⌠Dan?■ Kakure mouthed from behind the glass.
⌠Aye!■ Dan stuck up both thumbs at once just like the Fonze. ⌠Kakure! Who are you talking to!?!■ Onryuku called out from presumably the next room over. He yelled so loudly that even standing outside Dan could hear the booming voice.
⌠Uh┘well┘■ Kakure called back before turning back towards the window and mouthing. ⌠What the hell are you doing here so late Dan?■ ⌠Huh? I can▓t hear you■ Dan replied tapping his ear. ⌠What are you doing here so late?■ Kakure repeated.
⌠Still not hearing anything. Look I▓ll just come inside.■ Dan pointed towards the way of the door and started to slowly make his way over to it.
⌠What!?! Dan what are you doing?■ Kakure cried out. ▒I thought he was going to stay at a hotel┘ Dad is going to freak!▓ ⌠Who▓s Dan?■ Onryuku asked. ⌠That▓s a strange name┘■ Dan came up to the front door and without even knocking stepped right in.
⌠Bad, bad, bad.■ Kakure sprinted out of the kitchen through the living room, past Onryuku down into the narrow hallway leading up to Dan. ⌠What are you doing?■ Kakure whispered. ⌠And why weren▓t you at the school?■ ⌠I got delayed┘good news is I▓ve got a job, and a place to stay just a half hour walk away from here!■ Dan smiled proudly beaming.
⌠Really only 30 minutes?■ Kakure asked momentarily losing grasp of the situation.
⌠Well probably 45┘I had to run a bit to get here sooner.■ Dan remarked scratching his chin a bit.
⌠Wait, what am I talking about. My dad isn▓t going to want to know that I▓ve got a boyfriend!?! Nether the less one way older then me┘or even worse, a gaijin!■ Kakure whispered cringing her fingers.
⌠Hey, how▓s being a Gaijin worse then being older then you?■ Dan asked crossing his arms.
⌠It just is, okay.■ ⌠Kakure? Who is that? Did you invite a friend over? I distinctly remember saying no friends on school nights!■ ⌠I▓ve got to do this.■ Dan stepped forward a bit.
⌠Why? Do what?■ ⌠Look you won▓t be an adult for at least another year and a bit. Do you really think we can stay together for that long without him finding out? And when he does?■ ⌠Well he can▓t arrest you. Unless your thinking of doing something┘■ Kakure paused briefly. ⌠That I▓m not ready for.■ ⌠No┘well┘maybe, but beyond that. I think I should clear the air with him. You know.■ Dan tried to explain. ⌠Who knows maybe he▓ll like me.■ ⌠He doesn▓t like anyone.■ Kakure grumbled. ⌠But┘ you know what. Go for it.■ Kakure raised her head smiling meekly. ⌠If you really feel the urge to stand up for me┘go for it.■ ⌠Right■ Dan nodded his head. And began to step forward down the hall which was beginning to feel supernaturally long. ⌠Oooh man┘maybe this wasn▓t just a good idea.■ Dan moaned as his bravery began to shrink away once more.
⌠Dad!■ Kakure called out running ahead of Dan. ⌠I want you to meet somebody!■ ⌠So you did invite a friend over! What did I tell you about inviting friends over on school nights!■ Onryuku hollered out with an annoyed tone to his voice. Dan slinked back a bit. ▒Maybe if I just turn into Danielle, yeah pretend to be an exchange student, one of Kakure▓s friends┘ NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! I can▓t, I just keep skipping around the inevitable. I need to put a strong face on and look him in the eye. Dan marched forward and around the corner.
⌠Hey.▓ Dan waved to the large green haired man. Onryuku stared back with a slightly confused look.
⌠Who, the hell are you?■ Onryuku asked raising an eyebrow and looking to his daughter. Kakure motioned to Dan to carry on with it.
⌠I▓am┘Dan Lakai Daroshay the third and I┘I love your daughter.■ Dan bowed trying to be as polite as possible.
⌠Eh?■ Onryuku tilted his head. ⌠How old are you?■ ⌠23.■ Dan bit his teeth together, expecting the worse.
⌠You don▓t look a day over 18.■ Onryuku responded. ⌠Wait, YOU HAVE A BOYFRIEND!!! WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN?■ Onryuku swung around and shouted in his daughters face. ⌠Well┘you were gone for a long time.■ Kakure shrugged nervously. ⌠Your too young for this sort of thing! You have school to worry about, not just some boy.■ Onryuku continued to shout at his daughter.
