I'm back. Yeah, I'd better tone down on the darkness… Can't be helped, though. It used to be that I could only write 'crazy' comedies that make no sense. Then I tried my hand at writing a serious story. I liked it, and became a bit of an angst/drama fan. (I sometimes love putting my characters through hell…) I can't even write the crazy, pointless stories I used to write without adding a bit of story and drama. Oh well, I'll try and not make this thing a huge angst fest… (I was thinking of writing a Gundam fanfic to take all my 'angst-ing' out on. Then I can put all my characters through crap, and kill a couple of them! >D ) Anyway… Let's get started, shall we?
---Kouji Tamino
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Love Hina Next: Second Phase
Chapter 47: Shinichi Returns
Ami's aura flared, flickering between blue and black. "Saki, I'm warning you… I'm freaking pissed right now, so don't push me!!" The ground began to shake.
Saki laughed with a look of confidence. "Fry me, and your friends get the mud pit…" She glanced toward a rope, pulling out a knife and pressing the blade against the rope threateningly. She cut a few threads to make her point.
Junko raised an eyebrow. "…Wait, all it takes is for us to smell for a little while to get Ami to kick Saki's ass?" She asked. She grinned evilly.
"If that's the case, go for it, Ami!!" Megumi shouted, shaking around while tied up. "It will be worth seeing that witch burn!!"
Ami grinned sadistically. "It will be by pleasure…" She raised a hand, glowing with energy.
Saki's eyes widened. "Um, look Ami, let's talk this out!!" She stammered, backing up a bit. Just then, a car drove up.
"Talk?" Ami began, a plain expression on her face. "I'm done with talk…" She prepared to let the ball of energy fly.
"What's going on here?" a familiar sounding man asked, walking up to them. He was wearing a black suit with a blue shirt underneath and shades. His hair was short and spiky.
Everyone stared at the man. "Um…" Ami began, her aura dissipating. "Who are you, mister?"
The man face faulted. After recovering, he took of his shades to reveal a familiar face. "It's me, Shinichi!!" He had a new haircut and seemed to not need glasses somehow, but it was him. "Heh, I look pretty different, don't I? I finally decided to get contact lenses…"
There was silence for a moment. The girls smiled, becoming teary eyed. "Shinichi/Shinichi-kun/Shin-sama/Shinichi-chan!, it's really you!! We missed you so much!!" They all shouted happily.
Shinichi looked around in confusion. "Um, girls… I missed you too and all but…" he pointed at Saki. "Who is she and--" he waved his hands wildly. "What the hell is going on here?! Why are the others suspended over this disgusting mud?!"
Ami pointed at Saki as well. "Um, Shinichi-kun… First of all, that's your fiancée, and second of all… It's a long story…"
Shinichi stared at Ami for a moment, then burst out laughing. "Oh wow, that's funny… For a minute there, I thought you were serious… I mean come on, a fiancée?…"
Ami frowned. "But Shinichi-kun… It's true…"
Saki pouted, dropping her knife, running over to Shinichi and grabbing his arm. "Shinichi-chan…" She began, pouting. "Don't you remember me? It's me, Saki…"
Shinichi froze. "S-s-s… Sa-chan?! Is that you?!"
Saki squealed and smiled cutely. "Oh, you do remember me!!"
"Yo, Shinichi!!" Junko shouted. "Don't trust her! She's evil!! I don't know what she was like when she was younger, but she's just plain nasty now!!"
Shinichi raised an eyebrow in confusion. "What, Sa-chan? No, can't be…"
"But Shinichi-kun, it's true!" Ami screamed. "She was horrible, and--"
"That will be enough, Miss Ami…" Shinichi said in a soft, but somewhat harsh tone. "This whole trip has been very stressful and I don't feel like putting up with any of your silliness…" He sighed. "Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going up to my room…" He brushed his way past Ami, leaving her feeling a bit hurt.
"Shinichi-kun…" Ami said softly, looking on sadly.
