Hidden Weapons United CH 13
^^^=Flashback / "Japanese" / ' Thought ' / :Chinese: / {English} / [written]
Ryoga looked out at the gathering crowd. ‘I wonder what’s going on.’ He walked up to one of the girls and smiled. "Umm, miss, what’s going on?"
The girl turned and smiled. "Muu-tsuu is going to fight. Soon we’ll see who his wife will be. If he loses, he’ll have to fight us. But if he wins."
Ryoga nodded and eased past the girl. ‘Who could he be fighting?’ He looked over towards the town hall and gasped. ‘He’s fighting Destine!?’ He ran over to Destine and threw his arms out. "I won’t let you sis. I won’t let you fight him."
"Stay out of this brother. It’s my choice." Destine smiled and stretched. "Besides why do you care?"
"I won’t let you. He may cheat to win."
Destine laughed. "Sure, and the sky is green. He won’t cheat. In fact, we aren’t even going to use our weapons. This is purely hand to hand." She reached up and undid the button on her shoulder. Untying the sash she removed her robe and set it on the ground. She unfastened her arm pieces and set them on top of her robe.
Lipstick came over and checked to make sure Destine wasn’t hiding any weapons. "Ryoga, would you go check Muu-tsuu?" Lipstick turned to Ryoga and smiled.
"Sure." Ryoga walked over and waited for Mousse to remove all his weapons. Ryoga patted him down making sure all the weapons had been removed. "Mousse, you hurt her.."
Mousse adjusted his glasses and glared at Ryoga. "Don’t start. I don’t want to have to hurt her but it’s the only way I can beat her." Mousse grabbed a piece of string and tied his hair back. "If you don’t want to see this you don’t have to."
"Fine." Ryoga turned and walked back to the house. ‘I was only trying to protect my sister.’
THIRTY MINUTES LATER
*KRAK! DWOOM!*
Ryoga looked up from Destine’s sketchbook. "What the?" He ran to the door and looked outside. Where Mousse and Destine had been fighting stood a gigantic twister. "The Dragon’s Heaven Blast? NO! SIS!" Ryoga rushed to towards the twister. "SIS!"
"Ryoga stop! You’ll get sucked in as well!" Lipstick grabbed his arm and held him back.
"What happened?" Ryoga turned to Lipstick and grasped her arms. A blue bandanna came floating down and landed softly on his head. He grabbed it and stared. "This is Destine’s!"
"Muu-tsuu and Destine began fighting and it seemed that Destine would win. Her battle aura was flaring and all of us felt that there was no way Muu-tsuu could have learned the Dragon’s Heaven Blast. That was until we noticed his battle aura was non-existent and he was moving in a spiral. I think Destine saw it as well, but she couldn’t stop. With one final move Muu-tsuu released the blast. Then you ran up." Lipstick sighed. "How could he have learned that move?"
"He learn by watching." Shampoo walked up to them and frowned. "I always wonder why he watch me practice."
"Then Destine is.." Ryoga broke free of Lipstick’s grasp and rushed forward. "I’ll kill him!" He burst through the ring of people and stared in awe.
Mousse was standing in the middle of the twister staring up into the sky, his hair and robes flapping about him. Suddenly there was a scream and Destine came plummeting back towards the earth, and Mousse lifted his hands to catch her. She landed against Mousse and knocked him backwards, holding her tightly a slight smile crossed his face. "I win."
"MOUSSE! HOW DARE YOU USE THAT ATTACK AGAINST HER!!!" Ryoga rushed towards Mousse. "I’LL KILL YOU!"
Mousse stood up still holding Destine in his arms. Eyeshadow, Mascara, and Cologne stepped in front of Mousse. Eyeshadow held her arms out blocking his way. "Come no further Ryoga Hibiki. You may not interfere with Amazon law. Muu-tsuu has won fair and square, though how he learned the Dragon’s Heaven Blast is beyond us." They turned to Mousse and bowed. "You have beaten Destine. She is to become your bride."
The world seemed to slip away from Ryoga. "No, his bride?" He fell to his knees. ‘Destine, how could you have agreed to the fight? How could I have agreed to let you?’
