Chapter 2

The Phoenix's Arrival

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The first chapter was a success and my intentions were to introduce the characters into the story. I hope you guys like this chapter as I tried my best to put in more work. Tsuyoi did a great job editing and revising the fan fic. Again sorry for the delay; I have a tendency to procrastinate due to college & working late nights. Thanks a lot for your support! Asuka

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[Location: Mystic Waterfalls

An elder monk walks toward the bridge where it connects to a hidden waterfall. The water lit up brightly by the stars and the moonlight. A young woman is poised there, training. The girl's master bows and patiently waits for her training to end. "Asuka…you've been training so hard. Are you not tired? It's getting late…"

Asuka pants and swings her katana at the cherry and peach blossoms blowing in the wind. She cuts it all into pieces, then pulls herself together. "I'm not finished…I can train through the night until the morning!" Her Sifu sighs, "Young lady…why must you train so hard? That's all you ever do, train from sunrise until sunset, ever after that man left our village. Is he on your mind perhaps?"

The young miko puts the katana in her sheath slowly, then turns away, "No, I am only his memory. To fall in love…it is unbecoming of me…I must not let my emotions overtake my heart and throw soul into disarray. Sifu, I train hard so people will acknowledge my own existence."

Her Sifu grins and looks at the sky, "In every Dynasty, you are one of a kind, and may I say that for all of your sufferings that you encounter, you are strong enough as a Goddess. But, my lady, you must get some rest because by morning, they expect for your arrival at Musou Academy."

Asuka cupped her hands under the waterfall, lifting the water to her mouth and taking a deep drink from the crystal clear water. "Yes…I know Sifu…I will get some rest soon." He gives her a worried look. "Asuka, there is more to life than harboring all those emotions and feelings all to your self. Embrace every moment as if it were your last."

He walks away leaving Asuka all alone to recollect her thoughts. She holds onto her Masakiyo katana tightly and sits on the bridge over-looking the waterfalls. (Who am I? How come I don't remember anything…I don't recall living in this village…I can't sleep. The monks and priestesses know nothing of my past, but only the days when he was here beside me.)

Asuka holds onto the ropes of the bridge and sighs in exhaustion. She looks at her hands, (Its not very lady-like for me to be fighting so much…the Mystic Waterfalls should be in good hands when I leave. I have this uneasy feeling that I will encounter more challenges on the way.)

She sadly gets up and walks to the springs near the mountains. The water flowed calmly and the light shined on the water. She kneels down and has a flashback of the man she admires.

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"Asuka…pats her head why are you here all alone?" She looks at herself in the water, "How did I get here?" The young guy smiles, "I found you on the shore…your lay there, unconscious, so I saved you. The monks and priestess took you in and now this shall be your new home."

Her eyes narrow in loneliness and suspicion; "Why did you save me? You don't even know who I am…nor do I know anything about my past." He held her hand tightly, "I want to learn more about you. That's why I take the time to get to know you. I saved you because I want to help…."

She pulls her hand away, "I don't want to be a burden for you…" He places his hands on both of her shoulders, "No matter what happens…I'll always be here for you." She whispers gently, "Thanks…I'll pray for you…everyday." His eyes lit up, "Thanks Asuka…c'mon lets go home."

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A little girl runs up the mountains to find the young miko. "Onee-chan!!! Asuka!! Lady Ohaku said that you need some rest!" Asuka turns around, "Hey Tomo…she pats her on the head oh I'll go to sleep on the hammock." Tomo looks concerned, "Asuka…you need to get some sleep."

"I'm fine Tomo." A panda follows Tomo from behind, then transforms into a boy. "Asuka-sama! I heard you are leaving the village?!" The boy sits down and ate some fruits from his backpack.

The miko smiles, "Yeah. Take care of Tomo for me…I'm summoned to Musou Academy as the leader of a mercenary group." Panda nods, "You can count on me. I'll protect your sister."

Tomo's eyes narrow, "You better Panda! faces Asuka Anyways…sis…will we be able to see you again?!" Asuka puts her katana sheath tightly in her sash. "I will come back home… eventually."

Panda transforms back into a panda bear as soon as Tomo blows her whistle. Asuka picks up Panda and hugs him tightly, "Aww!!! You're so cute as a baby panda bear!!!"

The young cub rolled away, and Tomo grabs onto her sister's sleeve. "Onee-chan…promise me you will come back to visit." Asuka rubs her head gently, "Yes! I promise to come back to visit."

Tomo sobs, "My sister will be thousands and thousands of miles away!! Aww!!! I wanna go too!!" Panda transforms back into a boy, "Well you can always write to her or call her cell phone." Tomo wipes her tears away, "Okay…but I finally found my sister after the war…"

Panda holds onto Tomo, "Asuka-sama has yet to regain her memories. You're lucky you found one relative. I'm not sure if your older brother or parents have made it alive." Tomo tugs her sister's sleeve, "Asuka…try to remember… everything! Don't forget to find our family…"

Asuka closes her eyes as her sister let go of her arm. "Tomo-chan…you be good now…I'll try to remember my past. I will never give up finding our family. You are my only connection...the key to my own existence…so as the only sibling here with me…I must protect you at all costs."

Tomo watches as her sister leaves. (Asuka...maybe its better that you didn't know about our family? You seem a lot happier not knowing about the past…onii-chan…mom and dad…they probably didn't make it. I'm just happy that I am not alone even if you lost all your memories.)

Panda and Tomo went back to the village, while Asuka went to the shore. Her eyes compassionately look back at Mystic Waterfalls. (I'll miss you guys…when I do come back…I hope that he returns. So I can properly convey my feelings and embrace in his arms…)

Asuka watches as the sun rises then looks at a picture she always kept on her, (It's not the same without you standing next to me. You left me feeling incomplete…you had to do your duty…it is your mission. I wonder sometimes…do you ever think about me the same way? I pray for your safety every night, but is that enough affection to reach your heart? I won't give up…we'll meet someday.)

