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WARNING: This story will contain foul language, nudity, Lime and Lemon scenes, some sad parts, and so on.
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THE TINKERER OF THE STREETS
It was a sunny and calm day in the Kanto Region of Japan. Many people clutter the streets even it being the middle of the week, people going about their day going or coming from place to place, this being evident since Kanto is indeed one of the most heavily populated areas in Japan. But within the crowed there was one that stood out from the rest. A young boy who looks like he was 14 was walking on the sidewalk with a piece of paper in his hand. He was short, about 5'2 with long spiky dark green unruly hair that went to his shoulders and a pair of very unusual eyes. His right eye was deep red while the left was dark blue. He had a light tan on his skin and a thin layer of dirt and grime too. He also wore ratty and worn out clothing. It was a simple blue shirt but looked bleached in color and brown pants that looked like the shirt. And his shoes weren't in the best condition either. They were dirty white sneakers that had a hole on the back on the left shoe and the souls were coming off. This young boy also carried a large satchel bag with him.
Now he normally doesn't like to walk in the open on the main stream sidewalks or with heavy populated areas in general. He knew people will stare at his odd looks and clothing, despite that many of youths in this nation wear more outrages cloths and looks then he does. (Ok, yes, I know that was a cheap shot at them but you can't argue that some of what they wear isn't consider the norm and yes, I also know that what is consider normal is that context is different from person to person to place to place. Just saying, ok, back to the story!) He doesn't blame them but it makes him feel…like an outsider. But he doesn't really have much of a choice. And that piece of paper was the reason. He needed to deliver a few items to a person and that person is on a very populated area that he normally stays away from. He followed the directions on the paper till he was in front of a dime a dozen fast food joint. He took a deep breath and walked in.
As he walked in he saw that not many people were in. He was grateful for that. He never did like to be in a place with many people in it. He looked around till he found the person in a white shirt with a black biker's jacket and blue jeans. His hair was slick back and wore a pair of sunglasses. If he had to guess the man was most likely in his late twenties. The young boy slowly walked up to him. The man notices him coming.
"You made it in time. Good, I didn't want to hunt your sorry ass down and beat the living shit out of you." He said to him with a sneer tune.
The boy swallowed a lump in his throat. He never likes to deal with people like him, but the offer was too good for him to refuse.
"Oswald is glad to hear that." The boy now known as Oswald said in a low voice.
"Enough talk, I need to be somewhere soon, you fixed them?" He asked nastily.
"Oswald did, here." Oswald slowly pulled out a very expensive looking watch and phone.
The man snatched it out from his hand and looked them over. After a few minutes, he saw nothing that would make him kill Oswald.
"Well kid, I hate to say this but you did a fucking good job…for a freaky looking retarded homeless kid."
Oswald was hurt by the man's comment but he didn't let it show and just made a small smile.
"Thank you for your kind words. Oswald is happy that you like Oswald's work." He bowed.
"Yeah whatever, here's your money kid. And remember, I never met you in my life." The man throws Oswald a large role of cash and left.
Oswald looked at the cash and sighed. The man was a jerk but at least he made do on his promise. He hated doing business with people like him but he didn't have much and he needed money. He tucks the money away and left the fast food place.
Oswald made a quick dash into the alley ways to stay out of sight. He made turns and twisted till he knew he was away from the crowds. He sits down on the ground and thought about today thus far. Oswald was upset by the man's words, even though it was partly true. Oswald was indeed homeless. He has no family and never did has far back as his memory would let him. And he may speak in third person but he wasn't dumb, slow and a bit clumsy yes, but not a full blown retard. He felt out of place in areas like the fast food place and large populated areas. It made him felt like he was a deformed creature.
Oswald heard a loud growl coming from his stomach. He hadn't had a good meal for almost a week now. That was another reason he needed the cash. Oswald got up and headed for some vending machines with sandwiches and drinks. He bought six sandwiches and a couple cans of soda. He found a quiet place on a bench that not many people use. It was one of his favorite places to go to just relax and not worry about people. He took one of the sandwiches and started eating it and begins to think about the usual stuff, like where he could sleep for the night. He didn't get far as he heard a low groan a few yards away from him.
He turned his sights on a girl with a purple sun dress with green eyes and strawberry blonde hair tied up by two pigtails with sandals. She carried two bags with her and looked like she walked for days on a dirt path. She looked tired as will. Oswald was confused; he wonders why would a girl, a very beautiful and attractive one at that would be doing here? This place is not known to many and was away from the public eye. If he had to guess, she was not from around here. A pit of a shot in the dark he knows but she just seems to give off this present of being from out of town. Oswald looked at her for a few moments and turned his gaze back to the ground. It was odd, he doesn't know why, but he feels an immense pulse of power coming from her.
That was one of a list of things he seems to be able to do. He can sense how powerful a single person is and at times knows if they are more than they seem to be. He can't explain how he can do that or the other stuff he can do, he just does. In fact, he doesn't even know how he got these powers, skills, abilities, or whatever they are, they were just there and he can use them. Oswald let out a sigh; he knew he was different, from his looks all the way to his 'unique' abilities.
"Why can't Oswald be like everyone else? Normal, have a good life…has someone to love? Why does Oswald have to be so…different? Oswald feels like Oswald is a freak." Oswald thought sadly.
Oswald also hated the fact that he couldn't speak properly, not even in his own thoughts. Oswald looked back up and saw the girl from a few yards away was now a few feet away from him. Oswald jumped back at her sudden appearance and how close she was to him. He was frightened that she might do something to him, he can't fight at all and if this girl was to pick a fight with him he would lose badly. As he looked at her with fear he saw that she wasn't really looking at him, her gaze was somewhere else. He followed her sight and landed on one of his sandwiches. He looked back and sees that she was looking very intensely at the food with a bit of drool coming from her mouth. Oswald swallowed a lump in his throat and decides to ask her.
"C…can Oswald h-h-help you?" He said with a low stutter voice.
"That looks so good." She said.
"Huh?"
She pointed at his sandwich. At that moment a low growl came from her stomach. Oswald now understood why she was staring at him or more to the point his food.
"Would…would strange girl like some of…Oswald's food?"
