Kaorin: Way to go genius you goofed it up again.

AR: Excuse me?

Kaorin: You got the years wrong, 1999, 2000, 2001... WE DIDN’T GRADUATE UNTIL 2001 NOT 2003!!!

AR: Oh I have a simple explanation for that.

Kaorin: Please don’t say the magic of Christmas…. Because it’s March you know.

AR: On with the show folks. (sweat drop)

Azumanga Daioh Is Not Mine, it belongs to Kiyohiko Azuma

Azumanga Daioh: Invading America

By Anime Rebirth

(Part 6)

The Azu-Girls were on the road as they continued their tour in their recently acquired RV as hey all had decided to head to Florida next.

“Got any two’s?” Kagura asked.

“Go Fish.” Chiyo responded.

“Damn Chiyo, that’s 10 in a row.” Kagura said as she threw her cards on the table. “Is there anything you’re not good at?”

“We’ll I’m still terrible at tongue twisters.” Chiyo responded as she closed her eyes and smiled.

Meanwhile, Tomo had fallen asleep on Yomi’s lap.

“Doesn’t she bother you there?” Osaka asked as she just stared at them.

“Not really, if I woke her up now, she would probably just start annoying the hell out of everybody.” Yomi responded.

“I guess so.” Osaka said as she was about to walk off. “But she sure does look peaceful.” she added as she then walked off.

“Yeah.” Yomi said to herself as she stared at the sleeping Tomo. “She sure does.” she then gave a small but warm smile.

Up front, Kaorin was driving as she was the one who knew about America the most, next to Chiyo of course, but Chiyo didn’t have a driver’s license.

“This is quite a country.” Sakaki who was in the passenger seat said as she stared out the window.

“Yes…it…is.” Kaorin responded as she blushed.

Sakaki couldn’t help but give a small smile. “Poor girl, she must have been through a lot.” she thought as she turned to face Kaorin. “You know Kaorin.” Sakaki told her. “If you want I could try driving it for a while.”

“Um…Sorry Sakaki-san, but I am the only one with a driver’s license, so we can’t risk any trouble.” Kaorin responded as she closed her eyes and smiled.

“KAORIN OPEN YOUR EYES!!!!” Sakaki screamed.

Kaorin did just that as she saw a cow on the road. “OH MY GOD!!!!!” she screamed as she quickly slammed on the brakes.

In the back, the rest of the Azu-Girls fell forward hard.

“WHAT THE HELL?!!!” Kagura screamed.

Chiyo slowly stood up. “Is everyone okay?” She asked in a concerned tone.

“Define okay.” Yomi said as she slowly stood up.

“I’m fine Chiyo-Chan.” Osaka said as she just giggled. “LET’S DO IT AGAIN!!!!!”

“NO!!!!!” Chiyo, Kagura and Yomi screamed.

“Hey wait a minute, where’s Tomo?” A concerned Yomi asked.

“She’s fine.” Kagura responded. “Look.”

She pointed on the floor and the four Azu-Girls saw Tomo, snoring away on the floor.

“I swear that girl could sleep through a lighting storm.” Yomi said.

“Ooooo, I like storms.” Osaka quickly said.

“You would.” Kagura responded.

Kaorin and Sakaki quickly came out from the front…..

“Is everyone okay?” Kaorin asked.

“Dammit Kaorin, why’d you slam on the brakes like that?” Kagura asked.

“Sorry there was a cow on the road and I saw it too late so I quickly hit the brakes.” Kaorin explained.

“How can you miss a cow?” Yomi asked.

“Don’t blame her.” Sakaki said. “I am mainly responsible.”

“No, I’m the one who’s driving, I should’ve been more careful and look at the road.” Kaorin added.

“Well the main thing is that no one is hurt right?” Chiyo said as she gave a warm smile.

“You’re right Chiyo-Chan.” Yomi said.

“Can we see the cow?” Osaka asked.

Everyone just laughed as Osaka just stared at everyone with a confused face. Well almost everyone….

“They may take our lives…but they will never take our…. freedom.” Tomo said as she was apparently dreaming.

After a while, they finally made a stop…..

“Aw, but I wanted to go to Orlando.” Osaka said as she gave a disappointed look. “I want to see Mickey.”

“We’ll go there I promise.” Chiyo said. “But I’ve always wanted to see Weeki Wachee.” Chiyo said.

