Disclaimer: I don't own BuddyFight. Bushiroad does.
Challenging affections.
Sengoku Academy
Rouga Aragami is sitting on a rooftop, he is overseeing a buddy fight battle below in the Sengoku stadium. At his right side, there is a young cyan-haired boy, Kiri Hyoryu. The young boy is originally from the Dungeon World; he has decided long ago to live among the humans on Earth. Kiri Hyoryu is known as the Onmi Water Lord, Miserea. Rouga has always felt a closeness towards the youth and soon became Kiri's mentor for Danger World. He never guessed that Kiri was an Onmi Lord of Dungeon World. It has already been a whole three years, since the destruction of the fiend, Yamigeto, was vanished. It was all thanks to Bolt Fujigami and Gao Mikado. 'A whole three years…' His lingering thoughts are elsewhere.
Kiri's ringtone is heard. It is the ringer tone of Tynisha Keli 'My First Love' song. "Hello, Fujimiya-san."
Rouga opens his eyelids, sidelong glancing at the orange-haired tomboy on FaceTime from the light blue iPhone6. He silently listens in on their conversation.
"Kiri-sempai, I'm having a celebration for my fourteenth birthday. It's going to be held at Aibo Academy." Kazane informs, smiling ever so cheerfully. "I was just wondering, if you'll be making it to the party. Parasol-san will be there."
"Count Dawn, eh?" Kiri chuckles, sheepishly. "Should I come in my original form Miserea, Fujimiya-san?"
"Really? You'll come as your Onmi Lord version?" Kazane sounds ecstatic. "That would be so totally awesome to have you come in as your original Onmi Lord form for my birthday. I'd totally love it. Onmi Lords are so awesome."
Kiri forces a half-hearted chuckle to her enthusiasm. "Fujimiya-san,"
"Oh," Kazane pauses, now noticing the reserved Rouga Aragami behind Kiri. "Will Rouga be also attending as well by any chance, Kiri-sempai?"
'The nerve of this tomboy using my first name. We don't even know each other well enough to even use each other's first name.' "Tsk." Rouga makes a disdainful sound.
Kiri resumes to sheepishly laugh. "Well, Fujimiya-san. I'll see if Aragami-sempai will be able to come to celebrate your birthday." He pauses, combing his fingers through his cyan hair. "Is there any special gift that you want?"
"Nah." Kazane declines, shaking her head. "It's all A-oh-kay. You coming in as Miserea will be awesome enough present for me." Kazane adds, smiling at Kiri. "Kiri-sempai, you can just call me 'Kazane', you know." She reassures, with a soft hearted smile.
"S-Sure." Kiri stutters, feeling some heat warm his cheeks. 'She's so like a yellow butterfly. Pure and innocent.'
"Okay. I'll see you, later." Kazane beams in delight, disconnecting from FaceTime.
Kiri releases a deep sigh. He is totally unsure of how to react to Kazane's enthusiasm. 'My only way of impressing Fujimiya-san is by being in my Onmi Lord form.'
Rouga shakes his head, dismissing the intention of prying for information on what is wrong. He totally understands his friend. It is as clear as day. 'Kiri really does like that fun-loving tomboy.' Rouga thought, closing his eyelids. He remembers that expression of the heartbroken girl that looked so fearful when Kemura was being possessed by Yamigeto. A part of him wanted to protect that same dishearten tomboy from experiencing that heartache once more. 'I was unable to protect her. Instead that bamboo hat guy did.' He releases a soft growl.
"Aragami-sempai," A soft spoken voice is heard.
"Huh?" Rouga flash opens his eyelids. His eyesight looks at the solemn look of Kiri. Without words exchanged between them, Rouga ruffles the youth's head.
Kiri uses his left backhand to slap Rouga's right hand away from ruffling up his cyan hair. "Aragami-sempai, I can tell how you feel for Fujimiya-san."
"There's nothing between us." Rouga proclaims, he literally denies his own growing fondness for that cheerful tomboy. 'Since when did that silly tomboy ever enter into my heart?'
Kiri leans his head down on Rouga's right shoulder. "Aragami-sempai, we've known each other for quite awhile now."
"And," Rouga said, sharply.
"I know you really do cherish Fujimiya-san."
"Say what?" Rouga said, flustered. "I do NOT like that tomboy."
"I understand, Aragami-sempai." Kiri said, allowing Rouga to bluntly deny. "You have to admit her charming smile is what really brightens up those gloomy days. I know when I see her, I feel all warm inside."
"Tsk." Rouga turns his head.
"When you see her sadness, it is more painful for you compared to those blizzard nights that you've endured long ago."
Rouga scuffles, dismissing his mixture of the warmth and the bittersweet feelings. He rests his hand on Kiri's right shoulder and pulls him closer to his chest.
Kiri can hear the drumbeat of Rouga's heart. "Aragami-sempai,"
"Only you, Kiri Hyoryu, can make my heartbeat pace normally." Rouga said, without looking at his prodigy. "I don't need that silly tomboy to bring me peace-of-mind."
