by Haruka
I'm a nervous wreck, Fish Eye thought as he pulled out his
pocket mirror and straightened his Captain Chicken/Tacoz hat.
He had made it he got the fast food job. It almost scared him
how fast it all happened. The manager was in when he dropped off his
resume, and he'd had an interview cancellation, so Fish Eye got to see
him right away. The next day, he got the job.
He wasn't the only one. Tiger Eye had been hired by the pet
store and Haruka called Hawk Eye with the good (?!) news that he was
a gas jockey. Their parents were still blissfully unaware of their
employment, and the Quartet were arriving sometime that day.
And he was a nervous wreck.
Don't be ridiculous, he told himself. This is fast food, not
brain surgery. You can do it. He squared his shoulders and pulled on
the handle of the store's front door. It was locked.
For a moment, Fish Eye panicked. What was he going to do?!
Then he remembered what the manager told him and began searching
the brickwork. There it was the doorbell. It was higher than a normal
doorbell to keep kids from ringing it all day. Fish Eye reached for it
and realized it was far too high. He sprang in place and tried to slap
the button but couldn't quite make it. Again and again he jumped, but
fell short each time. He could feel his hat slipping and his hair coming
out of the ponytail. I look ridiculous, Fish Eye thought, feeling tears
prick at his eyelashes. And I'm going to be late! He prepared for one
last big jump.
"Would you like to come in?"
"Yahhhh!" Fish Eye exclaimed as he twisted in mid-air, landed
wrong, and wound up on his butt on the sidewalk.
"Itaiiiii!" he cried, and glared over at the source of the
voice an attractive, black-haired boy with a long, thin ponytail.
"You okay?" the boy asked, offering Fish Eye a hand and
pulling him up. He grinned. "We saw you through the window you
were pretty funny."
"So's your face," Fish Eye snapped, then realized this person
was wearing a uniform as well, only his nametag had 'supervisor' on
it. "Ohhh ... I didn't mean that."
"It's okay." He winked. "I know it's not true, you're just
blowing off steam. Come on inside."
Fish Eye preceded him in, the smell of grease, cooking
chicken, and onions hitting him full in the face. He saw other
uniformed workers chuckling from behind the counter. So they had
all watched him and no one had come to help until the last minute?
Nice.
"I'm Seiya Kou," the black-haired boy said. "Your name's
Fish Eye, right?"
"Yes," he replied, trying to straighten his hair and hat without
benefit of his mirror.
"Nice to have you aboard. I'm supervising today. Yaten over
there is doing taco stuff, Taiki is doing chicken, Kuwabara is cooking
in the back there, and Tamahome is the cashier."
Fish Eye managed a polite nod to everyone, but was secretly
grateful for their nametags as he'd already forgotten who they were.
"For the first couple of days, you'll be working on the
Captain's side with Taiki, you'll be shown some stuff on Tacoz side,
then we'll start training you on cash."
Fish Eye didn't say he was in no hurry to face the customers,
but he couldn't help thinking it.
"Thanks! Come again!"
Haruka grinned as Hawk Eye waved to the customer pulling
away. "You're doing great, you know. They really like you."
"How can you tell?" Hawk Eye asked, looking at her curiously.
"Because you're making more in tips than I did when I pumped
gas." She laughed, nodding at the money in Hawk Eye's hand.
"I'm glad it's working out I got this job just in time." Hawk
Eye stuffed the money into his pocket.
"How's Tiger Eye doing at his new job?"
"This is his second day. He says it's kind of quiet there."
"Quiet?" Haruka said skeptically. "In a pet store?"
Hawk Eye laughed. "Well, the animals aren't quiet, but there
aren't usually a lot of people. Gives him time to get his work done, I
guess."
"Fish Eye won't have _that_ problem, I promise you that."
Haruka grinned. "Captain Chicken/Tacoz is a busy place, especially
over lunch."
"Fish Eye says it's called a two-in-one because of the two
companies' products being sold in the same place."
"Yeah, there are plenty of Captain Chicken restaurants and
tons of Tacoz around, but they merged or someone bought both
chains." Haruka looked at an approaching car. "Customer," she said,
then did a double-take. "Uh oh. Hawk Eye, don't look now, but "
"Hawk Eye?" Nuriko stuck his head out the window and
looked at his son, puzzled. "What are you doing here?"
"Uh, Mama, um ...." Hawk Eye stammered. "It's like this ...."
