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Chapter 2, The Truth Behind The Mask! The Real Identity of The Transfer Student!
The rest of the school day went by pretty uneventfully, and after class, Konata had much to tell to Kagami and Miyuki, who had arrived a bit after the new student's stunt.
"He was amazing I tell ya!" Konata spouted out. "He blocked Sensei's punch without even trying! It was like he was psychic!" Kogara had really piqued Konata's interest.
"I think you're getting a little too much out of this." Kagami groaned. Konata had spat everything to her right away, and then proceeded to tell her again.
"I don't know Onee-chan," Tsukasa intervened. "He was really cool, I was kinda worried for him, but he did it without looking."
The girls continued walking home. The topic of discussion for them, and almost everyone in class 3-B, was Kogara Kitagawa. News really spread fast.
The small group of high school girls continued walking until the sunlight randomly came to a stop. A large presence similar to a pillar stepped without warning in front of them. A closer analysis showed that it was a large man.
"Hey," The man spoke calmly, with a hint of smugness in his voice. "We got a question for you girlies."
"Who's we?" Kagami asked, not sure what this man wanted. The last thing Kagami wanted was to get assaulted now. She had to keep a calm mind, or there would be trouble.
"These are my boys." The man said, gesturing to two more men. These backup goons had an even scarier presence. "Look, we're not gonna hurt ya, we just wanna talk. So why don't you just come with us for a while?"
The four girls stood frozen, none of them having the slightest idea what this hulking monster wanted. "Why can't you just ask us here?" Kagami asked, growing more irritated, and very scared.
"We're on a business trip." The leader blatantly lied. "So we gotta business question. You know, private matters. If you just come with us for a while, you won't get a scratch on your body."
Kagami wasn't sure what to do. Her father had always told her not to listen to strangers at this kind of situation, but a trip to a hospital was not sounding so pleasant.
"Fine, but I'll be watching you."
The group of three led the girls into an alley the men had emerged from earlier. The girls could feel the air growing thick, and the worst smell made its way into their noses.
"Alright this is far enough." The man stopped. "Listen up, we're on a hunt for someone. Do any of you have a crazy ass powerful transfer student in your class?"
Kagami froze. It seemed the man had kept to his word, and really wanted to talk to them. Although, she wasn't sure what they wanted with this Kogara boy Konata had told her about.
"Umm…" Konata began to pipe up, "I know the transfer student in our class has to be strong. He was able to block a punch without even looking."
The three men began to flash a creepy smile. "Yeah, that sounds like the kid. Just to be sure, what's his name?"
Konata stopped to find her breath. These three guys had actually managed to put some fear into her.
"H-His name is Kitagawa. Kogara Kitagawa."
Suddenly, the three ugly smiles were gone, and the men began to look very unhappy, like a bull, ready to charge.
"You know, it's very noble of you to protect your friend," One of the other thugs spoke, "But we're not playing games! Tell us his real name, now!"
Konata gasped again. Which one was lying? Herself? No, Kogara's surname was Kitagawa, like he said. Had Kogara really used a false name? Or were these guys just looking for the wrong guy?
"I don't know what you're talking about!" Konata squeaked. "He gave us that name! maybe you're looking for the wrong guy?"
These three did not look convinced. In fact, the sight of them in this state was sending the four girls into panic. "Fine." The leader spoke again. "I guess I'll have to take back what I said! You little girls are gonna get real hurt if you don't tell us his name!"
The four pressed against each other. Tsukasa began clinging onto her sister for support, and Miyuki stood trembling, like she had the entire time. The four felt the men closing in, like they were being backed into a corner by zombies. Slowly, the man grabbed Kagami's collar and raised his fist.
"Are you sure you want to do that?" A loud voice echoed through the alleyway. "Cause it looks to me like you're looking for a bit of trouble."
The men released their grip and frantically scanned the area around them. This voice sounded familiar in a way, like the person they were hunting before.
"There!" One of the men pointed. "He's up on the rooftops!" Konata looked up to see a tall figure standing atop one of the buildings. Then, with the speed of a hawk, yet the gracefulness of a simple feather, the boy leaped from the rooftops and landed squarely between the girls and thugs.
"It's… Kogara!" Konata marveled.
"It's the kid!" One of the men yelled. "Listen punk, we've had our hands full trying to find you."
Kogara smiled, as if to try and distract them. "So you decided to take it out on a bunch of high school girls? Seems a little pathetic, if you ask me." Suddenly, the girls savior stopped smiling, and tightened his fists. "They have nothing to do with this. My name is Kogara Shirahama, and I'm the one you're after."
The four girls stood shocked. Shirahama? It seemed that Kogara had entered with a false name, but why? They decided to be sure to ask, once this was over.
"Well guess what kid! I'm gonna beat you to a bloody pulp!" The leader of men shouted as he charged towards Kogara, ready to strike.
Konata had seen her fair share of Shonen anime, but the small girl wasn't expecting what Kogara pulled off. One moment the boy was standing in front of this man, and the next, he was behind him. Kogara then drew back his arm, and slammed it into the back of the thug.
