Dan spent the night in one of those tube motels he had heard so much about. It wasn▓t nearly as exciting as he had hoped. The next day he met Kakure in front of Juuban High.

⌠Well I▓ll see you after school then.■ Dan waved to Kakure as the two of them headed out of the restaurant. Dan looked down to the street, his hands in his pockets. ⌠Hey a 500 yen piece!■ Dan exclaimed reaching down to the large bronze coin. ⌠Oh Dan! I forgot to give you something!■ Kakure called out, racing back towards Dan with gusto speed.
⌠Eh?■ Dan tilted his head slightly with a confused expression. Kakure stopped dead in her tracks directly in front of him, and reached into her light green hand bag. ⌠What is it?■ Dan asked scratching the back of his bushy blonde hair.
⌠The money, silly.■ Kakure replied pulling out a dozen 2,000 yen bills. ⌠That should be just enough for the next few days. Till dad heads off again.■ Kakure smiled as Dan looked down examining the foreign currency with both awe and joy.
⌠I really don▓t know what to say, Kake┘■ Dan said quite possibly not noticing the nickname he had just given her.
⌠How bout I love you?■ Kakure asked sheepishly. Dan smirked back.
⌠Isn▓t that a bit corny?■ Dan asked raising a questionable eyebrow. ⌠Just a little bit over the top?■ ⌠You fell out of the sky┘■ Kakure remarked with a dead pan expression.
⌠Oh. Well I do suppose THAT does throw all credibility out the windo-⌠ Dan stopped in the middle of his sentence, surprising Kakure by reaching around behind her back, pulling her close and locking lips with her. His eyes completely open of course. After a solid 10 seconds Dan and Kakure broke away from one another. ⌠I love you.■ Dan said with a light smile across his face.
⌠Ha, ha. Now who▓s the corny one?■ Kakure laughed before turning and running off into the front foyer of the school. Dan watched as she jogged away shaking his head slowly and placing his hands in his pockets. Spinning on his heel Dan turned to face the other side of the street and looked long and hard down the busy Tokyo strip. It was hardly past 7:00am and the sun was just starting to rise covering, the whole area in a bright glow. ⌠Alright┘ time to get a hotel, then to get a jo-⌠ Dan paused mid sentence. ⌠Wait a sec, I ain▓t got a work visa, or a Japanese citizenship, damn I don▓t even got my passport on me! Heck I▓m a bloody illegal immigrant.■ Dan rambled quietly to himself, beginning to release the fatal flaws concerning just about everything. ⌠Far as they know, I don▓t exist in this world! Who knows what they▓ll make of me?■ Dan continued to ask himself questions. ⌠I need to think of something here┘hmmmm, well┘ I could try to find a Canadian embassy and see if they▓res anyway for me to get a passport, I mean backpackers lose them all the time, right?■ Dan asked himself outloud, slowly beginning to draw attention from the crowds of people around him. ⌠Alrighty then, next stop, Canadian Embassy!■ Dan announced outloud pointing his index finger high up into the air. He stayed in this pose for a few seconds before he asked himself. ⌠Wait┘where is it again?■ --------------------------3 hours later-
⌠Man, I can▓t believe I spent 4,000 yen just to find this place.■ Dan whined as he stepped out of the taxi and looked up in the darkness to the lit front gate of the Canadian Embassy. It was rather large building composed mostly out of concrete and glass. A thick protective wall was erected around the entire complex with small gun emplacements all along. ⌠Wow┘didn▓t know security could be this tight.■ Dan thought outloud, then his eyes fell upon a certain star spangled banner. ⌠Oh┘well now that makes sense.■ Dan laughed to himself. ⌠I guess the cabbie didn▓t know what I meant by Canada.■ Dan mumbled to himself and placed his hands in his pockets. Turning around he continued to walk down the crowded streets. ⌠Heh┘■ Dan smirked looking to his wrist watch. ⌠10 already and no one trying to kill me yet┘.how sweet it is.■ He kept on walking for another five minutes till he realized that he had no idea where the heck he was going. ⌠Maybe it▓s listed in a phone book.■ Dan thought out loud as he ducked into an oddly 3 floored convenience shop. The shop was filled with cheap food, drink and candy which Dan was not quite sure was even candy at all. Dan approached the counter and politely smiled to the cashier. ⌠Hey, could I borrow your phone book?■ Dan asked tapping his fingers along the counter top. The cashier just stared back with a blank stare for a few moments. ⌠Uh, could I please borrow a phone book?■ ⌠You do realize what city you▓re in right?■ The cashier asked furrowing his brow slightly.
⌠Eh, Tokyo?■ ⌠Do you have any idea how many people live here?■ The cashier continued on.
⌠Hey, man, what is this some kinda exam? If you want me to buy something┘■ Dan asked looking over to a brighter wrapped package of┘something?
⌠Here┘■ The cashier rolled his eyes and reaching underneath the counter pulled out 5 sets of 1000 page phone books.
⌠Whoa, whoa, whoa! Look buddy, I▓m just looking for the Canadian embassy.■ Dan said while pushing the wall of phone books out of the way so he could actually make eye contact. ⌠Oh┘well then your looking for Haruno district.■ The man grumbled pulling out one of the phone books from the middle of the pile, sliding it across to Dan. ⌠Thank you.■ Dan smiled as he took the phone book off the counter and began flipping through it. ⌠Eh┘?■ Dan▓s eyes darted wildly across the thousands of tiny Kanji and numbers. ⌠Oh no┘■ Dan grumbled under his breath. The universal translator in his head apparently worked with spoken word, but so far as texts was concerned┘ ⌠This is going to be a problem┘■ Dan turned back to the counter. ⌠Hey, mister.■ ⌠Uggh┘■ The aggravated cashier walked back over to the cash and looked Dan dead in the eye. ⌠What is it?■ ⌠So, like, you do know where the Canadian embassy is right?■ Dan asked rubbing the tip of his chin.
⌠Yeaaah┘■ The cashier replied shifting his eyes awkwardly.
⌠Could you possibly point me in the right direction?■ Dan asked leaning over slightly onto the counter. The cashier just looked back at him with a dopey face, then pointed with his right arm directly at a stair case located in-between the ice cream and cold drinks section. A small plaque was screwed into the wall right next to the stair case:
TOKYO CANADIAN EMBASSY ⌠Wait, but, what?■ Dan doubled back from the counter and turned around looking to the stair case then back to the cashier.
⌠Downsizing.■ The cashier shrugged. ⌠I think Sarah is up right now, but she might still be out getting coffee┘■ The cashier explained as he turned around and went back to counting the cigarette packs behind the counter.
