The following morning was deceptively bright while over the Rappa household, the young man who the town grew to love, was left feeling loveless. His friends and family, deemed enough was enough.

"Soooooon!"

"Leave me alone dad...I already said I'm not leaving the room…"

"Not that!"

"And I'm not going with you to the Inventors expo..."

"Nor that!"

"Then leave me alone…"

"Son while I respect your wishes and your privacy! Enough is enough!"

"Good luck getting in, thanks to you teaching me about engineering, I removed the lock and made it voice automated…"

"Well I have something to surpass even that!"

"What could that possibly be…" as Parappa says this, Papa Rappa kicks the door down "A stern father's foot."

"Whoopie, you're in now what are you gonna make me do…"

"Not me, I feel like I can't really handle a situation like this…"

"Then why kick down my-"

"Hold it there conclusion jumper. I don't, but they do!" From behind Papa Rappa appears an older Katy and PJ, the latter of which has since grown, now passing all of them. Katy was now wearing a red shirt with a star and microphone symbol on the front and blue jeans, her shoes were about the same, only now bearing a plus insignia on the front, something that all members of MilkCan sport somewhere on their new articles of clothing. She now has also let her hair grow longer, but only much more noticeable from behind. PJ has opted to wearing shades 24/7 with a different one each day, a green and blue hawaiian shirt and red sandals.

"Oh joy…"

"I'll uh...leave him to you two..." he walks off, stops to turn his head to his son and sighs before walking off again.

"This was a lot worse than I expected..."

"You're telling me. Look at him. Dude! Have you even left this room at all?" PJ says as he lifts up his shades.

"Yeah...to shower...change...head to work...rush back...encase myself back in here…"

"Work? I rarely see you there!" PJ says only to recall seeing a blur rush in and out at the pastry store every day since the whole event began. Only lasting less than an hour. "Ah...right…"

"And eating?..." Katy adds on hoping the answer she gets isn't what she's expecting.

"I eat…"

"Oh thank-"

"And then my body forces me to throw it back up…"

"God…"

"So basically nothing I guess…" he rolls over onto his side to avoid making eye contact.

"How are you even still kicking?" PJ states, genuinely shocked.

"Beats me...I guess trying to eat is good enough for my stomach…" PJ just rubs his forehead at his reply.

"You have to eat man."

"Good luck getting me to keep it in my gut for more than two minutes…"

"Parappa you've been like this ever since she left a year ago...It's not healthy...it's a miracle you're even still alive in the conditions you're in!" Katy begins yanking him off the bed, but he just slinks onto the ground "Ugh…Parappa come on. PJ help me pick him up."

"You got i-" Just as PJ was about to finish his sentence and help, something down stairs blows up, followed by Papa Rappa yelling in both pain and success "IT ALMOST WORKED!...OUCH!..."

PJ sighs "I should probably help with that…" Katy just groans and nods, to which he leaves the room "Ok Parappa, why's this eating away at you so much?" She sits him up properly on the floor, using the bed frame to hold him up.

"You tell me… Oh wait… You can't...not like you've been suffering the pain of lost lov-" Katy's hand instinctively slapped him across the face against her better judgement or control "I-I am so-"

"And that was supposed to help me how…"

"...look man...believe me or not...but I actually do get how you're feeling...and understand what you're going through and why you choose to go through it...But it's not right…"

"If you 'understand' then how come i've never seen you in a state equal to how I am right now…"

"Because I remembered I have tons of people caring for me...willing to help me! Willing to cry for me and my well being to SHOW how much they care…just like you!"

"That's a-" Parappa stops himself, recalling the instant that had him hospitalized. How he was blanked out for two days, and the doctors told him that he should've been out longer given his body's condition and that it was a huge shock to see him wake up when he did. But why did he if that was case? If it was so rare to have gotten back up...then why did he? And then he started recalling voices.

Hey...come on man...you gotta get up...who's gonna get mad at me when I decide to sleep out in the open rather than do anything productive…

(If you managed to beat me in arm wrestling, then this should be nothing to you!...Right? Come on mutt you're stronger than you look! Seriously man...this shouldn't be this drastic towards you…)

Heh...hoo man...they say we're lucky, but I don't consider myself lucky. If I wanted to feel that way, than all of us should've come out of that ok...If anyone's lucky it's you… I bruise when I get hit with a basketball at our games! And not even if it's thrown hard! PJ could lightly tap it on me and boom! Bruise!...but you...it took a rundown warehouse to try and take you down and even that failed...so why aren't you opening your eyes?...

I'm not saying get better, because I refuse to believe anything's wrong with you...you're strong. In many forms of the word...and yet...I still can't help but want to say because I see you here...like this...grr...you idiot...why can't you wake up...wake up!...WAKE UP!...