⌠Man actually.■ Dan added in waving his index finger. ⌠Hey, wait a sec. Why are you yelling at her? I▓m the one who┘seduced her!■ Dan announced melodramatically, shaking his arms back and forth epically.
⌠Seduced?■ Kakure narrowed her eyes a sweat drop rolling down her green hair.
⌠You kidding me, you couldn▓t seduce a camel.■ Onryuku smirked turning away from Dan and back to his daughter.
⌠What would your mother say if she knew you were lollygagging about with some foreign boy.■ ⌠Hey, you know what!■ Dan stomped forward standing in-between Onryuku and Kakure. ⌠Just stop it alright. Look I don▓t know what your problem is, I don▓t know if it▓s a Japanese custom to guilt trip your daughters but you know what, I▓m not going to stand by and watch Kakure take this kind of bull shit from you.■ Onryuku paused and glared at Dan for a bit.
⌠Why is your Japanese so good?■ Onryuku asked with a puzzled expression. ⌠For a Gaijin.■ ⌠Well for starters, I live here.■ Dan said matter of factly.
⌠Really? Where do you work?■ Onryuku asked matter of factly.
⌠Ashikoto high┘I▓m an English teacher.■ Dan smirked.
⌠Reaaaally┘and English teacher, well isn▓t that just convenient.■ Onryuku leered turning back to his daughter. ⌠The one class your hopeless in and you just so happen to start dating the teacher┘ tsk, tsk.■ ⌠Dude┘she goes to Juuban high.■ Dan said in an almost sarcastic manner.
⌠What? Why didn▓t you tell me this?■ Onryuku asked glowering down to Kakure.
Who was almost starting to snivel a bit.
⌠You never asked┘■ Dan butted in. ⌠Have even had a single decent conversation with your daughter since┘since┘■ Dan stopped himself before he said something incredibly stupid. ⌠Look Onryuku┘ just how much do you really know about your daughter?■ ⌠Well┘er┘■ Onryuku stuttered a bit. ⌠Did I mention yet that your Japanese is impeccable?■ ⌠For a Gaijin yeah.■ Onryuku turned back towards his daughter. ⌠Kakure┘ what did you make me for dinner?■ he asked in a surprisingly soft voice.
⌠Just noodles┘ and instant soup mix┘■ Kakure sighed. ⌠But I could make Kushidango┘if you wanted me too.■ ⌠Your┘your mother used to make the best Kushidango.■ Onryuku sighed. ⌠Alright. Go on.■ Onryuku motioned with his hand for Kakure to head back to the kitchen. ⌠I▓m just going to have a talk with┘Mr. Daroshay.■ Kakure nodded and gave Dan a nervous smile before walking off. Onryuku let out a sigh of his own before turning to face Dan again. ⌠So┘take a seat.■ Onryuku instructed Dan motioning to the couch which he was still sitting on. Dan paused for a bit. ⌠What you feel uncomfortable sitting next to me? Okay fine, then stand.■ ⌠No, it▓s okay┘I▓m, I▓m good.■ Dan muttered a bit as he took a seat next to Onryuku trying to be as calm as possible. ⌠So┘ you, live. Permantly in Tokyo?■ Onryuku asked with a some what depressed tone that sounded like he wasn▓t fully willing to accept Dan as of yet, but felt the need to appease his daughter.
⌠Yeah. I have an on campus residence at Ashikoto.■ Dan replied. ⌠So your not an exchange teacher then?■Onryuku asked with great scrutiny. ⌠Not going to just leave my little girl before the year if through?■ ⌠No sir. I have a ten year work visa that just cleared.■ Dan replied. ⌠And I▓m free to get another once its up. So nope. I▓m not going anywhere Mr. Morino.■ Dan Smiled slouching against the couch.
⌠Well┘■ Onryuku rubbed his chin. ⌠You don▓t seem like that bad of a guy┘and it would be good for my daughter to have someone looking after her, with me not around. Look┘■ Onryuku took out a pad of paper and a pen and began to write out a set of numbers across it. ⌠You update me on everything she▓s up to every week. And I▓ll allow you to date my daughter.■ Onryuku offered the piece of paper over to Dan.
⌠Wait, you want me to spy on your daughter?■ Dan asked with a puzzled expression. ⌠I don▓t know if I can.■ ⌠Look at it like this┘it gives you all the more reason to come over here.■ Onryuku smiled, which was actually quite creepy looking all things considered. He offered out his hand to Dan. ⌠This is how you complete a deal is it not?■ Onryuku asked a bit taken back by Dan▓s confused/startled look.
