The four teens skidded to a stop near the school's entrance. Oki immediately hid behind Ringo, shyly taking in presence of the rest of Ikki's team. Next to the gates, leaning against the wall in various positions were five other teens- three boys and two girls.
As the former group approached the latter, the three boys immediately stood up and rushed over to their leader, ignoring the others.
"Ikki, you took forever!" The thin, and lanky blonde snapped, obviously annoyed, "Why can't you come earlier, man!?"
A larger boy with headphones agreed, "Yeah, we wasted about half an hour of valuable practice time! Ikki, you have to take such matters more seriously!"
The last boy was just laughing in a goofy and erotic manner. He rode an AT on his head, and was the only one looking Oki.
Ikki sighed, "I'm sorry, I was trying to get our new recruit to hurry up."
Only then did they notice the younger girl's presence. The blue- haired girl stepped out from hiding behind Ringo and waved her hand nervously. The blonde perked up, and stared at her contemplatively.
"Hehehehe… You brought new meat…" The boy riding on his head kept snickering.
In the next moment, his face met Ringo's fist, and he was unconscious, with his snout-like nose squirting out blood. All the boys looked at him uneasily with a bead of sweat at their temples, while the two girls just shook their heads in disappointment. Ikki then grabbed Oki's wrist and pulled her in front of him. He grinned and started introducing people.
"Kogarasumaru, Oki! Oki, this is Buccha, Emily, and Nakayama." He pointed to each of them, as their names were called. They replied by muttering soft greetings, and the girl visibly relaxed with the realization that they were friendly. "The perverted pig on the ground is Onigiri. You already know Ringo, Akito and Agito."
The lanky blond grunted, visibly annoyed, "What about me? You forgot me, Ikki"
"Oh, I didn't see you there, I mean with your small shadow and all" Ikki teased, with his nose in the air, while everyone except Emily and a frowning Oki snickered.
Ignoring the crow's previous comment, an annoyed Kazu turned to the new girl, and smiled warmly at her, "Anyway, Oki-chan, do you remember me? I met you where you were about 3. It was eleven years ago at that dinner party."
The girl's face was still scrunched up in concentration, as she tried to remember. When the memory came to her mind, her face lit up with joy.
"Kazu-nii!"
She tackled the blond and wrapped her arms around him, earning glares from Emily, who happened to have feelings toward Kazu, and surprisingly Agito. The blond just laughed, and returned the hug.
Agito just looked away, a scowl plastered on his face, where as Emily grew even more furious. Her fists were clenched tightly, but seeing that the girl was younger than her, and referred to Kazu as her brother she calmed down.
I still have chances! Kazu-sama will be mine!
"You know her Kazu?" Ringo and Buccha asked at the same time.
"Yeah, she's my- she's like my sister." He paused, "Our parents, they worked in the same company, so we met often. I didn't see her after she turned 6 though."
Oki giggled, and snuggled into his hold, "Yeah, we moved to a different place. I didn't know you were still here! I would have come back long ago!"
Suddenly, her mood had changed. It was more gloomy, and depressing, as she whispered to Kazu. "My mother has passed away."
Kazu paled, and held her closer, "Oh... no wonder you're here then. Don't worry Oki, I'll make sure he doesn't hurt you."
Emily seemed pretty flustered, since she wanted to be in her Kazu-sama's arms instead of Oki, but catching the conversation, she remained silent. Agito stood impassively, annoyed at his reaction, and confused with his feelings. Everyone else stood around bored or confused whereas Ikki was anxiously hopping around, wanting to do some real AT training.
He bellowed loudly, probably loud enough for the whole city to hear him, "Enough of this meet and greet! Oki, to be in my super awesome team 'officially'" Everyone rolled their eyes, or in Agito's case- eye, at this, "you have to prove that you are worthy to be in it. Your initiation test will be very important.
"You," Ikki paused for a dramatic effect, "have to get the whole team something good to eat. In the way, there will be some obstacles."
Grinning, he handed her some money, and gave her the location of her destination. She walked up to the make shift starting line, and took her place. She stood with her right hand on the hip jutting out, as she waited for the signal to race. Ikki just smirked as the team members dispersed to their given areas to stop the girl from her goal. He held his hand up. Oki immediately changed her stance. She crouched into a position ready for running, all her muscles loose except the ones in her legs. Like a stretched rubber band, they were ready to snap into action.
"Ready? Set…. Go!" Ikki's arm came down with blinding speed, but it wasn't nearly as fast as the girl. She'd disappeared.
