Runaway from the Past

[JFC]

“Yoshiko’s relationship with her father is really strange… even for Mai and me.”

Mai elaborated Ayaka’s point as if they were communicating telepathically.  “They seem to have a love-hate relationship. He seems to love her but she hates him… When we were way younger it was the other way around. He was cold and very demanding of her. Yoshiko did everything to please her father. He wanted his eldest child to be a son. She became that son. They fished together, went hiking together, they even played a piece in an event together. She plays the violin and he plays the cello. ”

Seems pretty obvious that the only reason why he "loves" her now is because she's running the company and he wants in on it.  Yossi undoubtedly realizes this and sees that her father really just looks out for himself. Oh, and the whole thing concerning her mom's killer causes some resentment too.

“Everything was more or less a stable indifference-driven relationship between them after that until she was thirteen and they found auntie’s will.”

“Uncle Jin was stunned… it was either because he didn’t expect such will to exist or because she made an early termination of his role as company president. She left Yoshiko to take charge when she’s the right age.”

I wonder why the will wasn't found until so much later? One would think that Yossi's mom would have left it with her lawyer and that he/she would have made the family known about it ASAP (unless of course, it was her specific instructions to her lawyer to wait).

*YOSSI-MIKI STORY*

So Yossi and Miki knew all along what their parents were trying to do, right? Did they know each other before the attempt to pair them up?

Ayaka walked to her desk. She turned the LCD screen and webcam of her computer towards Rika. “Ken-san, is the line clear?”

“Yes, Ayaka-san. Thank you… Good day, onee-Rika-san.”

“Good day, Ken-san…”

Osnap, does Ken even know about his father's scheming? Does he know the type of stuff that Jin has done?

“I was emailed by Ayaka-san about half an hour ago about you and Hito-chan. I am happy for you two… it is pretty exciting that I have an elder sister now” Ayaka and Mai broke out into laughter and Rika simply smiled.

Man, even Ken sees Yossi as a dude.

“Ah… also, someone here wants to meet you…” Ken briefly left the camera’s scope and returned with an old man. “Rika-chan, this is Hito-chan’s personal butler when she was still here in Japan, Wei. His family has served Ka-san’s family for four generations”

Something tells me Wei was more of a father-type figure to Yossi when she was growing up than Jin was.

Mistress Rika, please serve the young master home made soba during rainy days…”

Soba on rainy days… “All right…”

Hopefully Yossi just thinks that it's a coincidence and doesn't get overly suspicious when she does this.

“Thank you, onee-chan… for making our Hito-chan happy…”

“You’re welcome… and thank you for accepting me… Now, go to class… or else, I will tell on you…”

“Hai, onee-chan.”

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww...

Rika was feeling very giddy. It was the very first time she was called “onee”. Sure, in the Philippines, Mike and Jr, Tita Eula’s kid, call her “ate” all the time

Uh-oh...that's the kid that has the crush on Rika, isn't it?

A sudden soft knock on the office door joined Rika’s voice in filling the silence of the room. “Ayaka?” It was Hitomi. “Ayumi and I are here… … outside… sitting around… with nothing to do… … …  just open the door when you are through… okay?”

We miss your 5 posts a day too

Well, you could always take your 5 smaller posts and just combine them into one longer post. That way, same amount of update, but done all at once instead of multiple times. It would definitely make it easier to keep up with. 

[tru_harmony]

Sweet..but I feel that something bad is about to happen soon to test their love

of course something bad will happen soon,

the question that needs to be anwered now is "how soon?"

I know our little author here isn't about to kill her IshiYoshi off

... i'll do that in my next fic... rika will finally grow up (in a bad way) in H!P fandom

But it seems everyone is on a updating spree lately

too bad, summer vacation here just ended... screw education...

that's the spirit, Go Rika

i feel like one of the few "Go Rika" type of fic writers left in the world... please, even in this fic, people, please cheer her on...

