"PH33R 7H3 W3453L 5TUD105" proudly presents:
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"THE SAKURA DIARIES"
A Street Fighter/Rival Schools/Megatokyo.com crossover
"Street Fighter" and "Rival Schools" are trademarks of Capcom Co., Ltd., Japan.
"Megatokyo.com" (http://www.megatokyo.com/) is a trademark of Piro (Fred Gallagher) and Largo (Rodney Caston).
All rights reserved.
This fanfiction owned and authored by PH33R 7H3 W3453L 5TUD105, a.k.a. "Kei and Asuka". Any attempt to steal this fic (i.e. putting your name in the credits) shall be met with the appropriate legal actions. Anyway, enjoy the show. :)
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Owie, hurt, pain. I hate waking up in the morning after a fight because everything, and I mean *everything* hurts. Oh well, time to get up and go to school, I guess... Huh? It's Saturday?! Wai! Guess that digital alarm clock actually came in useful for once...
"Sakura, are you up yet?" that was mum yelling in from the kitchen, I was tempted to yell back 'I am now!' but that wasn't nice, also it might have cost me a lecture.
"Yeah, ma. What's up?" was my actual response.
"Hinata-chan's on the phone for you!" Wai! I exclaimed to myself. Hinata-chan, or "Hina-chan" as Natsu, my friend of a volleyball jock, and I would like to call her, one of my closest friends and she usually called if something kewl was in the offing. I got up quickly and got the phone from mum. "j0, Hina-chan, wassup?"
"Morning sleepyhead, wanna hang? I hear there's a cool new machine in the arcade."
"Really? What is it?"
"VR Warrior Challenge. It's in the same spot as the Mosh Mosh Revelution game that Largo-sensei destroyed a few weeks ago."
"Wai! I'll just get ready and have breakfast and I'll meet you in front of the place say... 10:30? ....whoa, wait. How about Natsu-chan?"
"Sure. And about Natsu...bah, she's always in volleyball practice anyway, she doesn't really like going out that much, you know? Our tall friend's a certified v-ball jock, remember?"
"W00t! Okay then, see you there! Oh, wait!"
"Hmmm?"
"Are those two idiot friends of yours coming along, too? You know, Batsu and Kyosuke?"
"Oh, them! Hmmm, I don't know, they usually hang out with the rest of them guys in Justice High, and I'd doubt anyway if they'd wanna hang out with girls, you know?"
"Ahhh, okay then. Meet you in the arcades, Hina-chan!"
I hung up the phone and grinned, although it'd be better if Natsu-chan were coming with us. It'd also be better if Batsu and Kyosuke wouldn't come, but if they do, oh well, maybe we'll just have to put up with their boyish antics (and hope they get distracted with playing games far away from us so we could sneak out!). Tee-hee...
After showering and putting on my casuals I was ready for breakfast. Mum was rather traditional about the foods she cooked but I didn't give a damn, my mother makes the best rice in the galaxy and today was no exception! The miso soup tasted a little funny this morning, but you can't have everything, right?
Finally I got to the arcade and groaned as I saw the line to get in. "Guess I'm not the only one who wants to try the new machine." I muttered and looked about to see if Hina-chan and the others where anywhere to be found. Ah, there they are! I walked towards them and suddenly a large guy in a pink karate gi stepped in front of me. I snickered as I looked at him from head to toe with one raised eyebrow.
"Are you Sakura Kasugano?" he asked as if he knew damn well that I was.
"Yeah, so?" I sneered at him, putting on my this-better-be-good-because-I'm-an-expert-in-karate-and-I-will-not-hesitate-to-kick-your-ass voice.
"I'm Dan Hibiki, and I've heard of you. I intend to take you as my student but first I must determine just how worthy you are." Gee-WHIZ, I thought, what an arrogant jerk! First off, if anyone's gonna take me as their student it'll be Ryu Hoshi and no other, secondly I'm more than worthy to be Master Ryu's pupil, far beyond the level of that pink-clad wannabe!
