History's Strongest Ashikabi

by Paragon Steven

All he wanted to do was enjoy the capital, go to college, be some what normal, but fates have always been cruel to Kenichi Shirahama. Just that now he's been dragged into a game where big busted aliens duke it out to the death. Everything he's learned, every ideal he's kept will be tested, Kenichi now must find the strength and knowledge to once again protect the ones close to him.

1. Chapter 1

Kenichi & Sekirei crossover.

Kenichi Shirahama, age 19.

Are main character, Kenichi, observed an outdoor bulletin board closely. His eyes scanned down a white list with names unknown to him,

"Takashi…Mako….um." he read the names out loud, none of them rang any bells. He cupped his chin and concentrated really hard on the immense ensemble of names, because, if you lost your spot, you were doomed to start from the top. The list almost ran on for what seemed like forever, a sinking suspicion was beginning to grow in the pit of his stomach, he realized this wasn't going to cut it. The words started to build up, and they even started to look like a strange Japanese letter soup, in the eyes of Kenichi, of course. He reached into his pocket and pulled out his square frame reading glass, just recently he found out he'd needed glasses. The words became clear, and he continued the endless search for his name.

"Hmmm….no, no, Ew! Definitely no…. jezz how hard is it to find a name?!"

He finally got to the S's, his eyes went down the list until he finally saw his name, he jumped and jabbed a finger at the Japanese characters, he then wiped the sweat of his brow and released a breath of relief.

"Whew!"

He took a nice long look at his name, and read:

"Shirahama Kenichi, Score: 190." His jaw dropped, no way could this be reality, was this a punishment for committing a sin? The only sin that Kenichi ever did lately was peeping on a woman's bathroom. He was caught and was delivered a severe beating by the young woman. If Miu Furinji found out, she would've beaten him to a bloody pulp. To his surprise, the woman's fist actual busted his skin, his arm still feels numb to this day. His eyes couldn't fathom this, this-this must have been some kind of mistake. His eyes almost bulged, he even rubbed them, just to make sure he wasn't hallucinating. What made it even worse were the sounds of people cheering in the background, his guess, they were students who just lift High School, Jocks, rich kids, nerds, whatever group of students you saw at your school were here. Kenichi was in shock, his heart was about to give out,

"No-NO this can't be right!?"

Kenichi Shirahama has failed the entrance exam for the 2nd time in a row.

"NOOOOO! That's not possible!" He bent his knees to the ground, waved his arms in the sky like a mad man, he intentionally quoted Luck Skywalker from Star Wars. At the moment that's exactly how he felt, utter disbelief. He bowed to the ground in an exaggerated manner, he slammed his hands on the floor and started sulking, this was just embarrassing. People looked at Kenichi with sympathy, Kenichi was going to get an earful from his mother and father. But, he had to tell them, lying, wasn't one of Kenichi's best skills, but Nigima on the other hand was an expert at it. He grasped the situation he was in and sighed, he had to accept this horrible truth and walk away, it was almost like losing a battle back in High School, just this time Kenichi didn't come back with broken bones or scars, or even received the constant reticule from the masters of Ryozanpaku. It still had that emotional feeling of defeat though. Its been a while since he's lift Ryozanpaku, and the little neighborhood he grew up in. Towards the end of high school he realized what he wanted to be, paying constant time and effort in the gardening club showed that he wanted to do be an expert in cultivating plants. It was a strange goal, but in his heart that's what he wanted to be, he dreamed of having a nice house with flowers and plants as for as the eye could see. People would pick and make fun of this idea, but it was true. He researched all he could and found out that the city of Shintou Teito University had a wonderful program in this field of botany. He still didn't stop training in martial arts, he found wonderful masters who reinforced Kenichi's training, Muay Tai,Kenpo, Jujitsu, and Chinese Martial Arts. Being a good judge of character, Kenichi picked masters that would push him to the limit, they were opened minded and understandable, but they were kinda envious about Kenichi's earlier master though. But deep down they never could compete with Ryozanpaku, that dojo shaped him into something different, something amazing in fact. He's seen them defy the laws of gravity, or physics, one of his masters, Master Akisame was even a scientist and philosopher, he gave Kenichi tips that were border lining science. The guy almost had an answer to everything though, Kenichi promised himself that he would return and finish his training. He closed his eyes and stood back onto his feet, he couldn't look at it anymore, he slapped his face in utter defeat. He opened his eyes and turned away from the bulletin board, his head was downcasted, and he had a frown on his face. He released another sigh, he then reached into his pocket and pulled out his phone, dialed in the unforgettable number for Mom, his finger hovered over the call button. A sweat drop grew in size on his cheek. He chewed on his lip nervously,

"She's gonna find out sooner or later…might as well." He clicked the call button, the sound of the dial tone was sending shivers down his spine, he released a shaky breath and pressed to phone to his ear.

"RING…RING…RING.."

She picks up, He gulps,

"Hello?" her voice was calm and sweet, Kenichi knew that it was going to turn menacing in seconds,

"He-hey mom! How's your day been?" He tried to buy as much time and suck up to his mother, thinking that if he coaxed her, she wouldn't scream as loud. But his mother wasn't born yesterday,

"Fine?" She said it in a concern tone, right then and there Kenichi made a mistake, it wasn't believable. He was about to say something before,

"Kenichi, is something wrong?" Oh carp, he was in for it now, he was stuck between a rock and a hard place, he stomped his foot in frustration and gave up, this was just way too hard.

"Mom please don't get mad, but,….I-I-I failed the entrance exam…again." He was caught, there was a pause on the other end of the phone before,

"WHAT!?" His ear drum almost shattered as he dropped the phone to the ground, mom was that loud, he picked it up and was greeted to the sound of mom rambling and screaming.

"KENICHI HOW?!" She was raving loud, a man even looked behind his shoulder to see what the ruckus was about, Kenichi tried to muffle the sound and talked into the phone with a quivering tone.

"I-I honestly don't know mom. I can't really explain it." He tried his best not to sound like a lire, his mom sighed, she wasn't mad, well, she was but also concerned for her beloved son. Kenichi turned and walked away, he was now heading for a train to take him home, enough was enough.

"What are you gonna do Kenichi?" He contemplated his answer,

"I need some time to think." His point went straight across, his eyebrows were furrowed,

"Do you want to come home?" That question came in like a wrecking ball, his mouth opened in disbelief, seconds past as he decided his answer.

"No mom. I'm not giving up just yet." He was regaining confidence and smiled, his mother's voice turned lovely and caring again,

"Alright Kenichi, I love you, oh and when your sister finds out she's never gonna let this down, BYE!"

"WAIT!" She hung up, Kenichi was looking at his phone with a worried expression, she was right about Honoka, knowing her, she was gonna to have a field day with this kind of news. He sighed.

"I wonder if Honoka's having as much luck as I am? But, knowing her, she's probably doing just fine."