⌠Oh┘well okay then. Thank you?■ Dan thanked although a bit reluctantly, he was still questioning why exactly the man had chosen to even give him the phone books in the first place, but that didn▓t really matter right now. What did matter was securing a work visa or at the very least a passport. As Dan made his way up the stair case he couldn▓t help but notice the strong stench of beer that seemed to frequent the entire stair well. ⌠Cough, cough.■ Dan sneezed a bit as the smell of dope and urine rushed to overtake his nostrils. ⌠Jesus juices┘don▓t they got anyone to clean up this place?■ Dan reached the top of the stairs and slowly opened the door to a large room roughly the same size as the convenience store below save for the lack of dИcor. The room seemed to have gone unchanged or refurnished for at least two or three decades. The wall paper was browned, old and quite frankly out of date posters scantly littered the walls, and a small stand filled with a mish mass of pamphlets stood awkwardly in the foremost corner of the room. The floor was suffocated in dark green shag carpet with dozens of coffee stains littering it along with a helping handful of cigarette butts. In the middle of this squander was a single rather cheap looking desk, covered in, well nothing much save for an enormous PC, a printer and a few photo frames. Sitting on a desk chair in front of the computer was a middle aged women with blonde haired tied back into a bun. She didn▓t seem to even notice Dan come in as her eyes glazed over the computer monitor, her fingers typing away with insectoid like precision and speed. A small name plaque rested on top of the computer monitor reading Sarah White Higurashi. Dan stared at her for a few moments and took a nervous gulp, then continued to stare. ⌠Whoa.■ Dan▓s exclamation caused the middle aged office workers head to perk up briefly, looking over the large bulky monitor she took notice of Dan▓s presence. ⌠Yes? Can I help you?■ Sarah inquired. ⌠Yeah, yes┘sure.■ Dan nodded his head shaking loose the bizarre nature of meeting someone whom had been by all regards dead for at least 10 years. ⌠I was wondering how you deal with lost passports?■ ⌠You lost yours, I take it?■ Sarah guessed reaching underneath her desk for a small fold out chair for Dan to sit on.
⌠Yeah┘you know how it is, you go backpacking, move around a lot, leave things you shouldn▓t leave em┘.heh, heh, ha?■ Dan nervously laughed as he stepped forward to the desk and took a seat on the light green fold out chair. His eye▓s struggled to keep contact with Sarahs. He just couldn▓t stop glancing down to the photos on her desk. Curiosity was killing him, but the last thing Dan needed to do was start thinking about his old home.
⌠I see┘■ Sarah replied closing a window down on her PC, she quickly accessed the embassy▓s main databanks. ⌠Well, we can offer you a temporary passport. What is your class?■ Sarah asked with a dull and dry voice. Dan▓s eye▓s drifted down to the much older women▓s chest as his eyes locked onto the silver locket with the stylized F that hung loosely over her breasts. ⌠Sir?■ ⌠Uh┘oh, I▓ve got a green card.■ Dan lied hoping with a fools hope that she would simply take his word for it.
⌠Right┘so your name, phone number, social insurance number?■ Sarah ordered hovering her hands above the keyboard.
⌠Oh well┘my name is Dan Lakai Daroshay┘■ Dan began, questioning if he should just hop to his feet and run. He didn▓t have any other information to give her! Sarah typed in his name.
⌠And uh, I▓m still looking for a home here, and I well, you know┘can▓t just remember my number off the top of my head you know?■ Dan replied trying to sound as confident as physically possible. ⌠Right┘■ Sarah typed in Dan▓s name and pressed enter. Only one name popped up and it featured a photo along with a lengthy list of details. ⌠Oh, my.■ Sarah paused looking to the photo then back to Dan, then back to the photo once more. ⌠Well you certainly have a green card, sir.■ ⌠I do?■ Dan asked in surprise. ⌠I mean, well yeah┘too bad my memory isn▓t too great eh?■ ⌠Well be happy our identification policies aren▓t too stringent.■ Sarah replied as she printed out a 14 page set of documents that essentially made up Dan▓s passport and identification papers. ⌠Here you are.■ Sarah handed the set of papers over to Dan then looked back down to the monitor. Still Dan remained seated.
⌠So┘how▓s Freta?■ Dan asked nervously tilting his head slightly. Sarah stopped typing immediately and froze for a bit.
⌠Good bye sir.■ Sarah glared.
⌠Right┘■ Dan could take a hint, he got up and headed for the door closing it on the way out.
⌠Sigh┘■ Sarah stared down to the picture of a ten year old girl, a tiny tear slowing streaking down her cheek.
-----Outside the convenience-store/Embassy -
Dan squatted down on the curb outside of the convenience-store/embassy. A light orange popsicle hanging out of the side of his mouth as he scanned over the papers. ⌠Now that▓s convenient.■ Dan said outloud as read the papers that were surprisingly extensive information wise. ⌠So I▓m 23 aye?■ Dan said with a slight smirk as he continued to read on. ⌠Bachelor of Arts, certificate of graphic design? Damn they must of got me mixed up with someone else. ⌠When does my green card expire anyway? ┘ Ten years!?! Oh man I▓ am set!■ Dan laughed out loud not even bothering to think of why and how all of this had even come to pass. Dan hopped up onto his feet and beamed. ⌠Now all I got to do is find a job.■ Dan smirked throwing back his shaggy blonde hair. He began to march forward down the ever bustling city streets. ---later-
⌠English teacher? We already got four of those!■ ⌠So wait┘you DON▓T have any magical and or supernatural abilities? ┘ Get out! Freaken Muggles┘■ ⌠Get off of our property!■ ⌠Tuna?■ ⌠So your like┘a teacher?■ ⌠Um, we usually don▓t just hire people who just walk in the door looking for a job.■ ⌠What does Tuna got to do with it?■ ⌠We were actually looking for someone with┘.a weaker grasp of the local language.■ ⌠I▓am Great Teacher Onizumi┘ get out of my classroom!■ ⌠Yeah┘Tuna casserole┘tuna salad┘all pretty good.■ ⌠Oh my god Ashton Kutcher!■ ⌠I▓m sorry but all positions are filled as of now.■ ⌠We▓re not looking.■ ⌠Mr. Moto please guide our visitor to the door.■ ⌠So you fish for Tuna then?■ ⌠This is an all girls school┘yes I do believe we can▓t hire you┘abilities┘you can turn into a what?┘SECURITY!!!■ ⌠Wait┘if you▓re a teacher why even mention the Tuna?■ ---4 hours and a dozen schools later-
⌠Uggh┘this isn▓t right┘in the anime▓s people just walk on into the schools and get jobs┘how could TV lie to me?■ Dan sobbed as he trudged his way down the street in a much more somber mood then ever before. ⌠Maaan┘come on where▓s my ecchi all girl style schools?■ Dan groaned as he leaned against a telephone pole. ⌠Where is the answer!■ Dan called out at the top of his lungs. ⌠Ugghh┘■ Dan looked to his wrist watch. ⌠2:15┘I▓ve got to get over to Juuban┘■ Dan muttered as he slowly pushed his weight off of the telephone pole and began to lumber down the street once more. ⌠Oh no┘ what will Kakure say.■ Dan thought to himself beginning to think of the possible outcomes┘. ⌠You don▓t need a job Danny, I▓ll take care of you with my daddy▓s money!■ ▒Heh, heh┘ nah that ain▓t gonna happen.▓ Dan thought to himself. ⌠How could I ever love a worthless parasite like you! NO JOB! NO LOVE!!!■ ▒nah┘ she couldn▓t ever be that ruthless┘ ⌠Dan, I▓m worried, but don▓t worry I▓m sure you▓ll have better luck tomorrow!■ ┘ ▒yeah that▓s probably it┘ but I can▓t keep draining Kakure like this, I▓m a leech! I mean how am I ever going to buy her nice stuff, or take her places┘.then again I suppose that kind of stuff doesn▓t really matter, but I don▓t know.▓ Dan continued to conflict with himself as he headed down south towards Juuban high, until he noticed something. Everywhere around him were students in uniform. ⌠What the┘ I don▓t remember they▓re being a school around here before.■ Dan pondered scratching the back of his head. ⌠Hey!■ Dan shouted out as he rushed up to a small group of black uniformed school boys who appeared to be in their mid teens. One was especially tall and slim and had his orange hair gelled so that it stuck straight up around the front. A much shorter and rounder one stood next to his side with jet black hair trimmed into a bowl cut. The final member of the trio had brown hair swaying slightly to the left and a cool expression on his face. All of them looked to Dan with confused/worried expressions. The tallest one stepped out from the group slightly towards Dan.
