SHINJI TENGE
Chapter 6
by Gunman
Disclaimer: I do not own Shinji Ikari, Tenjho Tenge, Ranma, Love Hina, Appleseed, Inuyasha, Tenchi, Sailor Moon, Project A-ko, and GI Joe.
Ikari Zero: I had just planned for Sango to be in this story, but I suppose I could add a couple others. Kagome would be the first on my list. I'll see what I can do about that though.
Shinji the good sharer: Don't worry. I've put in your 'How Shinji met Kasumi' idea, but it's at the end of this story.
Xon's Letztes Gestell: Don't worry about Shinji's height. I'll be addressing that problem in this chapter. And the snake-part in the last chapter was meant for a larger part of this story.
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"First of all, we would like to welcome all our new members." Maya Natsume, now in her busty 17-year old body, said as she stared at the group assembled around her in the main room of an abandoned shrine just on the outskirts of the city.
There was the usual members: her sister Aya Natsume and academic fighter Masatake Takayanagi.
Up until now the trio had been the only members of The Jyuukukebu.
However, that had changed when Aya and Shinji met. A little pressuring, more like sweet-talking, and Aya had succeeded in getting him to join up with their group.
But with Shinji came a whole new group of individuals to the table.
There was Shinji's cousin, Ranma, a girl named Sango who Shinji also knew, resident students Raye Hino and Lita Kino, and new transfer student Shampoo from China.
Because of this, the club had increased to triple its former size.
"Masatake has already taken everyone's name," Maya said, looking over to the young man, who nodded and held up the clip-boarded list in his hand. "So, let's go around the room and everyone can introduce themselves, tell the others who you are, what style you study, and why you want to join." she said. As if I didn't know. She thought, looking at Shinji, who was apparently the reason most of the new female bodies were present. "Let's start with you." Maya said, pointing to Shinji.
The young man stood up.
"I'm Shinji Ikari. I enrolled in Toujou Academy this week. I study the Arashikage ninja style of my father, the Shinmei Ryuu sword style taught to me by my sensei Motoko Aoyama, and commando styles from my mother. As to why I want to join..." he paused a second and looked over at Aya, who waved and smiled at him. "...well, I figured that joining a martial arts club would be pointless unless I liked and respected the people in it." he said carefully choosing his words.
Maya and the others smiled at that honest statement. He had explained his reasons to the group, and did it in such a way that he was giving compliments but not necessarily to a specific person. She also noticed the stares he got, presumably from the styles he studied. Ninja and commando styles, as well as samurai style fighting that required ki-control.
Definitely an interesting young man. "Alright. And you, miss?" Maya said to Sango
"I am Sango Amaki." the girl with the boomerang said as she stood up. "And I was a demon-hunter in my former life, back during the days of the Warring States Era, roughly 600 years ago. Which is where I met, Shinji-kun." she said with a smile to the boy. "I am proficient in Jujitsu and Tae Kwon Do, and my preferred weapons are a katana and Hiraikotsu, this giant boomerang here." she said as she hefted the large bone-made weapon.
"Welcome." Maya said with a bow. "Next?" she said, looking at Ranma.
"I'm Ranma Saotome, student of the Anything Goes styles of martial arts and Shinji's cousin." the ponytailed young man said. "I've been traveling the world for several years with my father and have come here to attend Toujou Academy to get an education at my mothers insistence."
"Uh, Ranma-san?" Aya asked, raising her hand.
"Yes?"
"I'm just curious, but where is Reika-san?"
"Reika-san?"
"Shinji-kun's female cousin that we met yesterday. Shouldn't she be here as well?"
Ranma was a little panicked at that. He didn't trust all these people he had just met, and looked to Shinji for help. The young Ikari stood up.
"Reika is spending time with her parents on an errand." Shinji said. "I didn't see anything wrong with extending the invitation to her brother."
Aya and the others seemed to accept that, but Maya was a little suspicious. It could have been her imagination, but she felt as if Shinji was... lying?
