Yo. Last night's chapter being cut short was never explained. You see, my brother wanted on. So um, yeah… Anyway, it's nice to see that people are starting to warm up to these new characters. I sure know I am. At first, I was considering scrapping this fic and trying to go for a sequel involving my 'original cast', but then I realized… No. Their story is finished. There's not much I can do with that set of characters now that Yamato and Tokimi are together.
And um, that's about it. Enjoy. =)
---Kouji Tamino
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When we last left our 'heroes', things seemed to be calming down at Suichi Mansion. There was a house of 3 women, one girl, a guy, and a bunny. But soon, an 'enemy' from the 'past' reemerged. Yes, it was Sakura Mishima. This time, however, she had come to take Shinichi for herself. And so, she challenged them to a series of challenges, the first one being a bowling game. Sakura showed that she would not be easy to beat… This is where we left off…
And so, they went into the Game room, where they set up the bowling alley for the game. The members of the 'Harem' team of Ami, Megumi, and Naoko were dressed up in red Bowling shirts, yellow shorts, and matching shoes. The 'Sakura' team of Sakura, Kazuya, and Ken was dressed in all black. Sakura chuckled. "So… Are you ready?"
Ami nodded. "We sure are! So, who's going first?"
Sakura took a coin out of her pocket. "We'll flip for it… Heads or Tails?"
Ami thought for a moment. "Um, Heads…"
Sakura flipped the coin, and they all watched as it hit the floor, and… fell into a crack. Sakura sweat dropped. "Um, I think it was Tails! We go first!"
Megumi stomped the ground, screaming. "Like hell it was! Do another coin toss!"
Sakura cackled. "Sorry, no do-overs!" She grabbed a bowling ball, turned away from her teams lane, and rolled it down the alley, getting a strike. "Heh… So, how's about we really get this game started, huh?"
Our heroines looked on in shock. Shinichi sighed. "We're screwed…"
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Love Hina Next: Second Phase
Week 1, Day 6: Hina-Style Bowling (The S-Games, Part 2)
Sakura smiled in satisfaction as she saw the looks on the other teams face. "Yes, that's just the reaction that I was looking for…" She chuckled to herself. "You see, there's something that I forgot to tell you when I challenged you to this game of bowling…" She and her teammates crossed their arms. "We are the National Bowling League Champions!"
Megumi smacked her forehead. "Oh that's just great… I suck at bowling…"
Naoko looked away. "I've never played before…"
Ami sighed. "Well, I've played a few times, but that's…"
Junko snorted. "You guys are screwed."
Megumi growled, punching Junko in the back of the head. "You aren't helping!"
Junko smiled. "I know, I just like watching you all squirm…"
"So, shall we get this game started?" Sakura asked. "Someone needs to enter the teams and names on the scoreboard."
Shinichi shrugged. "Since I'm not playing, can I do it?"
Sakura giggled. "Fine, but no cheating for your friends…" She leaned over and kissed him on the cheek. "Understand?"
Shinichi nodded. "Y-yes… Actually, there's no way I can cheat. It's an electric scoreboard…."
Sakura raised an eyebrow. "When the hell did those come out?" Everyone else, including Sakura's teammates, sweat dropped.
Junko scrunched up her nose. "Yuck. What the hell do you see in him, anyway?"
Sakura blushed. "Well you see, he saved me the last time I was over here… As I was falling to my doom, he caught me…"
Megumi sweat dropped. "Um, I'm pretty sure that you would have survived… Quite sure, in fact."
Sakura sighed, hanging her head low. "You're right…" She snapped her head back up and pointed at Shinichi. "Actually, I need a sex slave and Shinichi would be the perfect one for the job. He'd be completely submissive! Ooh, I'm getting goose bumps just from the thought of the things I'm going to do to him…" She chuckled nervously as she realized that everyone was staring at her. Shinichi, finished with setting up the scoreboard, hid in a corner to have a short cry. She cleared her throat and grabbed her ball. "Well, that's enough with the chit-chat. Game start!" She rolled her ball down the alley and grinned as she got a strike. "Yes! I've still got it!"
