disclaimer: I do not, I repeat, do not own in any way Gate Keepers. If ya think I do, you is krazy!
warnings: angst, language, crappy action sequences ( I warned you!)
author's note: I'm really sorry for all those that had to wait a while for this fic. I decided to start over from scratch since my original idea
sucked really bad. That and I'm overworking on fanfiction, I started WAY too many and have yet to remain concentrated on one. Ummm oh
yeah blame school too!
Thanks to all those that reviewed my last chapter especially Seno-han because she had to listen to me make excuses and whine about finishing
my fic mostly the whining though...
R+R and enjoy!!
//=means Megumi is thinking to herself
::=means Kageyama is thinking to himself
(^)_(^)
-Kohran Kurogane-
-----------------Fight for Megumi's love 1-----------------
-----The man with disturbing eyes----
Kageyama stretched and leaned back in his chair. He absently stared at the female talking in front of his desk. She and her friends seemed to
think he was interested in daily gossip and began talking non-stop, she didn't even notice that he stopped paying attention a while back.
He yawned and rubbed his eyes. Girls bored him, they were all the same in his eyes, all made from the same mold. Only a select few caught
his eye, but only one had caught his heart, and yet she was the only one he could not woo out of everyone else in the school.
He began drumming his fingers on his desk in pure boredom. He tried entering whatever conversation his fellow female student had begun.
"...I cannot believe she was seen with someone THAT handsome. I thought my heart had stopped."
::Oh great...more gossip.::
"Are you sure? I mean it's...it's her!"
::Hmmm wonder who this girl is.::
"I think you were hallucinating. She never let's anyone walk her home let alone someone from the opposite gender."
::Now I'm really interested who...?::
"It can't be, After all Kurogane must be the most anti-social person in the universe."
Shock hit him like a lightning bolt. Disbelief and confusion followed. He tried to hide the shakiness from his voice as he attempted to
acknowledge it.
"Are you sure Meg-err Kurogane was seen with another guy? Walking her home?"
The group of girls turned toward him and seemed delighted he was actually paying attention.
"Hai, it's true! I saw him with my own two eyes. He had long white hair kind of like snow, and glasses. I didn't get a good look at his eyes
though." She sighed and seemed like she was spacing out. "He was super handsome, and was a gentleman. Although I doubt Kurogane was
interested."
Another girl put her hand on her hips and shook her head.
"That's what I've been trying to tell all of you. If he's as handsome as you think Megumi was probably not paying attention."
"I don't know she seemed pretty interested. She even let him walk her home."
"...e-excuse me," Kageyama whispered. He slowly slipped away from the group and made his way out the door.
He took off down the hall and slammed full force into another person. He ended up hitting the floor but noticed the other person still stood rooted.
Surprised that he had run incredibly fast into this person and he remained still he looked up at him.
Long white hair tied back, and glasses were the first two features he noticed. Realization dawned on him and he gazed into his eyes.
::Green? What an odd shade...for a human::
When it hit him that he was staring he quickly laughed it off and pulled himself up.
"I'm sorry. It seems I didn't see you there."
"Don't worry. I was on my way to see Megumi Kurogane. Is she around here?"
He hesitated at first and was fighting a war inside.
::What should I say? Dammit! Should I lie?::
He thought for a second but decided that he should fake knowing her.
"I don't know. There are a lot of girls named Megumi around here but I'm not sure about a Kurogane around here? Why do you want to know?"
The boy's expression turned dark for a second and an evil grin spread across his face.
"Pathetic former Shadow. A liar too? Heh heh don't make me laugh."
"Wha-what?" Kageyama stepped back and angrily balled his hand into a fist. "Shadow! How did you come back?"
"I will never die. You should have figured that out by now. I was attracted to this body for a very specific reason." He smirked and created a
black gate. "Gate open!" The rings glowed in his emerald eyes. "Beast summon!"
Kageyama stepped back and decided to open his gate as well, praying no one was watching. Before him a gigantic shadow creature shaped
like a minotaur appeared.
"Enjoy playing with my pet former Shadow. Before I take my leave I forgot to introduce myself. The name is Vincent. I'm sure we shall meet
again."
He laughed darkly and disappeared into a black ring on the ground.
"Dammit! Get back here!" He attempted to stop Vincent but was cut off by the beast. "Get the hell out of my way! Gate open!" Orange rings
appeared at his fingertips. "Beam of elation!"
