Serenity smirked and snuck up behind Randy, who was sleeping on the couch. "Wakey wakey !" Serenity shouted as she put a helmet of some kind over his head. "Serenity...sleeping is an art...you're ruining the process" Randy mumbled. "I just want to see if this lie detector thingy really works. Now I'll ask you some questions and you answer them. Don't worry, this won't take long." Randy sighed. "Good, because I have a hot date tonight."
(BZZZZ !)
"Okay, just a date." Randy said.
(BZZZZ !)
"Dinner with some friends."
(BZZZZ !)
"Dinner alone."
(BZZZZ !)
"Okay." Randy said, defeated. "I'm going to gaze at the characters in the Victoria's secret catalogue."
(BZZZZ !)
"Fine, the Sears catalogue !" Randy screamed. "Just please unhook me, since I don't deserve this treatment!"
(BZZZZ !)
Serenity laughed. This was too good. "You must be pretty desperate for a lover then. Why don't you just go out and start dating?" she asked.
"Because I don't do well with the ladies" he replied, glumly.
Serenity took the helmet off his head. "Well, we're done so you can go now. See you later." With a sigh, Randy walked away and out of the room.
(Later)
"Really, how desperate could he be?" Serenity thought. "He can't be that bad." As if to answer he question, she found him in his room. Randy was looking through a Nintendo Power magazine and he had a lustful look in his eyes. Serenity was shocked. He really was desperate then.
"Randy, are you crazy ! If you want to love somebody, then pick someone real !"
"But they look real enough !"
"You know what I mean !" Serenity exploded.
Randy lowered his head. "Sorry. I just want a girlfriend, that's all."
"Well you can at least see girls since we're going to the beach now." Serenity replied. She went upstairs to get her bathing suit. Randy followed.
At the beach, everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves. Sesshomaru was sunbathing, Inu-yasha and Vespa were surfing on the waves, Mimi and Shippo were playing in the sand, and Serenity was sipping a Pepsi through a straw. Well okay, almost everyone was happy. Randy just sat on a beach towel, looking around. He wasn't in the best of moods at the moment. Life was tough when you had nobody to love.
"I sure wish there was somebody I could love. "Randy thought. "Even Serenity has a lover ! It's not fair !"
Suddenly a female voice called "Heads up !" and Randy was knocked to the ground as a beach ball collided with his face, knocking him onto his back.
"Hey watch where your going you stupid-" Randy started to yell. He was cut short by what he saw. There, looking down on him, was a beautiful teenage girl who looked to be his age. She had brown eyes, and long brown hair which was tied in a ponytail and she wore a red one piece bathing suit.
"Hey, are you alright ?" the girl asked. Randy just stared at her raptly.
"I said are you okay ?" she said a bit louder. Randy shook his head to clear his thoughts and spoke.
"Yeah, I'm fine ! I'm perfectly fine !" he said, rather quickly. The girl smiled cutely and walked away with her beach ball. Randy thought to himself, "I've just met the mother of my future children!" Then another thought followed that. "Maybe this time it will work out! I'll win her over and I'll finally have someone to love !"
Randy began to walk after the girl, being careful to make sure she didn't hear him. "Remember," he thought to himself, "don't say anything stupid, and above all else, don't fall d-" just before he could finish his thought, he tripped and fell face first to the ground. As if to add insult to injury, he landed face first on a sand crab.
"AAAAAAAUUUUUUUGGHHHH! BY DOSE, ID'S GOD BY DOSE !" Randy howled. He began to dance around, flailing his arms and screaming wildly. He lashed his head from side to side, but the crab had a firm grip on his nose. Randy grabbed it and tried to pull it off, but his nose only stretched.
Farther away from him, a tall man with black hair was watching Randy's antics. The girl who had talked with Randy earlier sat next to him.
"What's wrong with him father ?" she asked.
"It's funny the way this thing works. It's a public place so they'll let anyone in" the man said almost regretfully.
It had taken awhile, but Randy finally managed to get the crab out of his nose. Thank goodness. He didn't know what he would have done if it was still in his nose.
It was then that he noticed that everybody was staring at him. None of them were even blinking. "Um...hi !" Randy said nervously with a wave. Nobody said anything.
"Oh great !" Randy mentally moaned. "That girl probably thinks I'm a total dork now ! I blew it! BLEW IT !" he began to punch himself in the head with his fist, each blow punctuated by a 'blew it !'.
The girl sighed. "Father, I know it may seem strange, but I'm going to try and cheer him up"
Her father shrugged. "Good luck !" he said. His daughter began to approach Randy.
