(Author's Notes: Alrighty. I said I would get Chapter 4 up, so enjoy ^^ )
Juudai ran all the way to the Challenge Hall, and skidded into the main lobby area. There was a line of students and faculty waiting to get in to see the next match up. Juudai noticed a sign that read 'Applicant Check-Ins', and dashed over to the table. He panted as he reached the table. "My name... Is Juudai Yuki... And I was called for the next fight...," He managed to try and catch his breath as the young looking boy skimmed through the names.
"As yes. You are fighting Yoshiki Hirame today. Go through those doors. Best of luck!" He smiled and stamped a mark on Juudai's hand. It was a red paw print. Juudai took a second to stare at it, and then bolted for the door. He went through, and ended up in a locker room.
"My god.. Are you finally here? Thought you ran away, you Non-Zoan!" A nasty, cocky voice was heard from the other end of the room. By the main enterance door stood a boy with black hair, bangs in his face, and dark green eyes. He was wearing a black denim jacket, a white tee, and black ripped jeans. He stood leaning against the door. "Come on, Yuki! They ain't gunna wait all day for you to change your outfit!" He snarled a bit at Juudai. The other just shook his head off.
"I don't need to change much...," he removed his jacket and placed it into a nearby locker. He was now left wearing a red shirt that read 'Flame On!' and dark brown slacks. Yoshiki grinned viciously.
"Let's make this quick... That's your door. When they call your name, walk through... And lose to me!" He grinned and laughed. Juudai noticed the other door Yoshiki had pointed to. He walked over to the door, and heard the annoucer start up.
"This is an interesting match! In this corner, we have Yoshiki Hirame, the Weasel!" The man in the booth seemed very enthusiastic about this fight. Yoshiki walked out of his door, and out onto the field. The cheers filled the area. "And in this corner! Juudai Yuki, the Ningen!" Juudai's door opened, and he walked out. The field was large, and the stands were high away from the ground. He figured it was because people didn't want to get hurt. He never wanted to admit it, but he was frightened. It was his first fight, and the overwhelming amount of people in the stands seemed to really bug him. He looked around a bit to try and pick out familiar faces. He noticed Asuka and Kenzan looking on, and cheering for him. He noticed a few rows down Sho and Misawa together cheering for him as well. His heart felt a bit lighter as he saw Sho there cheering for him. He nodded, and then focused on Yoshiki. "Get ready... FIGHT!" the announcer said. The crowd went wild, as Yoshiki rushed Juudai.
He was not expecting Juudai to be as fast as he was, so he was caught off-guard when Juudai jumped clean over him, and landed behind him. Juudai curled his hand into a tight fist, and slammed a hard punch in Yoshiki's back, sending him off his feet. Yoshiki growled, and stood up. "You think you can sneak one over on me? I'll show ya!" He growled, and rushed at Juudai. He took a defensive stance, but it wasn't enough to block the full attack. Yoshiki changed into his weasel form in midair, and slammed a hard kick into Juudai's chest, sending the boy flying back. Yoshiki now had the head, arms, legs, and tail of a weasel, and was snarling at Juudai. "Ha! Take that you Non-Zoan!" He laughed meanly at Juudai. The boy stood and shook his head off.
"Tch... Not bad. But I can beat you still...," He grinned. He rushed at Yoshiki, jumped over the boy's head, and grabbed him by the collar. As Juudai landed, he threw Yoshiki clean across the field, slamming the weasel into a far wall. A mixture of gasping, jeers, and cheers left from the audience. Juudai chuckled a bit and rushed at the fallen weasel again. He jumped into the air, and slammed his heel down on the weasel's chest. "Sorry, but I can't afford to lose...," He said sharply. He had noticed something odd when he was thrown back by the kick. As he recalled stumbling to his feet, he noticed cold eyes on him; Ryo. The Unborn was standing far off in the stands, gazing down viciously at Juudai. He knew that he wanted to get back at Ryo, and he knew that only way to do that was beat his way to the top to get to Ryo.
Yoshiki growled, and grabbed Juudai's ankle, throwing him to the side. He growled viciously, and stood up. The pain in his chest from where Juudai slammed his heel down was starting to take its toll, and he knew he was one step away from being beaten. He decided to play dirty, like the weasel he was. He rushed at Juudai and slammed his tail into the boy's face, then grabbed him with the tail and threw him across the arena. More gasps were heard. Sho leaned on the edge of his chair, and was gently pushed back by Misawa. "He's strong... Trust him...," he said lightly to Sho. He was still worried, but he knew he couldn't do anything, except believe that Juudai was get out of this.
Juudai stood to his feet, and grinned a bit. "That was dirty... Alright. I got your game," he stood, and brushed his shoulders off, and wiped the blood from his lip. Yoshiki rushed Juudai again, and went to slam his tail into the boy's side. Juudai, noticing the tail coming, caught it in a flash and yanked Yoshiki closer to him. He knew how to play dirty, and knew he now had to, since the weasel would do anything to win this match. He slammed his fist hard into the weasel's stomach. The boy gasped in sheer pain. Juudai wanted to end this,and show Ryo just what he was got himself into for hurting his friends. He spun the weasel by his tail, and through him straight into the air. As if he had wings on his back, Juudai leapt into the air. In midair, Yoshiki made eye contact with Juudai. He could see the fire burning in them, and took a hard gulp. Juudai grabbed the weasel's arms and kicked him straight in his back, then slammed him into the ground. Juudai landed beside him and pinned the weasel down, his foot on Yoshiki's back. Yoshiki wasn't going anywhere, and time had run out.
A buzzer sounded, and the crowd cheered out loudly. "This fight is over! Juudai Yuki the Ningen has won!" The annoucer cheered out himself. Sho smiled proudly, and let out a sigh of relief. "With this, Juudai moves onto the next rounds! The drawing for the next fight will be done shortly! Please return to your rooms, and await the results in one hour!" With that, the speakers were heard shutting off. Juudai looked to the audience. They began to clear out to return to their rooms, and see who would be next called. Juudai locked eyes with Ryo, the cold glare meeting his hatred filled one. He didn't notice Yoshiki being carried off by nurses to the locker room. His gaze was fully on Ryo. The boy stood unnerved, and growled a bit. Ryo turned, and disappeared into the shadows of the stands.
"Juudai!" Sho called out, and snapped the boy back to reality. Juudai looked to Sho, and noticed that Asuka, Johan, Kenzan, and Misawa were all waving to him. He grinned widely, and ran over to the stands. He jumped up, grabbed the wall of the stands, and climbed up. He went over to his friends. They proceeded to tell him of the great job he did in his first fight, and began to walk back to the dorms with him.
((Author's Notes: Tah Dah! Fourth chapter's done! Now... Who shall be the next fighter? Will it be Johan, Kenzan, or maybe we will see Ryo get his hands dirty in a fight? Oh yeah, Ningen means Human in Japanese, for those that don't know ^^ I couldn't really think of anything to call Juudai, since he is human XD Anyways, maybe I'll have Chapter 5 up soon... I really wanna continue this XD Maybe I'll have pictures for this up soon. Just don't want to draw anything that will be spoilers.. . ))