A/N: Once again, thank you my reviewers and I'll keep your comments in mind.
Disclaimer: Blah blah blah, read the last chapter...
"Blah": normal talk
Blah: thoughts or dreams
Script format (ex. RedBeauty: Asuka): Computer Chat
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Chapter Four, Remembering
A/N: Thanks go to Lil Jimmy, Gunman, and Xatar for proofreading this chapter
"Ah, we meet again." The boy stared into Riku's eyes, as if he was looking at his soul; then Riku remembered…
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Flashback, The night before
"Owned…"
Riku had just marked a person from the other team as he tried to flank his position. Being on the third floor had its advantages; he could look down at the floor and into different windows, yet also remain mostly hidden. Riku had managed to find a hole in the wall barely large enough so that he could slide his paintball gun through and safely mow down the opposing team. Riku played until well after dark, leaving his opponents splattered in paint. He returned the overalls and paintball equipment then proceeded to pay the bored clerk.
"That will be 7,273 yen ($70.00 Can)." The paintball clerk mechanically stated, cleaning a stained helmet.
Riku reached into his pocket and pulled out his debit card and swiped it through the POS terminal. He saw his reflection in the LCD screen; he was covered in various colors, mainly yellow. Riku quickly typed in his password and charged his card.
"Thank you, please come again." The clerk politely bowed and returned to cleaning some dirty helmets.
The sound of well-oiled gears reached his highly sensitive ears as the glass doors slid outwards, revealing an opening for Riku which he decisively took. He took a deep breath through his nose and held it for a moment, savouring the smell of victory, the sheer adrenaline produced after six hours of completely destroying his opposition. Since he was small, he strove to become a JSSDF soldier, to feel the overwhelming satisfaction of victory, and the endless pain of defeat. But victory was better he felt.
Riku finally exhaled and scanned his surroundings.
"Now to the apartment," Riku thought to himself, planning a way to get home. "If I cut through Tokyo-3 park I can get to the apartment before 10:00."
Riku still had not become accustomed to his new apartment, or the city, it was too dull for his tastes. The metallic shine of each building took away all natural beauty in most sections of Tokyo-3. The park was one, if not the only, place in the city were nature was evident.
If it had been any other night, Riku would have sprinted home to get some exercise; yet the cold night air cooled his body and soul, making him want to enjoy the weather for slightly longer.
Likewise, the scorching heat during the day left him wishing it would be night.
"Tokyo-3 Park"
Riku noticed the small metal sign welcoming any visitors and smirked.
"Heh, even the sign looks like a machine."
As Riku approached the park's centre, he felt the wind change direction, a small breeze blowing against his face. Instantly, Riku smelt it, a canine smell of anger; a filthy anger which blackened the purest of hearts. He felt a presence with him in the open space, a menacing predator that hungered for blood. Riku looked upwards, already knowing what he would find; a full moon had just revealed itself from behind a cluster of clouds. The bright rays illuminated him and most of the park, yet cast many dangerous shadows.
Despite his circumstance, Riku smiled – a dangerous smile, baring his malicious intent. Riku felt his blood pump in his veins, feeding his muscles; he prepared himself to do his job.
Fight.
Riku looked around him spending the same amount of time on every degree, making a full circle. Of course, his enemy would not just reveal itself. So he began to whistle.
"Here doggy, where are you? You want a treat? I got one right here!"
On cue, Riku had heard rustling from the bushes directly behind him and felt a rush of air heading directly towards him. He sidestepped, slipping his hands into his jacket, grabbing the hilt of a custom sword Genki, and moved the blade into his enemy's path. Riku was rewarded with a slight tug at his sword and an assuring cutting noise.
"That battle was fast, nothing like I expected. I guess the werewolves in this city are too weak." Riku taunted his opponent. Yet as he turned in its direction, he watched the hairy beast smirk as the gash began to heal itself, strings of skin slowly reaching from one end of the cut to the other.
"Nice trick, but you can't heal yourself when you're dead!" Riku exclaimed lifting the blade above his head and rushing toward the werewolf.
The werewolf grinned and extracted his claws, easily blocking Riku's attack.
The werewolf growled softly and spoke in a deep voice, "Never judge a book by its cover my friend."
