Book One: The Straw That Broke The Pervert's Back
Chapter Five: Announcement
By: Sci-Fi Raptor
Disclaimer: See Chapter One
Wow… I was blabbing like an idiot the last chapter. When did I write all of that? I'm usually contained and concise…
Sorry for the lateness, so I apologize by making this a bit longer than the previous ones. (Readers generate curses upon curses to the author for the lame bribe/excuse)
Yeah, for simplicity's sake, lets just say that Mutsumi had a mild faint that forced her to stay overnight at the nearest hospital for observation… (No! I don't have anything against her! I just kinda needed her out of the way for this…)
(-O-)
The "Plan", as it was called, was fool proof. There was no way it couldn't work. If it didn't work, though no one wanted to admit it, it would mean that they truly had lost Keitaro forever…
The hardest part was making Keitaro fall for their trap. They had joined heads and developed multiple strategies to get Keitaro where he needed to be. Shinobu would be the first to attack.
Even though Shinobu was very resistant to the idea, the girls had convinced her that it had to be done; she would have to lie to her Sempai. When he would come home, she would tell him that someone needed to see him in the guest room. But in all reality, that was where their trap was. They would have put it in his room from the beginning, and avoid a whole lot of unnecessary headache, but his room was just too messy at the moment. For some reason, it looked like a hurricane had dropped by for a few minutes in there…
But in the event that Keitaro didn't listen to or believe her, Mitsune would be up next. She would complain about something being broken nearby the guestroom, and when he would go near it, she would shove him in.
But everyone knew that Kitsune probably wouldn't feel up to par around Keitaro at the moment, so Naru would be her back up. Even if Keitaro was PMSing, he was still a man, and men were always fallible to the charms of women; especially women that they had been lusting for for two years.
But if all else failed, they would resort to excessive force. Even if Keitaro was invincible, a Naru punch or Motoko's Ki attacks could still send him flying through the walls and into the target room.
Of course, during the duration of this phase, Su would have her 'mellow ray' gun firing off at Keitaro to soften him up to everyone's assaults.
Once phase one was complete (which also included tying Keitaro up so he couldn't escape), the all-important phase two would commence. After being securely strapped into Su's "Virtual-kun," (which would automatically grab him if it sensed him and strap him to the chair) everyone would project all of their good feelings and thoughts to him and remind him of all the good and cherished memories they had made together. This would be an automated process that would last a few seconds, since the girls would have already preloaded those memories in the Virtual-kun's memory. (Su didn't mention this to anyone at the time, but the "Virtual-kun" would play back whatever he was seeing through its output screen, so everyone would see glimpses of what everyone had stored).
Since the girls thought that what they were going to tell/show/project to Keitaro would remain secure and secret (much to their disappointment…), they had included deep dark secrets and said things they normally would never have the nerve to speak of. For example, Motoko had inadvertently included some of her R rated dreams. Naru and Shinobu had professed their love and Kitsune admitted that some of the times when she hit on him were heartfelt.
They had poured their hearts and souls into the Virtual-kun in a last ditch effort to make their precious landlord understand that everything they had been doing was just a front for what they felt for him but couldn't say.
And it was up to Keitaro at that point; it was his choice if he wanted to throw away everything that everyone had done with him through the years, or give them a second chance.
"Su," Naru asked the evil little mad scientist, "how's the Virtual-kun looking?"
"I'm done with the capturing device, chair and the input, but the memories are giving me a little trouble."
"What kind of trouble?" Naru said in fear, hoping that it wouldn't ruin the "Plan."
"Well, its not that there's any problem with putting them in, its just that I'm kinda out of space. Motoko-chan put so many memories that I had to dedicate a whole sector for her, while everyone else just made too many vivid memories for me to store."
"Is that going to be a problem?" she asked in a worried tone.
"Nah, ill just to steal a mainframe," she said happily and ran out of the room, hanging a sign that said "Back in five minutes."
