Hey there… Sorry for being missing for a few days. My computer got seriously screwed up. I had to do a Factory Restore, and now my stuff is all gone. (T'was a bit too impatient to go and get some diskettes to save the stuff on.) But eh, now my computer is running smoothly and I can get back to writing! So, anyone miss me?

---Kouji Tamino

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Love Hina Next: Second Phase

Chapter 5: Two More Arrive! The Mischievous 'Con' Sisters!

And so, another day arrived. Shinichi, wearing nothing but a pair of blue boxers, slowly walked down the stairs, hoping that he wouldn't fall down the stairs again. He sighed in relief as he succeeded. He slipped into the kitchen and gasped as he saw Megumi and Ami in the kitchen. Ami blushed while Megumi eyed him up and down. "My my, Shinichi… You're a naughty boy, walking around in your underwear while there are ladies present…"

Shinichi attempted to cover himself up, failing miserably. "I-I'm sorry! It's just, it was so hot last night, and I'm still not used to women living in the same house as me!"

Megumi smiled seductively. "Mmm…" She walked towards him slowly.

Shinichi's eyes widen. "Wha?…"

Megumi giggles, then brushes a finger against his chest. "My, your self defense teacher must be giving you quite the workout, huh? Your body is unusually… cut for someone like you…"

Shinichi took a big gulp. "Um, well he did say that I've been making a lot of progress lately…"

Just then, the door rang. Megumi's eyes lit up. "I'll go get it!" She walked over to the door.

Shinichi yelled, shaking his head. "No! Wait for me to get dressed first!!" He began to run over to Megumi to stop her.

Ami gasped. "Shinichi, wait! I just--"

Shinichi screamed as he slipped on the ground and hit his head. "Ow…"

"… waxed the floor…" Ami said, flinching.

Megumi opened the door, smiling. "Hello there!"

A young looking girl poked her head in. She had long black hair in pigtails, gray eyes, a blue and white dress, and black dress shoes. She blinked rapidly several times, then turns her head to see Shinichi. She smiles and runs over to him, pouncing on him. "Daddy!"

Megumi and Ami's jaws dropped. "W-what?!" They screamed, completely shocked.

Shinichi's eyes widened as he struggled to get up. "W-what the heck are you talking about?!"

A woman that looked a lot like the girl walked in, but not before taking off her black high heel shoes. In addition to the shoes, she was wearing a white blouse, black skirt, nylons, and oval shaped glasses. Her black hair was short, ending at the tip of her ears. She suddenly burst out crying. "Oh dear, how could you? I've spent years searching for you after you abandoned me and my daughter, and now I find you here half naked and living with two women!"

Ami and Megumi took no time in stomping on Shinichi after hearing the woman's sob story. The girl was now standing next to the woman, watching "How could you, you jerk?!" Ami screamed, aura flaring and flickering to black occasionally.

"I thought I knew you, Shinichi!" Megumi yelled, whining. "I guess I don't!"

Shinichi managed to crawl away, and stood up. "Wait just a darn minute!! Why are you going to complete take the word of a complete stranger like that! First of all, even I have to admit that at the rate I am going, I am never going to get laid! Second, doesn't that girl look a little too old to be my daughter?! I'm only 21!"

Megumi and Ami looked to the girl, who seemed to be in the pre-teen/early teenager stage. Megumi chuckled, embarrassed. "Oh yeah… At the most, you would have to have been 8 or 9... Eww…"

The woman and girl began sweating nervously. The woman cleared her throat. "Um… You mean, you're not Shinji Suichi?"

Shinichi nodded. "Yep, I'm his son, Shinichi Suichi…"

"Damn, got the wrong guy…" she said out loud. She gasped as she realized her error. "Aww, crap… Well sis, time to go!"

"Not so fast," Ami warned, pointing at them and catching them in a bubble. "… Just who are you two, anyway?"

The woman spit. "And why the hell should we tell you?"

The girl whined. "Junko, can we just tell them? I wanna go home!"

"We don't have a home to go to, remember?!" Junko screamed, snapping at her sister. "Just that homeless shelter, that's all…" She sighed and looked at her sister sadly. "Look, I'm sorry, Naoko…" She looked to the others and smiled. "My name is Junko Sagawa…" she pointed to the girl. "And this is my sister, Naoko…"

Shinichi sighed. "Geez, it's only morning and the crazy stuff is already happening… Anyway, I have to get to my class!" Shinichi ran upstairs to get dressed.

Ami looked to Junko and smiled sadly. "Want to tell us what happened?"