⌠Yes? Can I help you?■ The boy asked in shaky English.
⌠Yeah! This is going to sound weird, but what school do you guys go too?■ Dan asked shrugging a bit and placing his hands into his pockets.
⌠Ashikoto high┘ why?■ Asked the smaller rounder member of the gang.
⌠Oh well, I▓m an English teacher.■ Dan quasi lied between his teeth. He moved in closer towards the trio. ⌠And I think I▓ve been transferred to your school. Could you lead me there?■ ⌠Uh┘don▓t you think we have better things to do?■ The wavy brown haired youth asked with a sarcastic gleam, but his other two friends disagreed with him.
⌠Oh shut up Hatso.■ The short fat one said glaring at Hatso from behind his large round spectacles. ⌠We▓d be more then happy to assist a new faculty member of our community.■ ⌠Yosho, your such a little suck up.■ The orange spikey haired teen laughed stretching his arms out behind his back. ⌠But yeah sure┘ we▓ll show you around.■ He reached out with a long slender arm towards Dan offering him a handshake. ⌠Eizho Torogumi.■ ⌠Oh wow, so your names all rhyme, that▓s kinda cute.■ Dan chuckled shaking hangs with Eizho. Hatso glared at him slightly with a quite unamused expression. ⌠So uh┘lead on.■ Dan clapped his hands together, bowing slightly.
The small group turned the street at the next set of lights and headed west for a few hundred feet until coming upon a large school complex. It▓s giant tower clock reading 2:34. Dan gulped slightly knowing he▓d be late, but then shook his head to remove the thought from his mind. The group made their way up through the still heavily crowded front yard, groups of girls turning to steal a glance at Dan. ⌠Eh?■ Dan stared back with a confused expression as he noticed the dozens of stares. Eventually the group made their way in through the glass doors at the front of the school and made their way into the office. A small blue haired secretary sat in the front of the office her face hanging down towards the papers on the desk in front of her. She had a pair of coke bottle spectacles resting on her nose and her face was small and shriveled much like a raisin.
⌠Hey Miss. Kunomi.■ Eizho said leaning down over the desk so that he hovered slightly over the frog eyed women.
■Ah!■ The women hoped slightly out of her seat startled. ⌠Oh Mr. Torogumi┘ who is this with you?■ Kunomi asked looking up from her seat to Dan.
⌠New English teacher.■ Yosho replied smiling lightly.
⌠A New English teacher you say?■ Kunomi said in her slightly whiney voice. ⌠I didn▓t know we were expecting one.■ Hatso shot Yosho a ⌠I told you so look■ smiling slyly.
⌠I▓ll page Mr. Maiju.■ Kunomi nodded her slightly over sized head as she reached for the phone with her stubby little hands and tapped a few buttons. ⌠Paging Headmaster Maiju┘headmaster Maiju. ⌠He should be down in a few minutes.■ ⌠Great.■ Dan exclaimed turning to the trio. ⌠Thanks for the help guys, I▓ll be seeing you around.■ ⌠Whatever┘■ Hatso snarled turning around to head out followed shortly behind by Yosho and Eizho. ⌠Good luck sensei.■ Yosho said turning around and closing the door behind himself.
⌠Nice kids.■ Dan shrugged turning back to Miss Kunomi. Kunomi stared back and Dan with a blank expression. ⌠What?■ ⌠You have no idea.■ Kunomi shook her head and immediately drooped her face back down over the paper work that still lay in front of her.
⌠Uh┘okay?■ Dan said with a slightly confused tone to his voice. Dan stood in the all but completely empty office for a few awkward minutes until finally a skinny man wearing a pair of thick spectacles and a tired old brown suit walked into the office. ⌠Yes Mrs. Kunomi?■ Maiju asked ignoring Dan completely as he entered the room.
⌠This young man wishes to speak with you, he say▓s he is our new English teacher.■ Kunomi explained pointing to Dan but not actually looking up from her paper work as she did so.
⌠NEW English teacher?■ Maiju asked looking Dan over skeptically. ⌠Come into my office.■ Maiju motioned for Dan to follow as he walked behind the desk and into a narrow hallway that passed a series of doors until finally coming upon one labeled Headmaster. Dan followed the older man into the office and took a seat in front of the desk. The office had a very old feel to it as, much like the Canadian embassy, but not quite as old and decrepit. ⌠So. I trust you▓ve brought the proper paper work?■ Maiju asked while looking down to the desk as he picked up a pen continuing to ignore Dan.
⌠Why, yes, yes I did.■ Dan replied reaching into his pocket for the folded up documents. Dan smiled nervously to the headmaster as he pulled them out and slid them across the table to the rather bored looking man.
⌠Hmmm┘23? You certainly don▓t look it.■ Maiju grumbled as he continued to scan the paper. A bachelor of arts┘.with honors. Certificate of graphic design┘10 year work visa┘well that certainly qualifies you.■ ⌠Well yeah, sure.■ Dan nervously replied.
⌠But tell me, why do you want to work for us, and what do you think you can bring to Ashikoto?■ Maiju asked humoring Dan.
⌠Well, I can bring the, erm, English language and how to speak it? I▓am also really strong with the Japanese language, as I▓m sure you can like, tell?■ Dan nervously replied twiddling his fingers.
⌠Really┘ and what sort of salary are you expecting?■ Maiju asked furthering the interview along.
⌠Uh, enough to rent an apartment?■ Dan replied shrugging a bit.
⌠I see┘well Mr.┘. ┘. Daroshay. I hate to be the harbinger of bad news but we have NO openings here at Ashikoto, perhaps you have mixed us up with Mashikoto?■ Mr. Maiju suggested shuffling Dan▓s papers back together before handing them back over across the table.
