Hello everyone, yes it's finally here welcome to the first chapter of FFW Gakuen, the story is finally here for all of you to read and enjoy. For those who are not familiar this is an AU of the story FFW complete with all the characters in this new universe. Many things may be different but hope this will become as enjoyable as the main story.
Also something that is new is that this story was Beta'd; a very good friend agreed to Beta this story so that it would look amazing when it came up so everyone a big applause for Ravena Felidae!
All right no big news to tell or reviews to respond to so it's time to begin the story. Now…ON WITH THE SHOW!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything that I did not come up with; everything that isn't mine belongs to their rightful owners.
Chapter 1: First Assignment: New Student
FFW Gakuen, is the school where the students live, learn and fight by the way of the otaku; the school's motto itself reads "Imagination is Unlimited". In FFW Gakuen, anything goes whether you're an artist, musician, singer, writer, fighter or whatever anyone can join as long as you have the "Otaku" Spirit. The school accepts all into its walls eager to expand their horizons and to pave their own ways to greatness.
"Wow… so this is the famous school?" A girl said eyeing the large campus of FFW Gakuen.
She had long purple hair that flowed down her back and red eyes. She had on the uniform for the school which was a long sleeve blue blazer over a white dress shirt and over the blazer was a white bow with a turquoise gem in the center; white stockings on her legs and black shoes completed the image. The girl also had on a red scarf on her shoulders that covered half her face.
"This is way different from the last Academy I was in; I hope it is the right place for me…" The girl said with doubt visible in her voice, she then felt movement in her hair and a small white owl's head poked out the strands.
"Muku-Chan, that's where you were," She chuckled as she pulled the owl out and fixed her hair a bit. "You don't have to hide anymore this school actually allows pets."
"Hoot, hoot" The owl replied though he seemed to be arguing with her statement.
"Oh Muku-chan, would I lie to you? Now I don't have to place you in a daycare or a school kennel; I mean you can actually go to class with me." The girl smiled and then placed the owl on her head. "Ok let's see what this school has for us Muku-Chan!" She said slightly energetically before taking a deep breath and then walked into the building towards the Headmistress's office.
"Muku-chan" hooted in agreement as the two entered the white walls of FFW Gakuen.
"Miss Illusionist Owl… that is your name, is it not?" The Headmistress asked the girl as she placed a file on her desk. The Dean was a woman who looked very young for her age; she had long sparkling silver hair and pale skin. The woman had on a white suit and skirt over a blue collared shirt.
"Yes that's me, though I preferred to be called Illu, Headmistress-san." Illu said nervously in front of the woman. Mukurowl was on the armrest of Illu's seat eying the woman in curiosity.
"Ok then, and I hear that title too often. Izanami, will do fine." Izanami gave Illu a motherly smile. "Now this is your first year correct?"
"Yes Head…I mean Izanami-san." Illu nodded her head. "Oh and I read about how pets are allowed on campus but how does that work, Mukurowl really doesn't like being away from me for too long." She said in concern. Soon as he heard his name, Mukurowl landed on the desk in front of Izanami.
Izanami took the time to stroke Mukurowl's feathers gaining a content reaction from the owl, who crooned in pleasure. "Yes, pets are allowed anywhere on campus except in certain areas for specific reasons, unless a teacher or someone similar tells you that pets are not allowed you can take this little one wherever you would like."
"I see, thank you." Illu smiled slowly losing her nervousness around the silver haired woman. Izanami had the kind of aura that just made those around her comfortable.
The woman in question took her hand away from Mukurowl and typed a few things on her computer. "Now I had your schedule ready and assigned you a dorm," Izanami then printed out two papers and handed them to Illu. "We will work on official registration sometime later."
"Official registration?" Illu asked curiously.
"Don't worry that part will be explained when you get to your classes, well, one class in particular, would you like some help finding the dorms?" Izanami asked the new student.
"I believe I saw a sign leading to dorms on the way in, I can find it by myself." Illu accepted the papers and bowed to the head of the school. Mukurowl did a mock bow and flew to his perch on Illu's head as she got out of her seat.
"All right but do not be afraid to ask for help while you are around." Izanami advised her. "The school may seem scary now but once you find your way around it's like a whole new experience."
"I see, thank you for the advice and I'll keep that in mind." Illu gave her another bow before leaving the office. Once the girl was outside she accidently bumped into another person reaching for the door she had just come out of.
"I'm sorry I…" Illu's apology stopped when she got a look at the woman she bumped into.
The woman was almost like a copy of Izanami except for a few differences like the black suit and skirt as opposed to the Headmistress's white. Her hair was more a darker silver but still held the same luster, but what really showed her how different they were the lack of warmth present in her gold eyes than from Izanami's.
Illu then came out of her thoughts and was about to apologize again before the woman held up a hand to stop her.
"There is no need to apologize when you already did; you just came out of my sister's office so I take it you are the new student." The woman stated rather than asked.
"Yes I am; my name is Illu Ms…" Illu paused as she didn't know the woman's name; Mukurowl had hidden in her hair again matching her master's slight fear.
"Kusanagi and I wish you a good luck on your first day." The twin gave her a small smile. Before Illu could respond Kusanagi walked passed her and entered Izanami's office; the student and pet could do nothing but continue on their way to the dorms.
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"I was sure the sign said the dorms were around here." Illu said as she looked around. Mukurowl was flying next to her helping with their search for the Girl's dorm; already the two had gotten lost exploring the large area that was the courtyard and were frantically looking around for anything that could point them in the right direction.
Mukurowl looked around trying to find a clue to help Illu, but shook his head telling her he found nothing as he landed on her shoulder. The two were about to leave the area until they heard a metallic clang.
"What was that?" Illu asked. Mukurowl took off towards the sound.
"Muku-chan!" Illu ran after the owl to make sure he wouldn't get hurt.
As the two got closer to the sounds they noticed it wasn't only the sound of metal, but the sound of metal hitting hard against bone (a sound Illu knows from times watching her brothers fight). The two found the source of the sound as they saw what looked like a catgirl swatting the air with a frying pan in her hand.
Illu and Mukurowl thought the girl was swatting at nothing but the sound of steel hitting flesh told them otherwise.
"I'll teach you a lesson about peeping on girls nya!" With a hard strike of the pan the girl sent something flying off into the distance.
