~Surprises and Kisses~

NOTE: Randy and Nomi kiss! And, Avril reveals her big plan on what to do to fulfill the first part of the prophecy!

Disclaimer: I don't own RC9GN. And, Nomi's middle name and some of his background does not belong to me, it belongs to the author Chihuahua rocks.

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"Holy shit, you're the Nomicon! And you're human!"

Avril pointed at the now humanized book with wide eyes. Ally and Alice looked in Nomi's direction, both staring in awe. Nomi looked towards Randy, raising an eyebrow at them. Randy just shrugged, offering Nomi a sheepish smile. Randy didn't expect Avril to figure out Nomi was the Nomicon that fast. Hell, he expected her to figure it out when he talked to her.

"Yes," Randy said, "he's the Nomicon. It's obvious as shit he's the Nomicon! Who the hell do you think—?"

"Holy crap," Ally said, "did you just cuss? Oh my g! Randy Cunningham is using profanity! He's cursing just like a normal teenager!"

"My god," Alice said, fanning her face with her hand, "he sounds so hot when he cusses!"

Avril rolled her eyes and crossed her arms over her chest. Randy suddenly noticed how different Avril was acting. Before, she acted so weird, carefree, and badass. Now, there was something in her eyes that told Randy something was wrong with her. If only he knew what.

"Cunningham," Carrie said, "I guess I have to be Howard. Tell them what the…erm…juice happened! Don't be a…uhh…shoob."

"Wait," Ally interrupted. "Where is Howard? I haven't seen that shoob since the arena incident."

"He was sent back home," Carrie said. "We wiped his mind and he doesn't remember anything about Dimension Walkers or Randy and him being at Camp Walker. He knew too much."

"You wiped my best bro's mind?" Randy asked, angrily. "Who told you to wipe Howard's mind?"

"It's protocol," Carrie answered. "We had to."

"Had to my ass," Randy snapped. "You can take your protocol and shove it up your—"

Avril loudly whistled, catching everyone's attention. The dark-haired girl glared at every one of them expect for Nomi, who was standing quietly and watching in amusement.

"You're done bickering like bitches, yes?" Avril asked. "Good, because I would like to know how the most awesome book ever is human and is standing right before us.

Randy sighed. "Fine, I'll tell you what happened."

He thought back to when he went walking around camp while Ally and Alice went after Avril after she ran off.

…..

(Flashback)

Randy was standing in the middle of a meadow, with the Nomicon at his feet. The Nomicon had black smoke surrounding it, with crimson flames covering the cover. Randy stood paralyzed, his eyes wide and his mouth hung open. He tried to move, but he wouldn't budge. He stood there, staring at the book in shock and fear. Randy didn't know whether he should be scared for his life or whether he should throw the book into some water source in hopes of saving it from being burned into a crisp.

"Oh shoot," Randy whispered. "Please don't burn to a crisp! I don't have eight hundred years of ninja wisdom in me! I can't replace the Nomicon!"

But, the flames kept consuming the book and the smoke kept swirling around it. Without a second thought, Randy ran over and scooped up the book. He fell onto the ground, clutching the book close to his chest. Randy coughed and winced, the flames burning the fabric of his clothes and possibly giving him second-degree burns.

"Don't you burn on me," Randy said. "Don't you dare burn on me!"

Suddenly, the smoke disappeared and the flames faded away. Randy closed his eyes, and sighed. The book was safe. It stopped burning and it was going to be alright. Opening his eyes, he looked down to examine the damage done to the eight-hundred-year-old book. He expected the Nomicon safe and sound, with a few burn marks on it that was probably fixable. But, what he didn't expect was a guy in his arms, coughing and shivering.

"What the…?"

The boy in his arms leaned close to him, trying to get warmth. Randy placed a hand on his forehead, and found the boy was burning up. Randy quickly sat up, and sat the boy on his lap.

"Dude," Randy said, gripping the boy's shoulders, "are you okay? What's your name?"

"N-Nomi Conikos," the boy coughed out.

Randy had to admit: Nomi Conikos was handsome. His almond-shaped eyes were rich, dark brown, but seemed black as obsidian when Randy didn't look closely. His fiery red hair was messy and slightly long. His skin was pale white and soft to the touch. Nomi wore a black kimono with red dragon embroideries. Around his neck, he wore a necklace with a jade pendant that was in the shape of the Norisu Nine symbol. The boy was Japanese, no doubt. He wore traditional Japanese clothing and his accent sounded distinctly Japanese. Randy was about to ask Nomi Conikos a question when Randy looked at his jade pendant. Suddenly, it hit him like a brick.