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The sky started to glow with the most remarkable auras of light. The sun began to rise as the students of Musou Academy waited for the new students to arrive. All of the mercenary companies were lined up in formation standing at 'Parade Rest.' It was a very breezy day and kind of warm out. The Vice Principal and the Headmaster waited patiently for the guests to arrive.

A noise came from a distance and Jess resisted the urge to turn her head. She whispers, "Psstt…is that our Captain?" Tay looked around, making sure not to be spotted by the instructors. "I think so…" Lily starts to twitch her nose. "I think I'm going to sneeze." The 1st Sergeant excused her as Wan waved her over for a tissue. Wan kept everyone at attention until Lily ran back to formation.

The Vice Principal and Headmaster walk by and Wan yells, "Company Attention! Present Arms!!" All of the cadets saluted until the pair walked away. Wan waits until they reached the other group. "Order Arms!! Parade Rest!!!" A stretch Hummer rolls into the parking lot and the Headmaster reaches the podium. The Vice Principal commands everyone to be at 'Attention.'

Tsuyoi leans back on the wall and puts his hand in his pockets. "Looks like there will be more than two students? I suppose that 2 out of the transfers are the most important peers." Endetium smokes his cigarette then puts it out. "I heard there were 3 girls and the rest were guys right Sensei?" Tsuyoi nods, "Yeah that's correct. They should be here any moment now."

The senior class representative stares at all the vehicles and observes the first person who steps out of a limo. Tsuyoi points with his pen, "That's Ino, she came from the Tribal Islands. points to another direction The other girl is Insha from the Vampire Region. Those guys Yipp and Snow hail from Europe. Anubite and Enlil are from the States, yet possess incredible powers."

Endetium stares at the all of the new students. "We're missing 2 cadets?" He looks back and forth to find them. "Hm…so there weren't 2 but 8 new arrivals to Musou."

Tsuyoi smiles, "She'll be the last one to arrive. These cats can't compare to a tiger in the battlefield. You see all of them arrived by vehicles. She will make a grand entrance by herself."

The Headmaster began to speak, "Ahem…thank you all for showing up. I'm happy to hear that everyone has made their attendance for a mandatory celebration. There were more than one student so here are our transfer students: Anubite, Enlil, Ino, Insha, Snow, and Yipp."

The cadets all clapped as the formation broke order. Anubite walks to the stage, "Hello I'm Anubite and it's a pleasure to meet you. I like to kiss every hand of the lovely ladies who have yet to meet my acquaintance and sucker punch the guys who never knew me."

All of the audience grew quiet as they stared at each other in confusion. Yipp yawns, "Ello…the name is Yipp…I'm not a morning person…so yeah I think that's about it." Snow puts his shades on, "Ah…it's really sunny out yeah? I'm Snow…please don't ask about where I got my name?!"

Enlil pushed Snow away from the podium, "Yo I'm Enlil. I like it rough, I love women, and I'm a Weapons Specialist. I serve no one but my mentor Lord Bogart from Kristoff Kingdom."

The students start to boo him off the stage as he stomped and gave them an evil stare, and crowd suddenly grew very quiet. Enlil sits down and studies the other new students.

Ino waves, "Hey I'm new here and my name is Ino! It is nice to meet you all!" Insha cleared her throat, "Hello I'm Insha. I'm happy to be accepted at this school." The girls went to sit down, but then a jet suddenly appears in the sky. Insha looks up, "What the—a private jet?!!"

Snow takes off his sunglasses slowly, "It can't be a student piloting that?!" Yipp watches as it lands, "Bloody Hell?!! Is that the girl that arrived late?!!" Enlil smiles and crosses his fingers, "Come on get outta the jet ma!!" Ino crosses her arms, "Hmph!! What a show off?!!"

Anubite looks at the jet, "This girl is not one to mess with all right. Way beyond my level, and what's that noise?!" A tank comes rolling into the parking lot and out jumps a young man.

"Zephyr?!!!" Endetium's jaw drops and he rubs his eyes. "Sensei?! Is that really Zephyr?!!" Tsuyoi smiles, "Yeah and there goes the new girl." He points at the jet plane in the ground.

Zephyr walks down to the stage and choose not to speak, but waves to all the peers. The cadets get confused, "Why isn't he speaking?" "Too good to say something?!" "Hey who are you?!!!" Then the jet engine is shut off as everyone stares at the jet where a girl was sitting inside.

The jet window pops open and the girl slowly takes off her helmet. All the guys' jaws drop and Grimm looked up. She yells, "Hallo! My name is Asuka!!!!" She struggles and tries to climb down but she falls from the jet. Grimm quickly catches her and she's lying on top of him.

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Grimm holds onto her and she blushes. He stares at her chest and his hands accidentally land on her bottom. She was wearing a Japanese school uniform; it was a dark blue jacket, white low-cut blouse that showed her cleavage, and a short dark green & blue plaid mini skirt.

He quickly removed his hands away from her, hoping not to get slapped. "Eh!! Heh?!!" The wind blew and her skirt shifte. Tsuyoi, and Endetium see pink panties. Their eyes widen in shock and awe by the sight of her body features.

She struggles to get up and her chest bumps into his face. "I'm sorry!!!" As soon as she gets back on her feet; she observes his face and pulls out a hanker-chief from her breast pocket. "Oh no! Your nose is bleeding!!" She gets close to his face and smiles, "Are you all right?!"

