"Well, let's get moving then. Maybe we'll get to meet some other trainers, maybe get to battle with someone!" I hopped up, and grabbed my dex off the table.

"Yosh!" Kakashi agreed, and we headed out the door.

3e3e3e3e3e3e3e3e3e3e3e3e3e3

After getting lost twice and stopping to ask directions in a weapons shop, where we stayed for nearly 20 minutes so Kakashi and Iruka could look at the pointy weapons, we finally found the gym.

"Woah." I mumbled appreciatively, staring up at the three story building in awe. The entire front of the place was glass, so you could see what was going on inside from the street.

"Come on Danny chan!" Iruka called from the doors where he and Kakashi stood waiting for me.

I shook my head, and followed them in, thinking to myself as I walked. I trusted Iruka; there was no doubt about it. I'd admit that we met under … trying circumstances, but he was trustworthy. I knew Kakashi was truly just looking out for me, making sure that I didn't fall into the same fate that Sakura did, and I appreciated it, but his worries were unfounded. I had told him as much back in the hotel room, but I felt bad for dismissing him so easily. When my friends had dismissed me like that, even though they never meant any harm, it was like a slap in the face, like they were picking someone else over me. Could that be what Kakashi had been upset about? It seemed like the most likely choice, but I just couldn't place that sentiment with the Kakashi face.

Although, thinking back to the Kakashi Gaiden arc in the manga, and his hang-ups about friendship, and how people who didn't take care of their comrades were the lowest of the low, everything fit. I smiled to myself, proud for having figured out what I thought was the solution.

While I was lost in thought, the boys had guided me through the lobby, had me sign us in, and abandoned me in a corner with Chibi Iruka while they headed over to an open area built with the intent of sparring.

"Well, little one, here we are… your daddy and 'Kashi kun are off playing war and we're stuck sitting in the corner, ne?" I made a face at the baby sitting in my lap, and he giggled, clapping his hands together and nearly toppling over. I laughed, propping him back up between my knees and flicking his nose playfully. He was already a clone of his father, minus the scar. His brown hair was just curly fluff on the top of his head, and his face was obviously rounder, but his skin was the same warm caramel color and he already had the same kind caring look on his face, even with the little river of drool running down his chin.

"Awww!!! Kawaii!" I heard someone cry and looked up to see a girl probably no older than 15 or 16 kneeling over me staring at Iruka.

"Um… hi?" I said, unsure of how to reply to something like that.

"He's so cute!" She squealed, and sat down in front of me with a thud. Looking over her shoulder I could see three bishounen, a Roy Mustang, a Maes Hughes and a Mirai Trunks, all shaking their heads and trying not to laugh.

"Thanks?" I couldn't figure out any way to respond to this girl as she cooed over Iruka's son and motioned her Bishounen closer.

"Guys look! She has a Chibi!" Her voice seemed to carry across the gym, as suddenly I had the attention of every trainer and their bishi in the place.

"Chiyo san, please step back." Mirai Trunks said gently, a scowl on his face, as he guided his trainer away from me and the two uniform clad bishounen took her place.

"Where did you get this child?" Maes asked me, arms crossed over his chest and a look of disgust on his face.

"Whoa whoa whoa there buddy!" I said, scrambling to get to my feet so at least they wouldn't be looking so far down at me, "This is the son of one of my bishounen. If you've got a problem, you can take it up with him as to why they're traveling with me."

I could see Kakashi and Iruka pushing their way through the crowd, from where I stood in the corner, and couldn't help but feel relieved. Mustang was a flame alchemist after all, and Hughes was notoriously protective of kids.

"Well where is he?" Hughes asked, sounding a little less angry at my explanation.

"There." I pointed to where my bishounen were just coming up behind them.

"Is this true? He is your son?" Mustang asked Iruka, who nodded as he came to stand by me and take his son back.

"I apologize, ma'am. One can never be too careful when it comes to the safety of our children." Maes apologized, as the crowd started to disperse.

"I guess it's no big deal. I hadn't been in a town since I met these two, so I wasn't prepared for the lash back yet." I replied, completely on edge from the small confrontation.

"I'm so so so sorry!" Chiyo apologized, bowing exaggeratedly once Mirai Trunks let go of her arm.

"Um, it's ok." I said, not sure if I was allowed to feel embarrassed for this girl or not. Her bishounen seemed used to her behavior, so I wondered if she had always been this loud and theatrical.

"I'm still sorry," She said, before brightening up, "Hey, how about we duel? My guys could use the training."

I blinked, and looked at Kakashi and Iruka, who shrugged as a way of agreeing. "Sure, I guess." I finally said, and she clapped her hands together excitedly before leading us off to a different room in the gym.

3e3e3e3e3e3e3e3e3e3e3e3e3e3

The room we had been led into was huge, easily the size of my old high school gym, with a simple set up painted on the floor. Boundary lines I supposed. The room was absolutely empty, and there was a large square painted on the floor in bright white lines, leaving maybe five or six feet of space on every side between the wall and the line. On the two ends farthest from one another were two smaller boxes painted right up against the main box, only a few feet square. I was told this was where the trainers were supposed to stand, while their bishounen dueled inside the bigger box. There were no boundaries, no punishments for going outside of these lines, they were just there to let people know that it would be safest if they stood up against the walls to watch, to give the bishounen all the room they could.

Chiyo jogged over to the far end, and stood in her box, leaving me with the side closest to the door. Her Roy Mustang was already standing in the center of the room, having ditched the heavy outer jacket of his military uniform.

"Well, which one of you wants to go?" I asked, facing my bishounen.

"I'll do it." Kakashi replied, not waiting for me to say anything before walking out to meet the Colonel in the center.