▒Aaaah man do I have much a choice?▓ Dan asked himself looking to Onryuku▓s comparably large hand. ▒Nope, not really.▓ ⌠Okay.■ Dan accepted the offer sealing it with a handshake.
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In another Tokyo, in another world a young green eyed girl walked away from an ice rink. A pair of ice skate slung over her back and wearing a white tank top she slowly made her way through the parking lot towards the underground bike parking garage. ⌠Hiroko!■ Called out a young man, rushing towards her with a pen and pad of paper. He appeared to be somewhere in his early teens and had long black hair tied back into a pony tail.
⌠Takamei? What are you doing here?■ Hiroko asked placing a hand on her blue jean hips as the young man finally caught up with her.
⌠Master┘master┘he▓s coming.■ Takamei cried out in-between gasps for breath.
⌠What▓s coming? What are you talking about?■ Hiroko asked a with a concerned expression.
⌠Loco Moco!■ Takamei exclaimed turning around and pointing to a much older man dressed in what appeared to be steam powered battle armor. Huge pipes jutted out of his metal encased arms and legs, each spewing out a steady stream of grey smoke. ⌠It ends here, Hiroko.■ The steam powered hero exclaimed his armored chest opening up to reveal a rustic looking but still very advanced ion canon. ⌠You again■ Hiroko moaned. ⌠Honestly, I really wish sometimes that you heroes would just stay dead.■ Hiroko groaned as she slid her skates off her shoulder and placed them neatly on the ground, all the while Loco Moco continued to build up his energy blast.
⌠Time to pay!■ Loco Moco screamed at the top of his lungs as a furious blast of blue energy was fired out of his chest directly at Hiroko. The clatter of metal was heard as Hiroko summoned a pair of scythes, flicked them around and got them in such a manner that they spun at an incredible rate around her wrists. The ion blue energy collided with the spinning blades of metal and was torn up into tiny sparks of energy. ⌠Yeah┘can you just go now?■ Hiroko asked with an annoyed expression. ⌠I mean come on. This is just sad.■ Hiroko looked to Loco Roco expecting a lame half decent response all she heard was silence. ⌠Well you got anything to say tin man?■ Loco Roco began to slump a bit then finally clattered to the ground a much shorter man with a whisp of orange energy flowing between his fingers and another man with a long sword who looked much like Hiroko stood in his place.
⌠So this is the one?■ Prince Daroshay asked looking to Admiral Hirobi. Hirobi simply nodded. ⌠Well good. Oh hi there!■ Prince Daroshay smiled coyly towards Hiroko. ⌠Yamatake I take it?■ ⌠Who, or what are you?■ Hiroko asked with an irritable expression.
⌠The one in the sea captains outfit looks just like you Hiroko.■ Takamei commented looking to Hirobi with a worrisome expression.
⌠Yes┘thank you for once more stating the blatantly obvious, Takamei.■ Hiroko smirked. ⌠Well?■ ⌠I▓am the conqueror of this world.■ Daroshay smirked crossing his arms. ⌠Soon my roses will arrive and nothing will be able to stop me, not even you.■ ⌠Oh really?■ Hiroko asked raising an eyebrow. ⌠Then why have you come to me?■ Hiroko asked curiously.
⌠Because my scan droids have found you to be the most powerful entity on this planet, and there is always room in the Rosella empire for new talent.■ Daroshay continued on.
⌠And I take it, copy cat over there is such an example of this talent your looking for?■ Hiroko asked.
⌠Who▓s copying who?!?■ Admiral Hirobi hollered out.
⌠Either way, this is my world. And I plan to rule it myself┘ and I▓m not letting a few screwballs take that away from me.■ Hiroko smirked before looking to Takamei. ⌠Run.■ ⌠What? But master I can help you.■ Takamei pleaded.
⌠Just run you moron.■ Hiroko barked. Takamei sighly turned and ran away. ⌠So your choosing to fight us then?■ Prince Daroshay asked curiously. ⌠Because you know you can▓t win.■ Hiroko took the two tiny scythes that she still held in either of her hands and attached them together at the ends. Using her psychic power she levitated the twin scythe forward a bit telekinetically spinning it mid air, the blade and steel growing longer and wider as it spun. Till finally it reached it▓s full size, more then two feet longer then her own height. Each blade well over three feet in length, she grabbed ahold of the curved handle of the scythe and brought it forward. ⌠Ha, theirs only two of you.■ Hiroko smirked motioning for the other two too attack.
