"." - Talking (NO Duh!)
^.^ - Language
(.) - My daft self
. - Singing/Battle Chants
CAPS - Shouting or emphasis on that word
*Note: '-' will be replacing those dot dot dot thingies since dot dot dots
show as only one dot on ff.net.
Disclaimer: I don't own CC/CCS.
Hey sad bunny, I KNOW it's confusing. Hahaz. I guess you're just stupid enough not to be able to figure things out. Of course, if you're here reading this, it probably means that you managed to figure it out, making my previous comment inapplicable, but you're still a sad bunny. ^^
Aoi Youkai
*Chapter 8: The Fight round 1*
~*~ Flashback ~*~
"Now that we've confirmed the side-effects, I could use a little help here." Then she collapsed, exhausted.
~*~ End Flashback ~*~
Aoi passed some energy to Aya, recharging her. It turned out that Elle, like her mother always was, was prepared for something like this to happen. Aya put on the red and black two-toned denim jacket Elle passed her and downed the 1.5 litre bottle of coffee. And fell asleep.
Afternoon rolled around and Aya was rudely awakened from her sleep by a passing foot, namely Hideki's. She released her whip and caught his foot with it, then yanked, making him fall. He glared at her, "Just in case you wanna know, the next event starts in two minutes."
"EEP!" She leapt up and checked her weapons, reloading her guns. She moved to sit back where she was and felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned and saw Rei, "Aya, be on your guard."
"Um, ok, I will?"
"They're planning to gang up against you - the seniors, Natsuko-san and Natsumi-san. Be on your guard."
"But why?"
"Because you emerged champion of the prelims, which just about secures you one of the minor prizes as well, namely the Jack the Ripper title. You get to keep the title for the rest of the year. Only one Jack the Ripper wasn't the prelims champ, but that was because the prelims champ won by a fluke, and didn't make it through round one."
"It is REALLY that big a deal?"
"Yes, DUH. Each one of those titles is highly coveted, ridiculous as they sound. The heads came up with them for fun, so that maybe the others had a chance to have some sort of recognition, especially the better ones who deserved it. After that, we just added some of the more ridiculous ones, for fun."
"And laughter, peace and joy. So what? What are they, anyway?"
"Jack the Ripper, Slacker, those are the ridiculous ones. Then, there's prelims champ, and there's the Round One champ, who kills the most people in round one, oh and there's the last one, another stupid one, The Pro. That's the one who uses the widest range of weaponry and spells. I think you've already secured three of those."
"What may those be?"
"Prelims champ, THAT'S for sure. The Pro and Jack the Ripper."
"We'll see. We'll see."
They sat where they did last time. Aya stood, poised and ready to fight the moment the others appeared. The heads' heads appeared and Syaoran spoke, "Round one is about to begin, in three, two, one." They dematerialised and Aya leapt backwards, throwing out two spinning metal fans (she calls them her Youkai no Ogi or Demon's fans, after this referred to as her ogi) to her sides and they formed a sphere around her, blocking the onslaught of attacks that were planned beforehand. Rei watched from the outside as she flinched with each attack. Natsuko let loose a few strong streams of water from every direction, making Aya almost scream in pain as the shield shrank considerably. Rei screamed out and dashed forwards, her sword raised, ready to help out her friend.
But Natsuko and Natsumi tackled her to the ground. That started a tussle between the three girls, which didn't seem to be ending very soon. Aya noticed this and yelled, "Leave her alone! If you want me, come and get me. I don't know why you hate me so much but I'm pretty sure she has nothing to do with it."
"She wants to get involved, let her."
Natsuko looked between Aya and Rei and smiled menacingly. As her sister pinned their victim to the ground, she pressed a hand to her classmate's face, sending electric shocks through her. Gradually, the pain became so great that she submitted to unconsciousness.
Toki then turned to the girl still in the sphere, "Well, one down, seven to go, and I'll damn sure that you're number two."
Something in Aya snapped when Rei fell. She hated seeing people close to her suffer because of her or not. But she still played it cool, making the anger within her hidden, "No. She's not dead yet, and she hasn't forfeited. So you've still got eight to go."
"Oh yeah? Then you'll be number one. Now it's all about coaxing you out of your little shell so we can kill you."
"That won't be so easy."
"Well, we can pass the time by having a little chat. Maybe I'll get to know you better and find something I could use against you."
"Fat hope."
Toki ignored this comment, "So, what can we talk about. Oh yes. Why not the one thing we all have in common? What do you think of this place?"
She just glared, keeping the shield as strong as ever.
"No? Then we'll try negotiations. How about we take turns one on one? How about that?"
"Maybe."
"I'll swear that I won't let anyone ambush you while someone else is fighting."
