For those who don't know, Kotonoha and Kokoro are characters from the Anime: School Days.
The next morning, the crowd was starting to fill in the stadium with anticipation as to see what kind of events the All Star Battle Games will bring. Antonio had just entered the competitors section that will guide them to their respective team benches. He had fixed his hair and pushed his glasses up on his face that was gifted to him by Momoyo and fixed his Sekirei combat gloves.
"Antonio!" Antonio perked his head up and turned around to see Issei and the rest of the Kuoh Academy group heading towards him.
"Issei, ready to give it your all today?" Said Antonio.
"You know it!" Replied Issei. "With the amount of training I've been doing in the underworld, I can feel myself getting stronger."
"Well I hope you know we don't plan to lose." Said Antonio as he cracked his kunckles. He then had seen Rias walking up to stand next to Issei.
"Well we don't intend to lose either." Said Rias. In the stadium seats Antonio's Sekirei and family members had taken their spots with Darius and his Sekirei taking their seats elsewhere.
"So how's everyone doing?" Asked Mizuki.
"A little tired but I'll be fine." Said Miya. Before Mizuki could say anything, everybody had seen Ageha approaching the microphone.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome back to another day of the All-Star Battle Games!" After Ageha spoke the crowd erupted into a burst of roaring mixed with clapping and cheering. "As we recap with who's in the lead, we see that Kawakami Academy is leading with +20 points with a two way tie between Hanzō Academy and Kuoh Academy. For those who have yet to put any points on the board, do not fret. Because at the end of this day, someone will emerge victorious!" Said Ageha as murmurs erupted through the crowd. "The Events today will have multiple winners meaning three out of the nine teams here have chances to score for their team." As Yamato was listening to Ageha speak, he looked towards Kawakami's team section and had seen Antonio interacting with Mayuuchi, Matsukaze and Momoyo and he couldn't help but to feel a surge of anger course throughout his body.
"So without further ado, let the All-Star Battle Games Resume!"
*I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE MENTIONED ANIME NOR ITS CHARACTERS*
Speech: "Home is where the heart is."
Thoughts: 'Can i really go through with this?'
Whispering: "I will do anything and everything I can do to help."
Chapter 12: Yamato's Anger
***** Yamato's Flashback *****
After closing the curtain after seeing Momoyo plant a kiss on Antonio, he fell back onto his bed and took out his phone to contact the number mole who can gather up information on just about anyone with just a few details, Aoi Touma of Class 2-S who also attends Kawakami Academy. He may seem like a pretty boy on the outside, but on the inside he is the one person you would definitely want on your side, if not he could make your life a living hell without much as lifting a single finger.
"Touma-san? It's Yamato."
"Yamato? To what do I owe this call?" Replied Aoi.
"I need you to dig up any 'information' you can on a certain individual." Said Yamato
"If I can guess what type of 'information' you are seeking for, then you know that my fee isn't cheap to divulge that kind of private information."
"You know I'm good for it." Replied Yamato. "So will you do it or not?"
"Give me a second." Said Aoi as he sat down on his computer chair and opened up his laptop that he uses to dig up dirt on anybody. The security on it is so tight that he never got caught leaking personal and private information. "Ok, give me a few details about the person."
"His name is, Kanzaki Antonio." Replied Yamato, causing Touma to stop typing.
"The new student? Got a grudge against him or something? Oh well it isn't any of my business." Said Touma as he began searching information about him as he continued to type seay.
"Find anything?" Asked Yamato
"Nothing out of the ordinary." Said Aoi Touma. "Mother worked for a pharmaceutical company, moved to America from Japan then came back to Japan then moved to Shino Teito."
"Anything about why she moved?" Asked Yamato.
"Apparently her parents went through the legal process of disowning her. Making it as if she was never apart of their family to begin with for getting pregnant with Antonio, hehe, if I had feelings i would almost feel bad for her." Replied Touma. "Anything else?" Asked Touma.
"Anything about his father?" Wondered Yamato. As Touma was typing away on his laptop, Yamato couldn't help but to wonder about Antonio's father. Yamato's father left Japan but still keeps in contact with him along with his mother. One some occasions like birthdays and certain holidays when they are able, they come to Japan for a week or so then go back to traveling.
"My this is interesting. Turns out his father was apart of the United States army but lived in Colorado. When he was stationed in Japan, that's when he met his mother. Years later he returns for a mission and hasn't been heard from since, I presume he is dead. What's more is that when she was pregnant, he was never around." Said Touma. "From one tactician to another, I hope you won't divulge the origin of how you received this information, but how you use it is completely up to you."
***** Flashback Over *****
"Chiho!" As Chiho turned her head away from the sight of the competition she had seen Kotonoha and her younger sister Kokoro approaching them.
"Kotonoha, Kokoro-chan!" Chiho waved at the sight of her friend and her younger sister.
"Mind if we sit next to you?" Asked Kokoro earnign a warm smile from Chiho.
"Of course you can." Said Chiho causing a smile to emerge on the young girl's face as her older sister sat next to Chiho while she sat next to her older sister. "How are you feeling today Kotonoha?" Asked Chiho.
"I'm feeling good, thanks for asking Chiho." Said Kotonoha with a warm smile. Chiho had then turned to Kokoro.
"How are you feeling today Kokoro-chan?" Asked Chiho.
"I'm doing awesome thanks for asking!" Said Kokoro with a burst of energy. As the three conversated with each other, Karasuba had noticed Miya had a serious thinking expression on her face and couldn't help but to recall what had happened last night while the others had cheered for Antonio and his team.
"Go get em Oniichan!" Said Kuu as she hollered from her seat in the stands.
"Kanzaki-tan is doing really well today." Said Matsu.
"Well If they don't put more points on the board then it really isn't going to matter Matsu." Replied Toyotama as she fixed her hair. Yahan had stolen some of Saki's popcorn while Akitsu was slowly enjoying her popsicle.
'I wonder If Master would want to eat a popsicle with me.' Akitsu thought to herself with her usual nonchalant facial expression on her face. Above watching over the stadium, Tesshin and Ageha was watching over the competition as it progressed further and further into the third round as Crimson Squad, Hebijo, Gessen and Hagun Academy scored +10 points for their teams.
"There sure are some majorly talented kids. Magical Knights, Magic Infused weapons, Shinobi, Mages even. I wish I could give it a go." Said Ageha
"Hahaha! You sure are like Momoyo, always getting excited at the sight of a strong opponent." Replied Tesshin causing Ageha to chuckle slightly. "These kids are a talented bunch, but I'm afraid we hadn't seen anything that is remotely close to their full potential." Said Tesshin. As the crowd roared in excitement over seeing the second event, Wanko had seen that Miyako had a blank expression on her face, almost as if she is looking into the stadium but not seeing anything.
