Battle of the Jacks

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Recap: Kairi finds Kukai in a women's costume and freaks out. Kukai is the Kung-fu princess!

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"So, why are you doing this?" Kairi asked Kukai, as he swung the wooden naginata around.

"There were no other available parts! And all transfer students have to do this, which I think is pretty pointless but whatever!" Kukai flicked his wig from his face. "But as the main character, I look pretty sexy!"

Kairi shuddered. "Just back away." He said, motioning him away when he accidentally touched Kukai's chest. Embarrassed, he removed it and flicked his stepbrother away instead. "Well, yea. Can you like, help me out?" Kukai asked desperately.

"How?"

"You know. Teach me some movements and kung-fu moves." Kairi shook his head. "It's not like I could teach you right now. This takes time, and it's in two days." Kukai frowned. "If you refuse to teach me then..." The former, older jack reached into the box and found the journal he was interested in. Kairi dived for it, but Kukai dodged him and kept the green-head away. In a monotone british accent, he started to read the journal's contents.

"It is another day at Seiyo Academy... and the Joker..." Kukai stopped reading aloud, but continued to scan the book. Kairi looked away in shame. He shouldn't have kept his journal stash there! Kukai laughed. "This is poetic, man! So detailed! You could publish this and send it to Hinamori!" He continued to laugh, and his voice got higher as Kairi's face got redder.

"Hm?" Kukai smirked.

"No, seriously man, that's gross. First, a back-flip..."

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Using a chara-change with Musashi, the would-be samurai did a backflip with ease. "Look upward. Otherwise, you'll lose focus and crash. I'll observe your progress." Kukai chara-changed with Daichi and got into position. He dashed real fast and tried a backflip... Kairi observed and watched.

Help my poor brotha.

Tries to do a backflip and,

He lands on his butt.

"That haiku wasn't even funny!" Kukai grimaced at the landing. After many hours of butt-breaking, constructive criticism, Kairi gave Kukai a thumbs up as he managed to do catch the naginata without any damage. "I'm putting ice on this," said the jock as he exited the room lifting up his kimono. Kairi wrote another haiku:

Help my poor brotha.

Out the room he runs past me,

like a true lady.

"YOU'RE GONNA PAY FOR THAT!" Kukai yelled. "You and me. The barber shop. Tomorrow!"

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Back in Seiyo Academy:

The guardians were having a meeting. Tadase was stacking some notes and reviewing things from a previous meeting. "Everyone, I have some news," Yaya perked up, Rima sipped a cup of cocoa, Nagihiko shrugged, and Amu was dazing at her prince. "There have been a motherload of shugo charas being born in Danchou Gakuen. We feel that it's necessary for them to team up with us."

"Team up?" Yaya asked curiously.

"Yes. That school, being an exclusive K through 12 academy would probably be targeted by Easter. They need to be aware of this. And besides..." He looked down with a slight frown.

"Hm? Speaking of which, that's where Iinchou goes now." Rima added.

"Eh!?" Everyone perked up. Nagihiko smiled in interest. "You mean, the former Jack? Sanjou Kairi? I've gotten into touch with Kukai. He's there too." Yaya gasped, and Rima spit out her drink. Amu looked at Tadase who remembered that time at the airport when Kairi left them.

"That makes two guardians. Our jacks." Nagihiko nodded. "Let's visit them, shall we? And get this message across too! They could be our messengers. You know? A go-between that connects our schools together, no matter how far."

"So it's settled! We're going there tomorrow!" Yaya cheered.

Amu smiled. "I wonder what Kukai and Iinchou are up to." Tadase smiled nervously. "Y-yea..."

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A day passed by normally for the two brothers. The next day after that, that is the day of the performance, came. It was held after school, and many students gathered around eager to see the transfer students up there.

Kukai was backstage with the rest, looking at himself in the mirror. Him being a transfer student, he wished that Danchou Gakuen had at least a bit of a similar feel to Seiyo. It was totally different though, especially without the guardians. I guess I'll make an impression, he thought. I'm a totally different person. Literally. Looking at the small kimono, he smoothed it.

Crug came by and pointed at Kukai's chest laughing. "Are those real?"

"No."

"Can I touch them?"

"Eew, no." Kukai slapped his hand away.

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Kairi was seated in the front, waiting for the show to start.

"Boo."

"Bob!?" The class prez's best bud was fiddling around with his hair and waved to him from the seat directly behind them.

"Yea. You look good with the contacts and stuff. Why'd you change your style all of a sudden?" Kairi looked away. Stupid Kukai! Tricking me into it! Instead, Kairi sighed. "I don't know, maybe you could guess."

"Your brother?" Bob asked.

He's psychic!

"Fo' shizzle," Bob said in a nasally voice. Just then, random people sat next to him.

"You don't mind if we sit here?" asked the group of students who were apparently from another school. Bob nodded.

Kairi was relaxing until he heard the small talk that Bob was having with the others.

"So you're from Seiyo Academy you say? Know someone?"

"Yes," said someone with a familiar voice. Hearing that easygoing yet cooly voice, Kairi blushed. They won't notice you...

"Oh. And here's my friend, who obviously doesn't want to be noticed. Kairi saw Bob wink through the corner of his eye. Aw man! Kairi turned around and was hit by nostalgia. "You all... "

"Eh?" Bob looked confused. "You know this guy here? The Kairi?"

"Uh-huh." Rima sighed. "You look weird."

Bob was flustered by Rima's appearance that was seemingly flawless. "Well, thank you."

Amu and Yaya gazed at Kairi in shock. What Bob said about his change in image was somewhat true. His hair was slightly shorter, and the back layered somewhat. The big difference was the loss of the glasses. The class prez looked away. "C-cut that out. The show's about to start," he stammered, as the curtains opened and a booming voice took over:

"Presenting the Kung-Fu princess!"

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