Well, you could always take your 5 smaller posts and just combine them into one longer post. That way, same amount of update, but done all at once instead of multiple times. It would definitely make it easier to keep up with.

what i meant with that was the time when i did post longer updates... i even had a day that i posted around 9 long updates... but yeah... i guess after this last one... that i was supposed to post before you commented...

:: i'm having a really bad migraine this evening... i don't even know how i manage to be on my computer now... my head is splitting...

anyway... it's that time again... update!!

The two stood back and walked to the double doors of Ayaka’s office. Taking a doorknob each, they nodded at each other and pulled the doors open at the same time. As they expected, Hitomi fell to the floor after losing the door that she was leaning on.

“Ahaha… Hi, guys… … ano… … um… I dropped my pen… see?” Hitomi lauged awkwardly hoping that they buy her lame acting.

Ayaka ignored Hitomi and went straight to Ayumi who was sitting on the waiting couch outside the office. The same couch she was sitting on when she and Rika were reunited. “Ayumi, was Yoshiko eavesdropping on us?”

Ayumi was suddenly torn: loyalty to her direct superior or the company president? To her boss or her friend’s lover? Friend or other friend? Damn. “Ayumi?”

Both contenders for her support looked at her intensely.

Hitomi gripped the pen tight. Tell her I wasn’t eavesdropping. I was…just … picking up this pen! I won’t give you a raise if you don’t…

Ayaka raised an eyebrow at her. You better say she was eavesdropping or else I’ll dump all my work on you again.

Ayumi swallowed the saliva that gathered in her mouth. She knew they both had an ace on her. She took in a deep breath. “Vice president Kimura… President Yoshizawa dropped her pen while eavesdropping. She picked it up just before you opened the doors to your office.”

“Hey, technically, I didn’t eavesdrop… I wasn’t able to hear anything anyway…” Hitomi was still on the defensive.

“That is beside the point, Yoshiko… ... And don’t you dare hold back Ayumi’s raise… She is still Rika-chan’s best friend.”

Damn. This early, she already played the girlfriend’s bestfriend card. Ayaka’s sooo good at guilt tripping…  Hitomi mentally kicked herself.

Ayaka grinned evilly at Hitomi. This early I already got to play the girlfriend’s bestfriend card. I am sooo good~  “Thank you, Ayumi.. I’ll read the Tokyo office’s financial report later.”

Ayumi finally exhaled. No overtime work for me~  

Hitomi scratched her head in slight embarrassment and annoyance. “Anyway… can I see Rika now? I really want to come home…” She walked right past Ayaka and Mai and went straight to the middle of the room where Rika was still seated. “Did you miss me?”

Rika just hugged her by the waist. I missed having you this close to me, Hicchan…

Mai just wanted to mess with their tender moment. She crossed her arms by the door and reminded the president. “Don’t you have work to do?”

Hitomi kissed Rika right on top of her head. Her hair smells so sweet… “Well… I’ll just take some of the papers home. I’ll review them later. I’m dead tired. … … … … and no, you can’t keep Rika here and drive her home later… She’s coming home with me.”

Being possessive again, eh? Ayumi just wanted to play the part of a defiant employee. “What if we don’t want her to leave yet?” I hope I’m playing my card right…

“I’m president here so you better follow orders. She’s coming home with me now.” Hitomi smiled to herself. I love power tripping.

“No fair…” Ayumi conceded… her raise was on the line. Damn… she played the company president card…

Hitomi leaned in close to Rika and kissed her ear. After the lithe kiss, she whispered to her Ka-chan. “Rika-chan~ time for us to come home~”

[tru_harmony]

I wonder why the will wasn't found until so much later? One would think that Yossi's mom would have left it with her lawyer and that he/she would have made the family known about it ASAP (unless of course, it was her specific instructions to her lawyer to wait).

... i'm glad this question was raised... somebody actually noticed this? ... this will play an important role later...