⌠But, uh, but≈⌠Dan stuttered only to be interrupted by a very angry British women with ravaging red frizzy hair.
⌠Mr. Maiju, I look all everywhere for you!■ She cried out in broken Japanese. ⌠Oh Mrs. Albertson┘our beloved English teacher.■ Maiju rolled his eyes slightly.
⌠We talk about I raise! You put off long too!■ Mrs. Albertson continued to rant mixing up the proper pronunciations and order of speech. Dan watched on in confusion as the two began to argue.
⌠Mrs. Albertson you know just as well as me that this academy is completely devoid of extra funding, we can not be just giving our faculty members raises in a time like this!■ ⌠Cut the sports budget then! I won▓t work with those hooligans for measly 5,000 yen an hour!■ Mrs. Albertson continued to cry out shaking her finger towards the rather old and boring man.
⌠We don▓t even have a sports budget anymore!■ Maiju retorted.
⌠Headmaster, I lay my foot down here, either increase my wages or walk out I!■ Mrs. Albertson scoffed crossing her arms. Maiju looked to her for a few moments then over to Dan who still had a blank look on his face from the entire discussion. Maiju then looked back over to the ill-tempered Albertson.
⌠It has been a pleasure working with your Mrs. Albertson.■ Maiju smiled offering Mrs. Albertson a hand to shake.
⌠WHAT!?!■ Albertson shouted in English.
⌠You, are, fired.■ Mr. Maiju replied in solid English waving for Mrs. Albertson to leave. Albertson looked at Maiju for a few moments with hate in her eyes before turning and stomping off down the hall. ⌠Sigh.■ Maiju let out a soft relaxed sigh and sunk slightly deeper in his chair before turning back around to face Dan. ⌠Welcome to Ashikoto High.■ ⌠You mean I got the job?■ Dan asked with a very confused look across his face. Maiju nodded his head rapidly. ⌠Well hot damn!■ Dan flung out his hand and shook it rapidly with the startled headmaster. ⌠Awesome!■ ⌠There are a few papers you will need to fill out.■ Maiju said pulling out a large brown envelope filled with a hand book, several certificates and a contract. ⌠But if you can make it, we will need an English teacher for tomorrow.■ As Maiju said this Dan opened up the envelope and began to examine the interior of it, inside was a rather large class photo which he pulled out. ⌠Hey I know these three!■ Dan exclaimed pointing to Yosho, Hatso and Eizho who were all grouped together towards the front of the photograph.
⌠Oh┘my apologies.■ Maiju apologized nodding his head slightly shamefully. ⌠Most of your class will be like that.■ ⌠Like what?■ Dan asked tilting his head curiously.
⌠Oh┘oh nothing.■ Maiju replied.
⌠Wait┘I▓ve seen this anime┘I▓ve got the worse class in the school don▓t I!■ Dan exclaimed referring to a certain anime series starring a certain Great Teacher.
⌠Now, now, now┘ you did just sign the contract.■ Maiju said tapping his finger along the bottom of the contract where indeed Dan▓s signature had already been struck.
⌠I didn▓t do that! You did, your still holding the pen!■ ⌠That changes nothing┘Here┘■ Maiju reached under the counter and pulled out a small envelope. ⌠Your first pay check in advance┘does that change your mind?■ Maiju offered the envelope and Dan eyed it hungrily. Dan snatched it out of the old headmasters hands and ripped it open to reveal roughly 400,000 yen. ⌠Minus the taxes┘■ The head master reached down and pulled out half of the cash but still Dan couldn▓t wipe the smile off his face. ⌠Sure that▓s cool┘I wasn▓t going to say no anyway.■ Dan shrugged.
⌠Oh well in that case.■ Maiju reached across the table and took the money out of Dan▓s hands. ⌠The prop cash seals the deal once again.■ Maiju smirked as he let the money brustle in his hand.
⌠Hey I need that cash┘to rent an apartment.■ Dan cried out.
⌠Rent an apartment? Mr. Daroshay, we offer all teachers residence on campus. Sure almost no one ever accepts the offer, but┘.■ Maiju began to whisper what he was saying towards the end. ⌠Oh really?■ Dan asked rubbing his chin. ⌠When do I get money then?■ Dan asked scratching the back of his head.
⌠End of this week, I▓ll make sure you get something but after that it▓s every other week.■ Maiju explained non-chalantly as he reached into his pocket and pulled out a set of keys. ⌠Follow me.■ Dan got out of his chair and began to follow the headmaster down through the hall way once more, out of the office and out into the main body of the school building. ⌠It is not exactly the most furnished room of our facility.■ Maiju began to say as the pair continued to tread down the hallway past dozens of class room doors till finally they came to a stair case. The pair headed down it and turned around and under the bottom of the stairs. Beneath the stair case was a single heavy metal door marked with spray paint, torn up stickers and a dead lock. Maiju retrieved a large iron key from his pocket and unlocked the door.
⌠Uh┘■ Dan slowly glanced around at his new pad. It was T shaped in design roughly 20 feet across at the widest point but only 6 feet across for the most part coming in. A small closet was embedded along the entrance along with a door that led into a very small bathroom. At the back of the room against the wall was a fold out couch with a large futon lying before it on top of a large round rug. On the left side of the T was a mini kitchenette, of course I use the term lightly as it consisted of a rickety counter, one small sink, a mini fridge, one cupboard, a kettle, and a garbage. To the right of the T was a small 10 inch television with a few wires hanging out of it leading down to what appeared to be a DVD player. The TV was flanked with a rickety desk and a small book shelf with horrifically out of date reading material lining it. ⌠This is awesome!■ Dan cried out spinning in mid air and grabbing Maiju▓s wrinkly hand and shaking it vigorously.
⌠What?■ Maiju stared back at Dan with a confused look. ⌠Really?
⌠No not at all!■ Dan replied with a sneer. ⌠But this is free right?■ ⌠Well┘besides electricity and hot water┘yes.■ Maiju smiled speaking incredibly fast towards the end.
⌠Wait┘you guys are going to charge me for using power and hot water?■ Dan asked tilting his head with a confused expression. ⌠Are you serious?■ ⌠You must understand, Ashikoto is in a very taxing time right now Mr. Daroshay.■ Maiju said in a very weak voice intended to drive some pity into Dan▓s heart. It apparently worked somewhat as Dan decided to drop the entire topic.
⌠Well I guess I▓ll just try and ration it aye?■ Dan tried to laugh. Maiju kinda gleamed at him.
⌠Please, study your course work, class begins at 8:30 am tomorrow.■ Maiju said with a strict tone as he turned and headed out the door. ⌠Though your class probably won▓t even show till 9┘■ Maiju chuckled lightly as he closed the heavy iron door behind himself leaving Dan to his thoughts. ⌠Hmmm┘■ Dan paced around the tiny room examining the dark red walls. ⌠So┘ I▓m a teacher now aye? Wow, my first real job┘ever.■ Dan smirked to himself. ⌠And I never even graduated high school!■ Dan laughed to himself before collapsing onto the squishy couch behind him, grabbing the folder full of course work as he fell back. ⌠Hmmm┘ nouns aye?■ Dan thought to himself as he stroked his chin and fiddled with his blonde locks.