She bumps into another person, and she falls down sitting on Grimm's lap. Grimm holds her around the waist, "Uh…be careful…I seem to catch you off your feet eh?" She shifts around until Grimm jerks his body slightly as he lets her go. She gets back on her feet, "I'm so clumsy….excuse me…"

Grimm swoons and nods, "Yes ma'am! It's nice to…to meet you!" He places the hanker-chief to his nose and smells it. He falls back and she jumps over him, as he looked up her skirt to see the pink panties. "Oh my God…please come back here…I'm still hurt! Ouch…ah it hurts!"

Asuka turns around, "I'm sorry for my tardiness!!! I had to travel by ship and then by a jet to get here!!!" The Headmaster and Vice Principal bows and everyone else salutes. The guys whistle at her loudly as she walks up to the stage. She sat down on a chair and crosses her legs.

Endetium walks over to the stage, but Anubite cuts him right off. "Hello, good morning Asuka-san! kisses her hand It's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Anubite." Asuka nods,"Oh why thank you Anubite-kun." He then greets Ino and Insha the same way, but they rejected his gesture and slapped his hand. Anubite gave a sad expression, "Aww…I was just trying to be polite!"

Anubite sits right next to Asuka so that Endetium couldn't sit next to her. Endetium snorts as he smiles back at the senior class representative. "First come. First serve. Now scram!"

Endetium stands up and impatiently waits on the stage. (Asuka? Why have I heard that name before? Think Ende…think of a time before the war…I'm pretty sure we have met…)

The Headmaster speaks up, "Well cadets these are the new transfer students! I'm afraid our ceremony is over so please return back to your homeroom class! That is all so have a nice day!!" Zephyr takes a quick glimpse at Asuka then disappears, "Asuka…is that really you?"

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All the guys run over to Grimm as he did not budge an inch. Tay looks at Grimm as he looked like he was fantasizing. "Grimm you all right? Hahaha!! You're lucky!!! All the guys hate you now for touching the new girl!! You lucky bastard!!" Grimm blinks while opening and closing his hands. "I touched her ass and her boobs were in my face! That was a smooth ceremony!!"

Discipter pats him in the back, "Good job! Now the girls will think you are some perv!!" Lila ears perked, "Pervert?! Where?!!" She blows the whistle and out comes a mob full of girls.

Mortal smacks Grimm in the head, "Hey we gotta go find Asuka-senpai! points Look!!! The member of the Dragon Triad is already talking to her! We have to recruit the best ones!!"

Missy turns around, "Oh no look at Hei. He's already on the move!" The girls surround Lila as they wait for her cue. Lila blew the whistle, "Go attack Hei!! Hey that's our leader!!!"

Lila throws a bomb and the Dragons run for cover. Hei grabs Asuka's wrist and runs to the courtyard. The APU chases down the Dragon Triad members as the girls scream, "Where's the pervert!" Lily points at Hei and a group of girls knock Hei down the ground.

Hei struggles, getting up from the mob of APU members. Lila watches and grabs a cookie from her box. "That's right! Learn your lesson you perv! Nobody messes with us!"

Squash helps Hei get back on his feet. "Whoa boss are you all right?" Lily asked, "Are you with him?!" Squash runs off, calling back, "Sorry Hei!! You're on your own!!! These are bomber girls that are insane! How can the school let them get away with all those fireworks and bombs that go off?!!"

Hei falls back down and another cookie bomb is launched at his face. Squash runs and ducks for cover. The Dragon Triad leader falls back on the ground while his mob pick him up off the ground. The girls laugh and walk away, while the other by standers look at Hei's body.

Asuka blinks in confusion, "Oh…looks like you're in a bind Hei-kun. Eh heh…well I'm running late…"Discipter sighs, "We lost her…the Blood Hounds are following her already. Grimm you are one of the officers so why aren't you escorting the new girl? EARTH TO GRIMM!!!"

Grimm nose stops bleeding and he day dreams. "Huh? What?! Oh yeah! Well Disc…we should give her some time to get accustomed to Musou Academy. I'm sure we'll get to know her."

Uni runs and tries to hug Mortal, but he dodges it, moving side-ways. "Aww!! No huggie for me?!!" He nods, "No now quit stalking me!! Huh where did Asuka-san go?!!" Uni points at the trees from afar. "Mortal! Look she's right over there! Wow! She must be some foreigner!!"

Nazw hides and watches Asuka climbing a tree. He looks up and tries to look up her skirt. Asuka however was alert, and swiftly snaps her yo-yo at Nazw in the face as he fall back. "Ah!! My face!! I wanted to greet you!! You didn't have to do that!" He began to shake the tree to make her fall.

Her eyes grew furious as she drops from the tree; Grimm runs and catches her from the air. "Ah!!! Oh no!!!" Asuka closes her eyes and opens her eyes, "Oh I'm sorry! Uh…huh?"

Grimm smiles, "I'm glad you're all right! Be careful!" Asuka holds her arms around Grimm's neck and blinks, "Wow…you came just in time! I thank you for safeguarding my fall."

He carries her and sets her down then extends his hand to shake her hand. "Grimmjow, but you can call me Grimm for short. I am here to inform you that you are the leader of Flairefox."

Asuka bows and greets Grimm, "I'm Asuka. It's nice to meet you Grimm." He nods and carries her school book bag. "I serve under your command…we are in the same force…so please allow me to be your escort around the school." The girl takes off her jacket while Nazw stares at her.

She ties her jacket around her waist and climbs up the tree. Grimm pushes Nazw down, "No fan service for you Nazw!" He looks up and makes sure that she doesn't fall down.

Wan walks over and punches Grimm in the arm. "Why are you peeking at the new girl's skirt?!" Jess then slaps Nazw across the face. "Yeah especially you! You are such a freakin' pervert!!!"

Nazw runs off and yells,"I'll be waiting for you new girl!!! I'll come back for you just you wait!!" He carries his digital camera and snaps a photo of Asuka sitting on the tree.

