Matches and Maddness!
Chapter two: Mother's Intuition
Disclaimer: I do NOT own the Rockman.EXE series!
I'm back! Last chapter I left you at a cliffhanger! I bet you hate me. Oh well... Enjoy!
Note: Hakushaku Elec Count Zap
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Madoi slowly opened the door to reveal... A small hed-haied woman wearing a red and white kimono! She stared at Madoi and opened her mouth and said "I must have the wrong address... Do you know where the Hino appartment is?"
"This is it." Madoi didn't like the woman's reaction.
"Are you the cleaning lady?" asked the woman. The woman stared at Madoi's bikini.
"No." Madoi was really PO'd by that reaction. Madoi is the type of person who wants the person who made her PO'd to become PO'd, so she made a plan. Just then Hinoken came out of his bedroom.
"Oka-san!" Hinoken said with surprise.
"Young master Kenichi!" cried his mother.
"Um, Mrs. Ken's mom... Can you excuse us for a second?" Madoi then pulled Hinoken into his bedroom. "I know as well as you do that you want your mother to leave! So I have a plan!"
"Does it involve me dressing up as a woman? I wouldn't do that. Or, would I?"
"This is no time for nonsense! Here's the plan! We act like we're engaged. She won't make you go through another Omiai, she'll leave us alone!" Madoi thought this plan was fool-proof.
"What if she asks to be our wedding planner?"
"I haven't got that far into my plan yet!" Madoi paused for a moment. "I know! We say that we already have the best wedding planner in the country!"
"What if she asks to be invited?"
"Uh, we say that we only have room for fifty people and we already have fifty people who... Sponser our shop! It would be rude not to invite them!"
"I think your on to something! All we have to do is pretend to be engaged!" Hinoken was very happy about his 'plan'.
Then they heard a knock at the door, then the door nob started to turn... Quickly Madoi thought of something! So she pulled Hinoken down and kissed him infront of his mom. Hinoken was certainly surprised! To go along with the plan, he kissed her back. Madoi certainly didn't expect that.
"What in the name of all that's magical are you doing!" Hinoken's mom was furious.
"I'm kissing my FIANCE!" Madoi made sure that the fiance part was especially loud.
"SHE'S YOUR FIANCEE! That slut!" His mother was fuming with anger.
"Well, this 'slut' may one day be carrying your son's child! Ohohohohoho!" Madoi was going a little too far...
"Oka-san! You can't stop me now! I'm legally an adult, I can make my own decisions!" Hinoken said boldly.
"Very well then..." His mother calmed down considerably.
"Huh?" Hinoken and Madoi said in unison.
"You both will be attending an Omiai to see if she is worthy of our family name." Hinoken's mother then left the room, leaving Hinoken and Madoi speechless.
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A few days later...
Madoi and Hinoken got prepared for their Omiai in a few hours. Madoi was wearing a pinkish-purple and white checkered kimono with gold flowers on it. Hinoken wore a smoke-grey suit with a red collared shirt and a grey tie.
"I certainly didn't expect your mom to do that! Make us attend an Omiai! Who does she think she is? The queen of She-thinks-she's-so-important Land?" Madoi was frusterated trying to put her kimono on, since she had never put one on before. She was also a little mad that her plan didn't work out so well.
"It's better than being queen of She-thinks-she's-so-attractive Land." Hinoken said in a joking tone. He was tying his tie with much success.
"What was that supposed to mean?" Madoi didn't get the joke at all. She started to put pink lipstick on.
"Heh, never mind..."
"Oh yeah! Well you're king of Ooh-I-love-matches-and-lighters-and-anything-that-burns Land!" Madoi FINALLY got it.
"Hey! I'm not like that! Little Miss I-love-my-body-so-much-that-I-organize-my-own-swimsuit-photo-shoots!" Hinoken started to laugh at the reaction Madoi had. Her face started to turn red and a vein appeared on her temple, she looked as if she were about to blow!
"That's it! I'm gonna file for divorce!" said Madoi turning her back to Hinoken.
"We're not married, we're not even really engaged! I know as well as you do, you don't like my mother, if we do this, we're scott-free! And plus, this was YOUR idea!" Hinoken did have a point there.
"Very well then, I will endure your company." Madoi, like Hinoken's mother, calmed down condiderably.
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NOTE: BEFORE READING ANYMORE, READ THIS! To make things less complicated, I have taken the liberty to give you more insight about the Omiai tradition in Japan. An Omiai is usually like a blind date, bringing along your parents, maybe some friends and a matchmaker (Nakodo). Omiai in Japanese literally means "look and see". So, basically it is a try-before-you-buy marriage meeting, which usually takes place at a hotel lobby or a fancy restauraunt. The Nakodo is usually an older, respected person with a high social position Their role is to bring two people together. The couple and their families exchange letters of introduction, photos and personal information (tsurigaki). After that, they talk for a while. Then the couple get to talk ALONE, to see if they get along.
Fun fact number one: Fifty years ago, marriages VIA Omiai had seventy percent of married couples in Japan. Today, that figure is under ten percent!
In this chapter of M and M, we DO NOT get to see Madoi's family for reasons that will be answered next chapter or you have remebered it from last chapter. Also, since the couple already know eachother, I'm changing the Omiai just a bit!
