Hey all! First up, some news. So far, this story has had over 370 hits and has had 30 reviews. O.O …wow…lol. Second of all, have any of you read any of GYRAX's stuff yet? I highly recommend you do, especially Read or Die Hina and Bakafictions to Go (great stuff). Well, here's the big 25. Happy reading!
I do not own Love Hina. The rights are property of Ken Akamatsu.
Chapter 25: Summer Vacation pt. 4 or Brandon and Kaoru's date!
After the seaside kiss that Kaoru saw, she was inconsolable, until Brandon came to her and made a promise to go on a date with her. Kaoru, at that point, was ecstatic. She had been dreaming of this moment since Christmas.
Three days later (Il Palazzo from Excel Saga: In TRES DIOS!)…
Brandon, Shinobu, and Su were the first to be finished with getting ready for the Summer festival. Everybody else, however, was taking their sweet time, which got on the nerves of a certain author.
DrgnmastrAlex: HEY! You think you could hurry it up!
Su: TEH FOURTH WALL!
DA: Shut up. If you're all going to drag your asses, I'm going to get involved with the story. Creative powers, GO!
Suddenly, a puuchuu dressed up as Alucard from Hellsing appears, scaring the hell out of our characters.
Shinobu: Wh-what the hell is THAT!
DA: This is me.
Brandon: HE WALKS AMONG US.
DA: Shut up. From now on, if you don't speed up the story, I'll have to get involved. And you don't want that. All kinds of…"things"…will happen then.
All: O.O
Kanako: You heard the man! Hurry up!
Thanks to the intervention of yours truly, the story gets back on track. Everybody is dressed, and many of the girls look very attractive.
Himeko: Hey, Peter, what do you think?
She poses a little. Peter blushes.
Peter: Wow, you look great!
Adara, not to be outdone, glomps Peter and starts dragging him with her. Feeling her breasts on his arm, he gets a nosebleed.
Himeko: YOU! He's my boyfriend, dammit!
Adara pulls out a disruptor rifle and starts shooting at Himeko, who deflects the laser bolts away from her, blowing up objects instead.
May: Wow, this looks like something out of Star Wars…
Motoko: Knock it off, you two!
Su: Cuz, stop it!
Both quit, but not before Adara twitches her finger on the trigger and sends one more that hits Peter's toe.
Peter: OW! SHIT THAT HURTS!
Brandon: -- Lucky me and him are immortal…
As they head out to the festival grounds, Haitani and Shirai meet up with them. They are promptly shot at by Sarah, who was going through troublemaker withdrawls.
Shirai: GODDAMN GAIJIN!
Haitani: SOMEBODY DO SOMETHING!
Sarah: Mwahahahahaha! Run, you dorks! RUN!
Peter & Brandon (who was walking beside Kaoru): Glad that's not us she's shooting at…
Kaoru: Brandon-sama, what do you want to do first when we get there?
Brandon ponders, then comes up with an idea.
Brandon: How about we get some cotton candy first?
Kaoru grins: Sounds good!
Shinobu (thinking to herself): So far, so good. I just hope he can let Kaoru down easy…
Su, meanwhile, was discussing intergalactic travel with Peter.
Su: So, some of the things seen in "Space Cruiser Yamato" could happen this century, if you and me work on it.
Peter: Yeah, I guess so… but what about the weapon that they use only as a last resort?
Su: That thing? (frowns, then holds her head) Graaaah, I haven't gotten that far yet in the equations!
May (thinking to herself): Geez, more and more, they prove to me that they're huge nerds. Maybe I should pull a Sarah on them, just to liven up the mood.
Barbara, meanwhile, was getting amorous with Motoko.
Barbara: C'mon, babe. Let's find a quiet little place and…
She whispers in her ear, and the stuff she's saying causes Motoko to go beet red.
Motoko: Not right now! The author wouldn't allow it!
Barbara: You're right. Poo!
Suddenly, a black gun and a silver gun appear at the back of their heads.
DA: You wouldn't be planning on doing anything…against the fans' wishes, would you?