Now mind you he was hungry too but he wouldn't just ignore another person who was hunger and by the look of her, she doesn't have much, not even a cent in her pocket…if she did have pockets that is. He was too kind hearted.
"Really?" she said with a beam in her eyes.
Oswald nodded. She gave a loud yay that startle him a bit. She hops next to him and took on of his sandwiches open it up and took a big bite. In seconds, she scarfs the whole thing down. She took another one and a soda and did the same. Oswald just looked at her with amazement, he never seen anyone let alone a girl eat so fast and with such hunger. He thought he was hungry…ok he was and he better start eating before he loses his whole meal. He took another sandwich and eats with her.
"Ah, that hit the spot. Thanks for the quick snack." The girl said smiling at him.
Oswald blushed but didn't say anything. This was the first time he ever ate with anyone and with a girl no less.
"You're welcome."
"By the way, I'm Hakufu Sonsaku. What's yours?" The girl known as Hakufu asked.
"Oswald." He said though he thought that she would pick that up since he said it like three times.
"Nice to meet you Oswald-san and thanks for the food, I was really hungry. I hadn't eat'n since I left home."
"Oswald wanted to ask, is Hakufu new around here?"
"Kinda of a dead giveaway huh?" she laughed nervously.
"A little." He laughed softly.
"Well yes, I moved to this area because my mom said it was time that I leave my home for Kanto and do something."
"May Oswald ask what this something is?"
"Huh…actually, I forgot. It had something to do with fulfilling something but I didn't really pay attention." She laughed while scratching her head.
"Oswald sees…maybe whatever Hakufu was supposed to do will come back."
"It was probably nothing really important, anyway, I heard there were many strong fighters around here, is it true?" She asked him.
Oswald was taken aback by this. Through all of Kanto, there has been a massive amount of fights, some sort of turf-war if he understands it. The fights revolve around the seven schools in Kanto and a few gangs as well. Oswald had seen some of the fights here and there and they were bloody, hardcore, unforgivable, and people have died in them. He was caught in a few of those fights but thanks to his unique abilities, he was able to get out of those fights alive, with cuts and a few broken bones at times but still breathing. He couldn't understand why Hakufu would want to know if the fighters here were strong…unless…
"Why would Hakufu want to know that?" he asked though he had a sneaky suspicion to what her answer maybe.
Hakufu smiled and took out a black string from under her dress and on it was a green earring, a magatama if he remembers what it was called correctly. Oswald saw those before, mainly on fighter's ears.
"Hakufu…is one of those fighters…isn't she?"
"Yep. I've been train to fight since I was little Oswald-san and I'm always up for a good fight. And I love to go against stronger opponents than me." She said grinning.
"Since Hakufu was little? Isn't that a little…much?"
"What do you mean?"
"Fighting only leads to bad things, Oswald has seen too many of those in Oswald's life time. Fighters here are not good people; at least most of them are bad. They don't fight fair or use honor, and among all else, there's a very corrupted person here that is very dangerous. Oswald has seen him fight…and Oswald never seen so much blood in Oswald's life." He shuddered at the memory.
Hakufu looked at him with concern, he was shaken pretty badly. She notices that he was clutching his heart like it was in pain.
"What's wrong Oswald-san, why are you shaking so much?" She asked softly.
"…Oswald met him once…and tried to kill Oswald."
"What! Why?"
"Cause Oswald's…so different." He said in a whisper.
"Different?"
"Hakufu must notice that Oswald speaks weird."
"I was going to ask why do you speak with your name some much?"
"Oswald doesn't know. Oswald has been speaking like this for as long as Oswald can remember. Oswald thinks that maybe Oswald is…broken." He said sadly.
Oswald looked away from Hakufu with a sad look in his eyes. He knew that he might be a broken person because of not only his speech, but also of his abilities. They scare him so much that he hides, or at least tries, from all human contact. His abilities, the people, just everything scares him. He can't help it. And he also doesn't know why he is telling this to her, he just meet her and yet he is spilling out his faults to her. Something within in him is saying he can trust her. Even though he had a bad string of trusting people in the past
"Hakufu thinks that Oswald is a freak now huh?" he asked.
"No way!"
Oswald looked at her with a surprised face.
"What?"
"Oswald-san is not a freak, yes you speak funny and kinda look funny, but that doesn't mean you're a freak or broken. Oswald is a very kind person."
"How…can Hakufu tell?"
"Cause you gave me, a complete stranger some of your food and drink out of the kindness of your heart. That tells me you're a good person, not a freak, and to that asshole that hurt you, I'll find him and crush his ass to the ground." Hakufu said pumping her fist in the air.
Oswald just stared at her like she has given him a priceless gift. No one has ever said those kinds of things to him; people generally stay away from him because of his looks. But Hakufu, a person he just met, has said he was not a freak or broken, but why?
"Why…why would Hakufu care so much for Oswald?"
"Cause you're my friend Oswald-san."
"F-f-friend?" He spoke like he couldn't believe the words she said.
"Yep, you and I are now friends." She smiled.
Oswald could not believe what she just said. Hakufu just floored him again and said there were friends, something he always wanted. He couldn't help but let out a few sniffles. Hakufu was getting concern that she might have said something wrong.
"Oswald-san, what's the matter? Did I say something bad?"
"No…Hakufu said something that…that Oswald always wanted…to have a friend. No one wanted to be Oswald friend before." He said in between sniffles.
Oswald felt a hand on his. He looked up to see Hakufu giving him a warm and kind smile. His heart flutter at her smile, he also can feel how soft and warm her hand was, contrast to his rough and beaten hand. Oswald smiled back nervously.
"Oswald-san, I promise that you and I are going to be friends forever. And I'll protect you, you have my word." She said with a kind smile.
"T…thank you Hakufu." He said in a low voice.
"Anytime Oswald-san."
The two sat there eating the food and talking, Hakufu did most of the talking and Oswald listened. Oswald learned that Hakufu lived with her mother alone in a small town miles away from here. Her mother raised her by herself since her dad died when she was still a baby. And she with help from her mother's friends, trained her to fight but wanted her to pursue other things like flower arrangements and tea ceremonies.
"And now Hakufu is here to meet up with Hakufu's cousin?" Oswald asked.
"Yep…or I was till I got lost. This place is huge." She said using her arms to explain.
"It is, maybe Oswald could help?"