'Maybe it's just something we can't see' Illu thought, Mukurowl nodded his head hearing Illu's thoughts. The two turned around and was about to walk away until she flashed back to Izanami's words.
'…do not be afraid to ask for help while you are around." Illu remembered as the Headmistress's words sounded through her head.
'It wouldn't hurt if I just ask for directions, and she was talking about a peeper so she must have come from the Girl's Dorm.' Illu turned around. "Excuse me, could you…" The girl stopped her question as she saw the neko was gone.
Illu and Mukurowl looked around confused until a tap on Illu's shoulder sent them jumping in shock. They turned around to see that the one they just saw was now right behind them.
"Sorry for the scare nya, but you look lost." The catgirl said. Now that she was close, Illu was able to get a better look at her.
As she had seen the girl had two long bushy cat tails along with cat ears, she also saw that her amber eyes had cat-like slits. Illu guessed she was wearing a modified version of the girl's uniform because she also was wearing a white dress shirt (although hers was stretched a bit over her large bust) and a dark blue skirt. The catgirl was also wearing a black choker with a gold bell, gold shackle, black nylon stockings and thigh length boots with silver trim.
"Yeah you must be new; I haven't seen you around in the classes nya." The catgirl said.
"Um, I am new…and I'm a bit lost, could you tell me where the Girl's Dorm is?" Illu asked. Mukurowl just sat still looking as confused as Illu.
"I can do better than that" The Nekomata searched her person before pulling out a map and handing it to Illu. "This is map of the campus, it will help get to where you want to be nya."
"Thank you" Illu said as she took the map. After looking through, she quickly found where the Girl's Dorm was located she pulled out her schedule and checked which class she was supposed to be in now. "Thank you for the map- huh?"
Just as she had before the neko had disappeared from Illu's view, she looked to Mukurowl to see if he could tell her where she went only for Mukurowl to shake his head.
"She got away from you too Muku-chan…well at least I know where to go now, I hope all the other students are as helpful as her." Illu and Mukurowl continued off to fully unpack.
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After securing her dorm and dropping all the things she didn't need Illu looked at the map and her schedule to see what class she was supposed to be in at the time.
"I only missed homeroom, so that means I go straight to History Class." Illu stopped and saw she was right outside of the classroom. She petted Mukurowl a bit to help calm herself down before knocking on the door.
Illu heard the small amount of noise in the room stop as the teacher opened the door for her.
He had silver hair that spiked down with parts of his bangs covering his right eye, though she could see a trace of brown within the bangs. The teacher was wearing an open black suit, a dark blue dress shirt with a silver tie, black pants and black shoes.
"You're a little late for class aren't you?" He asked Illu.
"Sorry, I'm the new student and I am supposed to be in your class um…" Illu tried to remember the name she saw on the schedule. "Key-sensei."
"Oh, you're the transfer Izanami told me about, well come on in and introduce yourself to the class." Key stepped aside and allowed Illu to walk in; Illu nodded her head and nervously walked in with Mukurowl in toe.
As Illu stood in front of the many desks of students she hid her head a little more into her scarf. "My name is Illu and this is my owl Mukurowl, though I call him Muku-chan." She took a bow to the class. "Please take care of me."
"Short introduction, but it's perfect since we do need to continue with class." Key said walking next to her to stand by the board. "Go ahead and choose one of the empty seats in the room."
Illu nodded and quickly looked around and saw an empty chair around the window seats. She decided to take the first one she saw and walked forward through the rows and sat down. Illu took the time to look at her neighbor at the window but then turned away glad that her scarf hid her blush.
The boy next to her had dark skin and black spiky hair along with heterochromatic eyes (one brown and the other white). Like the other boys in class, he had on blue blazer, blue pants, and black shoes though the difference with him was that his blazer was opened and instead of a white undershirt his was a dark midnight blue with a black crescent moon emblazon on top.
When the boy turned to look at her Illu quickly turned to the board to avoid his gaze. She spent the remainder of the class paying attention to Key's lecture while also stealing glances at her neighbor.
After an hour class had ended, Illu was packing her things and was about to leave before she heard the sound of a hand slam on her desk. The shy girl looked and saw the smiling face of another classmate in front of her.
"Hey, Illu right, how's your day in FFW going?" The "boy" asked Illu. She didn't see any harm in answering the "boy's" question and he seemed nice so Illu answered.
"It's going ok, though this is my first class." Illu responded though she was a bit nervous around the Bishounen.
"Cool I wonder how many classes we will have together; by the way I'm the Great Hyna General, but that gets boring to say after a while so you can call me Bella." The student introduced "himself" confusing Illu a bit.
"Bella, isn't that a girl's name?" Illu asked curiously.
"It is, why?" Bella asked.
"It's nothing, just that it's kind of strange for a boy to have a girl's name." Illu said innocently. After the words left her mouth she literally heard the degree of sound drop around her.
A tick mark appeared on the "boy's" head, Illu backed up a bit as she saw "he" was getting frustrated a bit.
"I didn't say anything wrong, did I?" Illu asked hoping to get an answer.
"Bella, why don't you calm down, she didn't know and you do make it confusing sometimes." Illu turned around and saw that it was the silent boy that spoke.
"Yeah, it also doesn't help that you're wearing the guy's uniform." Illu saw another classmate was walking over to them.
The statement proved right as Bella was wearing the men's uniform, though as opposed to her neighbor she kept her blazer closed. Bella also had long brown hair with blond streaks that she keeps in a ponytail. Illu also noticed her lack of feminine features and then started to apologize.
"I'm sorry, I didn't know and I didn't mean to offend you." Illu said standing up and bowing multiple times, her face blushing in embarrassment.
"Ah it's ok, I wouldn't have been that mad, plus you're new so I would have let it slide." Bella brushed off the apology. Bella's brown eyes then noticed something to the side and nodded her head before speaking again. "So it's Illu and Mukurowl right?"
"Yes, though like I said in my introduction I call him Muku-chan." Illu said as the owl on her head nodded.
"Smart bird, we don't see a lot of pets like that here." The unnamed arrival said. "By the way, I'm DB."
DB also had on the uniform matching the silent boy and Bella with a blue blazer, blue pants, and black shoes though he had something extra with red headphones around his neck with a cord leading to a player attached to one of his pockets.