"Ooh!! Looks like I'll be making some money for the new school year!!" Wan throws a rock at Nazw and he falls unconscious. She takes the memory chip out of the digital camera then drops it on his head. "Hmph!! You trying to sell the girls photos without permission?!!"

Jess turns around and walks with Wan. "You guys better get going since we're all suppose to be in class right now. Try not to be late! It's the first week of school."

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Asuka smiles at them below and Zephyr stares out the window. "It can't be…Asuka…there's no way?" Tsuyoi turns on the light and it startled Zephyr. "Ah I see you're spying on the girl?"

He turns around and tries to walk away. Tsuyoi crosses his arms, "Ah, you're one of the legendary warriors…I'm Hiro-sensei. I do remember about the experiments before the impact after World War III. I'm surprised that a lab experiment such as you managed to survive."

Zephyr stares at Asuka, "Hiro-sensei. How do you remember the incident? Everyone that is breathing and living has lost their families. Asuka-chan…where have you been the past couple years? Sensei…that cannot be her! Please tell me it's a twin or a look alike! That's not Asuka!!"

Tsuyoi sighs deeply, "Well believe me…she is the real thing…so yeah, did you know that your homeroom is next door? This is my classroom…" Asuka waves at Tsuyoi, and Zephyr leaves the classroom while he's not looking. Tsuyoi notices he disappears, "Zephyr…hey why did you leave so suddenly?"

Yiruma passes by in the hallway, "Tsu…all the ruckus…the school is a bit excited. So what's so special about this girl?" Tsuyoi leans on his desk, "She was the only survivor against a test subject the military infiltrated as a weapon of mass destruction. Prototype- Omega Weapon."

The man walks inside his classroom, "Ah pretty and fine looking student you got there…not far from our age eh Hiro?" Tsuyoi gives him a cold look, "Just because we are apart of the Blood Hounds doesn't mean we are dogs! If you mess with my student…I'll feed your ass to the dogs!"

Yiruma turns his head away, "Would you relax! I found out more information about Asuka…she was raised by the monks and priestesses over the hidden shrine. As you mentioned that she has been a test experiment ever since she was a child. Rumor has it that she has Goddess powers!"

Tsuyoi crosses his arms, "Tell me something that I don't know…" Yiruma smiles, "Asuka has the power to heal the sick, bring people back to life, and can cure any illness, even cancer."

The two teachers observed the new student. Tsuyoi looks at her student record, "Well due to the war…we aren't able to obtain her files from when she was a child in school. The infirmary doctors claimed that she wasn't able to remember anything about her past. Only 1 confirmed relative as alive, her sister Tomo. The rest of her family is either missing or dead."

[School bell rings

Yiruma steps out of the classroom, "Well looks like the 2 youngest teachers get the noobies huh? Who do you have in your class?" Tsuyoi looks at his roster, "Asuka, Ino, Snow, and Yipp." Yiruma faces his rival, "Guess I got Insha, Anubite, Zephyr, and Enlil as my students. Good luck."

Tsuyoi sits down at his desk and all the students rush into class. Outside he can still see Asuka sitting on the tree. Grimm climbs up to sit next to her, "Asuka class has started…don't you want to come into class?" He jumps over to the ledge of the building extending his hand out to her.

Asuka whispers in his ear,"Well…I haven't been welcomed…so I feel like I was intruding by interrupting the classroom." Tsuyoi smiles and opens the window, "Come on inside Grimm. Class this is you new leader for Flairefox! Asuka welcome to our class. I'm Tsuyoi Hiro."

Grimm grabs her hand and waits for her to climb inside the classroom. All the students bolt from their desks. "Asuka!!" "That's our new mercenary leader?!!" "Wow she is really pretty!!"

Grimm grabs her school book bag and sets it down next to his desk. A short petite girl tugs at Tsuyoi's arm, "Hiro-sensei?! What about Yipp, Snow, and Ino? They are new students too…"

Yipp and Snow wave their hands to the class. Ino taps her pencil out of frustration, "What's so great about this girl?" Lily giggles, "Aww…are you jealous? She's really nice for a leader."

Tsuyoi nods his head and pats Missy on the head. "All right class! This is Asuka-san!! Flairefox's proclaimed leader unless she were to lose her rank. Only way is if she is defeated by challenge."

Ino's eyes widen, (I must challenge her for that position…she is the Captain but later that rank turns into a Colonel as Regimental Commander for the mercenary corp. I don't care how many times I have to fight Asuka…I want that rank and power…hmph! I won't be holding back either.)

Asuka bows in front of the classroom as the boys drool. "Hello I'm Asuka. It's a pleasure to meet all of you! I will do my best to lead Flairefox. If you are not apart of the force then I would like to be of your assistance in any way. Thanks for the warm welcomes. Good luck everyone."

Grimm stares into Asuka's eyes, (Asuka…why do I remember her name and recognize that face? Her hair was tied in a ponytail with a ribbon that reached behind her knees. Her eyes glow like an green emerald. Her skin was of light beige complexion and her voice sounds so innocent.)

She sat down next to Grimm while Ino sat on his right side. Grimm could feel the air breathing down Ino's direction. "Hmph…why long time no see Grimm. I didn't expect to see you."

Grimm sighs, "Its over Ino…I'm not taking you back. Nothing happened between us…anyways its not like you appreciate the things I do for you. Now you care when another girl is in sight."

Ino turns her head away, "You make up too many excuses! You are being nice to her because she is appointed the leader of Flairefox. Do note that the other forces want her in their ranks."

He gave her a cold look, "Why are you talking like that? You mean to tell me that you're transferring your rank?" She smirks out of jealousy, "I want to overthrow her rank."

Asuka puts her head down to rest and stares out the window. Tay reaches over to tap her back with his pen. "Asuka-senpai…are you all right?" She politely nods, "Yes I didn't sleep much…"

Tay pats her back gently, "Aww…poor Asuka…you should sleep during lunch or if you have a study hall." Asuka smiles, "I'll be fine…besides I never have a study hall in school. I always study during lunch and my free period? My guardian signed me up for a music or art class."

