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She gazed over the school, as if trying to find someone. Dim light from the rising sun came over the hills and hit the tower she was standing in- the highest building on campus. The elevator broke the silent morning, releasing it's passenger into the room. The bule-haired girl turned to face Ryoki Jutatsu. Ryoki wore two buns on top of her head, with the rest of her red hair trailing down her back and touchin halfway down her back. Her dark crimson eyes held not a trace of laughter or happiness of any kind. Instead the were cold- if the color red could be cold.
"Miss President, you called me?"
"Ryoki I want you to duel that nonsence duelist called Shojiki Tenjou.I figured you'd be right for the job."
"I wouldn't want to dirty my hands. Why me? Why not Aya?"
"Because I want you to duel him. Because Ends of the World wants you to duel him." Ryoki narrowed her eyes.
"I shall begin practicing."
"You truly have your own way of dueling. I've seen the way you fight. It is neither kendo nor fencing. You fly above the rink and strike down you enemies. Truly original. And no one can copy you." Ryoki nodded, and walked away. The girl smiled.
Chapter 3 The Beautiful Ryoki
Shojiki walked through the hall to get to class when he noticed a group a students gathered around a bulliten board. Taiyakashi was among them. He slipped in to join the crowd.
"Hey, Shojiki!" Taiyakashi greeted him.
"What's going on?"
"Ryoki Jutatsu- memeber of the student council- is going to be holding an open practice session in one of the gyms today. Everyone is really excited. Ryoki is a legend here. I've never seen her myself, but her fighting stlye is supposed to be amazing!" The two broke off from the group.
"She's really that good, huh?"
"You bet! Do you want to go with me?"
"I don't see why not. Does it matter if I bring a friend?"
"Who are you bringing?"
"My new house-mate, Anna-Lee Hiwashi."
"House mate? Wait, you're in one of the houses and you're with a girl! That's nuts!!" she yelled. The hallway became silent.
"Would you keep it down, damn it!" The chatter returned and the two long time friends walked to their next class.
The student council gathered for their meeting. The elevator rode up the shaft. It creaked and moaned, as if dreading the trip up the tower. The president began her speech.
"If the shell breaks before the chick is ready to hatch, the chick will die. If revolution is brought to the world, we will all die. We are the chick, the earth is our shell. Repair the world's shell..."
"To stop the revolution of the world!!" they all finsihed. Hiyoma, the president, and the other member of the council,Aya Macaticha, sat at the white table. Ryoki stood before them. Ryhashi stood in the backround behind Hiyoma. The president spoke.
"Ryoki is having an oepn exibition today. Do you really think that's wise?" The student council looked at the mentioned red-head.
"I know he'll be there. He can get a sample of my power." Aya shook her head. Aya had long, spiky, bushy green hair she kept back in a long ponytail.
"Seriously, Ryoki. Wouldn't it be best if you just took him by surprise in your duel. Call off the session."
"Too late for that. Besides, who said I had to use MY style when I give those fools a 'preformance'?"
"You're going to decieve him?" Hiyoma turned her golden eyes to look at Ryoki. Her face was filled with uncertainty. Ryhashi looked down to the floor. Should he warn them?
"Yes. That way, I'll throw him off my trail. You know, make him expect somthing else. Ryhashi!" The boy jerked his head up. "Will you by my practise partner this morning in the forest arena? I want to practice my true style before I truly face Shojiki." Ryhashi nodded. The two walked to the elevator and went down in silence. Aya shook her head again.
"Really. That Ryoki...I'll never figure her out. Then again...I'll never figure out math either." The president looked away. A Group of doves flew past them and up into the blue skies.
"Shojiki Tenjou huh?"
Shojiki, Taiyakashi, and Anna-Lee sat in the upper bleachers in the gym, waiting for Ryoki to appear. Shojiki worked on his homework, and was struggling with it like no tomorrow. He slowly wrote down a most likely wrong anwser when his pencil tip broke.
"Who needs a math as pointless as geometry ANYWAY!?"
"Mr. Shojiki, there's Ryoki. You might want to quiet down." Shojik sighed in defeat as he watched the red haired girl. She moved swiftly and gracfully across the feild.
