Tungsten is Still You

Summary: The third and final installment of the New Student Trilogy. Keishi Araki is living a normal life again, no more Hireashi, no more transforming, and best of all, he and Yumoto can deal with the troubles of being first years in high school! Or can he…?

Timeframe: Set in Season two, but after the Misadventures of Yumoto and Araki, Misadventure 4: Beppu Twins.

Boueibu doesn't belong to me, but Araki Keishi and the story does!

Chapter 1: Tungsten is Still in You!

Yumoto giggled as he walked to the Defense Club…well more like ran. Araki had already gone home and as he opened the door, all four of the other Defense Club members looked up at him.

"W-what is it?" Yumoto asked and Io looked at Atsushi with a concerned look.

"Yumoto…we're not comfortable with you hanging out with Araki." Atsushi spoke softly and this caused Yumoto to drop his school bag in shock.

"W-what? You're joking, right Atsushi-senpai?" The first year asked with tears beginning to form and Atsushi shook his head.

"I'm not…"

"You can't be serious!" Yumoto cried and En walked up to him. "It's for the best…"

"But Atsushi-senpai got to hang out with the President right after our final battle with Zundar!" Yumoto yelled and En frowned, "Yumoto, the President didn't try to kill Atsushi again, like Araki did to you."

The first year looked at Io and Ryuu, "I-Io-Senpai, talk them out of this!" He begged and Io looked down, "Yumoto…"

Ryuu looked at Yumoto, "We all agreed on this…"

"That's not fair! I can take care of myself too!" Yumoto yelled and Wombat looked at Yumoto, "Yumoto…we know you can."

"NO! I want to hang out with Araki still! He's a good person! You can't judge a person by their past! They can change!"

"He's right." Wombat agreed and Atsushi sighed, "We'll let you hang out with him still…"

"Let's just head to the bathhouse." En stated and they got ready to leave.

"Well your hair is turning silver again…maybe Tungsten is still in you." "Well he is a part of his soul, Aki."

Those two sentences haunted Araki…what did those twins mean when they said that? He's not Tungsten anymore!

He ran into his bathroom and began to wash his face. He was beginning to panic; he can't be turning back into what he didn't want to be anymore!

He looked up into the mirror and gasped…Tungsten was staring right back at him. "Araki…you and I are the same." His voice laughed and Araki growled, "NO! I refuse to become you again!"

"Your hair is turning silver again…look."

Araki gasped, his dark brown hair was beginning to show silver at the roots.

Tungsten grinned at him, "You'll turn back into me eventually."

"NO! SHUT UP!" Araki screamed, "Shut up! I won't let you take over me, again! Hireashi is gone, you have NO POWER!"

"My power is your power, once you unleash it, I will be even more powerful than I was before. Don't you want that power?"

"No! I don't want it!" He yelled and watched as Tungsten disappeared from the mirror with a scowl on his face.

Araki stared at his reflection and gasped as his roots were still silver. "Nonononono!" He cried out and ran from the room.

The next day, Araki didn't know what to think…he hated how his hair was starting to become silver. Tungsten was trying to take over him…he wouldn't let that happen.

He growled as he saw the Beppu brothers with their group of followers in front of their house. The twins hated Yumoto…that was one thing that stuck out to Araki the most. He didn't know why they did…but he was still haunted by the thought of the two of them getting rid of the others.

If the others were killed, Yumoto's heart would break…he vowed to himself to never let that happen.

"Araki-kun!" Yumoto yelled and ran to him. "Come inside! My papa isn't home so he won't give you mean looks!"

Araki looked at him, "Yumoto…I-I saw Tungsten…in my mirror."

"In your mirror…?" He was honestly confused and Araki nodded, "Yes…Yumo-chan…my-my hair is turning silver again…I don't want to hurt you."

"Don't worry…if anything happens to you, I'll heal you." Yumoto told him and Araki nodded, "I-I know…and I promise you, it's not Hireashi this time…he's gone. It must be someone else."

Yumoto nodded slowly, "Of course…" He looked down and Araki smiled softly, "Cheer up…I promise, we'll get through this toghether."

Yumoto grinned at him and Araki jumped a little as Yukiteru, Yumoto's father, walked in.

"Araki…" Yukiteru frowned and Araki gulped, "H-Hello, Y-Yukiteru-san!"

"Papa! Araki is okay! I told you!" Yumoto yelled and Yukiteru frowned at his son. "Are you sure you two aren't boy-"

"NO! We're friends I keep telling you that!" Yumoto interrupted and Araki nodded, "We're just friends, I have absolutely NO desire for your son and I to date! A-and that's a promise!"

Araki looked at the sais on Yukiteru's back and shuddered. "Papa, please! You'll question him, but not how I am a Battle Lover!?"

"We'll talk about that later!" Yukiteru told him and Yumoto pouted, "Fineeeeeee."

Yukiteru looked back at Araki, "If you try to harm him again, your life will be ended."

"Papa!" Yumoto yelled and Araki's purple eyes widened. "I-I won't, sir!"

"Now…why don't we all sit down for a talk…" Yukiteru told them and the two didn't hesitate to follow him.

As Araki got home, he didn't even want to look at the mirror again…he made sure the one in his room was covered up too.

He gasped as he saw VEPPer standing in his room. "You two!"

Salty Sol smiled, "Lord Tungsten…awaken for us!"

Araki screamed out as he felt his mind being over taken…the twins watched as his hair turned silver. "Sol…and Luna…" Tungsten smiled, "…and Dadacha…"

"Why are you hiding yourself in this boy?" Melty Luna asked and Tungsten laughed, "He and I are the same…Hireashi let me work for him after my parent's died in a car accident when I was fifteen."

"Oh…Lord Tungsten, eventually you will work for us." Salty Sol smiled and Tungsten laughed, "I'll work alo- NO! GET OUT OF MY HEAD!"

The twins watched as Tungsten's hair turned brown and Araki's mindset was there again. "LEAVE MY HEAD!"

He looked at the twins, "YOU DID THIS TO ME! I WAS HEALED AND THEN YOU TWO CAME ALONG!" He screamed and Salty Sol laughed at him, "Your yelling can't help anything, Keishi Araki…" The twins watched as the first year's eyes rolled to the back of his head and he fell back, unconscious….

"Let's leave, Sol…"
"Alright."