The beast was dissolved quickly leaving Kageyama alone in the hallway.
Megumi glanced over the spines of the books and removed a very thin grammar book. She flipped through it and placed it back, she had
checked out that one before. She sighed and decided to leave the library empty-handed, she turned toward the door and bumped into a very
sturdy chest.
"Ahh there you are Megumi. I thought you might have wanted to borrow this book." Vincent lifted a medium sized book and handed it to her. "I
knew you liked to study so I picked it up earlier on this morning."
Megumi stared at it. She slowly lifted the book from his hands and murmured.
"You can stop being nice to me. What do you want?"
"I see you can see through my charade." He cleared his throat and adjusted his glasses. "I was wondering if you would like to go to the
cherry blossom festival with me."
"I'm not going."
"I understand your need to stay focused on schoolwork. I don't want to push you but if you really don't want to I'll understand." He lifted her
chin up gently. "I would really enjoy your presence though."
"...." She looked away, but she didn't do it quick enough to hide her soft blush.
//What is wrong with me? More importantly why am I blushing?\\
"So what do you say? Will you contemplate it?"
She couldn't speak, she merely nodded and exited quickly.
Vincent chuckled to himself and disappeared.
Ukiya stared in total shock and grabbed Kageyama by the collar. He angrily shook him.
"What do ya mean there's another Shadow out there?" Ukiya kept a straight face keeping his secret mission still secret, but he couldn't believe
Kageyama found him first.
"I'm not lying! I swear on my life."
"And you say he's hitting on Kurogane?" Kaoru asked, angrily shaking.
"Yes! I believe he's using her again just as before."
"We've gotta do something! I mean who knows what'll happen when she finds out she's been used again!" Ukiya let go of Kageyama. "You've gotta talk to her!"
"She won't listen to me. She will probably think I was lying or something," Kageyama stated, fixing his jacket.
"Then we'll have to do it," Ruriko stated with a firm resolve. "Right Kaoru? Fei? Reiko? ...Reiko?"
Ruriko tapped Reiko's shoulder and gently shook her. She jolted awake and looked very confused.
"Of cooourse!"
"Alright. We girls will take care of Kurogane-san, you guys watch Shadow."
"You got it Rurippe!"
"Don't you start..." She whacked him in the head with her bookbag. "THAT AGAIN!"
"Waaa Ukiya-sempai!" Kaoru rushed to his aide. "Don't be so cruel Ikusawa-semapi."
"Ayayaya Kaoru you never complained when she threw things or hit him before."
"Well it's different now Fei-chan." She pulled Fei down so only she could hear. "You see Ikusawa-sempai and Ukiya-sempai seem to be
getting closer these days so I've gotta be more aggressive if I want to have Ukiya-sempai as my boyfriend. Got it?"
"Ahhh I see. But isn't that a little drastic?"
"Of course it isn't!" Kaoru helped Ukiya regain his senses, and held her fist in the air. "We have to go help Kurogane!"
Fei shook her head slowly before being pulled by Kaoru toward Megumi's house. When the male GK members were alone Ukiya finally brought
up a very important question.
"What does this guy look like anyway?"
"He has pale white hair...."
"White hair? Kinda like an old guy?" Bancho asked picturing an old man opening a gate.
"No, he was pretty young looking. But the most oddest thing about him was that he had green eyes."
"That's pretty normal these days. A lot of Americans have green eyes, or even blue," Megane piped in, he himself picturing a teenage boy with
blonde-hair and pale green eyes.
"No, it wasn't typical green eyes," Kageyama stated getting annoyed at all the interuptions. "They were...disturbing. It almost looked like they glowed or something."
"Glowing eyes? That isn't possible." Ukiya tried picturing too but they didn't fit.
"He had long snow-white hair, glasses, and glowing green eyes. That's all I remember."
"Well he should be easy to find I mean I figure he's the only guy in the city that looks like that."
"I wish it were that easy Ukiya-kun. Problem is he can teleport, and unlike me he keeps a pretty low profile."
"Dammit! What is with this guy?" Bancho grumbled angrily.
"He'll make an appearance again. I guarantee it. It's just his gate power is really odd."
"Why?" Megane asked.
"He can create monsters from it. Big ones, although they are pushovers fighting a lot of them might drain our energy. Who knows how many he
might have."