Randy sat in the sand, still hitting himself on the head repeatedly. "Hey, that was funny, you fallin' down and stuff" said the girl. "R-really ? You don't think im a dork ?" asked Randy. "Well, you are a little odd. But not a dork" she said. Randy stood up and smiled. "My name's Randall Kyotanashi, what's yours ?" Randy asked. "My name is Nabiki Makihari, nice to meet you Randall" she said.
As much as he tried, Randy couldn't keep his eyes from looking at Nabiki's body. "Are you alright ? You seem distracted" Nabiki said. "No, they aren't distracting" Randy said in a dazed voice. "What was that ?" asked Nabiki furiously. Randy snapped out of it and shook his head. "Oh nothing ! Nothing at all !" he said rather defensively. "Anyway, tell me about yourself" said Nabiki.
"Well, im from America. I lived in China for a bit before I came to Japan. And I live in the Inu-house" Randy explained. Nabiki's eyes widened. "You live in the Inu-house ! With the great Inutaisho family ! That's awesome !" she shrieked. "Yeah...awesome..." Randy muttered. "You don't seem to know what an honor it is to stay with them" said Nabiki.
"Yeah, an honor to get the crap beaten out of me when I do the smallest wrongdoings. But only one thing makes it worthwhile, you know the Inutaisho brothers have a sister, right ?" asked Randy. "Yeah, why ?" Nabiki asked. "Well, just being her friend makes all the pain worth it" said Randy.
"Have you ever sparred with any of them ?" asked Nabiki. "Not really, well...once" Randy said. Nabiki smirked. "Wanna spar with me ?" she asked. "Are you sure ? Im pretty good" Randy said with a smirk. "So am I ! Im a samurai in training" said Nabiki. "Then I accept your challenge Makihari-san !" said Randy.
Nabiki and Randy stood away from each other, a cold wind blew over the entire beach. Everyone stopped what they were doing and watched them. Randy ran at Nabiki and punched at her, but was suddenly on the ground. "What the ?" he thought. Nabiki laughed. He got up and just as he was about to punch her he side-stepped and ended up tripping Nabiki so she fell into the sand face first.
"Not bad, try this !" said Nabiki as she got up. She left Randy come at her. She jumped up and before she hit the ground, she kicked him in the stomach. Randy fell to his knees and gasped for air. "Had enough ?" Nabiki asked. Instead of answering, Randy started throwing punches at her.
Nabiki did the same, while blocking some of the punches, yet she still got hit in the face every now and then. Randy also kept getting pummeled but still blocked as he punched at Nabiki. This continued for some time. Then finally, Nabiki and Randy fell onto the soft sand, tired out from their sparring match.
"Whaddya say ? Call it an even tie ?" asked Randy. "Yeah, I can't take anymore" said Nabiki. "So, what's your favorite rock band ?" asked Randy. "The Pillows" said Nabiki. "Really ! Same here ! What's you're favorite song ?" asked Randy. "Last Dinosaur" replied Nabiki. "Your kidding, that's my favorite song too !" exclaimed Randy.
"Man, we have a lot in common !" said Nabiki. "You know...I've always wanted a...girlfriend" Randy said. "And I've always wanted a boyfriend" said Nabiki. "You think...me and you...should be ?" asked Randy. Nabiki blushed and nodded. "Alright !" shouted Randy. "Hold on, we have to get my father's approval" said Nabiki. "Ohh, how hard could that be ?" Randy said.
Nabiki led Randy over to where her father was. "Father, this is Randy Kyotanashi. He wants to ask you something" said Nabiki. "Well, what does he want ?" he asked. Randy bowed his head and spoke. "Sir, I think your daughter is very pretty and I would be honored if I had the pleasure to be her boyfriend" said Randy. "How polite. My name is Rokuro Makihari, and I see no problem in you being Nabiki's lover" he said.
"You mean that Sir !" Randy said with wide eyes. "Of course, I'll have to ask you a few things" said Rokuro. "Umm, sure thing" said Randy. "Nabiki, you mind leaving for minute ?" asked Rokuro. "Not at all" she said as she walked off. "So, tell me about yourself, truthfully" said Rokuro. Randy once again told about where he came from and lots of other things that were of no importance.
"Interesting, you seem perfect for my daughter" said Rokuro. "And here's the best part, im a demon !" exclaimed Randy. Rokuro glared at Randy. "Excuse me ? Could you repeat that ?" he asked. "Im a demon" said Randy. "I don't trust demons, they're nothing but trouble. You start to trust them, then you end up dead somewhere" said Rokuro harshly. "Wh-wha ? But, we're not all like that ! Im a nice demon !" cried Randy. "Sure you are" said Rokuro. "But I-" stammered Randy. "Leave !" shouted Rokuro. Randy sighed and walked off, his head lowered.
