Rise of the Warrior

I do not own Sekirei or any of its characters. I own only Tetsuya.

Chapter 3- The Calm Before The Storm

Yume bit back her moans as she felt Tetsuya kissing his way down her bare stomach to her nether regions, before skipping her womanhood and moving to the inside of her left thigh. Yume let a small moan of disappointment escape her lips, the Sekirei of Fate hated to be teased.

"Tetsuya...*huff*... please don't tease me like that." Yume said as she reached down and grabbed a handful of his long, purple hair.

This normally wouldn't be enough to make a disciplined woman like Yume beg for release, but their bond as Ashikabi and Sekirei intensified every sensation each of them felt. That meant every kiss, every barest touch of flesh on flesh was magnified a thousandfold. Things that normally at most would elicit a small gasp from either of them under normal circumstances now rendering them both speechless as hormones and nerve impulses shot through them, catapulting both of them to realms of pure bliss that at least Yume had never before experienced. Even Tetsuya, who was not entirely new to this act, had never spent this long experimenting with it, doing his best to bring his partner to climax as quickly and fully as possible.

It was entirely different from his times with Uzume and Akitsu. Compared to now, his experience with Akitsu had been like a college student trying to program an OS for a military super computer, fumbling around clumsily in the dark, no idea what to do, flying purely on instinct. His time with Uzume was... Who was he kidding? Uzume had known exactly what she wanted and she knew how to get it, that had been quite the learning experience...

Yume gasped as she felt Tetsuya softly lay a finger on the top of the circle that surrounded her crest and begin to go trace back and forth, extending the range his finger traveled each time. His progress was stopped however, when Yume reached down and grasped his hand tightly by the wrist.

"Wait, did you hear that?" she asked suddenly as she sat up quickly and furtively glanced around the room for the source of the supposed disturbance.

"Yume, I can't really hear anything with you trying to crush me between your thighs." Tetsuya said from underneath the covers. Yume blushed and loosened her hold on Tetsuya's head.

"Yume, were on the 79th floor. There's next to no way anyone would make all the way up here without either of us or the rest of the Squad hearing them. Relax." Tetsuya said as he threw the covers off himself, revealing his sweat-covered form. He was so covered in perspiration, whether from thoroughly attempting to rock the Sekirei of Fate's world or simply from the heat underneath the covers that he glistened under the room's fluorescent lights like an alien fresh out of an incubation pod(which wasn't too far from the truth.)

"You're right, I must've just imagined it." Yume said as she lowered her guard once more.

"That's understandable, considering neither of us have left this room in over 12 hours. You're probably dehydrated. Now that the mood is thoroughly dead, I gotta ask how'd you enjoy our date?" Tetsuya asked with a grin. After leaving his mother's house yesterday they had headed to the nearby movie theater to catch the latest romantic comedy. He couldn't recall what it was about, he had been far more interested in Yume's reaction. Despite all her talk of love, apparently the Sekirei of Fate had never watched a chick flick and had been puzzled by the character's actions throughout the entire movie. After the movie they had headed to a nearby shopping arcade, where it turned out that Yume was a natural at most of the games. Though her skills had been sorely lacking when it came to the Dance Dance Revolution game. It was a good thing that Tetsuya had spent many an hour in shopping arcades growing up and was practically a god when it came to DDR.

After the movie and the arcade, he had taken her to a small, family-owned ramen shop in the southern part of the city. It had been his favorite restaurant growing up and he felt it'd be more romantic to take her to a place that was important to him . After a lovely dinner at the ramen shop they had returned to the Tower, and you can probably guess what happened after that...

"I enjoyed it very much, Tetsuya. Thank you." she said with an innocent smile at him. He smiled back at his ninth Sekirei as he leaned forward whispered in her ear,

"How did you enjoy what came after?"

Yume could do little more than squeak as she blushed a dark red and began to stare intently at eh blanket covering her lower body..

"C'mon, let's go shower. I think it's about time we take a break anyways." Tetsuya said as he lowered his feet to the floor and pushed himself to his feet.