"We'd better find him fast before the invaders start flocking back here."
"It's too late Ukiya-sempai. Lately Shirei has found out that invaders are beginning to arrive by the hundreds."
"Wait a minute here! I thought we got rid of them for good!" Bancho grumbled.
"If Shadow came back don't you think they would arrive as well?"
"I guess you're right Kageyama. Where do we start looking anyway?"
"Maybe the library. I heard he made his first appearance there."
"Alright then Gate Keepers errr rather men, move out!"
"Ryokai AEGIS!"
Megumi couldn't believe what she was hearing. What the hell gave them the right to go bursting in on her social life.
"Please you have to listen to us Kurogane! This guy you are seeing is not what he appears to be."
"Kaoru is right. You should at least get to know him a little before seeing him."
//What kind of garbage is that supposed to mean? Who gave them the right to choose who I do or don't see? They are just jealous that he
doesn't pay attention to anyone but me.\\
"It just so happens that I will be going with Vincent to the cherry blossom festival," she stated before closing the door behind her.
//Hah those shocked expressions will always be remembered. Oh Ikusawa if only you could see how ridiculous you look right now.\\
Although she strongly denied it she still felt a rivalry between her and Ruriko.
"What're we gonna do now? She's not going to listen to us."
"I don't know Kaoru. Although I do have an idea." Ruriko walked up to the door and could tell Megumi stood by it. "At least ask him about his
past first," she whispered to the door before turning to leave with the others.
Megumi stood shocked, but angry. Angry that Ruriko had gotten in the last word, angry that they felt like she had authority over her life, and
very angry at the fact that she was going to a festival. She hated festivals.
----------TBC----------
-The Man with Disturbing Eyes-
Well I finally finished the chapter. I know I swore that I would make my chapters long but it turns out that I have been very rushed and had to
end it quickly. Didja like it? I hope so, but don't expect a chapter anytime soon y'hear?
Thanks to those who reviewed my fic before...and I hope more reviews continue coming in I love reviews. It inspires me to write more stories
for different genres of anime and just to write more in general.
Next chapter: Aren't Cherry Blossoms Romantic?
-Kohran Kurogane-
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Supporter of Megumi Kurogane
Owner of Megumi's Gate of Protection
Owner of Megumi's Black Gate
warnings: angst, language, crappy action sequences ( I warned you!)
author's note: I'm really sorry for all those that had to wait a while for this fic. I decided to start over from scratch since my original idea
sucked really bad. That and I'm overworking on fanfiction, I started WAY too many and have yet to remain concentrated on one. Ummm oh
yeah blame school too!
Thanks to all those that reviewed my last chapter especially Seno-han because she had to listen to me make excuses and whine about finishing
my fic mostly the whining though...
R+R and enjoy!!
//=means Megumi is thinking to herself
::=means Kageyama is thinking to himself
(^)_(^)
-Kohran Kurogane-
-----------------Fight for Megumi's love 1-----------------
-----The man with disturbing eyes----
Kageyama stretched and leaned back in his chair. He absently stared at the female talking in front of his desk. She and her friends seemed to
think he was interested in daily gossip and began talking non-stop, she didn't even notice that he stopped paying attention a while back.
He yawned and rubbed his eyes. Girls bored him, they were all the same in his eyes, all made from the same mold. Only a select few caught
his eye, but only one had caught his heart, and yet she was the only one he could not woo out of everyone else in the school.
He began drumming his fingers on his desk in pure boredom. He tried entering whatever conversation his fellow female student had begun.
"...I cannot believe she was seen with someone THAT handsome. I thought my heart had stopped."
::Oh great...more gossip.::
"Are you sure? I mean it's...it's her!"
::Hmmm wonder who this girl is.::
"I think you were hallucinating. She never let's anyone walk her home let alone someone from the opposite gender."
::Now I'm really interested who...?::
"It can't be, After all Kurogane must be the most anti-social person in the universe."
Shock hit him like a lightning bolt. Disbelief and confusion followed. He tried to hide the shakiness from his voice as he attempted to
acknowledge it.
"Are you sure Meg-err Kurogane was seen with another guy? Walking her home?"
The group of girls turned toward him and seemed delighted he was actually paying attention.
"Hai, it's true! I saw him with my own two eyes. He had long white hair kind of like snow, and glasses. I didn't get a good look at his eyes
though." She sighed and seemed like she was spacing out. "He was super handsome, and was a gentleman. Although I doubt Kurogane was
interested."