Nabiki noticed and ran over to him. "What's the matter ?" she asked. "I can't see you anymore, your father doesn't trust demons" said Randy sadly. "You're a demon ?" asked Nabiki. Randy nodded, anime crying. "You're a very nice one then !" said Nabiki. "Too bad your father doesn't believe me" said Randy.
Then an idea hit Randy and he grinned. "If you pretended to drown, I'd save you. That would prove that im not bad" said Randy. "Perfect, we'll do it at night, when no one else is here" said Nabiki as she wrote her address on Randy's arm with a pen. "This is so gonna work" he thought.
(Later that night)
Randy arrived at Nabiki and Rokuro's home. He climbed up on a tree and tapped on Nabiki's window. Nabiki opened her window, knocking Randy off the tree limb and onto the ground. "Ouch..." he muttered. "Sorry 'bout that, are you okay ?" asked Nabiki. Randy looked up and for a minute thought he was in heaven.
Nabiki was wearing pajamas similar to the ones Vespa always wore. He had a really good view since Nabiki was leaning out of the window you see if he was alright. "Uhh...umm...you and...Heehee..." was all Randy could say. "Anyway, im gonna change, be right down" said Nabiki. Randy just stood there, still in a daze.
When Nabiki came out through the front door, she saw Randy still in a daze. "Randy ? Why is your nose bleeding ?" she asked. "No reason" said Randy as he sniffed a bit. Nabiki gave him a tissue. "Thanks, so let's go" said Randy.
(Back at the beach)
"Okay, you swim out there, pretend to drown, and I'll save you !" said Randy. "Umm, Randy, I have to tell you something" said Nabiki. "Tell me later, go !" shouted Randy as he tossed Nabiki out into the deep water. Nabiki screamed and splashed about, going under sometimes. "You're doing great Nabiki ! Keep it up !" shouted Randy. The wind blew and Randy sensed Rokuro coming. "Now all I have to do is save her !" thought Randy as he ran out into the water and swam to Nabiki.
"Wow, she's a good actress, if I didn't know better, I'd say she was drowning" thought Randy. After getting Nabiki out of the water and carrying her to shore, Randy set her down. "Okay Nabiki, you can stop pretending now" he said. Nabiki wasn't moving, or breathing for that matter. "Oh no...She really WAS drowning ! What am I gonna do ! I know, I'll call for help...wait, no one's around. I guess there's only one thing to do" thought Randy. He laid Nabiki down on the sand and kneeled next to her. "COME BACK TO LIFE !" screamed Randy as he began doing CPR on Nabiki.
Rokuro then walked up and saw the scene. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO HER !" yelled Rokuro. Randy gulped and looked up and saw Rokuro glaring at him. "Now you really won't be my daughter's lover !" shouted Rokuro. "But it wasn't my fault ! I was trying to get your trust by getting Nabiki to pretend to drown. So I went to your house and saw her half naked...why did I say that ? Anyway, I thought she was pretending to drown and when I saved her, I realized she was really drowning and then I did CPR on her and now you're here and...And...Waaahhhhh !" shrieked Randy as he broke into hysterical wails.
Rokuro sweat-dropped at the sight. "Boys don't cry you know" he said. "Yes they do ! It shows how strong they really are !" cried Randy as he kept wailing. Nabiki coughed up sea water and saw Randy crying. "Sheesh, I'm supposed to like him ?" she thought. "Im sorry Mr. Rokuro. I love Nabiki very VERY much. I've never had true relationship with a girl. This will be the tenth time in a row !" cried Randy.
"The tenth time !" exclaimed Rokuro. "Yes...well, I'll be going now. Once again, I'll never forget Nabiki. To me, she was the one who I'd move heaven and earth to be with" said Randy. He stood up and began to walk away. "Wait ! If you feel that strongly in love with her, then why should I keep you from being with her" said Rokuro.
Randy looked back at him and smiled. "You mean it ?" asked Randy. "Yes" said Rokuro. "YES ! ALRIGHT ! In your face world ! I have a girlfriend now ! I have done the impossible !" Randy shouted top no one in particular. Nabiki ran over to Randy and hugged him. "We can be together ! This is so great !" she cheered. "I know !" shouted Randy. "What have I done ?" thought Rokuro as he shook his head.
"You guys wanna stay with me at the Inu-house? There's lots of room" said Randy. "Sure ! We'd love to stay with them !" shouted Nabiki. "As long as you 2 sleep SEPARATELY or in different rooms, I have no problem with the idea" said Rokuro. "Aw man ! I mean...yeah, that's what I was gonna say" said Randy.
To be continued...