After a brief shower, they both left Tetsuya's bedroom and headed to the kitchen to have breakfast with the rest of his Sekireis. It was an incredible stroke of luck that last night had been Yume's night to sleep in his bedroom, otherwise he would've had to play damage control this morning. Now more than ever, he was glad his room was soundproof, as Yume had made so very interesting noises last night...

He arrived in the dining room dressed in a black suit and tie with a white shirt underneath, to see all his Sekireis sitting down to breakfast. Akitsu and Hibiki were in the kitchen, cooking breakfast as usual and it seemed that Kazehana was pitching in as well. Tsukiumi it seemed had tried her hand at cooking, though it seemed she had failed to make anything edible, judging from the burned pan in the sink and the unusually foul-tempered scowl on her face, not to mention the balled-up apron sitting at her feet.

"Hey girls, how goes everything?" he asked as he and Yume arrived in the dining room. He was answered by a chorus of "Fine, thank you"'s and "Good, you?"'s. He walked over to the head of the long, rectangular table. He did this every day, as it not only provided a routine for him to follow, which was always a good idea when one was grieving. But it also prevented fights from breaking out, as his Sekireis always battled for the seat next to him, but since he always sat at the same area, it never looked like he was playing favorites.

"So, dd you and Yume enjoy your little date last night? If the amount of time you guys spent in your room is anything to go by, I'd say it went quite well. So c'mon Yume, give us all the juicy details. How big is he? Did he spank you? *gasp* Did you spank him?" Toyotama asked excitedly from her seat next to the door. Yume blushed as she said,

"He's -... Well, that is to say-. Um... I- I don't really.." Yume stuttered nervously as she rocked back and forth.

"Sounds like Toyotama was right. I'd say things went very well. It gets me so excited it makes me wanna go on a date with Tetsuya as well." Kazehana replied as she stepped out from the kitchen dressed in an apron, and nothing else. She carried a large bowl of rice into the dining room and deposited onto the table before depositing herself onto Tetsuya's lap and lacing her fingers together behind his neck. As she sat on his lap, Tetsuya couldn't help but notice that she had a delicate, flowery scent that he hadn't noticed before then.

"So whaddya say, Tetsuya? Wanna show me a good time?" she purred seductively as she scooted from his thighs to his lap until the only thing separating the nether regions was the fabric of Tetsuya's pants and boxers.

"I'd be happy to, as long as none my other girls mind. But I've no problems with it, as long as you can all agree on an order that is . Though you'd probably have to change into a more conservative outfit." he said with a chuckle before Tsukiumi angrily cut in,

"What outfit? She's practically naked!"

"Well, that's Kazehana for you." Karasuba said with a chuckle.

"It's not my fault if I know how to dress to make my man happy." Kazehana replied innocently as she snuggled closer to Tetsuya, pressing her breasts against his torso as she did so.

"You know, not that I don't appreciate the effort. But, have you thought about how my mother would react if Tsukiumi were to get mad and say, tell her how you've been behaving around her only son." Tetsuya replied. Kazehana's face drained of color as an evil grin spread across Tsukiumi's face.

"You know what? I think I'll just go get changed." Kazehana replied fearfully as she dashed off towards her room. Tetsuya chuckled as he watched Kazehana run off as Tsukiumi took the seat to his left. Benitsubasa had already seated herself to his right when he'd sat down.

"So, what is thy agenda for the day?"

"Well, I have some business with the Board of Directors today, but other than that, I just have to stop by Maison Izumo and deliver some news to Minato, then I'm free the rest of the day." Tetsuya said with a shrug as he flipped open his phone to read an email.

"Well, after you're done, maybe we could go on a date together."Benitsubasa chimed in from her seat. Tetsuya had no time to reply before the rest of his Sekireis began to vociferously protest. This prompted a veritable shouting match between the rest of his Sekireis. Except for Karasuba, who stood in the corner watching the rest of the little birds fight amongst themselves with an amused smile on her face.

"Hey Karasuba, when they stop fighting, tell them that I headed out on my own. By the way, if by any chance you also wanna go out some time, I was serious about the whole deal. Each of you will need to be okay with the ordering, or it's a no go." Tetsuya said as he went to leave.

