--Disclaimer: I don't own AKIRA or its characters/gangs/locations. I only own Kiba and her 'friends'. So don't flame me, or I'll report you.--

AN: No real warning in this…other than the fact that someone gets CRUSHED to death by a car and some falling debris. Tetsuo also starts his job, but doesn't do too well in it. So expect a LOT of cursing from him.
Anyway, onwards!

Characters

Tetsuo Shima- The main character, anyone who read/watched Akira should know him already. It seems the 3 children sent him back to 'take care' of something and start his life again. Hence the title of the story being 'Tetsuo Has A Second Chance'.
He has a drinking and drug problem right now, he also works part-time in Oni's club when he's not getting into trouble on the streets of Neo-Tokyo.

Kiba Jouchi – The main female-character, she's my own character and is a high-ranking member of the 'Rune-Tooth' punk gang.
She is one of the only people who trust Tetsuo and want him to be in the gang, Oni has a crush on her but it seems she in fact isn't interested in him.

Oni Kagari – The leader of the 'Rune-Tooth' punk gang, he's my own character and is the only other OC that actually appears often. He is Oki's older brother and is also a co-manager of an illegal club in southern neo-Tokyo.

Donikoto – A mysterious man cloaked in black, he's my own character and only appears in Tetsuo's dreams. His real identity is not known.

Derby Portfellow– He only appears in certain parts of the story, my own character, and one of the 3 AKIRA test subjects who are from England.

Amy Ellendale– She only appears in certain parts of the story, my own character, and one of the 3 AKIRA test subjects who are from England.

Ted Anderson– He only appears in certain parts of the story, my own character, and one of the 3 AKIRA test subjects who are from England.

Kyūbi Gamushara– He only appears in the first few chapters of the story and possibly a little later. He's my own character, and a high-ranking half man-half fox that is part of the 'Rune-Tooth' punk gang. He possesses ancient kitsune-tribe magic and powers, making him a valuable ally. Which is one of the many reasons why no rival gangs dare challenge the entire 'Rune-Tooth' group, he is exceedingly powerful.

Shotaro Kaneda – He appears often, anyone who read/watched Akira should know him already. His gang now own a bar in the northern district of Neo-Tokyo.

Kai – He appears alongside Kaneda but occasionally is seen either on his own or with other gang members, now being second in command. Anyone who read/watched Akira should know him already.

Other characters that appear: Kei, The Colonel, Oki (Oni's brother) and Lecku, Takashi, Kiyoko and Masaru.

Tetsuo Take Ato Niban Kikai

Part 3: Delusional Loop


"RISE AND SHINE, MORONS!" boomed Oni's masculine voice, echoing throughout the broken-down and tatty corridors of the building.
Finally the shouting reached the doorway to Tetsuo's room, that wrecked piece of shit he slept in was called his new home? He probably expected to be treated like this considering he just showed up and was forced to join a gang when the boss didn't even want him to; but he did expect the place the gang stayed in to look a little better.
Tetsuo's room was number 41, a slight cliché there.
For some reason he hated the number 41 and in some ways, it scared him.
Why did he hate the number so much?

"EVERYBODY GET YOUR LAZY ASSES UP!" Oni shouted again, clapping his hands loudly and banging on the doors as he walked past.
Tetsuo huffed and reached for the cover, but for some reason he couldn't feel it…he couldn't even feel the weight of anything below him.

"W-what the fuck?" he said tiredly as he rubbed his sore eyes before turning his attention to the clock resting on a table beside the bed.
He reached down to grab it and looked at the time; it was 10:00 in the morning.
That was when his eyes widened; he had to reach DOWN to get a clock which was at the same level as the bed!?
Looking down Tetsuo dropped the clock and prepared to scream, he was levitating above the bed!
WHACK! He fell before he could even scream; Oni immediately kicked his door wide open to see Tetsuo laid head first across the bed in a rather uncomfortable position, his head buried in the pillow and the covers lying over one side of the bed.
Oni sighed before laughing as he grasped Tetsuo's jacket again to lift him back into the air before tossing him over his shoulder.

"Can't have you dressed like THAT for work. C'mon you lazy son of a bitch, let's get you sorted out." Oni laughed as he carried Tetsuo with him down the corridors over his shoulder, still banging on the doors and shouting for people to get up.
Tetsuo sulked as he was carried around like some little kid, he still looked 15, but in reality he was 20. It was embarrassing to be treated this way.
Oni finally finished waking people up and took Tetsuo downstairs.