"Oh my Ninja," Randy whispered. "You're the Nomicon! Ally and Alice were right; you are human! O-Oh shoot…"

Randy blushed instantly, remembering he had pictured the Nomicon's human persona exactly how Nomi Conikos looked. And he did say he would definitely date the Nomicon if it was human. Shoot, did Randy just screw himself up? Was he into guys? Shoot, if people found out, he would never hear the end of it. But dang, Nomi Conikos was extremely good-looking. It wouldn't matter…right?

He was ripped away from his thoughts when he saw Nomi intensely staring at him. Randy fought the urge to blush; since he was just to prideful to let someone, especially the handsome Japanese boy sitting on his lap, to admit he was blushing.

"What?" Randy asked, raising a brow in confusion.

"Where are we?" Nomi asked, looking around. "The last I remember was when you asked me about those new girls, Ally, Alice, and Avril, and then you had to go fight a monster."

"Don't forget, you're human right now," Randy interjected. "H-How is this even possible!? You're just a book filled with the memories of past ninjas, written by First Ninja! How can you be human?"

A shadow crossed Nomi's face. He looked down, daring not to meet Randy's gaze. Randy just had to frown. What the juice was the now humanized book hiding? Randy had the right to know why the book was now suddenly human. He had enough of the book's—sorry, boy's—secretive behavior and vague answers. Randy was a big boy now! He went back in freaking time, messed the past up, and then fixed everything to save the future. If anything, the Nomicon owns him for saving its butt from a messed-up future where the Sorcerer is free! It just frustrated Randy; he really hated being treated like a child.

"It's complicated, Randy," Nomi whispered. "I-I…it's just that…my history is very complex and I fooled you and Howard into thinking you went back into time. I made McFist's time machine malfunction before you went back in time. I then made up the past so that you wouldn't really mess with anything. Hell, I even used some of the magic to fool everyone in Norrisville to protect the truth behind the Norisu Nine."

Randy's jaw dropped. "You…tricked me into thinking that I screwed everything up?" Randy asked, angrily. "What the actual fuck, Nomi? What the hell is wrong with you?! I don't give a shit that you want to protect me! I…what did I just say?"

"Reality Check," said a voice. "You are fitting in with the norms of the Reality Dimension, like how teens use profanity and the slang that's normal. Now, are you two lovebirds done groping and cuddling? I really need to talk to Avril about those prophecy lines she recited."

Randy and Nomi turned around. Carrie casually leaned against a tree, smirking at the two boys. Carrie's purple eyes were full of amusement, like a cat torturing a mouse by chasing it around relentlessly.

"Would you mind, Crescent?" Randy asked, irritated. "I'm trying to have a conversation with the Nomicon, who is apparently human now."

"I can see," Carrie said, staring at Nomi. "So you're the famous Nomi Conikos Norisu. It is a pleasure to meet the favored champion of Hikari and Jaakuna kage."

Nomi tilted his head and gave Carrie a confused look. He was about to ask who they were when she raised her hand, causing the boy to stop.

"No matter," Carrie said. "But, I think it's time for you to meet Ally, Alice, and Avril."

(End of Flashback)

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"And that's basically what happened," Randy finished.

The first one to speak was Alice. She shrieked out loud and grabbed Ally's wrist.

"I told you the Nomicon was actually human," Alice said. "And you said that the Nomicon was just a collection of past ninjas' memories and experiences. HA! Even your theories are more boring than you are!"

Ally frowned and smacked Alice's hand away. Alice yelped, and rubbed her hand.

"Shut up," Ally said. "At least I was right about the Nomicon being a boy. You said it was a girl!"

"Well, because the Nomicon is sassy," Alice reasoned. "Girls are sassier than boys. Therefore, it makes sense that the Nomicon may possibly be a girl. Duh, logic."

Avril snickered as she stood by Nomi and Randy.

"Wow," she said, "Alice said something smart. What next? Nico becoming bisexual and I get to date him?"

Randy looked at Avril. "Who's Nico? Is he a guy you know or…?"

Avril glared at him. "None of your business," she growled.

