Hi guys, I'm back with my fourth story featuring that strong and silent host that everyone loves! That's right, I'm talking about Mori! I hope you all enjoy chapter one and come back and read chapter two, thanks!
"Reiko! I can't find my shoes!"
"Aika, if you had put them away last time you took them off then we wouldn't have this problem!" I yelled as I ran down the stairs to where my teary-eyed six year-old little sister was sitting all forlorn in front of the shoe closet with bare feet. "Let me look," I grumbled as I pushed Aika out of the way and began digging through the pile of shoes in the closet.
Smack! I bit my tongue as my nine year-old little brother knocked his elbow into the back of my head as he darted into the closet to grab his shoes, bumping me as he pulled out. "Ouch! Sotaru, watch it! That hurt!" I yelled as my brother ran away. I sighed as I turned back to the pile of shoes. "where are you- oh! Found one!" I said as I tossed the little pink sandle to Aika. Then, after pairing up all the miscellaneous shoes I still hadn't found Aika's other missing shoe.
"My sniff* shoe. Don't leave me behind!"
"We won't," I said with a sigh as I jammed my feet into my shoes while I called, "hey! Has anyone seen Aika's other sandle?"
"I've got it," Chizura, my fourteen year-old sister said as she tossed it to me.
"Where was it?" I asked as I shoved it onto Aika's foot.
"It was in the pantry."
"Why was it there?" Chizura just shrugged as I pulled Aika to her feet.
"Come on, girls, we're going to be late!" My fourteen year-old brother, Yoite called from the front porch.
"We're coming!" We yelled as Aika climbed onto my back and we sprinted out the door.
"Come on!" I yelled as I dashed down the sidewalk. "If we don't hurry we'll miss the train and we'll be late for Tadashi's kendo match."
The five of us ran the three blocks to the nearest metro station where we arrived just in time to dash onto the train as the doors were closing. I panted as I set Aika down in a chair. I studied my appearance in the window's reflection and straightened my long purple hair, pulling fly aways out of my hazel eyes, and then I smoothed out my shirt and skirt. Then I sat down and waited for our stop.
When we reached our stop we flooded out of the train and raced through the station, pouring out onto the sidewalk from where we bolted to the Tokyo Martial Arts Center where our brother's kendo tournament was being held. We slowed to a jog as we entered the building then we sped-walked as a shapeless amoeba through the crowd. After several "excuse me's" we reached the room where the kendo tournament was being held.
"Did we make it?" Chizura asked.
"I think so," Yoite answered as we walked around the perimeter of the room where we looked for our brother and am empty space big enough for us to fit.
"Where's Tadashi?" Aika asked.
"My feet are gonna fall off," Sotaru complained.
"There he is!" I said, pointing to our brother who was sitting in a straight row with the other students from our school.
"Hey, Reiko, why don't we sit over there?" Yoite asked pointing to an empty space close to the students from our school.
"That's perfect, let's hurry over there before somebody else takes it." We quickly dispersed and wove our way through the crowd till we reached the empty spot and collapsed in a worn-out heap.
"Tadashi!" Aika and Sotaru hollered waving their hands and jumping up and down. Tadashi turned his head towards us and gave the younger two a grin before turning back to the match at hand. We sat on the sidelines, watching the boys' matches and waiting for our brother's turn.
"Hey, when will it be Tadashi's turn?" Aika asked as she spun around in a circle with her arms flung out to the side.
"Sit down before you hit someone," I reprimanded before continuing, "he's next."
"Ugg! I hope he loses because this is boring and I want to go home," Sotaru said glumly with his chin in his hands.
"Hey, that's rude!" I said, whacking Sotaru on the back of the head.
"Be quiet! You guys are embarrassing!" Chizura hissed.
"Hey, guys, look, it's Tadashi's turn!" When Yoite said this we all clammed up and turned our attention to our brother who was facing his opponent. They both bowed to each other before taking their stances. The ref blew his whistle and Tadashi attacked. His first attack was blocked and then his opponent quickly attacked striking twice in a row but Tadashi blocked them both. Then he slammed his opponent's sword to the side before before smashing his sword against his opponents helmet, winning the match. Round two went similarly and Tadashi won the match. The boys bowed to each other and then Tadashi came over to us.
