A/N: Hey, people. I'm back.
Motoko: Yes, he is. And, by the way, that stunt last time with making us clumsy will NOT happen again, are we clear?
(Chris snaps fingers, Motoko starts falling over like at the end of last chapter)
Motoko: (in between falling down) Really?!
Chris: (chuckles) Some people never learn.
Haruka: So, what's in this chapter? When will I come in again?
Chris: Be patient. You will have another appearance.
Su: (eyes glowing red, demonic voice) YOU STILL HAVEN'T GIVEN ME MY GIFT YET!
Chris: That's because of last chapter's yelling. You made it so that you wouldn't know when you would get it.
Su: I WANT MY GIFT!
(Chris snaps fingers, Su falls unconscious)
Everyone: *gasp*
Chris: Don't worry, she's still alive. She's just unconscious. Disclaimer: None of the characters I have put into this story so far (except for the names of the Yakuza men last chapter) are mine, they are Ken Akamatsu's.
Everyone: Oh, kill me now.
Chris: STORY START!
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From last time:
"Well, I guess we have to make sure he can live to make his choice. After all, he's not indestructible," Mutsumi reasoned.
"Yeah," Shinobu agreed.
"Hey, girls, guess what?" Keitaro asked.
"Yeah, Kei-kun?" Mutsumi asked.
"How would you feel about paying the girls a visit?" Keitaro asked.
"Ooh, a visit to the Hinata?" Mutsumi asked.
"Well, a visit to the girls," Keitaro corrected.
"Wh-What do you mean, Sempai?" Shinobu asked.
"Well, Tsuruko and I were thinking of bringing the other girls to Kanagawa Neverland at the same time I brought you two with me. If you wanted to, that is," Keitaro said.
"Of course, Kei-kun," Mutsumi responded.
"Y-Yes, Sempai," Shinobu replied.
"Okay, great. But we would have to let them see us first. We would have to let them find us. I have something else to teach you that will help with this. Do you want to learn it?" Keitaro asked.
"Yes, of course. Okay, stop copying me!" they both said at the same time, turning to each other and pointing the finger at each other.
"Okay. Well, we need to go somewhere open to do it," Keitaro replied, rubbing his chin to think.
"What about the park?" Shinobu asked.
"That'll work. Come on!" Keitaro said, gesturing for them to take an arm. Then Keitaro focused only slightly, something the girls only caught because of their training and empathy. They looked around them as their surroundings suddenly changed from those of the romance suite to those of a nearby park.
"Whoa. Is that what we're going to learn, Sempai?" Shinobu asked in amazement.
"Yep. Ki geo-leaping, as I call it, is what you are going to learn this time," Keitaro replied (A/N: 'geo-leaping' is a reference to the TV series Lab Rats. I don't take credit for coming up with it.). A few people were staring and blinking at seeing three people appear out of nowhere. Keitaro just put his hand up in their direction and they turned back as if nothing happened. The girls noticed this.
"What was that, Kei-kun?" Mutsumi asked.
"Oh, I changed their memory of us appearing out of nowhere so that they thought they saw us walking to where we are instead of just appearing. It's another ability with ki I haven't taught you," Keitaro explained. "Also, I put up a camo dome so that everyone will see us playing frisbee instead of me teaching you how to teleport anywhere you wanted. It's easy to use ki once you see the pattern," Keitaro explained.
"Cool," the girls replied.
"So, anyway, to teleport anywhere, you need to first see where to teleport to. Then you focus all your ki to that spot, which will put your physical being in that spot as well. Try geo-leaping over there," Keitaro said, pointing to a spot on the open green a few yards away. He did it first. "Now you try," he instructed, pointing to them.
They did as told. They focused visibly, closing their eyes and opening them again, their pupils glowing blue. They did as told, taking their ki and placing it next to him. They blinked their eyes after doing this.
"Whoa, we just geo-leaped, Sempai!" Shinobu cheered.
"Yeah, you did. I knew you could do it," Keitaro said. "You know, a good way to practice geo-leaping is to play frisbee and geo-leap to the frisbee to catch it. Do you want to play?" Keitaro asked the girls.