"So did you get a tour of the school yet?" DB asked.
Illu shook her head, "No, I didn't get a tour, but I do have a map so I should be fine."
"No, that won't do, new students get a tour no excuses!" Bella said as she grabbed Illu's right arm.
Before Illu could respond she felt her left arm by grabbed by DB. "We'll just give you the tour ourselves, besides it will be a good reason to skip class," he said with a cheeky grin.
"No that's ok; you don't need to go out of your way." Illu said.
"Yep, it's kind of our job to help students like you out!" DB added.
"And by helping you mean scaring them half to death…." The silent boy finished.
"Not helping Shads, besides technically this is your job too." Bella argued back.
Before the now named "Shads" could answer someone else walked to the small group. "While I appreciate you both wanting to do my work for me I'm the one who decides who gives her the tour."
Everyone stopped to look at the girl who spoke. Like Illu, her uniform was the same as her down to the white bow and turquoise gem (though she didn't have a scarf), she had long white hair with part of it held back by a red sun hairpin, pale skin, blue eyes, and a gold star earrings. They all noticed she had a red band on her left arm with the symbol for Student Council on it.
"You're giving her the tour Rina; usually Cast would be the one who helps new students along." "Shads" said.
"That's usually the case; however she's unavailable right now." Rina explained. "And I can't give her a full tour because there are some things I have to take care of so I was going to ask…"
"If we could show Illu around?" DB finished off for her.
"Leave it to us, we won't let you down!" Bella said as they were about to leave with Illu again until Rina raised a hand and shook her head no.
"No the last student you two showed around still hasn't recovered." Rina said in a solemn tone. "Although the good news is that he should be walking again in the next two days."
"How was I supposed to know the prank would turn out that way?" Bella asked much to Rina's annoyance.
"Why would you prank someone using a…but that's beside the point I can't trust you two after the last fiasco." Rina said then looked to the silent boy. "I was going to ask Shadow if he would show you around."
"You want me to play tour guide, you're better off with Bella and DB showing her around." Shadow said.
"They can't be trusted and at the very least I know you would not damage her physically or emotionally." Rina explained to which Shadow just shrugged his shoulders, the General Affairs Manager then removed Illu from the two and walked her to the door. "I'll give her the overview and when I'm done show her around."
"Sure, whatever" Shadow said as he stood up and began to place his things within his bag.
Rina and Illu walked out the room as students began to leave (not before Rina gave a suspiciously flirtatious goodbye to Key). The girl cleared her throat and smiled to Illu.
"Well, I suppose I can start your registration now, welcome to FFW Gakuen Illu-san." Rina said. "I know my badge should say everything but I'm Rina, the General Affairs Manager and member of the Student Council."
"So that's what that band means?" Illu pointed to the band to which Rina nodded her head.
"Yes, though before we get to questions let's talk more about the school. As opposed to other places FFW adds more than the standard school curriculum."
Illu nodded, "I read something about that in the pamphlet before I came here, this school also teaches students about their special abilities right?"
"Wow, you sure did your homework, but yes FFW is also a training ground for students as well which reminds me" Out of her pocket Rina pulled out a blank card, the only design Illu could see was the crest of the school on the backside.
"What I have is probably the most important thing you will ever need in this school; your Avatar card." Rina held the card forward.
"Avatar card?" Illu repeated and then took the card. As soon as her hand touched the plastic the card grew a purple color and new images covered both sides, Illu now saw a chibi image of herself however her clothes were different and on the other side was a symbol of a white owl. "What is this?"
"Like I said that is your Avatar card, it's very important so don't lose it. It's your symbol that you are a student here." Rina explained. "Now that your registration is complete I can tell you a few things before I have to go."
Rina then held up a finger. "One, powers are not allowed to be used unless off campus or given special permission, we all would like to have a school to comeback to each day."
Illu nodded her head in understanding, Rina then pulled up another finger. "Two your Avatar card is your life, never lose it ok."
"Right I got that Rina-san, my card is important, but what does the card do?" Illu asked as she and Mukurowl stared at the card.
"You'll see sometime today, this is the last day of introductory week but the big event will happen at the end of the day that will show you what the cards are for." Rina explained. "Well I can give you a final piece of advice, stay out of any big trouble and you should be fine."
"Big trouble?" Illu asked.
"You'll see what I mean the longer you're here." Rina and Illu then heard the late bell ringing. The two girls then saw Shadow walk out the room and towards them. Rina then wave to them as she had to leave.
"Well like I said I have other things to though, besides I think Shadow would be a more appropriate choice seeing as you two are in the same class." Rina said.
"Ok, it was good talking to you Rina-san." Illu said. Rina nodded and said goodbye to the two as she walked through the hall towards her destination.
They both said their goodbyes and Shadow turned to Illu. "Well let's start the tour I guess…-what the hell?"
Illu followed Shadow's gaze and saw the reason for the curse, the sound of rapid footsteps filled the halls as the two saw a boy being chased by a large group of women.
"I have no idea what you're talking about, I never stepped one foot at the Girl's Dorm!" The mob's target yelled as he ran through the hall of confused students. The girls denied his claim much to his ire as they continued their pursuit.
Shadow and Illu were swept in the chaos as the crowd ran through them, as the dust cleared Shadow was still standing having held his ground through the mob but saw that he was now alone in the hall.
"Perfect, better find her before she gets into something bad." Shadow said as he began his search following the sound of the mob.
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"Eeep!" Illu yelled as she was carried with the mob of girls after their target, Mukurowl was flying behind the crowd trying to find Illu as she was hidden amongst the girls. The mob soon passed a staircase where Illu almost fell had a hand not caught her.
"Gotcha' nya!" Illu remembered the voice and saw it was the catgirl from before that saved her. Illu saw that the mob was gone and she thanked her rescuer.
"You're the one I saw at the dorms." Illu realized, Mukurowl had caught up with her and landed in her arms.
"Well that's one way to say it nya, I see you're enjoying your first day." The catgirl smiled.
"A little, are things here usually that hectic?" Illu asked regarding the chase and the mob.
"It's actually a bit quiet today, but you get used to it nya." Ravena said to Illu's ire. "Anyway you're on your way to tour the school, I know you have a map but shouldn't you have a tour guide?"