So Yossi and Miki knew all along what their parents were trying to do, right? Did they know each other before the attempt to pair them up?

in an earlier chapter, it was mentioned that they were paired up, they went along with it, they figured out what the pair-up was really all about, miki-ayaya, they break up... they wouldn't have met had it not been for their dad's plans

Man, even Ken sees Yossi as a dude.

... Ken and Seito grew up with Yossui living like a guy... they call her Hito-chan (which literally means "MAN-chan" or "Person-chan")... even wei calls her "young master" instead of "young mistress" even if he called Yossui's mother "mistress Tsukiko... And Ken knows Miki and Ayaya... He's playing it safe by entrusting his Hito-chan to Rika because he thinks that it is probable that Yossui acted like a man to fill their father's shoes in transition of the company from the father to the REAL son (Ken)...

Hopefully Yossi just thinks that it's a coincidence and doesn't get overly suspicious when she does this.

we'll see...

Uh-oh...that's the kid that has the crush on Rika, isn't it?

since this fic has a myriad of characters, i will re-introduce and clarify the non-H!P characters just so you guys wouldn't get confused... they're all Filipino:

Auntie/ Tita Mayumi / May - Rika's stepmom (whom we all hate)
Dan - Mayumi's boyfriend (whom we also hate)
Tita Eula - Mayumi's Sister, owner of a sari-sari store
Mike - 16 year old boy, Eula's son
Jr - 10 year old boy, Eula's other son
Baldo - pimp that Yossui pwns in the earlier chapters, out to get May and Dan for losing Rika to Yossui (yossui rules)
Joseph - that dude who has a crush on Rika

I hope that clears things up a bit...

[strawb3rrykream]

Shiba-channn! Hella funny! I can feel something is gonna happen....the suspense is killing meeee!!!!

[kRisZ]

Hitomi leaned in close to Rika and kissed her ear. After the lithe kiss, she whispered to her Ka-chan. “Rika-chan~ time for us to come home~”

like time for conserving water.?.   

feel like one of the few "Go Rika" type of fic writers left in the world... please, even in this fic, people, please cheer her on...

I will  until the end, in this fic, that's for sure, unless there's a major twist... which is unlikely to happen since you're an Ishiyoshi shipper 



Backtrack:
Her father is pure evil, why do I get this feeling that he did intend not to pursue the criminal for some reasons, like masterminding it.

[tru_harmony]

Shiba-channn! Hella funny! I can feel something is gonna happen....the suspense is killing meeee!!!!

@the suspense: please don't kill anyone yet... i'm not done with this fic...

like time for conserving water.?.

  maybe...

will   until the end, in this fic, that's for sure, unless there's a major twist... which is unlikely to happen since you're an Ishiyoshi shipper 

... is that a challenge? 

UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!! not the ishiyoshi type but, an update nonetheless...

Shark looked down at the photos. This doesn’t make sense. She opened the metal file cabinet next to her makeshift desk of boxes full of documents. She felt a small box from the ocean’s mess of a drawer she was digging through. She opened the box and found an old floppy disk. "Eh?" It was labeled “mission 38”. We’re already on mission 144. How long ago was this?!?! She inserted the old floppy disc into her external floppy drive. Oh, it still works.

Mars was standing beside her looking at another set of old photos. They were a bit more recent than the ones Shark was looking at. “Do you really think these are related?”

“Well, we did find them all in Third’s drawer…” Shark answered her nonchalantly.

“Don’t you think she will get mad at us for looking at these?”

Shark looked at Mars as if she didn’t care. “… She didn’t tell us about her new mission… ”

“Come on, Shark, she never tells us… Aren’t you used to it yet?”

Shark was the most senior of them three. She was recruited first. But this Third comes along and runs her own show! It was really like that in the agency: Mars and Shark work together while Third works alone. Third is the only one allowed to have direct physical contact with targets although she is not allowed physical contact with clients. The current pair has it the other way around. Theirs was purely surveillance work and client negotiations—no interrogations, no tortures, no assassinations.