“Well….okay.” Osaka said as she sighed.

Yes Weeki Wachee, population….12 according to the last census, but it was home to the famous Weeki Wachee Springs, home of the famous Mermaids. Chiyo had always dreamed of visiting there since she heard about it from her first trip to America to attend college.

“If there’s any talking crabs or fish, I’m gonna head back to Tokyo.” Tomo said as she yawned.

“Well make sure you’re fully awake, because you’re likely to end up dreaming about it.” Yomi said as she gave a little smirk.

“Oh ha ha.” Tomo responded as she placed her hands over her head to stretch.

“I can’t wait to see the Mermaid show.” Sakaki said as she blushed.

“Me too.” Kaorin said as she just stared at Sakaki.

“Um, Kaorin, you’re getting a little to close.” Sakaki told her.

“Oh sorry.” Kaorin said as she backed away a little bit as she blushed in embarrassment.

The Azu-Girls took their seats as the show began with the narration…..

“Imagine a place, serene, tranquil, and peaceful ….”

“A place of weightlessness , a world as old as time and as new as a dream….”

“Behold this beauty, as this story unfolds….”

The lights were turned up, and in the middle of the aquarium was someone dressed as a mermaid who was smiling at the audience…

“Cul.” Osaka said as her eyes grew wide as Chiyo was translating what the narrator was saying.

The narration continued….

“Far out in our sea, where the water is as blue as the loveliest cornflower, and as pure as the clearest glass….”

“And it is deep, here dwells a wondrous race of people, half human…half fish.”

“These people spend their time tending to their undersea gardens…”

“How do you water an undersea garden?” Tomo whispered.

“Quiet and let us enjoy the show.” Yomi scolded.

The narration continued as the Mermaid was swimming around looking at her… ‘garden’.

“They offer food to the fish, who eat right out of their hands….”

“GROSS!!!!!!” Tomo yelled which caused everyone in the audience to stare at her.

“Tomo….that’s enough.” Yomi scolded again.

The mermaid continued to swim around.

“I wish I could be a mermaid.” Osaka said as her eyes appeared to twinkle with the water in the aquarium.

“I wonder if they breath underwater.” Kagura asked.

“Of course they do.” Tomo added. “They’re Mermaids.”

“Oh no.” Yomi whispered.

“What’s wrong?” Kaorin asked.

“Nothing as long as….” Yomi started.

“Where do you think their gills are.” Osaka asked.

“…Osaka doesn’t say or ask anything.” Yomi finished as she sweat dropped.

“Hey yeah, I’ve seen lots of pictures of mermaids and I’ve never seen any gills on them.” Kagura said.

“Maybe they’re on their butt.” Osaka responded.

“No way, they don’t have any butts.” Tomo explained. “But in would be interesting to know where they would be.”

“Oh God it’s the return of the Bonkuras.” Yomi thought as she sweat dropped.

“It was then that the mermaid grabbed an air hose and took a breath from it.

“HEY, WAIT A MINUTE!!!!!” Tomo said as she quickly stood up. “I THOUGHT MERMAIDS ARE SUPPOSED TO BREATH UNDERWATER!!!!!!”

“WHAT A RIP!!!” Kagura screamed as she quickly stood up as well.

“What did they say, what did they say?” Osaka asked.

“These are fake mermaids.” Tomo told her in Japanese.

“Fake….Mermaids.” Osaka said as tears appeared in her eyes.

“You see what you did, you made our friend cry.” Kagura said as she clenched her fists.

“This isn’t happening….this isn’t happening.” Chiyo thought over and over.

“We demand to see the person in charge.” Tomo said.

“Yeah we wanna give him a piece of our mind.” Kagura added.

“Not real.” Osaka said in Japanese as she continued to cry.

“This is becoming real disastrous.” Sakaki said.

“Everyone is staring.” Kaorin said as she tried to hide her face.

“They may have gone too far this time.” Yomi added.

“And another thing….” Tomo started.

“WILL YOU THREE PLEASE SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!!!!” Someone yelled.

Everyone froze in place when they saw who was the one that yelled.

“C…Chiyo-Chan?” Yomi said in a shocked tone.

“I’ve always wanted to see here ever since I first heard about it, but you three have ruined this experience for me.” Chiyo told the Bonkuras. “Maybe I’ve never said anything in high school because I was trying to be polite but now that I have a chance I’m going to tell you once and for all…. GROW THE HELL UP!!!!!”

