Finally I back and with a new chapter! Sorry for the wait, I had things to do, like off the computer type stuff, anyway thank you all who reveiwed the last chapter! you guys are so awesome. Enjoy!

Chapter 5: Downtown Shopping Pt1

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I woke up the next morning at around 8 o'clock, sleepy as ever. All the things that happened yesterday really tried me out, it all felt like a dream but it wasn't, it was real.

I sat up and yawned, wiping the crust out my eyes. It was Monday, a day I hated because of one thing ...school. Even though this week was my last week, thank god, I still hated it. My mom always used to say 'that school is a child's only job, so getting good grades is like getting a pay check!' But, my 'pay check' was low, really low. I was just barely passing.

After sitting there for a while just starring off into space, I sluggishly got out of bed and started my morning routine. I brushed my teeth, washed my face, fixed my hair, and started getting dressed.

At my school we had to wear a uniform, the boys wore black pants and a white shirt with a green blazer over it that had the school symbol on the breast pocket. The girls had to wear a female version of the boys uniform; a black knee high skirt, the shirt could be either yellow or white, and a green blazer.

When I was done dressing, I grabbed my school books and put them into my backpack, then headed down stairs.

The house was totally quite, the only thing that was making any sound was the TV someone had left on. It was around 8:30 so that meant Kim was at work and Antoine had already left for school. I sighed, dropping my bag on the couch and walked into the kitchen.

Hmm~ I wonder, What should I make for breakfast? I didn't feel like making anything big, so maybe I could make eggs, bacon, pancakes and orange juice. Yeah, that sounds like a nice meal to me!

I smiled and went to the frig to get the bacon, eggs and butter. That's when I noticed a small, pink sticky note on the door. I took it off and read it to myself, it was from Kim.

"To Kevin- sense Rika and Hanyu will be staying with us for a while, I left my bank card home so you could take them shopping today. And don't worry I've already called the school and told them you wouldn't be coming in. oh yeah, my cards on the TV stand, you already know the code. - from your awesome big sister. P.S- If you lose my card I'll kill you~!"

I sighed, balling up the note and tossed it into the trash. "I guess I'm not going to school today." I opened the frig, taking out the things I needed, then closed it.

I took 2 pans out the cabinet for the pancakes and eggs, then I cut on the oven and put the bacon on, while it cook I made my way up stairs to wake up the girls.

"Hey guys, you awake yet?" I said, lightly knocking on the door. "Guys …," When no one responded I slowly open the door and looked over in Antoine's bed, only to come across the cutest site I've ever seen in my enter life. Hanyu and Rika were cuddled up together as if they were twins, sleeping peaceful without a care in the world.

"Aww~ it's such a shame I have to wake them up," I cooed, which now that I think about it was pretty weird, my voice has never sounded like that before.

I let them sleep for a while longer before I walk over to the window and opened up the curtain, letting the sun light shine on their faces. "Rika, Hanyu! Raise and shine!"

It took a second or so before they both let out a groan, sitting up rubbing their eyes tiredly. Hanyu was the first one to speak. "Good morning, Kevin-San ..." she said before yawning.

Rika sat there stretching her arms and legs. "Mii~ What time is it …?"

"Close to 9 in the morning," I answered, "we've got places to go today so you two get ready."

"Okay ...where's the bathroom?" Rika asked as she hopping out bed.

"It's down the hall to your left."

She nodded and walked out the room, leaving me and Hanyu alone. "So ...how'd you sleep, Hanyu?"

"Oh ...I slept great, the bed was really comfortable." She said with a shy smile, "so where are we going today? Is it somewhere important?"

"Not really, we just have to go get you two some cloths and such," I answered, then I started out the room motioning for her to follow. I walked to the hallway closet, which was right across from the bathroom, and handed her some new washcloths and tooth brushes from out of it.

"Here, you both get cleaned up, then come down stairs to eat, okay?" I instructed.

"Alright," She nodded.

I turned and started walking back down stairs, when I got to the kitchen, the bacon was already almost done. I turned down the oven, then I put the skillet on the stove and started fixing the eggs. It was around that time I felt something rub up against my leg, I jumped slightly before I looked down and noticed it was Bernkastle.

"Oh hey Bern, I haven't seen you all morning!" I keeled down to the cats level. "You must be hungry, huh?"

She gave a small meow as if answering my question, I chuckled a little and pet her head. "Hmm~ Let see, what should I feed you? ...Oh, I know! How about tuna!" I have no idea why cats loved tuna so much, but when I opened the can of fish and laid it in front of her, she ate it like she hadn't eaten in weeks.