PAULA DON'T SHAKE HIM LIKE THAT!...and she's gone...someone will cheer her up...until she gets a look at you again...I don't blame her...I wanna do what she just did to but...that would hurt you...that's the last thing I wanna do...heh...my dad and your dad got into their first fight since they were kids...at least that's what my dad told me once the two of them found out you were here...that's the first time i've seen him so mad...and the first time i've seen your dad mad at all...but they're both just...really sad...can you blame them?...I'm sad to...I want my boyfriend to be ok...I want him to wake up and tell me it's going to be alright...that I just need to keep my head high and keep on believing...I...got to go...I can't...I feel like I'll breakdown on the spot if I stay here any longer…

H-Hey...so...you're here…l-like this...all...b-broken...t-thanks to me… I want t-to say sorry so b-badly...but what would t-that change?...it a-already happened...I want you to g-get angry with m-me for almost c-costing you your life...I w-want you to yell...I w-want you t-to..shout...I-I w-want a-a...nything...just p-please...w-wake...up…

Big bro?...You're gonna be ok right?...Please don't leave us...Please tell mom to let you stay with us here...please…

Sweetie it's best to let him rest for now...Your brother will fine alright? The doctor said so, he just needs time… but I wonder...how much time that will end up being…

They were all there by him as he was out cold...worrying for his well being...hoping that he could wake up...Katy was correct. They were all there crying for his sake. He could hear each individual person's voice break as they spoke, and the teardrops as they hit the floor. Then he remembers the last voice as he woke up.

Hey...So here we are...you...like this...thanks to us...but you wouldn't say it was our fault. I mean...yea the thing collapsing couldn't be anyone's fault...but while it was collapsing...we didn't do anything...it was pure...fear...shock...terror...forcing us to rely on you rather than help you...but for me? The feelings were magnified...I couldn't believe it...it was happening again...the same thing...from nine years ago...only this time...I was about to lose someone even closer to me...heh...not like you'd understand what I mean by that...I mean yes you see how close you are to me and vice versa...but...not the way I fully see you...heh...I don't wanna just be the sister figure...I don't even know if you can hear...or if I want you to hear what I'm saying right now…please wake up...you promised we'd be friends forever...

At this point he can't recall what Katy was saying anymore, she was whispering past this point, so lowly that even he couldn't hear it. He also couldn't exactly tell what she meant with the last few words, did she feel guilty for it all? What happened after? He can't fully recall but he remembers a weird pressure on his lips and silence for a brief moment when it suddenly stopped, and it was at that moment, he woke up. And what he saw as his eyes opened up in a sickly manner was a near familiar sight he recalls from 13 years ago. He woke up staring at Katy, but she wasn't staring at him with a blank expression like back then, rather she had tear stains around her eyes and a light pink hue on her face, the look was more akin to a mixture of sadness, shock, relief, and joy as her dried eyes sprung tears again upon seeing his own eyes open. He wasn't sure what she did that got him to wake up, but he was happy for, whatever it was, got him to do what they wanted in order to stop the sadness, wake up.

As he finishes remembering all of that, he recalls what Sunny told him the day she left

Our friends need you...your family needs you, the town needs you! Who knows what else...maybe even the world…

She was starting to show merit in her words, but why did they all need him? What made him so special? Then he recalled something his mother told him years ago.

There's my little energetic ball of sunshine! Heh...you are such a shining beacon of hope for me you know sweetie?...When I first had you, I thought I had everything planned out, but then I realized you can't really fully plan for a baby...and I panicked...but your father just grabbed my hand and told me 'It's going to be alright, just do what you always do, keep on believing. No matter what happens, it'll be alright because we'll make it alright!' And he was right. It was ok, seeing you was a sign that it truly was and always would be ok. Hehe...you're like the living embodiment of my catchphrase you know that? So rather than just something I say to myself or those around me to keep their heads up. You are the walking feel of it, lifting everyone spirits! You may be a troublesome little squirt, but no one can deny that you don't brighten up their day even just a little. And I feel like that little power of yours will only get better and stronger as you grow older. That's what I think-...no. That's what I know. And a mother is never wrong! But we'll have to wait and see for how much of an impact you have on the people around you~

It was only now that she finally made sense, that all the pieces had connected in his brain, and he was suddenly disgusted with himself. For if his mother saw what he was currently doing now. Disappointment would be an understatement to what she'd really be feeling because of him. All his friends and family found him as a source of light in their life. And he just drops that all because of someone leaving him? Said someone who also told him NOT to do what he's doing now? "...That's a...fact…"

Parappa then felt a painful pit in his stomach, as if once he realized the core of his actual problem, his body finally let him do what it was supposed to do, only it was also letting him feel the pain and repercussions of NOT doing those things, and with that he clutched his stomach and flopped to his side in pain.

"P-PARAPPA?" Katy wasted no time in kneeling to his side.

"I'm...so...exhausted…and so...hungry...there's...pain everywhere…" Parappa forces himself up "I'm...sorry…"

"W-What for?"

"You're right...I was being an ass…not realizing how much trouble I was causing people just by shutting myself out..." Parappa started stumbling, as his eyesight got blurry, he was about to pass out, but he refused to until he finished his apology "I...didn't see how much of an impact and influence I really had on people...what I meant to them...what...I was...for...them…" Parappa falls to his knees "I...want...h-hellllllllll…..p..." he finishes off his cry for help with a thud on the floor as he lays there unconscious from exhaustion and lack of eating.

"PARAPPA!...H-HELP! M-MR. RAPPA! PJ!...A-ANYONE!" The mentioned men wasted no time in running to where they were.