She walked over to her friends, and grabbed them by their ears. Both girls squeaked as Avril dragged them along with her. Avril stood in front of Carrie, giving her a serious look.

"I need to talk to you," Avril said. "It's about the prophecy and I think I know what to do for the first part."

Carrie's eyes went wide. "You do?"

Avril grimly nodded. "Yeah, but we need to talk. Just you, me, Alice, Ally, and Natalia." She turned to Randy and Nomi and said, "You guys…go look around camp. Randy, you can show Nomi and Yin and Yang cabins. That's where Natalia took you to train while I was in a coma, right?"

Randy nodded, though he didn't know why Nomi would like those cabins. Oh right…Nomi was Japanese and the Yin and Yang cabins looked like two, mini dojos. Nomi might feel at home in them.

Avril casted Nomi a strange look, as if she had some kind of history with him, and walked off. Ally and Alice were dragged along with her, since Avril was still holding them by their ears. Carrie, Avril, Ally, and Alice walked towards Cabin Three, soon disappearing from Randy's sight. Randy smiled to himself, and turned towards Nomi, who was staring at the ground. Randy nudged Nomi's shoulder, causing the ginger to look up at him.

"Come on," Randy said with a grin. "You'll love Cabins Eighteen and Nineteen."

…..

Cabins Eighteen and Nineteen were like the rest of the cabins: they looked nothing alike.

Cabin Eighteen was Japanese styled, with walls were made of red oak. The walls had white dragons carved into it. The doors were white paper sliding doors, with Japanese characters painted onto the paper in gold. The two-story, Japanese-styled cabin was in the shadow of a tall cherry blossom tree. It looked feminine and graceful.

"Hikari," Nomi said out of the blue. "I remember my mother telling me stories of the gods who aided our family clan. Hikari was said to be Yin, the counterpart of Yang."

Cabin Nineteen was Japanese-styled as well, with walls made of black oak. The walls had red demons carved into it. The doors were black paper sliding doors, with Japanese characters painted onto the paper in red. The two-story, Japanese-styled cabin was in the shadow of a tall, weeping willow tree. It looked less feminine and somewhat…dark.

"Jaakuna kage," Nomi said. "He's Hikari's counterpart. Some say they're siblings, others say they're lovers."

"L-Lovers?" stuttered Randy. "R-Really? That's…that's a very strong word, ya know? I-I mean…"

Nomi looked at Randy, concern in his eyes. Nomi placed a hand on Randy's shoulder, causing the boy to blush. Damn, why was he acting this way? It wasn't like he was flat-out, head-over-heels in love with him, right? Randy felt his clothes suddenly get uncomfortably tighter. He really needed to find out what gay guys did in the Reality Dimension.

"Randy," Nomi said, concerned. "Are you okay? Why are you blushing?"

"Uhhhhhhh…n-no reason," Randy stuttered. "I-I'm fine! No reason to fuss! Let's check out the cabins, shall we?"

Nomi didn't look convinced, but he nodded and followed Randy into Cabin Nineteen.

….

Once they were inside Cabin three, Avril faced Carrie, Natalia (who was waiting by Avril's cabin), Ally, and Alice. She gave them a grim look and pulled out the Black Sapphire from a secret pocket of her leather jacket. Carrie and Natalia gasped, looking at the dark blue book in shock.

"How the hell did you get it?" Carrie asked.

Avril shrugged, staring at the book in her hand. "I subconsciously grabbed it when I was running to Deamata and Overseer."

Once Avril had it in her hands, the book had changed. The book was still dark blue, with a black sapphire in the middle of it. But, the book became four or five inches thick. In bold, silver letters was this:

The Burgundy Guide:

A collection of myths, legends, fairytales, folklore, and all things supernatural and magical

Written by Robert A. Burgundy

"Hey," Avril said, "the cover changed. Oh shit, my dad wrote a book about all the supernatural and magical things involved in myths, legends, fairytales, and folklore. Even the titles are the same."

Carrie stood next to her, examining the book. "When the Chosen One holds the book, the Black Sapphire alters its appearance to blend in. You can choose what the book will look like."

Avril looked at the book, and opened the book to the page where the Prophecy of Destiny was. She looked at her friends, and let out a sigh.

"Before I tell you what we have to do," Avril said, "I have to reread the first part of the prophecy to refresh our memories. Okay?"

