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Wow! It seems a lot of people are talking about little old Ayumi, now. She's becoming popular!

BigFics2 – That would be real pairing goodness.

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de bombz – Yeah, I noticed. She's really good at it, too.

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VoidHawk – I really liked your idea, so I was sure to put it into my story. Come to think of it, I may bring Tsuruko into the story, but I don't know where, yet. For now, I'm just improvising for the story in general.

Havenoname – Well, I'm still thinking of ways to use Keitaro's immortality.

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GYRAX Presents…

Awe of She

Chapter 7: Dr. Ayumi Ikeda

KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK!

Keitaro hears the knocking on the door from upstairs. He goes to see who it is. When he goes to the lobby, he sees the figure standing at the other end of the door. Because of the sun shining, he could only see the silhouette. He goes to open the door. When he opens it, he is able to see the figure with more clarity; it's a woman.

She's wearing almond high heels on her feet, and her legs are covered by brown pantyhose. An almond jacket gently embraces her exceptionally curvaceous figure with a white t-shirt underneath it and a tight skirt of the same color as her jacket, which is two-thirds of the way down to her knees. Even with her jacket on, her breast size is still easy to figure out.

Her hair is nicely tied up in a braided ponytail, in eight large braids to be exact, and it extends to her back. Her bangs part at the center and hang over her forehead like rings, with two thick strands of hair over her ears, each with their own strand of hair curving slightly towards her face. She has two small and crooked antennae sprouting from her bangs. She's wearing slim-frame glasses over her eyes, which look like they're closed, like Kitsune's; she has a beauty mark right below her left one. Gold earrings dangle out of her ears.

Keitaro couldn't help but take notice to her beauty, and his face blushes, but he tries to maintain his composure. "Umm, may I help you?"

The woman looks straight at him with a smile on her face. "Sure thing, small, pale, and adorable." The woman says in a chipper tone, like a schoolgirl.

"Yeah…" Keitaro replies, a bit freaked out at first. "What is it that you need? Directions?"

"I wish to see Shinobu Maehara." She says. "She lives here, right?"

"Yeah I'll get her." Keitaro complies. Then he heads towards the staircase in the lobby. He shouts out towards the upstairs. "Shinobu! There's someone here to see you!"

"Coming, Sempai!" Shinobu's voice yells out from the second floor. Shinobu then heads down to the lobby and goes towards the door, but she stops more than halfway when she sees the woman standing at the door. "Dr. Ikeda!"

"Hi, Shinobu!" Ayumi calls out. She turns to Keitaro. "May I come in?"

"Sure." Keitaro answers. With that, Ayumi quickly enters the house.

"What are you doing here?' Shinobu inquires.

"I just want to check up on you." She answers. "So how are things going?"

"Fine now." Shinobu replies. "I have you to thank for the advice. My mind's more at peace now."

"That's great." Ayumi said. "Can we go outside for a few minutes?"

"Sure." Shinobu complies. They both head out of the door and to the front of the building. Ayumi motions Shinobu to stand still as she walks a few feet away from her. Her glasses reflect the sunlight, giving off a Gendo Ikari-like glare to them as she looks at Shinobu.

"Mind if I test you?" Ayumi requests.

"Meaning…" Shinobu answers.

Afterwards, Ayumi dashes towards her at an alarming speed. Shinobu's too startled to react before Ayumi gives her a swift snap kick to her face, sending her on a collision course with a tree.

"Shinobu!" Keitaro cries out.

"Don't." Ayumi says. "She's fine." Her smile doesn't leave her face. "In fact, I didn't even scratch her."

"What?" Keitaro replies.

Shinobu recovers quickly and brushed the dirt off of her, as if nothing had ever happened to her. She then gives Ayumi a glare. "Dr. Ikeda! What the hell was that for?"

"Fu fu fu fu fu." Ayumi laughs. "I just wanted to see how much you've grown since your trip to Fujisawa. You made some progress. Now it's your turn to attack."

"You want me to…" Shinobu trails off. She thinks for a moment. How did I defeat Motoko? Think, Shinobu. Think! She attempts to recall the duel. After a few seconds, her attempt is successful.

"ESSENCE OF THE SHINMEI SCHOOL CONCEALED EVIL CUTTING FIST, SECOND FORM!" She sends a massive ki attack, which shoots towards Shinobu at breakneck speeds.