But that can't be right. Shinji wouldn't lie, unless he was protecting Reika from something. Or is it Ranma he's protecting? She thought.
"And you, Miss?" Maya said to Raye.
"I'm Raye Hino. Shinto priestess and a current black belt in karate and kung fu." Raye said, not saying that the real reason she was joining The Jyuukukebu was to get closer to Shinji. Like Maya she had sensed that there was something unique about the boy. She just didn't know what. "And as some of you may have guessed, I have special skills attuned to the power of fire."
Maya and the others accepted that as the lilac haired young woman turned to Lita.
"And what about you?"
"I'm Lita Kino. I'm a third degree black belt in karate, I also study Tae Kwon Do, Chinese kung fu, jujitsu, Thai kickboxing, and Judo. And with all due modesty, I'm tops in the Academy's cooking class." she said to the group. "And like my friend Raye, I have special abilities as well, but my powers are lightning based."
Everyone looked to both her and Raye and realized that they would explain their unique talents further at a later date. With their willingness to join The Jyuukukebu, there was no rush to find out the truth about their special talents.
"And what about you, Miss?" Maya said to the last member of the new group.
"Me Shampoo. Me from China." the young woman with the long purple hair and Chinese dress said in broken English. It was clear she had little knowledge of other languages, but that didn't seem to stop her enthusiasm. "Me know all Chinese-style fighting, and am quite strong." she smiled. "Me am here to get smarter and find husband." she said looking at Ranma, who shrunk under her gaze.
However, what she didn't tell anyone was that she was also here to get closer to Shinji. While she considered Ranma her first choice for a potential husband, after seeing Shinji in action, she began to consider him as a second choice should Ranma prove to be... unwilling. It seemed that Shinji was at least more intelligent, quite agile, fearless, and a skilled fighter as well.
With the last of the new club members having announced their identities and skills to each other, the next order of business... was social interaction.
"Now that everyone knows each other, we have refreshments over on the table." Maya said.
While the group got more acquainted with each other, Maya, Aya and Masatake talked in private.
"This is impressive. Our club has virtually tripled in size." Masatake said.
"And they're all highly skilled fighters as well." Maya stated.
"Some with special skills even."
"What's more, they all seem genuine in their willingness to join us." she explained.
"But do they know the real purpose of this club?" he asked.
"They will. After that, if they want to leave, then we can't stop them." Maya said. "What we do is more like a war than being in a simple club for each others protection."
"Looks like we'll have to address each new member personally."
"Looks like."
Maya then noticed that her sister was looking at Shinji with some worry while he was talking to his cousin Ranma and Sango.
"What's wrong Aya?" Maya asked.
"I'm still a little confused as to why that giant snake tried to capture Shinji-kun." Aya said.
"Yeah. Which begs the question: how would it have carried Shinji away? It didn't have any arms." Masatake said.
"Uh... in it's mouth?" Aya asked teasingly.
"The obvious conclusion." Maya said.
"But what if there are others?" Aya asked, obviously concerned.
"We'll deal with it when and if the time comes." Maya replied.
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"Alright, begin!" Maya said as Ranma and Masatake leaped at each other.
The pair were sparring and seemed to be fairly balanced. Ranma was the physically stronger, while Masatake seemed to be the more agile. While the others were watching the match, Aya plopped herself down next to Shinji and threw an arm around him.
"Aya-san." the boy said sheepishly to the young woman.
"So, did you like the bento I made for you today?" she asked sweetly.
"Uh, yes, I did. I just..."
"Just what?" she asked, slightly fearing there was a problem.
"Well... I couldn't eat it all, so I gave some to my cousin Ranma after you left."
"You what?" she gasped.
"Well, I had to. I couldn't eat it all."
"But I made that bento specially for you." she whined, lip quivering.
"And it as delicious, but.."
"But what? You were supposed to eat the whole thing as a symbol of our love."
Shinji's eyes went wide at that. "Love? But..." he decided to choose his next words carefully. "Aya-san, that bento weighed four pounds! There's no way I could have eaten it in one day, even if I had it for breakfast, lunch and dinner."