"I was just on my way to get some groceries for the girls'
arrival and needed some gas," Nuriko said. "You know, honey, you
really shouldn't be bothering Haruka at work."
Haruka and Hawk Eye glanced at each other. "Uh, the thing is,
Mama," Hawk Eye swallowed, "that I'm working here, too."
Nuriko blinked. "You are? Since when?"
"Yesterday," Hawk Eye admitted.
"Why didn't you tell us?" Nuriko said in confusion. A car
honked behind him and he yelled back, "Shut up! I'm talking to my
son!"
"Maybe we could talk later?" Hawk Eye suggested.
"Sure." Nuriko smiled. "You know, I think it's a fine thing,
your showing initiative like this. I'm proud of you, and I'm sure your
father will be, too."
"I'll get your gas," Hawk Eye said hastily.
When his mother finally pulled away with a goodbye beep of
the horn, Haruka leaned toward him. "He took that very well, I
thought."
"That's because right now he thinks it's just me being
responsible." Hawk Eye sighed. "When he finds out Fish Eye and
Tiger Eye took quickie jobs too, he'll _know_ the real reason and
we'll hear about it in spades."
"Here, bunny, bunny, bunny." Tiger Eye peered under the
table and knew right away the object of his search wasn't there.
"Where are you, you stupid rabbit?!" he shouted.
It didn't matter if he was loud there was no one else in the
pet shop but he and the animals. It was a busy strip mall they were
situated in for sure, but most traffic was seen by the large grocery store
at one end or the even bigger discount store at the other end. He was
closer to the discount store, with a video rental place and a wine-
making shop between them.
Tiger Eye had made a success of his first day by selling a
puppy. That's where the store made its money by over-inflating
prices. The pup cost over three hundred dollars there, whereas Tiger
Eye knew that buying it through a breeder would have cost only half
that. But he wasn't going to question the policies of his employers
he was grateful just to have the job.
At first he thought the lack of traffic in the store would bother
him, but it was actually a good thing when it came to the daily chore
of cleaning the cages. Except when one of his charges managed to
skitter out of reach, like the little brown lop-eared rabbit he was
tailing. He grimaced as he discovered a little trail of bunny-leavings,
but followed it to where the animal crouched behind an empty fish
tank.
"There you are! Come here!" He reached down and managed
to snatch the rabbit just as it was trying to leap away. Before he could
react, the furry animal's big hind feet raked down his right wrist,
leaving a bloody trail.
"AAAHHHHH!!!!" Tiger Eye screamed and charged for the
front of the store. He dropped the rabbit into its cage
unceremoniously and ran toward the sink. The cold water running
over his open scratches stung enough to bring tears to his eyes. That
rabbit was damned lucky he wouldn't scar, he thought furiously.
Who'd have thought something so soft and innocent-looking could
draw blood?!
The jingle of the bell over the door signalled the arrival of a
customer. Tiger Eye tried to put on a pleasant expression by
imagining what rabbit stew tasted like as he turned toward the
newcomer. At first he saw no one there. A soft slurping sound drew
his attention downward, and he saw a child of no more than six
sucking on a lollipop and gazing up at him.
"Um, hello," Tiger Eye said. "May I ... help you?"
"Momma said to wait here for her while she went shoppin',"
the child said, and wandered over to look at the kittens. Tiger Eye
stared after him in dismay. An unescorted child in the store? He
hadn't finished cleaning the cages yet and would have to go into the
back. But if he left the kid alone and he got bitten or scratched, the
store would be responsible. Tiger Eye said a sarcastic, silent thank
you to the woman who'd made him an unwilling babysitter.
The kid started to poke his lollipop through the bars of the
rabbit cage.
"Hey, don't do that!" Tiger Eye cried. The child jumped,
dropping his sucker, which landed on the back of the brown, lop-
earred rabbit.
"WAHHHHHH!!!!" the boy began to cry.
"WAHHHHHH!!!!" Tiger Eye echoed as he envisioned himself
fishing out the lollipop and cleaning candy off the killer bunny.
Nuriko stuffed his grocery bags into the car and locked it.
He'd noticed some snack foods on sale in the discount store's flier and
decided to walk over and pick some up rather than drive across the
strip mall parking lot. He headed along the walk and smiled to see
Zoisite coming toward him.
"Well, hello there!" Nuriko greeted. "Nice day, isn't it?"
"Beautiful," Zoisite agreed, adjusting the bag in his arms.
