Hey guys, I'm back here with another one :D
I hope you liked my super long first chapter of DISCIPLE. I hope to add more 3k-4k word chapters because I know how much I love long chapters.
If my descriptions aren't very clear in this chapter, think of the dojo as the Ryouzanpaku dojo if you've read/watched History's Strongest Disciple: Kenichi.
-Rina
PS. Some of the Japanese words I somehow know [don't ask] are in italics and I will put their meanings at the ending author note. Also, the italics, if you didn't know, also mean dynamics, which is like emphasis. Plus, as you can tell, most of their names are also Japanese, so if I can look up the meanings, I'll put that down too.
DISCIPLE
Chapter Two: The Akiyama Dojo!
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The first thing she noticed was the mountain, but she paid no attention to it and looked around the dojo.
It had a very normal Japanese-atmosphere, unlike Asuka's home, which was designed by an American designer, which surprised her. She looked around and saw many martial arts poles, meant for hitting to practice techniques, or to simply punch to hone a person's strength. There were also many sakuras, or cherry blossoms. With a smile, she looked around and finally noticed the one-story house right smack in the middle of the space of this place. She walked towards it and heard loud noises. She guessed people were sparring.
She opened one of the doors and watched a young, red-headed girl battle against a much more muscular silver-haired boy. The girl seemed to be doing Chinese techniques, as opposed to the boy's karate moves.
The girl glanced at Asuka, but made no gesture to say hello.
Asuka quickly closed the door with a sigh and continued to go around, trying to find Juudai.
"H-Haaa!" she heard her prince shout. She quickly, but quietly, rushed to the backyard of the Akiyama Dojo. "T-Tiger K - ow!" Her eyes watched Juudai fall on his back. "Shishou! Don't attack me like that! I'm still a noob at Muay Thai - whoa!" The greenish blue haired guy she saw earlier kicked the spot next to his head as a warning.
"If you're such a, ahem, noob," the green-blue guy said, "then you have to practice." Juudai was lifted up by a hand by the Muay Thai master. "Stance up!"
Juudai put up his arms above his head and put one knee slightly up. "Ready!" the Muay Thai master exclaimed. He nodded.
Juudai quickly shot towards the master and tried to knee him, but the Muay Thai master grabbed his ankle and threw him at a pull up bar. Juudai easily caught the bar and did five pull ups, jumping off the bar with a backflip. "Not fast enough!" the master exclaimed... then he glanced behind him at Asuka. "Looks like we have a visitor. You get through the gate easily?" He winked at her.
She revealed herself and nodded. "Uh...yes."
Juudai's eyes widened. "Asuka-chan!" he cried, running towards her. The Muay Thai master just stopped him with a finger. "C'mon, Ryou-san! Onegai?"
Ryou rolled his eyes. "Fine."
Juudai ran towards her again and had the intense feeling he wanted to tackle her, but, of course, he didn't. "Hey! You came!"
She smiled, flicking his forehead. "Yowch! ...Hey, that didn't hurt as much." Juudai chuckled. "I guess I'm so used to getting beat up that your flick didn't - OW!"
She had punched him in the gut, feeling so annoyed. "Don't."
"Whoa, that hurt." He raised an eyebrow. "Natural ability?"
Asuka rolled her eyes. "Maybe, Juudai, maybe." She let out a slight giggle and grabbed Juudai's hand to get him up. He suddenly tackled her to the ground, but never realized what it would stir up. Asuka's face quickly turned a bright red in embarrassment, as opposed to Juudai's soon-to-be red face...since she had an urge to slap him. As she fulfilled her urge, Juudai kept her steady with one finger on her forehead.
"Hmph. Not so tough now, huh, Asuka!" Juudai exclaimed, using his other hand in a thumbs-up.
"Get - off - ME!" she shouted, lifting her leg up quickly, hitting him in the target area.
