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A Week in Tokyo: Chapter 09

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A Week In Tokyo


Chapter Nine: Introductions

By the time the four men had arrived at Amano's place it was late evening. Van had managed to pull himself together long enough to introduce himself to all of Amano's roommates and help carry the duffel bag in. The other men were relieved that Van had finally come to his senses. It had been an interesting car ride in which Van brought up every positive thing that had ever happened to him in his life.

He had even started rattling off all of the positive things about their current situation. He had said things like, "You know, this is a great opportunity to learn more about the Mystic Moon," and "This experience will definitely give us time to think about how we can straighten things out with the council when we get back," and even "You know everything in life DOES happen for a reason." It was disturbing to say the least.

Amano's housing complex was located on the campus of Tokyo University. The Gaean men were amazed at the University's sheer size. Building after building loomed in the distance. They almost didn't believe it when Amano told them that the structures were only a small portion of the campus. It was hard to imagine the school being any larger than it already was.

On Gaea they were accustomed to trade schools. People who were not born into royalty often went to specialized schools in order to learn the trades of the common man. These trades included everything from sorcery to baking. The concept of education was not foreign. There were even schools on Gaea that offered diplomas in various subjects. It was the size of Tokyo University that was unsettling. Even the most prestigious trade schools on Gaea were not nearly as big.

The housing complex that Amano lived in was located on the outskirts of the University. It was made up of twenty fully furnished houses that framed the south end of the school. Amano parked in a car garage located a few streets away. The men walked to his complex staring at the mass size of the buildings around them in awe. Van and Dryden both felt a little self-conscious being the figureheads of countries that were not even half the size of an earth university. It was a humbling experience they could have lived without.

Upon entering the house they were greeted by the boy that Amano had talked to on his cell phone. The young man had black spiked hair with bleached tips and wore blue contacts over his naturally brown eyes. When the men walked through the door, the young man took the bag from Van and helped him stash it in a large closet down the hall.

When he returned he grinned and said, "Hello everyone, I'm Seji Yamada. It's good to meet you."

Van and the others said a quick hello as Amano's second roommate walked into the main entrance. The young man had a row of piercings that went up his ears on both sides. On his earlobes hung two gold metallic hoops. His hair was dyed brown with blond highlights running throughout. He had light brown eyes with gold rings around the iris. His skin was similar in color to Van's.

He waved and said, "Yo! You guys can call me Ren Fujiwara."

Everyone said hello as the third young man came marching in. He had orange hair (obviously dyed) with dark brown eyes and a tattoo of the Chinese character for strength on his right arm.

He gave a salute and said, "Hey guys! I'm Takuya Matsumoto. It's good to meet you."

Van and the others said hello and introduced themselves to the three young men, leaving out the detail of their last names just in case Amano had already told his roommates the surname of his cousins.

After the introductions were out of the way Seji gave the men a tour of the housing unit. It was surprisingly big. It had two stories and was very spacious compared to Hitomi's apartment. There were four bedrooms, two dining rooms, four bathrooms, two kitchens, two living areas, four closets, and a spare room that had a bunch of desks with computers sitting on top of them.

On the first floor there was a walk in entrance that led to a kitchen area on the right and a dining room to the left. Beyond the kitchen was the first bedroom. Amano told the men that the room was his. It had posters of a famous Japanese rock band called Arashi posted all over the walls. There were piles of books stacked on the floor. On the left down the hall from the first dining room was the second bedroom. It sat across the hall from Amano's room. Ren told the men that the room belonged to him. His room was messier than the first bedroom they had seen.

It had a bunch of clothing lying about the floor and on various furniture items.  Stacks of DVDs and books were piled on a small desk in the corner. Next to Amano's room there was a bathroom. It was decorated in an aquatic theme with little fish on the shower curtain and towels that matched. A second bathroom sat across the hall from it. It was placed next to Ren's room and had a racing car theme. The curtain had small racing cars driving their way down into the bathtub and black towels with red racing stripes on the sides of them.

Beyond the two bathrooms the house opened up into the first living room. The living room had a large red couch and many strange Mystic Moon devices stacked on end tables. There was an entertainment center that had more devices on it that the Gaean men were not familiar with. Two closets rested against the far wall of the living room. One sat to the right and the other sat to the left. Seji told the men that the duffel bag was in the storage unit to the right.

Between the two storage areas there was a staircase. This led to the second floor living room. The second living room was rather spacious. It had two green couches and a bunch of furniture placed around it. It did not have the same machinery that the living room had downstairs. Allen guessed that they must not use that room as much as the others. To the right of the living room there was the third bathroom. It was decorated in a soccer motif. The shower curtain had soccer players kicking the infamous black and white globes across it in brightly colored uniforms. The towels matched the curtain as did the toothbrush holder and toilet seat.

Across the hall from the third bathroom was the fourth. It had naked ladies everywhere. This made the Gaean men feel a bit uncomfortable. Takuya grinned and said that he decorate the bathroom himself. There were nude woman in almost every square inch of the bathroom. Van wondered how anyone could ever bath properly in a place where a bunch of naked women were staring at them. The only man that didn't seem to mind was Gaddes.

He smiled at Takuya and said, "Good choice, man."

Takuya beamed with pride. He told Gaddes that he was happy someone else could appreciate the artistic value of the female nude. This comment made the other men roll their eyes.