"Can you?"
"Oswald could, where does Hakufu's cousin live?"
"I'm not sure, but he asked me to meet him at his school at 10. Do you know where Nanyo Academy is?"
"Oswald does, please follow Oswald."
Hakufu nodded, grabbed one of her bags while he took the other, and followed Oswald. It took them only ten minutes to reach the gates of Nanyo. It was a good size school with the students hanging out in front of the school. The uniforms they had was a simple white button up t-shirt with a sleeveless yellow vest over it with the guys having a red tie and black slack while the girls had a red bow tie and red skirt. Some of the students, mainly the guys, only were the shirt and pants. Hakufu was looking around to see if she could spot her cousin, but no such luck.
"Damn, I can't find him." She huffed.
"Maybe he's inside." Oswald said.
"Maybe, but he should be here now, that asshole is late."
"Oswald is sure that he might be caught up in school work or something? Anyways, Oswald should leave."
"Huh, why?"
"Oswald…doesn't like to be in large crowds, it makes Oswald feel, like Oswald doesn't belong." He said looking down.
"Oswald-san, I told you I protect you if anyone tries anything to you."
"Oswald knows, but Oswald should go anyways. Oswald needs to do something before night fall." He explained.
"If you say so Oswald-san, then I'll see you later. And thanks again for the food." Hakufu said and took the bag from his hand and walked through the gates.
Oswald waved at her and started to walk away from the gates. He walked with a skip in his step now that he has a real friend. This meant he might not have such a shitty life after all. He still has other problems don't get him wrong, but with a friend like Hakufu, a bit ditzy and an air head at times, she is a good person and a loyal friend maybe that could lessen the sting of his life. And he'll be the best friend she ever had, he'll work hard to make sure this friendship last.
"Oswald is so glad that Oswald and Hakufu are friends, and Oswald hope Hakufu finds her cousin soon. Oswald is worried about her though, many of the guys there were looking at her with must lust in their eyes…no, Oswald shouldn't be worried, she'll be fine. Oswald sure Hakufu will stay out of trouble." He reassures himself.
Just as he said that, he heard a loud scream, then a body fell out from the sky and landed in front of him. Oswald screamed and jumped back. Once his nerves calmed down enough, he looked at the body that came out of nowhere, it was a teen and he was wearing the same uniform as the students of the school he just left. Oswald saw that he was knocked out and had a nasty looking kick wound on his stomach. Oswald than heard grunts and sound of pains from the other side of the gates. He went to the front gates and saw that Hakufu was surrounded by the students. He notices that her pigtails were down too and her hair went past her shoulders.
Oswald spotted the ribbons that she wore and picked them up. He notices that they had something written on them.
'Remember, fighting is prohibited. Love Mama.'
Oswald looked back to see Hakufu kicked a guy in the chest, dodge a fist from another, punching that guy in the face, jumped and flipped in the air, and slammed her feet onto another guy's head.
"Hey there everyone! My name is Hakufu Sonsaku, I like tea ceremonies and flower arrangements. I was wondering if anyone knows where my cousin is. Oh, and I'm going to defeat at least 30 of you guys, so who's next?" She said in a loud voice so everyone could hear her while pinning down some guy's head making sure he stays down.
Oswald was stun; Hakufu was challenging these fighters and didn't seem to have a care in the world. And by the looks of the body count she is making, she was a very strong fighter herself. Oswald also saw that the other fighters were reluctant to go against her.
"Man this chick is crazy!" One of them said.
"You think? She just pops out of nowhere demanding to fight us and we're dropping like flies!" Another said.
"Is she really planning to K.O. 30 fighters in one day?" Said another.
"But you gotta admit, she has one fucking great set of boobs on her."
"No doubt about that."
Oswald didn't like how they were speaking about Hakufu; they only see her as a great lay rather than a great person. Just then, a guy with a round hat and long hair tied into a long braid that almost reaches the ground, started kicking at her, but Hakufu dodge them with ease. He tried to get her several times before she kicked him straight in the side of his face hard knocking him out.
"Amazing! Oswald never knew Hakufu was this strong. But so much for Oswald thinking that Hakufu would stay out of trouble. Oswald only hopes that Hakufu doesn't run into someone really strong." He whispered.
Hakufu just finished kicking someone in the head and started to back up when she pumped into someone. She looked back and saw she pumped into a guy around 17 or 18 years old with a tan, brown hair that went to his shoulders, and brown eyes. He had this smirk on his face that Oswald didn't like, he was giving off a vibe that feels like he is more than one thinks, but in a dark way.
"Oh sorry about that. Didn't mean to pump into you." Hakufu said.
"No worries, and from such a cute looking girl, I wouldn't mind you doing that to me all the time." He said with a sly tone.
Then he grabbed her large boobs and fondle with them. Oswald yipped at what he was seeing, some strange teen was molesting his friend and she was just standing there, looking surprised, and not doing anything. Oswald notice that he slipped his hand inside her dress and pulled out something, it was such a fast motions that he couldn't tell what he pulled out.
"Let's see…I'm guessing you're a…D size?" he asked.
"That's exactly right, how do you know that? Are you a bra salesman?" She asked.
Oswald flunks his head when she said that, Hakufu was very dense it seems.
"You can say that." He said into her ear and continues to mess with her breast.
Then they heard a loud crack. Both turn to see what it was but saw nothing. Just the wall. Oswald was behind the wall breathing heavily looking at his hands, they were shaken badly and had a few pebbles on them. Oswald himself was looking like he did something bad.
"Not now….please not now. Oswald must control it; Oswald can't lose it and let Hakufu see it, Oswald can't let Hakufu see." He whispered in sadness.
After a few seconds, he returned to see that Hakufu was back to fighting and the Teen was now on the side lines watching. He let out a sigh thanking whatever higher power that they didn't notice him and he didn't do what he feared the most. Hakufu slammed her palms in some guy's chest sending him to the ground hard.
"That's 28 so far; I need 2 more to make my goal, who wants a fight me next?" Hakufu said smiling.
"Holy shit man, this girl IS crazy, there's no way I'm fighting her." One of them said.
"I'm with you, she just damn too strong for me." Another said and the others agreed.
"This is good; maybe Hakufu will stop and not get into more trouble." Oswald said.