"You tool. I have no intention of learning from a loser like you!" With that I leaped at him with a flying kick. He actually managed to duck it and countered with an uppercut that hit me in the jaw and sent me off balance, making me almost land on my face, so I instinctively turned around at the moment of my fall and landed on my butt instead. I quickly got up glaring at him and started gathering my ki as he charged forward. Predictable as he is, I had no choice but to end this fight with a bang.
"HA-DOU-KEN!" I thrust my hands forth shooting a small ball of ki into his stomach, sending him flying back a couple of meters. He landed on his back with a loud "Oof!" and I charged forward channeling more ki as I went. The pink-clad idiot stood up rubbing his tummy and prepared for my next move...apparently. But then, it looked as if he couldn't even stand up straight, seeing that his knees were like already wobbling like so. I snickered as he ran towards me with what seemed to be one of the most pathetic battle cries I've ever heard, then he flung himself at me with a flying kick.
I spun around and had easily avoided the kick, then I yelled "Shououken!" as I unleashed my spinning uppercut while he was charging towards me with that flying kick. The blow got him right on the chin sending him up into the air! I quickly kicked him as he was coming down and then slammed my knuckles into his face repeatedly.
The people around me were cheering for this pathetic excuse for a "street fight" and most definitely for beating the crap out of this pathetic excuse for a street fighter. I mean, this Dan Hibiki wasn't even as close as that other pink-clad knife-wielding bully with a bleached broomstick for a hairdo I fought the day earlier! (Geez, these losers from the Gedo section of Justice High can only be so dense..."gangsters" my steely ass!) Heck, even a sheep had a better chance in fighting than this guy! (Ummm...well, I *was* just exaggerating, but still...)
I saw Hina-chan and her classmates (so they did come along with her, huh...) the ugly, smelly, Fila jacket-clad Batsu Ichimonji and his cousin, the four-eyed bishounen-reject-in-white Kyosuke Kagami coming in my direction and I waved at them. Hmm, for a minute there I thought Hinata-chan yelled something about "You didn't have to kick his ass THAT hard!", but then this "match" is all over. (Gosh, it wasn't even a match, I thought...)
And so this idiot Dan Hibiki went down bloodied and groaning. I stood over him and as harshly as I could, mocked him, "Maybe you should learn to fight before you try to teach." I hmphed and crossed the street to my friends who were already shaking their heads and snickering.
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Ahh, it was quite the day other than that circus act that happened earlier. Batsu-kun and Kyosuke-kun were too busy beating each other's arses in some old racing game in the arcades while Hina-chan and I, amidst a *lot* of people looking behind us, played that new VR Warrior Challenge game thingy that Hinata told me about this morning. I kinda chuckled at the two cousins because they had like, one old guy watching them play, and I overheard him saying, "These kids suck..."
"Hey, don't push it, Sakura-san," Batsu-kun told me in a quite annoyed tone as I grinned at him while we went out of the arcade.
Kyosuke-kun patted his cousin's back and just chuckled. "Come on, man, it's all right. It's not often that racing games get too many fans anyway. Come on, let's uhh...buy some eats! Why don't we go to that pizza thingy over there, eh?"
"Oooh yeah!" Hina-chan and I exclaimed in unison while Kyosuke-kun pointed to the nearest pizza parlor's direction. Not really into pizza lately anyway, I then asked Kyosuke-kun, "How about we go to that sushi bar instead?" and I pointed towards the sushi bar next to the pizza parlor.
"Yeah, yeah! Sushi would be fun!" Hinata grinned at Kyosuke-kun.
Batsu-kun just shrugged. "Ehh, I wouldn't mind sushi over pizza, let's go for it."
Kyosuke-kun just nodded in agreement and did a thumbs-up. "All-righty, let's go for sushi then, majority wins!" Hina-chan and I cheered out gleefully and clung to Kyosuke-kun's arms. I kinda blushed for a while because well, Kyosuke-kun *was* cute after all, but then he's not my type anyway, and we're just friends, so well...I think it's okay with him. Tee-hee. (Besides, he looks too girly to begin with, and I don't see Kyosuke-kun with a girlfriend for most of the time I've been taking visits at Justice High...I almost wonder why...hmmm.)