"W-WHAT HAPPENED?" they shout in unison upon arrival.

"H-His body finally caught up to how poorly he's been treating himself…he's out cold..."

"PJ call for an ambulance."

"On it!"

The call was sent and received and the doctors arrived and took Parappa once again to their surprise. They assumed he was fine after recovering fully, a full year after his last visit. And the news of this was certainly a shock

A week later.

"And with that, you're free to go! But I cannot stress this enough, no more food withdrawal or skipping out on sleep. It was something to do it for a whole year and only come out with just a week of needed help, but I wouldn't press your luck on doing it again alright? You got lucky twice, I don't know if lady luck will keep you in her blessing. Don't test it."

"Understood doctor."

"I don't wanna see you back in here alright?"

"Yes doctor, sorry."

"I'm not the one you should be apologizing to." She looks out the door to where his dad, Katy, Pinto and PJ are seated.

"I know…" and with that said he heads on to where they are "Hi everyone…"

"Glad to see you're in a stable enough condition to walk man." PJ says as he walks over to greet him.

"Heh...yeah...gonna have to eat and sleep a lot more than usual for a bit to make sure I stay this way."

"Now isn't that a load of irony." PJ just smirks at him, trying to lighten the mood.

"Got me there!...look...i'm...real sorry about this mess...I was being the king of all jerks to you all, and for what? Some misinterpreted sadness…"

"I hold no grudge son, both because i'm your father and because I understand, after all the heart is both the strongest, yet most fragile part of the body."

"H-Heh...got that right Mr. Rappa…"

"Yeah...PJ, Katy?" Both look towards him "Like I said as I...conked out again...I...want help...I wanna shake off the remaining sadness to prevent myself from ending up as that mess again…"

Both walk up to him and place a hand on his shoulder.

"I'd do that regardless, hell I was already planning to! Gotta get you to ease up and relax now right?~"

"Help my best bud? When have I NOT done that? And to help him eat no less? I might actually be mistaken for a more active person once I'm done with you!"

"Thanks guys…~" Parappa felt blessed during this moment, watching as his father smiled brightly, but his sister refused to take her eyes of the ground. He walked up to the fourteen year old.

"Hey."

"Hey…"

"Sorry for...you know...scaring ya again...heh…"

"You're a jerk…"

"...yeah...I know…"

"Please don't do this again…"

"I'll do my best aight?"

"You promise?"

"You better believe I do!" She looked up to reveal a tear stained face but an honest and warm smile, but you wouldn't have been able to tell had she not looked up with how long her hair's gotten, nowhere near as long as how his unruly mess has gotten, but still enough to cover a lot of her face if she looked away at the right angle. "Thanks bro...n-no offense to mom but I rather not have her repeatedly trying to take you from us…"

"E-Eheh...yeah…" Parappa looked away. Such an...uneasy but effective metaphor…

"Well I think it's about time we hightailed it out of here!" Katy said to which everyone nodded in agreement with.

During the drive home, Papa Rappa drove the lot towards his home with PJ in the passenger seat next to him as his size would be rather tough to sit next to with any of the other the three in the back. Parappa was on the left side, Pinto on the right and Katy stuck in the middle of them.

"You sure you don't want me to drive us back dad?"

"You were just checked out of the hospital. It's not that I don't trust you...it's just…yeah I don't trust you."

"Gee thanks for the bode of confidence."

"Relax! Once I see you fully alright, you'll be driving again like usual!"

"Fine." Parappa just slinks into his seat.

"Also look at out, we're approaching some wide turns so careful if you guys topple over!" Just as he says that, they approach the first of said turn and an idea pops into Pinto's head. "Ooooooooooooops! I'm being toppled over against my control! Sorry Katy!" She pushes into Katy, Shoving her literally ontop of Parappa "W-Wahahahahey! W-What're you doing P-Pinto?" her face glows red.

"Sorry, can't be helped! I'm toppling over!" The next turn approaches and Pinto shoves Katy again, this time forcing her ontop of Parappa's lap, and taking her spot so that she couldn't go back to where she was.

"OOF…" was Parappa's only reply as he was squished.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!" Katy screamed so loud that glass on PJ's shades broke.

Pinto has known about Katy's crush on her older brother for as long as she can remember, she enjoyed the thought of them being together and would always try to set up moments for something to happen between them, much to Katy's dismay. And like with Katy helping Lammy, it didn't really go anywhere due to...complications in Katy's bravado.

"Oops. sorry!" She looks at Katy who has since fainted ontop of Parappa and groans in annoyance under her breath. Darn it…

"What are you three doing back there?" Papa rappa asks, legitimately concerned.

PJ turns and sees what happened then turns back to him "Seems like someone's making a move now that they're single."

"G-Get real! She just fell on me from the curves! I'm sure Katy would agree with me." Papa Rappa, PJ and Pinto all look at each other in awe of Parappa's ignorance.

"Yeah, sure she would. You got us there."

"Thank you for agreeing with me! I mean come on. Katy doesn't even feel that way about me. I swear you guys take anything into extreme proportions." after he said this the three of them forcibly slammed their heads forward into whatever object was in front of them, PJ removing his busted shades before doing so, and Papa Rappa causing the car horn to play out.