Naru just hung her head down and left, knowing that she couldn't stop Su once she got started. She made a stop to see how everyone else was doing and saw that they were all missing. She searched the whole house and found them in Su's jungle/lab/room.
"What are all of you doing here?" Naru asked them when she managed to squirm her way through the trees and vines.
"We had nothing to do, so we got bored and decided to put in some more memories into the Virtual-kun." Kitsune answered.
"But Su just told me that she didn't have enough space for the memories we already put!" she exclaimed.
"Oh, about that sempai, Su explained to us…" Shinobu said.
Kitsune cut in, "The Virtual-kun originally used a 3.5 inch floppy for its memory. Once she gets a mainframe, we wont have enough time to fill it up with our memories."
"Oh," Naru mused. "Can I go next?" she asked.
"Sure," Kitsune said with a foxy grin on her face. Naru could tell something was up, since she was immediately given the mind reader. Oh well, it cant be that bad. Now, what should I start off with?
"I can't believe you did that to Naru-sempai, Kitsune-chan," Shinobu teared.
"Hey, I didn't see you telling her," she retorted.
"Aaauuuu…" she cried, backed into a wall.
"It'll be interesting seeing what she records if she thinks that we can't see what she's thinking," Kitsune said with a toothy grin. Everyone hushed up as Naru's thoughts were projected on screen.
"Keitaro…" Naru's inner self started. They were taken aback by how much more beautiful she looked for him and the expression on her face; it was full of so much love.
(O)
Many minutes later:
Naru took the Virtual-kun's input device off feeling refreshed, like a great weight had been taken off of her. She did feel a bit tired though, since she had finally leveled with Keitaro and finally made sense of her emotions. And unknown to her, she had set herself up so that if Keitaro did reject them in the end, she would feel the pain that she had been trying to avoid since she was a kid.
"What's wrong everyone?" she asked when she saw the looks they were all giving her; it ranged from highly moved to very amused.
"I didn't know!" Shinobu burst out and ran away with a trail of tears.
"I didn't know it was like that," Kitsune said with a foxy grin.
"Sempai… I don't know what to say…" Motoko said uncomfortably.
"What are you guys talking about?" Naru said, even more confused. Not getting an answer, she looked around she room and noticed a large LCD monitor. What was on it was the last thing she thought of while in the Virtual-kun.
"You guys…" she said simmering. Those still in the room made small steps toward the entrance.
"Now Naru," Kitsune said nervously. "Remember, you have to control your temper. Remember, that's partially the reason we're in this mess.
Now, normally Naru would stop and realize that Kitsune is right. Even if she were as mad as a dog in heat, she would still be able to register that. But they had invaded her most secret thoughts and she would exact her revenge.
She put her trembling fist down and looked at the three with evil eyes (causing Motoko to unconsciously start reciting stuff). "You're right, Kitsune. I shouldn't let my anger get the best of me again," Naru conceded.
Everyone made a sigh of relief.
"BUT, I can't let you guys get away with this," she said evilly. She had positioned her self so that she was in the way of the door and the girl had nowhere to go. "SO, I will just take these!" she said and snatched the memory stick from each girl so quickly, not even Motoko noticed.
"W-w-wait! Naru-Sempai, be reasonable!" Motoko begged.
"I think not sending you all on a one way trip to Kyoto is reasonable enough," she said evilly and snatched a portable Virtual-kun. She put it on and played the memories on the stick.
"NO!" the two girls said as they made to tear it off of her.
"Oh my gosh, Motoko!" Naru exclaimed, causing Motoko to panic. Naru was on the run and the two tried to keep up. They were going from one end of the house to the other, turning the whole place upside down. It looked like a war zone; you know, like when Su's done playing with Keitaro.
Some time later, Naru had given up and taken the portable Virtual-kun off. Motoko and Kitsune had stopped behind her and were huffing and puffing. How can a ronin, who spent her whole life studying, run so fast and for so long? Motoko thought.
Naru looked at the two with a look that clearly said: I know something about you, so I own you! The grin on her face was going from ear to ear, though she too was huffing and puffing and wet from all of her sweat.
