Mudz- My first fanfic of FMA with my friend, Brookshine~ :D ENJOY AND R&R~
Disclaimer: I do not own FMA characters except my own. Brooky owns Kairi.
:~Chapter One~:
School's Out, For Summer...
What Else Can Go Wrong?
Many sighs could be heard in the classrooms of James Marrison Middle School. The air in each of those classrooms were tense, especially in Ms. Thorn's 8th Grade Classroom. Most of the students call her 'Ms. Devilhorn' because of her rude stature and her extremely long nose.
Riku snorted. Five more minutes until the torture is gone for the summer.. she thought. She was leaning on her hand with her elbow on her single desk in the classroom, her white punk tripp gloves could be seen at any angle in the classroom, making her tan skin stand out as well. She leaned over to the desk next to her as
Ms. Devilhorn looked away from her direction. "Hey Kairi... didn't you want to spare after school?" she asked with a devious grin. Ms. Devilhorn was about to look her direction, so she leaned back to her seat and twiddled her thumbs.
Kairi looked over at Riku and nodded silently, not wanting to get caught. She put her chin on her hand, leaning her elbow on the desk, acting as if she was actually paying attention, but really, she had no clue what was going on.
Riku looked at the clock. two minutes... she thought. She watched as the Devilhorn was standing at the front of the class, infront of her desk, just watching the class with her vulture stare. Riku leaned back in her chair and yawned, making Devilhorn's attention snap to her. Riku, being the shortest kid in the class at the size 4'3'', grinned impishly and raised her hand.
Devilhorn rolled her eyes, "Yes Miss Carmen?"
Riku returned the stare the teacher was giving her. She hated the name her mother gave her.. Carmen. Carmen Diagio Connor. "Can I leave early?" she asked, making some
students snicker behind her for acting so dumb.
Kairi raised her hand, and said, "Yes, me too? There's only two minutes left, why not just let us all out, now?"
"Only speak when I call on you, Miss Kairi!" Devilhorn snapped at her, making most of the class flinch. Riku lowered her hand as Devilhorn looked at her. "And No. This class will be dismissed orderly at the appropriate time of three pm." she said strictly.
"Stupid boarding school.." Riku muttered, fixing her gloves.
Kairi rolled her eyes. "Whatever," She muttered, leaning her head on her hand again, staring at the clock.
As soon as the bell rang, Devilhorn dismissed the students by rows. Luckily, Riku's and Kairi's row was third. Riku got up from her desk, grabbing her backpack, and swung it over her shoulder. "Beat ya to the lot!" she said, running past the rows of students. She dodged a grab from Devilhorn.
Kairi grabbed her bag, and just held it in her hand as she ran behind Riku, laughing.
Riku laughed as well. She stopped and turned, seeing Devilhorn looking straight at her. "Won't see ya next year, old hag!" she yelled, sticking out her tongue. She flipped back around and started walking. "Hey Kairi, I need to grab a few things from my house before we spar. So I'll see you in a few." she said, waving after going another direction.
Kairi nodded. "I'll just meet you there!" She called after her, before walking the other way, to the lot.
Riku waved again and stuck her hands in her pockets. She took them out after a while, dusting off her FullMetal Alchemist fanshirt that had Greed and Envy on it; her favorite two Homunculi. When she entered her home, she was greeted by her mother, who was obviously drunk. Riku sighed and hurried to her room, ignoring the insults her mother was throwing at her. She threw her backpack on her bed, then grabbed her longsword, and headed back out again, locking her door. She walked past her mother and left to the lot.
Once Kairi got to the lot, she threw her bag on the side, and got her sword out of the place she had always kept it. Her mother didn't like her leaving it in the house; her brother and sister always messed with it. So, she kept it hidden in the lot.
Riku ran up to Kairi, having her sword in it's sheath on her back. "Hey, sorry if I took a while.. My mom was drunk again.." she explained, sitting down. She was slightly out of breath, but she soon regained it.
Kairi nodded. "It's fine. I just got here myself." She sat down next to Riku. "Ready, or do you want to rest for another minute?"
"Rest for another minute.." Riku sighed. She pounded her fist on her knee. "Why can't my weak mother just get over Dad leaving her? He was a greedy man, but it's not something to get drunk over for two and a half years..." She looked at Kairi. "Sorry.. I'm just peeved.."
Kairi shook her head. "It's fine, it's fine..." She said, not knowing what else to say.
Riku stood up, grinning as she looked down at Kairi. She made a '^3^' face and sang lightly, "I'm taller then you~"
Kairi laughed and stood up, standing at 5"5. "Now who's taller?"
