Tokyo-to High: Year of the Dragon
Chapter 7 is here at last! And you know what that means right?! Me neither so don't worry. Well hopefully you all enjoyed Chapter 6! Hope it wasn't too smutty! I tried to water it down to keep it in the Rated R section of If it went too lemony, I'd probably have to post it at and I was trying to avoid that. .
And don't you think Mina is just gonna be thrilled that Akito got into a fight and has bruised ribs? And what's with all this Awkwardness from Hibiki? And why did Nova suddenly get scared of Hibiki and run off? All good questions and they all will be answered soon enough!
But more importantly, Will Akito ever finish his letter to Tsunami?! Guess you'll just have to read and find out!
Yadda yadda, Akito Yagami & Nova Yagami © me, Tsunami is © my lovely Tsu-chan, all other characters are © either Capcom, SNK, Sammy, or any other company I have borrowed existing characters
Chapter 7 – Warnings
A loud buzzing ran through his ears and Akito opened his eyes looking around disoriented. Akito yawned and sat up in bed stretching and reaching over to turn off his alarm clock. Pain suddenly set in as he withdrew the stretch and held his sides in pain. His sides still ached from the skirmish he had with Nova the previous night. He released his sides and managed to his feet. He was still wearing his tattered jeans and thanked whatever deity was present that, that would make it easier to get dressed with bruised ribs.
He opened the closet and looked through his clothing. Mina Majikina would certainly have a fit if she found out he had injured himself. He decided to try his best not to let the pain bother him so she would have no reason to scold him.
He pulled out a solid black shirt and took a deep breath and managed to place it on over himself cleverly concealing his wrappings around his waist. After it was out he let out his breath in a shudder of repressed pain.
"Brother... are you up?" He turned to the shito and spoke. "Yea I'm up; I'm decent so you can come in." The shito slide open and Hibiki Takane stepped in. "Hey sis how'd you sleep?" He said trying to make small talk so she wouldn't bring up his injury. "It was... good..." she looked around the room and instinctively moved to pick up her brother's back pack and zip it up. She knew he would have had a hard time with it by himself.
She handed it to her brother carefully so he wouldn't strain himself. "I got it, Thanks." He said smiling at her and flinging it over his shoulder biting his bottom lip to hold in a whimper of pain. "Iori is making breakfast, if you're hungry that is..." "Yea sure." Akito said as he turned to open the cage door for his pet delivery owl Ruffles. He knew Ruffles would want to fly about the room and stretch his little wings.
They walked out of his room and he slide the door closed behind him. The pair proceeded down the hall and past the vast living room over into the kitchen area. Akito pulled out a chair and dropped his books by it and took another deep breathe as he slowly sat down.
Laid before them was a small buffet of Bacon, sausage, French toast, eggs, and pancakes. Akito looked over at Iori who busy preparing pitchers of Orange juice and Milk. Akito couldn't help but smile. His cousin Iori usually spent his time alone in this big house and he could imagine it was very depressing. Iori seemed positively delighted to have company. In fact when Akito had first arrived Iori had seemed rather dismal and miserable, but since then had livened up quite the amount.
Akito turned to the food and pulled some bacon over to him along with some pancakes and a few eggs. He hadn't realized how hungry he actually was a few moments ago but he had guessed that it was due to the fact that he had spent eight hours unconscious and his body was yearning for sustenance to help sustain it.
Iori set down the pitchers of milk and juice and sat down himself watching the pair of them eat and smiled softly. "Brother is still hurt Iori..." Hibiki began. "I'm fine; trust me I've been through worse..." Iori released a grunt of disbelief and spoke. "Never the less if it hurts you should stay home... pushing yourself can be dangerous." "I'll be fine!" Akito started up and downed a glass of milk in a rather agitated manner. "Are you sure? I could be your nurse if you stay home." Akito's expression went blank for a moment.
The thought of Iori in a Nurse's outfit scared the hell out of him, and what scared him even more was the fact that he could imagine him holding a thermometer and saying "time for your temperature! Roll over and drop your pants!" in a rather cheery voice.
"I'll be fine!" Akito said again this time in an exasperated tone as he looked down shoveling food into his mouth now in an attempt to flush the images out of his mind.
Breakfast was over and Akito and Hibiki bide farewell to their cousin and began walking towards school. It was only a few blocks away and wasn't a few long walk. Hibiki looked up at the sky and spoke trying to rouse conversation. "What kind of treats does Ruffles like?" "Uh," Akito stopped he had never thought about this before he had just normally fed him bird seed and on occasion bits of whatever he was eating. "He likes nuts a lot... and dehydrated fruits..." Hibiki looked straight ahead and nodded. "I think I'll stop at the pet store after school and pick up something for him.
