Lavi

I was generally slightly bothered at Yu-chan's challenge at Yoru. A 177cm, 59 kg 18-year-old versus a 160 cm, 34kg 15-year-old is way to one-sided. Heck, the 18-year-old has at least 3 years more experience. Yoru stands no chance against Yu-chan. I'm sure of it. Though, just for fun, I sneak in and record their fight.

…Or maybe I'm doing it out of curiosity.

Kanda Yu

Lunch was delicious. No one bothered me while I was enjoying my meal. I was satisfied with that. I was feeling slightly cheerful, I believe, as it was the first time I had this feeling. As I stood up from my seat, I realized that today may turn into a wonderfully smooth day for me.

But that thought was suddenly destroyed when I realized that the weekly Ponytail Master competition is today …

Damn.

The contestants were already waiting for me when I arrived. Well, it isn't entirely my fault that the soba was so good I got seconds, was it?

I sighed, and knocked out a guy who had extremely bad sneaking skills. His footsteps were like those of an elephant's to me. I couldn't really believe how clumsy and loud humans could be. I smirked to myself: as long as they're still human.

Seeing that Yoru, Bookman, and I were exorcists, the others tackled us first. I gave one a nice, sturdy kick in the stomach. It gave a satisfying thud. My victim curled in pain on the floor as I watched him coldly with pitch black eyes. Two are down, and there's around ninety-nine more to go. I allowed myself a little laugh, and closed in onto the next one with a fist.

Igetsu Yoru

Senpai fights sort of strangely. Not like the other people do, anyways. For the other people, they fight rather slowly, using brute strength. Senpai's fighting style could be described as … graceful? It was fast, efficient, and strong. Perhaps I'll try that kick one day.

Someone sneaked from behind. I turned around and gave the large man a hard pinch at the back of his head. Not bad, it was a good shot. The mammoth man fell down onto the floor, cringing in pain. Humans are really fragile. Things are funny that way.

A woman finder charged at me. I gave her a little smile of mine, and shot through the air. Viewing from above, this place was indeed a very large battlefield. I did a somersault (just for fun) and shot down, striking the woman on the right shoulder blade. Originally, I was aiming for the spine, but my little trick affected my aim slightly. Well, maybe today isn't the day God wanted me to cause some nervous injury.

Nevertheless, the woman crashed onto the floor. As my feet hit the ground, I crouched onto the floor, my now-more-streamlined body gaining more inertia and enough momentum; I slide through the floor, tripping several people who would later find that they couldn't quite move. Well, the truth is, the force I applied is enough to twist their ankle tendons. They would need a little time to untangle, that is.

Yup, that's my style; the unexpected style. When you have the Element of Surprise as you right-hand man, your opponent will almost never know what hit them.

I gave a large grin (which must've looked quite evil) and dusted my pants. It's show time!

Bookman

I've seen Kanda's usual moves (which are painful, believe me), but this Yoru girl certainly impresses me. She has seemingly analyzed everything, and applied an attack accordingly. Her surprising style makes it hard to make out what is happening. It's also a very interesting move she made, sliding through the crowd and bringing a legion down with a perfectly angled foot. I imagine that I must be very painful on the tendons.

And that smile just sends chills down my spine. When Kanda smiles (as radiantly), it doesn't send half as much shivers down my body. Even though it has a even scarier touch to it, I have to say.

All of these finders are a small fry (even though many small fries can make quite large a fry), and as usual, Kanda's not a merciful fighter. And it also seems like I have underestimated Yoru ojou-san. This will be difficult for a grandfatherly figure like I.

But then, it will be fun.

Kanda Yu

This is getting boring. Exercise it is, but there are so many faults and errors in my opponent's moves that I can't resist yawning. Life is annoying this way. I'm looking forward to sparring with Yoru, though. For once, I have a met an opponent who fights at least interestingly. I turned my head to a fool, who was stupid enough to appear behind me. I gave him a kick in the head and another on the chest. There, he isn't my problem anymore; well, maybe a nuisance for the head nurse. But it's not like I care.

I took a glance at my surroundings. The Finders and science team and such were quickly dispersing. This is interesting. Everything is going much faster than I had expected. Maybe it really is my lucky day today. Well, at least minus the new teammate part, yes, very lucky indeed.

And just so very suddenly, the loud speakers blared: "May all Finders make their way to the cafeteria, and the science team please proceed to the meeting room." The Finders left with this duh-I-already-knew-it look on their face, but the science guys were obviously confused.

But it's not like that's my problem.

And just when everyone left, Bookman charged unexpectedly swiftly towards Yoru, who was obviously surprised at this change of tactics; however, she managed to block (and knock out) Bookman with a spectacular swipe of the arm. Unluckily for her, I took this chance and slipped silently behind her like a cat while she was distracted. When she was finished and noticed that I was gone, it was too late.

I gently pulled her red hair tie off. Her hair cascaded down like black velvet curtains. I've won. Well, 13 times in a row. I gave a rather cold smile at her, but Yoru did something that wiped that triumphant smile off my face.

She turned around and yanked mine loose. My vision was partially blurred by my own hair (which was sort of pathetic), but I managed to catch a smile dancing on Yoru's lips. My hair tie was in her hand. This meant a tie.

The loudspeakers came to life again: "May all Exorcists freshen up and meet at the cafeteria!"

Yoru gave a wry smile and said: "Sorry senpai, but your time is running out. Hand my hair tie back; I'm holding yours hostage."

To be continued