It was just a normal day in Izumo in Japan. It was breakfast time. Ah, breakfast time, the most peaceful day. On an account, Ryu makes the meals and it tastes so good! That and I don't have to make it. He is a way better cook than me. No joking!
It was Monday morning. We were sitting at the table eating breakfast. Ryu was too busy eating. Tokagero was listening to some music in my walkman. Yes, I live in the old days. STOP LAUGHING!
"Hey! This song is cool!" Tokagero said pulling the headphones. "Who is the singer, Mikihisa?"
Tokagero passed me the headphones and I had a listen to it. It was Paula Abdul. One of my personal favourite singers. Man! I wish I was still single and stupid Hao never burned my face. If he wasn't so powerful, I would have grounded him FOR LIFE! Or trap him in the attic like a movie, with the evil twins. Only I would have put him there instead of the good one.
"That is Paula Abdul, Tokagero. Boy! She is hot!"
"Hey! You have a woman!" Tokagero said snatching the headphones back.
"And you are dead!" Ryu said eating his breakfast.
"Yeah! Break my heart. Do you have Jason Donovan for this walkman?"
"I'll ask Keiko. She drived me insane with that man."
I remember him now. Like it all happened yesterday.
1989, Izumo, Japan
Jason Donovan live in Concert on TV...
"I LOVE YOU! JASON-SAN!" Keiko shouted waving her banner.
"He can't hear you. He is on TV..." I said folding my arms slouching on the sofa.
"Jason Donovan is so cool! I wanna be like him when I grow up," said a young Yoh.
I freaked. I am a terrible father! Yoh is my decent (in a way...) and favourite (you choose between a lazy one and a rebel!) and he wanted to be like Jason Donovan!
"That is it! You are gonna be trained by your grandfather!" I exclaimed.
"Tokagero! Think twice before you listen to Jason Donovan!" I exclaimed.
Just then, the phone rang. Keiko answered it. It was strange. It was Ryu's mother and Ryu has never recieved a phone call from anyone. Except those salesman that try to sell him stuff. That was the only calls he got. (Gets tissues out.) Anyone want a tissue?
"Hello, Asakura Residence! Oh, hello Mrs Umemiya. No, there is no one in the house called Ryunosuke. Yes, there is a man called Ryu. Does the guy you wanna talk to carry a wooden sword? Yes, he is here. I'll call him over." Keiko covers the mouthpiece of the phone "RYU! Your mother is on the phone!"
Ryu got up and rushed over to the phone.
"That is strange. I haven't spoken to mother since she started dating that stupid British git, Jake. Why is she calling me? Maybe she dumped him?"
Ryu took the phone from Keiko and spoke to his mother. His old childhood friend had called her up, asking how Ryu is getting on. When SHE heard he moved out of his home and decided to run a motor-cycle gang. She went looking for him. Starting off by questioning his gang members. Then my son Yoh and future daughter-in-law Anna (Ooh! I can't wait till they get married!) and now she is coming to visit Ryu and she gave Ryu's mother a number for her to call her son. I think, I will change the number of the house, now...
"WHAT?... SHE IS COMING!... WHEN?... TODAY!... Yes, I clean up after myself. Yes! I do change my underwear... I love you too! Have you dumped Jake? YOU MARRIED HIM!"
Ryu hung up the phone without a word of goodbye. The phone rang again and Ryu unplugged the phone.
"NO! DON'T UNPLUG THE PHONE! WHAT HAPPENS IF SALESMAN ARE SELLING DECENT STUFF?" I panicked.
"Now, I know why Anna doesn't like phones," said Ryu "Hey! A friend of mine is coming to visit. Is it alright for her to stay?"
A girl! In Ryu's life! I was so shocked to hear! And she is 'just a friend...' What wonders. But I was in a real desperate mood to order something outta my new catalouge. I wanted new baseball shoes. Hey! I want to be stylish. I used to be real hot until my face got burned. (Great, I am making Sliva jokes. But they are so funny! Haha!)
Later on in that day, I went to the pay-phone down the road and saw a mysterious looking girl wearing a black shirt, a cardigan, a pair of light blue jeans. Had a dufflebag and was carrying a guitar. She went up to me like she was lost and confused.
"Yes... I would like the converse blue baseball boots. WHAT? SOLD OUT?"
The girl tapped my shoulder as I hung up the phone in a bad mood.
"Excuse me... Do you know where this address is? I tried phoning at the house but there was no answer. It was like the phone was unplugged."
She passed me the piece of paper with my address and phone number and it had Ryu's name on it. It was Ryu's friend that he was asking could say. She looked pretty and she was just Ryu's friend. She could be his shaman queen.
"This is my house and my number and my good friend, Ryu."
"Great! You know the place?" she asked.
"DUH! It's my home. You won't by any chance have a 10 yen on you?"
She nodded her head. "I am completely broke just to travel here."
"Oh, sorry. Lets get back to my place. I bet you are excited to see Ryu. He is keen to see you. What is your name?"
She smiled at me "Oh, my name is Washu. I grew up with Ryu in Tokyo. Until Ryu decided to drop outta school and be a leader of a gang. Though his gang aren't that bad. They don't encourage drugs or volience and the only thing they steal is girlfriends but they are bad at that!" Washu starts to laugh.
"Ha! I can imagine that."
On the way, to my house, Washu told me every single embrassessing moment, Ryu did when they were kids. It was all too funny. I also couldn't believe Washu was the only person Ryu obeyed. Yet, Ryu never obeys anyone apart from Anna and Pamiela Anderson.
We reached my house. Washu dropped her bags and called for Ryu who came rushing in at the sound of her voice. He was really happy to see her.
"Oh Ryu! I missed you!" she said.
Washu took one look at Ryu's hair "Oh my gosh! What happened? It was longer than that!"
"Oh, Mikihisa's son gave me a haircut," Ryu laughed stroking his hair.
Washu looked around "Aww... where is he? Do you actually let him run around with sissors?"
Ryu was laughing when I fainted. Washu looked confused at the whole thing.
"What?" Washu said confused.
Ryu put his arm around Washu's shoulder and they decided to leave me with Washu's bag and guitar and walk off to Ryu's room. Looking at them made me realise they made a cute couple. Made me decide that I was gonna set them up. I have finally found Ryu's Shaman Queen!
To be Continued