Shinobu quickly reacts. "BARRIER!" She creates a hemispherical shield that easily deflects the attack. Keitaro and the others gasp as they watch in shock and awe, but Motoko doesn't bother to speak, but she too is still amazed as to what Shinobu was able to do. Out of the blue, Shinobu vanishes out of thin air.

Motoko thinks her mind is playing tricks on her. "Where on Earth did she go?" Her answer comes to her quickly. She feels a presence behind her, but by the time she turns around, Shinobu already has her right palm open, and in front of abdomen. Motoko sees her eyes, and notices that there's no glare or shine in them. Just then, Shinobu cries out at the top of her lungs…

"ΦΑΝΤΑΣΤΙΚΗ ΠΥΓΜΗ ΑΕΡΑ!" A burst of wind comes out of nowhere and hits her stomach, launching her clear across the front yard, and on a collision course with a tree. Motoko gets up and holds her abdomen.

What did I say back then? Shinobu thinks. Ayumi was waiting for her to make a move. After a few more seconds, Shinobu showed signs that she's ready to go. Out of the blue, Shinobu vanishes out of thin air.

"Fu fu fu fu fu!" Ayumi laughed. She feels a presence behind her, but by the time she turns around, Shinobu already has her right palm open, and in front of abdomen. Just then, Shinobu cries out at the top of her lungs…

"ΦΑΝΤΑΣΤΙΚΗ ΠΥΓΜΗ ΑΕΡΑ!" Ayumi swiftly performs an aerial cartwheel to avoid the pocket of air that shot out of Shinobu's hand.

"How did…" Before Shinobu finishes, Ayumi quickly runs towards her, then bears to her left. Then she runs towards Shinobu again, forcing hr to adapt, but the girl isn't quick enough.

"ΛΑΚΤΙΣΜΑ ΑΓΑΛΜΑΤΩΝ!" Ayumi gives Shinobu a flying kick to her face, sending her a good distance until she hits the ground hard.

Shinobu recovers, with blood coming out of her nose. How did she do that? Shinobu thinks. I put up a barrier, but she got through it so easily!

"Fu fu fu fu fu!" Ayumi muses. "Nice wind barrier, Shinobu, but I turned my legs to stone so I could break through it."

She petrified her own legs? Shinobu thinks, wide-eyed. "How did you dodge my attack? I swore that strategy was foolproof!"

"Unless someone saw you use it before." Ayumi replies. "I saw what you did two days ago. You used a wind gate to transport yourself to a location behind the samurai, and then you used an Imaginary Wind Fist and struck her into submission. I watched the whole thing. Fu fu fu fu fu!"

"YOU WERE SPYING ON US!" Shinobu screamed. Her fury quickly turned on Ayumi, as the bluenette punched her right square in the face.

Ayumi quickly springs back, her smile never leaving her face. "I don't handle surprise attacks well. Let's try this again!" The older woman closes the distance between her and Shinobu in near-light speed. She trips her with a well-placed sweep kick, and follows it up with an axe kick, launching her into mid-air. She turns around and jumps upward, and quickly performs a back layout flip and gives her another kick to the abdomen, having her speed towards the ground. Shinobu quickly comes back to, landing on her feet and jumping out of the way, forcing Ayumi to waste her last kick on the cement. The older woman however, is still smiling.

"Fu fu fu fu fu!" Ayumi laughs again, with her right hand covering her mouth. "I'm surprised I can fight this well with my high heels on."

"What the hell is going on?" Naru demands. She turns to see Ayumi. "And who is that?"

"I'm her psychologist." Ayumi answers, still in her chipper tone.

"I thought you were a psychiatrist." Shinobu interjects.

"There's a difference?" Ayumi replies. Shinobu sweat drops as a response.

"What's all the ruckus?" Kitsune enters the scene, accompanied by Motoko.

"This woman claims to be Shinobu's psychiatrist." Naru answers.

"Everyone stand back!" Shinobu shouts. "This is already getting ugly; I don't want to involve anyone in this. It's just between me and Dr. Ikeda!"

"Really," Ayumi adds. "Listen to the girl; I'm trying to fight her, here."

"…" Naru, Motoko, and Kitsune just stand there, puzzled.

"Let's continue, shall we?" Ayumi muses. "It's your turn to make a move."

"If you insist." Shinobu replies. All right. I'll try to strike her with a bolt of lightning, like I did to Naru-sempai. Suddenly, storm clouds form above Ayumi. She looks up, but she still keeps her smile.

Lightning, huh? Ayumi ponders to herself. Too predictable, Shinobu. "ΑΣΠΙΔΑ ΤΗΣ ΓΗΣ ΜΗΤΕΡΩΝ!" All of a sudden, a rock dome forms around Ayumi, protecting her just before the bolt of lightning comes down. Even after the bolt hits her rock dome, it remains unscratched. From inside the dome, you could hear Ayumi's voice shout out, "ΕΞΟΠΛΙΣΜΟΣ ΤΗΣ ΓΗΣ ΜΗΤΕΡΩΝ!" Just then, the dome breaks into chunks. Those chunks suddenly soar straight towards Shinobu.

"FREEZE!" Shinobu shouts. The large rocks freeze over, and Shinobu uses all her might to break through them, shattering them into small pieces. She charges straight towards Ayumi and throws a punch, but Ayumi puts her left knee high in the air and blocks it with ease. Shinobu's eyes grow wide. "Wha…"

"Professional tip, Shinobu," Ayumi says. "Don't attack a skilled fighter head on. It's way too easy for your opponent to counter. Instead, try the attack from a different angle"

Shinobu tries to get that into her head, but she's sidetracked by her own thoughts. Ayumi takes notice quickly.

"Another tip." Ayumi adds. "Don't get distracted." She immediately performs a roundhouse kick, her foot striking Shinobu dead in her right cheek. Shinobu practically falls to the ground, but quickly springs back and jumps a few feet away from her.

"Fu fu fu fu fu!" Ayumi laughs again. "I forgot I was wearing a skirt today. I'll try not to perform any high kicks again, though I prefer to fight with my feet. Legs are supposed to be stronger than arms, because they're supposed to be what supports your weight."

Damn! She's able to anticipate my every move! And why would she be helping me? Shinobu thinks. Is she testing me? Damn! I can't seem to land a hit on her, anymore! She's too good! Her muscles are really tensing up. Motoko notices this in a hurry.

She may not even be close to being a doctor of any kind, but she's one awesome fighter. She even has Shinobu on the ropes. Shinobu herself is too tense, so she's at a disadvantage. I'll need to help out. "Shinobu! Calm down!" Motoko commands.

"Motoko?" Shinobu says.

"First of all, stay cool." Motoko replies. "Then, focus all of your senses on your opponent. As it is right now, you're basically too tense to fight; you could barely see straight. Comparing you to that doctor woman on a mental level is practically unfair; while you're growing frustrated, she hasn't wiped that smile off of her face."

"You may have a point, there, Motoko." Shinobu replies. "I'm not sure if I could beat her, even if my mind was at ease."

"And that's why you can't do it." Motoko responded. "Another important aspect of fighting is confidence. You have to say to yourself that you can beat her, no matter how hard it seems like. Understand?"

"Take her advice." Ayumi interrupts. "You may have beaten her days ago, but you still have a few things you could pick up from her."

Shinobu stands silent, accepting Motoko's words and putting them deep in her mind. Stay focused, Shinobu. Calm down and think. How can I stop her? What haven't I tried yet? Perhaps…

"I'm waiting." Ayumi muses.

"Hold on." Shinobu replies. She closes her eyes and takes a few deep breaths, and for a moment, her mind is back in serenity. She opens her eyes and looks straight at Ayumi, with a more composed look on her face. "Let's start this again, Dr. Ikeda." Just as she says that, she levitates. After a few seconds of hovering in the air, she dashes towards Ayumi at shocking speed. Just when the older woman is about to counterattack, Shinobu suddenly bears to her left. She flies back towards her, forcing her to adapt. Ayumi attempts another roundhouse kick, but Shinobu ducks and follows it up with an uppercut. Unfortunately, Shinobu's punch doesn't connect, but instead, Ayumi dodges it and quickly jumps away, performing a triple back flip in the process.

The older woman comes back and goes to attack Shinobu from the side. She comes from her right, and when Shinobu turns around, she knees her right in the gut, and then she follows it up with a hook kick to her head, sending her a good distance away. Shinobu immediately comes back to and bears to her right. Then she stops on her tracks and, from out of the blue, she vanishes. She reappears on the other side, preparing another punch. Ayumi tries to counter with a back kick, but Shinobu swiftly evades it and socks her dead in the face, forcing her into mid air. Shinobu takes the time to run underneath her and point her open palm towards her. She cries out…

"ΦΑΝΤΑΣΤΙΚΗ ΠΥΓΜΗ ΑΕΡΑ!" A pocket of air blows Ayumi to the sky.