Oki was already on the road, figuring out the fastest way to her destination. She weaved through the people on the streets, and avoided the cars. As she rode faster and farther, there was a huge mountain in the way- Buccha. He had a look of pure arrogance, grinning smugly back at her. His huge body was now more muscular, and he had blocked her path. She tried to skate around him, rather than face him, but he matched her actions, and moved in the same direction as her, locking eyes with her.
How do I dodge him? Just speed won't do it so I need another alternative. Think Oki, think!
"Come on Oki-san; don't tell me you're that weak." Buccha teased.
In the next second, Oki had vanished. She reappeared over Buccha's head, crushing his head by bringing her leg downward in a powerful axe kick. As she landed, she dodged the huge form that was falling towards her, unconscious. She skated around his body, her first obstacle was down.
Yes! Alright, three more to go!
Oki kept riding, but felt a presence behind her that had an aura filled with lust- That should be Onigiri. She turned her head around, proving her assumptions. The perverted pig was riding behind her, trying to get a look up her loose shirt. She smirked at the predictability, causing the boy to start drooling and sweating, and when they both combined- it let out a horrible stench. Oki was well aware of her surroundings, and knew that there was a women's bath house coming up straight ahead in less than 3 minutes. Riding backwards in a way much similar to Natsumi Iriya's Moon Walker, she grinned at him.
"Hey Onigiri," She called out seductively, "I'm can show you 'heaven' but I'm afraid it'll turn into hell pretty soon."
"Whatever it is, I'm pretty sure it would remain heavenly, with that tender, pure body of yours." Onigiri retorted, while mentally undressing the young girl.
She just grinned again and brought her left leg up, and pushed it down with full force, causing her to jump high and onto the roof of the building she would have crashed into. Onigiri wasn't as lucky.
Well… maybe he was, taking into account his ridiculous grin at the sight of many screaming naked girls, who then turned demonic to kill the perverted pig.
"Yes!"The blue-haired girl closed her eyes and pumped her fist into the air, talking to herself. "Two down, and I didn't even get touched."
Oki didn't notice Kazu standing in front of her, and crashed right into him. She fell on the rooftop, and squinted out of pain.
Kazu chuckled, "You might wanna rethink that… O-ki-chan"
The young girl sulked, saying "You always have to burst my bubble."
"Well, now that you finally have ATs; how 'bout we have a little race? If you win, you get to go on, if you don't, well, I get my satisfaction of being the fastest."
She smirked, giving him a smug look which meant "You're so on!" They both got ready, and when the next car honk sounded in the ever-so-busy city, they both vanished into thin air.
Kazu and Oki were equally fast, each would try to advance, but the other would go farther. The two jumped around obstacles, and skated along walls, defying gravity as if it was perfectly natural. Just a block before they reached the finish point, Kazu jumped off and raced ahead. Not one to be outdone, Oki quickly followed, only to be tripped.
As she fell flat on her face, Kazu crossed the finish line, winning their little race. If looks could kill, much to Emily's dismay, Kazu would have been dead by now. Oki's glare was burning holes into the back of his head.
"I never said you couldn't cheat…" He said in his defense, laughing nervously.
"I hate you so much Kazu-nii. That was so unfair!" She pouted.
The blond held out his hand, smiling all the while, and the girl took it with a huff.
Oki got up from the ground, and when she was completely vertical, she started her flawless skate once more, slowly gaining speed.
"Be careful with Agito" Kazu warned, "He can't control himself and couldprobably tear you to shreds."
"Let him try!" She retorted, ignoring the advice.
When she was almost at the restaurant, adrenaline started getting pumped into her system. There was someone behind her with complete intent to eliminate her. The murderous aura got thicker and thicker as the person neared her. Oki remained calm and kept riding, for some reason, she felt safe. Even though her instincts were trying to decide between fight or flight, there was a part of her that firmly believed that he wouldn't harm her. Oki decided that she would let him make the first move.
He was livid.
In a matter of a day, the mysterious girl had him- him, the fucking Fang King- flustered. There was something about the girl that drew him to her and it angered him to no end.
He wasn't going to go easy on her just because she was a girl; he wouldn't even give a fuck about it. He inherently knew she had the power to survive against him, so he wouldn't hold back one bit. He would carve his beautiful Fang Road into her body and make her bleed, like she had been yesterday. He couldn't wait to taste the sweet smelling blood again. Agito Wanijima, the blood-thirsty shark had set his eyes on a prey that would give him just the kind of fun he was craving for.