Chapter 2

I am Renjiisk

"My name is Renjiisk Matoi," the man from under the hood said again, only this time Ryuko was watching from the Pyre. Matoi, she taught to her had never seen him or heard his name. Still the way he fought and the way he took Uzu down was faster than she would have ever done with Senketsu. But still just looking at him, even seeing him move while he fought Uzu brought some what of an ache to her chest.

Shaking that thought of her head she began to look for the staircase that connected to the bridged that Satsuki used to look over the conflict.

"Matoi," a voice said. Ryuko looked back to see Nonon looking back at her.

"What is it now?" Ryuko said.

"The first Matoi caused a huge rekus. What do you thing the second one might do?" She asked Ryuko.

"Maybe the first Matoi might keep her title," Ryuko said with a grin.

"Then I guess its time to use those," Nonon said as she pointed to something on the wall.

"Guess Nee-san can't do it all by herself, huh?"

"Go, Gamagoori. Show this scum what the strenght of Honnouji academy."

"Yes, Satsuki-sama." Gamagoori said as he jumped from the pyre to land heavily across from Renjiisk.

"Sanageyama Uzu, Inumuta Houka, and now Gamagoori Ira, Whats next? Or is the great Kiryuin Satsuki afraid of getting her shoes wet and up her spoiled ass?"

"Thats enough of such nonsense. No one speaks so disrespectfully to Lady Satsuki. Especially not in front of me, Ira Gamagoori her living shield!"

"Shield or not, I will get through you. Now, we can do this the simple way or we could do it the hard way."

Gamagoori stepped forward and punched out. While he repeated his punch Renjiisk jumped over head and landed behind him, unsheathing his swords.

"I guess its going to be the hard way," Renjiisk said as he charged forward. Gamagoori charged as well but Renjiisk jumped overhead and was able to cut at Gamagori back. As Gamagoori struggled to remain in control, Renjiisk took this opportunity to launch him into the sky. Once in the air, he jumped onto Gamagoori and jumped again. This time he aimed directly towards Satsuki.

Before Renjiisk could get 2 meters in front of her, Gamagoori grabbed Renjiisk leg and sent him flying towards the ground. Renjiisk landed on his feet and already ready to strike.

"You don't give up that easily, do you?"

"I am Satsuki-sama's Living Shield. Nothing gets through me."

"Is that so? So you're strong, but can you keep up?"

Renjiisk sheathed his swords and began running towards him. Gamagoori started punching but all was in vain as Renjiisk slid between his legs. Renjiisk kept on running until he came up to the wall and began running up that. For a split second he stopped and launched himself off the wall. He leaped with his robotic arm and hand in ball of a fist. Gamagori stood there with his hands wide open as if he tried to catch Renjiisk like a baseball. The only flaw was that Renjiisk wasn't aiming for Gamagoori but for the ground beneath him. He punched hard and debris started to fly outwards.

"Wha...What?!" Gamagoori stammered and became dazed. Renjiisk saw his chance and took it. Recovering from the strike he kneed Gamagoori and send him backwards. Renjiisk jumped and started slashing out at Gamagoori. Soon enough, Gamagoori hit the ground with a large thud.

"Good strength, but you lack speed, Gamagoori." Renjiisk said as he walked away and started to sheath his swords. He slowly walked to the middle and looked up to Satsuki.

"How many more until you get off your horse and come down so we can talk? But still the more that keep coming, the more dishonor you bring on your school."

This time there was a twitch in her left upper brow. As quick as lightning she unsheathed her own sword. She was about to attack when a figure stopped her and jumped from the Pyre. The figure landed softly and raised its stare to Renjiisk. The dust died down to reveal a serious Ryuko holding each of the scissor blade half. One in each hand.

"Ryuko!" Satsuki exclaimed.

"Matoi!," Uzu, Houka, and Gamagoori exclaimed.

"Ryuko? You're still alive?"

"Yeah, I am. What's it to you? Except that you will be the next to be beaten."

Renjiisk quickly let his sheathed swords drop to the ground.

"I don't want to fight you, Ryuko-san."

"That's too bad. 'Cause no one beats my friends and gets away with it."

"I didn't know that you were still alive. I-"

Ryuko dashed forward and started swinging at Renjiisk, who dodged each of her blows almost flawlessly. Before long, she started swinging with both halves at the same time trying to atleast hit him. Renjiisk at the other hand was not even breaking a sweat at dodging. He had had enough. With his robotic limb he held onto the end of the both halves of the scissor blade.

"I don't want to fight or hurt you in any way, Ryuko."

"Then you shouldn't of messed with my friends." Before any others words were said, Renjiisk was sent flying and hitting the ship of life fibers with a clank. The one who punched him was Gamagoori, who right now was having trouble standing.

"You didn't have too, Gamagoori-senpai."

"I am Gamagoori Ira, head of disciplinary and with that I must help all students here."

Ryuko nodded and focused his attention once again at Renjiisk who had now recovered from the blow. He stood still over the life fibers. Still he hadn't moved a muscle and stood there as a mad child.

"Do you give up?" Ryuko said.

"I can't give up if I never started. The better question would be is if you give up?"

"Tch, you are just like a child. If you didn't want to fight, why are you here."

"I told you already I just wanted to speak to Satsuki. But of course Honnoji Academy needed to show off its strenght. Now, that this argument is cleared up, can we speak like regular, civilized people?"

