The Reconciliation
By: Chan Yoruyamatiha
Sorewa Bonsaku...
I'm still in shock from updating. x_x This is where it's going to get good. Hopefully I'm gonna be able to bring about an end to this story soon. Won't you all be relieved?!
Edgar: Yay!! Mason doesn't like me, does he? *sniff*
Tornado: Well, the only purpose of that chapter is to *update* to let know I'm continuing this story and to introduce Shin Akuma. Err... also maybe to taunt a few people (lol) because I'm kinda evil, hehe. Thanks for the email. :D
Kikoken: Yes, Mitsu is gonna be dead meat. (not literally) ^_^;; Lol! Soon, he's gonna get his spotlight... read on to see. :)
DeNice: Uhh... sure... Ok. Please don't kill me when you read the next chapter(s) because there might be some ass kicking on all parts. Mitsu especially. (Ken: Whoo-hoo!) ^^; And... uh... the abuse has restarted. I'M FILING A RESTRAINING ORDER NOW!!! (lol)
Uchiha-Sasuke: Kevin!?!? You mean to tell me that you've returned to the world of fanfiction!?! *hugs the life out of you* Wow, you had a long good hybernation, ne? I've been watching Naruto lately, and it's really awesome. Also, congratulations on all of those reviews on your stories! Keep it up; we all love it as well!! ;)
DISCLAIMER: I don't own anyone but Mitsukake! Sanshou, minna-san! WAI!!! *throws cheese grater at Mitsu and knocks him out*
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Chapter 17 - Shin Akuma
Akuma leered at Mitsukake before bringing his hands up to his chest. A dark, black aura began to surround him as his eyes glowed menacingly. His hair began to glow before turning snow-white, and so did his eyes. As everyone stared in horror, his aura became white and slowly faded to nothing. Before them stood Shin Akuma, in all his undaunted glory.
Mitsukake and Sakura stared in a mixture of shock and awe at the strange occurance before them. Mitsukake held Sakura even closer to him as he gaped at Shin Akuma wordlessly. The wind began to blow softly as Shin Akuma stared down at Sakura and Mitsukake with a completely emotionless face.
"Sakura... don't even move..." whispered Mitsukake in a barely audible voice as he gently began to release her from his arms. Without ever taking his eyes off Shin Akuma, Mitsukake let Sakura go and pushed her backwards before charging at Akuma.
"MITSUKAKE, DON'T-"
Sakura's yell went unheard as a loud smack was heard coming from Mitsukake. Her eyes widened as she saw that Shin Akuma's face was turned away from Mitsukake, whose hand was raised into the air. It looked as if Mitsukake had slapped Shin Akuma.
"Mitsukake, huh?" Shin Akuma sneered, snapping his head back into place as he stared emotionlessly down at Mitsukake, whose eyes widened in shock. Normally, Akuma would have smirked down at Mitsukake before hitting back, but this time, Shin Akuma had a dead serious look in his eye.
"GYAAA!!!"
Mitsukake flew backwards with blood streaming down his face after the moment of impact, in which Shin Akuma had brought a karate chop down upon Mitsu's head. Emotionlessly, Shin Akuma wiped his bloodied hand on the side of his gi, which was always covered in dried blood stains.
"MITSUKAKE----!!" screamed Sakura, grabbing Mitsukake into her arms before he could hit the ground. Everyone in the lunchroom was going wild with fear and idiocy as Mitsukake's "gang" of followers began chanting prayers. Sakura fell to her knees under Mitsukake's weight as she completely forgot about Shin Akuma. Hot tears of despair came to her eyes as she cradled Mitsukake's bleeding form gently.
"I told you, you stupid boy... I told you not to... Why are you always getting yourself hurt for me? It needs to be the other way around..." sobbed Sakura, holding Mitsukake to her.
"Shh-"
"Don't shh me! I'm not going to be quiet! I'll say what I'm going to say whether you like it or not," hissed Sakura, the heat rising within her as her eyes turned upwards to Shin Akuma, watching him like a hawk.
