It was two days after I received Shionketsu. I arrived at the Mankanshoku household to meet with Matoi and Satsuki.

"Hey Kyon, could I tell you something about Shionketsu?" Matoi asked me.

"Shoot."

"You two don't seem very….synchronized….I mean, when you transform, you're in true synchronization, but you two don't seem to cooperate very well."

"Well it isn't my fault. He refuses to listen to me."

"Can you blame me? I have to be worn by a loser like you!" Shionketsu said to me.

"Shut up!"

"See, that's exactly what I mean. I think you two should try to bond together."

"How exactly would we do that?"

"I'm not sure…Me and Senkets really didn't have much of a choice."

"As with me and Junketsu." Satsuki said.

"Junketsu? Isn't that the uniform Haruhi is wearing?"

"Correct. Of course, he was once my uniform, but we didn't share the same bond that Ryuko and Senketsu did."

"If that's the case, couldn't me and Shionketsu do perfectly fine without bonding?"

"Thing is, it seems like Shionketsu is completely defiant, even after feeding off your blood. Satsuki said that Junketsu would listen only because he would feed off of her blood. You might need more of a motivation for Shionketsu."

Well, I'm not sure how, but I need to get along better with Shionketsu. I don't know how, but I'm going to have to get it done somehow. I can't believe I'm saying this, but I miss North High and the S.O.S. Brigade.

Mako suddenly grabbed Matoi by the wrist. "Come on Ryuko! We're gonna be late for school!"

So me, Satsuki, and Inumuta all followed Mako and Matoi to Honnouji Academy.

…

I arrived in the court of Honnouji, knowing the inevitable would happen; somebody, although I don't know who, is going to challenge me, and sure enough, I was right.

"My name is Takaharu Fukuroda, president of the Boxing Club, and I'm here to challenge you!"

"Yeah yeah, I know. Come on Shionketsu, lets get this over with."

"I don't feel like it."

"And I don't care. Now come on!"

I pulled the thing on my wrist, and then….

Nothing happened.

"Errr, hold on for a moment." I kept pulling it, but nothing was happening. What the hell?

I then looked down at Shionketsu. "What's going on?"

"I told ya. I don't feel like it."

"Shionketsu! If you don't transform, we're going to get our asses kicked!"

"Correction; YOU are gonna get your ass kicked."

"Damn it Shionketsu!"

Ugh, why won't you listen for once!? I swear, you're worse than Haruhi!

I kept pulling on it, but nothing would happen. Shionketsu kept laughing, until I got punched in the gut by Fukuroda.

"Owwww…."

Fukuroda was laughing like crazy, but Shionketsu wasn't.

I got back up on my feet, but kept getting punched by Fukuroda.

"Kyon, you idiot! If you don't surrender, we're both gonna get killed!"

"Not if I fight back!" I tried to slash with the Scissor Blade, but was again punched to the ground by Fukuroda.

"Kyon, ya need to surrender! I can't take this much pain!"

"I can't give up! I need to restore things to the way they were!"

I heard Shionketsu sigh. "Fine. I'll cooperate, this once."

"Good boy." I pulled the switch on my wrist, and this time, Shionketsu actually transformed. (What a miracle!)

"Life-fiber synchronization – Kamui Shionketsu!"

"Oh come on!" Fukuroda cried "I can't focus with you dressed like that! You look so stupid!"

I shrugged my shoulders. "Trust me, I don't want to be dressed like this either. How about this; to make things fair, I'll let you get the first move."

"Okay!" He lunged at me with his fist, but it did nothing.

"What the hell?" Fukuroda started punching me rapidly, but his attacks did nothing.

"Now it's my turn!" Because he was so close, I slashed at him with the Scissor Blade, and I destroyed his goku uniform, knocking him back.

"Fiber lost!" I wasn't alone when I said that; Shionketsu said it in synch with me.

"Fiber acquired!" Again, Shionketsu said that in synch with me. I smiled hearing that.

Shionketsu transformed back to his default state, and Matoi ran up to me.

"Kyon! Are you alright?"

"Don't worry Matoi. We had a difficult time at first, but we managed to pull through."

"Don't except me to do it again, though…." Shionketsu said. I laughed, and Matoi looked at me as if I was crazy.

"It was something Shionketsu said. I'm sure you understand."

…

A week had passed, and me and Shionketsu had gotten the hang of fighting people. We had gained quite a lot of life-fibers from doing so, so we grew stronger.

Currently, I'm fighting this guy named Jack Naito, president of the Knife Throwing Club. I deflected the knives he threw at me with Matoi's Scissor Blade, and while doing so, I heard Mako shouting "You can do it Kyon!"

However, I was deflecting the knives a bit too much, so (Somehow) the Scissor Blade was knocked back very far when it got hit by a larger knife. I could run over to reach it, but it's too far away….

"Not so tough without the over-sized scissor, are you Kyon?" Naito threw a larger knife at me. I panicked a bit, and right as the knife was about to hit me, my right arm moved, and a long blade appeared from the cuff of Shionketsu, and deflected it.

Where did this blade come from? Should I really question it, because it just saved me, and I have a weapon of my own, so I don't have to borrow the Scissor Blade anymore. Now, let's see how it can deal with life fibers…

"Hey Jack! How would you like a taste of your own medicine?"

Jack tried frantically throwing more knives at me, but I deflected them all. I slashed at him, and destroyed his goku uniform.

"Fiber lost!" By now, this was something me and Shionketsu said together without it being out of place.

