All right, time for another chapter. We're getting closer and closer to the wedding that I kinda didn't do in the original series. The focus will temporarily shift from Shinichi and his harem back to Yamato/Shima and his group of gals. The wedding shall last for about 2 or more chapters, depends on how into it I get. I'll be attempting to get every Love Hina/Love Hina Next character involved, but I can't promise that I can remember to get them all. So if I end up forgetting someone, I apologize.

Anyway, after the wedding, a lot of crazy things will be happening. The events after the wedding will eventually climax with Shinichi making his choice, so get ready for a lot of lovey-dovey silliness. And don't worry… No matter what the outcome, everyone will find their own happiness in the end. I promise.

-Kouji Tamino

Love Hina Next: Second Phase

Chapters 49 and 50: Multiple Dates in One Day! Love Fest!

Shinichi lay on his bed, staring sadly at the ceiling. His eyes stared over a clock "12:23 A.M. 2 hours since I screwed up what was otherwise a wonderful day…" He shifted a bit before sighing. "It wasn't supposed to happen this way…"

Earlier that day…

"Shinichi-kun…" Ami began, staring at him from across the breakfast table.

Shinichi looked up from his food and tilted his head. "Huh? What is it, Ms. Ami?"

"I want you to take me out on a date…" She replied.

Shinichi, Saki, Sakura, and even Naoko began to choke on their food. Junko patted Naoko on the back to help her, the others had to fend for themselves. After that incident was over with, Shinichi cleared his throat. "What brought this on, Ms. Ami!"

Ami smiled. "Well, I didn't really mean it that way… I just meant it in a more friendly way… Besides, I like you a lot, Shinichi-kun… I want to spend some time with you…"

Naoko spoke up. "But Shin-sama… Remember when I asked you out, but you couldn't because you were leaving? It… wouldn't be fair to take Ami out on a date before me…"

"And Shinichi…" Junko began. "You promised to teach me a few of the moves you learned while you were gone…"

Sakura stared at Junko. More specifically, her nose, as she was wearing a bandage over it. "…What the hell happened to you?"

Junko sweat dropped. "Um… I broke my nose…"

Sakura continued to stare. "I can see that, but how did you break it?"

"I um…" Junko began, trying to think of something. "…ran into a wall…"

Sakura raised an eyebrow. "Um, sure… Whatever you say…"

Shinichi chuckled nervously, putting a hand behind his head. "Well gee girls, I can't do all of that today!"

"Sure you can!" Kairi shouted. "It can be a challenge of sorts! See if you can make it on time to each date!"

"It's not a date…" Junko muttered. "Just some training…"

Megumi stood up. "Well, in that case… I want to go on a date with Shinichi as well!"

"What? Another date?" Shinichi protested.

Megumi pouted. "But Shinichi… We've been friends for like, forever… Are you saying that you don't want to go on a date with me?"

"Ack!" Shinichi began to wave his hands. "I didn't mean it that way, Megumi!" He sighed in defeat. "Fine, I'll take you out, too…" He looked to Sakura. "What about you? I'm almost booked for the entire day, so I might as well…"

Sakura shook her head. "Nah, not really into dating…" She grinned. "But Shinichi… I have something in mind for you when you get home from the last date…"

Shinichi sweat dropped. "Oh god…" He looked to Kairi and Saki. "What about you two? I wouldn't want to leave anyone out!" He smacked his forehead. "Silly me… Ms. Kairi, you're a ghost right now… Sorry…"

Kairi smiled. "No problem!"

Saki shook her head, smiling. "No, I'll let the other girls have their fun!" She grinned to herself. 'Actually, I'm going to spy on them all! If they try anything funny with Shinichi…'

Everyone was gathered in the living room. Sakura held up a chart while Megumi pointed to spots on it. "All right, here's the deal… First date will be with Megumi! She has first dibs because of the best friend advantage… Up next is Ami, then Naoko once she gets back from school… Last is Junko, since it isn't really a date and she doesn't like Shinichi anyway…"

The girls nodded, Junko feeling a little down. Why couldn't she say what she really felt?

