Later that day, Rio sent the video of the match to Misaki, who then sent it to Kanae, who THEN used it to write a story and see if they could arrange a match between Yoshi and Luciana.

Once the task was done, all that was left to do was wait to hear a response from the board.

* The Next Day *

Misaki and Ryuu decided to take the Berserkers out of the gym and into the coutry-side for a calmer day. Misaki suggested it, saying that she felt the others had earned a day off. Also, there was a nice village nearby and a large pond. The girls were instructed to bring casual clothes and a swimsuit, just in case they get to go for a swim in the lake. Not to mention, she had been swarmed by scouts from the men's division, trying to get info on Yoshi.

Once everyone had arrived at the gym, they awaited their other party to show up. Misaki heard that there would be two others joining them.
"Where are they?" Moe asked impatiently. "I figured they would've been here by now."
"Patience, my friend. Patience." Misaki said, trying to calm the young martial artist wrestler. "They'll be here shortly." Moe let out a long sigh in annoyance.
"Fine..." she said as she sat down with her legs criss-crossed and her arms crossed. Sakura chuckled in amusement and patted Moe on the shoulder.

"Sorry we're late. I had to make a side-stop." a female voice said. The Berserkers turned their heads to see Juri Sanada and Elena walking up to the gym.
"Glad to see you finally made it." Misaki said with a grin as she walked up to Juri and shook her hand.
"Hi Sakura!" Elena said happily as she gave her friend a hug.
"Hi Elena!" Sakura replied just as happily, returning the hug.
"So now that they're here, NOW can we leave?" Moe asked.
"Yes. Now we can." Misaki said with a hard-to-notice-grin.
"Oh… FINALLY." Moe said in a hammy manner. The others tried to stiffle their laughter, but Sakura and Elena didn't; they just allowed themselves to laugh.

So now that everyone is together, they loaded up into a bus they had rented and were soon heading out to the country-side. As they were on the bus, they were all talking among each other about all sorts of topics. As for Sakura and Rio, they were filling Elena in on what had happened, from the attack to Yoshi.
"So he took on one of their teammates… and they all turned and left?" Elena asked, finding what happened unbelievable.
"It's true. I still have the video." Rio stated. "Heck, it's online. I hear it went viral in a matter of hours." Rio then took her phone out and showed Elena the video. She was actually impressed with how he handled the situation.
"Well, I'll be danged." Elena said, amazed at his skills.
"And that's another thing abut him; he seems to have a few contradictions." Rio said.
"What do you mean?" Elena asked, curious for an answer.
"He told us he didn't feel he could go pro." Sakura answered. Elena looked at her like she was crazy, then at the video, then back at Sakura.
"Are you serious?" Elena asked in disbelief.
"I wish I wasn't." Sakura admitted.
"Unbelievable." Elena muttered. "He is handsome though, and he sounds like a good guy."
"That is true." Sakura said in agreement.
"Also, I think Sakura here has a little interest in Yoshi. Am I right?" Rio teased, nudging Sakura in her side.
"I want to get to know him better before I make any other decision." Sakura said with a red face.
"Sounds like a good idea to me." Rio said in understanding.

Luckily for the girls, the village wasn't too far, and they were there within a few minutes. Upon arrival, they were greeted by a few of the locals. Already, things were going off to a good start. So they continued talking to the locals, getting to now them and what it was like to live in the village.
"I'm already liking it here." Sakura whispered to Elena.
"Me too." Elena whispered back.

Once they were done talking to what locals had come to greet them, it was nearing lunch time, and everyone was starting to get hungry. So Misaki stopped the first person who passed by to ask for directions to the nearest eating establishment.
"Excuse me, sir." she said politely. "Do you know where we can get something to eat?"
"Yep. Just follow the flute music. Ichiro usually plays over by the kirin statue. And there's a cafe near it. So you find Ichiro, you'll find the cafe." he replied.
"Ok. Thank you." Misaki said as she bowed. The man bowed back.

From there, they all headed further into the village, following the music. As the traveled, they heard some of the locals muttering among each other. Sakura could've sworn she heard them talking about what happened at the gym. Then again, the video did apparently go viral since the night of the incident.