"I had one but…" Illu told her about what had happened moments before that led to her being taken hostage by the mob of girls. After she told her story the neko sighed knowingly before she nodded in understanding.
"I see nya, well I think the best thing to do is take you back to Shads and finish your tour." She suggested.
"Shadow-san is probably looking for me now, if I try to find him I may get more lost as I don't know my way around yet." Illu sighed sadly.
"No problem, follow me to the Nurse's office and we can meet Shads there nya." Ravena then held Illu's hand to help lead her through the halls. "Oh I didn't introduce myself before nya, I'm Ravena."
"Illu," Illu said back finishing their introductions, the two girls and owl walked down several paths with the neko explaining a few things to Illu. Illu was thankful for the guide but as they walked she noticed that the men in the halls began walking into each other or having similar accidents.
Illu sweatdropped when she saw one guy's staring caused him to walk directly into a wall. "Ravena-san, is it normal for the guys to be so…accident-prone?" Cue a boy falling down some stairs as they passed causing another sweatdrop.
"Not really, though it does happen a lot when I'm around nya." Ravena said as the busty girl was semi-oblivious to the action around her. "Oh well, just more healing for me to do at the Nurse's office."
"Are you an assistant?" Illu asked guessing that part of Ravena's power involved healing.
"Something like that nya- Hey there's your tour guide now, nya!" Illu followed Ravena's line of sight to see that Shadow was walking down the hall over to them. The catgirl then noticed the time and her tails stood on end.
"Nya, I completely forgot I have to go to class fast!" Before Illu could ask why Ravena took off leaving the girl and owl alone in the hall, Shadow noticed the dust cloud as he got close.
"I see you've been making some new friends." He said.
"I guess" Illu replied to his comment. "Speaking of classes, won't we be late too?"
"Technically we can skip as you don't know your way around, but I can show you to your next class if we're both in the same room." Shadow then asked to see Illu's schedule, the shy girl handed it to him and he read off of it.
"We do have the same class, Art and that starts in a few minutes." Shadow handed the paper back.
"No wonder she took off quick, she is almost as late as we are." Illu said in worry. "Will we even make it in time?"
"Sure we can make it there." Shadow then offered her a hand causing Illu to look confused. "Don't want a tardy on your record right; I can get us to the art class fast."
"How?" Illu asked as she held his hand.
"I'll answer that question right now,"
Illu then saw Shadow took a stance and took a step forward. Immediately the world went black around her and she tightened her grip to his hand out of fear. Mukurowl also held tight not wanting to fall into the void. A second later, she opened her eyes and saw they were outside of a classroom.
"Sorry for how that felt, I didn't have much time to warn you." Shadow led her inside since she was still holding on to his hand.
Illu noticed this and blushed before letting his hand go, she then looked to her hair. "Muku-chan, are you ok?"
Mukurowl popped out of her hair and nodded his head as he tried to right himself.
"Not many people are used to traveling like that; I'll meet you when class is over." Shadow then walked to his seat in the second row.
Illu saw what he meant as there was no open seat around the boy. The bell rung causing Illu to quickly choose a seat as they all waited for the teacher to walk in.
'Is it really possible for a teacher to be late for their class…and I don't see Ravena around?' Illu looked to Shadow.
Shadow gave her a knowing smirk and gestured to the door, as she turned the door opened and a pink ball flew into the room and landed on the teacher's desk.
Illu saw the pink ball was really a cat, or close to one. The cat was pink with two bushy tails, black wings, red eyes, and a golden bell which all looked familiar; the neko also had no paws or legs at all showing that it was a beast manju.
Not a moment later the teacher came in after the neko. "Sorry I was late; I was running a bit behind on my duties nya."
"Eeeh?!"
As a few students looked around for the cause of the outburst, Illu quickly held a hand over her mouth in embarrassment, she had a look of disbelief on her face from finding out the girl that had helped her the most today was actually a teacher.
'She looks so young she could be a student, are all of the teachers like this?' Illu thought as she relaxed after a while.
"Now my lovely artists before we start we have a new student nya." Ravena turned to her and winked.
"Punnya!"
Illu then noticed that the pink manju was now on her desk, she and Mukurowl looked confused before looking at Ravena.
"Don't worry about Punnya, she's harmless, now bring her up and then introduce yourself nya." Ravena said.
"Yes Ravena-sa…sensei," Illu picked up the neko and walked to the front. When she made it, she turned to the class still holding Punnya. "I'm Illu, and this is Mukurowl nice to meet you all."
"Nya!" Punnya called sounding close to a buzzer on a game show.
"Nya, you have to tell us more than that!" Ravena insisted. "Likes, dislikes, anything you like about the school so far…don't leave us in suspense!"
Illu looked nervous as she pondered what Ravena had said.
"Might as well get it over with, she won't let you go with a short introduction." Shadow said.
"What's that, did you just volunteer to be my assistant for the day Shadow-kyun?" Ravena asked playfully, cocking her head to the side and placing a hand behind one of her ears.
"No thanks, I don't want to catch what the other men in your clinic have." Shadow said earning a few outraged calls from some of the men (perverts) in the room.
Ravena quiets them all down. "Pssh, I'm sure it's not contagious, now Illu-tan please go ahead." The nekomata said taking no for an answer from either student.
'Illu-tan?' Illu took in a small breath then made her introduction. "My name is Illusionist Owl, though please call me Illu. I like my pet owl Muku-chan and my brothers, I don't really have any dislikes but I would say I don't like bullies…"
The shy girl paused thinking about a final thing to say. "And this school…it's different but in a good way, so I like it here."
The neko manju gave a small cute kiss on Illu's cheek, earning a small giggle from the girl before flying to Ravena's desk as the teacher clapped. "Now that's an introduction nya!"
Illu chuckled a bit in embarrassment and went to her seat so that the class could resume.
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"So you're a teacher Ravena-sensei, I would have never guessed that when I first saw you." Illu said as the small group stayed after the bell had rung. Shadow was leaning against the wall with Punnya on his head.
"I get that a lot nya, you should have been here first day, and all the new students couldn't believe it." Ravena said. "And none of that 'sensei' stuff, Ravena is fine nya."
"They all thought it was a big prank set up by the school but even though Rave looks young she's qualified for the job, if not a little open." Shadow said.
