All right, time for the next chapter! We have about two or so final mini arcs until the end, so the story isn't quite finished. Lots of twists and revelations are to come, but if you were paying attention, you should be able to tell what's coming next. Anyway, let's get started!
Kouji Tamino
Love Hina Next: Second Phase
Chapter 57: Meet the Parents
Morning had arrived at the Suichi Mansion. Our protagonists were still peacefully sleeping as a limo drove up to the house. It stopped right in front of the house, and a chauffer got out in order to open the door for his employers. As the door opened, a woman yawned. "My, what a long trip… It's been much too long since we've been home…" She got out of the car and stretched. She was an attractive older woman with shoulder length blue hair that sort of rose at the sides. She was dressed in a black business suit with a white dress shirt underneath. Her eyes where peculiar… One was green while the other was brown. This woman was Mimi Suichi, Shinichi's mother. "I can't wait to see Shinichi! Poor boy, we left without even saying goodbye…"
"Eh, he's fine… He's not a boy anymore, he's a grown man…" Shinji soon came out of the car after his wife. He was a tall, well built man with short spiky black hair and cold blue blues. A pair of circular glasses rested on his nose, and he was dressed in your standard business suit. "A pathetic excuse for a man, but still a man…" He winced as he was elbowed by his wife. "Ow!"
"Now now, no belittling our son…" Mimi growled lightly, a scarily happy smile on her face. She grabbed his hand and dragged him into the house. "Now, let's see how Shinichi is doing!"
"But dear, we just got home! I want to take a nap and-" he suddenly stopped as she turned to him, still smiling. Her eyebrow twitched a few times, and it was at that point that Shinji knew not to cross her. He simply complied and followed her upstairs to their son's room.
When they finally reached the room and knocked on the door, they found it out that Shinichi was not answering it. He must have been still asleep, which was also odd for him. They slowly turned the doorknob and opened the door. What they saw completely and utterly shocked them. "Oh my god!" Shinji screamed. "Just what the hell is going on here!"
That was enough to jolt everyone in the room awake. They screamed, jumping up and cowering into a corner of a room. Shinichi's eyes widened and he began to stutter as he meekly greeted his parents. "H-hi, mother… father… What a surprise to see you…"
Mimi giggled. "We wanted to surprise you!"
"But it looks like you surprised us…" Shinji said with a scowl on his face. "What's the meaninf of sleeping around with all these…" he tilted his head and began to stare at the girls. "…beautiful… voluptuous… busty women…" he shook his head, coming to his senses. He then pointed at Naoko. "And she doesn't even look older than 12!"
"A-actually, sir…" Naoko said softly, raising her hand. "I'm 13..."
"Well, he probably gets it from you, dear…" Mrs. Suichi replied, that same smile seemingly plastered on her face.
Mr. Suichi suddenly froze, then looked to his wife. He cleared his throat. "I thought we were keeping that incident a secret…"
"Well it's true…" she shrugged, giggling a bit. "And besides… it's like you said, Shinichi is a grown man… He can do whatever he pleases…"
Shinichi and the girls' jaws dropped lower and lower as they listened in on the conversation. "N-no! It was nothing like that!" Shinichi screamed, waving his hands defensively. "We were just all sleeping in the same room, that's all!"
"Please believe us, Shinji and Mimi, there was nothing sexual about it at all!" Saki shouted. "Honest!"
Both of them raised an eyebrow. "Saki? Megumi?" Shinji asked. "Is that you?"
Saki smiled, nodding and standing up. Megumi quickly followed suit. They both bowed. "It's good to see you, sir and madam!"
The other girls, wanting to show respect for Japan's richest man and woman, quickly stood up and bowed as well. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. And Mrs. Suichi!"
"Is that so?…" Mimi took a sip of her tea as she and Shinji listened to Shinichi and the girls' stories of the past year. "It looks like you've all had quite the time!" She laughed. "I must thank all of you girls for watching over our Shinichi! He really can't take care of himself at all!"
The aforementioned sweat dropped, staring at her. "Gee thanks, mother…"
"Actually, Mrs. Suichi…" Junko began. "Shinichi-kun has changed a lot!"
"I can see that…" Shinji began, looking at Shinichi's makeover. "…Why aren't you wearing your glasses?"