Junko sighed. "A few years ago, our parents died in an accident… My uncle cheated us out of the money our parents left us, took our house and kicked us out… We tried to get sympathy from others. They gave us things. Nice things. Soon we had enough to get a nice apartment. One thing led to another and we ended up conning people out of money ever since…"

Ami gasped, covering her mouth. "That's just horrible!"

Megumi sweat dropped. "Sorry, but that sounds a little cliché…"

Junko growled. "Aww, just shut up! I'm not the one that writes this crap!"

Hey! Anyway…

Just then, Shinichi ran down the stairs, fully dressed. As usual, he tripped and fell down. "I'm okay!" He yelled out, quickly standing up. "Seeya guys later, I'm off!" His eyes buged out as he was grabbed by the collar. "Ack!"

Ami shook her head as she tugged on Shinichi's shirt collar. "No way! Not until you eat breakfast!"

Shinichi sighed. "But I'll be late…"

Ami sighed and shoved some bread into his mouth. "Then eat on the way, but you are not skipping breakfast…" She smiled cheerfully. "Have a good day!"

Everyone sweat dropped. Megumi looked around. "Hey, where is the 'evil one'?"

Ami raised an eyebrow. "Yah-Wah"?"

"The demon bunny…" Megumi muttered.

"Oh…" Ami said, sweat dropping. "Tenshi is upstairs… She's still sleeping, the cute little thing… I've had her for 5 years, yet she's barely gotten any older, physically… Must be because of her mysterious powers…"

"More like evil powers!!" Megumi screamed. "A bunny that flies and talks just ain't natural, I tells ya!"

"…Like your cup size?…" Ami muttered to herself. The Sagawa sisters, still in the bubble, watched the little exchange with amusement.

"I must free the world from such evil!" Megumi proclaimed, hands at her sides.

Ami shook her head. "Look… Tenshi is just a 'special' bunny… She's actually my guardian of sorts…"

Megumi stopped her ranting for a moment. "Sooo… She's completely harmless?"

Ami nodded. "Of course! Tenshi is a real sweetie!"

Junko coughed. "Um, it'd be nice to get down from here…"

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Shinichi dodged another punch by his Sensei, then leaned back to avoid an uppercut. He grabbed his teacher's arm and tugged. The older man smirked. "Good, good… But not good enough!" He tugged back, yanking Shinichi behind him, pulled himself from his student's grip, whacked him in the face.

"Ow!" Shinichi cried in pain, holding his nose. "Couldn't you be easier on me, Sensei?"

The man laughed lightly. "No way… I'm any easier on you and you'll never improve! Now go home, you made good progress today!"

Shinichi nodded. "Thank you…" He changed and ran out the door, waving back. "Goodbye!"

After Shinichi had left, the man smacked his forehead. "Miraculous! He didn't trip!" He flinched as he heard a car screech and crash into something, followed by cursing and several cries of 'sorry!' "Then again…"

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"Hey, I'm home!" Shinichi yelled, running into the doorway and kicking of his shoes. He slipped on some slippers and walked around the huge ballroom. He called upstairs. "Ms. Ami? Megumi?" Remembering the names of the sisters, he called their names also. "Ms. Junko, Ms. Naoko? Did you do something to Megumi and Ms. Ami?" He heard the sounds of giggling coming from the right side of the house. He smiled. "Ah, they must be in the Rec Room!" He ran over to the Recreation/Game Room and opened the door. "Hey, everyone!" He was quickly pushed out.

"Get out, girl stuff!" Junko scowled.

Ami smiled at Shinichi. "Sorry, Shinichi-kun! Girl talk! Don't worry, we're almost done!" After closing the door, Ami and Junko sat back down in the circle. Ami giggled. "Okay, next person!"

The only person left was Naoko. She blushed. "I… I don't want to…"

Megumi elbowed her. "Hey, hey! We told our secrets, now you tell yours!"

Naoko blushed even heavier. "Do I really have to?"

Ami put a hand on her shoulder. "Don't worry, Naoko! I used to be just like you--"

Megumi snickered. "Yeah, instead of being flat, you were super flat!" Megumi screamed as she was suddenly fried.

"Silence, witch!" Ami glared angrily at her, then looked back to Naoko. "Go on, you can tell us…"

Naoko looked down and mumbled something inaudible. "…"

Junko elbowed her sister, hard. "Speak up!"

Naoko cried out, standing up. "I once ate one of daddies cookies when he told me not to! Wahhh!!" Naoko pushed the door open and ran out of the room. "Waaaaahaaah!!"

The girls all sweat dropped, staring at the retreating Naoko. Ami coughed. "Sooo… Anyone want some tea?"

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Soon, they were all hanging out in the ball room. Junko looked around and scowled. "So if this is a mansion, where are all the freaking butlers and maids and shit?"

