Yo.
The only things I have to say are reminders.
In case you have forgotten:
Single-Line Italics represent Sanageyama's internal thoughts. For example -
She's hot.
In addition:
"Quoted Single-Line Italics" represent what someone said in the past. They could also represent a conversational flashback between two or more people. For example -
Suddenly, I thought about what he said before.
"Don't forget."
"What?"
"The nookie."
Other than that, italics are used to emphasize shit.
Hopefully, that cleared up some confusion if any of you were perplexed about the use of italics in the story.
K. Enjoy.
And I apologize for any grammatical errors.
DISCLAIMER - I DON'T OWN KILL LA KILL. IF I DID, SATSUKI'S FATHER WOULD STILL BE PRESENT IN HIS DAUGHTERS' LIVES.
Session 4 –
Bound 2 (Her Forever)
Sanageyama stood before the behemoth again, a new kendo stick resting on his shoulder. His green headband adorned around his forehead danced in the air. His green mop seemed wilder than usual, making him look like a stereotypical shounen hero.
Except he was more like a villain, or an anti-hero.
He wore the Honnouji Academy uniform messily again. The jacket acted as a longcoat, waving like a flag in the air. The pants sagged lazily, looking bigger on him than what they appeared to be.
As he strutted toward the entrance of the main building, he saw Satsuki waiting patiently.
She stood there proudly like a warrior, stabbing her kendo stick through the ground as if it was acting as a platform for her palms.
"Were you waiting long, Satsuki?" Sanageyama smirked.
"Of course not, Sanageyama-kun," Satsuki replied. "I just got here."
"What a perfect response."
He threw his jacket off and charged at her.
"HAH!"
He aimed at her shoulder. However, she blocked it easily.
"Was it too cliché?" she asked with a smirk.
"Obviously. You watch too much soap operas."
He leaped away.
And tried again.
"HAH!"
This time he aimed at her side.
She blocked it again and successfully parried it.
When she was about to attack, he grinned.
Got you.
Side-stepping quickly, he got her from the behind and attacked her side again.
"HUUURAAAAA-"
He failed.
"What?"
Somehow, she was able to stab him in the chest with the hilt of her weapon.
"GAH!" He harshly breathed in for air as he felt his feet lift off a few inches.
Within seconds, Satsuki turned around and stabbed his stomach.
He nearly threw-up the bread he ate earlier.
And in one final swing, she slammed the kendo stick into his side, effectively breaking it and Sanageyama himself.
The hit was so powerful that he collided into the wall that was distances away. Lying dead, he was like a soiled drag doll, abandoned and defeated.
He choked on the air, shakily gripping the cracks he made in the wall. Wheezing, he saw Satsuki approaching him, her strut suffocating.
"Give up, Sanageyama-san," Satsuki stated, looking down on him. "You have lost."
"N-Not yet," he coughed. "I won't be bounded to your games."
"Your resolve is weak."
His eyes widened.
"It is foolish to fight. It is pathetic."
He inhaled harshly. "No. No it's not."
"Really, Sanageyama-san?"
"I'll make you fall."
I won't fail them.
"URAAAAH!" He ran toward her, ready to stab her – anywhere, anywhere at all.
All he wanted was to get a hit.
She dodged it perfectly and gripped his kendo stick. She used the force he put in his weapon against him and made him fall in the dirt.
"U-Urk." He tasted Honnouji Academy's ground once again.
"WEAK."
Her ruthless utterance made him stand up again.
"HAH!"
She spun and tripped him.
He got up and tried again.
And failed again.
He got up and tried again.
And failed again.
He got up and tried again.
And failed again.
He got up and tried again.
And failed again.
He got up and tried again.
And failed again.
"WEAK."
"WEAK."
"WEAK."
"WEAK."
"WEAK."
"YOUR RESOLVE IS WEAK."
He got up weakly and clenched his jaw.
"HURAAAH!"
He ran toward her again.
She dodged again.
But before she was able to counterattack, he disappeared and appeared at her other side.
Astonished, she barely dodged.
It grazed her bicep by a hair's breadth.
Gripping his weapon one more time, she sweep-kicked his legs.
He knocked into the ground.
He was finally KOed.
But he was able to hear her one more time.
"Maybe your resolve isn't so weak after all."
Waking up in the infirmary again, he saw that more of his upper body was in bandages.
"I lost," he murmured to himself.
He sighed deeply. He was utterly defeated by Kiryuin Satsuki.
He scratched his head in frustration.
This was never supposed to happen.
Then, he heard the door open.
He heard someone's footsteps. They seemed quite heavy.
The curtain opened and what appeared before him was a portly man who seemed to be in his 40s. A band-aid was wrapped around the bridge of his nose and his brown hair was combed back. Considering the white dress-shirt, black tie, and white longcoat, the man seemed to be the doctor – or nurse or whatever.
"Ah. You're awake."
"O-Oh. Yeah," Sanageyama nodded.
"How are you feeling?"
"Sore, but more or less okay."
"Good, good."
"Ah…"
"Oh. I haven't introduced myself. My name is Mankanshoku Barazo, the doctor of this infirmary."