11:32 A.M. The Date with Megumi.

Shinichi finished buttoning up his shirt and looked into the mirror. He was wearing a black pair of pants, a black belt, a black long sleeve button up shirt, and a white tie. He had a pair of black lace-less shoes in the corner that he was going to wear. He picked them up and ran down stairs. He tripped on the way down, but caught himself and slowed down his pace, reaching the bottom safely. He chuckled. "Hey, I didn't fall down the stairs this time!" he eagerly noted, heading out to meet Megumi.

There was a awkward silence in the car. Shinichi cleared his throat, not taking his eyes off the road. "So…"

Megumi stared out the front window. "So…"

"Um… What do you want to do?" Shinichi asked.

"Hm?" Megumi was dressed in her dress that Saki gave her.

"On our date?"

"Oh, that… Drive into town… There's a place I want to go…"

Shinichi nodded. "All right…"

Shinichi looked around. "So Megumi, where do you want to go?"

Megumi hugged his arm and winked, pointing over to a building. "I want to go there!" It was a 'Love Motel'.

Shinichi face faulted. "What!"

Megumi giggled. "Kidding! Just kidding!" She pointed to a building across the street. An indoor swimming pool. "I want to go there!"

Shinichi chuckled. "Sorry, but I didn't bring a swimsuit…"

Megumi winked "Neither did I… We can buy some, silly!"

"Shinichi, come in and look at this!" Megumi shouted, from inside the dressing room.

Shinichi frowned, crossing his arms. "No way! It's indecent!"

The door suddenly opened and Megumi dragged him in. "Oh, quit being a pansy!" She shouted, jokingly.

She posed in the swimsuit. "So, what do you think?" It was a green bikini that covered up her naughty parts but had very little fabric…

Shinichi plugged up his nose. "It's… very nice… Now excuse me while I…" he opened the door and left. "… pass out from blood loss…"

Megumi giggled. "Gets him every time…"

And so, they went to the pool. Megumi, of course, attracted a lot of attention. She made all the guys stare and made their girlfriends jealous. She then grabbed Shinichi in a hug and made all the guys groan in envy while their girlfriends laughed. The girls then starting swooning over Shinichi in his black swim trunks.

Megumi walked over to the diving board and dove in. Meanwhile, Saki was in disguise. She was dressed as a blonde lifeguard in a one piece red swimsuit with shades on. She stared at Megumi. "That little hussy…" She grinned, taking out a strange liquid in a dart. "This'll teach her…" She took a long tube, put the dart in, stuck it the water, and blew on the tube. The dart shot threw the water, hit Megumi in the foot, and fell out, sinking to the bottom of the pool.

Megumi winced in pain, then gasped as she realized that she couldn't move her left leg. "H-help! I can't move my leg!"

Shinichi looked to Megumi worriedly as she screamed. "Megumi! I'm coming!" He dove into the water and swam over to her. He put an arm around her. "Megumi, are you all right?"

Megumi grabbed Shinichi in a tight hug. "Shinichi, I was so scared!"

Shinichi gasped as Megumi's breasts squished against his chest. "Ah… Megumi, I…"

Megumi blushed heavily. "Ah… Shinichi… Something hard is pressing against me…"

Shinichi blushed as well. "Um, sorry…"

Megumi winked. "You naughty boy… Maybe we should have gone to that Love Motel if you're gonna be like this…."

"Oh wow, this is awkward…" Shinichi frowned. "Megumi, people are watching…"

Megumi giggled, looking around. "Oh my…"

Saki, still sitting in the lifeguard seat, resisted the urge to scream. A man walked up to her. It was the real lifeguard. "Um excuse me miss, I'll have to ask you to get down from there…"

Saki looked to him. "Oh, just go away…"

And so, they arrived back at the mansion. "Thank you, Shinichi-kun, I had a wonderful time…" A]Megumi leaned up and gave him a kiss on the lips.