"Don't let it get to you, Ami…" Megumi said, walking up behind her and putting a hand on her shoulder. "Saki has already tricked Shinichi into thinking she's a sweet, innocent angel… But we all know that's a bunch of crock… That's why we have to blow her cover…"
Ami stared at Megumi. "…Weren't you just tied up?"
Megumi nodded. "Yeah, but Tenshi got us out… Sweet little thing, should have never doubted her…"
Ami smiled. "See, told you she was sweet…"
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Shinichi frowned while lying on his bed. He had taken his shoes and jacket off. "Why… would the others, especially Ms. Ami, say such things about Saki? She's probably one of the sweetest people I've ever met…"
"Shinichi-chan?" a voice said.
Shinichi looked into the doorway to see Saki, standing in a robe. He raised an eyebrow. "Sa-chan? What are you doing in here?"
"Oh, Shinichi-chan!!" Saki screamed, hopping onto the bed. "I need you!" She grabbed him and kissed him on the lips, unbuttoning his shirt and rubbing his chest.
Shinichi's eyes widened. "Sa-chan!!" He screamed, gently pushing her away. "Don't you think that's a little fast?! I mean, we're not even…" Shinichi blinked rapidly. He seemed to be holding something soft and squishy. He gave them a squeeze. "Oh boy…" He looked down. He had a handful of Saki's melons.
Saki blushed, moaning out. "Oh, Shinichi-kun… I didn't know you were so forward…"
Just then, Junko walked in. "Hey Shinichi, Naoko said that dinner is…" She stared blankly at the position that Saki and Shinichi were in, then turned away, her face turning red. "You know, you should really keep the damn door closed… No one wants to see that…" She turned back around, biting her lip slightly. "I hope you two are happy together, Shinichi…" She ran off, holding back tears. 'Damn them both! How could they?! In the middle of the day, with the door open!!'
"Ms. Junko, wait!!" Shinichi shouted. "It's not what you think!!" He screamed as he realized he was still holding one of Saki's boobs. "Oh my god!!" He quickly let go. "Sorry!!"
Saki smiled seductively. "Shinichi-chan… That really felt good when you did that…" She licked her lips. "Could you do that again?"
"Okay, that's it!!" Shinchi shouted, slipping from his bed. "A little too much for me, now!!"
Saki whimpered, sitting up. "Shinichi-chan… wait…"
Shinichi sighed. "Sa-chan… I'm just not ready for this, yet… You understand, right? Anyway, it seems that dinner is ready… I'm going to go wash up a bit…" He turned around and left.
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"So…" Junko began, after swallowing a mouth full of food. "Why didn't you tell any of us about your fiancée, huh?"
Shinichi, who was in the middle of eating, began to choke. Saki gasped. "Shinichi-chan!!" She patted his back, helping him swallow it. She glared at Junko.
Shinichi coughed, patting his chest. "Well, um… The truth is, I had completely forgot that my parents had set up an arranged marriage…" He growled angrily a bit with a ticked off look on his face, surprising everyone. "In fact, I thought that I had made it very clear with father that I would rather marry someone I'm in love with than to be forced to a few years ago…"
Saki pouted. "You mean… You don't love me, Shinichi-chan?"
"Erk…" Shinichi began sweating nervously. "Sa-chan, I mean--- Look, you're a very dear friend and all, but… I don't know, I'm just not sure…"
"You sure were sure about something when I caught you and Saki getting it on in your bed room…"
"They were what?!" the others screamed.
"That wasn't my fault!" Shinichi shouted. "She came onto me!!"
"Then how come you were messing with her tits?!" Junko yelled.
"Oh, just leave Shinichi-chan alone!" Saki screamed. She grinned, calming down. "Just get over the fact that he will never love you as much as he loves me…" She gasped as she realized that she slipped. "Um…"
Ami and Megumi smiled to each other. Shinichi raised an eyebrow. "Sa-chan? Where did that come from?"
Saki whimpered. "Shinichi-chan! I… I don't know what came over me… It's… just been so stressful lately, dealing with the other girls…"
"Yeah…" Shinichi muttered, giving the girls a suspicious look. "They can be a handful at times…"
"Why that little…" Junko growled under her breath.
