I do not own Kill la Kill in any form. This is a work of fanfiction.

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Chapter 21: Shiny new wrapper

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Credit to WolveHulk for inspiration with this chapter.

This is also the longest chapter I've ever done, the system said this chapter is over 3,000 words! Enjoy :3

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Ryuko headed back to her childhood home, or what was left of it, to try and get her hands on whatever it was that she could use in the eventual fight against Ragyo. She stopped her motorcycle and took off her helmet, looking on at the charred remains of her old house. The sight of the burned home brought up feelings of sadness, remembering her father and how much he loved her, but she felt good as well, feeling as though she would find something else to remember him by. She walked through the main entrance and walked through the living room, only seeing more burned wreckage. She heard something creaking behind her so she turned to look, and there was nothing. She turned back around and took another step, but the floorboards broke underneath her. She fell down into the lab area of the basement, oddly enough falling into a pile of cloth. The cloth wasn't fashioned into anything, it was merely cloth laying there on the floor. She thought about it for a moment. "Hey, wait." Ryuko said out loud to the empty house. "If everything else here is burned, how in the hell is this stuff not burned up as well?"

She looked all around herself, seeing piles of cloth everywhere, but none of them had even one mark on them from the fire. She kept walking around until she found a large sealed door, which resembled a military blast door used in bomb shelters. She tried with no success to open it by hand, which wasn't surprising anyway, since the door weighed over 20 tons. She looked around for some kind of handle or mechanism which could open the door. She did find one, but there was no power running to it. Feeling somewhat annoyed by not finding anything of use so far, Ryuko started heading for the stairs. When she got close to the steps, she slipped on a puddle of some sort of fluid, and went to catch herself but couldn't. On her way down, she tried to grab what appeared to be a piece of steel rebar that was sticking up, but it only served to slice open her hand. The rebar turned out to be a sword of some sort. "SHIT, that hurt!" Ryuko yelled out loud.

She hurriedly went for the first aid kit on the wall by the blast door, but started feeling queasy from the loss of blood. She looked and saw just how bad she was bleeding, and she started to get very nervous. Just before she reached the first aid kit, she started to lose her balance. She put out her hands to break her fall, and her bloody hand fell on top of an even stranger piece of cloth than before. Unlike all the others, this one had more than one color and it felt strange to the touch. She got up and looked at the cloth and it appeared to be a suit of some kind. She thought she may have been hallucinating, but it appeared that the blood was soaking into the suit without staining it. After a moment, the lapels on the suit started moving around and opened up, almost as if they were eyes. One was bright yellow with an orange iris and jet black pupil and the other appeared to have an eyepatch that resembled Isshin's old eyepatch. "Oh god, I really am freaking out." Ryuko said out loud, trying to figure out what she was seeing.

The suit spoke back to her. "You-you're not seeing things. I'm real."

"No- you can't be. Clothes can't talk. I'm loopy from blood loss and you're just a figment of my imagination."

"Quickly, put me on." The suit said to her.

"Whoa, buddy, we just met. Besides that, I'm engaged. And... and you're not real."

The suit opened its good eye wide, looking on in a slight aggravation. "Listen to me. I can help you." The suit continued, but in an elevating tone. "If you put me on, I can keep you from blacking out and maybe even dying. Now PUT ME ON!"

"Oh my god, you're a pervert. I'm not... I'm not..." Ryuko trailed off, getting dizzier. "I'm not gonna put you on."

The suit jumped up and ripped off Ryuko's clothes, down to her underwear. "PUT ME ON! It's for your safety!"

Ryuko started to fight the suit, feeling as though maybe there was something to this talking article of clothing. "NO! Stay back! My body is only for my fiance!"

The suit wrapped around Ryuko's body, even as she continued to fight against it with what was left of her strength. The suit reformed on her body, and her vision started returning to normal. "I told you, I can keep you from blacking out and maybe dying. Who knows how long it would be until someone found you. If they even knew you were here, that is." The suit told her.

