My Inspiration

We all got pulled out of class for the stupid leading Drama students, how boring, oh well beat studying; of course the most popular girl addressed the crowd.

"Wow thank you all for coming, this is our exam so be kind and patient each group wrote their own play, have their own music, and each group has a different genre so hopefully you'll laugh, cry and tolerate."

"We got the horror theme!" A loud roar came from the back stage.

"Maybe we didn't want your cruddy horror we like romance and death!" She shouted back. "Just for that get your arses out here!"

"We're not ready!"

"Don't care you've had 6 months to prepare, enjoy." She left the stage.

Rose the most popular, pretty and shallow girl this school had to offer.

I watched all the crappy plays, Rose was a great actress, but her love scenes lacked passion, I had noticed this throughout her performance, no one else seemed to notice and the boys continued to drool over her and the girls carried on being envious of her beauty.

It wasn't hard to see what drove everyone crazy, flawless pale skin, slender figure, soft light purple hair that perfectly framed her china doll face.

After her play we were allowed to go home, I on the other hand had my last Shaman fight scheduled for tonight; Yoh Asakura shouldn't be hard to beat.

After my fight I was forced to go to Yoh's, he practically dragged me there, frankly I was too exhausted to fight back anymore… For now…

We got to Yoh's and who was sat outside none other than Rose.

"Hey sis, still drawing?" Yoh asked leaning to look at what she was drawing.

Did he call her sis? As in sister?!

She looked so peaceful sitting there her back resting against a wooden beam.

"Yeah, I'm just doodling though I ran out of inspiration."

"Oh that sucks…" Yoh replied.

She nodded and looked up.

"But oh we're being rude." She put her stuff aside and stood up.

"Ren, right?" She asked extending a hand.

Rose's Pov-

"Right." He confirmed shaking my hand.

"You know him?" Yoh asked.

"He's in my English."

"Oh, weird, are coming inside?"

"Sorry Yoh I'm not very hungry or in the party mood, but congratulations on passing through to the second round."

"Thanks, well I'll save you some food."

I nodded but I couldn't take my eyes off Ren, couldn't say I really noticed him at school, shame he was quite good-looking,

His eyes had a hard edge to them, he intrigued me slightly.

I turned over a new page and started sketching him.

From all different views and angles different facial expressions.

"What are you doing?" I asked the guardian spirit looming behind me.

"Y-You can see me?"

"Of course I'm a shaman."

"I noticed your glances at my master."

"Ren's a shaman?"

"Yes he is."

"Well that changes things," I looked at the spirit.

The Chinese warrior appeared in front of me.

"You look tough what dynasty are you from?" I asked.

Finding the one I'd drawn of Ren with his arms crossed over his chest,

The spirit started rambling on and I quickly sketched him in behind Ren.

The more I watched Ren the cuter and sexier he became.

It wasn't until hours later did the spirit finish his stories.

"Bason what are you doing out here?" Ren's voice made me jump slightly, I closed my book hastily.

"He came out to say hi." I lied.

"I don't believe I was talking to you." He replied curtly.

"Master Ren, don't you think that's a bit harsh?" Bason asked.

"Hmm… Now when did I ask for your advice, I asked you what you're doing out here, you've been absent all night, its disobedient not to tell the shaman where you're skulking off too."

"I didn't mean to spend so long out here-"

"Yes well thank you for taking care of him he has to go now unfortunately."

"But Master Ren-"

"Let's go we've got another country to go to, we didn't come here to make friends."

"Yes Sir."

Bason retreated into his tablet that Ren carried around.

"Chill out I've got my own spirit, I didn't plan to run off with him."

Ren glanced at me in an instant the look on his face changed, he looked, slightly embarrassed, before he started to walk off.

"Have a safe trip." I called after him.

It wasn't until a week later did Bason show up at our doorstep begging for help.

Anna refused.

That night the boys snuck out and the next morning I joined Anna to go catch them up.

"Come with us Rose, we could use your help." Yoh requested.

"Sure."

When we arrived it entailed nothing but a fight, Yoh and I passed through leaving the other two to fight.

We got down to where Ren was with a slight scuffle.

"What are you doing here?" Ren asked as we entered the cell.

"We're the rescue party." Yoh laughed.

We set them free the girl collapsed to the ground, I tended to her first.

Ren marched off Yoh followed him.

"Are you ok?" I asked her.

"Yes my wrists are just sore."

Suddenly something burst in the cell debris flying everywhere.

I stood up and stood in front of the girl.

"Jun!" Ren yelled.

"Rose can you check on the others?" Yoh asked.

"Sure."

I hurried off.

Ren's Pov-

"What's she doing here?"

"She's a medic and also very good at kung-fu."

"This is no place for school kids." I reminded him.

"But she's not she's an actual fighter, I know she doesn't look it but I can't beat her using a weapon."

We pushed the doors open a blinding white light shot out the room, we shielded our eyes, I heard a grunt.

The light cleared and she'd knocked the shaolin off his feet, he hit the ground with a thud.

He disappeared and reappeared behind her.

"You're a fast mouse but I wonder how long you can keep this up!"

Without turning she grabbed his fists that were being brought down upon her and threw him over her shoulder, she went down with him and elbowed him in the gut before jumping back.

I couldn't help but notice her slight fatigue.

"It's my turn to hit you for a change!"

He vanished and appeared under her and kicked her in her right side.

She gasped in pain as she flew across the room; amazingly she managed to rebound herself off the wall landing on her feet.

"What a cute little monkey you are." The Shaolin laughed as she panted. "But you're still not fast enough to beat me!"

I watched in horror as he banged his fists into her stomach slamming her against the wall.