The man let out a guttural roar of pain, and struggled to stand. It didn't take a genius to guess just how strong Kogara was.
"You bastard!" another man roared, as the rest of them charged, hungry for a fight.
Kogara didn't even have to blink. Instead, he leaped from where he was, and landed on a small handrail at the edge of the alley. Instead of landing calmly, the boy's weight shifted, and he was able to slide down the rail. When the two charged again, Kogara wasted no time in knocking both out with a single kick. In a matter of minutes, Kogara Shirahama was the only man standing, and the rest were on the ground.
"Are you all alright?" Kogara asked the shaking girls. Slowly, the four nodded, however all of them were still trembling from shock. "Sorry about that, I didn't mean to scare any of you." The boy then redirected his gaze to the ground, ashamed to meet their stares.
"You… were…" Kagami began.
"AMAZING!" The four finished in unison.
Kogara picked up his head in shock. Had these girls really not been traumatized from the incident?
"Man That was sweet!" Konata chirped. "Let me say, that was better than any anime I've ever seen, and that's saying something!"
Kogara chuckled at the blunette's remark, however Kagami gave him a look that said, 'She's not kidding.'
"T-That really was impressive, Kita… Shirahama-san." Miyuki spoke. "I believe you might have just saved our lives."
Kogara felt a small smile work its way onto his face, as his cheeks began to darken to a faint red color. "Nah…" He spoke. "I doubt they could've done too much."
The five stood in the alley a bit longer, the four girls showering Kogara with praise and thanks, until Konata asked, "What was up with the name thing? So is Shirahama your real name?"
"It's a bit of a long story. Why don't we all walk home, and I'll tell you?" And they did exactly that. Kogara tried his best to explain his past, and this is what the girls got from it.
Apparently, Kogara's parents were both martial artists. Together, they fought one of the strongest martial arts groups ever, called Yami. After several hardships the battle was won, and the two decided to settle down and have a family. Naturally, Kogara's father became an urban legend, and the whole school of Koryou knew his name.
However, when Kogara was born and arrived at the school his parents went to, people no longer saw his father as a hero, and saw him as a challenge. Several of the boys wanted to see how strong he really was, and many of them tried attacking his son instead. Now, while Kogara knew very well he could easily defeat any delinquent at
school, the last thing he wanted was to get wrapped up in an incident like his father was.
So, the boy decided to transfer schools, and ended up at Ryoo, but it seemed that the men were still persistent. And now, they were trying to attack him at his new school.
Therefore, he used a fake name to transfer to Ryoo, and tried to avoid any unwanted attention, which he had unintentionally gained today.
"So, that's the gist of it." The blonde finished. "I left in order to avoid any pointless violence to myself or my friends."
The four stopped walking at the end of Kogara's story, awed by their heroes' interesting past. "Still…" Kagami began. "I seriously can't thank you enough for saving us. I wish there was a way to prove it."
"I have an idea!" Konata chimed in. "We're really late now, and I'm sure your parents are worried, right? Why don't you introduce us to the people who taught you martial arts so we can thank them, and explain why you were late!"
Kogara's eyes widened from what she suggested. While it sounded like a good idea on paper, it was essentially the same as leading a mouse into a snake pit.
"Umm… I don't know Konata…" Kogara spoke. "I don't think they'd mind visitors, but let me say I can't what will happen."
"I don't care." Kagami commented. "I see more than enough strange things dealing with this one." As she brought Konata into a head lock.
"My mother also said she had something to do today, so I am completely fine." Miyuki spoke in her usual calm voice.
"What about you, Tsukasa?" Kagami asked her sister. "You've been awfully quiet."
Tsukasa didn't speak a word. Instead, she stood, still trembling, and nodded very slowly. It appeared she was still in shock from the attack. "I'll take that as a yes."
Kogara stood contemplating his choices. While he could indeed take them to his home, he had made sure to leave out the more… unusual details of his home. His family would understand why he was late, but didn't want to disappoint his new friends… He could see Konata wanted to know where he'd learned martial arts.
"Sure, why not?"
And so, the four girls began a long trip following their new friend. It was a bit strange that Kogara would randomly turn through alleys, and sub streets. The girls began to wonder if he really knew where he was going.
Eventually Tsukasa came out of shock, and hollowly asked, "Where are we?" They weren't surprised, really. The way she had gone into a near isolated mindset… it was actually a bit comical, rather than scary.
"Alright, we're here." Kogara spoke. The girls looked up at the massive, old-fashioned gate in front of them. This was the most intimidating thing any of them had ever seen.
"Alright, now before we go in, I have to warn you." He spoke in a concerned tone. "When we go in, I guarantee there will be an inevitable culture shock… Knowing this,
are you all still okay with this?"
The four nodded in unison.
"Alright, then here we go." Kogara pushed on the massive gate, and it slowly creaked open. Kagami strolled in first, followed by Tsukasa, clinging onto her sister's arm,
Miyuki soon followed suit.
"Ladies first." Kogara said to Konata, the only remaining one. The otaku nodded happily, and stepped through the gate. However, before she did, she noticed a thin sign hanging above the gate that read one word, presumably the name of the place.
