Chapter 3: The Reaper and the Edenian Princess
Getting a pack of ice and placing it on her eye, Cassie didn't think she'll face an opponent like Frost, who was a cyromancer based on her frozen hair and seeing her breath visible, she would never thought that she would face a Lin Kuei warrior like her mother once told her.
"Jacqui, you ok?" Cassie asks her best friend.
"Yeah, I've took worst hits than those guys before." Jacqui shrugs it off as she rests on the couch. "Didn't think you'll save the day Cage." Jacqui mutters to herself as she lies down on the couch.
"I didn't think that chaos was a habit of mine until today." Cassie decided to head to the kitchen and grab a water bottle. "Can't believe I was gonna face this chick or have the Black Dragon clan rain down on the scene." She sighs tiredly and walks back to the living room.
"Still, you think that your parents are going to the rescue?" Jacqui asks her.
"I doubt that." Cassie retorted back at Jacqui. 4 months ago after Cassie's high school graduation, her parents decided to get a divorce after unreconciled differences. She decided to go with her father since she decided to 'follow' her mother's footsteps and join the military. It has been 2 months since she joined the training corp. and she's been doing it with her father's attitude.
"So, did you ask your mother about that teen in Japan?" Jacqui decided to change the subject and goes on her computer.
Cassie shrugs, "I do not know. It'll be interesting if she did but I don't think so." She jumps onto the couch and relaxes herself.
"Still, who is that teen? There are things on the web saying that the teen is actually a male." Cassie looks at her best friend, very curious.
"Seriously?" She questions.
"Yeah, apparently his name is Ichigo Kurosaki, same age as us, about 5'10 and here is his picture." Jacqui turns her computer around for Cassie to see him.
"Orange hair..." Was the first thing Cassie, "He has orange hair. Is that even his real hair color?" Cassie question.
"That's the first thing you question? His hair?" Jacqui raises her left eyebrow.
"I can't help it! I mean look at it!" Jacqui shakes her head from her best friend. "Well I have to admit, he is rather cute." Cassie mutters out loud.
"You think anyone's cute Cassie." Jacqui shakes her head once more, "He's been missing for the past 4 months from what the rumors on the internet say." That catches her attention.
"Really?" She asks surprisingly.
"Let me see..." Jacqui looks up Ichigo's profile on a military secret service profile site; she instantly got the info on Ichigo Kurosaki. "Name: Ichigo Kurosaki, Age 19, Parents: Unknown, Last seen: 4 months ago. Last person to see him: Raiden." Both girls were surprise to hear that. Raiden was both of their mentors and he was the last person to see the orange haired teen Ichigo Kurosaki.
"Raiden was the last person to see Ichigo?" Cassie looks at her confusingly.
"Well if Raiden has something to do with this then my mom must had told him! I told my mom about it." Cassie couldn't believe that her mom told her about the orange haired teen to Raiden.
"So what are you going to do about it? Ichigo's been missing for 4 months and only Raiden knows where Ichigo is." Jacqui replies to her friend.
"I might have to ask my mom about this."
As Ichigo continues training with the princess, he continues to pant tiredly. "You...are...really...pushing it...Kitana." He continues to pant tiredly. Kitana only smirks behind her mask.
"Are you upset Ichigo?" A tick mark appeared on his forehead.
"With you princess? Hell yeah I'm pissed!" He retorted back at the princess, spitting some blood out of his mouth. "I only can use my 'Reaper' powers you call them, I can't fully use my 'bowmen' powers." He pants.
"My my...I didn't think the person under my wing, let alone someone that has caught my attention." She walks up to him seductively, causing the young teen to blush.
"Uh..." Ichigo couldn't get the right words out of his mouth as he felt her hands on his shoulders. "Princess?"
"You are still young Ichigo. I couldn't help but tease you. You are sure display a tough guy but you an innocent child." He continues to blush as she laughs at him.
"Can you cut it out!?" He yells angrily at her. "When did you start to tease me Kitana? Shouldn't you lead your people or help the others warriors of Earthrealm?" He tries to have the princess at like one.
"I know that Ichigo but since you are under my wing, I need to teach you the basics of kombat. Raiden says you have great potential to be one of Earthrealm's greatest warriors." Kitana says as she lowers her mask so that Ichigo can see her beauty.
"Princess?"
"I forgot that this is the first time you've seen me without my mask." Her eyes softened as Ichigo remembered something she had told him.
"Are you sure that you want to proceed to this Kitana? Last thing I remember you had something with a man named Liu Kang, the champion of Mortal Kombat. And plus we've only known each other for 4 months. I still want to know the princess of Edenia and Raiden should appear when the time has come for us to act." He reasons with her as both their heads connect.
"I know..." She took a brief paused, "I know. I don't think me and Liu Kang have anything. Last time I've seen him was before I had to face my mother years ago." The memory of her facing her mother was traumatizing when her mother did killed her. "You are something else Ichigo. I didn't think I would become close to someone else beside my friend Jade." She then remembers what had happened years ago.
"I'm sorry if I unexpectedly brought her up. I'm sorry my lady." He bows his head and apologizes to her. He remembers that Jade decided to stay back so that Kitana can go back to being human once more. While he may not have seen it, Ichigo knew how close she was with Jaden based on the stories she told him.
"You don't have to apologize to me Ichigo. I knew that you didn't mean to bring it up." She decided to give her friend a kiss on the cheek, which Ichigo didn't expect from the princess.
"Uh..." His face brightened up like a light bulb.
"Still easily to tease." She smiles as Ichigo's face now turns red. Without any ideas, he decided to walk away as Kitana knew Ichigo was probably done for the day. 'Innocent to the very end.' She thought as she walks behind him. 'You are destined to be someone great Ichigo and you'll lead the new generation of Earthrealm's defenders.'
To be continued…