Tay nods, "Wow! You always study or something?" Asuka turns around trying not to get caught. "Well I like to study since I have nothing better to do. Its like somehow I know all the answers."

Tsuyoi walks over to her desk and smacks the ruler down. "You guys are talking?" Asuka raised her chin up, "Huh?" Tay slide his chair back away from Asuka's chair. Yipp clears his throat, "Sensei, perhaps I'll answer this scientific formula for the lady if you don't mind?"

Yipp walks to the chalk board and shows the class the answers. Tsuyoi checks the formula and the math problems then nods, "Good job Yipp. It is correct." Asuka rest her head on her arms.

Her teacher turned around and sat on her desk. "I hear that you obtained a higher college than me Asuka. Prove it to me." He finds a difficult problem to solve and gives her trivia questions.

Asuka smiles and answers every one correctly. Discipter's eyes widen, "Asuka will you be my senpai!!! You're really smart! How did you manage to know all of that?!"

She clasps her hands together in a shy manner, "Sure. I'm honored to be your senpai. I love to read and study on my free time. There's no trick as long as you have the patience to learn."

Tsuyoi pats her in the head, "Its no bluff…you're a real genius…so it looks like I don't need to pick on you in class. Pass the tests and help me grade the assignments then you're all right."

Asuka went back to her seat and lay her head down on her desk. The class began to listen to Hiro-sensei and read chapters from a book. It was pretty quiet and Tsuyoi continues to ponder.

Grimm glances over at Asuka, (So much information that's stuck in your head…how do you do it? Maybe you were just gifted or blessed with such abilities. They can tell many things about you but can never figure out who you are as a person. I am quite envious of you Asuka…)

[School Bell Rings

All of the students were dismissed from Tsuyoi's classroom. He stretches and watches the people walk through the hallway. Grimm walks down to his locker. (No way! Her locker is right next to mine?!) He stares at all the love letters leaking out of Asuka's locker.

She turns the combination and tries to open her locker. "It won't open…okay maybe it does not belong to me?" Grimm scratches his head, "Well actually this is your assigned locker. Looks like we will be classmates and locker neighbors. Eh heheh…uh…" She blinks and stares at her locker.

Then she screams, "Hiya!!! Hmph…now its open!!" Tsuyoi hears a loud crashing noise and stares at a smashed open locker. "Asuka!! Are you all right? Uh…what happened?!" She blinks, "Well I never used a locker before but it wouldn't budge open so I forced it to open."

Zephyr walks to his locker which was next to Asuka's locker. "Hiro-sensei! Please pardon her actions. You see she is from a foreign village and she is not accustomed to the living environment here." Grimm cuts him off, "Asuka you can use my locker until yours is fixed."

Asuka bows and stares at her broken locker. Tsuyoi and Grimm look scared at the strength of her foot. She gives a nervous smile, "Well thanks Grimm...are you sure you don't mind if I use your locker? I do carry a lot of books. Hiro-sensei…I'm sorry I damaged school property."

Tsuyoi pages for a maintenance repair guy and then rubs her back. "Asuka its okay, I know you are not from around here. Don't worry you won't be in trouble. We'll teach you how to use it."

Grimm smiles, "Yeah we can share lockers so you don't have to worry about figuring out the combination. Besides I'm always here at school even if I'm sick; plus we have the same classes."

Zephyr puts his books inside his locker then slams it shut. Then he walks away while Grimm gives him a certain look of glory. Grimm helps Asuka put her books inside his locker.

He slings his backpack then walks to the stairway. (Asuka…she doesn't remember me or who I am. Not even one sign of any familiarities. Did the impact cause permanent damage to her brain? Maybe it's for your own good? No…your past may be terrible but your heart is pure.)

A pirate walks by and stares at Zephyr. Yipp rushed down the stairs and bumps into a girl. "Well hello! I heard you're Flairefox's backbone to the mercenary force. 1st Sergeant." He salutes her then quickly spanks her butt then grabs onto her bottom. "I'm starting to like your style."

Wan grabs his hand and smacks it away. Jess walks through and pushes Yipp down. "Leave Wan Yuan alone!" Insha walks up the stairs and Nazw jumps in to snap a picture of her legs. "Damn!! I missed my shot!!" Insha turns around, "What do you think you're doing?"

He flashes her in the eyes and squeezes her breasts, "Thanks a lot for working with me! Hahaha!! I gotta go!!!" Nazw runs up the stairs while Insha chases after him. "Oh you're gonna die!!!" She took off her shoe and threw it straight at his head, bringing him to a full stop.

Nazw screams, "Ah my head!!! I was just welcoming you to Musou!! You are really cute and I take all the hot girls' photos in this school! Eh…please don't hurt me!!" Insha began to slap him multiple times and then stomps on his digital camera. "Flash me again and your life ends here!" Nazw picks up the broken camera, "Yeah! Well you can't attack me! I'm a higher rank!!"

He shows her a school ID with his rank of 1st Lieutenant. Insha shoves him to the wall, "This never happened!" She storms off and Nazw turns the opposite direction with a big smile on his face. Kira walks right past him as Nazw turns his head, "Hey what's up loser?!"

Kira blinks and casts a wind magic against Nazw, blowing him off his feet. "I see you're here today. I wonder what peaks your interest to befriend the new girls?" Nazw laughs in amusement, "It's my job as a hound to hunt down these foxy ladies! Insha probably has my vote but I want Ino to join."

Kira chuckles, "Oh is that why the Blood Hounds lack female staff? Men like you turn the women away. Mount Olympus has the most females in the force." Nazw grins, "So? Most of them are lesbians anyways, the girls in our force are hardcore and got the attitude!"