"Ok." She glared at the rest of them who backed off, and dropped the shield. Toki then nodded at one of his fellow seniors who stepped forward, swinging his sword.
She held her ogi, poised and ready to strike, "You really want to know what I like about this place?"
Silence came as a reply as she and her opponent charged towards each other. "This is a place," She let a stab slide through the panels of one fan, flipping it, disarming her opponent then using the other to slit his throat and a girl stepped forward as he fell with two swords this time. The ogi disappeared and Aya drew a gun.
"Where everything goes." She took aim, and fired a hole through her opponent's head. A boy took her place, this time with TWO swords. Aya re- holstered the gun and a ki bow and arrow appeared in her hands.
"No teachers," She released the arrow, which burst through everything in its way, finally hitting its mark, killing him. A girl got into a fighting stance, and Aya smirked as everything disappeared.
"No rules," The girl charged and Aya teleported behind her, raising her leg and hooking it around the girl's neck, squeezing tight and thus, breaking it. A boy stepped forward this time, waving a thick heavy sword about.
"No permanent records." She blocked an attack and they found themselves inches apart, though with a gun barrel pressed to his stomach. She fired once, twice, thrice, he was gone. Another boy stepped up, with a fireball hovering above his palm.
"Just me," He threw it, and she dodged. Guessing that his element was fire, and thus was weak against water, she sent a stream of water flying at him and soon he was immobile long enough for her to shoot him. A girl this time. She was armed with a pair of daggers. Aya smiled and thought, 'Fight fire with fire' and released a dagger of her own.
"And everyone else," She teleported behind her opponent once again and stabbed, twisting it agonisingly, forcing her to collapse and stick her flag in the ground. The last one. Another boy, shaking with fear, grasping to the handle of his sword so tight, his knuckles were blue. She smiled and released her Smith & Wesson.
"Who stands in my way." She parried a blow with the gun and twisted to the side before shooting a hole in one ear and out the other.
They were teleported out back to the room where they started and Rei burst forth to hug her friend, "EEP! I KNEW IT I KNEW IT!"
"Knew what? And seriously, do you mind if I breathe?"
Rei loosened her hold, "I knew that you'd win the round! THAT'S what I knew."
"And HOW exactly did you know that?"
"I don't know. I just knew. And here come your friends."
They turned to look at the door and saw the gang burst through it, crowding her with high fives and congratulations.
*Later on*
They were having a party at Aya and Aki's place to celebrate. Well, WERE. Now, there was nothing to do. Aoi then hopped up, "I just remembered something."
Tsuki gave her brother a groggy, "What?"
"Aya sings."
"I do?"
"You told me that you composed some songs, didn't you?"
"Yeah so?"
"Well, sing."
"What? Now? Please. I'm seriously sleepy and I still gotta fight tomorrow."
Aoi turned on the puppy eyes he'd learnt from his mother, "Please? Just one song."
She sighed, "Fine. 'S long 's you wipe that look off your face."
"Fine then," he cleared his throat, "And presenting the one and only, Aya!"
He got glared at, but she sang anyway.
moshi mo ima subete ga umaku nante ikanai
makesou ni naru toki datte
hitomi o tojireba kokoro kara
sekai ga miete kuru
In this world where life can be so tough, you must be strong
Just believe in yourself and don't you fear
So open up your mind and close your eyes
Take another look from the other side
kodoku na yoru demo mayoi osoreru toki mo
ima wa hitori demo kono ashi de doko made mo
aruite ikeru hazu dakara
Just hold on tight hitomi tojita nara
Look inside yourself kodou kanjiru kara
Yes subete shinjite hoshii
You can take another look from the other side
Just hold on tight kokoro kujikete mo
Reach into your soul ashita ga mienakute mo
Yes ikiru tsuyosa ga areba
You can take another look from the other side
ai no subete ni deau made
They clapped and cheered, but got so carried away, they didn't notice that she was already halfway up the stairs. Kei yelled, "Hey! Where're you going? That was great! Sing again!"
"NO! I'm sleepy, I wanna sleep! So GOOD! NIGHT!"
She slammed the door behind, leaving the noise behind her. Not bothered to climb all the way up to her bed, she unfolded the futon and collapsed onto it, curling up in the blankets and drifting off to sleep.
Done, done, done. That song was Open Up Your Mind by Mirai, from Gensomaden Saiyuki, if you wanted to know. And I know the site didn't show up last chapter, so I'll just explain it in a way that's less likely not to show up. It is my cousin's website. Her geocities username is screamingpsychodoodles, so you type 'http -colon- -slash- -slash- www -dot- geocities -dot- com -slash- screamingpsychodoodles -slash-' Got that? Good. Ok. I had something to say but can't remember. Oh yes, here it is. I know that this story is very confusing, and reviews are probably out of the question. So, I'm being less picky. Instead I don't mind criticisms and flames, so long as it's ANYTHING!! I'M DESPERATE!!