Third’s missions are usually more dangerous, hence, better paying, therefore, more secret. At first, there were always only two; currently, Mars and Shark. But the current captain had added Third to the roster.

Shark ignored Mars’ question and clicked open the disk on the computer. “This just doesn’t add up…”

“What?”

“I think we need all of Third’s files on her current mission now…”

“You know the rules. We don’t call her. She calls us.”

“I know. But this is important. Look.” Shark pointed at the LCD monitor. “He contacted the old pair 16 years ago.”

“What?! We have that on file?”

“Surprisingly, we do… look there’s this old log folder on this disk…”

“Isn’t it against policy for the old pairs to leave those behind?”

“Well… I don’t give a shit now… even if the old pair hears about us digging through their stuff, they’ll never show… that’s against policy too… remember?”

“… Does he know…about… the captains?”

“I don’t think so… if he did, he wouldn’t have called the Eyes then and especially now.”

“… will we tell the captain?”

“… no… not yet… I think Third’s mission has something to do with this man…” Shark pointed at the more recent set of photographs.

“… Do you think… he’s the one?”

“Yes… I think that’s why Third has not contacted us yet.”

“Do you think Third will ‘do’ him?”

“Even if it is in her job description to ‘do’ people, I don’t think the captain doesn’t want him ‘done’ yet.”

“What do you think the captain wants to do to this guy?”

“… That guy’s just a puppet… I think…” Shark stood up from her chair and walked to the water dispenser. She took a cup and pushed the switch. “the captain wants the one who pulled the strings.”

[tito]

Haha...the eavesdropping part is so funny! *Visualise Yossi eavesdropping and being discovered* 
The latest update I still can't quite understand..who is the Third? I've a feeling the guy they are talking about is Jin.....maybe I have watched too much olden days chinese dramas these days but can the Third be Rika? Or someone close maybe Ayaka or Mai? 

More Ishiyoshi rabu-rabu! 

[kRisZ]

... is that a challenge?

no comment, where's the whistling emoticon   



16 years ago hmmm... that could be from the time of the rape and I'm still confused with the Eyes

[sweeety]

omg, I think I have it now!
Her dad ordered them to look into Rika but they basically said "Stuff that" and went on. But they are investigating Rika and that for Yochan. Yochan had them look for the people that kidnaped Rika and is having them find those people so that she could hurt them....or make them apologise (innocent sweeety < lol )

 They found info on that Baldo dude but they want more info on whoever made him do it soo that they could find who is pulling the strings and give him to her.

 I know that Yoshi is cap'n but I reckon some 1st gen is Shark or Slash or whateveer and I think that Mars and Third are also MM members.
 
 How cool would it be if we had a lil Gootch spy...hhmmm I might make that into a story...that would be soooo cooooooooooooooooooool! KAWAII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 keep up the awesomeness!

[tru_harmony]

Haha...the eavesdropping part is so funny! *Visualise Yossi eavesdropping and being discovered*

...  i think next to the soap stealing incident, this is the funniest scene ever...

The latest update I still can't quite understand..who is the Third?

she is... well... the Third... third eye...

I've a feeling the guy they are talking about is Jin.....

me too...

maybe I have watched too much olden days chinese dramas these days but can the Third be Rika?

no... i'm saying it as early as now... Rika has no idea...

More Ishiyoshi rabu-rabu!

coming soon... just not sure how soon...

no comment, where's the whistling emoticon

... i can't find it either... where do you people hide that thing? j/k ... i am an insane fanatical ishiyoshi shipper... that's all that matters...

16 years ago hmmm... that could be from the time of the rape and I'm still confused with the Eyes

... a certain character previously introduced is the key to all our questions about the Eyes... i wonder who?

omg, I think I have it now!

really?

