What up, readers! I'm back with another exciting installment to this great and wonderful story! Haven't updated in a good while, but hey, I just found out that Fallout New Vegas is the shit, never played the games, but always wanted to, so I took the chance and now I'm hooked on it. ...Don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing, though. Anyway, enjoy!

Chapter 15: Rika's New Word Of The Day

It has been about a week and a half since Rena had ended up here, and as hectic as things had been the first few couple days; things had calmed down a lot. Rena, now shared my little brother's bedroom with Rika and Hanyu, just like he had intended.

Speaking of Ant', he still had half a week to go before he was no longer grounded, so rather then playing the game, he sat around the house reading my Scott Pilgrim graphic novels from my book collection. He was a fast reader when it came to comic books, so it took him only a short amount of time to get to Scott Pilgrim & The Infinite Sadness, which is the one he was reading now.

"Mii~ Kevin, you should really play this game! It's a lot of fun!" Rika said, turning from the TV screen, smiling at me. She had on a pair of Sony headphones on her head, so that she could interact with other gamers online as she played. The one thing I loved about the PlayStation 3 was the free internet.

I glanced up at her from my book. "I've played that game over a hundred times already over my friend's house. I'm not missing anything."

"Okay then, if you say so~!"

I gave a small smile, waving my hand in a shooing motion, and she went back to playing the game. I started reading the large book in my hands again, I'd gotten it from the library this morning; it was something on the history of supernatural charms and cursed objects, so I though my it could give me a clue on if the monkey paw's spells could be reversed somehow, but so far, I've read nothing except what was already known about it.

I sighed. This was gonna be a problem, I had to find a way to send the girls home, and fast. But, my research just lead me to dead end after dead end. Not only that, but today was a perfect Wednesday afternoon, and I was stuck in the house.

...Well, at least Hanyu and Rena weren't; I'm pretty sure they were having a great time.

"Hey," Antoine said suddenly, looking up from the graphic novel he was reading. "Where did Hanyu and Rena go, anyway?"

I couldn't help but raise an eyebrow at him. "They've been gone for almost an hour, and you're just asking now." I stated, shaking my head. "But, if you wanna know, they went with Erika to the Franklin Mills mall."

"Really, what for?"

I shrugged. "No idea, something about needing new fabric and wanting to take Rena's measurements afterward." I answered, before to myself chuckling. "You know how she is when she finds someone cute or good looking, Erika just has to have them model in those cosplay outfits of her's. And, we all know Hanyu's bad at saying no to her; Rena just got dragged into it."

"True dat! Though, I have to wonder," Ant' said in thought. "How do you think Hanyu would look in cat cosplay? That there, is something I'd give a limb to see."

"I'm sure you could ask Hanyu if she'd wear one for you," Rika joked, not looking away from her game. "If not, there's always club games; it could be a punishment if she losses."

"Ah ha ha~ and embarrass her beyond belief …? I think I'll pass, she's too sweet a girl for that," Ant' laughed.

After Ant' said that, a moment later a felt something crawl onto my lap; I lifted my book to get a better view, seeing that it was my favorite house cat, Bern. I smiled scratched under the kitten's chin, getting a soft purring out of her in response.

"Well, hey there, girl, who's a good kitty." Bern, being a cat, did what most cats do. She continued purring, and leaned into my touch as I laid the huge library book down on the coffee table and stroked the blueish fur on her head with my other hand.

Bernkastel was a one of the most well behaved cats an owner could ask for, and unlike other cats in their kitten months, she didn't run around the house and scratch up couch cushions and things like that. She was calm, always observant, curious too, but cautious.

During Rena first day in our home, Bern didn't even let the cute loving girl touch her, hissing at her whenever she tried; I told Rena that it was better to let Bern get used to her, and that going into cute mode and hugging the cat would only cause her to, most likely, end up with some every painful scratch marks.

But, as the days past, Bern got used to Rena being around and let her pet her a few times. Of course, Bern was still hesitant around her; mostly because of the time a few days ago when Rena tried to hug the cat and spooked her, giving Rena a few scratches for it.

The one thing we all learned about Bern is that it's best to give the kitten her personal space, and let her come to you. I had to learn that the hard way, too.

"Headshot!" Was announced through the TV stereo, as Rika fired off her gun at some unluckily player in the game. She was playing one of the four games Ant' had gotten for his birthday, the one she was on now on his profile being Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2. The blue haired miko grinned as she reloaded her gun in game and ran behind a brick wall, taking cover from one of the other online players. Rika waited for a moment, then changed her M16 to a SPAS-12 shotgun and ran out, firing three shots off, killing the other player. "Killstreak!"

"Mii~ you should try harder, sirs," Rika spoke, shooting at yet another player, but missing as he ran for cover. "If you don't, my team will end up winning."