"Tadashi!" Aika and Sotaru said happily, throwing themselves at Tadashi.
"Good job," the rest of us said as he sat down next to us.
"Thanks," he said with a grin before taking a drink of water.
"Next match, Kazuki Ido from Saki High School and Takashi Morinozuka from Ouran Academy!" Said the announcer.
"Ouran? Isn't that a school for the insanely rich and snotty?" Chizura asked when she heard the name.
"Yes, it is but this guy is a Morinozuka, they're famous for their skill in kendo and the martial arts in general. This guy is probably good, right Tadashi?" Yoite asked, turning to our older brother.
"You're right," Tadashi affirmed. "we should watch this match to see how good he is, though."
We all watched the match and stared in amazement as the Morinozuka kid blocked his opponent's first blow and immediately hit him right after. Then, in the second round, he practically did the same thing, totally creaming his opponent.
"He's good," us older four breathed.
"When will you fight him?" I asked.
"Let me see," Tadashi said pulling out the match list. "Hmm, I'll only fight him if we both make it to the last round."
"Then it's highly unlikely that you'll have to face him," the twins commented.
"We'll see," Tadashi said as he handed me the paper. "It's time for the second round, wish me luck!"
"Good luck!" Aika cheered.
"Clobber him, big brother!" Sotaru said as he swung around an imaginary sword.
Tadashi gave a small laugh before heading over to where the participants were waiting. For the next hour we watched both our brother, Tadashi and the Morinozuka boy fight, win, and advance until they were the only two left.
"I can't believe it," Yoite said dumbfounded. "They both did it!"
"That just goes to show you how good they are. This will be a good match," I said with excitement mixing into my voice.
"I wonder who'll win?" Chizura commented.
"That's easy, Tadashi will win!" Sotaru said confidently.
"Yes!" Aika chimed.
"It's starting," I said as Tadashi and Mr. Morinozuka bowed to each other, then the whistle blew and the match started.
The two seamed evenly matched, both striking hard and blocking accurately. Almost as soon as the match started shouts of "go Mori!"
"Takashi, you can do it!"
"Give it your best, Mori Senpai!"
"Strike! Strike! Strike! Mori, Strike!" Echoed through the room.
I peered through the the two fighters to see a group of Ouran students, six boys and a small cluster of girls cheering the Morinozuka boy on.
"Hey, are we going to let those guys beat us?!" I asked as I stood up. "Show 'em what you've got, Tadashi! You can do it!"
Quickly my siblings stood up and shouted with me. "You can do it, Tadashi! You're the best when it comes to kendo!"
"Tadashi, you're doing great, keep it up!"
"Clobber him, Tadashi! Clobber him and win!"
"Give it your best and you'll win, Tadashi!"
Then, counting down with me fingers, we all shouted, "fight-o, Tadashi!"
With a sudden surge of strength, Tadashi knocked Morinozuka's sword to the side and quickly darted in and hit him. "Yes!" we all cheered.
"Tadashi won the first round so if he wins this round he'll win the tournament!" I said excitedly. Yoite and Chizura just nodded with huge smiles plastered to their faces while the two youngest jumped up and down. As the second round started we sat down and watched, the intensity of this round was even greater and it held everybody in the room captivated. The cheering died down as the audience became spell-bound by the fight.
"You can do it, Tadashi," I whispered.
Then the Morinozuka boy did something that I couldn't quite see but I did see Tadashi's sword flying towards Aika who was standing right in front of me. "Watch out!" Several people shouted.
Without thinking,I grabbed Aika and pulled her down onto my lap. I tried to duck, too but I wasn't fast enough; the sword hit me in the head. I felt the hard impact of the sword meeting my forehead and my vision turned fuzzy. I faintly remember lots of shouting as I brought my hand to my head and touched it, feeling something warm, wet, and kind of sticky under my fingers. Slowly, I brought my hand back down to see red staining my hand, I blinked a few times before giving into the blackness.
Alright guys, that's it for chapter one, see you in chapter two hopefully!
P.S. My family is moving (again) in about two weeks and we're packing everything ourselves so if updates stop it just means I haven't had access to a computer, I have every intent of finishing this story; also, updates may become sporadic for the same reason but eventually they'll become regular again, thanks for understanding!