***** Miyako's Flashback *****
Instead of her usual attempt to sexual assault Yamato in the silence of night, Miyako had decided to stay in her bed with her nightgown on as she blankly stared at the wooden ceiling in her room.
'You don't know what It feels like, watching someone you love fall into the arms of someone else!' The sounds of Yamato's words echoed in Miyako's ear until the point where she could feel water starting to form in her eyes.
'What ever happened to the Yamato who would stop these tears from flowing down my face?' Miyako thought to herself as she grabbed a pillow then brought it close to her face. 'The first person to reach out to me, the person I fell in love with. Where are you because this isn't the you I would give myself too.' She then turned to look at her dresser to see a picture of every single one of them when they were kids, Momoyo, Wanko, Antonio, herself and Yamato. 'I want my Yamato-kun back, not whoever this imposter is.' As Miyako closed her eyes, that's when the tears started to flow out of her eyes.
***** Flashback Over *****
Wanko was about to call out to her but the massive sound of the crowd erupted into cheer as Antonio took the victory for Kawakami Academy, along with Homurahara, Tenbi Academy.
"As I promised everyone here, Kawakami Academy, Kuoh Academy, Hagun Academy, Homurahara, Tenbi Academy, Hanzō Academy, Hebijo Academy, Gessen Girls Academy and Crimson Squad, one of you will emerge victorious by the end of this day. The winner of this next event shall be granted the total of +60 points!" Said Ageha getting the crowd excited as they started roaring with excitement.
"So who ever wins this.." Said Asuka
"Is going to win the whole thing." Said Stella.
"Alright!" Said Homura as she pumped her fists in the air then turned to her team. "Come everybody don't look so down! This is the opportunity we could use to turn into a chance to win!"
"Mmhmm you are right." Said Yomi
"So what is this event anyways that's worth sixty points?" Asked Miyabi.
'Ohhhhhh, Miyabi is so cool!' Imu thought to herself.
"Hmmph, at least everybody get's a fair chance to try and win this event which will win the whole thing." Said Shirou. "Now the only thing is that who'll compete?"
"The event…" Everybody had looked up to see Ageha speak. "Shall be a Battle Royale! The winner of this shall be crowned the All-Star Battle Games Winner!" Said Ageha
'A battle royale huh?' Antonio thought to himself.
"Senpai." Antonio had turned around to see Mayuuchi who called out for him. "I think you should have the honor of competing."
"R-Really?" Asked Antonio, receiving a head nod of approval from Myauuchi. "Are you ok with that?" Asked Antonio as he looked towards Momoyo who folded her arms while trying to not let her blush show.
"Y-You better not lose this for us." Said Momoyo as she turned her head away, causing Antonio to sweatdrop and chuckle slightly.
"I'll try not to mess up." Said Antonio as he walked out of the team section.
'I know you won't mess up.' Momoyo thought to herself. 'I believe in you completely.'
"For the last event, Kawakami Academy Selects, Kanzaki Antonio!"
"Antonio-sama, ganbatte!" Antonio turned around to see Musubi, Kaho, Akitsu, Hikari and Hibiki and the rest of his loved ones cheering for him.
"Kuoh Academy Selects, Issei Hyoudou!" Antonio looked infront of him to see Issei walking towards the stadium. "Antonio, I'll show you the results of my training I've went through in the underworld."
"I'm looking forward to see what your training has done for you Issei." Said Antonio as his eyes began to shift to crimson.
Beyond The Wings Of Fate
As Asuka from Hanzō Academy, Yumi from Gessen Girls Academy, Miyabi from Hebijo Academy, Homura from Crimson Squad, Ikki from Hagun Academy, Shirou from Homurahara, and Haruko from Tenbi Academy took the stadium stage to face each other, silence ensued between them all.
"The rules of this Battle Royale Finale is simple, last one standing wins." Said Ageha. "The location you'll fight in will be an abandon location where you'll fully be able to go all out without thinking twice about holding back."
"Hehe, now that's more like it!" Said Homura.
"Come to me, Intetsu!" Ikki had then slapped his left palm into his right hand and his left hand had become enveloped in bluish electricity as he had then drawn out his black katana sword device.
"Go get em Nii-san!" Cheered Shizuki from their team section.
"You got this Ikki!" Said Stella as she also cheered for her boyfriend
"Shinobi, Tesshin!" The four shinobi had then pulled out their transformation scrolls and tossed it up in the air. The scroll had immediately undone itself and wrapped around the girl's body, stripping them of their clothes and enveloping them in a bright, white light until they had then transformed into their shinobi attire.
"Let's go Asuka!" Cheered Katsuragi.
"Bring home the victory for Hanzō Academy!" Said Ikaruga
"Asuka, good luck!" Cheered Hibari.
"Bring home the victory!" Said Daidōji.
"There's no question that Miyabi will win this for sure." Said Imu as she pushed up her glasses upon her face. 'Maybe afterwards she'll allow me to bestow upon her a victory kiss! Just the thought..' As Imu was lost in her thoughts, the rest of her team had just looked at her and begun to sweatdrop.
"Yumi-san, do your very best!" Said Yozakura.
"Ikuze Homura-san." Said Haruka. Saber's body was enveloped in a bluish whirlwind as her casual clothes were exchanged with her blue and silver dress armor. She then extended her right arm outwards as if she was reaching out for something, that's when she had gripped onto her cloaked sword.
"You can do it Saber!" Cheered Shirou with Tohsaka pouting causing Archer to sweatdrop at the sight of his master's attitude.
"Maken, Murakumo!" After using her Heaven's Gate maken ability, creating a small portal to another dimension, she stuck her hand inside and when she removed it, the Heaven's Gate make. Became visible upon the chained, sheathe sword.
"Boosted Gear, Boost!" Issei had suddenly raised his left arm in the air, allowing it to become cloaked in red light then suddenly bearing the Sacred Gear: Boosted Gear.
"Good luck Issei!" Yelled out Kiba.
"I'll be praying for your success Issei!" Cheered out Asia.
"Me as well Issei!" Chimed in Xenovia as she cheered along with Kiba, Asia and Gasper. Akeno had looked at Rias's face to see that she was staring intently at the back of Issei and couldn't help but to form her own smile upon her face.
***** Rias's Flashback *****
Underworld
After dodging one of Akeno's lighting magic attacks and a couple slashes from Xenovia's Durandal, Issei skidded back away from them but had looked up to see Koneko descending down from the sky with her right leg upwards. Knowing immediately what she was going to do, Issei used his Boosted Gear to block Koneko's drop kick but the force of the impact was enough to create deep, spiderweb cracks in the ground.
"Not bad Koneko-chan." Said Issei. "You are definitely getting stronger."
"Same with you Issei-senpai." Replied Koneko as her white, cat ears twitched. "I'm just glad that boobs are erotic things aren't clouding up your head." She had then felt Issei planting his hand on her head.
"Don't worry Koneko-chan." Said Issei "I'm not that big of a pervert anymore. Let's just say that I can keep my love of big ole tittes underwraps."