"The heck was that about?" Parappa just shrugs it off as he positions Katy in a position that isn't completely squishing him while still keeping her in a somewhat comfortable position.

Upon arriving back to the Rappa house, they all left the car to head inside, only for PJ to be called back by Parappa "Uh...little help with her?"

"That's on you dude."

"Seriously? She's pinning me down...I can't even move!"

"Fine I'll help." He manages to get her off and allow Parappa to leave the car "Man that was rather uncomfy…"

"Why didn't you just position her in a way to avoid that?"

"Didn't wanna be rude and let her be uncomfortable for my benefit."

"Such a gentleman, that'll win her over."

"You're seriously still on that?"

"I guess I like teasing you."

"It shows, come on lets get her onto the couch."

After a while both PJ and Parappa just chat to stave off the silence while they wait for Katy to wake back up.

"So how you feeling?"

"Hungry."

"Here." He hands Parappa a donut from typically, nowhere.

"Hah, thanks man."

"Anytime. On that topic, what'll you do now."

"Honestly? I don't know. I mean I've shaken off that side of me, but I have no clue what to do now. I'm worried I'll relapse back to that state, so I wanted help...but I don't exactly know what type of help…"

"I'm not exactly aware of what I need to do either. I can just offer eating and sleeping, but just that isn't exactly healthy either."

"Then why do you do it?"

"I'm a bear!"

"Teddy bear."

"Your point? All i'm getting at is that my body is basically built for this kind of lifestyle, the rest of you guys? Nope."

"Fair point." Parappa scratches his nose as he tries to find a way to word his next question without sparking a fire within PJ until he assumes he's got it."So why the sudden interest in my rebounding now that I'm single?"

PJ could feel Parappa tried to dance around the subject to avoid teasing, so he decided to play along and answer him without teasing him "I mean seeing as how it was the cause of you blocking yourself out as Mr Gloom and Doom and you're all like 'my muse is gone, the pain is strong'. Need I go on? Why wouldn't I wanna see you rebound and be all happy again."

"I see your point but why Katy?"

"If not her would you prefer Lammy, Ma-san or Paula?"

"Why specifically my friends?"

"Who knows, maybe cuz it's the biggest chances you have? Or the easiest? Maybe I'm just teasing ya? Or maybe I just don't see ya with any other gal aside from them? Who knows. All I know is you're not getting a real answer outta me."

"Wow, you hook up with Sweety and all of a sudden you're Love Doctor now then?" Parappa crosses his arms and huffs in annoyance "I don't get you man."

"I am not surprised."

"Yeah yeah…look I'm serious. Why them? It's kind of a lost cause to think of that cuz none of them like me that way."

PJ obviously knew otherwise. Katy flat out told him her's and Lammy's crush on him since way back when. Paula gained adoration for him as he grew to be a more and more stellar guy thanks to Sunny, as they were still dating, at first PJ thought it was that akin to gold digging until Paula flatout spilled her feelings to him one night asking for help in trying to win Parappa over in case something ever happened. Only to give up then and there realizing that it was wrong to think that way making PJ hate himself for even thinking wrongly of his friend. Ma-san was a complete and utter shock to him. He found out about hers to which he assumed began late compared to the other girls when Parappa was 18, until it later turned out it was sparked thanks Parappa's usual work as Milkcan's personal servant. Parappa was nice, to nice for his own good, He was to good a sport and an honest guy that he won her over. Though she would never admit it until later she found out what it was, which she could admit to PJ safely, knowing no one would ever catch on, believe PJ if he spilled the beans or buy it given her appearance.

"...And I don't like any em in that manner either."

"You sounded a bit uncertain there."

"Well I mean I enjoy the company and friendship i have with them and wouldn't want to ruin it with any of em with a relationship if I ever did feel that way, plus talking about relationships is rather painful in its own right recently cuz of…"

"Yeah I getcha…I'm sorry, but you know I worry for you man."

"For better or worse, I get what you mean." He then places his hand on his chin "I doubt this would happen, but if one them were to like me, I guess i'd give it some thought…I don't wanna be a terrible person by not even giving em a chance."

A Pity party is not what they're looking for… PJ sighs then adds on "What if...multiple were to like you that?"

"I'd feel awful. Like how I just recently was..."

"What."

"Well, yeah! In the end if that were the case i'd only be able to pick one, there is no happy way around it. And that guilt would kill me. Internally-" he then looks up at a framed photo of all eight of them together and then closes his eyes "And physically…"

Oh...that is the last answer any of them would've wanted to hear...

"But luckily that won't be happening! Cuz neither of them see me in that light! So no need to worry over my emotional stability." He hops up onto his feet "I do appreciate you lookin' out for me man. I may not fully see eye to eye on your ideas with that, but I do get the point and am glad that you care enough to think of my benefit." He walks over to PJ "Wish I could say the same for yourself though!"

"What, binge eating and sleeping isn't taking care of oneself?"

"You said it yourself!"

"I also said I was a bear!"

"Sure, keep using that as an excuse!" They both laugh, but stop upon Katy waking up "Finally. Was running out of things to talk about."