My eyes kinda rolled over to Kyosuke-kun's cousin, the Fila jacket-clad, brashly "athletic" Batsu Ichimonji, son of Justice High's principal. I almost laughed my ass off when Hina-chan told me his daddy whacked him in the head for failing periodical exams and came back the next day with a big lump on his head. Heh, I guess even if you *are* the principal's son, you still have to work like the rest of us peons...I walked over to where Batsu was, who was obviously thinking about something else than sushi and grinned at him.
Batsu-kun raised an eyebrow at me and gave me one of those rare cold stares of his. "Well what the hell are *you* looking at?"
"Oh, nothing!" I smiled at him mockingly. "Hey, nice shoes! Are they new or something?" I asked him as I attempted to place my foot forcibly onto what looked like Batsu's new rubber shoes. You see, there's this little "tradition" among us friends that whenever someone has new shoes, we get to step on them.
Batsu-kun just dodged my attacks barely as he kept his stare at me and looked like he was gonna put me inside a garbage can or something. Heh, the hell he wanna do that anyway, I'll put *him* in the garbage can first! "You know, you really should stop annoying me just for this day, okay Sakura-san?"
Kyosuke-kun looked over to where Batsu-kun and I were and sneered mockingly towards his callow cousin's pissed-off countenance. "Heh! I'd take it that you're still not over the fact that I won FOUR TIMES IN A ROW over you in that racing game we just played, that's why you're looking all so glum today, eh cuz?
"Shuddup man! Tch, it's just racing...it's not as if you can win against me in VR Warrior Challenge anyway."
"Oh...? Heh, bring it on, dude."
Hinata-chan was already at the sliding paper door leading to the entrance of the nearby sushi bar and was trying to get her two friends' attention. "Hey you two boneheads, why don't you two stop talking about video games for a while and let's eat already? I'm sooooo hungry..."
Kyosuke-kun just shrugged and grinned back at Hina-chan as he, too, entered the sushi bar. "Hmmm, why not indeed? Hey you two, what are you waiting for? Treats are on me."
I just stared at my three friends from Justice High with a smile on my face as we ate our sushi and drank our tea which were all served by this kind and nice-looking waitress in a purple kimono. Wacky as they are, I still thought they were all great people to be friends with, even though I'm just from the neighboring school from theirs.
I looked down at my glass of tea and my thoughts wandered about, mainly on the next Street Fighter Championship Tournament. My thoughts wandered on how I'm actually going to be in the tournament, whose ass I'm going to kick just to get on top.
Just to get on top, indeed. And just who *is* on top anyway? None other than my biggest idol, Ryu-sama himself. Gosh, I never expected someone to be real strong like that, after he had defeated Sagat with one bad-ass Shouryuuken, or the "Rising Dragon Uppercut", which, from what I hear in the news, left a VERY large scar in Sagat. I say, that's VERY scary since I know Sagat has to be the strongest fighter I've ever known.
Heh, but then that's old news already. Ryu-sama is the strongest fighter in the world, and I really, really admire him a lot for that. Come to think of it, he's real cute, too...gosh, I wish I could be his student, just for once...I mean, I've been learning his moves ever since I heard he won in the last SF Tourney and all...
"Umm...Sakura-chan? You're drooling on your tea...it's very humiliating, please stop that..." It was then when I heard Hina-chan's voice that I realized I really *was* drooling on my tea. Gosh, this really *was* humiliating.
Oh well, I had to act cool and wiped off my spit like it was nothing and smiled at my friend. "Heh heh heh heh, sorry about that, Hina-chan. It's just that I was thinking about something again, you know?"
Hina-chan looked at me with a small pout. "Oh...is it about joining the next Street Fighter World Tournament again? Don't you think that's kinda dangerous? I mean, all you'll meet there are top-brass fighters from around the world and all we've learned so far is...well, up to brown-belt, other than that you look like you've made up a Shotokan style all your own, just like Ryu Hoshi..."
