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Chapter 1: Quest of the Ages – Kusanagi VS Bogard!
It has been close to 2 decades, give or take a few years, since the end of the King of Fighters 2001 tournament. All of the world's renowned fighters had retired from public fights to the dismay of the entire world. They no longer fought but many of them still keep in practice for themselves and to pass on their skills to the new generation. Although they have long given up the fight, there will be others to take up where they have left off, and this is their story.
"So brat, where do you think you're going?"
A little girl, no older than ten looked at her big brother behind her. She silently cursed as she was caught when she was so close to escape. "Nowhere, Kenji, I just want to go by the park today…" she said. It was a half-truth and she knew he knew it but she hoped it was too early in the morning for him to notice.
The older brother known as Kenji looked at the girl for a better answer than that. At the way she was dressed, it didn't look suitable for a park. Not that she was dressed like a slut, far be it.
She actually looked cute as much as he hated to admit it, all dressed up in her cleanest outfit, consisting of black jeans, complete with a long silver chain and a white halter-top. She had her lavender hair tied up in a black scrunchy, showing off a pair of silver earrings. She had on the small bead necklace and the pair of gloves that their mother had given her on her last birthday. Then it suddenly clicked when he saw the gloves.
"Who are you fighting this time, Hikari?" he asked sternly. They both knew she was more than capable of taking care of herself, but the brotherly instincts are strong in this one.
"Um…"
"Spit it out or I'll sell you out right here and now!" Kenji threatened.
"…You wouldn't…" Hikari said in slight dread. Their parents always took things way too seriously when it came to fights.
"Hey, Da--!!" He stopped as Hikari shook her head violently.
"FINE! You win…" Hikari said in a tired tone of voice. "I'm fighting that Bogard kid…"
"…Wait a sec… Yusuke Bogard? As in, Andy Jr.?" Kenji asked in suspicion. "What happened? What did you do now, squirt?"
"NOTHING!" the girl shrieked. Kenji recoiled at the outburst but continued with the questioning.
"Look, I didn't do a thing to him, but he's buggin' me to death and if I don't do something about him, I'll take it out on you!" she said with a tone of finality in her voice.
"He's a nice kid. I'm just finding it hard to believe he's started all this. He wouldn't fight unless it was something serious!" Kenji shot back
"Yea well, he's a jerk and I'm gonna shut him up for good!" she said and turned to leave.
"Sis?" Hikari turned around. Kenji hesitated. "Good luck kiddo. Knock 'em dead for the Kusanagi!" she smiled and nodded at Kenji before she ran to the park to meet her challenger.
Kenji watched her run until she was finally out of sight. He made up his mind he won't interfere since every fight that his little sister gets into is always about honor.
Buuuuut… that doesn't mean I can't watch from a distance. Kenji knew that Andrew was an accomplished fighter just like his father Andrew Bogard Sr.
But what he can't understand is why would he fight her? The only conclusion that can come to mind as he put on his roller blades is that he may actually have a crush for his little sister.
He stifled a laugh. A twelve year old having a thing for an almost eleven year old? He laughed the thought off. However if he had realized it, he had just accidentally melted the wheels of his roller blades right off. He looked at them in shock but then threw them aside. Kenji Kusanagi was not one for details when it concerned family.
"…I meant to do that… I guess I can take the bike." He said aloud as he rushed towards the garage and grabbed his keys to his motorcycle. He quickly revved it up and was on his way to the park.
"You know you won't win. You're as good as dead." Taunted the blonde haired girl. Andrew Bogard or better known as Yusuke only grimaced in return. Why, oh, WHY had he accepted Hikari Kusanagi's challenge? Why the hell had he even asked his Uncle Joe for help at all? He was responsible for this mess!
