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 Posted: Thu May 18, 2023 7:22 am
So far, this story takes place as early as the year 2004. And there was a shrine maiden who had inherited a dojo within South town, but was cursed with also being a sacrificial maiden for the demon Orochi.
Meanwhile, Dee had been visiting South Town when she reunited with Terry and now Terry and Dee are a couple. Dee is in fact pregnant with Terry's child.
Having just saved Keida, the shrine maiden from Orochi's influence, now Dee has been infected. Dee has made a pact with the demon, acting like the true sacrificial maiden she was intended to play, but in hopes of saving South Town from an impending war.
Dee took things so calmly , it sometimes made Keida jealous. It made Keida feel like nothing she did would compare to Dee but she did had faith in Dee at least. She had faith in the ritual as well. Keida soon walked away to get a call from Kyo.
"We are the shrine and we are ready." said Kyo. She could hear Iori in the background telling them to hurry up and didn't have all day. He had to practice for his show tonight. Keida smirked. "We shall be on the way..' She closed her cellphone up and looked to Mai who came out in the hall with the bowl of water and rags.
"Who was that ?" Mai asked. 'Kyo and Iori," Keida replied, "The shrine is ready for the ritual."
Dee was picked up by Terry while everyone else piled into two separate vehicles to head to the shrine.
When they got there, Kyo and Iori were at the ready. Iori looked pissed that he had to perform this a second time.
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Posted: Thu May 18, 2023 8:47 am
Kyo, Chizuru and Iori were ready. Keida stood behind Rock as they placed Dee in the circle. She was worried for her. This could get very dangerous. She held Rock's hand and looked to him. "I know Dee's strong but this is dangerous."
Mai looked to him. "I am scared. Will she be ok ?" She looked to Andy. Mai saw many things in her life and it was nothing normal to see magic and things from other worlds. And because of this, it made Mai worried.
Andy told Mai to have faith in Dee. Terry added onto what Andy had said, making a reference to his old Master who taught him the hurricane punch. And Rock basically caressed Keida to assure her that everything was going to be okay.
The demon, being happy with the pact it made with Dee, flew into the artifacts the second it could wriggle itself free of Dee's spirit. This made everyone both worry and happy at the same time.
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Posted: Thu May 18, 2023 9:29 am
Many weeks had past and the mansion was nearly done with repairs. The entire main level had been fixed from the damage that had taken place by the invaders where not only was there a fully functional hangover spot, but the kitchen got an upgrade also. The arcades that was to the right of the door and behind the gym got new shelving for the many electrical wires that ran through there. The gym got some new machines added whereas some had to be trashed due to them being overused. The apartment Joe had also had a bit of a fixer upper and currently was the only basement level, though there were plans to add more basement levels later on.
The second floor had mostly been repaired, there was just a touch more that needed to be done, like Andy's bed had to be replaced and enlarged as well as Rock's bed needed to be upgraded also for obvious reasons.
Some stairs had been added to the second level between the bathroom and the stairs leading down and there was one open space on the other side of the stairs that could be used for a baby area.
Speaking of babies, Mai and Andy were still planning the going back to Japan in the coming months so they can train and maybe start their own family. As for Dee's own pregnancy, Mai and Keida took turns helping with some training issues for when the labor pains started and for minor moving around. Dee made good use of the hangover couch currently and from time to time, Andy caught Dee and Terry kissing while on it.
This week, which was the third week in July of the year 2004, Keida and Rock were going back to Japan to see her mother. She asked Kyo and Iori to keep on eye on her students while she was away. She was packing her bag when Terry came in. "How is Dee?" Keida asked, "Did you make sure she is following the doctor's advice and the remedies I have her to take if she feels sick?" Not giving Terry a chance to answer, she went on, "We will be only going for a week. I hope Rock is packed already."
Meanwhile, out back, Mai was helping Dee relax in the swimming pool. Mai was wearing a one piece red bathing suit and her hair was in a bun. "Lay flat and just relax. The baby will like it."
She smiled and looked to Andy reading.
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Posted: Thu May 18, 2023 3:15 pm
Mai held Dee under the floatie after realizing that Dee could not swim on her back and then smiled. "Just relax Dee." She looked to Terry and her smile changed to a look of concern. "Why don't you come in and help her relax?" Mai asked him.
Terry was too far away for him to hear Mai, and since Mai realized this, she got out of the pool having had a good soak, and took her place onto a lounge chair before looking to Andy. "So how are you doing?" She asked while putting on her sunglasses.
