OK…I must be missing something here.
You guys like this story? Man…I mean I know I just wrote this story during Christmas break out of pure boredom and when I got flames (which trust me was the first time out all my stories) I was like 'okay I suck at Medabot stories' and turned away from it. Now I'm getting great reviews left and right asking me to update! So I decided to give this story another shot to see how it goes.
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CHAPTER 3: The Gang's All Here!
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The duo walked down the street nearing the shop Henry worked at in silence. Since that sudden outburst they suddenly felt uneasy around one another and every now and then snuck a nervous glance at the other.
"I can't take this anymore." Tomoe thought to herself. She looked over to her little cousin wondering what to do next.
"I have to say something!" she concluded.
"So…Ikki." She started with a small smile.
"Yeah?"
"I'm sorry about earlier." she said, still getting a puzzling look from him. "My little outburst…I'm sorry."
"Oh don't worry about it Tomme, I know I put a lot on you and you've only been here for about 3 hours." he responded understandingly.
"No, Ikki you don't understand. I like when you come to me lots of things to say. It lets me know that you don't see me as just another relative, but as a friend." she admitted.
"So when I lashed out on you like that earlier I really didn't mean to. I just got a lot on me with school, work, volunteer work, sports, and robattles that coming here seemed like the perfect get-away for to relax for once." she spoke
"But I don't understand." came Ikki, this time getting a puzzled look from his cousin.
"I don't understand why you don't like for people to about the great skill you posses in robattles! You're so amazing! I always looked up to you while growing up! You were the cherry on top in my eyes, and I loved to see you robattle! That's why I read, I read every issue of Meda Magazine you had to learn everything I could about medabots so when the time came that I got to robattle I'd be unstoppable just like you!" he explained.
"I'm glad you think so highly of me." said replied giving him a school girl smile. "And I'm surprised you got this far in the rankings. So…when the time comes I'll be sure to give you a great battle."
"Awesome! I can't wait!" he cheered.
They continued walking talking about memories past, and current events in their lives until they came up to the shop Henry worked in. Even then they still kept talking and joking around causing them to receive questioning stares from a confused Erika, Brass and Henry.
"So you really like her huh?" Tomoe teased.
"NO! I-I mean…we're just good friends." He said modestly with a blush. Do I have feelings for her?
He looked forward in a daze to come face to face with…
"AHH! Erika!" he screamed.
"Ikki are you thinking about Karen again?" the teenage reporter asked.
"N-nnno!" he stuttered. "What make's you think…."
"Because you've been standing there for the past minute and a half with a blush on your face looking like you're in a world of your own." She stated.
"Yeah, but that doesn't mean I'm thinking about Karen!" he retorted.
"Like I said…innocent love." Tomoe sighed on the other side of the shop. She was already sitting at a booth mindlessly poking her straw into her vanilla milkshake.
"It's NOT like that!" he declared slamming his hands on her table.
"Oh come on Ikki, you can't say your mind hasn't wondered a few times." She said slyly, giving him a knowing look.
His face turned completely red at the sound of this and he continued his outward assault on the situation failing miserably.
"Look Tomme, We're just friends! Nothing more!" he retaliated.
"So I suppo'd id be less if it became moe." She mumbled with the straw from her shake in her mouth.
"N-no! I just mean-"
"Okay baby cousin whatever you say." She smiled, fanning her hand up down to end it all.
Realizing his defeat he pouted and sat across from his cousin in the booth.
"Hmph, really!" he scoffed. "Me in love with-"
"Oh wait, you mean you're Ikki's cousin?" Henry asked in wonder.
"Yep that's me! Tomoe Tenriyou, at your service." She introduced.
He gave her a moments gaze with an unknown smile before introducing himself to her and going about the needs of the store.
"Hey Tomme…" came Erika. "Where's your medabot?"
"Yes, come to think of it Medabee isn't here either." came the mechanical voice of Brass.
"How the two are at home watching All My Children, the show should have been over awhile ago. We should be expecting them in here any minute." She estimated.
Just then the doors to the shop swished open and a yellow and lavender medabot came strolling in with an in-depth conversation occurring.
"So you never had one?" Medabee asked boldly.
"Never." She giggled.
"Never ever?" he implied.
"Well speak of the devil." Tomoe spoke peeking at the pair.
Brass stared long and had at the meda-pair.
"They seem so happy together." She thought.
"Hey Brass!" Medabee called.
"Huh? Oh yes?"
"You okay? You seemed a bit out of it." He said in concern.