In the center of the area, there was a large kirin statue carved out of jade. It stood about two stories tall, and had a stone base with ornate carvings going around it. And sitting on the base was a young male playing the flute. He had fair skin, an "X" shaped scar in between his eyes, and three scars on the left side of his jaw. He had short jet- black hair, with the right bang covering his right eye. He was wearing a gray tank-top with tribal-like markings in the shape of a wolf head, a black vest, and long black pants with grey and white shoes. Rio flinched a bit when she saw him.

"Hi there." Sakura greeted. Ichiro stopped playing the flute and looked at Sakura. They could now see that he had spring-green eyes.
"Hello there ma'am." he said calmly. "My name's Ichiro Azai. And you must be Sakura Hagiwara, I take it? And with you are the other Berserkers?"
"Y-Yeah!" Sakura said, amazed that he knew. "How did you know?"
"I've seen you on TV, and my friend told me about you." Ichiro replied.
"Who's your friend? Is he cute?" Elena asked. Sakura merely rolled her eyes in an amused manner.
"Well… he can be a klutz at times." Ichiro told her. "Does that count?"
"How's he a klutz?" Elena asked, curious for an answer.

* SNAP! *
* CRASH! *
"GYAAAHHH!" a male yelled out.
* THUD! *

"… ow..." the male said, his face in the dirt and grass.
"THAT'S how." Ichiro answered, pointing over to the guy who just fell out of the tree. As the guy got up, the girls got a good look at the boy that fell.
"Yoshi?" Sakura questioned. Yoshi finally got up and cracked a small grin.
"Wassup?" he asked casually, acting as if nothing happened.
"Are you ok?" Sakura asked.
"I've had far worse." Yoshi said with a shrug of his shoulders. "So, what brings you to our neck of the woods?"
"You live here?" Elena asked.
"Aye. Lived here since I was 16." Yoshi replied.
"Cool." Sakura commented. "It's a nice place here."
"Thanks." Yoshi said with a smile. "I can't do cities. They're too loud, dirty, and chaotic. Out here though, it's clean, the people are nice, and its quiet. My kind of place. Not to mention… where I lived in Mexico was… not suitable for families, you know?"
"I suppose." Sakura said.

"So, Ichiro, this is Sakura Hagiwara." Yoshi said.
"Pleasure to meet you ma'am." Ichiro said as he shook her hand.
"Good to see you too." Sakura replied.

"I'm Moe." she said excitedly. Ichiro was caught off-guard by her energy, but he laughed a bit and shook her hand nonetheless.
"Nice to meet you too, ma'am." he said, smiling big.
"I'm Sakura's pupil. I was a big fan hers, so I wanted to learn under her instruction." Moe explained.
"Even though I was FAR from worthy." Sakura pointed out. "Nevertheless, I'm proud to have her as a pupil." she added with a smile. Moe smiled and gave Sakura a big hug. Ichiro also smiled, finding their interaction cute.

"I'm Chinatsu." she said, shaking Ichiro's hand.
"Nice to finally meet you. Kenji told me about you, but I've just never SEEN you in person." Ichiro stated.
"He talks about me?" Chinatsu asked while blushing a bit.
"Uh-huh." Ichiro replied. "He's told us about how pretty he found you, how nice you are, and that he wants to officially date you when the time is right for the both of you." Now Chinatsu was blushing harder than before.
"Well… I want to… but… I'm a little nervous." she pointed out.
"Relax. You don't have to worry much. He's a great guy." Ichiro assured her. Chinatsu seemed to relax a bit.

"My name is Misaki. I'm Sakura's mentor." she said, introducing herself.
"How's it going?" Ichiro asked politely.
"Good, thank you." Misaki answered. "And this is my rival/friend, Juri."
"Pleasure to meet you." Juri said, shaking Ichiro's hand.
"Pleasure to meet you too, ma'am." Ichiro replied. Juri looked over and noticed Yoshi, who was now perched on the base of the kirin statue like a bird.

"Hey Yoshi. How's life been treating you?" she asked.
"All's well. I'm alive. I'm able to walk. Everything checks out nicely." Yoshi replied happily. Juri giggled at his answer.
"How's Hanzo doing?" Juri asked.
"Doing good." Yoshi answered. "He absolutely dominated in his most recent match. By the way, how are things going between you two?"
"It's been really good." Juri replied. "We went out to a nice restaurant yesterday."

