Disclaimer: Once again I will remind everyone that I do not own the rights
to Bishonen or any of the characters used in this fic. Well, besides
Krissy, that is.
Krissy: Konichiwa, minna-san! As promised, here is chapter two of 'Gotta catch 'em all'!
Duo: *claps unenthusiastically*
Krissy: *scowls* Arigato, Duo-chan.
Duo: No prob. *smirks*
Krissy: Anyway, please R&R! Onegai! Oh yeah…And for those of you who wanted a lemon…it won't be for a while. As I said, these few chapters are 'actual plot'. ^_^
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Episode 2: The Way to the Bishonen League
By Krissy Maxwell
Krissy awoke to the sound of loud snoring and unconsciously tried to cover her ears with a pillow. She wasn't really what you'd call a 'morning person' and the noise was beginning to get on her nerves. She grumbled to herself and tried to sit up to locate the noise but was unable to move.
"What the…" Looking down, Krissy saw an arm wrapped around her waist. She then smiled, remembering the events of her first achievement as a Bishonen trainer and turned to look at the owner of the arm. Duo was lying on his stomach, his face hidden in a pillow and was snoring away. Krissy carefully picked up his hand, resting it again on the ground and got up, heading further into the woods.
She yawned and stretched her arms. "Hm…gotta find breakfast. Man, I wish I had some oden." She mumbled while pulling her long hair into a loose ponytail with a hair-tie, letting her bangs rest against her forehead. Krissy spotted a few berry bushes and began picking the berries, dropping them into a bag she had in her pocket. When it was full, she headed back to camp, only to find Duo still snoring; his arms and legs sprawled out over her sleeping bag. She sighed and walked up to the bishie, sitting beside him. Taking out the bag, Krissy ate a few of the berries to fill her stomach for the time being, then set the bag behind her.
She turned to her Bishonen. "Duo…" Krissy whispered, shaking Duo lightly. He rolled over onto his side and continued snoring.
"I don't wanna get…*snore*" He mumbled. Krissy glared at him.
"Duo." She said, rolling him over onto his back. No response. Krissy sat on his stomach, her legs straddled, and lightly tapped his cheek. "Duo, wake up!" She whined, and then sighed in defeat.
Krissy looked down at Duo's slumbering face with soft eyes. 'Man, did I get lucky. I still can't believe that my first bishie was Duo…' She giggled lightly. 'He's soooo cute when he's asleep…' Slowly, Duo began to open his eyes. Violet eyes met blue eyes and suddenly, Duo found himself being glomped. His eyes went wide as he felt himself being pounced on and he instinctively tried to get up, but to no avail. He let out a heavy sigh as he fell back onto the ground and smiled as his trainer continued her attack. "Kawaii!" Krissy squealed, holding tightly onto her bish.
"Well good mornin' to you too, Krissy." Duo chuckled, looking up to see Krissy's enthusiastic face. "Hey babe, next time could ya tell me when you're gonna do that?"
His trainer giggled as she sat up, letting go of his black shirt. "Gomen, Duo-chan. I just couldn't help it." She smirked, sitting back on her heels. "So, how did you sleep last night?"
"Really well. It's been a while since I stayed warm at night."
The bright-eyed girl smiled at him. "That's good. Now are you hungry?" She said, pulling out the bag of berries and plopping herself down again next to Duo in the sleeping bag. Duo's eyes lit up, his mouth beginning to water as he stared at the bag. "I guess you are." She said, handing him the bag.
Duo shoved a few berries in his mouth and munched happily, but suddenly stopped, giving Krissy a shamed look. "Um sowwy, you wam sum?" Duo asked through the berries.
Krissy laughed and patted her bishie's shoulder. "No, it's okay, Duo. You eat up."
"You sure?"
Krissy smiled. "Hai, I'm sure. Besides, I already had some." She said, grabbing her backpack and pulling out a pair of socks. She slipped her socks on and pulled on her silver boots, pulling the laces tight and tying them.
Duo had easily excepted her reply and continued shoving berries down his throat. Within seconds, he dropped the bag and popped the last one in his mouth. "Thanks Krissy. That was great." Duo said, rubbing his stomach in contentment. He watched as Krissy bent forward to search through her bag and pulled out a map, opening it in front of them. "So, where are we going?" He questioned, looking over the map.
"Not really sure yet. I was thinking that maybe we could head towards this town over here." Krissy said, pointing to a spot on the map where a town was marked. "Maybe there's a Bishonen center or something interesting there."
"Hey, sounds good to me."
"Great! So, let's GO!" Krissy exclaimed, jumping up into a dramatic pose and giving the V-sign. "Oh wait…I forgot that I got lost and now I don't know how to get there." She sweatdropped.
Duo facefell. "Oh brother…this is going to be a long journey." He muttered with a heavy sigh.
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"So where do you think we are now?" Krissy asked, looking up at Duo as they continued walking through the woods. Duo was busy staring intently at the map and shrugged back at her.
Turning the map to the side, Duo tilted his head and furrowed his eyebrows, almost like he was thinking that if he looked at it differently, he'd figure out where they were. "I have no clue. You REALLY got yourself lost."
"Oh thanks." The young girl growled. "Matte! Why are we walking this way if you don't know where we're going?!"
Duo stopped short. "Um, I was hoping that we'd get lucky and find our way?"
"NANI?!"
Duo began to laugh nervously, taking a few steps away from the now enraged elfin girl.
"Duo, come here would you?" Krissy said, motioning for him to come over with her index finger. He inched away, glancing warily at Krissy before he took off; running madly as Krissy began to chase him. "Duo, come back here!" She yelled, throwing the contents of her backpack at Duo.
"Oi, Oi, Krissy! Don't worry, we'll find our way outta here! I promise!" Duo shouted over his shoulder and not watching as he ran directly into a tree.
