"Itto...Shura!"
A loud pulse of pressure preceded the sharp sound of metal grating against metal. Another, nearly visible wave of force erupted from the school's training arena. The buzzer sounded throughout the building, and the loud roar of applause followed through.
"That's it! The match is over! The winner is...Another One, Ikki Kurogane!" Mikazuki cheered through the microphone. She looked over to her left slightly in order to try and provoke some commentary from her fellow announcer, only to be met with the usual Nene doll. Sighing, Mikazuki looked over the field as Ikki slowly staggered his way off towards Stella. Turning off her microphone, she chuckled to herself. "Those two are such a cute couple." She smiled, seeing the male collapse into the crimson hair girl.
Stella smiled, Ikki's arm around her shoulder both for balance and comfort, the two walking back slowly to the Dormitories. "Hey..Ikki?"
Ikki turned his head slightly. "Yes, Stella?"
"Well...now that you're done with your practice matches for the next few days...I was thinking...well..." Stella started, her voice trailing off as she continued.
Ikki couldn't help but chuckle. "Stella...what is it? We've been dating for a few months, and we've become more that just...well...a couple." he said, trying to relax the obviously nervous and stuttering girl.
"I...I know that! But...it's still...well..." Stella trailed off again. She took in a few deep breaths, mustering up the courage. "C...can w-"
"Ikki!" A voice rang out form behind them. Stella growled as bit, Ikki and herself turning around slowly to see the bespectacled student news reporter darting towards them as if her life depended on it. "Before you go! Can I pleeeeaaassseeee get a small interview for the paper about the training match!?" She rattled as she grew closer, almost pushing Stella to the ground as she neared them.
Ikki lost balance for a few seconds as Stella staggered back from Kagami pushing her aside. "K-Kagami.." he chuckled nervously, ignoring her for a bit to help Stella up, using her once again as a balance as she regained her footing. "Now's not really a good time."
"...ooohhh?" Kagami smirked, looking at the scene. "Am I interrupting a special moment from the Crimson Princess and Another One?" She chuckled, quickly starting to scribble and jot down complete fantasy level 'details' between the two lovers.
"T-there is no special moment!" Stella snapped, ripping the small notepad from the reporters hands and quickly lighting it aflame. Kagami let out a yelp of horror as Stella quickly blew the ash off her hand.
Ikki sigh, looking at the two. "Stella, that wasn't really called for."
"No no! Don't worry!" Kagami chuckled darkly. "A true, skilled reporter always has more than what is needed!" She laughed, hopping back a few steps to stay out of Stella's reach as she grabbed a small number of small, almost single page notebooks out from the pockets of her skirt. The Crimson Princess jumped a bit, seeing both the lengths and limits the news reporter would go to get her story. "So so so so...what happened Ikki? How did your match go?" Kagami pressed on with her questioning, booklets open and pen at the ready.
Ikki couldn't help but laugh a bit at the sheer determination of the girl. "I'm sorry, but I'm still feeling very exhausted from the fight...Itto Shura, as I assume everyone knows by this point, really takes a lot out of me, and, well...I need time to rest, if you don't mind. But tomorrow, I'll get back to you for your battle report, okay?" He said with a warm smile.
With a slight giggle, Kagami nodded, putting her books away. "Alright, alright." She said, agreeing to his terms. "I'll leave you two alone." She started, walking past the two, Stella noticing the clear ulterior motive. Kagami leaned to Stella slowly, and with clear, driven passion to irk her, whispered into her ear. "Itto...Shura of the night."
Stella blushed massively, her face almost reaching the same color as her hair. "N-NOW LISTEN HERE YOU!" She barked, spinning around, only to find the bespectacled woman quickly running off. She growled a bit, then quickly snapped back into reality and turning back to the pained and winded male, catching him before he toppled over. "I-I'm sorry Ikki!"
Ikki chuckled a bit, grabbing onto Stella. "It's fine." He said, smiling at her. "But...let's get going back to the dorm, okay?" he asked, seeing her nod in agreement.
Back in his bed, Ikki was deep asleep, peacefully resting from the practice match. Stella, on the other hand, was thinking. Sitting in more casual clothing, lying on the couch, her mind was abuzz about what Kagami mentioned to her.
"Itto Shura of the Night..." she muttered to herself, a blush forming on her face. After the first time hearing that line, her mind did wander about what it would be like. "We did kiss...and...well..." She muttered once again. Her mind was flooded with her usual perverted images of herself and Ikki. She rolled over onto her side, hugging a pillow tightly between her arms and her chest, letting out a heavy sigh. "I...would like to go further...after all that happened to him in the past few weeks. Just in case something happens to him...or worse...to me. I know he'll be devastated..." she trailed off again. Sitting up and putting the pillow back on the couch, she got up and grabbed a small notebook and pen, starting to jot down various inner thoughts.
Few hours went by, Ikki quickly waking up from hearing a sudden, dull thud sound. Still feeling sore and exhausted from the Itto Shura, Ikki threw his body towards the edge of his bed, looking over it to see what was wrong. "S...Stella?" He asked, groggy. Other then the somewhat muffled, slow sounds of Stella's sleeping breathing, Ikki heard nothing out of the ordinary, seeing the small room the same as they left it. He let out a relieved sigh with that knowledge. "Everything's fine..." he started, catching the glimpse of something tumbled on the floor. Curiosity got the best of him, and, pushing his body a bit, he lowered himself off his bed, and made his way slowly over to the couch. A smile grew across his face seeing the sleeping Stella. Reaching back towards the bed, Ikki reached for Stella's blankets, pausing for a second. "I think she'll like this more..." the male said quietly, so not to wake up the Crimson Princess. He grabbed the blankets he was using, and gently draped them over his fiancee. His smile grew wider as he seen Stella slowly grab at the blankets, pulling them closer to herself.
"Mn...I...Ikki..." She happily mumbled in her sleep. "I...t..together..." she started, trailing off into an incoherent, sleep talking mumble.
Ikki chuckled to himself, seeing Stella tightly grip the blankets. Leaving the sleeping princess to her beauty rest, Ikki grabbed the book, slowly sitting down against the couch, letting out a slight grunt of both comfort and pain. "What is this...?" he wondered, flipping open the pages. He read through them, thumbing through the pages and mumbling the writings to himself. "Stella has a diary of sorts? I should have known that." He said to himself. "I should put it do-" he cut himself off, reaching a page towards the middle of Stella's book. Keeping his thumb on it, he flipped through the following pages, his mouth slowly dropping as he went on. "S...s-she has some very...w...wild dreams." Ikki stammered to himself, closing the book and quickly put it back where he found it on the floor. "I...shouldn't tell Stella...I know about that." the male said. He sat there for a few minutes, his eyes flicking back between Stella and the book. Taking in a deep breath after what seemed to be hours of thinking for him, he grabbed the book once again, flipping through the pages for the first entry that startled him.