Ryozanpaku.
The girls stepped inside the large, spread out, area. "I didn't know that you lived in a dojo, Shirahama-san." Miyuki spoke in her polite tone, with a thin smile. "I believe you forgot to mention that."
"This place is huge!" Konata marveled. "You're family must be pretty rich, right?"
Before Kogara could answer, a loud guttural roar rose from behind one of the small buildings. The yell was enough to cause the four girls to jump, and nearly sent Tsukasa back into shock. "W-What was that?" The airhead asked, trembling.
"That, would be the inevitable shock I mentioned. Come on, we might be able to see."
The five broke into a light run, and rounded the corner of the building. There, they saw a field, with randomly placed wooden posts sticking up from the ground. However, that wasn't what caught their attention.
There also stood two men. One seemed like he would be in his mid thirties, while the other… The other was nothing less of a giant. The other man looked like an ant
compared to him.
It didn't take a genius to guess the roar came from the giant. Without warning, the men starting punching against the posts, snapping all of them like toothpicks. "Those are two of the people that raised me. The little one is my dad, Kenichi Shirahama. The big guy's name is Sakaki Shio, master of Karate, and owner of hundredth Dan."
The girls were barely able to stand. This definitely was a shock, but they didn't expect a true paralyzing performance like this.
"Okay, why don't we move along before you're sister goes into shock again." Kogara said with a playful voice. The five then began walking away from the two brawlers, and exploring the rest of the dojo.
"I'm home!" Kogara called after they were a safe distance away from Kenichi and Sakaki.
"Ahh! Kogara!" A new voice came from inside, and the four girls braced themselves for another monster to appear.
Naturally, they all gave a sigh of relief to see a very much normal looking woman at the other side of the door. This woman gave a warm smile, wore normal garb with an apron wrapped around her front.
"Hey mom. I brought some friends over, I hope that's okay."
"Of course it's okay!" The woman spoke with kindness laced in her voice. "But is there a reason why?"
Kogara didn't have a chance to respond. Instead his mother's face changed completely as her eyes widened, and her face exploded in red. Spontaneously, she sent a high kick behind her, while the five saw a flash of green.
"Not good Miu." An older voice spoke. "You left yourself completely open! I could have been anyone!" The four girls looked behind the woman, to see a shorter, older man, and Miu clutching her own bottom. Konata and Kagami realized what had happened, and both were terrified of the result.
"I'll kill you!" Kogara's mother roared, and the two shot off at impossible speeds.
Once again, the four were shocked into silence. "Is it always like this?" Miyuki managed to ask.
"Believe it or not," Kogara began, "This is pretty boring."
After a full minute, the chasing stopped, and the shorter man was still standing, and Kogara's mother was out of breath. "Very reckless Miu." The old man spoke again. "Just because your husband may be able to beat me in a fight doesn't mean that you're faster than me."
"Let me get this straight Kensei." The woman named Miu panted. "You sexuallyharassed me, a married woman, knowing my husband could beat you in a fight?"
Now, it was Kensei's turn to be shocked silent. eventually, the man pushed his twopointer fingers together, and looked downward. "Maybe that wasn't my best idea."
The strange old man once again retreated, and Miu let him leave, knowing his wrongdoings. "I'm so sorry about that!" She spoke, with the same kindness from earlier.
"Anyway, what did you bring these girls over for?"
"I'll tell you in a little bit." Kogara responded. "Can you round everyone up for me?"
"I can sure try."
Miu walked back into the building she had came from, and seemed to be calling for someone. The five let her be, and Kogara led them to another building. "This is where the masters meet." He said. "Mom will have them all here soon."
The girls were now beginning to regret the decision they had made. If the rest of the masters were as frightening as the ones before were, all except Konata would probably faint.
"They're actually okay when they're calm." Kogara told them. "Just try not to act too surprised, it might rile em up."
Now, all they could do was wait. The girls were shocked how Kogara could grow up in such an unusual environment, and still seem like an ordinary boy to them. Konata had grown up in a more reasonable home for a teenager, and she was the opposite of ordinary.
Soon, Kogara's mother Miu returned, with six people trailing behind. Three they had seen already, but the other three were downright terrifying. It was Kagami who first noticed that one of them was a woman. Well, there was no reason to believe she wasn't a woman, but the tsundere was the only one sane enough to see.
"Well, here they are." Miu spoke happily. "Now, what did you say you brought them over for?"
"I'll explain that." Kagami said, taking the lead. "This may take a while."
Alright, this one took me a LOT longer than I thought it would. I never really had
time to type, and I was busy over the summer... Yeah, and having no motivation
by the time school rolls around doesn't help either. But, I have not forgotten this
story, and I appreciate anyone who's read it. I decided to make this one a bitlonger then I intended since it took so long.
Remember guys, I'm 14. My writing is not perfect. I appreciate any advice you
have to give, (but I'll need a few more reviews for that. _) It may take another
few months to get the next chapter out, depending on how much time I have.
Luckily, I'll be getting my own computer soon once I save up enough, so I'll be
able to write much more!
I'm outta here Y'all! PEACE!