Beyond the two bathrooms were the next two living quarters. The third bedroom to the left was Takuya's. Not surprisingly, it had posters of nude women tacked all over the walls. There were models of cars on top of his dresser and various other furniture items. The fourth bedroom to the right was Seji's. His room was the neatest out of all of the rooms they had seen. He had posters of cars taped around his room and a few swords tucked in the back beside his bed. Van was surprised to see the weapons.

He said in an astonished voice, "You have a long sword and a rapier. Are these your weapons of choice for battle?"

Amano felt his muscles tense up. Van had said something pretty suspicious. He hoped that wasn't enough to give his cover away. He was relieved when Seji laughed.

"It's something like that. I do sword fighting as a hobby. I can teach you guys some moves if you are interested."

The men looked at each other, clearly amused. If it was one thing Van and the others didn't need it was a lesson on how to handle a weapon. They didn't tell Seji this. The men politely agreed to let him show them some moves later as the young man showed them the rest of the second floor.

There were two storage units beyond the two bedrooms that faced each other on opposite ends of the hall. Beyond the storage unit on the right was the second dining room. It was not as big as the dining room on the first floor. It also wasn't as heavily furnished. The young men explained that they did most of their eating downstairs.

Across the hall from it was the second kitchen. It was also smaller than the first. It had a center island with a basket of fruit sitting on top of it. Ren laughed and told the men they hadn't touched the fruit since they moved in at the beginning of the semester. From his comment the men guessed that the downstairs kitchen was used more often than the one upstairs. The final room on the second floor was an odd space with a bunch of computers in it. It was located beyond the second kitchen and dining room. Stacks of video games were piled next to the computers. World of Warcraft posters were tacked all over the walls.

Once the men had a tour of the house Amano and the others helped turn the living room on the second floor into a temporary sleeping area for the four guests. Seji explained that the four rooms were already occupied by himself, Amano, Takuya, and Ren. He told the group that it was best that they camped out in the second living room since it was relatively closed off and the young men barely used it. Van and the others didn't mind. It was a larger space than any of the men were accustomed to sleeping in when they traveled to the various countries around Gaea on political business.

The men got a bit nervous when Takuya suddenly asked how they were related to Amano. They hadn't discussed that small detail before.

Amano simply gave a casual shrug and said, "Van and Allen are my second cousins on my mother's side. Dryden and Gaddes are second cousins on my father's side. I have a very large family and all of us are very close. Originally my cousins Jake and Elisa were going to visit but they decided to come at the end of the summer instead. Van and the others haven't seen me for a while so they decided to come in their place."

Takuya and the others seemed satisfied with the explanation though they were a bit astonished that Amano had so many family members living in London.

When everyone was settled in the four guests were led downstairs to the first living room and everyone took a seat on a big red couch. Ren looked over at the guests and promptly laid down the rules of the house.

He said in a serious tone, "Ok, so basically, this is how things work around here. All of the food in the house is equally shared by everyone. No one is allowed to claim any food item solely as their own. There are four bathrooms and only so much hot water to go around. Amano and I get first dibs because we are the oldest. Seji and Takuya get to use their bathrooms after we are through. You guys can use one of the bathrooms when the other guys are done."

Ren paused momentarily as if he was thinking hard about anything he left out and then added, "There is no curfew. You can stay out as late as you want but if you end up with a girl don't bring her back to the house. If you want to get busy rent a room at a hotel for the night. Everyone in this house comes and goes as they please. Just respect the members of the house if someone is sleeping. You can mess up your living space all you want but you have to try to keep the rest of the house clean."

Ren pointed toward an X-Box 360 lying on the living room floor and then pointed toward the spare room above his head.

"But the most sacred rule of all is that everyone in this house must play Halo on the 360 and World of Warcraft in the computer room upstairs as often as they can manage. Failure to comply by the rules will result in automatic throwing out. You all got that?"

Van and the others uttered small words of agreement. They were not sure what Halo or World of Warcraft were but judging by the look on Ren's face they guessed that they would figure it out soon enough.

When the men had chatted for a considerable amount of time Van and the others journeyed upstairs to retire for the night. The men retrieved some pairs of night clothes from the duffel bag in the spare closet downstairs. Van and Gaddes camped out on the floor while Allen and Dryden took the two couches that rested on either end of the living room. They decided they would shift sleeping arrangements each night so everyone had a shot at sleeping on the couches at some point during their stay.

The men drifted off into a deep slumber in no time. It had been a long day and they wanted to get some rest before their adventure at the university in the morning. Van was the only that seemed to be smiling in his sleep. Regardless of the circumstances of him being on earth, he was happy that he finally had time to spend with Hitomi. He slept soundly dreaming about the thousand kisses Hitomi would give him if he did not cheer up. His dream self pretended to pout in order to receive them. It was the best night sleep that he had had in a very long time.
Van, Allen, Dryden, and Gaddes get transported to the Mystic Moon. Will they be able to fit in or will they just get into trouble on the strange new world? Read to find out.

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Chapter One:

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Chapter Two:

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Chapter Three:

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Chapter Four:

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Chapter Five:

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Chapter Six:

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Chapter Seven:

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Chapter Eight:

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Chapter Nine:

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Chapter Ten:

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Chapter Eleven:

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Chapter Twelve:

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Chapter Thirteen:

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Chapter Fourteen:

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Chapter Fifteen:

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gdflgum's avatar
You seem to know a lot about this Mystic Moon place. Do you have any magical powers your not letting onto?

Enjoying the story, no critique at this time.