"My fiance and a few others know where I'm at. Wait, I can see again. What's going on here?" Ryuko asked, now starting to feel a chill across her belly.

"I'm keeping the blood in your body by applying pressure. Now it would be a good idea to get proper medical attention soon."

Ryuko looked down at her hand where the cut was, and saw her midriff was totally exposed, from just under her nipples down to her private area. This made her face turn cherry red and her mind start racing at the thought of what she looks like. "Oh my goodness, what the hell is this? I look like a damned hooker!"

"That's how I was designed. I can't-" the suit started, but was interrupted by Ryuko.

"You were designed by a freaking perv! Why would I wear a skimpy, garter belted piece like this?"

"Listen to me. I'm keeping you alive right now. You need to go get medical help soon."

"Okay fine, but do you have a less revealing mode? I don't want to ride back into town looking like a two dollar whore!"

The suit powered down and reformed again into a less exposing form. Ryuko walked over to a mirror to look at herself and saw that her midriff was still exposed, and her pants had been replaced by a short cut skirt. It was less than what she would have preferred, but she liked this better than the other form. "Is this better?" The suit asked its new host.

"Not the best, but it's better than what you were a little while ago." Ryuko said, then cleaned and dressed her wound with first aid supplies from the kit. "Better take this too. Just might need it." She said, picking up the sword and heading for her bike to head back into town.

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Satsuki had made her way to the Kiryuin Manor to acquire her new weapon in the fight against Ragyo. She was accompanied by Soroi, who was mainly there to serve refreshments but also there for support. Upon arrival, she was not greeted by the usual welcoming committee, probably because she didn't announce her plan to visit, and she wasn't scheduled to be present. When she started heading for the containment area under the home proper, she was greeted by the Kiryuin family steward, Takiji Kuroido. "Lady Satsuki, how may I be of assistance?" He asked as he bowed.

"No worries, I know what I'm here for and I know where it is. You may resume your normal duties." Satsuki responded.

"Milady, what exactly are you after? I may be able to retrieve it for you."

"I'm here for what's... under ground."

Kuroido looked on in shock for a moment, knowing full well what she meant. "Milady, you can't do -"

"Can't do what, access my property at my family's estate?" Satsuki interrupted angrily.

"Lady Satsuki, I must uphold my duties as the Kiryuin family steward. I cannot let you in there."

"If you're truly the steward of the family, you work for me. Now please, get out of my way."

Kuroido kept up with Satsuki and Soroi as they made it all the way down to the containment area. "I understand that you are part of the family, but I have strict orders from Mistress Ragyo not to let anyone down here, even you."

"I understand that you will get out of my way or you will be punished severely." Satsuki responded as the doors swung open. "Besides, this is supposed to be my wedding dress. I'm engaged, so why shouldn't I at least try it on?"

Soroi took Kuroido by the shoulder and kept him from approaching Satsuki as she walked up to the container that held what she was after. "Please forgive us, but when Milady wants something, she will have it. Simple as that."

Kuroido watched as Satsuki opened the hermetically sealed container to reveal a vacuum sealed garment bag hanging on a hook. "Do you mind? A lady is trying to get dressed here."

Satsuki ripped open the bag, revealing what appeared to be a white military style outfit with assorted trim, including gold trim on the shoulder boards and near the lapels. She ripped off all of her clothes, leaving herself completely naked to the world. She took out her sword and cut her thumb with it, deep enough to draw a steady flow of blood. Some of her blood dropped on the floor in front of her, but she tossed her sword aside and held her hand above the suit to let her blood drip down on it. The crimson color stood out on the all white suit, but it was soon absorbed and did not leave a stain. The eyes on the lapels jolted to life, just as they had done on the suit Ryuko had just acquired. The eyes looked around and saw the donor of its precious food and saw Satsuki standing before her, still letting her blood drip on the uniform. Kuroido looked on, unable to move. "My goodness, what have you done?" He stammered out.