"I prefer to be open with my students Shads; art isn't art unless it's open and free nya!" Ravena declared with a dramatic flair of her arms. "Anyways thanks for volunteering to be my assistant nya."
"I never volunteered; you didn't give me a choice…again." Shadow plainly stated.
"So you would have left me alone with no help?" Ravena asked using one of her special powers: her large kitty eyes.
Shadow turned and tried to ignore the effective look before he sighed. "Fine I'll help, how many is it this time?"
"Not a lot, although I hope we don't have to pick up others on the way. Honestly, the guys here are way to clumsy! " Ravena sighed before she turned to Illu and Mukurowl. "You can come too Illu, it's a break on your schedule and it's a stop on your tour nya."
"Ok, where are we heading to?" Illu asked.
"Follow and find out nya!" Ravena took the lead and walked out the door.
"Punnya!" Punnya called as she flew after her owner.
"I swear I'm too nice sometimes…." Shadow muttered as he followed after them but held the door for Illu. Illu thanked him as the students followed after the hyperactive teacher.
(Nurse's Office)
"Congratulations Ravena, only ten guys hit by a certain 'illness' I think that's a record." Shadow said as he was somehow balanced the bodies of ten passed out men as he walked into the clinic first.
"Nya I don't know why this is happening, the boys in this school are either frequently sick or accident-prone...I know I have to work as the school Medic and all but they are making me juggle my work!" Ravena then turned to Illu. "You don't think there is a male only epidemic does you, Illu-tan?" Not noticing the boings of her chest.
Shadow turned away as he placed the students on the beds with a blush as Illu scratched her cheek.
"U-u-uhm maybe Rave-sensei...I just think they er get distracted easily so they don't really pay attention I where they're going." Illu had a guess what the cause was but was too shy to say it.
Ravena tilted her head in a cute oblivious manner. "Ara-nya...I wonder what could they be so distracted by?" After another motion of her bust both girls heard a loud crash. Illu and Ravena opened the door to see it was another student who had come crashing down the stairs.
The girls went to investigate the damage only to see he was lying face down on the next floor down.
"I'm ok..." The white haired boy said.
Illu sweatdropped a bit but then saw that Ravena was completely clueless about what had just happened. Seeing Ravena was blinking cluelessly she decided to continue with her speech.
"I'm sure it'll stop soon." Illu said as she watched Shadow jumped down and carried the injure boy to another bed. A few crashes later and almost all of the beds were full of injured boys.
"…Hopefully this will stop soon…I can help with healing if you want me too Ravena-sensei." Illu offered.
The catgirl's ears twitched and she grabbed Illu's hands. "Nya, you're a healer Illu-tan and you want to help me with my work?" She asked hopefully.
Illu was a bit embarrassed but nodded her head. "Yes, while I only know how to heal minor things I'm s-sure it's enough to help out."
Ravena's eyes grew big and sparkly as she still held Illu's hands. "Illu-tan~ would you like to be my assistant~Nyanyoda! The teacher/nurse both asked and pleaded.
The shy girl's face turned a bit red in embarrassment but she had a smile at the thought of someone wanting her help. "I...I know a few things but I'd really like to be your assistant Rave-sensei."
A shojo sparkly atmosphere replaced the hall as dramatic tears appear in Ravena's eyes. "Nyaaaaa...~ IIIIIILLUUUUUUUU-TAAAAAAAAAAAAN~! Let's work hard together!" The happy teacher began spinning Illu around happily like a ragdoll whose body is flapping in the wind like a flag. The two made their way back into the office.
"A-ah! Rave-sensei! P-please stop spinning me like this!" Illu begged not enjoying the dizzy feeling running through her.
Shadow soon finished and then saw the display between the two girls. "What did I miss?"
Ravena then stops spinning but Illu is still involuntarily twirling on one foot unable to stop. "Aranya~, Shadow, such wonderful news! Illu-tan here has graciously offered her services as my medical assistant! Isn't that great desu-nya?"
"Illu's going to be your assistant." Shadow went to the twirling girl and placed a finger on top of her head. Illu had the appearance of a pirouette but she started slowing down. "Somehow I don't think it will really stop this 'epidemic' Ravena."
Ravena looked confused as she scratched head while her tails swished about. "Nyare, nyare, I just can't figure out why this always happens. I'm pretty sure we haven't been holding any battles lately." She said in thought.
"Nope the battles don't start until the final class." Shadow said.
"You don't think it's a group attack, do you, that's terrible-nyanyo! The neko then got a teary-eyed moe expression on her face. Suddenly a fountain of blood erupts from the pile of boys on the beds. As soon as she saw the fountain Ravena's tails suddenly fluffled as a panic expression showed on her face as she began to run about the room.
"KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! Blood, blood, why does always happen to me?! The heamophobic cat yelled as she ran about in frenzy.
Shadow let out a sigh and grabs Ravena by the back of her collar. "Stop running around crazy for starters and you might want to try not making more guys pass out or have nose bleeds." He said with irritation in his voice as a chibi Ravena is still running except her feet are off the ground.
Illu was standing shakily as she stopped spinning and stared at all the blood. "A-aren't they going to go into shock if they lose that much blood!?"
"That's another reason for her to stop acting like this." Shadow said holding the teacher as she ran in midair. "Ravena can't really heal them if she keeps freaking out over blood."
Illu felt a bead of sweat go down her face as she glances at her sensei. "How did she become the school nurse if she's can't stand blood?"
"No clue, but I hope she snaps out of this soon." Shadow said. "Hey Ravena-sensei, I know this is all your fault but you have to do something about it."
A chibi Ravena was flailing about in his grip. "Ehhhh, what did I do?!" The catgirl asked frantically flailing about. As she struggled Ravena soon heard a voice inside her head.
"For the love of God, SHUT UP AND CALM DOWN, Ya' FREAKIN' CRYBABY! I'm trying to sleep here!" The voice hollered from the deep reaches of her mind. Ravena soon stopped flailing and Shadow took that as a cue to release her.
"Hai…." Ravena then inhaled and calmed down before levitating into the air in a meditating position. Illu watched in awe as she saw the nurse's eyes began to glow. "Nanana-Nao-Naorasu...Nanana-Nao-Naorasu...Nanana-Nao-Naorasu..."
Suddenly the shadows in the room began to form a magic seal around the beds, causing all the 'injured' boys to float in a transparent purplish-pinkish sphere.