"Fu fu fu fu fu!" Ayumi laughs, while in mid-air. A thundercloud appears over her, and a bolt of lightning, courtesy of Shinobu, strikes her.

The rest of the Hinata tenants only watch in shock as they take witness to Shinobu's sudden comeback. Motoko sighs, seemingly in relief. Ayumi falls flat on her face, with singe marks all over her. She springs back on her feet, and it's when she stands up that her sudden wear and tear shows; her jacket and skirt have dirt singe marks on them, her hair is a bit messy and her face is slightly burned, all from the lightning strike. Also, her pantyhose have a couple of holes and her high heels have a scratch of two.

Ayumi claps her hands with that smile still on her face, as if she's congratulating her, and she is. "Well done, Shin-chan! How were you able to master your abilities that quickly?"

Shinobu takes a minute to think that over. I don't know how. It's not like I learn them. They just come to me. It's as if I was supposed to remember them, but I didn't.

"That's all right." Ayumi adds. "You did good, but you still need some more time."

"Dammit, Ayu-kun! What did I say about picking fights?" A voice calls out. All of the Hinata tenants look around, but they can't see where the voice is coming from. It speaks again. "Add to it I've been looking all over for you!"

"I'm sorry. It's just…" Ayumi trails off, pinching her own cheek. She looks down to see a green lizard standing in front of her. By the looks of it, the lizard appears to be a bearded dragon. The lizard also seems to have a monocle over his right eye. It speaks.

"I told you something would happen if you pick too many fights." The lizard says. "Look at you. Your suit is burned and your pantyhose have holes in it, not to mention the scratches on your shoes. You know how much money I had to fork over to buy you that outfit?"

At this point, the Hinata crew, including Shinobu, watches on with their eyes the size of vinyl records.

"I won't do it again, Beardie." Ayumi apologizes. The lizard jumps on her and nestles itself on her shoulders.

Ayumi notices the shocked looks on the Hinata housers' faces. "Oh, sorry. I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Ayumi Ikeda." She motions to the lizard on her shoulders. "And he's my companion, Beardie."

"The lizard talks." Naru says.

"The politically correct term would be bearded dragon." Ayumi replies.

"But they're from Australia." Keitaro says. "So why's he speaking in an Old English accent? (And what's with the monocle?)"

"Forget that." Ayumi responds. "Right now, Shinobu and I need to talk."

"Just don't turn on me, okay?" Shinobu requests.

"I won't." Ayumi replies. "Beardie won't let me." She then pinches her own cheek. Then, she and Shinobu enter the house, the rest of them follow.

"Naru…" Kitsune trails off.

"Don't ask." Naru cuts her off.

(O)

"You're a magi." Ayumi declares sitting on the couch in the lobby.

"A what?" Shinobu asks, sitting across from her on another couch.

"You're a magi." Ayumi repeats. "It's basically another term for a sorcerer or a wizard."

"The Shinmei School has had some close associations with magi before, but mostly Eastern ones." Motoko explains.

"Yep." Ayumi agrees. "I used to work with them, but on to the topic. Shinobu? Do you remember what happened fifteen years ago?"

"No." Shinobu answers. "I wasn't even born then."

"I see." Ayumi's smile begins to fade, she opens her eyes, and her face gives off a more serious, concerned look. "You're memories have definitely been screwed around with. All right. This is a long story so bear with me. You were born nineteen years ago; your mother was a Magi from Greece, and your father was a normal Japanese man. One day, fifteen years ago, you went to this exact house to meet a young boy by the name of Keitaro Urashima."

"Wait, wait!" Naru demands. "I'm lost. There's no way in hell Shinobu could be that old! I mean, she was thirteen a few weeks ago, and then boom; she looks like this! How do I know you're not going to tell a bunch of bullcrap?"

"Naru's got a point." Kitsune agrees.

"She's not making this up." Shinobu says. "I'm reading her mind, and it seems she's reaching deep in her memory banks."

"Shinobu…" Naru trails off.

"As I was saying," Ayumi continues. "When you met Keitaro, the two of you became fast friends. You were attracted to his aura; it was love at first sight." She smiles and closes her eyes again. "It was so adorable. I couldn't help myself. I was only seventeen back then."

"You were there?" Keitaro asks.