He groaned and collapsed next to her, holding his manhood through his pants in pain. "Oh my freaking ball sacks," he moaned.
Ryou, the Muay Thai master, chuckled and gave Asuka a round of applause. "Good, good. No matter how strong a martial artist may be, their crotch area is their greatest weakness!" he cried in happiness. "You might actually be able to surpass our little disciple here."
Juudai put up a finger. "She...needs...training," he huffed, "before...she...can... OW!" Asuka slapped him again, somewhat annoyed. "Hey, that actually...didn't...hurt," Juudai muttered. As Asuka stood up, she made a gesture that she was ready to kick him in between the legs again. "No, no, I think I have enough pain." Under his breath, Asuka heard him say, "...Physical pain and emotional pain...wheew...at least she's..." Juudai realized Asuka could hear him. He quickly cleared his throat and stood up, looking as if he never got hurt.
"Anyway," he coughed. "Do you want to join the Akiyama Dojo?" He looked a little stiff, as though he didn't want Asuka to join.
She nodded. "I think I can."
Juudai flipped his orange-and-brown hair around. "Are you sure you don't want to just be saved by me the whole time?" The voice he used was dull and cold.
"Yeah, it's okay. I want to save you, too," she admitted, blushing.
Juudai grinned, oblivious to her wording. "Sure, that's cool. You just gotta talk to Misawa," he said, pointing towards the Japanese housing. "He's the guy that in yellow, and the back of his hair is all spiky. He'll get you ready."
Ryou stepped in and looked at Asuka. "I'm Ryou Marufuji," he said, bowing slightly. "I am a Muay Thai specialist with the rank of Master."
Asuka nodded and, in reply, said, "Asuka Tenjoin, sir. I... have no talent?" It was said in a partial form of question, since she was not sure herself.
Ryou scratched his head. "We'll see," he decided in a tone that said it was either a bad thing or a good thing.
Asuka simply gulped. "So I just talk to the Misawa guy?"
Juudai shrugged. "I guess you gotta tell him you came here on my behalf," he chuckled. "Anyway, just say you're a friend of mine, and he'll probably just talk with you or something - ow!" Ryou grabbed Juudai's hair and pulled him up. "LET GO!" Juudai cried, flapping his wings like a chicken.
Ryou grinned. "Sure." He dropped Juudai. "Ha, ha. Try changing your wording, Sukoshi-Juudai."
"...Is that supposed to mean 'little Juudai'?" Asuka wondered.
"You're still here?" Ryou said sharply. "Go find Misawa!"
Juudai chuckled. "Yeah, yeah. Go ahead, Asuka. I'll be there later." He rolled his eyes, that feeling of ice shattered away from his tone of voice.
Ryou smiled mischievously. "I'm not sure if it does mean 'little Juudai'," Ryou admitted. "It's a guess... Depends on context, right?"
Juudai rolled his eyes. "Get going Asuka, before my Shishou beats me to a pulp."
"I might actually wanna see that," she said, chuckling lightly. "Whatever."
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"Misawa-san?" Asuka called.
The spiky haired man appeared. "Yes? And you can just call me Daichi."
Asuka nodded. "Um..."
He wore a yellow gi with a black belt with no shoes. "Juudai call you here?" Daichi guessed, raising an eyebrow.
"Yeah," she agreed.
"Alright, then," Daichi muttered. He strode carefully to the little table in the middle of the room and sat on his knees. "Come."
For some reason, Asuka thought, the atmosphere around this guy is a little stiff.
She sat down across the small table from him, in the same way he was sitting. Daichi pulled out a piece of paper and pen. "Alright. Fill this out...and...100,000 yen."
Her jaw dropped. "What?"
Daichi chuckled. "I love their reactions when I say that."
She still stared. "So...So, how much is it?"
"10,000," he replied.
She rolled her eyes.
"...9,000."
After a moment, Daichi said, "Fine, 1,000."