"Great." Replied Koneko as her cat ears had lowered as she had sweatdropped. She then silently felt her non-developed chest as everyone else had walked up to Issei and started talking with each other.
"Ara, seems as If he is getting quite stronger, wouldn't you agree, Rias?" Asked Akeno.
"From when he was first reincarnated as my pawn." Said Rias "Till now, I can say that he has matured. Slowly, but making improvements every day."
"Well maybe fighting with Antonio against Vali made him think of him as a rival, not only as a friend." Replied Akeno as the two had seen Issei scratching the back of his head, having a healthy smile on his face. "Kind of like me and you."
"Eh?"
"Hehe, I won't give up on Issei that easily just because you are his favorite Rias." Said Akeno as she winked towards Rias then made her way towards Issei and the rest of her friends.
***** Flashback Over *****
"Oniichan, do your very best!" Kuu yelled out.
"Antonio, fight on!" Cheered Benitsubasa. As Antonio's family was cheering for him, along with Darius, he turned around and waved his arm in the sky towards them. Somewhere in the crowd, Kuroka was concealing her presence as she had seen Antonio's cat-like, crimson eyes which made her lick her lips as she could just feel his strength radiating off of him.
'This shall be interesting to watch.' Kuroka thought to herself as she crosses her legs while she felt her black cat ears twitch.
"Alright everyone prepare for teleportation! Once you are transported to said area, you are able to begin searching and fighting at once" Said Ageha, causing all of the competitors to nod their heads. Once Ageha snapped her fingers, Antonio, Issei and the others bodies were enveloped in a blue light as they were teleported. Once they were fully teleported, they were all scattered across the abandoned, closed off city meaning, no one can escape. Antonio was looking all around but could hear the faint sound of clashing far away.
'Alright, maybe I'll start my search, hmm? Huh? What's that whistling sound?' Antonio thought to himself. As he slowly turned around, he could see four, sharp, Ice shards heading towards him at a high rate of speed which he managed to dodge, letting them kick up dust, dirt and debris from the ground. As he skidded back, he tried to survey his surrounding area but then had seen Yumi in her shinobi attire descending down to where she is ground level with him. "Didn't think I would meet you first, Yumi-san."
"Are you disappointed?" Asked Yumi.
"Not at all. It's not everyday I get to fight a cute shinobi." Said Antonio, causing a light blush to emerge on her face.
"I-Instead of flattery, shall we commence with this battle?" Asked Yumi as she had seen Antonio got into his fighting stance.
[Play Song: Confidence Driver - Lisa]
Yumi had then placed her fan flatly on the ground. Antonio had then seen a flash of light gather up behind her as Ice shot up from the ground and charged towards him in a set of three. Antonio had dodged them by jumping up in the air to avoid them slamming his head. As Yumi had smirked, Antonio looked down to see the ice pillars had dug a hole in the ground, then came back up as one, giant, ice pillar wall. As he blocked, he could feel the pillar slam into him, pushing him back and destroying the wall of an abandoned building.
"Onii-chan!" Said Kuu with a bit of worry in her voice as she had seen on one of the four jumbo screens that had many different fights of her Ashikabi. Yumi had then seen Antonio emerging from the hole in the destroyed building. He then dashed towards her as she had simply raised her arm that her hand held her fan in.
"Black Ice!" Yumi had sent another Ice shard flying towards Antonio who simply pulled his arm back and as soon as his fist made contact with her technique, the ice shard was shattered completely. "N-No way."
'She's good at long-range attacks.' Antonio thought to himself. 'Let's try close range hand to hand!'
'Here he comes!' Yumi thought to herself as Antonio launched himself towards Yumi. The two had then began to engage in hand to hand combat with Yumi's fan being the only weapon she had, along with her ice techniques. The way Antonio could describe Yumi dodging his punches and kicks were as if she was ice skating on the ground as she was moving elegantly. Thanks to his ability to slow down time around him, he easily managed to dodge Yumi's fan that had sharp blades.
"Gotcha!" Antonio managed to grab Yumi's arm, so he spun around at a high rate of speed and then had let go. He then sent a shot of pressurized air towards her way, but had seen her recover in mid air and with a single gust of her fan whip up a ice shard that met with his own attack, causing a big shockwave that made their clothes flow with the raging wind.
"Well I must say." Yumi had slowly descended to the ground to be once again, ground level with Antonio. "You certainly are strong."
"So are you. You are a really strong Ice user." Said Antonio, causing Yumi to smirk as she had seen him getting back into stance. "Let's keep going."
"Yes, lets!"
Elsewhere
"Go Ikki!" Yelled Stella as she had seen her boyfriend exchange slashes with both Haruka and Saber! As Ikki was guarding, as well as dealing out attack after attack, he was reading their style of swordplay so he could guess his next move.
"your swordplay is really something, I can just feel the amount of training you two had go through just by letting our blades clash." Said Ikki as he held onto Intetsu tightly.
"Hehe, what can I say, as student vice-president, I can't allow my skills to slack in the lease!" Said Haruko as she gripped on her weapon Murakumo.
"I cannot allow my skills to slouch either." Replied Saber. "To be one with my blade is the same is to be one with myself." Said Saber as she gripped onto her cloaked Excalibur, she then charged towards Ikki and unleashed a barrage of slashes which he proceeded to guard against. 'Why is it that I'm having trouble penetrating his defense?' Saber thought to herself.
"Perfect Vision."
"W-What?" Said Saber in a confused tone of voice as she backed away from Ikki.
"It's a ability I have." Said Ikki as he gazed upon Saber and Haruka. "It allows me to see the 'logic' to one's technique."
"Hoo?" Said Saber in an interested tone of voice as she had seen Haruka and Ikki not stepping out of stance. "I guess I just have to see if this 'Perfect Vision' of yours is as you said." Saber had charged in towards Ikki and planted her foot into the ground with enough force to crack the ground as she spun around and slashed her sword against Ikki's. She had then dodged Haruka's downwards vertical slash as the three resumed clashing with each other. Ikki jumped back away from the two beauties as they continued to exchange slashes.
"Seven Secret Swords Technique: Saigeki!" As Haruka and Saber were locked into clash, they both turned their heads to see Ikki rushing towards them as he lunged himself with Intetsu as if it were a rhinoceros charging at them.
"Whoah!" Said Haruka as she along with Saber just managed to dodge Ikki's attack, but not without sustaining minor damages which resulted in rips and tears on their clothes. "That was pretty close." Haruka thought to herself as she and Saber landed back on the ground.
"I swear that with my best." Haruka and Saber had seen Ikkir pointed the sharp point of his sword device towards them both. "I shall defeat your best!"
Elsewhere
"Let's go Asuka!" Said Homura as she equipped her three swords in each hand as if they were claws.
