(08/02/10)

Later that same day… around after lunchtime at 12:30…

When I told Leah that we'd be holding a party, she didn't seem pleased, since she had just finished cleaning the entire house, but when I gave her enough money to buy supplies (Trust me, it was a lot of money…) she got all excited and went out to buy all our party needs with Minako, using Junpei and Akihiko as carrier boys.

Meanwhile, I fussed over things and ran to the nearest bookstore and bought a copy of Hosting Parties: Essential Steps for Clueless Morons, since I never really threw my own party.

I read it while making cakes.

I got so into the book, I texted Minako some stuff to buy.

And after that, I made a few other treats.

Then, Minako and Leah arrived hours later, laughing at my rather comical activities.

"What took you so long?" I said.

"We had to buy stuff." Leah said.

"What stuff takes four hours to buy?" I said.

"You'd be surprised. Bring 'em in!" Minako cried.

Akihiko and Junpei brought in some stuff.

They had bought an obscene amount of beer, which Akihiko and Junpei carried, making three trips, and five beer kegs, which were full, carried by Leah on a cart.

They also had several plastics full of party foods, such as chips, pretzels and steak and a plastic full of party supplies such as red Styrofoam cups, plastic spoons and forks and strangely enough, a bass and sound system.

"What is all this?!" I cried in shock.

"Party stuff." Minako said curtly.

"Party stuff!" I said, "It's 20% food, 5% supplies and 75% beer!"

"Not true… we also bought some soft drinks!" Minako said.

"Besides, that's all you need in the party." Leah said, "And the Wasted Samurai store sold us all this booze for half the price."

"Yeah! Just look at this Vodka! It has floral hoops!" Minako shook a bottle with glee.

"Guess who had to carry the stuff…" Junpei groaned.

"You be quiet!" Leah barked, "Or I'll tell on Chidori!"

That apparently had some weight to it, since Junpei cringed.

"Alright, calm down, Leah-nee…" Junpei muttered, "Damn rat…"

"Personally, I think that was a good workout." Akihiko said.

"Speak for yourself, Senpai…" Junpei moaned.

I shook my head.

"We don't need all this!" I said.

"Yes we do." Minako said.

"Froot Loops?" I said, holding a box which Minako scrawled, minakos do not touch me or prepare to die painfully.

She made a guilty face which she tried to mask, "Well, I, er…"

"And a sound system? Really?!" I said.

"Hey now…"

"Ugh! What about the stuff I texted you to buy?" I said.

"Yeah, about that…" Leah said, biting her lip, "They suck!"

"Not true!" I countered, "Just look at all the deviled eggs and lotus-seed cakes I made!"

Minako and Leah looked at them.

"Touché. But as they say, quality doesn't matter so much as quantity… no offense."

"Whaaaaat?" I said, "They do not! The book says so!" I said, holding the book up.

"We don't need a book!" Leah said, "All you need is food, music and some booze."

"And guess what!" Minako said.

"Let me guess, you booked some kind of DJ to play the music?" I said sarcastically.

Minako's face looked surprised, "How did you know?"

I felt my blood surged into my face.

"You- WHAT?!" I said.

"Hey, chillax!" Leah put her hands up, "You're right about the DJ part, but it's someone who won't charge you a yen-piece…" Leah said.

"Who?"

"Me." Leah said, "I know music that'd turn a shy school girl onto a crazy lynx."

"What do you think of our guests?! Rabid barbarians?!" I said.

They both shrugged, "Kinda."

I shook my head and let them prepare the food.

About thirty minutes later, a knock rapped from the door.

"Who could that be?" I said.

"I dunno…" Akihiko snickered.

When I opened the door, I saw an old face..

"Fuuka?" I said.

She looked absolutely magnificent in a shiny pure black muscle sleeve dress with a skirt that looked as if it had been cut clean across down.

"Hello, Minato…" she said, "What, is it too much? Mitsuru-senpai recommended it..." she said shyly.

"You're looking… good." I said breathlessly.

Behind her, was Chidori Yoshino wearing a cute white dress with gold trimming.

"Are we too late for the party?" Chidori asked.

"Uh… No, actually, no one's here yet, the party doesn't start for another hour." I said.

"Well, someone said that you'd be partying from dusk till dawn…" she looks at Junpei, who was behind me.

Junpei shrugged, "Guilty."

She looks at the purplish-red sky, "It's dusk, so here we are…"

"Uh… well, that's just a figure of speech…" I said, scratching his head.

"Uh uh…" Chidori said, "We are the ideal party guest because we are always punctual."

I shrugged, "Okay party guests, come in and have a seat."

They went inside and sat down on the couch.

Excusing myself, I went to the kitchen.

"Oh! Who's the lady in the fancy dress?" Minako asked.

"Oh her? That's Fuuka… I also invited Mitsuru, but apparently, Mitsuru-senpai couldn't come… you know, being young Chief of the Kirijo group and all… anyway, she's Minato's number 2 forever girl!" Junpei teased and high-fives Akihiko.

"Number 2?" Minako said.