Disclaimer: I don't own CC/CCS.
Hey sad bunny, I KNOW it's confusing. Hahaz. I guess you're just stupid enough not to be able to figure things out. Of course, if you're here reading this, it probably means that you managed to figure it out, making my previous comment inapplicable, but you're still a sad bunny. ^^
Aoi Youkai
*Chapter 8: The Fight round 1*
~*~ Flashback ~*~
"Now that we've confirmed the side-effects, I could use a little help here." Then she collapsed, exhausted.
~*~ End Flashback ~*~
Aoi passed some energy to Aya, recharging her. It turned out that Elle, like her mother always was, was prepared for something like this to happen. Aya put on the red and black two-toned denim jacket Elle passed her and downed the 1.5 litre bottle of coffee. And fell asleep.
Afternoon rolled around and Aya was rudely awakened from her sleep by a passing foot, namely Hideki's. She released her whip and caught his foot with it, then yanked, making him fall. He glared at her, "Just in case you wanna know, the next event starts in two minutes."
"EEP!" She leapt up and checked her weapons, reloading her guns. She moved to sit back where she was and felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned and saw Rei, "Aya, be on your guard."
"Um, ok, I will?"
"They're planning to gang up against you - the seniors, Natsuko-san and Natsumi-san. Be on your guard."
"But why?"
"Because you emerged champion of the prelims, which just about secures you one of the minor prizes as well, namely the Jack the Ripper title. You get to keep the title for the rest of the year. Only one Jack the Ripper wasn't the prelims champ, but that was because the prelims champ won by a fluke, and didn't make it through round one."
"It is REALLY that big a deal?"
"Yes, DUH. Each one of those titles is highly coveted, ridiculous as they sound. The heads came up with them for fun, so that maybe the others had a chance to have some sort of recognition, especially the better ones who deserved it. After that, we just added some of the more ridiculous ones, for fun."
"And laughter, peace and joy. So what? What are they, anyway?"
"Jack the Ripper, Slacker, those are the ridiculous ones. Then, there's prelims champ, and there's the Round One champ, who kills the most people in round one, oh and there's the last one, another stupid one, The Pro. That's the one who uses the widest range of weaponry and spells. I think you've already secured three of those."
"What may those be?"
"Prelims champ, THAT'S for sure. The Pro and Jack the Ripper."
"We'll see. We'll see."
They sat where they did last time. Aya stood, poised and ready to fight the moment the others appeared. The heads' heads appeared and Syaoran spoke, "Round one is about to begin, in three, two, one." They dematerialised and Aya leapt backwards, throwing out two spinning metal fans (she calls them her Youkai no Ogi or Demon's fans, after this referred to as her ogi) to her sides and they formed a sphere around her, blocking the onslaught of attacks that were planned beforehand. Rei watched from the outside as she flinched with each attack. Natsuko let loose a few strong streams of water from every direction, making Aya almost scream in pain as the shield shrank considerably. Rei screamed out and dashed forwards, her sword raised, ready to help out her friend.
But Natsuko and Natsumi tackled her to the ground. That started a tussle between the three girls, which didn't seem to be ending very soon. Aya noticed this and yelled, "Leave her alone! If you want me, come and get me. I don't know why you hate me so much but I'm pretty sure she has nothing to do with it."
"She wants to get involved, let her."
Natsuko looked between Aya and Rei and smiled menacingly. As her sister pinned their victim to the ground, she pressed a hand to her classmate's face, sending electric shocks through her. Gradually, the pain became so great that she submitted to unconsciousness.
Toki then turned to the girl still in the sphere, "Well, one down, seven to go, and I'll damn sure that you're number two."
Something in Aya snapped when Rei fell. She hated seeing people close to her suffer because of her or not. But she still played it cool, making the anger within her hidden, "No. She's not dead yet, and she hasn't forfeited. So you've still got eight to go."
"Oh yeah? Then you'll be number one. Now it's all about coaxing you out of your little shell so we can kill you."
"That won't be so easy."
"Well, we can pass the time by having a little chat. Maybe I'll get to know you better and find something I could use against you."
"Fat hope."
Toki ignored this comment, "So, what can we talk about. Oh yes. Why not the one thing we all have in common? What do you think of this place?"
She just glared, keeping the shield as strong as ever.
"No? Then we'll try negotiations. How about we take turns one on one? How about that?"
"Maybe."
"I'll swear that I won't let anyone ambush you while someone else is fighting."
"Ok." She glared at the rest of them who backed off, and dropped the shield. Toki then nodded at one of his fellow seniors who stepped forward, swinging his sword.