Keida packed her bag and looked back at the mansion one last time. She smiled and looked to Rock. "You ready to go?" She asked.
She had not been to Japan in months, and she had to admit, she was feeling a tad homesick. So when she called her mother and told her this, her mother was overjoyed to hear that her daughter was coming home for a visit..
Thinking he had heard Mai asking him to join them in the pool, Terry sighed, walked to where Mai was waiting on Andy to answer her other question then he said, "I would, but I have to mow the lawn first."
He went into the garden shed near the fence near a field that led to the beach and a set of train tracks for the local train that carried students to out of town places from the South Town beach location. Otherwise known as Sound beach station. He started up the mower and Dee tried using her hand to turn the floatie towards the direction where she could watch Terry. Mai was right that this was comfy. Joe had joined Dee in the water though, but he only waded and laughed as he was watching Terry sweat. He also made sex jokes that made Dee laugh.
Andy even chuckled a little at some of the perverse funnies that Joe made. Then he answered Mai and said, "Just catching up on more news. Not much else has happened since the last time. Our mansion made the news though thanks to the destruction it had to endure. The article is actually pretty accurate speculation unless Terry blabbed to the press or Dee did without us knowing. But then, if you were some stranger looking for something interesting, a mansion being destroyed would make the cut. Especially if said stranger knew about the mansion's history."
Rock nodded as he and Keida went to the airport and Rock had to admit, he was quite excited. Mid week, he had asked Dee if there were any spots she would like to see if she would have gone to Japan and promised some souvenirs. She had said if they had packs of ramen from the Naruto section or anything Pokemon related she would be one happy bean. Of course, Joe had made a joke about beans at the time, which made Rock laugh mid drive to the airport. When Keida gave him a look of wonder, Rock explained, "Thinking about a joke Joe made about beans."
Once on the plane, it wasn't long before Rock fell asleep. He was exhausted from the drive, though it wasn't very long. He just needed the sleep.
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Posted: Fri May 19, 2023 6:47 am
Mai turned to Terry and frowned, her arms crossing over her chest. "All you do is work and fight. Come into this pool and be with the mother of your children." She sighed slowly and closed her eyes. "Andy, you come too. I swear you Bogards are all work and no play."
Meanwhile, on the plane heading to Japan, Keida saw Rock sleeping in his seat after talking to her. She smiled and looked to him. "My love. " She brushed his hair back and let him sleep. It was nice going home for a change and even better that she had Rock with her this time. She was really liking the flight for its peacefulness and the hunger to go home only grew stronger. She missed her mother and the family shrine. It was about time she saw her father's grave as well.
Terry didn't hear Mai, since he got right into mowing, but Andy replied, "I'll hop in the pool in a little bit. I am just finishing this article and then I'll change. At least Dee knows when to have fun, right?"
It was about 10 minutes before Andy was ready for the pool, but when he was, he did his drill kick into it just to show off. The floatie Dee was on was rocking back and forth due to the waves. She said to Andy, "If I fall off this floatie, you are helping me get back on."
Andy blushed because he felt maybe the kick was a bit much. Then Andy decided to do some laps in the pool to cool down.
Terry took an hour to finish his work and then he went inside to change. But it was another 30 minutes before he came back out! He slipped into the pool, without so much of a splash and made his way over to Dee. All Dee was really doing was trying to stay balanced on the floatie.
Meanwhile, now in Japan, Rock and Keida left the plane and headed to the shrine where Keida's mother was.
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Posted: Fri May 19, 2023 8:39 am
Mai had fun in the pool. She knew it was time to for lunch and went into the kitchen to make a quick snack and brought it out. "Maybe we should all go on vacation. It will be really nice ." She looked to place a tray of fruits, veggies and cheese on a tray."
She looked to him and smiled. 'It maybe good for the baby." She smiled and looked to her. "We can go to the beach and visit the rest of town. What do you say ? Maybe visit Kim and other old friends?'
Keida smiled as they got into the car and headed to the shrine. "Mother is happy to see you. The shrine is over 1,000 years old.Been in the family for a long time.' She saw how nervous he was.
She sighed slowly and looked to him. She fixed his hair and smiled. 'You will be fine."
Dee stretched, got a cramp, but then replied, "A vacation sounds fun, but it feels like I am already on vacation. Relaxing in a pool is a vacation activity. Tee hee hee."
Terry then said, "I'd rather invite people over than go out right now. Remember, there are enemies out there trying to end us. We can still see friends, we just have to invite them over. Besides, this place was built to serve more than just us. I think Dee's idea of this being an eventual hotel and resort might not be such a bad idea. Oh sure, it would mean more work, but at the same time, it could be fun."