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Destine awoke and sat up. ‘It’s night? How long have I been out?’ She looked next to her to see Mousse leaned up against the wall fast asleep. Destine began to replay the fight in her mind and sighed. ‘There was no way I could have pulled my aura back in fast enough. The only thing I could do was try to weaken the blast a bit. I was so STUPID not to see what he was doing.’ She sighed and stood up. Instantly she began to wobble and was forced to sit back down. ‘Guess I’m still a bit dazed.’ Trying again she managed to stay standing. She walked over to Mousse and sat down next to him. "Mousse?" She flicked him on the nose.
Mousse jumped and whirled around. "Who’s there? Des-chan?" He smiled and hugged her. "You’re all right!"
Destine smiled and leaned against him. "Of course. Why wouldn’t I be?"
"You’ve been out for the past six hours. I’ve been trying to explain to Ryoga that you would be all right but it was like reasoning with a brick wall. Hit’s like one too." Mousse slipped on his glasses. "Lipstick finally dragged him off."
"Why?"
"He kept trying to beat the crap out of me." Mousse laughed. "Come to think about it, I think Lipstick has a thing for Ryoga."
Destine nodded and looked around. "Where are we?"
"We’re at my house. Gel’s asleep in the other room. She’s the one who patched you back up and put you in some fresh clothes. I must say, you weren’t wearing much when you came back down." Mousse turned slight red and smiled. "You were down to your bra and a very torn pair of pants. Even your bandanna had been ripped off by the blast. You’re wearing one of my old robes right now. Gel didn’t feel like digging through your stuff for fear that you had booby-trapped it. So she just grabbed one of my robes and put it on you. It looks good on you Des-chan."
"Thanks. Were did you say Ryoga was?" Destine stood up and adjusted the robe. "It’s a bit tight in the chest."
Perfume stepped into the room. "Destine you’re awake that’s good." She set a bundle down on Destine’s bed. "I had Gel get your stuff for you. Everything’s here I think."
Destine bowed and smiled. She walked over and undid the bundle. "Yep everything’s here." She yawned and stretched. "What time is it?"
Mousse reached into his sleeve and pulled out a watch. "Around eleven." He stood up and walked out of the room. "I’ll let you change into your other clothes. I’m going to be in the kitchen."
Destine nodded and undid the robe she was wearing. She attached her arm pieces and strapped her sword to her leg.
"Destine, may I ask you a question?"
"Sure." Destine pulled on her pants and robe. "Ask away." Tying her sash around her waist she turned to face Perfume.
"Did you throw the fight?"
Destine stumbled and stared at Perfume. "What makes you think I did that?!"
"You didn’t try to get away from Muu-tsuu when he began his attack."
"Did it look like I had any choice? The best I could do was relax a bit so my aura wouldn’t be so strong. If I had thought Muu-tsuu knew that move I wouldn’t have followed him into the spiral." Destine fastened the button on her robe and pulled her hair out of it. She bowed to Perfume and walked to the kitchen. Walking up behind Mousse she smiled and rested her arms on his shoulders. "Where’s my stuff Mumu-chan?"
Mousse turned around and smiled. "It’s still in the other house. Hungry?" He got up and walked over to the small stove in the corner. "There’s still some of dinner left over."
"No thanks. I’m not very hungry right now." Destine smiled and braided her hair. "Where did you learn the Dragon’s Heaven Blast?"
"I used to follow Shampoo to her training exercises and watch. I figured out many of the moves and I sometimes use them. I used the Dragon’s Heaven Blast on you because it was the only way I could beat you without you being seriously hurt. When I noticed you were pulling in your aura I knew I would have to act fast. Luckily you pulled in enough that the blast wasn’t at full power." Mousse walked over and kissed Destine. "You’re just too smart for your own good. You overlooked the fact that I am a very fast learner and that I have had the Dragon’s Blast used against me before."
"I’m going to grab my stuff, want to come with?" Destine walked towards the front door and turned around.
"Sure."
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Ryoga sat on his sleeping bag glaring at the door. He had tried multiple times that night to escape and get his revenge on Mousse, but every time he opened the door Lipstick would push him back inside. ‘It’s not like I’m going to kill him that much.’ He stood up and walked over to the door. "May I come out now?"
Lipstick poked her head in and smiled. "Sorry Ryoga, elder’s orders I’m to keep you in here until you become level headed again. Elder Cologne says that’s going to be a while." She stepped inside and closed the door. "Why do you want to kill Muu-tsuu so badly anyway?"
"He hurt my sister. No man may hurt a woman and live." Ryoga cracked his knuckles and stared off into space.