Tomo, Kagura and Osaka just stared at Chiyo.

“Chiyo-Chan.” Sakaki said in a disappointed tone.

“Let’s just go.” Chiyo said as she got up and left.

“She didn’t mean it.” Yomi told them.

“Yeah, I’m sure she was just letting off steam.” Kaorin added.

“No she’s right.” Tomo said.

“We were always at the butts of everyone’s jokes.” Kagura also said.

“But worse of all, Chiyo-Chan is now mad at us.” Osaka said as she just stared at the floor.

And with that, the rest of the Azu-Girls left.

It was a quiet trip as the RV was heading towards Orlando.

“We’ll be there soon.” Kaorin told Chiyo who had joined her up front.

“Whatever.” Chiyo said as she stared out the window.

“You know Chiyo-Chan, The Bonkuras may have been an annoying group in high school, but you did really hurt their feelings but yelling at them like that.” Kaorin told her.

“I’ve should’ve done it long ago.” Chiyo responded. “Maybe they would’ve matured.”

“Chiyo…”Kaorin said.

“Just keep driving.” Chiyo said as she just stared out the window.

Yomi and Sakaki just stared at the three Bonkuras.

“You think we should tell them anything?” Sakaki asked.

“What can we tell them?” Yomi said as she stared at Tomo who just had her head on a table. “Getting yelled at like that from Chiyo was like ice water getting thrown in their face.”

Sakaki stared at Kagura Who was sitting down staring at the ceiling. “This is so wrong.” she thought.

Osaka was in the bathroom staring at the mirror. “Focus…..focus….focus…..” She told herself over and over.

The girls reached Orlando…..

“So where should we go first?” Kaorin asked Chiyo.

“I don’t care.” Chiyo responded.

“Oh that is it.” Kaorin said as she slammed the brakes.

“WHERE DID YOU LEARN TO DRIVE KAORIN?!!!” Yomi yelled from the back.

“Okay sure, they ruined your experience in Weeki Wachee, but what you’re doing is no different.” Kaorin told her. “If you continue this, the whole trip is going to be ruined.”

“What…..” Chiyo started.

“Oh don’t you dare say that.” Kaorin said. “You know, I’ve always dreamed of being part of this group, the six of you did everything together, but after this, I’m starting to have second thoughts.”

Chiyo just stared at her.

“Do you know how many times I’ve cried at night because I’ve felt all alone, how nobody ever gave a shit about me, well after what happened back in New York, It was the first time in my life that I felt truly happy and you’re just taking that feeling away from me the way you’re acting right now.” Kaorin said as tears came out of her yes. “You should feel damn lucky that you’ve made friends who care about you so much.”

“Kaorin.” Chiyo said as she was starting to show guilt in her eyes.

“Right now, I’ll bet Tomo Kagura and Osaka feel like I did all those years ago.” Kaorin explained. “Please, they can’t help who they are, do you really want them to change.”

“I… suppose not.” Chiyo said as she stared at the back.

“Please Chiyo-Chan, forgive them.” Kaorin said as she smiled.

Yomi helped Sakaki up. “You okay?” she asked.

“I wonder if it was another cow.” Sakaki responded.

Osaka came out of the bathroom. “DO IT AGAIN!!!!!”

“Well it seems she’s doing okay.” Yomi said as she sighed.

It was then that Chiyo came in from the front.

“Tomo-san….Kagura-san…..Osaka-san…. What I did back in Weeki….. It was unforgivable.” Chiyo said as she stared at the Bonkuras with tears in her eyes. “Even though I don’t deserve it….. Can you find it in your hearts to forgive me…. I’m really….really sorry.”

“Give us a sec.” Tomo said as she Kagura and Osaka huddled up.

“You’ve got to be kidding me.” Yomi said as she sweat dropped.

“It’s okay.” Chiyo said as she smiled. “That’s what makes them so special.”

The Bonkuras broke out of their huddle and just stared at Chiyo. “Okay we’ve decided to forgive you.” she said. “On one condition.”

“What?” Chiyo asked in a confused tone.

“That you forgive us.” Osaka said.

“Yeah, you’ve dreamed of that moment and we ruined it for you.” Kagura explained.

