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Kira felt a knot in her stomach as she headed for the basketball courts, she always felt a bit strange before an arranged fight. She was confident that she could beat this guy, but she was worried what would come of it. She took a deep breath and pushed her way through the crowds of kids that made the arena for the fight. The guy was there, bludging around with his gang. When he saw her he sneered, "Ready to be pounded?"
"Leave her alone Darryl!"
Kira turned sharply and saw Colt, he stood solidly with his fists clenched by his side. She groaned and tried to get him to back off. When he opened his mouth to speak again she cut him off. "Colt! Leave it! I can handle this."
"Ooh! Is the little pony trying to protect his girlfriend." Laughter sounded through out the court. "You can meet me here tomorrow lunch."
"Fine."
Kira heard another groan and grinned. She knew Rocky had heard the last bit of that argument to.
"Well, can we get started?" Kira flicked back her ponytail and tucked loose strands of black hair behind her ears. She shifted into a ninja stance and waited for the signal.
One of Darryl's cronies gave the signal to start the fight and Kira attacked. The kids gasped in amazement. Kira was thrashing Darryl, kicking and punching like a wild thing but she was perfectly in control. Darryl had managed to block the first few blows but now he just tried to dodge and he was failing. Kira saw this is and in one neat movement she skidded to the ground and whipped him off his feet. He landed heavily and lay gasping. Kira got up and brushed her hands, she stood over him and glared into his eyes. "Do you accept my apology? Or would you like me to break your nose for you?" Darryl nodded and mumbled. "I accept your apology."
Silence hung heavily over the arena.
"And I-I'm so-o-orry." He dragged out the word as if he couldn't bear to say it.
Kira nodded and walked off, ignoring the kids staring at her as she passed. As soon as she was out of the court whispers broke out.
Darryl got carefully to his feet and he signalled for his gang to leave. They stalked out of the basketball court amid jeers and hisses, when they reached Colt; Darryl stopped. "See you tomorrow punk. Or do you want your girlfriend to fight for you."
Colt tensed and got ready to punch Darryl's nose right to the back of his head, he swung but Rocky grabbed his arm held it back till Darryl was out of sight.
"Colt. You shou-"
"Shut up!"
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Colt charged back to his classroom, he flung open the door and let it slam behind him. He flopped down into his seat and jumped when he heard a bang.
He looked behind him and saw Kira standing frozen; staring passed him at a spot on the wall. When he waved his hand in front of her face and she didn't blink or notice he started worrying. Concerned, he gently shook her shoulder. He felt her jerk and her eyes snapped back into focus. She looked shaken and her face was ashen. Her dark hair and eyes made her look even whiter than she was.
"Are you ok?"
Kira started and stared at Colt, "Hmm? Oh yea, sure, I'm fine."
"You sure? Cause you looked like you just saw a ghost or something."
Kira managed to smile and some colour came back into her cheeks, realising he was waiting for an answer and nodded. "What happened after I left?"
"Oh, not much. Now all the kids reckon Darryl's a jerk."
"He is."
"You really kicked butt."
"It was cool, just mucking around."
Colt stared. He couldn't believe what he was hearing. He had learnt ninja from his grandpa for years and he knew what Kira had done this lunch time was far from mucking around. What she was doing was high-level ninjitsu, and something else too. He frowned. Something didn't add up here, how come his new neighbour was so good at ninja? She was even better than Rocky, but she was younger than him. A hand appeared in front of him and waved vigorously, breaking his train of thoughts. He looked up, startled. Kira stood, looking at him, smiling.
"Hey Colt. Class is starting."
He nodded briefly as the teacher walked in; he groaned softly and hunted through the pile of books stacked up on his desk for the right one.
