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Gerao-A: No, I can't tell you all of them. Pairings revealed so far: King/Rock, Mai/Andy, Terry/Mary, Aoi/Akira, Yuri/Robert. Canon pairings, really. The rest, you'll have to guess. No, sorry, no yaoi. More about Virtua Fighter will be revealed. You could play the game, though…
Scourge: Yes, I am that author. That fic sort of flopped. Glad to know I have a reputation, of some sort. Shhhh! Not all KoFers have powers! Just a few! xP And yes, very interesting. I rock. And, no. Japan, Italy, America, Korea and France have all been named. I did name four teams last chapter. They are: Garnet Howard, Toshiya Kusanagi, and Iris-France; Jeff and Sakura Bogard, and Joe Higashi, jr- America; Setsuna Kunisaki, Hirosuma Fujiwara Hiro and Kyosuke Takamoto Kyo – Japan; Mikey Garcia, Kaoru Sakazaki, Elijah Howard- Korea; and, Leo Garcia, Li Yi-Che and Shingyoji Todoh- Italy.
Chapter Time.
Chapter Two.
"Oh! Kasumi, I need you to help me pack!" Setsuna said quickly, prying herself from Hiro's side, and starting towards her room. Kasumi gave Sho and Kyo a shrug, and followed her.
"Sets…" Both Setsuna and Kasumi looked up as the former zipped her black duffel bag closed. Their teacher was standing in the doorway, clutching a package, wrapped in brown paper. "This is for you… I was waiting until you turned sixteen, but… you should have it now…"
Setsuna took the gift, sliding one finger underneath the tape to open it. "But… I'd be proud to wear your old hakama…" She said, looking down at the pants and kimono top.
"No, you should have your own." Aoi replied, as Setsuna smiled.
"You can borrow my bag." Kasumi offered, seeing that her best friend was going to be packing more than planned.
"No… She can't…"
"Why?" The brunette asked, looking up again.
"Because she's going to need it." Aoi said simply, tapping her fan into the palm of her hand. "She's going, and so are Sho, Akira, and I."
"You mean… you're going to watch me fight?" Setsuna asked, almost hopefully.
"Yes." Tossing the hakama back on her bed, Setsuna ran to her 'aunt', as she called the older woman, and threw her arms around her waist. "Consider it a … final, of sorts." She explained, pushing the girl's short wavy locks back. Kasumi and Setsuna had never been apart since Setsuna had arrived, and there was no reason to split them up now.
"I'll make you and Uncle Akira proud." She naively promised.
"I'm sure you will…"
Back in the living room, Sho, Kyo and Hiro were still looking at the program for the Tournament.
"Yes…" Hiro was gritting his teeth, as he replied to Kyo. "Team China consists of Mei Chan, Ryu-Maru, and Ashley Bryant." The full page spread showed a chinese girl in silks, a boy in a traditional nina-esque outfit, and a blond young woman in blue jeans and a demin jacket.
"Huh… They must be related to Pai, Kage, and Sarah." Akira interjected thoughtfully, as the girls slipped back into the room.
"Who?" Aoi asked, holding Setsuna's program.
"Team China."
"Those names aren't Chinese." Sho pointed out, giving Kasumi a sly smile… Which she didn't notice.
"No. 'Only one person has to have the nationality of the country they represent'." Aoi quoted, skimming a page or two.
"Team Britain. Vice, Mature, and Shinya Yagami." Kyo read.
Almost immediately, and much to Hiro and Sho's annoyance, both Setsuna and Kasumi ran to Kyos side to peek at Team Britain.
"OH MY GOD! IT'S HIM!" They screamed, in perfect unison, holding each others hands.
"Who?" The males, and Aoi, chorused, even though there was only one 'him' on the page, standing in front of the two older women.
"SHINYA YAGAMI!" They cried, as if the answer were perfectly obvious.
"And that is…?"
Setsuna ran to the stereo in her room, and blasted some sort of J-Rock. To her, a stereo was so old-school.
"This is 'Angel', by Shinya Yagami." She announced proudly.
"Oh."
"We get to meet Shinya Yagami!" Kasumi yelled, sitting down beside Sho. Thankfully, all the other students had been sent home, because Setsuna and Kasumi would've been killed for those tickets to America. Yes, Shinya Yagami was that popular.
"And… moving on…" Hiro interjected, turning the page. "Team France. Iris, Toshiya Kusanagi, and Garnet Howard." A redhead, brunette and blond all wearing street clothes represented the city of lights.
"Korea. Elijah Howard, Mikey Garcia, and Kaoru Sakazaki." Two blonds, one in a suit, and one in a ripped orange gi, and a sharply dressed Italian looking boy.
"Hey! That Gem girl must be related to him!" Kasumi planted a finger on the suited blond.
"And that Aries must be related to him." Setsuna pointed to the newer Italian.
"Mikey, Kaoru and Leo are all related. Mikey and Leo are brothers, and Kaoru is their cousin." Aoi summed up from her reading.
"Garnet and Elijah are twins." Kyo answered.
"But… not one of them is Korean." Sho said plainly.
"No, they're being sponsored by a family named 'Kim', so they must be okay." Setsuna guessed, reading over Hiro's shoulder now.
"TEAM JAPAN! That's us!" Setsuna gazed down at their pictures. It was the only picture she and Hiro and Kyo had ever posed for. She was in the middle, in a blue and pink hakama, and Kyo and Hiro were on either side of her, each with an arm around her waist. She'd been pissed off at Hiro that day, so her arms were loosely wrapped around Kyo, as she smiled at the camera. Afterwards, he'd tried to kiss her, and she gave him a black eye. That… was only two days ago….
"It also lists their styles…" Sho was now holding Hiro's copy, as Hiro was holding Setsuna. "Three of them do Muay Thai, three are Kyokugenryu… You're the only one that does Aiki Jujitsu, Setsuna. Although that Todoh kid does something similar…"
"Oh, cool?"
Authors Note: Yes, this chapter was slightly longer. I have never update this quickly. Feel lucky. I am so scatterbrained, I must have 40 unupdated fics on here. But, I really wanted to get this one up I'm almost done the sequel, to this fic right here, too. I just have to get typing. before I did some oneshots of Goh/Aoi and Akira/Aoi. Shush. Aoi kicks ass.
Next chapter: The King of Fighters begins!