*Slash
The tree in the way of the blade got a brand new scar across it's trunk.
*Slash
The tree in the way of the blade got a brand new scar across it's trunk.
*Slash
*Slash
*Slash
The purple haired girl didn't know how long she has been doing this...
Just that *she has gone.
Tamiko-sempai.
Because she had been too soft hearted and let one of those damnable blue kampfers go.
Tamiko-sempai is... gone.
*Slash
It was her fault.
*Slash
Sempai...
"Arg!" With a shout of frustration, the red kampfer Sango Shizuku swung her weapon at the tree with all her might.
The tree, unable to take any more abuse, creaked, then fell apart, a victim of her anger.
"Arg!"
Sennou Natsuru, 3rd year middle school student, was on his way from after deciding to buy his dinner from a convenience store. Taking his usual route home through the park, he heard a cry, followed by what sounded like some heavy thing falling. Wondering if someone was in trouble, he headed towards the sound. To find...
"Who's there?" A stern, authoritative voice called out, startling him.
"Class 3-2, Sennou Natsuru," Sennou answered automatically at that tone, used to being asked this question by the teachers in school, before blushing and remembering that he was not in fact at school being questioned by a teacher. Instead of a teacher, it was Sakura's older friend from Seitetsu Gakuin High School, the one who kept teasing him, something Shizuku.
Sango had canceled her kampfer mode the moment she heard someone approaching, knowing that it cannot be another kampfer since she had just 'dealt with' the two blue kampfers she knew of. A small comfort, at least, knowing that she had avenged Tamiko-sempai. It was that love-struck boy that was following Sakura around, and he had just gave his name and class, perhaps her tone was too stern? He looks kind of cute, standing here and blushing over his mistake, but no, while she was in no mood to play around and tease the boy, she had to think of a way out of this situation. Best to keep on the offensive to confuse him.
"And what are you doing here, Sennou Natsuru?" Sango continued, keeping her tone stern, she needed to find out how much did he see, if he saw too much, he might even be in trouble with the moderators, whom the messengers said to keep the fights private.
"Well, there was a shout and then a crashing sound and I came over to see if anyone got hurt or anything." Sennou quickly answered, mindful of the glare and killing intent focused on him by the older girl.
'So he did not see the slashing of the tree or my kampfer form,' Sango though, then sighed, 'thank goodness for little favors,' Softening her tone and glare she said "I was walking through here and the tree started to bend over and fall down, that startled me a bit and I cried out. The tree falling must be the crashing sound your heard." She hate to admit weakness but this is the easiest way to explain this situation away. "Buying food for dinner?" she continued hoping that he will drop the subject.
Sennou blinked at the sudden change in tone, at least no one was hurt or anything. The shout sounded more like an attack than a startled shout but he was not going to question someone whose stare had just killed him several times in the pass minute. Realizing that the older girl was waiting for an answer to her question, he quickly replied, les her mood change again and she start to turn hostile. "Yes, brought this from a store nearby for my dinner. By the way, there's a cut on your left arm, my place is not far from here, would you like to come in and get that bandaged up?" This being one of the few times Sennou looked at a girl closely, other than Sakura at least.
Sango looked at her left arm, and there was indeed a cut. Not a very deep or serious cut but it must have been a serious one if the kampfer healing factor had not healed it completely yet. In her rage and sorrow, she had not even noticed it. "Ara, I'll be fine but second meeting and you're already inviting me back to your house, quite a player aren't you? What would Sakura say if she knew you are inviting another lady home with you?" Sango teased, she really wanted to be left along right now, hopefully he would be driven away by those words.
Sennou blushed once again, something he seems to be doing a lot in this girl's presence. "I didn't mean- I mean, Sakura-san and I are not- arg whatever, just come on and get that patched up." Sennou gave up trying to explain and pulled on the older girl's other arm to start dragging her towards his house.
"So forceful, is this how you pick up girls?" Sennou can only lower his head to hide his growing blush, looks like he was in for a lot of teasing for being a good person...
The Sennou home turned out to be a nice two storey house only a couple of minutes walk away. Sango did not resist too much. She had vetted most of her emotions on the poor tree and it was time to get even with the moderators for this crime. This Sennou boy seems unlikely to try anything nasty with her, but even if he did, he would find out that she is quite capable of defending herself, even when not in kampfer mode.
"Come in and make yourself comfortable," Sennou said, pointing to the living room. "I'll go grab the first aid kit."