Shinichi blushed. "You're welcome, Megumi… Now if you'll excuse me, I have to get ready for my date with Ami…" He raised an eyebrow. "That sounds odd in the current situation we're in…"

Megumi laughed. "Yeah, it does…"


"Shinichi-kun, I'm ready…" Ami said softly. She was wearing a white spaghetti strap shirt and miniskirt with sandals.

Shinichi smiled. "You look really cute, Ms. Ami…"

Ami blushed. "Thank you, Shinchi-kun… What will we be doing?"

"Whatever you want…" Shinichi replied. "Girls, this is your special day… It's simply my job to make sure you all have a good time…"

Ami looked away, her face becoming more and more red. "Oh Shinichi-kun, you always know how to make a girl feel special…"

Shinichi's cheeks turned a bit red. "No, I'm just saying whatever comes to mind…"

Ami kissed him on the cheek. "And that's what makes it so sweet… Don't ever lose that…" Ami giggled as her stomach rumbled. "As for where I want to go, I am feeling kind of hungry…"

Shinichi grinned. "Lunch it is, then!" He held out his arm. "Shall we get going?"

Ami held onto his arm happily. "Yes."

Shinichi and Ami sat in the car, Shinichi looking for his keys. "Okay, once I find out where the keys are, we can get going!" He checked all of his pockets. "Any minute now... We can…" He frowned. "I… can't find my keys…"

Ami held up a set of keys. "Are these what you're looking for? I found them on the ground when we left the house…"

Shinichi chuckled nervously. "Heh heh… Thank you, Ms. Ami… Must have dropped them earlier."

Soon, they were at the restaurant. It was a nice looking place with statues everywhere. There was a fountain with a statue spitting into the water in the center of the building. Basically, one of those overly fancy restaurants. It was making Ami very nervous. "Shinichi-kun, why didn't you tell me we were going some place as fancy as this? I would have worn something nicer…"

"Don't worry, you look fine…" Shinichi began. "Just relax…"

A man in a black tux walked up to them. "Hello, may I help you?" He looked toward Ami. "I'm sorry, but we don't serve whores…"

Ami bit her lip, hurt that someone would say something like that about her. Shinichi glared at the man. "Oh, I'm sorry…" He began, taking out a huge wad of money. "I'll just tell my father, Shinji Suichi, to have this place torn down… I won't tolerate a place where people talk of people like Ms. Ami like you have just because of the way they dress…"

He gasped. "Mr. Suichi's son! I- I apologize… Please, let me find you a -"

"It's too late…" Shinichi said, his expression becoming angrier. "Come on Ms. Ami, let's find a place that treats all people equally…" He and Ami left the restaurant, leaving the man a stuttering mess.

And so, they decided to eat at a nearby noodle place, despite Shinichi's dislike for noodles. "I'm so sorry, Ms Ami… I had no idea…"

Ami pressed a finger gently against his lips to silence him. "It's all right… You didn't know…" She stared at Shinichi's bowl of noodles. "Aren't you hungry, Shinichi-kun? Don't tell me that you're still uptight about how messy it is to eat them sometimes…"

Shinichi laughed. "Actually, yeah…" He picked up some noodles with his chopsticks, then put them in his mouth. He slurped up the remaining strands. "Wow, that was fun…" He began to eat the noodles rapidly, making loud slurping noises. "Wow, this is great!"

Ami smiled. "See, I told you…"

A few minutes later, they were both finished eating. Ami stared at Shinichi. He tilted his head. "What is it, Ms. Ami?"

Ami looked down at her empty bowl. "Oh, I was just thinking… About much we've all changed since this whole thing started… I've become a bit more accepting of help… Megumi has become more polite… Junko's becoming more feminine and softer… Naoko's a bit more outgoing, and Sakura has gained our trust…"

"She's also a lot less scary…" Shinichi joked. "Remember when we first met her?"

Ami giggled. "Seriously, she made Junko look like an American Girl Scout…"

"Ms. Naoko was so shy and timid… She speaks out a lot more now… Take this morning for example… Ms. Junko was loud, violent… I've got the bruises to prove it… But as of late she's mellowed out a bit… She's gotten… cuter, if I dare say…"

Ami sighed. "Shinichi, how do you feel about me?"