The soon rounded the corner and stopped for a moment. Before them was a murder of crows surrounding a small girl, no older then Hibiki's age. Her hair was a jet black and she wore a violet school girl's uniform although Akito was quite sure he hadn't seen her at school before.
She looked up at them and slowly rose to her feet. The crows instantly took flight as she did this; conveying a rather eerie sensation to both Akito and his sister. Hibiki instinctively went for her sword only to have Akito push her behind him. "Do not be alarmed..." The girl spoke in a soft ghostly voice that sent chills up and down Akito's spine. She slowly stepped towards the pair of them and smiled humbly. "I come here to offer a warning... or a prophecy if you prefer that idiom." "Who are you?" Akito managed despite the obvious unease in his voice. "Me...?" The girls said obviously taken in a bit by this. "Me... I am Miu, Miu Kurosaki."
"I have come to bare a warning Yagami, so that the Year of the Dragon will not come to pass." "The Year of the Dragon?" Hibiki began stepping out from behind her brother's protective structure. "The Year of the Dragon was years ago... you're a little late on your warnings then." Miu's eye's narrowed instantly and her voice took on a deeper more serious tone. "Foolish Girl!" She spat out rather restlessly. "I speak not of childish horoscopes and other such rubbish!" Hibiki took a step back obviously demoralized by being called childish.
Miu's attention turned back to Akito and she resumed her docile ghostly tone. "Heed my warning Yagami, for it is by your hand that the Seal of Orochi will be broken and the Year of the Dragon be ushered in. And it is by your hand that it must be prevented!" Akito listened attentively although he still maintained an undisturbed defensive position, partly expecting to be attacked. Miu smirked at this and spoke in a rather dignified tone. "Heed my prophecy Yagami, that which you fear will become your strongest weapon. Friends will betray and Foes will aid in your time of need. The Crimson one will steal the keys to the gate that has no lock. And the blood of your mother will be spilt to prevent the seal from being broken. All of these events have already been foreseen. It is written in stone, your fate is already decided for you, and there is little you can do to alter it."
The weight of Miu's words hit Akito rigidly. Miu smiled at this knowing that he had taken in what she had prophesied to him. Akito spoke up now eagerly wanting to yell at her for spewing forth blasphemy. "How do you know this?!" She tilted her head and spoke in a voice scarcely higher then a whisper. "Because I was there naïve Yagami. All this has come to pass, so it will again."
The sudden thunderous sound of crows taking flight pierced the awkward silence among them; the crows covered the sky in a dense cloak of darkness that even the sunlight could not penetrate. Akito and Hibiki looked around frantically quickly readying themselves in case of an attack. With in a matter of moments the birds had dispersed into the sky and when Akito turned his attention back to Miu only to find she was gone.
Akito could feel his heart racing inside his veins he so badly wanted to succumb to his fear but instead took a deep breath and sighed. "Hibiki... are you alright?" "Yea... just kinda scared..." Akito turned to look at his sister. He saw she was shaking. He placed his hand on her shoulder and pulled her close to him hugging her tightly. "Its ok sis... she's just some crazy nut." "Yea Crazy..." Hibiki said her voice quivering in fright.
"Akito!!!" A dreamily cheerful voice rang out from before them. Akito let go of his sister and saw Pupa running towards them very energetically. Akito blushed slightly upon seeing her; the dream he had had about her last night was still fresh in his mind. "Akito Akito Akito!!!" Pupa launched herself at him and glomped him giggling in a girlish voice. Akito winced in pain and hit the ground roughly as Pupa clang to him. "Hey get off my brother he's injured!!" Hibiki said in a rather angry voice just a few tones shy of yelling. "Uwaaa?! Akito your hurt?! Did I hurt you last night?! Was I too rough?!" Pupa snuggled Akito affectionately and nuzzled her cheek against his. "WH-What?!" Akito said in a tone of disbelief. "I spent all last night at my house! Hibiki was there with me." Hibiki nodded and spoke up rather rashly. "My brother was there all night. I know I spent the night there!"
Pupa let go of Akito and blinked looking at the pair of the tilting her head. "But... but last night... you came to my flat. You said you had something important to tell me. Then you confessed your feelings to me..." Pupa's eyes took on a dreamy glaze as her voice quivered in remembrance. "You told me not to be shy that you would go slowly..." Pupa's cheeks had now lightly blushed and both Akito and his sister we're blushing in embracement. "That was not my brother!!!" Hibiki interrupted a slight tone of jealousy in her voice. "I spent all night with him! He didn't leave anywhere he was severely injured! How could he have done... 'That' to you if he was injured?!?!"