Illu watched in fascination. "Sugoi, is this why Ravena is the healer of the school?" She asked as she watched with wide curious eyes.
"It's one of the reasons though I think you're going a bit overboard for a couple of nosebleeds that you caused." Shadow said.
Ravena gave a pout but doesn't turn because she was concentrating on the sphere. "Humph, this happens to be my healing spell!"
Shadow shook his head and then smiled as he turned to Illu. "Ravena-sensei may have trouble with blood but everyone trusts her to heal them for a reason as she'll still heal you up as best she can despite her fear."
Illu smiled as well. "Rave-sensei is a good teacher and healer." A thought came to mind causing the owlgirl to chuckle. "She must get a lot of practice with all the guys getting injured."
"Maybe, though I hope I don't end up catching what these guys have one day." Shadow joked.
Ravena made a face and stuck out her tongue once Shadow's back was turned but turns away whistling when he turn his head back.
A sweatdrop appeared on Shadow's head along with a tick mark. "Yeah, anyway the break is about to end and I have to go get ready." The boy said as he went to leave the office.
"But I thought you would finish my tour today." Illu said.
"Don't worry we'll finish the tour but there is something I have to take care of for the last class, stick around for that and you'll see another reason why people get sent here." Shadow said.
Illu looked confused as she looked at Ravena and then back to Shadow. "You mean there is another reasons Rave-sensei has an effect on the guys besides her...uhm...endowment?"
Shadow blushed at the question. "No Ravena's…endowment isn't the only reason people come to this office for treatment."
Ravena smiles as she soon completes the healing process and sets the boys down into separate beds. "All done; ah, Shadow-Kyun~, why don't you show Illu-tan to the K-Club after school?! I'm sure the others would welcome her wholeheartedly-nyanyo!"
"She just got here, she doesn't have to worry about joining a club yet." Shadow said. "Can you take care of her because I have to go prepare for the…event."
Ravena waves a white hanky as Shadow leaves. "Mata Ne~! Muah! Muah!" The nurse started blowing flying kisses dramatically. Shadow shook his head and let the door close leaving the teacher and student by themselves.
Illu then noticed the leftover blood on the floor. "Uhm Rave-sensei, I think we have to clean up the rest of the blood."
Tears began to stream down the catgirl's eyes. "I know I'm the only one on the faculty team who knows anything about advanced healing techniques but why does this happen to me nya?" Her ears flopped down and her tails loss their usual luster.
Illu patted the teacher's shoulder. "It's ok, I can clean this up for you and next time you can instruct me on what to do so that I can take care of the…'bloody' work ok Rave-sensei?"
"Nya you're the best assistant ever Illu-tan." Ravena said gratefully. After a while the two girls had the room cleaned and some of the guys had woken up and left leaving a more empty room. Illu then remembered Shadow's words.
"Rave-sensei, what is the event and why would there be a reason for people to come here every day?" Illu asked the teacher.
"Besides this random disease nya" Ravena said earning a nod from the curious Illu. "You have your Avatar card right Illu-tan?"
Illu nodded pulling out the card from her bag. "I do, but what does it have to do with anything?"
"Well I could tell you…" Ravena then noticed the time. "Or its better if you watch, come on we're about to be late!"
"Late for what?" Illu asked as Ravena grabbed her head. Mukurowl flew and landed on Illu's head as Punnya landed on Ravena's shoulder.
"The Event…the first FF-Field Battle of the year nya!" Illu continued to look confused as she had no idea what Ravena was talking about. "Like I said it's better if you watch!"
A portal appeared at their feet making Illu shriek in surprise. Ravena then pokes the air causing a glowing elevator button to materialize with a 'ding'. "Going down~!" She then starts to sink through into the portal with Illu, Mukurowl, and Punnya in tow.
FFW Gakuen
A portal opened and the four fell out though Illu landed on her butt not used to the form of magic. She patted her abused rear and saw they were in the stands of what looked like a small football stadium.
"Nani, is the Event a game?" Illu asked.
"Nya only to some, it's about to start so take notes Illu-tan!" Ravena said.
The screens in the stadium lit up and Izanami's face appeared all around the arena.
"Hello all new students and even returning students, as is tradition the last day of the first week of school will end with a special battle unique only to our school." Izanami began gaining cheers from the crowd.
"No matter what you may call it everyone you know what this is, this is the Otaku Dome!" With a loud snap of her fingers a large domelike energy field covered the arena causing cheers throughout the stands. The world turned various shades of blue and several motifs floated around adding to the excitement of the students.
Illu was also excited as she looked around viewing as much of the dome as her eyes could handle. "This is the famous Otaku Dome and the Otaku System, I've only red about it from the handbook and pamphlet but to see it in person."
"Welcome to FFW Gakuen Illu-tan" Ravena winked as they looked back to the screens.
Izanami continued her announcement. "Now to begin the first battle, I will allow our announcers to start us off."
"As you with Boss-lady now everyone make some noise as we have a classic yet enjoyable match waiting for you all!" The loud voice of the announcer began to speak working up the crowd.
"We have two familiar faces whose rivalry spams for at least a year at this very school but for those of you who are new I'll introduce the two right now!"
A light appeared on the right side of the stadium towards the entrance where the team would appear. Out of the large doors walked Shadow earning cheers and encouragement from the crowd.
"Shadow-san?" Illu said.
"That's right, the battle between the Student Council and the Kurotsubasa Clubs is widely known here but the main battle will be between these two behemoths! Introducing the Black Wing and SKET Dan of FFW Gakuen…the Scythe Meister himself, Shadow!"
The cheers got louder though mostly from the some of the females as Shadow walked to his spot in the stadium. He gave a small wave to the crowd before turning to the opposite doors where his opponent was waiting.
"His opponent, the White Wing and Enforcer of the Student Council…the White Knight, the Storm Shield, the Silver Blade…it's the Vice-President of the Student Council, Leon!"
Though not as loud as Shadow's, cheers came out as the other student entered the stadium floor. He had on the buttoned Men's uniform but also with a red armband showing he was from the Student Council. Leon had a pair of shades covering his eyes and white hair pulled to a ponytail.
"So we meet again it would seem." Leon said.
"Do you really have to go with the cheesy line; I'll admit I didn't want to be a part of this beca…"
"Because you foresaw your own defeat." Leon said interrupting Shadow.