"You? Without the gift of gab, I'm shocked."

"Can it PJ. Anyway you ok Katy? What was that all of a sudden back there?"

"Urk...what?..." Katy recalls what happened "Oh….O-OH! U-Um I was caught off guard by the shaking of the car and panicked that I'd probably fall out of the car! Then I hit my head on the roof of the car and knocked myself out!"

Hope he bought that…

"Yikes! You ok?"

"Yeah I'll be fine, that was a good nap to take my mind off it!"

"If you say so, if anything starts to hurt again just ask, I think my dad has somethings to help with that."

"Pssh you worry to much! If anything it's I who should be worrying over you! How are YOU doing?"

"Me? Well currently...I dunno." He turns to PJ "As I told him, I shook off the depression, but worry it'll come back...potentially stronger…" he turns back to her "That's what I want to get help for...just...don't exactly know how…"

"Well luckily your two oldest friends have your back, because we know exactly what to do!"

"We do?" Katy elbows PJ as he says this "OOF...I mean we do!"

"Well for starters since it's still early in the morning and you just got out of the hospital, doctor's orders are to eat and sleep more so than usual temporarily!"

"Uh-huh?"

"So I already have a solution."

"I'm all ears." He says as he plays with said big ears.

"Well I figure for today, from now till midday, hang out with PJ and Matt, pal around, hang out, build up a hunger! Then just eat. Basically a guy hang out!"

"I think that'd work out nicely. Plus it'd help Matt know that you're fine! Dude practically lost it when he heard you had to go back to the hospital again. This would benefit the two of you."

"I'm up for it if that's the case."

"Ok so that's settled! And then from that point onwards, me and the girls will take you for a night around town!" the color melted off of PJ "Just hanging about till ya get exhausted enough to rest plentifully!"

"K but why with all the other girls?"

"Well it's not fair if only Matt and PJ get to have fun with you."

"I get you but you vastly outnumber me compared to being with other dudes!"

"Oh man up! Enjoy the girls night!"

"I am man enough!"

"Then?~"

"You bet i'm agreeing!" Parappa huffs up his ego.

"Great! It's settled! I'll go call the others now to inform them!" as Katy bolts out the room, PJ rushes next to Parappa and whispers in his ear once Katy is out of reach "You sure you're up to do that?"

"Of course I am! You think I can't handle myself either?"

"It's not that-" It's exactly that "It's just…" think of something "One guy, four gals…"

"Uh-huh?..."

"I just don't want anyone mistaking my good buddy Parappa the Rapper as Parappa the Player." i'm such an idiot…

He scoffs into a chuckle of disbelief "Ha, what was that? Like people would get that idea!"

"Eh you're free to prove me wrong I guess, cuz you know me, worried for your well being quite often."

"No need to baby me over it…"

I severely want to tell you what's up, but after you telling me all of THAT I can't without panic over the end result… "You're right." But maybe it wouldn't hurt to see how this plays out. Maybe you overreacted? "I think you should go if the end result is beneficial!"

"Glad you came to your senses."

"Just avoid any uh...odd instances?"

"Odd how?"

"Just...odd for you alright? Look I gotta go fill Matt in on this whole thing, so you get ready to!"

"Alright alright alright. Now go. I'll get ready soon. Just give me a call to where you want me to meet you." With that said PJ leaves to get his part ready, as that happens Katy returns "Well that's that! I got them all informed and ready!" she hands him a bottle of water.

"You took your time though, I thought informing them for a night around some hotspots would go by quickly."

"Abooooooout that. I had to take a bit longer due to explaining some little add ons to Ma-san and Lammy."

"Whyyyyy?" he slowly takes a sip from the bottle awaiting the answer.

"Well that's cuz, starting tonight and here on out...you're bunking with MilkCan!" Parappa spits out the water like a sideways geyser.

"W-WHAT?"

"You heard me. You'll be our fourth room mate!"

"W-WHY?"

"You need help! And said help needs a woman's touch! Or a trio of them!"

"M-My dad would never agree to-"

"ALREADY GAVE MY OK SON!" Papa Rappa shouts from the room over.

"P-Pinto! You also need her ok!"

"My ok for what?" Pinto says as she walks in, appearing only to figure out what freaked her brother out this time.

"Well I was saying from this point onwards, your bro would be mine, Lammy's and Ma-san's new roomie! And he said we also needed your ok."

"Yeah and she wouldn't-"

"Sure!"

"R-REALLY?..."

"Great! It's settled!" She grabs the stunned rap dog by his arm "We need to get you ready!" And rushes off to his room.

"Take care!" Pinto waves as they run upstairs.

Once they enter his room Parappa immediately speaks up "I can't believe how fast my own family tossed me aside…"

"They didn't do that, I talked to your dad about it and he said it'd be for the best, plus weren't you planning on moving out to an apartment anyway?"

"For myself! Or even to PJ's flat! But I had to give it up cuz every time dad had to call me back seeing that PInto couldn't sleep if I wasn't at home...and yet here she just handed me over to you!"