"Ahh, don't be worried for me, I'll be fine! Did you see how I kicked that guy in the pink gi earlier? It's all cool, I'll be able to get through even if have to." Well, I never saw it coming that Hina-chan had just whacked my face with the cute little plushie doll she was holding on to since we've won that UFO catcher game earlier and looked at me with that very same small pout on her face. I just looked back at her with much confidence that I will get through whatever happens.
"Oh, come on, don't look at me like that, Hina..."
"And are you even serious, Sakura-chan? Not that I want to let you down or anything, but I don't think Ryu-san would even want to be bothered with...well, schoolgirls like us, you know?"
Kyosuke-kun just patted me on the back and gave me a reassuring look. He grinned at me and said, "You know, Sakura-san, if you're really fixed on meeting the current champion of last year's Street Fighter Tournament, then go for it. I know you can get through any tight situation, since that last sparring match that we've had just goes to show that you're quite the strong girl that you are--"
"--and that just goes to show how clumsy my beloved cousin Kyosuke Kagami can be, eh?" Batsu hmphed as he chewed on the last of his sushi for the day and leaned over at his seat. "Hey, Sakura, I'm pretty sure you were just going easy on this guy over here, why don't you show him what you're *really* made of?"
Kyosuke-kun then suddenly looked like he just turned red in embarrassment and leered at Batsu-kun. "...AHEM. I'll let that slip away FOR NOW, dear cousin. One more wisecrack I hear from you and I'll never *ever* help you with your homework again. Is that clear?" Well, of course, Batsu chuckled and then grinned at him with one slightly big sweatdrop somewhere on his head. Kyosuke-kun just looked back at him with a small smirk on his face while he tipped his eyeglasses into place.
"Hey, come on man, I was just joking!"
"Heh. Anyway, as I was saying, you can go for the top if you have the determination and the will to do it, but it will take you a lot of practice and patience. Like what Hinata-san said, the competitors in a conventional Street Fighter Tournament are quite the cream of the crop when it comes to...well, street fighting and the martial arts. Anyway, since the Tourney's around after the most likely week when all the schools in this district would be holding their commencement exercises, you still have around...let's say, around three more months to train."
"Yeah, and don't try to hurt yourself while training, too!" Hinata-chan was quite insistent from her tone of voice that she really was concerned for me. I just sighed and smiled at them, thanking Kami-sama for giving me these wonderful friends who were giving me all their support. "So, when are you going to start training, Sakura-chan?"
"Hmmm...actually, I really want to start as soon as possible since the Tourney's around three months from now. Hina-chan, I'll be going to the dojo first thing tomorrow morning and ask Sensei to train me more in what I already know and what I still don't know. And even if I have to use that idiot in the pink karate gi as a punching bag, I'll do it!"
We all laughed heartily as the rest of the day went by smoothly, eventually going window shopping with my three friends and all in all, having a wonderful time together, the day before my "quest" begins.
And what exactly *is* this "quest", you might ask? Well, if I have to spell it out loud for you, fine with me. Tee-hee. My "quest", I would have to say, would be getting to talk to Ryu-sama into teaching me what he knows about the esoteric aspects of Shotokan karate and finally being my Sensei. I just sighed as I walked alongside my friends and wondered when will that day be.
Oh well, best to enjoy life as a chipper, lively, young schoolgirl for the moment! Sigh...how I love this day, I told myself as I giggled along with Hina-chan, Batsu-kun, and Kyosuke-kun.
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Kei: Hi there, we are "PH33R 7H3 W3453L 5TUD105", Kei and Asuka. :) My name is Kei, and you might know me from my other fic, "Gundam - Evangelion Crossover". Anyway, I hope you guys like this second attempt of mine of writing a fic, this time something unrelated to mecha whatsoever.
C&C's are welcome, NO FLAMES PLEASE. Enjoy!
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PH33R 7H3 W3453L 5TUD105 is Kei (Lloyd Barrieses) and Asuka (Rachel Grey). All rights reserved.