"I give full consent as Danny san's bishounen to fight until I am called back or knocked unconscious." Kakashi said, pulling out his Icha Icha Paradise book and opening it to somewhere in the middle.

"As Chiyo san's bishounen I give full consent to fight until I am knocked out or called back." Roy replied, pulling his white gloves on and standing up straight.

"Yosh! Fight!" Maes cheered from the sidelines, and that seemed to be a trigger, because Roy darted back, right hand raised up over his head, poised to snap.

"Kashi! Watch his hands!" I warned him, and Kakashi snapped his book shut, body flickering out of sight.

He reappeared right behind Roy, grabbing his hands and jerking them behind his back.

"Not like that!!" I groaned, seeing a telltale smirk flash across the Colonel's face before he snapped, and a flash of fire temporarily blinded me.

As the spots disappeared from in front of my eyes, the charred body hit the floor and I just about screamed when it disappeared in a 'POOF' of smoke.

"Too slow." Kakashi's voice echoed, and as Roy looked back and forth trying to find his opponent, Kakashi's hands shot out of the ground, going Roy's feet.

"Look out Roy!" Chiyo shouted, and Roy leapt back, just out of Kakashi's reach, fingers at the ready to perform his alchemy again.

Kakashi leapt up out of the ground, and Roy snapped his fingers. This time I had the forethought to shield my eyes, so I could see Kakashi roll under the wave of fire and deliver a kick to Mustang's chest, sending him skidding down to his knees a few feet away from Chiyo on the other side of the gym.

Kakashi's hands moved lighting fast through a series of hand seals, ending in tori, before saying "Suiton, Suiryudon no jutsu!" The ground rumbled, and water started to appear, from under the ground, and from the air. It formed into a small stream, taking the shape of a water dragon that snaked through the air and crashed down over Roy's head. It was nowhere near as impressive as the ones from the show, but considering Kakashi had formed it from the moisture in the air and the ground, which would explain why it was so dry in the room all of the sudden, it served it's purpose well. The next time Roy tried snapping his fingers, the spark cloth his gloves were made from didn't create the spark needed for him to use his fire alchemy.

Seeing his opening, Kakashi darted forward, sinking his fist into Roy's stomach and sending him into the ground with swirls in his eyes.

"Winner, Kakashi and Danny." Maes said after Roy didn't try to get back up.

"Alright Roy, you did great." Chiyo said, holding out a bishi ball and summoning Roy back.

"That was great Kakashi!" I grinned, handing him a potion as he came back over. He hadn't taken much damage, but there were burn marks on his exposed skin, as if he had been a hair too slow with his kawarimi no jutsu earlier.

"Man, he's definitely a tough one to beat!" Chiyo laughed, having released Roy from his bishi ball. She was walking over to us, Maes helping Roy to walk.

"Thanks. Do you need a potion for him? It looks like he took that last hit pretty hard." I offered, digging another potion out of my backpack.

"Oh, no thanks! I've got some." She smiled, handing one of her own to him.

After Roy finished his potion and stretched out his back with a pop, Chiyo fished out her Dex, motioning for me to do the same.

She punched a button on her Dex, and held it out close to mine, causing it to beep.

"Funds transferred." Both Dexes proclaimed.

"Since we didn't make any wagers, the Dexes automatically transferred a standard, pre-set amount of gold for your win." Chiyo explained at seeing my confused stare. Looking at my dex, in the top right corner of the screen, I could see that my gold count had gone up.

"Thank you." I said, pocketing my Dex again and bowing.

"Not a problem! I'm gonna take Roy and Maes back to our hotel room so Roy can rest up a little. If you're still in the area tomorrow, I'll probably be here!" She replied, as she and her Bishis turned to leave the room.

"We probably won't be, but it was nice to meet you!" I told her as she walked out the door with a wave.

3e3e3e3e3e3e3e3e3e3e3e3e3e3

"I was kinda surprised she didn't have Trunks fight." I admitted once we were back in our own hotel room, "I mean, he's a hardcore fighter. Roy didn't really stand a chance."

"She may have just been trying to help Roy gain more experience to evolve." Iruka pointed out, bouncing his son on his knee.

"That would make sense." I conceded, and looked down at Chibi Iruka, "You feelin ok sweetie? You look kinda funny."

Iruka and Kakashi both looked at the Chibi, and Iruka was grinning from ear to ear. His son was starting to glow a bright white, and I had to look away as spots started to dance in front of my eyes again.

"What's happening?" I asked, and Iruka set the glowing bundle in my lap.

"He's evolving." He said simply, and as I watched, the glow faded, leaving a bishi the size of a 10 year old in my lap where there was once a baby.

3e3e3e3e3e3e3e3e3e3e3e3e3e3

Bishi Dex

Roy Mustang – Flame Alchemist Colonel from Full Metal Alchemist, Roy has the ability to wield fire as a weapon due to the spark cloth his gloves are made out of. Once he gets wet, however, any advantage he has disappears.

Maes Hughes – A non alchemist from Full Metal Alchemist, Maes Hughes is very protective of those he considers family, and is extremely skilled in throwing knives and hand to hand combat.

Mirai Trunks – A version of Trunks that came from a different future where the Androids had destroyed most of the planet, this Dragon Ball Z character is usually very serious, and will protect his trainer at all costs.

3e3e3e3e3e3e3e3e3e3e3e3e3e3

A.N.

Once again, if you'd like to be a trainer, please send me an email at sontsunami 06 aol .com without all the spaces, and let me know the name, appearance, age, how long in the bishi world, what bishis and how they interact. Please don't leave that info in a review, as the last time I wrote a story that let people create their own characters, it was removed because reviews aren't supposed to be used like that I guess.

Ja ne,

Tsunami