"Yeah how bout that…" Katy knew why Pinto agreed instantaneously, but didn't pay much mind since it was used to her advantage. Plus she was just glad that she'd still be able to sleep even with Parappa not here, meaning she trusted her enough with him "But they didn't hand you over, they just want what's best for you! Why are you against this?"

What PJ had told him before he left was still floating around his head. Did he know about this? Parappa pondered over this, but she was right, it was for his betterment, plus he'd get to move out like he'd want to. He chose to shrug off PJ's words "I dunno...just a bit panicky...you sure this is ok?"

"Of course! Why wouldn't it be?"

"Well for starters I'm a GUY bunking into a multi room apartment with three GIRLS. You sure Lammy and Ma-san are fine with this?"

"I am! I wouldn't be telling you this if they weren't would I?"

"You got me there…"

"Yep! I thought Lammy would take some convincing, but no she flat out was ok with it, if it was for your betterment! Ma-san also surprisingly took no time in giving the a-ok."

"...Alright I guess."

"Greaaat! It'll be fine! Trust me! Now we gotta pack your things...and change your outfit! We need a new look for the new life of yours!" She immediately starts tugging at his shirt prompting a blunt.

"What are you doing?..." Katy quickly realizes what she's doing and lets go, glowing red "Oh! Sorry I just had instinct took over like how we used to way back when...h-heh.."

"We were knuckle headed kids back then! That kinda stuff was just natural! Especially with how brotherly-sisterly we were! So we didn't mind those kinda things. Now? We're young adults...kinda awkward don't ya think?"

"H-Haha yep! Sorry guess an old habit reared its head in after seeing the situation!...sorry!"

"Nah it's fine, I getcha. I'll get changed quick so that you can help me pack. But I'm gonna need ya to step out for a bit in order for me to do that."

"R-Right right! Lemme get outta your hair!" She leaves the room and shuts the door, than sits on the floor and screams silently into her hands from sheer embarrassment. STUPID STUPID STUPID...HOW DID I NOT CATCH MYSELF? She gets brought out of her self hating when she hears a bunch of noise emanating from Parappa's room.

"What the heck is he doing in there…?" after a couple of minutes of comical noise, the door opens. Parappa walks out wearing a shirt with black and white horizontal stripes. He also had on blue jeans, on the right leg was an orange P, on the left was an orange R. His shoes were now Orange like his beanie, they also had the frog stamp on the the sides! "How's the new look?"

"Your style is as fresh as your voice!"

"Thanks! Oh and I hope you don't mind, but while I was tossing clothes to and fro, I kinda packed my clothes away already on my own."

"Well then we're a partial ways done! Lemme help with the rest on my own at least."

"I refuse to let you pack my stuff on your own! It's my junk!"

"Your stuff isn't junk. Like...th-...oh wow…" She holds up an old framed picture of her and Parappa at the pond they found when they were kids, after they cleaned it, every so often when they had the time they would go there. But only them and PJ knew about it. However recently they hadn't been there in some time.

I should change that… "...this place is just a treasure trove of memories isn't it?"

"I guess you could call it that, but they pile up. Memory or not, I rather keep photos if the souvenirs start to mountain up on top of me. As much as I don't wanna get rid of em, I also enjoy not being squished."

"I could take it off your hands."

"You sure?"

"I'm sure I can find space for some of em."

"Then you can take what you want, anything to prevent me from having to throw them out!" With this said, they carry on with the packing and finish just as PJ call's him "That's my cue for their half of the 'Parappa Pity Party'!" He chuckles "Seriously though, thanks for this."

"Oh it's what any friend would do!...no...should do!" She winks at him "I'll ask your dad to help load these into my van to take to our place. You go have fun! And eat! You're still a growing boy!" She sticks her tongue out at him after she says the last part.

"Just because I didn't grow as tall as the rest of you did, doesn't mean I'm stuck at this height!"

"I know I'm just playin, now go! Don't keep em waiting!" Parappa simply nods and heads off. Not long after the sound of a car starting and driving off plays out. I sure hope this does help him…

Parappa sees Matt for the first time in a while. He's wearing a black and silver jacket over a red undershirt. The shirt having a basketball pictures stamped on the front. He wore torn white jeans and Black shoes. This was a radical change to say the least. The trio of dudes then go off to have their fun in their own way that reminisce of their younger teen days that they usually didn't get to have due to having the females outnumber them in votes over what they wanted to do. So to do something THEY wanted, was nice. They managed to to play against one another at basketball. It was a major disadvantage for Parappa as both Matt and PJ, who were the two tallest members of the friend group, were twice his size. Nevertheless Parappa held his own, but still ended up in third albeit not that far off from PJ with just a two point difference at 32-34. Both were floored by Matt with a whopping 66. "I keep telling you Matt, you could go pro! The second you get the ball it's not leaving your grasp. And no matter the distance you always land the shot!"

"It's kind of you to say, but I'm too soft to be a pro with this, it's still greatly encouraging to hear!"

"Parappa's right Matt, soft or not, it's something to consider. But I suggest to keep on practicing, Me and Parappa aren't worthy opponents." Matt simply laughs.