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"THE SAKURA DIARIES"
A Street Fighter/Rival Schools/Megatokyo.com crossover
"Street Fighter" and "Rival Schools" are trademarks of Capcom Co., Ltd., Japan.
"Megatokyo.com" (http://www.megatokyo.com/) is a trademark of Piro (Fred Gallagher) and Largo (Rodney Caston).
All rights reserved.
This fanfiction owned and authored by PH33R 7H3 W3453L 5TUD105, a.k.a. "Kei and Asuka". Any attempt to steal this fic (i.e. putting your name in the credits) shall be met with the appropriate legal actions. Anyway, enjoy the show. :)
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Owie, hurt, pain. I hate waking up in the morning after a fight because everything, and I mean *everything* hurts. Oh well, time to get up and go to school, I guess... Huh? It's Saturday?! Wai! Guess that digital alarm clock actually came in useful for once...
"Sakura, are you up yet?" that was mum yelling in from the kitchen, I was tempted to yell back 'I am now!' but that wasn't nice, also it might have cost me a lecture.
"Yeah, ma. What's up?" was my actual response.
"Hinata-chan's on the phone for you!" Wai! I exclaimed to myself. Hinata-chan, or "Hina-chan" as Natsu, my friend of a volleyball jock, and I would like to call her, one of my closest friends and she usually called if something kewl was in the offing. I got up quickly and got the phone from mum. "j0, Hina-chan, wassup?"
"Morning sleepyhead, wanna hang? I hear there's a cool new machine in the arcade."
"Really? What is it?"
"VR Warrior Challenge. It's in the same spot as the Mosh Mosh Revelution game that Largo-sensei destroyed a few weeks ago."
"Wai! I'll just get ready and have breakfast and I'll meet you in front of the place say... 10:30? ....whoa, wait. How about Natsu-chan?"
"Sure. And about Natsu...bah, she's always in volleyball practice anyway, she doesn't really like going out that much, you know? Our tall friend's a certified v-ball jock, remember?"
"W00t! Okay then, see you there! Oh, wait!"
"Hmmm?"
"Are those two idiot friends of yours coming along, too? You know, Batsu and Kyosuke?"
"Oh, them! Hmmm, I don't know, they usually hang out with the rest of them guys in Justice High, and I'd doubt anyway if they'd wanna hang out with girls, you know?"
"Ahhh, okay then. Meet you in the arcades, Hina-chan!"
I hung up the phone and grinned, although it'd be better if Natsu-chan were coming with us. It'd also be better if Batsu and Kyosuke wouldn't come, but if they do, oh well, maybe we'll just have to put up with their boyish antics (and hope they get distracted with playing games far away from us so we could sneak out!). Tee-hee...
After showering and putting on my casuals I was ready for breakfast. Mum was rather traditional about the foods she cooked but I didn't give a damn, my mother makes the best rice in the galaxy and today was no exception! The miso soup tasted a little funny this morning, but you can't have everything, right?
Finally I got to the arcade and groaned as I saw the line to get in. "Guess I'm not the only one who wants to try the new machine." I muttered and looked about to see if Hina-chan and the others where anywhere to be found. Ah, there they are! I walked towards them and suddenly a large guy in a pink karate gi stepped in front of me. I snickered as I looked at him from head to toe with one raised eyebrow.
"Are you Sakura Kasugano?" he asked as if he knew damn well that I was.
"Yeah, so?" I sneered at him, putting on my this-better-be-good-because-I'm-an-expert-in-karate-and-I-will-not-hesitate-to-kick-your-ass voice.
"I'm Dan Hibiki, and I've heard of you. I intend to take you as my student but first I must determine just how worthy you are." Gee-WHIZ, I thought, what an arrogant jerk! First off, if anyone's gonna take me as their student it'll be Ryu Hoshi and no other, secondly I'm more than worthy to be Master Ryu's pupil, far beyond the level of that pink-clad wannabe!
