Shin sank low in his chair feeling the weight the new student's gaze. Something was very off about the atmosphere. It was a hostile feeling in the air. It was like everything was on fire. Luckily something broke the intense stare on Shin.
"This is why I hate girly guys, are you gay or something?" Noda said turning back. A deadly look flashed on Fiinikkusu's face, the guys missed it but Yankumi did not. It was the look of an assassin, with no soul. Yankumi didn't want this much trouble so early in the morning, she tensed up. Fiinikkusu though about crushing this guys arm but she had a job to do. She lowered her gaze, apologetically.
"Sumimasen deshita," Fiinikkusu said politely. But the crowd of people seemed ever more angered.
"Aren't you going to defend your manhood, guys like you are the worst. Just because you're smart or whatever, you think you're better than us," Kumo said putting down the pocky that he was consuming. Yankumi had to break this up. She knew what Fiinikkusu was capable of, this devil with no soul.
"Yo, guys listen up!" She said loudly, reverting back to her yakuza ways. They backed off for the moment. Yankumi had earned their respect with her courageous efforts to help them. But Noda couldn't help but get a last word in.
"Girly guys are the worst, girls always rush to their side, even you Yankumi" He said bitterly, the rest of the class nodded but went back to throwing planes and footballs around. Fiinikkusu looked at her shoes, she must not break character. She must control herself. After all, power came without passion only with precision.
Thankfully class ended. The bell signaled everyone to leave. Yankumi finally had her chance to confront the enemy.
"Kusu-kun, can you stay behind for a moment?" Yankumi said. Fiinikkusu smiled underneath her baseball cap. The class filed out quickly leaving them both behind. Yankumi locked door and pulled down the door shade.
"Did you think that this ridiculous disguise would fool me" Yankumi said angrily. She swiftly pulled off the baseball cap. Fiinikkusu's wavy bronze hair cascaded downward giving her the appearance of some mythical creature. She smirked wickedly.
"I didn't think I could fool you, Ojou-sama" She began feigning politeness, but her words were dripping with sarcasm that no polite word could hide.
"But if you want me to keep your family history secret, you'll let me stay wont you sensei?" Fiinikkusu said snatching the baseball cap and tucking her hair into it again. She unlocked the door and walked out leaving Yankumi in the shadows.
"This is what I hate the worst, underhanded tactics" She said to herself. But she was determined not lose. She had a dream to fulfill, no matter what the road blocks were.
Shin was leaning against the wall near the door. He overheard everything. So that's what it was all about. A rush for power, the Yakuza world was much more complicated than he expected. Fiinikkusu turned to look at him as she passed him. Did she even care that he was ease dropping. She was smirking eerily; the hood of her cap covered her eyes.
The atmosphere was as thick as blood.
Ms. Fujiyama was straightening out her papers. Her class was early as usual, eager to star at her legs more than learn English. But there was an odd new student in the 3-D class, one that looked down barely paying attention to her. She wasn't use to being ignored by any kind of man, old or young.
"Kusu Kai, is it? Why don't you introduce yourself to the class," Fujiyama said smiling. The student slowly got up.
"My name is Kusu Kai. My father is a business man, my mother is an actress. I was living in New York, but moved back here in order to get back in touch with the culture" Kusu Kai said in perfect English.
"Wow, a native of the English language, that's great," Fujiyama said flashing a beautiful smile. It was a smile that brought most boys to their knees but this Kai person seemed unfazed. Kai took his seat again. How curious…
Shin looked out of the corner of his eye. He was sitting diagonally behind her this class. He had to confront her, and make sure she knew that everyone was behind Yankumi. When class ended, Shin carefully followed the girl. She walked quickly, out of the school. Shin followed her as she walked into an ally way. When he turned into the ally way after her, he felt a pull at his side. A strong arm curled around his neck
"Why are you following me Senpai?" Fiinikkusu said playfully, thought it seemed out of place with the situation.
"What do you want with Yankumi" Shin managed to say, though the arm was crushing his windpipe. He could barely breathe.
"I thought you heard it all, didn't you? Dirty Eavesdropper" Fiinikkusu said still quite jokingly, as though the gravity of the circumstances didn't bother her.
"Whatever you are going to do with Yankumi, I'll protect her for you! All of us are behind her, and if class 3-D finds out about you…" Shin said, but he was roughly interrupted. Fiinikkusu shoved him into the wall but realized her hold on him. She was laughing
"That's exactly what I needed to hear. Yankumi-sensei is serious about this little teaching job isn't she? Her position as the next Oedo Ojou is up for grabs isn't it?" Fiinikkusu smiled with delight.
Shin suddenly felt sick, he had made a wrong move.
"Well I guess you're no longer useful to me, and since you're going to tell anyway…" Fiinikkusu said walking towards him. He walked slowly back into the ally way. It was prey in the final moments of being a predator.
Yankumi couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong. When she had left the room after her chat with "Kusu-chan" Shin was there leaning against the wall. Upon seeing her, he turned and left. Her senses were telling her something was off. After the school day ended she went to go see him. Some of her students were eating ramen at the local shop
"We haven't seen him, he just ran off after class" Kumo said slurping up his food.
"I thought I saw him following that new kid, teaching him a lesson maybe?" Uchi suddenly remembered. Yankumi blanched at those words. She suddenly ran for it. The gang followed sensing that something was troubling her.
"Shin" She screamed out into the hall. Where could he have gone! Suddenly she heard a shout. It was his voice. She was sure of it.
In the ally way a light from the horizon highlighted two shadowy figures. On figure was on the ground, and the other suddenly turned to her. Yankumi rushed into the scene swinging a punch at the Fiinikkusu. Fiinikkusu jumped into the air. She used the walls of the building to propel herself back in the street. She saw the students up a head rushing towards the scene.
Shin was on the ground. Yankumi bent down to check on him. He was fine but seemed shocked.
"I'm okay…" He said. She didn't get a chance to hurt him. Yankumi had come just in time, but Shin was scared. The look in Fiinikkusu's eyes chilled him to the core. It was the eyes of demon.
Yankumi turned and the other students were now surrounding her. She walked towards them.
"You're lucky Yankumi came to your rescue before Shin messed up your girly face" Kumo said.
"Oh please…" Fiinikkusu said not bother to speak like a boy anymore. Her voice was just like a fairy's voice. She suddenly shifted forward planning to shove her elbow into Kumo's ribs. Yankumi skillfully diverted to attack. Fiinikkusu fell back and her cap flew off.
Her brown wave hair cascaded down once again. She looked upward revealing her full visage for the first time. She was smirking vilely. The 3-D class stepped back in surprise.
"It is a girl" Uchi said stunned. Not only was it a girl, it was the loveliest girl he had ever seen. She had long eyelashes and plush skin like a doll. She got up slowly. She was still smirking
"Oh I guess I'm not supposed to play rough while the teacher is watching" Fiinikkusu said. She walked towards Yankumi and leaned into to whisper something to her.
"Don't worry Yankumi-sensei, I won't tell, as long as you're busy playing teacher, I'll take your role as the most feared woman on this hemisphere" Fiinikkusu whispered into Yankumi's ear. Yankumi felt a shudder from the debts of her soul.
Fiinikkusu walked slowly but steadily for one block until she was out of sight. Then she winced, Yankumi had shoved her really hard back there. Fiinikkusu walked into another ally way and leaned against the wall. Her rib on the left side was fractured. She reached into her pocket and grabbed her cell.
"Come get me…use the phones GPS" She said into the receiver. She closed her eyes for a moment. She had never been hurt this bad before. Yankumi was as good of a fighter as she was, maybe even better. Never had she seen some one move so fast. But that was good wasn't it. Fiinikkusu had never felt resistance before; no one challenged her, but today was different. She got hurt.
The darkness was picking at the edges of her vision. Despite everything, for once Fiinikkusu felt at ease…