Krissy grimaced and ran over to the fallen Duo, who was now lying on the ground in front of the tree. She poked his stomach with a stick. "Serves you right." She smirked. Krissy bent down to Duo's level and tapped him. "Oi, Duo. Daijoobu?"
The bishie smiled idiotically, his eyes looking like big, distorted swirls. "Demo…Okasan, tsukarete imasu-"
"Duo, snap out of it!" Krissy said, shaking Duo vigorously.
"Wha…" He tried to focus his eyes and looked up at his trainer. "Oh, hey Krissy. Why are you upside down?"
Krissy rolled her eyes and pulled Duo to his feet, letting him dust himself off. She looked around at their surroundings and once again, not a thing looked familiar to her. "Oh great, now I have NO idea where we are!" She sighed, shoving her hands into the pockets of her trench coat and slumping against a tree.
"Like we had any idea in the first place?" Duo chuckled.
"No, but now I bet we're even more lost." Krissy murmured and was promptly bopped on the head with the map Duo had in his hand. She laughed and swatted the map away when it came down for another attack.
"Excuse me, but are you lost?" An unfamiliar voice called from behind them. The two immediately stopped horsing around and Krissy turned to see a girl standing behind them by a tree. She looked about the same age as Krissy, maybe a bit older and had long, dark brown hair in braided pigtails and deep, hazel eyes. She wore a purple knit shirt and blue jeans and Krissy noticed that the girl also wore her belt low on her hips with two pouches on either side of it. The girl smiled as she approached them. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to startle you, but I overheard your conversation and I thought that you might have needed some help."
"Thanks." Krissy said, smiling at the girl. "Yea, were are lost. REALLY lost. And with no help from Mr. Can'tReadAMap Maxwell over here." She smirked, pointing a thumb in Duo's direction. He just laughed nervously, rubbing the back of his neck. "Hi, I'm Krissy." She said, holding out her hand. "And this is my Duo."
Duo waved back at the brown-haired girl. "Hey there."
The girl held out her hand in return. "My name's Bryanna." She said, shaking Krissy's hand. "So, you're a Bishonen trainer?"
"Hai. I just started actually."
"That's great! I'm a Bishonen trainer too!" Bryanna said, cheerfully.
Krissy's smiled widened in surprise. "Honto ni?" The brown-eyed girl nodded back. "Wow, that's so cool. What type of Bishonen do you have?"
"I have lots of them, but I'm really into Senshi Sailormoon Bishonen…Like Mamoru." Bryanna said dreamily, her eyes sparkling.
"Mamoru?" Krissy asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Yeah, he's my Tuxedo Mask. I like calling him Mamoru even though he's still a second evolution Tuxedo Mask. Here, I'll show you." Bryanna grinned, opening a pouch on her belt and taking out a black and blue bishie- ball, enlarging it in her hand. "Go, Mamoru." She said, dropping the ball on the ground in front of her. When it hit the ground, it popped open and in a flash of blue and black light, a tall Bishonen appeared; wearing a black tuxedo and a top hat.
"Hello, Mistress Bryanna." The Mamoru said softly, bowing and winking an eye from behind his black mask.
Both trainers suddenly began to drool. "Kawaii!!!" They both yelled in unison and tackled the bishie to the ground.
Duo sweatdropped, watching the two girls huggle the helpless bish. "Okay Kiddies, don't kill 'em."
"Someone help me!" Mamoru yelled while trying to push the squealing girls off of him.
In an attempt to help his fellow Bishonen, Duo casually strolled over to the heap of trainer and bish and picked Krissy up by the back of her trench coat like a cat. She giggled, gave him a genki smile and replayed, "Meow." Duo laughed.
Bryanna cleared her throat, standing up and trying to recompose herself. "Gomen ne, Mamoru." She said, helping Mamoru off the ground.
"It's fine Mistress Bryanna. Ano…who are your friends?" He inquired, looking at Krissy and her bish.
"This is Krissy and Duo." Mamoru bowed politely, presenting Krissy with a rose he had behind his back.
"Kawaii!" Krissy beamed, taking the rose and hugging it.
"You know, I have an idea." Bryanna said after a moment. "Before you go, would you like to have a battle?"
Krissy stopped bouncing momentarily and stared at Bryanna. "Really? A real Bishonen battle?! Sure, I'd love to!" She then paused, casting her gaze to Duo who stood beside her. "But I've actually never battled before."
Bryanna laughed and shook her head. "That's okay. And anyway, you have to start somewhere, ne?"
"I guess so." Krissy turned to Duo. "What do ya say, Duo. Are you up to a battle?"
"I'm ready whenever you are, Krissy." He said, crossing his arms over his chest and grinning.
Krissy took that as a sign to give the 'ok'. She wanted Duo to be really strong and if this would help, how could she say no. Plus she REALLY wanted to have a battle. Krissy turned back to Bryanna. "Well then, lets have a battle!" She cheered in a very genki voice.
"Great!" With that, Bryanna ran a couple of feet away and turned to face the elfin girl and her bish. "Good luck, Krissy!" Bryanna called, holding Mamoru's bishie-ball at her side.
"You too!" Krissy said from her new position, Duo standing beside her. She took Duo's bishie-ball off of her belt and held it in her hand, smiling down at the black and white ball. Duo put his hand on her shoulder in reassurance and Krissy squeezed it gently, looking back at her new opponent.
"Mamoru, you'll be fighting in this battle, alright?" Bryanna said, patting his back. Mamoru nodded to his trainer and stepped forward, waiting for her command.
Duo headed out to where Mamoru was standing.
"Duo." Krissy called.
He turned around. "Yeah, Krissy?"
"Please be careful, okay? I'll do my best to be a good trainer and help you out."
He smiled. "Sure thing, babe." And with that, the battle began.
"Mamoru, rose thorns!" Bryanna commanded. Mamoru pulled out a rose from behind him and rushed towards Duo, whipping the rose so the thorns went flying at the braided bish. Duo instinctively ducked and managed to dodge them, then began running to get behind the other Bishonen.