"Joe Higashi, Muy Thai Champ and Ladies Man - Extraordinaire." I can't believe I fell for that one… he thought. His regret was already mixing in with his fear. He knows that he'll suffer a painful beating at the hands of Hikari Kusanagi. What's worse is if he actually does beat her by some unknown miracle or by an act of God, her brother will skin him slowly with a rusty nail when he finds out.
Why didn't I just listen to mom and just get the stupid flowers?
"Thinking about her won't help, she's gonna be here soon." The girl taunted once more.
"Shut up Jenny. And why the hell are you even here?" he asked sullenly.
"Because you're my favorite and only cousin, coz. Besides I always attend my best friend's fights. I'm like Kari's cheerleader ya know?" ::Andy sweatdrops::
"Good to know…" he said. Suddenly his fighting instincts flared up. Something wasn't right as he felt the wind change. The clouds got darker, the wind howled dangerously and death seemed to be coming, in the shape of a pissed off ten year old girl.
"Ah well, been nice knowing you, I'll be over there by the winning side if you need me!" Jenny cheered as she fled away from him, far… far…FAR away from her cousin.
"I'm so dead. I'm gonna die… Darn it, I should've made my will when I had a chance!"
"BOOOGAAAARRRRD!" a chilling voice echoed and suddenly all the noise died down as stood only two people in the once crowded park.
Yusuke gulps. "…Um, present?"
Yusuke could only stare at the girl. He knows he shouldn't since his mother said it was rude, but he couldn't help it. The girl was stunning although only ten and with him being her senior by two years didn't make things any simpler.
Add in the fact she's his 'executioner', all in all, things just weren't peachy at the moment for the young Bogard. But what puzzled him the most is the Why in all of this. Why her? Why this? And most important it seemed, Why me?
Almost without warning an arrow made up of flame shot by his face slight singeing his cheek.
"Don't stare, it's not nice." She said in a deathly tone. This bought Yusuke out from his daze.
"Uh—I give up! You win, peace! White flag, let's just be friends okay?" he said as he slowly backed up while Hikari only advanced while being cheered on by Jenny Bogard.
"Don't think so, junior, you started this and I'm gonna end this!"
Yusuke sighed. "I--"
"Shi ne!" Hikari yelled as she leapt at the shocked Bogard. She had hit him dead center on the chest and began to pummel him. Although Hikari is overwhelming in power, Yusuke had training and experience on his side. He proved this by quickly throwing her off him and getting to his feet within seconds. Hikari began to charge up for her Modified Serpent Wave attack while Jenny cheered in the distance with a bullhorn in one hand and pom-pom in the other.
"Yusuke? Kari? What are you two doing?" came a voice.
Yusuke turned around to look at his 'savior'. It was Rock Howard, the son of Geese Howard! Although Terry had made peace with the younger Howard, he hated the Howard lineage as much as his father did. Strangely enough, Rock was friendly towards him and Geese only remarked that Yusuke "Reminds me of myself at his age."
"Huh? Rock! Uh… we were…um" Kari looked around. "We um… were just… sparring, right, junior?" she asked as she poked Yusuke in the ribs. He straightened himself out and nodded.
"You were sparring all out in a public park?" Rock asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Um… Yes?" Kari said and tried to look innocent. Rock only laughed and ruffled her hair. Yusuke felt something strange as he did that. It must have been the fact Hikari was blushing like mad at the touch. Even Jenny had noticed, but Rock hadn't.
"Well, have fun you two, and try not to mess up the basketball courts! Your last fight had me going to the park downtown for a good nine months!" He waved good-bye, still blissfully unaware at the way Hikari was blushing and the slowly angering Yusuke.
Jenny made her way over to Hikari and patted her back. "Calm down before you pass out like last time. Besides, he ain't all that. Your bro is much cuter!" she said with a giggle which promptly made Hikari gag.
"You're gross, you know that right?" Hikari said with a grin. She turned around. "Anyways, you ready to finish this—" There was no one around save herself and Jenny… "—Bogard…?"