Shinichi stared at Ami. "Ms. Ami… You know I can't answer that now… It… I don't know… Lately though, I've been feeling different about you… and Megumi… and even Ms. Junko…"

"I see… The cycle begins again…" Ami muttered to herself.

"What was that, Ms. Ami?" Shinichi asked.

"Oh, nothing!" Ami shouted, lying. "Let me ask you another question… What are your feelings for Saki?"

"Oh, Sa-chan? She's great! She's nice, she can cook… Even though I object to this wedding, she'll make a really good wife…"

"I see…" Ami said softly. 'Saki… She is unbelievable! She has completely ensnared Shinichi-kun into her trap!' "Shinichi-kun, I'm ready to go home… Is that all right with you?"

Shinichi nodded. "Okay, that's fine… What's wrong, are you sick?"

"No, but I think I'm about to be…"

Just then, Saki slowly peeked up from behind a bush. She growled. "I'll show her…" She took out a fake spider on an invisible string that was tied to a stick and dangled it in front of Ami.

Ami screamed, jumping up. "Kyaa! Make it go away!"

Shinichi stared at the spider and grabbed it, tugging at the string. Saki squealed as the whole stick and string was yanked out of her hand. She quickly dodged back behind the bush. Shinichi smiled. "This thing is fake… He looked over to the bush. I guess some kid was playing a joke…"

"Well it wasn't funny!" Ami yelled.

"Damn it!" Saki whispered harshly to herself. "I'll have to try harder next time…"

Naoko walked into the mansion with a smile. "I'm home from school, everyone!" She ran upstairs to get ready for her date with Shinichi. "Whee, I can't wait!" She ran into her room, looked in her closet and took out the dress that Saki gave her. She went back downstairs to take a quick bath. Soon, she was nice and cleaned up for the date.

Shinichi drove up and dropped Ami off, who gave him quick kiss on the lips. She ran inside and got Naoko. Naoko came downstairs and hopped into the car. They then drove off. Saki stared at the car as it drove off, then shrugged. "She's no threat… Oof!" She winced as Sakura bumped into her. She stared at the other woman. "Where have you been?"

Sakura shrugged. "Doing stuff… Besides, I could ask you the same thing…"

Saki shrugged in return. "Fair enough…" They then walked to the house.

"You look really cute, Ms. Naoko…" Shinichi said with a smile as he started up the car. He took a another look at her, taking note of the pink streaks in her hair. "Did you dye your hair? I didn't notice it before…"

Naoko nodded. "Yeah… Actually, Saki-san did it…"

Shinichi nodded. "I see… So, where to?"

Naoko blushed. "Well… There's this movie that I've wanted to see…"

"Oh really?" Shinichi began. "What kind of movie is it?"

"Um…" Naoko blushed heavier. "It's a romance…"

Shinichi walked out of the theater with a shocked look on his face. "My word, that had to be the most smutty movie I've ever seen!" He looked over to Naoko. "Are you sure that was the right movie?"

Naoko nodded, a small smile on her face. "Yes… yes it was…"

Shinichi nodded slowly. "Okay… But I do have to admit, the love story in that movie was very well done…"

Naoko nodded. "It was sooo romantic! You could just feel the love between them! And the love scenes were… Oh my…"

Shinichi sweat dropped. "Forgive me for saying this, Ms. Naoko, but I get the feeling that you also enjoy smutty shoujo manga…"

"Oh, how did you know?" Naoko's face became extremely flushed. "Please don't tell anyone!"