The werewolf then lunged at Riku trying to slash his chest, yet he was deflected by a flick of Riku's sword. Riku punched the beast and back-pedalled, giving him room to swing the sword upwards. The werewolf quickly reacted, extending its arm and opening its palm.
CLANG
The resonating sound of clashing metal rang in Riku's ears and he noticed a dark aura surrounding the monster's palm. The werewolf opened its mouth and stretched its neck, trying to bite Riku's head off. Its attempt failed as Riku bent backwards and kicked upwards; his foot connected between the monsters legs, resulting in a satisfactory CRUNCH.
Riku withdrew the sword from the monsters grip and swung at its head. The werewolf jumped backwards and counterattacked by slashing Riku's chest. In anger, Riku began a flurry of sword attacks which were all blocked by the werewolf. Riku slashed to the right and in the process he reached into his jacket and pulled out his second sword, Ryoku. Riku increased the speed and power of his attacks - including Ryoku in his attacks - overwhelming the beast.
Riku side kicked the wolf onto its back and used that momentary pause in battle to recite a demonic incantation.
"Diey Layqe Xriqs!"
The blade of his first sword, Genki, was enclosed in a bright blue energy. Like electricity, the energy vaporized anything it touched; the grass underneath Riku was no longer there. The blade of his second sword, Ryoku, was the opposite. A dark red aura surrounded the blade and emitted a dangerous heat. Genki's hilt opened and revealed space for Ryoku.
Riku inserted Genki into Ryoku and watched as the two energies combined to create a massive blade. The engraving across the blade read "Genki Ryoku" (Courageous Strength)
Riku swung the sword at the werewolf as the beast had just stood. His opponent flew across the field into a nearby tree, breaking it and falling into the bushes.
"Now to finish you off dog." Riku victoriously strode towards his prey, a wide smirk on his face. He closed his eyes and focused his ki onto the edge of his sword. With a smile, Riku opened his eyes and was introduced to a completely different view; He saw the heat produced by all warm-blooded animals. He focused on the bush he had last seen the werewolf and did not see anything.
"Watch out behind you…" The hot breath of the werewolf washed over his back, and clouded his sight from seeing his enemy.
The wolf smashed its claws into the side of Riku's face sending him to the floor. It let out a victorious howl into the night sky, breaking its peaceful silence. It jumped onto Riku after kicking away his sword. The massive sword spread into two separate swords once again. The werewolf leaned in and captured its preys scent. The wolf smirked at its success and how easily it had defeated its foe. Once again, the creature bellowed to the full moon causing a flock of birds to dash from their resting place.
The wolf refocused its attention on its prey, and dislocated its jaw, preparing itself to deliver the finished blow.
At this time, Riku had just begun to arouse and moaned slightly when he noticed his shoulder had been dislocated.
"Riku!" He heard a familiar voice call out to him. The wolf instantly snapped his head towards the sound. Shinji! No you idiot run away!
He felt the werewolf slide his claws into his leg, preventing Riku from escaping then watched helplessly as the animal sped after Shinji. Sighing, Riku pushed himself upright using his sword as a makeshift crane. The incredible pain caused him to fall onto one knee. Grunting from the pain, Riku examined the injury on his leg.
Not too deep… thankfully nothing a healing incantation can't handle.
Riku focused his spiritual energy into his hands and brought it above his wound.
"Namiyek kxakjsxav ey uabb, uakb ma."
He watched as the cut slowly melded together and the previously mangled area became a small outline under his skin. Relieved of his pain, Riku stood and examined his surroundings. Neither Shinji nor the Werewolf was nearby.
No! If that fucking beast even laid a finger on Shinji, he's DEAD! Now it's personal!
Determined, Riku closed his eyes and attempted to locate Shinji's unique aura.
"Got it!" Riku stated turning in the direction of Misato's Apartment. With a yell, Riku sped off towards his destination, adrenaline pumping through his veins.
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That BASTARD! He vomited on my eyes! ARGHHHH it stings! Argyle clawed at his face trying to get the foul liquid out of his eyes. Finally, after his eyes were free of the puke, he examined his surroundings.
The boy must have gone inside this apartment building…He and everyone in his room is going to die.
Argyle walked towards the elevator and pushed the UP button. He watched as the elevator lowered from the fifth floor to ground floor. He heard the sound of footsteps before the elevator doors could fully open and turned to see who was making that noise. He was greeted with the sight of a sword heading straight for his stomach.
