Chapter 3: The Self War
Kentou had a hard time believing that Jen had no clue that was him out there fighting. He wanted to show her who he was and he wanted to show the whole school he's not the wimp and the pushover everyone thinks he is. He just knew that sometimes you have to let go of your pride to save your life.
The secret nearly slipped out many times. The next day at school he was taking a test in his Algebra class when he focused on one question way too hard. He felt his eyes pop and become heavier. He saw a girl in front of him using a mirror so he glanced over the back of her head into it and saw his eyes were red. He hit his head on the desk and it made a loud noise that caught the whole class's attention.
"William, are you okay?"
"Yeah, I was just having a sugar rush, sorry."
He once again looked in the mirror and made sure his eyes were hazel which they were. He breathed a sigh of relief as he had just dodged another bullet.
He went to lunch after he pretty much bombed that test and the biggest surprise came when Jen sat down across from him.
"Hey William!"
"Why aren't you sitting at your other table?"
"Because, I want to sit by you. I heard about what happened yesterday."
"Oh yeah, Kentou got his butt kicked didn't he?"
"What?"
"I'm guessing that's not what you meant."
"I'm talking about after school how you beat those bullies down."
"I don't want to talk about it."
"Why not? It's great! You finally stood up for yourself and proved people wrong."
"Yeah, but it's not going to change anything."
"What do you mean?"
"I'm still going to be the school outcast."
"William, look at me, you're not an outcast, you just haven't ever fought back. Now that you have though people are going to think differently of you."
"Yeah, whatever."
"Oh also, yesterday at the park. Man you were in the woods too long. You totally missed it. This weird looking alien guy came and nearly killed us but after we screamed this guy came flying out of the woods and landed behind him. Then the guy fought that alien thing talking about avenging his father and stuff like that then they had this awesome fight even though that guy lost."
"Oh that was Kentou."
"Yeah I couldn't remember his name. He's cute though. I looked over him and he had these awesome looking red eyes."
"I know Kentou. Pretty well too. Yeah he told me about losing that fight and he also told me about you looking over him."
"You two should fight together, especially after what happened yesterday."
"No I don't think that kind of lifestyle is for me."
Kentou finished his drink and threw it into the trash can. He looked at the table and just stared.
"Is something wrong because you've been acting very weird lately? You've really been acting weird around me."
"It's just, it's just, no I can't say it."
"Yes you can come on say it."
"I can't"
"It's not that hard to say it. You like me don't you?"
"Well honestly yes, but..."
"But what?"
"The but is the part I can't tell you."
"Listen if it's something personal don't worry about it. I'll still like you."
"It's not that it's just, it's just..."
Kentou threw his head in his hand but Jen reached over and lifted his head back up. Kentou nearly froze.
"Listen William, I like you as more than a friend and no matter what this thing is I'll still like you and probably no less either. I might even like you more."
"It's not that it's just."
"Come on spit it out."
"I can't."
"You can't what?"
"I can't go out with you."
"Why not? Well your parents not let you or do you just not think your up for it."
"I just don't have time."
"Well we can work around that."
"Maybe you can, but I can't"
"Why not baby?"
Kentou felt his whole body go weak after she said that.
"I maybe can tell you later but right now I just can't."
Kentou got up from the table and walked off. He had to shake her out of his mind, but he couldn't. How he wanted her so bad and how great his feelings for her were. That was probably the hardest thing he ever had to do and he had just done it.
Jen's voice saying the word baby ringed over and over in his head. That hit a spot that nothing else could and how he wished he wasn't Kentou Kuroryu. How he wished he didn't have to fight for Earth and hide the fact. He wanted to live a normal life, but he couldn't. The normal life is part of his sacrifice to being a warrior. He knew every warrior wants it. His dad wanted it, but it's something you just can't have.
His dad was lucky enough to find a girl that would be willing to stick through everything with him. His wife, Jill, was also a warrior though. He was fortunate enough to get her, but Kentou knew Jen wouldn't like to fight and he knew the minute she found out that he was Kentou that she would hate him for hiding this from her for so long.