"Life-fiber acquired!" The life-fibers from Jack's goku uniform was absorbed intro Shionketsu.

The blade then disappeared. "A deployable arm blade? Nice."

"Ah, I only used it because you're too pathetic on your own, not because I like you."

"If you didn't like me, then you would have let me lose."

"Wh….no!" I laughed, and then Shionketsu transformed to his default state. Mako and Matoi ran up to me.

"Way to go Kyon!" She was jumping up and down, and I told her to calm down.

"You did a good job Kyon." Matoi then patted me on the shoulder.

"Thanks Ryuko…..Err, I mean, Matoi!"

"Please. Call me Ryuko." She then smiled "Oh yeah, I forgot; What's your real name?"

"My name is…"

I was interrupted by Mako crossing her arms, and I heard that familiar "Hallelujah" noise.

"WAIT!" Mako was then wearing a hard hat, and held a stop sign.

"Kyon has battled enough club leaders, right?" She said dressed in a Two-Star uniform.

"Because if so, he can fight the Elite Four!" This time, she looked like she had died, and her ghost said that.

"And he has gotten along very well with Shionketsu!" Mako was sprinkling salt on French fries.

"And then Kyon can take down Lady Haruhi!" Mako looked like she was doing the Hare Hare Yukai.

"Wow, you're right Mako." I can't believe she was right; I think I HAVE fought enough club leaders to take on the Elite Four. I think I have a few more to go.

"Though, let me warn you." Ryuko said. "They aren't easy. I had a hard time taking them down, and they won't go easy on you."

"I kind of figured, them being called the 'Elite' Four. But nonetheless, I'm sure me and Shionketsu can beat them!"

"Ah, you can only do it because of me!" Shionketsu said.

"Oh Shionketsu, you're the same as always."

"I think you should talk to Satsuki and Hoka. They might know their battle strategies really well, so they could be great help."

"Alright, I'll be sure to do that."

"We'll also be sure to tell any member of the Elite Four what happened, and maybe we can restore their memory."

"Alright, sounds like a plan!"

…

A few days had passed, and I had defeated enough club leaders to battle the Elite Four. I'd thought I'd let Haruhi know today…

I arrived at Honnouji in the court. "HARUHI SUZUMIYA!"

Haruhi's backlight shone on me again. "What is it you want!?"

"I have defeated enough Two-star students! I request that I battle the Elite Four!"

The Elite Four members were also watching. "You can't be serious?" Jakuzure said. "How the hell did he actually beat the Two-stars!?"

"I guess we shouldn't have underestimated him." Koizumi said.

"Don't worry. I don't think Lady Haruhi will accept." Sanageyama said.

"I ACCEPT YOUR REQUEST!" Haruhi shouted in a voice that out-thundered everything else she said.

"WHAT!?" Jakuzure and Sanageyama shouted.

"IT'S LADY HARUHI'S DECISION, AND THAT'S FINAL!" Gamagori shouted.

"Quite frankly, I'm not surprised." Koizumi said.

"Tomorrow, you will face off against the Elite Four! If you succeed in defeating them, you will get to face me in battle!"

Oh boy, this moment is finally here. I finally get to fight Haruhi…

"Hey Kyon, you're body seems to be shaking nervously."

"I guess I'm just very excited to finally do this…."

Tomorrow…Not a lot of preparation until then…But I'm not too worried. Hoka and Satsuki told me about their attack strategy. But I am a little worried this won't go very well….

…

It was the next day, and I arrived at the Mankanshoku household. I saw Mrs. Mankanshoku making tons of croquettes, and she gave me a lot.

"I heard about what's happening today, so I decided to make these croquettes extra special!"

"Gee, thanks Mrs. Mankanshoku." I gladly proceeded to eat them.

"Now Kyon, you remember what their battle strategies were?" Satsuki asked me.

"Yes, I do."

"Could you discuss them with us one more time?" Hoka asked before his mouth was covered up.

"Certainly."

…

We arrived at Honnouji, and man, was I really nervous. I was standing on a large platform that had screens that projected what was going on, on the sides of it. I looked into the audience, and I saw Ryuko, Mako, Satsuki, Hoka, Mikisugi, Asahina, and my sister all cheering for me. Nagato was there to, but she just stared blankly, as expected.

"Now, because you are the guest, I'll be kind and let you choose who you face first!" Haruhi shouted, which I found baffling. Haruhi almost never gives me any say in what I do, so this is a nice change of pace.

I looked at the Elite Four members, and saw my options; Ira Gamagori, Nonon Jakuzure, Uzu Sanageyama, and Itsuki Koizumi. I looked at each one, and thought deeply about who I should fight.

And although I'm not quite sure about who I'll fight first, I don't think I want to fight Koizumi first, probably because I know him very well.

"Hey dumbass, have you decided who you want to fight already?"

"Sure have." I said.

"Well, who is it?"

Just then, Haruhi spoke up. "Well, hurry up! Who is it?"

I looked directly at Haruhi. "I have decided who I want to fight first!"

"Who is it?"

I'm a little intimidated, but I know I can take this person on. Me and Shionketsu have been through a lot together in a little over a week, so I'm not afraid!

[So that was Chapter 5. Yeah, I decided to end it on a cliffhanger, because why not? Thanks to Lewascan2 for the idea of deployable arm blades, although I'll be sure to come up with a new idea for one of Shionketsu's attacks. If anyone wants to guess who they think Kyon will fight first, leave it in the reviews. And again, any reviews are greatly appreciated, so please leave your thoughts in the reviews. ]