Shinichi face faulted. "I wasn't serious, you know… But wow, you learn something new everyday…"

As they began to walk to the car, Naoko spoke up. "Well it's not like there's anything wrong with it… I am a healthy young girl, you know…" They both got in the car and Naoko continued to speak. "You see, it started after my first… period… I began to become more curious about sex… I started to do some research online… Unfortunately for me, I had no idea what 'XXX', 'fisting', and other terms like that meant when I first went searching…"

Shinichi sweat dropped. "Poor girl…"

Naoko sighed, then continued. "I started a bit of a hobby in collecting smutty romance novels, manga and movies. I found myself becoming fascinated by sexual romance stories, and there was even an incident where I tried to… experiment with Kenji…" She sweat dropped. "We both chickened out after we had gotten one button undone on each others uniforms… We've become closer ever since Junko started coaching, you know… But I'm not as attracted to him as I am you and he still harbors his crush on Junko…"

Shinichi nodded. 'Wow, I had no idea that Ms. Naoko was so… sexually active!' He looked at his watch. 6:58 P.M. "Speaking of Ms. Junko, she should be getting back from coaching by now, right?"

Naoko nodded. "If you're going to train her or whatever, we better get home soon… Big sister hates to wait…"

Shinichi grinned. "Then we better step on it…" He hit the gas and sped up a bit. "Hold on Ms Naoko, this might be a bit bumpy…"

When they got back, Naoko wobbled nervously out of the car. "Oh wow… Where did you learn to drive like that, Shin-sama?"

Shinichi chuckled. "From Urashima-sensei… He's a bit crazy, but he's a good guy…"

Somewhere inside Hinata House, Yamato sneezed.

Naoko blushed and looked up to Shinichi. "Thank for this evening, Shin-sama… Goodnight…" She turned to leave and gasped as Shinichi grabbed her hand gently. She looked back.

"What's the rush? Worried that I think less of you, now?" He smiled softly. "Ms. Naoko… There's nothing wrong with your curiosity… It's quite healthy, in fact…" He leaned down and kissed her on the cheek. "And don't let anyone tell you otherwise…"

Naoko grinned happily, running to the house. She turned around and yelled over to him. "Shin-sama! Maybe we can reenact some of those scenes one day!"

Shinichi face faulted. "Wha-what!"

Naoko giggled hands behind her back. "Just kidding!" She ran inside, squealing. "Oh, Shin-sama is so great!"


Shinichi stood outside, waiting for Junko. He had changed into a white fighting gi. Junko ran downstairs, glaring at him. "Where were you!" She was dressed in a green gi. "I was waiting for an hour!"

Shinichi smiled nervously. "Sorry, Ms. Junko… Naoko's date went on a little longer than expected…"

Junko crossed her arms, then smiled. "Okay… I forgive you…"

"Huh?" Shinichi scratched the back of his head. "Okay… Let's go…" He began walking towards a set of trees in the distance.

Junko followed. "So, where are we going?"

"A place where Urashima sensei and I trained in sometimes in the days before you girls came long… I sometimes go there to meditate, or calm down when stressed. It's really peaceful there, I think you'll like it…"

The area was filled with moss covered trees, flowers, and even had a small waterfall with a pond at the bottom. A few birds flew past, and a squirrel scurried up a tree. Junko looked around in amazement, completely speechless. "Pretty…" Well, mostly.

"So?" Shinichi asked, walking behind her. "What do you think?"

"It's…" Junko began, still in awe. "Beautiful…"

"Now, then…" Shinichi sat on the ground. "Before I can teach you anything, we have to get in touch with nature… Believe it or not, these techniques involve taking a small bit of energy from living things around you and focusing it in one spot like the fist or foot…" He closed his eyes and after a few moments, his hand began to glow white. "See?"

Junko blinked in amazement. "Wow, that's amazing…" She looked up to him. "Can I try?"

Shinichi rubbed his chin. "Well, it's a bit complicated… First, hold up your finger… We'll have to start with that…" He nodded as Junko followed his instructions. "Now, think of something like… A flower blooming… Think of every detail you can…"

Junko closed her eyes and began to think of a rose bud. She watched the flower open up in her mind, the petals flowing out to the sides. Her finger suddenly felt very warm. She opened her eyes and gasped as she looked at her glowing finger. "I… I did it!"