Kiri looks up at his mentor. He totally understands what his mentor is implying. 'Aragami-sempai is denying his own affections for Fujimiya-san, because she already likes Mukuru and Gao.' He averts his gaze to see the champion of the buddy fight that has just finished. It is the ninth Onmi Lord, Mukuru. 'Mukuru. He is another love rival for Fujimiya-san. He's a strong opponent.'
Rouga stands up on his feet, and holds out his upgraded Danger World deck. Kiri lifts up his head to look at his mentor. "I challenge you to a Buddy Fight."
Mukuru snickers underneath his mask helmet form. "I accept your challenge, Wolf."
Rouga snickers.
'I'll totally defeat him.' The two rivals, Rouga and Mukuru, chant inside their minds.
At Kazane's House
'I wonder what Mukuru is doing. It has been a while since we've talked to each other.' Kazane thought, looking outside from the window as she is sitting on her bedroom windowsill.
"Kazane," Ms. Fujimiya said, walking into her daughter's room. "It's time to get ready for bedtime." She said, grabbing a comb in her left hand. She starts combing her daughter's waist-length orange hair. "Over these past three years, I've noticed that you've decided to grow out your hair."
"Yes." Kazane said, unable to tell her mother the real reason as to why she decided to out grow her hair. "My friend, Cedar Strongeagle, said that if I grown my hair out. It would look more awesome."
"Oh," Ms. Fujimiya said, sounding interested.
"Mother, have you seen Blade?"
Ms. Fujimiya shakes her head. "Did something happen between the two of you?"
Kazane shakes her head. "I've just been noticing that Blade often leaves here at seven in the evening and returns at midnight."
"Maybe he found an owl-lady friend."
"Mother."
Ms. Fujimiya chuckles, planting a soft kiss on her daughter's left cheek. "It's better to just let Blade have his space. He must have his reasons as to why he's not here."
"I know." Kazane agrees, frowning. 'I just wish Blade would trust me more.'
At a hidden clubhouse.
A miniature Cerberus yawns in the shadows, he is busy eavesdropping on a group of monsters. They are all discussing on the up-comings events.
"Blade, what's wrong?" Asamodai looks at the little green owl at his right side.
"It's nothing, Asamodai." Blade denies, brushing off the loneliness he felt without Kazane.
"You're really worried about her?" Asamodai adds, closing his eyelids. "I worry about Tetsuya all the time."
"Kazane has been through quite a lot." Blade said, closing his eyelids. "She has always kept her feelings hidden. If she finds out…"
"Shosetsu and I will continue to keep an extra eye on her." The speaking sword volunteers his services. Blade doesn't answer the speaking sword.
'Why would they need to protect that girl?' Cerberus wondered to himself.
"… A princess of… We have to…secret…" The group of monsters begin to whisper to each other.
Cerberus snarls to himself. 'How did they find out that I was eavesdropping?' He wonders to himself. He leaps in midair and runs off - on his fours - to return to his buddy, Rouga Aragami.
At Sengoku Academy
Rouga and Mukuru are panting. They are at one life each.
"You're not half bad, Aragami."
"Neither are you." Rouga adds, looking at his deck. "I charge and draw." He announces, holding up a card. "I'll use the spell card, 'Survival's Chance'."
Mukuru becomes alert.
Rouga snarls in disappointment. "I call Ogre to the left. Attack the fighter."
Mukuru holds up a card and manages to defend himself from the onslaught.
Rouga growls, as his turn is done.
"It looks like I'll win this buddy fight." Mukuru said, holding up a card.
Rouga narrows his eyelids. 'I won't lose to this newbie.'
While watching, Rouga and Mukuru, Kiri feels a chilling shiver go down his spine. 'Fujimiya-san,' He thought, turning his head to the western horizon. 'It's about time that I protect my precious someone.'
On a rooftop.
"The time for capturing the little princess is upon us." A cloaked hooded woman said, turning to a group of pirates. "Scatter." She commands, with a motion of her right hand signal of dismissal. "Here we come, Princess Kazane."
Ekosi.
AN: Okay. This sounds like an awesome plot idea. I like the shipping for Kazane: Rouga, Mukuru, and Kiri. I've always had this idea for the longest time: Kazane is a princess. Still it is quite unofficial in the anime. Although, there has been lots of individuals that often want to rescue her. Such as Blade, Count Dawn, Captain Answer, Mukuru, Kiri, Rouga. Gao knows Kazane's strong and thus believes in her strength. Tasuku has his sights on Sofia, while Sofia has her sights on Kyoya. In season one, Kazane was surrounded by animals (in her daydream). It is similar to the classic disney princesses (snow white, cinderella, aurora). If Kazane and Rouga did marry and have a son. They both would treat him with reassurance. It would be similar on how they both treat Kemura. I love episode 46 Season 2. Best Kazane episode ever. I believe that Rouga x Kazane relationship would be built on an emotional level. Rouga became an orphan. Kazane lost her father to the disaster. I'll always ship Rouga x Kazane (WindWolf). Also, I totally love how Mukuru calls Kazane 'Little Lady'. It is so adorable.
Ai-chan.