"Yo, we got to take a walk down to the club. I'm waking everyone up extra early today so we can get ready for the party tonight and to train you for it, but first things first…we gotta get you dressed properly. No fucking way am I gonna let you in the club without being dressed in at least something decent." Oni laughed as he let Tetsuo off his shoulder, the raven-haired young man glancing up at him as he wiped dust from his shoulders.

"And you need to get a haircut; you luck like a damn hippy!" Oni laughed again, Tetsuo snorted at the comment. Oni was really starting to get on his nerves with all these mocking and harsh comments.
He decided to keep his mouth shut for now.

"Kyūbi should have been sorting out your looks, but he said he had other matters to attend to involving rival gangs. He's a real special member of our group kid, don't forget that when he's in a sticky situation. Help him out when you see him." Oni said as he raided through the nearby closet; tossing out a pair of ripped jeans and a worn-down black leather jacket. Those where soon followed up with a pair of combat boots and a white vest, not to mention some shorts of course.
He tossed them to Tetsuo and pointed out that he would be standing around smoking outside whilst he got changed, before heading out the door lighting a cigarette.
Tetsuo stuck his tongue out at Oni before getting changed, finding a packet of cigarettes in the back pocket of the jeans.

"Nice. Finally, I get a bit of fucking luck." Tetsuo said as he took out a cigarette and lit it with the 'not-so-well-put-out' match Oni left behind, tossing that back onto the floor after waving the flame out.
He hadn't smoked in years, especially the last 5 years. Even though he couldn't remember anything about his past he still knew he smoked, the craving was always there for at least one cigarette.
Tetsuo smirked as he began to smoke the cigarette and walk out the front door, Oni leaning against the wall beside the doorway.

"Didn't know you smoked, you look a bit underage if you ask me." Oni laughed, once again raising the issue of Tetsuo looking younger than he actually was.
Tetsuo smoked again before breathing the smoke out through his nostrils.

"I felt like I haven't had a good smoke in years. I needed it." Tetsuo answered back in a teasing manner, smirking slightly as he spoke before smoking again.

"Put that shit out kid." A voice said from behind Tetsuo, Oni instantly putting his cigarette out.
Tetsuo on the other hand just turned around and continued, only just noticing a military soldier stood there in an intimidating pose.

"I said put it out kid. Don't make me beat you." The soldier said again, Tetsuo didn't listen.
Oni rushed to Tetsuo and pulled the cigarette from his hand before putting it out for him, the soldier adjusting the gun on his shoulder slightly as he glanced down at the 20 year old.

"If I catch this kid smoking again I'm going to beat your ass again Oni! I already warned you once for letting your kid brother drink alcohol! Do you understand!?" the soldier snapped at Oni, who was now bowing slightly and acting very differently. Almost as if he was scared of the solider in front of him.

"Yes sir! I won't let it happen again!" Oni answered, still bowing.
Tetsuo rolled his eyes and made a 'tusk' noise as if he didn't care about what was going on.
The soldier poked Tetsuo's shoulder to gain his attention, almost instantly getting a 'death-stare' from him.

"You better watch yourself kid! You may be just a kid…but I still have the right to beat your scrawny ass if you step out of line!" the soldier snapped before continuing down the street, Oni bowing casually as he strolled past. Before sticking his tongue out at the soldier once he was far away.

"That son of a bitch always hassles us, ignore him." Oni said before handing Tetsuo a box of matches.

"Can I trust you to smoke out of the sight of that bastard? Kiba is taking full responsibility of you in the gang, but I have to take all that shit from the cops if they catch you doing this kind of stuff." Oni asked, Tetsuo shrugged before putting the matches in his back pocket.

"Sure, whatever. Now what the fuck is the job you're giving me??" Tetsuo asked as Oni waved him to follow him down the street, lighting himself another cigarette.
They talked as they walked down the street to the club.

"The job is fairly simple…" Oni began as he smoked, Tetsuo walking alongside him with his hands in his pockets.

"You have 3 main duties: 1, sit around and look pretty. 2, talk to girls who come into the club. 3 serve them. The other 2 duties are rarer and more demanding of you." Oni added as he smoked some more of his cigarette, Tetsuo raised an eyebrow.

"I'm going to be a bartender?? How is that damn hard!?" Tetsuo snapped at Oni, who gave Tetsuo that intimidating stare again which told him to keep his mouth shut.