Sakura and Misaki had to do a double-take; Yoshi knew Juri on a personal level?
"Wait a minute… you know her?" Sakura asked, curious for an answer.
"Aye." Yoshi replied, not catching her shock. "She's dating Hanzo, who's in the Animal Squadron. My friend, Ichiro, as well as Kenji, are in the Animal Squadron too. Hanzo's told me a lot about Juri, and I've gotten a few chances to meet her." he explained.
"That's pretty cool." Sakura commented.
"Aye." Yoshi said with a smile.

Ichiro continued to watch Yoshi and Juri talk and catch up about certain events. He always loved it when Yoshi came out of his shell and talked to people. He knows how shy the boy can be, so when he talks in full sentences and talks loud enough so he is not mumbling is always a good thing to see.

"Now… anyways… where was I?" Ichiro asked, turning his attention back to the girls.
"I believe I'm next. My name is Elena. I'm Sakura's friend, both in the ring, and onstage." Elena said, introducing herhself.
"Good to meet you Elena." Ichiro said as he shook her hand. "So, what do you mean by 'in the ring, and onstage' as you put it?" he asked curiously.
"Well, you see, me and Sakura had a match because I wanted her to come back to Sweet Diva so badly. So I had Juri train me enough, so I could beat her and convince her to come back. However, I lost that match, but I regained my friendship with Sakura, and NOW, we're juggling both wrestling AND singing." Elena explained. Ichiro's eyes went as wide as saucers. NEVER has he heard of ANYONE do that.
"...Dang." was all he could manage. Elena giggled in response.
"Yeah, it's a handful. But we manage." she told him.

From there, Ichiro went and talked to the other members of Berserker, getting to know them a bit and see how they've been. He only had one person left to talk to; Rio. As he made his way over to her, both wrestlers stopped and flinched, anger in their eyes.

Both Ichiro and Rio just stared each other down intensely. And their gazing didn't go unnoticed; Sakura, Moe, Elena, and several others noticed it. There was dead silence among them; they've seen how aggressive Rio is, as well as how aggressive Ichiro could be. And judging by their reaction to seeing each other, it left Sakura and Yoshi thinking that the two had known each other prior to today.

"So… do you two know each other?" Sakura asked, wanting some clarity.
"Regrettably." Rio told her.
"Hey. Knowing you isn't something I like either, snow-head." Ichiro told Rio, earning him an angry glare.
"I TOLD you not to call me that." she said, anger laced in her voice.
"Or what?" Ichiro challenged. Rio glared and gritted her teeth before tackling him to the ground. From there, the two wrestlers were punching, kicking, clawing, and even biting each other. And at one point, Ichiro locked her in a Dragon Sleeper and tightened his grip. Rio struggled greatly to break free of his grasp, but he was too strong for her.

The other wrestlers watching them watched on; they wanted to help, but they felt the situation would escalate. But little did they know that there was one man walking up who WASN'T afraid to do something.

The man had blue eyes, jet-black hair with his right bang being more prominent than the left, and in the back, his hair reached down to the middle of his shoulder blades, and he had a well-trimmed mustache/beard combo. He was wearing a blue trench-coat with white linings, a black shirt underneath, long dark-blue pants, a black belt with a silver buckle, and black boots."
*A/N: When thinking of what he looks like physically, think Xiahou Dun from Dynasty Warriors (which I do not own), and you're not to far off. As for his voice, think the same.

"ICHIRO! RIO! ENOUGH!" he yelled out, startling the others and making Ichiro and Rio stop fighting. The two immediately broke a way and stood up.
"C-C-Coach Katsu!" Ichiro stammered.
"N-N-Nice to see you. You look good today." Rio said worriedly. Katsu looked at them both and growled in annoyance and anger. Then he placed one hand on the side of each of their heads and banged their heads together, making them both fall to the ground, grasping their heads in pain and groaning.
"I swear to my time, if you keep fighting like this, I'll chain you both together; I'll FORCE you to get along if I have to." he told them.

"Uh… hello, Mr. Katsu." Yoshi said nervously, backing up closer to the statue.
"Oh, hi Yoshi." Katsu greeted, transitioning from cold to warm in mere moments, shocking everyone at his sudden change of mood. "How are things going with you?"
"Going good." Yoshi replied. "Luciana tried to get me again. She sent one of her dogs to fight me."
"Ayane?" Katsu asked. "How badly did you beat her?"
"Pretty bad." Yoshi answered.
"I'll bet. I saw that fight online." Katsu said, making Yoshi's eyes go wide.
"What?! It went online?! How?!" Yoshi demanded, wanting an answer, and soon.
"Someone posted it, it went viral around Japan, and the media got wind of it." Katsu explained.

