I DO NOT OWN AIR GEAR

Chapter 1:

A girl with brown hair and blue eyes named Ringo, was looking out of an airplanes window. Looking down on the sea, flying in the air. Besides her sat her sister, Rika, who had been hold hostage for a few hours by her own boyfriend; Sora, she was sleeping peacefully on her shoulder. Ringo giggled. Sora is also the leader of Genesis, the worst enemy of Sleeping Forest, where she was the leader of. "Ringo." Said a boy with brown eyes and black hair, Ikki, the person who she trusted the most. He turned around in his chair and leaned on the chair with his arms and laid his head on his arms. "Ringo!" he said more annoyed, Ringo looked up, looking confused at him, "Err, sorry, you called?" she Aked confused. "Thanks!" he said smiling, the smile Ringo had missed for day's maybe weeks, the smile that was burned into her memory. "Why?" she asked suspicious with her why-are-you-thanking-me? look, "Without you, we never could have saved Rika-nee." He said while he smiled gently. Ringo suddenly remembered that she kissed him, not once but twice! She felt her cheek slowly starting to burn more and more; she was starting to blush. So fast as possible she roughly turned her face away to hide it. Due to that, her sister woke up, "wha?" she asked half asleep, she rubbed her eyes softly. "Wait. What's going on?" she said sleepy when she saw that her little sister laid crawled up in the corner of her chair; hiding her face. "Ringo?" asked Ikki normal and thickheaded, Rika looked up and saw Ikki sitting dangerously, "ORA! IKKI! WHY ARE YOU SITTING LIKE THAT? THAT'S DANGEROUS" screamed Rika angry. "Nope, it's safe." Said Ikki smiling with his stupid face on while he pointed at his tied belt, "Look. Totally stuck, I can't escape." He said while he pulled at the belt. At that moment, something snapped by Rika. grabbed his head and started to rub painfully "You little…" she mumbled, "Ouch… ouch.." complained Ikki laughing, "Ouch..! Ringo! Say to Rika… OUCH! Rika-Nee!… ouchouchouchouchouchouch. THAT HURTS!" he screamed. "Trying to get help, little one?" said Rika devilish, "No, I wasn't! really! Let go of me!" he almost begged. Rika let go and sat back in her chair, Ikki turned around back to his place where Kazu was giggling. "You damn bastard." Said Ikki angry and childish. "You've provoked it yourself!" he said laughing.

A yellow light lighted up ,"Please, would everyone be so kind to put on you safety belt, we're about to land in 5 minutes." Said someone trough the microphone. Everyone putted their safety belt on, "You damn Crow! I mean Ikki! You better put that belt on!" screamed Mikan out of the left front corner, "You damn Gorilla! I already put it on! Baka*~!" he screamed back. "GORILLA?" shouted Mikan angry with her gorilla face, "SEE? THAT'S WHAT I…" tried Ikki but at that moment Ringo hit his head. "Keep it down will you?" said Ringo embarrassed and angry who just restored from her blush. She sat down, put her safety belt on and sank away in her thoughts, she had to battle Genesis soon.

The plane landed and everyone was trying to get home. "Taxi!" screamed Rika while she was waving, a taxi stopped. "Then, It's about time to leave. For me tough." Said Ikki smiling gently in a sad way, "eh?" said Ringo, who thought that he would return home. "I mean, I can't rely on you guy forever and I have my own place now." He said smiling gently and pushed Ringo in the taxi where Ume, Mikan and Rika already were. "bye!" he said smiling while the taxi drove away. "FUCK! Crow! Can you let me sleep at your place for tonight?" asked Agito, "Ah sure, but you'll have to sleep at the couch." He said determined, "Fuck, but thanks." Said Agito. "Bye now!" said Agito to the rest of Kogarasumaru, "See y'all!" said Ikki and then they disappeared on their AT's, just like the wind.

The sky was dark and grey, the rain poured down, it was the raining season after all. "Say Crow, do still like Simca? Look what she has done to you. She kidnapped your sister, hurt your friends and yourself." Asked Agito, "I don't think so, I just can't forgive her anymore for what she has done." Said Ikki with cold, serious killing intended eyes. "Then why did you ask her out?" he asked, "Because I was confused, but I talked with her today. While I was battling, and I made clear that she's my enemy now. And that I won't date her after the war." Said Ikki angry. "How did she react?" asked Agito smiling evilly, "She started to laugh, and said 'you can't survive without me, Ikki.' Yeah, right." He said sarcastic, "BWHAHAHAHAHAHA." Came from Agito, "You? CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT HER? THAT'S CRAP!" he said while he laughed out loud, in midair he almost fell. "I know, right?" he asked and then started to laugh himself.

"Ah, Here it is." Said Ikki after a while, he opened the door and walked into a small hall way, further there was a small living-room, one bedroom, one bathroom (with toilet) and a small kitchen. Big enough for one person, maybe even two, but that would be cramped. "Is it alright if I take a shower first? Asked Agito soaked from the rain. "Yeah, sure." Said Ikki who saw his blood soaked T-shirt, "You sure had fun today right?" he asked, "Um, Yeah." Said Agito when he disappeared in the bathroom. "Want some tea?" asked Ikki at the bathroom door , "Yeah, thanks." Said Agito when he got out of the shower. Ikki put his hands in his pockets, he felt something, something like a badge. When he grabbed and took it out of his pocket he saw the Sleeping Forest emblem. "huh?" he said confused. "Agito, I found something that I have to give back to Ringo." He said, "So?" asked Agito unconcerned. "I'll be leaving for a while. I'll be back so soon as possible." He said while he put his At's on. "sure." Said Agito grinning, when Ikki jumped of the balcony.