The youngest Suichi male chuckled, poking his eyes. "Don't need them anymore… Contact lenses…"
"I see…" the head of the house hold raised an eyebrow, looking around at the girls. "So… Have any of you slept with him yet?"
It was at that moment that everyone spit their tea out. "What kind if question is that, dad!" Shinichi shouted, standing up.
Shinji stared at him. "It's a simple enough question… Have they, or have they not?"
"Of course not!" Junko screamed. "What do you take us for!"
"Yes, dear…" Mimi chimed in, looking to her husband. "They seem like decent enough girls…" She looked to the girls. "You wouldn't do anything naughty with my Shinichi, would you?" she asked, her smile suddenly turning evil. The girls looked at her wide eyed, shaking their heads 'no'. Her smile quickly returned to normal.
"Shinichi, your mother is kind of scary…" Ami whispered, leaning over to him as he sat back down.
"The walls have ears, dear…" the blue haired woman said softly, giggling. "So, you find me scary?"
Ami squeezed nervously. "N-no! That's not what I said at all! You must have misheard me!"
"I don't like to be lied to, Ami…" Mimi muttered.
"Okay, yes… You're a bit scary…" Ami admitted. "Sorry…"
Mimi laughed. "That's all I wanted to know!" She opened her eyes, revealing her case of Heterochromia iridium. "Sorry if I come off as a bit scary, but that's just my way of keeping people I don't like or people that upset me in check…"
"My kind of woman!" Sakura suddenly shouted out. She blushed, sinking in her seat as bit. "Sorry…"
Shinji took a good look at Sakura. "It's still hard to believe that you're that same little girl my brother introduced me to years ago… What happened to your beautiful raven hair?"
"Oh, that?" Sakura ran a hand through her fiery red hair. "I dyed it all… I was getting a bit bored with it…"
"I see…" Shinji sat back down. "So, when do you all plan on leaving?"
"Dad!" Shinichi shouted, standing up again.
"Of course, Saki can stay…" he began. He looked to Megumi and nodded to her. "You, too… You are invited to the wedding after all…"
"That's not what I meant, and you know it!" the young man screamed. "Father… these girls have come to mean so much to me in the past year and"
"But they are poor beggars…" Shinji crossed his arms, staring at his son. "Think of what would happen to our reputation if this got out in public…"
Shinichi slammed his fist on the table. "Damn your 'reputation'! Damn it to hell!" He got a smack in the face for his outburst.
"Don't you dare speak to me in that tone of voice again…" Shinji sneered. "You're acting just like your brother, Shin…"
Shinji's son smirked. "And now I think I understand why he did what he did…"
Shinchi's father growled. "You will follow my rules if you want to live under this roof… I said the same thing to your brother years ago…"
The former loser glared at his father. "Well then maybe I'll follow in his footsteps…"
"Anyone want more tea?" Mimi asked, holding up a newly filled teapot.
"Fine!" they both screamed, slamming their cups on the table to get filled.
"Shinichi, please don't get kicked out on account of us…" Ami said softly. "We'll leave, if that's what your father really wants…"
"No!" he screamed, looking to her. He turned back to his father. "What the hell do you want me to do, throw them out on the streets! They're my friends!"
"Goodness, no!" Mimi said, intervening. She looked to the girls. "After hearing your heart wrenching stories, we're about to give you all a large amount of money to help you get back on your feet!"
"W-wait a minute!" Shinji shouted. "Who said"
"I said so, dear…" she said coldly, glaring at him.
"Y-yes, ma'am!" he squealed, backing away.
Shinichi sat by himself in the living room for about an hour, staring at the ceiling. "Damn it all…" he muttered, running a hand through his hair.
Junko watched sadly from the stairs, then walked over and sat next to him. "Hey… How ya doing?"
"Lousy…" he growled, sitting up. "It's just not fair!" He stared at the ground sadly, gritting his teeth. He put his hands to his knees and squeezed. "I… I don't want you to leave…" He gasped as Junko put her hand on his, looking to her. "Junko…"
She smiled sadly, trying to fight back tears and failing, the warm fluid running down her face. "I know… I don't want to leave, either…"
"Junko…" Shinichi said, in a cracking voice.
"Yes, Shinichi-kun?" Junko asked wiping her eyes. The man suddenly leaned forward and kissed her straight on the lips, taking her by complete shock. She sat there wide eyed for a moment before relaxing into the kiss. "Mmm…" getting more into it, she slipped her tongue into his mouth and brushed it against his, then nibbled playfully on it. They broke the kiss and breathed heavily.