⌠How dreadful.■ Daroshay sighed summoning a 5 foot long orange energy sword from his palm while Admiral Hirobi readied his katana. The two kicked off together on the same tangent flying straight forward.
⌠Hiya!■ Hiroko swung the scythe straight down into the ground thus swinging herself up into the air spreading her legs and dodging both of Hirobi and Daroshay▓s charges. ⌠Yeeeeeee┘■ Hiroko continued to push the scythe while in mid air, whipping it out of the ground, and turning it in the palm of her hand revolving the blades so that they aligned with Hirobi and Daroshay. ⌠YIIIIIIIIII!!!!■ Hiroko spun on the tip of her toe at inhuman speeds her dual Scythe acting like a spinning helicopter blade. Hirobi and Daroshay however with their heightened reflexes saw the blade coming, turn around back to back and brought their swords to the ready, striking the long scythe blades back everytime it revolved to either side. ⌠Grrr┘■ Hiroko noted that the technique was only managing to distract the two so placing some energy into her feet she kicked off the ground and flew up into the air above the parking lot. Flipping in mid air she let go of one hand from the handle and brought it in front of her hand and began to chant. While she did so the dual scythe began to hover out of her other hand, floating infront of the palm a few inches. Again the scythe began to spin around like a saw mill blade but this time the frequent rotations left behind a trace line of violet energy slowly forming into a tight circle.
Meanwhile on the ground Hirobi and Daroshay had looked up nodded to eachother and took off into the air, the power ripple causing nearby windshields to shatter and crack.
⌠CHURRO!!!■ Hiroko screamed as the ring began to break off, firing darts of blue energy hurtling towards Hirobi and Daroshay, flying at them at the rate of a gattling gun Hirobi and Daroshay had to dodge quickly as to not get hit. ⌠ARGH!!!■ Hirobi fell back a blast clipping him in the middle of the chest and leaving a hole right through him. ⌠What?■ Daroshay looked towards Hirobi for a brief second and was hit twice on either arm the force of the blast causing either of his arms to bend back so far that they popped out of their sockets. ⌠Arrrgh!!!■ The two men screamed as they fell to the earth landing with a thud.
⌠Heh.■Hiroko slowly floated to the ground brisking back her long silver hair stepping over to the fallen opponents, Hirobi was squirming on the ground while Daroshay bit his teeth in pain as he flailed about on the ground. ⌠Well that was kinda fun.■ ⌠Now!■ Daroshay shouted two creepers literally leaping out of the shadows and into physical porporitions wrapped around either of Daroshays shoulders melting their inky bodies into the wounds bridging the gap between bones and eliminating the pain. Hovered to his feet a flash of violet energy erupting out of his chest fading away to reveal a less holy chest. Only a burn hole through either side of his uniform revealing any damage. The two moved left and right encircling Hiroko.
⌠Eh.■ Hiroko moaned bringing her scythe back up and bringing it down horizontally and swinging it on an angle that blocked both moves. ⌠Why do they always play possum.■ Hiroko grumbled as continued to swing the scythe either way blocking slash after slash. ⌠You can▓t win.■ Hirobi called out before leaping in mid air and stabbing straight down for Hiroko▓s head. She looked up at the last moment and creating a force field around her face richocheting the rather weak blow. Daroshay also lept into the air pulling out the same move, thus exchanging positions of either fighters. ⌠We▓re both just as strong as you, and theirs two of us.■ ⌠I don▓t think so.■ Hiroko smirked striking back and forth. ⌠If theirs two of you, you▓ve each got to watch eachothers backs, plus it would be pretty embarrassing if you ended up striking eachother. Yeah you▓ve got to be way more careful, can▓t do anything too risky┘however.■ Hiroko eyed the dozens of cars littering the lot, locking onto 4 of them she telekinetically pulled them towards herself. ⌠I don▓t have to worry about anyone but myself.■ Hiroko laughed as she used the distraction of the incoming cars to kick off the ground and escape the endless melee. A station wagon ripped through Daroshay leaving behind deep scratches and cuts but nothing too serious. Hiroko looked back on this with fear. ⌠She▓s right you know.■ Hirobi said looking to Prince Daroshay. ⌠We simply can▓t beat someone like her through close combat┘ she cant▓ do much either. What with having to watch each of our attacks and what not.■ ⌠I just remembered why I killed you in my dimension.■ Daroshay said with a worried expression looking up to Hiroko who was floating slightly above them glowing brilliant violet as each strand of her silver hair stood on end. ⌠Why▓s that?■ Hirobi asked before looking up to see Hiroko. ⌠You never knew when to shut up and keep your mind in the game.■ Daroshay skipped out of the way at the last moment before Hiroko unleashed an earth shaking psychic blast concentrated within 10 feet. ⌠Wha?!!■ Hirobi turned and looked up to the incoming flash of light. ⌠Eh!■ Hirobi slashed at it with his sword stopping the blast very very briefly, just briefly enough for him to unleash a spark of a psychic blast, which began to push back against Hiroko▓s. ⌠Neeeh┘.help me┘■ Hirobi cried out the overwhelming large blast from Hiroko being more then he could possibly bear, it was already far too big to be pushed back given their equal power level. And all his own blast was doing was holding it back a few feet┘and that itself was beginning to slip.