The all nodded, not daring to disagree. After all, they were all eager to find out what the first part of the prophecy had to do with them. Ally and Alice wanted to hurry it up since they needed to get home. Alice wanted to confront her parents about them being the closest relatives to the Kingsleigh clan and why they haven't told her she was a Dimension Walker. Ally wanted to say good-bye to her family before she had to be erased from their memories forever. Carrie just wanted to be part of a major quest, since she spent most of her life training at Camp Walker and searching for her missing father. Natalia wanted to prove to her father that she was the best Overseer the camp has ever known and that she was tired of being treated like a child by her older siblings and her father.

Avril began reading the prophecy lines.

"Unmei no yogen:

The Prophecy of Destiny

Part One

Nine warriors stand tall,

But eight will fall

One warrior left to fight,

Must battle the warlock with all his might

Eight hundred years shall come to pass,

Each year worse than the last

The last of the Fallen Clan will return;

The mistakes of the past must be learned

The Ancient Ways shall this ninja obtain;

New allies he will gain

The Final Battle fast approaches and time is running thin

Good and Evil will fight, but only one shall win"

The room was deathly quiet, making Avril very uncomfortable. She scanned the book for some notes along the margin or a hidden message, but she could not find anything. She just needed something to reassure her that her plan was the right way to go. Suddenly, a piece of paper appeared before her eyes. Avril let out a small squeak, causing her friends to look at her. The dark brown-eyed girl gave a sheepish smile, and held up the paper in one hand the Black Sapphire in the other. Carrie snatched the paper from her hand, and opened it up.

"Uh, guys?" Carrie called. "I think there was a reason why the book became human and who is the Fallen Clan."

"And?" asked Natalia.

"And I think we might need to tell Nomi," Avril said as she shut the book closed and started marching out the door.

…

Randy would have never guessed how fun Nomi was until he became human. There were in the woods, seeing who could come back to camp first without being detected by the other. Randy was running, darting pass trees and rocks. Nomi was up in the trees, leaping from tree branch to tree branch. Both boys were very determined to win, but they still were having fun.

Suddenly, Randy heard a snap and he was met with the ground. Nomi had fallen out of a tree and landed on top of Randy. The red-haired boy laughed as he got off Randy, who was glaring at him. But, Randy couldn't stay mad, so he ended up laughing along with Nomi.

"Dude," Randy said as he leaned against a tree, "you're heavy as fuck! And you said you don't eat at all!"

"I may be smaller than you," Nomi retorted, crossing his arms over his chest. "But, that does mean I am lighter than you."

"Maybe because of your honking muscles," Randy mumbled under his breath.

"What is that?"

Randy looked up at him, then looked away, blushing as he did.

"Nothing," Randy said.

"Oh no," Nomi said as he walked over to Randy. "You're not evading my questions this time. We're all alone with no one around and no interruptions. You can tell me."

"Yeah…no," Randy said.

He looked at Nomi; soon finding out Nomi had him cornered. Nomi had his hands on either side of him, trapping Randy. Nomi's cold, brown eyes bore into Randy's dark blue eyes. Randy was fighting back the urge to kiss Nomi. But, the Japanese looked so cute. Randy just wanted to tell him his feelings. Then a thought came to Randy: What if Nomi wasn't gay or bisexual? What if he was straight?

"Nomi," Randy said, "are you…straight?"

Nomi gave him an odd look. "No," Nomi replied. "I'm not straight."

"Are you bisexual?" Randy asked.

"No."

"Are you…gay?"

Nomi bit his lip, and looked down. Randy held his chin, and made the red-head look at him. Randy stared at those big, brown eyes and leaned in close.

"Are you gay?" Randy asked again.

"Yes," Nomi whispered in a low tone.

Randy smiled. "Good, then you won't get grossed out by this."

Randy leaned in and kissed Nomi right on the lips. Randy wasn't an experienced kisser, but he regretted nothing. Nomi's lips were soft and tasted faintly like cherries. Randy wrapped his arms around Nomi's waist, pulling the shorter boy close. Nomi wrapped his arms around Randy's neck, running his hand through the taller boy's hair. An idea popped into Randy's mind. He rested his hand on Nomi's ass, giving it a squeezed. The red-head let out a moan, causing Randy to smile.

"Randy," Nomi breathed against the purple-haired boy's lips. "Don't stop."

