Yoki Shinai chapter 3
A/N: Hey guys! So yeah, I've been receiving a lot of reviews lately to improve my formatting and writing. And this time, I've changed, xD… Truly! If you only know how much I've researched on how to be a good fanfic writer or how to write a good fanfic and things like that…and hey! Another character is added in this chappie, guess who? Read and know!
Disclaimer: As always, I never, ever own this epic show and you really need to keep that in mind.
Warnings: This is AU and for those who haven't read the chapter 1 of this, please read it or else you won't understand the story and you'll end up criticizing me badly. *and grammatical mistakes and typos*
Arturia really hated this place. As soon as she opened the door and stepped in, the unbearable noise greeted her. Fate academy's canteen is just like any other canteen, but what makes it irritating is the large number of by standing students who have nothing to talk but senseless things. A canteen is for eating, right?
Now, she regret waking up so late this morning thus forgetting her own lunch and she ended up here. Well, she has no choice but to eat in this noisy place. She can't afford to attend the next period of class without eating. She just finished her Kendo training, and she needs to revive her lost energy from hard work.
Good thing Rin is with her right now. She can't stand eating alone especially since majority of the girls still can't forget from the last, last week's incident. She even got death glares just recently as she walked into the seemingly endless hallway. She mentally rolled her eyes and ignored them. She sighed and realized how tired she is. Rin quickly noticed her friend's sluggish behavior and nudged her.
"Hey, you okay?" She asked Arturia.
"Yeah, I'm fine just tired…. and hungry" She quickly added.
"Hmmmmmm… Since this is your first time, my treat!" She smiled.
"Okay… Thanks…" Arturia normally respond.
Right… She's not the kind of person who babbles a lot of thanks to a person who had just done something good for her. And she's totally not the kind of person, who squeals and says out a lot of words like it's the first time they'd ever been treated. And wow, she just realized that, yeah, this is totally the first time she's ever been in a canteen. She has her own food all the time and she also don't want to spend a lot of money for some small amount of viand on a smaller amount of rice.
They are in the food section now as she was thinking all of this. She pulled out a tray and drops it down for choosing the food… She ordered rice of course but she had a problem of choosing a dish that'll perfectly fit her appetite. Ok, she admits it, all are looking good and delicious but she's finding a food that really suits her taste.
'This is why I hate canteens, they always display mouth-watering ones that even students can't afford and…"
She trailed off as her eyes darted on a greenish thing. Yes, no mistaking it, the famous Chicken curry! She's been hearing a lot about it lately and despite the weird green color thing, it's really delicious! She walked faster and stopped right in front of the curry. It's smoking, hot, green and siz-
"Hey Arturia!" Rin gently pushed her friend.
"H- Huh?" She was snapped out of her reverie.
"You've been staring at that curry for a minute now. Want me to buy it?" Rin asked.
Woah, a minute? She didn't realize that! Maybe she looks so pathetic while doing it that the only thing left for her to do is drool. But Rin is waiting for an answer and she quickly thought for one.
"Oh…y- yeah, can you? I mean, I know you're rich and all, but… It's a little pricey" She smiled a little bit.
"Well, I can afford that. Don't underestimate my riches, Arturia." Rin smirked.
"Yeah…" She smiled and ordered.
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As soon as she got what she wanted, (A bottle of water, rice, and chicken curry) she plopped down at the far end of the room and waited for Rin. She's still paying the price and Rin also hates it when she would just start off eating without her.
She noticed Rin coming closer and she straightened up. This is the time. She'll now taste the so-called chicken curry and reach heaven. Its smell is intoxicating enough, what's more of the taste? As soon as Rin sat down, she silently uttered her prayers and got hold of the spoon. She scooped some right amount of rice and some curry sauce. She let her hands do all the work. The spoon was raised higher towards her mouth, all leveled. And as she was ready to gobble up the whole thing, a big, chocolate-colored hand, enough for crumpling her small frame grasped her. The problem is, it's not just an ordinary grasp where you would all go like "Oh hey, Arturia!"
At first, it's nothing like a light touch but as she let a small time pass, it's becoming more painful, like it's pinching her. She noisily dropped down the spoon and watched Rin's horrified expression. She's ready to face the worst right at her back. And as she spun around, it's nothing like she's ever seen…
A man. 6 foot tall. With black sunglasses, a very wild design of his t-shirt and shorts which doesn't even match his dark complexion. He even got weird traces of beard that's not been clearly shaved. And the most horrifying feature of all, his muscular build that as you look at it, as hard as a rock.
Arturia grimaced as she was hold by the shoulder. She quickly scanned for her katana, got hold of it and sent a single, powerful slash at the side of the man's neck. Enough for a normal person to be sent flying, but she got the feeling that this isn't going to be a normal opponent… and fight.
Fortunately, the man released his grasp and staggered a little. Arturia somersaulted backwards and readied her stance, despite the pain. And she even pulled out her katana in the most weird and unexpected places ever. But she can't think of that yet, she has to focus on what's in front of her right now who's slowly regenerating.
The man straightened up and charged as quickly as a lightning. Arturia lets out a small yelp, which is strange, and moved her eyes at the man's attacking direction. She fortunately dodged the first, second, third, fourth and unfortunately got hit by the fifth punch. She was hit squarely at the right shoulder.
"Aahh!" It's now her turn to stagger backwards.