"Come on, isn't there anyone else left?" She egged on.
"Me." Said a gruff voice.
Hakufu turned and saw large teen around 6'9 with dark skin, short spiky black hair held back by a white head band, large muscles, and sharp eyes moved through the crowd. He towered over everyone. He walked up to her and looked down with a mild anger to his look. He had a silver magatama on his left ear. Oswald paled at the looks of this giant that looks like he was ready to pulverize Hakufu.
"….Why did Oswald have to open Oswald's big mouth, get out of there Hakufu." He said quietly.
"You there, show me your sacred bead.
"My bead?"
"Yes."
"Oh right give me a sec."
Hakufu looked around for her magatama but she can't seem to find it. She checked her dress and her bags, but nothing.
"What the hell? I can't find it?"
"You lost it?"
"I think so, oh well, it's nothing important, and I can always get a new one."
"Not important? Are you stupid or something woman? Don't you know what the magatama means to us fighters?" He asked with a stern voice.
"Hey don't call me stupid, anyone who says stupid first is the real stupid one."
"I won't fight you if you don't have it."
"Really? Shit! I must of dropped it somewhere, luckily I wrote my name on it with a marker."
"What?"
"Yeah, I used an extra fine point pen so you can see my name."
The large teen looked at her with anger in his eyes. Hakufu stepped back when she saw how pissed off he was.
"Um…are you pissed?"
Oswald was sweating bullets now, the large teen looked like he was ready to rip her apart, and he had to help her…but how?
"Attack me."
"Huh?" Hakufu looked confused.
"You heard me, give me your best shot." He repeated.
"I can't do that, you're not even in a fighting pose, it'll feel wrong to attack you unharmed."
"I SAID ATTACK ME NOW!" He boomed.
"Geez alright, you didn't have to yell, but don't say I didn't warn you."
Hakufu did a strong high kick to his ribs, but he didn't seem to be effected in the slightest. Hakufu gasped, this was the first time anyone not only took her attack head on, but still be standing AND not affected by it, and it just floored her. Oswald was equally stun as well, but he senses something within the larger teen's body, mainly his left knee, like it was on the edge of giving out. A hidden attack that was just waiting to happen, he didn't think about it long as he heard Hakufu.
"What! My kick did nothing? Did you feel anything?" she asked.
"Not even a tickle. How disappointing." He sighed.
He grabbed her ankle and throws her entire body in the air. He slammed his palm into her body making her skidded on the ground and slammed into a shack making a large human-size creator. Hakufu sledded to the ground, with brushes and cuts all over her body. She felt her body went numb from the pain. The Teen walked up to her and just stared. He sighed again.
"I thought you were…someone of great power, guess I was mistaken." With that, he left her there.
The other did the same and only Hakufu remained. Once everyone turned their backs, Oswald quickly dashed to Hakufu making sure there were no serious injuries on her. Hakufu slowing looked at the boy who was looking her over with a mild surprise on her face.
"O…Oswald-san?"
"Yes it's Oswald, can Hakufu move?" he asked.
"Not really, my body feels really sore, can't even move my pinky." She laughed awkwardly.
"Oswald will get Hakufu help, don't worry." He said quietly.
"Thanks Oswald-san, you're very sweet." This made him blush a bit but shook it off.
"That's because your Oswald's friend and Oswald will do anything for a friend." He said with a small smile.
"Hakufu!" Said a voice.
The two turned to see a teen around Hakufu's age with short deep blue hair and purple eyes and was around her height too, he had a white magatama.
"Hakufu, are you alright?" The teen asked.
Oswald was a bit tense as he got closer to them.
"Koukin-kun? Is that you?" Hakufu asked with a bit of a raspy voice.
"Yes it's me Hakufu. What were you thinking going against Gakushuu-san?" He nearly screamed.
"He was a strong fighter…and I wanted…to…fight him." She said before passing out.
She fell near Oswald and he caught her. Both check to see that she is just asleep and they both sighed.
"Thank God she's ok, but we need to get her to the infirmary just in case." Oswald nodded in agreement.
"Oswald can help."
"Thanks," Koukin said.
So carefully, the two picked her up and brought her to the infirmary. They gently lay her on the bed. The nurse went to fetch the medical supplies in another room so Oswald and Koukin sat next the bed and waited. To kill some time, Koukin began talking to Oswald.
"So thanks for helping me carry Hakufu here." Koukin said.
"No problem, Hakufu is Oswald's friend and would do anything to help her." He said.
"Friends huh? For how long?"
"A couple of hours ago, Hakufu was lost and couldn't find her way here. Hakufu bumped into Oswald while Oswald was eating and Oswald offered some of Oswald's food cause Hakufu hadn't eaten for a while. After that, Hakufu and Oswald began talking and getting to know one another and became good friends." He explained.
"I see, well thank you for feeding her and taking care of her up till now, I was running late with a personal project and got sidetracked and lost the time." He said with a small chuckle.
"Are you Hakufu's cousin?"
"Yes, I'm Koukin Shuuyu."
"Oswald wanted to ask, but does Hakufu go into fights so blindly?"
"I guess, we don't really know each other too good. I haven't seen her for over 10 years now. So your guess is good as mine."
"Oswald sees, maybe this will be a good chance to reconnect then?"
"I was planning on catching up on what I've missed. But I really hope she doesn't do this all the time."
"Oswald agrees."
"Um…can I ask you something?"
"Yes?"
"Why do you talk in third person?"
Oswald face fell a little and looked at the ground. Koukin suddenly regretted asking, he saw that he hit a sensitive thing with that question.
"Shit, I didn't mean to pry into your personal life Oswald-san. If it's too personal, then you don't have to answer."
"Thank you, Oswald doesn't like to talk about things like that to many people, makes Oswald feel uncomfortable."
"Sorry there."
"It's ok."
The two sat in silence not really knowing what they should say or do next. It was Koukin that broke the silence.
"So Oswald-san, do you live around here?" he asked.
"Yes."
"Do you go to any of the schools in Kanto?"
"No, Oswald doesn't."
"So, you don't know what's going on then?"
"Going on?"
"You must of heard about the turf-war, right?"
"Oswald has, it's very cruel and bloody how the fighters here do to one another. Why do they fight like that or fight at all?"