"I'm the bartender at the club. You're going to be the much needed male-geisha." Oni answered, throwing Tetsuo into a mad and sudden outburst of coughs and wheezing.

"I'm going to be a fucking prostitute!?" Tetsuo snapped after regaining his tough exterior again, Oni rolled his eyes and stopped walking. They had reached the club.
There where several other members of the gang rushing by on motorcycles, skateboards and one familiar face riding on rollerblades.
It was Kiba.

"Hello boys!" Kiba waved as she came to a sudden halt, Tetsuo covering his face with his hands as if embarrassed.

"ONI! You told him before I came here!? You can't wait can you?" Kiba complained with her hands on her hips, removing her rollerblades shortly afterwards.
Oni laughed before patting Tetsuo on the back, causing him to stumble forwards.
"I told him, yeah. Cause he wouldn't shut up about it! Anyway…enough talking and shit, let's get this kid sorted out." Oni said as he put out his cigarette and entered the club.
Kiba strolled past Tetsuo, who was stood motionless with a shocked expression on his face, before stopping to wake him up.

"Come on Tetsuo, like I said, I'll help you." Kiba smiled before Tetsuo shook off the feeling and nodded, rubbing his head slightly as he walked inside with Kiba by his side.
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Once inside everything was different, the lights where already going crazy and the music was at full blast…some of the gang members dancing and adjusting the dance floor and tables around it, one member was jamming on the DJ box which stood in front of the dance floor. Drinking directly from a bottle of wine, no glass no nothing.

"That's Solano. He's from Italy, but he's a fantastic DJ. He speaks Japanese, Italian and English! He's a really cool guy too, but he's normally always drinking. He was the guy who was sleeping outside your room last night, you see, he lives next door to you and often passes out before he can even reach his room." Kiba said before pointing to a rather chubby man who was working on the lighting and other wire-involved electronics.

"And that's Dijon. He doesn't speak because he ripped his voice box out when he was abducted by the cops; he refused to tell them anything about our gang activity and decided it was best to be mute for good. He knows EVERYTHING about the gang because he's our main hit-man; so don't go trying to take any of his food away. He's a killer." Kiba laughed before showing Tetsuo some more members of the gang, he was obviously not paying attention anymore though since he wasn't even looking at anything but his own feet.

"God dammit, a fucking prostitute. I'm gonna be some shitty little sex toy." He thought to himself over and over again, sweating a little at the sheer thought of it all.
Kiba saw Tetsuo was unsettled by something and decided to poke him to gain his attention, which caused the 20 year old to suddenly jump in surprise.

"Tetsuo, is something wrong?" Kiba asked as she stroked Tetsuo's head, she was pretty tall for an 18 year old girl. But then again, he was pretty damn short of a 20 year old boy.
He sighed and stopped Kiba from stroking his head anymore.

"Kiba…I don't want to be a prostitute." He said calmly, still not looking at her.
She huffed, rolled her eyes and placed her hands on her hips before dragging Tetsuo to a table in the corner of the club.
She sat him down before sitting down herself.

"Kyūbi won't be here for a while, so let's talk about it." Kiba suggested as she took off her jacket.

"Like I said before, I'm not becoming a fucking prostitute." Tetsuo snapped before taking out a cigarette and lighting it, Kiba rolled her eyes as he smoked violently. Obviously showing how unsettled he was.

"Being a geisha doesn't make you a prostitute. You're basically there to accompany young girls and talk to them, just like you're talking to me. It's only if they REALLY like you that they bid on you; don't you know anything about our style of geisha?" Kiba explained before adding a little question to the end of her sentence.
Tetsuo shook his head as he eased his smoking pattern.

"Let's say I was the customer…I pay the club to be with you and talk to you for a few hours, possibly nuzzle with you and flirt with you. If I liked you enough I could put a certain amount of money in a bidding contest to 'win you'. The winning bidder gets to spend a whole night with you, that's why Oni was so desperate to know if you where still a virgin." Kiba explained, Tetsuo was in mid-smoke and blinked almost in disbelief at what he just heard.

"You mean if someone really liked me, they would pay a LOT of money just to sleep with me for one night?? Ha. That won't work; men usually pay for woman. Not the other way around." Tetsuo laughed before smoking again, Kiba sighed and smiled at Tetsuo.