⌠I don▓t know┘she seems a little bit more happy go lucky then you┘more fun to be around.■ Daroshay smirked standing away from the fight.
⌠What!?!■ Hirobi cried out continuing to lose ground. ⌠But my armada▓s┘you need my┘armadas!■ ⌠Oh my yes┘but do they need you?■ Daroshay laughed floating up into the air away from Hirobi. ⌠They▓ll never take orders from someone who betrayed their master!!!■ Hirobi groaned as his barrier began to crack and shatter. ⌠Oh, I would certainly imagine so. But, will they take orders from the man who fought bravely alongside their master, up until the moment he was struck down on the battle field by the enemy?■ Daroshay laughed flying into the air his long robes flapping around him.
⌠ARRRRRRRRRRGH!!! YOU TRAITOR!!!■ Hirobi screamed as the psychic blast broke through smashing him into the asphault and relentlessly pressing on. ⌠Neeeeeeeeeeegh..■ Hirobi squirmed as he the blast crushed him further and further into the earth. His mask began to crack along the edges.
⌠Damn it.■ Hiroko grumbled keeping up the torrent of violet energy flowing from her forehead. Still due to their equality of power she could not manage to destroy him so long as Hirobi concentrated on his defense.
⌠Need some help?■ Daroshay asked walking along a path of orange energy right up along side Hiroko. ⌠What? I thought you were with him?■ Hiroko squirmed feeling quite uncomfortable, un able to hold off the assault and defend herself if Daroshay chose to struck.
⌠AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAEGGGH!!!■ Hirobi continued to cry out as his body vibrated violently, the comparably soft tarmac warping in around him causing parked cars to slide towards him and being blown to pieces the moment they contacted the torrent of psychic energy. Hirobi▓s face mask continued to crack, bits of it shattering off now.
⌠He can not be trusted. You know he murdered every human in his world for his own selfish gains?■ Daroshay asked summoning up a orange psychic vision orb that displayed Admiral Hirobi▓s empty world along with shots of him ripping Son-Son▓s tail and spinal column out, among other violent sights. ⌠Now is that anyway to rule a world?■ ⌠I see.■ Hiroko smiled nodding her head. ⌠So┘■ Daroshay asked tapping his foot on the sold light platform. ⌠Need some help?■ ⌠Sounds like a plan.■ Hiroko replied. Daroshay cringed his fingers claw like and placed them next to his forehead. Connecting the thumbs and spacing the index fingers out to create 3 sides of a square. ⌠Animus, Flatus!■ Daroshay called out a three finger wide and high blast of energy shot out from his forehead and joined into Hiroko▓s swirling and corkscrewing around her violet energy the blast struck down into Hirobi ripping straight into his chest burning and cauterizing the wound as it continued to spread an inch every second.
⌠AAEHEEEEEEH EEEEEEEEEH!!!!■ Hirobi thrashed in pain as his torso was burnt away till only disattached limbs and everything above his neck remained. At this moment his mask completely disintegrated into a fine powder. ⌠Now┘■ Daroshay flew straight down foot forward. ⌠HIIIIIIII!!!!■ His foot moved at fantastic speeds gathering momentum until finally it met Hirobi▓s face just as his emerald eyes began to glow.