----1 hour later-
⌠Wow┘■ Dan said outloud. ⌠I can▓t believe how easy this is.■ He laughed having reviewed the entire 3 months worth of work he had been given. ⌠And without any living costs 5000 yen an hour is going to go a long way┘heck I bet I could really spiffy this place up...get a pinball machine over their┘a flat-holo-cron TV up on the ceiling. Heck I could put a down payment on a new Accord. Just think the look Kakure will give me when I come to pick her up after┘school┘ooooooooh crap!!!■ Dan bounced off the couch and rushed to the door looking to his watch along the way. ⌠5pm!!!■ Oh man, oh man I▓m like 2 hours late already!■ Dan cried out as he grabbed the spare key left behind by Haiju and rushed at full speed out of the school and into the streets. ⌠Juuban has to be least a mile away!■ Dan muttered to himself as he ran on pure adrenalin He managed to get two city blocks before he ran completely out of steam. ⌠One┘more┘block┘to┘ahhh man┘this was so much easier with powers┘■ Dan sighed as slowly walked forward hunched over quite a bit. ⌠Then again, I didn▓t have anyone to run too before!■ The thought of Kakure jolted Dan▓s mind back into action and with a final spurt of energy he lunged into an all out sprint down the street. A minute later Dan had made it to the intersection facing Juuban high. Dozens of cars whizzed by offering no clear line of site of the main entrance way. ⌠Ahhh man.■ Dan moaned leaning up on his toes as he struggled to see if Kakure was still waiting for him a full 2 hours later. ⌠Come on┘■ Dan stammered bouncing a bit on the tips of his feet. ⌠Wait a sec┘who am I kidding.■ Dan began to grumble to himself. ⌠Two hours? If getting tired of waiting didn▓t do it, that ass of a father would.■ Dan scoffed with a sad tone to his voice. ⌠But then again┘■ Dan said as the traffic cleared. He broke into a run and sprinted across the street and into the gates of the school. ⌠Kakure!?!■ Dan shouted out looking left and right wildly, but the whole place looked to be deserted. ⌠What are you doing here?■ Eizou asked from behind Dan who slowly turned around to face her.
⌠Hey, I know you?■ Dan said while looking to Eizou, Kaki stood directly next to her, the two of them wearing matching Juuban high uniforms. Eizou seemed to have the same look in her eyes as she had on Friday and Kaki looked a bit concerned standing quite close to Eizou.
⌠What do you want Kakure for?■ Kaki enquired frowning slightly and crossing her arms.
⌠Well I was sort of supposed to meet her here, ya know after school.■ Dan explained stepping a bit closer towards the group so that he was in the same area as them. ⌠Do I know you two?■ Dan asked having never actually met Eizou before and Kaki only briefly seeing how he had run away quite promptly the day of the picnic. Eizou and Kaki both rolled their eyes.
⌠Why would Kakure want to meet with a boy like you?■ Kaki asked looking up and down Dan▓s rather scraggily looking visage. ⌠Oh wait, are you friends of hers?■ Dan asked still not catching up to the whole situation.
⌠Uh┘yeah.■ Eizou answered. ⌠We▓re very good friends.■ ⌠And she hasn▓t mentioned me yet?■ Dan asked feeling a bit odd and out of place at the same time.
⌠I don▓t think so. Kakure▓s been quite quiet the last few days. Hasn▓t she.■ Kaki answered looking to Eizou as if asking her if she was wrong. Eizou gave no reaction. ⌠You still haven▓t told us who you are yet.■ ⌠Oh, well I guess I▓m sort of Kakure▓s boyfriend.■ Dan shrugged still feeling awkward about the whole label thing. ⌠┘■ At this Eizou▓s face froze while Kaki▓s jaw dropped. They both stared at Dan for a while with shocked/blank expressions.
⌠Boy, ba, Boy friend?■ Kaki said with an utterly thrown off tone of voice. ⌠Is that a problem?■ Dan asked while feeling awkward over the girls reaction.
⌠Not, unless your fathers is some sort of dark entity.■ Kaki said trying to make a light hearted joke, Eizou just glared back at her. ⌠Eh heh, heh.■ ⌠Dark entity?■ Dan asked with a look of utter confusion. ⌠Wait a sec┘very good friends? Your those shadows she was talking about aren▓t you?■ Dan guessed honestly not knowing the answer and hoping he wouldn▓t look crazy for saying it.
⌠Whoa. She told you!?!■ Kaki exclaimed. ⌠Wait are we keeping this a secret?■ Kaki asked looking to Eizou.
⌠I▓m not quite sure yet, I think Usagi and her team have kept themselves under wraps. Anyway, Kakure must trust you a lot to tell you something like that.■ ⌠Well we are sort of an item now.■ Dan laughed brushing the back of his head.
⌠Wow, I still can▓t believe Kakure▓s been going steady with some guy from the USA all of this time and never even told me!■ Kaki sighed twiddling her fingers.
⌠Oh well we just met last Friday you know.■ Dan said rubbing his chin and shaking his right index finger. Kaki exchanged a concerned look to Eizou. ⌠What?■ ⌠You mean, she▓s only known you for six days?■ Eizou asked tilting her head to the side.
⌠Wow, is that all it▓s been?■ Dan asked scratching his nose. ⌠Sure, felt longer.■ ⌠And the two of you are already dating, and she▓s already told you about us?■ Kaki asked quickly losing trust and confidence in Dan.
⌠Hey, I▓m a good guy! Heck I▓m a super good guy back where I▓m from!■ Dan trumped up. ⌠America?■ ⌠Canada┘sheesh do I need to wear my passport on my sleeve here?■ Dan asked raising his hands in the air almost aggressively. ⌠Well, how long are you staying in Japan anyway?■ Eizou asked figuring Dan to be a tourist.
⌠Yeah!■ Kaki said raising her voice. ⌠You▓re an exchange student or something right?■ ⌠Actually. I▓m sort of living here.■ Dan remarked. ⌠Well for ten years atleast.■ Dan shrugged deciding it would be better to worry about renewing his green card in about seven or eight years. ⌠I▓m sort of an English teacher at Ashikoto.■ ⌠A teacher!?!■ Kaki exclaimed. ⌠But, how I mean┘how old are you anyway?■ Kaki asked with slightly bugged out eyes. Eizou carried the exact same expression as the two of them stared at Dan.
⌠Oh well┘23. I graduated last year and uh, thought I▓d try being an ESL teacher over seas first. Thought it▓d be good practice before, you know, working for a school board.■ Dan lied through his teeth.
⌠For TEN years?■ Kaki asked finding the story slightly hard to believe.