Shinichi winced. "Ew, she's got a mouth…" He said to no one in particular. He gasped as Junko grabbed him by his collar.

"What about, huh?!" Junko screamed. She sighed as he whimpered slightly, then dropped him on the ground. "Why the hell are you shacking up with this pansy, anyway?"

Megumi smiled. "Shinichi has been my friend since we were kids!"

Ami waved. "Um, I kind of saved his life and he feels indebted to me… Plus, my old place was a dump…"

Shinichi sighed. "Thanks for your support, guys…"

Ami sighed. "Sorry, Shinichi-kun… You're nice and all, but you're wimp…"

Junko growled. "Grah, you're so pathetic!" She grabbed him by his hair and started dragging him by the hair. She reached the front door and dragged him outside.

"Gyah!" Shinichi screamed. "Someone, help me!!"

Ami and Megumi screamed. "What the hell do you think you're doing?!"

Junko turned around and grinned. "Oh, I'm just gonna toughen him up, that's all!"

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"All right, fight me, kid!" Junko put up her fists and smirked. "Or are you too scared?"

Shinichi stepped forward a bit. "I--I'm not sc--scared! I'll have you know that I'm being trained by a really strong guy!"

Junko grinned. "Heh heh, I'm so scared…"

Shinichi clenched his fist. "That's it! Gyaaaah!!" He ran toward Junko, but she dodged out of the way and elbowed him in the back. He fell down to the ground, hard. He slowly got up and tried again. She grabbed his head, brought it down and elbowed him in the face.

"Shinichi!!" Ami yelled, preparing to zap Junko.

Megumi quickly stopped her. "No… I don't know what you're about to do, but don't…"

"What?! But--"

"She's right… He has to learn… Otherwise, he'll be in trouble the next time he ends up in a bad position…"

Ami nodded. "I understand…"

Shinichi groaned, holding his nose. "This would be easier if I had my glasses… I'm nearly blind without them…" He stared at Junko, squinting. 'Now um, what was it my Sensei told me?' He smiled. "Oh yeah!" As Junko tried to punch him he dodged. As she recovered from the shock, he gave her a quick chop to the neck, knocking her out. He blinked rapidly, looking at his hand. "Wow… D-did I do that?…"

Ami smiled, clapping. "Congratulations, Shinichi! You finally stood up for yourself!"

Megumi sweat dropped. "Though considering that it was a girl, that's not saying much…"

Shinichi fell into a fetal position. "You just had to ruin my moment of glory, didn't you?"

Megumi smiled nervously, patting him on the head. "Yes… I'm sorry!"

Naoko ran over to her sister. "Junko! Junko, wake up!"

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Fifteen minutes later, Junko woke up. She groaned, rubbing her head. She looked up to see Shinichi, who called over to the others. She moaned in disgrace. "Oh god, don't tell me that I got beaten by you…" She sat up quickly. "Whoa, dizzy…" She laid back down. "It was the psychic chick, right? She must have zapped me!"

Shinichi chuckled. "Sorry to disappoint you, but it was me!" He gave her a confused look. "But… wasn't that your goal? To help me learn to fight?"

"Hell no!" Junko screamed. "I freaking hate your guts! I just felt like beating the shit out of you!"

Shinichi sweat dropped. "Well gee, thanks…"

Just then, the other came in. "Junko!" Naoko ran up and hugged Junko. "Are you okay, sister?"

Junko slowly got up. "Yeah, I'm all right…" She ruffled her younger sisters hair. "Anyway, I think it's time we left this place…"

Ami shook her head. "Nuh uh… We all decided that you two would be staying here!"

Megumi nodded. "What your uncle did was horrible…"

Junko smirked. "Thanks, but no thanks… Me and Naoko are on our own… Right, sis?"

Naoko shook her head, then quietly muttered her response. "I… I want to stay here! I like the people here!"

Junko growled. "Damn it! I don't like this place, but I'm not leaving you here with these loonies!"

"Who's she calling loony?" Megumi muttered.

Ami looked to Shinichi. "Shinichi-kun, what exactly was it that your Sensei told you?"

Shinichi face faulted. "You can read minds?!"

"Well, sort of…" Ami muttered. "Every once in a while, I'll have a flash of someone's thoughts…" She smiled. "So, Shinichi… What did your master tell you?"

Shinichi stood up and cleared his throat. "He said, 'Don't get beat up… Once you can master that, then focus on beating them…'"

Everyone sweat dropped, including Shinichi. "Shinichi… I'm sorry, but…" Ami began. "… your Sensei sounds crazy…"

End of Day 5

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And I'm back. =) And tired. (Don't you get tired of me saying that?)

---Kouji Tamino