"Sure thing Homura-chan!" Replied Asuka as she gripped onto her two short swords. "Hanzō-Style: Full Bloom!"
"Time to Charge!" Asuka and Homura had turned into green and fire colored streams of lights as the sound of theirs swords clashed against each other. The audience could see sparks emerge every time Asuka and Homura clashed with each other. "Hehe, you getting pretty good Asuka!"
"Same as you Homura-chan." Replied Asuka. "But!" Asuka had kneed Homura in the stomach then motioned herself behind Homura as she then kicked her in the back which caused her to skid away from her. As Asuka launched herself towards Homura, she had noticed that her friend and rival was smirking.
"Burning Claw Slash!" With an upwards swipe from her left arm, her three claws had unleashed a fiery shockwave that clashed with Asuka. Seeming to have been certain of her victory, Homura had then noticed Asuka vanishing in smoke. "Hmph a shadow clone?" Homura had looked around but then had suddenly turned around with her claw swords clashing against Asuka's swords as she had descended from the sky.
"That's just like Homura-chan with the keen senses, I could've sworn I had you." Said Asuka.
"Heh, let's continue this battle!" Replied Homura.
"Boost! Haaaaa!" Issei sent a couple of jabs and kicks towards Miyabi who dodged easily and swung her black and red sword in which Issei managed to dodge with ease from his training with Kiba and Xenovia. He backflipped away from Miyabi who had just charged in after him. After blocking a kick with his right arm, his left fist tightened as he sent a straight jab towards Miyabi who had no choice to dodge it because the force of Issei's punch with his Boosted Gear was so strong it sent out pressurized air that created a hole in a nearby building. She then kicked Issei back and hopped away from him.
'Not bad.' Miyabi thought to herself as she pulled her left hand back, allowing her flame to slowly build up.
'Black flames?' Issei thought to himself curiously as the black and red outline flame grew larger in her hand. 'This doesn't look good.'
"Take this!" As Miyabi fully extended her arm outwards, a beam of raging, black flames escaped the palm of her hand and headed towards Issei. As the flames got closer, Issei punched the ground with enough force that a piece of concrete blocked the flames. As the flames made contact a small explosion was a result that covered Miyabi's field of view.
'Kyaaa! Miyabi is just so cool!' Imu thought to herself as she had seen the result of her attack. Miyabi had seen the smoke clear and Issei jump up high in the air and descended down slowly with his devil wings.
"I admit, no one has been able to block my attack." Said Miyabi as she slowly pointed the tip of her sword towards Issei. "That won't happen again."
"Well it's not everyday I get to fight a cute shonobi like you." Said Issei. " I'm getting excited."
[Song END]
'Cute… Cute…. Cute… Cute…' As Miyabi replayed the word over and over in her head, she could slowly feel her face heat up. "B-B-Baka! As if someone like me could be something like that!" As Koneko had seen Miyabi's facial expression change but couldn't hear what was said due to the crowds humongous cheering, she had immediately cracked her knuckles.
"What's wrong Koneko-chan?" Asked Akeno.
"Hmmph, nothing maybe It's just my imagination." Replied Koneko. The screen had switched back to Antonio and Yumi who were fiercely going at it with her ice techniques and his strength.
'How dare he make Miyabi-chan have such a cute expression appear on her smooth face!' Said Imu with anger in her voice as her fist was shaking.
"Antonio, fight on!" Yelled Benitsubasa.
"You can do it, I believe in you!" Cheered Saki.
"Make your family proud!~" Cheered Kazehana.
"You can do it, Onii-chan!" Cheered Kuu, along with Minato, Yukari and their Sekirei. As the rest of Antonio's Sekirei were cheering, Momoyo had also started cheering with Mayuuchi in their team sections as they were witnessing the fight. Yamato had looked at the side of Momoyo's face and had seen her genuinely smile as she cheered on for her lover which made him grind his teeth with anger as he was witnessing something which rarely occurs. To him, Yamato thought Antonio had committed the ultimate crime
Beyond The Wings Of Fate
As the fighters had seemingly started fighting with each other in a close vicinity, they all had looked up to the sky to see Antonio and Yumi descending down from the sky after he guarded against one of her ice pillars. Then Miyabi had decided to kick Issei away and go after Yumi in the thin, dust that was getting kicked up from the nearby clashing.
"Oi Antonio!" Antonio turned his crimson eyes to see Issei. "How about we kick things up a notch?"
"Oh? Has Issei from Kuoh Academy Issued a full out, all power duel in the middle of a battle royale?" Ageha asked getting the crowd more riled up.
"I think it's time I showed you the results of my training!" Said Issei as he pointed his Boosted Gear towards him. "Welsh Dragon, Balance Break!" Issei was then enveloped in a bright, red light.
"Welsh Dragon, Overbooster!" Piece by piece, Issei's body was being covered by his scale mail armor until he finally wore his crimson red helmet while purple electricity was surrounding his body that caught the other fighters attention as they were still locked in combat.
"Welsh Dragon, Balance Breaker Scale Mail! Now Antonio, don't hold anything back! It wouldn't be fair to me if you did." Said Issei.
"Armor? Is he a knight?" Saber said quietly to herself. The wind had gently made Antonio's black hair flow as he slowly removed the glasses he received as a gift from Momoyo in his pocket.
'What is he doing?' Momoyo thought to herself as she had seen Antonio placing his glasses in his pocket so they wouldn't get somewhat damaged. Mizuki had seen debris floating around her son as he placed his arms to his side as he squatted just a bit. He then closed his eyes and slowly breathed in then out as he closed his eyes as if he was concealing his crimson eyes. The moment he opened them back up, his eyes turned all gold as his body was then enveloped in his white aura, hair grew longer in length and ears changed to be a bit more pointy like a half-bred elf.
'W-What is that?' Mizuki thought to herself. Momoyo and the others were at a lost for words, even Ageha and Tesshin couldn't mutter a single word at the sight they were witnessing while Yamato still held onto his angered look. Kuroka's breathing had started to become a bit labored as she had seen Antonio's cloak of aura. She had licked her lips as she could feel a bit of drool slowly escaping down her lips.
'A-Antonio?' Momoyo thought to herself with a confused facial expression as silence filled the stadium when Antonio's aura had started to move behind him and started to build up in the shape of an orb.
[Play Song: XY&Z - Rika Matsumoto]
As Antonio was then enveloped in a white light as his aura was building up behind him, the white light was lifted off of him, revealing his white hair, pointy ears and face tattoo. His white top was the same as Musubi's with black lines, black pants and shoes. Antonio had then crossed his arms and brought it up to cover his face, and when he brought them back down to his sides, his eyes had opened to reveal his goldish colored eyes as the orb had bursted into a Sekirei Symbol, which was then transported on the back of his top where every other Sekirei has their symbol located.
"Onii-chan?" Said Kuu with a slight confused tone of voice. Those who hadn't seen his newly acquired form couldn't even began to process what they were looking at except for Musubi, Kaho, Miya and Yume, Kazehana, Kagari, Akitsu and Juusa.