"I don't get it." Taiyakashi murmered.
"Huh?"
"They say Ryoki flies across the ring when she fights, but it looks like now she's just fencing. What a dissapointment!" Shojiki stood up and made for the exit.
"This is boring. Come on, Anna-Lee."
"Coming, Mr. Shojiki."
"Oh, forget him. This is cool enough." And Taiyakashi leaned back to enjoy the show.
Shojiki walked down the road to their humble abode in the distance. Anna-Lee followed close behind.
"Somthing bothering you, Mr. Shojiki?"
"You don't have to call me 'Mr. Shojiki' you know."
"But I am engaged to you!"
"WE'RE TOO YOUNG TO GET MARRIED!!!!!" He yelled back at her. But she neither flinched nor looked hurt. Instead hse just smiled.
"Whatever you say, Mr. Shojiki." He hung his head in defeat.
"Seriously, these student council creeps are really getting on my nerves. Ryhashi is okay, but his sister is a nightmare!" He opend the door of the house and walked inside. Flopping down on the nearest couch, he continued his whinning. "Then there's all this offical stuff and the Rose Bride and all. What's up with that? It's really weird."
"So, you think I'm...weird?" Shojiki bolted upright at the realisation of his mistake.
"No! You're not weird Anna-Lee. The concept of the Rose Bride is. I mean..." But, once again, Anna-Lee smiled.
"It's okay, Mr. Shojiki. I understand what you're trying to say. Why don't I make us some tea. Would you like that?" Shojiki stood up and made for the door.
"Actually, I have some studing to do. I'll be back late, so don't wait up. Okay?"
"I'll see you later then. Have a good time." Shojiki walked out of the house and turned to go only to see Ryoki Jutatsu standing on their lawn. He glared at her, and she returned the stare.
"Ryoki Jutatsu. What do you want?"
"I have come to challenge you, Shojiki Tenjou. Do you accept?"
"I don't think I have a choice." Ryoki turned around and walked towards the school.
"Meet me their at sunset." And she walked away.
"Have you heard, Have you heard, Have you heard the news?"
"Long ago, I had a friend." said A.
"Go on." said B.
"This friend was very kind to me."
"I see."
"But, eventually, he did somthing really hurtful. I can't forgive him, even now."
"What was it?"
"It was so terrible. He didn't even admit he was being cruel. He just said that it's the way of the world."
"How cruel!"
"Be aware, brave prince. There are stories not even you can uncover!" A and B ran off, and on came C and D, pretending to duel.
"I see he's gotton another challenge." said C.
"He's quiet reluctant. Very unlike you. Do you think he'll be alright?" said D.
"I don't see why he wouldn't be. Why?"
"Somthing in the future shows me this."
"As you say."
"Break the world's shell! For the Revolution of the World!!" The finished.
Ryoki leaned against the tower. Making sure no one was around, she took out on old photo. The rain fell from the sky, matching her sorrows. Without remorse, she tore the photo in half.
"I hate you. I always have. But that day, you made me realise it...more than ever."
~Flash back~
She sat on the floor, crying. The small girl looked up to see him, smiling and holding his hand out to her. Around them were other students, also laughing at the sight.
'I told you...girls can't do that. It's just the way things are, Ryoki.' The girl looked shocked at the boy. 'Here, let me help you up.' She trembled with anger, and smacked his hand away. She slwloy stood up, despite the cuts on her body and the pain she felt.
'I hate you! I'll never forgive you for this, Heiro!!" And with that, she ran out of the building.
~End Flashback~
"I will always hate you...forever. Even though you never tried to be mean. You were always smiling. Always happy. How could you always be like that?" In a small rage, she threw one half of the photo down on the ground and grinded with her heel. She walked towards the dueling feild without looking back. The photo was the picture of a young boy...
Shojiki climbed the stairs to the dueling arena. When he made it there, Ryoki and Anna-Lee were waiting for him. He let out a sigh and headed to the center of the ring.
"Rose of the noble castle, power of Dia that rests within my soul, obey your master and be stripped of your scabbard." The hilt appeared and Shojiki grabbed it and slowly pulled it out.