Dee then sat up, dipped her feet into the water and then slid off the floatie to casually swim to the wall. She wanted to wade for a bit in the pool. In answer to the idea, "We could invite Kim Kaphwan over with his family. I mean Kyo and Iori are already here as well as Joe is already here. We could do a party sort of thing and maybe work on some repairs while we are at it. Like most of the mansion has been rebuilt, but what I mean is get started on building the lounge part on the third floor. I have ideas."
Terry then asked Dee, "What sort of ideas?"
"Just what stuff we could add to the place and how the lounge could look when completed. And the reason I say the third floor for the bar is because we are going to need to build more floors upward that is sort of an extension to this place for guests who want to stay overnight and eventually we will have people that we don't know in here like a business. It would be worth our while and we work together on it too. The farm in the basements are going to take time to build anyway and its going to take more cash than we have right now. So, to make that money, we can create a bar to start with then we add the hotel, then we add the basement floors with the farms."
Andy laughed, "Big brain ideas then."
"We will be working together on it and besides, this way too, if you guys wanna drink you can drink here at home. And as for pricing of the stuff we make, at first it will be low cost to really bring in the customers and serve lots. And then we will have customers fill out a survey in the sense of what they think the food is worth price wise and then we go by what the majority says. Like Mai and I definitely know how to cook so you guys can leave that to us girls. Rock can make lunchtime sandwiches if he wants to as specials when he gets back."
Because Dee was talking about Rock, Rock sneezed three times. Then he grumbled and mumbled under his breath, "God damn you, Dee."
Then Rock smiled, unaware that a booger was hanging out of his nose.
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Posted: Mon May 22, 2023 7:43 am
Mai liked the idea of the bar initially with the addition of a hotel after and could not help, but grin at the thought. "You have good ideas, Dee," she complimented. Looking to Andy, she said 'We can come visit in the fall and summer during the tournaments. It will be really fun." She smirked and then added, "We can even visit when Keida and Rock wants to come around and see us. Speaking of visits to other places I hope the visit that Rock and Keida are having in Japan is going well."
Glancing at Dee, then hopping into the pool beside Terry and Dee's floatie, she said to Dee, "Well that is enough pool time for the child for now. Let's get you out of the pool."
Meanwhile, as the plane had just landed, Keida nudged Rock as he was snoring. "Hey, we are almost there," she told him gently, sneaking a small kiss.
Ahead was a huge shrine in the center of the woods. Keida smiled, as they made their way to said shrine and looked to him. "'Welcome to Mizo shrine, been in the family for over 1,000 years."
She smiled as she had fond memories here. "You excited?" She asked.
Dee got out of the pool, then stretched. She went inside, went to hers and Terry's bedroom and changed into a comfortable pair of shorts. She really should have been wearing a skirt, but she also knew she had to do some clothes shopping with Mai when she had a chance. When Dee showed Mai what she was wearing, she asked Mai, "You think we could do some clothes shopping before you and Andy leave for Japan?"
Meanwhile, Rock was gazing at all the sights to see about the countryside of Japan. It was almost how Dee described it when she had blabbed to him one of her dreams before he left. She wanted to know how accurate her dream was. Well this could not compare to that. The temple was nice too. "This place is astounding!" Rock exclaimed. He felt like the child he should have been years ago, seeing sights like this and being amazed. Now he understood somewhat how Dee could act so childish in a good way all the time. Keeping those dream memories had done her good.
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Posted: Mon May 22, 2023 11:46 am
Dee, Mai, Andy and Terry went shopping after being in the pool for a few hours. Rock and Keida arrived in Japan. Rock was in awe of all the wondrous scenery forgetting to take pictures. He found out who Keida's mom was.
She smiled and looked to him. "Don't be so formal with me. Your like family. You saved my daughter and she seems to like you. I thought she never wanted to settle down and have children.." Keida blushed to high heaven. 'Mom..please stop." She looked to Rock and smiled. "Let's go inside shall we..'
She welcome them in the shrine, where three main houses. The main shrine, the family home and last house where they keep family things and such. " You guys will be staying in the main house with me but you have your own room." Keida blushed a little. "Thanks Mom!"
Mai and Dee seem to be happy going shopping. They moved store to store and looked to them. "Where to go to next ?' She smirked and was very happy.
She wonder what she would do next. "Wanna take a break?"