He walked into the city of Shintou, cars whizzed by as men and women went about their daily lives. The city life was everywhere, he was no longer in his quiet neighborhood. Kenichi had his head bowed down in shame, he hasn't felt this way ever since his first day of high school. He remembered reading all those foolish books on making friends and talking to people, then he met Miu and everything changed. Ryozanpaku was a major part of his life, now he was sorta on his own, fighting nowadays was rare, back then it was almost an every day thing. Being who he was he never engaged combat but tried to avoid it, but that doesn't mean he was running away. No, Kenichi was now a handsome young man, his body was at peak physical condition, not only was his body fit but he also had a sharp mind as well. He's been reading up on philosophy and old Martial Arts stories, he usually got these types stories of wisdom by his old masters. His body was all muscle, he even learned how to make his muscles work in strange ways like Master Akisame's. His theory was that the body has 3 kinds of muscles, white for fast sudden movements but lacks endurance, red muscles with power but lack speed, then there are pink muscles with both attributes. It's said that the ratios of these muscles stays the same your entire life, but Akisame disregarded those concepts and followed his own theories, then, in 20 years' time he converted all his body into pink muscle. Lucky for Kenichi, he encountered a Disciple of Akisame's, he taught him the same rigorous process he and Akisame both endured. Now Kenichi's body is completely pink muscle, allowing him to bend in ways normal man would find "super human." He has an average height of 6 feet, he has medium length spiky chocolate brown hair and brown eyes that were caring and full of selflessness. Kenichi's beliefs were astounding, even baffling his own teachers, he was a good man and had a heart of gold, just that, it was kinda losing its luster for awhile now. He walks down an empty street and hears a jumbo tron on one of the buildings, it was blasting news to the citizens below,

"Hiroto Minaka, CEO of the conglomerate organization called MBI, announced today that his company bought up 80% of Shintou Teito stocks." Kenichi glances at the huge television screen and slightly feels envious towards the CEO, he starts to wonder about Haruno Nigima and grins,

"I wonder, what would Nigima do if he was ever the CEO of MBI? Probably take over the world." He giggles, Nigima was a strange friend to have, but in the end he followed through. He raises an eyebrow at the strange attire Minaka was wearing, he looked like a freakin super hero. A White suit and cape, his collar rising high above his neck, Kenichi smiled, Nigima's uniform would've been ten times worse.

"But the idea of a company buying out the entire city? What's up with that?" He strolled along the pathway, the idea of MBI still in his mind. His hands were shoved deep in his pockets as he entered the train station.

Meanwhile

On a faraway rooftop, a strange battle commences. She jumps and evades a shot of electricity.

Kenichi stares at the tall capital building while standing in the train, he was curious about MBI,

"I heard they bought that tall capital building."

"I mean, Why would they need to buy out the entire city? It's strange, but, at least somebody's successful." His conscience was filled with sarcasm as he rolled his eyes, real life was harsh and unforgivable, just like fighting. The train comes to a halt, he exits at his usual spot, almost if this was routine, which it was. He proceeded down a flight of steps and sighed, he was thinking about his old friends, he was getting homesick, he just didn't want to believe it. Suddenly he hears an explosion,

BAAM!

The ground shakes as his eyes dart from left to right, his hands are automatically out of his pockets and balled into fist, he was poised for a fight, but it wasn't. He hears a feminine scream from above, his eyes dilate as he looked into the blue asher sky.

"AHHHHH!" An image of a girl comes into view, her eyes were bulging out in terror as she descended from the heavens, almost like a fallen angel. Kenichi was frozen, his feet felt like they were glued to the floor, he was like a deer caught in the head lights. The woman screamed at the top of her lungs,

"GET OUT OF THE WAY PLEASE!" He still doesn't move,

"I CAN'T STOP, YOU HAVE TO MOVE RIGHT NOW-"

"GAH!" The two dumbstruck individuals bodies collide, knocking one another off their feet and to the ground. The girl head rammed into Kenichi's head, his eyes closed as his head literally starts to rattle, he shakes it off and slowly opens his eyes, "Hu-huh?" The clouds of black dance away from his vision, he registers something white, then something vanilla colored, he rubs his head and it suddenly hits him, the girl's panties were literally in his face, he saw her amazing butt cheeks and immediately freaked out, his head snapping in confusion and shock,

"GAHH!" He back peddles away from her as fast as he could while she crawled away, she was on her knees and pouting, Kenichi notices her strange attire and raises an eyebrow, a pink skirt with a pink bow tied around her waist and the usual white miko outfit he's accustomed to, this girl was absolutely gorgeous in his eyes, he swore that she was some kind of angel watching over him, and prayed in a grateful but playful manner,

"Thank you thank you thank youuu!" he whispered, he's prayer came true, she rubbed her knees and started talking,

"Ow… I should've known that building way too high to jump off of…" she glances out of the corner of her eye and catches Kenichi's shocked expression, his jaw hanging low, and the flustered look on his face. Kenichi finally got a better look at the girl, his heart rate increased, she was a well-endowed young woman with short, brown hair with a long strand sticking out,and a well-developed body figure, she had a pink hue on her cheeks and her eyes were brown, she turned towards Kenichi, here hair flowing gracefully in the wind, she greeted him with a smile, but what really got Kenichi was the look in her eyes. They had a caring feeling that made his heart swell, they were full of love, kindness and compassion, Kenichi blushed, she was wonderful,

"Wow! She's she's…so pretty!"

"Oh!? You must be the kind man who caught me. Thank you very much kind sir. Kenichi scratched his cheek nervously and smiled, "Uh…No problem." "But I have to ask." She turns,

"Are you alright? I mean you were coming in pretty hot soo…" She smiles,

"I'm fine, thanks for wondering," Kenichi gives her a thumbs up,

"No problem." He was cocky and cheesy, but he didn't care.

Suddenly he feels something strange and so does girl, She lunges towards him, pushing him out the way from what seems to be an electricity strike, her well sized breast smother his face as she lands on top of him. Kenichi eyes dilate, "How did that happen? Or, "Oh my god, she smashed my face with her breast!" she stands up and looks at the building she jumped from, Kenichi squints his eyes as he notices two womanly figures standing on the roof, they start shouting,

"Give up while you still can!" screamed the tallest one,

"You're just making this harder on yourself if you run! Just fight already!" Kenichi notices two girls with black raven hair, they were wearing S & M leather costumes, he raised an eyebrow at their strange attire and realized that they looked oddly alike, his guess,

"Twins?" he mutters, The girl who fell on Kenichi stood erect and tall, her boots giving her some extra height, she clenches her fist, he notices her red MMA fingerless gloves, and wonders,

"Does she know Martial Arts?" She shouts, "No! I won't fight! Not yet anyway!" Kenichi stands on his feet, his brain works on its own accord, a sinking feeling was settling in the pit of his stomach. His eyebrow furrowed, he felt something and saw the two girls fingers light up. Electricity formed around their finger tips, almost if they obtained some type of super power, the girl with brown hair was suddenly by his side, she gently grabbed his hand and zoomed off down the street. Kenichi was a fast guy, but boy was she faster, his feet literally dragged across the floor, then his body started failing in the wind. His sense of balance erased from existence, his eyes busted tears from the wind hitting his face, he was overwhelmed. She was going at the speed of Apachi and dashed away from the enemy. The twins jumped to the ground, furious that their prey got away,

"Get back here damnit!"

"NO SHE'S GETTING AWAY!"

They decided not to pursue Kenichi and retreated, they scowled,

"Will get them next time."