"Damn, I'm too late!" Kenji cursed as he stood on his motorcycle, with his shoes off of course, as he overlooked a wall.
"We missed all the action?" another kid his age asked.
"I don't know Takashi." Kenji said as he looked around for any sign of Yusuke. Takashi looked annoyed. "What do you mean? Either we're early or we're late!"
Kenji looked equally as annoyed. "I told you, I don't know! I think we're too late though, I felt her power up earlier and stopped." Takashi stopped cold at this.
"You think maybe she killed the kid?" he asked slowly. Suddenly the thought hit Kenji.
"I--I didn't think of that…" he said. But then his confidence came back. "Nah, sweet innocent litte Kari, killin' someone she didn't like? That's not her style."
"Sweet innocent Kari that has absolute no mercy in battle…?" Takashi retorted.
"…Let's see if we can find his ashes…" Kenji replied as he quickly put his boots back on.
"So essentially… you got beat up by a girl…"
"Don't be such a sexist!"
"But… he did!"
Yusuke could watch his parents in embarrassment. Maybe it wasn't such a good idea to go home just yet. Strange as all mothers were, as soon as he walked in, she rushed to look over Yusuke, checking for any damage whatsoever.
What was worse, his father was home and none to happy about his recent and first ever defeat.
"So who was it? Please tell me it was Jenny! There's no shame in losing to family…" he said as an afterthought. Mai took out one of her old fans from out of nowhere and whacked Andy out of his chair.
"Uh… Um… It was… Hikari…" he said in a slow whisper.
Both of his parents blinked in surprised.
And they blinked again…
And again…
"WOULD YOU PLEASE SAY SOMETHING?! ANYTHING?!" Yusuke yelled, finally frustrated with all the bad things in his life at the moment.
"That sweet, darling, innocent little girl…?" Mai asked.
"…Whooped your ass in that fight?" Mai glared at her husband at his choice of words but slowly nodded her head at Yusuke for him to continue.
"…Yes…" Yusuke muttered.
"…You did up a fight didn't you?" Andy asked his son. Yusuke nodded. "Good."
"She chased me down and out of the park and I put up a fight when we were right outside, and then up until the alley way, and all through out that supermarket near Uncle Terry's. By the time we got to the dairy section, I about passed out…"
"…" Andy didn't know what to say and excused himself to the basement, affectionately nicknamed 'The Bat-cave" by Mai. Both mother and son only wondered what happened and was answered by a loud roar of rage.
Mai and Yusuke watched the entire house shake as Andy screamed and physically vented his rage inside the basement. Minutes later it stopped and Andy stepped out, dusting his shirt off…
"I'm okay, I'm fine… By the way when's dinner, honey? I'm starved!"
"You shoulda seen me, Dad! I gave him a burn mark this big!" Hikari said as she stretched her arms.
"Don't exaggerate, pint sized. He was dealing out some good size hits to you too." Kenji remarked as he sipped his drink. Kyo could only smile at his two children. After giving up finding a spot to play poker and rob--- er—win some money from Terry and Iori, he went home to hear about his little girl's latest fight.
"I'm proud none the less. It's not healthy for those Bogards' egos to be that high." He said with a chuckle.
"One could say the same for you, hon." Athena said as she put away the groceries. Kyo only smirked. "You should see your father when he was your age. If it were any bigger he would've gotten kicked out of the old King Of Fighters Tournaments a long time ago for being annoying."
"Like I care. It's not like I only care about winning ya know." He replied as he snuck up behind her Athena, and hugged her from behind as he traced kisses down her neck.
"EWW! Stop that, it's still daytime!" Both Kenji and Hikari moaned. Kenji was covering his eyes and Hikari was gagging under the table.
Kyo only grinned. "Strange, your mother said that just earlier today…" Athena smacked Kyo in the head with the sliced ham for that remark.
