Part four. .
Heroines In Tokyo
Umei: Ah, do you not remember Tokyo?
Akuma: I remember it. We used to rule this freaking city.
Umei: Remember the Tea Shop? (points) There it is!
Akuma: Lets go inside!
Inside The Tea & Rice Bizitch
Waiter: Yeah? What do you want?
Akuma: Vegetable fried rice, sweet and sour pork, shrimp lo mein noodles, sushi--california style and steak.
Umei: Wonton soup, chicken lo mein, spare ribs, sushi--easy on the wasabi and green tea.
Waiter: (Walks away mumbling how this isn't China.)
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Akuma: (Scarfing down the Lo mein and sake)
Umei: (Pigging out on the wonton, rice and dumplings all over the place)
Akuma:This is the best meal I've had in six months!!
Umei: (Chomp, swallow) Deliciousss! (rubs belly)
Akuma: We had better find out what happened to our headquarters. (Binges on more sake)
Umei: Well, it was located above the fish market last time.
Akuma: We always move it...
Umei: Well, if we don't want them to find us, we've really got no choice.
Akuma: (Nibbles on steak bone) I know, but with all the moving we lose stuff. We--
Umei: ..We can't become attached. It'll make it harder...I know..
Akuma:(Sighs)
Umei: (Sips her green tea and sighs as well)
Akuma: Hey...
Umei: Hm? (Looks up at her)
Akuma: Hah...you remember our first apartment?
Umei: (Smiles) How could I forget?
Akuma: We were so poor...stranded in a small apartment.
Umei: (Laughs) Cooking toast in a stove for dinner.
Akuma: (Cracks a smile) First going into buisness... first working together.
Umei: (Sighs) Yeah, those were fun times. Poor...but fun, right? Exciting all the time, not knowing what would happen.
Akuma: Some of the best times I remember.
Umei: Yeah. (Nods) I agree.
Akuma: (Sighs thoughtfully)
Umei: How did we end up like this, man?
Akuma: Hm? (Blinks)
Umei: I know we had to kill for cash in the beginning to survive... but now? And in that damn jail how many times, for how many reasons? We used to have normal lives and everything.
Akuma: You don't like where we ended up?.. (blinks)
Umei: I don't mind it, its just been on my mind is all...
Akuma: Well, this is the only kind of lifestyle we know how to live.
Umei: ...Can't really remember any other.
Akuma: But we're good at living this way.
Umei: Had enough practice. Been out on our own since you were fourteen and I fifteen.
Akuma: Many good years...
Umei: Yep, learned a lot these years... how to take care of ourselves and protect the rest of the lot. Learned how to fight..make a living..
Akuma: Mmhmm. ...You regret it?
Umei: Nah, you? (Grins)
Akuma: Never. (Smiles)
Umei: (Smiles back in contentment.)
Waitress: (Walks over) Your bill? (Hands them a clipboard with the amount and the things they ate and bought)
Akuma/
Umei: NANI YO!?! (See the price - One million zeni!) ...!!!! (
Author's Note: "Zeni" is a reference to the money used in
Dragon Ball Z. One million would be a thousand or so in American dollars. "Nani Yo" refers to the Japanese saying, "OMG WTH?!?", or just "What".)
Waitress: (Smiles at them, indicating she wants a tip with that)
Akuma/
Umei: ... (Glance at each other and grin evilly, then they look back over at the Waitress)
Waitress: ...? (Smiles, puzzled)
Akuma/
Umei: (Pull out their favorite guns from their holsters and, while smiling in the same manner - yet more smugly as that of the waitress, commense fire and blow her and her stupid little clip board away.)
People: (Scream, run, cause more chaos and scream "IT'S GODZILAAAA!")
Umei: Shall we go? (Slips her weapon away)
Akuma: Yes, lets. (Stands up and gathers her things)
Umei: (Does so as well)
Akuma: Hmph. (Flicks an American quarter on the table as the waitresses "tip")
Umei: (Looks at Akuma)
Akuma: She amused me. That's enough for a small cent to be given.
Umei: (Shakes head and sighs)
Akuma/
Umei: (Start walking out of the Tea & Rice Bizitch)
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Akuma: (Kicks down the door of the last HQ)
Umei: Phew! It stinks! (Holds nose)
Akuma: It's above a fish market... ick. (Goes to open a window. Window cracks and falls right out of frame) Erk...
Umei: Definitely needs some renovations.
Akuma: Looks like nothing was moved.
Umei: Yeah, our old couch! (Plops down on it releasing a huge plume of dust) *cough* .. *hack*
Akuma: Eeeww... (Covers eyes)
Umei: This place needs a fixer-upper.
Akuma: A big one.
Umei: Lets get started, huh?
The entire day, the two girls continue, cleaning, niping, dusting, sweeping, washing and repairing.
Umei: (Plastering the bullet-holes in the wall with Spackle) Geebus, how many holes are there?!
Akuma: (Zooming around on the floor in her socks just after waxing it) Weee! ... (SLAM.) Ow...
Umei: Great, another hole to plaster.
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Umei: (Since there's no power in the house, she is rewiring the circetry)
Akuma: (Humming to herself while cleaning out all the guns, swords and weapons' closet) My babies, did you miss mommy? Mommy missed you! Oh, yes she did! Yes, she did! (Makes cooing noises to the guns)
Umei: (Raises eybrows) None of that therepy seemed to work. (
Author's Note: Reference to one of the old books when she was in therapy sessions with Dr. Hubel, an insane psychologist/therapist.)
Akuma: Huh?
Umei: Nothing! (Whistles)
Umei: And God said, Let there be LIGHT! *flips on the lightswitch* (Everything in the apartment turns on and immediately burns out.) F*ck.
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Akuma: I set up al the electronics! Computer network, internet, phone lines, and PlayStation are set up and running! (computer beeps)
Computer: Oh, GEORGE!! More! HARDER! Faster! Woman, you're so demanding!
Akuma: Eek! Porn download overload!
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Midnight...
Umei: So... tired... (on couch)
Akuma: So... much... pr0n... (out of breath)
Umei: Lets see what's on the tube (Turns on TV)
TV: In recent news, Japan has been having an overload of fangirls. Yaoi couples do not know what to do! Unfortunately, masked rabid-yaoi-fangirl slayers have been off the scene for over six months! In other news, school girl skirts had another inch trimmed off... (
Author's Note: "Yaoi" is the term in Japan and in many internet fan groups for boyxboy/homosexuality. Most of these couples are very attractive, or are put together in fandom--not necessarily reflecting the series. The school girl skirts is a joke about the Japanese school-girl uniforms, which are often diplicted in being overtly sexy.)
Akuma: Did you hear that?!
Umei: They need us! We need to do some advertising!
Akuma: Hai, hai! Right away! (
Author's Note: "Hai" is Japanese for "Yes.")
Umei: (Jumps up)