"Wait, what about Kanagawa Neverland?" Mutsumi asked.
"That's not until Thursday. We have a couple days," Keitaro explained, pulling out a frisbee.
"Okay. Then let's play!" Mutsumi said, geo-leaping over to a spot some distance away. They started tossing around the frisbee, laughing and smiling. They had fun for a while playing this game.
Meanwhile, at the Hinata-Sou
"Alright, Tsuruko-san, what did you want to see us for?" Kitsune asked, rubbing her head from an apparent headache. She didn't have a hangover, though. She just found out that Naru was being unintentionally melodramatic when she said Tsuruko was 'abusing' her.
"I wanted to ask if anyone wanted to come along with me," Tsuruko replied.
"To where?" Naru asked, eyes slightly red and puffy.
"A theme park. I do believe it will help all of us to have fun and relax," Tsuruko responded.
"Cool. Which theme park?" Sarah asked.
"How about that place 'Kanagawa Neverland'?" Tsuruko asked.
"Ooh. I want to go there again!" Su replied cheerfully.
"Uh...'again'?" Tsuruko asked, clearly confused.
"Yes, sister, again. We all went there once after Urashima-san and Naru-san passed one of the Tokyo U exams," Motoko explained, flinching slightly at the mention of Keitaro's name, bringing back pain she tried to hold in.
"Oh. I see," Tsuruko said, seeming somewhat disappointed at this revelation.
"So, wait, you're inviting us all to Kanagawa Neverland?" Kitsune asked.
"Yes, I am," Tsuruko responded.
"Well, then, sounds like a plan. When are we leaving?" Yoshio asked.
"Thursday, Yo-sama. It will give us something to look forward to," Tsuruko responded.
"Well, okay then," Yoshio replied.
"Alright! Another trip to Kanagawa Neverland! Sweet!" Kitsune cheered, obviously with fake enthusiasm.
"...Too soon, Kitsune-san," Naru said.
"What'd I say?" Kitsune asked obliviously, obviously not getting the point. This only made all the tenants start tearing up, and Tsuruko to glare at her slightly.
"Oh, no. This feels familiar. Kinda reminds me of..." Kitsune never finished her sentence, though, as she finally understood. 'Reminds me of him,' she thought, starting her own tears.
|| |Two days later, Hinata-Sou| ||
"Well, are we ready to go?" Tsuruko asked. She was standing at the door looking at all the residents. Kitsune was putting her apparently full wallet in her pocket, Motoko was sheathing her katana at her waist, Naru was putting her glasses on, Sarah was putting on her new watch, and Su was putting her Keitaro tracker in her pocket.
'Perfect. I won't have to ask her,' Tsuruko thought. 'Well, I did put the thought into her mind with my ki, so I shouldn't be surprised,' she added mentally.
"Yeah, I'm ready," Sarah replied.
"I have everything," Kitsune replied.
"I am ready to leave," Motoko responded.
"I'm ready," Naru responded.
"I have everything, Tsu-sama," Yoshio responded.
"I have everything. Ready to go!" Su responded in her cheerful manner. Everyone had already gotten over the loss of their male manager because Tsuruko was helping them to be conversational with each other.
Meanwhile, the romance suite
"Do you two have everything?" Keitaro asked.
"Yes, Sempai," Shinobu responded.
"Yes, Kei-kun," Mutsumi responded.
"Alright, let's geo-leap there," Keitaro said.
"How are we going to do that, Kei-kun?" Mutsumi asked.
"Well, remember how I said you can place your ki anywhere you can see to geo-leap there? Well, there's a picture online that shows us some bushes at the entrance. We can geo-leap behind them through the picture. It's a little harder, but it'll help us get there faster. After that, I'll pay for our tickets. The girls should get there after us," Keitaro explained.
"Cool," the girls replied.
"Okay. Now, remember what I taught you. Imagine seeing the bushes in the picture as if you were standing there and geo-leap behind the bushes in the picture," he instructed. They put their ki behind the bushes in the picture, imagining the sight as if they were there, just as they were instructed, and blinked. There they were.