"This is an article of clothing. And clothes are meant to be worn." Satsuki replied.

The suit she had just been feeding leaped off of the rack and started wrapping itself around her body, pulling, pushing and twisting painfully. Satsuki was far beyond the average young lady, and she was taking the pain like nobody else could. She jerked and twitched around, her legs stumbling to keep her standing as the suit formed around her in the way of its choosing. Her left foot landed in the small pool of blood that was before her, and the blood started trailing up her foot, past her ankle and up her leg as it was being drawn up by the suit. She eventually lost her balance and fell on her hands and knees while the suit kept taking its shape. "Clothing is meant to be worn! This suit is nothing more than a piece of cloth with a will! But my will IS ABSOLUTE!" Satsuki yelled as she forcefully retained control over the suit that seemed to be trying to eat her.

After a few agonizing moments, the suit finally settled on her body and formed a rather skimpy outfit. She looked at herself, seeing how little it covered, but she was not fazed in the least by her almost nude body. "Milady, are you aware-" Kuroido began, but was again cut off by Satsuki.

"Aware of what? The suit is revealing? I can't change the lens through which I'm being viewed, but I can ignore the unclean and perverse thoughts and words of those who look upon my body. I'm comfortable in nothing but my own skin. Besides, this is a necessity."

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Ryuko stopped at a local clinic to have her hand checked out before heading home. When she got there, she noticed her hand wasn't hurting anymore. She went in anyway, just to be sure. When she was eventually seen, she went in the back where the doctor unwrapped her bandaging and asked what she was talking about. "What do you mean? There's a big cut..." Ryuko started, but trailed off as she noticed her cut was gone, not even leaving a scar.

"I can see you have been injured at some point recently, as the blood on your bandages is fresh." The doctor told her. "I'm astonished that your cut has healed this fast."

Not sure what to make of things, Ryuko took it at face value for the time being and took her leave of the doctor's office. Before getting back on her bike, she looked at her hand again. "Why did it heal that fast? I got cut deep. No way it should have healed that fast. Wait- did you have something to do with this?" Ryuko asked her new suit.

"Partially. I can feel that you have life fibers in your body, and that would explain how you were able to heal so fast." The suit said back to her.

"That makes about as much sense as anything else I've found out recently. By the way, I guess I should give you a name, since you can talk, and everything."

"That would be nice."

Ryuko thought about it for a moment and soon figured out what she would call the suit. "Since you woke up when you soaked up my blood, how about Senketsu? It fits you because it means 'fresh blood'. What do you think?"

"I love it."

Ryuko hopped on her bike and headed for home.

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When she pulled into the garage, Ryuko looked at herself again, wondering what her fiance would have to say about her new appearance. "I guess I'll find out when I see her again." She said to herself.

"If she loved you enough to want to marry you, I would think that it wouldn't matter." Senketsu said to her.

"I guess you're right." Ryuko said, then kicked off her shoes and went to take a seat on the couch while she waited for Satsuki to come home.

She waited around awhile, and eventually Satsuki's Bentley pulling into the garage. She went and put on a towel on around herself to keep herself hidden until she wanted to reveal herself to Satsuki. She went back into the living room to be greeted by Satsuki, who was also wearing a new outfit. "Just getting out of the shower?" Satsuki asked.

"No, I'd rather shower with you. I like the new threads. What do you call it?"

"Junketsu."

"Purity, huh? It fits you."

Satsuki looked on for a moment, then spoke up. "Well, aren't you going to show me yours?"

Ryuko blushed slightly at her fiance's request. "Umm, i't kinda revealing. Promise not to laugh?"

"You should see mine when it's active. Please show me. I promise not to laugh."

Ryuko dropped the towel to reveal herself to Satsuki, who took in every detail. "Wow, that looks good on you." Satsuki said, walking up to pull Ryuko into a hug.

"You like it?"

"I like everything about it. Especially the wearer."