Randy nodded, and continued to squeeze the boy's ass. Nomi was moaning and whimpering, leaning into the touch. Nomi never had a kiss like this.

He had known all his immortal life he was gay. Nomi had grown fond of Randy. The purple-haired teen was just too hard to resist. He was as stubborn as an ox and he was always determined. He was kind, caring, and very loyal. Randy was good-looking, as well. With his spiky, purple hair and dark blue eyes, Nomi would scold himself for thinking about his student in that way. But now, they were away from Norrisville and they were all alone in the woods.

Suddenly, a cough interrupted their very heated make-out session. Both boys pulled away, and turned to the direction of the cough. Avril stood there, holding a book in one hand and her other hand on her hip.

"That was a very heated make-out," Avril said. "I mean, you know how to grope, Cunningham? You're becoming a real teenager! I'm so proud."

Randy's cheeks turned red, and he rubbed the back of his neck. Nomi chuckled, but he was caught by Avril.

"What are you laughing about, Conikos?" Avril asked. "You're the one who was moaning wantonly and was a whimpering mess! I mean, holy Hera! I always expect you to be the dominant, not the submissive!"

Avril sighed, and pinched the bridge of her nose. She looked back at the boys, glaring at both of them. The brunette walked up to them, smacked them in the back of the head, and opened the book.

"What the hell was that for?" Randy said, rubbing his head.

"For being two love-sick baka!" exclaimed Avril. "Kimitachi wa atode kuso o hozon suru koto ga dekimasu! Watashi wa anata ga kikitai kamo shirenai ikutsu ka no jūyōna nyūsu o motte iru."

"What?" Randy asked.

Avril fought the urge to slap him. "I said 'You guys can save the fucking for later! I have some important news you might like to hear.' What do you think I said?"

"Uhhhhhhh…."

"I did not know you spoke Japanese," Nomi said, cutting off Randy.

Avril gave a shrug. "My mom's side of the family is all over the world. I have some Asian relatives, mostly in Japan, the Philippines, China, and Korea. I've met some of my Japanese relatives, so I know how to speak the language."

"Really," Nomi said. "Anata wa watashitachi ni tsutaetakatta jūyōna nyūsu wa nanidesu ka? (What is the important news you wanted to tell us?)"

"Soko ni kono yogen wa... To watashi wa anata no kazoku ga kan'yo shite ita to omoimasu. Soshite, kono yogen wa, Nomi anata o tomonau kamo shiremasen. (There is this prophecy...and I think your family was involved. And this prophecy might involve you, Nomi.)" Avril said, nervously.

"A…prophecy?" asked Nomi, who looked as if he'd seen a ghost. "What does this…prophecy say?"

"Nine warriors stand tall, but eight will fall," Avril said. "One warrior left to fight, must battle the warlock with all his might. Eight hundred years shall come to pass, each year worse than the last. The last of the Fallen Clan will return; the mistakes of the past must be learned. The Ancient Ways shall this ninja obtain; new allies he will gain. The Final Battle fast approaches and time is running thin. Good and Evil will fight, but only one shall win."

Randy's jaw dropped, and Nomi's eyes went wide.

"And…what do you think the prophecy means?" Randy asked, timidly.

Avril shook her head. "I don't know, but I do know one thing."

Avril opened the book, revealing a map. Randy and Nomi looked at the map carefully.

"What are you planning?" Nomi asked.

Avril let out a sigh, and closed the book. The book made a huge clap sound, scaring both boys. Avril looked straight at them, and gave them a grim look.

"We need to go to the Land of Shadows," Avril said, "and stop the person who wants to free the Sorcerer."

"What makes you think the Sorcerer is escaping?"

"Because the Final Battle means that you, Randy Cunningham, have to fight the Sorcerer along with Nomi. And the Land of Shadows will have the answers we need."

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AW! Randy and Nomi had their first kiss! So cute! That was fast, wasn't it?

So, it is revealed that Nomi is the one who I'm going to pair Randy up with! Hope you all like it!

And, did you just have your mind blown? Avril just announced Randy and Nomi must fight the Sorcerer! And, they have to travel to the Land of Shadows! This are getting intense, aren't they?

Well, I apologize for any mistakes that are there! I tend to type fast and sometimes I forget to look over my work! I also hope that this didn't felt rushed!

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