"You tool. I have no intention of learning from a loser like you!" With that I leaped at him with a flying kick. He actually managed to duck it and countered with an uppercut that hit me in the jaw and sent me off balance, making me almost land on my face, so I instinctively turned around at the moment of my fall and landed on my butt instead. I quickly got up glaring at him and started gathering my ki as he charged forward. Predictable as he is, I had no choice but to end this fight with a bang.
"HA-DOU-KEN!" I thrust my hands forth shooting a small ball of ki into his stomach, sending him flying back a couple of meters. He landed on his back with a loud "Oof!" and I charged forward channeling more ki as I went. The pink-clad idiot stood up rubbing his tummy and prepared for my next move...apparently. But then, it looked as if he couldn't even stand up straight, seeing that his knees were like already wobbling like so. I snickered as he ran towards me with what seemed to be one of the most pathetic battle cries I've ever heard, then he flung himself at me with a flying kick.
I spun around and had easily avoided the kick, then I yelled "Shououken!" as I unleashed my spinning uppercut while he was charging towards me with that flying kick. The blow got him right on the chin sending him up into the air! I quickly kicked him as he was coming down and then slammed my knuckles into his face repeatedly.
The people around me were cheering for this pathetic excuse for a "street fight" and most definitely for beating the crap out of this pathetic excuse for a street fighter. I mean, this Dan Hibiki wasn't even as close as that other pink-clad knife-wielding bully with a bleached broomstick for a hairdo I fought the day earlier! (Geez, these losers from the Gedo section of Justice High can only be so dense..."gangsters" my steely ass!) Heck, even a sheep had a better chance in fighting than this guy! (Ummm...well, I *was* just exaggerating, but still...)
I saw Hina-chan and her classmates (so they did come along with her, huh...) the ugly, smelly, Fila jacket-clad Batsu Ichimonji and his cousin, the four-eyed bishounen-reject-in-white Kyosuke Kagami coming in my direction and I waved at them. Hmm, for a minute there I thought Hinata-chan yelled something about "You didn't have to kick his ass THAT hard!", but then this "match" is all over. (Gosh, it wasn't even a match, I thought...)
And so this idiot Dan Hibiki went down bloodied and groaning. I stood over him and as harshly as I could, mocked him, "Maybe you should learn to fight before you try to teach." I hmphed and crossed the street to my friends who were already shaking their heads and snickering.
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Ahh, it was quite the day other than that circus act that happened earlier. Batsu-kun and Kyosuke-kun were too busy beating each other's arses in some old racing game in the arcades while Hina-chan and I, amidst a *lot* of people looking behind us, played that new VR Warrior Challenge game thingy that Hinata told me about this morning. I kinda chuckled at the two cousins because they had like, one old guy watching them play, and I overheard him saying, "These kids suck..."
"Hey, don't push it, Sakura-san," Batsu-kun told me in a quite annoyed tone as I grinned at him while we went out of the arcade.
Kyosuke-kun patted his cousin's back and just chuckled. "Come on, man, it's all right. It's not often that racing games get too many fans anyway. Come on, let's uhh...buy some eats! Why don't we go to that pizza thingy over there, eh?"
"Oooh yeah!" Hina-chan and I exclaimed in unison while Kyosuke-kun pointed to the nearest pizza parlor's direction. Not really into pizza lately anyway, I then asked Kyosuke-kun, "How about we go to that sushi bar instead?" and I pointed towards the sushi bar next to the pizza parlor.
"Yeah, yeah! Sushi would be fun!" Hinata grinned at Kyosuke-kun.
Batsu-kun just shrugged. "Ehh, I wouldn't mind sushi over pizza, let's go for it."
Kyosuke-kun just nodded in agreement and did a thumbs-up. "All-righty, let's go for sushi then, majority wins!" Hina-chan and I cheered out gleefully and clung to Kyosuke-kun's arms. I kinda blushed for a while because well, Kyosuke-kun *was* cute after all, but then he's not my type anyway, and we're just friends, so well...I think it's okay with him. Tee-hee. (Besides, he looks too girly to begin with, and I don't see Kyosuke-kun with a girlfriend for most of the time I've been taking visits at Justice High...I almost wonder why...hmmm.)