Kentou was relieved the next period when the teacher was too lazy to give an assignment so she gave the class a free day. Kentou laid his head on the desk and thought about Jen and how beautiful she was to him. He wanted her so bad but he knew that his way of life had to come before any girl.
The only thing he could hope for was for her to stick around when he didn't have to train as much and maybe then he could have time for her. Right now though he was an amateur warrior and he needs to build his status up.
Then another thought popped into his head about what Mathis said to him. There's no way he could be Earth's final hero. It couldn't be him. Not a warrior that can't even beat A Gundegian whose at the spy level. There's no way. He couldn't believe it and he wouldn't believe it. He wouldn't let himself bear that much pressure. Carrying the whole world on his back was the last thing he wanted to do.
For the first time, the bullies didn't bother him after school. In fact, they looked at him and ran off. When they made eye contact, Kentou gave them an evil glare that ran them off. He walked home and into the woods as usual but this time he didn't fly home. He just kept walking through the woods. He needed to figure himself out and he needed to do it at that moment. He came from a family of great warriors. His dad was Earth's greatest warrior and his wife was even a warrior. Then they had brothers and sisters that died in the war and not to mention Kentou had brothers and sisters who died in the war. He was the last one left from that family. If only he had somebody to fight alongside him, he could split the pressure. That was going to be his mission, to build an army to fight the Gundegians. Once he could do that then he might actually be able to win the war.
He knew from his dad's lectures to him that his name had a very significant meaning. Could his name mean brave warrior? He could only guess for right now.
He walked all the way home and went inside but this time, Mathis wasn't there. He was actually gone and now Kentou was just realizing it so he went upstairs and fell asleep on his bed. He didn't even know if there was a point in training. He just wanted to sort things out in his mind. He dove onto the bed on his back and felt something hit his stomach. It was the sword of Redfearn. He looked at it and looked in the mirror. Was he a just a guardian, or was he more?
Kentou had a hard time believing that Jen had no clue that was him out there fighting. He wanted to show her who he was and he wanted to show the whole school he's not the wimp and the pushover everyone thinks he is. He just knew that sometimes you have to let go of your pride to save your life.
The secret nearly slipped out many times. The next day at school he was taking a test in his Algebra class when he focused on one question way too hard. He felt his eyes pop and become heavier. He saw a girl in front of him using a mirror so he glanced over the back of her head into it and saw his eyes were red. He hit his head on the desk and it made a loud noise that caught the whole class's attention.
"William, are you okay?"
"Yeah, I was just having a sugar rush, sorry."
He once again looked in the mirror and made sure his eyes were hazel which they were. He breathed a sigh of relief as he had just dodged another bullet.
He went to lunch after he pretty much bombed that test and the biggest surprise came when Jen sat down across from him.
"Hey William!"
"Why aren't you sitting at your other table?"
"Because, I want to sit by you. I heard about what happened yesterday."
"Oh yeah, Kentou got his butt kicked didn't he?"
"What?"
"I'm guessing that's not what you meant."
"I'm talking about after school how you beat those bullies down."
"I don't want to talk about it."
"Why not? It's great! You finally stood up for yourself and proved people wrong."
"Yeah, but it's not going to change anything."
"What do you mean?"
"I'm still going to be the school outcast."
"William, look at me, you're not an outcast, you just haven't ever fought back. Now that you have though people are going to think differently of you."
"Yeah, whatever."
"Oh also, yesterday at the park. Man you were in the woods too long. You totally missed it. This weird looking alien guy came and nearly killed us but after we screamed this guy came flying out of the woods and landed behind him. Then the guy fought that alien thing talking about avenging his father and stuff like that then they had this awesome fight even though that guy lost."
"Oh that was Kentou."
"Yeah I couldn't remember his name. He's cute though. I looked over him and he had these awesome looking red eyes."
