A/N: Hey guy's (and girls). Sorry for the time span, but expect it for after. It'll be explained later. Disclaimer is on chapter one. ON WITH THE STORY!!
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Hinata sou
People often looked down when a tenet walked by them. They could tell they couldn't do anything, even from the first day when the first walked out of the dorm, a gloom of despair surrounding them.
Naru looked depressed, and naturally, she was. She had been the last to speak to the missing manager before he left, and the first to seek him out after coming back from her errand. She was also probably the most effected by the loss, but she never spoke out or released her feelings for him in public. Then they had the note delivered by Shipu the bird. The results were catastrophic. She lost all hope in him, she herself running away for a month, before returning with a solemn mood, nearly emotionless. Motoko had immediately set herself to work on her style, leaving on training camps more often, and sometimes even taking off by herself for a few days before returning, exhausted and worn. Su was one of the two not really worried at first about Urashima, instead worried about her bed mate, who at times, locked herself in her room after extensive training, and sleeping entire days away, neglecting her younger charge. All Kitsune did was drink and get drunk, coming up with embarrassing situations, trying to cheer everyone up like Keitaro did, only failing again and again. Shinobu at first, felt depressed and tearful, afraid that Sempai was hurt, and needed attention, before realizing that he wouldn't likely be climbing the steps again, and alienated herself from her friends.
Yes. Hinata-sou was depressed, and with the arrival of their new manager, things went to hell. Literally.
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Motoko opened her red eyes slowly, the shadows in her room black with the early time of day. At only four in the morning, she felt the reviving need to practice, stirring her awake, chasing away any lasting thoughts of closing her eyes again. As she got changed into her practice robes, she reflected upon their new manageress, quickly coming to the conclusion of punishment. She had once flown an evil banishing ki attack at her, only to find it ineffective, and a severe punishment in return.
Opening the door to her room, she crept quietly past the doors of the other tenets rooms, and made her way to the roof to find her standing there, a dull dark glow around her form, illuminating her form.
'What the hell? What is she doing!?...Who is she? She can't be an evil creature, I made sure of that…What the hell is going on. I will get to the bottom of this.'
The figures mouth moved, taking into shadow. Seeming attentive to whatever the darkness was telling her, Motoko took the opportunity of moving closer, making sure to keep to the shadows. Shisui stayed close in hand, sheathed so the reflective metal wouldn't betray her position.
Dark clouds started gathering overhead, and Motoko started wondering why she hadn't realized the darkness residing within her new manager was so close.
"Don't move Aoyama. I can tell you're here. The darkness in you is resonating to me." the manager moved her head to face Motoko's position, pitch black eyes focusing on her. "…You aren't a threat…" she muttered to herself, returning her attention in front of her.
Motoko drew her sword, brandishing it at the oni's back. "Demon, I'll take you right here. Your foul presence shall be no more. Die! OUGI ZANGAN KEN NO HITOTSU SEN!"
The ki attack flew towards her opponent unchecked, before the unthinkable happened.
Whipping around, a black sword materialized in her hand and sliced through the attack, canceling out the attack with so much black energy, Motoko flew back a few feet. Because of the nature of the energy, the manageress was unfazed. "You are NOTHING to me! You have no idea what real power is, Aoyama!"
"You are evil. I will banish you, if it takes everything I have."
"You have no chance. Even your pathetic spirit acknowledges it."
Motoko fumed, her voice rising with every word. "How dare you insult me. I am an Aoyama of the God's Cry School, and my demand of your death will resonate through every crevasse here! YOU SHALL DIE!!" Motoko charged her opponent, and radical enemy.
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A New Hope
Chapter 4 (Part A)
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Elsewhere in Japan
Keitaro walked along a deserted road. He had been traveling alone for a few days, sticking to the shade of the dense forest on ether side of the road. His clothes were miraculously clean, excluding the dullness of use. A car rushed by, a clashing of turbulent winds following it.
'How long is it to the next city? I've been walking for two days now.' A car flew the opposite direction. Catching a glimpse of the driver, he saw the panicked look on their face. He then glanced at the menacing black clouds above. 'The next car to cross me will be my transport. Those clouds don't look what they seem…'
A call on his phone rang true in the still air. Placing it in hand, he answered it.
"Hello?"
"Hi, it's Setsuna. Where are you?"
"A few miles on northern road leading away from Tokyo. What's going on?"
"I'll be there soon. I'll tell you on the way to our destination. See you soon."
"Wait! Wha…" the dial tone sounded, cutting him off from further conversation. 'Ahh well, I hope she gets here soon then. Those clouds don't look too friendly…wait, how's she going to get here soon, she can't drive. She doesn't have a license…'
Aoyama Training Grounds
"Tsuruko!"
The voice echoed throughout the facility with urgency in its tone.
"TSURUKO!!"
A figure raced through the grounds, intent on finding the person who's name was being echoed off the nearby cliff walls.
"Gawd dammit…TSU…!"
The figure raced into another, cutting her voice off. Looking up, she found the object of her search.
"What do you want Setsuna. You've been calling me for five minutes." She sounded annoyed and angry. "AND you interrupted my meditation."
Setsuna grinned sheepishly. "Sorry, but something urgent has come up. It involves Keitaro and the inn."
That gained her attention. "What is going on that I should know then? Spill it!"
She nodded. "A demon has been discovered…"
Hinata-sou
Motoko rose from her slumber, a painful headache assaulting her the minute she assumed consciousness. Gripping her head, she moved to her dressing table, grabbed shisui from where it rested peacefully, and headed downstairs. Looking up, she was rewarded with the sight of a trashed living room. Shinobu was cleaning up the mess, Naru and Su not far behind.
"What happened here…" she muttered to herself, before moving down the stairs and heading to the kitchen. Reaching into an overhead cabinet, she retrieved both an aspirin bottle and a glass, which she proceeded to fill with water. Swallowing the pill, she turned to see Kitsune leaning on the wall, looking at her.
"Yes Kitsune?"
She didn't answer, instead opting to just look at, no, through her.
"Kitsune?"
Mitsune didn't move. Motoko moved to another spot in the kitchen, and looked at her again to find her in the same position, looking in the same direction.
'Weird' Motoko moved out of the room, her headache lifting a little as the pain killers took their effect. Seeing no one pay any attention to her, she moved back up the stairs, proceeding to her room. What she found was more than she expected.
Their, lying in the middle of her futon, was her. She watched her chest heave with each breath, indicating she was alive. She fell to the floor, next to her sleeping form, unaware of the pair of glinting eyes looking at her.
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A/N: What did you think. Sorry about the Part a bit, but i was having trouble trying to think of ways to continue the chapter. Part B will come eventually. I have school starting on wednesday 31st Jan, so i won't be able to really continue the story for a while. I will manage somehow though. Don't expect too many results until school break (end of term). R&R though. I like feedback.