"Yep." Ayumi answers. She then goes back to her serious face. "Anyways, the two of you made the promise to each other. A byproduct of such was a light spell that you cast upon him even without even realizing it, to protect him for the while that you were apart for you knew you would go part ways soon. Well, the spell was not exact, and while giving him special healing powers, did make him being surrounded by a "clumsy field" which ended up making him a little messy around girls."

The Hinata residents could only listen in disbelief as Ayumi tells what seems to be quite an outlandish story, even by their standards.

Ayumi continues. "Well, the two of you parted ways, promising to see each other again. The problem is what happened last year. That was when another magi who went by the name of Acheron Kuznetsova attacked you and your mother. You were a strong Magi, and you managed to protect your mother form him, but he put a spell on you that caused you to age back six years, and confused your memories."

"Is this true?" Kitsune asks.

"It is; I was there." Ayumi replies. "Shinobu.Your mother tried to heal you, but to no avail...But she was able to determine that once you reached maturity, she would regain her powers, and maybe her memories. Either that, or you find your true love, or the man you made your promise to, for his healing abilities would bring you back to normal. Judging by your looks, you found him. With your continuous interactions with this promise man, his powers must have seeped into you and…" A smile crosses her face, and she closes her eyes again. "BINGO!"

"Wow." Kitsune jaw drops. "That's some story."

"I still have difficulty believing it, though." Naru grows skeptical.

"I have to agree with her on this matter." Motoko adds. "It sounds radical, but the fact that Magi exist opens up possibilities."

"It's entirely true. I told you, she was reaching within the inner banks of her memories. I'm telepathic." Shinobu replies. "But my powers, how did I…"

"You're regaining your memories." Ayumi cuts her off. "You were a powerful Magi, like I said before, and those spells are now just coming back to you. Your old self is slowly coming back piece by piece, which also explains your dual persona from before your trip to Fujisawa."

"My old self?" Shinobu asks.

"Yep. From before your memories were scrambled." Ayumi replies. "So where is your promise man, now?"

"Excuse me, Ayu-kun," Beardie whispers in her ear. "But don't you think he looks familiar?" He points to Keitaro. Ayumi takes a close look at him. After a few seconds of inspection, she quickly grows excited and squeals. "EEEEEEEEE! YOU FOUND HIM!"

"No way!" Naru says. "Shinobu's really the promise girl…"

"I never knew, Shinobu!" Kitsune exclaims. "That's quite a story, too."

"AND SHE'S A MAGICAIN, TOO!" Su screams. "SHINOMU! PULL A RABBIT OUT OF YOUR HAT!"

"And make a bottle of sake appear out of thin air!" Kitsune adds.

"And while you're at it, make me float in a ring or two." Naru jokes around.

"NUH-UH!" Shinobu retorts. "Forget it!"

"Fu fu fu fu fu!" Ayumi enjoys the commotion for a minute. Then, she turns to Beardie. "I'm going to stay here for the night. Can you get my clothes for me?"

"Okay, Ayu-kun." Beardie replies, and with that, he jumps off her shoulder and exits the Hinata House.

"You're staying here?" Keitaro asks.

"Yep." Ayumi replies. She quickly slowly approaches him. "If you want a lover, though, I'm really wild in bed."

"GET AWAY FROM HIM, PERVERT!" Shinobu snatches Keitaro away from her. "You just told me that I'm his promise girl!"

"Oops." Ayumi replies, pinching her cheeks. "I guess I forgot already."

"There you go, flirting with guys again." Beardie sighs, putting down a bag of clothing. "How old is he now, twenty?"

"Well," Ayumi responds. "I'm thirty-two and I still don't have a guy, yet. I thought they were into that stuff."

"You must've chosen the wrong guys, then." Beardie replies, note the sarcasm. The lizard approaches Keitaro and Shinobu. "Don't mind her. She hasn't had a date in thirteen years; she's acting desperate."

"Fu fu! You were saying…" Ayumi says.

"Oh, shoot." Beardie vocalizes. And he makes a run for it.

"Fu fu fu fu fu!" Ayumi laughs. "Take back the comment, or I'll cut your tail off again." Her smile doesn't leave her face.

Keitaro and Shinobu could only think about what to do next, now that they may have known what really happened."

To be continued.

Please review and tell me what you think.

Not much plot in this chapter, but it does hold relevance. I would like to give thanks to VoidHawk for helping me out with the story. The idea behind Shinobu's past and her being the promise girl is entirely his. I'll reveal more of this past in the next chapter. Thank you, VoidHawk!