"Your nieces are arriving today, aren't they?"
"That's right, I was just going up to get some of the chips and
things they have on sale."
Zoisite nodded. "I just bought a bunch here, myself. With
Haruka and Yui, not to mention Malachite, I can't keep snack food in
the house!"
Nuriko laughed. "Try feeding my boys sometime they're
animals!"
Zoisite chuckled. "Speaking of your boys, I saw Tiger Eye in
the pet store having a hard time. How long has he been working
there?"
"Huh?" Nuriko replied. "I don't understand."
"Isn't Tiger Eye working in the pet store over there?" Zoisite
gestured behind him. "He was sitting in a chair with a rabbit in his
lap, rubbing its back with a facecloth."
Nuriko looked puzzled. "I don't know ... I only just found out
that Hawk Eye is working at Haruka's gas station, but I didn't know
Tiger Eye had a job as well."
"Maybe he was keeping it as a surprise," Zoisite said.
"Anyway, I have to go. I'm picking Yui up at the library and I'm
late."
"Sure, Zoi, see you later." Nuriko continued on his way, but
paused by the pet store window and peered inside. Sure enough, there
was Tiger Eye, struggling to hold a rabbit still as he swiped at it with a
facecloth. Nuriko went inside.
"Ow, damn it!" Tiger Eye exclaimed. "At this rate you'll have
my legs in ribbons, too, you nasty little beast!"
"Tiger Eye?"
The teenager looked up in surprise. "Mama!"
"What are you doing here?" Nuriko asked.
"I ... um ...." Tiger Eye looked down at the rabbit. "I'm
working here. I just started."
Nuriko scratched his head. "This is all very curious. First I
discover Hawk Eye pumping gas and now this."
"Well, it's okay for us to have jobs, isn't it?" Tiger Eye asked,
trying to smile.
"Of course, it's just rather sudden for both of you to be
working and not to have mentioned it."
Tiger Eye cleaned the last bit of candy off the rabbit's fur and
deposited it back in its cage. He looked down at his scratched legs in
dismay. "I'm never wearing shorts to work again."
"Tiger Eye," Nuriko said slowly, "there isn't anything else
about this you want to tell me, is there?"
"No, Mama. I just was bored sitting around all day, I haven't
really made any friends, you know. Hawk Eye _is_ friends with
Haruka and probably wanted to spend time with her while making
money."
"Maybe," Nuriko said thoughtfully. "At least I don't have to
wonder if Fish Eye has a job he already has friends and ballet as
well."
"Y-Yeah, but he might want extra money ... you know ... so
Papa won't throw a fit when he buys a new dress ...."
Nuriko stared at Tiger Eye. "Do you know something I don't
know?"
Tiger Eye knew better than to push his luck any further. It was
only a matter of time before their full secret was discovered anyway
better his mother unleash his wrath at Fish Eye than him.
"Mama, I have to get back to work. If you want to know what
Fish Eye's doing, maybe you should stop by Captain Chicken/Tacoz
on the way home."
Nuriko studied him closely. "Maybe I'll just do that." He
headed for the door, and looked back. "But Tiger Eye, if what I'm
beginning to suspect is true, all three of you will have a lot to answer
for later."
Tiger Eye gulped as the door closed behind Nuriko. For a
moment, he wondered if avoiding the Quartet was worth the trouble he
and his siblings were about to be in. Then he remembered their last
visit and decided some things were worse than angry parents and
vicious rabbits.
"Drop some fries, Fish Eye."
"I already did!" Fish Eye wailed, looking at the french fries
scattered across the floor.
"Get some from the freezer and put them in the fryer," Taiki
replied, sounding calm despite the multple orders appearing on the
overhead monitor. Fish Eye didn't want to be the cause of slowing
things down so he rushed to do as Taiki said.
"I need some fries over here!" Yaten snapped from over on
Tacoz side.
"There's a wait," Taiki answered. Fish Eye felt his face redden
as he lowered the fry-filled basket into the fryer.