Nazw steps to the side, "Now Kira if you can get Asuka to join your force then I will give up my rank and become a Private E1. The lowest Non-Commissioned Officer's (NCO) rank. Is it a deal?" Kira questions him, "What's the catch if I lose?" Nazw looks at him, "You bump 1 rank down."

He shook his head, "All right Nazw! You got yourself a deal!!" Nazw laughs, "No way in HELL are you gonna convince that chick to join your rank even if you had the looks or charm."

Kira walks off, "Well see about that…if I recruited 100 girls to join Mount Olympus then surely I can have that new girl leave Flairefox to serve as my Captain. I am the Cadet Major of my force." Nazw turns away, "Yeah it's a bet! You have 1 month to make it happen."

Yipp was a pirate from England and had a thick Yorkshire accent. He spots his eyes on Wan and Jess, "Well hello ladies! The name is Yipp!! How do you do?" Wan flips Yipp to the ground with anger. "Hmph! You don't go and grab another girl's bottom! How rude! Let's go Jess!"

Jess grabs onto Wan's arm, "Looks like we gotta play volley ball today! Well lets see who is in our class!" Wan smiles, "I hope we get to know our Captain. Asuka seems really nice don't you think?" Jess nods, "Yeah Zephyr transferred here…which means he is watching over her."

Wan looks at Jess, "You mean to tell me they were close friends?" Jess smiles, "Yeah Asuka means the world to Zephyr…if only she knew how much he cares for her even if she lost her memories. I know its killing him inside; wondering if she will ever remember the old days."

Wan Yuan and Jess walked inside the locker room to get dressed in their P.E. (Physical Education) uniform. They see Asuka in the corner alone with no other girls by the locker. The long-haired Asian girl slowly closes her backpack and places it inside a locker.

[Location: Gym Room

Asuka rushes to the gym room and distance herself from most of the girls. Insha and Ino sat together by the bleachers. Wan looks at Asuka sadly, "She feels so left out…aww…I figured that she would have a flock of friends to support her." Jess shook her head, "That's only the guys…Asuka is technically a new student so its hard to fit in easily with the female peers."

Hikari-sensei blows the whistle, "All right girls! Its time to play volley ball!!" All the girls line up and Asuka was the last one to be picked. When her turn was up she spiked the ball and it landed on the ground like a meteor. Hikari blew her whistle, "Okay!! There's a hole on the gym floor! Wow!! Asuka nice move but don't ya think it was a little too powerful of a spike?"

She apologizes and the girls start to keep a distance far away from her. "I'm sorry Hikari-sensei…maybe I'll just sit out and watch." Hikari-sensei finds another volley ball as the girls give her a weird stare. She sat out and wrapped her arms around her legs. Jess glances back at Asuka, "Aww poor girl…she's feeling neglected…maybe I should go sit down next to her?"

Wan serves the volley ball, "Go ahead Jess make up an excuse." Jess rushes over to the gym teacher, "My stomach hurts really bad…its one of those nasty muscle cramps after you ate lunch kind of pain." Her teacher looks at her, "Oh all right you can sit next to the new girl."

Jess sits next to Asuka, "Hey Asuka…why you look so down?" Asuka remains silent for a few minutes, "Um…I messed up the game…" Jess nods, "No you scored for the team! You should be happy that you pack quite a punch. Most people don't have such abilities." Asuka smiles nervously, "Oh well…I'm gonna back to the locker room. Thanks for keeping me company."

Asuka slowly walks off and Wan sat right next to Jess. "Hey Jess so how did it go?" Jess watches the girl leave, "Well she may be a shy type after all…maybe I am noticing this but she may be a bit insecure." Wan sighs, "She needs to warm up to people…let's make her feel welcomed."

All the girls rush to the girls' locker room after the game ended. Wan and Jess follow the other girls down the steps. Jess observes a group of girls in the corner snickering and giggling about a girl. Ino sits around half the class. "You girls did a great job at the game now let's pull a prank!"

Asuka places a towel on a rack and takes off every article of her clothes. She turns the knob and takes a shower; she takes the soap and lathers every part of her body. Then she grabs the bottle of shampoo and conditioner to wash her long raven hair. She stares at the water going in the drain and takes slow, deep breaths to relax. She starts to recollect her thoughts on her past.

After several minutes, she hears a girl sneak up behind her shower curtain and picks up her gym uniform, her bra, all except her underwear. Asuka snatches the towel before another girl could steal it. She quickly shakes the water off and dries up a little bit. Then she wraps the long white towel around her and puts her panties on. She grabs a clip from her bag and puts her hair up.

Then she whips the curtain wide open in anger. Asuka yells, "Who took my clothes?!!" All of the girls in the room froze in fear and slowly leaned back against the lockers. Wan picks up Asuka's loose socks and places it beside her shoes. "Asuka-chan…what's the matter?" She could see the girl's face was flustered in rage. Asuka tries to control herself and breaths heavily in anger.

Wan tells Asuka, "Wait here Asuka…Jess go check her locker to see if her school uniform is there?" Jess opens Asuka's locker, but someone had already broken into it and her backpack was gone. "Wan! Her stuff is missing!! Let's go after those girls!!" Asuka punches a row of lockers down.

All the girls run to the other side of the locker room waiting by a corner. Asuka clenches her fists tightly, "One thing I cannot tolerate is bullies!!! No you girls stay out of this!! This is my problem and I will deal with it on my own!" She storms off and runs to push open the door.

Discipter closes his locker and Vexen taps his shoulder, "Oh hey…isn't that your leader? I think she's in trouble!" Mortal and Tay were at the stairway and yells for Grimm. He jumps down from the railings to watch at what the commotion is about in the basement floor.