Shinichi grinned. "Good… You're a quick learner, just as I suspected… That took me hours to learn… Once you master it, you'll be able to both speed up and strengthen your blows…"

A few hours later, Shinichi rubbed his sore arms. "Ow… I think that's enough for today…"

Junko pouted. "Awww… That was getting fun…"

"It's getting dark… We should be getting home now…" Shinichi laughed a bit. "Otherwise, the others might get the wrong idea…"

"Bleh…" Junko laughed, grabbed his arm and started running, dragging him along. "Come on, let's get home now!"

"Ms. Junko, wait!" Shinichi shouted. "You don't know the way back!"

"How hard can it be?" Junko asked.

Meanwhile, Saki was following…


"See Ms. Junko, I told you we'd get lost…" Shinichi muttered. He moved a branch out of the way so Junko could walk past.

"How the hell was I supposed to know that this forest was so big?" Junko shouted. She stared into the distance. "Hey, I see some light! Even if it's not your place, we could get some help from whoever's up there!" She started running towards it.

Shinichi nodded. "Good idea! Wait for me!" he shouted, running after her and letting go of the branch. Saki, who had been sneaking close behind, followed them but got smacked in the face with the branch. She groaned, falling over.

Junko sweat dropped. "What… the hell?…" They had found themselves at a traveling carnival.

"Oh wow, what luck!" Shinichi shouted. He looked to Junko. "Say, since we're here, wanna have a little fun?"

Junko smirked. "Shinichi… Are you asking me on a date?"

Shinichi screamed, waving his hands in the air. "Gyeah! N-no, that's not it! I was just, um-"

"I'd love to…" Junko interrupted, smiling brightly.

"Y-you would?…" Shinichi stopped spazing and looked to her. He smiled back. "Okay…" 'Wow, is it just me, or does Junko look really cute tonight?'

"What are you staring at then?" Junko asked, grabbing his hand. "Let's go!"

And so, began the date. Shinichi was attempting the game where you have to try and hit the bell, but could only get it so high. Junko gently took the mallet. "Let me try…" She hit the spot and watched as it hit the bell. She smiled. "Looks like I win!" The man in charge of the game raised an eyebrow and shrugged, giving the first prize to her. It was a huge stuffed Liddo-kun doll. She handed it to Shinichi. "Here you go, dear…" She said, teasingly.

Shinichi sighed. "Okay, I get it… Stop with the teasing…" He looked up. "Hey, you wanna go on the roller coaster?"

Junko bit her lip nervously. "Um, I don't know…"

Shinichi laughed. "Come on, it will be fun!"

"But what about your doll?" she asked, pointing to it.

Shinichi looked to some random boy. "Hey, kid… Wanna make some quick extra cash?" The boy nodded. "Good…" he handed him 100,000 yen and the doll. "Stand here and hold this doll for me before I get back, and there will be more where that came from…" The kid stared at the wad of cash in shock before looking back to Shinichi and nodding frantically.

Junko stared as well before smacking her head. "Oh boy…"

And so, the ride began. Junko held her stomach as if she was about to get sick. The ride began to go up. Junko began to whimper. Shinichi looked to her worriedly. "Ms. Junko, are you all right?"

As the ride went down and went at top speed, Junko screamed out, grabbing Shinichi. "Oh my god! Shinichi, I'm scared of roller coasters! Please, make it stop!" Junko, of all people, burst out crying in tears.

Shinichi frowned. "Someone, please stop this ride!" He screamed, at the top of his lungs.


"I'm sorry, Shinichi…" Junko said sadly, sniffling. She wiped her eyes. "I ruined the ride for everyone…"

Shinichi smiled sadly. "It's all right, Ms. Junko… But you should have told me about your fear of roller coasters…"

"Well… it's just that… You looked like you were having so much fun… I didn't want to ruin it for you, so I tried to be brave for you…"

Shinichi chuckled. "Ms. Junko…" He walked over to the kid from earlier, took the Liddo-kun doll, and paid the boy before giving it to Junko. "Here… You need this more than me right now…"

Junko looked up to him. "Shinichi…" She smiled. "Thank you…" She looked to the doll, brushing a hand against it's face gently. "This was my mother's favorite show…"

"Yours, too? My mother loves that show… You probably haven't seen it yet, but my mother has a room that is filled with Liddo-kun merchandise… It's kind of scary, actually…" He spotted a photo booth. "Hey! Ms. Junko, you wanna take a few pictures before we go?"