The Next Day

Kenichi was having a nightmare about Ryozanpaku, but it wasn't really a nightmare per say. He and Akisame were on a cliff, Kenichi was his young 14 year old self, timid and scared like a mouse. Akisame had that white demon look in his eyes, whenever the masters were going to do something crazy, their eyes glowed like a search light, this was a sign to get the hell out of dodge. Akisame grabbed Kenichi by the collar, his body was shivering from fear, his voice boomed like a cannon,

"You must fall into the pit of masters!" He screamed,

"What?!" Akisame threw Kenichi over the cliff, he fell and fell, until he saw the masters of Ryozanpaku with the same look as Akisame's. He screamed,

"NOOOOOO!" His body hurled towards Earth, and,

Squash!

Kenichi's eyes fluttered open, the sun was entering through the windows, disturbing his sleep. He yawned loudly,

"YAHH!" He smacked his lips as his eyes tried to come into focus.

"That's strange, something feels oddly-

His eyes registered two, and only two nicely sized breast in front of his eyes, just to make sure if this wasn't a dream about Miu Furinjii, {don't ask, but he's had a wet dream before} he squeezes the strange feeling texture curiously, he hears a small quiet moan, the person stirs. The voice isn't Miu's, it's someone else's, his eyes dilate as he realizes,

"Oh shit..who's,who's in my bed?" He screams,

"Oh my god!" he's flustered and confused, Kenichi back peddles away from his futon and hits his head on a wooden beam,

"Ow!" he rubs the on growing knot on his head, as he watches the girl wake up from her slumber, Kenichi's jaw dropped, she was wearing one of his many button up t shirts , she yawned and stretched her arms. She notices Kenichi and smiles, the sun rejuvenating her attitude,

""Ooooh….How did I end up here?" She turns "Oh, Good morning Kenichi." She giggles and sits on her knees, the two stare at each other for a few seconds, Kenichi stutters and rambles, unable to make a coherent sentence, he was blushing furiously and tried not to look into her lovely eyes. He shut his mouth when he noticed her unbuttoning her shirt slowly, He raised an eyebrow, but when she got closer to the end, his eyes almost popped out of their sockets from anticipation. Her breast literally jumped out of the shirt and jiggled like bouncing balls, Kenichi's nose busted a fuse, blood spewed out of his nose, he just couldn't take it anymore. The girl was completely oblivious to his discomfort, she took the shirt off and scooted towards Kenichi, he covered his nose and tried to hide his discomfort, she was preparing to undress herself, Kenichi jumped up and tried to discreetly leave the room,

"I-I see that you're changing…sooo…I'm-I"m gonna wait outside!" he pointed a thumb at the door, and nervously chuckled, he zoomed out the door in a puff of air, leaving behind a very confused girl. She looked at the door and pouted, she was concern for him, and curious as well.

Kenichi sat down on the front door step and ran his hands through his chocolate brown hair, this couldn't be real.

"Holy carp! This-this is real!" his voice squealed in shock and terror,

"The girl from yesterday was real, and so were her boobs! AHHHH!" blood flowed down his nose as he tried to recap events that transpired yesterday.

Flashback 2 days ago

The girl and Kenichi are on a sidewalk adjacent to a river and a bridge. The girl is panting heavily, trying to regain her breath. She smiles and turns towards Kenichi,

"We should be safe by now," Kenichi was passed out and spilled onto the floor. His face completely beaten. The girl jumped,

"EEEKKK! Please forgive me for this!" Kenichi gets shaken awake by the girl, grabbing his collar and vigorously shaking him. He wakes up and is surprised to see the girl, she's profusely says,

"I'm sorry, I'm really sorry," Kenichi tries to reassure her,

"Its fine." He laughs and scratches his head nervously, the girl sighs in relief and plots herself beside Kenichi,

"I shouldn't have gotten you involved, I'm so sorry. I didn't know what I was thinking, I could've just ran off by myself, but for some reason, I put your hand in mines without thinking." Kenichi looked at the girl closely, evaluating every detail of her face, he smiled and turned towards her and giggled, "Look it's okay, alright? I didn't even get to say thank you though."

She turned and her mouth dropped in disbelief and blushed, "Oh. Well, you're welcome." Her voice was serine and peaceful, he suddenly remembered how her hand felt,

"Her hand….it was so gentle…just like cotton." She stood up and opened her mouth in realization, she turned towards Kenichi and smiled,

"Oh! I almost forgot, we haven't been formally introduced yet. My name's Musubi. What's yours?" She bows and her face radiates happiness, catching a bit of happiness, Kenichi stands up,

"My name's Kenichi Shirahama, glad to meet you Musubi!" He bows as well, the two smile at each other before,

"Kenichi, hmmm I like that name. Thank You so much Kenichi, it was very brave of you to save me back there, I really appreciate it." She smiles, Kenichi blushes, knowing full well that she saved him.

"It didn't save you. You saved me!" She looked confused,

"Huh! But aren't you the one who caught me?" she started to sound sad, he shot back,

"Well-Well kinda, but I wouldn't call it a catch." She smiled,

"You still caught me, that's all that matters." She threw her hands up in the air like a child in a theme park, her joy was immense, Kenichi chuckled. Suddenly Musubi's body started to slowly fall to the ground, he catches her, she's out cold in his arms,

"What?!-

"Hey Musubi?! Hey Musubi, helloo?!" she was passed out and was sleeping like a baby. Kenichi panicked, what was he going to do with her? "Oh man! I can't just leave her out here!? That would be so unfair! But, if the landlord finds out, I'm screwed!" He released a breath and carried Musubi bridal style in his arms, he'll just have to make an excuse and try to "hide" Musubi.

Kenichi just came back from a fast food joint down the block, showing the girl hospitality and niceness, he feed her. He knew, because once she woke up from her strange fainting, a nasty dinosaur roar originated from the pit of Musubi's stomach, She pouted and looked at her stomach with a sad expression,

"Oh man! I haven't eaten in a while." She looked at the floor, feeling embarrassed as ever. Kenichi smiled,

"I'll go get something to eat, it's the least I could do." Musubi's eyes shinned like stars as she heard Kenichi proposal. She smiled happily and ran up to him cheering, "Thank you Thank you so much Kenichi!" He scratched his cheek and blushed, "No problem."

Musubi now had a burger in each hand, she nibbled at each one simultaneously and chewed her food. While Kenichi's mind tried to grasp the events that transpired,

"Let me get this straight, A girl with strange clothes comes falling out of the sky. Then there was explosions, zapping electricity and girls in S&M costumes. This must be a joke, I mean, you would only see those types of things in a god for sake in manga!" He cups his chin and starts thinking,

"Then again, I've seen some crazy things back at Ryozanpaku, sooo, it's not too for fetched…I guess." His eyes lock back on Musubi, she was biting each burger at an abnormal pace, he smiled, only somebody like Apachi could eat that fast. He realizes,

"That must be it. You fainted from hunger." He giggled, Musubi stopped chewing, her cheeks were filled with food, resembling a chipmunk's, her eyes started to bubble in sadness, she was on the brink of crying. Her eyes seemed so sad, but to Kenichi she just looked plain cute. He raised an eyebrow,

"Oh Kenichi! I really, truly owe you my life. I honestly don't how I'll ever repay you, not only did you save my life but you fed me too. She pouted, her voice sounding like a little girls, Kenichi just shook his hand, he smiled and reassured her,

"Musubi, you don't have to repay me. Hehe, please just eat as much as you want."