Vexen tells the guys, "The new girl is getting bullied by the other transfer students and some of the girls from gym class." Discipter looks at her eyes, "You sure? Why would they pick on a girl who is a prodigy?" Tay shakes Mortal, "What should we do? We have to help Asuka-senpai!"

Mortal stares at all the girls surrounding Asuka as they were going to jump their Captain. "Oh my God…this is so hot! Girls in gym uniforms fighting our senpai in a white towel!!!" Grimm pushes them to the side. "It's a girl fight…we really shouldn't get involved since we're guys."

Kira pops out of the boys' locker room and observes the situation. (Hm…those girls are up to no good. Let's see these girls are from Blood Hounds and Mount Olympus. Dragon Triad girls wouldn't touch her as she is Asian. Huh…interesting…wait….is she just wearing a towel?!!!)

Hei walks up behind Kira, "What the hell is going on?!" Kira puts a tissue in his nose, "Girls…a chick fight." Hei knocks him over, "Oh?! That's Asuka-san!!! 9 girls versus 1?! That ain't fair!!"

Anubite steps out of a classroom and pauses, "The 2nd day of school and already it's a battlefield?! I'm starting to like it here!!" Pepper peaks in the window then rushes out the classroom door. "Ahh!!! I don't wanna miss the chicks!!! Wow!! This looks serious!!!"

Snow interrupts all the girls, "Perhaps you ladies would just calm down and talk things out." Asuka closes her eyes and Ino laughs at her. "Spacing out are we huh Asuka?" Insha spins her pink bra with her finger and twirls it around. "I guess you haven't gotten your memory back?"

Enlil ran from the other side of the school and busts out his camcorder. He presses the record button and smiles focusing on the girls. Nazw hides next to him and takes pictures of all the girls in the fight. Snow looks over, "Now please girls…stop this now…before you get hurt!"

Nazw raises his voice, "Let them vent!! It will help the girls feel better!!!" Enlil chuckles, "Oh wow! I love this school already!! Come on ladies!!! Asuka are you gonna take that?!! They threw your clothes in the garbage can and called you a dirty girl!! You just gonna ignore em?!!"

Asuka opens her eyes and a blast of wind from her reiatsu encircled her in rage. "Why are you doing this to me?!! What have I done to place myself in this predicament?!!" Ino casts an ice spell that hits her across the chest. "You trying to steal my man?! He's already taken by me!!"

Missy pushes Grimm, "Lieutenant, do something!! She's gonna get beat up!! There are 9 girls waiting to attack the Captain!!" Lily pulls Grimm's arm, "Aren't you going to help?!" Grimm shook his fists trying to hold back. "No it's wrong if I attack those girls just to save her…"

Tay's eyes focus on Asuka with concern, "Who cares?! It's your job to protect our mercenary leader! If all the other students witness her loss then that girl will take over Flairefox!"

Discipter shook his head, "No Tay…you're wrong…any girl with substantial rank can hold her own ground. We must have faith in her and believe that she will win in order to be our leader."

Mortal raises his voice, "Go Asuka-san!!! Flairefox is rooting for you!!!" Uni smacks him from behind, "You! You!! Argh…I can't be mad at you this time…." Uni watches Asuka struggle as the girls cast elemental magic. Insha casts a thunder magic against Asuka as she blocks it with a force field. Enlil screams, "Why won't you fight Asuka?!! Come on!! Fight back already!!!"

Asuka blinks for a moment and unclenches her fists. "That's it…now I won't be holding back!!" A blast of wind encircled the entire hall as she collects the energy particles around herself. Then 4 girls came to strike her all at the same time. She dodges it, leaps in the air, and flips landing on a shoulder. As she wrap her ankles around the Alpha girl's neck as she falls to the ground.

Zephyr peaks from a window looking inside to watch the fight. (Oh no…she got into trouble already? No…she can handle it herself. It's just a disadvantage…humility can kill her pride…I want to help, but it will damage your reputation. I know you can win this…Asuka please win.)

Anubite delightfully watches as Snow tries to tell them to stop. "Why aren't the teachers trying to stop the fight?!" Anubite crosses his arms, "This school is meant to have open challenges. The teachers cannot interfere with one who wishes to receive a higher rank or gain status."

Kira looks at 3 of his Alpha girls go down easily by Asuka's impressive martial art skills. Asuka holds onto her towel tightly and see the 3 girls manage to stand up to the pleasure of their leader. Kira turns his ahead away and stares at Nazw who was hollering down the hall to intimidate the girls to fight longer. Nazw yells, "Come on!! flashes digital camera You guys, give em' space!!"

He ponders and stares at Asuka's agility, (Nazw…now I see what you mean…my members are of high magic level. The Blood Hounds are strong physically in their attacks if weapons are used, but ranked the strongest out of the 4 mercenary elites. Why is she not using her magic?)

Asuka held her towel tightly as some of the guys watch her roundhouse kick the girls down and parrying the Alpha girls. She starts to pant, "When will you girls give up?!!" She sighs in frustration, (I have to take out the magic users…they're distracting me from keeping my guard.)

The girls go down one by one and Asuka stands in front of them, amusingly tapping her foot against the trash can. Tay shakes Grimm, "The girls are fighting over you man!!" Grimm walks over to the girls, "All right that's enough girls…Ino cut it out…Asuka didn't do anything wrong."

Insha blasted thunder magic again and then punches Asuka in the arm. Then tries to trip her legs, but she did a backflip. Asuka held onto her towel tightly trying not to lose it. (I'm not gonna waste my magic on these bullies…I have to hold off and use my martial arts.)

Asuka then use a combination of a tiger's punch, a sidekick, an uppercut, and a lion's grapple to take Insha out. She breaths heavily holding her ground and places Insha a lock hold position. Then she uses a pressure point to knock her out. "You should be out cold for half an hour!"

