Seems like not all of the people forgot about this fic. lol I've actuall had this chapter ready...ever since, like July...but since I didn't have Internet connection for a while...well, yea...it goes on. lol Well, here goes another chapter!

Disclaimer: You know how it goes...

Chapter 28: Versitility

"Oi..." Benimaru shook his head. "...why in the world would you want to do that?"

"Never mind." Kyo yawned. "Anyway, what'd you find out about Ash?" Kyo asked him. Benimaru sighed.

"Nothing. Surprisingly, there was nothing at his house suspicious..."

"I heard he's already found a new teammate."

"I don't know how that guy does it. Going to Ireland to get some Irish dude named Oswald." Benimaru shook his head.

"I heard he was pretty powerful." Kyo yawned.

"Yea, well he won't beat us."

"Us?"

"Oh, right. The team I'm in." He smirked. Kyo grunted.

"Does that Elisabeth chick have any interest in you?"

"I know she's got a heart somewhere." Benimaru sighed, then smirked. "She's playing hard to get, but I'll get her."

"Right. Maybe she'll fall for you in a few decades."

"Shut up. If you were in her shoes, you'd die just wanting to touch me." Benimaru adjusted his hair.

"Right...I heard she had something with Ash." Kyo laughed. "Which is impossible because I really think the guy's a homo." Kyo continued with a smirk, "Like you." Benimaru stood with his fist raised.

"Why you little-"

"The tournament isn't going to wait for your arrival." Iori appeared behind Benimaru. He turned around to face Iori.

"Sc-ary." Benimaru laughed while Iori grunted. "Well, I've seen worse." Benimaru continued, backing out of the room. "I'll see ya in the tournament." Kyo shook his head, then stood from the bed.

"I liked him better when he was on Ash's side...that way, I could've killed him when I had the chance." Iori laughed bitterly.

"Yea, me too..." Kyo shook his head. "Hold on, what am I saying?"

"What you should be doing to your American friend...destroying him." Iori had a pleasant smirk on his face. "We'll have to prepare for this tournament. Anything could go wrong." Iori said, now seriously.

"I agree with you on this one, Yagami. Let's go get Shingo so we can start this." Kyo walked out of the room. (I don't know what you're planning Ash...but we'll stop you) Kyo thought, while clenching his fist.

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"How is it going back there, Shen-kun?" Ash asked with a slight smile on his face.

"Just fine, Ash." Shen looked at the rather fat people sitting beside him. "How I'd like to pummel him sometimes." Shen grumbled as he pushed away a plump hand that had dangled to his stomach. "Would you like to trade spots?" Shen asked him, despite the people asleep onboard.

"No thank you, Shen-kun." Ash took a small sip from his drink. "Where were we?" He turned to the young women sitting beside him. One of them giggled, wrapping her arm around his. Oswald was sitting with a boy, and his mother, looking out the airplane window calmly.

"I hate airplane rides." Shen grumbled.

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"Take this!" Benimaru did a jack knife kick toward Duo Lon, who easily dodged it, and took hold of him from behind instead of hitting him yet again.

"Looks like you could've gotten beaten again, Benimaru." Elisabeth replied with a smile.

"Yea? Well I'm saving that for the tournament." Benimaru responded, rubbing his sore jaw.

"Whatever you say, Mr. Nikaido. I'd say that you were trying hard to get a punch to Duo Lon." Elisabeth walked away. Benimaru turned to Duo Lon when she was out of hearing distance.

"I told you to fight cleverly, but not THAT cleverly." Benimaru sighed. "You try to impress a girl, but it all goes wrong."

"I don't think she has any interest in anything related to that." Duo Lon responded. Benimaru turned to him, slightly annoyed.

"You just don't get it do you?" Benimaru smiled lightly. "Duo, man...you've gotta start hitting on girls sometime."

"Duo Lon." He replied.

"Yea, whatever." Benimaru turned to leave.

"Then why is the reason you always fail to take someone out to a date?" Duo Lon replied. Benimaru's head boiled.

"Oh yea? Well you-well you-" Benimaru stopped in mid-sentence. "Never mind." He headed inside the house while Duo Lon smirked lightly.

"That should teach him to shut his mouth." Duo Lon shook his head, then followed the suit.

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Not too much going on so far, eh? Well, it'll get to the fighting soon...that's if I can even make a good fighting scene. As you can tell...I have trouble writing fighting scenes. Please leave a review if you have time! XD

LegendarySuperNamek: Ah, Ash. I don't know how he does it. Shen should be the one bossing him around. lol Thanks for the review!

Sony Love: I'm sooo sorry. I'll read the chapter, just don't kill me! By this time, I would have already read it. I haven't had Internet for, like I don't know how many weeks! Well, thanks for the review!
axel: Well, nice to hear from ya. XD Yes, poor Shen…you know Ash is always going to get his way. lol Thanks for the review!

Tira-kun: Awesome! Nice to hear from ya, too! Yea, I, I kinda imagine Shen to be a lost person most of the time...except when he's fighting. XD

ZodiacEnvoy: Hey, thanks for the review! Yea, I try to make things humorous at least some way before I make it go all serious and stuff. lol