Fries, fries, fries. Fish Eye swore if he survived this job he'd
never eat another french fry again in his life. Lunch had only been
going on for half an hour and he already couldn't believe the amount
of grease the general public consumed. He also couldn't believe how
unflappable Taiki, Seiya, and Tamahome seemed to be. He could see
Tamahome at the cash taking order after order, smiling at every
customer, focusing his attention to make them each feel special, even
as they were lined up to the door. Seiya darted between packing
orders, handing them out, and taking money over at drive-thru, but
also managed to stay polite and focused. Kuwabara kept mostly to
himself in the back cooking, but he gave Fish Eye a shy smile
whenever he looked his way. Yaten, on the other hand, was anything
but nice or polite. He seemed to throw fits every two minutes,
somehow working them in between making tacos and mexifries. If he
ran out of chicken or beef, he'd announce it like it was the customers'
fault he had to make more. Taiki explained to Fish Eye that Yaten
was just making sure Tamahome and Seiya knew not to sell those
products before they were prepared, but to him, Yaten still sounded
annoyed by it all.
"Are those fries ready yet?!" Yaten called out.
"Should be almost up." Taiki glanced toward the fryers and a
strange look crossed his face. "Fish Eye, did you set the timer on
those fries?"
Fish Eye gasped. "No, I forgot!" He ran over and lifted the fry
basket, but couldn't tell if the contents were fully cooked or not.
"Put them down for another thirty seconds," Taiki advised.
"They're coming, Yaten!" he called back.
"Two Big Munches!" Tamahome announced over his shoulder.
"Huh?" Fish Eye said in utter confusion.
"Drop about three Big Munches," Taiki said as he glanced at
the monitor and began packing a chicken meal in a take-out box.
"Tamahome is telling us that we need two Big Munch sandwiches.
They take a long time to cook, so if there aren't enough in the heater,
we'll need the extra seconds."
Fish Eye struggled with the plastic bag containing the frozen
sandwich patties and finally managed to slice it with his long
fingernail.
"Don't forget to use the tongs!" Taiki reminded him.
The tongs, right. They weren't supposed to touch the food
with their hands except on Tacoz side where everyone sanitized before
doing anything. There were three sets of tongs two for sandwiches
and chicken over where Taiki was working and another pair strictly
for frozen food that had a rubber band around them as a marker. Fish
Eye opened the freezer again and searched desperately for the tongs,
but didn't see them anywhere. He glanced over at Taiki and saw that
he was concentrating on sorting out a difficult order so he didn't want
to disturb him, but
"Hey, where are those fries?!" Yaten called.
Oh no! Fish Eye discarded the bag of Munch sandwiches to
the freezer and lifted the fryer basket. The fries looked like they'd
spent two hours under a sun lamp.
"Better drop more fries, Fish Eye," Taiki said calmly. "Don't
forget the timer."
Tears pricked his eyes as Fish Eye quickly threw out the
overdone fries and carefully dumped fresh ones into the basket,
pressing the correct timer button. It was then he remembered the
Munch sandwiches and he went back into the freezer, grabbing the
bag. He forgot about the slit he'd made in it and four frozen sandwich
patties fell out onto the floor. He bent down to pick them up and
spotted the tongs on the lowest level of the freezer. How did they get
way down there?!
"Kid pack nuggets!" Tamahome announced.
Fish Eye didn't need to be told what to do this time he
grabbed the bag of nuggets and overturned it into the fryer basket, then
dropped it into the oil, splashing a drop onto his hand.
"Ow!"he cried, and pressed the timer button. Damn, he still
hadn't dropped the sandwiches! He snatched the tongs and used them
to take out three Munch patties, quickly lowering them into the fryer.
The timer on the fries went off and he lifted, shook them, and dumped
them into the fry bin, where Taiki finally scooped some out to pass
over to the impatiently-waiting Yaten.
Fish Eye was about to go help Taiki with the sandwiches when
he caught sight of someone staring at him from the other side of the
front counter. "Mama!" he cried.
Nuriko motioned Fish Eye over, but Taiki had already pushed a
sandwich on a plate toward him. "Add fries to that," he said and went
on to the next order.
Fish Eye gave his mother a pleading look for understanding
and promptly ignored him as he followed Taiki's instructions. The
next time he looked up, Nuriko was gone. Can my day get any worse?
He thought, then sighed. Oh yeah, the Quartet are coming ....
Nuriko pulled into the driveway behind the van and realized
that if Sanosuke was home, that meant
"Aunt Nuriko!"
He opened his arms and was nearly bowled over by four
colourful, exhuberant young girls. He'd know them anywhere from
their elaborate hairstyles that included accessories like bamboo
extensions, baubles, large jeweled bands and big ribbons. Their hair
and eyes corresponded with the colour of clothing each girl favoured.