"It's…complicated Oswald-san, be thankful you're not a part of the destiny we all have to face."
Oswald turned his head in confusion. He was about to ask what Koukin ment when a low groan was heard. They looked down and saw that Hakufu was stirring from her sleep. Koukin went to get the nurse while Oswald stayed. Hakufu slowly open her eyes, she looked around with a daze look till her sights fell on Oswald.
"Oswald is glad that Hakufu is awake, Oswald thought that-GAH!" He didn't finish as Hakufu leaped from the bed and on to him in a bear hug.
She throws them to the ground with her on top. Hakufu was hugging Oswald to death and since he was so short, his head was in between her breast. Oswald was blushing madly; he never felt anything so soft in his life before. His hearing picked up as Hakufu was wailing like a baby.
"Please don't be mad at me mama! I didn't mean it to happen, please don't spank me, I'll be a good girl." She said with a whine.
She wailed like this for a few moments till Koukin and the nurse came in and saw the two on the ground. Oswald had this 'please help me' look as Hakufu continue to wail and hugged him tighter.
"Hakufu you idiot, what are you doing?" Koukin spoke up.
This seemed to snap her out of her daze and looked at Koukin angrily.
"Hey! You called me stupid! The one who says stupid first is really stupid!" She snapped back.
"Well I'm not the one who's giving Oswald-san here the 'grip of death', let him go, you're suffocating him!" He retorted.
Hakufu was confused till Koukin pointed below her. She looked down and saw Oswald was looking a bit blue in the face.
"Oswald…can't…breath…needs…air…now!" He gasped.
"Oh shit!" She let go of him immediately.
Oswald gasped as the sweet relief of the grip was gone and he could breath.
"Oswald-san, I didn't mean to do that! It was an accident I swear." She tried to explain.
"'Cough' it's ok Hakufu 'cough' Oswald knows 'cough' that Hakufu didn't mean to 'cough' hug Oswald so tightly. But remember that Hakufu is a lot 'cough' stronger than Oswald, so be careful next time?" He said between coughs.
"I will and I'm still sorry." She said and brought him into another but lighter hug.
And again, his head fell in between her large breasts, and he was red as a tomato. And his blush deepened when he realized her dress was down a bit and he could really feel her breasts. But either Hakufu didn't notice her dress was down or she didn't care, as she brought his head deeper into her cleavage. The nurse had pink across her face while looking at the display while Koukin groaned and had his own shade of red as well.
"Hakufu, I think you should let us treat your wounds now and let go of Oswald-san before he loses his blood through his nose." Koukin spoke up.
"Ok." She said and let Oswald go.
The nurse gave them the medical kit and left them so she can fill out the report. Koukin applied the ointment on her bruises while Oswald uses the bandages on her cuts. Hakufu squirmed under their care.
"Stop moving so much." Koukin said trying to be gentle as possible.
"I can't help it, that stuff stings like a bitch." She whined.
"Please Hakufu, it'll help Hakufu heal Hakufu's wounds and Koukin can't do it if Hakufu moves so much." Oswald added.
"Fine I'll try-OUCH! Be careful!" She snapped at Koukin.
"Sorry, you're still moving too much." He said.
After ten minutes of patching her up, Koukin gather the supplies and went to put them away. Oswald and Hakufu sat there and started to talk.
"Oswald is glad that Hakufu is ok, but why did Hakufu do that?" Oswald asked.
"Do what?"
"Went into that fight you did?"
"Like I said before, I'm here to fight strong opponents."
"But 30 at once?"
"Oh, that was my mama's suggestion."
"Huh?"
"She said 'first impression are important, so defeat 30 fighters and you'll sure to make a good impression' and I almost got to 30, but that big guy gunned me down, and easily too." She said with a depress voice.
"That 'big guy that gunned you down' was Gakushuu-san and he's is part of the Big Four of Nanyo." Koukin said coming back to them.
"Big Four?" The two asked.
"They're the strongest fighters here at Nanyo and Gakushuu-san is a very strong fighter, he's a SS rank fighter and that makes him really strong."
"Then that only gives me more reason to fight him!"
"WHAT!?" Koukin and Oswald yelled in disbelieve.
"And while I'm at it, I'll challenge all four of them."
"Are you insane? You didn't last 30 seconds with Gakushuu-san, and he's the weakest of the four. And you're telling us you want to go against all four of them? Are you stupid?" Koukin freaked out.
"Hey, you called me stupid again!"
"Hakufu, Oswald and Koukin are just worried that Hakufu might get seriously hurt if Hakufu goes up against Gakushuu again. Gakushuu is very tough and Hakufu's kick didn't even faze Gakushuu. Oswald thinks that Hakufu should at least rest and really think what Hakufu wants, going head strong against powerful opponents like that…Hakufu may not make it out in one piece." Oswald said the last part quietly.
Hakufu sat there and absorb what Oswald said. He did have a point, her kick didn't seem to hurt him and he did major damage on her just with one punch. If she really wanted to be able to defeat stronger opponents like Gakushuu, she needs to be smarter in battle.
"Your right Oswald-san, I shouldn't go head first into fights like that but I still want to fight stronger opponents so I can get stronger. It's in my blood, my fighting spirit burns with the desire to fight stronger opponents!"
"And you will but only with training and using your head." Koukin said.
"Ok."
"I've been meaning to ask you, but why did you come here? Aunt Goei called me out of the blue and said you we're going to attend at Nanyo, why?
"Cause Ma said so."
"Oswald is confused? Doesn't Hakufu's mother know about the fights?" Oswald asked.
"She does and she said I need to conquer all of the region…or something along the lines of that."
"As I feared, course she said that." Koukin sighed.
"Huh?" Both Oswald and Hakufu said.
"It's nothing for now; don't worry about it for now."
"If you say so." Hakufu shrugged.
"So, did you get your magatama from aunt Goei yet?" Koukin asked Hakufu.
"Oh yeah, she gave it to me the morning I left its right…GASP!"
"What?"
"I lost it."
"YOU WHAT! How can you lose you freak'n magatama?" Koukin said basically yelling.
"I think I dropped it while I was fighting?"
It was then Oswald remembered that during the fight, the guy that was groping Hakufu went into her dress and took something out. It must be that he stole it!