"Really?" she turned away, slightly sad. "I guess it was a bit much."
"Well, Ranma wasn't complaining. He can actually eat that amount." Guy must have the metabolism of a Saiyan.
Aya then noticed something different about Shinji. Before she didn't notice anything unique about him, nothing that stood out from the first day she met him, but now there was something.
"Shinji, are you... alright?" she asked, leaning in closer to stare him straight in the eye.
"I'm fine. Why?"
"You just seem a little... different now."
"I don't think I'm any different."
"Alright. If you're sure. But... you did like it?" she said, getting back to the bento.
"Yes. It was great." he said honestly
She beamed. "I'm so happy."
"But..."
"But?"
"Well, I'm just curious as to why you did make me lunch today?"
"It's a tradition for the women of the Natsume clan to make special meals for their future husbands." she smiled.
Shinji nearly had a heart attack at hearing that. Husband? She's already thinking of marriage? Oh, my god! "Uh...Aya-san..."
"Aya-chan! Please?" she smiled sweetly.
Uhhh... "Alright...Aya-chan." he said with great hesitance. "Uh... I'm still a little confused by all this talk of husbands and marriage and such, and..."
"But I did explain it to you properly, yes?"
"Well, yes, for the most part, but..."
"Then there isn't any confusion."
Not on your side. "But I don't..."
"Don't what?" she asked, then started to panic. "Don't Want To Be Married? You Don't Want To Be My Husband?" she started crying.
"It's not that!" he said, emulating her panic.
"Am I Not Pretty Enough? Not A Good Cook? Not A Strong Enough Fighter? WHAT?"
"You're a great cook, you are strong, and you're very pretty!" he quickly fired off in an attempt to quell her distress.
"Then Why Won't You Marry Me?" she gushed.
"Because I'm Fourteen Years Old!" he cried.
That snapped Aya out of her little tantrum, returning her to normal. Neither noticed the odd looks that were coming from the rest of the club.
"Oh. Well, I'm prepared to wait." she said cheerily.
Shinji sweatdropped. Do all women have mood swings like this?
"Shinji?" Sango called out.
"Yeah, Sango?"
"You wanna spar with me?"
"After last time, I'd rather not." he joked.
"Come on, I'll go easy on you." she said.
"You promise?"
Sango nodded her head.
"Alright, then." Shinji said as he patted Aya's hand, letting her know she could let go of him.
Reluctantly she let go as Shinji stood up and positioned himself across from Sango.
"BEGIN!" Ranma shouted as Sango made the first move.
She sped towards Shinji, leaping into the air to throw a kick to his face. Shinji ducked lower, causing Sango to fly over him without obstruction. The young man sprang back up and spun around to see the older girl fly at him foot-first. Shinji reacted, grabbed Sango's outstretched foot and flipped her over onto her backside.
"Owww." she moaned as she landed hard.
Concerned, Shinji ran over the girl. "Sango, are you..." however, he was caught off guard as Sango quickly spun around and leg-swept the boy onto his backside.
"What?" he cried out in confusion.
"GOTCHA!" Sango shouted as she pounced on the boy, pinning him to the ground.
Shinji looked up at the girl lying on top of him. "That wasn't fair! I thought you were hurt."
"I was." she said as she peered down at him. "Hurt that you got the better of me."
"If you're going to cheat..."
"Alright, alright, I'm sorry." she said as she pulled off him, drawing her hand across his chest.
Aya was the only one to notice that, as she was watching closer than most. She fumed and stalked over to the pair.
"YOU, Come with me!" Aya said as she grabbed Sango by the arm and pulled her off Shinji. She dragged the girl off to another section of the shrine.
"Uh-oh." Shinji said as he got back up and followed them out, but not before telling the others to keep away. He kept out of sight, but within earshot, of the pair.
"I would like to know just what your intentions are towards Shinji-kun." Aya said to Sango.
"What do you mean?" Sango asked, obviously confused.
"I saw the way you touched him. Now tell me!"