They hadn't grown much in height since he last saw them, all four
being petite as becoming their Amazon heritage, but their bodies had
developed enough so that their revealing native clothing made him do
a double take. He could just imagine Sano trying to stop Fish Eye
from wearing off-the-shoulder shirts while the Quartet were running
around in these harem girl outfits.
Not the time to get into it, he decided. "Girls, it's so good to
see you!" he said warmly, hugging them.
"It's great to be here!" Ves Ves piped up first in her typical
way of leadership. She had a whip tucked under one arm and seemed
perfectly comfortable in a red halter and harem pants that left little to
the imagination.
"Our plane was on time, imagine that," added Cere Cere, the
one in pink and yellow whom always struck Nuriko as a society-girl
wannabe. She already had the superior attitude down pat, now all she
needed was the money. Maybe she'd grow a money tree, since botany
was her other passion and talent.
"Do the guys have a car of their own yet? I'm learning to
drive," green-haired Jun Jun said, looking around the driveway.
Nuriko wondered how the little Amazoness tomboy could see over the
steering wheel and vowed to keep the car keys out of sight.
"Palla Palla is hungry! May we help you carry in the
groceries?" The fourth Amazoness, who always seemed smaller and
younger than the others, was already crawling into the back seat of the
car, the rear of her blue bodysuit sticking out the door. She apparently
hadn't graduated from referring to herself by her given name in a
child-like manner, but that was okay with Nuriko as long as she kept
control over her unusual toys this time.
"Certainly you may help, and then I'll prepare something
special for lunch," Nuriko said.
"Where are the boys?" Jun Jun asked. "I thought they'd be
here."
"So did I," Sanosuke said grimly as he joined them.
"They'll be here later," Nuriko answered, giving Sanosuke a
private we-need-to-talk look. "In the meantime, let's go in and get
caught up, okay, girls?"
The Amazoness Quartet chattered happily amongst themselves
as they brought the groceries into the house. Sanosuke and Nuriko
exchanged a glance behind them.
"What's going on with the boys?" Sano asked. "If they're
hiding because of the girls ...."
"They are and they're not," Nuriko said. "I'll explain as soon
as the girls are settled in."
"Are we having fun yet?" Fish Eye asked Seiya wearily. There
were no more orders on the monitor, and no one was waiting at front
cash or drive-thru. Only a handful of customers were left eating in the
dining room, and the employees were catching their breath after the
busy lunch.
Seiya laughed. "Kind of a culture shock being behind the
counter, isn't it?"
"I never realized before how hard it is to _do_ everything in
fast food," Fish Eye admitted. "It has to be fast, but also hot and
accurate and you can't waste stuff "
"Like Munches and fries all over the floor," Yaten said dryly.
"Like the tray of nachos you dropped last week, Yaten?" Taiki
pointed out significantly. "Fish Eye's doing fine for a beginner."
Yaten shrugged. "Hey, Seiya's the supervisor. He's the one
who has to answer for the waste, not me." He headed back over to the
Tacoz side.
Tamahome leaned close to Fish Eye. "Wouldn't know they
were brothers, would you?"
"Who?" Fish Eye said in surprise. "Yaten and Taiki?"
"_And_ Seiya," Tamahome answered. "The only thing they
have in common is a hairstyle."
"Well," Fish Eye said thoughtfully, "my brothers and I aren't
exactly alike, either." Thinking about Hawk Eye and Tiger Eye made
him wonder how they were faring at _their_ new jobs.
"Penny for your thoughts." Seiya grinned at him.
"Oh, my brothers started jobs recently, too. I was just hoping
they'd done better than I have."
"Hey, don't let Yaten get to you." Seiya draped an arm across
Fish Eye's shoulders. "He's like that with everybody. Besides," he
winked, "you're cute enough to be competition for him with
customers and he knows it."
"Competition?" Fish Eye repeated, wishing Seiya would
remove his arm. It was lingering just a little too long.
"Fish Eye?"
He looked up at the sound of his name and smiled brightly for
the first time in hours. "Hawk Eye!" He deserted Seiya and ran to the
front counter where Hawk Eye stood with Haruka. "What are you two
doing here?"
"We're on lunch break, so we thought we'd get something to
eat and check up on you at the same time." Hawk Eye looked past
Fish Eye at Seiya as he approached.
"You have visitors, Fish Eye?" he said pointedly.
"This is my brother, Hawk Eye, and our friend Haruka," Fish
Eye explained. "This is Seiya, my supervisor."