⌠Meh┘eh..blurble┘■ Hirobi▓s disembodied head gurgled for a few seconds before Daroshays boot flew onto it crushing Admiral Hirobi▓s beautiful face underneath his foot. Light red fluids and orange stuff flowed out from underneath Prince Daroshay▓s brown boots, soaking Hirobi▓s long silver hair. ⌠YAAAAA!!!■ Daroshay fired out a blast from each of his palms straight into Hirobi▓s arms causing them to vibrate a bit before exploding in a gooey burst. ⌠Aaaah┘■ Daroshay sighed looking back up to Hiroko who looked down with a slightly disgusted look. ⌠Oh? Too gory for you?■ Daroshay tilted his head slightly before launching himself out of the pit and back up 80 feet to meet Hiroko. ⌠Then just think about the millions of babies he butchered, as they cried clinging to their mothers cold dead Teets. The civilization he extinguished┘ and good and the bad that he slayed to achieve what he thought was a perfect society┘no society.■ Daroshay hissed into her ears.
⌠It▓s still pretty nasty looking.■ Hiroko replied throwing up a bit in her mouth at the sight of Hirobis shatter squished face and charred remains.
⌠Very well┘if you feel the bastard deserves a burial.■ Daroshay reached down and telekinetically pulled the displaced asphalt back over Hirobi▓s charred corpse and filled in the crater. ⌠Hic, Hoc, Potani, Activato.■ The asphalt and dirt suddenly heated up and smoothed over reforming into a flat patch of parking space. Leaving no sign (besides the dozens of ruined vehicles and debris) of the conflict.
⌠So┘ now do we fight again?■ Hiroko asked readying her scythe.
⌠Fight? Why of course not. I simply fought you as a means to destroy that genocidal fool. Now I propose an offer. I have recently discovered the existence of many other worlds, and I have developed a form of technology that allows me to journey between them. There are atleast 12 other worlds, and I would be more then willing to give you this one, if you were to side with my cause.■ Daroshay explained. ⌠Think about it, an entire army, an space fleet, and unlimited resources to remake the world, as you see fit.■ ⌠That sounds┘not half bad. But┘how do I know YOU won▓t simply crush MY head in should the mood strike you?■ Hiroko asked stepping back in mid air a bit.
⌠Oh, you don▓t┘but. Do you really think I▓ am more powerful then you?■ Daroshay asked with a sly smile.
⌠Heh┘good point. Well┘what the hell.■ Hiroko shook hands with Daroshay, suddenly feeling a horrible burning sensation in the middle of her palm. ⌠Neh.■ Hiroko pulled her hand back and looked down to see the Tractonia symbol now burned into her palm. ⌠Hrrm┘.■ Hiroko clenched her fist shrouding it in violet light, opened her palm again, but still the symbol remained. ⌠What the hell is this!?!■ ⌠Oh, that is my mark. It grants you the position of number two amongst my forces.■ Prince Daroshay explained as he pulled out a communicator. ⌠David┘please cancel the Rosebud operations in this world.■ ⌠What? Why sire?■ ⌠We▓ve found a much greater prize.■ Daroshay smirked, smiling slyly towards Hiroko.
-----Meanwhile in the universe of BSSMShadows-
⌠Hahahhahahaha! It was a Volkswageon wrapped around a Volvo!■ Dan laughed at the kitchen table. Onryuku who was red in the face continued to hoot. ⌠Ehehheheheh! Oh my goodness┘ heheheheh!■ Onryuku laughed tea spouting slightly out of his nostrils. Kakure watched the scene with mixed emotions. One part of her was ecstatic to see her father hitting it off with Dan so well, but another part was asking why her father was acting so darn nice? And was he seriously laughing. ⌠You┘you are a very funny man, Dan-kun.■ ⌠Dude, did you just call me Dan-Kun┘wow┘I▓m working my way up the ladder.■ Dan laughed hysterically as he bit off another piece of the Kushidango and rolled it around in his mouth.
⌠So┘uh┘what do you think of my Kushidango?■ Kakure asked nervously.
⌠This┘ is AWESOME!!!■ Dan thundered with his mouth open bits flying across the table hitting Kakure in the face. ⌠Uh┘oops.■ Dan shrinked back a bit. ⌠Look er, let me help you.■ Dan reached with a napkin for her face but Kakure moved away. ⌠It▓s okay┘I▓ll just go┘to the bathroom.■ Kakure said fumbling out of her chair and slinking off to the bathroom.
⌠Huh, why don▓t you just wipe it off here!?!■ Dan called out as she disappeared down the hallway. Onryuku looked to Dan with a look of concern. ⌠I don▓t know if things are different in America, but usually if a women runs off to the bathroom┘it▓s probably not a good sign.■ Onryuku explained.
⌠Canada┘so you mean, like, she▓s upset about something?■ Dan asked with a confused expression.
⌠That or her pads▓ leaking┘■ Onryuku shrugged turning away from Dan and continuing to eat some noodles.
