Baiken was bored out of her skull. She had just lost her 17th sparring partner. It was completely his fault. She told him to block and did he listen? NO! Typical man. She ended up chopping off his finger, which only made her madder because she was aiming for his head. 'That will be the last time I spar with wooden swords. They are way too slow!' She thought.
Tonight a friend (she does have a few) told her about The Wild Hare Troupe and bought her a ticket to cheer her up. 'This will be dumb, a dance troupe tickets?' she thought. Baiken honestly didn't care but didn't want to waste free tickets. The ticket said it was only 2 hours so she could bare it. She got dressed and took her sword along, because you never know what could happen.
She had got there just in time. The program gave only a performance list but no names. That struck Baiken as odd but over looked it. The theater was packed but it was arranged seating and her friend got her a good seat. "G-25, right on the floor" the usher said, and right smack dab in the middle.
The show started with basic dances. Not completely unfamiliar. She couldn't recognize anyone on stage. She laughed inside watching to little kids performing. The little girl's dance was something Baiken remembered but couldn't piece together. Then she saw him near the end of the show. It was Anji-Mito.
"No way!" she exclaimed out loud. Realizing where she was, she quieted down. She hadn't seen him since the Guilty Gear tournament. She remembered exactly how it went. He was pretty good. The first man in the tournament to give her trouble, but she got in the last punch and knocked him out. She was all ready to kill him but changed her mind at the last minute, helped him up and ran. 'I don't even know why I did that.' She thought. She looked up and saw Anji in the middle of the Sakura dance. She let out a small gasp. In battle, one never stops to look at the details of an opponent, just his moves. This was the first time she got a good look at him.
She watched as each one of his graceful movements made every muscle in his body move. The way he smiled while dancing. Looking at him she saw all she wanted to be. Free from the chains of revenge and battle and be truly happy with someone. To be an unchain free spirit like Anji. She wanted to be a part of an adventure that didn't end in. His smile promised that and so much more, and secretly, cherry blossoms are her favorite flower.
Anji spied a familiar face, or should he say hair. He could see Baiken's cherry blossom color hair among the crowd. He whist in memory of his beat down and almost dropped a flower. Imagine his shock when not only did she block his best move, The Dragon Chariot, but knocked him right off of it. But after he rested on the ground, he looked up at Baiken and smiled at her. He found it funny that he was so easily beaten. When she got flustered about his smile, she stood him up and then ran off.
'I never expected to see her again,' he thought. 'I hope she doesn't come backstage to say hi'
'I should go and say hi.' Baiken thought. 'At least to just say how are you' and she exited before Anji's big finale.
Baiken had slipped out before the crowds and outside spied the alleyway to the back of the theater. 'This has to lead backstage' She creped along and saw the doorway. The door banged open at Baiken ran behind a stack of boxes. "Last Colony show. Took long enough" a voice said. Baiken looked at saw two big men carrying boxes. 'Stagehands' She thought. "Mr. Jackson finally found a hideout," 'Hideout?' "Plus set up a live feed to the world organization" 'What is this about?' "International treasures? More like cash cows! We are making hand over fist money on this 'Dance Troupe'" "So What! Think about it, one ransom note and we'll be set for life, even at 2% of the cut! Jackson said each is worth 700 Million world bucks" 'Ransom?' "What if they refuse?" Then The Wild Hare Troupe will be the Wild Hare Soup, HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!" And he shut the door so hard that it banged open again.
She waited in silence for the sounds of their retreating steps to fade. 'They are going to kidnap him, Uh, Them!' She thought. ' I've got to save him, I mean them, damn it Baiken. Get it together!' And she left her hiding spot and ran into the building. The backstage was filled with random dress and costumes. Several items lay on the floor or on boxes. Baiken searched for the dressing rooms to find Anji and warn him. She kept a hand on her sword ready, as she got closer. Just before she got there, a hand touched her shoulder.
Tonight a friend (she does have a few) told her about The Wild Hare Troupe and bought her a ticket to cheer her up. 'This will be dumb, a dance troupe tickets?' she thought. Baiken honestly didn't care but didn't want to waste free tickets. The ticket said it was only 2 hours so she could bare it. She got dressed and took her sword along, because you never know what could happen.
She had got there just in time. The program gave only a performance list but no names. That struck Baiken as odd but over looked it. The theater was packed but it was arranged seating and her friend got her a good seat. "G-25, right on the floor" the usher said, and right smack dab in the middle.
The show started with basic dances. Not completely unfamiliar. She couldn't recognize anyone on stage. She laughed inside watching to little kids performing. The little girl's dance was something Baiken remembered but couldn't piece together. Then she saw him near the end of the show. It was Anji-Mito.
"No way!" she exclaimed out loud. Realizing where she was, she quieted down. She hadn't seen him since the Guilty Gear tournament. She remembered exactly how it went. He was pretty good. The first man in the tournament to give her trouble, but she got in the last punch and knocked him out. She was all ready to kill him but changed her mind at the last minute, helped him up and ran. 'I don't even know why I did that.' She thought. She looked up and saw Anji in the middle of the Sakura dance. She let out a small gasp. In battle, one never stops to look at the details of an opponent, just his moves. This was the first time she got a good look at him.
She watched as each one of his graceful movements made every muscle in his body move. The way he smiled while dancing. Looking at him she saw all she wanted to be. Free from the chains of revenge and battle and be truly happy with someone. To be an unchain free spirit like Anji. She wanted to be a part of an adventure that didn't end in. His smile promised that and so much more, and secretly, cherry blossoms are her favorite flower.
Anji spied a familiar face, or should he say hair. He could see Baiken's cherry blossom color hair among the crowd. He whist in memory of his beat down and almost dropped a flower. Imagine his shock when not only did she block his best move, The Dragon Chariot, but knocked him right off of it. But after he rested on the ground, he looked up at Baiken and smiled at her. He found it funny that he was so easily beaten. When she got flustered about his smile, she stood him up and then ran off.
'I never expected to see her again,' he thought. 'I hope she doesn't come backstage to say hi'
'I should go and say hi.' Baiken thought. 'At least to just say how are you' and she exited before Anji's big finale.
Baiken had slipped out before the crowds and outside spied the alleyway to the back of the theater. 'This has to lead backstage' She creped along and saw the doorway. The door banged open at Baiken ran behind a stack of boxes. "Last Colony show. Took long enough" a voice said. Baiken looked at saw two big men carrying boxes. 'Stagehands' She thought. "Mr. Jackson finally found a hideout," 'Hideout?' "Plus set up a live feed to the world organization" 'What is this about?' "International treasures? More like cash cows! We are making hand over fist money on this 'Dance Troupe'" "So What! Think about it, one ransom note and we'll be set for life, even at 2% of the cut! Jackson said each is worth 700 Million world bucks" 'Ransom?' "What if they refuse?" Then The Wild Hare Troupe will be the Wild Hare Soup, HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!" And he shut the door so hard that it banged open again.
She waited in silence for the sounds of their retreating steps to fade. 'They are going to kidnap him, Uh, Them!' She thought. ' I've got to save him, I mean them, damn it Baiken. Get it together!' And she left her hiding spot and ran into the building. The backstage was filled with random dress and costumes. Several items lay on the floor or on boxes. Baiken searched for the dressing rooms to find Anji and warn him. She kept a hand on her sword ready, as she got closer. Just before she got there, a hand touched her shoulder.