At the same moment Ringo stood under the shower, she loved the way how the drips fell on her body. She started to hum, a happy tune, the tune from her and Ikkis favorite anime from when they were young; 'Soreike! Anpanman.', "Ringo, hurry up will ya?" asked Mikan on the other side of the door while she knocked. "Sure." Said Ringo after that she started to hum the tune again. Thinking about why she kissed Ikki while she knew that he likes Simca.

At that moment she felt a shoot in her back, "Damn…" she whispered while she dropped on her knees and grabbed her back. "nggh!" she said from the pain that became worse, tears started to appear in her eyes, "Damn…" she whispered once again while she gasped for a breath. She stood up and put her towel around her body and faltered towards the kichen where Rika was. Half way she got another shoot, this time much more painful, due to that she fell and screamed out as hard as she could. It was as if she lost control of her body, her back started to form a brige, she yelled it out. "RINGO!" said Rika worried when she saw her lying on the ground. "WHAAA!" yelled Ringo, she cried. Rika grabbed her hand, and tried to lift her but Ringo resisted. This is bad thought Rika, she already has lost touch with reality. At Rika lied her down on the floor and looked for help, but nobody was home. Ume and Mikan left to the convenience store. She ran back up and saw that Ringo was biting on her hands, because she couldn't feel anything anymore in her body, out of panic she was biting on her hands, to look if she could feel it. "No good!" said Rika while she ran towards Ringo, she grabbed her hands and held them away from her mouth. Her hands were full of blood and dental impressions. "MIKAN! HELP!" screamed Rika hopeless when she heard someone came in, she heard someone running towards the stairs and then fast footsteps on it. Those footsteps aren't Mikans… she thought. Ringo was still screaming out of pain, trying to bite on her hands. "Ringo, don't! You'll bite your fingers off!" said Rika panicked. At that moment she saw Ikki in the hallway of the second floor, "IKKI! HELP!" said Rika with tears in her eyes. "What is this?" he said scared after he grabbed Ringo, "She probably overused the thorn regalia, this is her worst attack in times." Said Rika scared. "So, you mean… she's is much pain right now?" said Ikki with trouble because Ringo was resisting his help. "Yes." Said Rika scared, "Hold her tight!" said Ikki confident. "Why?" she asked, "Just do it!" he said angry while he let go of Ringo. "Hurry up with your plan Ikki! She's getting stronger!" said Rika scared, at that moment Ikki gave Ringo a hard punch on her head whereby she collapsed and Ikki caught her when she fell forward. "IKKI WHAT DID YOU JUST?" said Rika shocked with her hands before her mouth. "Rika-nee, this way she won't bite on her hands. And she won't feel any pain." Said Ikki sad, "Ikki…" she said with wide eyes. Ikki grabbed Ringo under her knees and carried her towards her room. Rika followed him, and waited in the doorway. "You better get some first aid stuff, to treat her hands." He said softly, then he lied her on her bed. It's been a while since I've been here. Thought Ikki and looked around, he smiled. He liked the smell of this room, the smell of Ringo. He sat next to her, when Rika came in with a first aid box. "I'll leave this room." He said, he stood up and rubbed gently her hair what got mixed-up and walked away. "You know she won't like that, Ikki." Said Rika smiling, "That's why it's fun." He said with a big grin and his hands in his pockets. "Don't you dare to peek!" said Rika who was planning to put her in some normal clothes. "I won't dare to." He said and then walked away.

Downstairs he sat down before the TV bored, there was nothing on the TV. And after a while Rika came down, "It has been a while since you've been here." She said smiling, "tea?"she asked. "Yeah thanks." Said Ikki bored, "Ikki…" started Rika nervous. "Hmmm?" he said while he looked at the TV. "Thanks for saving me." She said. "Hmm? No prob!" he said laughing with his thumb up, he had one bandage on his face. "Ikki…" said Rika while she kneeled down and hugged him. "…Thank you.", Ikki was startled and didn't know what to do at first but then hugged back. "No Prob!" he said smiling, "You're Rika-Nee after all!". "Actually…" started Rika, "hmm?" he said smiling. "I'm pregnant." She said shy, after that a awkward silence was formed. "hah?" he said shocked, "I'm…" said Rika soft almost whispered, "Congrats!" screamed Ikki happy while he jumped towards her and hugged her, they almost fell thanks to the jump. "Eh? Ikki?" said Mikan, "why are you?". "Mikan! Mikan! Have you? . hmpfmph" tried Ikki, "Idiot." Said Rika embarrassed, "hah?" said Mikan who didn't understand the situation. "Never mind him." Said Rika fast, "ah, sure." Said Mikan while she walked away. "YOU DAMN GORILLA! WAIT!" said Ikki, "What. Did. You. Call. Me?" said Mikan angry. "Oi, Gorilla. Give this back to Ringo when she comes by." He said while he put the Sleeping Forest emblem in her hand and closed it. He walked away after that, put his AT's on and jumped away. "Thanks for the tea!" he said before he left.

*Baka means idiot.