"Okay." She went back to eating her burgers, Kenichi eyes started to stare through Musubi, as if she was a transparent glass window. He was still trying to accept his reality, He thought long and hard, suddenly he's interrupted by,

"Kenichi?" Her voice as gentle as ever, he snaps out of his daydream, his nerves jumping on instinct, his eyes darted to Musubi's brown ones. He sat up straight and paid full attention to her,

"Yeah?" She was sulking once again, this girl was being too hard on herself, she looked so embarrassed, her shoulder slumped in defeat, it was really unsettling him.

"Can we talk?" His eyebrows furrowed in concern, he cups his chin and looks intently into her eyes,

"Sure."

"I-I really don't have anywhere else to go." The words came out slow, as if she was waiting for a scream, Kenichi had a feeling something like this would come up, he was frustrated but smiled, he just needed to stall the landlord little bit longer. His teeth almost shinned as he looked at her sad expression,

"Oh that's too bad." He was going to add his last bit but was cut off as she looked into his eyes, he could see the desperation in them, how could he possibly turn her dow

"Oh please Kenichi, if it's no trouble could I stay the night here again please?!" He scratched the back of his head and contemplated, Kenichi wasn't in a good financial spot to be having people staying over, but he couldn't leave someone like Musubi out in the cold weather, no, he couldn't allow that. Besides, those two thunder twins were after her, he was going to protect her no matter what. He sighed, Maybe this could last for awhile,

"Ok Musubi. I'll let you stay." He grinned, he felt that he was doing the right thing, Musubi lit up in joy, she wrapped her arms around Kenichi's shoulders and squeezed him hard. "Thank you, Thank you, thank you!" She reminded him of Honoka, whenever she begged mom and dad to go visit him at the dojo, that hug sent him back, it was nostalgic and wonderful, he realizes that her intense bear hug was squeezing the life out of him. Even for a highly skilled Martial Artist like Kenichi, her strength was bordering on "super human." He managed to wheeze out,

"Huh-Musubi,…You're crushing my chest!" it came out all breathless and raspy, she let go and went back to her siting position. He smiled and scratched his head, rather curious he asks,

"Oh! And that reminds me. Why were those girl chasing you-" He was cut off, Musubi was now invading his personal bubble, her cheeks slightly stained pink. his cheeks flushed as he leaned back slightly, his lips turned into a meek frown as she got closer. Kenichi couldn't really describe her expression, if anything it looked tired and disappointed, her frown was in depression, her eyes looked like they were in blissful state. Musubi's eyelids came down slightly, she was sad about something, he just didn't know what. He audibly gulped, a sweat drop grew in size on his cheek.

"You're such a wonderful, kind, and giving person, Kenichi," She said in a voice that can only be described in awe

"I just wish someone like you would be my Ashikabi." He raised an eyebrow, this 'Ashikabi' sounded like a title of some kind.

"Ashikabi? What's that?" he mutters, he honestly didn't have a clue what that meant, she was advancing closer to Kenichi, he shut his mouth and tried to lean back farther.

"The special person I'm suppose to find. She reached out slowly, putting one of his hands in both of her hands, with Kenichi letting her. the feeling of butterflies was in his stomach right when her fingers touched the skin, she guided Kenichi's hand slowly to her body, he was in shock and awe, his heart rate doubled in pace,

"Even though we've never met yet, our Ashikabi is the one we are born to serve." His eyes dilated as his hand was getting closer and closer to her heart,

"It's our job to guide them,…to the higher sky above." Musubi's voice was filled with compassion, Kenichi was stuck in her trance, her voice was a smoothing melody that calmed his nerves and worries. She put his hand over her heart, more specially her boob. His brained kicked into gear, he flinched, and gasped. Musubi was shocked as well, realizing she must've done something wrong. Her mouth opening in disbelief.

End of flashback.

"What the heck was that?" Kenichi was siting cross legged on the door step of his apartment, he tried to meditate in peace, but the events of yesterday kept creeping into his mind. He sighed, he pressed the palm of his hand and wiped his face in defeat. "It's hopeless…I can't clear my mind." He hears steps coming up to his apartment, he turns. It was the landlord, he stood up straight and hopped back onto his feet. He did a cartoonish salute and puffed out his chest. Kenichi was a grown man, but he still had the 14 year mentality once and a while.

"Ah, good evening Shirahama." A sweat drop grew in size as he reached the final step,

"Good evening sir." The man raised his hand, signifying him at ease. The landlord was a fairly small older gentlemen, he had a plaid shirt and khaki jeans, Kenichi had to self-discipline himself not to laugh every time he saw his face, the landlord looked like a fish, Kenichi officially dubbed him: "Fishface man." The landlord was deducing Kenichi thoroughly, a sweat drop grew in size on his,

" I heard voices, who do you have in their!?" His voice was quick and commanding, Kenichi needed to put on a believable show, he freaked out and put his arms up in surrender,

"No one sir! Just merely a friend of mine who was just about to leave." He chuckled and rubbed his neck nervously, "I hope he toke the bait." The landlord furrowed his brow and entered Kenichi's bubble, he could basically smell the nasty odor of fish. He stifled a cough, and locked eyes with the serious landlord.

"I only gave you the singles, so you better remember that lease you signed," he jab a finger to his chest, almost pushing him back, the man had some strength,

"Because if you have a woman in there, I swear… I'll kick your damn ass out of here!" Kenichi gulped,

"Yes-yes sir." His voice was quiet and small, the landlord, AKA Fishface man walked back down the steps and into his downstairs single. Kenichi finally relaxed, he released a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat off his brow,

"That old fart scares me." He whispers, he then hears,

"Kenichi!" Every nerve jumped as he heard her voice, he was lucky the landlord didn't hear her. "Yes!" He opened the door, and sighed once again. It was Musubi, fully dressed this time. He rubbed his head,

"Oh you're dressed, that's good." Musubi started to pout again, he gave her a confused look, what could she possibly be blaming herself over this time?

"Oh, That's why you were acting like that." He raised an eyebrow, "Huh?!"

"Was-was my lack of modesty freaking you out?" she sound sincere, Kenichi blushed and reacted totally out of character. He waved his arms in an exaggerated manner, he put his arms out in surrender,

"No-No-No! It was your boobs, wait-wait don't take that the wrong way! Its just, they were very nice." He chuckled and tried to calm down, his flustered face red, Musubi looked happy, her facing turning in a beautiful grin.

"You liked them?" her voice was sweet as honey, Kenichi scratched his cheek nervously, his face got even redder,

"Yeah they were amazing! But, I honestly think you shouldn't show them of like that."

"Kenichi?"
"NO NO- I mean, you don't have to show them around me. You just need to be a little more modest." He chuckled, this girl was starting to grow on him, he felt something he hasn't felt since he lift for college. He didn't know what it was but it was a nice warm fuzzy feeling. He looked at Musubi and saw her bubbly eyes and her pouted expression.

"Kenichi?"

"Yeah?"

