Ashleigh shot Kaneda a cocky smile. She recognized him now. He was one of
the boys that said a girl can't fight and she was only supposed to cheer on
the sidelines. She had of course taken this as a challenge and fought him.
She didn't know he was a Gundam Fighter too.
" Hi loser. Ready for another round?" Ashleigh said putting her fists up.
" You-"
" Easy Kaneda. She's just trying to get your goat." Domon said putting a hand on his shoulder.
" Can I go see Aunt Cath? There isn't enough room out here for me and Crockett's ego." He said narrowing his eyes at Ashleigh.
" Nyah!" She said sticking her tongue out at him.
" Sure Kaneda. She's waiting for you." Chibodee said.
" Arigatou Ojisan Chibodee." He said bowing.
" Yeah, peace and bottle of hair grease to you too." He said.
Kaneda walked up towards their house on the hill. He was in a hurry to get as far away from Ashleigh as he could. But seeing how his parents and her parents were friends, it wasn't very likely. So he'd settle for keeping a good 5ft. away from her. He just hoped he didn't have to hear about his loss the entire trip.
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Later on that night, the Crockett household was filled with laughter and aged stories. Battles of old and new were shared along with mutual fresh experiences. Everything from hidden emotions to births of their children.
" Were you scared when you found out Chibodee?" Rain asked.
" I don't remember my reaction too well." He said shyly.
" Why not?" Domon asked.
He didn't seem too eager to answer. So Cath did it for him. Covering her mouth to smother giggles, she told them just why Chibodee couldn't remember.
" Big hero over here, fainted." She said.
" You fainted?!" They said.
" Well it wasn't like I was expecting it! She wasn't acting different! And I was totally jetlagged at the time!" Chibodee said.
" Yeah, yeah." Domon taunted.
" Hey shut up Japanese!" He said.
" Or what? You gonna faint?" He taunted.
" Alright, that does it! You wanna step outside?" He said standing.
" Oh sit down Chibodee!" Cath said pulling him back onto the couch.
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Ashleigh Crockett was lying out on the roof of their home; listening to stories about her father and his best friend. She wanted to know more about Domon Kasshu and Kaneda Kasshu.
As far as she could tell, his battle style was simply annihilate the enemy. He didn't have any specific way of battling. But he was predisposed to taunting. Which was her favorite subject in Chibodee's School of Boxing. Unfortunately, she knew she'd probably forget all this in 3 years.
" Ah well. Guess I'll just have to fight him with nothing but my fists." She said standing and holding her hands up to the sky.
" Definitely a Crockett."
Ashleigh, without thinking, turned and threw a hard punch to whoever was behind her. She didn't know who it was and didn't think it might be one of her friends. Unfortunately, she didn't think it would be caught either.
" Wha? Uncle Domon?" She said; actually looking at the person behind her.
" Nice punch. Chibodee has been training you." He said smiling.
" Uh, yeah. My dad's the best." She said proudly.
" Yes, Chibodee is a special person," He said; totally meaning something else," but a terrible fighter. I had expected more from him when I beat him. I didn't think he'd be so pathetic."
" Hey!! Don't be fillin' my girl's head with that 'terrible fighter' crap!!" Chibodee said climbing up on the roof.
" I was wondering when you'd show your face. Why were you hiding?" Domon asked.
" Just making sure you didn't hurt my little girl." He said shrugging.
" More like she almost hurt me." He said.
" That's what you get for sneaking around me. I was trained by Chibodee the Great." She said pumping her fist in the air.
" Yeah. Now get off the roof champion; or we'll both have to fight your mother." He said jerking a thumb behind himself.
" 'Kay! Uh, ja ne ojisan Domon! Late daddy!" She said waving as she jumped off the roof to the ground below.
" Goodbye Ashes." He said.
Domon smiled in return as she entered the house. Then he turned around and caught sight of Chibodee. The American boxer was still smiling. It was clear how much Ashleigh meant to him.
" You really love her don't you?" Domon asked.
" Huh? Oh, you mean Ashleigh! S'my little girl! Of course I do. She's very special to me. You know when she was 2, she wanted to go to the circus, so I took her." Chibodee said proudly.
" You took her to the circus?" He asked in shock.
" Uh huh. This Jerko the clown guy thought it was so funny to scare my little girl. He made her cry. Hence I made him cry." He said.
" Are you going to give her your crest?" He asked.
" Haven't decided." He said looking at the glowing symbol on the back of his hand.
" You can't hold onto your little girl forever Chibodee." He said.
" Yeah, I know. But I think I'll see what Comrade and Frenchy have done with theirs when they get here tomorrow." He said letting his fist drop.
" You honestly think this little house can hold us all?" He asked walking towards the edge of the roof.
" This 'little house' as you put it Japanese, is one of my many earth condos. The place we're all going after my fight is in California. That's where our little reunion was agreed wasn't it?" He asked walking next to him.