Pupa blinked again then felt her eyes start to tear up. "But... but... you were there... I remember... you were so close to me... so warm..." Akito rose to his feet slowly and helped Pupa to her feet, she was wiping tears away and a look of embracement on her face. "Look Pupa... I'm flattered... but that wasn't me... I spent all last night in pain because of these." Akito lifted his shirt to show the wrappings around his ribs. Pupa stared at them and nodded quietly. "Besides... I'm not the type of guy who will sleep with someone I just met... I mean you're a very nice and cute girl, but we just met yesterday..." "And besides my brother spent the night with me!" Hibiki said rather matter-of-factly trying to insinuate that if something intimate happened at all it would be between her and her brother.
Akito pat Pupa on the shoulder and smiled at her. "It was probably just a dream... some times dreams can be so close to reality it's hard to tell the difference." Akito felt his cheeks redden at this. Pupa managed a smile but looked down sadly. "I guess your right..." she hugged Akito as tightly as she could without hurting him and blushed looking up at him. "Guess I have a crush on you then ne?" She smiled up at him in her usual perky way. "Uh... hehe yea..." Akito smiled back nervously and hugged her back.
"Come on! We better get to school the bell rings soon!" Hibiki said rather irritated. Pupa grabbed Akito's hand and dragged him off towards the entrance gate of the school. "Hey wait for me!" Hibiki ran after them hurriedly.
Once they had made it into the schoolyard many people were looking at Pupa and Akito walking hand in hand. Akito hurriedly withdrew his hand from hers so people wouldn't get the wrong idea. He reached into his pocket and took out his schedule. Today was an even day meaning he would go to different classes today.
"I have History..." Akito said looking at the still blushing Pupa and his sister. "I have Chemistry..." Hibiki said rather disappointedly. "Me too!" Pupa said enthusiastically "Well not really I have a free period but I'm a Tutor for Chemistry!"
"Uh right..." Akito said rather disgruntle, pocketing his schedule and turning back to his sister. "Ibuki has history with you though!" Pupa said trying to get his attention once more. "Alright that's good I won't be all alone in that class then..." Akito looked back at Pupa and smiled at her acknowledging. "Well I'm off take care you two..." He looked at Hibiki and smiled. She smiled back meekly but her gaze still upset him. It was apparent she was still shook up from what Miu had told them a few moments ago. He put his hand on her shoulder and smiles serenely. "It'll be ok sis..." "Y... yea..." She said gripping her sword case extra tight.
She turned and sprinted off. Pupa blinked at Akito and hugged him tightly and pecked his cheek happily. "I'm off! Hibiki Wait up!" Akito's ears flattened against his head as he rubbed the cheek Pupa had kissed. He had told Ibuki, Akira and Hibiki he had someone already but obviously they hadn't told Pupa, and if they had she was too delusional with her Dream to care one way or another.
Akito walked into the building from the main entrance and proceeded down the hallway, he didn't even know where History wasn't about to go asking random strangers where it was. "Yo Akito!" Akito turned his head and looked to see Ibuki sprinting towards him. Akito waved back slightly relieved that she was here and could show him where the class was. Once Ibuki had caught up with him Akito fell behind a tad letting her lead. She reached into her pocket and pulled out a note written on pink paper and had a sticker of a blue kitty on it to hold it shut. Akito looked at Ibuki in shock as she handed it to him. Did Ibuki also think he had slept with her too?
"Relax; it's from Akira not me." Akito's sudden rush of nervousness passed as he heard this and took it. "Ok thanks..." "She was waiting for you by the front door but had to leave because she saw Edge coming, so she asked if I would give it to you." Akito pocketed the note; he would read it later when he was alone.
"Oy Yagami!" An obnoxious voice rang from behind him as he and Ibuki turned to see no other then tall haired, fashion victim, everyone called Eiji Yamada, or Edge.
Akito grimaced slightly seeing him. He really didn't want to deal with right now. He had enough to worry about with out Edge trying to seem menacing. Akito turned around to face him a little too quickly and held his side in pain but offered little more then a twitching eyebrow as a sign of it.
Akito took a few steps towards him. He had to admit relieving a lot of stress on Nova last night had put him in a relaxed state of mind, with the exception of his aching ribs. "What do you want Yamada?" Akito snarled at him rather restlessly. "Just to extend a formal Challenge. Since it seems we keep getting interrupted before we have a chance to get started." "Name the place, name the time!" Akito spat back at him obviously disregarding the aching feeling in his ribs. "Saturday. Seven pm. The mall parking lots!" "I'll be there and don't chicken out Yamada!"
They glared at each other for a moment, then Akito suddenly gagged feeling a tight pressure around his neck. He instantly went to hold his neck finding a chain locked securely around it. "Mu-Muchiko?!" He asked exasperatedly. He could hear Edge's laughter in the background and Ibuki yelling at his assaulter. "Muchiko? No she doesn't start patrolling the halls till after Lunch, The name is Zaki!"
Akito gagged once more and closed his eyes. His ribs ached. His breath was becoming shorter. And he could feel himself about to pass out. "Zaki...?" The words barely left his lips before he was still with lack of breathe.