Doki Doki Panic [Kouin and open!]

[Inbino Shinkirou]

Shibuya wasn't exactly the place Shinkirou had been planning to spend his day off.

In fact, he'd been planning to lounge about and play video games, or maybe go flirt with girls. But Yuki had shown up at his doorstep, bright and early, stating that Shinkirou was to take Kouin shopping today, and the redheaded young man wasn't able to say no--even though he'd wanted to tell Yuki right where to shove it. But nooo, a "nice guy" had to well, be a nice guy and do shit like this. Shinkirou had to resist rolling his eyes as he thought of this, instead shoving his hands in his pockets and keeping his walking speed steady so Kouin could keep up with him. She wanted some new cute (Shinkirou preferred to think of them as nightmarish) dolls from a shop here in Shibuya--the problem was, Shinkirou had no idea where it was.

Upon passing the Doki Doki Darling shop and all the cute, frilly salesgirls, Shinkirou grinned a little--and then it faltered. Damnit, Kouin being here would prevent him from flirting or scoring. She's a total cockblock... he thought dejectedly. Lord knew what people already thought with the two of them walking together.

Still, he figured he might as well be a little nice--he'd catch hell for it if Yuki found out otherwise. "Oii, Kouin-chan. Looks like they're giving samples--you wanna get one while we look for the shop you're lookin' for?"

[Chuushin Kouin]

Kouin was humming to herself pleasantly as she walked behind Shinkirou at a leisurely pace. It was an odd sight, seeing the two of them together, but Yuki had managed to convince Shinkirou to take her out for the day. After all, seeing as it was White Day, Yuki had other things on his mind. Other things involving cute brunettes with ribbons.

Kouin giggled to herself a little as she thought of what was to come that evening, planning to tell Meido all about it over the phone when she had the chance. No doubt the girl would be very interested in hearing it. She was probably regretting going off to Mexico now.

"Shin-nii~" Kouin caught up to him after a moment, grinning as she grabbed his hand without asking. She seemed vaguely amused by this, no doubt Shinkirou was fuming inside at having to babysit her. She looked up as Shinkirou mentioned something about free samples and paused, peering over towards the Doki Doki Darling shop.

"Free chocolate, huh?" Kouin asked, tilting her head, giving it some thought. She didn't have much of a sweet tooth, hot chocolate was pretty much the only exception. If it wasn't spicy or sour, she didn't want it! "It's not really my thing, Shin-nii. Do you think they have any spicy chocolate?" She asked, grinning at him. "Kouin-chan would love some if they do~"

[Inbino Shinkirou]

Hey, whoa whoa, what the hell, I do NOT roll with lolicon girls-- Shinkirou thought as Kouin suddenly grabbed his hand, inwardly a little aghast at the thought. Granted, he had flirted with Kouin once when he was younger--and had ended up in the hospital for a month due to the assbeating Yuki had given him. He wasn't looking forward to getting tossed into the hospital again. Bad enough that Yuki threatened to kill him every time he tried flirting with Kyoutei.

"Spicy chocolate?" Shinkirou asked, quirking an eyebrow. When did Kouin-chan start speaking third person? Ugh, she's up to something... "Uh--I guess they'd have spicy chocolate. I'm sure they've got hot chocolate too." he answered, waving over one of the salesgirls.

"Welcome to Doki Doki Darling! Please feel free to try one of our chocolates!" the girl greeted, looking like she'd stepped right out of a lolita fashion magazine.

"No thanks but she wants to know," Shinkirou pointed downward at Kouin, "if you've got spicy chocolate."

"Ah, your sister's so cute!" the salesgirl said with a smile, causing Shinkirou to look mildly aghast again--there was no way he wanted to be related to Kouin. "Also, let's see--I think we do have one in stock! Would you like a sample?" she asked, hurrying off when Shinkirou wordlessly nodded.

Ugh. The faster we get out of here, the better... he thought, resisting the urge to facepalm.

"Here you go, Miss!" the salesgirl said as she returned, "Our super special spicy curry chocolate! Not too many people get this though--are you sure this is what you want?"