"It's really hard to come across men with complexions like yours. The looks a woman seeks, they can be desperate sometimes. And from research our gang has done, it seems a LOT of women have been looking for male geisha for years. Finally, we can supply them with one." Kiba explained, Tetsuo breathed the smoke out of his nostrils again and gave Kiba smug look.

"Whatever. I still think it won't work." Tetsuo answered back as he continued to smoke, before being startled by a harsh bark from a fox again.

"Kyūbi!! I told you to cut that out!" Kiba snapped as the fox-man returned to normal, chuckling slightly.

"I heard the whole thing. Sorry I had to jump in like that…if we waited any longer I wouldn't be able to dress Tetsuo up in time, so come on Tet. Let's get you sorted out." Kyūbi laughed as he grasped Tetsuo's metal arm and hauled him into a nearby room, Kiba giggling slightly.
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21:46 PM.

"Man…this is boring!"

"Yeah…I'd love for something to happen right about now…"

"Hey Kei, wanna go out to a disco or something? I heard there's an ace party going on at that Rune Nightclub in the south district!" a young woman suggested to her two friends, all three sat down on a wooden bench in Central neo-Tokyo.

"The Rune Nightclub hosting a party? What's it for?" Kei asked as she rested her hands down the back of the bench, one of her friends nearby was spinning a yoyo whilst chewing on some bubblegum, dressed in complete Tokyo-pop attire.

"They finally got a male geisha! And they said he's a real cutie too!" the other friend answered, who was dressed in the typical school-girl attire.
Kei's eyebrows rose upon hearing of a male geisha, as did the little Tokyo-pop girls.

"You're kidding? Have you seen a picture of him?" Kei asked, taking slight interest in this male geisha.

"Hey, aren't you goin' out with Kaneda? What'll he think if you go and flirt with another guy?" the Tokyo-pop girl asked before blowing a bubble with her gum, the school-girl got to her feet and waved her hand at the Tokyo-pop girl as if not impressed.

"Yeah, you're right. Kei has a boyfriend now, so she can't go see a male geisha. Honestly! Grow up! Kei can go see this guy if she wants to! I mean, it's not like she's going to fall for the guy or anything!" the school-girl joked before turning to Kei and clapping her hands together, a cheeky smile on her face.

"Let's go Kei! Kaneda doesn't need to find out about it, besides; you need a nice comfy guy to lean on! How often does Kaneda stick around to snuggle with you?" the school-girl said, the Tokyo-pop girl nodded at Kei as well before blowing another bubble.

"Well…alright. But just this once, I know Kaneda isn't with me much…but that's because he's busy." Kei answered as she got to her feet and helped the Tokyo-pop girl off the bench.
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"Come on Kyūbi! Let's see him!" Kiba shouted in anticipation with Oni and several other members of the gang nearby, stood outside the door Tetsuo was dragged through earlier.

"This is fucking embarrassing!" Tetsuo shouted from behind the door, Kyūbi trying his best to pull him out of hiding.
Kiba grabbed onto Kyūbi and helped him pull the 20 year old out from behind the door and out into the club, Tetsuo covering his face with both hands as if in shame.

"Wow, he looks really good Kyūbi. How the hell do you do this kind of stuff!?" one of the gang members complimented, the others looking on in awe at Tetsuo…as if he was a completely different person.

"Kyūbi, you did a great job and all…but didn't I tell you not to put makeup on his face? He looks paler than usual." Oni explained, smoking another cigarette as he spoke.
Kyūbi shrugged.

"I didn't put anything on his face. As soon as he saw what I did to his hair he went white and started to shake." Kyūbi answered as he handed Tetsuo over to Kiba, the 20 year old still trying to cover his face.
Kiba guided Tetsuo through to the corner of the club again and sat him down, touching his shoulder as if trying to calm him down.
Kyūbi waved Oni over and started to whisper in his ear, pointing at Tetsuo every now and again.

"It was really weird…he started to tremble whenever he looked into the mirror and he said that he was starting to get a headache, next thing I know he screams and the mirror smashes. Not only that, but everything blew about as if a wind passed through the room when he started to hold his head and cry out in pain." Kyūbi explained, before moving away from Oni again.
Oni raised an eyebrow after hearing this and put out his cigarette.

"That is weird, maybe the headache came from nerves. Hell, he has every right to be nervous right now…but didn't Kiba say she found him in the old Olympics Stadium? That place let off strange winds and caused things to smash unexpectedly." Oni asked the fox-man, Kyūbi pushed his silver hair out of his face and nodded."He was almost nude when I saw him but Kiba said she found him in a strange hole in the center of the wreckage, she said it looked like he was catapulted into the place at great speed. The poor kid was bleeding all over and looked like he was half dead, but this is the REALLY weird part…" Kyūbi began; Oni listened intently to get all the 'dirt' on this. The kid was weird, but Oni had never heard of anything like this before. It was all new to him.

"About thirty minutes after we brought him back to base, his wounds where completely healed. Gone! Without a trace! He still felt sore though and couldn't move very well, but he looked entirely healed. It's unheard of." Kyūbi explained to Oni, who was now in a state of complete utter shock.

"You mean he healed all those open wounds in just thirty minutes without any help!!?" Oni yelled in shock, Kyūbi nodded and glanced over towards Tetsuo and Kiba…who where talking casually. It didn't seem like they heard anything.

"I've heard stories about a certain boy from 5 years ago who had the same name as him, but the stories said he died along with 4 other children. The boy had bizarre powers, powers like telekinesis and foresight. I highly doubt this is the same guy, but perhaps we should keep a very close watch of him. He might have similar powers; and if that's the case, we could use them against rival gangs." Kyūbi explained to Oni, who got into a thinking pose and nodded.

"Don't tell anyone else about this, got it?" Oni said before leaving the conversation and headed to his position behind the bar, Kyūbi glanced at Tetsuo and Kiba before heading to his position by the front door.
Kyūbi was one of the 'bouncers' in the nightclub.
The party would start in less than and hour; just enough time for Kiba to calm Tetsuo down and get him ready for it.

"I look like a fucking dork!" Tetsuo cried out, rubbing his head as if frustrated.
Kiba sighed and pulled Tetsuo's hand from his head, patting it gently to calm him down.

"Calm down Tetsuo, you look great." Kiba complimented, Tetsuo didn't take it very well though…he just started to rub his head again with his other hand.
He was dressed in a black kimono with red rims; his hair was as short as it used to be when he was in Kaneda's gang those long forgotten years ago.
He had black sandals on and also had a red ribbon tied around his waist, he looked quite decent for once.

"I shouldn't be here…something…inside my head keeps telling me that I should be somewhere else, doing other things…like finding out what the fuck happened to my memories." Tetsuo said before sighing in defeat, fiddling with his black kimono afterwards.

"This job is part time; you only need to stay here for about two hours at the most. Possibly only three times a week. That gives you plenty of time to work things out with your memories." Kiba explained, Tetsuo sighed again and removed his hand from Kiba's.

"As much as I have always wanted to be pampered and loved by girls, this just doesn't feel right." Tetsuo said before sulking slightly, Kiba huffed and leaned across the table.

"Just stop sulking over it! You'll enjoy yourself, trust me!" Kiba snapped, causing Tetsuo to jump in surprise.
That was when Oni rang the giant bell at the far end of the bar; Kiba stood up and put her hands on her hips.

"That means we're open now, so get up and go talk to Oni. I have to get changed so I'll see you later." Kiba said before heading into the staff changing room.
Tetsuo groaned and put his head on the table in-between his folded arms, Oni rang the bell louder until Kyūbi just grabbed Tetsuo instead and sat him down in front of the bar.

"Whatever your problem is, save it for later. I need to teach you a trick before the girl geishas come in." Oni said as he pulled out two fans and demonstrated a 'fan-dance' to Tetsuo, who just rolled his eyes and sulked again.

"I'm not doing that." Tetsuo complained, not looking at Oni.

"I didn't say you had to do it, I just showed you it because you never know when a customer wants to know if you can perform any tricks. Now stop complaining, cheer up and go talk to the other geishas." Oni instructed before cleaning the bar glasses again.
Tetsuo sighed and got off the stool, walking around the club casually.
The place was really something, it was a mixture of modern nightclub equipment with traditional Japanese bar and social gathering places.
Everything around the dance floor was one hundred percent modern, whilst everything else was slightly or very traditional.

Tetsuo glanced at the young women who where also dressed in kimono's and had their faces painted in the traditional geisha way, only they had a few Tokyo-pop styled face paint designs.

"Tetsuo! Over here!" Kiba shouted as she waved to him, jumping to get his sight over the three taller girls surrounding her.
Tetsuo approached but didn't seem too surprised to see Kiba dressed exactly like the other girls, she had a butterfly painted on her face though, whereas most of the other girls had flowers or animals fainted on theirs.

"Tetsuo, these are my friends and co-workers. If you want, they can show you a few tricks you can use." Kiba said as the three other girls giggled behind their fans, Tetsuo rolled his eyes.

"No fucking way. I don't want to do anything like that, ever. I just want to get this done with so I can go home." Tetsuo answered back, folding his arms.
That was when the doors opened and several people started to swarm in, the three girls rushed over to a table and started to bow.
Kiba tugged at Tetsuo's kimono and lead him over to the doorway where all the geisha where lined up, bowing in unison.

"Duty number one, just stand there and look pretty." Kiba instructed, Tetsuo just folded his arms and sighed. He didn't want to be here or take part in this.

"After this is done with, I want to go out into the city and try to get my fucking memories back. Alright!?" Tetsuo snapped, by this point a lot of the girl geisha had already gone off with some of the men to dance.
Tetsuo was stood there with his arms folded right next to Kiba, who had to stay with Tetsuo all night to make sure nothing stupid happened to him.
Kei and her two friends entered the club and the first thing they saw was Tetsuo and Kiba, Tetsuo being annoyed by several girls already…but of course, he was trying his best not to show any emotion towards them.
But he couldn't last very long.

"Shit…this is a real pain in the ass." He cursed as Kiba laughed nervously at how many girls where swarming him, he was also starting to look very pissed off.

The Tokyo-pop girl approached and started to chew her gum again, smiling sweetly at Tetsuo.
The school-girl also approached and winked at Kei, who was examining Tetsuo from a distance as if trying to remember something.
The Tokyo-pop girl started to cling to Tetsuo's arm, causing the 20 year old to start twitching angrily.

"For fuck sake! Get off my arm!" he snapped at the girl, who didn't seem to care and just continued.
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Later that night…

"That was the best idea I have ever had for a long time!" the school-girl said as they left the Nightclub.

"Wow. He's the best one they've ever employed, that's for sure! Not to mention the best looking! He was so adorable!" the Tokyo-pop girl clapped as she waved the ribbon she 'borrowed' from Tetsuo's kimono around in the air.

"Yeah, he's a real cutie!" the school-girl answered as she tried to swipe the ribbon from the smaller girl, but was of course too slow to get it.

"Adorable!? Cutie!? You on DRUGS!? Didn't you hear that language spilling from his mouth!? And I can't help but feel like I've met him somewhere before…" Kei snapped at her two friends, who just shrugged at her comments.

"You're only jealous because we got close to him!" the Tokyo-pop girl mocked as she tied the ribbon in her long blonde hair.

"I'm putting in a bid for sure on that kid; he's good looking and has some talent when it comes to fighting. The bouncers where stunned when he took that loitering, rude bastard out! And that cyber arm, wow, he must have been in the war or something!" the school-girl said before yawning, it was late now…around midnight.

"I'm gonna head home now, see you later alright Kei?" the Tokyo-pop girl said as she strolled down the street on her 'wheelie-shoes'.
The school-girl smirked and put her hands in her pockets.

"I better get going too, I have class tomorrow. Don't get so wound up over that guy alright? It was just for tonight." The school-girl said before waving goodbye the Kei and heading home herself.
Kei waved them both goodbye and started to stroll down the street with her hands in her pockets, in deep thought.

"Where have I seen his face before??" she thought as she walked down the street.

"YO! Kei! I didn't expect to see you around here!" shouted a familiar voice behind her; she turned around to see Kai sat on his bike.

"Kai, what are you dong around here? Isn't this Rune-Tooth turf?" Kei asked as she approached Kai, who was still sat on his bike.

"I came here to tell the Rune-Tooth gang boss that there's a gang meeting in the central station area; but why are you here? Been out clubbing with friends or something without Kaneda?" Kai laughed, resting his goggles on the top of his head.
Kei huffed and rubbed her eyes, she was tired.

"Kai, don't tell Kaneda but…I thought I saw someone who looked very familiar in the Rune Nightclub tonight…" Kei said before approaching Kai with her hands on her hips, Kai shrugged.

"Looked familiar? What did they look like?" Kai asked but only got a shrug as a response from Kei, he sighed before patting the empty seat on his bike.

"Anyway, I already saw the boss. How about I give you a ride home? You look tired." Kai suggested as he put his goggles back on.
Kei nodded and sat in the empty seat.
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"I'm going out!!" Tetsuo snapped, covered in 'kiss-marks' and confetti.

"No you're not! It's past our set curfew! No one goes against Oni's curfew!" Kyūbi snapped back, Kiba was sat at the bar sleeping with two other drunk geisha.
Tetsuo huffed as he entered the staff changing room and slammed the door behind him, Kyūbi snorted.

"Oni is going to be pissed off when he finds out, Tetsuo." Kyūbi said as the 20 year old came out dressed in the punk clothing from earlier.
He was also smoking again.

"Kiba said that once my shift was over I could go out! And I am! Not fuck off and leave me alone!" Tetsuo snapped as he left the club, Kyūbi grunted before approaching the drunken Kiba.

"You do realize that if he gets busted, Oni is going to be pissed off at BOTH of us!" he snapped at her, but she just laughed it off.
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Outside, Tetsuo strolls down the streets of southern neo-Tokyo, still smoking with his metal hand in his pocket.
Tetsuo stopped dead in the middle of a cross-road.

"Weird…where's all the traffic?" he muttered as he put out his cigarette.
The streets where dark, for some reason the lights where out in this part of the south district.
FLASH! A headlight came on and blinded Tetsuo temporarily.

"This area is off-limits! Please turn around and head back!" a military speaker announced.

"Hey, it's that kid from this morning I was talking about!" the soldier from this morning shouted to his colleagues.
The soldiers all looked at each other and then at Tetsuo, whose metal arm was now exposed as he tried to dim out the light with it.

"That kid has a metal arm! Just like that freak did in the stories!" one soldier laughed as several approached Tetsuo with their guns mounted on their shoulders, laughing slightly.

"Hey kid, shouldn't you be at home playing with your dorky friends?" one laughed.

"Where's the big meathead who baby-sits you!? Did you cry so much when he shouted at you that he got fed up and ditched you!?" another laughed.
Tetsuo's blood was starting to boil, these guys where making a joke of him.

"Oh! You're so tiny! I bet he lost sight of you because you're so small!" they joked again.
That did it; nobody makes fun of Tetsuo's height. His inferiority complex alone would be enough to trigger something disastrous, but these guys where pushing him too far.

"Shut up you fucks!!" Tetsuo screamed, a shockwave suddenly blasting forwards at the soldiers.
The trucks behind the soldiers span sideways slightly, glass shattered around the area, a chilling wind blew out of nowhere and most of the soldiers felt cold and started to get headaches.
Not as bad as Tetsuo though, shortly after screaming he fell to one knee and grasped his head in his hands…before screaming again in agony, the soldier who he saw this morning was right in the firing line of his rage as a massive wave of telekinesis ripped the man to shreds.
The soldiers surrounding him all gasped before looking back at Tetsuo, who was now rolling all over the floor holding his head, screaming at the top of his lungs in total agony.

"HEY! Don't do anything! We're getting something from base!" the soldier in the tank shouted.
Tetsuo started to drool, his pupils dilated immensely as he stopped rolling around in agony.
He got onto his knees until freezing in position, his heartbeat increasing…skin turning a sickly pale colour, still drooling and panting heavily.
That was when he suddenly had a seizure right there on the floor before passing out.

"The guys at base told us to bring the kid in for questioning; but it looks like we might have to take him to the central building instead. Grab him and bring him over to the truck! Quickly now!" the soldier in the tank shouted, the soldiers surrounding Tetsuo stood there motionless as if too afraid to do the requested job. But after a second order from their commander they had no option but to grab Tetsuo and take him to the truck.
Nearby, Kai was hiding behind a parked car and saw everything. Shaking off the shock and disbelief he ran back to his bike and took off to find Kaneda and tell him right away.

END OF CHAPTER 3.

AN: Please review, I'll love you even more if you do! Tetsuo, what have you done!? Stupid military and their cruel words to him…they deserved it actually.

Teaser for next chapter

"How is he, doctor? Is everything under control?"

"He's a wonderful subject, far greater than previously speculated! Once we fit this chip into his skull we can manipulate his powers freely, it's going to be a breakthrough!"

"That's not what I wanted to hear. Can we control him with it!? I don't want him running loose again; I only spared his life because he has amnesia. If his memories return and we loose control over him, I want him shot dead on the spot. NO EXCUSES!"

"But sir! This is the wonderful part! If the chip works as we have calculated it to, we can 'tame him' even if his memories come back to him! If he gets out of hand, we just 'switch off' his power and give him a little zap. It's a classical training method used in many other countries."