Her dad ordered them to look into Rika

... yes...

but they basically said "Stuff that" and went on.

wha? i dun geddit...

Yochan had them look for the people that kidnaped Rika and is having them find those people so that she could hurt them....or make them apologise

... really? ... ...

hhmmm I might make that into a story...that would be soooo cooooooooooooooooooool! KAWAII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

go! go! go!

keep up the awesomeness!

you too...

no updates yet... *busy as ayumi in the office last week...*

[kRisZ]

not that important comment but thought I should say found it  before I leave

[tru_harmony]

not that important comment but thought I should say found it  before I leave

what?

anyway...

UPDATE!!!! a very short one... very short

The couple walked hand in hand to Hitomi's office, leaving the three back to their work. Thye were both silent, still absorbing everything that was told them about each other. It was pretty awkward having been told these things and not finding them out little by little like in normal relationships.

Rika was smiling the whole time, remembering the look on Hitomi's face when she fell to the floor when the doors that she were leaning on and listening to flew open. To-chan...

Hitomi was almost equally blissful if it had not been for that bugging feeling that there was something wrong about to happen. But the feeling was brushed away when Rika called her name ever so sweetly and softly just in case the three were still hovering around.

"To-chan..."

Hitomi stopped walking and looked at Rika. "Hmm... Ka-chan?"

"... are we going home right away?"

"I'll just get my things from the office then we can go wherever... straight home if you want to..."

"No, no... I don't feel like going home yet... Can we go somewhere before we head home?"

"... I guess we have time... it is really still a bit early..."

"Even if it is a bit far?"

"Depends on how far..."

"Do you know how to get to Manila Bay?"

"Sure..."

"Let's go there before we head home, okay?"

"... Okay..."

[sweeety]

oooooh Manila bay.....sounds romantic. But why do I have a feeling Jin's about to pop up somwhere out of the blue and fuck up their day? Anyway. Have fun, update whenever.

[tru_harmony]

But why do I have a feeling Jin's about to pop up somwhere out of the blue and fuck up their day?

not in this update...

thanks sweeety...

UPDATE!!!!

Hitomi was now pissed. She wanted to kick herself for choosing to pass through EDSA on their way to Manila Bay. I should've expected heavy traffic. She really can't do anything now. They were stuck in the middle of the highway that now looks like a parking lot. Hitomi couldn't take the noise ffrom outside. The other drivers were honking horns like crazy as if it will get them anywhere. She looked out Rika's window and noticed the driver of the truck next to them waving at Rika. Rika was pretty disturbed. Even after five years of living here, she just couldn't get used to those types of people. Hitomi took Rika's hand. Rika was startled but was comforted right away by her To-chan's hand.

"I'm sorry..." Hitomi caressed Rika's hand, raised it a bit and kissed it.

Rika thought it was a strange gesture and was puzzled at Hitomi's apology. "What? Why?"

"I miscalculated the traffic... we've been here for half an hour... I wasted your time..."

"Oh... that? ... don't worry about it... I've seen worse... and my time is never wasted when I'm spending it with you..."

Aww... Ka-chan... Hitomi blushed but she was intrigued by what Rika just said. "Worse?"

Rika didn't mind the sudden change of topics. "Yes... before, we spent two hours in traffic... I never experienced that in Japan... just here..." She was wide eyed and excited about telling Hitomi of the things she has experienced only in the Philippines.

Hitomi raised and eyebrow at Rika, suspicious of this 'we'. "'We'?"

"My stepmother's sister and her family... we went to their hometown... in Laguna... yeah... we spent two hours not moving..."

Hitomi was relieved it wasn't that kind of 'we'. "Wow... I never had to deal with that..."

Rika placed the tip of her pointer finger on Hitomi's nose "That's because you only go to posh places..."

"Hey... that's not true..."

Rika ignored Hitomi's protests and looked out. She noticed a bus with the sign "MOA" on the wind shield. Eureka!"To-chan, You wanna do something fun?"