She nodded. "Okay..." She quickly got out a bill for 1,000 yen and gave it to Daichi as she began to fill out the paper.
Name: Asuka Tenjoin
Age: 16
Date of Birth: April 4
Martial Art (you are interested in/take classes in):
Measurements:
"Is this a joke?"
Daichi raised an eyebrow. "What's wrong?"
"Okay, I understand the martial arts box, but the measurements thing?"
Daichi looked offended. "Oh, sorry! Don't put anything there; it's fine. One of the masters at this place thought it would be funny to do that... Ah, I mean..."
She stared. "Whaat? Did you say one of the masters put in the little box for measurements?"
Daichi nodded with an exasperated sigh. "Yes... Juudai's...favorite master."
She cocked her head to the side. "Do I have to meet him?"
"Well...what martial art do you want to do?" Daichi asked slowly. "You didn't put anything into the martial art column," he noticed, raising an eyebrow.
"...What is there?"
"I'll give you this list," he offered. Asuka gladly accepted it as he handed her a piece of paper.
Akiyama Dojo Masters:
Muay Thai - Ryou Marufuji
Karate - Johan Andersen
Kung Fu/Kenpo - Edo Phoenix
Weapons - Kyo Yuki
Jujitsu - Daichi Misawa
Disciples:
Juudai Yuki - all martial arts
Eri Tsukino - Kung Fu/Kenpo
Jamie Sasaki - Weapons (abroad)
Miyuki Kato - all martial arts (abroad)
"Wait, what does it mean when these guys are abroad?" Asuka wondered.
Daichi shrugged. "Abroad means what it means. You know... They aren't here."
"Where are they?"
"I'm not perfectly sure, but I'm quite sure that Sasaki-san said he wanted to work a little more in America, as opposed to Miyuki, who wanted to help the people in the Philippines," Daichi answered.
"Sounds like you are sure...," Asuka muttered. 'Not perfectly sure, but quite sure'? That's an oxymoron.
"Well, whatever," Daichi sighed. "What sounds good to you?"
"Who's the perverted master?" Asuka quickly asked.
With a finger, Daichi pointed at the Karate master's name.
"Johan?" she wondered.
"Someone call my name?" a voice called. The figure stepped in, a man who looked no older than Juudai. He had short, blue hair and wore a karate gi. He had gloves on, and he was staring directly at Asuka. "New girlie?" he asked Daichi.
Daichi nodded with a sigh. "She doesn't want to work with you," he admitted.
Asuka blushed. "D-Daichi!" she exclaimed, turning her head away from Johan.
"Oh, come on," Johan sighed. "I won't bite...well...not that hard, at least." He smiled and gave me a thumbs-up. "You sure you wanna stick to just one martial art? Good ol' J-Man and Miyu-san do multiple ones."
She shrugged. "I don't think I have talent."
"Well, J-Man told me you whooped his ass," Johan prompted, raising an eyebrow.
"All I did was kick him...and punch him..." Asuka's eyes widened. "And slap him."
"That's not exactly an All I did was moment," Johan teased.
With an eye roll, she replied, "Oh, big whoop."
Johan chuckled and commented, "So, have you found our little disciple... good-looking?"
Asuka stared. "Are you interested in him, or something?"
He shook his head. "Almost all girls who stalk him home are..." He winked. "Into him."
Her face became a deep red again. "No, I didn't stalk him." She closed her eyes and tried to recall what happened. "He invited me here, actually," she realized.
"Did he?" Johan wondered. "That's a first. He's doesn't really seem to be interested in girls." Johan eyed her physique. Big breasts. Curvy body. Beautiful blonde hair. Nice face. "No wonder he likes you."
Asuka blushed turning away from Johan again. "W-What's with guys and girls' bodies?"
Daichi shrugged. "Don't ask me that question and definitely do not ask Johan or Juudai that question."
"It's culture, baby!" Johan cried, giving Asuka another thumbs-up.