"Wait, Oswald thinks that when that teen with the brown hair was…touching you, he dug into your dress and took it."
"Wait…what do you mean touching her? Touch her where?" Koukin demanded.
But before Oswald could answer, the door open and the teen that molested Hakufu from before, stood at the door with a chilled out smile.
"I see you're looking better." He said.
"Hey I know you, you're that bra salesman." Hakufu said.
"No, I'm actually a student here."
"Then how did you know my bra size?"
"Lots of experience."
"Oswald bets" Oswald thought.
Oswald could tell right off the bat that he was trouble. He was the type of person who isn't ashamed of molesting girls in public and thinking he can get away with it. But there was a hidden agenda to him, a dark secret that could harm his friend.
"Oswald should watch this one."
"Your Saji Genpou." Koukin said.
"The one and only."
"What are you doing here?"
"Oh to give this back." He held up a green magatama.
"I believe this is the young ladies here."
"How can Saji know?" Oswald asked.
He showed them on the side her name written in permanent ink.
"…You wrote on it!" Koukin asked her giving her a small glare wondering what was going through her head when she did that.
"What? I thought it would be a good idea if I ever lost it. And it worked didn't it? By the way, how did you find it...you stole it didn't you? Oswald-san was right!" Hakufu asked Saji giving him the stink eye.
"Oh no, you misunderstood. See you dropped it and I found it lying on the ground, so I kept it safe till you were done with that fight of yours." He said.
"Bullshit/Yeah right/Really?" Hakufu, Koukin, and Oswald thought.
"Well, thank you very much; I would have gotten such a hassle from my Ma if she learned I lost this." She said lying to him taking the magatama from him.
"No problem, just make sure you keep an eye on it closely, it proves that you're a fighter." He said.
"I know, my Ma would of killed me of she found out I lost it, I wonder if I have some string left?" Hakufu said going into her bag.
"She's an interesting one indeed." Saji chuckled.
"And a handful it seems." Koukin sighed.
"But what really interest me is that she may be the Sho Haou."
Koukin stiffened up when Saji said that.
"W...what makes you think that she is…?"
"Don't worry, I'm not much into conflict and I really don't care who she is or what she was 1800 years ago…but there are others who may find her…too dangerous to be alive. So, watch her back and yours Koukin Shuuyu."
"How did you know my name?"
"Don't be so modest, and as how I know, isn't your destiny to project Sonsaku from anything?"
Koukin didn't answer directly. Saji took this moment of hesitation and continue his questioning.
"And as for you being such a weak fighter, it's getting pretty damn old. I know for a fact that you're a lot stronger than you play yourself at. You better wake up and start acting who you really are or things will get ugly and fast."
"Why is Saji doing this?" Oswald spoke up.
The two looked at Oswald who had a worried expression on his face.
"And who might you be?" Saji asked.
"Oswald."
"Oswald? I believe I heard that name before. Aren't you the kid that can fix anything?"
"Yes, Oswald is a Tinkerer and can fix anything you give Oswald."
"I must say that's a handy skill to have, but why are you here?"
"Cause Hakufu was hurt and needed help. Hakufu is Oswald's friend."
"I see. Well Oswald-san, its pleasure to meet you but word of advice. Be careful who you choose your friends will be, they might not be who they say they are." With that, Saji left the room.
"Oswald doesn't like Saji, Saji is hiding something and it could hurt others for Saji own gain."
"You might be right, but he's also one of the Big Four Oswald-san, so we can't really do much for now."
"What was Saji talking about when Saji said about Koukin's destiny and what Hakufu might be?" Oswald asked.
"He's referring to what happened over 1800 years ago, during the era of the Three Kingdoms."
"The Three Kingdoms?"
"Long ago in China, fighters try to conquer all the lands of China, within the massive battles were unique and very powerful fighters that stood out and remain in history. These fighters we're called the 'Heroes of the Three Kingdoms'. Today, the battle rages on, with us." Koukin said looking out the window.
"And this destiny has something to do with Hakufu and Koukin?"
"Yes, the Magatama or sacred beads you see us wearing were actually handed down from generation to generation. Each carrying the soul and destiny of that fighter back then, some became great fighters and win every battle…while others died very young from other fighters or something else. Today, we not only bear the names of those fighters from the era, but also their fate."
Oswald could see that Koukin was very upset when he said the last part. It sounded like all this fighting carried a much deeper and darker side than he originally thought. And to be honest, it started to make sense to why these fights were so cruel and bloody, but does it have to be this way?
"Can't Koukin and Hakufu just simply not go down the same path as the fighters from before?" Oswald asked.
"It's not that easy Oswald-san, many of our destiny and fates are intertwined with others and they want to make what happen in the era of the Three Kingdoms happen to them. And for those whose lives are with these beads, can never change it. That's why I said you should be thankful you're not part of this."
"Oswald sees, and what's Hakufu's destiny?"
Koukin didn't answer as Hakufu came back with her bead in a new string necklace.
"Finally found that damn string, took me forever to…hey, where's that dude that had my bead?"
"Oh, he left, and by the way, that was Saji-san, another part of the Big Four, you should be careful with him." Koukin said.
"If you say so, hey Oswald-san, wanna check out the school with me?"
"Oswald can't, Oswald has to do something important before like Oswald said Oswald had to do. Maybe some other time."
"Damn, I wanted to spend some time with you but alright, I'll see you later and be careful Oswald-san." Hakufu gave him a hug and he hugged back.
"It was nice meeting you Oswald-san, hope we meet again soon." Koukin shake his hand.
"Ditto…does this mean Oswald and Koukin are friends?" Oswald asked.
"Of course we're friends now. And you're welcome to come to my place and hang around if you want, here's my address." Koukin quickly wrote down his address on a piece of paper and gave it to him.
"Oswald will one day." He put the paper in his bag and left.
Oswald walked down the halls and went down stairs and was about to leave when he saw Gakushuu walking. Oswald panic and hide behind the corner hoping that he wasn't spotted. Gakushuu suddenly stopped when he saw Saji leaning against the wall.
"Hey there Gaku-chan, had fun roughing up the new girl?" Saji asked.
"If you're here to patronize me then leave me be, I don't want to hear it…and I told you not to call me that." He said.
