Ian was looking at the wrinkly yet beautiful face of his mother Naru. He didn't know how long it had been since the last time he saw her.
Her long orange-brown hair hadn't changed since those pictures of when she was his age, she was wearing that yellow sweater she use to wear when
she'd read him bedtime stories, those green jeans, and those friendly eyes.

" Hi sweetie," Naru said to her son. " Good to see your better."

" Mom, what are you doing here? I thought you with bad in a country I never even heard of."

" Daisuke called me. He said you were attacked by a group of muggers and they hit you with pipes and
baseball bats. So I called Su for one of her plane gadgets and it flew me here. Now the muggers they didn't..."

" They didn't what?"

" You know. I didn't see you losing any money so you don't think they..."

" What? No! Ewww! No!"

" I'm just asking, sweetie. Getting attacked by muggers never happened to your father or me. I think you have it rough. And maybe that's because
I haven't been a good mother to you." A fake tear rolled down Naru's left eye. She sniffed pulling the teardrop from her eye. " You were just growing
up so fast, what with you being more mature than your father and able to defend yourself, I just thought you didn't need me. I was a terrible mother
to think that."

" No, no, your a great mom. Thee best kind of mom. No one could ask for a better mother than you. Things like this just happen. Especially in the states
and in Mexico they happen."

" I guess your right about that. And at least your safe. If something bad happened to you what would I do with myself. I'm not thirty anymore. I can't
ovulate anymore.

" Mom, what happened to the you who didn't care about anything but getting good grades, getting into Tokyo U, liked playing tennis, more than any mother
did if I might add, and didn't care what happened to me as long as I was healthy and happy?"

" I guess I'm just having a midlife crisis, sweetie."

" Speaking of crisis, where is everyone. Daisuke, Rina, Yui, Fox..I mean Aku, Kimza, Chazona, Kaeda, and where is Ichigo?"

" Well when I first arrived Daisuke was carrying you to the bed. He looked so heroic, unlike his mother. I asked him if he needed any help carrying you and
he said what kind of house tenant would I be if I couldn't even help my cousin. Kimza made a drink from her mother's old Indian recipe. Daisuke told me it was
like ambrosia to the gods. Kimza was cute. The entire time she was near Daisuke she had her head down. I think she likes him."

" I'm wondering why. Kimza is a sociopath who doesn't care about anything but guns."

" Then Kaeda showed up. She was so sweet unlike her mother. She asked if there was anything she could do to help. Eventually she started putting wet cloths over
your face. When Yui learned how you were unconscious she cooked you a soup. I tasted it before I gave it to you. It was terrible. I threw it away and made my own
soup. Rina stopped by. At first it seemed like she didn't care that you were unconscious, such a dreadful face just like her mother, but she came back and played
you a song."

" Rina played me a song? That just doesn't seem like her. "

" I haven't seen Aku anywhere. Daisuke said she went out to get something for the Hinata House. Chazona is in her room resting. She said something like she didn't
see some shadow of death on you and she hopes you get better before she went to sleep. And as for Ichigo, well, he went to a strip club. He said now that he's a free
man he's going to party with women who care. What a scumbag."

" I get up now." Ian tried standing out of the futon, but Ian's mother Naru pressed her hands against his chest stopping him from getting up.

" No, no, you still need to rest. Your not fully recovered yet."

" But mom, what about the big gathering. All my aunt's and uncle's are going to be there."

" You still need to rest. I'll just tell them you weren't feeling well and that you wish you could have seen them. If you don't have a cold maybe we can come visit you."

" No! I want to see them in the gatherin-"

The door fell. Someone broke through the front door. The person who broke that front door was Ichigo. He was drunk. He was woozy from the bottle of gin in his hands. Also in his hands was a blond-haired curvaceous bodied woman with a large bust, red lipstick, and red dress in his hands. Ichigo had just returned from the strip club and was still ready to party.

" Honey, I'm home! Where's all the money? Where's the money? The girl I'm with isn't free. Hahahaha...ha..."

Ichigo nearly pissed his pants when he saw Ian's face. Not only did he make a speedy recovery but he was glaring at Ichigo. A dark aura surrounded Ian. Ichigo's jaw dropped as Ian squeezed his knuckles.

" Ichigo...!"

" Heh heh. Time to go."

Ichigo ran as fast as he coould away from the door. Ian jumped off the bed and ran after Ichigo. The stripper and Naru were the only one's left in the room.
Both the stripper and Naru exchanged glances.

" Would you like some cocoa? We're kind of guests coming over."

" Yes."

" Okay. How many marshmallows would you like miss-I'm sorry, I don't think we introduced ourselves. I'm Naru. Who are you?"

" Nikki. Nikki Heat. Three please."

" Is that your stripper name?"

" Yes."

" Okay, Nikki, I'll go make you that cocoa."

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Ian chased Ichigo all over the Hinata House. Ichigo would run into other people's rooms trying to get away and Ian would follow him.
Ichigo started with Kimza's room. Kimza was reading a book on her bed. She didn't move when Ian tried strangling Ichigo. She did however
pull out her Cobalt and tried shooting them.

" Get down!"

Ian and Ichigo dropped to the floor when Kimza nearly shot their heads off. She shot all her stuffed animals and vases instead. Ian and Ichigo
crawled out of the room and ran away. Kimza was still reading through her book.

" Reading."

Ian continued his chase of strangling Ichigo. Ichigo was running around in circles while Ian kept chasing after him. Ichigo ran away from the
circle and made his way towards a door. Ichigo opened the door and ran into the room. Ian ran in the room after Ichigo. They were led into Chazona's room.
Chazona was levitating off the ground using her psychic powers. Chazona's body glowed blue as a wave of blue wind blew them both out of it.

Ichigo was the first one to get up. He ran away from Ian down the stairs as fast as he could. Ian soon got off the ground and ran after Ichigo. Ichigo slid
down the railing. Ichigo ran into the kitchen. He hid behind the counter trying to hide from Ian. It was the perfect hiding spot. Ian went right past him.
Ichigo was about to get up and run out of the kitchen, but he stopped when he saw the backside of a girl wearing an apron.

" Holy-moly."

Ichigo just wanted to carress tht girl's bottom. The way she wore an apron looked so sexy to him. He breathed on his hands, rubbed his hands together, and
rubbed her butt. Ichigo rubbed her slow, fast, he looked like a monkey when he did it with no restraint. No sooner did he start rubbing that girls' butt was he smacked
by a frying pan.

" Get off of me!" Ichigo couldn't believe his eyes. Yui was the one who's butt he carressed. She was like an angry bee when she was touched. " Don't touch me again, you sicko!"

" Oh my god," Ichigo said. "That is so hot. Do you want to make out with me?"

" I think your small brain is having a concussion. Get out!"

" There you are, Ichigo!"

" Oh shit!"

" I'm going to kill you!"

" Why is everyone trying to kill me? Is it Father's Day already?"