Chapter Four: The Help

"Good morning sleeping beauty" Harmony said.

"Ugh...why are you in here? I feel like I got hit by a truck." Akina groaned.

"Kasumi and Naomi talked the others into throwing a party."

"Sounds like something they'd do. And I guess a party's a fun idea. If we're gonna die tomorrow, might as well go with no regrets.'

"Exactly. They wanted me to come in and kiss you awake after their airhorn here failed" Harmony said.

"I just ignored that, those spells Azumuri taught me weren't easy." Akina said as she started getting up and opened the door.

"Come on you! Get back in there!" Yuuki yelled, using the plunger on Mamoru's face.

"...I need to get some coffee." Akina sweat-dropped.

Later!

"And it's a draw again..." Zang sighed looking at the 3D chessboard.

"Ugh! You nerds are playing that instead of partying?" Naomi said.

"You have your definition of fun and we have ours" Zang shrugged.

"It is refreshing to have a worthy opponent." Akihiko said.

"All I hear is 'Nerd!"." Kasumi sighed.

"Okay I think we can be near that Suki child now without burning from that bright radiance of hers" Nero said.

"Worth a shot." Isamu sighed as Suki smiled and started walking over. "Hi!"

"...Oh god it burns.." Isamu hissed.

"We trained under the sun to!" Nero hissed.

"But hey look at the bright side you both got awesome tans now" Naomi said.

"Awww they look grumpy, someone needs a hug!" Suki smiled as she started heading towards Nero and Isamu.

"Stay back!" Nero said backing away.

"We don't want any trouble!" Isamu said, backing away as Suki smiled and pounced on them. "Everyone loves hugs!"

"IT BURNS!" Nero yelled.

"OH GOD IT BURNS! GET HER OFF!" Isamu yelled.

"Can't I just have a bite?" Goku asked.

"NO! If you so much steal a crumb before I am done cooking I will take this butcher knife and gut you like A GOD DAMN FISH!" Reyoto hissed.

"Mmmm I love it when he talks like that" Naomi said.

"I wanna see him actually do it." Kasumi smirked.

"LIVE MAMORU! LIVE DAMN YOU!" Kento yelled.

"THE PLUNGER FAILED US!" Yuuki yelled.

"How noisy" Logan sighed.

"You ever get the feeling he wants a woman?" Kasumi asked Naomi.

"Your move, I have you in my trap, my intellectual friend." Akihiko smirked slightly.

"I am far from being defeated that easily my intriguing counterpart" Zang spoke.

"UGH! Their words burn my ears!" Naomi said.

"They are such huge nerds! But what other 'reinforcements' do you think Cosmo was talking about?" Kasumi said.

"H-How did we get here?" Anise asked, hiding behind Saffron as she started looking around. "Not sure, but there's the young master."

"Young master!" Rosemary smiled as she started going over.

"Not now Rosemary, I am about to-... Rosemary? why are you here?" Akihiko sweat-dropped as he looked at the smiling woman.

"Why are maids here? Naomi! Kasumi! Did you hire escorts as a prank?!" Zang said.

"First off, we'd hire guy escorts not girls, and B: These are akihiko's maids and we don't know why they're here." Kasumi said.

"Same reason that magic councilwoman here" Logan said.

"Since they are here, I may as well have them introduce themselves. And they are all friends." Akihiko said as Saffron nodded and bowed. "My name is Saffron, head maid of the young master's household."

"My name is Rosemary, the head chef of the young master's estate." Rosemary smiled

"A-Anise…" The white-haired girl said timidly as she kept hiding behind Saffron.

"You'll have to excuse her, she has androphobia." Saffron sweat-dropped.

"Well what do you know! So is gloomy Logan over there" Naomi said.

"Androphobia is a fear of men." Akihiko sweat-dropped.

"Why can't they just say that?! He just hates people in general and touching" Naomi said.

"They just love using their nerd words!" Kasumi sighed.

"Anise here can't be within five meters of a man before losing control of herself." Saffron sighed.

"Well sucks to be her there is grown men all over the room."