"Give me the power...to STOP revolution!!!" Anna-Lee drew out to roses: one red, and one pink-and gave them to their respective duelists. The duel began.
In the distance, the president, Aya, and Hiyoma watched. The three looked on the arena were Ryoki was going to spring her trap.
"Do you think she'll beat him?" Hiyoma asked.
"Probably. He is expected somthing totally different than what he's going to see." Aya leaned back on the wall. The president shook her head.
"You really think that, huh?"
"Miss President?" Hiyoma turned to watch her friend.
"Shojiki will win. I've found out somthing about him."
Ryoki and Shojiki both charged in for the first assualt. Their swords clanged- and the sound of metal on metal rang throughout the arena. Ryoki's mind began to fill with the anger she had towards...
...him....
'He looks so much like Heiro. What does it matter? I hate him,and I'll defeat Shojiki just to prove it to him!' She began her technique. She jumped into the air and came towards Shojiki.
"Whoa!" He cried, as he ducked and fell on the ground. She came at him again. This time, he was unable to dodge her, and went flying over the ground He skidded to a stop, but Ryoki came back, and he flew back across the floor. This happened many times, and afte awhile, his skin began to burn from skidding. He tried to get up, but Ryoki kicked him in the head. He fell foward. He tried to get up, but she sent him flying across the arena again. He crashed into the wall. He slowly staggered up. "Isn't that cheating?" he yelled. " I thought you could only use your blade to fight!"
"Your blade and your body both become weapons in a duel. What I'm doing is perfectly legal." And she flew at him again. He moved out of the way just in time, and made it to the center of the ring. But Ryoki caught him.
Finally, Shojiki passed out on the floor from all the abuse. Ryoki was queit pleased and jumped up into the air for the final attack. Now, she would have won, except something caught her eye. She turned to look at Anna-Lee to see a boy with dark hair watching. He stood beside the Rose Bride...and he was smiling.
Ryoki lost focus and landed on the ground, away from Shojiki, with her backed turned to him.
"You-!" she gasped, whe she realised who it was.
"Hi, Ryoki. I haven't seen you in awhile..."
"Get out of here! You're not supposed to be here! This is serious stuff!" Behind her, a light shone on Shojiki. He slowly stood, as his eyes filled with anger.
"Take me anger....and BEGONE!!!" The attack hit her rose-dead on. The red petals flew into the wind and the bells rang in the distance, and Shojiki passed out again. Ryoki wordless walked to the stairs, and passed the boy.
"If you hadn't been here...I would've won." she whispered. He did not respond. He just looked after her, until she disapeared down the stairs. He then followed.
"Miss President! Ryoki...she..." Hiyoma and Aya stared at the scene. Both were speachless.
"I can't beleive Ryoki...actually lost." The blue haired girl just grined.
"Girls, here's some advice: never go into gambling."
Shojiki awoke in his room. His skin still burned from sliding across the arena so many times. He slowly got up and walked into the living room. Anna-Lee wasn't there, but insteand he found a note with one line on it.
I'm studying.
--TO BE CONINTUED--
(Preview)
Shojiki: Ryhashi and I promised that we would duel again,and that when we did, he would do it of his own will. I look forward to that day.
Anna-Lee: He is the younger brother of Hiyoma, the Vice President. That must put alot of pressure on him.
Shojiki: I guess. Ryhashi seems mad at me now. What did I do, Ryhashi? Why are you after my blood?
Anna-Lee: He's tired of being treated like a child, always in his sister's shadow.
Shojiki: Next time: "Always in her Shadow."
Anna-Lee: Stop the Revolution of the World!
Yay! Another chapter done. This is one of my favorites! Heiro has been thrown into the mix. He'll be explained more in much later chapters, and he'll be making sevral apperances between now and then. Yes, he does have some sort of past with Ryoki, but again I'm not going into that now, because then it'll be SPOILERS!!! Rod G has figured out who C and D are. Can the rest of figure it out. And don't tell me if you figure it out, because we don't want others getting SPOILERS!!! This is the Six of Hearts, signing off.
