"Well, Ah still haven't told ya' Yummy's story yet! (Random person: You pronounce it Yumi!) …Yumi, Yummy, they're spelt the same way!" – Chou (Outtakes)
Jasmine: (Giggling hysterically) Outtakes are fun!
Chou: …Damn voice actors…messin' up the lines and makin' fools o' us…
Jasmine: (On the floor in tears) S-S-Saito…s-says… "It's all about the bling-bling!" AH-HAHAHAHAHAA! (Laughing)
Chou: (Both eyes get huge) Ah'm just glad boss ain't here at the moment…
Jasmine: I wuff ya', reviewers! You guys rock! (Happy) Oh yes…the disclaimer…(Eeep…I almost forgot it!) May this pain of not owning Rurouni Kenshin cause my bodily organs to explode, and may the many river rats consume my charred flesh! WHOO!
To GreenEyedFloozy-chan: (Anger mark) Well…you know what, Aurore? I am officially going to write a fic entitled "Ways To Utterly And Completely Destroy Kuroneko-sama (In A Humorous Manner)" EAT THAT! (Maniacal laughter)
To Angel Waters-chan: Tee hee…I do make good pie, don't I?
To Lexi-Teniro-chan: (Evil sah-mirk) Muah-hahahahahahaa…I was planning that all along, my infamous partner-in-crime…jealousy is a dish best served with a side of revenge, ne? (Nudges) Muah-haha… (Maniacal gah-rin)
To Kiwigrl89-sama: YAY! You're back! I was afraid that I had lost my reviewers! Oh, and yes…the (Gasp) DATE is in this one! Tee hee hee...I'm going to have fun with this…I almost pity Broomie-chan…or…NOT! (Maniacal laughter)
To Spyoo-sama: Oh my…you have no clue at how happy your review made me! Just go and ask my pals up there! (Points) I think I instant-messaged it to all three of them…Aurore, Angel, and Lexi…but seriously! I happy-danced all night! (Cheerful gah-rin) And don't worry…I'd never abandon this fic! My friends wouldn't let me even if I tried…plus, I love writing about Broomie! Tee hee…it's so much fun to tease him…
Jasmine: Whew! Okies, peoples, here is the "much awaited" fourth chappie! Microsoft Word Processor, have at you! (Attacks)
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What A Flamin' Spirit – Chapter Four: Evil Plots And Glints Abound? Oh My…
(12:05 p.m.)
-With Chou and Tae, at the front door of the Akabeko-
"A-are y-ya' sure ya' wanna d-do this?"
"Yes, Sawagejou-san, Ah'm positive."
"Er…c-completely?"
"Yes, Sawagejou-san. Completely."
"T-totally?"
"YES, DAMMIT! NOW, YA' EITHER GO THROUGH THAT DOOR WILLINGLY, OR AH'LL FORCE YA' THROUGH MAHSELF!"
Chou swallowed hard and complied, hanging his head to hide the blush that was forming on his cheeks. The two had gone straight to the restaurant after their little "encounter", and the poor broom-head was having second thoughts about this "date". As Chou grudgingly pushed open the door, a little bell jingled over it and signaled his and the waitress' entry. Many pairs of eyes turned as one to look up and stare at them.
"Ah'll ask Tsubame-chan ta' take over and go get changed, 'kay? Just take a seat right over there, Sawagejou-san, and Ah'll beh back in a sec!" With that little statement, Tae left the poor broom-head to his demise.
For…the people…
Were staring.
And staring…
And staring…
And staring…
Chou felt like a deer caught in headlights. Er…in this case…lamplights…since the whole…Meiji thing's going on…I'll shut up now…
The broom-head broke out in a bunch of sweat drops. There…are…so…many…eyes… "E-e-errrrrrrr…Ah'll just…t-take a seat…n-now…"
They continued to stare.
And many of the men…
Were gah-laring.
Poor, poor, Chou.
"Right…just…there…" The former member of the Juppongatana swallowed hard and slowly trudged over to his table, feeling the glares…er…glaring…into the back of his head. If he was going to survive eating in this place, he'd have to go into super-swordsman mode! He'd have to put his game face on! He'd have to grin wickedly! And…he'd have to show off all of his pretty swords! Quietly laughing evilly to himself, Chou took a seat near the table and commenced the removal of his weaponry…his numerous amounts of weaponry…sharp, pointy weaponry…muah-hahahahahahaa…
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"Tsubame-chan? Tsubame-chan, are ya' in here?" Tae yelled, stepping into the backroom of the restaurant and looking about herself for the little waitress.
"I'm over here, Tae-san!" A quiet voice called out, a grin audible in it. "I'm glad you're back! I was starting to get worried!"
Tae followed the sound of the voice, and soon came upon Tsubame at the washbasin, diligently scrubbing at some dirty dishes. The russet-haired waitress beamed at the girl. "Ah found 'im!"