"Damn, dude, you're getting you're ass handed to you by a little kid!" A mans voice spoke. "I can't believe you let her steal your Care Package from you!"

Another player spoke, an older teen this time from the sound of the voice. "Fuck you, man! I'm just having an off day, I haven't played this game in a while."

"That sounds like an excuse to me," a deeper voiced player said.

"Yep, excuses for getting sprayed down by a ten-year-old."

"Actually, I'm twelve, sir," Rika said. Continuing the game as she talked, tossing a grenade at a player standing in a doorway. "And, maybe Mr. 'DarkLord2091' has to work."

"Yes! Exactly, thank you!" The man exclaimed over the online chat. "See, even the little girl understands! Unlike you lazy asses who sit around playing COD all day, I actually do shit in life!"

"Da fucks that suppose to mean, dawg, I work too!" Another voice joined in.

"Yeah ...I'm betting at Burger King, right?"

"Ah ha ha! May I take you're order!"

"You know what, fuck all ya'll bitch-ass muthafuckas!"

Me and Ant' couldn't help but burst out laughing; the one thing about online chats were funny times like this. Between the trolls, rage quitters, and racists, it was always nice to have laugh at other peoples ignorance. As we laughed, Bern hopped off my lap and walked over to the window, hopped on the sill, and laid down, basking in the sunlight as the breeze rolled in like she always did.

Rika took the headset off her head, and turned to Ant'. "Do people always argue like this while playing the game?" She asked in her adult persona, her eyebrow raised.

Ant' shrugged. "More or less, it's funnier when you have good trolls involved, though."

"Trolls …?"

"It's people who purposely pick fights over the internet, or plain old game chats. They annoy the hell out of people," the dreadlocks styling per-teen explained. "They don't bother me, though, I honestly find them funny."

"That's until you're on the reserving end of the trolling," I added, plainly. I got trolled once, and it wasn't fun, at all. I'm not gonna lie, though, I laugh when it happens to other people.

"I see," the blue haired miko said, thoughtfully. Rika back at the TV screen, put the headset back on her head, and continued playing the game as she spoke. "Oh, and one more thing, Kevin."

"Yerp?"

"What's that word you used before, the one about getting owned or something?"

"You mean getting pwned?"

Rika nodded, smirking. "Yes, that's the one. I think I just came up with a new word, would you like to hear it?" She asked.

I shrugged, then nodded. "Sure, what's the word?"

On the TV screen, Rika made her character run after one of the other players, shooting at him. Stopping, the other player opened fire on Rika, who ran for cover behind a burnt up truck. She then threw a flash bang grenade over the top of the truck, and waited until it went off before running out as the player fired in a random direction and knifed him, all the while, smiling and exclaimed cutely into the mic in her little miko persona. "Niipwned~!"

I busted out laughing, and Ant' soon followed. Out of all the words I was expecting to hear from her, that was not one of them.

"Ah ha ha~ nice one, Rika, nice one," Antoine laughing.

"Yeah, great word fusion, I've never heard that one before," I chuckled.

Rika gave a big smile. "Mii~ I'm glad you like it, sirs, I thought of it yesterday." She informed, glancing at us, then turning her attention back to the television screen.

Everything got quiet for a few minutes, the only sound being the TV and the turning pages of my book that I'd started reading again. That was until Ant' said suddenly. "So ...is anyone else hungry, or is it just me?"

Now that I think about it, I am sorta hungry, and we had breakfast a while ago. I could make us something real quick. "I guess could make us something," I said, bending the corner of the page of the book, putting it on the coffee table once more.

"What did you have in mind?" Ant' asked.

I thought on it. "How about ...grilled cheese and tomato soup, maybe?"

"Okay ...I guess I'll eat that."

"Mii~ I would like some as well," Rika chimed in.

I got up, and turned to her, smiling. "Spicy soup, then?"

The blue haired miko nodded at me as the team death match ended, the results showing up on the screen. "Yep, spicy soup, but a little hotter this time."

I chuckled. Unlike Hanyu, who complained about my grandma's spicy Jamaican tomato soup recipe being too hot; Rika the only one ever to say that it wasn't hot enough, girl seemed like she could eat lava if she wanted to. "Alright, give me about fifteen minutes, guys," I turned and started towards the kitchen.

The rest of the day went by like this, me reading, half the time. Ant' doing whatever he could to not think about the game or computer; then afterward we all sat back and watched The Walking Dead for a few hours from the beginning, since Rika had never seen it before. It was a very calm and peaceful day, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

And that's a wrap for this chapter, remember to review and leave suggestions! This was more of a filler chapter then anything else, it also marks the end of season one, and trust me when I say two will be loads of fun! So, until next time!

Peace-out~!