"I know Kentou. Pretty well too. Yeah he told me about losing that fight and he also told me about you looking over him."
"You two should fight together, especially after what happened yesterday."
"No I don't think that kind of lifestyle is for me."
Kentou finished his drink and threw it into the trash can. He looked at the table and just stared.
"Is something wrong because you've been acting very weird lately? You've really been acting weird around me."
"It's just, it's just, no I can't say it."
"Yes you can come on say it."
"I can't"
"It's not that hard to say it. You like me don't you?"
"Well honestly yes, but..."
"But what?"
"The but is the part I can't tell you."
"Listen if it's something personal don't worry about it. I'll still like you."
"It's not that it's just, it's just..."
Kentou threw his head in his hand but Jen reached over and lifted his head back up. Kentou nearly froze.
"Listen William, I like you as more than a friend and no matter what this thing is I'll still like you and probably no less either. I might even like you more."
"It's not that it's just."
"Come on spit it out."
"I can't."
"You can't what?"
"I can't go out with you."
"Why not? Well your parents not let you or do you just not think your up for it."
"I just don't have time."
"Well we can work around that."
"Maybe you can, but I can't"
"Why not baby?"
Kentou felt his whole body go weak after she said that.
"I maybe can tell you later but right now I just can't."
Kentou got up from the table and walked off. He had to shake her out of his mind, but he couldn't. How he wanted her so bad and how great his feelings for her were. That was probably the hardest thing he ever had to do and he had just done it.
Jen's voice saying the word baby ringed over and over in his head. That hit a spot that nothing else could and how he wished he wasn't Kentou Kuroryu. How he wished he didn't have to fight for Earth and hide the fact. He wanted to live a normal life, but he couldn't. The normal life is part of his sacrifice to being a warrior. He knew every warrior wants it. His dad wanted it, but it's something you just can't have.
His dad was lucky enough to find a girl that would be willing to stick through everything with him. His wife, Jill, was also a warrior though. He was fortunate enough to get her, but Kentou knew Jen wouldn't like to fight and he knew the minute she found out that he was Kentou that she would hate him for hiding this from her for so long.
Kentou was relieved the next period when the teacher was too lazy to give an assignment so she gave the class a free day. Kentou laid his head on the desk and thought about Jen and how beautiful she was to him. He wanted her so bad but he knew that his way of life had to come before any girl.
The only thing he could hope for was for her to stick around when he didn't have to train as much and maybe then he could have time for her. Right now though he was an amateur warrior and he needs to build his status up.
Then another thought popped into his head about what Mathis said to him. There's no way he could be Earth's final hero. It couldn't be him. Not a warrior that can't even beat A Gundegian whose at the spy level. There's no way. He couldn't believe it and he wouldn't believe it. He wouldn't let himself bear that much pressure. Carrying the whole world on his back was the last thing he wanted to do.
For the first time, the bullies didn't bother him after school. In fact, they looked at him and ran off. When they made eye contact, Kentou gave them an evil glare that ran them off. He walked home and into the woods as usual but this time he didn't fly home. He just kept walking through the woods. He needed to figure himself out and he needed to do it at that moment. He came from a family of great warriors. His dad was Earth's greatest warrior and his wife was even a warrior. Then they had brothers and sisters that died in the war and not to mention Kentou had brothers and sisters who died in the war. He was the last one left from that family. If only he had somebody to fight alongside him, he could split the pressure. That was going to be his mission, to build an army to fight the Gundegians. Once he could do that then he might actually be able to win the war.
He knew from his dad's lectures to him that his name had a very significant meaning. Could his name mean brave warrior? He could only guess for right now.
He walked all the way home and went inside but this time, Mathis wasn't there. He was actually gone and now Kentou was just realizing it so he went upstairs and fell asleep on his bed. He didn't even know if there was a point in training. He just wanted to sort things out in his mind. He dove onto the bed on his back and felt something hit his stomach. It was the sword of Redfearn. He looked at it and looked in the mirror. Was he a just a guardian, or was he more?