Yoki Shinai chapter 2
A/N: Hey there! It's so cold here that I need to have a blanket and some nice, hot drink with me xD anyway, hope you'll enjoy the 2nd chapter of Yoki shinai. And I would like to thank those people who added this story to their story alerts and for those people who reviewed in the last chapter! Criticism is greatly appreciated.
Warning: This is [AU] and sorry in advance for grammatical mistakes and typos.
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"This is the fourth time today…" Arturia picked up the small plastic bag that contains garbage and stared at it. Her guess of who did this? Gilgamesh's fan girls. After the small incident in which she punched him, she immediately received these lame pranks the day after.
"You know, if I were you, I'd report this to the school head. It starts to annoy me already." The beauty of the school most known for her cute twin tails, aquamarine-colored eyes and nice curves, Tohsaka Rin, advised her best friend. Arturia thought about it for a moment then shook her head. "No, I can deal with this. It's just a small matter and all they need is some nice talk" She smiled reassuringly to Rin and sat down quietly. "Small matter? Nice talk? Arturia, be realistic! First, your shoes are dumped with wet soil, next you received some teddy bear heads, next is you received a letter, no scratch that, it's more of a threat. And now, this!" Rin said all those in a breath. Arturia shoved the plastic in her seat and didn't reply. For all the efforts the fan girls had done, she really didn't care. She knows that they wouldn't go to such extent as to kill a person, would they?
"You know? Even if you're considered as the strongest woman in this academy, I bet you still can't beat those annoying girls. They're millions! And it's just you…" Worry was clearly heard in Rin's voice. Yes, Arturia knows that her best friend just cared for her and she admired Rin for being a beauty that didn't fall over to that stupid Gilgamesh. But, Arturia just let that pass. She was so busy on thinking on what to teach to her club members. As the kendo club captain, she has to prioritize everything. From the tightness of the schedule down to the lessons taken, that's why she shouldn't be affected of such a small matter that might affect the club's top priority. She sighed and stared outside the window and focused her sight to the beautiful scenery from afar. 'ahh.. It's getting noisy again.' All she wants is peace…
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Mizuhara Haruka tapped her foot as she waited impatiently and was leaning against the frame of the door at one of the deserted part of the said academy. Her short, violet hair together with her glasses shone brightly when hit by the afternoon sun. She was waiting for the 2 members of her "own" club to arrive. The location of her "own" club is what they called "The Hideout". Old tables, chairs and boards were once dumped at the abandoned room, But Haruka and her two other members convinced the school head for them to use it in one condition. And that condition was to clean the room. It was such hard work, but it was worth it for "The Hideout" is where they held all their secret meetings about Gilgamesh. Just as she was about to explode in anger, she heard the awfully familiar and senseless chatter of two girls' voices that echoed hollowly at the empty hallway. The speakers were revealed and both are twins, most recognized by their brown ponytails swishing back and forth paired with amber-colored eyes.
"…yeah and she was such an ass! Hahahahaha!" They laughed hysterically but decided to stop when they saw their leader. Both greeted in unison" Oi, President! Konnichiwa!" and smiled. This cheerful greeting seemingly doesn't have an effect to Haruka as she spoke slowly. "Toshiko… Tsukiko… WHY ARE YOU TWO SO DAMN LATE!? I waited here for eons and you know I have curfew!" Haruka yelled at the Ikeda twin siblings. Toshiko and Tsukiko sheepishly grinned and bowed altogether for an apology. Haruka tilted her glasses and massaged her temple. "Well, we can't do anything about it now." She crossed her two arms in front of her chest. "Anyway, you've heard it right?" She quirked an eyebrow towards the two and they both nodded. "Well, we've got no time to waste, I'm going home in any minute now and I want to discuss what I wanted as soon as possible."
The three got inside and "The Hideout" and sat down. As if on cue, the light from the projector flashed and displayed the writing, "Fangirling Club". Yes, if the name of their location isn't weird enough, now you know what the name of their club is.
There, Haruka started the meeting. "As you know girls, the agenda for this meeting is first, Arturia, second, Arturia, and lastly… Arturia. I've asked you before if you have heard the news and both of you said yes." She paused for effect and suddenly, without the twins see it coming, she slammed the table with both of her hands and shouted. "HOW DARE SHE PUNCH OUR GILGAMESH? I'm only absent for the past 4 days and this is what happened?" This startled the twins. Toshiko raised a hand for questioning. "Uhhh… We already made some pranks to scare Arturia." Haruka regained her composure and questioned back. "Like what?" This time, Tsukiko answered. "Oh! We put several things in Arturia's locker that'll scare the hell out of her!" She grinned. It seems like Tsukiko is dodging the question, for Haruka repeated asking again, more forcefully this time. "I said… LIKE WHAT?" The twins both answered in unison. "Like dumping her shoes with wet soil, giving her teddy bear heads, a threat and our latest, a plastic bag with garbage!" They stated it all proudly. Hearing no reply from their leader, they started to worry if she's sick again. "Pres?" Toshiko asked. She was about to touch her when Haruka suddenly asked something. "Then what reply did you get from her?" "Uhh… None! She doesn't seem to care…" Tsukiko answered with closed eyes.