⌠Twenty three?■ Eizou asked with a dumbfounded look. Was this guy seriously seven, six year older then the two of them? ⌠Well┘ a lot of good practice.■ Dan smiled ignoring Eizou▓s rather silent question. ⌠Besides you know, I like it here. I might just stay.■ ⌠Stay?■ Eizou asked. ⌠Where ARE you staying?■ ⌠With Kakure.■ Dan said off handedly not really thinking. ⌠Err, I mean, I WAS living with Kakure.■ Dan corrected himself noticing the shock in Kaki and Eizou▓s eyes. ⌠But now I▓m not, I▓ve got my own place at Ashikoto.■ ⌠Isn▓t that illegal?■ Kaki asked. ⌠I mean your dating a minor right?■ ⌠Hey, I think so long as we don▓t do anything, ya, ya know┘ serious.■ Dan said awkwardly. ⌠Erm, though I think we came pretty close to it just the other last night.■ Dan said outloud, which he probably shouldn▓t have.
⌠WHAT!?!■ Kaki screamed.
⌠What, we only shared the same bed┘nothing else┘though she did sort of jump me. Hey if you▓re both girls and neither of you are gay┘then again do I count as gay if I▓m a girl and still like girls┘eeeh┘I guess not, but yeah if a girl jumps another, that doesn▓t really count right?■ Dan rambled on much to the confusion and further terror of Kakure▓s friends. ⌠Oh┘I shouldn▓t of said any of that should of I.■ ⌠I don▓t know┘I couldn▓t really follow it anyway.■ Eizou shrugged. ⌠So what are you going to do now hot shot?■ ⌠Well I COULD go see Kakure┘apologize for being late┘but then again her psycho dad is probably still home huh?■ Dan asked.
⌠Kakure▓s dad is a psycho?■ Kaki asked looking to Eizou. ⌠She never told me anything about her father.
⌠Me neither┘ so I take it, he hasn▓t taken to you very well?■ Eizou said looking to Dan.
⌠Actually, we haven▓t even met yet┘well face to face.■ Dan shrugged. ⌠I saw him yesterday though, pretty agitative guy┘ if only I had her number I could call her up and apologize or organize to meet with her in person or something┘ I suppose I▓d better just head back to my place and plan something.■ Dan said aloud pondering out loud. Suddenly a light bulb flashed in Kaki head.
⌠Well┘ you know┘■ Mars began shrewdly raising her eyebrows and narrowing her eyes like a fox. ⌠I COULD give you her number┘■ ⌠Really!?! Well that would be great!■ Dan exclaimed clapping his hands together.
⌠BUT┘I still don▓t know if I┘we, can trust you.■ Kaki continued on exchanging glances with Eizou. ⌠Though if you were to say, talk to us more, over some icecream┘maybe┘trust could be earned.■ ⌠Uh┘okay.■ Dan agreed, figuring with the money Kakure had given him he ought to spend it on something significant. Plus it couldn▓t hurt to get to know Kakure▓s closest friends and allies a bit better. ⌠Great!■ Kaki laughed. ⌠I▓ll just call up, Pomona and Kaiki then!■ Kaki said as he pulled out her cell phone and began dialing up much of the rest of the Shadow Senshi. ⌠Wait, whoa! Theirs more of you? I▓m paying for like four people now? What kind of a name is Pomona? Sounds like the name of a herb or a salad dressing.■ Dan asked wildly while Kaki completely ignored him.
⌠Hi! Pom Pom! Guess who? ┘ Yep! Remember that ice cream thing I told you about? How▓d you like a big bowl of it?■ ⌠Ice cream?■ Dan asked with a frail sound to his voice. ⌠What IS your name anyway?■ Eizou asked the fact just dawning on her that she had yet to even learn Dan▓s name.
⌠Dan┘Dan Lakai Daroshay.■ Dan said his eyes shifting back and forth between Eizou who was standing right in front of him, to Kaki as she continued to rally more people together.
⌠Don▓t worry, we won▓t buy anything TOO expensive.■ Eizou said encouragingly noting Dan▓s nervousness as he watched Kaki.
⌠Oh, well anything for Kakure▓s friends!■ Dan said biting his teeth together and stretching his face into a forced smile. -----an hour or so later-
With more then half of the Shadow Senshi crowding around him Dan continued to follow Kaki down the busy streets of Tokyo.
⌠So we meet again!■ Pomona cried out smacking a hand against Dan▓s back and laughing to herself.
⌠Er yeah┘ I know most of you say you know me┘but er┘yeah.■ Dan awkwardly replied not wanting to out and out say he didn▓t recognize a single one of them, but in all honesty none of them really stood out in his mind.
⌠Well, I▓m Kaiki.■ Kaiki said introducing herself. ⌠And I▓m Pomona, or you can just call me Pom Pom!■ Pomona said bouncing a bit in place. ⌠And your Kakure▓s new boyfriend?■ ⌠First boyfriend.■ Kaiki butted in answering before Dan could even open his mouth.
⌠Uh yeah. ■ Dan shrugged. ⌠So your all like Shadow Senshi then?■ Dan asked as the small group entered an ice cream parlor.
⌠Yeppers.■ Pomona answered. ⌠So┘ eh heh heh┘why are your eyes so big?■ Pomona asked questioning Dan▓s oddly large anime eyes that seemed more fitting a girl then a man. (Atleast in this dimension) ⌠Yeah, about that. I▓m from this other country-⌠ ⌠No I mean why are your eyes so girly?■ Pomona repeated herself. ⌠I know what American▓s look like, but even they usually have smaller eyes then girls.■ ⌠Canadian┘wait are you saying I look like a girl?■ Dan asked tilting his head and sneering slightly.
⌠Well your eyes.■ Kaki said as the group got in the long line up leading to the cash.
⌠Argh┘ look in my dimension plenty of people have big eyes.■ Dan explained.
⌠Your dimension?■ Eizou asked furrowing her brow. ⌠Your from the void?■ ⌠No, no, no. I▓m from another world┘you know like this one just┘different.■ Dan explained slowly realizing just how crazy that sounded.
⌠So┘he▓s a crazy boyfriend then?■ Pomona whispered rather loudly in Kaiki ear.
⌠I totally heard that! Look can we talk about something else?■ Dan asked with a defeated expression.
⌠Okay.■ Kaiki began to say. ⌠What do you do for a living?■ ⌠Man, I▓ve so been through this already. I teach English, and before you say anything else. I▓m 23, I▓m actually from Canada, I learned Japanese through University, I▓am not crazy, I teach at Ashikoto High, Kakure▓s father scares the crap out of me, I intend to live here for the next five years at least.■ Dan rallied through every single boring question they could possibly ask at lightning speed. ⌠Any more questions?■ ⌠What, like, to, order?■ The cashier asked in very broken English. Dan hunched a bit and turned to her very slowly.
⌠I KNOW JAPANESE!■ Dan cried out at the top of his lungs. ⌠┘■ Everyone just paused and cast frightened glances towards Dan.