"Not here to do that, but I must admit, you beat her up pretty good, you usually have more restraint than that, what gives?"
"I was merely testing her, for I thought that she might be the one."
"You mean the fighter that came from the west, the Sho Hao am I right?"
"I'm aware that it is only a fable."
"And yet you're uneasy about the fact that she might be the one, and another thing, I wonder if your actions were permutable by our leader?" Saji grinned.
"Do whatever you wish, your nothing but Enjutsu-sama's lapdog." Gakushuu walked away.
Oswald heard their conversation and was confused as to why it was so important if Hakufu was this Sho Hao or not. He heard a grunt and peaked over to see Gakushuu was holding his knee in pain.
"What…what is this? My knee is reacting to something but how?"
"What's wrong with you?"
Gakushuu was wondering why his knee was hurting so badly, then he remembers the kick Hakufu gave him.
"This…this is the Shu Sa Shou but how? Her kick was that of an armature. How can she make a move like that?"
"Well, it looks like her name Sonsaku really means something after all." Saji kneeled next to Gakushuu.
"Wait, what name did you say?"
"The girl you fought, her name is Hakufu Sonsaku."
"It can't be! One of the Lords…"
"Yep, it seems that he has returned, one of the Three Lords, this should be really interesting indeed."
Oswald was not liking where this was going. What does it matter if his friend name is that, it's a nice name sure, but why is Gakushuu looked like he saw a ghost when Saji said that? And what's with this 'Three Lords' thing their talking about?
"Oswald is not liking this." He whispered and walked away and found the exit.
Saji left Gakushuu and went outside to the front gates. He was searching for something.
"I could have sworn I heard something this afternoon now where is it?" Saji looked around for the noise from before.
"What are you doing Saji-ecchi?" said a female voice from behind.
Saji turned to see a teen girl with short dark blue hair and blue eyes, at least the right eye the left was covered by an eye patch. She also had a mole on the left side of her mouth. She wore the school uniform but she had gloves and combat boots as well.
"Ah Ryomou Shimei, nice to see you."
"Again, what are you doing?" The one as Ryomou said with a stern voice.
"Just checking on something. I heard a loud a strange noise this afternoon and I didn't…hello, what do we have here?"
Saji came up to the front gates and found something very unusual. Ryomou went to where Saji was stun to see what it appear to be two sets of four claw marks on the bricks. The marks looked like they dug into the bricks. The marks connect to a set of palms as well.
"What the hell?" she stepped back.
"Looks like claw marks." Saji ran his fingers over them.
"Claw marks?"
"Either that or someone has the worst nails in the world." Saji joked.
"Can't you be serious for once, someone or something made these and they might be still around the area."
"Oh I think whoever made these, is long gone."
"How can you be sure?"
"Just a hunch." He smirked.
"Hunches don't make it any better, we have to tell Enjutsu-sama about this."
"Oh fine, if you're so scared of this, then I'll tell him personally."
"I'm not scared, just cautious."
"Whatever floats your boat, see you later."
Saji waved goodbye and left Ryomou alone with the marks. She went up to the marks and gave a closer look at them. They had a human look to them but the ends of the fingers were definitely inhuman. She could also feel a small portion of power coming off of them. It felt like nothing she knew, it made her shiver a bit.
"Whoever or whatever made these I can feel the chi coming off of the marks and it feels so inhuman. And they look like the ones from those attacks as well. Could they be one in the same?" Ryomou asked herself.
Ryomou stood up and left the marks alone…for now.
NIGHTTIME
It was around 8 o'clock as Oswald was searching for a place to sleep for the night. Oswald had no luck in finding a suitable place to sleep so far. It was lucky for him that tonight was a clear one. So he decided maybe the park would be a good place. As he headed over there, he was in deep thought of what happened to him today.
"Oswald is so lucky, Oswald found not one, but two new friends today! Oswald never thought that Oswald would find anyone who wanted to be Oswald friend. Hakufu is a real great person, kinda air headed and not to bright, but Hakufu has a good heart. I wish Hakufu didn't have to be headstrong about fighting those fighters. But at least Koukin will watch out for Hakufu."
Oswald neared the parked when he suddenly stopped. He also remembers that he almost lost it today when he saw Saji groping Hakufu. It angered him that such a guy would do that in the open, like he didn't care for her feelings. Oswald shook off his negative thoughts.
"No…Oswald shouldn't let Oswald anger get the best of Oswald. Oswald knows what would happen if Oswald's anger gets the better of Oswald. Can't let that happen again…can't become that monster, not in front of Hakufu…Hakufu might run away from Oswald if Hakufu ever saw that side of Oswald." He sighed in sadness.
Oswald finally reached the park. It was deserted and he saw no one around.
Perfect.
Oswald made his way to the playground where he would sleep. As he made his way towards the playground, he saw a familiar figure near a lamp post. It was Gakushuu. Oswald froze at the site of him. Quickly, he ducked near some bushes and hoped he wasn't spotted. He took a peek and saw that Gakushuu didn't see him. Oswald sighed, lucky that he didn't see him. He then heard him talking.
"I just don't get it, how can her kicked did that kind of damage to me? Her form was awful and sloppy, but yet it made such a critical impact on my knee. It doesn't make any sense!" He growled out in frustration.
Oswald was also wondering how Hakufu's kick made a guy like Gakushuu fell to his knees. She kicked him in the ribs, not in the knees. So how did she cause him to fall? Was she that powerful? And Oswald knew that it would happen too, he doesn't know how he knew it, and he just did.
"Maybe Oswald really is a freak?" Oswald whispered.
Just then, three guys came up to Gakushuu. They looked like they wanted to fight him.
"Oh boy, this might not end well." Oswald gulped.
"You're Gakushuu from Nanyo of the Big Four right? We have sacred beads and you must fight us!" One of them challenges.
"You're from Yoshu Academy aren't you?" Gakushuu asked.
"So what if we are?" One of them asked.
"Kick me."
"What was that?"
"I want you to kick me, give all you got." He repeated.
"Are you fucking dumb? Oh well, YOU ASK FOR IT DIPSHIT!" One of them did a high kick to his face.
But Gakushuu stopped it with just his finger. It stupefied the others. Gakushuu looked at him with a disappointing glare.
"What was that supposed to be?" Gakushuu asked before he throws the guy into the fountain.