Shadow sighed and ran a hand through his spiky hair. "No I just get tired of beating on the same person, after a while it's almost like bullying."
"Give your taunts while you can, by the time we are done I will had made sure that mouth of yours stays shut." Leon pulled out his Avatar card.
"Wow isn't it against the rules to threaten students, although I guess one who follows the rules so closely would know a loophole." Shadow pulled out his own card from his blazer.
"Enough of this talk, let us begin."
"For once we agree, let's do this."
"Hell yeah, you all heard the banter! Brace yourselves as our two gladiators are ready to rock the house. Not that the stands are protected by a slight barrier but those of you who want floor seats are on your own!"
(Headmistress's Booth)
"So who is your money on this year sister?" Kusanagi asked with a knowing smirk.
"It would be wrong for me to show favoritism, I encourage all my students equally." Izanami simply said.
"Still that's not stopping you for cheering for a certain Sket Dan in your head now is it?"
Izanami remained silent choosing not to answer her twin's question. Kusanagi took the silence as an answer as they all look at the field.
(Field) Play Chain by Back On
"All right the barrier is primed and the field is set! Fighters…START!"
"Summon!"
"Summon!"
Both men called and soon were enveloped in a light of their own element; Leon's was a pure bright azure blue and white while Shadow's was a dark blue with hints of black within the aura. The energy faded and the fighters were revealed.
"So that's what the card is for." Illu said.
"Whenever you're enrolled all of your otaku powers are sealed within a card so that you will always be limited to your birth ability nya." Ravena explained. "But in the Otaku Dome you can use all your power."
Leon completed the image of a knight as he had white armor with a blue suit underneath. He had a samurai-esque look and his hair had spiked up a bit along with his ponytail. Covering his face was a pure white visor with no way to view his face.
Shadow's was the complete opposite as he had no form of armor. He had a black hooded jacket with the same undershirt underneath that he had under his uniform. He had on black pants and steel toed shoes with one of his fingerless gloves being replaced by a red shelled black glove.
The weapons soon appeared as Shadow summoned a scythe and spun it around for a bit and Leon had a sword appear in his hand. Soon after an unseen signal, Shadow had charged forward with Leon catching the scythe blade with his sword.
"Charging in headfirst, that isn't like you." Leon said as he held his ground.
"I figured I mixed things up, besides I'm not going to wait forever waiting for you to attack." Shadow said as he back up only to unleash more slashes of his scythe.
Leon did his best to block each blade with his own while adding his own thrusts and slashes. The two kept up a stalemate of slashes and blocks as sparks flung out from their weapons.
(Stands)
"Wow, so this is what Shadow meant." Illu said as she watched the battle.
"Hope you're taking notes Illu, like the screens." Ravena directed her attention to the screen. It had the battle displayed but with a bar around both men and each read 100.
"Is that a…life bar?" Illu asked.
"Yes and no" Ravena answered
(Field)
Another clash later and the two fighters jumped back from each other. Shadow then saw a kanji shine on Leon's sword before it began to glow a blue aura.
'I'm acting different; he's pulling off an attack like that just after this battle actually started.' Shadow thought as he braced himself.
"Empty Sky Form: Summer's Advance!"
The blue energy wave cut through the earth as it went for its target. Shadow's disappeared in the light as the attack hit him dead-on covering the area around him in smoke and dust.
"Whoa, one of Leon's sword skills to truly start the match off, but is it already over?"
Leon did nothing as he waited knowing that it would have been too easy of a win if his opponent was really down and out after one attack. His suspicions were proven right as he heard the sound of wind spiraling.
The dust cleared out and the stadium saw a small dome of swirling energy covering Shadow. The dome faded and the scythe user stopped his spin and looked to Leon.
"You're famous Rotation huh," Leon simply said as he charged forward. Shadow was now on the defensive end but instead of blocking he began dodging Leon's attacks. Every so often a gash would appear on Leon's armor and a cut appeared on Shadow's wardrobe.
In the stands everyone watched as the two bars began to drop however each one with their own pace. Illu turned from the fight to ask the experienced teacher another question.
"If it's not a health bar then what is it Rave-sensei?"
"Well it's more of an energy gauge nya" Ravena answered. "While we all enjoy fighting we don't want to have deaths on campus so when you use your full power it is limited by energy."
"I don't understand." Illu said.
"Look closer, even though they are both taking damage and using sharp weapons have you seen any blood yet?" Ravena asked.
Illu looked and saw even with the weapons they were using there was no sign on blood on either fighter. "No there isn't any."
"Exactly, only huge attacks can cause bleeding to occur but the most you will receive from this is a phantom pain, it's a failsafe implanted into the cards." Ravena lectured on. "Also the one who loses their energy first can no longer sustain their avatar form and will lose the match."
Illu nodded and then noticed Shadow's was dropping a bit faster than Leon's, a lead of 82 to 75. "Shadow-san isn't doing very well."
"Nya, against an armored opponent whatever attack can get through will be much weakened. Leon has the advantage in defense but Shads has his own in speed." Ravena said as her tails swished about.
Blocking the sword with the pole of his scythe, Shadow soon vanished with a burst of speed. The knight did not notice him until he had his scythe raised behind him.
"And now for the killing blow!" Shadow brought down the scythe.
"Exactly" Time slowed down for Leon as he assumed a stance and turned around to face Shadow, the sword in his hands glowing once again.
"Empty Sky Form"
Before the scythe could even touch Leon, Shadow felt his midsection explode in pain as he had a large slash mark against his chest, the damage dealt was so much that blood began to drip from the cut on his chest. Leon was now behind him with his sword sheathed.
"Winter's Repose."
Leon turned to look at Shadow seeing him holding his wound. "You seemed to have gotten cocky over the year, have you seriously become all talk?"
"No I just wanted you to have a chance, besides think of that as a give and take." Shadow said.
"Give and take?" Leon asked confused.
"Yeah I gave you a free hit, but guess what" Shadow snapped his fingers and Leon felt a bomb detonate from within his armor.
The Knight's visor was cracked slightly, and the left arm of his armor was decimated showing just his skin that was slightly smoking. Leon held his arm in pain wondering when Shadow set that up.
"When did you, how did you?"