"Junko…" Shinichi began, brushing a hand against her cheek. "I love you…"
"You…" Junko swallowed as a lump formed in her throat, her heart beating frantically. "love me?"
Ami stared in horror from the bathroom doorway. "Shi-shinichi-kun… N-no…"
Shinichi's eyes widened as he turned toward the bathroom. "Ms. Ami… I'm sorry…"
Ami bit her lip in frustration and heartbreak, forcing herself to smile. "No, it's okay… I… I'm happy for the two of you…"
"Too bad your father will object to our relationship…" Junko said in realization, holding her arm. "It seems it's already over before it really began…"
Shinichi shook his head, standing up. "I can't let it end like this… I have to talk to my father…" At that moment, there was a crash and the sound of Shinji shouting. Mimi's scream was heard soon after. "What was that!" Shinichi ran upstairs, Ami and Junko following. The other girls quickly ran out of their rooms, stopping their packing up to check what was going on. When they arrived in the Master Bedroom, they found both of Shinichi's parents being 'pinned' to the wall by a strange green aura. Standing in the room with them was a stranger dressed in black clothes that covered most of his body. He turned around and looked at them. He had emerald green eyes and a few strands of golden hair were visible. Although his mouth was covered, he seemed to be smiling at them. "Ah, so the youngest son is here as well… Now I can do my job and fulfill two parts of my goal at once… "
"Damn, he's a psychic…" Ami revealed, her own aura glowing. "Careful, everyone…"
Saki glared. "Who are you! Who sent you!"
The man waved his finger. "Ah, ah, ah! Do you really think I would reveal who my client is?" He crossed his arms. "Now stay out of my way… I would hate to accidentally kill my client's daughter…" He threatened.
Saki's eyes widened in mortification. "What did you just say!"
The assassin chuckled cheerfully, as if it slip-up had been intentional. "Oops! I goofed! Well, I might as well kill all of you now! I could really care less about the pay! Justas long as I kill the murderer of my people and his offspring, I'll be quite satisfied!"
"Dad, use your P-Jamming powers!" Shinichi screamed.
"He can't…" Ami pointed out. "He's placed a 'P-Circle' around the house… P-Jamming abilities are completely cancelled out…" She stepped forward, putting her hands in front of herself. "Please stand back, everyone…"
"I see…" the man smirked under his mask "So you are a psychic as well…" His grass colored eyes glared at her. "Tell me, why do you side with that murderer, Suichi… Don't you too wish for revenge?"
"Because revenge is stupid." Ami said bluntly. "And because Mr. Suichi's son is… a very precious friend to me!"
The man paused for a moment. He laughed cruelly. "I see! That man broke your heart, and you had feelings for him… Doesn't it make you angry that Junko stole Shinichi from you?"
Everyone gasped in shock. "Holy shit, he's a mind reader!" Sakura yelled.
Ami clenched her fist. "That doesn't matter… I will do anything to make Shinichi happy… and if that means letting Junko have him, so be it!" Ami's aura exploded, and she blew him away with an energy wave. "Now go away and let us be!" They all watched as the man flew through the wall, flying into the distance.
Everyone stared wide eyed at Ami's burst of mental strength. "Well, he won't be bothering us anytime soon…" Megumi said, blinking rapidly.
"Aiyaaah…" Tenshi nodded in agreement.
Shinji, after he and Mimi had fallen to the floor after being freed from the mystery psychic's grasp, stood up. He bowed to Ami, surprising everyone. "Thank you, Athna-sama… I owe you my life…"
The psychic-girl bowed in return. "It was no problem, sir…"
He then turned to Junko. "And if you, young lady, are truly in love with my son… you have my blessing…"
The new couple gasped, looking to each other and back to Shinji. "T-thank you, sir!" Junko shouted happily.
Mimi brushed herself off. "I still can't believe that Kenta would betray our friendship like that…" She sweat dropped. "Actually I can… He's creepy and icky…" She looked to Saki and smiled. "No offense…"
"None taken…" Saki said, anger evident in her voice. "My father is slime, plain and simple…"
Shinji smirked. "And I have just the plan to turn the tables on him… Who's with me?"
End of Chapter 57
… (posts chapter and runs for shelter) Waaah, don't kill me...
