Birdy: OMG it's been an insanely long time since I've updated. Literally, a year. DAMMMMM. Without the N of course.

Disclaimer: I do not own Furuba.

P.U.: Ackkkk. I forgot what this story was about. I had to read all eight chapters again!

"Where can I find books about Japanese?" a young girl inquired. "I just started taking Japanese in school, so…" Books about Japanese? About the people of Japan or about Japanese the language? Oh, the ambiguity! Well, actually, I think she means Japanese the language, but I need the drama, even if it's just in my own head. Will thought. Nevertheless, he gave a cheery smile.

"Now, what would it be, miss. An encyclo-peee-dia, or a dick-tionary?" Will replied, the cheery smile still there. It seemed more sarcastic now.

"Uh… uh, the d-d-d-i…tionary," the poor girl mumbled.

"Oh. What an interesting choice. I mean everybody has an encyclo-peee-dia, but only half the people I know actually have dick-tionaries. But you know, I think dick-tionaries are more convenient," Will said teasingly. He was making her very uncomfortable. Tina saw this and cut right in.

"English to Japanese translation dictionaries are way in the back. Turn right," Tina said. The girl hurried to find her book. She would make sure not to come to Crazy and Urino's again. Although they did have a good graphic novel section.

"Will!" Tina hissed furiously. "That was so mean. You say that joke again and I'll force the encyclopedia out of your dictionary."

"Oh… I was just kidding," Will muttered. All the Sohmas were gone at their stupid banquet. There were no supervisors here anyways.

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Everyone was quiet and depressed at the banquet. All thirteen were here. Even Kagura was not declaring her love to Kyo. The manager walked in. Akito. He looked furious. "There should be a fourteenth one here today… But unfortunately, he could not make it. It seems he had… other things on mind." Everyone shifted uncomfortably as their imaginations recoiled at the thought of what Akito had probably did. They didn't know that Yuta had managed to run away.

Once everyone was done with the dinner, Akito split into a hacking coughing fit, and Hatori escorted him away to his own private room. After that, everyone began to relax a bit more. Kagura even started rolling some yarn into a petite ball. Momiji played cards with Haru, Hiro, and Kisa. Somehow he always won. Hiro suspected he was cheating somehow, but Kisa seemed to enjoy it, so Hiro put up with Momiji's cheating hyperness.

"HERE! A. Most. Adorable. Little. Ball, KYOOOOO! -HEART HEART HEART-" Kagura squealed as she finished balling her yarn.

"Jeez, dipwad, it's just a ball. Of yarn, too, for God's sake! I'll never understand women!" Kyou growled. A steely glint flashed in Kagura's eyes, and a dangerous look crept onto her normally very cute face.

Bird: Sorry for interrupting the story, but I'm gonna start spelling "Kyo" "Kyou" know, because technically it's correct, because that's how you spell it in Japanese.

Bird's fingers: "K… y… o… :twitch twitch: Nooo I can't do it! I musn't! …u." Curse you stupid fingers.

"MY PERFECT BALL! BUT YOU MUST BELIEVE IT'S QUITE WONDERFUL, MY LOOOOOOVE!" Kagura moaned while whamming the ball into Kyou's head. Hatori sighed as usual at Shigure's and Ayame's insane behavior.

"Oh, but Shigure! Didn't I already tell that that brother Yuki of mine! Why yes, that Yuki! He came into my very shop and fell right into the graphic novel section! Oh, and guess which book fell RIGHT open into his lap! Ranma! Oh what a naughty boy!"

"It's not your shop… you fall asleep during work…" Hatori muttered, but he knew Shigure and Ayame weren't listening.

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Will was doing Geometry homework during his shift. It's not as though Tina, the obsessive freak who wouldn't even let him crack an innocent joke, was letting him work at the cash registers anymore. ("Although, you could be shelving the books, for instance!" Tina growled.)

"DAAAAAAA! I HATE PROOFING! I DON'T KNOW WHAT PROPERTY! I DON'T KNOW WHAT POSTULATE! I miss linear equations!" Will cried solemnly. Tina walked up to him, looking troubled.

"Have you seen my watch?" Tina asked.

"I don't know! Maybe it's in your head!" Will barked.

"Huh, oh let's see, MY HEAD IS BALD! So no, I do not see a watch on my head!" Tina barked back.

"Well, what I was suggesting was that it was IN your head! It's hollow enough to fit that giant-55 watch of yours! Besides, I don't see it around here anyways!" Will growled. Tina looked at the space next to his homework. Oh, why the watch was RIGHT THERE!

"WILL! It's RIGHT here! What's wrong with you, stupid!" Tina snarled. Oh. I knew that. Stupid. Will thought lamely to himself.

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Yuta couldn't believe himself. He had sunk to the level of picking berries and weeds in the forest for eats. A day in the forest did bring a desperate edge into someone's instincts. After another couple hours of trekking, Yuta saw the light of… a big green lawn! There were some big black birds on them… what were they again? A yes, crows…. How soon one forgets when trapped in a mental asylum like the Sohma estate. The sprinklers suddenly shot on, and the startled crows flew away, crowing a warning call, their eyes wide with fright, flapping like idiots.

"CAW, Caw, caw, caa…"

Hahahaha! Losers! Yuta thought. Oh wait. Damn. He could've eaten those birds for lunch.

Bird: No! How could you Yuta? I love birds!

Yuta: You know, I'm only a figment of your imagination. So YOU made me want to eat those birds.

Bird: What? No… NO! I couldn't have! I simply adore birds! I wouldn't do such a cruel thing! Heck, I'm a bird! P. U. is a bird!

P. U.: I'm just a figment of your imagination too, even with the amazing powers of the Magic Marker. Besides, don't you remember? It was revealed in one of your other stories your real name is Valerie, not Bird!

Bird: You shut up you blabbermouth macaw!

To be continued… I (HEART)all my readers!