Sango knew she wasn't going to get out of this without a really good reason, so she chose the truth. "Very well. Shinji and I are close. Like brother and sister. When we first met, my brother Kohaku had been taken over by a demon influence. We tried so many things to break him out of it, but in the end, he died. Just before he died, he transferred part of his soul to Shinji, who had nearly sacrificed his own life trying to break the hold the demon had on him. He asked Shinji to take over for him as my brother." she laughed a little at that. "Shinji was naturally a little shaken at that." her smile then turned serious. "But Shinji promised. Then my brother died."
Aya looked at her and realized she was telling the truth.
"Since then, we've been pretty close." Sango continued. "I was of course rather hesitant to accept a new brother after just losing mine, but there's a part of Kohaku still inside him."
"So, you were feeling up your brother?" Aya asked, a little confused.
Shinji shivered at that thought.
Sango's expression was sour. "Shinji and I became friends before he took part of my brothers soul into him. Even being a Youkai exterminator I hadn't seen that sort of thing before."
"So, you were protecting your brother when that giant snake attacked." Aya said.
"In a way, I was. It's easy to say that Shinji and I are more than friends, not quite brother and sister, and we could be a lot more." she said with a smile. "So, I guess I have a right to be protective of him, especially from a giant snake. But I wouldn't mind being closer to him if possible."
"But you're almost related! And he's my fiancée!" she declared.
"That's for Shinji to decide." Sango stated. "And besides, it's only a small part of Kohaku."
The pair growled at each other, but before they could come to blows, a cough caught their attention. They looked over and saw Shinji round the corner.
"Are you two alright?" he asked. "You left rather suddenly."
"We're fine, Shinji-kun." Sango said.
"Well, come on, the others are waiting." Shinji said as the girls rushed over and flanked him, Aya on his right, Sango on his left.
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It was 6:00 at night and the Ikari family was at home. Shinji was upstairs doing his homework while his parents were downstairs. Snake Eyes was going over the report of the giant snake attack with Washu while Motoko silently drank her tea. Meanwhile, Deunan was trying to decide what to do about dinner. A clapping from her husband caught the woman's attention.
Snake Eyes signed his wife.
"Yes, I patched the bullet hole." Deunan said.
He signed again.
"No. It was necessary."
He signed again.
"You know I never use blanks, DEAR!"
Snake Eyes knew he wasn't going to win this argument.
"So, have you told Shinji yet?" Washu asked as she sipped her tea.
Deunan looked at Washu with a nearly murderous glare. She knew what this was about.
"No, I haven't and you won't either!" Deunan practically growled.
"Damn it, Deunan! It's been ten years and he has a right to know!" the redhead spat.
"She does have a point, Deunan." Motoko calmly said.
"I'm not going to do that to him." she said, turning to her husband.
Snake Eyes signed (It is something we have to consider)
"You're taking her side?" Deunan asked.
(I'm just saying that we should consider it. If that giant snake is any sort of warning)
Giant snake. You're just loving that, aren't you, 'Snake' Eyes? "I know, I know, I know." she sighed. "It's already begun."
"And no doubt there will be others. I'm already working on counter-measures for them, but it'll take some time to get them fully implemented." Washu said.
"Fine. Do that, but we're not telling Shinji."
(But dear...)
"AB-SO-LUTELY NOT!" she said quite firmly, rising up and slamming her fist into the table. "He doesn't need to know! He isn't that person. He's our son, and as his father I expect you to protect him from this!"
Snake Eyes sighed. (And as his mother, I expect you to do what's right for our son)
The group was silent after that, only to have their silence broken by a knock at the door.
"I'll get it!" Deunan said, obviously wanting to get away from the trio for a while.
She opened the door and stood face-to-face with an attractive young woman with a gorgeous figure, long lite brown hair with a small piece sticking out above her silky mane, and soft brown eyes. She was dressed in a white shirt, blue vest with a red scarf around her neck, short greenish plaid skirt, long leggings that reached from her knees to the brown shoes she wore.
"Uh, yes, can I help you?" Deunan asked.