Riku looked at her angrily, her eye twitched. "Damn you people with height problems.." she muttered, fixing her gloves again. She walked to a good amount of distance away from Kairi. "Ready?" she asked. "I bet you can't even hold a sword let alone use one." she taunted with a smile, surprisingly acting a lot like Envy.
"Oh, you'd lose that bet," Kairi laughed, taking her sword out and holding it in front of her.
Riku unsheathed her sword, holding out infront of her as well. It was a bit big for her size, but she had the willpower to hold it. "Die by my zanpakuto, hollow!" she joked, referring to Bleach.
Kairi laughed. "It won't be so easy to beat me, Riku!"
Riku ran up to Kairi, delivering the first blow as a horizontal cut to her front. She moved light on her feet so her speed and durability was high. She aimed again, but higher.
Kairi ducked, and dodged her sword, aiming her sword to hit Riku's chest this time.
Riku stepped back and blocked the blow with her sword, shoving Kairi's to the side for a clean chance to hit, but Riku leaped back, giving some distance. "Now come at me." she smiled impishly.
Kairi smirked and ran at her again, going pretty fast, cutting her chest at an angle.
Riku held her sword tight to her chest, blocking the blow as well as skidding back a bit. Her black knee-high combat boots helped with her grip on the ground. She rolled sideways and pushed herself up, being behind Kairi. She slashed upwards as she got up, and then aimed another blow after a second went by.
Kairi turned around quickly, blocking both blows. Then, she sort of threw Riku back, then ran up and aimed a blow at her.
Riku stumbled back, but blocked the blow and leaped to the side. She stood in a defensive stance, huffing and smiling. "Look's like we're evenly matched!" she said, lifting her sword blade to Kairi, ending the spar if Kairi tapped her blade with her own. "Looks like my lessons worked... aren't I a great teacher?" she asked, smiling in triumph.
Kairi lifted her blade, and tapped Riku's. "Of course your lessons worked," She laughed.
Riku flicked her sword infront of her, stepping once, then stepped back, flipping the sword twice and into it's sheath. She looked at Kairi, "Great. I bet if Wrath were real, us two could totally kick his ass!" She clenched her fist infront of her in excitement. "Think of it," she made the '^3^' face again, "'King Bradley loses swordfight to two girls!'"
Kairi laughing, sheathing her own sword. "I could just imagine!"
Btoh Kairi and Riku coukd hear clapping. Riku looked to the side of the lot to see a boy running up to them."Wow! How did you guys do that?" the boy asked, smiling.
Riku glared at the new boy. "It wasn't a show!" she muttered. There goes my praise. she thought bitterly. "I taught my friend here, and what I learned was from Europe. You should know a Europe Transfer Student when you see one, kid." she said, pointing at herself after wards. Even though I've been here for about two years, I'm still a transfer student.
The boy just looked up at them. "But, how'd you learn all that in Europe? You were so good!"
Riku crossed her arms. "Misuki Sensei taught me. She's all the way in Japan." she sighed, then dusted off her shoulders. "Probably pushing up daisies now. She's like.. three hundred years old."
"Three hundred years old?" The boy asked, gasping. "That's so old!"
"Tell me about it!" Riku sighed, agreeing with the boy. "So.. who are you, kid? Are you new to New York?" she asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Oh, I guess you could say that."
Riku shook her head. "Then you're gunna die if you don't stick to the right people." she explained. "There's a lotta thugs out there, waiting to creep up on anyone and kill them. That's why I," she put her hands on her hips, standing proudly, "Riku Connor, came here." She made the '^3^ 'face again, feeling prideful.
The boy laughed, having an evil smirk on his face. He started walking to the edge of the lot, past Kairi and Riku. Riku didn't pay any attention to him after that, "So Kairi, want to try martial arts next?" Unfortunetly, Riku heard a light 'klank' and saw Kairi fall to the ground beside her.
"K-Kairi..?" Riku muttered, turning around to see the boy holding a pipe. He was about to strike at Riku, but she ducked and tripped the kid. She kicked the pipe away from him so he wouldn't easily pick it up. "What the hell was that for?" she yelled at him, then moved her attention to her friend.
She bent down and lifted her head off the ground. She shook Kairi, "Kairi! Wake up!" She felt for pulse, then shook her again. "Dammit, wake up!"
Though, after a moment, Riku's vision blurred after she felt something hit her very hard in the head. She fell to the ground, letting go of Kairi in the process. Her hands termbled as she tried to move them, though she soon fell unconscious, her white spiky hair stained a bit with blood.
The boy stood behind Riku after she fell, a smile fit on his face and the pipe he was holding was partially stained with blood.