Oswald was amazed on how strong Gakushuu was. It was no wonder why Hakufu couldn't beat him.
"I hope that wasn't your best shot, I haven't even broken a sweat yet. Let's see if either you two can do better?"
"Why you fucking bastard!" They screamed and went for him.
But just like the guy in the fountain, Gakushuu beat them without missing a beat. They eventually got up and ran away. Oswald was glad it ended and there was no blood spilt like so many others he saw. He looked back and Gakushuu, he looked like he was deep in thought.
"Not the same…it wasn't the same thing. What made it so different? Was it because of which she is that made me feel this way? This…deep fear I have. Maybe that's why?" He asked himself.
Oswald also wanted to know, mainly on how Hakufu's kick made such an impact but most importantly, how'd HE knew what would happen. He wasn't a fighter like them or uses this chi stuff, so how can he know what Hakufu's kick would do to someone like Gakushuu? Oswald than heard a loud crash followed by a yelp. He looked up to see Gakushuu leaning on a crushed gate with a brushed left face.
"What the…who attacked Gakushuu?" Oswald asked himself.
He got his answer when a soft chuckle was heard not too far from Gakushuu. Oswald turned to see a girl in a maids outfit with an eye patch, gloves and boots. She had a smirk on her face. Oswald could sense she was very powerful and it doesn't look like even Gakushuu will win this fight.
"Ryomou-san, what's the meaning of this?" Gakushuu wiped of the blood from his mouth.
"Is it really that confusing to you? One of the Big Four attacking a new comer on his own without even asking our leader, you must have known that Enjutsu-sama would learn of your actions sooner or later." She said with a smirk.
"How did you…Saji-san told you didn't he?" He said standing up.
"Does it really matter how we know? All that matters that we do know and I'm here to re-correct your mistake."
Gakushuu ran up to her and throw a punch but she jumped on his arm and with her body in a vice grip, she pin down on his entire arm. Gakushuu couldn't get Ryomou off of his arm as she started to put a lot of pressure on his arm till it break. Oswald winces as he heard the bone snap. Gakushuu stumble back but launch another attack but Ryomou took out two pair of handcuffs from God knows where and cuff his wrist and use his arms to pin his arms around his neck. Ryomou was behind him with her feet on the back of his head. Oswald was amazed of how fast and strong she was but couldn't help feel slightly off set of her face and how it looked. She was enjoying this. Oswald also felt her power seemed to be coming from beneath the eye patch; it was like an outside force. Could this be why she is acting like this?
"How does it feel? Your thick arms around your neck. This is ecstasy isn't it? I know I'm having an orgasm." Ryomou laughed and his pain.
"You…are indeed strong…and you hold your title of one of Nanyo's Big Four without a doubt…but I don't fear you like I fear her." Gakushuu gasp.
"What was that?" She snapped.
"The fear I have for Hakufu Sonsaku…you could never match it." He said his last breath before Ryomou's attack finally done him in.
Gakushuu fell unconscious as Ryomou landed near him. Oswald looked at her and saw she didn't have her sadistic face on but a scrawl on her face. Oswald thought that she might have a split personality or has serious bipolar in her. Oswald could sense the power in her was gone…for now at least.
"Hakufu Sonsaku…you better get ready for one hell of a fight cause your ass is mine!" She said and left the park.
Oswald waited till she was far enough for him to leave his hiding place and went up to Gakushuu. He checks to see if he was still alive. Oswald let out a sigh of relieve finding out he was still breathing.
"Thank God Gakushuu is still breathing…but why strange girl attack Gakushuu in first place? She's from Nanyo like Gakushuu…so why attack Gakushuu? Was it because Gakushuu fight Hakufu? No, Oswald feels that this goes deeper than at first glance." He looked over at the down teen.
"My, aren't you a curious one aren't we?" Said a voice from behind.
Oswald quickly turned around to see Saji behind him. Oswald yelped and moved away from him in fear that he might attack him.
"Relax Oswald-Kun; I'm not here to hurt you, just picking up Ryomou-chan's mess." He said in his calm voice.
"Why did Ryomou attack Gakushuu? Aren't they on same team?" Oswald asked.
"Yes but Gaku-chan here did a bad thing Oswald-Kun. He fought your friend without Enjutsu-sama's permission you see, and as one of the Big Four, that's not a good thing." Saji explained.
"Isn't that a bit…extreme?"
"To an outside party like yourself it may seem that way, but to us fighters, this is politics. There certain rules and protocols we must go by if we want to survive and believe me Oswald-Kun Gaku-chan here got off easy."
"It doesn't make sense to Oswald."
"Lucky for you, this kind of thing doesn't concern you. We fighters are destine to battle one another, some will always win while the rest meet an early end to our lives. This is our destiny and we have no say in it. Now if you excuse me Oswald-Kun, I think I need to take him to the hospital, I'll see you around." Saji lifted Gakushuu with no problem and left Oswald to his own thoughts.
Oswald stood there taken in what Saji said. From what he gathered, fighters were born with the destiny and fates of their ancestors. Each is given their ancestors fate and from what he heard, many died in battle. And it seems some want it to go exactly the way it did back then.
"But then what's Hakufu's fate? Would Hakufu end up like Gakushuu? Or worse? Oswald needs to warn her…but Oswald doesn't know where Hakufu lives? Oswald should find her tomorrow at her school and warn her about Ryomou…and hope Oswald won't be late."
With his mind set, Oswald went to the playground to find a place to sleep. He went to one of the little buildings that look like a castle and settle in for the night. He uses his bag as a pillow and rested his head. He gazes up upon the stars with so many things rattling in his brain.
"Oswald must figure out how to save Hakufu without going berserk. And Oswald needs to know more about this war thing if Oswald is going to help Oswald's friends…but Oswald doesn't know if Oswald can do anything. And if Oswald does lose it again and in front of Hakufu…no, Oswald mustn't think like that. Oswald will help and save Oswald's friends. Oswald owe that much to them."
And with that thought in mind, Oswald got comfortable and drifted off to sleep. But little does he know the adventure he'll embark or what lies ahead of him.
Or the enemy he never knew.
Hope you like it and please review and tell me what you think, no flames but I will take in suggestions and shit like that. See you in the next chapter!