"Then it looks like you’re going to have to stay in here forever if you can’t forgive him. Destine agreed to the fight knowing that she would probably get hurt, as did Muu-tsuu. You can’t blame either one of them for Destine’s condition." Lipstick sat down by the door and laughed. "I think Muu-tsuu surprised everyone with that move. He’s the only man to learn that technique."
"Actually there is one other. His name is Ranma Saotome. When this old freak named Happosai placed the Ultimate Weakness Moxibustion on him, Cologne taught him the move so that Ranma could defeat Happosai. And I got to be the lucky one to help him learn."
"Oh." Lipstick smiled and leaned against the wall. "Happosai is not unknown to us. He comes here every now and then and tries to steal our undergarments. I think he and Elder Cologne might have dated a long time back." She smirked. "I hope she stood him up multiple times."
There was a knock on the door and Mousse stepped in. "Is it safe?"
"YOU WILL DIE!" Ryoga jumped up and made a lunge for Mousse. Mousse let out a small yelp and put up his hands to block the attack that was coming for his face.
Destine jumped into the room and blocked Ryoga’s attack with a swift kick on the shoulder. "You will do nothing of the sort brother."
Ryoga stood up and his eyes widened. "You’re all right!" He rushed over to Destine and hugged her tightly.
"Stop, I can’t breathe." Destine reached up and pressed her fingers under Ryoga’s jaw line.
"OW!" Ryoga let go and rubbed his jaw. "Another acupressure point?"
"Nope, nerve." She ran a finger along Ryoga’s jawbone. "There is a nerve running down your jaw line that runs to the tongue and lips. It’s very sensitive."
Mousse lowered his hands and looked around. "He didn’t attack?"
Destine smiled and walked over to her backpack. "Nope. Ryoga, do you think you’ve got it under control now that I’m all right? I can’t have you attacking my future husband every second." She rolled up her sleeping bag and reattached it to her bag. "Have you been looking at my sketchbook bro?"
"Oh right." Ryoga walked over to his sleeping bag and picked up Destine’s book. "You’re a very good artist. I especially like the one you drew of Akane holding P-chan." He blushed. "Is it really true you’re going to go to Jusenkyo?"
"Yeah. I promised Akane I’d bring back some of the water to make Ranma and his father normal again. Mousse and Shampoo too. Want me to get you some?"
"Umm sure. Who’s going with you?"
Destine smiled and shouldered her pack. "I’m going alone. I need to have a little ‘talk’ with the guide there. He’s beginning to get on my nerves."
Lipstick stood up. "At least let me come with you. What if you get attacked?"
"Then I’ll get thrown into one of the springs again." Destine laughed and headed for the door. "Sure you can come along. Do you have a bike?" Lipstick nodded and ran from the room.
"Ryoga, I’m going to be staying with Mousse and his family. Why don’t you stay with Lipstick and her family? She’s taken quite a shine to you brother."
Ryoga turned bright red. "She’s what?!" Mousse stifled his laughter. Ryoga whirled around and punched Mousse in the stomach. "Shut up Duck-boy, this isn’t funny!"
Mousse sucked in a painful breath and glared back at Ryoga. "What was that for?!"
Destine quickly stepped between the two and held out her arms. "You guys mind not fighting? Ryoga, it actually is quite funny. Also a bit interesting. Lipstick obviously thinks you’re very strong and most likely handsome. You should be flattered. She’s more level headed than most of the other girls." She took Mousse’s arm and the two of them left.
‘Lipstick has taken a shine to me?!’ Ryoga sat down on his sleeping bag and held his head in his hands. ‘I am one unlucky moron.’
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Destine awoke the next morning well before dawn. Slipping on her glasses she rolled over and smiled. Mousse was lying on a sleeping mat next to her snoring softly. ‘I’ll just let him sleep. No sense in waking him up this early.’ She climbed out of her sleeping bag, rolled it up and, placing it to the side of the room she brushed and braided her hair, and put on one of her old plain robes and a pair of blue pants. ‘Now I’m ready.’ She adjusted her arm pieces and grabbed the parts of her bike. ‘I just need to put it together and then I can get going.’
Tying on her bandanna she pulled the bottles from her backpack and slipped them into her sleeves. Destine walked over to Mousse and knelt down. Leaning forward she kissed him softly on the lips and took off his glasses. "I’ll be back soon."