"Then scouts from various different teams in the men's division flocked to us, wanting to get answers on Yoshi." Misaki added. Katsu raised his eyebrows in amusement.
"I don't blame them; Yoshi has a lot of potential to be a great wrestler, but his own insecurities about letting his family down is always holding him back." Katsu explained. "However, I hope to get him out of his shell soon. He's capable of more than he thinks he is."

"Look Katsu, it's not that I don't feel I'm good, it's… it's just I don't feel I'm good enough." Yoshi explained, his nervousness returning once again.
"Kid, relax. You'll do fine." Katsu assured him. "I mean, if Sakura could do it, then surely you can as well." he added, gesturing over to Sakura. Sakura gave an agreeing nod before looking at Katsu in an upset manner once what he said finally sank in. Ichiro snickered, earning him a glare from Katsu, who is still mad at him for his conduct.
"I don't know why you're laughing. You were similar to her for a while, but instead of the Boston Crab, it was the Bear Hug."
"THAT CRAP HURTS AND YOU KNOW IT!" Ichiro shot back in defense.
"Boston Crab hurts worse though." Sakura simply stated.

"Well, as much as I'd love to stay and talk, I must be getting back to the gym. Ichiro, you come with me. I need to teach you a lesson about conduct." Katsu said as he grabbed Ichiro's arm forcefully.
"Yes sir." Ichiro replied, knowing what was coming.
"And I'LL handle Rio." Misaki said as she reached her hand back and grabbed the back of an escaping Rio's shirt's collar, making Rio gag a bit.
"...Crap..." Rio muttered, bracing for what was to come.
"But after we eat right?" Moe asked, still hungry.
"And swimming… assuming we can?" Sakura asked, her question more directed towards Katsu.
"We don't mind if you use the lake to swim." Katsu told them. "If you want to swim, have at it."
"Thank you sir." Sakura said as she shook his hand.

As Katsu left with Ichiro, the girls finally went to the cafe to get something to eat, with Yoshi joining them. While everyone was eating, they talked about the types of things they could do while there. They noticed a few shops nearby, so they could look around and maybe do a little shopping as they allow their food to settle before they went swimming.

When everyone was done eating, they paid for their lunch and soon left to do their own thing for a while. Whether it be shopping or whatever else they had in mind.

But as for Yoshi, he resumed his place on the kirin statue base, getting lost in his thoughts again about the match this Saturday and whether or not he should join the league and live up to his family's legacy. He knew Katsu was right; he new he could accomplish great things, but because he's always insecure about his talents, he's constantly holding himself back, constantly keeping himself on a short leash. He knew that wasn't the right thing for a wrestler to do, let alone a guy with wrestler's blood flowing through his veins. Plus, he knew Ichiro, Kenji, and Hanzo, and he knew they were good friends that could help him out. And lastly, joining the league would be a good character-builder for him.

Grinning with determination, he finally made his decision; no longer would he allow himself or others stop him from pursuing the path of a wrestler. No more would he hold himself back, but rather push himself forward.

About thirty minutes had passed since he took his spot on the statue base and thought his decision over. And it wasn't long before the Berserkers, Juri, and Elena were heading over to the lake to swim.
"Hey Yoshi!" Sakura called out. "We're about to head over to the lake. You wanna come and join us?"
Yoshi's face went a bit red and he turned to look around and make sure she was really talking to him. "Me?" he asked, pointing to himself in confusion. Sakura nodded her head.
"You are Yoshi, right?" she asked with a giggle.
"Well, I mean, yeah, but- ...why?" Yoshi asked, wondering why she wanted him to join her and the others.
"I just thought it'd be nice for you to tag along, and maybe get to know the others better." Sakura explained.
"Well… I suppose so." Yoshi replied, rubbing the back of his head. "Just… let me get my swim trunks and other things, and I'll be right over."
"Ok. Sweet. See you there." Sakura said with a smile as she turned on her heels and jogged to catch up with the others.

Yoshi watched her leave for a while before leaving to get his stuff to go swimming. But before he left, he turned back one last time and thought one last thing.

"If she can go pro, then so can I." he thought with a smile.

* Sorry there wasn't much of an actual story in this chapter. I'll try to make the next chapter better. Still, let me know how I did. Be sure to check out my other stories if you're interested.
So without further ado, I bid y'all good day. God bless, and be happy.