"But how come Cosmo brought them here? I mean they're just maids, they aren't as strong as we are." Kasumi said.

"Rosemary why don't you go help Reyoto in the kitchen, Saffron, please try to keep Anise from killing anyone." Akihiko sighed.

"Odd for a Saiyan to have that kind of hair" Naomi said.

"You're right, saiyans normally have black hair or even brown but not white." Kasumi said.

"Oh well! Back to that party! WHOAA!" Naomi yelled.

"Oh my freaking god!" Kasumi gasped when she saw a handsome man, dressed in a black suit and a pair of glasses walk in. 'Strange, I was in the young miss' manor before coming here."

"...Naomi, get my camera, now! This guy is freaking HOT!" Kasumi said.

"Now that is what we order for an escort! TAKE IT OFF!" Naomi said.

"We'll make it rain!" Kasumi said.

"How vulgar" Logan sighed

"Oh Chives! What are you doing here? I thought you were watching over the manor." Kimiko said.

"I was when I suddenly found myself in this strange place." Chives sighed.

"Even the way he talks is sexy! Get the singles out Naomi! Take it off!" Kasumi called.

"At least he's not a Demon" Harmony said.

"Oh I hope we get more help like him!" Kasumi smirked.

"Finally! We finally got his soul back in!" Yuuki sighed.

"WAKE UP!" Kento yelled slapping Mamoru, "is everything working again?!"

"OW! The hell is your problem-...Oh god...IT'S THE GRIM REAPER!" Mamoru yelled when he saw a very large shadow form over Kento.

"What?" Kento said before seeing a very large, muscular man with an intimidating look on his face towering over him from behind.

"...who the hell is that?" Reyoto said.

"Oh that's just Basil, he's the chef in my home." Kimiko smiled.

"God Kimiko, this dude is freaking huge!" Kasumi said.

"Why am I the one he's glaring at?" Kento asked.

"Well he doesn't really talk so it's hard to be sure." Kimiko sighed as she looked up at the large man. "Why are you looking at Kento?"

"He was slapping one of your friends, shall I take care of him for you, Young Miss?" The large man signed with his hands.

"A Signer?" Nero said.

"For as long as I've known him, he's lacked the ability to talk, he does communicate with sign language though." Kimiko said.

"Is all of Kimiko and Akhiko helpers picked up from Zoos and modeling agencies?" Naomi asked.

"Beats the hell out of me. But at least we got one good one." Kasumi smirked, pointing at Chives.

"But if they're here that means they have to have some kind of power that can help us during the war." Tsukimi said.

"We have no idea who on the other side so we better all be ready" Zato said.

"Well we're as ready as we can be." Akina shrugged.

"T-There are men everywhere… T-They're all around me.." Anise shivered.

"Anise, we discussed this, they aren't going to attack you." Saffron sighed.

"B-But men are violent!"

"Speak for yourself I've seen worse" Logan said.

"M-Men are all violent… I have to get them before they get me." Anise said, glancing away.

"Please mortals are not as bad as the very things of fear."

"I-I beg to differ…" Anise said, still hiding behind Saffron as one of her sleeves moved down slightly to show scars all around the part of her arm that was shown.

"Wanna bet" Logan said holding up his shirt to show his scar covered chest.

"A-A...U-uh…" Anise blushed brightly before starting to head into a hallway. "F-Follow me…"

"Whatever" Logan said following.

"Five Zenies she flashes him her chest" Naomi said.

"You're so on." Kasumi smirked.

Meanwhile!

"I-I'm telling you this because I think you may understand… I-I have my share of scars… B-But they came from a demon man…" Anise said, pulling up her sleeve to show scars completely covering her arm.

"My entire body, 12 Saiyan Titans all taking their turns putting me past the brink of death."

"T-They're all over my body as well… I-I've done horrible things under their order… M-My own hands created machined t-that would make others suffer...N-Not even my death would be enough to atone for them…"

"They still have my baby brother, and could be doing to him what they did to me."