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Gel stepped into Mousse’s room around seven and shook her head. Walking back into the kitchen she grabbed some cold water and went back into the room. Dumping the contents on Mousse’s head she smiled faintly. "Muu-tsuu! Wake up." Mousse looked up at her and quacked loudly. "Well if you had gotten up on time I wouldn’t have done that. Destine has already left, ready to cook breakfast?" She knelt down beside Mousse and smiled. "By the way, Destine told me to tell you she loves you and she will be back in a few days. I’ll go heat some water." Gel got up and walked to the kitchen, turning on the stove she set a kettle of water on to boil. ‘Why wouldn’t Destine have woken him up before she left? It seems like the logical thing to do.’ Mousse waddled into the kitchen and looked around. Gel picked him up and chucked him lightly back into his room. "Don’t come out here, I don’t want mother knowing both of us are cursed." She shut the door to his room and turned back to the water. Dipping her finger into it she sighed. ‘Not even luke warm.’
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"Sis? Where’d you go?" Ryoga walked around the village looking left and right.
"Lose something Ryoga?" Perfume walked up next to him and smiled. "Destine and Lipstick left before dawn this morning. Care to come to our house for breakfast? Muu-tsuu is fixing us a lovely meal. We’ll probably have more than enough." She took Ryoga’s arm and led him to the house. "Destine told me how you tend to get lost. You were heading in the wrong direction, unless you were looking for Shampoo and Elder Cologne."
"Oh no, I was hoping to talk to Destine before she left that’s all." He smiled. ‘Why would she have gone off like this? It’s not like her.’ He slapped his forehead. ‘What am I thinking? Of course this is just like her. The exact opposite of me.’
"Are you all right Ryoga?" Perfume frowned with worry. "What’s wrong?"
Ryoga blushed and smiled. "N-n-nothing. I was just thinking to myself, that’s all. Sure I’ll join you guys for breakfast."
Perfume smiled and handed him the bundle of wood she was carrying. "Very well then. Shall we be off?"
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Destine adjusted her bandanna and climbed back on her bike. "Stupid flat." She turned to Lipstick and smiled slightly. "Still up to this? If it weren’t for the flat I would usually be half-way to Jusenkyo by now."
"Oh I’m just fine. You’re right though, I’m not used to riding like this." Lipstick smiled and pulled her dress down a bit. "How does shampoo do it?"
Destine smiled and reached into the bag she had slung over her shoulder. "Here, you can borrow a pair of shorts and a shirt from me. It will make it much easier for you." She tossed the bundle to Lipstick and pointed to a grove of trees. "You can change over there. I’ll make sure no one comes by."
Lipstick caught the bundle and walked off.
Destine smiled slightly and reached back into the bag. She had removed her robe to make it easier for her to travel when her bike went flat. Searching through the sleeves she came across a small lump. "What the?" She moved it around and finally managed to pull it out of the sleeve. "It’s a small box, I wonder how it got in there?" She opened it and gasped. "A ring?" Pulling it out of the box she noticed a small note attached to the ring, she undid the note from around the ring and began reading. "Des-chan, I’m sorry I couldn’t be fully awake to see you off. I placed the ring in your sleeve when you bent down to kiss me, another slight of hand trick I’m afraid. I hope you like it Des-chan. Mousse."
Destine looked at the ring and smiled. It was a gold ring with a small blue sapphire gem in the center. Slipping it on Destine sighed happily. ‘That guy.’
"I’m ready Destine. Oh my, where’d you get that ring?" Lipstick lifted Destine’s hand and inspected the ring.
"From Mousse. I found it looking for my throwing knives. He slipped it into my sleeve when I bent down to kiss him this morning." Destine took Lipstick’s dress and placed it in her bag. "You ready?"
Lipstick climbed on her bike and gave Destine a thumbs up sign. "You betcha."
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Mousse looked up from the stove at the sound of Ryoga stepping inside. "Come to join us?"
Ryoga smiled slightly. "Yeah, look sorry about last night, I wasn’t myself."
Mousse turned from the stove and set the table. "Then who were you?" He laughed quietly at his little joke. Standing back up he took the pot from the stove and dished up breakfast. "Hope you don’t mind sweet rice and fruit for breakfast." He set the pot back on the stove and pulled a ring from his apron, slipping it on he sighed. ‘I wonder if Destine has found hers yet?’
There was a ringing sound in his ear and he jumped about two feet in the air. "Where’d that come from?"
"You’ve got a call." Ryoga set the wood down in the corner and pointed to Mousse’s ear.