"Anyways, like I was saying, your father was too overconfident. Don't you turn up to be like that, Kenji or I swear, grounding will seem like paradise!" Athena lightly scolded her oldest child.
"Okay, enough about him! Pay attention to me! I'm the one that beat 'Andrew'!" Hikari yelled out as she mocked Yusuke's given name. "He wasn't so tough either."
Athena laughed outright. "Maybe he went easy on you?" she suggested. This revelation shocked Hikari and her mouth opened as she tried to say something.
"Mom, you just signed Yusuke's death warrant!" Kenji quietly remarked as Kyo laughed while still holding Athena in a loving embrace.
"Lay off, it's not like I'm gonna kill him. I'm just… going to have to make him defend himself…" she said in a strangely calm manner as she walked away like a zombie but one with a purpose.
"Try to leave remains! Ashes, pieces of clothing, you know the drill!" Kenji laughingly called back to her. He had managed to duck an arrow made of flame that was shot at him.
"HAH! MISSED!"
Moments later, there was a long continuous burst of flaming arrows shot at Kenji who only ducked, dodged and weaved.
"No, out, out! I just cleaned the kitchen for Heaven's sake!" Athena fussed as she threw the both Kenji and Hikari out into the yard. She had already moved out of Kyo's arms after the first arrow and decided to finish putting away the rest of the groceries.
"Damn kids. And I was just getting comfortable too." Kyo said loudly as shrugged his shoulders, hoping to catch Athena's attention.
Athena looked over her shoulder. "Why can't you be like other middle aged men and get 'worked up' every 3 weeks?" she asked with a hand on her hip.
Kyo only shrugged. "Fast metabolism?"
"I'll get you Yusuke, just you wait! You shall burn by my flames!" Hikari muttered to herself as she began dialing Jenny's phone number. "Jenny? I need your help." She said in a grave voice.
"Huh? What for?" Jenny asked. She suddenly had a bad feeling about this, just like that time when her mother decided to cook dinner one night. That didn't end well.
"That cousin of yours, he's going easy on me!" Hikari seethed on the other end.
Jenny on the other hand blinked twice in a confused manner. "So…?"
"I DEMAND SATISFACTION!" she yelled, causing Jenny to fall over her bed backwards. "If he took it easy on me, that means I didn't fight him at his full potential!" Hikari reasoned. "The fight would just have been a big waste of time then!"
"Calm down. He's only 12, he won't be at his full potential until his late twenties, just like his dad." She said calmly. "I guess that wouldn't be good since you want to kick his ass right now, correct?"
A growl was heard on the other line. Jenny only rolled her eyes. Although the best of friends, they were polar opposites in everything.
"Well, what are you planning?"
Hikari thought about it for a moment. "Hold something of his hostage and demand him to fight?"
"…Where did you get an idea like that?" Jenny asked with an upturned eyebrow. Hikari only Hmph-ed. "Okay… Anyways I was thinking, why don't you just challenge him? To a real fight I mean? I remember my dad used to me stories when I was little, about your dad and Iori-san having this blood rivalry thing going. You can do something like that."
"You mean, declare him my mortal enemy, and then travel the world to find him so that I can beat him to a pulp?" Hikari said slightly shocked.
"Yup."
"…Sounds like a plan." Hikari remarked. "Maybe I should go talk to Uncle Iori, he might know something. Well, I guess I'll talk to you later Jen."
"Yea, you should get started ASAP. Later, and good luck!"
"Ja ne!"
"Ja ne!"
Hikari thought to herself. She remembered the stories about her father and her 'Uncle Iori'. The two had some really bloody battles and for some strange reason, neither had the upper hand.
"Should I really start a blood feud that might last 600 hundred years?" Hikari thought. "Well… Mommy always said to try something at least once. Yatta! Matte yo, Yusuke no baka! Hikari's got a Serpent Wave with your name on it!" she cheered with her fist in the air, covered in the power of the magatama and the glowing pink energy of her Psycho abilities.
Chapter 1: Quest of the Ages – Kusanagi VS Bogard!
It has been close to 2 decades, give or take a few years, since the end of the King of Fighters 2001 tournament. All of the world's renowned fighters had retired from public fights to the dismay of the entire world. They no longer fought but many of them still keep in practice for themselves and to pass on their skills to the new generation. Although they have long given up the fight, there will be others to take up where they have left off, and this is their story.
"So brat, where do you think you're going?"
A little girl, no older than ten looked at her big brother behind her. She silently cursed as she was caught when she was so close to escape. "Nowhere, Kenji, I just want to go by the park today…" she said. It was a half-truth and she knew he knew it but she hoped it was too early in the morning for him to notice.
The older brother known as Kenji looked at the girl for a better answer than that. At the way she was dressed, it didn't look suitable for a park. Not that she was dressed like a slut, far be it.
She actually looked cute as much as he hated to admit it, all dressed up in her cleanest outfit, consisting of black jeans, complete with a long silver chain and a white halter-top. She had her lavender hair tied up in a black scrunchy, showing off a pair of silver earrings. She had on the small bead necklace and the pair of gloves that their mother had given her on her last birthday. Then it suddenly clicked when he saw the gloves.
"Who are you fighting this time, Hikari?" he asked sternly. They both knew she was more than capable of taking care of herself, but the brotherly instincts are strong in this one.
"Um…"
"Spit it out or I'll sell you out right here and now!" Kenji threatened.
"…You wouldn't…" Hikari said in slight dread. Their parents always took things way too seriously when it came to fights.
"Hey, Da--!!" He stopped as Hikari shook her head violently.
"FINE! You win…" Hikari said in a tired tone of voice. "I'm fighting that Bogard kid…"
"…Wait a sec… Yusuke Bogard? As in, Andy Jr.?" Kenji asked in suspicion. "What happened? What did you do now, squirt?"
"NOTHING!" the girl shrieked. Kenji recoiled at the outburst but continued with the questioning.
"Look, I didn't do a thing to him, but he's buggin' me to death and if I don't do something about him, I'll take it out on you!" she said with a tone of finality in her voice.
"He's a nice kid. I'm just finding it hard to believe he's started all this. He wouldn't fight unless it was something serious!" Kenji shot back
"Yea well, he's a jerk and I'm gonna shut him up for good!" she said and turned to leave.
"Sis?" Hikari turned around. Kenji hesitated. "Good luck kiddo. Knock 'em dead for the Kusanagi!" she smiled and nodded at Kenji before she ran to the park to meet her challenger.
Kenji watched her run until she was finally out of sight. He made up his mind he won't interfere since every fight that his little sister gets into is always about honor.
Buuuuut… that doesn't mean I can't watch from a distance. Kenji knew that Andrew was an accomplished fighter just like his father Andrew Bogard Sr.
But what he can't understand is why would he fight her? The only conclusion that can come to mind as he put on his roller blades is that he may actually have a crush for his little sister.
He stifled a laugh. A twelve year old having a thing for an almost eleven year old? He laughed the thought off. However if he had realized it, he had just accidentally melted the wheels of his roller blades right off. He looked at them in shock but then threw them aside. Kenji Kusanagi was not one for details when it concerned family.
"…I meant to do that… I guess I can take the bike." He said aloud as he rushed towards the garage and grabbed his keys to his motorcycle. He quickly revved it up and was on his way to the park.
"You know you won't win. You're as good as dead." Taunted the blonde haired girl. Andrew Bogard or better known as Yusuke only grimaced in return. Why, oh, WHY had he accepted Hikari Kusanagi's challenge? Why the hell had he even asked his Uncle Joe for help at all? He was responsible for this mess!