Daichi turned to Asuka reluctantly. "Are you sure you want to join the Akiyama Dojo."
She nodded. "Maybe I shouldn't do Karate."
"Yes," Daichi agreed, bobbing his head up and down in agreement. "That seems like the best thing to do."
Asuka, taking the pen, wrote Muay Thai, Weapons, Kung Fu, Jujitsu in the martial arts category. "By the way," Daichi muttered, "we believe in the katsujin ken."
Johan stepped in, literally. "Yeah," he said just as quietly in Asuka's ear, making her jump and instinctively whack her hand behind where she guessed Johan was. "You can say we're like the second Ryouzanpaku." He caught her wrist and smiled, but Asuka ripped herself back and sighed, continuing to finish the writing on the paper.
"Here," Asuka said, handing the paper to the Jujitsu master.
"Everything except karate?" Daichi chuckled.
"Hey!" Johan exclaimed. "I take that as an insult."
She shrugged. "Whatever!" Daichi stood up and nodded at them.
"I think you two will get along," he chuckled as he waved the paper around. "I'm going to give this to Ryuu-san."
Asuka cocked her head to the side. "Who's Ryuu?"
Daichi grinned. "You'll find out soon enough." Then he took his leave.
Johan looked at Asuka like she was crazy. "You came here and you don't even know who Ryuu Yuki is?"
Asuka shook her head with a sigh. "Sorry. My brother and I moved her recently so I don't know a lot of people." Her eyes widened, but she chuckled. "Juudai was, and is, my only friend from this place."
Johan shrugged. "You know what?" Asuka gestured him to continue. "As much as it seems that the girls go crazy for Juudai, they don't really know the Dou side of him." Johan answered the puzzled look on her face. "Dou is a form of ki. Dou-users, when they get angry, use that frustration and anger to fight and make themselves powerful." He sighed. "We're lucky Juudai didn't stray onto the Killing Fist path...well, he's not fully Saving Fist, either," Johan sighed once more.
"What's the Killing Fist and Saving Fist?" Asuka wondered.
"Exactly what they're called," Johan said. "People who believe in the Killing Fist have no mercy. The Saving Fist is completely opposite."
"Ah." She looked down at the table for a moment, and then back at Johan's face. "I'm kind of confused, here." Johan raised an eyebrow.
"What's up?"
"Why does Juudai seem so...cold sometimes?"
Johan looked confused. "What? What do you mean...cold?"
"Just...sometimes when Juudai talks, it seems like he doesn't really care about something... oh never mind; I think I'm crazy." Asuka groaned.
Johan picked up on the topic again, though. "Disciple, - what's you name? - Juudai's had a rough past..."
"I'm Asuka. Um, do you think you can tell me or is it really personal?" she muttered.
Just then, a familiar voice cut in. "Johan tell Asuka-chan something personal?" Juudai chuckled, his shirt over his shoulder.
Asuka blushed at his muscles. He. Was. Hot.
"N-Nothing," Asuka stammered out, her face turning a bright red. Johan grinned.
He turned to Juudai. "You're gonna have another stalker soon, J-Man," he commented, winking at Juudai.
"Really?" He pointed at the blonde girl. "Asuka? Well, she knows where I live..."
Johan cut in curtly. "Exactly."
"Oh." Juudai's face suddenly turned red. "Oh."
Johan raised an eyebrow, for a split-second oblivious to Asuka in the room. "What kinda slutty thoughts you thinkin', J-Man?" His eyes widened once he noticed Asuka again.
Her face went from slightly pink to a deep, crimson red.
Juudai shrugged it off, his face still slightly red. "Nah. It's nothing." He looked at Johan. "Wanna practice?"
Johan groaned as he fell backwards onto the flooring. "I would rather not. Just had a hellish spar with Kyo and Eri - both of them against me." He sat up, pointing an angry finger at Juudai. "Do you know how hard it is to fight someone with Master rank and the best disciple?"