'K-Kanzaki-kun?' Karasuba had seen Antonio but had thought she was looking at someone completely different.
"Now Antonio, come!" Said Issei. Antonio's only response was that he leaned forward and launched himself towards Issei with enough force that he broke the ground.
'Hayai!' Issei thought to himself as he brought his arm back as Antonio raced towards him. "Haaaa!" As Issei's and Antonio's fist collided against each other, the force from the impact had created a crater underneath them and a shockwave that caused everyone near them to cover their eyes. 'Just like Koneko taught me, concentrate on my enemy's movements.' Issei had continued to throw out punches and punches but had seen Antonio just dodging them by simply tilting his body. He tried using his tail to trip him but had seen Antonio jumping but kicked him in the chest before back flipping away from him.
"You can do it Issei-kun." Cheered Akeno.
'Ok just like Akeno-san taught me.' Said Issei as he pointed his left arm with his palm opened towards the spot where Antonio was going to land. 'Focus my magic and visualize it on a single point!'
"Boost!" Issei concentrated his boosted power into a single point which resulted in a tiny red orb. "Let's go!" Said Issei as he slammed his left fist into the tiny orb which was then sent flying towards Antonio who had just landed on the ground at a high rate of speed. What resulted next was a explosion which kicked up the dust, dirt and debris in the air which clouded everyone's vision. Through the dust, Antonio used his goldish barrier to protect himself. He then launched himself towards Issei until he was where he felt he was close enough. Antonio had then uppercutted Issei, vanished, then reappeared above him and dropped his heel on his head which caused Issei to let out a sound of pain.
"Hmph." Antonio had then kicked Issei with so much force that he was sent flying away from him and crashed into an abandoned building. After witnessing that, Homura had sheathed all six of her swords she used for claws.
"Things are getting pretty hot!" Said Homura as she reached for her seventh sword which was red-handle nodachi with a red sheathe.
"I'll say!" Replied Asuka as she crossed her arms while still holding onto her two short swords. Yumi had crossed her arms while having both of her fans in her hands as Miyabi crossed her arms as well.
"She's going to do it!" Said Katsuragi.
"You can do it Yumi-chan! I'll give you some of my tasty snacks afterwards." Cheered Minori.
'Hehe, With Miyabi's trump card, victory will be as good as ours!' Imu thought to herself.
'Seem's as if things are getting serious.' Ikki thought to himself as he gripped onto Intetsu. 'Then I'll get serious as well'.
'Ok Haruka, stop being scared. I have to believe on myself and my abilities. I never unsheathed Murakumo because I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to contain its powers, but If I always run, I can never advance!' Haruka thought to herself as she slowly hovered her hand on Murakumo's seal. Saber had only closed her eyes as her cloaked Excalibur started to reveal itself. As Homura, Asuka, Yumi and Miyabi were enveloped in pillars of light, they assumed their transformations or their ultimate secret ninja arts.
"I, Homura, sacrifice myself to the will of our dance!" Homura's hair was now long and straight instead of in its original ponytail and was the color crimson as she held onto her nodachi, Engestsuga.
"I, Asuka, will show you a dance cloaked in the shadows!" Asuka's hair was flowing in the wind due to her white ribbon being missing as she assumed her 'Ultimate' form as her two twin short swords were enveloped in a green aura.
" I, Yumi, shall sink you into the dreams of sleeping souls." Yumi's once short hair becomes a longer, icy-blue color while her hair ribbon is completely gone. Her eyes turned red instead of their original blue color as she was now in her Ice King Form.
"I, Miyabi, dance for the honor of evil!" Miyabi's white hair had suddenly turned black as six wings emerges from her back, three black on the right and three white of the left. Her sword had gained seven prongs as a face tattoo could be seen as she entered her Black Wing Mode.
'I'll advance further into my future here and now!' Haruka thought to herself as she had seen the chains binding her maken break away due to the powers it felt surrounding it. She then slowly put the sheathed sword on her hip and she was ready to draw the weapon. 'I won't be afraid of it's power, instead I'll fight with it!' "Maken: Murakumo!"
"Ittou Shura!" As Ikki called upon his technique, his body's physical limiters was removed which allowed him to gain tremendous strength but at a price.
"Onii-sama!" Said Shizuku with a worried tone of voice.
"I know with even with Ittou Shura Ikki's is going to have a challenge." Said Stella catching all of her friends attention. "But like he always says, with his 'very best' he'll beat their very best." Antonio had heard rumbling sounds from where Issei was sent flying, so when he looked in that direction, he had seen Issei made it from the building and jumped high in the sky.
"Antonio, let's keep going!" Said Issei receiving a response by Antonio getting into his stance.
"Mizuki-san, Is everything alright?" Asked Miya as she could see her mother-in-law fidgeting around in her seat.
"My poor boy.."
"Eh?" Miya said with confusion in her voice. She then had seen Mizuki scratching her head furiously which caused Miya to tilt her head.
"My son… has… Became one of those punk rock guys! Not my pure grandchild giving son!" Said Mizuki causing Miya to sweatdrop as the intense sounds of everyone clashing, turning into streams of lights was being seen which pumped up everyone to the highest since the beginning of the competition. Momoyo was completely speechless at what she was seeing as she had witnessed Antonio dodging attacks from Issei and dodging Yumi's ice sword with ease. But she knew that a good girlfriend would cheer first, then ask questions second and since she asked him to come over, she thought that would be a perfect time which put a smile on her face as she let out a small giggle.
'Everytime I see her do things I never see her do.' Yamato thought to himself. 'I feel as if she is drifting further and further away from me.' Kuroka was just having a field day at what she was seeing as she slowly glided her index fingers across her bottom lip.
'He's perfect.' Kuroka thought to herself as a sinister smile crept upon her face. Antonio was now dodging repeated slashes from Yumi as she had gracefully handled her sword made from pure ice. He skidded away from her at the sight of Issei flying in and managed to dodge his punch, along with Yumi. The two had begun to exchange punches at mind boggling high speeds and had act like Yumi wasn't there.
"I hope you two hadn't ignored the fact I'm still here!" Said Yumi as she placed her hands on the ground to summon her Ice Pillars that had immediately seeked out both Issei and Antonio while everybody else was clashing intensely with each other. Antonio and Issei were both dodging Yumi's ice pillars but had just seen when one struck the ground after they dodged it, it disappears and another one comes after them. Antonio had jumped up in the air after dodging one. "Got you!" Antonio had looked towards his left to see that he didn't have time to dodge as he didn't notice the other Ice pillar that was being sent his way so all he could do was block it.
"Oniichan!" Kuu had seen Yumi's ice pillar shoot Antonio up further into the sky and had made Antonio land on the roof of a building. Ikki was holding his own against Saber and Haruka but could start to feel the effects of Ittou Shura starting to wear off.