My eyes kinda rolled over to Kyosuke-kun's cousin, the Fila jacket-clad, brashly "athletic" Batsu Ichimonji, son of Justice High's principal. I almost laughed my ass off when Hina-chan told me his daddy whacked him in the head for failing periodical exams and came back the next day with a big lump on his head. Heh, I guess even if you *are* the principal's son, you still have to work like the rest of us peons...I walked over to where Batsu was, who was obviously thinking about something else than sushi and grinned at him.
Batsu-kun raised an eyebrow at me and gave me one of those rare cold stares of his. "Well what the hell are *you* looking at?"
"Oh, nothing!" I smiled at him mockingly. "Hey, nice shoes! Are they new or something?" I asked him as I attempted to place my foot forcibly onto what looked like Batsu's new rubber shoes. You see, there's this little "tradition" among us friends that whenever someone has new shoes, we get to step on them.
Batsu-kun just dodged my attacks barely as he kept his stare at me and looked like he was gonna put me inside a garbage can or something. Heh, the hell he wanna do that anyway, I'll put *him* in the garbage can first! "You know, you really should stop annoying me just for this day, okay Sakura-san?"
Kyosuke-kun looked over to where Batsu-kun and I were and sneered mockingly towards his callow cousin's pissed-off countenance. "Heh! I'd take it that you're still not over the fact that I won FOUR TIMES IN A ROW over you in that racing game we just played, that's why you're looking all so glum today, eh cuz?
"Shuddup man! Tch, it's just racing...it's not as if you can win against me in VR Warrior Challenge anyway."
"Oh...? Heh, bring it on, dude."
Hinata-chan was already at the sliding paper door leading to the entrance of the nearby sushi bar and was trying to get her two friends' attention. "Hey you two boneheads, why don't you two stop talking about video games for a while and let's eat already? I'm sooooo hungry..."
Kyosuke-kun just shrugged and grinned back at Hina-chan as he, too, entered the sushi bar. "Hmmm, why not indeed? Hey you two, what are you waiting for? Treats are on me."
I just stared at my three friends from Justice High with a smile on my face as we ate our sushi and drank our tea which were all served by this kind and nice-looking waitress in a purple kimono. Wacky as they are, I still thought they were all great people to be friends with, even though I'm just from the neighboring school from theirs.
I looked down at my glass of tea and my thoughts wandered about, mainly on the next Street Fighter Championship Tournament. My thoughts wandered on how I'm actually going to be in the tournament, whose ass I'm going to kick just to get on top.
Just to get on top, indeed. And just who *is* on top anyway? None other than my biggest idol, Ryu-sama himself. Gosh, I never expected someone to be real strong like that, after he had defeated Sagat with one bad-ass Shouryuuken, or the "Rising Dragon Uppercut", which, from what I hear in the news, left a VERY large scar in Sagat. I say, that's VERY scary since I know Sagat has to be the strongest fighter I've ever known.
Heh, but then that's old news already. Ryu-sama is the strongest fighter in the world, and I really, really admire him a lot for that. Come to think of it, he's real cute, too...gosh, I wish I could be his student, just for once...I mean, I've been learning his moves ever since I heard he won in the last SF Tourney and all...
"Umm...Sakura-chan? You're drooling on your tea...it's very humiliating, please stop that..." It was then when I heard Hina-chan's voice that I realized I really *was* drooling on my tea. Gosh, this really *was* humiliating.
Oh well, I had to act cool and wiped off my spit like it was nothing and smiled at my friend. "Heh heh heh heh, sorry about that, Hina-chan. It's just that I was thinking about something again, you know?"
Hina-chan looked at me with a small pout. "Oh...is it about joining the next Street Fighter World Tournament again? Don't you think that's kinda dangerous? I mean, all you'll meet there are top-brass fighters from around the world and all we've learned so far is...well, up to brown-belt, other than that you look like you've made up a Shotokan style all your own, just like Ryu Hoshi..."