The hit was so powerful, enough for her to feel her insides to vibrate. But despite the yielding pain, she managed to do a graceful style of landing in one hand. She readied her stance again and so far, she only sent one attack to her opponent. She bet that this katana, even made with a fine wood, can't beat this guy. She even thinks that if she would do her second attack now, it'll only break and she'll be hopeless, beaten up and titled as a loser. She cursed. She doesn't want that to happen. What she needed right now is a true sword; the metal one with a sharp point. But she knows that it's bound by the school rules to bring such a fatal thing.
The man charged again, and Arturia already familiarized his attacking moves.
'Right, left, Left, Right' She thought and dodged so hard that she can feel her cold sweat trickling down her back. The hunger made it even worse! Her stomach's growling, her head is aching and she had a double vision of everything. She doesn't care about that anymore.
She rolled at the man's left side, which she now named Blackie, quickly stood up and hit the 2 pressure points that she had been taught; the nape of the neck and the ribcage. Two powerful hits of each body part and as she has done this, she rolled half a meter apart from Blackie and readied herself again. But was it just her imagination or she heard her katana creak?
Her head is really spinning right now. She used the small amount of time in regenerating herself. Blackie is down but he's slowly on his feet again and scanned the surroundings. People are starting to gather around the two. Some even made chants like "Go man! Beat her!"
'Not a chance!' She wants to say it out loud, but she's only got little energy left and she doesn't want to waste that.
Blackie charged again, a little slower than his previous charges. He aimed a fist to Arturia and she dodged it. The two both occupied the whole space and people are starting to get bored.
"Hey! Would you two stop the attack-and-evade thing? It's getting a little boring heeeeere~!" A boy shouted with his voice so loud that it clearly echoed throughout the whole room.
'You want an attack? Ok! I'll give you one!" She thought hard.
Blackie gave an effortless uppercut that Arturia dodged. She gripped her wooden katana again and gave a quick motion of slashing from her right side. She knew that a man with a body like this can't escape this attack. She estimated her area and force applied right. But she's dead wrong. Blackie just ducked the attack and the only thing that Arturia hit was his pair of glasses.
'Damn… Why now? My katana is just an inch away in his eyes!' She gritted her teeth in frustration.
She saw the glasses flew and she kneeled away from Blackie. She threw her head up and for the first time, saw Blackie's eyes. God, she swears it's worse than what he is now. It's blood red with veins popping at the iris' sides. She gulped hard. Not even a scratch was made on his iron-like body with her lame attacks.
Blackie bellowed and charged again. This is the first time Arturia heard her opponent's voice and it's giving her the chills. Blackie made a weird move between galloping and running towards her. He then swiped his leg unto Arturia and she, agile as ever, jumped nimbly. But the next attack made by Blackie was unexpected; a straight and sturdy punch aiming straight for her stomach. She gritted her teeth and made a weak attempt of blocking the attack using her katana. But she knows it's useless, but she did it anyway.
At the very moment, it's like time was slowed down. Her hands weighed a ton as she raised her katana. The punch is drawing closer and she had no chance but to do the futile attempt of once again, hitting Blackie's attacking hand. She's still flying in the mid-air, and with one swift motion, the katana barely made a scratch on Blackie's hand as it breaks and she was punched in her abdomen.
She was thrown backwards on a nearby wall and fell down pathetically. She wants to puke and it feels like her lungs can't provide some air anymore. She has hard time breathing as she scanned her eyes over the crowd and saw Rin with her still-horrified expression.
'I lost…' She thought sadly and all of a sudden she wants to cry like a little girl, not given what she wants.
Her eyelids are half closed and she can still see Blackie drawing closer again. She's ready to be picked up like a rag doll and make one last, painful hit. She knows it's hopeless as she stared at her broken Katana, only 5 inches long.
As Blackie made his last two steps, Arturia suddenly noticed a pair of feet in front of her. A man's feet, joining the fight. And after like 5 seconds of staring, Blackie gave one, last painful howl as he dived down on the cold floor. He was defeated, by this mysterious fighter. She heard several gasps from the crowd.
The man, who recently joined and defeated Blackie, kneeled down and snuggled Arturia. It felt warm, being close to his strong arms. For a little while, it seems like nothing can hurt her in this world. She looked up and got his familiar features; the black, unevenly cut hair, swaying effortlessly, and the mole just below his right eye.
Captain of the lancing team. The Lancer, as he was titled. Known best for his strategic fights and techniques. He even holds a single metal rod that Arturia guessed he used it for defeating Blackie. Only one student revolves around that name.
'Diarmuid…' she sullenly smiled a little bit as her vision grew dark and she passed out…
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A/N: Oh my Gee… Am I really done? I can't believe I only made this for 2 days! Anyway, sorry guys I haven't put up even a single GilBer moment. I just love writing descriptive fights and don't worry, for the upcoming chapters, I'll surely drown you with Gilgamesh :P
Now for the new character, haha! Now you know. It's Lancer (the FZ version) He and saber is the first pair I like and yeah, I do promise there's a little bit of Lancer and Saber. And please, don't get mad at me for not mentioning Gilgamesh! I really promise I'll include him next time!
And once again, I made a weird character with an even weirder name. Please bear with me, Blackie is just a product of my playful imagination!
Thanks for reading the third chapter of Yoki Shinai! Don't forget to review ;)