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Colt heaved a sigh of relief when the bell rang, signalling the end of school. He scrabbled everything into his bag and ran off to the gate where he met Rocky and Tum Tum everyday. When he got there, he found the place deserted. Colt growled, he hated waiting! Dumping his bag on the floor he swung himself on the fence and got ready to wait a while. All of a sudden he realised that everything had gone unusually quiet, he looked around and frowned in confusion. The schoolyard was dead quiet. Not one breath of wind stirred, not one leaf rustled. Colt blinked and looked again more carefully. When he realised what had happened he nearly fell off the fence. The whole school was frozen. There wasn't a single stir of movement. Kids were stopped in mid run. Colt noticed a fly frozen in mid air, one millimetre away from the school gate.
Colt slid off the fence and crept to the gate, he picked up a stick and threw it into the schoolyard. The minute the stick passed the gate it froze in mid air. Colt shivered, this wasn't right, something was very wrong. Now he knew why Rocky and Tum Tum hadn't met him on time. He had to go in and get them out even if he was immobilized the minute he set foot in his school. He took a deep breath and stepped into the school. Bright light burst in front of his eyes, he tried to shut them but he couldn't. He tried to run but his limbs wouldn't obey. Suddenly a flying figure hurtled toward him, knocking him over and outside the gates once more. He was free. He got up carefully and checked himself for injuries, nothing serious, just a few bruises. He looked around and saw Kira lying sprawled next to him, breathing heavily. A strangled sound erupted from his throat in alarm. She looked up and glared at him before leaping over the fence back into the frozen image of the school.
Colt started to yell a warning when a kaleidoscope of colour exploded above him. He saw Kira and another person circling each other throwing coloured balls of fire at each other. He gaped as the man dressed in swirling black robes through a sinister ball of red fire at Kira. She dodged but it grazed her shoulder leaving an ugly mark. Wincing she formed a ball of golden fire in her hand and threw it back. Knocking the man into the school. "Later Yaman! Tomorrow night behind the dump. Alone." She gasped, "I have homework to do."
"Fine!" Red fire swirled for a moment before disappearing. The school came to life again and the fly buzzed around Colt. Colt looked around for Kira and found her heading down the road at full speed. He was about to hurtle after her when he felt a light tap on his shoulder. He turned and saw Rocky and Tum Tum grinning teasingly at him. He growled and swung himself onto his bike.
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Kira felt a knot in her stomach as she headed for the basketball courts, she always felt a bit strange before an arranged fight. She was confident that she could beat this guy, but she was worried what would come of it. She took a deep breath and pushed her way through the crowds of kids that made the arena for the fight. The guy was there, bludging around with his gang. When he saw her he sneered, "Ready to be pounded?"
"Leave her alone Darryl!"
Kira turned sharply and saw Colt, he stood solidly with his fists clenched by his side. She groaned and tried to get him to back off. When he opened his mouth to speak again she cut him off. "Colt! Leave it! I can handle this."
"Ooh! Is the little pony trying to protect his girlfriend." Laughter sounded through out the court. "You can meet me here tomorrow lunch."
"Fine."
Kira heard another groan and grinned. She knew Rocky had heard the last bit of that argument to.
"Well, can we get started?" Kira flicked back her ponytail and tucked loose strands of black hair behind her ears. She shifted into a ninja stance and waited for the signal.
One of Darryl's cronies gave the signal to start the fight and Kira attacked. The kids gasped in amazement. Kira was thrashing Darryl, kicking and punching like a wild thing but she was perfectly in control. Darryl had managed to block the first few blows but now he just tried to dodge and he was failing. Kira saw this is and in one neat movement she skidded to the ground and whipped him off his feet. He landed heavily and lay gasping. Kira got up and brushed her hands, she stood over him and glared into his eyes. "Do you accept my apology? Or would you like me to break your nose for you?" Darryl nodded and mumbled. "I accept your apology."
Silence hung heavily over the arena.
"And I-I'm so-o-orry." He dragged out the word as if he couldn't bear to say it.
Kira nodded and walked off, ignoring the kids staring at her as she passed. As soon as she was out of the court whispers broke out.
Darryl got carefully to his feet and he signalled for his gang to leave. They stalked out of the basketball court amid jeers and hisses, when they reached Colt; Darryl stopped. "See you tomorrow punk. Or do you want your girlfriend to fight for you."