"That was some… interesting stuff," Naru said cruelly.
The two stood there with their faces going as red as a cherry.
"I can explain!" Motoko started.
"Nah, I was kidding," Naru cut her off, showing that their memory sticks where in her pocket and not in the Virtual-kun. "It's a dud," she added, turning the helmet and showing a sticker that said "Model."
"You should have seen the looks on your faces, though," she said, pointing and laughing. "It was so precious… But I wonder what could be in it that embarrasses you two so much?" Naru mused.
"Gack" the two said in unison. They had been had.
"Maybe I should check it out!" Naru said, dashing off to Su's room and locking the door behind her.
Needless to say, Motoko and Kitsune weren't having a happy day. Kitsune, in particular, cursed herself for not realizing how evil Naru could be…
(O)
Some Time Later:
As Naru waited near the entrance in her designated spot, she had only one thought in mind: We'll have you back to normal, Keitaro. And there isn't anything that will stop me from getting you back! Out of habit, she blushed and thought, Not that I care or anything… In after thought she thought I'm still doing that… and smacked herself in the face.
The other girls had almost the same resolve as she. They anxiously waited in their designated places for the entrance to open and reveal their beloved landlord. Su and Sarah were stationed in a pill-mine like getup, manning the "mellow ray" gun.
It was too bad, however, that that resolve only applied during daylight hours and up to three o'clock at night.
Keitaro never showed up. He didn't even bother giving a phone call; as if he knew exactly what they were doing, stripping them of their only way to repent for their atrocities (except Shinobu, though she always had low self-esteem when it came to her Sempai). Merely at 3 AM, the youngest four had already fallen asleep and Naru and Kitsune weren't far behind.
The last conscious thought Naru remembered having was: Did you plan this, Keitaro? Do you really hate us this much?
(O)
When Naru woke up, the birds weren't chirping. From the way the sun was shining in her eye, she could tell that it was sometime in the afternoon. And from way the loud ringing noise that woke her up wouldn't get any quieter, she felt like dishing out one of her Naru punches.
"Doesn't anyone know that some people are trying to sleep here!" she yelled angrily. Getting no response, she got up grumpily and went to wash her face. She grimaced when she saw the aftermath of her little incident with Motoko and Kitsune; the House was wasted. As she passed by the living room, she noticed it was three in the afternoon.
Three in the afternoon! Naru thought alarmingly. She quickly searched the house for her comrades to wake them up. Keitaro might just have found out about our Plan, even if he didn't know what was going on yesterday! she thought in alarm. She found Su, Sarah and Shinobu in a pile in the pill-mine. She tried waking up Su, but it was hopeless. Sarah almost bit her and Shinobu was under the pile.
"Damn," she cursed. "Gotta find Motoko and Kitsune." She ran around the house, looking for them in their hideouts, but they were nowhere to be seen. Suddenly, that ringing noise registered and she followed it, ready to beat whomever it was making it to a pulp. She managed to find herself at the hot springs and was surprised to see that Motoko and Kitsune were already there; they both had looks of disbelief as they stared at something.
"What's going on?" she asked. They just pointed, their arms completely outstretched. She followed their direction and saw something that she probably wouldn't have thought of at a time like this.
It was Keitaro in nothing but a pair of shorts fixing the area around the springs.
"Was he the one making all of that noise?" Narusegewa asked redundantly. They nodded in confirmation. "How long has he been up to this?"
"Apparently, Urishima has been fixing all of the Hinata-Sou since four this morning," Motoko said, finding it hard not to watch as Keitaro's sweaty back muscles rippled.
"So, I'm guessing that you guys did the "Plan" without me…" Naru said, a bit disappointed. She wanted to be the first one to welcome the old Keitaro back.
"No," Motoko said, taking her by surprise. "He's been doing this of his own accord."