Ino gives a sinister laugh, "Looks like I'm the last one standing…well c'mon bring it on!" She charges at Asuka, "You give up yet Asuka-san?!! Forfeit the title as Captain of Flairefox!!" Asuka flies back from the ice magic that was casted. She started to rub her skin to get some warmth.

Asuka did a windmill kick and then a scissor kick to Ino. The girls kept their distance while Asuka rushed into to do a phoenix parry where she flipped Ino in the air and finishes it off with another roundhouse kick. Asuka was exhausted and Ino casts water magic. Ino was steamed, "What's so great about her?! Huh?!! Asuka…I challenge you for your position!

Asuka was freezing as she had no shoes on her feet and had nothing but towel and her panties. Grimm tries to hold Ino back, "Calm down!! Everyone else is knocked out!! You are Asuka-chan's equal…watch out its slippery!" The girls charge at each other as their chakra gauge charges within the nerves as they slip on the flooded water as Ino grabs onto Asuka's towel.

Then Asuka spins around and she quickly covers her chest with her arms. Kira turns red as he saw her chest and accidentally touches her boobs with his hands to catch her from falling.

Kira ran forward and caught Asuka; while Grimm caught Ino. Ino kicks and screams, "Haha!! Someone must have caught that on film!!" Zephyr was in the back as he snatched the digital camera and camcorder burning it with fire magic. "Nope, there's no film!! Sorry but the fight is already over!! You already know that Asuka is of a goddess level in magic."

All of the students skipped their classes and continued to watch the fight. Asuka looks up and Kira wraps her with his mercenary jacket. She blushes and Kira smiles rubbing her body to keep her warm. He snaps his fingers, "Stallions, go retrieve her clothes, have it washed or dry clean, and someone get her some clothes. Asuka you fought a good battle now just rest…"

She struggles keeping her eyes open as she used up her chakra during the continuous battle against 9 girls. Blood Hounds and Mount Olympus were rivals to the Foxes and the Dragons. Asuka blinks and her body starts to get cold then burn up. Grimm runs over to Kira, "Sir will she be all right?! shakes her body lightly Asuka?! Please answer me…it's my duty to---."

Kira places his hand on her forehead, "She's running a fever! Everyone back off! Give me some space!!" Zephyr runs over to Kira and Grimm. Kira picks up Asuka and carries her off her feet. "Zephyr call for the security…this hall is a mess…Grimm make sure that the infantry helps these ladies." Grimm questions him, "Where are you taking my Captain? Its my job to look after her."

He smiles at the 2 guys, "I am a high ranked officer. I'm a Major and I command you to do as I say…I need to take her to the infirmary. She looks like she had a rough day and didn't get plenty of rest while traveling her way to this academy. I'll watch over her until she wakes up…"

Deez was disappointed, "How come I always miss out on the best fights?!" Nazw shook his head, "That Kira is a smooth talker and he's already close to have me lose my bet. We'll see about that." Necro follows the other Blood Hounds, "Now what about these girls? Will they be punished for their loss?" Nazw nods, "Yeah they're gonna have to train harder for next time."

Grimm neglects Ino and walks off. Ino gave him a cold look, "Is that how it's going to be Grimm?! You don't want to even look at me?!" Grimm turns away, "I'm that girl's Lieutenant and if I were in her shoes…I would still protect her because we carry a history together…"

Ino stormed off and the water evaporates as she leaves the basement hallway. "I will fight her next time! It's not over!!!" Zephyr whistles for security as the infantry squad pulls out stretchers for the girls lay against the side of the wall. (Why does this girl carry so much bad karma? I thought that it was my responsibility to look after her, but can I even keep my promises?)

Kira carried Asuka as she was unconscious then began to ponder, (Hm…could you be one of the 8 wonders of the realm? You can't be that girl… I remember you died in the night of the impact. I was there Asuka…Endetium, Zephyr, Grimm, Discipter, Anubite, and Takaiyo…or did Taka-kun really saved you and sacrificed himself?)

[Flashbacks of impact

Kira runs back into the facility. "Zephyr! Where are you going?!! Everyone has evacuated the building!! We're no match for the Omega Weapon!! Let's get outta here now!!" Zephyr looks back, "No Takaiyo ran back to save Asuka! They're both fighting off Ultima Weapon as well!!"

They see Discipter, Anubite, and Endetium knocked out on the ground. Grimm throws all his potions at his friends. "We won't survive at this rate…you guys help me carry them outta here. They'll die if we don't hurry and take them to get the anti-viral injections in their bodies!"

Zephyr and Kira helped carry the guys out to safety. Grimm shoots a flair gun as the sky turned purple and gray as a signal for an emergency mecha jet. Zephyr tries to go back as Kira and Grimm hold them back. Kira tells him, "They stayed behind to give us time to retreat!!"

Grimm holds onto Zephyr's other arm, "I know you want to help!! We all do but we're gonna end up like our friends if we turn back! Asuka and Taka-kun are the strongest out of all the prototypes!" Zephyr screams in anger, "Why?!! You guys are cowards?!! That's our friends!!"

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Kira places Asuka gently on a medical bed at the infirmary. Endetium knocks on the door, "Am I interrupting you by chance Kira-kun?" Kira nods, "She got injured during a challenge and battle in the basement against the Hounds and some of my cadets. I think she just needs some rest."

Endetium feels the energy from her hand and checks her pulse. "Yeah reiatsu and chakra exhaustion…when she wakes up she may feel dizzy or dehydrated. Now tell me who the hell started that mess in the basement? It's her first day of school and yet hell breaks loose!!"

Kira smiles, "I'm starting to get flashbacks…like its all coming together…it's starting to make sense." Endetium sighs, "Yeah it looks like we are all united at this academy except one is not accounted for…Takaiyo." Kira rubs her forehead gently, "I'm not sure…only Asuka can answer that question if she remembers anything at all. You can leave…I'll take care of her sir."