"If you're okay with it, I can live with it." Ryuko said, going in for a kiss.

"Maybe we should all get together and have a good old fashioned sparring match, just for fun. But also to start preparing."

"Sounds good to me."

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The next day, Mako and Jakuzure met Satsuki and Ryuko in the arena for their sparring match. Jakuzure activated her 3 star uniform, Mako activated her 2 star fight club uniform, and Satsuki reached over to her left shoulder and closes three clasps that were used as a blood draw for Junketsu. Junketsu soon transformed into its active form, showing her body off for everyone to see. This drew a sharp reaction from Ryuko. "Hey, I didn't know it was going to show all of your goods off to the world!" She shouted, her face burning bright red again.

"What? I thought you would have liked it. I don't mind yours. Now how about you activate Senketsu and join us?" Satsuki said with a smile.

"Okay, let's do this, Senketsu!" Ryuko said, pulling out her sword. She stood still for a moment, not really sure what was going on. "Dammit, Senketsu, wake up!"

"Something wrong, Ryuko?" Mako asked.

"I'm not sure how to turn this thing on yet."

"Is it a certain way you have to tell it to activate?" Jakuzure asked.

"SHIT this was easier when I was cut, but that was an accident."

Satsuki thought for a moment, and came up with the answer. "Maybe it needs your blood." Satsuki started. "Junketsu needed mine, and I'm guessing yours is the same in that sense. Try giving it some blood."

Ryuko figured Satsuki was right, and took her blade to make a small cut on her hand to give Senketsu some of her blood. She made the cut and let her blood drip on Senketsu, and it jolted awake, then activated on her body. "That's more like it. I guess I gotta do that every time?" Ryuko asked.

"Perhaps. But for now, let's do this." Satsuki told her.

Everyone took attacking stances across from each other. Mako drew her spiked bat and readied herself against Ryuko, who charged her with great speed and power. Ryuko swung her sword, which Mako stopped with her bat. The unused energy smashed into the wall behind Mako, causing a good deal of damage to it. "Wow, Ryuko! You've got some power now, huh? Let me show you mine!" Mako said.

Mako drew back and faked like she was going to swing at Ryuko, who stood and blocked. Mako used her inhuman speed to get behind Ryuko, and then she swung her bat horizontally in order to strike, but Ryuko noticed the attack and moved to block it just in time. Mako's strike pushed Ryuko back a few feet, and she needed to dig her heels into the ground in order to stop herself. "I like your speed, Mako."

Satsuki drew her sword as Jakuzure started charging her. Jakuzure went to swing with her baton, but Satsuki put up her sword allowing Jakuzure to strike the flat side. The strike had no effect on Satsuki herself, but it did put off a very loud sound which everyone could feel in their teeth. Satsuki brought her sword up to swing down at Jakuzure, who seemed to dodge the strike at the moment. When she landed, she looked down to notice her uniform was clean cut all the way around her body, and there was a tiny cut going across her belly. "Damn, you're fast!" Jakuzure chuckled.

"I was fast already, but I guess I'm even faster now." Satsuki said, looking at the arm that had the sword in hand.

Mako and Jakuzure turned to each other and charged. Just as it seemed they were about to make contact, Mako disappeared again, reappearing underneath Jakuzure, swinging her bat to make contact with Jakuzure's body. The hit knocked her over and crashing into the ground. She ran over to help Jakuzure up and see how badly she was hurt. "Omigish, I didn't mean to hit you like that!" Mako said.

"I'll be fine. Besides, I know you didn't mean to hurt me."

Satsuki and Ryuko turned to face each other and charged. When their blades slammed together, they let off enough energy to create a small explosion which scattered everyone that was around. "What the hell was that?" Jakuzure asked in shock.

"Hmm. I guess we should save that for when we really need it." Satsuki told Ryuko.

"Good idea. You think we've done enough for today?"

Satsuki looked around the now demolished arena, surveying the damage. "Yes, I suppose that's enough for today. Let's pick this up later."