Hey Guys! Here's the second chapter! Hope you enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do now own KHR! or any of its characters. I only own Shiyori.

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KHR! Story – Chapter 2 - A Vigorous Spirit

She blocked his strike with her kendo sword and struck back at her opponent with double the force. The poor boy fell to the ground on his back, out cold. Two other boys ran up and carried him off the tatami mat to the sidelines, looking at the boy with sympathy. Shiyori, once proclaimed as the captain, wasted no time in whipping the slackers of the club into shape. Her long bronze colored hair, pulled up into a high ponytail swayed lightly as she swiped a bang from her face nonchalantly.

"Anyone else?" Come on, fight me.

Her tone was dark and low. The intimidating aura around her was back. The kendo club members shook their heads furiously, in fear of being struck by the new Captain's beloved shinai. Shiyori looked to her fellow members with a bored expression on her face. Her eyes closed in exasperation as she turned away from them.

"Weaklings. Then you're all dismissed." How boring. They're all too scared.

"Yes Captain!"

Footsteps stampeded behind her as the kendo room had filed out in mere seconds. Shiyori sighed as she walked slowly into the back room where all the equipment was stored. Placing her kendo stick down in the corner of the room, she stripped herself of the kendo garment and armor she was wearing to reveal a black muscle shirt and blue shorts. She retrieved her red-rimmed glasses from her bag and put them on along with the Namimori uniform. With her shinai strapped safely in its case and on her back, she took her sports and school bag and walked out of the room.

Snickers and laughter came from outside the entrance of the kendo room. What could they be laughing at?

Reaching for the door handle and pulling, it wouldn't budge open. Shiyori's dark gray eyes looked out the window and caught sight of the boys mocking her. One stuck his tongue out at her childishly. Another one was pointing and laughing. A third one (Shiyori knew his name was Kaito) turned around so his back faced the girl. He slowly leaned down and pulled his trousers down, an idiotic look on his face. Others around him laughed. Kaito wiggled his behind around in all its pale glory towards the window as he laughed.

"What's wrong captain? You don't look so tough now! That's what you get for being cheeky! Get it? Cheeky," the idiot yelled out laughing, the others soon too joining in.

The laughing, not the mooning.

Her indifferent expression stayed the same as she walked away from the window and towards another door.

Outside the kendo room, the boys were laughing wildly at the girl, their captain, who they locked inside. Kaito laughed as he eventually pulled up his school slacks and talked with his friends loudly. He raised his fists in the air in victory.

"That's what she gets for treating us like that! This is her lesson! Next thing you're going to hear is," he cupped his hands together and posed in a flamboyant fashion," Oh~ I'm so sorry everyone I'll quit this club as your captain and bake sweets for all of you~"

Another kendo club member by the name of Hazune laughed and stood up next to Kaito.

"No way man, you're doing it all wrong! It's more like this," he stood up stiffly, a blank expression on his face. He began to proceed to talk in monotone, robotic –like expression. Everyone laughed.

"No, no."

Arms draped heavily around the shoulders of both Kaito and Hazune. They shakily turned their heads to meet with bored, dark gray irises hidden under bronze bangs. They knew that look in their eyes, the creepy aura.

"C-Captain," Kaito stuttered out. Beads of sweat ran down the back of his neck as no one dared to make a single move, terror on their minds.

Shiyori turned to Kaito, her dark aura mysteriously gone, a small grin on her face. "Excuse me, Kaito-san. I'd like to ask Hazune-san a question." Hazune gulped down the imaginary ball in his throat heavily.

"Ne, Hazune-san. Tell me, how would I have done it again?"

Hazune didn't move a muscle; he was frozen in utmost fear. Shiyori's grin disappeared, her expression back to a small frown. "So you won't tell me," she stated. Her eyes drooped slightly as she simply shrugged and let go of them. They held surprise faces.

Quickly she turned her attention to Kaito, "Kaito-san," he jumped at the way she said his name, "You said I was cheeky, mutt?"

The dark haired boy turned to Shiyori, getting slightly angry. He was tired of this new captain mistreating all the club members like they were her punching bags.

"Yeah, I did. What of it?"

Shiyori merely pulled an infamous slight shrug of her shoulders. "Nothing, you boys just have a lot of mouth for worthless little pups that can't bite."

Kaito boldly stood his ground in anger and charged for Shiyori. He managed to somehow tackle her to the ground, surprisingly. Her glasses flew off her face to the side. Other than the little wince when she hit the ground, her face stayed the same, her eyebrows furrowing very slightly. He yelled in her face.

"Yes! That's what you get! You treat us like we're dogs! We're most definitely NOT animals so stop treating us like that! You're not meant to be Captai-".

Kaito was kicked off in an instant by Shiyori and tumbled into Hazune. She quickly jumped back onto her two feet.

"Do you mutts even know the purpose of kendo?" she said cooly.

She got into a fighting position as the boys struggled to get up.