Dan: O.O┘.
Onryuku: What?
Dan: Uh┘.
Onryuku: Presuming they leak.
Dan: Leak┘.O.O Onryuku: Urgh just go see what she wants!
Dan pulled himself away from the table and made his way slowly down the hall, and knocked on the door. ⌠Hey, Kakure? What▓s going on?■ Dan asked awkwardly not used to this certain aspect of relationships. Suddenly the door swung open, Kakure grabbed Dan by the front of his white dress shirt and pulled him in, closing the door behind him.
Inside Kakure didn▓t look very happy.
⌠Dan.■ Kakure said in a scornful voice.
⌠eh, yeaaah┘■ Dan replied in a nervous almost childish voice.
⌠Did you drug my father?■ Kakure asked with a dead pan look.
⌠Wha? No, I don▓t even know where I can buy weed in this town, er I mean no, why?■ Dan replied raising an eyebrow.
⌠I have not seen my dad laugh for over 5 years┘■ Kakure replied with a frown.
⌠Well┘then why is THIS a bad thing?■ Dan asked tilting his head to the side.
⌠You just don▓t understand do you?■ Kakure replied folding her arms and turning her back to him.
⌠No, not really.■ Dan replied shaking his head. ⌠If I was to walk in on us I▓d think , theirs a happy, if not a bit untraditional family.■ ⌠My father wanted a boy!■ Kakure shouted throwing her arms back in frustration and lowering her brow.
⌠Really?■ Dan asked. ⌠You▓re a lot cuter then a boy.■ ⌠No┘look┘I▓ve just always had this feeling that dad ignores me, because he doesn▓t want to think I exist┘■ Kakure sulked lowering her head. ⌠And just looking at how he acts around you, well, it just seals the deal┘■ ⌠Naaah, I▓m not seeing that.■ Dan shook his head back and forth. ⌠Sure it▓s not just all in your head?■ ⌠Do not belittle me Dan!■ Kakure cried back. ⌠Urrrgh┘■ ⌠Look, I don▓t know much. But from what I▓ve seen and heard so far, your father really loves you. He just doesn▓t know how too┘if that makes any sense at all?■ Dan looked off a bit. ⌠But┘. You know┘maybe with me around, things will change? Maybe he just didn▓t like the idea of it just being the two of you, or something like that, urgh┘ well. I don▓t know what else to say.■ Dan hung his head in shame at not being able to come up with something of a solution. ⌠I▓m sorry, if you want I can just leave now.■ Dan turned and headed for the door.
⌠No!■ Kakure placed her hand on his shoulder and Dan slowly turned around. ⌠Don▓t go.■ Dan looked down to Kakure. Who eyes glimmering a bit with tears. ⌠Don▓t go anywhere.■ Kakure collapsed into Dan▓s arms.
⌠Uh.■ Dan looked down to her awkwardly for a moment before wrapping his own arms around her, holding her up and bringing her slightly closer, feeling her warmth through his fairly thin white dress shirt. ⌠I▓m not leaving┘■ Dan said calmly looking across to Kakure, his own shortness making him on level with her own eye line even if she was slightly hunched over. ⌠I won▓t ever leave.■ Dan continued to look into Kakures eyes briefly before she closed her eyes and moved in closer towards him. ⌠┘■ Dan moved in towards Kakures lips, then pulled back. ⌠Wait.■ ⌠Huh?■ Kakure opened her eyes and looked to Dan with a confused expression. Why▓d he stop? The question was answered however as Dan closed his own eyes and moved towards Kakure, this time on feeling alone. ⌠Giggle.■ Kakure and Dan locked lips for quite a bit lost within their own sensations until finally they separated, the two of them exchanging affectionate looks. ⌠So, I guess this is our first real kiss then?■ Kakure asked while still embracing Dan.
⌠You taste like that Kushidango.■ Dan said smacking his lips.
⌠Your hopeless.■ Kakure letting go Dan and pushing him off of herself ⌠Eh?■ Dan scratched his bushy blonde hair a bit. ⌠So, your happy now?■ Dan asked with a confused expression.
⌠Come on.■ Kakure grabbed Dan by the hand and left the bathroom and went back into the kitchen.
⌠So┘?■ Onryuku looked to the two smiling.
⌠So what?■ Kakure asked smiling as though nothing was out of place.
⌠Excellent.■ ----------------Later that Night-
⌠Yes, yes, I▓d love to stay Onryuku but, well their aren▓t any beds here, and I▓ve got work in the morning┘■ Dan sighed as he stood in the door way.
⌠Well, if you say so.■ Onryuku shrugged a bit. ⌠You probably won▓t see me for at least another month though. The companies shipping me out to Boston tomorrow.■ ⌠Well see you then.■ Dan waved, turning around and walking down the fairly quiet street towards Ashikoto high. ⌠Hey┘look, out in the street, can▓t you see the man is Dan Daroshay┘Hey look, rocken the streets, don▓t you know the man is Dan Daroshay┘■ Dan hummed to himself as he skipped along the dark streets.

---------MEANWHILE in Rosella Outpost 1-
Floating in the depths of space, an armada/fleet of hundreds of starships float. Hundreds more smaller fighters hidden in their hulls, they are the nearly pointless forces of the recently deceased Admiral Hirobi. This was the world he had spent so many years in, populated completely by Animoids, a bizarre and quite possibly unholy creature of his creation. Part animal half man, they held the physical appearance of humans but with animal tendencies and appearances. The ships themselves were smooth and curved with a fish like design and constructed completely out of a silver finish. Among them were also Rosella ships, much more jagged and piercing in design with bits and pieces of their mechanical parts sticking out, not hidden or clothed with armor plating like Hirobi▓s fleet. In the middle of all of this was a single ship that resembled a lotus blossom, Admiral Hirobi▓s floating palace. A small jagged shaped shuttle raced towards the bottom of the lotus docking into the landing platform. As Hiroko, David and Daroshay stepped out of their shuttle they were greeted by a small flock of Animoids dressed in blue and gold outfits very similar to Admiral Hirobi.
▒Remember, stick to the story I told you, and they will fall into our hands.▓ Prince Dan telekinetically communed with Hiroko.
▒Why do we want┘these┘creatures? On our side? Aren▓t they just as bad as they▓re creator?▓ Hiroko asked back, a duffel bag swinging at her side. ▒These, Animoids as he called them, are simply pawns created by Hirobi and led astray. They are no more evil then any other human, if not a bit kinder.▓ Daroshay replied.
One fox-girl approached Daroshay and Hiroko with a worried look. ⌠We received your transmission that┘ is he truly?■ She asked with a very tearful expression. Daroshay simply bowed and reaching into his robes pulled out Admiral Hirobi▓s face mask cracked and broken.
⌠Gaaaaaasp!■ The entire audience of Animoids gasped and collapsed upon one another in grief, many of their animal instincts taking over, they began to howl, squawk and meow with saddened calls that could almost be heard out in the very void of space.
⌠I am┘so immensely sorry.■ Prince Daroshay lied especially well rising back to his feet. ⌠The two of us, fought so hard┘but they▓re were too many of them┘■ Daroshay moaned punching the floor of the battle ship in sorrow.
⌠Who┘who did this to our master?■ The fox girl asked gritting her teeth.
⌠Moco┘Loco.■ Hiroko said pulling out the helmet and inside it, the disembodied head of the iron clad hero. ⌠After he murdered Hirobi, we used our combined psychic rage to destroy him.■ Daroshay began to hover off the floor generating a platform out of orange energy.
⌠His mercy was his downfall.■ Daroshay announced as he hovered high above the hanger, his voice booming across the entire room. ⌠His enemies took advantage of him, knowing he would never kill┘now I ask you┘will you live by his folly?■ The Animoids exchanged expressions of confusion, hatred and dread with one another. ⌠Will you stand beside me and Hiroko as we continue to fight the very evil that cut short your masters life?■ Daroshay asked clenching a white gloved fist. The Animoids began to nod their heads slowly. ⌠Will you help me unite the very cosmos, for peace, for security, for one Rossela Empire!?!■ The Animoids broke into cheers. ⌠Do not hesistate, show no mercy!!!■ The Animoids broke into thunderous applause. Daroshay took it in slowing drawing his arms towards himself as though he was bringing in the very souls of the masses. ⌠Sir┘■ David called up to his master. ⌠We have a problem┘■ ▒What is it David┘I▓m sort of having a moment here.▓ Daroshay asked over a psychic link not even bothering to look down to David.
⌠The┘erm scouting team that went into Universe 8┘they▓ve been┘completely annihilated.■ ▒Have you sent in any forces yet?▓ ⌠Sir┘they▓ve been destroyed too┘along with 2 Bulbs┘we▓re losing.■ ▒I see┘▓ ⌠We march to Universe 8 in Twelve hundred hours!■ Prince Daroshay announced pointing upwards, the audience breaking into thunderous applause.