Also, I apologize if Ayumi's laugh was annoying as hell.

Coming up next chapter… I'm Goin' Down to Kyoto

Ayumi takes the Hinata tenants to Kyoto, where they visit Shinobu's mother and father. They reminisce on what really happened one year ago.

Author's Notes:

That's it for this chapter; I hope it didn't disappoint. Right now, this fic has three thousand and forty-five hits, as well as eighty-one reviews. Please don't hesitate to review, as I'm aiming for one hundred!

Dr. Ayumi Ikeda's attack, "ΛΑΚΤΙΣΜΑ ΑΓΑΛΜΑΤΩΝ", when decoded to the English alphabet, says "LAKTISMA AGALMATON", which means "STATUE KICK". This invocation causes her legs to turn to stone temporarily, so that they would prove effective against Magi who specialize in wind and/or thunder magic. In this chapter, she used it to break through Shinobu's wind barrier, so her kicks could be more effective.

Her spell, "ΑΣΠΙΔΑ ΤΗΣ ΓΗΣ ΜΗΤΕΡΩΝ", when decoded to the English alphabet, says "ASPIDA TES GES METERON", which means "SHIELD OF MOTHER EARTH". This spell creates a dome of rock to protect herself from attack, but it can't hold forever against stronger attacks, and Ayumi needs to take it down to breathe, as it's completely closed, with no pockets for air.

Her next spell, "ΕΞΟΠΛΙΣΜΟΣ ΤΗΣ ΓΗΣ ΜΗΤΕΡΩΝ", when decoded to the English alphabet, says "EXOPLISMOS TES GES METERON!" which means "ARMAMENT OF MOTHER EARTH". This spell breaks the dome from her "SHIELD OF MOTHER EARTH" spell into chunks, and she telekinetically throws those chunks at her opponents. She learned this spell later in life, and combining the two spells proves to be a simple but effective strategy that works, even today.

Again, I had to go through a lot of crap to convert the Greek letters to English ones. As for the Greek phrases themselves, I used a WorldLingo machine translator to translate an English sentence that sounded like a good spell invocation to me to Greek, so it may not be completely accurate.

And now…a character profile.

Ayumi Ikeda

Age: 32
Birthday: October 16th, 1968 (Keep in mind this story takes place in 2000.)
Sex: Female
Blood Type: AB-
Hometown: Kyoto
Height/Weight: 172cm./57kg.
Hair Color/Eye color: Brown/Green
Breast Size: D-cup :p
Terribly nearsighted/Wears glasses

Ayumi is quite an unpredictable chick. At first, she's completely immature, acting childish on her free time, but at other times, she becomes very dependable, and she's a very strong woman. Mostly, she's very carefree, cool, and composed, and she's usually seen with a smile on her face. She almost never loses her cool. Also, she has a problem with flirting around with other men, and she's become perverted over the years. This is a result of never being able to get a guy to even give her the time of day in thirteen years. Despite her shortcomings, she's definitely a woman to look up to, and she's a powerful magi as well as an amazing fighter. Her kicks are swift, graceful, and practically flawless, and her spells don't pull any punches either. Her sex appeal also gives her an advantage, except when she tries to get a man. A boy will only notice her remarkable body, or just her breasts, for a short time until he realizes that she's really creepy. All in all, she's not a bad woman to hang around with, but you'll have to endure her flaws first, if you really want to befriend her.

Bernard "Beardie" Francis

Age: 45 Years (Magic allows him to age like humans.)
Birthday: June 8th, 1955
Sex: Male
Hometown: Liverpool, England
Wears a monocle over his right eye

Beardie is Ayumi's companion bearded dragon (although bearded dragons only live in Australia, and he comes form England). He also acts as her father, or mother in some cases, trying his best to keep her from doing something stupid. Beardie practically is her parental figure, considering Ayumi's parents died when she was twelve, and she's no longer adopted by Shinobu's parents. Despite his strict persona, and his sophisticated tastes, he manages to become a character a few people could relate to, and he can be a good friend. Think Chamo-kun from Negima fame, but with a lot more class.

WHOO! That was long! But I'm done, now, so I don't have to worry. As for you Naru bashers out there, if you want any more of the bashing goodness, just tell me.

Until next chapter, Ciao!

-GYRAX of the Dark Icon Writers