"Geez, can't you grow a spine? Why do you always have to make everyone happy? It wouldn't kill you to just make a decision sometime and say damn the consequences." Karasuba said with an exasperated sigh.

"You're right, it wouldn't kill me. But, I'm not trying to make everyone happy, just the 11 of you. If I can't make you all happy, then I don't deserve to be your Ashikabi. Now, I'll see you later." He said with a grin as he headed to the elevator...

An hour later in the eastern part of the city...

"So, it looks like the motion passes by a super majority." Tetsuya said from his place at the head of a table.

"Not like we had much choice, you own two-thirds of the company to begin with." an elderly gentleman in a leisure suit at the opposite end of the table growled at him.

"Hey, no one forced you to take the money. Now, kindly get out." Tetsuya said with a wave of his hand. The other six men around the table grumbled to themselves as they stood up and headed for the door. They only made it halfway to the door when it burst open to reveal a seething Izumi Higa.

"How dare you call a shareholder's meeting without me? What is the meaning of this, explain yourselves!" he roared at the six men making their way to the door.

"I'm afraid I must take responsibility. You see, I failed to inform you of the meeting as I believed you may have been biased on the issue that was the focus. The issue being: the removal of one mister Izumi Higa from the Board of Directors."

"What are you talking about Asama? How did you get in my board room?" Higa growled as he angrily pounded a fist on the cherry wood table.

"Oh, that's easy. I bought up all the stock Higa Pharmaceuticals released yesterday. That was nice, as it all ended up adding up to two-thirds ownership of the company. Unfortunately, you have arrived at the end of the meeting the vote passed. You are no longer a member of this board. And seeing how as I bought out all the other members, making me CEO and basically everything else of importance. Now that I own eighty-three percent of the company, I believe I'll sell it all to MBI." Tetsuya said as he steeped his fingers together so they resembled a pyramid and leaned back in the chair as he turned it to face the window so he could look over the Shinto Teitou skyline.

"You can't do this! My company didn't release any stock last week, I'll see you incarcerated for this!" Izumi exclaimed as he punctuated each exclamation with a blow on the table. By now the 6 other board members had cut their losses and vacated the conference room.

"By who? MBI runs the city now, and they will certainly never incarcerate me. So Mr. Higa, tell me, how's it feel to have everything you've worked so hard to inherit taken from you." Tetsuya asked as he looked out the window at the people on the street below.

"You'll pay for this! I spent my entire life building this company up and you will not take it from me! Izumi said as he advanced on Tetsuya before spinning his chair around to face him.

"That's where you're wrong. It was your father who did the most for this company. They say your father was a great man, you're just what's left. And as for whether or not I will take it from you. I will most certainly take it from you." Tetsuya said as he stood up. As he rose to his full height, Higa took a step back. Tetsuya knew, that for a person of Japanese descent, he was quite tall. He towered head and shoulders above Izumi as he continued.

"I will take your company from you. Then, I will take your money from you. Then, I will take your Sekireis from you. Nothing in the world can save you from my vengeance, not even Death will forestall my vengeance. Then, when all you have ever had or worked for in this world lies in ashes around you, then you have my permission to die. Good day, mister Higa." Tetsuya said as he made for the elevator, he had done exactly what he had come here to do. Izumi stood as if rooted to the spot as he watched Tetsuya board the elevator.

"You- you're a monster." he choked out, unable to say anything more as his appointed executioner entered the lift.

"I am only the monster you made me, Higa." Tetsuya said as he hit the ground floor button and watched the doors slide closed on his victim...

Tetsuya headed back to the Tower after that, by the time the elevator arrived back at his floor it appeared the commotion from earlier had quieted down and everyone was back to their normal selves. Uzume was napping in front of the TV. Toyotama, Haihane, Hikari, and Hibiki were watching a soap opera on the television. He had no idea where everybody else was, and that bugged him. It was the beginning of the Third Stage, things were about to get very hairy very quickly and he had no idea how everyone was going to fair in a battle with the enemy. Taking it easy was one thing, but this bordered on sheer stupidity. They would all have to fight one day, and if they weren't ready they would lose, ad he would not let that happen.