She cried out in agony, sinking to her knees gasping for breath, I was about to go help her but Yoh stopped me.

"She's going to get crushed!"

"It's ok Ren, she knows what she's doing." Yoh told me.

He gripped her hair and pulled her up so she was level with his face.

"Oh well, that was fun but I guess play time is over!" He yelled throwing her across the room.

Suddenly she pulled out something black and round pulling the string she threw it, it exploded as soon as it hit the floor.

Knocking him back into a wall.

"That was dangerous should little girls like you be playing with toys like that?" He asked looking at her she'd grabbed a hold of the upstairs railing and was hanging there.

She dropped to the floor.

"You might have stood a chance in a normal battle." He taunted.

"Who said I'm losing?" She asked.

"The fact you're out of surprises and I'm just warming up!" He shouted running full speed at her.

I saw the determined look in her eye, suddenly another blinding white light came from behind her.

When light cleared we saw them both frozen…

Her hand trembled and dropped the kunai she was holding the Shaolin's fist lodged into her stomach, blood spilled out of her mouth.

Suddenly something black whizzed down from a railing and whizzed past the Shaolin's face, as she fell to the ground his talisman broke in half.

Yoh rushed to help her up.

"Are you alright?"

"Yeah thanks for keeping everyone out the way, I was worried someone might trip a wire." Her fingers twitched on her left hand four more of the small weapon she'd used ran down towards her hand, she caught them.

"I saw you setting it up but wow, I've never seen you use that one before."

"Yes it took a lot of math I was worried I'd calculated it wrong."

She wasn't the girl I thought she was, I'd give her that…

Rose's Pov-

Yoh sat me on the stairs my guardian sat beside me.

I gripped my stomach.

They all started bickering.

"Yoh I'm leaving." I murmured.

He nodded.

Pai Chang bonded with me and carried my body out using various vents, when I finally arrived home I went to sleep.

Ren's Pov-

The next day I saw her leaving school I grabbed her arm.

"What?" She asked.

"I want that sketch book."

"My art work?" She questioned like I was stupid.

"Yes now hand it over."

Her gaze caught something.

"Please Ren let me go."

"No, hand it over."

She started panicking and struggling.

She broke free of my grasp and ran, the principle stopped beside me looking frustrated.

I looked at the ground I picked up the sketch book that she'd dropped in her hurry; well I got what I wanted.

That evening I looked through it.

"Bason."

"Yes?"

"This isn't the right one is it?" I asked flicking through seeing nothing relevant.

"No, I think the one she was drawing in that night had a pink heart in the corner not a yellow one." He recalled.

Great then I'd stolen her coursework, I decided to swallow my pride and return it to her.

I arrived at Yoh's and knocked on the door, after a minute she slid the door open, she looked tired and weak.

"Come in."

I entered, I owed her an apology.

"Why is it so dark in here?"

"It's just me here."

Oh, alone? How boring…

I slid the door closed behind me, slipped my shoes off and followed her.

I believed she led me to her room; I sat on the single bed.

I looked around bundled up on the floor were bloody bandages, a small tin bowl of water and a cloth stained with blood.

"What happened to you?"

"Just some stitches, she sat back down, and pulled up her t-shirt and tucked it under her bra and continued to stitch.

Occasionally dabbing the fresh stitches with the wet cloth.

"Doesn't that hurt?" I asked.

"It's my own damn fault." She mumbled.

She tied the stitch in a knot and cut the thread.

"Let me just clean up, do you want a drink?"

"Glass of milk please."

She nodded and disappeared with everything she'd used a small blood stain on the tatami mat, how often was she hurt?

"Master Ren, look." Bason whispered pointing to the desk.

The black sketch book with the pink heart drawn in the corner sat there.

I approached it and decided to flip through it, I found what Bason was talking about, I slowly flipped through the sketches, why'd she'd taken an interest in me? They were pretty good actually, she'd even sketched some from me in the battle the other day, the large book slipped off the desk I picked it up there was something on the back page? She was only half way through the book…

Curiosity getting the better me I had a peek, it was manga, she'd drawn her own?

The drawings looked pretty good, she was quite the artist.

"Do you mind?" Her voice interrupted my thoughts.

"Apparently not." I answered honestly. "I brought your art work back." I told her picking it off the bed.

She put the drinks down and snapped the book on the desk closed.

"You might as well keep the damn thing." She muttered.

"So what was all that with the head today? You get busted for something? When good girls go bad it's-"

"Tuition." She interrupted.

"What?"

"I didn't pay my tuition fee."

"Why?"

"Work is slow and dwindling; I can't afford it." She said on the bed and buried her head in her hands.

Someone without education was in for a dreary life.

"I'll pay it for you." I offered, motioning Bason to leave the room.

"What?"

"I'll pay it for you on some conditions."

"What are they?"

"Those sketches never see the light of day to anyone but you."

She nodded.

"Quit Drama."

"What?" She asked standing up.

"You're romantic scenes are weak and pathetic with no passion in them and you don't need drama and art everyone knows that."

"I'd like to see you do better…"

"Is that a challenge?" I asked, she looked down.

"Yeah…"

I stepped closer to her closing the distance between us, I cupped her face in my hands and slowly pulled he head up to look at me before I pressed my lips against hers.

After her shock was set aside she kissed me back digging her hands through my hair.

I broke the kiss, disappointed she started to lean forward again. I pressed my index finger against her lips.

"Well I better be going you look tired."

"Wait, c-can't you stay for a little while?"

"If you really want me to, on one condition." I couldn't help the smirked that edged on to my lips.

"What's that?" She asked as I slid my arms around her slender waist.

"You carry on letting me be your inspiration." I whispered before giving her another kiss.

I didn't miss the smile that crept on to her lips.