There next destination was supposed to be at record shop. Until Parappa and PJ noticed newcomers to the world of music, being harrassed by so called 'old pros'. And after a few to many taunts were tossed, Parappa and PJ stepped up. And not long after, Parappa the Rapper and DJ PJ were up to defend the kids from the childish adults.

"I dunno who you guys are, but if you're anything like the rest of this dump of a town. This should be over quick." The 'pros' just cackle as their leader says this causing PJ and Parappa to bare their teeth, but quickly calm down as they turn to the kids.

"You guys new to PaRappa town?" The kids nod with slight introversy to Parappa's question "Then you're gonna learn to love this town soon enough!" Matt walks up and grabs the kids on the shoulders to reassure them, then looks towards his buds. "Annihilate those fools." Both smirk to him as if to say. You know it. And turn around.

The music showdown was indeed over quickly as the brute of a 'pro' leader stated, but not the outcome they would have expected. PJ and Parappa had, as Matt asked, annihilated the tone deaf fools who were left running from the townspeople kicking them out due to having enough of their rude antics.

"Haha yeahhhh! They really were from out of town if they didn't realize their first mistake! Messing with two thirds of PaRappa Town's pride and joy. Parappa the Rapper and DJ PJ!" They bow as the audience that had gather from the music applaud, the children running up to them, thanking them for the help.

"You two were great! Better than great! You guys rocked it!"

"Thanks so much for helping us out with those jerks!"

"I wanna be like you guys when I grow up!"

After the children finished bombarding the duo with praise and questions, they ran back to the record shop with heavy glee. Leaving said duo to just laugh.

"Aw man that felt great!"

"Gotta admit, showing up idiots truly was a great feeling." PJ chuckles as he watches the children disappear inside the building, placing his shades back down.

"Man you two have not lost your touch!"

"I dunno Matt, I felt a little flat with my raps...but hey, still better than what they were dishin out."

"Dude you were fine! You have nothing to worry about!" He patted Parappa on the back to reassure him, to which he simply wagged his tail in agreement.

The rest of their time was spent at beard burger, on Parappa's request. "Man I sure worked up an appetite...sorry we couldn't do everything you two wanted…"

"You kidding? It was great enough as is!"

"What Matt said, seeing you having the motivation to rap again was enough to admit that this was great."

"Thanks you two." They head to the counter.

"Well if it isn't three of my favorite customers!"

"Sup Noodles" The trio say in unison.

"Parappa my man, haven't seen you in a year. Thought you moved away."

"Nah, just...let something get to me...when I shouldn't have. I'm fine now thanks to these guys."

"Well great to hear you're fine now. So what can I hook you guys up with? The usual?"

"You know it." the trio say in unison once again, causing colonel to just laugh "On it!"

As the the guys take their seats, they begin talking again to pass the wait time for their food. "So Parappa, PJ tells me the girls will be picking you up soon."

"Yeah after we eat actually."

"Is that so." He smirks "You sly dog you."

"W-What?"

"Four gorgeous gals all giving you their undivided attention till nightfall? Lotta guys would go to hell and back to be in the position you're in."

"S-Stop...it's just to help me fully get back on my feet…"

"Oh so you're reclining on them like the big man? I didn't take you for that kinda gu-" Matt is shut up by PJ grabbing his face "Ever since you started understanding Ma-san you've gained quite a love for crude jokes and I don't like it."

Matt plucks his face from his grasp "It's all in good fun! He knows I'm only kiddin! Right Para-" He sees Parappa holding his head up, upset at the whole thing "Ppa…" PJ grabs his head and turns him so that their facing each other "Fix this. Now."

"Yeesh I will! I'm sorry alright? I didn't mean no harm by it. Look Parappa I'm sorry for messing with you. I didn't think it'd get to you so badly.."

"I-Its fine...That kinda topic on its own will get my heart sinking, but if said topic also involves my friends then...I dunno I just feel off. Way off…" Parappa breathes a heavy sigh.

PJ leans in towards Matt to whisper in his ear what he had told Parappa and what Parappa had told him. "So he doesn-"

Shhh.

"Got it…Again I still apologize...had I know that I wouldn't have joked..."

"Nah that's my bad...But it's all good alright? At least I know you won't joke like that again." As they finish the apology, Noodles arrived with their food. "Here you guys are, if you need to make another other order, just talk to me."

"Thanks Noodles." Parappa says as he gives a thumbs up.

As they finish eating they wave towards Noodle's as they leave Beard Burger.

"You sure you didn't want me to help pay?"

"For the twentieth time yes Parappa, we wouldn't be helping you if we forced ya to pay."

"I know but-"

"Listen to PJ man! We're cool with this."

"Alright alright! Thanks then!" Parappa looks at his phone for the time "Well I better head off! The girls won't be to happy with me if I keep em waiting!"

"Take care man!" as Matt shouts this, both he and PJ wave goodbye as Parappa starts up his car and drives off.

"You sure he's gonna be alright PJ?"

"He had a great enough time with us. I'm sure the girls will manage to do the same."

"Yeah, but with what you told me. Will this be a good idea?"

"I gotta be honest Matt, I don't know...but I gotta have faith in him and them…come on let's head home." They both walk off wondering if Parappa will be alright.

