Chapter 6: "I-Its none of your business..!"

Ky returned to the shack which the Black Gema Gema Gang called their base and current home. Still partially in disguise, Ky had to sneak into the base through one of the windows. After returning Rik's disguise to its proper closet, Ky let out a sigh of relief when he bumped into his tall colleague.

"Lieutenant, what were you doing in this one's room?" Rik asked in his usual, overly proper manner.

"O-Oh, I-I thought I had left something in there, b-but I guess it wasn't there." Ky replied with some surprise.

"Oh, this one understands… However, would the Lieutenant happen to know where this one's kimono has gone? Surely the Lieutenant remembers, it's the one this one used to try to fool Di Gi Charat on the kawashi mochii planet. This one noticed that it was missing from the closet this morning and- is that lipstick on the Lieutenant's cheek?"

"W-What! W-What are you talking about?" Ky lied as he covered up his cheek with a blush, remembering the kiss that Dejiko had given him before he left Gamers today.

"Fear not, fear not. This one understands how it is to be young and in love, but duty comes before love in the Black Gema Gema Gang… So what's her name?" Rik asked playfully.

"I-Its nobody!" Ky retorted with embarrassment covering his face.

"Oh surely it is someone, for a small pair of lips do not appear on one's cheek by themselves. And speaking of doing things by themselves, what was the Lieutenant doing this morning?"

"I-I was just spying on Dejiko, trying to learn her weaknesses a-and coming up with a new plan," Ky lied.

"Oh, I see…" Rik pondered and joking replied, "…So then did this pair of lips on the Lieutenant's cheek come from Di Gi Charat?"

Ky's face turned a very bright red at Rik's remark and in his panic, Ky exclaimed, "N-No! O-Of course not!"

Rik was surprised at how defensive the Lieutenant was at his comment and replied, "Lieutenant, it was just a joke," and after realizing how serious Ky seemed about the topic, Rik's face became rather serious and he said to Ky, "Y-You really have been seeing her haven't you…?"

Ky made no reply.

Rik's face became pale and after some silence replied, "This one cannot believe it. An Officer of the Black Gema Gema Gang fraternizing with the enemy. Our prime target at that! When Lady Pyocola hears-"

And before Rik could finish his sentence, Ky shoved him out of the way and ran from the base. Rik, still in some shock ordered a group of Black Gema Gema Gang members to find and return the love sick Lieutenant to the base so that Lady Pyocola could deal with him.

Elsewhere...

Back at Gamers, Dejiko still stood in the aisle where she gave Ky a kiss on the cheek, sweeping the same spot over and over, and staring out the window with a dazed look on her face. Usada, still at the cash register, hadn't seen Dejiko for a good amount of time and wondered if she was skipping out on her duties.

"Dejiko! What are you doing! Are you slacking off again? Its your turn to work the register!" Usada ordered Dejiko. Dejiko however was still off in her own world, oblivious to Usada's ranting. Fed up with waiting for Dejiko to respond, Usada went into the aisle to check up on her. She was surprised to see Dejiko with a pleasant expression on her face, however, she seemed to be day-dreaming. After waving her hand in front of Dejiko for a few seconds, Usada smacked Dejiko in the back of the head, successfully getting Dejiko out of her daze.

"NYO! What was that for Usada nyo!" Dejiko cried out.

"You were day-dreaming again and not doing your job, besides its your turn to work the cash register." Usada explained

"Fine nyo!"

As Dejiko started for the register Usada called, "Dejiko?"

"What is it nyo?" Dejiko asked with an annoyed look on her face.

"Well, not that its any of my business or anything but, what were you thinking about?"

"J-Just someone nyo."

Upon hearing this, Usada got close to Dejiko, full of curiosity and asked, "Ooooh! Who could that be?"

"I-Its none of your business nyo!" Dejiko retorted with a blush.

Dissatisfied, Usada got closer to Dejiko to pester her more but smelled something, "I-Is that cologne I smell?"

"W-What! Th-Theres nothing nyo!" Dejiko replied with surprise.

"Eww, it smells so gross, like something a dog would wear." Usada teased.

Dejiko, already irritated with Usada became furious after hearing her talking about how Ky smelt.

"ME KARA BIMMU!" Dejiko's eyes glowed bright and a beam shot out towards Usada. Usada quickly dodged the beam but the beam knocked over a display and caught some merchandise of fire. In a panic, Usada hurried to put out the fire and fix the display. When she turned to ask Dejiko for help, all she saw was Dejiko running up the stairs to her little apartment above the store with tears in her eyes.

Dejiko, still crying, opened the door to her apartment and threw herself onto her futon and sobbed into her pillow.

"She doesn't know anything about Ky nyo." She said with a sniffle, "Ky doesn't smell gross nyo."

Night approached as Dejiko lied on her futon thinking. Why was she acting like this? This wasn't like her. Usada only said that the cologne that had rubbed off onto her smelled. Dejiko could usually take worse from Usada, and would often come back with some witty remark. But when it came to Ky, Dejiko felt different for some reason.

A knock came from the window, interrupting Dejiko's train of thought. Shaken, Dejiko cautiously approached the window and drew the curtains. Dejiko was shocked with what she saw outside her window, so much so that she fell backwards in surprise.

Outside Dejiko's window, sitting on the fire escape, was Ky.

End Chapter 6