Colt tensed and got ready to punch Darryl's nose right to the back of his head, he swung but Rocky grabbed his arm held it back till Darryl was out of sight.
"Colt. You shou-"
"Shut up!"
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Colt charged back to his classroom, he flung open the door and let it slam behind him. He flopped down into his seat and jumped when he heard a bang.
He looked behind him and saw Kira standing frozen; staring passed him at a spot on the wall. When he waved his hand in front of her face and she didn't blink or notice he started worrying. Concerned, he gently shook her shoulder. He felt her jerk and her eyes snapped back into focus. She looked shaken and her face was ashen. Her dark hair and eyes made her look even whiter than she was.
"Are you ok?"
Kira started and stared at Colt, "Hmm? Oh yea, sure, I'm fine."
"You sure? Cause you looked like you just saw a ghost or something."
Kira managed to smile and some colour came back into her cheeks, realising he was waiting for an answer and nodded. "What happened after I left?"
"Oh, not much. Now all the kids reckon Darryl's a jerk."
"He is."
"You really kicked butt."
"It was cool, just mucking around."
Colt stared. He couldn't believe what he was hearing. He had learnt ninja from his grandpa for years and he knew what Kira had done this lunch time was far from mucking around. What she was doing was high-level ninjitsu, and something else too. He frowned. Something didn't add up here, how come his new neighbour was so good at ninja? She was even better than Rocky, but she was younger than him. A hand appeared in front of him and waved vigorously, breaking his train of thoughts. He looked up, startled. Kira stood, looking at him, smiling.
"Hey Colt. Class is starting."
He nodded briefly as the teacher walked in; he groaned softly and hunted through the pile of books stacked up on his desk for the right one.
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Colt heaved a sigh of relief when the bell rang, signalling the end of school. He scrabbled everything into his bag and ran off to the gate where he met Rocky and Tum Tum everyday. When he got there, he found the place deserted. Colt growled, he hated waiting! Dumping his bag on the floor he swung himself on the fence and got ready to wait a while. All of a sudden he realised that everything had gone unusually quiet, he looked around and frowned in confusion. The schoolyard was dead quiet. Not one breath of wind stirred, not one leaf rustled. Colt blinked and looked again more carefully. When he realised what had happened he nearly fell off the fence. The whole school was frozen. There wasn't a single stir of movement. Kids were stopped in mid run. Colt noticed a fly frozen in mid air, one millimetre away from the school gate.
Colt slid off the fence and crept to the gate, he picked up a stick and threw it into the schoolyard. The minute the stick passed the gate it froze in mid air. Colt shivered, this wasn't right, something was very wrong. Now he knew why Rocky and Tum Tum hadn't met him on time. He had to go in and get them out even if he was immobilized the minute he set foot in his school. He took a deep breath and stepped into the school. Bright light burst in front of his eyes, he tried to shut them but he couldn't. He tried to run but his limbs wouldn't obey. Suddenly a flying figure hurtled toward him, knocking him over and outside the gates once more. He was free. He got up carefully and checked himself for injuries, nothing serious, just a few bruises. He looked around and saw Kira lying sprawled next to him, breathing heavily. A strangled sound erupted from his throat in alarm. She looked up and glared at him before leaping over the fence back into the frozen image of the school.
Colt started to yell a warning when a kaleidoscope of colour exploded above him. He saw Kira and another person circling each other throwing coloured balls of fire at each other. He gaped as the man dressed in swirling black robes through a sinister ball of red fire at Kira. She dodged but it grazed her shoulder leaving an ugly mark. Wincing she formed a ball of golden fire in her hand and threw it back. Knocking the man into the school. "Later Yaman! Tomorrow night behind the dump. Alone." She gasped, "I have homework to do."
"Fine!" Red fire swirled for a moment before disappearing. The school came to life again and the fly buzzed around Colt. Colt looked around for Kira and found her heading down the road at full speed. He was about to hurtle after her when he felt a light tap on his shoulder. He turned and saw Rocky and Tum Tum grinning teasingly at him. He growled and swung himself onto his bike.