"I'm really really hungry again." Her voice reminiscent of a child's, a vein in Kenichi's forehead throbbed, he sighed,

"Ok, come on."

Later

The two exited a restaurant and were now in the parking lot, Kenichi with his trademark smile, and Musubi with a smile traced across her lips, feeling completely satisfied with her meal she rejoiced happily, jumping up and down like a child. Kenichi's happy expression changed instantly to frown. He shoved his hands into his leather jacket and looked at the ground. Musubi was bubbling with optimism,

"That was delicious!" He sighed,

"I'm just glad you enjoyed it, so are you full now?" He reached into his pocket and toke out his wallet, it was empty. He literally saw a fly come out of the leather wallet, he closed his eyes and his lips turned into a quivering frown, almost if he was going to cry. This was just embarrassing.

"I hope she is, those 10 full course meals drove me into bankruptcy! I mean Jesus, this girl has an appetite!" He bowed his head, knowing that he was in a financial hole, and probably never going to get out of it. Musubi looked at Kenichi, her face with pride and joy.

"So Kenichi, I was wondering if I could make you dinner tonight." He looked up her, he was in disbelief, no one's ever cooked for him before. Well, there are exceptions, but you get the point.

"Really, I mean, sure if you like." He didn't realize the smile on his face,

"Great! It will be wonderful!" she raised her arms in a playful manner, Kenichi shook his head. This girl was too happy, and he was glad for that. There aren't a lot of happy people nowadays. He pointed to nothing particularly to his right,

"But first. I gotta get some money from the bank first. I could meet you at the grocery store, is that ok?" he nodded her head,

"Ok!"

Later,

Kenichi slapped his hand to his face in an exaggerated manner. He was walking to the nearest ATM and was deciding what to do about Musubi. "I need her to leave! But how am I suppose to break that to her gently!" "Furthermore, I really don't have the money to be taking care of two people! Let alone myself." "But, I can't leave someone like Musubi out there, all cold and alone! That's not right!"

Kenichi was having to most difficult inner conflict ever. Both sides of his conscience tried to be rational and emotional, one side, Kenichi's heart, or the other side, The cold hard truth. He clenched his teeth, he couldn't go through with just kicking her out. Suddenly, the more he advanced down the street, the more he hears something he recognizes. Kenichi stopped in his tracks and looked up from his downcasted gaze. His jaw dropped as he tried to piece together the enigma before him.

There was a little girl, no more than 7 years old. A hand gave her a balloon, she smiled happily and took the red colored balloon, thus making her day. Suddenly he sees papers being passed out, probably promoting some restaurant. "Donnamondas" family restaurant is having it's grand reopening. Please, come visit." The voice was clearly a woman's, but it was eerily similar to Kenichi's ears. Kenichi walks closer, slowly the gears start turning in his brain. "Wait? Haven't I heard that voice before?" He steps closer, and it hits him. "No way!" It was the twin sisters from before, the tallest and probably the oldest one was passing out papers to a group of pedestrians, while the younger yet shorter sister was carrying multi colored balloons. The two were wearing maid's outfits, the older one in purple, the younger one in red. What sent a shiver down Kenichi's spine were their happy smiles, just the other day they were wearing nasty menacing smiles. A sweat drop grew in size as the youngest one turned her head, noticing something strange at the corner of her eye, she basically felt his presence. "Shit! They saw me!" He froze on the spot as he clenched his teeth hard.

"Hey! You're that guy who ran off with that Sekirei!" shouted the oldest, Kenichi rose an eyebrow, and retorted,

"You were those girls wearing those…S&M costumes yesterday!" he jabbed a finger at them, his jaw dropped, this couldn't be right.

"Hey pal, where's that Sekirei!" shouted the younger one, he was speechless, what were these girls talking about?

"Se-Sekirei?" He suddenly hears the worst possible sound,

"Hey Kenichi!" His eyes dilated as he turned around, "Oh Shit!" he mutters. It was Musubi. She was running towards him with that carefree smile, oblivious to the situation he was in.

"Silly me! I almost forgot what you wanted for dinner tonight!" He reached out towards her,

"Musubi STOP! Turn around now!" She stopped, her mouth dropping in disbelief. He turned back to the twins, their fingers were laced together with the other, while their opposite hand was emitting purple electricity. Kenichi clenched his teeth, his eyes contracted,

"This is the second time we've seen you. Just are luck!" said the younger sister, her tone was scary and mischievous,

"This town really is small after all huh?" said the oldest, her tone matching her sister's . Kenichi started to sweat bullets, his fist were balled and ready for a fight,

"You two!" shouted Musubi, she stepped back in shock, The oldest one flicked her hands towards Musubi, "Your too slow!" Kenichi saw the bolt of electricity flow from the twin's fingers tips. It moved through the sky in slow motion, in the eyes of Kenichi of course. His heart beat accelerated in pace, the bolt was half towards hitting Musubi, Kenichi bent his knees and aimed himself towards Musubi. In one swift and split second move ran towards her. Knocking him and herself on top of the other. Remember, this all happened in a matter of short seconds, Kenichi moved inhumanly fast. Their eyes closed as the lightning bolt barely grazed Kenichi's jacket. The bolt hit a tree not too far behind them, Kenichi and Musubi opened their eyes at the same time, one lid at a time. Their eyes locked, Kenichi's hands were beside her face, as her hand was on his chest, probably feeling his astounding muscles. A blush was on her cheeks, as for Kenichi, he had his eyebrows furrowed and a look of concern written on his face. His eyes dart across her face and body, looking for and lacerations or scratches.

"Are you alright?" his voice went deep and assertive, this always happened to Kenichi, even when he was in high school. Whenever anybody threatened Kenichi's family, friends, or even his masters, Kenichi turned into someone different. His voice didn't sound sweet and high pitched anymore, it sounded like a grown man's, full of conviction and selflessness. Musubi's eyes trembled, her mouth dropped down in disbelief. Her blush grew in color as she remembered how to speak,

"Ye-yes I'm fine. You're so brave." Her voice trembled, Kenichi rose an eyebrow, he wanted to dwell on the subject longer, but had to look behind him. The twins were advancing towards them,

"You know, we thought you were going to emerge with this guy the other day." Said the oldest,

"Seems like that didn't happened." Said the youngest. Kenichi clenched his teeth,

"Musubi grab my hand. I'll help you up." He ignored the girls and offered his hand, she gently reached for it, their hands touched. Kenichi was reminded how soft they were, "O-Ok." Her voice was still quivering, the two stood up Kenichi gently pushed Musubi behind him, he glanced out of the corner of his eyes towards her,

"Stay behind me." She nods her head. The disciple walks up to the twins, he pushed all the fear or self harm from his system,If you looked closely you could see a a strange light in his eyes, he bereaved in slowly, his chest going in and out. The twins walked up to him as if he was a pest to be stomped on.

"I won't let you lay a finger on Musubi! I'm warning you now!" his eyebrows furrowed as he spread his arms out wide, Kenichi didn't realize it, but those words triggered a reaction in Musubi's body, causing her entire form to heat up to an increasing degree, her breathing became labored and her heart started to pound madly in her chest. The twins clenched their teeth in irritation, Kenichi held his ground as the proceeded.