"Joe Higashi, Muy Thai Champ and Ladies Man - Extraordinaire." I can't believe I fell for that one… he thought. His regret was already mixing in with his fear. He knows that he'll suffer a painful beating at the hands of Hikari Kusanagi. What's worse is if he actually does beat her by some unknown miracle or by an act of God, her brother will skin him slowly with a rusty nail when he finds out.
Why didn't I just listen to mom and just get the stupid flowers?
"Thinking about her won't help, she's gonna be here soon." The girl taunted once more.
"Shut up Jenny. And why the hell are you even here?" he asked sullenly.
"Because you're my favorite and only cousin, coz. Besides I always attend my best friend's fights. I'm like Kari's cheerleader ya know?" ::Andy sweatdrops::
"Good to know…" he said. Suddenly his fighting instincts flared up. Something wasn't right as he felt the wind change. The clouds got darker, the wind howled dangerously and death seemed to be coming, in the shape of a pissed off ten year old girl.
"Ah well, been nice knowing you, I'll be over there by the winning side if you need me!" Jenny cheered as she fled away from him, far… far…FAR away from her cousin.
"I'm so dead. I'm gonna die… Darn it, I should've made my will when I had a chance!"
"BOOOGAAAARRRRD!" a chilling voice echoed and suddenly all the noise died down as stood only two people in the once crowded park.
Yusuke gulps. "…Um, present?"
Yusuke could only stare at the girl. He knows he shouldn't since his mother said it was rude, but he couldn't help it. The girl was stunning although only ten and with him being her senior by two years didn't make things any simpler.
Add in the fact she's his 'executioner', all in all, things just weren't peachy at the moment for the young Bogard. But what puzzled him the most is the Why in all of this. Why her? Why this? And most important it seemed, Why me?
Almost without warning an arrow made up of flame shot by his face slight singeing his cheek.
"Don't stare, it's not nice." She said in a deathly tone. This bought Yusuke out from his daze.
"Uh—I give up! You win, peace! White flag, let's just be friends okay?" he said as he slowly backed up while Hikari only advanced while being cheered on by Jenny Bogard.
"Don't think so, junior, you started this and I'm gonna end this!"
Yusuke sighed. "I--"
"Shi ne!" Hikari yelled as she leapt at the shocked Bogard. She had hit him dead center on the chest and began to pummel him. Although Hikari is overwhelming in power, Yusuke had training and experience on his side. He proved this by quickly throwing her off him and getting to his feet within seconds. Hikari began to charge up for her Modified Serpent Wave attack while Jenny cheered in the distance with a bullhorn in one hand and pom-pom in the other.
"Yusuke? Kari? What are you two doing?" came a voice.
Yusuke turned around to look at his 'savior'. It was Rock Howard, the son of Geese Howard! Although Terry had made peace with the younger Howard, he hated the Howard lineage as much as his father did. Strangely enough, Rock was friendly towards him and Geese only remarked that Yusuke "Reminds me of myself at his age."
"Huh? Rock! Uh… we were…um" Kari looked around. "We um… were just… sparring, right, junior?" she asked as she poked Yusuke in the ribs. He straightened himself out and nodded.
"You were sparring all out in a public park?" Rock asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Um… Yes?" Kari said and tried to look innocent. Rock only laughed and ruffled her hair. Yusuke felt something strange as he did that. It must have been the fact Hikari was blushing like mad at the touch. Even Jenny had noticed, but Rock hadn't.
"Well, have fun you two, and try not to mess up the basketball courts! Your last fight had me going to the park downtown for a good nine months!" He waved good-bye, still blissfully unaware at the way Hikari was blushing and the slowly angering Yusuke.
Jenny made her way over to Hikari and patted her back. "Calm down before you pass out like last time. Besides, he ain't all that. Your bro is much cuter!" she said with a giggle which promptly made Hikari gag.
"You're gross, you know that right?" Hikari said with a grin. She turned around. "Anyways, you ready to finish this—" There was no one around save herself and Jenny… "—Bogard…?"