"So how is your Perfect Vision holding up?" Asked Saber as she gripped onto her weapon.
"Fine thank's for asking." Replied Ikki as he held onto Intetsu in a stance that was familiar to Tohka.
"That stance…" Said Tohka
"He's serious then." Said Alice.
"Seven Secret Swords Technique: Raikou."
"Hooo? If you are getting serious then I shall respond to your move." Said Saber as she held up Excalibur above her head, letting magic gather to the blade in the form of a golden color.
"This blade that even the gods fear, cut down that which stands in my way! Split the heavens…" As Haruka pointed her sword up to the sky, light was being drawn upon it the and blade extended itself.
"Time for the final shabang!" Said Homura as she gripped onto her nodachi, letting be enveloped in crimson flames.
"I'm going to go all out for this one!" Said Asuka as she powered up her final move along with Yumi and Miyabi. As Issei's Boosted Gear kept powering up, the tiny red orb appeared once more but the only difference was the the orb of light enveloped his fist.
"Oniichan!" As Antonio got up he could hear the voice of his latest and adorable Sekirei Kuu. "Oniichan, fight!"
"You can do it Kanzaki-kun!"
"Yes I believe in your abilities Antonio!"
"Without a doubt, I know you will win Antonio-sama!" Cheered on his Sekirei loudly that it caught the attentions of those sitting next to him.
"Antonio!" Yelled everybody that knew Antonio personally cheered the loudest they could, hoping that their voices could be heard someway. Antonio had looked up to the crystal blue sky and had simply raised his own arm to the sky and clenched his fist.
"He's not going to…" Said Mizuki as she had seen her son taking a few steps back, as if to get a running start. "Ahhhhh!" Mizuki had screamed as she had seen her son jump off the roof of the building as he committed himself to the leap of faith. As Antonio had seen everybody charging up what seemed to be their final attack, Miya had seen Antonio muttering words as the golden rectangles in a v shape appear under his Sekirei Symbol and had started gathering white light as he pulled his right arm back. As he did that, he right fist was enveloped in a white light and a visage of a bigger fist could be seen.
"Haaaaaaaaaaaa!"
"Let's go!"
"Kusanagi!"
"As I call upon your holy name, aide me in battle as I unsheathe you from your scabbard. Excalibur!" As everybody had unleashed their final attack, Antonio had just unleashed his fist and had let it collide against everybody's attack which resulted in an explosion with enough force that leveled the landscape by destroying all of the buildings. Miya's eyes had shifted form as she looked through the smoke on the jumbo screen and had seen the back of Antonio and was totally shocked beyond words as his whole body was shadowed but could see what seemed to be wings sprouting from his back.
[Song END]
"Ikki!"
"Saber!"
"Asuka-san!"
"Miyabi!"
"Yumi-san!"
"Homura!"
"Haruka!"
"Issei!"
"Antonio-sama!"
As silence filled the whole stadium, waiting to see who claimed victory after the massive dust storm had settled, one by one, damaged bodies were seen lying on the ground with their respectives weapons either laying on them or next to them with cuts all over them and blood dripping from different cuts. Through the pain, only one contestant slowly stood, panting with exhaustion.
"Haaa…. Haaa…. Haaa…" He slowly raised his arm up to the sky and when he had his hand in the sun, he closed his hand and formed a fist. Ageha had then smiled as she approached the microphone.
"That surely was an explosive and intense final match. As they say, many can compete, but only one victor shall rise above them all. I can say that we were given a treat that shall not be erased from our memory for as long as we are alive. For those not from Kawakami City, feel free to stay as long as you please, expenses paid." Said Ageha. The transportation sequence initiated to bring them back to the stadium as everybodies body was enveloped in a blue light. "Now, let's give a big round of applause to the winner of the first ever All-Star Battle Games, Kawakami Academy's Kanzaki Antonio!"
"Boom, Boom, Boom!" Sounds could be heard around the stadium that shot out confetti of red, blue and yellow in celebration of Antonio's victory. Even though he won, if he didn't have his ability to regenerate wounds and heal, he would have lost indefinitely, no matter how strong his attack was. All the other competitors that were in the team sections all walked onto the stadium floor to help their teammates up.
"Issei, you done wonderful, regardless of the results." Said Rias.
"I'll say." Said Kiba.
"You truly have the aura and spirit of a dragon." Said Xenovia.
"Thanks you guys." Said Issei as he wiped a bit of blood from his mouth with his sleeve.
"Good job out there Ikki." Said Stella as she had hugged onto Ikki. "Even though you didn't win…"
"You'll always be the winner to me, Onii-sama." Shizuku interrupted, causing her and Stella
to bump heads while everyone else had sweatdropped. As everyone else was talking, Asia volunteered, along with Akeno to heal any injuries.
"Congratulations Antonio-Senpai!" Said Mayuuchi. Causing Antonio to scratch the back of his head after her placed his glasses back on. "Please, not now but later, I wish to train with you."
"Sure I don't mind." Replied Antonio. He had then seen Momoyo slowly approaching him and Mayuuchi.
"Now you know, I'm going to want to fight against you now more than ever." Replied Momoyo. "B-But, congratulations!" Said Momoyo with a warm smile that made Antonio lightly blush.
'I never seen Momo-Senpai so happy before. Usually she is happy when she fights strong opponents, but I feel this is a different kind of happy.' Mayuuchi thought to herself. As Kuroka had seen medals being awarded and a trophy for Antonio, she couldn't help but to have a face of playfulness.
'I surely was right. That power… Strength, and that… Body, is amazing.' Kuroka thought to herself as she arose from her seat with a liquid substance trickling down her inner thigh. 'I'm going to keep my eyes on him.' With that Kuroka had disappeared before Koneko had the chance to turn her head in that direction.
'Kuroka….'
Beyond The Wings Of Fate
"Congratulations Antonio-sama!" Said Musubi as she hugged onto Antonio, rubbing her cheek against his while having a light blush on her face.
"Yes, that was truly something to see Antonio-sama." Said Kaho. Before anyone else could say anything, they had seen Mizuki pulling out her phone, taking pictures of her son with his newly acquired medal. He had asked Tesshin to display the trophy in the school because he didn't win it by himself.
"By the way…" Said Mizuki, catching her son's and Sekirei's attention. "How's the progress with my grandchildren?" Mizuki asked innocently, causing Antonio to sweatdrop. "What it's a general question, you have been eating a lot of protein right?"
"Mom!" Said Antonio in a slight embarrassed tone of voice, causing his Sekirei and family to laugh.
"Well Chiho, I better get Kokoro back to my place." Said Kotonoha as they had both looked at Kokoro's face to see that she was drowsy.
"Ok, I'll see you guy's later." Said Chiho as she had seen Kotonoha and Kokoro who was half awake wave goodbye then was walking to find a cab to go back to her apartment. At the sight of Darius and Antonio talking, Miya was nervous and seemed as if she couldn't find the proper moment to tell him about her condition.