"Why are you protecting her!?" screamed the oldest,

"It's not like you're her Ashikabi!" retorted the youngest, Kenichi stood firm and true, he wasn't going to abandon Musubi, no matter what.

"I'm warning you now! I'll protect Musubi with everything I have!" He stared down his opponents, his eyes firey and fierce. Kenichi could see the vein throb in their heads, they sighed and raised their arms to strike Kenichi. He started to bereave slowly again, this time slowing his heart rate to a snail's crawl, their hands started to come down,

"It's your funeral pal." Their hands came down, the bolt of electricity arced through the empty space between Kenichi and the twins, to him, everything seemed to flow in slow motion. He jumped at this opportunity, he swipes his left foot in a circle outwards, getting into his stance. He then twirled his arms in a circular motion, closing his eyes in the process, Kenichi felt everything, to the sound of his heartbeat, and to sound of everything around him. He cleared his mind, and at the right moment reached his right arm outwards towards the bolt of electricity. The energy entered his hand and danced across his skin, he twirled his hands letting the flow of energy move through his left arm now. In order for this ancient form of Thai chi to work Kenichi had to open his mind, meaning, he had to remember. So he did, he remembered everything, his friends, his family, his masters, everything. Images raced through Kenichi's mind, almost if it was a film. Laughs, jokes, anything that was heartwarming to Kenichi was played through his subconscious. His arms were moving like flowing water, gracious and swift. The images started to come in lightning fast speed, meaning that Kenichi needed to expel the energy. He turned his body towards the road, taking two fingers, he twirled his hands to the roads and shoot the bolt of electricity outwards.

BAM!

There's a pause. Kenichi opens his eyes, his hands are smoking from the energy that coursed across his skin. He breath in again slowly, he then shifted his stance back towards the twins, his right leg coming forward. His stance changed into a traditional karate stance. He moved his arms in a circular motion, thus, creating his Seikuken or also known as his "sphere of control." He stared at the twins, their jaws were hung to the floor in shock and awe, they started to sweating bullets. Kenichi had a deadly serious expression, his lips in a frown and his eyebrows furrowed, he snapped into his stance. He expel the smoke the flowed out the palms of his hands.

"Look. I would advise you two to leave right now! I won't physically fight you two but, As long as I'm here, Musubi will be protect." Kenichi voice was grown and honest. He then started to emit his ki or his aura. When a person fights for what they believe in they emit a spiritual aura, or ki, this ki is the person's willpower and spirit. Kenichi didn't know that this aura could be sensed by Sekirei, and his was immense. He could see the twins visibly shake, their eyes dilate in shock, they start sweating even more than before. Kenichi notices that the younger sister has a look of fear in her eyes, she was terrified of him, while the older one had her teeth clenched and had a look of agitation. The younger sister turns to her older and sister,

"Hikari, do you feel his aura?!" she's shaking,

"Yes I do! But this guy's a god damn push over! We can take him! Besides, he's just a weak human" retorted the older one, they turn towards Kenichi, his aura growing even bigger.

"I really don't think we should be fighting this guy anymore. Is she really worth it?!"

"Of course she is! Stop being such a pussy!"

"But the guy just REDRICTED LIGHTNING!"

"Fine then! I'll attack him!" The older one whined up her arm and prepared to strike him again, Kenichi clenched his teeth. He wanted to run up to her and put her in a jujitsu hold, but that defied his principal of ever hitting a girl. The bolt came towards Kenichi, he swiped his leg low to the ground, almost if he was doing a swipe kick. Using momentum, he twirled into a flip from his pervious move and landed perfectly onto his feet and back into his stance. The twins step back in fear, their eye trembling.

"Look, this doesn't have to-"

"SHUT UP!" The two screamed and shot bolt after bolt of lighting towards him, his eyes contracted. He had no other option but to dodge the bolts of energy, he dodged, flipped, ducked and did elaborate moves that only a Olympic gymnast could do. It soon started to become overwhelming for Kenichi, he stopped, one bolt came hurtling towards his face.

"Oh shit!"

He decided to tactical retreat from the fight, his face turning comical and whimsy, he ducked, the bolt barely grazing his nice set of hair. He ran towards Musubi, who was sitting on the ground and breathing heavily, he scooped her up in her arms bridal style and ran as fast as he feet could take him. Bolts whizzed by him and as he almost lost his footing.

"Hey! Get back here!" they screamed and chased Kenichi. His stamina was that of an Olympic runner and these girl were hot on his trail, shooting lightning at him like crazy. He bi his lips as he saw a alleyway,

"Hold on Musubi, we'll lose them in there!" He turned down the alleyway, he ran start to the middle and stopped. He needed to take a breather, and check over Musubi. He didn't know that the twins were going to cut them off. They hopped onto the roof tops in a flash.

They stopped and toke a short breather, feeling comfortable that their safe. Musubi was on her knees while Kenichi kneeled down in front of her and touched her face gently. He ran his thumb across her cheek, his eyes scanning for any cuts or bruises. "I'm just making sure you're ok." He noticed her flushed red face and heavy panting, and automatically became concerned,

"Musubi! Your face, it's red!?" He felt her forehead for a high temperature. 'Strange, she running a high fever, but I would be able to tell if she's sick. So that begs the question, why is she so-' He thoughts were cut short when she threw herself onto his shoulders, Kenichi was confused. The disciple blinked when his hypersensitive nose was hit with a honey-like scent. Kenichi was a virgin through and through, sure. But, there was no denying the unmistakable smell the filled his nostrils.

'Is she...aroused!?' The disciple leaned in to evaluate Musubi's face. It's been several years since he's been around a woman but he knew, the Sekirei was showing clear signs of a woman who was extremely horny. Half-lidded eyes, the flushed cheeks, the way she was heaving for breath and the distinct smell of her female juices drenching her panties. All clear signs of a woman who was very sexually aroused. For some reason this seemed to hamper her from functioning properly, Musubi almost looked like she was going into heat. The disciple gulped,

"Musubi what's-"

"Please... help me." Her voice was trembling as she straddled his waist, this whole deboggle was setting Kenichi on edge.

"I don't know what's happening! My body's hot and it keeps getting hotter!" Kenichi clenched his teeth,

"What!" she pushed him to the ground, putting all her weight on her shoulders. Kenichi caught a handful of her right breast and lost his coolness,

"I'm sorry that didn't-!" he was cut off, Musubi put her hand over the preoccupied one and leaned closer to Kenichi's face, he was flustered and confused.

"Your touch Kenichi…it's so…" she's leaning closing the gap towards the dumbfounded disciple, not knowing what to do he stays completely still, involuntarily leaning forward as well, something was about to happen, something that probably involved a kiss but was cut short.

"Are we interrupting something?" He turns behind, it's the older sister. He looks behind Musubi and saw the younger one, and does a quiet "Shit!"

"You two are trapped like rats! SO GIVE UP!" Kenichi's brought back to Musubi's attention when he sees her light pink lips, it was strange seeing her like this. She leaned closer, he didn't dare move.

"Shit, Hibiki! She's gonna-!"