"Alrighty everybody, up and at 'em. I want you all in battle dress and in front of the elevator in ten minutes, regardless of your participation in the Squad. No exceptions!" Tetsuya exclaimed loudly as he stepped off the elevator.

"Huh? Tetsuya, is everything alright? Are we in trouble or something?" Uzume asked groggily as she awoke from her nap.

"I'll explain later, jut get your battle outfit on and meet me in front of the elevator. Haihane, you're in charge of tracking down the rest and telling them to get ready." Tetsuya said curtly as he entered the living room. Haihane nodded wordlessly and left to track down the rest of the Squad.

Tetsuya wasted no time in heading to his room and donning his armor and clipping his sword to the back. After he finished getting ready, he left to go instruct his Sekireis on the point of there little assembly...

Several minutes later, in the Northern sector of the city...

"So Minato, you got all your Sekireis outside right now?"

"Yeah Tetsuya, they're all out here. Are you sure this is a good idea though?"

"Look, you said you wanted to make sure your Sekireis were ready for the Third Stage, and this is the best way to ensure that. Relax, no one will terminate anyone, I promise." Tetsuya said as he flipped the phone closed.

"Alright girls, let's do this." Tetsuya said with a grin as he leaped from the top of the office building he and his Sekireis stood atop.

Tetsuya had called Minato to organize a small exercise so that both Ashikabis could be sure that their Sekireis were prepared for the upcoming battles. They had set a park near Maison Izumo as the setting for their mock battle. Minato and his Sekireis had gathered in the park while Tetsuya's had set up atop a nearby office building.

His powerful leap carried him clear into the center of the park where Minato's Sekirei had gathered. Minato's Sekireis were unaware of the impending battle to help them learn what a surprise attack would likely go. Tetsuya hit the soft ground with a thump! and tucked into a somersault before whipping out his sword in a flash at the end of the roll and rushing toward the nearest Sekirei of Minato's, which just happened to be Musubi. Musubi took a fighting stance as she ducked underneath Tetsuya's first swing.

"Wow, you sure are strong, whoever you are." Musubi said enthusiastically. Tetsuya had decide to help maintain the element of surprise for a little while by donning the full helmet and face mask provided with the armor. The helmet was matte black and covered his entire face, so the only clue to his identity was the long, purple hair streaming out behind him from the bottom of the helmet. Tetsuya ducked under the kick Musubi launched at his head, which was powerful enough to set his hair fluttering in the breeze generated by the kick.

It was then at this point that the rest of his Sekireis joined the fray. With Toyotama, Haihane, Yume, Benitsubasa, and Karasuba landing just a few steps away from Minato's Sekireis. Toyotama wasted no time in launching herself at Yashima and engaging the Hammer Sekirei. While Haihane lunged at Namiji who just barely managed to get her halberd up in time to block the Indigo Sekirei's fearsome claws. Benitsubasa launched a kick at Nanaha, but was intercepted by a long plant root sprouting form the ground and seizing her by the ankle. Kaho and Nanaha wasted no time in launching a twin attack at Karasuba. Though thankfully, Yume arrived in seconds to back her up as she wasted no time in delivering a powerful kick to Nanaha's midsection, sending her flying across the park as Kaho's naginata clashed against Karasuba's blade,spraying sparks everywhere. Ikki apparently had decided to assist Musubi in her fight as she lunged at Tetsuya, swinging one of her dual kodachi at his left side.

"Get thyself away from my future husband, wench! Water Sword!" Tsukiumi's voice rang out as she parried Ikki's blow with a blade of water.

"Wait, aren't you one of the Guardian's Sekireis?" Ikki asked as she leaped back to put some distance between her and her opponent.

"The Guardian exists no more, now he is, The Warrior!" Tetsuya exclaimed as he delivered a powerful swing at Musubi's stomach. Musubi managed to dodge the blow in time, but not before the shock wave destroyed most of her white gi. Thankfully, her modesty was just barely protected by the tattered remains of her gi.