"Hmph," Juudai muttered. "I feel offended." He turned his back on Johan teasingly.
Johan laughed. "Oh, come on, J-Man. I'm betting that this little missy here'll whoop your ass one day."
"One day," Juudai reminded. "Just not now." After a moment, Juudai disappeared. The next, Juudai appeared in front of Asuka, holding her chin tightly and seductively. "Look into my eyes," he ordered. She nodded. "What color are they?"
"Y-Yellowish...b-brown," she replied, shivering.
He raised an eyebrow, not releasing her. "Is it...?" He laughed in an unusual tone. "Promise me, Asuka..." He took her hand in his free one. "Rivals?"
Asuka smiled and squeezed his hand. "Forever."
Juudai grinned as his eye turned back to their normal chocolate brown. "I like the sound of that," he muttered. In a louder voice, he cried, "That sounds fun!"
"Pfffft," Johan chuckled. "Looks like Akiyama found a couple'a lovebirds, eh?"
Juudai laughed just as Asuka turned completely red. "I think you two are going for the opposite directions here."
"Huh?" Juudai looked confused. "What are you talking about, Johan?"
Johan wagged a finger. "That's sensei to you, mister."
Juudai rolled his eyes. "Oh, come on. Does Asuka here have to call you sensayyyy too?" Asuka looked slightly confused, but Johan flipped his wrist in the air.
"Duh. I'm both you guyses master!" he chuckled.
Suddenly, Daichi jumped into the room. "Hey!" Daichi shouted. "Juudai! Where the freak were you? Edo's looking for you. He wants to train!"
His eyes widened. "Holy crap! I'm sorry, Daichi!" Juudai sped out of the room like a bullet. "See you, Asuka!"
Johan looked offended. "He says a form of bye to you, but not to me?"
Asuka grinned. "It's complicated."
"Oh yeah?" Johan muttered. "Why're you special?" he cried jokingly.
She shrugged as Daichi tapped her shoulder in a gesture of Don't get into this conversation. "I wouldn't know, Johan."
With a funny grin, Johan said, "You know what, Miss Tenjoin?" She raised an eyebrow. He winked. "I think I'll like the Akiyama Dojo with you."
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Super long notes!
Yen conversion: 100,000 yen = about $1120
10,000 yen = abt. $100
9,000 yen = abt. $90
1,000 yen = abt. $10
I'm not completely sure if these are the correct meanings, but most of these were on Wikipedia and I googled some... :3
Juudai = "teenager"
Asuka = "tomorrow's fragrance"
Johan = equivalent of John [German]
Tsukino = multiple meanings, tsuki means "moon" and no can mean either "from" or "plains"
Onegai = "please" in the context of asking for something (Can I have this? Please?)
Shishou = "master" in the context of addressing a person (Thank you, Shishou!)
Sukoshi = "little" in adjective form [is that correct? D:] (Haha. Sukoshi-Juudai. :3)
Ryou = multiple meanings, most popular means "fact/reality", but another can mean "distant" [which would explain Ryou Marufuji's personality in the original DMGX]
Akiyama = "autumn mountain" [which explains why there's a mountain behind the Akiyama Dojo]
Onegaishimasu = "Please let me train with you" in the context of wanting to be taught
Katsujin ken = the "saving fist" (Believes that no one deserves to die)
Sensei = I think all of you should know that one, but it means "master" in this case. I'm quite sure it can also mean "the one born/who came before"
(When Johan calls Miyuki "Miyu-san," it's supposed to be a reference to "Miu Furinji" from History's Strongest Disciple: Kenichi :3)
I hope you liked this chapter - because I worked hard! Please, review! :D Thanks all the people who fav/alert'd me. I hope you guys wait patiently for the next HBH chapter because I'm not totally finished with it. Thanks guys!
-Rina