"I know!" the twins charge towards them. Kenichi ignores the two evil twins and focuses on Musubi's oncoming lips, his heart was pounding in his chest, until the nice soft touch of her lips made contact with his. Her lips were gentle and light like cotton, while his was smooth and warm.'It feels like a smooth yukata has graced my lips.' The disciple applied more pressure to Musubi's warm lips.

Suddenly, Kenichi's Ki field starts to flare dramatically, Kenichi almost pulled back, startled by this revelation. Out of gut instinct, the master disciple came to the unsettling conclusion that his Ki is merging with hers. Merging's not really the word to fit, actually her Ki seemed to shift to fit his own, it expanded, and increased in size and power, almost doubling his own.

Musubi began glowing bright purple, the Ki around her in a prism like rays of light. A symbol appeared on her back and began to project itself outwards in a physical manifestation of energy. The symbol was a bird with a ying and yang circle under it and two tomoes on either side, making it four total. With the ying an yang crest they formed a U with the tomoes under the bird. From the projected symbol ten wing sprouted out of her back, large, brilliant rays of light that shone in the cast aside the darkness of the alleyway they were in. The twins were blinded by the bright white light, so bright in fact, they had to shade their eyes from going blind.

The wings pushed up against the confided small walls of the alley they were in, actually cracking the cement they were struggling against. Eventually, as if the wings decided that the fight against the walls was pointless, the wings folded in on themselves and engulfed him and Musubi in a protective embrace.

The soon began to fade, the wings disappeared, and the symbol made from energy vanished.

"Really!? Out of all the places here, this was the place she just had to emerge. Said the oldest sister who was now a couple inches behind Kenichi,

"I know, right! And we almost had her too. Complained the younger one.

"But we could…" the older sister's hands snake their way to Kenichi's jacket collar, she yanks him into her arms and points her index finger at his face, emitting a ribbon of electricity, " take out the guy was dumb enough to get in our way." Kenichi's eye darted from the finger to her eyes, he couldn't get out of her grip, it was inhumanly strong, Kenichi's wasn't strong enough or in the right position to slide out of the hold. His pupils contract as the finger draws closer until,

"LET KENICHI GO!" The area is devoid of noise, Kenichi eyes snap to Musubi, she's standing up and tall and was ready for a fight, the older sister smiles,

"You suddenly got tough."

"I said let him go!" her voice was different, it was not o' so go happy Musubi anymore, it was commanding and dangerous, Kenichi jaw dropped. This was a brand new side to Musubi he's never seen.

"And if I don't?!" there's a pause,

"I'll have to fight you.

The two sisters grin, Kenichi's hauled into a wall and hits the ground. He shakes the cobwebs from his eyes and watched as the older sister throws a bolt towards Musubi, she's dodges and literally comes flying towards the twin at an alarming speed. Kenichi's in awe, this couldn't be real. She throws another bolt, causing a black cloud explosion of dust and debris. She stops and thinks if she hit her target before,

"ABOVE YOU!" shouts the younger one. She looks up at the last minute to find Musubi hurling a punch towards her face. She suddenly generates an electric force field, absorbing the force of the punch instantly. Musubi tries hard to penetrate the shield but it's too strong.

"You know…with that power…you could actually challenge my sister and I." She pushed Musubi back, she charged, but the sister wound up a bolt and hurled it at Musubi. There's a blinding light, and a short pause. Kenichi uncovers his eyes and notices the twins were now on a roof top.

"But we don't fight Sekirei who've already emerged!" shouted the oldest.

"Well good luck guiding your guy to the higher sky above!" shouted the younger, and with that said the two jumped off into the distance, doing elaborate jumps off walls and incredibly hard leaps. Musubi and Kenichi are in confusion, well Kenichi was anyway.

The twins leaped into a hallway. The two got confronted by a sekirei by the name of Homura, Homura was a tall man with white hair, he had a black mask covering his face and an entirely black costume. Homura scolded the twins for picking a fight on an unemerged Sekirei. Of course the twins gave him lip and threated him to a fight. Luckily Hibiki the youngest, calmed her sister, Hikari down. He warned them and left, leaving them knowing that Musubi has found her master, and a powerful one at that.

Musubi's smile was back, while Kenichi pointed at the roof in confusion,

"Did-did-did you just see that?" his voice was quivering as she turned around and offered her hand to Kenichi. "Yes I did. Are you alright Kenichi?" her voice was sweet, Kenichi blushed before,

"Don't worry about me. Uh… you don't realize this but you're dress is kinda…ripped." His eyes dart to her breast, she notices and covers her huge ample chest. Kenichi jumps up and warps her in his leather jacket,

"Here put this on. If I may ask…what are you guys?" he's curious as ever, the smile on his face proving it. Even though he almost died today.

"We're what you would call…Sekireis." He does a,

"Ohhhhh."

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Later that night

"HAHAHA! You flunked the entrance exam again! Jezz big brother!" It was Honoka, Kenichi's younger sister, her voice was blaring out the phone, even blowing his hair. If the phone was at his ear, he would've surely bleed. He started to slump his shoulders and said,

"Thanks for the support sis! I really appreciate it!" his voice dripped with sarcasm,

"Um look Honoka…could you bring some of your old clothes?" he didn't realize that sounded perverted.

"Ew yuck! Why do you want a high school girl's clothes for? You know when Miu finds out she's gonna rip your spine out. Living in the city has turned you into a total pervert Kenichi." A vein throbbed in his forehead,

"NO IT HASN'T!(deep breath Kenichi. In...Out...) Look Honoka, I just need your help. Oh, and please down tell Miu." He pleaded for his sister's help.

"Yeah, Yeah whatever pervert, I'll get some sexy ones ok? Or, maybe even borrow some of the cows clothes as well?!" Kenichi face palmed,

"Normal ones would do just find, Honoka! Thanks for listening. Bye." He hit the end call button and put the phone in his pocket, he rubbed the sides of his temples, Honoka could sometimes be a royal pain in the ass. He sighed and looked into the kitchen, first thing he saw was the nice size of Musubi's butt rock back and forth. He gazed upwards, she was wearing one of his white shirts and a apron, she was stirring something delicious in the pot. Kenichi couldn't help but just admire the perfect butt Musubi had, it swayed to a rhythm, hypnotizing him. He recapped the events the transpired,

"I gotta admit, this is ten times better. I mean, it's better than being chased by girls with electric powers and bondage fetishes. What did she say she and those girls were again? Sekireis? I mean it's so unreal, this has to be some kind of manga or something! Even witnessing it with my own eyes it still feels fake.

"Dinner will be ready soon 'kay." He nods his head,

"Ok. Thank you Musubi, this is real nice of you." She's preoccupied and doesn't turn, "Kenichi stop being so modest. It's the least I can do for being such a hassle." He blushes, "You were never a hassle." He whispers, suddenly,

"TADA!" The hairs and nerves on the back of Kenichi's neck jump at the sound from behind, he turns. The TV shows an image of what seems to be Minaka, leader of MBI, wearing his ridiculous white super man outfit. Kenichi raises an eyebrow and reaches for the remote. He points it at the tv wondering,

"Did leave the TV on?" His finger hovers over the power button before,

"Hey wait don't turn it off!" he swore it came from the TV, his jaw drops, as he drops the remote in shock.