"Whoa, we're here!" Mutsumi said, astonished.
"Kanagawa Neverland!" Shinobu said, just as astounded.
"Yes, we're here. Now let's get in line," Keitaro replied. They got out of the bushes at the entrance and got into the long line.
Meanwhile, on the train
As the three from the romance suite bought tickets, the rest of the Hinata gang was riding the train to the popular amusement park. Tsuruko and her husband were standing on one side of the train while the other tenants were standing nearby on the other side of the train. That is to say, Tsuruko and her husband were standing by one door while the other tenants were near the opposite door.
Tsuruko was communicating with Keitaro. 'Hey, Kei-kun, are you there at the theme park?' Tsuruko asked him.
'Yeah, we just bought tickets. And why did you call me "Kei-kun"?' he responded.
'Remember? I wanted to call you that when I met you, but we agreed that I would call you Keitaro-san in front of your tenants,' she responded.
'Oh yeah, silly me. I forgot,' he replied.
'Well, where did you want to meet?' Tsuruko asked.
'Uh, let's see...there's a sushi restaurant called "Sakana" here, near the entrance. Maybe we can have lunch there,' he responded (A/N: Sakana is an actual sushi restaurant nearby my school. I give them credit for the name).
'Perfect. And, just like you asked, Kaolla-san brought her Keitaro-tracker, and I have blocked the signal with my ki for until we get there. Then, I'll unblock the signal when we're inside,' Tsuruko explained the plan.
'Sounds like a good plan,' Keitaro complimented.
'Aw, thank you, Kei-kun,' Tsuruko thanked him, blushing slightly on the train.
'You're welcome. By the way, someone behind you is coming up to grope you. I can sense his thoughts from here,' Keitaro warned.
'Oh, thanks,' Tsuruko thanked, returning to her surroundings. She indeed felt a hand where it shouldn't be behind her and turned around her. She saw a sleeping man connected to that hand.
"Um, excuse me, mister, could you please move your hand away from there?" she asked the man, tapping his shoulder.
"Hmm? Oh, sorry! I was asleep. I was working late last night," he apologized.
"It's okay. I can appreciate hard work. What's your name?" Tsuruko asked kindly.
"Oh, my name is Masayuki Haitani. What's your name?" he asked her.
"Tsuruko Aoyama, and this is my husband, Yoshio Aoyama," she introduced. The two guys shook hands.
"Nice to meet you, Haitani-san," he replied.
"Likewise," Haitani returned.
"So, what brings you to the train, Haitani-san?" Tsuruko asked.
"I'm on my way to my job," Haitani replied.
"Where do you work?" Yoshio asked.
"The noon shift at Kanagawa Neverland," Haitani smiled.
"Oh, what a coincidence. We were going there ourselves," Tsuruko smiled.
"Oh, wow, that is a coincidence. Oh, by the way, I have a friend who works there, too. Shirai-san, come over here!" Haitani replied.
"Yeah? What is it, Haitani-san?" he asked.
"Tsuruko-san, Yoshio-san, this is my friend and co-worker, Kimiaki Shirai-san," Haitani introduced them.
"Well, hello there, pretty lady," Shirai said.
"Uhhh...thanks?" Tsuruko said in a tone of inquiry.
Haitani elbowed his friend. "Dude, don't flirt with her. She's married!" Haitani scolded.
"Oh," Shirai said. Then he said to Tsuruko, "You know, you look kind of familiar," he said, trying to remember what made her so familiar.
"Oh, really? I wonder why," Tsuruko said, also wondering.
"Oh, look. We're here. You coming?" Haitani asked.
"No, I have some responsibilities to take care of first," Tsuruko replied.
"Oh, okay. Well, maybe we'll see you in the park?" Shirai said.
"Maybe, if you can find us," Tsuruko replied.
"Oh, okay. Bye, Tsuruko-san, Yoshio-san," Haitani replied, just as the girls came up to Tsuruko's side. They hadn't seen the two guys, though, being immersed in their own thoughts, whatever they were.