I smiled and went back to cooking. I wonder how today will go? maybe I should show the girls around a little after we're done shopping.

It only took me about 15 minutes for me to finish the last of the food, after all the plates were set out on the table, Rika and Hanyu walked into the dinning room smiling.

"Mii~ This smells really good sir, what did you make this time?" Rika asked taking her seat at the table.

Hanyu took the seat next to her and stared at the food in front of her, drooling slightly. "Auauau~ these pancakes smell sweet, like chocolate".

I laughed a little. "That's because they're chocolate chip pancakes silly, along with eggs and bacon, go on, eat up you two there's a lot more if you want seconds."

the girls both clapped their hands together and said. "Itadakimasu," before digging in. Hanyu took one bite then a dreamy look appeared in her eyes.

"Wow! So good, it tastes like the sweets at Angel Mort!" She said taking another bite, and another.

"Mii~ this really is good sir, and the eggs are just right, not too salty at all." Rika praised.

"Thanks guys, I'm glad you like it," I sat at the table and started eating myself. I felt like the luckiest guy in the world right now, things were really looking up for me.

When we had finished breakfast, I did the dishes and swept the floors while the girls cleaned off the table. Afterward I gave Bern some fresh water when she finished her tuna, I'm going to have to tell Kim to buy some cat stuff later, like cat food and a liter box. Sigh~ I don't think sis would be too happy about having cat pee on the floors.

And it seems like right when I thought that, Bern decided she had to go and started peeing on the kitchen floor. I hurried, picking up the small cat and held her over the now empty sank. Stepping in some of the pee.

"Damn it, now like I've got to change my socks!" I said angrily, then I looked up at the cat I was holding. "Thank a lot, Bern."

Bern tilted her head to the side slightly in confusion, giving a meow. I just sighed, placing the kitten on the ground before walking off to find a mop, and to change my socks.

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I waited at the front door while Rika went to go get her shoes, the same shoes she wore when she first appeared here. Hanyu, unfortunately, didn't have anything to wear besides the red and white miko outfit and she was bear foot. But, luckily, after some looking around I found a pair of green flip-flops for her to use until we stopped at a contain person's house, a very close friend of mine.

"So Hanyu, how do they feel?" I asked as she slipped the flip-flops onto her feet, "they aren't too big, are they?"

She tapped her foot a few times, then turned to me and shuck her head. "Nope, they fit just fine, thank you for letting me use them."

"Don't worry about it," I said. "You needed them more then Antoine anyway."

Rika came down stairs a moment or so later and walked over to us. "Mii~ are we all set to go, sir?"

I nodded. "Yeah, we're going to make a quick stop at a friend of mine's house to get Hanyu some new cloths."

"What's wrong with the cloths she's wearing now?" Rika asked, slightly confused.

"Well, ya see, people don't really dress like that around here," I explained. "The only ones that do are cosplayers, or when Halloween comes around. So to make sure she doesn't stick out too much she needs something new, but at the same time I want her to look fly, that's why we're stopping at my friends house first."

"Auauau~ what does, um ...'looking fly' mean?" Hanyu asked in a shy, timid voice.

I laughed, more so at myself then at Hanyu, I completely forgot they don't know know anything about slang. "Haha~ it means to look fresh, or to look good in something, but don't worry I'll tell you all about slang later. Oh yeah and before I forget …," I walked over and got Kim's card from off the TV stand. "Now we're ready, let's go girls."

I opened the front door and we walked outside, the sun was shining brightly today, it wasn't too hot out yet and the cool morning air felt just right. I look in my pocket to see if I had my keys and my cell phone, after confirming that I did, I closed and looked the door, wiggling it a few times before we started walking up the street towards our destination.

Rika and Hanyu looked at everything in awe, which was to be expected, they did come form a small rural village in 1983. As we continued our walk I started to tell them where places were and how life was around my neighborhood.

"Over there is the corner store, Papi's, my friend Carlos helps his family run the store during the summer for extra money," I explained to them. Pointing over towards the small store at the end of the street, I actually spotted Carlos walking out the glass doors. "That's him right there. Yo Carlos, what's up!"

Carlos, a short Hispanic boy with brown hair and light skin, looked over at me and waved. "Nothin' just chillin' you know how I do! Hit me up on my cell later homes!"

"I'll be sure to do that!"

"Aight, say what's up to-" Carlos was about to say something else when a female voice from inside the store yelled something at him in Spanish, from the sound of the voice, it was most likely Carlos' mom, Maria. He stoop his foot down on the ground and went back inside yelling something in the same language.