[Chuushin Kouin]

Kouin couldn't help but snicker to herself when the salesgirl mistook her and Shinkirou for siblings. It would have been more amusing if she had thought Kouin was Shinkirou's girlfriend, however, and she admitted that she felt mildly annoyed that the thought didn't seem to enter into the salesgirl's mind even a little bit. Getting mistaken for a child was honestly something that got to her from time to time. She was just a late bloomer, that's all!

A really late bloomer.

Those kinds of thoughts, however, were blown from her mind the moment the salesgirl offered up some super spicy curry chocolate. Kouin's eyes gleamed with anticipation as she let go of Shinkirou's hand, eagerly taking the chocolate. "Oh, yes, please! Spicy chocolate is the best~!" The bubblegum haired girl grinned before she took a bite out of the sample chocolate.

Fwuaaaaaaaa~ It was just as delicious as she thought it would be! It was like the world was spinning, round and round, and- well this was a little weird, she thought. One normally didn't get this elated about chocolate, no matter how good it tasted. Glancing over at Shinkirou, she was about to ask him if he wanted to try some too, when a strange feeling washed over her.

It wasn't something she could really place, no, she'd never quite felt it before. Her heart was going thump-thump-thump, and it sounded quite loud! She wondered vaguely if other people could hear it. There was- was there something different about Shinkirou today? She wondered what it could be, as she reached out to grasp his hand again, a big smile forming on her face as she clasped it in hers.

"Shin-nii-chan~" Kouin said, giggling up at him a little bit, as she used her free hand to reach up to his mouth with the remaining chocolate sample. "Shin-nii, you should eat this~ It's delicious, delicious~" She giggled a little and pulled the chocolate piece back a bit. "Although if it's Shin-nii, he would probably want to eat me better. Ufufufufu~"

[Inbino Shinkirou]

...what.

Shinkirou's brain had essentially stopped working. His first thought was that it simply had to be a trick--some kind of weird Kouin-styled justice for Yuki's terrible reputation. His second thought was that it couldn't be--he'd been around guys and girls long enough to know this was a girl in love. Or something. "A-ahahaha!" he laughed nervously, fulling aware of how jeopardizing the situation looked, "You know I can't handle spicy stuff, Kouin-chan! And I have no idea what you're talking about with that second part!"

Clearly this was just a ploy to get more chocolates. Shinkirou grumbled mentally, not wanting to spend too much money today, but if it kept her from acting like he was going to sleep with her in public, fine.

"Uh, miss, some of those spicy curry chocolates?" he asked, subtly trying to shake Kouin off--for it not to work. Oh right, I'm supposed to meet up with Kaho-chan later... he realized. It was hard remembering who he was with during the week, but White Day--well, he had to leave a good impression, right? "And one of those boxes of assorted chocolates." he called as the salesgirl shuffled off. He had to resist glaring at Kouin as he rifled through his wallet, and once the chocolates were paid for, Shinkirou hurried off, hoping there weren't too many whisperings of him being a lolicon as he left. Frowning in distaste, he set the bag of spicy chocolates on Kouin's head, attempting once more to shake her loose.

"There, more of that chocolate. Can you stop coming onto me now? It's, uh, kinda creepy, Kouin-chan."

[Chuushin Kouin]

"How mean~!" Kouin yelled at Shinkirou, pouting as she held tighter onto his hand. "Shin-nii, you're so mean to me!" The bubblegum haired girl glared up at him, tightening her grasp on his hand as she spoke. "Even though I just want to spend some time with you, you say such mean things to me, Shin-nii! I don't want any more chocolate, I just want you~"

At this point, she had Shinkirou's hand in a death grip. "Shin-nii, if you don't spend a a nice day with me, I'm going to tell everything to Yuki-nii!" She huffed. "I'll tell him all sorts of things." The girl sniffed a little then, seeming almost as if she was going to cry. "Even though you've known me since I was a little girl, you're always so cold to me, Shin-nii."