"Seiya and I know each other," Haruka said, not sounding at all
happy about it as Seiya gave her a cocky grin.
"We go to school together," Seiya agreed. "We'll probably
have you and your brothers there, too, Fish Eye." He smiled at the
Changechild. "I guess I'm lucky to have met you before the masses at
school got a look at you."
Fish Eye felt himself blushing, but at the same time couldn't
help noticing that both Haruka and Hawk Eye looked less than
impressed. Fish Eye knew what Hawk Eye's problem was he'd seen
Seiya with his arm around him but Haruka he didn't understand.
The way she was glaring at Seiya suggested a background story he was
unaware of.
"You guys are probably on limited time," Tamahome stepped
in tactfully. "Why don't you tell me what you'd like for lunch and
we'll get it ready."
Fish Eye relaxed as Hawk Eye and Haruka made their
decisions. He was about to go help prepare the meals when Hawk Eye
motioned him over.
"What is it?" Fish Eye asked.
"I just wanted to warn you that Mama found out about my job
he came by the gas station."
Fish Eye put a hand over his mouth. "Oh oh! He was here,
too! He looked like he wanted to nail me right then, but I was too
busy to stop."
"Probably just as well for you," Hawk Eye said, glancing over
at Seiya. "Look, we'll talk more at home, okay?"
"Sure," Fish Eye said uneasily, and went back to drop more
fries.
"I see," Sanosuke said, his jaw set. "So our sons the same
ones who must be threatened with bodily harm to get them to do their
chores have taken on outside jobs."
"Coincidental, isn't it?" Nuriko said. "It would be one thing if
they were glamourous jobs that interested them, but fast food for Fish
Eye? During vacation when he could be devoting extra hours to
ballet, swimming, or shopping?"
"And cleaning animal cages for Tiger Eye." Sanosuke shook
his head. "I have a hard time even imagining that."
"Now granted, Hawk Eye likes cars and Haruka is a good
friend of his. But in view of the others, it's just too suspicious."
"Suspicious nothing, it's obvious what they're doing," Sano
said grimly. "They're trying to avoid being home with their cousins."
"I know." Nuriko sighed. "It'll be obvious to the girls, too,
and to your brother when he hears about it. I can't believe they'd be
so rude!"
"And so smart," Sanosuke admitted.
Nuriko nodded. "They've put us in a position where we have
to openly accuse them of something we can't prove. Other parents
would be proud that their children are showing such initiative."
"But all at _once_?!" Sanosuke said dryly. "I'm sorry, but our
boys aren't that ambitious!"
"Tell me about it." Nuriko sighed. "So what _do_ we do?"
"Confront them," Sanosuke said firmly. "We'll tell them we
know exactly what they're up to."
"And make them quit?"
"No. If they're so determined to have two-bit jobs, let them
suffer through them for as long as it lasts, and I don't give it long."
"Well, the boys are pretty stubborn," Nuriko said thoughtfully.
"But a dose of real life might be enough to make being home with
their cousins look good."
Four pairs of bright eyes withdrew from their vantage point
around the living room doorway.
"So our loving cousins want to see us so much that they got
jobs, huh?" Ves Ves sneered.
"Can you _imagine_?" Cere Cere shook her head. "Fast
food? _Animal_ cages? How tacky!"
"Hawk Eye's working with cars, huh?" Jun Jun pondered
aloud. "He got lucky."
"Palla Palla is mad at them," their blue-haired sister stated.
"They won't be here to play with."
"I think that's the general idea," Ves Ves said in a dry tone.
She drew herself up, a mischievous glint in her eye. "Well, girls, they
can't avoid us all the time, but when they do, we can always entertain
ourselves, right?"
"Right!" Jun Jun grinned.
"Which reminds me," Cere Cere remarked, "I haven't been in
Fish Eye's closet yet."
"Palla Palla wants to play dress-up, too!"
"I'll be in Hawk Eye's room!" Jun Jun announced. "He
probably has the latest issues of Car Craze in there somewhere."
"If Tiger Eye has any magazine issues in _his_ room, they'll be
the kind that fold out in the centre." Cere Cere made a face.
"We'll find out," Ves Ves stated with a wink. "They can't
blame us for snooping if they're not here to prevent it."
"Yeah, and besides, if we can't visit with them in person, how
else are we supposed to know what they're up to these days?" Jun Jun
laughed and she and her sisters ran upstairs.
End of chapter 3
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