Barbara & Motoko: No sir, we're not!
DA: Good… (slips off into the shadows)
All: o.o
Brandon and Shinobu just sweatdrop.
They arrive at the festival grounds, and split up from there. Su, Sarah, May, Adara, Himeko, and Peter go to the shooting gallery.
May: Hey, bro, I bet you can't win the grand prize!
Peter: (veinpops) Hell yes, I can! Watch, baitch!
He holds up the rifle, carefully aiming and hitting each target accurately until he misses the second to the last one.
Peter: Shit!
Sarah: Haha! Good shooting, but you won't be getting that grand prize!
Peter then comes up with an idea, whispers it to Himeko and Adara, and they all grab Sarah and throw her at the attendant, knocking him out.
Attendant: (passed out)
Peter: Hahah! I win!
Sarah: Ow…you asshole!
Peter grabs two large Liddo-kun plushies and gives them to Adara and Himeko.
Peter: Here you go.
Both blush, and seeing the other blush, they get into a fist fight.
Random guy: Woohoo! Catfight! Twenty on the Kogal!
Random guy #2: Fifty on the shortie!
Himeko reels around, a demonic glare on her face.
Himeko: WHO'RE YOU CALLING A HALF-PINT SHRIMP WHO CAN BE ONLY SEEN WITH A MICROSCOPE!
Both random guys: W-we didn't say that…
Himeko then proceeds to beat the shit out of them.
Peter: -- She's got an Edward Elric complex…
Everybody sweatdrops.
Kanako, Shinobu, Barbara, Motoko, and Mutsumi, meanwhile, were watching a live action Sentai performance.
Mutsumi: Oh my, how exciting!
Dozens of kids were around them, screaming their heads off, which was giving Kanako a headache.
Kanako: MMmmmnnn…dammit, would these little bastards shut up?
Shinobu: Kanako-san, they're just excited.
Barbara: So am I. Ohohohohohoho!
Motoko: Barbara, NOT HERE.
Barbara: Ohhh, you know how to spoil a mood…
The show starts, and twenty minutes into it, the actors were in trouble. The show was not entertaining, the kids were bored, and the parents were asking for their money back.
Mutsumi: I've got an idea. How about we act for these children?
Shinobu: That's not a bad idea. Everybody, over here!
A few minutes pass, and the five of them come out wearing costumes. Shinobu and Kanako wearing female Sentai suits, Motoko wearing a Goldar-esqe outfit, Barbara wearing a…femdom outfit…and Mutsumi had a glass cylinder on her head that caused wavy effects around it.
Barbara: (sweatdrops) Mutsumi-san's…Zordon…
They take their places and play out an episode of the original Power Rangers. At the final battle (a guy was in a Megazord suit lol), they delivered a final attack to Motoko (Goldar), and she ran off.
Barbara: Curse you, Power Rangers! I'll get you next time! But first, Goldar will be punished!
She then pulls out a whip and…do I have to explain? Anyway, the boys in the audience were particularly interested in what was going on.
Shinobu: Barbara, STOP IT! THERE'S KIDS IN THE AUDIENCE!
Barbara: OHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHO!
Meanwhile, Brandon and Kaoru went to the haunted house (Kitsune split up with them to go to get free sake…)
Brandon (thinking to himself): Damn you, Konno-san! Leaving me with Kaoru!
Upon entering, Kaoru clung tightly to Brandon's side.
Brandon (still thinking to himself): Heh, she must be afraid of this stuff…
They come upon a cute looking ghost.
Kaoru: Aww, it's so cute!
She pokes it, and it pops up, turning into a demonic face.
Kaoru: AAAAAAAIIIEE!
She falls over Brandon, causing both to fall to the floor, and in the process, Brandon hits his head on the wall, knocking him out.
Kaoru: Brandon-sama, are you alright?
She looks to see he's unconscious. She then shakes him, trying to wake him up.
Kaoru: Wait…maybe I can finally get a kiss from him!
She leans over to kiss him.
: Puuu…
Kaoru: Huh? "Puuu?"