"Damn, I'm too late!" Kenji cursed as he stood on his motorcycle, with his shoes off of course, as he overlooked a wall.
"We missed all the action?" another kid his age asked.
"I don't know Takashi." Kenji said as he looked around for any sign of Yusuke. Takashi looked annoyed. "What do you mean? Either we're early or we're late!"
Kenji looked equally as annoyed. "I told you, I don't know! I think we're too late though, I felt her power up earlier and stopped." Takashi stopped cold at this.
"You think maybe she killed the kid?" he asked slowly. Suddenly the thought hit Kenji.
"I--I didn't think of that…" he said. But then his confidence came back. "Nah, sweet innocent litte Kari, killin' someone she didn't like? That's not her style."
"Sweet innocent Kari that has absolute no mercy in battle…?" Takashi retorted.
"…Let's see if we can find his ashes…" Kenji replied as he quickly put his boots back on.
"So essentially… you got beat up by a girl…"
"Don't be such a sexist!"
"But… he did!"
Yusuke could watch his parents in embarrassment. Maybe it wasn't such a good idea to go home just yet. Strange as all mothers were, as soon as he walked in, she rushed to look over Yusuke, checking for any damage whatsoever.
What was worse, his father was home and none to happy about his recent and first ever defeat.
"So who was it? Please tell me it was Jenny! There's no shame in losing to family…" he said as an afterthought. Mai took out one of her old fans from out of nowhere and whacked Andy out of his chair.
"Uh… Um… It was… Hikari…" he said in a slow whisper.
Both of his parents blinked in surprised.
And they blinked again…
And again…
"WOULD YOU PLEASE SAY SOMETHING?! ANYTHING?!" Yusuke yelled, finally frustrated with all the bad things in his life at the moment.
"That sweet, darling, innocent little girl…?" Mai asked.
"…Whooped your ass in that fight?" Mai glared at her husband at his choice of words but slowly nodded her head at Yusuke for him to continue.
"…Yes…" Yusuke muttered.
"…You did up a fight didn't you?" Andy asked his son. Yusuke nodded. "Good."
"She chased me down and out of the park and I put up a fight when we were right outside, and then up until the alley way, and all through out that supermarket near Uncle Terry's. By the time we got to the dairy section, I about passed out…"
"…" Andy didn't know what to say and excused himself to the basement, affectionately nicknamed 'The Bat-cave" by Mai. Both mother and son only wondered what happened and was answered by a loud roar of rage.
Mai and Yusuke watched the entire house shake as Andy screamed and physically vented his rage inside the basement. Minutes later it stopped and Andy stepped out, dusting his shirt off…
"I'm okay, I'm fine… By the way when's dinner, honey? I'm starved!"
"You shoulda seen me, Dad! I gave him a burn mark this big!" Hikari said as she stretched her arms.
"Don't exaggerate, pint sized. He was dealing out some good size hits to you too." Kenji remarked as he sipped his drink. Kyo could only smile at his two children. After giving up finding a spot to play poker and rob--- er—win some money from Terry and Iori, he went home to hear about his little girl's latest fight.
"I'm proud none the less. It's not healthy for those Bogards' egos to be that high." He said with a chuckle.
"One could say the same for you, hon." Athena said as she put away the groceries. Kyo only smirked. "You should see your father when he was your age. If it were any bigger he would've gotten kicked out of the old King Of Fighters Tournaments a long time ago for being annoying."
"Like I care. It's not like I only care about winning ya know." He replied as he snuck up behind her Athena, and hugged her from behind as he traced kisses down her neck.
"EWW! Stop that, it's still daytime!" Both Kenji and Hikari moaned. Kenji was covering his eyes and Hikari was gagging under the table.
Kyo only grinned. "Strange, your mother said that just earlier today…" Athena smacked Kyo in the head with the sliced ham for that remark.