"But-"
"This time, you won't fight for me. Mitsu, this time, I'm fighting for you! I don't want to be a little princess being saved by her knight in shining armor anymore!" said Sakura finally, her tone bold, determined, and strong.
Mitsukake stared up at Sakura, his heart pounding in his head. It wasn't like he was dying or anything, just a "little sore" from Akuma's sudden blow. Suddenly, he understood what she was getting at. Sakura never felt in control over anything; it was always her getting rescued. She felt weak, frail, and stupid... so that's why she was acting this way.
After glaring at Shin Akuma for a few more seconds, Sakura softened her gaze and turned it back down to Mitsukake. Gently, she laid him down on his back on the ground, temporarily straddling him to make sure his head was elevated to slow the bleeding.
"If you move, I'm going to kill you," she whispered as he kissed him on the lips, causing his face to turn light crimson since they were at school and everyone was watching. Slowly, she drew away from him and stood, her back to Shin Akuma. But as she turned around, the first thing that Shin Akuma saw was her eyes, and they were burning blood red.
"And now, I'm going to kill YOU..." growled Dark Sakura as she clenched her fists at her sides. "Kisama!!!"
"Let it be then. Since you have unleashed the Satsui no Hadou, you will have access to the same powers as I. However, you will never be able to defeat me, stupid girl..." Shin Akuma replied, bringing his fists up to his chest defensively. "You can call the first shot."
"Damn straight!" retorted Dark Sakura angrily as she faced Akuma, her fists raising themselves offensively.
"Bring it on..."
Dark Sakura wasted no time in flying at Shin Akuma. She flung her foot towards Shin Akuma's head, but he parried the attack effortlessly with one hand. Before he could even think of countering, Dark Sakura backhanded Shin Akuma with her fist and smacked him back several feet.
Mitsukake stared at Dark Sakura, his heart pounding even faster. What was going on with her? Her eyes... They were just like Akuma's... red, cold, hateful... Mitsukake struggled to sit up, although still dazed from Shin Akuma's attack on him.
"KYYAAAAA!!!" screamed Dark Sakura as she was knocked to the ground with one of Shin Akuma's infamous shoryuken's. Dark Sakura rolled over twice to absorb some of the fall's impact before leaping to her feet energetically. Shin Akuma sneered as he teleported behind her and hit her again with a sharp kick, that caused her to stagger, but not fall.
"Cheap!!" bellowed Dark Sakura as she charged at Shin Akuma, delivering a sharp palm strike onto the center of his face and following up with a knee into his chest. The attack dazed him, and left a good opening for Dark Sakura, and she, of course, took the initiative to do some damage while she could.
Dark Sakura jabbed a sharp kick into Shin Akuma's stomach, then followed with a punch to his face. He was unable to block, and was sent staggering backwards. She began to charge at him again, but he shook away his dizziness and focused. Dark Sakura began to attack with a roundhouse, but Akuma grabbed her foot and twisted her leg violently to the right, causing her to cry out in pain and nearly lose her balance. Dark Sakura tilted her waist slightly to the side to maintain her balance, before trying to pry her ankle loose from Shin Akuma's clutches.
"Pretty good, for a mere schoolgirl. But now, the real fight begins..." Shin Akuma growled as Dark Sakura threw herself to the side suddenly and quickly, twisting herself so that Shin Akuma was forced to leg go of her before she brought him down with her. Dark Sakura quickly got to her feet before snarling at Shin Akuma.
"Mere schoolgirl...? Schoolgirl?? Do you know how much I loathe that title, Akuma? Don't worry, I'll show you how much I hate it... AND how much I hate you picking on Mitsukake!!"
Shin Akuma smiled in spite of her, and braced himself for whatever Dark Sakura was planning to attack him with. He focused his mind on her and tried to read her movements. She seemed to prefer to use her right leg for kicking, and her left for tripping; likewise with her arms, the right one usually seemed to have the stronger punch and hook. Analyzing that, Shin Akuma figured out her game plan.
Dark Sakura once again took the initiative and charged at Shin Akuma, letting her anger fuel her emotions. She thought of Mitsukake, and then of the other people that Shin Akuma had hurt. He was going to pay...