"Sorry for the intrusion," Sango said as per tradition. "By the way, the house seems rather quiet, where's your family?"
Sennou sighed, looks like he was in for more teasing. "I'm the only child and my parents are currently overseas for work, so I'm the only one living here for now"
"Sennou-kun," Sango said dangerously, "a guy dragging an injured girl over to an empty house, are you sure your intentions are pure?"
Sennou flinched at the tone of voice, this girl can sure change moods quickly. "Yes, I'm sure, I just want to help bandage up that cut of yours, besides the one I like is Sa-" Sennou quickly snapped his mouth shut, realizing what he was about to say.
Changing gears again, Sango smiled like a cat which had just caught a canary. "Hooo... do finish that sentence, it was just getting to the interesting part" 'As if it wasn't already as obvious as the sun already,' was left unsaid.
"Nothing,justsitdown.I'llgetthefirstaidkit." Sennou stuttered as he practically ran into the kitchen to look for the kit.
'I wonder if I'm too hard on him, he was only trying to help out, but his reactions are so funny.' Thought Sango as she looked at the blue haired male's retreating figure.
The bandaging of the cut was a quiet affair, with Sango having enough fun and Sennou not daring to say anything for fear of further teasing, that is until...
*growl...
A loud growl came from the stomach of the purple haired girl.
It was a biological function of course, and hence difficult to suppress, and she had been running around all afternoon killing two blue kampfers and an unfortunate tree. So it is completely natural.
Before the Sennou could say anything Sango shot him a glare that gave three choices:
1) Nothing happened at all, there's not even anything to forget, nothing happened.
2) Something happen, and a concussion would be just the thing that is required to forget it.
3) Torture, death and burial in an unknown, unmarked grave.
'I choose... option 1'
"Err... do you want to stay for dinner? Cooking for two is no trouble at all" Steering the topic away from an incident that did not happen at all.
Salvaging whatever dignity she has left, Sango said: "Ara, if you are sure that is no trouble, I would not refuse, my thanks."
And once again Sennou fled the living room for the walled off area of the kitchen.
Sennou did not return for some time, being busy cooking for two people, so Sango took her time to look around the living room. It was tidy and relatively dust free, either the parents moving out was a recent event or that Sennou is a guy who knows the importance of keeping the house clean. However, one important detail leaped out to Sango and she narrowed her eyes, she would need to have a talk with Sennou on this...
Dinner, Sango decided, was surprising good. Rice, miso soup, grilled fish and a side of vegetables. A fairly balanced meal, that, along with the clean house would indicate why his parents felt safe enough to leave him behind, even if he was only in his third year of middle school. Still... there was that thing...
"Sennou-kun, can I ask you something?" Sango started.
Sennou immediately got worried, from his short experience with Sango, this would lead to a) him getting teased, or b) him getting threatened and a death glare. But with no way out, he replied, "If I can answer it, go ahead."
"The house seems passably clean and you seem to know how to cook and eat a balanced diet instead of junk food, however..." Sango trailed off
'Here it comes,' Sennou thought
"I noticed that the video game console is connected to the television and it seems quite recently used. You are not, by any change taking advantage of your time alone to just play games and not study are you?"
"Hehehe," Sennou sweated, that was exactly what he was doing. "Well you see, I do study... after I play the games..." The last part was merely a whisper.
"This is not acceptable, you will be taking an exam that will affect your future and Seitetsu is by no means an easy school to get into, this is no time for relaxing and playing games. Lucky for you I hate to own people favors and you did help me bandage up my cut and give me dinner, so until the entrance exam I will tutor you and make sure that you study, in place of your parents." Sango declared.
"Eh? Why do you-" Sennou started.
Sango continued, ignoring Sennou's protest, "of course I am a student council member and prospective council president so I can't spend all my time supervising you..." 'Not to mention I need to hunt down those pesky blue kampfers and get answers for this whole kampfer business' She silently added "So I will have to be extra tough when I am. Be thankful that the top student of Seitetsu Gakuin is tutoring you."
"Like I said why-" Sennou started again.
A cold glared froze his words in his mouth.
"I said, be thankful"
Defeated, Sennou can only reply, "I give thanks for the help."
'What the heck is going to happen to me...'
Author's notes:
Well, here's part two, the start of the relationship. Hopefully I got the dynamics of their relationship correct. Let's see how this goes.