⌠Erm┘butter scotch┘ anything with butter scotch.■ Dan sighed bowing his head slightly in shame. ⌠It▓s okay Danny. I▓m sure after a bit everyone will recognize you as just that weird American guy who speaks incredibly perfect Japanese.■ Pomona laughed patting Dan on the shoulder. Dan just groaned a bit, grabbed the sundae threw down a few thousand yen and headed off to a large table, the four other girls following him. ⌠You really think so?■ Dan asked while taking a seat.
⌠Nope! Your way too weird.■ Pomona chuckled beeping Dan on the nose. ⌠You▓ve got a really big nose and eyes too.■ Everyone at the table glared at Pomona nervously. ⌠She▓s not from around here Kaiki nervously smiled as she kicked Pomona underneath the table.
⌠Didn▓t we already go over this?■ Dan asked stabbing his plastic spoon deep into the soft serve ice cream.
⌠We▓re sorry.■ Kaiki began to say. ⌠You see Pomona is not from around┘here.■ ⌠Okinawa?■ Dan asked making an obscure reference to Japanese culture.
⌠Uh, well┘how much did Kakure tell you about us?■ Kaiki asked as she pulled out a wafer from her desert and began to chew on it.
⌠Uh┘not a lot really.■ Dan shrugged. ⌠I just know your like the back up Sailor Scouts.■ ⌠What!■ Eizou exclaimed dropping her spoon right out of her hand. ⌠We are our own team, they just, they just have a similar name┘and powers┘and planets┘moons┘stuff┘■ Eizou began to slouch in her seat.
⌠Our transformations are way cooler.■ Kaki suggested twiddling a strawberry in mid air.
⌠Yeah┘ they really are aren▓t they.■ Kaiki agreed.
⌠Anyway┘■ Dan rolled his eyes.
⌠So┘what▓s it like being Gaijin?■ Kaki asked leaning forward slightly towards Dan. ⌠I mean, what do you think of Japan?■ ⌠Well besides the cartoons, giant rampaging monsters and super powered teenage girls┘ kinda boring.■ Dan shrugged. ⌠I mean its just so grey, with all the bland concrete buildings and all. Though some of the food isn▓t too bad, like this ice cream┘now this here is some good soft serve┘mmm┘is that real cream┘I bet it is.■ Dan rambled on.
⌠If it▓s so boring why▓d you come here?■ Eizou asked with a frown.
⌠He didn▓t choose to come here!■ Pomona cried out.
⌠Yeah that▓s right, you like fell through a rift in space an▓ time or something.■ Kaki nodded in agreement reflecting on the events that only her and Pomona had gotten a good view of. ⌠What, are you still going on about that?■ Eizou asked. ⌠It really happened!■ Pomona whined.
⌠Look, are you trying to tell me that in a park full of people only you two saw this guy fall through a rift in space and time?■ Eizou asked.
⌠Actually┘well┘■ Dan began to mutter. ⌠Changing subjects.■ ⌠Yeah! So like┘ do all Americans really own guns?■ Kaiki asked.
⌠First of all I▓m Canadian, secondly┘uh yeah pretty much.■ Dan replied.
⌠So what▓s the difference between Canada and the USA anyway?■ Kaki asked.
⌠Well┘theirs 1 of us for every 10 of them┘we make way better bacon and beer, it▓s always really cold and we tend to not be nearly as aggressive but many times more cowardly.■ Dan shrugged.
⌠So, have you ever thought of getting a haircut?■ Kaki asked apparently having ignored Dan▓s entire short speech about his home country. Dan brushed his hand through his bushy blonde hair.
⌠Nah┘I cut my own hair when it gets too long┘barbers scare the crap out of me┘them and nuns.■ ⌠Well you should defiantly get it cut if you want to be a respected teacher.■ Kaki suggested. ⌠Right now you look more like the lead guitarist in some grunge metal band.■ ⌠Or an anorexic Ashton Kutcher.■ Eizou laughed ⌠Hey┘■ Dan paused for a bit. ⌠Okay you▓ve got me their┘wait how do you even know who Ashton Kutcher is?■ ⌠We know all about the big celebrities in the West.■ Kaki scoffed.
⌠Really? Well you know, I did meet Adam Sandler once.■ Dan smiled in an effort to look cool. ⌠I mean sure he had his security drag me away but still┘good times.■ ⌠So remind me why Kakure is dating you again?■ Eizou asked. ⌠And why we should trust you?■ ⌠Uh┘because┘well┘look it▓s like this.■ Dan began. ⌠I▓ve known a lot of girls. Heck I even dated the daughter of god for awhile back in high school. But not a single one of them has understood me, heck, needed me like Kakure┘ and it▓s the same for me┘ You know, she just┘ well she▓s just, beautiful. In so many ways.■ ⌠And jail bait.■ Eizou coughed ruining the lovey dovey atmosphere.
⌠Not if the two of you have parental consent!■ Kaiki piped up. ⌠You can get away with all sorts of stuff if your parents say it▓s okay. Like how I emancipated myself.■ ⌠Eh?■ Dan raised a confused eyebrow. ⌠Look, Kakure▓s like what? 16, 17? I can wait a year or two. Not like I▓m going anywhere.■ Dan shrugged scraping his spoon along the sides of his sundae to collect ever more butterscotch topping. ⌠Besides theirs more to a relationship then just that┘I think?■ Dan paused for a bit. ⌠Is their?■ ⌠Sometimes.■ Kaiki giggled.
⌠Probably should meet her dad though.■ Dan added.
⌠You haven▓t met him yet?■ Kaki asked wide eyed.
⌠Well, no, didn▓t I already say that?■ ⌠You told us, he scared you. I presumed you had already confronted him.■ Kaki replied.
⌠Well he▓s just really mean you know.■ Dan mumbled. ⌠I don▓t like guys like that┘they push you around a stuff.■ Eizou, Kaki and Kaiki all smacked their palms down onto the table at the same moment. (Pomona would too if she wasn▓t too busy licking her bowl). Together they yeld in unison. ⌠What kind of a man are you!!!?!■ ⌠Eh?■ Dan was taken a bit aback by all this and smiled nervously. ⌠A Nacho man?■ ⌠You need to march over to Kakures house right now and put that beast of a father in his place.■ Eizou shouted rousing attention throughout the ice cream parlor.
⌠Beast? That▓s kinda pushing-⌠ Dan was immediately interrupted by Kaiki.
⌠Do you love her?■ ⌠Yeah? I think I already made that obvi-⌠ ⌠Do you neeeeeeeeeed her!■ Kaiki continued on.
⌠Uh┘what are you saying?■ Dan raised a confused eyebrow.
⌠Then you gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, face her fathhhhhhher!!!■ Kaiki began to sing rolling her tongue around in her mouth to create a weird manly sound.
⌠Boo woop woop boo wooop woop┘■ Pomona and Kaki began to hum clapping their hands.
⌠Are we doing a musical now?■ Dan asked raising an eyebrow.
