"Oh Kyo, you're finally here!" The slender man glided over to him. "Hello, Master." Kyo replied and bowed his head. "Oh Kyo, come with me, there's someone I'd like you to meet." He turned and strolled down the path. "Follow me." He said over his shoulder. Kyo followed, vaguely wondering where Kazuma would take him, but he trusted him enough to simply follow. After walking for what seemed like hours up the mountain, Kyo felt his energy slowly drain from him. "Here we are." Kazuma said brightly. Kyo had been looking down for some time now, and when he looked up, a sight of utmost beauty lay before his eyes. A huge waterfall stood proudly before him. Its peak seemed to touch the clouds. The cool water fell in gentle wisps, caressing the rock. A speck of an object could be seen at the crest of the peak. The figure vaulted off the cliff and fell toward the pool of water at its base. The sleek figure fell like and arrow, strait and true. She hit the water with such a delicate splash; not even a thin wave crept from its shore. Kyo was confused. Why had his master brought him here? Granted it was beautiful, but hadn't he said that he had someone that he wanted him to meet? "Master, who exactly am I going to meet, and when will I meet them?" He asked cautiously. Kazuma replied wisely. "She will appear momentarily." This left Kyo even more confused. She? What did he mean by that. "Sora." Kazuma spoke to some nearby bushes. "Yes master?" A delicate female voice replied. "Could you come here for a second?" He replied. "Hang on…" This 'Sora' replied. Out from behind the bushes stepped the most beautiful girl Kyo had ever laid eyes on. Tall and thin, she stood with a look of delicacy. Her long, raven-colored hair fell to her waist. "Yes Sensai?" She asked. "Sora, I'd like you to meet Kyo." He gestured behind him. Sora leaned over and gazed at Kyo. His pulse quickened. He was frozen. This beautiful, (for lack of another adjective) amazing girl was staring at him!Her eyes, those gentle yet piercing eyes, were the hues of autumn. They fell across him and he felt his face burn with embarrassment.
As she studied this Kyo, her mind wandered. Is this the same Kyo, Kazuma has spoken of? If so, he must be a very important person, Master could speak of nothing else. "Pleasure to meet you." Kyo said awkwardly. His gruff voice caught her off guard. "No, the pleasure is all mine." She replied. Kazuma leaned over to Sora and whispered in her ear, "Why don't you show him what a girl can do?" She smiled "Sure." She replied. Kyo turned to leave. "Yo Kyo, how bout a quick one?" She asked, challenging him. "Only if you want to lose." He replied, cracking his knuckles. His eyes flickered. "Bring it on." Sora smiled. "Ladies first."
The battle was brief and oddly entertaining. Kyo threw punches left and right, yet they never came into contact with flesh. The sleek female slipped away from him. All at once, everything stopped. Sora vaulted into the air; kick upwards as she did. Kyo saw stars and fell onto his back. He sat there, stunned for a second. Slowly he rose. "What the hell… a girl?" He said questioningly. "What of it?" She asked, helping him up. "It's just… I've never been beaten by a GIRL." SPOILER!!! (Cough… Akito… Cough) Sora smiled innocently. "There's a first time for everything." She replied. "Not bad, I must say… for a girl…" Kyo said awkwardly. "You think so? She's one of my more senior students." Kazuma said brightly, patting her on the shoulder. "Yes, I have trained here for many years now." She said brightly. Kyo's mind burned with questions. Many of them being, 'Why haven't I been told of her before? Or, how long is 'many years now?' ' He didn't know and it would only bother him not knowing for a short time. So, he didn't dwell on it.
The sunset that evening was beautiful, the sky glowing all shades of gold and red. Kyo sat upon the roof of the dojo, staring at it, his mind wandering over the interesting happenings of the previous hours. 'Beaten by a girl… that's a new one… where did she come from, and how did she find Kazuma? Did he take her in like he did me?' Some many questions swam through his head; he began to get a headache trying to figure them out. His mind wandered to Sora, the mysterious female fighter that… oh, he didn't want to think about that. If Yuki and the others found out that he had been beaten by a girl, he would never hear the end of it. What if Akito or Shigure found out? Dear lord, he didn't want to find out. The sun sank beneath the mountain, and he could hear the muffled voice of Sora, she was yelling about something. "Kazuma, I have to… you know… that thing." She shouted as she left the house. "Fine, just be back by morning." Kazuma replied. "Don't attack anything important okay?" He called after her as she disappeared into the forest. "I won't." she called back, and disappeared into the dense trees.