Her two teammates went and also get perfect strikes. Ami gulped. "Well, here I go…" She picked up her ball and walked up to her lane. "No matter what, I mustn't use my powers…" She rolled the ball down the lane and watched it roll. "Please don't go in the gutter, please don't go in the gutter…" She sighed in relief as it didn't, knocking down 4 pins. She waited for her ball and went for her second try. This time, she knocked down all but one. She sighed, turning to the others. "I'm sorry, I tried my best…" 'Without my powers, I'm not much…'
Shinichi nodded. "It's all right, we don't think of you any less…"
"Booo!" Megumi taunted.
Shinichi sighed. "Megumi…"
"Oh, fine… It's my turn." She stepped up, took her ball, and rolled it down the lane. It went straight into the gutter. She giggled, embarrassed. She tried to brush it off. "…I only need one try to get a strike, anyway…"
"I thought you said that you sucked…" Junko muttered.
"Um, that was to um… Uh… Shut up!" Megumi screamed, accidentally dropping the ball on her foot. All was silent as she stared at her foot. A single tear rolled down her face. "I'm… okay…" She slowly picked up the ball and once again rolled it. This time, she knocked down one pin. She stared at the pins for a few seconds, then pulled on her hair, screaming. "I freaking hate this game! Argh!" She stomped over to her team and sat down.
Ami's eyes widened. "Wow, Megumi… You always seemed so calm and collected… Erm, for the most part, that is… And all it takes is a game to make you lose your cool?"
Megumi sighed. "Yes… Here's your chance to get back at me… Go ahead, run it in…"
Ami shook her head, smiling. "No, I won't do that… Megumi, despite the fact that you constantly taunt me, I think that you are actually a nice person somewhere on the inside…" She grinned mischievously. "Besides, if Shinichi is friends with you, you can't be that bad…"
Megumi smiled and ruffled Ami's hair. "Y'know Ami, you're all right…"
Ami smiled back. "So, will you stop calling me 'flat chest'?"
Megumi stood up, chuckling. "Now, I didn't say all that…"
Ami grit her teeth angrily. "Oooooh! Why you…"
"That's enough," Sakura said in a stern voice. "We have a game to play…"
Ami nodded. "Ami, you're up! Do your best, okay?"
Naoko nodded, blushing. "I'll try…" She stepped forward, picked up a ball, and… her arms sunk to the ground. Her eyes widened as the ball hit the floor, her fingers still in it. "Oh my… Ugh…" She struggled to lift the ball and ended up dragging it all the way to her teams lane. Everyone looked on, staring. Finally, she reached the lane. She tossed the ball as far as she could, but oops, the ball was stuck on her fingers. She was sent sliding down the lanes. "Kyaaaaaah!" She hit the pins, knocking them all down. She screamed as the ball was being taken to the ball return, threatening to take her with it. "Help me!" Suddenly, someone got a grab of her legs. She looked back and smiled. "Mr. Shinichi!"
Shinichi pulled, yanking her fingers out of the hole, and sending them both flying backwards. They slid across the lane and Shinichi slammed his head on a chair. Naoko fell on top of him. She blushed, quickly getting up. "T-thank you, Mr. Shinichi…"
Shinichi smiled, rubbing the top of his head. "Heh, no problem…" He then got a look of confusion on his face as Junko offered to help him up. "Huh?" He raised an eyebrow, staring at the violent woman's hand.
Junko sighed in exasperation. "Hey, come on… I'm not gonna bite you…" She smirked a bit. "Look, you saved my sister… That makes you okay in my book. Now take my hand…"
Shinichi gave her a smile and grabbed her hand. "Thanks…" he said, as she pulled him up.