It didn't really seem that she even noticed she was causing a scene. "And you just go and play around all day with other girls like I mean absolutely nothing to you! Those sorts of things, Kouin-chan can do them all as well!" She declared, placing her hand on her chest, looking up at him.

[Inbino Shinkirou]

...WHAT.

Shinkirou flinched as Kouin's grip got scarily strong--he was pretty sure Kouin didn't normally have that strength behind her tiny frame. He had no idea where the hell all this was coming from--christ, Kouin commented more on how she thought he was gay as opposed to acting like a lovestruck schoolgirl! Ow ow OW. he thought, although he kept his composure so that he just looked more and more confused.

Finally, the young man sighed once she'd let it all out. Fine, if this was a game, he'd play along with it. "Hey hey hey, for someone who totally loves me, it's not nice to hurt me. Kinda sends the wrong message, y'know?" Awkwardly, he tried to pat her head. "Listen, erm, I'm sorry I never noticed your feelings before, but this kinda came outta nowhere. Gimme time to adjust, yeah?" And for the love of god, I'm not having sex with you. I'd end up in a shallow grave somewhere. his thoughts finished.

He had no idea what plan Kouin had in her brain--but if he could downplay it, maybe he could keep Yuki from killing him. As it was, he was pretty sure his big brother urges were on alert somehow.

"Let's go find that store, yeah?" he suggested with a smile.

[Chuushin Kouin]

When Shinkirou patted her on the head, Kouin seemed to cheer up rather quickly, smiling happily once more. "Hmmmm, so I guess even Shin-nii doesn't know everything about women?" She asked, wrapping her arm around one of Shinkirou's, looking perfectly content. "Well then, Shin-nii, does this mean we're on a date now~?" She asked, tilting her head to the side and looking at him, a small Cheshire Cat-like grin forming.

"Because you know, on a date, the man buys everything for his lady." She told him, snuggling his arm happily. At this point it was hard to tell if she was just messing with him, or if something was actually up. "Including the lady's most desired cute little dolls, isn't that right?"

"I hope you don't say no, or I'll tell Yuki-nii alll the mean things you said to me!"

[Inbino Shinkirou]

You goddamn little--

"AhaHA! But of course, Kouin-chan! I'd be a horrible person if I couldn't treat my date right~" Shinkirou said instead, squashing back feelings of irritation and seething rage while deciding to play along with her game for now. If it was one thing he hated, it was being out manipulated by others. He inwardly cringed as Kouin made herself more comfortable whilst using Yuki as a threat--oh lord, he didn't even want to think about how Yuki would respond to this. As if by habit, he looked nervously over his shoulder, expecting the young man to come flying out of nowhere and kick him in the face.

Coast looks clear. But still...

"What'd you say that store name was, Kouin-chan?" he asked yet again, having a nasty feeling the people around him were labeling him as a lolicon right this second.

[Chuushin Kouin]

"Oh, Shin-nii, you're so good to me!" Kouin said happily, still clinging rather tightly to her arm. "Don't worry, I would never ask you for anything super expensive, Shin-nii! Kouin-chan promises that she wont' break your bank~." It was true too, after all, if it was something Kouin meant to buy, it probably wasn't exactly very pricey.

But then, a lot of the plushies and dolls she bought were always discounted for some strange reason.

"Ah, it's over there!" Kouin said, pointing towards the fancy looking shop off to one corner. Dolls were lined up along the windows, which, while all looking mildly creepy on their own rights, didn't seem to be what Kouin had come here to buy.

[Inbino Shinkirou]

Yeah, whatever, you just want something without having to pay for it yourself-- Shinkirou thought, resisting the urge to roll his eyes yet again. He'd given up trying to shake Kouin off, although when he saw the store, he blinked. Somehow, it seemed strangely familiar...

"Ah, I should have figured it'd be this--it looks like just your kind of store, Kouin-chan~" he commented with a smile. The bell rang as the two made their way inside--and Shinkirou had to resist cringing. The whole store gave off a creepy vibe, like all the dolls were possessed or something. From the register, there was a slight gasp as the cashier headed back into the regular section of the store--apparently they had been getting something from the back. "Hello and welcome to Doll Palace!" the cashier, a busty, rather attractive woman said with a smile--then realized who it was.