"Hello. I'm Aya Natsume. I'm here to take Shinji-kun out to dinner." the girl smiled.
"Oh, you're Aya. Please come in." Deunan said as she moved back from the door.
"Is Shinji-kun here?" Aya asked as she entered and took her shoes off.
"He's upstairs doing his homework. I'm his mother, Deunan. And this is his father, Snake Eyes." the woman said as she looked at the man in black with a pair of thick sunglasses over his eyes.
Snake Eyes signed to the young woman. Deunan translated.
"He says he's pleased to meet you, welcomes you to our house, and he is delighted that Shinji's new girlfriend is so attractive." Deunan said.
"Thank you." she smiled sweetly.
"Who's this, Deunan?" a red-haired woman asked as she stepped into the hallway with a young woman with black hair and a martial arts gi.
"This is Aya Natsume. The fiancée that Shinji mentioned." the woman said. "Aya, I'd like you to meet Washu Hakubi, Shinji's aunt, and Motoko Aoyama, who is..."
"Shinji's sword instructor." Aya said. "He told us about her."
"Indeed." Motoko said, pleased that Shinji had mentioned her.
"So, what brings you by?" Washu asked.
"I'm here to..."
"Aya?" a voice cut everyone off.
"SHINJI-KUN!" the girl squealed as she jumped at him, wrapping her arms tightly around him as he descended the stairs.
"ACK!" he cried out, nearly toppling over.
"I'm here to take you out to dinner." Aya said as she hugged him.
"Dinner?" Shinji gasped.
"Yes." she smiled.
"Uh... but it's a school night." he protested.
"It's not a problem." Deunan said.
The boy looked at the woman strangely. "But, mom..."
"No, buts, Shinji. You need to relax and this will be good for you. Go on!"
"Uh... alright. If you're sure." he turned to Aya. "Let me get my jacket, alright?"
"Of course." the girl smiled.
Five minutes later the pair leave.
"I'll be back as soon as I can." Shinji said.
"But not too soon." Aya giggled as she lead him out.
"Is that wise?" Motoko asked once they were gone.
"Don't worry, Motoko." Deunan said as she turned to her husband. "You know what to do."
Snake Eyes nodded and vanished out the window.
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"So, you're saying that Maya formed the Jyuukukebu to avenger your brother?" Shinji asked as the pair walked down the streets of the city, with Aya possessively holding his hand.
"Yes." Aya replied, a bit sad at telling her fiancée the truth about their club. "A female member of The Enforcement Group, their co-leader, was rejected by him when she asked him out on a date. She told them he raped her, and they..." she started to say, but lost her voice.
Shinji didn't need to hear anything more about that. He squeezed her hand tightly. "It's okay, Aya-chan. You don't have to continue."
"I'm sorry, Shinji-kun. I know you don't really want to hear this, but..."
"No, no. I asked, you told me. It's good."
"So, you're not going to leave the Jyuukukebu now that you know it's for the purpose of revenge?"
"Well, just tell me one thing: did they kill him?"
"No. But he hasn't woken from his coma. He's still pretty bad, physically."
"I see." he mused. "Don't worry. I'm not going to quit. And I'm sure you're not lying, so... if you and Maya need help with the Enforcement Group... you have it."
Aya smiled brightly and threw her arms around Shinji, kissing him fiercely on the cheek. This caused him to blush again.
"So...uh, what did you want to do first?" Shinji asked as soon as Aya had relented.
"Well, we could take in a movie, or go to this little diner we just past." Aya said with a smile.
However, something caught Shinji's attention out of the corner of his eye.
"Or we could go help that young woman who's being dragged into the alley." he said.
"Huh?" Aya gasped as Shinji pulled away from her and darted down the alleyway.
"LET ME GO!" the young woman screamed.
"I don't think so, babe." a scarred man said as he gripped her blouse and tore it open, revealing her black bra and ample bust.
"The lady said, LET GO!" a new voice said as two new figures appeared in the alleyway.
The six men looked over and saw the pair. One was a young man in a black jacket, the other he recognized as Maya Natsume's young sister.