Pain overtook his senses as the sword slid through his body and out the other end. Knowing this was his previous enemy, he reached into his leather coat and pulled out a handgun and aimed at his attackers face.
BOOM
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Riku awoke to the sound of sirens and slowly opened his eyes. He was in an ambulance and was accompanied by a blonde doctor. She looked rather surprised at seeing him awake.
"How do you feel?" She questioned him without a hint of irony.
"Oh I feel just fine, I'm just in an ambulance for no reason." Riku replied sarcastically.
The nurse gave him a dirty look and out a needle. "No! I'm sorry; I'm just in a lot of pain."
She sighed and returned the needle to its holder. "Okay, but I'm surprised you're awake, never mind being able to talk. You're lucky to be alive, you were pretty messed up when we found you."
"Yeah, I heal quickly. By the way, I'm Riku Yamashita, what's your name?"
"Ritsuko Akagi, nice to meet you. I was sent by NERV to make sure the saviour of the Third Child was okay."
"The pleasure is mine, but I didn't really do anything…" Suddenly, the ambulance skid to a halt. Moments later the back doors were opened and he was transferred to another bed.
Might as well get some rest, at least I know Shinji is okay.
Riku closed his eyes and soon drifted into a dreamless sleep.
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"…a surprise his wounds healed so quickly! There are almost no scratches left and he doesn't have a single scar." Riku once again awoke in an unfamiliar room.
He sat upright and looked at two male doctors' backs.
"Hey." The unexpected noise startled the doctors and they jumped in surprise.
"Oh, hi, how do you feel?"
Ughh not again, are all these doctors really that stupid? "I'm fine." Riku chose the smarter path and decided not to anger them.
"That's good. You can actually leave now but if it's okay with you, I would like to ask you a few questions." The other doctor took a few notes on his clipboard.
"Sure, just hurry up so I can get out of here."
"Okay, well can you recall any distinguishing features of your attacker? For example, his eye colour, his hair colour, and scars on his face, etcetera."
"Not really, he was wearing a mask and it was too dark to make out his eye colour. " Riku lied knowing they definitely wouldn't believe that a werewolf had attacked him.
"I see… well do you have any relation with Shinji Ikari? He was attacked by the same person. "
"Yah, he's my classmate. He's okay right? "
"Yes he is in the room next to this one. Anyways, thanks for your help, you can go sign out at the main desk. "
Riku nodded and watched the Doctors leave his room. He swung his legs over the side of the bed and stood up. He grabbed his clothes from the bedside desk and quickly changed. He left his room and saw Asuka and a woman he presumed to be Shinji's guardian. Not wanting to delay his return home any more, he walked towards the main desk. Riku felt the cool wind blow through his hair as the airtight doors automatically opened. Letting out a sigh, he began the journey home.
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End Flashback
"You guys know each other?" Asuka interrupted Riku's flashback.
"Why yes, we happen to be old friends. My name is Argyle Clark; it's nice to meet you." Argyle smiled
"Heh, weird name… Well my name is Asuka Langley Sohryu. "Asuka reached out her hand to shake his hand but Argyle had different plans. He took her hand and gently kissed the top.
"What the HELL! You pervert!" Asuka screamed and attempted to slap Argyle across the face but was easily blocked.
"I would advise you not to hit me." Argyle stated in a manner that would even make Gendou shiver.
"Come Shinji; let's go to the next class." Riku pushed Shinji towards the school.
"Don't you ever touch me again!" Asuka once again yelled and ran after Shinji and Riku.
Argyle smiled and sat down, leaning against the tree. The surrounding plants shrivelled and became a shade of brown. He reached down, plucking a dead flower and examined it before he carelessly tossed it away. He closed his lavender eyes and inhaled deeply. Three seconds later he exhaled and opened his eyes, now a light green. Standing, Argyle started towards the school.
Unnoticed, a certain blue haired girl had watched this whole ordeal with her deep red eyes. With a grin she realized Argyle's true identity.
"Interesting."
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A/N:
Woooooooooh. It's been a REALLY long time since I updated. NO I'm not dead… yet. Just had a lot of homework and in the summer I was on vacation without my laptop. In case you still don't understand, this chapter was the Werewolf fight in Riku's P.O.V. By the way, thanks for the reviews.
Until next time,
FatalFuryX
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