Mamoru tried to hit him again when Krissy yelled, "Duo! Braid whip, now!" Duo smirked and whipped his four-foot braid around his head, hitting Mamoru in the stomach with an unusually strong force. The Tuxedo Mask evolution stumbled backward and fell, landing on his hands and knees.
"Mamoru! Come on, you have to get up!"
"Duo, get out your gun! We can finish this now!" Krissy commanded. Duo reached into his pocket and pulled out a black hand gun, aiming it at Mamoru's leg.
He suddenly paused and looked at Krissy. "Matte, how'd you know I had a gun?"
"Well, wasn't it a gun I felt against my back last night?" Duo blushed furiously. But she was right, it was his gun…thankfully.
"Mamoru, use you're cape." Mamoru jumped to his feet, holding his stomach and took off his cape. He threw it at Duo and before Duo could dodge it, the cape wrapped itself around his legs.
"What the…" Duo tried to move, but the cape was now like lead weights and the young pilot couldn't move his legs at all. Quickly, trying to ignore his current situation, he aimed his gun.
"Mamoru, rose thorns again!" As if knowing what his trainer wanted, the Bishonen threw thorns directly at Duo's gun and the gun was knocked from the gundam pilot's hand. Duo pulled at his restraint but he couldn't move to get his gun back. "Again!" Bryanna called out. Mamoru rushed up to Duo and the thorns from the rose flew at him, piercing his clothes and skin. Duo yelped and held onto his arm, now red with scratches.
"Duo!" Krissy screamed. "Duo, hang in there, okay?" 'What should I do? What should I do?!' Krissy quickly grabbed her backpack and pulled out her Bishonen-dex. 'Maybe this will help.' Krissy held up the Bishonen-dex and pointed it at Mamoru.
//Tuxedo Mask, the second evolution of the Tuxedo Mask Bishonen. Tuxedo Mask is a Sailor Senshi Bishonen and a magic type Bishonen who gathers his powers from the moon, though no moonlight is needed for his attacks to be strong.\\ The dex chimed.
"Great, how's that going to help me." Krissy's ears twitched to a disturbing sound and she looked up to see Mamoru slash Duo across the chest, Duo cringing as his body began to sting. "Duo!" She cried. 'Well, if Mamoru's a magic type, other magic might not work. But Duo's not a magic type at all and Mamoru is…Wait, that's it!' "Duo, UPERCUT!!"
"Nani?" Duo asked in confusion. Suddenly, he got it. When Mamoru came back for another attack, Duo punched him right in the chin with incredible strength; even for a Duo. Mamoru went flying backward and landed on the ground. As soon as Mamoru hit the ground, the cape around Duo's legs loosened and Duo freed himself, kicking the cape aside. Mamoru tried to get up but Duo was right in his face and a punch to the stomach, knocked the Tuxedo Mask out.
"Mamoru! Mamoru, are you okay?" Bryanna yelled, running up to her bishie and falling to her knees beside him. "Mamoru, Daijoobu?"
Krissy was shocked. "Oh my god…Yatta!!!" She squealed, jumping up and down. "We won, we won!"
Duo stood there absolutely dumbfounded. 'So na…I won. I actually won.' Duo wasn't even paying attention as Krissy ran up to him and began cheering hysterically. "I won…" He said softly.
"Duo!" Krissy yelled. He looked down at her, his eyes wide. "Duo, I'm so proud of you! You won!" She cried, immediately hugging him.
"I did, didn't I?" He hugged her back, smiling madly. "Arigato, Krissy. Ya saved me out there, babe."
"Hey, no sweat." She said, nudging his side with her fist. Krissy turned around and watched as Bryanna returned Mamoru to his bishie-ball after she had finished checking him out.
Bryanna stood up and walked over to the two. "It's okay, he was only dazed. So he'll be alright." She said, and kissed his bishie-ball before dropping it back into a pouch on her belt.
"That's good." Krissy said, glad that Mamoru was going to be all right. "Wow, that battle was amazing!"
Bryanna nodded. "Krissy, I have to say. For your first fight, you were very impressive. You too, Duo." Duo chuckled, rubbing his arm. "You really sounded like a experienced trainer, Krissy."
"Thanks, Bryanna. You battled really well. I'm the one who's impressed."
"Thank you." She said. "So, what will you be doing now?"
"Well, Duo and I were trying to find our way outta here. We were heading towards Scarlet town, I think." Krissy said and grabbed her map and looking it over.
Bryanna took a look and thought for a second. "Oh yea, I know where that town is."
"Honto?"
"Yes, it's in that direction." Bryanna said, pointing east. "If you go this way for about a day or so, you'll make it there."
"Great!" Krissy cheered and clapped her hands together happily. Now, they'd be able to get the heck out of the woods.
"You know, you really fight well." Bryanna said thoughtfully. "You should try going for badges at the IBL Gyms."
"IBL?"
"Mm hm. The International Bishonen League." The brown-eyed trainer said, matter of factly. "Trainers who like to battle can battle the gym leaders at their gyms and can get badges. When you get all of them, you can battle at the IBL Championships."
"Wow, that's sounds so cool. We'll have to give is a shot, won't we Duo." Krissy said, looking up at her grinning bish. He nodded in response, obviously liking the idea.
"Yea, sounds like fun." He replied. The rush from his first battle was still burning inside of the young Bishonen. It was unlike anything he'd ever experienced before and he loved it. And that was when his true Bishonen instincts began to kick in. The urge to battle.
"Duo…" Krissy said for the fourth time; now in a slightly more annoyed tone because she was still trying to get the bishie's attention. "Yo, earth to Duo."
"Nani?" Duo said finally, snapping out of his little dream world and looking down at his trainer. "Did you say something, Krissy?"