"Eh…found who, Tae-san?" Tsubame asked, looking up and blinking at Tae in confusion.
"Ya' know…him!"
"H-him?"
"Him-him!"
"U-um…"
"Him!" Tae closed her left eye in an imitation of Chou.
Tsubame gasped in sudden understanding. "OH! Him!"
The waitress snickered. "Yes, him! And he saved meh from some ruffians, too! It was so noble…so dashin'…so heroic…and then…Ah…" Tae covered her mouth, though she wasn't able to stop the loud snort of laughter that burst through. "…A-Ah…a-accidentally…c-clonked 'im with…m-mah pan!"
"Oh, T-Tae-san, you d-didn't!" Tsubame quickly put her newest dish to the side and clutched at her stomach. "Y-you c-couldn't have!" The little waitress began to giggle, and tears started running down her face.
"A-Ah did! I-it's j-just good th-that he's got a-a…hard head! AH-HAHAHAHAHAA!"
(Back in the other room, Chou sneezed violently.)
The two waitresses clutched at each other and plopped to the ground in a fit of laughter. Once she could breathe again, Tsubame squeaked and bounced up, grinning happily.
"Oh! Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh! You said I could meet him! Please let me meet him, Tae-san!"
Tae chuckled at Tsubame's enthusiasm. "Oh yes, don't ya' worry 'bout that, mah little pal, fer Ah've got quite a plot cooked up…"
There was general evil glinting in both the waitress' eyes at this statement.
Plotting is always fun…muah- hahahahahahaa…
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The glaring men were starting to get quite worried after Chou pulled out a fourth sword seemingly out of nowhere and set it down next to him, smiling almost Soujiro-like the whole time. A pile of sharp, pointy objects was now forming around the swordsman, and the men began to sweat drop in fear. The broom-head gave them a wide grin and reached behind his back to take out yet another weapon.
"Ya' like mah swords, guys? Heh…see, this one…" Chou picked up a random blade and unsheathed it a bit, showing off its deadly and gleaming serrated edge. "…is used ta' cut through bone. It's kinda like a saw, 'cept Ah think this'd hurt more…" The wide grin got even wider, and definitely more evil. "Why don't we try it out, eh? Any takers? Ah cert'nly could use the practice…"
The men replied with this: "…"
"Aww…izzat a no? Well, lemme show ya' 'nother then…" The broom-head shifted through the pile and came up holding his two Renbato swords. "These babies can beh locked tagether and made into a double-bladed sword. If ya'll 'r cut with it, the wounds would beh too close tagether ta' stitch up properly. Ya'd die of infection…horr'ble, painful, and ya' die slowly…now, ain't that nice?"
The men replied with this: "…" (Just imagine little sweat drops covering the backs of each and every one of their heads.)
Chou beamed cheerfully. "Ah'll take that as a yes!"
The men replied with this: "…" (Just imagine little blue lines under each and every one of their eyes.)
"So…how's 'bout Ah show ya'll mah Hakujin? Ya' see, it can-"
The glaring men had disappeared.
The broom-head looked around, disappointed. "Aww, shucks…Ah thought they were enjoyin' mah little talk…ah well…heh heh heh…" My, my, there are certainly a lot of evil glints today…
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"'Kay, Tsubame-chan, ya' understand mah plan?"
"I-I think so…are you sure about this, Tae-san?"
The waitress smirked. "Ah'm positive…ya'll get ta' meet 'im, and Ah'll have some fun o' mah own…"
Tsubame giggled at the look in Tae's eyes. "You're really going to enjoy this, aren't you, Tae-san?"
"Oh, ya' can bet yer life on it. Ah have a feelin' that this is gonna beh quite fun…"
"Okay! I'll go get the hot tea ready…" The little waitress smiled, almost skipping away in excitement.
"Right then…Ah'll go get changed…and Ah know the perfect thing ta' wear, too…tee hee…" Gasp! Another evil glint! What is Tae cooking up? It certainly isn't food…
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Chou yawned in boredom, sighing as he let his head fall to his chest. Where the hell is she? Has she fergotten 'bout meh? Feh…mebbe Ah should just…leave…er somethin'… It wasn't like it really mattered to him…besides…he was supposed to be searching for leads, not trying to improve his social life! He was a loner, after all…he didn't need women!
"U-um…"
The former member of the Juppongatana yelped in shock, jumped about five feet into the hair, and threw his head up to see a young girl standing next to him. She was nervously twisting a pad of paper between her hands, but when she saw that she had Chou's attention, brought it up to a ready position. "Hello s-sir! My n-name is Ts-Tsubame!" The girl beamed at him. "I-I'm a friend of T-Tae-san's, and sh-she asked m-me to serve y-you while sh-she's getting ready!"