DA: CHUUU!
DA pops out of the shadows, scaring the bejeezus out of Kaoru, who promptly passes out.
DA: Mwahahaha…(looks to the readers) C'mon, I've gotta have a little fun once in a while…(disappears into the shadows again)
Brandon then slowly wakes up, looks around and sees Kaoru passed out.
Brandon: She must've bumped her head against something…
He wakes her up, and she glomps him.
Brandon: Oww…my ribs…
Kaoru: Oh! I'm sorry, Brandon-sama!
Brandon: Heh, no problem. Listen though, I need to talk to you about something.
Kaoru: Yes?
Brandon thinks of how he'll be able to say what he wants to say without hurting Kaoru's feelings.
Brandon: Kaoru-san, I know that you like me. A LOT. The problem is, you're still young, and you still have plenty of time to find a guy.
Kaoru: But…I want a guy like you, Brandon-sama.
Brandon: You'll be able to find a guy like me. There's a lot more people out there like me than you would think…heheh.
Kaoru: …I really like you, though…
Brandon: Kaoru-san, you've yet to fully mature-
Kaoru: You mean, you'll want me if I have bigger breasts!
Brandon: No, no, you misunderstand me. You've yet to fully mature as a person. You're 15, with your whole life ahead of you.
Kaoru: Then, if you would wait for another 5 years…
Brandon starts chuckling.
Kaoru: What's so funny?
Brandon: That line you just said. Listen, I do care for you, but, it's more the kind of caring that I want to protect you from getting hurt. You're young, a little naïve, and what you feel for me may pass in a few years. If you wanted a relationship with me, do you want to stop caring?
Kaoru: …No, I guess not. I can see what you're saying. What I feel right now may pass soon.
Brandon: That's exactly what I'm saying.
Kaoru: But…if I don't know what true love feels like, how will I know when I've met the one I want?
Brandon: That's why you need to wait. Make friends, have fun, get yourself an education. You have plenty of time to worry about finding the love of your life in 7 to 8 years. Who knows, your feelings for him may start out completely opposite of what you'll feel for him later on.
Kaoru: You mean…like Keitaro and Naru?
Brandon: That's right. So for now, try to enjoy yourself. Put love off to the side for now. You'll find the right guy. You just have to be patient.
Kaoru: Thank you, Brandon-sama.
Brandon: No worries. Now, let's check out the rest of the house and meet up with the others, okay?
Kaoru: Sure!
It was closing in on midnight when the gang regrouped. On the way, Brandon bought Kaoru some cotton candy and pocky, so when Su started salivating, he knew he had to buy some more for everyone. Coming back, he met Shinobu at the base of the hill where they were watching the fireworks.
Shinobu: So, did you talk with Kaoru?
Brandon: Yep.
Shinobu: And? How did it go?
Brandon: She actually took it quite well. I had to think about what I was going to say to her ahead of time, but it went better than I thought.
Shinobu smiles, and leans in for a kiss. Brandon smiles, and as he kisses her, a huge blossom of fireworks begins.
Shinobu: So, in about a month and a half, we begin Tokyo-U again.
Brandon: Heh, I'll be two years behind you.
Shinobu: …I can wait.
They walk back up to the rest of the group, and watch the finale of the fireworks show.
DA pops out of a bush nearby.
So, how'd you like the story? Lol I got involved because I wanted a little fun. Anyways, chapters 26 and 27 will be part of the Summer Vacation arc, and then the next major arc will begin. Haha, I'm not telling what will happen. You'll have to wait for it. And as far as waiting goes, you'll have to wait for chapter 26 to come next week. I'm going on a trip to Lake Tahoe (that's in California, folks lol), so I won't have time to work on 26 until Saturday night or Sunday morning. And Saturday night is out of the question, since Adult Swim comes on. Speaking of which, if you've seen s-CRY-ed, go check out another of GYRAX's fanfics, s-CRY-edING: in a nutshell. It's pretty damn funny. Well, enough of my rambling. Be sure to Read and Review. Until, next time, happy reading/writing!