Rock blushed, and replied, "I do want a family, but not right away. I want to be sure I can be a good support too. I plan on becoming a jewel crafter designer. Which means I make clothes that involves jewels and gemstones. My side job will be a sandwich maker at my dad's mansion where people in South Town can taste my lunch meals. My stepmom is also a good cook. If you ever get a chance to visit South Town, you have got to try my step mom's pasta casserole as well as her grilled cheese sandwiches. I make a good sandwich, but hers beats mine. She also had told me to take lots of pictures and bring a souvenir back because she so wanted to come but couldn't."
Meanwhile at the mall, Terry was almost overloaded with bags. Dee bought a lot of clothes. Dresses, skirts, some nightgowns, some slippers, some disposable underpants, and some stationary stuff for writing her stories and whatnot. Dee wanted to become an author first and foremost, but she had a back up for voice actress. She wanted to be a restaurant owner and a farmer as hobbies. She loved cooking just as much as she loved writing and drawing.
In answer to Mai's question, Dee replied, "Lets get something to eat first and then I wanna take a look at one more store. A video game store."
Terry was happy to hear that. Finally a place he liked. Andy was just beat. He was holding whatever Mai bought. And Mai bought just as much stuff as Dee did if not more stuff. Dee then said to Mai, "This is one thing I love doing. Shopping. Especially since I needed to go. And best of all, once we get this mansion idea started, like open the bar for the first time to the public offering parts of the mansion for bonus entertainment, we are going to be able to pay back the boys for helping us do this. Taking advantage of them isn't cool, but promising to return the favor is okay as long as we do return the favor."
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Posted: Mon May 22, 2023 3:04 pm
Getting off the bus and climbing the stairs as the cherry blossoms began to fall, Keida's mother was on the top of the steps awaiting them.
She had long black hair and wore a green and pink kimono. She smiled and waved as they approached. 'Welcome home, Keida," she said warmly once they were close enough to hear her voice, "and is this the handsome Rock I heard about?"
Keida returned the smile with one of her own, and upon getting close enough, she gave her mother a huge hug. In reply, she answered, "Yes, mother, this is Rock."
Turning to Rock, Keida said, "Rock, meet my mother Kimoko."
Rock bowed politely to the older woman, and said, "It is a pleasure to meet you, Ma'am."
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Posted: Mon May 22, 2023 3:16 pm
She smiled and looked to him. "Don't be so formal with me!" Kimoko shouted, but was grinning while doing so, "You are like family. You saved my daughter and she seems to like you. I thought she never wanted to settle down and have children," she paused and Keida blushed to high heaven.
"Mom, please stop, you're embarrassing me," she scolded before she looked to Rock and smiled. "Let's go inside shall we?"
Now in the shrine, there were three main houses. The main shrine, the family home and last house where they keep storage. Making somewhat of an announcement, Kimoko told her daughter and Rock, "You guys will be staying in the main house with me but you do have your own room."
Keida blushed a little, flattered that her mom went through all of this trouble just for them, "Thanks Mom!" She exclaimed happily and then gave her mom another hug.
Meanwhile in South Town...
Mai and Dee were very happy going shopping and having the boys carry the bags. They moved from store to store continuing to pile the bags heavier and heavier in the arms of both Bogard brothers. "Where to go to next?" Mai asked seeing that Andy was suffering more than Terry and somewhat enjoying the torture. To Mai, it was payback for all those times that Andy could have shown affection to her, but didn't.
Glancing over to Dee who was looking a bit worn, Mai asked, "Wanna take a break?"
Rock was very happy to have met such a kind woman in Kimoko. He told her about what his plans were when it came to having a family. He said, "I don't plan on having a family right away. I would like to make sure that I can support Keida too when I settle down with her. I was thinking of becoming a fashion designer first and foremost, but on the side make a hobby of making sandwiches and selling them to hungry customers."
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Posted: Mon May 22, 2023 4:00 pm
As Kimoko heard the plans that Rock had, she was making tea. "I like that you have a plan," she told him. Referring to the shrine, she added, "This is my family's legacy. I had hoped that Keida would want to take over the shrine for when I pass, but it seems her heart was set on that dojo in South Town." She smiled, passed Rock the tray of tea and snacks then concluded, " I am just happy that she found someone that she could find true peace. South Town is her home now and I just hope that you continue to take good care of her, keep her happy."
Meanwhile in the private quarters that were to serve as Rock's and Keida's sleep spot, Keida was putting their clothing and bags in the room. Rock joined Keida after and served the tea and snacks that Kimoko made.
Back in South Town, Mai was finally wiped from all that shopping, and Dee had taken a rest on a bench in the mall while her and Andy did more shopping. Terry was sitting beside Dee giving her a massage. Those leather gloves felt heavenly on Dee's shoulders and the smell of Terry's cologne was even better to Dee.