"Wait! Tetsuya stop! I know I said I was okay with this but, this is too much!" Minato exclaimed from a nearby fountain.

"Alright, pull back everybody. Well, at the very least, I can tell your Sekireis are on their toes. Sorry for terrorizing you like that. You should be alright when you fight in the first match of the Third Stage tomorrow." Tetsuya said as he stowed his sword and removed his helmet.

"Oh, thank God. Now we can go home." Haihane chimed in as she broke off her battle with Namiji.

"Wait, did you say the Third Stage? So the first match is tomorrow?" Matsu spoke up from beside Minato.

"Yeah, that's what I was originally planning to tell him anyways. It's why I asked him here" Tetsuya said with a shrug.

"Would you mind telling me a little more about it? I really appreciate the heads up, but could you gimme a little more info on the match?" Minato asked as he approached the Disciplinary Squad's Ashikabi.

"Well, I could. But we gotta get home for dinner and I don't wanna impose on my mom."

"C'mon Tetsuya, you know your mother loves company. I'm sure she'd love to see see you anyways." Matsu replied eagerly.

"Well..." Tetsuya said thoughtfully as he looked up, apparently lost in thought.

Later that night...

"Okay Matsu, that's all I can really tell you. I shouldn't even have told you that much, but you helped me out with Higa, so I owed you one. With this info, and my ignoring the Jinki up in your ceiling, I think we're pretty even." Tetsuya said as he sat leaned against the wall in Matsu's bedroom, the only light in the room coming from her multitude of monitors, casting a pale blue light on both the Sekirei of Wisdom and the Warrior Ashikabi.

"Well at this point, every little bit helps. About Higa, I just did what I'd do for any friend. So how long have you known about the Jinki?" Matsu asked curiously as she turned to gaze at Tetsuya.

"I didn't I was just guessing." he said with a grin. Matsu giggled in response before lowering her gaze to the floor.

"Hey Matsu, is everything alright?" Tetsuya asked, with concern heavy as his voice. He couldn't be sure but it seemed to him that something was bothering his favorite Brain-type.

"Yeah, I was just thinking. It must be hard for you not having a Brain-type like me, If it wasn't for your job, you wouldn't know anything about the Sekirei plan." she said quietly.

"Well, even with my job I still know next to nothing about it. So yeah, I guess it is pretty hard without a Brain-type, but even if I wasn't part of the Squad, you'd have my back right?" he asked with a grin.

"Yeah, I would. I've always got your back, Tetsuya. You can rely on me for anything you need. Hey, just for fun, do you think if Minato hadn't winged me. Do you think... Do you think you'd ever want me as your Sekirei?" Matsu asked softly as she turned to face her old friend.

"Oh Buddha, yes! You're not only a tactical goldmine, but you're kinky, smoking-hot, and nerdy! You're any guy's dream girl! Heck, if you're Ashikabi was anyone other than Minato, I'd have stolen you long ago." Tetsuya exclaimed brightly in response.

"Uh-oh, better keep away from you. Who knows if you'll try something when we're alone? How would your mother react if you stole me away from Minato and spirited me off to the tower?" Matsu replied (half)jokingly.

"How's this? I promise to steal you away only if you ask me too." he shot back with a grin. Matsu blushed as she replied,

"Well... in that case..." she replied when Tetsuya's phone began to ring,

"One sec." Tetsuya replied as he opened his phone and hit the answer key.

"This is he." he replied to a voice on the other end

"I said no such thing!"

"Dammit all to hell! Sorry Matsu, I gotta go! Higa's trying to leave the city! That rat bastard!" Tetsuya said as he stood up and bolted out the door.

"Girls c'mon! We gotta go!" Tetsuya said as he bolted down the stairs like a scalded ape.

"*sigh*...Take me with you." Matsu sighed after him. Though Tetsuya was long gone by then.

Author's Note:Umm... not really anything to say... I guess, as always, I'd really appreciate you guys taking the time to review... I think that's it. Peace out! This is The 19th Angel, signing off...