Another girl put her hand on her hips and shook her head.
"That's what I've been trying to tell all of you. If he's as handsome as you think Megumi was probably not paying attention."
"I don't know she seemed pretty interested. She even let him walk her home."
"...e-excuse me," Kageyama whispered. He slowly slipped away from the group and made his way out the door.
He took off down the hall and slammed full force into another person. He ended up hitting the floor but noticed the other person still stood rooted.
Surprised that he had run incredibly fast into this person and he remained still he looked up at him.
Long white hair tied back, and glasses were the first two features he noticed. Realization dawned on him and he gazed into his eyes.
::Green? What an odd shade...for a human::
When it hit him that he was staring he quickly laughed it off and pulled himself up.
"I'm sorry. It seems I didn't see you there."
"Don't worry. I was on my way to see Megumi Kurogane. Is she around here?"
He hesitated at first and was fighting a war inside.
::What should I say? Dammit! Should I lie?::
He thought for a second but decided that he should fake knowing her.
"I don't know. There are a lot of girls named Megumi around here but I'm not sure about a Kurogane around here? Why do you want to know?"
The boy's expression turned dark for a second and an evil grin spread across his face.
"Pathetic former Shadow. A liar too? Heh heh don't make me laugh."
"Wha-what?" Kageyama stepped back and angrily balled his hand into a fist. "Shadow! How did you come back?"
"I will never die. You should have figured that out by now. I was attracted to this body for a very specific reason." He smirked and created a
black gate. "Gate open!" The rings glowed in his emerald eyes. "Beast summon!"
Kageyama stepped back and decided to open his gate as well, praying no one was watching. Before him a gigantic shadow creature shaped
like a minotaur appeared.
"Enjoy playing with my pet former Shadow. Before I take my leave I forgot to introduce myself. The name is Vincent. I'm sure we shall meet
again."
He laughed darkly and disappeared into a black ring on the ground.
"Dammit! Get back here!" He attempted to stop Vincent but was cut off by the beast. "Get the hell out of my way! Gate open!" Orange rings
appeared at his fingertips. "Beam of elation!"
The beast was dissolved quickly leaving Kageyama alone in the hallway.
Megumi glanced over the spines of the books and removed a very thin grammar book. She flipped through it and placed it back, she had
checked out that one before. She sighed and decided to leave the library empty-handed, she turned toward the door and bumped into a very
sturdy chest.
"Ahh there you are Megumi. I thought you might have wanted to borrow this book." Vincent lifted a medium sized book and handed it to her. "I
knew you liked to study so I picked it up earlier on this morning."
Megumi stared at it. She slowly lifted the book from his hands and murmured.
"You can stop being nice to me. What do you want?"
"I see you can see through my charade." He cleared his throat and adjusted his glasses. "I was wondering if you would like to go to the
cherry blossom festival with me."
"I'm not going."
"I understand your need to stay focused on schoolwork. I don't want to push you but if you really don't want to I'll understand." He lifted her
chin up gently. "I would really enjoy your presence though."
"...." She looked away, but she didn't do it quick enough to hide her soft blush.
//What is wrong with me? More importantly why am I blushing?\\
"So what do you say? Will you contemplate it?"
She couldn't speak, she merely nodded and exited quickly.
Vincent chuckled to himself and disappeared.
Ukiya stared in total shock and grabbed Kageyama by the collar. He angrily shook him.
"What do ya mean there's another Shadow out there?" Ukiya kept a straight face keeping his secret mission still secret, but he couldn't believe
Kageyama found him first.
"I'm not lying! I swear on my life."
"And you say he's hitting on Kurogane?" Kaoru asked, angrily shaking.
"Yes! I believe he's using her again just as before."
"We've gotta do something! I mean who knows what'll happen when she finds out she's been used again!" Ukiya let go of Kageyama. "You've gotta talk to her!"
"She won't listen to me. She will probably think I was lying or something," Kageyama stated, fixing his jacket.
"Then we'll have to do it," Ruriko stated with a firm resolve. "Right Kaoru? Fei? Reiko? ...Reiko?"
Ruriko tapped Reiko's shoulder and gently shook her. She jolted awake and looked very confused.
"Of cooourse!"
"Alright. We girls will take care of Kurogane-san, you guys watch Shadow."