"Maybe he's fixing up the place so that he can make it an inn again," she said, I bit of hope in her voice. But some pessimistic part of her added, "and then kick us out…" Kitsune finished, sounding as if all were lost.
"I guess its over…" Motoko agreed, a tired expression on her face.
For some reason, Naru couldn't bear to bother Keitaro from his work. It may have been the air of happiness and purpose that stopped her. She hadn't seen him like this for far too long. She decided then, that for once, she would put someone else's happiness before hers, even if it hurt her to do so. Just like how Keitaro acted these last few years…
Eventually, Shinobu and Mutsumi (who was released from the hospital after the doctor was satisfied of her health, though still baffled) joined in the staring contest. Su and Sarah kept on sleeping.
Suddenly, Keitaro lost his footing and fell, grabbing a gutter at the last second. He waved his legs and one arm wildly as the other held on, but he still fell to the floor. Naru and Shinobu rushed up to aid him in an instant, while everyone else sweat dropped. He didn't look at the two tough; he was too busy rubbing his butt, which took most of the impact from the fall. The girls suddenly wished they hadn't listened to their impulse. When Keitaro would look their way, they knew would be met with very cold eyes. That was if he even acknowledged their existence anymore. What Kitsune said about Hinata-Sou being an inn again sounded more like a fact then a rumination.
One thing about the recent Keitaro didn't change: he failed to stop surprising them. When he turned to notice the two anxiously waiting behind him, he didn't give them a look that would freeze lava.
It was far from it. It was the same caring eyes that they had become accustomed to for so long.
"Keitaro…" Naru whispered. Keitaro turned red when he realized that he was standing almost naked in front of two people of the opposite gender. The two girls quickly turned away when they also realized this, blushing. He hauled ass out of there, going so fast that there was an after image staring at the two for a few seconds.
"Wait… now I'm confused…" Shinobu said taking a look, her eyes spiraling. Within a blink of an eye, Keitaro occupied the space that his afterimage held onto for him in his normal working clothes.
"Keitaro?" Naru said, also confused.
"I have an announcement to make," he said to everyone, completely ignoring Naru. Naru couldn't help but put her hand to her chest as a sudden pain filled her heart.
(-O-)
Quick note: the reason why the sections weren't sectioned off before is because the tilda character I use to section off chapters (that little wavy thing that is on the immediate left of the "1" key) for some reason is discarded by whatever has processing the chapters. So I've replaced it from all of the other chapters and hopefully everyone can see the new ones.
I bet a lot of people are wondering what is going on with Keitaro (readers in the process of lynching author for making such a sudden change), but I'm afraid I won't even hint at what is truly going on with him till the end of this book.
The polls speak for themselves. For my original story, I project one or two more chapters until I start the second book, which will be 3-5 chapters and then the final book that is basically open from then on.
For the sub story, I'm going to create a new story with the first 3 or four chapters (I'm not sure where to start yet) of this one and then treat it like it's a separate story.
Hanku: Thankyou very much!
Tornado(Reviewer: I will show more badass Keitaro, but I won't tell where (and I don't mean in my dark fic, since it is a separate entity from this one past chapter 4)
Jennyjennai: wait for book two for the explanation about Keitaro
Jerails: about my English, I am trying to improve my formal English, and am trying my best to emulate a novel, if that makes it any clearer
Zero-Vision: I'm treating Mutsumi more as a device than a character, so don't worry. (Now that I think of it, I think I've been using Shinobu as a device too, so that might explain why I've been harassing her to get certain things moving)
Demon King Piccolo: I think ur right about my 2nd poll. But I already have the story made up in my head; it's just a matter of typing and posting it now (though I tend to procrastinate with updating when classes are around)
One Azn Dragon: Sorry about Shinobu, but its kinda in her character…
The Vampire Story Hunter: demons… motoko… too hard to resist. Maybe in another story though
mystikd109: I kinda like the stories with k/shinobu. Not that id write one, but I like the ones that are out on
Everyone: I would like to thank each and every one of you for reading my story so far and hope you continue to do so till its closing.