Junko nodded. "I still think you're a wimp, though…"
Shinichi chuckled, scratching the back of his head. "Sure…"
Sakura raised an eyebrow. "My my, that was… Interesting…" She frowned. "Aww, just give the poor girl the strike… Poor thing must be traumatized…"
Naoko gasped. "Oh no, a strike?! No! Please, give me another chance!"
Shinichi sweat dropped. "Um, in this game, strikes are good… It means you knocked down all the pins, thus get the most possible points that you can get in one turn."
Naoko slowly nodded. "Oooh… Okay!"
Ami sighed. "Look guys, we have to get our act together and win this thing!"
"How?" Megumi muttered. "We're nothing compared to them!"
"Look, it's just the beginning of the game! If we really tried at it, maybe we can win!"
Megumi looked to the ground. "Ami, you're crazy…" Ami frowned. Megumi looked up and smiled. "But crazy may just help us win!"
Ami's frown turned into a smile as she stood up. "All right! When our turn comes around, let's do our best!"
"Your turn again!" Sakura said, grinning. "Good luck…"
Ami blinked rapidly. "Wow, already? Okay then!" Ami grabbed her ball and walked up to her lane. "Okay, here we go… I have to use all of the things I've learned in my past bowling experiences, which isn't much, to try and at least play decently!" She rolled the ball and took a deep breath. "Come on, come on, come on…" She gasped as she got a strike. She smiled widely. "Yay! Yay! I got a strike! Whoo-hoo!" Ami began to jump and dance around happily.
Next up, Megumi. She giggled and rubbed the ball between her breasts. "Rub them with my boobs for good luck…" She rolled the ball, and got a strike. She smiled, crossing her arms. "Um, I knew I could do it!"
Naoko's turn. Being very cautious, and choosing a lighter ball this time around, she petted it and tossed it. It hit most of the pins except two, making a split.
Junko yawned. "You'll never be able to hit that… Sorry sis…"
As the ball came back, Naoko picked it up, kissed it, and rolled it gently. It suddenly sped up and hit the left pin. The pin slid across the lane and hit the other one. Junko's eyes widened. "How the hell did you do that?!"
Naoko smiled. "I was gentle with it…" She sweat dropped as Sakura began to take notes.
The game went on, until…
Harem Team: 198 points
Sakura Team: 201 points
"Wow, I'm impressed… You were pretty good. If it wasn't for that bad beginning, you would have actually beat us!"
Ami smiled sadly. "Yeah… Sakura, please take good care of Shinichi…" She turned to Shinichi. "I'm so sorry, Shinichi…"
Shinichi nodded. "It's all right… Well, I better get prepared for nights of endless Bondage…"
Sakura raised an eyebrow. "What are you talking about?" She poked Ami in the forehead. "Silly. I said challenges as in more than one." Sakura smiled. "There are still 4 more challenges!"
Ami sweat dropped. "Oh…"
Junko stood up. "So, what's the next challenge?"
Naoko smiled. "Sister, you're helping, too?"
"Of course I am!" she replied. "Shinichi may be a wimp, but he doesn't deserve whatever she has in store for him…" Junko motioned her eyes toward Sakura as she said thw last of that.
Sakura cackled. "My my, how opinions change…" She suddenly brought out a hat. Don't ask where is came from. "The next challenge is… cooking!"
Ami's eyes widened. "We don't have to cook as a group, do we?…"
Sakura shook her head. "Nuh uh! Choose your cook! I will be cooking myself!"
Megumi rubbed her chin. "Choose our cook?… Hmmm…" She pointed to Naoko. "Naoko will be out cook. No doubt about it."
Ami nodded. "Yeah, that's sounds like a good idea!"
Naoko's eyes widened. "Oro?" She looked around, then pointed to herself. "Me?"
To Be Continued…
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End of today's chapter. Um, today I am at a loss for words. Rejoice, for there is no whining from me today. =)
---Kouji Tamino