"Anyways, like I was saying, your father was too overconfident. Don't you turn up to be like that, Kenji or I swear, grounding will seem like paradise!" Athena lightly scolded her oldest child.
"Okay, enough about him! Pay attention to me! I'm the one that beat 'Andrew'!" Hikari yelled out as she mocked Yusuke's given name. "He wasn't so tough either."
Athena laughed outright. "Maybe he went easy on you?" she suggested. This revelation shocked Hikari and her mouth opened as she tried to say something.
"Mom, you just signed Yusuke's death warrant!" Kenji quietly remarked as Kyo laughed while still holding Athena in a loving embrace.
"Lay off, it's not like I'm gonna kill him. I'm just… going to have to make him defend himself…" she said in a strangely calm manner as she walked away like a zombie but one with a purpose.
"Try to leave remains! Ashes, pieces of clothing, you know the drill!" Kenji laughingly called back to her. He had managed to duck an arrow made of flame that was shot at him.
"HAH! MISSED!"
Moments later, there was a long continuous burst of flaming arrows shot at Kenji who only ducked, dodged and weaved.
"No, out, out! I just cleaned the kitchen for Heaven's sake!" Athena fussed as she threw the both Kenji and Hikari out into the yard. She had already moved out of Kyo's arms after the first arrow and decided to finish putting away the rest of the groceries.
"Damn kids. And I was just getting comfortable too." Kyo said loudly as shrugged his shoulders, hoping to catch Athena's attention.
Athena looked over her shoulder. "Why can't you be like other middle aged men and get 'worked up' every 3 weeks?" she asked with a hand on her hip.
Kyo only shrugged. "Fast metabolism?"
"I'll get you Yusuke, just you wait! You shall burn by my flames!" Hikari muttered to herself as she began dialing Jenny's phone number. "Jenny? I need your help." She said in a grave voice.
"Huh? What for?" Jenny asked. She suddenly had a bad feeling about this, just like that time when her mother decided to cook dinner one night. That didn't end well.
"That cousin of yours, he's going easy on me!" Hikari seethed on the other end.
Jenny on the other hand blinked twice in a confused manner. "So…?"
"I DEMAND SATISFACTION!" she yelled, causing Jenny to fall over her bed backwards. "If he took it easy on me, that means I didn't fight him at his full potential!" Hikari reasoned. "The fight would just have been a big waste of time then!"
"Calm down. He's only 12, he won't be at his full potential until his late twenties, just like his dad." She said calmly. "I guess that wouldn't be good since you want to kick his ass right now, correct?"
A growl was heard on the other line. Jenny only rolled her eyes. Although the best of friends, they were polar opposites in everything.
"Well, what are you planning?"
Hikari thought about it for a moment. "Hold something of his hostage and demand him to fight?"
"…Where did you get an idea like that?" Jenny asked with an upturned eyebrow. Hikari only Hmph-ed. "Okay… Anyways I was thinking, why don't you just challenge him? To a real fight I mean? I remember my dad used to me stories when I was little, about your dad and Iori-san having this blood rivalry thing going. You can do something like that."
"You mean, declare him my mortal enemy, and then travel the world to find him so that I can beat him to a pulp?" Hikari said slightly shocked.
"Yup."
"…Sounds like a plan." Hikari remarked. "Maybe I should go talk to Uncle Iori, he might know something. Well, I guess I'll talk to you later Jen."
"Yea, you should get started ASAP. Later, and good luck!"
"Ja ne!"
"Ja ne!"
Hikari thought to herself. She remembered the stories about her father and her 'Uncle Iori'. The two had some really bloody battles and for some strange reason, neither had the upper hand.
"Should I really start a blood feud that might last 600 hundred years?" Hikari thought. "Well… Mommy always said to try something at least once. Yatta! Matte yo, Yusuke no baka! Hikari's got a Serpent Wave with your name on it!" she cheered with her fist in the air, covered in the power of the magatama and the glowing pink energy of her Psycho abilities.