The broom-head blinked. "Er…that's 'kay, miss…Ah can wait 'til Tae gets here…" Whew…thank Kami-sama above…Ah thought she'd…fergotten…He hadn't been worried, of course! Just…well…a bit…anxious!
Tsubame suddenly bent forward, studying him intently.
Chou blinked again. "Eh…somethin'…wrong, miss?"
The little waitress looked him up and down. "Hmm…"
"Er…"
"…Hmm…"
"…Er…"
"…Hmm."
"…Er."
Tsubame grinned widely and giggled. "Perfect! Just perfect!" And then…she bounced off.
To say that Chou was quite confused would be the understatement of the century.
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Tae stepped out of her room slowly and looked into the nearest mirror, scrutinizing her appearance one last time…was her hair done up right? Did this shade of green look good on her? Did the top of the kimono plunge too far? The waitress sighed. Ah hope…Ah look good…'cause…damn, he cert'nly does… "'Kay Tae, breathe now…just keep yer composure, and ya'll beh fine…it's just one man…one hot, sexy, hunk o' man…but one man all in the same…" The waitress applied some last minute rouge to her lips, nodded, and headed for the door. Well…at least Ah'll fin'lly get ta' know him better…and maybe…just maybe…The evil glint of doom! Oh-oh, the poor broom-head certainly has something coming to him…
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"Um…'kay…that was a bit…strange…" Chou scratched at the back of his head in bewilderment. What the hell wazzat 'bout? "Perfect"? Eh? Ah'm so befuddled…
"Well…Ah'm back, Sawagejou-san…"
The broom-head once again yelped in shock, jumped about five feet into the air, and threw his head up to see none other than…Tae. Tae…in a dark forest-green kimono. Tae…in a dark forest-green kimono with a very low neckline. Tae…in a dark forest-green kimono with a very low neckline and her hair…devoid of the white handkerchief. To put it into less words…damn, she looked HOTT! (Yes, with two "T"s! I give credit to Aurore for that…) H-how do these w-women keep s-sneakin' up on m-meh? Oh K-Kami-sama…what d-did Ah do t-to deserve th-this?
Tae watched in amusement as Chou's face went from its normal color to a bright, flaming red. "What's wrong, Sawagejou-san?" The waitress bent down and sat across from him, looking at the broom-head with concern. "Do ya' want meh ta' get ya' somethin'? Are ya' sick?"
"N-n-no…Ah'm…f-fine…"
And so is she! Admit it!
Go 'way, dammit! Stupid voice…
"'Kay then…so…would ya' care ta' tell meh 'bout yerself, Sawagejou-san? Ah'm very interested ta' hear what ya' have ta' say!" Tae smiled widely at him, but then looked around at the near customer-less Akabeko. "Hey…what happ'ned ta' all the guys that were here? Ah coulda sworn…there were more…ah well…"
Chou would have gloated that it was he that got rid of all the creepy men, but decided against it. "Right…j-just one th-thing…ya' r-really don't h-have ta' c-call meh 'Sawagejou-san'…A-Ah'm not really u-used ta' it…'cause n-nobody's ever c-called meh that bafore. So…y-ya' can just call meh Ch-Chou…ya' know…i-if'n ya' w-want ta'…"
Tae squealed in delight. "'Kay then! Ah'd beh happy ta'!" She beamed gleefully. "So…Chou…" The waitress loved the way the name sounded in her mouth. "…ya' go first. Since yer not from 'round here, what're ya' doin' in Tokyo? Ya' don't have ta' tell meh if ya' don't want ta', though. Ah'm just curious."
Tell her! Go ahead! Don't be such a wuss!
Go 'way! Ah refuse ta' go crazy! Ya' don't exist!
"Well…ya' s-see…" Could he tell her? Should he tell her? Well, there's only one way to find out…
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Jasmine: Read the next chapter! Muah-hahahahahaa!
Chou: (In shock) WHAT? YA' ENDED IT THERE?
Jasmine: (Grinning) Tee hee…you people will have to review me, or else I won't update…
Chou: (Dead) But…but…but…that's not…fair…
Jasmine: (Evil sah-mirk) Oh? Do you wanna have some fun with Tae? Tee hee…you wanna smooch her, you wanna love her, you wanna kiss her…
Chou: (RED…again) GAH! SHUT UP! LEAVE MEH ALONE!
Jennie: Tee hee…anyways…I hope you people liked this chappie! The next one's gonna have the evil plot…and some nice flashbacks! That is…if you review me…oh, and if I get enough reviews…I may even put some fluff in it! WHOO! Yay for fluff!
Chou: (Crimson) Ah hate…mah life…
Jasmine: Well, 'till next time, loyal reviewers, this is Jasmine Reinier, signing off!
"People only have hope because they cannot see Death standing behind them…"
R and R!