"Well it looks like someone did something they weren't suppose to," I said smirking, Carlos never could stay out of trouble for long.

There wasn't many people outside, most of the older kids were either in school or in the house. Hanyu and Rika did get a few weird looks from people who we passed by, which made Hanyu kinda nervous.

"Auau~ why are t-they starring at us like that?" Hanyu asked nervously.

I patted her on the head to calm her down, "I told you people around here don't dress like that nor do they have purple or blue hair, so they probably think your a weirdos or something. Trust me, I know how you feel." And that was the truth, I really did know how she felt. People looked at Antoine the same way when he walk outside one day cosplaying as Ken from Street Fighter. That was so embarrassing!

"My friends house is right down the next block, so you won't be getting funny looks for long."

We turned at the next corner on 10th in Brown, the road was so small that only one car could drive down at a time, there was a row of houses on both sides and a Chinese store down at the end of the street across from a bar, which was closed right now. I took Hanyu and Rika's hand, leading them down the small block to a house with a green door and a mailbox that said '1256' on it.

"Well this is the place," I said before I rang the doorbell. It took a few seconds before a voice came from the other side of the door.

"Who is it?"

"It's me Erika," I answered.

the removal of a chain lock could be heard, then the door opened reveling a light skinned Hispanic girl that was about two years older then me with brown eyes, long black hair, wearing sweat pants and black tank-top, she was tall around 6'2 or 6'1, she wore a D-cup bra, and she wasn't fat, but she wasn't skinny either uh, ...whats the word I'm looking for ...Hmm, pudgy. But she was still very cute and attractive.

"Kevin, why are you here so early in the morning?" She asked sleepily.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to wake you or anything, I just need your help with something really quick."

Erika rubbed her eyes and looked at me, "help you with what?" She asked, then she looked behind me. "And who you got with ya, Kev~?"

"Oh, well this is Rika," I said pointing at blue haired girl, then I pointed to Hanyu. "And this is her cousin, Hanyu."

"Okay ...Rika's a name I've heard of before, but Hanyu?" She said raising an eyebrow. "It's sounds like something out of a Manga. Anyway, it's nice to meet you both."

"It's nice to meet you too, Erika-San," Hanyu gave a slight bow.

"Mii~ It's nice to meet you also," Rika said bowing. " Kevin-San told us that you were a friend of his."

Erika nodded, smiling. "yeah we are, we've been kids sense we were kids. So what is it Kev'? Your here this early so it must be important. And ...shouldn't you be in school right now ...?"

"I was gonna go, but ya see Rika and Hanyu are staying at my house for a while, so Kim left a note saying I had to take them shopping today," I explain.

"Okay but that still doesn't explain why your at my house."

"Well, Hanyu needs some new cloth, she can't go down town dressed like this, can she?" I asked, pointing at Hanyu's cloths. "Besides you told me on the phone last week that you were working on some new clothing designs, so I brought you a cute model."

Erika looked Hanyu over, as if she was mentally taking her measurements, and gave a one sided grinned. "Hmm~ ...I have been looking for someone to try out my new cloths ...okay, you've caught my attention. Come on in you three." She motioned us all inside closing and locking the door behind us.

"Take a seat, I'll be right back!" She said running up the stairs.

We all took a seat on the living room couch, I've been to Erika's house before and it was pretty big, she had 2 floors, a basement, a kitchen, 2 bathrooms and a backyard.

Ever sense we were little, Erika has always had one dream, to become a fashion designer. She started off small by making customs for little kids before Halloween, but then she got into Anime and started making cosplay cloths. actually, the time I told you about when Antoine had cosplayed as Ken that day, Erika was the one that made it, and she did a pretty good job. Though, every now and then she'd make something original for fun, making cosplay and selling it over the internet was what played the bills. She just moved out of her parents house this year when she turned 19.

She came down stairs a couple of minutes later holding three hangers, each one had its own style of clothing on it. "I'm back~, Alright so lets see what we can do." she put each of the cloths up to Hanyu to see what would look best on her, after some thinking the Hispanic girl smiled and took Hanyu by the hand. "Come with me into the kitchen, please."

"O-okay," the horned girl replied before being dragged away.

"So your friend designs cloths?" Rika asked.

"Yep, she the best designer in the neighborhood," I answered smiling. "She's always had this dream when we we're little about being a fashion designer, having her own clothing line and stuff like that. I really do hope her dream comes true."

"You both must be really close, huh?"

I nodded. "Yeah, we met when I was 2 years old, her mom and my mom were best friends sense high school, so were sorta like brother and sister in a way."

"Mii~ that's nice, I've always wanted a brother or sister, but it just wasn't fated to happen," Rika said sadly.