"Sho-o-ken!!"
Dark Sakura's body descended towards the ground for a boost, then rose into the air quickly, her punch heading straight towards Shin Akuma's face. Too bad he had already seen it coming.
With the swiftness of a jungle cat, Shin Akuma was able to dodge her attack and teleport out of the line of fire. Dark Sakura quickly cancelled her own attack, and was about to think of another quick attack when she felt the breath get knocked out of her.
Shin Akuma had planted his fist deep into her stomach, knocking the wind out of her. Dark Sakura felt herself almost literally deflate, and she felt sweat run down her face into her eyes. Blood was coughed out of her mouth as the impact sent shockwaves of pressure thoughout her.
Mitsukake gazed at her in horror, his mind flashing back to the scene in the hospital, the last place he had seen her bleeding like that. He gulped, and began to fight against himself internally, trying to force himself to get up and help his girlfriend. After several seconds of struggling, he collapsed onto his back, breathing heavily.
("Damn it... I'm such a wimp...") thought Mitsukake mentally, cursing himself. ("She's fighting for me, but in the wrong sense... If I don't stop her, will she become just like him...? Damn!! This is what matters most, and I'm too damn weak to even lift myself up off the god-forsaken ground!!")
Shin Akuma stood silently as Dark Sakura's body slipped off of his fist and onto the ground with a soft thud. He glared down coldly at her as she rolled over onto her side, propping herself up on and elbow, coughing violently.
"You are weak... How do you expect to avenge your pathetic excuse for a... how do you say... boyfriend?" he commented, putting emphasis on the last word, which sparked another wave of anger deep within Dark Sakura.
"You'd better shut up while you still can," warned Dark Sakura, slowly rising to her feet carefully, as to not upset herself any more than she already was.
"Oh really? What are you going to do? Scream at me?" Shin Akuma sneered, flexing one of the muscles on his arm.
"SHUT UP!!" demanded Dark Sakura, spitting blood onto the ground beside her. She wiped her face with the back of her glove, before taking a defensive stance. "You want some more? Come get it..."
"Very well," Shin Akuma said as he warped towards her, grabbing her the front of her shirt. Without a word, he flung her onto the ground several feet away. "Shinku..."
Dark Sakura hit the ground, her body now becoming sore from the frequent impacts of hitting the ground.
"HADOUKEN!!"
Shin Akuma released a large energy wave that hit Dark Sakura right on, exploading and causing a large, brown cloud of dirt to rise off the ground.
"Oh... my... god..." chanted Mitsukake, about to move into hysterics.
Shin Akuma simply brushed excess dirt off his gi before turning his eyes back over to where Dark Sakura had been laying, and was honestly shocked to see her standing. Her clothes were torn and ragged, and her hair frayed in several areas, sections of it plastered to her forehead with sweat. But the look on her face was still the same one she had always had, that one of determination and stubborness.
"Did you think you could kill me that easily?" smirked Dark Sakura cockily, brushing off the dirt and gravel stuck to her clothes and skin. A small trickle of smeared blood was still present on her face, but other than that, she still seemed okay, much to Mitsukake's gladness.
"No, but I am surprised that you are still standing," admitted Shin Akuma truthfully, "But you won't be for long. You have been a worthy opponent, but now, it is time for you to meet your demise..." He clenched both fists at his side, and glared at her with high intensity in his eyes.
Dark Sakura stared back at him with equal passion. She also clenched her fists at her side, and squared her jaw.
"Yes, and the same goes for you..."
The two slowly took the same position, crouching onto the ground, and then slowly coming forward to stand on one foot. Dark Sakura and Shin Akuma stared at one another, and then whispered...
"Shi ne..."
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...I can't believe that I'm still updating. Please drop a review for me, I'm begging you!! Good or bad, it doesn't matter. Just let me know that you're reading this!! I need some motivation! Also, thanks for your reviews, everyone who's reviewed in the past. Sorry for the short chapter. I'm still trying to work on my fight scenes, please bear with me! Arigatou gozaimasu!!