She held her ogi, poised and ready to strike, "You really want to know what I like about this place?"
Silence came as a reply as she and her opponent charged towards each other. "This is a place," She let a stab slide through the panels of one fan, flipping it, disarming her opponent then using the other to slit his throat and a girl stepped forward as he fell with two swords this time. The ogi disappeared and Aya drew a gun.
"Where everything goes." She took aim, and fired a hole through her opponent's head. A boy took her place, this time with TWO swords. Aya re- holstered the gun and a ki bow and arrow appeared in her hands.
"No teachers," She released the arrow, which burst through everything in its way, finally hitting its mark, killing him. A girl got into a fighting stance, and Aya smirked as everything disappeared.
"No rules," The girl charged and Aya teleported behind her, raising her leg and hooking it around the girl's neck, squeezing tight and thus, breaking it. A boy stepped forward this time, waving a thick heavy sword about.
"No permanent records." She blocked an attack and they found themselves inches apart, though with a gun barrel pressed to his stomach. She fired once, twice, thrice, he was gone. Another boy stepped up, with a fireball hovering above his palm.
"Just me," He threw it, and she dodged. Guessing that his element was fire, and thus was weak against water, she sent a stream of water flying at him and soon he was immobile long enough for her to shoot him. A girl this time. She was armed with a pair of daggers. Aya smiled and thought, 'Fight fire with fire' and released a dagger of her own.
"And everyone else," She teleported behind her opponent once again and stabbed, twisting it agonisingly, forcing her to collapse and stick her flag in the ground. The last one. Another boy, shaking with fear, grasping to the handle of his sword so tight, his knuckles were blue. She smiled and released her Smith & Wesson.
"Who stands in my way." She parried a blow with the gun and twisted to the side before shooting a hole in one ear and out the other.
They were teleported out back to the room where they started and Rei burst forth to hug her friend, "EEP! I KNEW IT I KNEW IT!"
"Knew what? And seriously, do you mind if I breathe?"
Rei loosened her hold, "I knew that you'd win the round! THAT'S what I knew."
"And HOW exactly did you know that?"
"I don't know. I just knew. And here come your friends."
They turned to look at the door and saw the gang burst through it, crowding her with high fives and congratulations.
*Later on*
They were having a party at Aya and Aki's place to celebrate. Well, WERE. Now, there was nothing to do. Aoi then hopped up, "I just remembered something."
Tsuki gave her brother a groggy, "What?"
"Aya sings."
"I do?"
"You told me that you composed some songs, didn't you?"
"Yeah so?"
"Well, sing."
"What? Now? Please. I'm seriously sleepy and I still gotta fight tomorrow."
Aoi turned on the puppy eyes he'd learnt from his mother, "Please? Just one song."
She sighed, "Fine. 'S long 's you wipe that look off your face."
"Fine then," he cleared his throat, "And presenting the one and only, Aya!"
He got glared at, but she sang anyway.
moshi mo ima subete ga umaku nante ikanai
makesou ni naru toki datte
hitomi o tojireba kokoro kara
sekai ga miete kuru
In this world where life can be so tough, you must be strong
Just believe in yourself and don't you fear
So open up your mind and close your eyes
Take another look from the other side
kodoku na yoru demo mayoi osoreru toki mo
ima wa hitori demo kono ashi de doko made mo
aruite ikeru hazu dakara
Just hold on tight hitomi tojita nara
Look inside yourself kodou kanjiru kara
Yes subete shinjite hoshii
You can take another look from the other side
Just hold on tight kokoro kujikete mo
Reach into your soul ashita ga mienakute mo
Yes ikiru tsuyosa ga areba
You can take another look from the other side
ai no subete ni deau made
They clapped and cheered, but got so carried away, they didn't notice that she was already halfway up the stairs. Kei yelled, "Hey! Where're you going? That was great! Sing again!"
"NO! I'm sleepy, I wanna sleep! So GOOD! NIGHT!"
She slammed the door behind, leaving the noise behind her. Not bothered to climb all the way up to her bed, she unfolded the futon and collapsed onto it, curling up in the blankets and drifting off to sleep.
Done, done, done. That song was Open Up Your Mind by Mirai, from Gensomaden Saiyuki, if you wanted to know. And I know the site didn't show up last chapter, so I'll just explain it in a way that's less likely not to show up. It is my cousin's website. Her geocities username is screamingpsychodoodles, so you type 'http -colon- -slash- -slash- www -dot- geocities -dot- com -slash- screamingpsychodoodles -slash-' Got that? Good. Ok. I had something to say but can't remember. Oh yes, here it is. I know that this story is very confusing, and reviews are probably out of the question. So, I'm being less picky. Instead I don't mind criticisms and flames, so long as it's ANYTHING!! I'M DESPERATE!!