"Come on, girls. Let's go," Tsuruko said, getting off the train with her husband, gesturing for the others to follow.
|| |Five minutes later, the theme park, the romance suite group| ||
"So, Kei-kun, we're going to meet the rest of the girls here?" Mutsumi asked. They were sitting at a large table meant to seat a large group that was hidden from direct sight of the entrance.
"Yes, Tsuruko-san and I agreed as this restaurant for our meeting place. They should be here in...oh, wait, that's them. I can sense their ki," Keitaro said. "Let's start eating so we'll look inconspicuous," he responded.
"...he should be here. This thing is going off like crazy. Oh, there he is!" Su said as the group arrived in the same room as them.
"Oh, hey there, Su-chan!" Keitaro said, the other girls turning to face the other girls.
"Y-You're here?" Naru asked rhetorically.
Two minutes earlier, Tsuruko's group
The girls had just arrived inside the gate when Su's Keitaro tracker went off as planned.
"Oh, no. Su-chan, what did you bring with you this time and how far do we have to be before it blows up?" Naru asked.
"That's just my Keitaro tracker. It's going off like crazy. That means he must be nearby," Su said excitedly, taking out the blinking device.
"Su-chan, that's impossible. Out of all the places he could be right now, why would Urashima pick this one? He might as well be in America for all we know," Motoko responded.
"Su-chan! Get back here!" Naru yelled after the brown blur.
Motoko sighed. "That girl hardly listens to me when it comes to that pathetic man," she said to herself out loud, causing Tsuruko to sigh an annoyed sigh.
The girls followed Su into the restaurant Sakana, which had four rooms; the entrance room and three dining rooms, two for small tables and one for big tables. There was a wall separating the entrance room from the room the romance suite group was in.
"Su-chan, come back here! He can't be here! Are you sure that thing's even got the right person targeted?" Naru asked. As they finally got to the door to the last room, they had caught up to the hyper-energetic little child.
"I'm sure he's here. I worked out all the bugs last time, so he should be here. This thing's going off like crazy. Oh, there he is!" Su said happily.
"Oh, hey, Su-chan!" Keitaro replied.
"Y-You're here?" Naru asked rhetorically.
"Whoa. Déjà vu," Sarah said, putting her hand on her forehead.
"Why don't you girls come and have a seat?" he asked them. Everyone except for Naru and Motoko went to take a seat, who were still dumbfounded that they found their other manager here, of all places, plus the girls who went with him. Finally, though, they took the remaining two seats at the table.
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And that's chapter six, everyone.
Mutsumi: Oh, my. I hope he will survive.
Motoko and Naru: WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?!
Chris: Well, both of you do hit him a lot, even for no reason. Or so it seems.
Keitaro: Why do I get the feeling he's going to tell us?
Chris: Because my author powers made you get that feeling. I'm not actually going to tell you.
Naru: Besides, it's not like there's a real reason.
Chris: Actually...(whispers reason into her ear)
Naru: I AM NOT! (gives him the Naru punch)
Chris: I can fly!
(Four seconds later, Chris crashes into the other side of the room into Naru, who fell under him)
Chris: (rubbing the back of his head) Well, that wasn't your smartest move.
Motoko: Is that what I'm like? Because, from outside, it's not so pretty.
Chris: I know, right? That's why there are bashers.
Su: What are bashers? Are they yummy?
Chris: Su, bashers are people who try to make story characters look like bad people. Or, at least, worse than they already do.
Su: Oh, like Motoko and Naru?
Chris: (whispering in Su's ear) Yes.
Su: I figured.
Motoko: What did you tell her, you dumb boy, you?
Chris: Really? Dumb boy? That's not what my report card says. And I merely stated the truth.
Motoko: That Urashima is a perverted male?
Chris: No, Motoko, I said the truth, not a massive misconception.
Motoko: Now you've made me mad! Lying that Urashima's perversions are misconceptions! SECRET TECHNIQUE: IRON-CUTTING FLASH!
Chris: Ow.
Motoko: Really? This is the third one you've broken in this chapter alone!
Chris: Hey! It's your fault for hitting my thick skull! Anyway, bye readers!