"Oh, right." Mousse pulled the knob on the transmitter. "Yes?....Des-chan! Where are you guys?......Oh you had a flat tire......Find the surprise in your sleeve yet?" Mousse laughed and turned to Ryoga. "She’s wondering how you’re doing and if you’ve gotten lost yet today."
"Tell her I’m fine and it’s none of her business whether or not I get lost."
Mousse smiled. "You got that Des-chan?.....So you did find it.....You like it?....Well I’m glad....Let me know when you get to Jusenkyo, I’ve got to finish cooking breakfast.....I’ll let him know...Wuo ai ni....Shai shen." Putting the knob back into place he knocked on the door to his mother’s room. "Gel, mother, breakfast."
Ryoga looked up from where he was leaning against the wall. "Find what? And what was that gibberish you said at the end?"
Mousse narrowed his eyes and put on his glasses. "That wasn’t gibberish, that was Mandarin. I told her ‘I love you’ and ‘good bye’." He walked over to the sink and washed his hands. "As for what she found, I slipped an engagement ring in her sleeve. By the way, she told me to tell you Lipstick says hi and hopes you’re doing all right."
Ryoga walked up to Mousse and lifted him off the ground by his collar. "Is that some sort of joke?" Mousse swung his legs and kicked Ryoga in the shins. Ryoga dropped him and glared. Mousse stood up and rubbed his back where he landed. "Well?"
Mousse stepped back, adjusted his robe and raised his eyebrows. "Hey, don’t kill the messenger here. I heard Lipstick say it. Destine is right, Lipstick likes you."
Ryoga jumped towards Mousse. "Don’t lie Mousse!" He gasped in horror as he saw Mousse reach for a pail of water. "Wait! Wait!" He held his hands over his face and landed a few feet away from Mousse. "Hold on, time out. Put the bucket down Mousse, I don’t want to have to turn it against you." Ryoga grabbed Mousse’s wrist and shook it. "You want to change too?"
"Both of you stop it this instant!" Perfume stepped into the kitchen and put her hands to her hips. "Muu-tsuu put the bucket down right now!" Mousse nodded and set down the bucket. "And Ryoga, what do you mean by change too?"
Mousse grinned and turned to Ryoga. "Yes, what DO you mean?" He tapped the bucket slightly with his foot.
"Umm, well....I didn’t mean anything by it. I just thought Mousse wouldn’t enjoy getting all wet that’s all."
Perfume nodded and sat down. "Gel is out talking to Shampoo right now so she won’t be home for breakfast." She sat down and smiled. "You’re going to make Destine very happy with your cooking."
"If she lets me. She was the assistant cook at the Cat Cafe where I worked for a while. She was Elder Cologne’s left hand girl." Mousse motioned for Ryoga to sit down and took his seat. She grew up in a place where women and men have the exact opposite jobs as they do here." Mousse smiled. "Even Shampoo had to learn that things work differently in Japan."
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*Around 10:00 PM*
Destine pulled her bike over to the side of the road and heaved a heavy sigh. "Well we made it." She pointed to a string of lights a few yards away. "See?"
Lipstick pulled up beside her and grinned. "Yeah, how many miles did we cover today?"
Destine smiled and looked at her handlebars. "Over one hundred."
Lipstick gasped. "How do you know that? Did we really travel that far or are you just guessing?"
"Well if it’s over one hundred to get from Jusenkyo to your village, then I presume that it’s the same going the other way. Besides, I have a mechanism on my handlebars that tracks how far I travel." She adjusted her bag. "Shall we find a place to sleep for the night?" She climbed off her bike and began walking down the road. "If I remember correctly there is an inn around here. There!"
Lipstick looked over and saw that just down the road, slightly hidden from view, was a small hotel. "When did they build that?"
"This year I think. It’s pretty recent." Destine turned the corner and walked up to the door. "One or two rooms?"
"Depends on the cost. Is it cheap?"
"It’s got fairly decent prices. I was just wondering if you would prefer your own room. I still need to call Muu-tsuu." At Lipstick’s confused look she smiled. "Did you notice that weird thing in Muu-tsuu’s ear? It’s sort of a two-way radio between us. As well as a phone. Here you can look at mine." Destine removed her earpiece and handed it to Lipstick. "I told him I’d call when we reached Jusenkyo."
Lipstick turned the earpiece over in her hand and stared at it. "Looks complicated. Here you can have it back." Destine took the earpiece back and placed it back in her ear. She pulled a chain and padlock from her bag and locked the bikes to a tree. "Ready to check in?"