Hey, get this! I'm not even Japanese and I know this stuff! All this info here I got from Issue two of SHOJO BEAT! If you read it, you'll understand some of the spoofs I did! Some of those spoofs are romance, some are humor! At the end of this chapter, I'll give you a list of spoofed manga and the chapter it appeared in. And I also spoofed a couple of movies! So read the after chapter goodies! Hey, maybe I'll give you a list of future spoofs!
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"Welcome to Seiryuu, a party of two?" said a short, black haired man wearing a suit. He works for the restauraunt called Seiryuu.
"No, we're waiting for a few more people." Hinoken said calmly.
"Okay, wait over at those chairs by the door."
Seiryuu was a large, fancy restauraunt with large tables and gormet food. The chairs were padded for comfort and the tables had red and white checkered table cloths. The chopsticks were made from the finest oak. That being said, the food is VERY expensive.
The big glass doors opened and Hiroshi (who's holding some sort of book) and Hinoken's mother came through them.His mother mother was wearing a kimono similar to Madoi's, but red. And Hiroshi was wearing a dark-blue suit with a white collared shirt and a black tie. "Ah! Young master Kenichi!" said his mother.
"Onii-san..." Hiroshi bowed before Hinoken. "I am honored to be apart of your Omiai."
"Come, let us have our Omiai!" Hinoken and Madoi started to walk up to the front desk, with the others not far behind.
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"Now, exchange your letters and photos. Here, um... I never got your name..." Hinoken's mother handed Madoi a few pictures and a letter.
"Madoi Iroaya. And your name?"
"Omonoko Hino." Omonoko bowed with respect. "Now, let Hiroshi see your personal info."
"Sure, okay..." Madoi handed over her personal data to Hiroshi. Hiroshi then got out his big book that he was carrying.
"Let's see. Date of birth: May twelth, 1977. Blood type A. Zodiac: Taurus and Snake. And let's see Kenichi's data... Date of birth: July third, 1973. Blood type O. Zodiac: Cancer and Ox. Compadibility level: one hundred percent." Hiroshi then closed his book.
"WHA! I mean... Wow! We're a perfect couple, honey!" Madoi then hugged Hinoken.
"Let's break this down into something you can understand. Blood types A and O are one hundred percent compadible. Cancers and Tauruses are THE best match. And Snakes ond Oxes are aslo completely compadible." Hiroshi stated. Then the waiter came and it was someone we all know.
"Hinoken? Madoi? What're you doing at Seiryuu?" asked a blonde-haired, flashy dresser.
"H-Hakushaku Elec! Oh no..." Hinoken already had seen that this was not gonna be good.
"This kinda looks like an Omiai... Did someone FINALLY set you two up?"
"Um... Mister whatever your name is. They're engaged." said Omonoko.
"What in the world happened when I was go--" Elec was stopped by Hinoken covering his mouth and taking him away.
"Oh my! You must have not recieved your wedding invitation! Come with me! I'll fill you in." Hinoken said as he walked away with Hakushaku Elec.
"Who in the world is that flashy blonde-haired man?" asked Omonoko while trying to see where they went off to.
"An old friend... An old friend who's annoying beyond hell..."
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"You're FAKING being engaged? That's almost as bad as when you went to the beach without me!" yelled Elec, don't worry, his yell wasn't heard by anyone but Hinoken.
"For the last time! We had to take a boat there and you get seasick! But, please, play along! I don't wanna go through another Omiai for as long as I live!"
"Okay! I'll do it!"
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Hinoken then sat down at his table, followed by Elec taking drink orders from everyone. Madoi ordered red wine, Omonoko ordered Sake, Hiroshi ordered beer and Hinoken didn't order anything.
"So, Madoi. What do you plan to do with your life?" asked Omonoko while placing a napkin on her lap.
"I want to save the egosystem!" Madoi said proudly.
"I think you mean ecosystem..." Hiroshi corrected.
"No, I mean egosystem!"
"Okaaaaay..."
"Here's your drinks." Hakushaku Elec put the tray he was holding on the table.
"Everyone, I'd like to make a toas--" Madoi tripped over something while she was starting to stand up with her drink in hand. Her red wine spilt all over Omonoko's kimono.
"Oh! My kimono's ruined! It's not even paid for yet! Why, you... You little slut!" Omonoko raised her hand to slap Madoi. She then swung at full force.
SWAK
Hinoken had jumped in the way at the last second. He now had a hand-shaped red mark on his face. Hinoken then glared at his mother and took Madoi by the hand and left.
"What have I done?"
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Madoi and Hinoken walked out of Seiryuu without saying a word. The silence was killing Madoi. She wanted to know why he did that for her, why would he take a slap for her? "Hinoken... Why'd you do that for me?"
"Something very similar happened eighteen years ago, but I didn't take the slap. After that I felt guilty in not doing so..." Something about what Hinoken said made Madoi blush a little, but he didn't notice it. Madoi never had seen Hinoken so chivalrous. "C'mon, Madoi, let's go home."
To be continued...
Glossary:
Hakushaku- Count
Spoof list:
Chapter one: None
Chapter two: Chapter two of "Baby And Me"