"Get lost. This isn't your business." the scarred man said.
Aya gasped as she suddenly recognized the man while Shinji stepped forward.
"I'm making it my business. Now let her go!" Shinji said.
"Shinji, we have to be careful." Aya said.
"Why?" he asked, looking at her with confusion.
"That man is Ryuzaki Tsutomu. He's one of the Enforcement Group's lower-ranked enforcers." she explained.
"I see. So mess with him, mess with the whole group."
"Yes."
Considering what he had been told, Shinji just breathed a heavy sigh and rushed the group.
Aya smiled as she raced after him.
Shinji leaped into the air and split kicked two of the thugs who were holding the girl. Aya charged forward, her sword suddenly appearing out of nowhere. She gripped the handle and pulled the blade from it's sheath and slashing at two of the Enforcement thugs, knocking them hard against the alley walls. Shinji jumped off the right alley wall and threw a roundhouse kick that knocked the fifth thug against the stone wall.
"You're gonna pay for that!" Ryuzaki shouted as he charged Shinji. "LIGHTNING THUNDER FIST!"
Shinji crossed his arms over his chest as the punch connected. The impact was so forceful that it shot Shinji practically into the wall itself. He slumped to the ground, knocked out as the thug walked to the female pair.
"One down, two to ravage." he grinned as he stepped towards the girls.
"Shinji-kun!" Aya cried as she gripped her sword, prepared to fight again as she stood in front of the young woman.
"When I'm done with you two, there won't be enough to put into a paper bag." he grinned.
"I...don't... think so." a shaky voice said from behind him.
"Huh?" Ryuzaki said as he turned around to see Shinji standing up, hunched over with his arms hanging to the ground.
"Round two... jerkface!" Shinji growled as he shook his arms and stood up straight.
There was a glow in his eyes that the Enforcement thug missed, but Aya caught.
That glow. Shinji-kun's power has awoken. She thought.
"I won't let you touch either of them! Especially AYA!" Shinji shouted as he shot forward at such speed that Ryuzaki was caught off guard as the young man plowed into the scarred man with such intense ferocity that he landed nearly a dozen punches in a second, tossing the man hard into a wall.
The thug was out like a light as Shinji stepped up to him.
"Punk." she spat as Aya rushed up to him and wrapped her arms around him.
"Shinji-kun! Are you alright?" she asked.
"Fine, Aya-chan." he said with a smile. "Are you alright?"
"Yes. He didn't touch either of us." she smiled as she kissed him full on the mouth.
The girl they had saved walked up to them. She had long black hair, a fair complexion, and was dressed in a black mini-skirt and white shirt.
"My name is Kounoike Chiaki. Thank you, both of you, for saving my virtue." Chiaki said to them, finishing buttoning her shirt.
"No problem. But we should leave before more of their gang shows up." Shinji said as the trio headed out of the alleyway.
As they were walking out, one of the Enforcement thugs woke up and pulled a small gun from behind his back.
"Stupid, nosey, f#(!& punks!" he mumbled as he leveled the gun directly at Shinji's back.
Before he could squeeze the trigger, a flash of metal sliced the gun in two. The shocked thug looked up and saw black boot strike him hard in the face, knocking him unconscious.
Snake Eyes vanished before his son realized he was there.
"Shinji-kun? What's wrong?" Aya asked once they had put Chiaki on a bus home. She noticed he kept looking over his shoulder at nothing in particular.
"Nothing, Aya-chan. I just... I keep getting the feeling someone was watching us." he shrugged. "I guess it's nothing."
The pair continued to walk, Aya still holding his hand tightly.
"I'm sorry about that." he said.
"About what?" she asked.
"Ruining your date."
"It was our date, and it's alright. Helping that girl was a greater priority. And besides, I'm not giving up on you." she smiled warmly, giving his hand a firm squeeze.
"In a way... that's kinda nice." he smiled at her.
As the pair continued to walk back to Aya's house, they didn't realize they were being watched.