"Alright Darius, text me when you make it home safely." Said Antonio as he had seen Darius and his Sekirei leave the stadium. He looked behind him to see Momoyo walking up to them. "Oh Miya?"
"Y-Yes?" Replied Miya as she was broken out of her trail of thought.
"I'll be back home a little late, sorry but if you guys eat lunch, go ahead and eat without me." Said Antonio as he walked up to Miya and embraced her in a hug. "I love you."
"I love you as well." Replied Miya as she had felt Antonio kissing her on the head then gently scratch it. She had then seen him walk over to Momoyo, talk with her for a bit then watched them head to his I8. Musubi had seen Miya gently placing her left hand on her stomach.
'Does Miya-san have it too?' Musubi asked herself.
"I asked everyone to go back to the dorms early because I had something to tell them." Replied Momoyo. "I-I hope that's alright." Momoyo had then seen Antonio opening his car door for her.
"Whatever you decide is ok with me, Momo-chan." Said Antonio with a smile on his face, causing Momoyo's face to turn rose pink as she had sat inside and once she was fully inside the car, Antonio had closed the door.
Shimazu Dorm
As the door had opened to Shimazu dorm, Momoyo had turned her head to see Antonio.
"Well don't just stand there, come on in." Said Momoyo.
"Alright, alright." Replied Antonio. As the pair was inside Momoyo had closed the door and locked it as Antonio looked inside and was actually really impressed with the design. "I always seen the outside of this place and always wondered what it looked like on the inside."
"Well it is mixed with western and japanese architecture." Said Momoyo. Before she could say anything else, they both had seen Wanko, sliding from the hallway to the front entrance as she was wearing a simple orange t-shirt and black spandex shorts and black socks.
"Welcome nee-san, Antonio!" Greeted Wanko. "The caretaker of the dorm made lunch and you two are right on time! Come on Antonio, I'll pull up a extra chair so you can sit next to nee-san."
"Oi Doggie!" Said Momoyo with a flustered tone of voice as Wanko grabbed Antonio by the hand and dragged him to the kitchen where, Mayuuchi, Miyako, Chris, Capt, Yamato, Moro and Gakuto where all located. Momoyo had just prayed that things go well.
"Man you were totally awesome! When you transformed, it was something out of a manga!" Said Capt as he was sitting across from Antonio who had Wanko on his left and Momoyo on his right.
"Capt's right." Said Moro. "I've read a ton of Manga that had the main character transform but to actually see it in person is something else."
"I would love to train with you one day, and since we all go to the same school, it shouldn't be a problem, right?" Asked Gakuto, causing Antonio to laugh sheepishly.
"S-Sure, I don't see a problem with it." Replied Antonio.
"How were you able to do that in the first place Antonio-Senpai?" Asked Mayuuchi.
"It's a really, really long story that I'm sure you wouldn't like to hear." Replied Antonio.
"You are right about that." Said Matsukaze as Antonio see the cellphone strap mount Mayuuchi's shoulder. "Long stories put me to sleep faster than a nice, long and hot bath."
"Matsukaze that's rude!" Said Mayuuchi, causing everyone to laugh, except Chris, Miyako, and Yamato who hadn't looked away from his food since Antonio sat down next to Momoyo. After clearing her throat, Momoyo backed her chair up so she was able to stand.
"Everyone I have an announcement." Said Momoyo clearly, which made Yamato grind his teeth that Antonio had seen out of the corner of his eye. "I-I would like…" She stopped to take a deep breath then looked at the side of Antonio's face who then turned his head and smiled at her which sent a warm feeling through her body. "I would like to say that me and Antonio here are dating…" As silence filled the air, she could feel as nervous as a freshman who is entering high school for the first time.
"Congratulations you two. Momo-senpai, Antonio-senpai." Said Mayuuchi.
"So. You're dating Momo-senpai huh?" Capt asked Antonio. "Well If she is ok with you, then I am too!"
"I don't think that came out right capt." Said Moro as everyone laughed.
"Well as long as you are happy and he treats you right." Said Chris. "Then there shouldn't be any…" Everybody had stopped what they were doing at the sight of 'accidentally' slamming his chopsticks down on the table.
"Excuse me…" Said Yamato quietly as he excused himself from the kitchen, but found it odd that he left out of the dormitory.
"What's his deal?" Asked Capt. "It's not like him to just up and leave without touching his food."
"Maybe I should go say something to him to see if he is alright." Said Antonio as he backed away from the table. "Only if I knew where he's at."
"Well, I would always see him sitting on the hill next to the trail we walk to go to school." Said Wanko. "Try there."
"Alright I will." Replied Antonio. After getting specific directions on how to get there the fastest and without walking on the sidewalk, Antonio walked towards the door and walked outside. He looked up to the sky to see it had changed from it's orginal cheery blue sky, to a gray color that usually signified that it's about to rain. 'I didn't know rain was in the forecast. Maybe it won't rain.' Antonio thought to himself as he then went to were Yamato might be.
"So is that his ride outside?" Asked Capt. "The expensive looking one?"
"Yes that's right." Replied Momoyo.
"No way!" Said Capt and Gakuto in unison. Only Chris had seen Miyako lower her head, allowing her hair to cover her eyes as she felt they were about to burst with tears.
Kawakami Trail
Antonio was still a bit worn out from the fight with Issei and the others but he didn't let that bother him as he set out to find Yamato who had just up and left the dormitory. As he finally made it onto the trail Wanko was talking about.
"Ahh Yamato!" Antonio had seen the back of Yamato and started to slowly approach him while Yamato's hair blocked his eyes. Just the mere mention of his name made him suck and grind his teeth together. "There you are, why'd you run off like that?" Antonio didn't receive an answer as Yamato just ignored him, slowly clenching his right fist. "Yamato?"
"Don't touch me!" Yamato had turned around and smacked Antonio's hand away as soon as he felt his hand touch his shoulder and stepped a few steps back.
"What's with you Yamato…?" Asked Antonio. "Everyone's worried about…"
"You've been gone for so long." Said Yamato, causing Antonio to stop talking. "For so many years, and then you just waltz in…"
"Waltz? I don't under… Woah!" Antonio had jumped back at the sight of Yamato trying to swing on him. "Yamato what the hell is your problem?!" Asked Antonio.
"You, you are my problem Antonio." Replied Yamato in a cold tone of voice.
"Eh?"
"You've been gone for half of our lives, then you all of a sudden return, for what?" Asked Yamato. "If you were going to up and disappear, you should've stayed gone."
"Yo Yamato, what the hell is wrong with you. You are starting to go a little bit…"
"If you would've stayed gone, then maybe Nee-san wouldn't be with you…" Said Yamato, causing Antonio to sigh.
