Disclaimer: I do not own "Hareluya II Boy" or "Kyou kara Ore Wa!" They are property of Haruto Umezawa and Hiroyuki Nishimori respectively. Nor do I own the series "Sasuke"/"Ninja Warrior." It belongs to the Tokyo Broadcasting Company. This story is written purely for enjoyment.
Author's Note: This story was inspired by "American Ninja Warriors" written by lildreamer7 and "Justice Warriors" written by Jason Adams and published by C.A. Turner. I recommend reading them both.
Shinji Ito was lost in thought as he strode through the streets of Tokyo with a troubled frown on his face. He was tall and strongly built, wearing the black uniform of Nanyou High and with his black hair styled into long, upwards-pointing spikes. As such he made quite an imposing sight, especially with his grim expression.
Everyone he passed made sure to give him a wide berth as he walked along but he paid them no attention. He had a far more important matter on his mind.
What can I get Kyo-chan for our anniversary? Flowers are nice but that's not enough. I need something more personal. Maybe I should ask Riko-chan, she might have an idea…
His thoughts trailed off and he stopped. In front of him was a girl standing behind a blanket on which all kinds of jewellery was arranged in neat rows. For a moment he couldn't help but stare at her in awe.
She was lean and slender, with shoulder blade-length gold-brown hair, light brown eyes and a cute face. She wore red shorts with a white stripe at either side, an orange t-shirt and a pink jacket. Sunlight gleamed off of a silver cross necklace.
She's beautiful Ito thought. He immediately tensed, his expression turning mortified. I'm sorry Kyo-chan! I didn't mean anything by it! You're the only girl I love!
He managed to calm himself down and looked closer at the items laying on the blanket. He didn't really know anything about jewellery but they looked good to him.
Ito walked over to the girl, fully expecting her to recoil in alarm and readying himself to utter a quick reassurance. To his surprise the friendly smile on her face didn't waver.
"Hi" she said, her voice bright and cheerful.
"Uh hi" he answered, a little taken aback. "Uh, I'm looking for something for my girlfriend. Can I have a look at these" he said, gesturing at the blanket.
"Sure, no problem" she replied.
Ito crouched and began examining the items before him. After a few minutes he spotted a silver teddy bear necklace.
That's perfect.
"Good choice" she said as he paid for the necklace. "I'm sure she'll love it."
"Thanks. Oh, I'm Shinji Ito."
"I'm Yamana Michiru."
"Did you make all of these yourself Yamana-san?" he asked.
"That's right" she replied. "I want to be a jewellery designer."
"I can see why. These are really good."
Her smile widened. "Thanks. So is it your girlfriend's birthday?"
He also smiled more broadly. "No it's our anniversary tomorrow."
"That's so romantic" she cooed.
Meanwhile Makoto Ichijou and Hibino Hareluya were also strolling down the street, on their way to see Yamana. They too were tall, strong-looking guys. Ichijou had blue eyes and shoulder-length red hair while Hibino had brown eyes and spiky black hair. Both wore the blue boys uniforms of Rakeun High.
"Come on Ichijou, let's go to the arcade" said Hibino. "It'll be fun."
Ichijou sighed. He realised that he should know better than to try and argue with Hibino but nonetheless he persisted.
"Why would you want to be stuck in an arcade on a beautiful day like this?" he asked.
"Ha. Look whose talking. How many times have you stayed indoors practising your so-called music?"
"That's different!"
"True, at least playing games at the arcade is actually fun!"
Ichijou started to retort but then stopped as he saw something. The argument forgotten, he pointed ahead of them.
"Hibino, look."
Hibino did so. His expression of mild annoyance instantly became a dark frown as he saw what Ichijou was pointing at.
A tall guy with black hair gelled into long spikes was standing in front of Yamana. They couldn't see her face or his because his back was turned, but he certainly looked suspicious.
"Come on" he said firmly.
Both of them ran.
Ito heard the sound of running feet coming down on the pavement and turned to see two angry-looking guys charging towards him. Surprised by that, he took a step back. Both of them skidded to a halt. They looked ready to fight, their fists clenched and their muscles tense.
"What's going on here spike-head?" Hibino demanded.
"Are you pestering Yamana?" Ichijou added.
"Guys it's okay" she said soothingly. "Shinji-san was just buying a present for his girlfriend."
Both of them relaxed, their hands opening and the aggression draining from their stances. The one with red hair nodded at him.
"Sorry about that. We thought you were a shady character."
"I understand" he replied. Normally he wouldn't take kindly to anyone talking to him like they had but he couldn't blame them for being concerned about someone they clearly cared about. He'd have done the same thing if it had been Kyoko. "I'm Shinji Ito."
"My name's Makoto Ichijou" said the red-haired guy. "This is Hibino Hareluya."
Hibino muttered something that sounded like a greeting while he studied Ito curiously.
"I was trying to find something to give my girlfriend. Our anniversary's tomorrow" Ito explained. "I saw Yamana-san's jewellery and it was exactly what I'd been looking for."
"That was a smart choice" said Ichijou. He nodded at her and she smiled in delight.
He turned back to Ito. "So where are you from Shinji-san? I haven't seen you around here before."
"I'm from Nanyou High. I don't usually come to this part of Tokyo" he explained.
"You look strong" said Hibino. "How would you like to be one of Ore-sama's disciples?"
Ito was taken aback at how familiar that sounded. He asked, "Is that you Mitsuhashi?"
Hibino scowled again. "What was that? How dare you get Ore-sama's name wrong!"
"Now now Hibino" said Yamana, her voice calm but firm. "Shinji-san didn't mean any harm. You just reminded him of someone else."
Hibino calmed down but still snorted disdainfully. "Ha, nobody else could compare to Ore-sama" he boasted.
Definitely like Mitsuhashi Ito thought. "Well it's been nice meeting you all but I had better be going. I need to get this wrapped up for tomorrow" he said as he held up the necklace.
"Bye Shinji-san. It was nice meeting you too" said Yamana.
"See you around" said Ichijou.
Hibino just shrugged indifferently.
Well Yamana-san and Ichijou-san were nice but that guy is way too much like Mitsuhashi Ito thought as he left. Hopefully they won't ever meet. One of them is bad enough.
"He seems like a good guy" Ichijou commented.
"I hope he and his girlfriend have a happy anniversary" said Yamana.
Hibino said nothing, just watched Ito depart. He couldn't help wondering what this "Mitsuhashi" was like. Could there really be someone like him?
Impossible he thought. Ore-sama is one of a kind.
Content, he gave the matter no more thought as he resumed trying to convince Ichijou they should go to the arcade.