"I said, we're gonna have to get going, if we want to make good time." She said, giving him a strange look.
He nodded back at her. "Hey, Bry. Tell Mamoru that I said hi, okay?"
"Sure thing, Duo. Well, it was great meeting you Krissy. I hope we'll meet again." Bryanna said, holding out her hand once more.
Krissy shook her hand and smiled, sadly. After just making a new friend, Krissy didn't really want to say goodbye. "I hope we will too. So…Goodbye Bryanna."
"Sayonara, Krissy-chan." Bryanna waved, turning and heading in the opposite direction. She looked over her shoulder to see her new friends waving back and she smiled before taking off through the woods on her own journey.
Krissy sighed, lowering her hand and picking up her things. "Well Duo, time to get going." Krissy said, turning to go. Duo followed behind her and slightly stumbled as he did, grabbing a hold of his arm. Krissy noticed and stopped Duo by putting her hands on his chest. "Wait, before we go, let me take a look at you."
Duo gave her a puzzled look. "What for?" He asked, watching her eyes beneath pink and purple bangs that were fixed on his bruised arm. Krissy quickly looked him over and frowned, worry filling her face.
"I knew it. Duo, you got hurt pretty badly. Look at these scratches. If you move too much, they're going to start bleeding if they haven't already." Krissy said, concern in her voice. She made Duo sit down, even with his constant protesting and pulled out a first aid kit from her bag. "Now Duo, just sit still for a second." She said, taking out a bottle of ointment and kneeling in front of him. Putting a little in her hand, Krissy had Duo roll up his sleeve a little more and she gently applied a small amount of the cream to his right arm that was covered with little, red scratches.
Duo cringed, but didn't say anything. He was busy looking at Krissy's face and the way that she held his arm in her gentle grip. His body began to tingle at the feeling of her tan, delicate fingers rubbing the ointment onto his skin and how her soft digits seemed to caress the outlines of his defined muscles. "Does it hurt?" Krissy asked softly, keeping to his arm.
"Nah, can't feel a thing." He suddenly hissed as Krissy ran her finger over a deep scratch.
She shot him a look. "Can't feel a thing, ne?" She said, wrapping a small bandage around his upper arm. She pulled down his sleeve over the wrapping and quickly looked him over again. "There ya go. Other than that arm, you seem fine." She said, putting everything back into her bag.
Duo flexed his arm gingerly. "Thanks, Krissy-chan." She smiled at him, loving the nickname. "So, are we ready to go?"
"Yup. Come on." Krissy said, taking Duo's hand and giving him a boost off the ground.
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The sun was beginning to set and the sky was lit with lots of blues, pinks and oranges. But frankly, it didn't matter to Krissy. She could barely see it through the thick leaves of the trees. "The whole day…and no Bishonen." That was the sixth time in that same hour, Krissy had said that under her breath.
Duo rolled his eyes and pulled Krissy to his side, draping his arm over her shoulder. "No problem, Krissy-chan. I bet you'll find a bunch of them around here somewhere." He said, trying to cheer her up.
"Sure…but we haven't seen any all day. How am I suppose to become a Bishonen Master if I can't even find any." She pouted.
Duo gave her one of his cheesy smiles. "These things take time. They're will be-" Krissy suddenly stopped walking. "Krissy?" Duo asked, growing nervous at her stillness.
"Shh…" She whispered, holding her index finger to her lips. "I think I see a Bishonen." She almost jumped for joy, but hoping not to scare away the Chibi she saw sitting near a small stream, she just silently pulled out her Bishonen-dex. Pointing it at the Chibi, she looked down at the dex.
// Gohan. This is Gohan in his Chibi form. Gohan is a Saiya-jin with incredible power, unfortunately his true power can only come out once he has evolved. He is a strong and kind hearted Bishonen but be warned, Saiya- jin have incredible appetites.\\
"It's a Gohan? Kawaii! I love Gohan!" She beamed, getting a bishie-ball. "I'm gonna catch 'em."
"You need my help?" Duo whispered, grabbing Krissy by the arm before she took off.
"No, it's okay. You wait here and take care of yourself. I'll take care of the Chibi." Krissy enlarged the ball in her hand and silently crept into some bushes. When she looked again, the Chibi was still sitting by the stream, his short legs dangling over the edge of the bank. Carefully, Krissy crawled out of the bushes without a sound and right up to the black- haired Chibi. The little bishie turned his head slightly, feeling the presence of someone else around, but before he could get up to run, a bishie-ball bounced off his head and he was sucked in.
"Yatta!" Krissy cried, watching her newly filled bishie-ball fall to the ground. It rolled around for a moment with the Chibi struggling inside and then it stopped; the ball turning orange and green. Krissy picked it up and hugged it. "I actually did it. I caught a Gohan!"
Duo's head popped up from behind the bushes. "Did ya get him, Krissy?"
She nodded repeatedly. "Hai! Look Duo, I caught another Bishonen!" She said, waving the ball above her head.
Duo smiled. "That's great. But can we eat now?" He said, the bottomless pit also known as a Maxwell's stomach, acting up.
Krissy laughed and ran over to him. "Sure. I'll make us some ramen, sound good?"
Duo smacked his lips. "Sounds really good." He said, handing Krissy her bag. "Then we can take a look at that new catch of yours."
"Okay." She said, grabbing Duo's hand. "Ya know, Duo. I think we make a great team."
Duo squeezed her hand. "Me too."
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Krissy: Hey, minna-san! Sorry it took so long to post this chapter, but trust me, there's more to come and I'll post a lot faster. And I'm sorry if this chapter wasn't as good as the other, I've had a bad case of writer's block. If you liked it, tell me please.
Vegeta: A bad case of writer's block or just spending too much time watching Escaflowne.
Krissy: I wasn't just watching Escaflowne, Vegeta! I couldn't think…And you didn't help by burning half my note pads to bits.
Heero: That was actually quite funny…
Krissy: Urusai, bakas! *chases Bishies with a mallet*
Krissy: Konichiwa, minna-san! As promised, here is chapter two of 'Gotta catch 'em all'!
Duo: *claps unenthusiastically*
Krissy: *scowls* Arigato, Duo-chan.
Duo: No prob. *smirks*
Krissy: Anyway, please R&R! Onegai! Oh yeah…And for those of you who wanted a lemon…it won't be for a while. As I said, these few chapters are 'actual plot'. ^_^
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Episode 2: The Way to the Bishonen League
By Krissy Maxwell
Krissy awoke to the sound of loud snoring and unconsciously tried to cover her ears with a pillow. She wasn't really what you'd call a 'morning person' and the noise was beginning to get on her nerves. She grumbled to herself and tried to sit up to locate the noise but was unable to move.
"What the…" Looking down, Krissy saw an arm wrapped around her waist. She then smiled, remembering the events of her first achievement as a Bishonen trainer and turned to look at the owner of the arm. Duo was lying on his stomach, his face hidden in a pillow and was snoring away. Krissy carefully picked up his hand, resting it again on the ground and got up, heading further into the woods.
She yawned and stretched her arms. "Hm…gotta find breakfast. Man, I wish I had some oden." She mumbled while pulling her long hair into a loose ponytail with a hair-tie, letting her bangs rest against her forehead. Krissy spotted a few berry bushes and began picking the berries, dropping them into a bag she had in her pocket. When it was full, she headed back to camp, only to find Duo still snoring; his arms and legs sprawled out over her sleeping bag. She sighed and walked up to the bishie, sitting beside him. Taking out the bag, Krissy ate a few of the berries to fill her stomach for the time being, then set the bag behind her.
She turned to her Bishonen. "Duo…" Krissy whispered, shaking Duo lightly. He rolled over onto his side and continued snoring.
"I don't wanna get…*snore*" He mumbled. Krissy glared at him.
"Duo." She said, rolling him over onto his back. No response. Krissy sat on his stomach, her legs straddled, and lightly tapped his cheek. "Duo, wake up!" She whined, and then sighed in defeat.
Krissy looked down at Duo's slumbering face with soft eyes. 'Man, did I get lucky. I still can't believe that my first bishie was Duo…' She giggled lightly. 'He's soooo cute when he's asleep…' Slowly, Duo began to open his eyes. Violet eyes met blue eyes and suddenly, Duo found himself being glomped. His eyes went wide as he felt himself being pounced on and he instinctively tried to get up, but to no avail. He let out a heavy sigh as he fell back onto the ground and smiled as his trainer continued her attack. "Kawaii!" Krissy squealed, holding tightly onto her bish.
"Well good mornin' to you too, Krissy." Duo chuckled, looking up to see Krissy's enthusiastic face. "Hey babe, next time could ya tell me when you're gonna do that?"
His trainer giggled as she sat up, letting go of his black shirt. "Gomen, Duo-chan. I just couldn't help it." She smirked, sitting back on her heels. "So, how did you sleep last night?"
"Really well. It's been a while since I stayed warm at night."
The bright-eyed girl smiled at him. "That's good. Now are you hungry?" She said, pulling out the bag of berries and plopping herself down again next to Duo in the sleeping bag. Duo's eyes lit up, his mouth beginning to water as he stared at the bag. "I guess you are." She said, handing him the bag.
Duo shoved a few berries in his mouth and munched happily, but suddenly stopped, giving Krissy a shamed look. "Um sowwy, you wam sum?" Duo asked through the berries.
Krissy laughed and patted her bishie's shoulder. "No, it's okay, Duo. You eat up."
"You sure?"
Krissy smiled. "Hai, I'm sure. Besides, I already had some." She said, grabbing her backpack and pulling out a pair of socks. She slipped her socks on and pulled on her silver boots, pulling the laces tight and tying them.
Duo had easily excepted her reply and continued shoving berries down his throat. Within seconds, he dropped the bag and popped the last one in his mouth. "Thanks Krissy. That was great." Duo said, rubbing his stomach in contentment. He watched as Krissy bent forward to search through her bag and pulled out a map, opening it in front of them. "So, where are we going?" He questioned, looking over the map.
"Not really sure yet. I was thinking that maybe we could head towards this town over here." Krissy said, pointing to a spot on the map where a town was marked. "Maybe there's a Bishonen center or something interesting there."
"Hey, sounds good to me."
"Great! So, let's GO!" Krissy exclaimed, jumping up into a dramatic pose and giving the V-sign. "Oh wait…I forgot that I got lost and now I don't know how to get there." She sweatdropped.
Duo facefell. "Oh brother…this is going to be a long journey." He muttered with a heavy sigh.
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"So where do you think we are now?" Krissy asked, looking up at Duo as they continued walking through the woods. Duo was busy staring intently at the map and shrugged back at her.
Turning the map to the side, Duo tilted his head and furrowed his eyebrows, almost like he was thinking that if he looked at it differently, he'd figure out where they were. "I have no clue. You REALLY got yourself lost."
"Oh thanks." The young girl growled. "Matte! Why are we walking this way if you don't know where we're going?!"
Duo stopped short. "Um, I was hoping that we'd get lucky and find our way?"
"NANI?!"
Duo began to laugh nervously, taking a few steps away from the now enraged elfin girl.
"Duo, come here would you?" Krissy said, motioning for him to come over with her index finger. He inched away, glancing warily at Krissy before he took off; running madly as Krissy began to chase him. "Duo, come back here!" She yelled, throwing the contents of her backpack at Duo.
"Oi, Oi, Krissy! Don't worry, we'll find our way outta here! I promise!" Duo shouted over his shoulder and not watching as he ran directly into a tree.
Krissy grimaced and ran over to the fallen Duo, who was now lying on the ground in front of the tree. She poked his stomach with a stick. "Serves you right." She smirked. Krissy bent down to Duo's level and tapped him. "Oi, Duo. Daijoobu?"
The bishie smiled idiotically, his eyes looking like big, distorted swirls. "Demo…Okasan, tsukarete imasu-"
"Duo, snap out of it!" Krissy said, shaking Duo vigorously.
"Wha…" He tried to focus his eyes and looked up at his trainer. "Oh, hey Krissy. Why are you upside down?"
Krissy rolled her eyes and pulled Duo to his feet, letting him dust himself off. She looked around at their surroundings and once again, not a thing looked familiar to her. "Oh great, now I have NO idea where we are!" She sighed, shoving her hands into the pockets of her trench coat and slumping against a tree.
"Like we had any idea in the first place?" Duo chuckled.
"No, but now I bet we're even more lost." Krissy murmured and was promptly bopped on the head with the map Duo had in his hand. She laughed and swatted the map away when it came down for another attack.
"Excuse me, but are you lost?" An unfamiliar voice called from behind them. The two immediately stopped horsing around and Krissy turned to see a girl standing behind them by a tree. She looked about the same age as Krissy, maybe a bit older and had long, dark brown hair in braided pigtails and deep, hazel eyes. She wore a purple knit shirt and blue jeans and Krissy noticed that the girl also wore her belt low on her hips with two pouches on either side of it. The girl smiled as she approached them. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to startle you, but I overheard your conversation and I thought that you might have needed some help."
"Thanks." Krissy said, smiling at the girl. "Yea, were are lost. REALLY lost. And with no help from Mr. Can'tReadAMap Maxwell over here." She smirked, pointing a thumb in Duo's direction. He just laughed nervously, rubbing the back of his neck. "Hi, I'm Krissy." She said, holding out her hand. "And this is my Duo."
Duo waved back at the brown-haired girl. "Hey there."
The girl held out her hand in return. "My name's Bryanna." She said, shaking Krissy's hand. "So, you're a Bishonen trainer?"
"Hai. I just started actually."
"That's great! I'm a Bishonen trainer too!" Bryanna said, cheerfully.
Krissy's smiled widened in surprise. "Honto ni?" The brown-eyed girl nodded back. "Wow, that's so cool. What type of Bishonen do you have?"
"I have lots of them, but I'm really into Senshi Sailormoon Bishonen…Like Mamoru." Bryanna said dreamily, her eyes sparkling.
"Mamoru?" Krissy asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Yeah, he's my Tuxedo Mask. I like calling him Mamoru even though he's still a second evolution Tuxedo Mask. Here, I'll show you." Bryanna grinned, opening a pouch on her belt and taking out a black and blue bishie- ball, enlarging it in her hand. "Go, Mamoru." She said, dropping the ball on the ground in front of her. When it hit the ground, it popped open and in a flash of blue and black light, a tall Bishonen appeared; wearing a black tuxedo and a top hat.
"Hello, Mistress Bryanna." The Mamoru said softly, bowing and winking an eye from behind his black mask.
Both trainers suddenly began to drool. "Kawaii!!!" They both yelled in unison and tackled the bishie to the ground.
Duo sweatdropped, watching the two girls huggle the helpless bish. "Okay Kiddies, don't kill 'em."
"Someone help me!" Mamoru yelled while trying to push the squealing girls off of him.
In an attempt to help his fellow Bishonen, Duo casually strolled over to the heap of trainer and bish and picked Krissy up by the back of her trench coat like a cat. She giggled, gave him a genki smile and replayed, "Meow." Duo laughed.
Bryanna cleared her throat, standing up and trying to recompose herself. "Gomen ne, Mamoru." She said, helping Mamoru off the ground.
"It's fine Mistress Bryanna. Ano…who are your friends?" He inquired, looking at Krissy and her bish.
"This is Krissy and Duo." Mamoru bowed politely, presenting Krissy with a rose he had behind his back.
"Kawaii!" Krissy beamed, taking the rose and hugging it.
"You know, I have an idea." Bryanna said after a moment. "Before you go, would you like to have a battle?"
Krissy stopped bouncing momentarily and stared at Bryanna. "Really? A real Bishonen battle?! Sure, I'd love to!" She then paused, casting her gaze to Duo who stood beside her. "But I've actually never battled before."
Bryanna laughed and shook her head. "That's okay. And anyway, you have to start somewhere, ne?"
"I guess so." Krissy turned to Duo. "What do ya say, Duo. Are you up to a battle?"
"I'm ready whenever you are, Krissy." He said, crossing his arms over his chest and grinning.
Krissy took that as a sign to give the 'ok'. She wanted Duo to be really strong and if this would help, how could she say no. Plus she REALLY wanted to have a battle. Krissy turned back to Bryanna. "Well then, lets have a battle!" She cheered in a very genki voice.
"Great!" With that, Bryanna ran a couple of feet away and turned to face the elfin girl and her bish. "Good luck, Krissy!" Bryanna called, holding Mamoru's bishie-ball at her side.
"You too!" Krissy said from her new position, Duo standing beside her. She took Duo's bishie-ball off of her belt and held it in her hand, smiling down at the black and white ball. Duo put his hand on her shoulder in reassurance and Krissy squeezed it gently, looking back at her new opponent.
"Mamoru, you'll be fighting in this battle, alright?" Bryanna said, patting his back. Mamoru nodded to his trainer and stepped forward, waiting for her command.
Duo headed out to where Mamoru was standing.
"Duo." Krissy called.
He turned around. "Yeah, Krissy?"
"Please be careful, okay? I'll do my best to be a good trainer and help you out."
He smiled. "Sure thing, babe." And with that, the battle began.
"Mamoru, rose thorns!" Bryanna commanded. Mamoru pulled out a rose from behind him and rushed towards Duo, whipping the rose so the thorns went flying at the braided bish. Duo instinctively ducked and managed to dodge them, then began running to get behind the other Bishonen.
Mamoru tried to hit him again when Krissy yelled, "Duo! Braid whip, now!" Duo smirked and whipped his four-foot braid around his head, hitting Mamoru in the stomach with an unusually strong force. The Tuxedo Mask evolution stumbled backward and fell, landing on his hands and knees.
"Mamoru! Come on, you have to get up!"
"Duo, get out your gun! We can finish this now!" Krissy commanded. Duo reached into his pocket and pulled out a black hand gun, aiming it at Mamoru's leg.
He suddenly paused and looked at Krissy. "Matte, how'd you know I had a gun?"
"Well, wasn't it a gun I felt against my back last night?" Duo blushed furiously. But she was right, it was his gun…thankfully.
"Mamoru, use you're cape." Mamoru jumped to his feet, holding his stomach and took off his cape. He threw it at Duo and before Duo could dodge it, the cape wrapped itself around his legs.
"What the…" Duo tried to move, but the cape was now like lead weights and the young pilot couldn't move his legs at all. Quickly, trying to ignore his current situation, he aimed his gun.
"Mamoru, rose thorns again!" As if knowing what his trainer wanted, the Bishonen threw thorns directly at Duo's gun and the gun was knocked from the gundam pilot's hand. Duo pulled at his restraint but he couldn't move to get his gun back. "Again!" Bryanna called out. Mamoru rushed up to Duo and the thorns from the rose flew at him, piercing his clothes and skin. Duo yelped and held onto his arm, now red with scratches.
"Duo!" Krissy screamed. "Duo, hang in there, okay?" 'What should I do? What should I do?!' Krissy quickly grabbed her backpack and pulled out her Bishonen-dex. 'Maybe this will help.' Krissy held up the Bishonen-dex and pointed it at Mamoru.
//Tuxedo Mask, the second evolution of the Tuxedo Mask Bishonen. Tuxedo Mask is a Sailor Senshi Bishonen and a magic type Bishonen who gathers his powers from the moon, though no moonlight is needed for his attacks to be strong.\\ The dex chimed.
"Great, how's that going to help me." Krissy's ears twitched to a disturbing sound and she looked up to see Mamoru slash Duo across the chest, Duo cringing as his body began to sting. "Duo!" She cried. 'Well, if Mamoru's a magic type, other magic might not work. But Duo's not a magic type at all and Mamoru is…Wait, that's it!' "Duo, UPERCUT!!"
"Nani?" Duo asked in confusion. Suddenly, he got it. When Mamoru came back for another attack, Duo punched him right in the chin with incredible strength; even for a Duo. Mamoru went flying backward and landed on the ground. As soon as Mamoru hit the ground, the cape around Duo's legs loosened and Duo freed himself, kicking the cape aside. Mamoru tried to get up but Duo was right in his face and a punch to the stomach, knocked the Tuxedo Mask out.
"Mamoru! Mamoru, are you okay?" Bryanna yelled, running up to her bishie and falling to her knees beside him. "Mamoru, Daijoobu?"
Krissy was shocked. "Oh my god…Yatta!!!" She squealed, jumping up and down. "We won, we won!"
Duo stood there absolutely dumbfounded. 'So na…I won. I actually won.' Duo wasn't even paying attention as Krissy ran up to him and began cheering hysterically. "I won…" He said softly.
"Duo!" Krissy yelled. He looked down at her, his eyes wide. "Duo, I'm so proud of you! You won!" She cried, immediately hugging him.
"I did, didn't I?" He hugged her back, smiling madly. "Arigato, Krissy. Ya saved me out there, babe."
"Hey, no sweat." She said, nudging his side with her fist. Krissy turned around and watched as Bryanna returned Mamoru to his bishie-ball after she had finished checking him out.
Bryanna stood up and walked over to the two. "It's okay, he was only dazed. So he'll be alright." She said, and kissed his bishie-ball before dropping it back into a pouch on her belt.
"That's good." Krissy said, glad that Mamoru was going to be all right. "Wow, that battle was amazing!"
Bryanna nodded. "Krissy, I have to say. For your first fight, you were very impressive. You too, Duo." Duo chuckled, rubbing his arm. "You really sounded like a experienced trainer, Krissy."
"Thanks, Bryanna. You battled really well. I'm the one who's impressed."
"Thank you." She said. "So, what will you be doing now?"
"Well, Duo and I were trying to find our way outta here. We were heading towards Scarlet town, I think." Krissy said and grabbed her map and looking it over.
Bryanna took a look and thought for a second. "Oh yea, I know where that town is."
"Honto?"
"Yes, it's in that direction." Bryanna said, pointing east. "If you go this way for about a day or so, you'll make it there."
"Great!" Krissy cheered and clapped her hands together happily. Now, they'd be able to get the heck out of the woods.
"You know, you really fight well." Bryanna said thoughtfully. "You should try going for badges at the IBL Gyms."
"IBL?"
"Mm hm. The International Bishonen League." The brown-eyed trainer said, matter of factly. "Trainers who like to battle can battle the gym leaders at their gyms and can get badges. When you get all of them, you can battle at the IBL Championships."
"Wow, that's sounds so cool. We'll have to give is a shot, won't we Duo." Krissy said, looking up at her grinning bish. He nodded in response, obviously liking the idea.
"Yea, sounds like fun." He replied. The rush from his first battle was still burning inside of the young Bishonen. It was unlike anything he'd ever experienced before and he loved it. And that was when his true Bishonen instincts began to kick in. The urge to battle.
"Duo…" Krissy said for the fourth time; now in a slightly more annoyed tone because she was still trying to get the bishie's attention. "Yo, earth to Duo."
"Nani?" Duo said finally, snapping out of his little dream world and looking down at his trainer. "Did you say something, Krissy?"
"I said, we're gonna have to get going, if we want to make good time." She said, giving him a strange look.
He nodded back at her. "Hey, Bry. Tell Mamoru that I said hi, okay?"
"Sure thing, Duo. Well, it was great meeting you Krissy. I hope we'll meet again." Bryanna said, holding out her hand once more.
Krissy shook her hand and smiled, sadly. After just making a new friend, Krissy didn't really want to say goodbye. "I hope we will too. So…Goodbye Bryanna."
"Sayonara, Krissy-chan." Bryanna waved, turning and heading in the opposite direction. She looked over her shoulder to see her new friends waving back and she smiled before taking off through the woods on her own journey.
Krissy sighed, lowering her hand and picking up her things. "Well Duo, time to get going." Krissy said, turning to go. Duo followed behind her and slightly stumbled as he did, grabbing a hold of his arm. Krissy noticed and stopped Duo by putting her hands on his chest. "Wait, before we go, let me take a look at you."
Duo gave her a puzzled look. "What for?" He asked, watching her eyes beneath pink and purple bangs that were fixed on his bruised arm. Krissy quickly looked him over and frowned, worry filling her face.
"I knew it. Duo, you got hurt pretty badly. Look at these scratches. If you move too much, they're going to start bleeding if they haven't already." Krissy said, concern in her voice. She made Duo sit down, even with his constant protesting and pulled out a first aid kit from her bag. "Now Duo, just sit still for a second." She said, taking out a bottle of ointment and kneeling in front of him. Putting a little in her hand, Krissy had Duo roll up his sleeve a little more and she gently applied a small amount of the cream to his right arm that was covered with little, red scratches.
Duo cringed, but didn't say anything. He was busy looking at Krissy's face and the way that she held his arm in her gentle grip. His body began to tingle at the feeling of her tan, delicate fingers rubbing the ointment onto his skin and how her soft digits seemed to caress the outlines of his defined muscles. "Does it hurt?" Krissy asked softly, keeping to his arm.
"Nah, can't feel a thing." He suddenly hissed as Krissy ran her finger over a deep scratch.
She shot him a look. "Can't feel a thing, ne?" She said, wrapping a small bandage around his upper arm. She pulled down his sleeve over the wrapping and quickly looked him over again. "There ya go. Other than that arm, you seem fine." She said, putting everything back into her bag.
Duo flexed his arm gingerly. "Thanks, Krissy-chan." She smiled at him, loving the nickname. "So, are we ready to go?"
"Yup. Come on." Krissy said, taking Duo's hand and giving him a boost off the ground.
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The sun was beginning to set and the sky was lit with lots of blues, pinks and oranges. But frankly, it didn't matter to Krissy. She could barely see it through the thick leaves of the trees. "The whole day…and no Bishonen." That was the sixth time in that same hour, Krissy had said that under her breath.
Duo rolled his eyes and pulled Krissy to his side, draping his arm over her shoulder. "No problem, Krissy-chan. I bet you'll find a bunch of them around here somewhere." He said, trying to cheer her up.
"Sure…but we haven't seen any all day. How am I suppose to become a Bishonen Master if I can't even find any." She pouted.
Duo gave her one of his cheesy smiles. "These things take time. They're will be-" Krissy suddenly stopped walking. "Krissy?" Duo asked, growing nervous at her stillness.
"Shh…" She whispered, holding her index finger to her lips. "I think I see a Bishonen." She almost jumped for joy, but hoping not to scare away the Chibi she saw sitting near a small stream, she just silently pulled out her Bishonen-dex. Pointing it at the Chibi, she looked down at the dex.
// Gohan. This is Gohan in his Chibi form. Gohan is a Saiya-jin with incredible power, unfortunately his true power can only come out once he has evolved. He is a strong and kind hearted Bishonen but be warned, Saiya- jin have incredible appetites.\\
"It's a Gohan? Kawaii! I love Gohan!" She beamed, getting a bishie-ball. "I'm gonna catch 'em."
"You need my help?" Duo whispered, grabbing Krissy by the arm before she took off.
"No, it's okay. You wait here and take care of yourself. I'll take care of the Chibi." Krissy enlarged the ball in her hand and silently crept into some bushes. When she looked again, the Chibi was still sitting by the stream, his short legs dangling over the edge of the bank. Carefully, Krissy crawled out of the bushes without a sound and right up to the black- haired Chibi. The little bishie turned his head slightly, feeling the presence of someone else around, but before he could get up to run, a bishie-ball bounced off his head and he was sucked in.
"Yatta!" Krissy cried, watching her newly filled bishie-ball fall to the ground. It rolled around for a moment with the Chibi struggling inside and then it stopped; the ball turning orange and green. Krissy picked it up and hugged it. "I actually did it. I caught a Gohan!"
Duo's head popped up from behind the bushes. "Did ya get him, Krissy?"
She nodded repeatedly. "Hai! Look Duo, I caught another Bishonen!" She said, waving the ball above her head.
Duo smiled. "That's great. But can we eat now?" He said, the bottomless pit also known as a Maxwell's stomach, acting up.
Krissy laughed and ran over to him. "Sure. I'll make us some ramen, sound good?"
Duo smacked his lips. "Sounds really good." He said, handing Krissy her bag. "Then we can take a look at that new catch of yours."
"Okay." She said, grabbing Duo's hand. "Ya know, Duo. I think we make a great team."
Duo squeezed her hand. "Me too."
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Krissy: Hey, minna-san! Sorry it took so long to post this chapter, but trust me, there's more to come and I'll post a lot faster. And I'm sorry if this chapter wasn't as good as the other, I've had a bad case of writer's block. If you liked it, tell me please.
Vegeta: A bad case of writer's block or just spending too much time watching Escaflowne.
Krissy: I wasn't just watching Escaflowne, Vegeta! I couldn't think…And you didn't help by burning half my note pads to bits.
Heero: That was actually quite funny…
Krissy: Urusai, bakas! *chases Bishies with a mallet*