I am soo sorry for not updating soon, I had a load of school work to do. Also regarding this chapter i'm sorry it's short.
As you can read, i am not really knowledgeable with Kendo, so i'm sorry.
I'll update the next chapter really soon so until then please enjoy!
P.S: Please review, i'm running out of ideas D: I think the next chapter will be about Valentines Day
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask!
"Okay, Allen, you're going to verse Kiria, he is a national and a third-year so it will be hard" The older boy said reading a piece of paper "Lavi, you will verse a first year; Jonny and Kanda you will verse another national, Yatsuba" the boy added.
"So what do we do now?" Allen asked.
"Meet up with , he will give you your gear and shinai's (A/N wooden sword used in Kendo)"
"Thanks" They walked off to the gym which had now been transformed into a stage for the Kendo competition. The Kendo competition was a great event and attracted many students, even people from outside the school. There were two white parallel marks on the floor of the gym which Allen assumed was where they would stand at the beginning of the match. He found a muscular teacher supervising the students and assistants in their duties.
"Umm…?" Allen asked nervously.
"What is it?" The teacher almost shouted turning his head "Oh Allen"
"Yeah, can you give us our gear; we're participating in the tournament"
"Come with me" The teacher led the three contestants down a flight of stairs into a change room.
"Here you go" The teacher said handing them three suits and three shinai's.
"Thank you" the three said. The teacher left them to put on their suits.
"Man, this feels really weird" Lavi said twisting his body to adjust it with the suit.
"Alright, let's go!" Allen said cheerfully.
"Che" Kanda said walking out first. The first match was Lavi vs Jonny. They both walked up and faced each other, kneeling on the white marks as it was tradition. The number of spectators was a lot more than the previous year's mostly because of they wanted to see Allen Walker's match.
"Ooh look, Allen-kun's friend!"
"Hmm…I hope he wins for Allen's sake" The spectators mumbled.
After kneeling, they stood up and held up their shinai's in front of them.
"Start!" the judge shouted. Lavi and Jonny circled each other, waiting to see who will attack first. It started with many feint strikes from both the contestants. After a series of feints, Jonny made the first move. He swung his shinai vertically down on Lavi's head to get a point and win the first round. Lavi parried quickly and quickly swung his shinai at the opening at the side of Jonny's abdomen. Lavi's shinai made contact and afterwards they both stepped back facing each other again.
"One point to Lavi" the judge said. The second round resumed and Jonny landed a hit on Lavi.
"One point to Jonny"
After another round, Lavi was winning two to one. They backed up once more ready for the deciding clash. Jonny quickly swung his sword horizontally but Lavi dodged it and landed a hit straight on his opponent's helmet.
"Lavi wins!" the judge announced as the crowd cheered. Lavi took off his helmet and waved at the spectators around him, specifically the girls that send a message 'Strike!' in his brain. Jonny took off his helmet and approached Lavi to shake hands.
"Good match!" Jonny said happily but with a hint of sadness.
"Thanks!" Lavi replied cheerfully as the pair walked off the gym floor and into the change rooms.
"Next match will be Allen Walker vs Kiria Muira" The judge announced through the microphone as the crowd cheered even louder than before.
"Woo! Go Allen!"
"I know you'll win"
But then an odd voice shouted louder than others "The next guy's a national Kendo player! There's no way you'll win!" The crowd turned to the source of the voice to see Kei leaning against the wall with a smug look on his face. The crowd fell silent. Although they really liked Allen, deep down they all knew that he wouldn't stand a chance against one of the best kendo players in Japan but still hoped for the best. Allen and Kiria walked onto the gym floor their helmets in their arms. Allen's snow white hair flowed behind him as various high pitched and strangely a low pitched "Kyaa(s)" were heard in the spectators' crowd. They both faced each other putting on their helmets.
"I hate your kind of people" Kiria scowled.
"Why's that?" Allen asked genuinely confused loosening his stance.
"You're so full of yourself!"
"…"
"You get through life like a breeze while people like me painfully struggle through. I'll prove by beating you the difference between a cocky bastard like you and a person like me who has gone through a lot of pain" He added. The spectators now entertained at this heated argument mostly feeling sympathy towards Kiria. Allen ducked his head.
"Don't talk to me like you know what pain is. My foster father died just when I knew what it meant to have someone who cared about you and everywhere I go I had to be called names for my strange appearance" the spectators and even Kiria fell silent.
"I feel so sorry for Allen…"
"It makes my heart ache just thinking of what he's been through"
"Woops, guess I said too much" Allen rubbed the back of his helmet changing his tone "Let's start the match".
"Yeah…" Kiria replied, guilt washing over him. He never thought that someone would be in so much pain yet still be able to smile every day. The pair kneeled down and stood up taking their stances.
"Start!" the judge shouted. Just as the judge finished speaking, there was a flash of brown. Kiria just stood there confused still in his stance.
"E-Ehh…" Kiria stuttered. Allen was already right in front of him and had his shinai's tip on his helmet "What…?"
"Um…one point to Allen Walker…" the judge equally confused as everyone else.
"Wow, fast!"
"I didn't even see him get that close to Kiria!" the spectators amazed. They both stepped back ready for the next round.