"Would I really set myself up to get slashed across the chest without planning something for you?" Shadow simply explained. "I've been practicing what I could do with gravity lately but I think I'll stick with the classics."
"The classics?" Leon then saw Shadow holding out a hand that was glowing with energy.
"Yeah, the classics" A black and blue aura covered Shadow's hand as a large ball of energy appeared in his hand.
"Gravity Wave!"
Shadow fired the condense wave of gravity leaving a trench before exploding upon contact with the knight. He let out a sigh and then felt the pain from his wound.
'Guess I owe Bella one, saying I couldn't get through the first week without earning a serious injury.' Shadow looked to the smoking hole that was once Leon. 'Come on stay down for once Leon.'
"Amazing, the two have been trading blow for blow and move for move. Shadow may be down to just 38 energy but the combination of gravity bomb and gravity wave had reduced the White Knight down to 42, he can still turn this around!"
(Stands)
"Are all battles like this?" Illu asked.
"This is tamed because of it being exhibition so there are limits Illu-tan." Ravena said. "If they could go all out this battle would be even more intense."
(Stands)
"Do you think Shads did it?" DB asked Bella.
"Naw, he still has energy but knowing Shads he has something planned; however, he will need to see the nurse after this battle." Bella said. Around her were a few chibi versions of her Hyna Squad watching the battle with her.
"That's true; man I wish it was me that was called down there!" DB said excitedly.
"You'll get a turn DB, but keep in mind who you would be dealing with." Bella said. "Even in an Exhibition battle those two still throwing their best at each other."
(Field) Play Accel World ost 3: Silvery Wings
Shadow saw the dust lift and cursed slightly the reason why Leon's gauge did not drop to zero. The Knight had an energy shield active that may have absorbed most of the damage but he was still worse for wear. The visor cracked fully revealing Leon's full face revealing his eye color to be ice blue.
Leon stood up straight and looked to Shadow. "Might I suggest something, let's finish all of this in one strike."
"Go out with a bang, sure let's give this crowd their money's worth." Shadow said as he straightened up.
"Looks like the two deciding to end it all right now with one last strike, everyone may want to back away from the edge of the barrier as the field is about to light up!"
Leon prepared his blade as he began to charge it with energy causing it to glow a bright light. The shell on Shadow's right glove opened and released an evil crimson aura that covered Shadow's form. The two charged up their weapons each growing stronger in power. Without even a second of hesitation Leon had charged forward.
"Omnislash!"
Just as Leon was about to go for the first slash Shadow already had a counter ready with his glowing scythe, he met the shining blade with his own as the clash began.
"Black Onslaught!"
Metal met metal as the scythe and sword clashed continuously with neither side letting up. The impact of the blades produced shockwaves that shook the arena slightly giving the audience a clue of the power behind each swing. Leon raised the blade overhead to try for a slash but that proved to be a big mistake.
"Hell's Fang!"
The sharp darkness infused jab to the face threw Leon off and he stumbled a bit off step allowing Shadow to continue. With one last slash this time it was Shadow who left a glowing gash across Leon's chest.
Spittle and blood flew out Leon's mouth and he could feel further damage behind his armor. The Vice President's gauge dropped to zero and his form burst into light and returned to his school uniform. Shadow let out a breath of relief and then returned his scythe.
"There you have it everyone after many twists and turns along with the dramatic clash of these titans the winner is Shadow!"
Shadow chose to ignore the cheers as his outfit returned to his school uniform. He then went over to Leon and began to help him up.
"Why are you helping me?" Leon asked though inwardly appreciating the help.
"You're not the only one who took a blade to the chest, and I'm not that heartless to make you crawl to Ravena's office." Shadow said as they both began their walk off the field.
"I will never understand you." Leon simply said.
"The feeling is mutual." Shadow said as they both left the arena.
The stands were beginning the clear as with the end of the battle came the end of the school day and the students were all dismissed to their dorms. Illu was walking with Ravena as she knew that they would have two people to treat at the nurse's office.
"So that's how an official fight works." Illu said thinking about the match that ended not even a second ago.
"Yep, so how are you enjoying yourself now Illu-tan?" Ravena asked as she carried Punnya.
Illu pulled out her card and looked at it before looking at the Dome that was now dissipating around them. "This school is very different…but I think I'll like it here Rave-sensei."
"Glad to hear nya." Ravena said. "Now let's hurry, wouldn't want to keep shads waiting after a fight like that!" Illu nodded and followed her to where their patients were waiting.
FFW Gakuen
It took only moments for Ravena to heal not only Leon's but Shadow's wounds as well. The Student Council member left without a word while Shadow had finished his healing.
"Nya next time don't be so reckless, I want to see you here just for paying a visit not for getting hurt Shadow-kyun." Ravena told him as he put his blazer back on.
"It was against Leon so it was either try something risky or play it safe and fight on for days." Shadow said checking his wound to see if it was ok. "I'm surprised we drew blood in an Exhibition match."
"Yeah…don't do that again." Ravena shivered at the mention of the fluid. Illu giggled a bit and then looked to Shadow.
"I know there are still many things I need to see but can I suggest what we look at first?" Illu asked.
"Sure what would you like to see?" Shadow said.
"I would like to see the clubs…or possibly the K-Club that Rave-sensei told me about….please?..." Illu asked shyly.
Shadow was looking to Ravena who was whistling innocently causing him to sigh. "A request is a request." He then went to the door. "I can show you now, let's go."
"Hai" Illu said as she followed.
"Nya, wait I'm coming too!" Ravena said as she left out the office to follow the two students. The teacher then stopped as her eyes flashed and suddenly flung a frying pan she pulled out of god knows where, a long distance away down the hall.
Shadow and Illu stopped hearing a loud crash.
"Ravena what the hell was that for?" Shadow asked.
"Just dealing with a pesky problem." Ravena said smiling innocently.
All the way down the hall, the pan fell to the ground along with a semi-transparent figure. The specter was holding himself in pain as he laid on the tiled floor.
"Every time! How can she see me?!" Tears fell out of Doppelman's eyes as he tried to comprehend the neko's keen senses.
TBC…
That's it for the first chapter everyone, like it or hate it but I hope you do enjoy the new story that is Gakuen. Read and review and let's hope I can find more time to write more of these as well as the main story. Until next time!
-Shadowlight0982 out.