Wow, this chapter took long...well, the reason is, that my laptop isn't functioning at the moment.

But, yay, finally new staff arriving in this chapter.^^

Aaand there's a first movie quote to look for here...so, happy reading!^^

The pleasure of a drunken Litchi

First, when Kokonoe was separated from the others, she had to quaff another sake to calm down. Then she inserted one of her catnip-lollies into her mouth. Normally Kokonoe wouldn't be so agitated about a simple compliment. Especially since the one who was responsible had been brainwashed by herself.

'Well, this mess goes on my account.', Kokonoe thought 'Stop acting so queer, stupid. This wasn't such a big thing!'

All of a sudden, the door behind her swung open and the scientist noticed her former apprentice entering the room.

"What do you want here, Litchi?", Kokonoe asked still in a bad mood.

"I thought, I'll let you know that I just got the perfect idea.", Litchi slurred stupidly smiling while striding towards Kokonoe.

"You know, right now, I don't give a shit!", the cat-girl tried to cut the doctor off. After that, Litchi showed an admonish glance and raised her forefinger as if she was teaching the kaka-kittens.

"But, Professor...", she said. "You'll never be able to attract a man with such an attitude." Hearing that, Kokonoe paused with what she was doing and looked into Litchi's face.

"Tch, since when are you that interested in my love life?", she questioned with a slightly amused tone of voice.

"Oh, come on, Professor!", Litchi laughed while wedeling with her hand. "You certainly know, what I'm talking about."

"No, I don't, so speak clearly to me!", Kokonoe replied impatiently. Litchi sighed as though her discussion partner was a hopeless case.

"You know, Professor, I just wanted to help you.", Litchi said slowly and visibly enjoyed her secretiveness. This attitude started to get on Kokonoe's nerves. Her fingers tipped on her folded arms while she fixed the drunken woman with her eyes.

"So, I thought...", Litchi continued. "If you only look a bit more cute, you might be able to impress a certain...someone!" That moment, it suddenly dawns on Kokonoe.

"Oh, no!", she said lengthened. "I know, what you're aiming at and I'm not gonna let you play your little dress up game with me!" After this rejection Litchi showed a face as if Lao Jiu just died.

"Don't tell me, you wanna be single for the rest of your life!", she cried out while gesticulating theatrically.

"Went fine for me till now.", Kokonoe answered unimpressed. Litchi, however, became more and more desperate.

"Please, Professor!", she said nearly begging. "I have so nice and cute clothes with me!"

"Really now?", the cat-girl asked while raising an eyebrow. "You actually brought clothes?"

"Look!" Litchi must have prepared her belongings for a situation like that, because apparently from nowhere, the doctor took so much clothes, that both her arms were fully laden with fabric. "I have sexy ninja-dresses, cute school uniforms or maybe the little black number, if you know what I mean."

"You brought tons of meat buns, sake and...clothes (if you like to call this last one clothes)?", Kokonoe questioned disbelievingly. "With what did you get here? A container? And put these lolita-costumes away from me. I'm not going to wear any of these!"

"But professor..."

"Don't you 'But professor' me, you drunken idiot!", the pink-haired woman interrupted. "Stop this nonsense at once!" Since begging seemed to be fruitless, Litchi had to switch to plan B. Suddenly, Litchi's face got a vicious look.

"I didn't want to use this, but you leave me no choice.", Litchi explained. "Tao?" Unforeseen, a shadow appeared from behind Kokonoe. As she turned herself around, she became aware of an joyously grinning Tao. Kokonoe gulped, expecting nothing good.

"You better had given Tao her bowl of neverending rice, meow!", Tao said before pouncing on the fellow cat-girl. Even under the strong protest of the scientist, Litchi and Tao wouldn't let go of Kokonoe. They kept on trying to get her out of her clothes. After much kicking and punching, Kokonoe managed to break free at last.

With the zipper of her white jacket open and one bare shoulder, she fled the room with the two dress-up-zombies in it. Just as Kokonoe has reached the door and get through to gain her freedom, she fell into the arms of Ragna the Bloodedge, who was standing right behind the door.

"Wow, what the...", the white-haired cried out in surprise, while holding the woman, who just ran into him. "Hey, you are the woman, who gave me my new arm."

"Umm, yeah, speaking of arms...", Kokonoe replied while feeling imprisoned again regarding the man who held her tight. "Would you mind placing yours elsewhere but around me?" Just then, Ragna seemed to realize the position, he and the woman in front of him were in, as he looked down on his arms.

"Huh? Uh,...yeah, of course!" Then, he let go of Kokonoe so fast as though she was infected with a deadly disease. "Well, I just wanted to check this place out, because all of a sudden, without any reasons I would know of, the rabbit teleported us both to this place here."

"Uh, and speaking of Rachel...", Kokonoe said while leaning her torso to the side so that she could see around Ragna. As soon as the most wanted criminal turned himself around to follow Kokonoes eyes, his face contorted with fear.

What he saw was a very scary little vampire girl standing three metres away from him, a black aura of terror surrounding her. Viscous thoughts seemed to be raising from each of her pores while a doom-laden shadow was lying on her eyes. One corner of her mouth twitched uncontrolled. The tension radiating from her body was enough to make a man scream. This figure now moved slowly towards Kokonoe and Ragna.

"Kokonoe, may I speak with you for a moment?", Rachel asked with a calm and courteous voice, which didn't fit to her appearance at all. Kokonoe hesitated.

"Uh, me?", she asked. "I think, I rather wouldn't..."

"NOW!", Rachel screamed furiously and grasped Kokonoe's wrist. Before the scientist was able to realize that, she was dragged along by Rachel into another room.

Meanwhile, Tao and Litchi were lurking behind the door frame watching the scene from a safe position.

"I see dead people.", Litchi said prophetically.