"Impressive." Biko said as she continued to stare at the monitor which had showed Shinji and Aya's fight with the Enforcement Group. "I think it's time to look into joining one of the clubs at school."
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(Toujou Academy, the next day...)
"IKARI!" Bob Makihara shouted as he approached Shinji.
The young man turned towards the taller, muscular black man and his shorter blond-haired friend.
"What do you want?" Shinji asked casually, not really wanting another confrontation with the pair.
"I just wanted to say... thank you." Bob said.
Shinji blinked. "Thank...you?"
"For what you did last night."
Shinji looked a little confused.
"You kept my girl from getting raped."
"Your girl? You mean... the girl Aya and I helped last night was..."
"Kounoike Chiaki. My girlfriend."
That naturally left the young Ikari stunned. "She's your.."
"Yes. And she means a lot to me. So thanks. And if there's anything I can do for you..." Bob said with all honesty.
Shinji didn't need to think about that. "Well, actually, I'm not really interested in having any more enemies, if you know what I mean."
Bob smiled. "I think that's more than fair." he turned to look at his partner, Souichiro Nagi, who glumly nodded in acceptance of this new arrangement.
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It was just after lunch as Shinji, Aya, Ranma, and Sango were walking back to class.
"Shinji? Are you... alright?" Ranma asked.
Why does everyone keep asking me that? He thought. "I'm fine, Ranma. Why do you ask?"
"You just seem... taller."
"Huh? What are you talking about?"
"Well, it could be me, but.." he said as he leveled his hand at Shinji's head, then waved it from the boys head to his own body, as if comparing him for measurements. "you seem... taller."
"Hmm. I don't think so... still, I'll..." he started to say.
"I'M GONNA KILL YOU, YA TWO-BIT PUNK!" a ferocious shout caught the groups attention as they noticed Bob punch out one Ryuzaki Tsutomu.
"Uh-oh." Shinji said as he raced over to see what was happening
"If you ever try anything like that again, I'm gonna tear you to pieces!" Bob shouted as he once again punched Ryuzaki hard in the face, sending him flying into the cafeteria.
Suddenly, a dozen guys in school clothes, some with baseball bats and other blunt instruments, came out of the wood works.
"You want some of this?" Bob growled at the group.
"Looks like they do." Nagi said to the man as he readied himself for a fight.
The group closed the circle on the pair, a tremendous fight starting up within a second.
"Grrrr! Damn it!" Shinji growled as he burst from his position and leaped into the fray.
"Shinji-Kun!" Aya shouted as she raced after him.
"SHINJI!" Ranma shouted as he gave chase.
"NO!" Sango shouted as she joined in.
Shinji leaped into the air and threw a roundhouse kick that sent two of the Enforcement Group down. Ranma barreled through the thugs, uppercutting two more of them before grabbed a third and tossing him across the way. Sango sped in and slid along the ground, kicking two of the thugs off their feet, springing back up and kicking another thug back. The thug was caught by Shinji, who flipped him over his back and into a tree. Aya flew forward and threw a high kick to two of the thugs. However, they froze when they saw her white panties beneath her skirt, allowing them to get kicked right in their faces.
Bob and Nagi joined in this fray and double-teamed the last conscious members of the group, knocking them out with a thunderous blast of their fists.
Once all of the Enforcement Group thugs had been beaten, Shinji and the others dragged both Bob and Nagi to a secluded area.
"Looks like you've got the Enforcement Group after you now." Shinji said to the pair.
"Why? Their punk tried to rape my girl. I have a right!" Bob said.
"What you have is trouble." Ranma said.
"The Enforcement Group protects their own. You can't take all of them." Aya said.
"I Can Try!" Bob growled.
"You will fail. And when you do, they'll go after Chiaki again." Shinji stated.
"And you won't be able to protect her if you're dead or worse." Nagi said.
"So, what do I do?" Bob asked, realizing he was right.
"What do we do, buddy?" Nagi added.
"There might be a way." Shinji said.
"What way?" Nagi asked.
Shinji looked at Aya, who nodded at him.