"Ahh, don't be worried for me, I'll be fine! Did you see how I kicked that guy in the pink gi earlier? It's all cool, I'll be able to get through even if have to." Well, I never saw it coming that Hina-chan had just whacked my face with the cute little plushie doll she was holding on to since we've won that UFO catcher game earlier and looked at me with that very same small pout on her face. I just looked back at her with much confidence that I will get through whatever happens.
"Oh, come on, don't look at me like that, Hina..."
"And are you even serious, Sakura-chan? Not that I want to let you down or anything, but I don't think Ryu-san would even want to be bothered with...well, schoolgirls like us, you know?"
Kyosuke-kun just patted me on the back and gave me a reassuring look. He grinned at me and said, "You know, Sakura-san, if you're really fixed on meeting the current champion of last year's Street Fighter Tournament, then go for it. I know you can get through any tight situation, since that last sparring match that we've had just goes to show that you're quite the strong girl that you are--"
"--and that just goes to show how clumsy my beloved cousin Kyosuke Kagami can be, eh?" Batsu hmphed as he chewed on the last of his sushi for the day and leaned over at his seat. "Hey, Sakura, I'm pretty sure you were just going easy on this guy over here, why don't you show him what you're *really* made of?"
Kyosuke-kun then suddenly looked like he just turned red in embarrassment and leered at Batsu-kun. "...AHEM. I'll let that slip away FOR NOW, dear cousin. One more wisecrack I hear from you and I'll never *ever* help you with your homework again. Is that clear?" Well, of course, Batsu chuckled and then grinned at him with one slightly big sweatdrop somewhere on his head. Kyosuke-kun just looked back at him with a small smirk on his face while he tipped his eyeglasses into place.
"Hey, come on man, I was just joking!"
"Heh. Anyway, as I was saying, you can go for the top if you have the determination and the will to do it, but it will take you a lot of practice and patience. Like what Hinata-san said, the competitors in a conventional Street Fighter Tournament are quite the cream of the crop when it comes to...well, street fighting and the martial arts. Anyway, since the Tourney's around after the most likely week when all the schools in this district would be holding their commencement exercises, you still have around...let's say, around three more months to train."
"Yeah, and don't try to hurt yourself while training, too!" Hinata-chan was quite insistent from her tone of voice that she really was concerned for me. I just sighed and smiled at them, thanking Kami-sama for giving me these wonderful friends who were giving me all their support. "So, when are you going to start training, Sakura-chan?"
"Hmmm...actually, I really want to start as soon as possible since the Tourney's around three months from now. Hina-chan, I'll be going to the dojo first thing tomorrow morning and ask Sensei to train me more in what I already know and what I still don't know. And even if I have to use that idiot in the pink karate gi as a punching bag, I'll do it!"
We all laughed heartily as the rest of the day went by smoothly, eventually going window shopping with my three friends and all in all, having a wonderful time together, the day before my "quest" begins.
And what exactly *is* this "quest", you might ask? Well, if I have to spell it out loud for you, fine with me. Tee-hee. My "quest", I would have to say, would be getting to talk to Ryu-sama into teaching me what he knows about the esoteric aspects of Shotokan karate and finally being my Sensei. I just sighed as I walked alongside my friends and wondered when will that day be.
Oh well, best to enjoy life as a chipper, lively, young schoolgirl for the moment! Sigh...how I love this day, I told myself as I giggled along with Hina-chan, Batsu-kun, and Kyosuke-kun.
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Kei: Hi there, we are "PH33R 7H3 W3453L 5TUD105", Kei and Asuka. :) My name is Kei, and you might know me from my other fic, "Gundam - Evangelion Crossover". Anyway, I hope you guys like this second attempt of mine of writing a fic, this time something unrelated to mecha whatsoever.
C&C's are welcome, NO FLAMES PLEASE. Enjoy!
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PH33R 7H3 W3453L 5TUD105 is Kei (Lloyd Barrieses) and Asuka (Rachel Grey). All rights reserved.