"Seems I underestimated you Allen" Kiria said "Next time I'll get serious!" Kiria charged at Allen with his shinai ready. He swung quickly but Allen parried it. They kept exchanging attacks neither one of them hitting each other's suit. Allen swung his shinai, targeting Kiria's left waist. Kiria placed his shinai in front of his waist to block the attack, but unexpectedly Allen changed the direction of his attack and landed a hit on Kiria's right waist instead.
"Two points for Allen Walker!"
"Nice…" Kiria panted. They started the next round but unfortunately for Kiria, Allen deceived him again and landed another hit.
"Winner, Allen Walker!" The judge shouted, blowing his whistle. The two walked to the change rooms accompanied by cheers.
"That was fun" Allen smiled.
"Yeah" Kiria replied. "I just can't hate this little guy" Kiria thought.
"Next match is, Kanda vs Yatsuba Toshiro" the judge announced as Allen chuckled. Kanda probably demanded that they don't call him Yu. Kanda walked in alongside Yatsuba with his helmet under his arm and a sour look. They lined up and got ready to battle.
"Start!" the judge said. Kanda swung his shinai quickly at Yatsuba.
"Hmph, that is a fast attack but I'm sorry I can easily block those" Yatsuba thought. Kanda's shinai changed direction similar to Allen's attack and hit Yatsuba in the waist. Yatsuba literally went flying two metres. He sat up looking at Kanda with a frightened face as his helmet was knocked off.
"W-What?" he stuttered "I forfeit!" Yatsuba ran away clutching his waist.
"Umm….Winner by forfeit Kanda!" Kanda walked off angry that he didn't get a proper fight. The spectators still had their mouths down. They were convinced that the Nationals captain was going to win but instead he ran away. After a series of matches and the crowd cheering for the three mysterious newcomers, Lavi, Kanda, Allen and another match's winner-Mika went on to the semi-finals. More and more people came to view the semi-finals. The first semi-final match was Lavi vs Kanda and obviously Kanda won. Allen walked on to the stage for his next match. He didn't know how he would win his match because he was against a girl. He couldn't go against his gentleman's code. But then an idea struck him, because his opponent was a talented first year, he tried his luck with charm. He put on his helmet and stood on the white line. The pair were staring each other down through their caged helmets.
"Now or never…" Allen thought. He winked at the girl in front of him and smiled. Mika's face turned a deep red and she fainted. Allen acted confused but was secretly happy that he didn't have to fight a girl. Suddenly two men in white holding a stretcher arrived and picked up the girl and walked off.
"Err…Winner is Allen Walker" the judge said as Allen walked off. Lavi was staring him down, his Bookman senses knew what really happened.
"Allen…we need to talk…" he said seriously as they walked together to the change rooms.
"YOU STOLE THE GIRL I HAD MY EYE ON!" he shouted.
"Relax I just didn't want fight a girl" Allen said calmly as he closed the door at Lavi. There was a little break before the finals so Allen decided to spend his time eating with Lenalee. They sat at a bench behind the gym.
"That was impressive Allen!" Lenalee said holding a sandwich in her hand. Allen on the other hand was eating mitarashi dango "Are you sure you should be eating that? You do know it's the finals?"
"Yup" he said finishing his last one "Don't worry I'm going to get ready"
"How?" She didn't get a reply but instead leaped off his bench and began doing hand stand push-ups with his right hand "You never cease to amaze me…"
"3…Thanks, 4…" Allen said. Lenalee just sat there eating her sandwich and watching Allen work out.
"Kyaa! Look there's Allen!" Allen stopped and looked up to see his fan girls "WOW, look at him working out!" Lenalee was again frustrated but the girls didn't notice her. Lenalee cleared her throat to get their attention. They simultaneously turned their head to see Lenalee smiling at them.
"It's Lenalee! Run!" They all ran away.
"Thanks, but what did you do to them?"Allen asked resuming his work out.
"Nothing much" she lied, innocently eating her sandwich. After his break was over, Allen changed into his suit and walked back into the gym. The principal and teachers decided to watch this match too. Allen and Kanda lined up and faced each other.
"Good luck BaKanda" Allen smirked.
"You too, Moyashi" he replied. The gym was covered with a dark aura as Black Allen and Black Kanda appeared.
"Start!" the judge shouted. Allen and Kanda swung at the same time; their shinai's hitting each other. They kept parrying each other until Kanda landed a hit. The next round, it was Kanda who got hit. This process repeated until it was the deciding round. The sound of the shinai's hitting each other echoed through the halls. Allen and Kanda to quick steps and manoeuvred each strike skilfully. They both stepped back ready for the final attack. They swung their shinai's at each other, this time with more speed and force. As the shinai's made contact a crack was heard. Their supposedly unbreakable shinai's had both snapped off. Pieces of wood flew everywhere. The judge ran to the principal and whispered something into his ear. He then ran back and picked up his microphone and announced "Umm, this is a draw!" The crowd was silent but cheered afterwards since Kanda and Allen were both favourites and this was the best possible result. The Kendo Competition finished with both Allen and Kanda as the winner. Obviously the two weren't happy and decided to settle the score later.
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