"I told you that she was manipulative…" Megumi whispered.
"Doesn't Shinichi seem… different?" Tenshi asked.
Naoko frowned. "He seems more serious…"
"What do you expect?" Sakura began, softly. "He's been trained to be one of those stuffy business types…"
"Hey, what are you girls talking about?" Shinichi asked, smiling. "We haven't seen each other or even talked in such a long time!"
The girls panicked. Ami quickly came up with a lie. "Oh um, we were just talking about the wedding!"
Shinichi gasped. "Oh, right! Urashima-sensei's wedding! I didn't miss it, did I?"
Ami shook her head. "It's next week…" She smiled. "And thanks to Saki-san, we all have dresses for it!"
Shinichi smiled. "Is that so? That's so nice of you, Sa-chan…"
Saki blushed. "Um…" She looked to Ami, who just shrugged. She chuckled nervously. "Um, yeah…"
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The next day…
Megumi and Ami paced around Ami's bedroom. Megumi scratched her head. "Okay, it's like this… We've got to make Saki snap and show her true colors in front of Shinichi…"
"Megumi-san… I've never seen Shinichi act the way he has been lately…"
"I told you… It's because of that lying, manipulative witch…" Megumi growled. "She's got him under her spell…"
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Junko sighed as she headed towards the bath. She couldn't forget what she saw in Shinichi's room. "It was wrong for me to accuse him like that… Knowing Saki, she probably did try and jump his bones against his will…" She slipped her towel off and slowly eased into the warm bath. "… I'm hungry… I wonder when Naoko gets home from school…" She sweat dropped. "Oh god, that was horrible right there… What kind of sister am I?" She chuckled, turning around and finding herself face to face with Shinichi. 'Ack!! Damn it, here we go! He's gonna spaz out and end up accidentally groping me!' She quickly turned around and attempted to leave, but ended up slipping and hitting her head against the edge of the bath.
Shinichi gasped. "Ms. Junko, are you all right?!" He carefully picked her up and turned her around to check her for any injuries. Junko simply froze up in embarrassment. He stared into her eyes. "Ms. Junko, are you okay?" He gently brushed a hand over her forehead and chuckled lightly. "You should be more careful… It would kind of stink to die while taking a bath…"
Junko's face flushed a light shade of pink. 'Wow, when did Shinichi get so damn… hot?…' Her gaze lowered to his chest and abs. 'He must have been keeping up with his training… God damn, look at that six pack!' Completely lost in her lusting for the 'new' Shinichi, she allowed her eyes to go even lower…
Shinichi raised an eyebrow, following Junko's line of vision down to where she was looking. He blushed heavily. "Ms. Junko! What the hell are you doing?!"
Junko snapped out of it, her shade of pink becoming red. "Oh my god!! Shinichi, I'm so, so sorry!!" She quickly stood up in shock, giving Shinichi a good eyeful.
"I…erm… bleh…" Shinichi sunk under the water.
Junko sighed, regaining her composure. "Men…"
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In the living room, Sakura was sleeping on the couch. There was a knock at the door. Sakura remained asleep. There was another knock. Sakura lazily opened one eye, then shrugged, closing her eyes again. "Somebody, please open the door!" came the muffled voice of Naoko. Sakura sighed, getting up and opening the door. "Sakura-nesan, what took you so long?" Naoko kicked off her shoes as she walked in.
Sakura shrugged. "I was tired… So sue me…"
Naoko tilted her head. "That wouldn't be very nice… And it wouldn't be a very good reason for suing someone…"
Sakura laughed. "It's a figure of speech, honey… Seriously though, you are sometimes way too naïve for your own good…"
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Shinichi sat on his bed, staring at the ceiling. "Oh my… I didn't think that Ms. Junko was so… so… I don't even know how to describe it…" He sighed turning in his bed. He then found himself face to face with Saki. "…Hi…"
Saki smiled. "Hello there, Shinichi-chan…" She brushed a finger against his chest lightly. "Now, what were you saying about Junko?"
End of Chapter 47
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Gah, this took forever…
---Kouji Tamino