⌠Gotta, get the courage, face that father! Gotta get that girl, face that father! Gotta face the father! Gotta get the girl! Cause you just gotta gotta gotta!■ Kaiki continued to sing hopping on top of the table while Pomona and Kaki continued to beat box the tune. Eizou with a befuddled look turned to Dan, who bounced to his feet and began to sing as well.
⌠I just gotta get the girl! Get the girl! Gonna make her mine! Wana get her close to me! I gotta get the girl!■ Dan sung while Eizou exchanged confused looks with Kaki.
⌠But to get the girl, you must face the father, look him in the eye and say≈⌠ ⌠I wana love your baby, wanna treat her right!■ Dan sang grabbing his coat and starting to walk out the door followed by Kaiki, Kaki, Pomona and a very puzzled Eizou behind. Kaiki began to hum in the background.
⌠Yeah, yeah!■ ⌠And when I get your girl, I▓m gonna hold her tight!■ ⌠Yeah, yeah!■ ⌠Oooh, she▓s gonna drive me crazy, gonna lose control!■ Dan sung as he twirled around a telephone pole and skipped forward down the street while followed by Pomona and Kaki the beat box and Kaiki the back up.
⌠Yeah, yeah!■ ⌠Cause I got this feeling that I can▓t let go!■ ⌠Yeah, yeah!■ ⌠So your gonna face the father! Get the girl!?!■ Kaiki asked/sung twirling in the air at the exact same moment as Dan and meeting eachother face to face.
⌠NOPE!■ Dan shouted with glee and on his toe turned around and started to march away back towards Ashikoto.
⌠But don▓t you gotta get the your girl? Don▓t you gotta hold her tight!?!■ Kaiki asked following after Dan.
⌠I would Kaiki, but don▓t you seeeee┘I wana live through the night!■ ⌠Waah waah waaaah waaaaaaaaah!!!■ Pomona hummed outloud twiddling her hands.
⌠But don▓t you want to spend it, with your girl held tight!?!■ Kaiki asked/sung running in front of Dan as he tried to march away.
⌠Oh, but you▓ve got me all wrong, see I▓m a coward, I▓m a chicken don▓t you see?┘when it comes to dealing with fathers, theirs a few things that, I lack. Angry men, with a shot gun in hand, chasing me, shooting at me, oh I▓d have an attack!■ Dan then broke into a run but was caught off guard by Kaiki leaping in the air and landed right in front of him.
⌠Why you cowardly, miserable little caterpillar!■ Kaiki grunted shaking her finger in front of his face. Kaki and Pomona began to hum more menacingly. ⌠Don▓t you ever want to become a butterfly? Sprout your wings!?! And flap your way to her!?!!■ ⌠Uh┘no.■ Dan continued to walk around her.
⌠Daroshay!■ Kaiki cried out!
⌠Mrs. Kaiki, you▓ve got me wrong, I▓m so strong a person as you think!■ ⌠Your missing the point, don▓t you see, you can do it, go over and look him straight in the eye and say!■ The two of them sung together at the exact same moment.
⌠ The bottom line is that I stink!■ ⌠She▓s mine!■ ⌠urrgh┘■ Eizou ran around Pomona and Kaki and infront of the Dan and Kaiki. ⌠Now I▓am not one for soliloquies, or musicals and stuff┘but it seems quite clear to me, that cause you wont give him a chance, your just a lazy ass! You sell yourself down the river. What is she to you? Chopped liver?■ Eizou sung surprisingly well.
⌠Naaah naaaaah waaa┘■ ⌠So perk up your collar, bring out the brass! Walk right over their and kick his ass!■ Eizou hollered perking Dan▓s collar, and clenching her fists.
⌠You can do it!■ Kaiki and Eizou sung together. As they followed behind Dan while he shrugged off Eizou.
⌠I can▓t do it!■ Dan groaned.
⌠You can grab that special girl!■ ⌠I can▓t do it!■ ⌠Just face her father!■ ⌠I can▓t do it!?!■ ⌠Don▓t be a wiiiimp!!!■ ⌠I can▓t do it! I can▓t do it! I caaaaaaaan▓t dooooooo iiiiiit!!!■ ⌠Come on Dan, think about, think about┘the boobies!■ Kaiki screamed.
⌠The boobies?■ Dan turned around irking his head in a most awkward fashion. Pomona and Kaki both began to hum.
⌠Boobies, boobies, boobies, boobies, boobies┘■ The multiple instances in which Dan had accidentally snuck a peak rushed through his mind, a metaphorical set of knockers revolving around his head. ⌠I┘.I┘■ ⌠What do you say Daroshay!!!■ Kaiki and Eizou sung in sequence.
⌠I can do it!■ Dan punched the air turned around and began running towards Kakures place. ⌠I can do it!■ ⌠YEAH!■ All four jumped in the air with him and followed Dan as he sung. ⌠Like a fire burnin▓ deep in my soul!■ ⌠Dah naaaah nah nah daaaaaah!■ Kaki and Pomona went back to an upbeat tune.
⌠I▓m going crazy, losin my control! And I just, wana, wana, wana love her in a special way!■ ⌠A special way oooooh!■ Kaiki and Eizou hummed in.
⌠There▓s nothin▓ like this feelin▓ I just gotta say!■ Dan continued to run at top speed bouncing and dashing through the many awestruck people in the streets who were quite taken aback by the random musical posse. ⌠I▓ve just gotta get that girl!■ ⌠Get that girl!■ ⌠Tell her dad that she▓s mine! That I▓m gonna get her close to me, and that▓s the bottom line oooh yeah! I▓m gonna keep trying!■ ⌠Till I get that girl!■ They came closer and closer to Kakures house, Dan peeked in the window with the rest of the girls, Kakure was working frantically in the kitchen trying to cook what appeared to be some sort of noodle dish. Pomona and Kaki slowed down their hum to a nice smooth sound and Dan lightly sung. ⌠Been all over the world┘■ ⌠All over the world.■ Kaiki and Eizou softly sung.
⌠And all other girls┘■ ⌠All other girls.■ ⌠Don▓t compare, to the sight that I see.■ ⌠Ah, ah, ah, ah!■ ⌠Baby, baby. I just gotta get that girl!■ Suddenly the tempo burst up a notch. ⌠I just gotta get that girl!■ Dan sung as he reached the swinging finale.⌠Wana get her close to me! I just gotta tell her dad she▓s mine! I just gotta get the girl! ■ ⌠Get the girl, get the girl!■ ⌠I just gotta keep on trying till it▓s just Kakure and meeeeee!!!■ Dan finished on a high note as Kaiki, Pomona, Eizou and Kaki slowly backed away humming.
⌠Gotta, gotta, gotta, get her┘gotta, gotta, gotta get her┘just gotta gotta get her┘■ And thus the musical ended, not just due to the obvious end of the singing but the fact that Kakure was now staring out the window directly at Dan with his collar popped up. ⌠Dan?■ Kakure mouthed from behind the glass.
⌠Aye!■ Dan stuck up both thumbs at once just like the Fonze.