Junko smiled. "That would be nice…"

Saki, her forehead bandaged, stared at them from behind the cotton candy cart. She yelped as the worker moved the cart, running over her feet.


When they arrived at the mansion, it was 10:00 P.M. Junko looked to Shinichi as they stood outside the door. "Shinichi, thank you so much… I'll never forget this night…" She leaned up and kissed him on the lips, slipping a little tongue in. She was a little disappointed that he didn't kiss back, but broke the kiss and smiled.

Shinichi blinked rapidly in surprise. "M-Ms. Junko! You-"

"Things can change very quickly, Shinichi-kun…" Junko said simply, winking.

Junko stared at the pictures they took earlier and giggled happily. In one of the pictures, Shinichi had lost one of his contact lenses and had bent over to pick it up. In another, they were giving each other bunny ears. Her favorite, however, is the one where Shinichi surprised her with a kiss on the cheek. She put the pictures down and hugged her Liddo-kun doll lovingly.

A hand picked up the pictures and stared at them. "Well, well, well…" Saki said, looking at them. "Aren't you two friendly?"

Junko gasped and turned around, jumping out of bed. "What the hell are you doing in here?"

Saki stared at Junko. "I've been following you all on your dates with Shinichi, and I'm not happy with how cozy you are all becoming with him…"

Junko smirked. "You really are scared of us taking him away, aren't you?"

Saki smirked back. "Scared?… No… A little threatened?" She ripped the pictures in two and let them flow to the floor. "Perhaps…"

Junko's eyes widened in horror. "No!" she screamed out, falling to her knees and picking up the halves. "How could you?…" She said softly, tears flowing freely. "Those meant so much to me…" She stared up at Saki in hatred and stood up, grabbing her by the collar and ready to punch her. "You bitch! I'll kill you!"

Just then, Shinichi walked in. "Oh Ms. Junko, I-" he stopped and came in as Junko raised her fist and screamed out her threat. "Junko, what the hell are you doing?" He boomed out, formality going sraight out the window. He ran over to her and grabbed her wrist, twisting her arm and making her cry out in pain. "Junko, what's your problem?" He glared at her furiously. "Are you and the other girls jealous of her or something? God, stop being such an idiot!"

"Shinichi-kun…" Junko cried, looking to him. "You're hurting me…"

Junko had said those words in such most frightened and vulnerable tone that Shinichi felt as if someone had shot him in the heart. He gasped, letting her go. "Ms. Junko… I'm so sorry… I-"

"Get away from me…" Junko said coldly, holding her wrist. "I was wrong about you… You're just like any other man… I… I hate you, Shinichi…"

Shinichi backed away and turned around slowly, walking out of the room. If Junko's earlier words had made him feel like getting shot in the heart, then these words made him feel as if it had been torn out and stepped on afterwards.

Saki stared at the doorway after Shinichi had left, then at Junko. She had not meant for things to go this far. "Junko-san… I- I don't-"

"Get the hell out of my room…" Junko said softly, plopping down on her bed as she sat down. "Go… go to that man…" Saki sighed, leaving the room and closing the door. Junko curled up into a ball on her bed, crying herself to sleep.

Shinichi stared at the ceiling, a sad look on his face. He had done something horrible. He had hurt a girl who cared a lot about him. He glared, angry at himself for being so stupid and jumping to conclusions. Sighing, he turned around and stared at the wall. "I'm such an ass…"

End of Chapters 49 and 50.

And that's that… Things got a bit deep near the end. Hope you don't mind too much. Also, this is perhaps one of my longest chapters ever, so I just went the cheap route and made this a double chapter. Heh. Anyway, next chapter is where Saki's downfall continues. I bet a whole lot of you are looking forward to that. Especially after this chapter. By the way, 100,000 yen is about 964.316...

-Kouji Tamino