"My dear boy, you've just been partners with a Sekirei! Congratulations!" Kenichi watches intently at the television and raises an eyebrow before,

"Professor!" he turns, it was Musubi, happy as always. He points to the screen and asks,

"You know this nutjob?"

"Of course! He's my professor and the company president." Kenichi turns to back to the screen, his eyes furrowed,

"Minaka, I presume." The president chuckles,

"Good catch Kenichi Shirahama. I'm glad you actually pay attention. But I wonder, why did you fail the exam for the second time! You seem like a smart guy!" Kenichi's shakes his head in disbelief,

"How the hell do you know about that?" The president gives him a hearty laugh, it made his skin cringe and his stomach twist. "There isn't anything I don't know!"

"The Sekirei plan, that's the name of the game that you've become a major player in starting today. Kenichi gulps, this guy was crazy, and mad crazy too.

"So this...is just some game?" he hated that term, the president goes into the rules and description of the Sekirei and minutes past.

"So do you understand the rules of the game?" ask Minaka, Kenichi nods his head,

"If I understand correctly, Musubi is a Sekirei and Sekireis have to secretly fight one another like a tournament. And I'm her partner, also known as an Ashikabi, right?"

"What do you know! You're actually a fast learner! Hahah!" Kenichi's not through with this guy,

"Well… is that it? I mean is there anything else?" Minaka leans closer to the screens, insizing his head to an alarming degree.

"Yes! This game is a high confidential project! You cannot tell another soul about it or I'll personally tell representatives to come over to your house and deal with you accordingly! Keep that in mind will you!"

"What the hell do you mean by that!?" he shouts,

"Good now take care of yourself, Number 88 AKA Musubi!"

"Wait a damn moment!"

"Yes professor!" The TV sizzles off, Kenichi's sulking in fear, while Musubi's waving goodbye.

KNOCK KNOCK! Kenichi's nerves are shot, he jumps up and runs to the door, anxious to see who it could be.

"Who is it?" no response, he turns the doorknob and it reveals a huge man in a Men in Black suit, the only thing different is the golden pin stabbed to his chest pocket, read: MBI. Kenichi's eyes dilate.

"I didn't tell a single soul I SWEAR!" The man doesn't react, he just throws a big cubed box into his arms. They reveal the contents to be-

"My clothes!" shouted Musubi, Kenichi starts sulking,

"And to think, I just called Honoka about clothes." He notices Musubi undo the buttons on her shirt and jumps to his feet, "I'll wait for you to change." He's got the door open before,

"Wait Kenichi." He stops, her voice has a different tone. He sees her smile,

"I just want to let you know that I will fight for you! I promise, I'll make sure that me and you rise to the higher sky above together. Kenichi appalled to hear this strange verse, he blushes, this was promise and a big one.

"Musubi." He whispers, He suddenly hears,

"I knew it!" He knows that voice, "Oh shit." He jumps in front of Musubi, trying very hard to block her, it was the Fishface landlord. Kenichi forgot to close the door,

"It's not what it looks like-It's just a friend- she's just…" he realizes, "It's over."

"GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE!"

The next day,

Kenichi and Musubi exit the apartment info booth with frowns. Kenichi had his hands in his pockets,

"That was the fifteenth one today!" he slapped his face,

"I didn't realize apartment hunting would be so hard."
"You and me both."

"What should we do Kenichi?" He taps his finger to his cheek and thinks,

"I could ask my mom for a loan…but we would have to explain are situation to her." An image of Minaka crosses his mind, he freezes in place while a sweat drop grows in size.

"Are you ok?" he switches expression in an instant,

"Yeah! Never better! Now onto the next one!" he raises his fist triumphantly towards the sky and takes off towards the next booth.

Later at night

Kenichi and Musubi are now on a bench, he was utterly defeated. Kenichi could sense his master's ridicules from god knows how far away. He looked at the ground in defeat as he laced his fingers together. "Go figure. Everyone in the city turned me down, Jezz, sometimes life can be unforgivable. Just like a fight. Musubi looks at her Ashikabi in concern, she feels the slight pitter patter of rain drops hit her face, then comes the icey cold rain shower. Soaking her and him to the bone, Kenichi was done, this was way too hard. Fighting was one thing, but real life was another. His eyes were downcasted in shame, Musubi looked into his chocolate brown eyes. She was worried for him,

"Kenichi?" The man stood up,

"Tell me something."
"Yeah?"

"I'm your Ashikabi right? Why…why me?"

"I'm not good enough! I've got know special talent, no money, I'm slow at learning new things, I can't even find a job Musubi! So why? Why wimpy Shirahama!" Kenichi couldn't believe he lost all the confidence that's he's spent 4 years building. He felt pathetic, he just wanted to crawl up and die,

"I mean, an Ashikabi is suppose to be someone special right? Well…I'm not special at all." Kenichi tried hard to bite back the tears that were on the verge of falling down his cheek. Until he heard,

"You can't tell cause of the rain now, but there's suppose to be a beautiful moon out tonight." She turned towards Kenichi with a smile,

"You're wrong Kenichi. You're incredibly special. You being you is what makes you special so never forget that." Her smile was wonderful, Kenichi looked into her eyes, he didn't know if it was true or not, he was just glad someone was talking to him.

"You're a good man Kenichi Shirahama. And beautifully gifted. The way you stood up to those twins was amazing. You were like my knight in shining armor. And the way you redirected that lightning! Amazing." Kenichi couldn't help but blush, Musubi voice was angelic and serine. It was comforting,

"To me, you're the most special person in the world. She stood up onto her tippy toes, gently grabbed Kenichi's cheeks and pressed a soft kiss to his lips. It was heartwarming, it made his heart flutter like a butterfly. Kenichi could see the pink glowing wings emerging from her back. She was a true angel, she pulled away and stood on her feet.

"I swear. I would do anything for you, whatever you could possibly wish for." She turned and looked up at the nasty grey rain clouds and raised her hands towards the sky,

"I would even break through those clouds, to reach moon, and someday…the higher sky above." Her body soon glowed pink, her eyes were closed and her arms were crossed. Kenichi had to reddest face in his life, never has he met someone so devoted, so caring, and so wonderful to be around. Musubi was a beckon for happiness, and was glad that he found her. He closed his eyes and made a silent promise,

"And I promise to always protect you Musubi." He opened his eyes, and heard her chant,

"By my fist of the contract. My Ashikabi's perils will be shattered." Her voice was reminiscent as if this was a prayer. Her smile returned, she grabbed his hands and started to spin,

"Well, shall we go!" her voice enthusiastic as ever, Kenichi jaw hit the ground as she spun faster, soon his legs weren't even touching the ground. The spin started to turn into a tornado and she leaped off the ground. The mightiest disciple in history screamed like a girl the whole way,

"OH CRAP OH CRAP!" Musubi laughed, the two were soaring into the clouds, and Musubi did it. She broke through the black nasty clouds. Kenichi finally snuck a peek at the happy Musubi as the glided through the empty sky. Kenichi was in awe, the full moon was beautiful. It's luminescent glow was breath taking. If anything, this felt like a fantasy. "See told you it was a beautiful Moon." Kenichi blushed, "I failed my exam for the second time this year. And lift everything behind. But, that was the day I met her…Musubi."

To Be Continued …