"You got it Rurippe!"
"Don't you start..." She whacked him in the head with her bookbag. "THAT AGAIN!"
"Waaa Ukiya-sempai!" Kaoru rushed to his aide. "Don't be so cruel Ikusawa-semapi."
"Ayayaya Kaoru you never complained when she threw things or hit him before."
"Well it's different now Fei-chan." She pulled Fei down so only she could hear. "You see Ikusawa-sempai and Ukiya-sempai seem to be
getting closer these days so I've gotta be more aggressive if I want to have Ukiya-sempai as my boyfriend. Got it?"
"Ahhh I see. But isn't that a little drastic?"
"Of course it isn't!" Kaoru helped Ukiya regain his senses, and held her fist in the air. "We have to go help Kurogane!"
Fei shook her head slowly before being pulled by Kaoru toward Megumi's house. When the male GK members were alone Ukiya finally brought
up a very important question.
"What does this guy look like anyway?"
"He has pale white hair...."
"White hair? Kinda like an old guy?" Bancho asked picturing an old man opening a gate.
"No, he was pretty young looking. But the most oddest thing about him was that he had green eyes."
"That's pretty normal these days. A lot of Americans have green eyes, or even blue," Megane piped in, he himself picturing a teenage boy with
blonde-hair and pale green eyes.
"No, it wasn't typical green eyes," Kageyama stated getting annoyed at all the interuptions. "They were...disturbing. It almost looked like they glowed or something."
"Glowing eyes? That isn't possible." Ukiya tried picturing too but they didn't fit.
"He had long snow-white hair, glasses, and glowing green eyes. That's all I remember."
"Well he should be easy to find I mean I figure he's the only guy in the city that looks like that."
"I wish it were that easy Ukiya-kun. Problem is he can teleport, and unlike me he keeps a pretty low profile."
"Dammit! What is with this guy?" Bancho grumbled angrily.
"He'll make an appearance again. I guarantee it. It's just his gate power is really odd."
"Why?" Megane asked.
"He can create monsters from it. Big ones, although they are pushovers fighting a lot of them might drain our energy. Who knows how many he
might have."
"We'd better find him fast before the invaders start flocking back here."
"It's too late Ukiya-sempai. Lately Shirei has found out that invaders are beginning to arrive by the hundreds."
"Wait a minute here! I thought we got rid of them for good!" Bancho grumbled.
"If Shadow came back don't you think they would arrive as well?"
"I guess you're right Kageyama. Where do we start looking anyway?"
"Maybe the library. I heard he made his first appearance there."
"Alright then Gate Keepers errr rather men, move out!"
"Ryokai AEGIS!"
Megumi couldn't believe what she was hearing. What the hell gave them the right to go bursting in on her social life.
"Please you have to listen to us Kurogane! This guy you are seeing is not what he appears to be."
"Kaoru is right. You should at least get to know him a little before seeing him."
//What kind of garbage is that supposed to mean? Who gave them the right to choose who I do or don't see? They are just jealous that he
doesn't pay attention to anyone but me.\\
"It just so happens that I will be going with Vincent to the cherry blossom festival," she stated before closing the door behind her.
//Hah those shocked expressions will always be remembered. Oh Ikusawa if only you could see how ridiculous you look right now.\\
Although she strongly denied it she still felt a rivalry between her and Ruriko.
"What're we gonna do now? She's not going to listen to us."
"I don't know Kaoru. Although I do have an idea." Ruriko walked up to the door and could tell Megumi stood by it. "At least ask him about his
past first," she whispered to the door before turning to leave with the others.
Megumi stood shocked, but angry. Angry that Ruriko had gotten in the last word, angry that they felt like she had authority over her life, and
very angry at the fact that she was going to a festival. She hated festivals.
----------TBC----------
-The Man with Disturbing Eyes-
Well I finally finished the chapter. I know I swore that I would make my chapters long but it turns out that I have been very rushed and had to
end it quickly. Didja like it? I hope so, but don't expect a chapter anytime soon y'hear?
Thanks to those who reviewed my fic before...and I hope more reviews continue coming in I love reviews. It inspires me to write more stories
for different genres of anime and just to write more in general.
Next chapter: Aren't Cherry Blossoms Romantic?
-Kohran Kurogane-
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Supporter of Megumi Kurogane
Owner of Megumi's Gate of Protection
Owner of Megumi's Black Gate