"Well I wouldn't say that, you and Hanyu are more like sisters to each other then cousins ...to me anyway."

Rika looked over at me and smiled. "You really think so, sir?"

"Yep, no doubt, you've both been through a lot in the passed 100 or so years, so it's only natural to have a close bond like being sisters. Besides don't you feel like you can tell Hanyu anything?"

"Yeah I do," She whispered. "I guess we are sorta like sisters."

"Okay guys, she's ready, come and see!" Erika called a few moments later from the kitchen.

Me and Rika stood up and walked into the kitchen. Erika was standing in front of Hanyu with her hands on her hips, grinning. "Behold, after a full week my master piece is finish!" she moved aside and there was Hanyu with a slight blush on her cheeks.

She was just the cutest thing! Hanyu was now wearing a purple skirt, thigh high stockings, the shirt was blue and had small cherry blossom flower designs on it, the outfit also came with matching colored bracelets, and a purple ribbon that was tied to one of Hanyu's horns, which made them look more like cosplay now. All in all she looked great.

"So tell the truth, how does she look?" Erika walked next to me and through her arm around my shoulder. "Does she look okay to you?"

"Okay ...she's more then okay! She looks awesome! You changed her look from miko to diva in just 5 minutes," I said in awe.

"Hehe~ well ya know, I try."

Rika walked over to Hanyu and smiled brightly, saying. "That looks great on you, I barely noticed you for a second there."

"Thanks Rika ...but they feel sorta weird, I'm not used to wearing these types of cloths," she said, playing with the hem of the shirt.

"That's to be expected considering you've had nothing to wear but that miko outfit," Erika said as she let go of my shoulder. "Anyway, now that you got her some new gear, where are you guys goin' to shop?"

Hmm, I never really thought of where to go, there's always cherry hill mall, but the gallery's closer it's practically right done the street.

"I was thinking maybe downtown, it's closer and from what I remember their having a 50% off sale on kids cloths." I answered.

The tall black haired girl nodded. "I see you've thought this through, well, wait right here while I get ready."

"Wait a minute, your coming too?"

"Psst, well duh! I can't let you take 2 girls shopping alone, and what better way to get things done faster then by me, a girl, going with you. Besides, I need to stop at the materiel store anyway."

In a way what she said made sense, I had no idea what things girls needed, or fashions not to mention underwear ...and bras, if needed. So her coming along might not be such a bad idea.

"Fine, just hurry up, it's already ..." I pulled out my cell phone and looked at the time. "10:15, we need to hurry up before people buy up everything on sale."

"Okay, okay, give me just 5 minutes."

Me, Rika and Hanyu walked out into the living room, while Erika continued up the steps to her room to change. She said '5 minutes' but we ended up waiting a whole freakin' half hour before she finally came back down stairs.

"It took you long enough! What the hell were you doin'?" I ask, slightly annoyed.

"Sorry, I had to find my money and take a list of what supplies I need from the material store," she answered. "But I'm ready now, so lets get going there's only so much time in the day."

Erika opened the front door and walked out, Rika and Hanyu followed her but I just stood there for a moment before sighing. 'Today's going to be troublesome, I can feel it." I thought before I walked out myself, closing and locking the door behind me.

It was only when we got to Erika's car on the other side of the street, that I noticed what she was wearing. A white T shirt, skinny jeans with a rip in the knee, black Nike's and her hair was tied up into a pony tail.

Erika unlocked the doors and sat in the drivers seat, buckling her seat belt. "Will get in, your not going to just stand there are you?" She said, closing the door.

Rika and Hanyu sat in the back of the car, while I sat next to Erika in the passenger seat. "You know there might not be anywhere to park downtown, right?" I said.

She just shrugged, putting the keys in the ignition. The second the car started music blast out the speakers almost blowing my eardrums before she turned it down.

"Sorry about that."

"It's fine lets just go, okay?"

She nodded and was about to put her foot on the gas, before she turned back and looked at the two girls in the back seat. "Hey who wants ice cream, I'm paying?"

Rika and Hanyu raised their hand, smiling. "I do!" They both said.

"How about you, Kev'? They said it's gonna be warm today, if you don't answer I might just take back my offer."

I sighed, looking out the window. "Just get me a lemon water ice and I'm good."

"Okay then, looks like we're making a quick stop at Rita's water ice then, hold on everyone!" And with that we drove off down the street, towards the gallery, hopefully it's not too crowded.

Well that's chapter 5, the next chapter will be out soon. Also reveiw, tell me what you think so far and what I should fix. Peace~