She just cheerfully nodded she was okay as not to receive any more attention. But unknown to her, Tomoe watched the scenario with stealth eyes, a plan forming within her deep blue eyes.
"So how was the show?" Tomoe asked innocently.
"Oh, what show would that be?" asked an innocent voice.
Everyone turned toward the door to see a young red headed girl dressed in a pink turtle neck and white skirt. She had an innocent smile on her face and everything about her just screamed out 'little miss innocent'. Even her nurse type medabot sent out that vibe.
"K-K-Karen!" Ikki stuttered with a blush looking at the girl.
"Well hello everybody." she said welcoming as Ikki walked up to her.
"Would you like to sit at our booth?" he asked nervously.
"Well sure, I'd like that." She responded happily.
"So this is the infamous Karen." Tomoe inquired. "She seems like every guys dream girl in Beverly Hills."
"Yep you've nailed it!" Erika responded annoyingly. "Ikki's always drooling over her and she doesn't give him a single glance. But that idiot just can't take a hint."
"Hmm…" Tomoe studied the girl the girl for a moment before she was interrupted by a male voice that seemed to scream out early puberty.
"Karen doesn't and shouldn't be seen around the likes of you!" remarked a short haired young man.
"And that is…." Tomme questioned.
"Koji," Erika informed. "He's Karen's supposed boyfriend because they grew up together and they're both from wealthy families."
"That's my Erika!" Tomoe smiled. "Always on top of the game!"
"Yeah well I…"she blushed.
"I'm surprised you still don't have a special someone around." Tomoe cooed receiving a blush from the teen. "But don't worry, guys always…."
"Listen Koji Karen can sit with whoever she wants!" Ikki argued.
"Yes, anyone except you!" he argued back.
"Why you!" they began to have a stare down to see who would back down first to decide who will sit with Karen.
She simply looked at the two bickering young men and said. "Isn't nice how well they get along?"
"(Sweatdrop) and yet they always seem to go for the airheads." Tomoe finished.
"It's an everyday thing for them." Henry informed.
"It is? Hmm…oh Henry. Can I get another one?" Tomoe asked raising her empty milkshake glass.
"Sure, this time with caramel right?" he guessed.
"You know me too well." She smiled handing him the cup. "Ugh! When do they stop! I wanna go shopping." She complained.
"Who knows…" Erika sighed sitting down in the booth.
"Well I say we forget them and go shopping!" Tomoe proclaimed. "I'll buy you that camera you've been wanting for a while."
"Really?" she cheered.
"Yeah, Medabee? Ocarnia? You guys wanna tag along?"
"Yeah!" they said in unison.
"Cool…umm…Henry?" she called.
"Yeah?" he asked behind the counter
"Can you save the milkshake for later? I'm …"
"Going shopping?" he finished. "Sure, just pay for it when you get back."
"You are so begging for me." She teased.
He blushed madly and fumbled with the milkshake machine causing ice cream to fly everywhere. When he finally got it under control she was already behind the counter putting her money for the drink in the register.
"Hey you can't be back here! If my boss she's you he'll…"
"Don't worry, your boss like's me to much to hurt my feelings." She smiled, and left to join Erika and the three medabots that would accompany them by them by the door.
"Oh Ocarnia?"
"Yes Tomoe?"
"Can you please tell Ikki were going to the mall? We'll meet him there when he's done bickering like an old maid."
Meanwhile Sumilidon stood by Koji's side through the entire incident and hardly noticed the guests who were there the entire time. That is, until his eyes fell upon a gorgeous lavender and soft green medabot with a voice to beautiful to be mechanical.
"Ikki?" she began to get his attention. "The rest of us are leaving to go shopping at the mall so you may join us when you are ready." She finished her message and bowed down in goodbye and ran off to join Medabee and the others.
However Ikki vaguely heard the message was still staring down Koji. Everything was obsolete to them……except Sumilidon gave to the two boys in the foot.
OOOWWWWWW!
"Sumilidon how could? To your own meda-fighter?" Koji demanded.
"I'm sorry sir but I need more information." He reasoned.
"More information?" he questioned.
Sumilidon turned towards Ikki and waited for him to stop complaining about his foot. When he realized he wouldn't end soon he just started his interrogation.
"Who was that medabot?" he questioned.
"What medabot!" Ikki cried through his pain.
"The one with Medabee." He pushed on.
"Oh! That Ocarnia, my cousin's medabot." He finally answered.
Ocarnia….
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TBC
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Am I amazing or what? Now if all goes right I will get millions of questions like, What's the deal with Henry and Tomoe, and…...other questions. ahem But if you review, I promise to tell next chapter.
-Ura out.