"What?"

"Let's commute..."

"What?!"

"This traffic really isn't going anywhere so... maybe we can just commute by bus or by jeepney from here..."

"You know the way?"

"Sure... I go to Manila Bay all the time when i first got here... i know it like the back of my hand... just park on the side of the road."

"Hey... my car might get stolen..."

Rika's expression fell. She obviously did not consider that in her plan. Hitomi wanted to kick herself again for ruining Rika's plan. Man, this is not earning me points!

Hitomi took out her phone. "But... maybe we can get some help..." She thumbed through her phonebook and found a reliable person. She pressed the call button and after two rings, someone picked up.

"Hey, Eri... can you help me?... I'm kinda stuck... literally... ... I'm on EDSA... yeah... on the side to the airport... yeah... can you take my car home?... I have business to attened to... ... you can track it on GPS? ... ... cool... You have a key, right? ... oh, yeah... i forgot you don't need keys... Thanks a lot... i know, it's not in your job description... ... yeah... thank you... really... i owe you big... Alrighty... Bye."

She hung up and faced Rika with a huge smile. "Where's that bus?"

[sweeety]

YEY ERI!!!!!! OMG!!!!!!!! AWESOME!!!!! <3<3<3
 I wonder though, is she an eye or is she just working in her company? She seems like an eye because of all the gadgets but the thing is, she doesn't seem like one too ya know?

 Anyway, yey you mentioned my post! and yey you updated! And yey you updated with rabu rabu! Also I miss GAM! Can they have an encore? Like a lil going away party or maybe they could come back for the marriage ceremony? lol, I think that if its somehting personal Miki will definitely come back but if it is something professional Aya will definitely be back.

 I hope to see more MM members! I am dying for some older Zawa loveliness! I hope you update again soon!~ But don't rush yourself! If you have stuff to do, do them......that reminds me of my myriad of assignments! craaaap!

[kRisZ]

what?

this ->  whistling emoticon

She looked out Rika's window and noticed the driver of the truck next to them waving at Rika. Rika was pretty disturbed. Even after five years of living here, she just couldn't get used to those types of people.

flips and the not so good behavior 


Them going to Manila Bay reminds me of Pretty Woman at some point 

[tru_harmony]

YEY ERI!!!!!! OMG!!!!!!!! AWESOME!!!!! <3<3<3
 I wonder though, is she an eye or is she just working in her company? She seems like an eye because of all the gadgets but the thing is, she doesn't seem like one too ya know?

... yey, eri is now in the fic! ... i'm not saying whatever but... don't underestimate her... she's got some talents no one else in MM has...

Anyway, yey you mentioned my post! and yey you updated! And yey you updated with rabu rabu! Also I miss GAM! Can they have an encore? Like a lil going away party or maybe they could come back for the marriage ceremony? lol, I think that if its somehting personal Miki will definitely come back but if it is something professional Aya will definitely be back.

they will be back... although i haven't figured out in what circumstance they would show... but they would...

I hope to see more MM members! I am dying for some older Zawa loveliness!

... no promises on who're appearing but there will be more MM people in the character list soon... when yossui does something... ... disobedient...

flips and the not so good behavior

... be careful when going to the Philippines, people...

UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (sorry JFC, this is the only way i know how to do it)

Rika stepped out of the car and waved at a bus. She took Hitomi hand and pulled her To-chan towards the bus. “… remember what I told you, okay? … don’t speak in Japanese and English, okay?”

“Opo…” (Yes) Hitomi replied awkwardly, looking back at her car that they somehow managed to park in front of a store. I hope Eri gets here soon....

Rika observed her To-chan worrying about her car and not really minding what she just said. “REMEMBER!” She pulled down Hitomi’s ear.