"I only worked for them to help my mother… she got sick and we needed money for the hospital bills s-so I took a job opening that they had, it was simple enough, designing machinery… I-I thought that I was helping others until I saw what they really wanted my machines for… I-I tried to quit b-but they wouldn't let me… He would beat me senseless if I refused to work s-sometimes just for the sheer joy of it...And all of that was for nothing.. T-They killed my mother the only living family I had in this life. T-The young master took me in, gave me a new home b-but there are times when I think it would have been better if he didn't… T-that I had just died back then."

"My father is one of the Multiverse wanted criminals and left me and my brother all alone to fend for ourselves."

"E-Ever since then I-I've been terrified of men… E-Every time I see one I-I think back to that man and get terrified.."

"Technically he wasn't a man. Just a Demon. I don't like people touching me, ever."

"I-I don't like physical contact much either. I can't get within five meters of a man without getting the urge to punch them."

"You lasted more than five so far."

"I-I don't really understand it… Maybe because we have some things in common...share a common pain that I don't want to hit you."

"And to be honest if you did I would have hit you're right back."

"I don't even know why I'm even here.. I-I can't fight, I'm not strong, all I do is cause trouble for others.."

"Cosmo wouldn't have picked you if she didn't see something."

"I-I don't know what though… I understand why Saffron and Rosemary came, they're both powerful.."

"Must be something deeper."

"I-I will do what I can… But I just hope I don't end up being a burden on everyone.."

"We'll have to wait and see."

Meanwhile!

"Oh it's so nice to have someone to cook with!" Rosemary smiled as she was cutting vegetables, her katana still around her waist.

"What about the Jolly Green Giant?" Reyoto asked.

"Oh we've seen each other a few times, I'd say Basil and I are good friends though since our young masters live apart we don't see each other much." Rosemary smiled. "I have to say though, it's strange to see older versions of the young master and his friends here.'

"You get used to it" Reyoto shrugged.

"Oh, I have one little request to ask of you." Rosemary smiled.

"That depends on what it is" Reyoto said.

"Could you please not feed Lady Saffron, that is exclusively my job." Rosemary smiled.

"...okay?"

"You don't want to know." Basil signed.

"Wonderful! It looks like the food is ready let's go serve everyone!" Rosemary beamed.

"Sure" Reyoto said.

"A war though, I have to admit, I was a little skeptical when the Young Master brought it up, I don't know how much good my presence will do but I'll do what I can." Rosemary smiled.

"Must be to handle the enemies non-Titan" Reyoto said.

"Oh that won't be a problem, just as long as they don't try to harm the Young master or Lady Saffron, if they do…" Rosemary said as her smile faded and her eyes opened to show her piercing black eyes. "I will make them experience the true meaning of suffering." She said with a dark aura.

"...good to know" Reyoto said before looking at Basil, "is she always like that?" he whispered.

"There's a reason she carries that sword around everywhere she goes. And I've seen her use it. She may be sweet on the outside but on the inside she is a cold-blooded murderer."

"Yikes."

Meanwhile!

"Then the two had the stupid idea that I had a thing for Lady Cosmo" Harmony said.

"Really, those two have nothing better to do with their lives than spread gossip." Akina chuckled.

"WHOA! YEAH BABY TAKE IT OFF!" Naomi yelled waving ones.

"For the last time I am not removing my clothes.' Chives sighed.

"YOU KNOW YOU WANT THE MONEY! TAKE IT OFF!" Kasumi yelled, waving a hand full of ones.

"...you'd think they have better things to do" Harmony sighed.

"No, I don't think they do." Akina sighed. "But you know, this war does have me thinking, and I can't lie. I'm nervous."

"I would be worried if you weren't."

"I mean, there's a chance I won't see my family again, I could forget all about my friends and lose them too.."

"Price of wars, losing not an option."

"I guess that just means we'll have to fight all the harder." Akina sighed.

"This will be the second war I am in" Harmony said.

"I know this has to be hard on you too, even though I have these magic skills, they're completely useless at doing things like making it so this war won't happen." Akina sighed.

"All we can do is try and win. Titans are not to be taken lightly, they're powerful."