"You're fighting spirit is weak. Show me you're actually worth something."

Kaito yelled out several profanities while getting up, along with Hazune. They held fury in their expressions. The other frozen kendo club members began to break out of the ice and glared up at their Captain in anger and confidence. Their fears were gone.

Shiyori smirked as each of them charged at her, one after the other. With a single flying kick, Shiyori's muscled legs easily knocked them out. The rest who weren't affected by the kick, charged, throwing punches, kicks, even their own bodies. The only ones left were Hazune and Kaito. Kaito threw a punch at Shiyori but missed slightly, a few inches close from her face. Two arms slyly held her in a headlock. Looking around, she assumed it was Hazune.

"Finish her!"

Kaito smirked as he aimed the punch and it collided with a face, Hazune's face. The boy fell to the ground as Kaito's smug look broke to see Shiyori behind him. He backed up slowly as she prepared for a kick to his face, but her foot had ceased its movement a few inches from his face.

"Good job. You faced your fear," she said as her leg lowered to the ground. Hazune looked bewildered at the stoic captain. She looked out at the struggling bodies before her, trying to get up. "All of you." A small grin came across her face. Reaching down for her glasses, the kendo members looked at her shocked.

"W-what do you mean?"

The bronze haired girl shrugged.

"Kendo is all about empowering your mind and body through rigorous training. It teaches you to face things head on, to fight with tremendous spirit. From there, you can take on numerous obstacles that get in your way."

"But-"

"Your minds and bodies weren't working in unison. While your minds were angered by my treatment towards you, your bodies failed to even try to take me down."

The members looked confused for a bit, but understood what Shiyori was trying to teach them.

"You can't let fear hold you back. As a person who practices the art of kendo, you have to understand it's true purpose."

Everyone stayed quiet. They had forgotten the true art of kendo, the empowerment of the mind and body. Mochida had always taught them it was merely about fighting and winning.

"I'm going home now. We'll use what you learned today with the shinai tomorrow." You're still a bunch of slackers.

She then walked away, leaving a quiet group to think to themselves. But slowly, you will all have more strengthened minds and hearts. One day, those skills will prove effective in dire situations.

Kaito looked to the girl in awe. He called out to her. "Akibara-san!"

She stopped and turned to look at him.

"Next time won't be so easy. I'll come at you with everything I got, captain." His tone on the word 'captain' held no disdain, no fear either.

The corners of the girl's mouth pulled into a small smile, something they had not seen from the captain before since she was so harsh with them. This smile was small, but genuine. With a nod to them, she turned and continued on her way.

Kaito's face flushed red faintly at the gentle expression. "I'll prove to you I'm not worthless, you'll see."

The team soon got up and walked home without a word. On that day, they had gained a new respect for her, far more than Mochida has ever gotten from them. Shiyori had provided a life lesson that they would never forget.

A small form smirked at the scene before him. Akibara Shiyori.

She has the determination and technique. A very strong-willed mafioso she could be. She'd make a fine hitman for the Vongola. He looked down at his chameleon partner whom rested on his arm.

"What do you think, Leon?"

Shiyori walked to the front gate of the school. She saw a familiar looking figure waiting there. Honey brown eyes looked her way happily as he ran up to the kendo captain giving her a hug. Shiyori returned it slightly, although she should be used to any athletes' sweat scent (herself being an athlete as well), she still wasn't used to it. Yamamoto laughed, getting the picture.

"Haha! Sorry, Shiyori-chan!"

Shiyori smiled slightly as she walked with him home, listening to more of Yamamoto's stories from baseball practice. Along the way, Yamamoto nudged Shiyori's shoulder with his elbow lightly.

"So…," he trailed off.

His companion looked up at him confused. "Eh?"

"I haven't gotten the chance to ask you. How has practice been going, Captain?" He winked.

They finally got to the front of Takesushi, Yamamoto's stop. They stood there for a while as Shiyori looked up at the ebony haired baseball freak. She smirked as she closed her eyes.

"It's been good."

Yamamoto laughed as he ruffled Shiyori's hair. She countered his gesture with an annoyed grunt. "Glad you're enjoying it!" He walked into the sushi restaurant and looked back.

"Seeya tomorrow!"

Shiyori nodded at him and proceeded going back home. On the way, a small child-like figure stood in her way. She eyed the small baby carefully. The kendo captain had seen that familiar fedora before.

"Ciaossu."

The small baby tipped his hat at her, confirming her suspicions.

"You're that small baby from a few days ago."

The baby nodded.

"Akibara Shiyori. My name is Reborn. I have a proposition for you."

One of Shiyori's eyebrows rose up slightly. He was odd, but something about his appearance made it inviting to hear his proposal. She bent down to his level, looking intently. Just what did this odd looking baby want with her?

"I'm listening." Things are sure to get more interesting.

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A/N: Aaaannd that's the end of chapter 2! Feel free to favorite/follow and provide feedback as well!

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Nina (: