This chappie's done. Woohoo!! Thank you, thank you for giving me ur reviews
ppl! (Smiling happily and all starry eyed). I don't know what else to say
so.To tell you the truth, I don't really know how this story will end
because I'm having difficulty thinking of a suitable ending. Ai.
Diclaimer: Not mine but you already know that. Warning: Yaoi elements present. There are other elements as well.
Blah, blah, blah.Oh yeah, I don't anything about gladiators fighting or how things operate but I will try my best to give you the suspense of the tournament. That's right, this fic is going to be mainly about fighting only.
Read this fic at your own risk and don't even think about sending me flames!
GLADIATOR CHAPTER 7: STRIVE
" What is taking Rukawa so long?" Hanamichi grumbled. The wound inflicted by Rukawa had stopped bleeding a while ago and was now a large red ugly welt.
" Maybe he got lost?" Miyagi said jokingly only to receive a dangerous glare from Hanamichi. (Put his arms up) "Hey, I was just kidding."
" Anyway, we need to go look for him," Hanamichi chided gloomily.
" We need to continue our training. The tournament isl about two days away," said Akagi.
" I thought gladiators stick to each other no matter what they do or where they are?" Hanamichi went all puppy eyed, begging the rest to come look for Rukawa.
" All right, you idiot. I'm coming," said Mitsui, smiling knowingly at Akagi who reluctantly gave in when everyone agreed to look for Rukawa. " You know, Hanamichi, you're sure causing a lot of fuss over this new guy."
Hanamichi could only grin when the whole gang went into the quarters. As they walked, he looked at his wound, a not-so-large cut that had stopped swelling due to Ayako's medicine. Mmm, can they call this love wound? Hanamichi thought, massaging the sides of his wound that wasn't painful.
" The red-haired idiot is smiling to himself again," Miyagi said, pointing at Hanamichi.
" Grrr.You wanna die, izzit?!" Hanamichi growled. He chased a laughing Miyagi all the way into the Gladiators' Quarters with the others grinning behind them. When Hanamichi caught Miyagi, both of them tackled each other playfully.
" Oi, both of you better quit it, Hanamichi's wound is bleeding again," Kogure said as he separated both gladiators. " Here," he handed a clean cloth to Hanamichi," You'd better be careful or else it'll get infected."
" Nyahahaha.the tensai is very strong to.Shhh, do you hear something?" Everyone stopped and listened. They nodded and moved towards the room where there were voices. They held their weapons in hand just in case those voices belonged to enemies and strained their ears to listen to the muffled sounds behind the closed door. Hanamichi relaxed himself when he heard Rukawa's voice. Must be his friend.
" I won't hesitate to use it, you bastard!" There was venom in Rukawa's voice and Hanamichi gripped his weapon tightly, waiting for the right moment to attack the other person if he ever does anything bad to his koibito. Then he strained his ears to hear more.
".scare Hanamichi away.pick him up.patience of the world." It was difficult to hear with the large oak door as a barrier but the next sentence was very clearly pronounced. " .using Sakuragi Hanamichi as a bet in the tournament won't affect our 'friendship'?" Everyone looked at Hanamichi.
" What do they mean by using as Hanamichi as a bet?" Kogure whispered.
" Go to hell." It was Rukawa's voice. Somehow, Rukawa's strong denial didn't lift Hanamichi's spirit up. He shifted uneasily from one foot to another.
".I'll take you along, " the next line almost broke Hanamichi's heart," Kitsuno's most talented emperor. And then." Everyone gasped and looked at Hanamichi with pity. Hanamichi didn't move, his thoughts jumbled and there was a funny pain in his chest although the wound on his arm began to ache. Their voices trailed off into nothing when suddenly the door was opened and Hanamichi found himself staring at Rukawa.
He can't remember what he said to Rukawa but he did remember Rukawa, no, Kaede telling his name before he pushed everyone away and walked away. He walked aimlessly into the jungle, his heart beating painfully in his chest as if something important just shattered in front of him.
~*~
" Can't you even do a simple thing!?" Kaede shouted at Minami and the rest of his generals. He paced to and fro in front of his throne, frustrated and angry. Hanamichi had been missing for twelve hours and there had been no sign of him after the incident. " I ordered you to find Sakuragi Hanamichi!"
" Forgive us, Your Majesty. But we've tried our best." Minami said shakily, his limbs were trembling because this is the first time he'd seen His Majesty so furious.
" I don't want to listen to excuses!" Kaede slumped onto his throne and massaged his forehead. Then he waved his hand as a motion to dismiss everyone. Why didn't you give me the chance to explain? I'm sorry, Hanamichi.God knows how many times he had said sorry, punishing himself for the absence of Hanamichi. The tournament's tomorrow and everyone was in their lowest spirits. If Kitsuno lost to Hoshio, he'd be humiliated but compared to the pain of losing Hanamichi was even worse.
The next day, the coliseum was filled with cheering and roaring crowd who'd wanted to witness the fight of their lifetime. This tournament was going to be grand and incredible because both Kitsuno and Hoshio were equally powerful in economy and power. It was a fine day, the blue sky and no sign of rain. But there was one person who was gloomy about the whole tournament.
" Your Majesty?"
" What now, Minami!" Kaede grounded out in frustration. It was already bad enough to sit beside Akira who'd been smirking ever since he'd arrived.
Minami shrunk from Kaede's voice. " Both emperors are to begin the tournament. It's tradition." Kaede just glared at Minami, reminding himself to dismiss his Lord Chamberlain when the tournament is over. He got up reluctantly and stepped out with Akira as his mind worked out a thousand and one ways to kill Hoshio's Emperor.
Gladiators from both countries stood patiently, waiting for both emperors to throw down a sign to begin the tournament. Four gladiators from each country. Hanamichi was still nowhere to be seen and all of Kitsuno's gladiators were very worried.
" Is Hanamichi going to be alright, Takenori?" Kogure asked. He is supposed to replace Sakuragi if he doesn't appear before the tournament starts.
" If he doesn't appear, he won't be," Akagi answered evenly but in his heart as well, he was asking the same question. Where are you, Sakuragi? " Don't let Hanamichi's absence affect us! Do you understand?!"
" Yes!" Everyone answered loud and clear.
All of them focused on the two emperors especially Kitsuno's emperor. They were shocked to hear Rukawa was Kitsuno's emperor and was in the very same training camp with the rest of the gladiators. Realizing that, both Miyagi and Akagi went red because they had been particularly hard on him. The crowd fell silent in anticipation, everyone's eyes focused at the gladiators in the very centre of the fighting arena when suddenly the gates burst open.
"WAIT!!"
Everyone turned towards the newcomer.
Red hair.
Brown eyes.
Sakuragi Hanamichi.
" Are you all going to start without the tensai?!" Hanamichi shouted. The crowd roared, some were whistling and some were cheering. They applauded as Hanamichi moved to join his fellow team mates. Even Kaede looked relieved to see Hanamichi unharmed. It was obvious that Hanamichi was enjoying all the attention and even his fellow team mates seemed to be welcoming him.
BONG!
"Itai! What are you doing, you stupid Gori!? You spoiled my magnificent entrance!" Hanamichi growled, a lump swelled on his head.
" Bakayaro!" A giant Gori shouted as he tackled Hanamichi to the ground.
Everyone laughed while Kogure tried to stop the fight as usual. The crowd fell silent again when Kitsuno's gladiators took their places with weapons in hand. The first two to come up to fight are Miyagi and Uekusa. And then, the tournament began.
Weapons clashed, sending small sparks from the strong encounter. Dust flew from the ground when kicked. The intense moment lingered on between the two gladiators, both waiting the moment for either to show their weaknesses. Weapons clashed again with a loud clang, the gladiators determined to test their strength and virility. The crowd roared when one of the gladiators hit home and blood spilled. " Are you alright, Miyagi?" Ayako shouted from behind the gate bars. The cut on Miyagi's shoulder wasn't big but it was deep.
Happy for Ayako's concern, Miyagi shouted, " Never better!" and he charged at Uekusa at full speed, avoiding the strong swings from Uekusa's gnarled spear and he turned up behind Uekusa. "Oi, slow poke! Eat dust!" Miyagi kicked Uekusa's legs, sending the bigger man tumbling onto the ground. Then Miyagi jumped onto Uekusa's chest, pinning him onto the ground with his daggers directly above his Adam's apple.
" You wretched little-"
" Watch who you're calling little," said a smiling Miyagi. " Now, do you give up or not?"
Uekusa only laughed and said," Go to hell."
" Wrong answer," Miyagi smirked as he stabbed the dagger he was holding right beside Uekusa's ear. He pulled out another one and waved it right above Uekusa's nose. "Now, tell me what I want and I will spare you or I will do as the audiences want? There's no rule that states that I couldn't kill my opponent."
"Kill him! Kill him! Kill him!" Everyone chanted.
But suddenly, Miyagi's surroundings began to swirl and fogged. His vision blurred and he couldn't seem to focus on anything except the evil grin plastered on Uekusa's face as he pushed Miyagi onto the ground. "What, what did you do to me?" Miyagi clutched his head and tried to stand up but he was kicked down by Uekusa.
"Me? I didn't do anything," Uekusa said innocently as he picked up his spear and held it above Miyagi's head. He leaned closer to Miyagi and whispered," A small little cut could be fatal, you know." He stabbed Miyagi's right arm, enjoying the sight of Miyagi screaming in pain before he pulled it out, bloody. "Like you said earlier, there are no rules that state I can't kill my opponent."
That was when Miyagi realised that Uekusa's sharp tip of the spear must have been smeared with poison. "You're pathetic!" Miyagi tried to grab Uekusa's armour but he didn't have enough strength to do so because the poison had already begun spreading all over his body. The last thing he remembered was Hanamichi's voice calling out to him and Ayako's concerned face before he fell into oblivion.
" You cheated!" Hanamichi shouted as he cradled the unconscious Miyagi in his arms while the rest tended to Miyagi.
Uekusa didn't say anything but just stood there, smirking. The other Hoshio gladiators stood behind him with the same cold look on their faces. Uekusa, Ikegami, Uozumi and Koshino. The four gladiators that were chosen to fight Kitsuno's gladiators. They were said to be the best but in order to win, they had used dirty tricks. Hanamichi glared at all of them before averting his attention to Ayako's words.
" This is bad. He's been poisoned and if we don't get him any help, he's going to die," Ayako said worriedly. Miyagi was placed carefully on the stretcher and was hoisted away by Kakuta and Yasuda while the other Kitsuno's gladiators watched quietly. Unable to contain his anger anymore, Hanamichi lunged towards Hoshio's gladiators, his sword in hand, determined to kill every single one of them.
" Die! You pathetic losers!"
" Wait! Hanamichi! Don't do it!" Kogure's voice was left unheeded. Hanamichi was blinded with anger. He clashed weapons with Uekusa while the other gladiators jumped out of the way. " You cheat! I'm going to make you pay for this!"
Since there are no fixed rules during the tournament, bloodshed and cheating are often overlooked by everyone. Well, since Hanamichi's emotions got the better of his brain, the tournament proceeded. Hanamichi threw Uekusa onto the dirt, growling when something knocked Hanamichi on the back, drawing blood.
Women screamed while men roared, the crowd booed the assailant. Hoshio's gladiator, Ikegami who's holding two flails in his hands, one bloodied. Hanamichi's blood. The flail must've been really hard to break Hanamichi's armour and skin. Writhing on the ground in pain, the other Kitsuno's gladiators came to aid. Both teams fought together with each other.
~*~
Despite Hanamichi's situation, he continued fighting Uekusa with all his might. Deadly blows thundered. Dirt and dust rose from the ground, the deafening sound of the arena from the crowd. It was really heart stopping at every blow, every clash and every strike. Especially Kaede's heart. His heart ached in pain and worry for Hanamichi's wounded state, He wanted to call the tournament off and he could see from Sendoh's reaction, he wanted to do the same thing but if he did, Kitsuno would lose to Hoshio because of Hoshio's one win.
Kaede settled down reluctantly. All he could do now was watch and pray that his gladiators win this tournament. He gasped when one of Koshino's gladiators ambushed Hanamichi from behind but luckily, Hanamichi managed to block Koshino's attack, barely.
" I suggest we stop this tournament."
Kaede turned towards Sendoh who was still staring at Hanamichi and Koshino fight, his fists clenching hard. "Why?"
Sendoh glared at Kaede, anger flaring in his eyes," Why? Hanamichi is in trouble and if we don't do anything, he's going to die there!"
Duh! I already knew that! " Either way I'm not going to give up, I have faith in my gladiators."
" Your arrogance is understandable but isn't it better to just give him to me without fight?" Sendoh's heart beated nervously in his chest. He didn't want to see Hanamichi injured or worse, dead.
" No."
" You're trying my patience."
" No."
Sendoh hated it when Kaede resolved to one-word answer. He gave up and leaned heavily against the back of his chair. He didn't know why his heart also ached whenever he see Koshino in danger as well. He shook his head and gave a little laugh at his sensitivity. I must be losing my mind.
Tsuzuku.
A/N:
I took about two weeks to finish this fic and next chapter will be the last one. Thank God! I was getting worried about the storyline and the boring plots. So far, I haven't even start writing Chapter 8 yet but I'm sure it'll be finished before February and hopefully it won't suck.
Your reviews about my fic are really important to inspire me more to write and therefore I'm REALLY looking forward for comments! Reviews! Thank you.
Any enquiries? Just ask them and I will try my best to answer them.
Okay then? Ja, matta ne!
Diclaimer: Not mine but you already know that. Warning: Yaoi elements present. There are other elements as well.
Blah, blah, blah.Oh yeah, I don't anything about gladiators fighting or how things operate but I will try my best to give you the suspense of the tournament. That's right, this fic is going to be mainly about fighting only.
Read this fic at your own risk and don't even think about sending me flames!
GLADIATOR CHAPTER 7: STRIVE
" What is taking Rukawa so long?" Hanamichi grumbled. The wound inflicted by Rukawa had stopped bleeding a while ago and was now a large red ugly welt.
" Maybe he got lost?" Miyagi said jokingly only to receive a dangerous glare from Hanamichi. (Put his arms up) "Hey, I was just kidding."
" Anyway, we need to go look for him," Hanamichi chided gloomily.
" We need to continue our training. The tournament isl about two days away," said Akagi.
" I thought gladiators stick to each other no matter what they do or where they are?" Hanamichi went all puppy eyed, begging the rest to come look for Rukawa.
" All right, you idiot. I'm coming," said Mitsui, smiling knowingly at Akagi who reluctantly gave in when everyone agreed to look for Rukawa. " You know, Hanamichi, you're sure causing a lot of fuss over this new guy."
Hanamichi could only grin when the whole gang went into the quarters. As they walked, he looked at his wound, a not-so-large cut that had stopped swelling due to Ayako's medicine. Mmm, can they call this love wound? Hanamichi thought, massaging the sides of his wound that wasn't painful.
" The red-haired idiot is smiling to himself again," Miyagi said, pointing at Hanamichi.
" Grrr.You wanna die, izzit?!" Hanamichi growled. He chased a laughing Miyagi all the way into the Gladiators' Quarters with the others grinning behind them. When Hanamichi caught Miyagi, both of them tackled each other playfully.
" Oi, both of you better quit it, Hanamichi's wound is bleeding again," Kogure said as he separated both gladiators. " Here," he handed a clean cloth to Hanamichi," You'd better be careful or else it'll get infected."
" Nyahahaha.the tensai is very strong to.Shhh, do you hear something?" Everyone stopped and listened. They nodded and moved towards the room where there were voices. They held their weapons in hand just in case those voices belonged to enemies and strained their ears to listen to the muffled sounds behind the closed door. Hanamichi relaxed himself when he heard Rukawa's voice. Must be his friend.
" I won't hesitate to use it, you bastard!" There was venom in Rukawa's voice and Hanamichi gripped his weapon tightly, waiting for the right moment to attack the other person if he ever does anything bad to his koibito. Then he strained his ears to hear more.
".scare Hanamichi away.pick him up.patience of the world." It was difficult to hear with the large oak door as a barrier but the next sentence was very clearly pronounced. " .using Sakuragi Hanamichi as a bet in the tournament won't affect our 'friendship'?" Everyone looked at Hanamichi.
" What do they mean by using as Hanamichi as a bet?" Kogure whispered.
" Go to hell." It was Rukawa's voice. Somehow, Rukawa's strong denial didn't lift Hanamichi's spirit up. He shifted uneasily from one foot to another.
".I'll take you along, " the next line almost broke Hanamichi's heart," Kitsuno's most talented emperor. And then." Everyone gasped and looked at Hanamichi with pity. Hanamichi didn't move, his thoughts jumbled and there was a funny pain in his chest although the wound on his arm began to ache. Their voices trailed off into nothing when suddenly the door was opened and Hanamichi found himself staring at Rukawa.
He can't remember what he said to Rukawa but he did remember Rukawa, no, Kaede telling his name before he pushed everyone away and walked away. He walked aimlessly into the jungle, his heart beating painfully in his chest as if something important just shattered in front of him.
~*~
" Can't you even do a simple thing!?" Kaede shouted at Minami and the rest of his generals. He paced to and fro in front of his throne, frustrated and angry. Hanamichi had been missing for twelve hours and there had been no sign of him after the incident. " I ordered you to find Sakuragi Hanamichi!"
" Forgive us, Your Majesty. But we've tried our best." Minami said shakily, his limbs were trembling because this is the first time he'd seen His Majesty so furious.
" I don't want to listen to excuses!" Kaede slumped onto his throne and massaged his forehead. Then he waved his hand as a motion to dismiss everyone. Why didn't you give me the chance to explain? I'm sorry, Hanamichi.God knows how many times he had said sorry, punishing himself for the absence of Hanamichi. The tournament's tomorrow and everyone was in their lowest spirits. If Kitsuno lost to Hoshio, he'd be humiliated but compared to the pain of losing Hanamichi was even worse.
The next day, the coliseum was filled with cheering and roaring crowd who'd wanted to witness the fight of their lifetime. This tournament was going to be grand and incredible because both Kitsuno and Hoshio were equally powerful in economy and power. It was a fine day, the blue sky and no sign of rain. But there was one person who was gloomy about the whole tournament.
" Your Majesty?"
" What now, Minami!" Kaede grounded out in frustration. It was already bad enough to sit beside Akira who'd been smirking ever since he'd arrived.
Minami shrunk from Kaede's voice. " Both emperors are to begin the tournament. It's tradition." Kaede just glared at Minami, reminding himself to dismiss his Lord Chamberlain when the tournament is over. He got up reluctantly and stepped out with Akira as his mind worked out a thousand and one ways to kill Hoshio's Emperor.
Gladiators from both countries stood patiently, waiting for both emperors to throw down a sign to begin the tournament. Four gladiators from each country. Hanamichi was still nowhere to be seen and all of Kitsuno's gladiators were very worried.
" Is Hanamichi going to be alright, Takenori?" Kogure asked. He is supposed to replace Sakuragi if he doesn't appear before the tournament starts.
" If he doesn't appear, he won't be," Akagi answered evenly but in his heart as well, he was asking the same question. Where are you, Sakuragi? " Don't let Hanamichi's absence affect us! Do you understand?!"
" Yes!" Everyone answered loud and clear.
All of them focused on the two emperors especially Kitsuno's emperor. They were shocked to hear Rukawa was Kitsuno's emperor and was in the very same training camp with the rest of the gladiators. Realizing that, both Miyagi and Akagi went red because they had been particularly hard on him. The crowd fell silent in anticipation, everyone's eyes focused at the gladiators in the very centre of the fighting arena when suddenly the gates burst open.
"WAIT!!"
Everyone turned towards the newcomer.
Red hair.
Brown eyes.
Sakuragi Hanamichi.
" Are you all going to start without the tensai?!" Hanamichi shouted. The crowd roared, some were whistling and some were cheering. They applauded as Hanamichi moved to join his fellow team mates. Even Kaede looked relieved to see Hanamichi unharmed. It was obvious that Hanamichi was enjoying all the attention and even his fellow team mates seemed to be welcoming him.
BONG!
"Itai! What are you doing, you stupid Gori!? You spoiled my magnificent entrance!" Hanamichi growled, a lump swelled on his head.
" Bakayaro!" A giant Gori shouted as he tackled Hanamichi to the ground.
Everyone laughed while Kogure tried to stop the fight as usual. The crowd fell silent again when Kitsuno's gladiators took their places with weapons in hand. The first two to come up to fight are Miyagi and Uekusa. And then, the tournament began.
Weapons clashed, sending small sparks from the strong encounter. Dust flew from the ground when kicked. The intense moment lingered on between the two gladiators, both waiting the moment for either to show their weaknesses. Weapons clashed again with a loud clang, the gladiators determined to test their strength and virility. The crowd roared when one of the gladiators hit home and blood spilled. " Are you alright, Miyagi?" Ayako shouted from behind the gate bars. The cut on Miyagi's shoulder wasn't big but it was deep.
Happy for Ayako's concern, Miyagi shouted, " Never better!" and he charged at Uekusa at full speed, avoiding the strong swings from Uekusa's gnarled spear and he turned up behind Uekusa. "Oi, slow poke! Eat dust!" Miyagi kicked Uekusa's legs, sending the bigger man tumbling onto the ground. Then Miyagi jumped onto Uekusa's chest, pinning him onto the ground with his daggers directly above his Adam's apple.
" You wretched little-"
" Watch who you're calling little," said a smiling Miyagi. " Now, do you give up or not?"
Uekusa only laughed and said," Go to hell."
" Wrong answer," Miyagi smirked as he stabbed the dagger he was holding right beside Uekusa's ear. He pulled out another one and waved it right above Uekusa's nose. "Now, tell me what I want and I will spare you or I will do as the audiences want? There's no rule that states that I couldn't kill my opponent."
"Kill him! Kill him! Kill him!" Everyone chanted.
But suddenly, Miyagi's surroundings began to swirl and fogged. His vision blurred and he couldn't seem to focus on anything except the evil grin plastered on Uekusa's face as he pushed Miyagi onto the ground. "What, what did you do to me?" Miyagi clutched his head and tried to stand up but he was kicked down by Uekusa.
"Me? I didn't do anything," Uekusa said innocently as he picked up his spear and held it above Miyagi's head. He leaned closer to Miyagi and whispered," A small little cut could be fatal, you know." He stabbed Miyagi's right arm, enjoying the sight of Miyagi screaming in pain before he pulled it out, bloody. "Like you said earlier, there are no rules that state I can't kill my opponent."
That was when Miyagi realised that Uekusa's sharp tip of the spear must have been smeared with poison. "You're pathetic!" Miyagi tried to grab Uekusa's armour but he didn't have enough strength to do so because the poison had already begun spreading all over his body. The last thing he remembered was Hanamichi's voice calling out to him and Ayako's concerned face before he fell into oblivion.
" You cheated!" Hanamichi shouted as he cradled the unconscious Miyagi in his arms while the rest tended to Miyagi.
Uekusa didn't say anything but just stood there, smirking. The other Hoshio gladiators stood behind him with the same cold look on their faces. Uekusa, Ikegami, Uozumi and Koshino. The four gladiators that were chosen to fight Kitsuno's gladiators. They were said to be the best but in order to win, they had used dirty tricks. Hanamichi glared at all of them before averting his attention to Ayako's words.
" This is bad. He's been poisoned and if we don't get him any help, he's going to die," Ayako said worriedly. Miyagi was placed carefully on the stretcher and was hoisted away by Kakuta and Yasuda while the other Kitsuno's gladiators watched quietly. Unable to contain his anger anymore, Hanamichi lunged towards Hoshio's gladiators, his sword in hand, determined to kill every single one of them.
" Die! You pathetic losers!"
" Wait! Hanamichi! Don't do it!" Kogure's voice was left unheeded. Hanamichi was blinded with anger. He clashed weapons with Uekusa while the other gladiators jumped out of the way. " You cheat! I'm going to make you pay for this!"
Since there are no fixed rules during the tournament, bloodshed and cheating are often overlooked by everyone. Well, since Hanamichi's emotions got the better of his brain, the tournament proceeded. Hanamichi threw Uekusa onto the dirt, growling when something knocked Hanamichi on the back, drawing blood.
Women screamed while men roared, the crowd booed the assailant. Hoshio's gladiator, Ikegami who's holding two flails in his hands, one bloodied. Hanamichi's blood. The flail must've been really hard to break Hanamichi's armour and skin. Writhing on the ground in pain, the other Kitsuno's gladiators came to aid. Both teams fought together with each other.
~*~
Despite Hanamichi's situation, he continued fighting Uekusa with all his might. Deadly blows thundered. Dirt and dust rose from the ground, the deafening sound of the arena from the crowd. It was really heart stopping at every blow, every clash and every strike. Especially Kaede's heart. His heart ached in pain and worry for Hanamichi's wounded state, He wanted to call the tournament off and he could see from Sendoh's reaction, he wanted to do the same thing but if he did, Kitsuno would lose to Hoshio because of Hoshio's one win.
Kaede settled down reluctantly. All he could do now was watch and pray that his gladiators win this tournament. He gasped when one of Koshino's gladiators ambushed Hanamichi from behind but luckily, Hanamichi managed to block Koshino's attack, barely.
" I suggest we stop this tournament."
Kaede turned towards Sendoh who was still staring at Hanamichi and Koshino fight, his fists clenching hard. "Why?"
Sendoh glared at Kaede, anger flaring in his eyes," Why? Hanamichi is in trouble and if we don't do anything, he's going to die there!"
Duh! I already knew that! " Either way I'm not going to give up, I have faith in my gladiators."
" Your arrogance is understandable but isn't it better to just give him to me without fight?" Sendoh's heart beated nervously in his chest. He didn't want to see Hanamichi injured or worse, dead.
" No."
" You're trying my patience."
" No."
Sendoh hated it when Kaede resolved to one-word answer. He gave up and leaned heavily against the back of his chair. He didn't know why his heart also ached whenever he see Koshino in danger as well. He shook his head and gave a little laugh at his sensitivity. I must be losing my mind.
Tsuzuku.
A/N:
I took about two weeks to finish this fic and next chapter will be the last one. Thank God! I was getting worried about the storyline and the boring plots. So far, I haven't even start writing Chapter 8 yet but I'm sure it'll be finished before February and hopefully it won't suck.
Your reviews about my fic are really important to inspire me more to write and therefore I'm REALLY looking forward for comments! Reviews! Thank you.
Any enquiries? Just ask them and I will try my best to answer them.
Okay then? Ja, matta ne!