Before Ryuko could answer, robotic limbs started reaching from the ground holding and clamping to Renjiisk. Renjiisk tried squirming around but the hands wouldn't budge.

"Don't even try. All of your efforts would be in vain."

Ryuko and Renjiisk turned to see an injured Houka carrying a even more injured Uzu. In Houka's hands was a chrome colored control and its was blinking. It was the control that was used to control the arms.

"The more you try to break free the more they clamp up. Almost like quicksand. Also, the clamps themselves are based on Iori's own goku uniform and suck out any energy from you."

"Is that so?" Renjiisk said.

"Just give up already," Ryuko responded.

"If I give up and remain like this, can I finally talk to Satsuki?"

"You still going on about that? Jeez, fine. Just don't break anything else."

After the ship of life fibers and the incident resolved, Satsuki sits in her personal lounge and drinking tea in her favorite cup. To her side sits Ryuko impatiently waiting for Satsuki to finish off her tea. Finally placing the cup down, Ryuko sees her chance and talks to Satsuki.

"So, who exactly is this Renjiisk?"

"Maybe I should be asking you, since both of your surnames are Matoi."

"He is not related to me if thats what your are trying to say. Besides, you heard what he said."

"Oh, and what was that?"

"If you call this a look out and not know what is going on, then why was it built in the first place?"

Satsuki ignored the remark and Ryuko resumed.

"He said that he couldn't believe that I was alive and such and such."

"That also intrigued me. Also his strenght and his speed, and over all his ability. But, before that his knowledge of life fibers. Just who or what is he?"

Before Ryuko could answer, the doors to the lounge opened. Both Ryuko and Satsuki stared to see who had opened it. The first figure that appeared was Satsuki's childhood friend, Nonon. Behind Nonon came Renjiisk in cuffs. They had taken away his weapons and clothes that now he only had a pair of the school's uniform trousers and thats it. Because of his robotic limb, any shirt or jacket wouldn't of fit. As he walked behind her, his long shaggy black hair hung in front of his brow. His torso was well built and muscular. But apart from that, on his front and his back, he had a lot of scars and cuts. Ryuko studied the scars and almost sorry for the guy, almost.

The last one to come through was Iori. His blond hair hung back and into a ponytail. Just your basic Iori, the only difference was that he didn't have the gas mask to cover his month.

"Are the cuffs really necessary?" Renjiisk asked.

"Since the moment that you walked in, you have been considered an enemy and since you beat 3 of the Elite 4, then you've become a high security risk. So to answer your question, yes the cuffs are necessary."

"Well if you put it that way, then it makes sense."

"Quiet, don't make fun of Satsuki-chan." Nonon snapped in her pitched voice to Renjiisk.

"Well, I will if that allows you to keep your delicate lips shut, Nonon?"

Nonon's cheeks turned a bright red and she moved away.

"If you are done flirting then would you mind telling me and Satsuki what exactly you wanted to talk about. Since after all you went through all the trouble after all."

"Right. I wanted to speak alone but since we all are here, I might as well say it out loud. After all we all hate secrecy."

Renjiisk sat in the nearest chair and hung his hands in front of him.

"After the incident that followed the Life Fibers to be awakened, it was my duty to stop them and also since it was my mentors dream as well."

"What do you have against Life Fibers?" Ryuko asked.

"Life Fibers took my parents from me."

Before anyone could speak, thunder banged outside and lighting followed. The rain had began.

"My parents worked for the REVOCS organization and what did they get? They got fed to the Life Fibers as if they were only food for those monsters. So, before they came for me, I escaped my home and survived on the streets. Not to long after, I got into a fight with some dangerous gang and well, I lost. Not only did I lost my food, home, no. Life isn't that generous. I lost my left arm and was left out to bleed for my life. I thought I was going to die, and so I awaited death like a old friend. But death would have to wait since he can't take those that still have a purpose in this life."

He passed for a brief moment to gather his thoughts.

"Thats the day I found my mentor and the one that I owed my life too. My mentor was Isshin Matoi."

Before he could go on, Ryuko slammed her fist into the table.

"That's a load of Bullshit!"

"Calm yourself, Ryuko. Let me explain."

"Then explain to me why you said that I was alive? Was I suppose to be dead?"

She couldn't hold it back. She let her anger out and sprang out to Renjiisk. Holding him by the neck.

"What exactly am I to you?"

"Do you really want to know, Ryuko?"

Now they stood almost inches and both could stare into each others eyes. Thats when it happened. Renjiisk had leaned in and kissed Ryuko. It was a good seven seconds before she pulled away. Ryuko was both embarrassed and angry. She was about to do something, when Satsuki stepped in and punched him. Before anyone moved, she began kicking the living shit out of him. Before Ryuko could slap him, Satsuki stepped in and punched him. She didn't stop there. She started kicking him around until he fell to his knees.

"You have 3 seconds to tell me why I shouldn't kill you right here."

Renjiisk looked up with a grin on his face.

"If you did that, the informatio that I have will be lost forever."

"What information. I am done with your games."

Satsuki unsheated her sword and aimed it at Renjiisk throat.

"Ragyo Kiryuin is alive and breathing or atleast what is left of her. The life fibers are dormant but still here."

"YOU LIE!" Ryuko shouted.

"I don't. Some of the REVOCS is still operational and have the second fragement of the original life fiber. After all it all started with life fibers and so it will all end with life fibers."