"Would you like to join us?" the young man asked.
"Join... you?" Bob looked confused.
"The Jyuukukebu. Our martial arts club."
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After school was over, Shinji and the others took Bob and Nagi to meet Maya, and explained their situation to the young woman.
Oddly enough, she agrees to take them on. Starting on a trial-basis of course, given their reputation for causing trouble. Bob was particularly enthused about joining the Jyuukukebu, if only because their primary enemies were the schools Enforcement Group.
Shinji and the others went home and after he had done his homework he came down for dinner.
"What a day!" he groaned as he sat down at the table.
Suddenly, the doorbell rang.
"Oh, Shinji-kun! Would you get the door please?" Deunan called from the kitchen.
"Sure, mom." he said with a groan, having just sat down.
Shinji got up, went to the front door and opened it up.
"SHINJI-KUN!" a female voice exclaimed as Shinji is immediately bowled over by the lovely young woman who tackled him to the ground.
Hearing the commotion from the dining room, everyone races out to see what is going on. They pause as soon as they see Shinji being molested by a familiar looking woman.
"Hello, Kasumi-chan." Deunan said.
"Oh." Kasumi blushed as she stood up, yet kept her arms wrapped tightly around Shinji's neck and her body pressed against his. "Hello, Mrs Ikari. I've just come to see my Shinji."
"YOUR Shinji?" the redheaded scientist gasped.
"Yes. I have come to see that you fulfill your promise to me." she said to the boy.
"Promise?" Shinji asked in confusion.
"Yes. You promised to marry me." Kasumi stated.
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(((Flashback, 5 years ago...)))
Kasumi was sobbing heavily, blowing her nose as she sat in her parlor. She was dressed in an elegant white wedding kimono, her make-up smeared due to her tears. On her dressing table was a letter written by her 'former' beau.
"Ms. Kasumi? Is everything alright?" a soft voice asked as the door to her room opened up.
"Oh. Shinji-kun." Kasumi wiped her eyes and tried to put on a happy expression for the ten year old. "I was... just..."
"Have you been crying?" he asked as he stepped up to the woman.
"I..." but it was no use lying to the boy. He was much more perceptive in his young age than she had expected. "He left me, Shinji-kun. He..."
"Who he?"
(Sniff) "Dr Tofu. He sent me a letter saying that he couldn't marry me. I just found out this morning before everyone arrived for my wedding." she cried.
Shinji just looked at the woman as his heart broke. He hated seeing anyone sad.
"Then I'll marry you." he suddenly said.
"Wha-what?" she asked in confusion.
"Don't be sad, Ms. Kasumi. I'll marry you, if you want."
She laughed. "You... you would marry me?"
"No one deserves to be sad. Especially on their wedding day." he smiled.
Kasumi smiled again, even as tears started to fall.
"Hey, why are you crying, Ms Kasumi?" the boy asked.
"Because I'm happy, Shinji-kun." she said as she drew the boy into a warm hug.
Shinji and his family had been friends with the Tendo's for some years so he was comfortable around the older woman.
"Why are you happy, Ms Kasumi?" he asked as he hugged her back.
"Because you care for me." she smiled. Thank you, Shinji-kun. I needed to hear that. And maybe someday, I'll take you up on that proposal.
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Authors Notes:
Well, here it is. My latest chapter, and I hope to the enjoyment of my readers. I've been pretty busy and I'm glad I finally got the chance to update this.
I've put everyone in their proper place, for now.
Shinji's powers are starting to emerge, which will have an effect on him in more than one way.
And if anyone is wondering, Snakes Eyes slipped out the window, because his spare ninja-gear is in the tool shed behind the house.
Bob and Nagi have joined the martial arts group, said group is triple its normal size, and there is a lot of Shinji/Aya interactions.
I've added Kasumi Tendo, from Ranma, and revealed that Shinji is more important than he seems.
Not a lot I can say about this chapter.
Next chapter: another monster attacks and the girls start staking their claims on Shinji, despite Aya's claim that Shinji is her's.
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