"Yeah I know, we've all trained and gotten powerful but I just don't know, maybe I'm just being melancholy."

"Titans are strong but even they have their weakness."

"Hmmm, I think you just gave me an idea how to turn this in our favor." Akina smirked as she got up.

"Oh? What?"

"You'll just have to wait and see, I'm done eating, I have something to do." Akina smirked as she started walking to her room.

"Hey Suki, I don't see Excalibur anywhere, where is he?" Yuuki asked.

"Oh! I had him to go Ash to make him remember!" Suki smiled as she kept eating.

"And what does that mean?" Mamoru asked.

"I told Excalibur to go to where Ash is, tap his head with his cane so Ash would remember being a god and everything and then he'll fight on our side." Suki smiled.

"You do realize he's being held on the enemy side and will be heavily guarded right?" Kento said.

"But he's Excalibur, he can do anything! He can make portals and appear anywhere he wants so I had him appear right in front of Ash!" Suki smiled.

"Problem" Excalibur said appearing.

"What kind of problem?" Suki asked.

"Ash is being held in a crystal prison, keeping him asleep and keeping me from getting to him."

"Hmmm, Okay! I know what to do! Come on Chiba!" Suki smiled as she got up.

"Where do you think you're going?" Kento asked.

"I can break the crystal and free him so I have to go." Suki smiled.

"Oh no you're not! You are not going all alone to that place!" Mamoru said.

"Suki no offence but that is the stupidest idea you could have, it's probably a trap to lure you out" Kento said.

"But I have to help him! If I don't then no one else will because you all want to wait for the war to start, by then it might be too late!" Suki said.

"Forget it! You're not going, end of story!" Mamoru said.

"They won't kill him. If they are keeping his asleep they want to use him for something" Excalibur said.

"Well as long as they don't kill him." Suki sighed.

"All we can do is form a plan to get him, tomorrow the enemies will be busy trying to kill us" Kento said.

"Zang and I have already begun the development of our counter-strategy." Akihiko said.

"And when did you have time for that? I thought you two were competing to be the biggest nerd." Kasumi said.

"We can multitask" Zang said.

"At the moment our strategy is incomplete, but we will have it ready by tomorrow." Akihiko said.

"At least someone's thinking about tomorrow instead of trying to get Chives to strip." Tsukimi sweat-dropped.

"Oh come on! This is supposed to be a party! What's more fun than seeing a hot guy strip?" Kasumi smirked.

"Oh Harmony~!" Naomi hummed.

"Come on Harmony! Get up there with Chives and give us a dance!" Kasumi smirked.

"Uh no" Harmony said.

"Are they hard of hearing, Young Miss?" Chives asked.

"I-I don't know.." Kimiko blushed.

"They're just nuts" Kento said.

Meanwhile!

"For the last time Ace, you are not changing my mind." Morgana said.

"Why are you being so stubborn?!"

"Because this is my only chance to finally kill this bastard! I'm not letting it pass me by!" Morgana growled.

"All I am asking is you listen to your brother input on this."

"I don't need to, either way the man is going to die."

"You are so selfish. I would give anything to have a living blood relative and now you have two and you won't even talk to them? Wow so selfish."

"And just where the hell do you get off lecturing me?! You don't know anything about me! All getting close to others will do is hurt!"

"You don't know that! Here right now is someone who understand your pain, someone to talk to, it took me years just to get you to open up!"

"And why do you think that is?! The only person I was ever truly close to is dead!"

"Yeah but she was you're only family that you know of. Here right now is another one who shares the same blood in your veins and you're pains and he had no one to talk to. Is it really so bad to get to know someone like you?"

"...There's no point, tomorrow I am going to war, I may not return and there's no guarantee they will live either. What would be the point of getting to know someone just for them to die?"

"Knowing you both will win."

"You just never know when to quit, do you?"

"I know you will win this war. All I ask is you be happy with the family you can have back."

"Fine, I'll try but I'm not promising anything."

"That is all I ask."

"I'll try to kill the bastard quickly, just because I know you're hopeless without me."

"Wuv you too.'

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