“We promise to change and act more responsible from now on.” Tomo told her.

“No, you can’t.” Chiyo quickly said. “That’s what make you….you. I’d feel like a complete baka if you changed because of me…. I….LOVE YOU!!!!” Chiyo said as she ran up to them and gave them a big hug as she started to cry.

“I wonder what made her apologize.” Yomi said.

It was then that Kaorin came out.

“Arigato Kaorin.” Chiyo said as she smiled at her as tears continued to come out. “You really made me think about what you told me.”

Sakaki just stared at Kaorin. “So…caring.” she thought.

“Well Disneyworld is nearby, you wanna head there?” Kaorin asked.

“YOU BET!!!!” All The azu-girls yelled.

And so they continued on their way..

(Song Starts……)

The girls just stood and saw Cinderella’s Castle as their eyes grew wide.

“Well….what are we waiting for.” Chiyo asked as they headed in.

It's a world of laughter, a world or tears
its a world of hopes, its a world of fear
theres so much that we share
that its time we're aware
its a small world after all

Chiyo and Osaka are shown riding the Dumbo Ride.

“Where’s Mickey?” Osaka asked.

its a small world after all
its a small world after all
its a small world after all
its a small, small world

Yomi and Tomo were on Splash Mountain.

“How did I let you talk me into this?” Yomi asked nervously.

“Come on it’ll be fun.”

The two azu-girls went speeding down in the ‘log’ they were in.

“Well?” Tomo asked.

“LET’S DO IT AGAIN!!!!” Yomi screamed.

“THAT‘S MY GIRL!!!” Tomo said. “Although we may have to wait a long time in line again.”

“I don’t care, it’s totally worth it.”

There is just one moon and one golden sun
And a smile means friendship to everyone.
Though the mountains divide
And the oceans are wide
It's a small small world

Sakaki, Kagura and Kaorin were in the “Small World” Attraction seeing all the animatronic children singing.

“They are so cute.” Sakaki said.

“They sure are.” Kaorin added as suddenly Sakaki placed her hand on Kaorin’s shoulder.

“I smell something developing here.” Kagura thought as she smirked.

its a small world after all
its a small world after all
its a small world after all
its a small, small world

“Where’s Mickey?” Osaka asked.

“I’m sure he’s around here somewhere.” Chiyo assured her.

“But I’ve tried to look for him everywhere…. Maybe….maybe it’s his day off.” Osaka said.

“Osaka-san, trust me, Mickey is here we just have to look harder.

It was then that the rest of the Azu-Girls walked up.

“THIS HAS BEEN A BLAST!!!!” Yomi yelled.

“Wow Yomi, you seem a lot like Tomo there.” Kagura told her.

“Well…er.” Yomi said as she blushed.

“So what’s next.” Kaorin asked.

“Actually, I’ve made a special arrangement at Epcot Center, so we’d better get going.” Chiyo said as she closed her eyes and smiled.

“Is it Mickey?” Osaka quickly asked.

“The Living Seas.” Yomi read.

“I thought we’d relive one of most memorable moments from our high school days.” Chiyo said.

“Which one, we’ve had a lot of them.” Yomi told her.

“Our Scuba Diving Experience from Okinawa.” Chiyo responded.

“OH YEAH THAT WAS THE MOST COOLEST THING WE EVER DID!!!!!” Kagura said as she became excited.

“I would like to experience that again as well.” Sakaki said.

Kaorin just stared at everyone. “If it’s okay, I’ll just wait for you here while you go diving.”

“No way, you’ve gotta try this.” Tomo said.

“Yes, you’ll have a great time.” Yomi added.

“But I’ve never done this before in my life.” Kaorin told them. “I gotta admit, it sounds scary.”

Sakaki held her hand. “It’s okay, I’ll be by you ever step of the way.” she told her.

Kaorin just blushed. “You promise?” she asked.

“I do.” Sakaki assured her.

(Song Plays In Background: Umi no Naka de Osanpo)

Inside the giant aquarium the Azu-Girls were swimming around as they were enjoying themselves, but none of them more than Kaorin as she was amazed by the underwater world.

As promised Sakaki never left her side as they admired all sorts of sea creatures.

Tomo and Yomi were staring a some Clown fish as they swam by.

Kagura gave the peace sign to the people who were looking at them from outside the aquarium.

