The next day we went to the bowling alley and decided to see if I have improved since Tamao's Birthday party. (Lets never speak of the penguim!) Here was the problem. Sliva thought the Coolio Bowling Alley was open 24/7 here but it ain't. It's open until 11pm. Opened at 10am. We got there at 8am and noticed it was closed.

"It's closed," said Ryu.

"We can read Ryu," I said dimly.

"Well, we can do some training. Lets go to Sparky's. I noticed there was a Sparky's here. I love that supermarket. Everything is so cheap!" Sliva cheered.

I just dimmed my eyes at Sliva who was now giggling like a little school girl like Sailor Moon!

Sliva dragged us to Sparky's. I hate that place! I despise it so much! We were just looking around though. Ryu likes the service here. You say what kind of product you want and they will tell you the alisle it is on. Ryu took advantage of this service.

"Tampons!" Ryu called.

"Alisle 14!"

I slapped Ryu "Ryu!"

"What? This is the whole fun part of the service. Call a product and they tell you were it is."

"I don't remember them doing that..."

"Oh Mikihisa! Quit living in the 80s and get with the times," Sliva said slapping my back.

"Cheese!" Ryu called out.

"Alisle 9!"

"Milk!"

"Alisle 9 also!"

"Weird... how is that?" Ryu asked.

We went to alisle 9. Sliva had gone to Alisle 4 and brought back a soccer ball. Ryu laid out the milk bottles like bowling pins and Sliva passed me the ball. He wanted me to throw it like a bowling ball.

"Mikihisa, throw this ball at the milk bottles," Sliva said passing me the ball.

I looked at the ball. Took another look at the 10 milk bottles. Then I threw the soccer ball like I would throw a bowling ball and the mircle happened. I got a strike.

Suddenly all the milk bottles smashed and milk went everywhere. The song, 'We are the Champions' by Queen played in the store. Ryu rushed up to me and we both head-butted each other. Sliva was waving fans and wearing a head-band with a red dot on it. (You know the usual).

"Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!" Sliva cheered.

"Clean up in Alisle 9!" someone shouted.

"RUN!" We shouted.

We escaped the evil clutches of Sparky's Supermarket. Oh! I dispise it so much! I will never ever shop there ever ever again. I don't understand what Keiko sees in that place!

We managed to get into the bowling alley. Within, a few games, I was improving slowly. It was more fun now, I was getting the hang of it all. I was scoring way higher than before. Sliva and Ryu just watched me.

It was going great. I was enjoying myself when the jocks came. They used to be jocks in my old high school day. I hated them. They always had a different girl on their arm every two weeks! They never needed to study and here is the part that makes me really really mad. THEY NEVER EVER LET ME ON THE TEAMS! Even the Cheerleading team and the Debate Team! NO KIDDING! Seeing them agian that day really was bad luck. Are all bowling alleys bad-luck? (May I remind you that Ryu found Tokageroh in one.)

Here is the worst part about this whole jock thing. I never wanted to mention it again but it looks like I have to. Remember the penguim I beat up? The guy in the penguim suit was THE MOST POPLUAR guy at my school, Leo. I wish I never ever beat the crap outta him.

"Yeah! 5 pins! This is getting easier!" I cheered.

I went to get my soda when the 4 jocks came up to me. I looked at them. They were not smiling at all. Of course, they won't be happy. I beat up their leader. Yeah, they remind me of aliens too.

"Oh hello! Leo, Hideki, Roy and Biff..."

"It's Benji!" he raged.

"Ok," I replied.

Sliva and Ryu just looked at me talking to them. They got very worried at the sight of it all. Since they are all taller than me. (I have to be so small).

"What is up?" I asked.

Leo grabbed my shirt and threatened me "What is the big deal about Thursday?"

"What you talk about Leo?" I asked.

"Remember Mr Wadiles?" Leo asked.

Mr Wadiles is the name of the mascot penguim for Coolio Bowling Alley. I was in deep trouble for beating the crap outta him at Tamao's Birthday. He deserved it. Afterall, he never let me in any of the school teams.

"Oh! You are the guy in the penguim suit?" I asked.

"Yes!"

"You graduated from University. How the hell did you get such a crap job as a guy in a penguim suit?" I asked totally confused.

"Leo was in prison was running across Izumo naked when the Queen of England came to visit. He was sentenced to 3 years in prison," Hideki blabbed.

Sliva and Ryu started laughing hysterically in the background at Leo. Leo was even mad than before. So, mad that he decided to challenge me to a Bowling match when he looked up to see my scores. He seemed impressed. He looked at Sliva and Ryu and assumed that they were my team mates.

"Tell ya what, Miki. How about your team and my team go against eachother in a game. Loser has to wear the penguim suit and get beat up by kids. Aged 9 and below."

"No hugs!"

Sliva decided to step in "You are on! Leo... Hideki... Roy... and... what is your name again?"

"BENJI!"

Benji started to run around like a total manic.

"Who has the Flashdance soundtrack?" asked Roy pointing his thumb at Benji.

"I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU! SLIVA!" I shouted.

I landed on the sofa and folded my arms in a big bad mood.

"What? You can beat them. We can beat them. We are offically a team!" Sliva said going all honorable.

"Sliva... we have a problem! There are only 3 of us! We need 4 members!" Ryu pointed out freaking.

They both sat on the sofa with me. Like me, they were totally clue-less about the whole situation as much as I was.

Keiko popped her head up from behind the sofa and looked at us three. She had the perfect solution to our problem. Or so she thought so.

"You know, Mrs Takei?" Keiko began.

"What about Mrs Takei?" I replied.

"Her husband used to go bowling. She told me that he finished writing this comic he wrote for Shonen Jump or something like that and he does nothing much these days so how about you ask him to join your team?" Keiko blabbed on.

Sliva went red. Ryu and I were unsure. But we were out of canidates for our team and no way, I was having the Whack da Mole champion on my bowling team... This leaves me no choice...

To be continued...

Sliva Says:

Don't dare bother trying what we did today. Not only will you get into trouble for breaking bottles of milk but you will have to pay a fine and maybe clean it up. Or you could get banned from the store. Luckly, Sparky's is too cheap to install CCTV but other supermarkets can afford them. So don't bother trying any of these stunts at your local supermarket!