"What the—BAKA! I knew it! I couldn't entrust the club with you two while I was gone. Even as simple as obliterating those who get in Gilgamesh's way, you can't do it right?" Haruka was panting now, while the twins covered their ears. After a moment of silence, Toshiko broke the ice. Being the more respectful and considerate between the two, she panicked. "What should we do then, Haruka-chan?" After another moment of silence, Haruka spoke with her voice low. "Tsukiko, you've been a member of the Kendo club for 2 weeks in a row, right?" "Yes." She immediately answered." "And Arturia's the club captain?" "Yeah…" Tsukiko's brows were knit together, confused of Haruka's sudden questions. Haruka tilted her glasses again; it became a habit when she's thinking something deep. Tsukiko can't handle the uncomfortable silence that's why she immediately asked. "Uhhh… what exactly are you trying to imply?" When Haruka raised her head, she can clearly see the confusion on the twin's faces. "Tsukiko, do anything to warn Arturia and disturb her lessons." "Huh? I agree with the disturbing part, but what's the point in warning her?" Tsukiko didn't seem to care about her upcoming task. The only reason she joined the Kendo club was to monitor Arturia and such. "Come on, we can't be that bad." Haruka surprisingly switches her voice to a soothing gothic Lolita type. But after a pause, her early demeanor changed. "Arturia thinks she's the strongest woman by ignoring your pranks and punching Gil-sama. Worry not, for the leader of the Fangirling club has returned and we wouldn't settle on such lame pranks. It's time to upgrade!"
"In short?" Toshiko asked. Haruka smirked while her glasses shone against the light of sundown. "I've got a plan…"
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Arturia silently walked her way to the gymnasium. It's a Monday, but she felt so sluggish. The kendo club room was reserved by the teachers for an important meeting and in exchange, they gave Arturia the gymnasium. She also approved because of its vast space. Just as she was about to turn left, she spotted the familiar blonde locks, accompanied by a cocky grin. She frowned and stopped. She had a hunch that he's not here just by chance. She knew that people like him wouldn't hang out in such a quiet place. She glared at him.
"Woah! What's with that kind of expression? Are you not happy to see me?" Gilgamesh grinned wider. "If that's the case, I should've been hugging you by now, like any other girl would." She snapped back. She was about to continue walking when she turned back around. "And please, can you stop disturbing me? I've had enough of your Fan girls and if you want to add to my problems…" She trailed off and gripped her wooden katana hard, an indication that she's ready to slash some idiot's head. "Come on, I'm not here for a fight. I know I'm no match for the kendo champion. And yes, I'm here to ask if you've fallen for me?" He casually asked, like it was a normal question. "Like the hell I would." She walked away but the last expression she saw from Gilgamesh was 'dissapointment?' she thought… Who knows?
She entered the gymnasium and was glad to see that all the members were present. She started the class and taught some basic moves, because she knew there are many novices in her club.
"…ready your stance and estimate the space you've got before attacking." She demonstrated it to her members with a double slash to both sides at an impressively fast speed. She received several "ooohs" and "aaahs" and she just smiled embarrassingly. She taught them another move. "Next move is pretty simple. You just have to aim your oppon-"
"Cut the crap."
She was startled by the sudden voice. She searched for the source and at the extreme left; she found who it is… "Ikeda Tsukiko. Do you have any objections of what I taught to you? It seems like you disturbed my lesson." Her voice was not angry and she was not insulted by it, but was rather disturbed by the latter's behavior. She's only a newbie; having attended only for 2 weeks and she talked back to Arturia like she's a pro. "Nah… just complaining of how you always say 'Basic move, simple like this, simple like that' but you never know some of us here are having hard time to catch up the lessons." Tsukiko reasoned. Arturia narrowed her eyes. "If that's so, you shouldn't have joined this club…" She said it shortly… and bluntly. Tsukiko cursed but followed the next moves anyway.
The practice ended just fine and she and Tsukiko were the only people left in the gymnasium to dress up. She noticed the uncomfortable silence and was about to speak up when Tsukiko slammed the locker. She abruptly stopped and stood still. Tsukiko slowly started "You know, I've had enough of your actions last week. I'm just observing and now I realize I hated you more than I expected. Believe me, even the strongest creatures on earth fall down." She glared angrily at Arturia. "Ikeda? Are you referring to Gilgamesh?" she knew it coming, really. "Nah… forget it. I just want to warn you, not everyone in this world admires you and with everything you do. Someday, someone brave would step up and taunt you with a one-on-one fight. And I'd love to see that." She ended it with a sigh and walked away. Arturia just stood there, expressionless. "Oh well, must be hard being a die-hard fan girl." She also sighed and picked up her uniform and wooden katana. She'd had enough of this day and she just wanna go home and rest.
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A/N: ^O^ yatta! Done! I just wanna clear up something guys. The name Haruka Mizuhara was taken form .hack/AI buster 2 light novel. I liked that book and I also like the character's name. While Tsukiko and Toshiko Ikeda are my own characters *grins*
For those who don't know the basic Japanese I wrote, here are the translations:
Konichiwa- good afternoon/ good day
Baka- idiot
sama-referring to someone in a respectful term
Toshiko- moon child
Tsukiko- Alert child
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