And Chiyo was admiring everything around her….. Until Osaka swam up holding some sea cucumbers which caught of guard…..again.

It was then that Osaka felt a tap on her shoulder which caused her to turn around and it was Kagura signaling her to drop the sea cucumbers.

Then they all huddled up so they could have their picture taken by an employee.

“That…was…AMAZING!!!!!” Kaorin screamed.

“YEAH I KNOW!!!!!” Kagura added.

“Did you enjoy yourself?” Sakaki asked her.

“Yes I did… and thank you for staying by my side.” Kaorin responded.

“Of course.” Sakaki said as she smiled.

“Why don’t you get a room and get it over with.” Tomo said.

The other girls couldn’t help but laugh as Sakaki and Kaorin blushed.

“Maybe…we will.” Sakaki told the wildcat.

That quickly silenced the group.

“Gotcha.” Sakaki said as she gave a small laugh.

“Sakaki-san, you got them good.” Kaorin said as she laughed as well.

“But it’s not fair I never got to see…..MICKEY!!!!!” Osaka screamed as she pointed into the aquarium.

And sure enough, there was Scuba Diving Mickey inside waving at them.

“You’re dreams…come….true.” Osaka said as her eyes twinkled.

And so with their Florida adventure behind them, the decision was being made where to head next. As they were stopped at a convenience store.

“How about Georgia?” Yomi asked.

“No way I wanna go see Louisiana, I hear they really like to party there.” Tomo responded.

“There’s gotta be an easier way to settle this.” Kagura said.

“I got it.” Osaka said as she taped the map she had to the RV.

“Osaka-san, what are you doing?” Chiyo asked.

“Decided our next stop.” Osaka responded as she took out a straw and unwrapped the paper around it.

“Why do you have a straw?” Tomo asked.

“Just in case we have situations like this.” Osaka answered.

“Of course how silly of me to ask.” Tomo said as she sweat dropped.

Osaka rolled up the paper and placed it in her mouth and started to chew. She then blew into the straw causing the spitball to land somewhere on the map.

“Well, where did it land?” Yomi asked.

Chiyo walked up to the map. “San Antonio Texas.” she responded.

“COOL HOME OF THE ALAMO!!!!!” Tomo said as she pumped her fist in the air.

“Well I guess we’d better tell Kaorin….” Kagura said. “Hey where is she anyway, as well as Sakaki.”

“Oh they said they needed to take care of something in the RV.” Chiyo responded.

“You guys just go to the store and pick us up some supplies, I’ll go tell them our next destination.”

Yomi opened the door to the RV. “Hey guys we’ve decided where….to…..go….next?”

What Yomi saw caught her off guard. There on the floor was Sakaki and Kaorin covered in a blanket on with their clothes scattered everywhere.

“Oh Yomi.” Kaorin said as she and Sakaki blushed. “We um, kinda started something here.”

“I can see that.” Yomi responded.

“Could you give us some time to …get ourselves decent?” Sakaki asked.

“Not a problem.” Yomi said as she closed her eyes and smiled.

The other Azu-Girls walked up holding bags full of supplies.

“Well?” Kagura asked.

“They need a few more minutes.” Yomi responded. “Oh and can we go rent a steam cleaner somewhere before we continue on our trip.” she added.

The other Azu-Girls just gave Yomi a confused look.

DA DA DAA DA DA DAA DA DA DAAA DAAA DAAA!!!!!!!!!

Well I’ll bet that ending caught you by surprise as well. XD

Well this is the longest of the Chapters I’ve written in this story but I really got into it and I hope you enjoyed it.

I added the “It’s A Small World Song” because of all the times I did it as a parody and I thought it would be funny to actually include the original version.

Also the song… or actually background music I used in their scuba scene was Umi no Naka de Osanpo, which was used as the background music in the anime when the girls scuba dived in Okinawa.

Well now the Girls are off to Texas. Will the Lone Star State be ready for them? XD

Okay fave Azu moment time.

What is your favorite Kaorin Moment.

Mine was the way she reacted during the drive to the third year trip to Chiyo’s Beach House, which is actually my fave moment overall in the Series… CLASSIC

Well I’ll be waiting to here your favorite Kaorin Moment.

So until then, take care…..AR

‘TILL NEXT TIME

BTW I know I said I’d have this up by Friday, well I just couldn’t wait ^^o