"So that's what this is about… Look Yamato, I'm sorry tha…"
"Save it, I don't need your pity apology." Said Yamato as he clenched his fists together. "I had everything planned out…" Yamato then had a pure look of anger in his eyes as he charged towards Antonio again trying to get at least one hit on him.
"Yamato you need to relax, take a deep breath and calm down." Said Antonio as he kept dodging Yamato's punches. "If you don't stop, I'll have no choice but to take this act of anger and defend myself accordingly." Antonio warned Yamato who didn't listen but instead kept throwing punches.
"If you wasn't here, things were going to go a different way!" Yelled Yamato. "Why'd you have to go mess things up!?" Antonio's eyes had widen as he had heard Yamato's voice become slightly distorted until his voice became similar to the man he hated deep down in his heart.
"You're nothing but a mistake!" When Yamato said this, it caused Antonio to freeze as he could see the visage of his 'deceased father' next to Yamato. Antonio had then felt Yamato's fist connect with his jaw, even though Yamato had no fighting experience with hand to hand combat, he took self defense and boxing classes with Gakuto so he felt the punch was sufficient but was taken back when Antonio's eyes had shifted from hazel to crimson and when he slammed his palm into his stomach with enough force to knock him down on his ass.
"Stop it you two!" Momoyo, Mayuuchi, Wanko, Chris and finally Miyako caught up to see the confrontation between the two males of Momoyo's life.
'Ara, this shall be interesting.' Said Kuroka to herself as she hid her presence as she at on a railing on the bridge near where the drama was about to go down.
"You know, I did some research about you." Said Yamato as he slowly got up to his feet and dusted himself off. "I must say, what I learned about you is pretty interesting."
'What is he talking about?' Momoyo thought to herself.
"It must be sad knowing that your father abandoned you and your mother because he thought you were a unwanted hassle he didn't want to deal with." Said Yamato in a cold tone of voice. What Yamato had said caused even Kuroka's ears to stop twitching and her tail to stop wagging. "Must be even sadder that your mother had gotten disowned by her own family because of what your father did, made you."
"Yamato!" As Momoyo had tried to call out to him, she had seen Antonio's fist starting to shake faster bit by bit.
"Hmph, I guess you truly are a mistake." Said Yamato, causing Antonio's heart to beat rapidly as the terrible memories he tried to keep hidden arose.
"That's enough Yamato!" Said Momoyo in a loud tone of voice that was enough to catch Yamato's attention as she stood next to Antonio while Wanko, Chris and Mayuuchi stood back. "Yamato what the hell is wrong with you?!" Asked Momoyo. "You have just went above and beyond the line!" The crimson eyed beauty had then walked up to where she was only a few feet away from him.
"Have I really?" Asked Yamato
"Does that stupid question really need a five step breakdown on why what you just said is dumb?!" Said Momoyo.
"How is my love for you dumb?!" Asked Yamato. "How is me expressing how I feel du…"
"The old Yamato I knew and grew up with wasn't such a cold hearted dick." Said Momoyo as she interrupted Yamato. "He was the kind, loving little brother that everyone liked, but the man standing before me isn't him." Momoyo said in a flat tone of voice. "Yamato, if you truly care about my feelings… "
"I do!" Interrupted Yamato. "I…"
"Then you need to understand. I love you, I always will, but the love I have for you is not the same kind of love I have for Antonio." Replied Momoyo.
"You don't understand Nee-san!" Said Yamato. Momoyo had then seen Miyako running past her towards Yamato with tears rolling down her face. "No one w…"
! ! !
Momoyo's eyes widen as she, along with Mayuuchi, Matsukaze, Chris and Kuroka had seen the left side of Yamato's face had a red handprint due to Miyako slapping him so loud that the birds nearby flew off into the sky with tears flowing down her face.
"Yamato, you asshole!" Yelled Miyako as tears flowed from her face, causing Yamato to slowly place his hand on his face where Miyako slapped him.
"Miyako…" Yamato had seen the usual Miyako breaking down right before him.
"Why is this Yamato such a cold hearted dick. You say I don't understand what it means to watch someone you love, love somebody else…" Said Miyako
"That's right you…"
"I more than understand because time after time, I would watch you ask out Momo-senpai." Said Miyako. "When I wish you would've just asked me and I would've said yes in a heartbeat. But not for this Yamato, because who you are now, is not the same man I fell in love with!" She then grabbed onto Yamato's collar. "Give the old Yamato back!" Said Miyako before she started to sniffle as she started to cry uncontrollably. Yamato had then started to have flashbacks to their childhood and how she was crying back then exactly how she is now.
"Yamato…" Said Momoyo, catching Yamato's attention. "I have never seen anyone be so in love with someone until I had met Miyako. Anyone around her could clearly see how much you mean to her."
"Nee-san…" Said Yamato in a soft tone of voice.
"Don't you think you owe it to her to at least properly respond to her feelings instead of being cruel to her? Most people would just up and walk away because of the the way you've been acting." Said Momoyo as she folded her arms. Yamato had then felt Miyako's grip loosen.
"I don't care if I'm not first." Said Miyako softly.
"Eh?" Said Yamato in a confused tone of voice.
"I don't care that I'm not your first option. I don't care if i'm second, third, or last, I just want to be loved by the one person I want to give my heart too! Why can't you understand Yamato?!" Said Miyako as she tried to wipe the tears away from her eyes but it was no use as more kept escaping her eyes. "I just want to always be there for you, like how you was there for me." When she said this, Yamato felt like a complete and total ass for even making Miyako cry as much as she was. She had gasped a bit as she had felt Yamato slowly embracing her in a hug.
"Miyako, gomenasai." Said Yamato. "Nothing I say can atone for what I put you through." Miyako tried wiping her tears away with her arm as she listened to Yamato's words. "I want to properly respond to your feelings, but I feel that it would be cruel to go to you now that Nee-san is dating Antonio…"
"I don't care!" Said Miyako. "As long as I have the relationship with you I always wanted, I could care less how it happens. I just want to be happy with you Yamato… I don't never want to see the cold hearted you, that made me cry myself to sleep…
"Gomenasai." Yamato apologized. Miyako had then shaken her head.
"You already apologized to me, now you need to apologize to him." Said Miyako as she moved from in front of Yamato to reveal Antonio who was standing next to Momoyo. The crimson eyed beauty had looked next to her to see that her boyfriend was lost in terrible memories.
'So he isn't just all strength.' Kuroka thought to herself. 'It appears we are similar in some ways. Welp, guess I'll stalk my cute little prey next time.' As Kuroka snapped her finger, she vanished in a shadowy smoke.
"Antonio?" Said Momoyo as she tried calling out to her boyfriend, she still had seen the side of Antonio's face as her, along with everybody else had seen that Antonio hadn't moved, almost as if those painful words froze him in time.
That's the end of Chapter 12! I have a question for you guys, would you like to have longer chapters or have them stay where they are at now?
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