Parappa stops by where he was told to meet the girls "Hey-o!" The milkcan girls all wore a black lace dress with a white plus symbol on the front around their stomachs. While Paula wore a black jacket over a violet dress with a yellow ribbon tied around her waist. All of them except for Lammy wore heels. Lammy tried to walk in heels, it didn't end well. So shoes were her alternative.

("Geez you took your time getting here!") Ma-san said, feigning her annoyed demeanour.

"M-Ma-san...h-he wasn't t-that late…"

"Yeah it was only five minutes off the time we asked, we barely waited any time!"

("You guys can't let me have any fun can you? I just wanted to mess with the guy a little!")

"Enough chatter you three, lets get in the car already!" Paula says as she goes inside taking shotgun "Hope you don't mind me taking the primary passenger seat!"

"Not at all, first come first served!"

"Thanks Parappa~ Now come on you three enough wasting time already!" The girls of MIlkCan just grumble at Paula's snark as they pile in the back "Alright now that you're all strapped in, where'd you plan to go first girls?"

"Well it was gonna be Club Fun to start it off till we found out the place had closed down for good a year ago...So we had to come up with things on the fly! So first off!"

The quintet drive off towards an a place with an open mike night, asking Parappa to take the first song, but Parappa denied. Defending kids was one thing to spark his mojo, but just singing for fun in front of others wasn't exactly something he felt he was capable of doing just yet. So then Paula gave him a proposition "We'll sing before you Parappa! All four of us, but only if you sing as well once the four of us finish!"

"Well if that's the case, I guess I don't really have a choice." Lammy and Ma-san sigh as they weren't exactly keen on their singing, but decided to go along with it if it meant he'd give it a go.

The evening was going by there smoothly once Katy and Paula sang their songs. Ma-san struggled at first, as singing was one thing, but singing in english was another. But she did well. Super even. At least, that's what Parappa and her friends told her, which was good enough for her. Even though the crowd also enjoyed her singing. Then it got to Lammy who couldn't muster up the ability to sing in front of others on her own. To a point she would've fainted on the spot, had Parappa not joined her on stage.

"I have a song in mind that should be easy to sing with me atleast right? It's sure to get you to move you millenium gal~" Lammy knew the song he meant, the song that jump started her band's career after their first live concert. She nods with a bashful smile as she grabs the microphone. And begins to sing an altered version of the song with him.

"No time for tears~"

"The Goal is near!~"

"I'm trying to shift."

"To a higher gear!"

"That's when I see, all of ya comin'!"

"Just to prevent me from runnin'!"

"Facin' the problems that'll get me."

"I don't wanna spend no time see?"

"I guess all the hype that I could handle"

"Was taken care of yes, when I was little!"

"But let me give you, a word of advice, it seems like a waste of time but it's nice~"

"And in life, struggle will help ya later, no cuttin' corners!"

The rest became a pseudo duo between them in Parappa's type of style.

"And I'm in a beat." "Know that i'm in the beat!"

"Cuz I got the moves!" "You know I got them moves!"

"I don't need no time to rest!" "Don't got no time to rest!"

"You know I got the groove!" "Me and you!"

"And I will give you my best! "You always do!"

"Running from East to West~" "It's what we knew!"

"Got the moves y'all!~" "Gimme the moves y'all~"

"Diggin' the groove y'all~" "Not tryin' to fool y'all!"

"Hippity hop y'all!" "I'm hippity hoppin"

"Tippity top y'all!" "To the tippity top an"

"Go on!" "Gotta go on!"

"Move on!" "Move on!"

"Get on!"

The final verse of the first half was sung in unison as the crowd was clapping in delight as the duo kept singing the remainder half.

The applause was massive. Nearly causing the poor lamb to suffer a combination of happiness, over anxiety, and the necessity to projectile vomit. Until Parappa grabbed her hand and opted that the two bow before they walk off stage.

"You two were amazing!"

("Yowza Lams you should sing more often!")

"T-Thanks g-guys~.."

"Lammy and you worried for nothing! See? I knew suggesting us to sing would be a good Idea, although I didn't expect Parappa to join you."

"I couldn't just leave her like that!"

"No fair~ Oh well you owe us a song another day. Right now Katy says we stayed past what we planned originally, so we gotta go."

"Yikes really? Sorry...man the same thing happened with me and the guys…"

"Don't worry Parappa! You looked like you enjoyed yourself and that's what matters!" Katy says pulling him in for a hug "Ooooh it makes me so happy to see you outta that slump!"

"Well that's thanks to you guys! I would've still been holed up in my room were it not for you all."

("Blegh enough with the sappy stories, we only got time for one place left to go so let's pick and go already!")

"I got just the place!" Katy whispers in Parappa's ear "Ohhh! Good idea! Let's go!"

After a short drive towards the park, Parappa and Katy lead the other girls towards a mini forest. Once walking through they reach an old sight for sore eyes. Unfortunately with a rather unwanted face.

"Come on men! If this is gonna be the 'Joe Chin's recreational pool center' it needs to be done by yesterday!"

"J-JOE?" Parappa shouts with disdain as he turns around to see who called. "Oh...well this is a lovely surprise now isn't it?"

To think...my day would end like this...