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FOUR DAYS LATER
Mousse sat on his sleeping mat and stared into space. ‘When will they be back?’ He and Ryoga had been getting into fights almost every day and it was all Mousse could do not to turn Ryoga into a pig and lock him in a cage. ‘Sheesh, he takes everything the wrong way.’ He closed his eyes and lay down. Destine stepped quietly into the room and, uncorking a bottle, proceeded to pour the contents on Mousse. He sat up and groaned. When he noticed he wasn’t changing he looked up at Destine. "What’s going on?"
"It very tragic tale. That water from spring where boy drowned 2000 years ago." Destine laughed and sat down next to Mousse. "Told ya I’d bring some back. Where’s Ryoga?"
Gel stepped into the room dragging Ryoga behind her. "Lost as usual. You’re back, maybe these two will stop fighting now."
Destine laughed and tossed a bottle to Gel. "Here’s the water. Very tragic tale you know."
Gel nodded, uncorked the bottle and poured the water on herself.. "Oh man that’s cold! Couldn’t you have heated it up a bit?"
Destine shook her head. "Then the effects of the water would be nullified. It has to be cold for the curse to work." She stood up and handed another bottle to Ryoga. "Here’s yours, I’m going to find Shampoo." She kissed Mousse on the forehead and walked to the door. "Be back in a bit."
Mousse turned to Ryoga to see him pouring the water on himself. Ryoga set the bottle on the ground and grinned. "Now that I’m cured of the pig I can finally tell Akane my true feelings! Let’s go back to Japan tonight!"
"Yeah, you want to take a seventy mile hike at night just so you can get to some girl when you can stay here and have Lipstick?" Gel laughed. "She loves you Ryoga, you don’t want to break her heart do you?"
Mousse dried his glasses and smirked. "You’ve never been able to tell Akane your true feelings. Remember the time with the soap? You couldn’t even ask her out!"
Ryoga grabbed Mousse’s collar and shook him. "I was young then! I was unsure of myself."
"Like you’ve changed that much brother." Destine stepped back into the room and sat down beside Mousse. "Besides, Akane and Ranma are engaged, you can’t break that up." She turned to Mousse. "Are the rumors true? Has Shampoo really been beaten by someone else?"
"Yep, he came into the village the day after you left and challenged her. His name is Jay. I’m not sure where he’s staying, but he and Shampoo are to get married very soon. It’s a good match up. He’s super smart and a great fighter, not to mention a cook." Mousse took Destine’s hand and smiled. "Ready to head back tomorrow? I’m going to go insane here. I’ve got nothing to do."
"Sure. We can head back in the morning. I still need to get the spring water to Genma and Ranma." Destine unrolled her sleeping bag and lay down. "Why didn’t you just hand me the ring that morning? If you were awake I could have let you know how long we were going to be."
"Destine, you in here?" Lipstick stepped into the room and smiled. "Ryoga! It’s great to see you again." She ran forward and hugged him. "I missed you so much!"
Ryoga turned bright red and tried in vain to detach her from his body. "Lipstick, I don’t know who put you up to this but you don’t have to do it any more. If this is some cruel joke of Mousse’s I shall make sure it will never happen again."
Lipstick’s face turned dark and she glared at Ryoga. "No one put me up to this! I love you Ryoga! Why can’t you see?" She slapped Ryoga across the face and ran crying from the room.
Ryoga looked from Mousse to Destine and sighed. "I just screwed up big time didn’t I? It wasn’t a joke was it?"
Destine shook her head and walked over to Ryoga. "Might I suggest you go after her and apologize." Ryoga nodded and ran after Lipstick. "He’s going to get lost." Destine sighed and sat down. "So we leave at first light?"
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Destine packed up her stuff and adjusted her bike. "You ready Mousse?"
"Right behind you." Mousse came walking up carrying a medium sized bike. "This was the only one they’d let me rent. Hopefully I can keep up with you." He set down the bike and kissed Destine on the cheek. "Try not to leave me too far behind."
"I won’t. Is Ryoga going to come with us?"
"He said he’s going to stay here for a while and get to know Lipstick better. He’s going to meet up with us sometime later. Tide is also going to stay a bit longer. She said we can stay at her house in Yokohama." Mousse adjusted his backpack and climbed on his bike. "Let’s go."
Destine put her foot on the pedal and pushed off. "Right."
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