I checked this the morning after I updated...
I had fifteen messages about it.
You're all fucking AMAZING!
The entire beach went silent as we looked towards the source of the noise.
It seemed to be coming from farther up the beach, where there were a bunch of rocks and things. The scream sounded again, "No! Get away! H-HELP!"
Shit.
Then the boys sprang into action, along with some of the girls. I followed, cutting through the water like a bullet. Once I reached land, I went even faster, sand flying in my wake.
A crowd had begun forming at the entrance to a rocky tidal cave. Everyone was murmuring in alarm, seemingly too chicken to enter. The Hosts were arguing in a tight circle. About what I had no idea.
The stones were a bit sharp under my feet, but I didn't care. I pushed my way to the front of the crowd.
"What's going on? What happened?"
Ichigo answered me, "Some of the younger girls went down here to explore. I don't know what happened, but it looks like someone followed - someone not from our group."
Well, crap! "I'm going to look for them - I'll talk to the guys first, though."
"Be careful! Those people could be dangerous." Ichigo warned. I waved her off and strutted over to the boys.
"This beach is supposed to be private - but then again, that didn't stop the men last time." Kyoya said, calm as ever.
"We have to go rescue our friends!" Honey announced, looking excited.
"But we don't know the situation. I don't want anyone getting hurt!" Tamaki ordered, strangely serious for once.
I nearly facepalmed myself. Here they were, a bunch of guys who (though they were slight pansies) could do something! Who knew what was happening in there?
"Let's stop dawdling and just go after them!" I crossed my arms and gave a glare.
"But Ame, you're just a g-" Tamaki began, but I cut him off.
"Just a girl? Well, sexist, I can take care of myself. If you're all too cowardly, I'll go alone!" Before I was finished talking I turned and dashed into the depths of the cave.
I think I heard Hikaru and Kaoru saying something to the other boys and Haruhi. With any luck, they would keep the others back. More people meant more liabilities. If I was going to do this my way, I wanted as few people there as possible.
My feet splashed in saltwater puddles as I hurried through the oblong passage. It twisted about somewhat, but there were no side passages. Soon I could hear sounds of struggle. Someone screamed again.
Sure enough, after another turn, I saw the group. Four girls, probably first-years were cornered by two guys that seemed a lot bigger than they were. One of the boys had a girl by her arm. I heard him speak.
"Now, just be real quiet and I'll stop, 'kay?" The man sounded like a snake. The girl shook her head, and the man twisted her arm farther up. She cried out in pain - then caught sight of me.
"Hurry! Get out now, go for help!" The other trapped girls turned their heads to me, as did the men.
I almost laughed. Stalking over, I said, real quiet and deliberate, "I am the help."
"Nah, why don't you just run along?" The guy not twisting the girl's arm asked. I could see his face now. The boys weren't drunk, just angry.
"No, why don't you let them go and get the hell out?" I cracked my knuckles. "You don't belong here, excors. Now leave before I kick your sorry butt!"
"You little bi-" The guy didn't have time to finish his sentence, because I had kicked him in the cha-chas.
The second I kicked in the stomach. He tried to punch me in the face, and I barely avoided the blow. The first guy tried to grab my ankle and pull me to the ground, but a heel in his nose foiled that attempt.
As for the man still standing, I backed up a bit. I thought I heard far off footsteps and yelling, but my mind was on this fight.
The ground was a mixture of rough sand and rocks, providing not-so-good footing. I climbed on top of one of the rocks, still facing my opponent. He looked incredibly mad, like I'd just pissed in his lemonade or something. It would be best to get this over with quickly. I took a deep breath and braced myself.
I sprung at the man, my force of impact sending us both to the ground. The man struggled, but couldn't get up. I was about to hit, but someone grabbed my hair and pulled me off.
"Bitch - you shouldn't mess with people bigger than you." It was the first guy. His voice sounded muffled. "You wanna fight, I'll fight. But I'm not holding back."
"It's two against one. Sure you don't want to run along?" the second man said, now staring at me. "Just forget this...you didn't see anything."
"I'm not giving up. And even if I did, when that girl over there screamed, she alerted the whole beach. You're screwed either way." I said. I remembered one day when I was bored. I'd looked for ways to knock someone out. You were supposed to aim for the underside of the jaw. Maybe...
My right hand curled into a fist. "Night, creep." I swung my fist upward. It smacked into his chin. Immediately, his grip slackened, and a second later, there was a thud as the man fell to the ground. Awesome! It worked!
I stepped up and away from him.
The one who was still awake stared at his companion, eyes wide. "What the hell did you do to him?"
"He's just unconscious. Should wake up -"
"Hey!" a voice echoed from the cavern's end. "What are you doing here?" I turned, and there was Tamaki, standing at the last bend in the cavern, along with the rest of the Hosts, except for Haruhi.
Looked like they had finally made a decision. Jeez, these guys. If I wasn't the fighter that I was (Yes, I am complimenting myself. Deal with it.) shit could have gone down in the time it took for them to come.
"I suggest," Kyoya stated, voice icier than I'd ever heard, "That you take your companion and leave immediately. Unless, that is, you wish to deal with all of us."
"I - I - ugh..." The guy began mumbling something. He nodded, smart enough to know when he was beaten.
"Then these gentlemen will show you the way out. I suggest you don't come back." Kyoya finished. He had been talking about Honey and Mori - who, carrying the unconscious one - escorted the men out.
All of us watched them go. The cave was silent, until one of the first year girls began sobbing. Tamaki, excitable as always, launched into a tirade about how he was so sorry, he would never let something so horrid happen again, blah, blah, blah.
Kyoya merely pushed his glasses up on his nose, nodded, and turned to head out.
Wait, where did -
"Senshi girl strikes again, huh?" Kaoru asked from behind me. I jumped, not noticing him - or Hikaru, who was there also - come up behind me.That's where they went.
"Senshi?" I rolled my eyes.
"Yeah! I've seen you fight twice now, you're a crazy little warrior!"
"I'm almost as tall as you!"
We descended into a friendly argument. About an hour later everything had settled down.
So it wasn't till that night that I realized those first-years would be wondering where I got my fighting skills. It wasn't all that important they found out I took karate, but the reason I learned it...
I've got to be more careful!
Well, all the Hosts saw Ame fight!
Will there be consequences?