When Mai returned, she asked, "Okay, who is hungry? We really should stop at the food court now. Andy, its my treat for your meal, so what do you want?"
Andy replied, "I will have KFC, a three piece meal with gravy and a root beer."
Terry then asked Dee, "Are you hungry?"
Dee nodded.
He then asked her, "What would you like to have? I will go get it for you."
"I also want KFC, but I want a two piece meal, dark meat only, some gravy, and a pepsi."
Terry then aided Dee to a table to sit at while he and Mai got the food. For Terry's own meal, he got himself some Tacos.
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Posted: Tue May 23, 2023 3:55 pm
Japan Flower In answer to a question Rock made earlier about Mai and Andy's children looking after the shrine when she passed, Kimoko replied, "I will think on it." This was after Rock and Keida rejoined her sometime in the evening. She looked to Keida and then looked to Rock. "Her father would be so proud if he was still around. He was happy to have her when she was born and to think she has come this far practically on her own..." She wiped a tear thinking about her departed husband, then continued, "I struggled giving him a child and when I finally found out that I was going to give him one, it made me overwhelmed with joy." She looked to Keida and Keida held her mother's hand, hoping the tears that her mother had stopped soon. When Kimoko had breath to speak, she said, "Feel free to look around, you two. Some changes have been made since you were last here, Keida." She soon left and Keida looked to Rock noticing a sullen look on his face. "Hey, are you ok?" She asked out of genuine concern. ~ Before going to get hers and Andy's food, she said to Dee, "Today was super, super fun. We should do this more often." Then, when Mai and Terry were alone, Mai said to Terry, "How do you feel around Dee? I mean, you have been much cheerier lately ever since she showed up. What's brought on this sudden change in you?" Rock turned to Keida and wrapped his arms around her. Tears started to flow freely as he told her how his life stunk before she came along. He told her how his father Geese Howard had abandoned him at a graveyard and how life since then has been one nightmare after another. He told her how grateful he was when she came into his life and when she finally was rid of Orochi how happy he was to finally be with her. Meanwhile, while Mai and Terry got their food, Dee was telling Andy a story about her past. When they got back, they were hearing how her mom should be in jail for attempted murder and got away with it. It also explained how Terry and Dee were so compatible. Their spirits were very strong. Terry could protect Dee and Dee could offer him the solace he sought for his entire life.
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Posted: Fri May 26, 2023 6:47 pm
Keida blushed when he hugged her. She didn't except him to be so happy to be with her. "Rock, settle down. We are on vacation and all we want is to just relax and get to know my mother right ?"
She brushed his hair back and smiled. "You're so silly."
She kissed his forehead. "Come on. I want to show you something."
She got him up and showed him around the shrine.
She showed him the hot springs, the house and then the shrine. She pointed to it. "Only family members and the priestess can go in there. I have fond memories of mom taking me here. Learning the rituals and stuff."
Mai gave Dee a look. "My fire powers are not meant for that. I am not doing that. Maybe you should just talk with your mom and tell her your life is better without her." Mai didn't like that one bit. She looked to Terry to talk her out of it.
She sighed slowly and looked to Andy. "Don't you agree?"
Rock liked the look of the shrine and understood what Kimoko meant by wanting Keida to follow in her mother's footsteps. At the same time, he was happy that Keida chose South Town as her home. He replied, "Yes, we are here to relax."
Meanwhile, in reply to Mai, Dee said, "Don't need to worry. I wasn't serious about that. I mean committing arson. I am sure that if there are powers out there, they will take care of my mom."
Terry placed his hand on Dee's shoulder, then said to Mai, "No need to worry, Mai. Dee knows that your powers aren't for committing crimes."
Andy sighed, placed his arm around Mai, then said, "Dee's a good person. Relax."
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Posted: Tue May 30, 2023 8:03 pm
Keida blushed on how handsome he looked and lower her eyes , her face red with blush. She smiled when she heard him talk of the water. "It used to be just use for the head priestess to come and cleanse herself back in ancient times.Guards would have been posted out the door and only her allowed in. My great-grandmother changed the rules over 100 years ago, seeing as a great place to make money for the shrine." She kept her head low, stil blushing. His wings were so lovely.
Mai was excited about helping the baby and looked to him. She sighed slowly and looked to him. "Tell me. Andy how children would you like ?' She titled her head and smiled.
She looked to Terry and Dee. "Promise me , you let me be a god parent ?"
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