Oh SHIT.

At the same moment, Shinkirou and the cashier's smiles dropped off their faces. In the cashier's case, she looked visibly irked, while Shinkirou was resisting cringing--and the only reason he hadn't turned tail and ran was because of the source of the problem, Kouin. Unfortunately for Shinkirou, the cashier ended up being his current girlfriend--and he realized with horror how this must have looked, especially with the fact he was still holding the chocolate he'd bought from Doki Doki Darling.

"Uh..." he began, his throat dry as he realized he was being glared at with hellish fury from his actual girlfriend, "...happy White Day...?" he finished lamely, holding out the box of assorted chocolates for her to take.

[Chuushin Kouin]

It didn't take Kouin too long to catch onto what was going on. Of course, under the influence of the chocolates, her reaction was a little bit different in this situation than it would normally be. The bubblegum haired girl frowned deeply, glaring at the strange, busty woman, then glaring at Shinkirou, her grip tightening around his arm.

"Shin-nii, who is this over ripe lady?" She asked, eyes glaring up at him. "You didn't tell me that you had another girlfriend! Although honestly I should have expected nothing else of you." Gazing at the packaged of chocolates he was holding out to the woman, her frown deepened. "Shin-nii, didn't you give your White Day chocolates to me? What on earth are you trying to say, giving them to another girl while I'm still around?"

[Inbino Shinkirou]

Shinkirou's mind raced as he tried to figure out the easiest way to get out of the situation. He wasn't particularly savvy enough to realize he'd been placed in between a rock and a hard place, just that he was stuck between two girls, one of which was particularly...creepy. "Uh--" he began, swallowing hard, "--it's just a gift between friends, Kouin-chan! Ahahaha, yup, just a gift between friends!"

The cashier girl practically vibrated with fury, letting out several noises of disgust before grabbing one of the many different plushies and chucking it at Shinkirou's head. "You're such an--"

"A-ahahahaha, there's no need for violence--" Shinkirou said, awkwardly ducking and wincing when another doll was chucked at his head, the doll bouncing off and hitting the floor. Several others were thrown in its wake. "Really! We can settle this peacefully, can't we...?"

Another doll chucked at his head was his only reply.

[Chuushin Kouin]

"Shin-nii-chan, you're not allowed to have any other girl friends besides me!" Kouin declared, clearly not satisfied by his answer. "You're just a big old traitor, and I'm going to tell Yuki-nii all about it too! And I'm going to call Meido-nee and tell her about it as well, and she'll give you a thing or two once she comes back from Mexico!"

"But you're still going to have to pay for my doll once Boobzilla over there stops throwing the merchandise around!" Kouin said after a moment, a sly grin appearing on her face. "Maybe if you do I'll forget all about telling Yuki-nii and Meido-nee, and forget that your betrayal ever happened~." She tilted her head, ducking one of the stray dolls that the clerk threw a little.

The doll that Kouin mentioned, of course, was not something that would be uncommon to find in Japanese horror stories. With stark white skin and ebony black hair, it seemed to have this eerie, possessed quality to it. Kouin seemed to be trying to include such dolls in her collection lately, although they could be a little pricey, so she only had gotten two others over the course of the past two years.

[Inbino Shinkirou]

"Now that ain't fair, Kouin-chan, you just confessed to me today! It's not like I knew this was gonna happen!" Shinkirou shot back, a rather heavy doll nailing him right in the face, causing him to let out a strangled noise and fall on his back, twitching a little. Other heavy dolls followed, another one hitting him hard in the crotch, causing Shinkirou to let out another strangled noise of pain.

Ow ow ow ow OW OW OW OW--

Finally, the young man waved one of the stuffed bears in some kind of surrender, biting back curses as he got back to his feet. Christ, that hurt... he thought. "All right, all right, I'll pay for that doll. Let's get it and go, yeah? Have a feeling she won't be throwin' dolls at me if I stick around too long..." he told Kouin, ignoring the cashier's infuriated glare.