“OPO!!” Let’s see… Isa is one, dalawa is two, tatlo is three… … … damn… I forgot four… … oh well, Ka-chan did say I can use Spanish for numbers… “Magkano?” means “how much?” Bayad po, when paying… Damn… so many things to remember!!! Hitomi scratched her head trying to recall everything Rika taught her in the car. Don’t use cell phones in public transport… Pretend not to be a foreigner… … … How on earth am I supposed to do that?!?!

There weren’t any seats left in the bus. Rika found it a bit difficult to hold on to a handrail. It was crowded and she was getting into awkward standing positions. She wasn’t comfortable about it at all especially most of the other standing passengers were men.

Hitomi was alert the whole time for anyone who would dare touch Rika inappropriately. Rika was standing right in front of Hitomi and the two were facing each other. The bus suddenly picked up speed and was zoomed through EDSA. After about 2 minutes of running on 60kph, the driver suddenly hits the breaks. Rika fell back. She partially cringed and gave Hitomi a look as she stood up. That man touched my butt.

Hitomi saw the look on Rika’s face and somehow got the message. She pulled Rika’s hand off the rail. “Ka-chan, just hold onto me.” Hitomi did have a better hold on the rail since she was taller. Rika wrapped her arms around Hitomi’s waist. Hitomi saw the pervert who touched Rika’s butt. He was looking at them, grinning at Hitomi. He thinks’s he’s scored against me, eh?…

Hitomi gave the man a bigger grin when she held Rika with her free arm and her hand rested on Rika’s butt. That’s off limits to you, buddy…” The guy was taken a back and decided to just look out the window, hoping that no physical injury would come out of this encounter.

Hitomi felt Rika pinch on her side. Don’t tell me it’s off limits to me too… But a kiss to her neck told her it wasn’t.

The conductor walked through what’s walkable on the aisle, collecting fares. Rika had her face buried in the crook of Hitomi’s shoulder of and pretended to not notice. The conductor approached them and asked. “Saan po kayo?”

Hitomi went into subtle panic mode. Ohmyohmyohmy! What to do?!?! She suddenly had an epiphany and said to the conductor. “MOA, dalawa…” She felt so cool after that. Damn, I’m good.

Rika herself was giggling at hearing Hitomi speak like that. Rika tiptoed to Hitomi’s ear and whispered. “Your heartbeat went faster, To-chan… were you nervous?”

Hitomi leaned down and whispered back at her Ka-chan oh-so-cool-y “Nervous, me? of course not…”

The conductor gave them the proper tickets. “Tig’ trintay-utcho po kayong dalawa…” The man had a Visayan accent.

Hitomi went back into subtle panic mode. Damn what the hell did he say?!?! Should I ask Rika? … no that would look uncool.. oh well… here it goes. Hitomi simply took a one hundred peso bill and handed it to the man. He gave her a change of sixty-two pesos. Trintay-utcho…? … Trinta… oh… trenta y ocho… that man speaks strange Spanish numbers…

The bus finally reached it’s destination, along Taft avenue. The conductor shouted from the front door of the bus. “Hanggang dito na lang po.” (The ride ends here.)

All the passengers started moving towards the door.

Hitomi looked around. She had absolutely no idea where they were. “Ka-chan, where are we? Are we still in the Philippines?”

[tito]

Yeah! Update It's hilarious when Yossi tried to act cool though she didn't understand a thing.I can imagine her expression.  But the way Yossi protects Rika is just simply AWESOME!

As for Eri, I'll keep an eye out for her. You said she wouldn't be simple so........

[strawb3rrykream]

Whoa, Kame's in this too!? Coolness! And I thought it was sweet and funny when Hicchan put her hand on Rika's butt to show that guy! And it's lucky that Hicchan can get by with just gestures and a few words cuz she seems to have no idea what's going on!

[lollipopgirl]

See now, I bet those voices have stopped now

I love with Yossy claims Rika like that and all the other guys back off
Yocchan really should stop being culturally ignorant and learn a bit more of their language, even if she doesn't need to use it much where she is