I join you guys? All the other springs are overflowing," she asked.
Kila and the others smiled as they scooted over on the stone bench that was underwater. "Come on in!" Kila chirped, drinking her sixth cup of tea.
Grinning, the girl unwrapped her towel and laid it on one of the benches. Her swimsuit was a pretty baby blue color that was designed with an X of material in the back. Gracefully, she slid into the water, tapping one of her balls. "I found one, you can come out now," she called. With a flash, a Pippin appeared, wearing smiley-face boxers, and most of the girls squealed at how cute he was before they glomped him into the water.
Laughing, Legolas padded out off the locker room, clad in trunks that seemed to embody the very essence of crystal. Smiling to himself, he slid into the water, barely creating a single ripple, and freed Pip from the trainers before sitting next to Jessica, helping himself to a cup of blackberry tea.
Looking around, the new girl, who had introduced herself as Nicki, asked, "Are these all of your Bishonen?"
Counting, Hikaru frowned. "No, we are missing one I think. Shin must stillr me changing."
Legolas laughed as he heard this, his trainer somehow in his lap now. "No, he hast changed a while ago, he is just too embarrassed to show his face in front of so many lovely ladies," he joked.
Jess frowned as she rose from the water, a hand instinctively going to cradle her swelling belly. "Oh really? Half a second girls, I'll go yank him out," she muttered as she squished into the changing area. A minute later, loud laughter drifted through the air as she returned, pulling Shin along behind her. The reason the Bishi hadn't wanted to come out in the first place was quite obvious. His trunks were an eye-blinding shade of yellow, that seemed to reflect the purple of his skin to made him stand out in stark contrast. He blushed dark blue as everyone started to laugh, then proceeded to try to ignore them as he retreated to a corner of the pool.
Nicki shook her head, rubbing her eyes as she tried to stop laughing, before she looked over at her fellow trainers. "So, what do you think about that attack on the Wish territory?" she asked.
Startled, all the girls jerked over to look at her, their Bishonen suddenly very quiet. Slowly, Hikaru said, "What attack? We have not hearld of this."
Curious, Nicki gaped at the other girls. "Where have you been living, in the forest? The Wish Territory was attacked by a bunch of trainers and Halflings! About half of their population was either hurt or captured!" she yelped.
Wide-eyed, Kila held her hands to her mouth. "That's horrible! Who would do sch a thing!" she wailed.
Upset as well, but trying to ignore that annoying little whisper in the back of her mind, Jess sighed as she glanced away, remembering her sister was out in the wilderness. "Good question…"
Jessica: Woot! Got it up before Spring Break was over! Hopefully, I'll have the next chapter done by the end of April. shudders I'm gonna have more than enough time…
Malik smirks as he looks at the calender. The 29th of April is circled, with the words, 'Wisdom Teeth' written in red. Oh yeah, the dentist dude is gonna go into your jaw, and remove four wisdom teeth, isn't that right?
J: Shut up. Anyway, PLEASE REVIEW! I NEED MORE TRAINERS!