" You've got places all over don't you?" He asked jumping off.
" You better believe it!"
" Hi loser. Ready for another round?" Ashleigh said putting her fists up.
" You-"
" Easy Kaneda. She's just trying to get your goat." Domon said putting a hand on his shoulder.
" Can I go see Aunt Cath? There isn't enough room out here for me and Crockett's ego." He said narrowing his eyes at Ashleigh.
" Nyah!" She said sticking her tongue out at him.
" Sure Kaneda. She's waiting for you." Chibodee said.
" Arigatou Ojisan Chibodee." He said bowing.
" Yeah, peace and bottle of hair grease to you too." He said.
Kaneda walked up towards their house on the hill. He was in a hurry to get as far away from Ashleigh as he could. But seeing how his parents and her parents were friends, it wasn't very likely. So he'd settle for keeping a good 5ft. away from her. He just hoped he didn't have to hear about his loss the entire trip.
******************
Later on that night, the Crockett household was filled with laughter and aged stories. Battles of old and new were shared along with mutual fresh experiences. Everything from hidden emotions to births of their children.
" Were you scared when you found out Chibodee?" Rain asked.
" I don't remember my reaction too well." He said shyly.
" Why not?" Domon asked.
He didn't seem too eager to answer. So Cath did it for him. Covering her mouth to smother giggles, she told them just why Chibodee couldn't remember.
" Big hero over here, fainted." She said.
" You fainted?!" They said.
" Well it wasn't like I was expecting it! She wasn't acting different! And I was totally jetlagged at the time!" Chibodee said.
" Yeah, yeah." Domon taunted.
" Hey shut up Japanese!" He said.
" Or what? You gonna faint?" He taunted.
" Alright, that does it! You wanna step outside?" He said standing.
" Oh sit down Chibodee!" Cath said pulling him back onto the couch.
****************
Ashleigh Crockett was lying out on the roof of their home; listening to stories about her father and his best friend. She wanted to know more about Domon Kasshu and Kaneda Kasshu.
As far as she could tell, his battle style was simply annihilate the enemy. He didn't have any specific way of battling. But he was predisposed to taunting. Which was her favorite subject in Chibodee's School of Boxing. Unfortunately, she knew she'd probably forget all this in 3 years.
" Ah well. Guess I'll just have to fight him with nothing but my fists." She said standing and holding her hands up to the sky.
" Definitely a Crockett."
Ashleigh, without thinking, turned and threw a hard punch to whoever was behind her. She didn't know who it was and didn't think it might be one of her friends. Unfortunately, she didn't think it would be caught either.
" Wha? Uncle Domon?" She said; actually looking at the person behind her.
" Nice punch. Chibodee has been training you." He said smiling.
" Uh, yeah. My dad's the best." She said proudly.
" Yes, Chibodee is a special person," He said; totally meaning something else," but a terrible fighter. I had expected more from him when I beat him. I didn't think he'd be so pathetic."
" Hey!! Don't be fillin' my girl's head with that 'terrible fighter' crap!!" Chibodee said climbing up on the roof.
" I was wondering when you'd show your face. Why were you hiding?" Domon asked.
" Just making sure you didn't hurt my little girl." He said shrugging.
" More like she almost hurt me." He said.
" That's what you get for sneaking around me. I was trained by Chibodee the Great." She said pumping her fist in the air.
" Yeah. Now get off the roof champion; or we'll both have to fight your mother." He said jerking a thumb behind himself.
" 'Kay! Uh, ja ne ojisan Domon! Late daddy!" She said waving as she jumped off the roof to the ground below.
" Goodbye Ashes." He said.
Domon smiled in return as she entered the house. Then he turned around and caught sight of Chibodee. The American boxer was still smiling. It was clear how much Ashleigh meant to him.
" You really love her don't you?" Domon asked.
" Huh? Oh, you mean Ashleigh! S'my little girl! Of course I do. She's very special to me. You know when she was 2, she wanted to go to the circus, so I took her." Chibodee said proudly.
" You took her to the circus?" He asked in shock.
" Uh huh. This Jerko the clown guy thought it was so funny to scare my little girl. He made her cry. Hence I made him cry." He said.
" Are you going to give her your crest?" He asked.
" Haven't decided." He said looking at the glowing symbol on the back of his hand.
" You can't hold onto your little girl forever Chibodee." He said.
" Yeah, I know. But I think I'll see what Comrade and Frenchy have done with theirs when they get here tomorrow." He said letting his fist drop.
" You honestly think this little house can hold us all?" He asked walking towards the edge of the roof.
" This 'little house' as you put it Japanese, is one of my many earth condos. The place we're all going after my fight is in California. That's where our little reunion was agreed wasn't it?" He asked walking next to him.
" You've got places all over don't you?" He asked jumping off.
" You better believe it!"