"Yeah… second to Yuka-tan, Mitsuru-senpai is Minato's second love." Junpei said.

"That was last year!" I snapped back.

"So, you don't love her anymore?" Junpei snapped back.

I was speechless.

"I… I love her as a friend." I said.

"Let's go!" Minako said as she grabbed Leah.

She ran to them.

"Hey Fuuks!" Minako said, "This is Leah-Nee, our housekeeper."

"Um… Hello, Leah-Nee..." Fuuka said coolly, "Do you need help with the cooking?" Fuuka asked.

"That depends… follow me!" Leah said.

Junpei went out.

As soon as he met Chidori's eyes, he knew he was in trouble.

"Ch-Chidori!" he said, suddenly self conscious at his attire, a day old t-shirt, ratty jeans and flip-flops, "Uh… looking good!"

Chidori looked pissed, "Junpei!" she strode to him and yanked his ear, "What did I say about dressing formally?!"

"S-Sorry! I didn't know you were coming!" he said, "Oh, wait... I did."

"That's no excuse! Take me to your room right now!" she hissed.

"O-okay…" he groaned and they left.

It was about 5:30 P.M. when we were ready to host the party.

A few minutes later, I felt uneasy.

"Hmmm… what's taking them so long?" Leah wondered, "its five minutes past 5:30… they should've been here by now…"

"Just relax…" Akihiko said.

I looked at my watch again.

"Six minutes, actually…" I said.

"Oh no! The party's a bust! No one's coming!" Leah cried.

Ding-dong!

"Guests!" she cried.

"Crocodile tears?!" Junpei said as he shook his head.

"Hey, hush!" Leah said.

I opened the door and the guests were Kenji and Rio.

"Kenji! Rio! Come in, come in!" I said.

"Don't mind if we do." Kenji said.

"Here…" Rio said, handing Leah a tray full of buttered chicken.

Leah took it and set it on the table.

"Kenji! Looking good, dude!" Junpei hollered from the couch.

Kenji looked sharp in his designer blue casual shirt with a red checkered tie and suspenders.

"Don't ask." Kenji said, "Mom bought me some new clothes with Rio…" he muttered as if he looked like a goober.

"Hey! You look handsome!" Rio said.

Wearing a peach ruffle dress shirt, Rio actually looked… well, girly.

"Come on and take a seat, you two…" Leah said.

"Don't mind if we do, Leah-san." Kenji said.

Kenji and Rio greeted Fuuka and the others and sat down.

Next to arrive was Quan and Pinky holding a metallic tray full of lasagna.

"Hey Minato!" Quan greeted.

"Is the party on?" she asked.

He wore a purple checkered party hat and a checkered polo shirt with acid-washed jeans, while Pinky wore a pink shirt with a vest and shorts.

"Nope! You're the third ones to arrive." I said, "Come right in!"

"Thanks!" Quan said, placing the tray at the table.

As they sat down, Minako arrived from the kitchen.

"Hey Quan! Hey Pink!" she greeted, "Nice hat! Really funky!"

Quan looked as if Minako made his day.

"Th-Thank you!" he said.

Pinky shook her head glumly.

"Oh yeah, if it gets too late, would you guys mind if Pinky and I slept over? I mean, I have to ask my mom first and all…" Quan said.

"Sounds like a great idea!" I said.

"Just make sure you packed extra undies!" Minako said.

"Oooh! My lady is hurting me!" Quan said.

"Oh yeah? Then you haven't felt anything yet!" Minako said, and with a flick of her hand, she hit Quan's balls.

"Oooooh!" he wheezed in pain, "Thank you, ma'am, may I have some more?" he said, trying not to cry out.

"Sure." Minako shrugs and does it again.

Quan fell, "Oooooh…. Critical hit…" he moaned.

Four raps on the door signaled the arrival of another guest.

"Sounds like guests…" Leah said.

"Or a robber…" Minako muttered.

"Minako!" I said.

"What?!" she said.

I opened the door.

It was Hidetoshi, Keisuke and Bebe along with some members of the Student council and the Red Cross Youth.

"Hello!" I greeted.

"Good evening, too." Hidetoshi said, "Uh… my mother made this for the party…" Hidetoshi said as he gestured the flans he had in his tray.

"Hey Minato-kun!" Keisuke said, "Thanks for the invite! Uh, my Dad's chef made this lamb brisket for you…"

"Konnichiwa, Minato-zama!" Bebe said, doing a rather dramatic bow, "I baked zis for ze party!" he shows the best looking French bread that looked and smelled really good.

"Thanks guys! Take them to the table and mingle!" I said.

Next to arrive was Yuko, Kaz and a few members of the club.

They brought some casks of juice.

Leah directed them to the back.

Later, more and more people arrived.

There were so many people, I didn't recognized a few of them.

Then, it looked like a great start, seeing as the people began to mingle…

Leah cranked up the music and everyone began dancing.

The party was only about to start… with extra craziness attached…

Author's notes: There…Finished.

The next chapter will be about the crazier antics they do…

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