[MANKANSHOKU BARAZO - DOCTOR]
"Mankanshoku?"
Is he Mako's dad?
"Is there something wrong?"
"No no. Haha," Sanageyama awkwardly laughed. "It feels like I heard the name before."
"Ah. So you've heard about my back-alley clinic."
"Haha. Yeah."
Sanageyama soon realized what he said.
Wait. What.
"Hm. Hm," Barazo nodded thoughtfully. "So my clinic has even been heard in the upper echelons of society. Strange though, since my patients die on my watch often."
Sanageyama paled. Why was this doctor even working at this school?
"Either way, I have to thank my daughter for helping me land a job here! Gahahaha!"
Sanageyama stared at him, feeling a bit fearful that this man took care of his wounds.
The door opened again. Sanageyama heard more footsteps.
"OH! Otou-san!"
Sanageyama already knew who it was.
"OOOOOOH! My lovely daughter!" Barazo grinned happily.
Mako bounced happily toward her dad.
"Excuse me," Gamagoori said politely.
He seemed a lot more rigid than usual.
"Oooooh! Gamagoori-san! Thank you for watching my daughter!" Barazo smiled at the huge man.
"N-NO P-PROBLEM, SIR!" Gamagoori bowed. "IT WAS AN HONOR!"
Sanageyama snickered.
"AH! Uzu-kun is awake!" Mako skipped to Sanageyama.
"Hey, Mako," Sanageyama weakly smiled.
"Wowowowow! You even have bandages on your face!" Mako poked one on his cheek.
"Ow," Sanageyama winced.
"Oh no! Did that hurt?"
"Just a bit."
"Do you want me to kiss it to make it better?" Mako asked.
"MANKANSHOKU!"
Gamagoori raged, his cheeks igniting.
"A-Ah!" Mako jolted, hiding behind Sanageyama's arm for protection.
Sanageyama winced as he felt Mako's iron grip squeeze his elbow.
Barazo laughed. "My daughter is so popular! Gahahaha!"
Sanageyama chuckled. Ignoring Gamagoori, he turned to Mako. "What's up? Did you come to visit me?"
"No no! I came to see if you wanted to eat lunch again!" Mako grinned excitingly, letting go of Sanageyama's arm in the process.
He looked at Barazo to see if it was okay to go out.
"Of course!" He pulled out a thumbs-up. "Just don't do anything I wouldn't do."
Sanageyama stared at Barazo. His threat didn't seem to pertain to his current state at all.
"Thank you, sir," Sanageyama nodded.
Getting up, he grabbed his things (his weapon was once again missing), which were conveniently resting at the edge of his bed. Cracking his neck, he looked at Mako, who had sparkles in her eyes again.
"Yeah? What's up, Mako?"
"So cool! You're a true delinquent!"
Sanageyama sweatdropped. "Hey, Gamagoori. Are you coming too?"
Gamagoori seemed to cool down. However, he looked surprised that the transfer student was inviting him. "Yes, I am."
"Yayayayayay! Gamagoori-senpai is coming too!" Mako leaped happily.
"U-Urk." Gamagoori blushed.
"Okay, Otou-san! We'll be having lunch now!" Mako sang as she ran out the door. "Lunchtime, lunchtime~ Time to eat cro-ooo-quettes~~"
"MANKANSHOKU! NO RUNNING IN THE HALLS!" Gamagoori yelled as he walked out the hallways.
"Ah. Thank you once again, Mankanshoku-san." Sanageyama said, nodding before running out the door.
"Have a nice day, kids!"
Once again, Ryuko was waiting at the same place like yesterday. Leaning on a wall, she tapped her foot patiently.
"Ryuko-chan! Ryuuuuuko-chan!"
Ryuko saw Mako dashing toward her. Much to her surprise, she saw bandaged-up Sanageyama jogging behind her.
"Yay!" Mako leaped at her.
"Ah!"
Luckily, Ryuko was able to catch her in her arms.
"Good grief. Hey, Mako," she smiled before looking at Sanageyama and his banged up face. "You're looking better than yesterday."
"Thanks for the compliment, Ryuko," Sanageyama chuckled.
"Ne, ne, Uzu-kun. Where's Gamagoori-senpai?" Mako asked.
"Ah. He didn't want to violate the school rules so he decided to walk," Sanageyama replied.
"Mooooouuuu! He's being too slow!" Mako pouted. "We're going to eat without him if he takes too long!"
"Haha. He's such a tight-ass. He needs to lay off with the rules," Ryuko laughed as she started walking to a nearby bench. "Let's just eat without him."
"Noooooo! We can't do that!" Mako shook her head.
"Fine fine. We'll wait for him," Ryuko sighed, conceding to her best friend's contradicting statements.
Mako smiled as she leaped on the bench, humming a song loudly.
"So I guess you're the one who fought sis today?" Ryuko asked, staring at Sanageyama curiously.
Sanageyama sighed. "Yeah. But it's not something I want to talk about."
He sat cross-legged on the floor. "I just can't believe how strong she was."
"She took martial arts lessons when she was younger. Dad said it was so she could defend herself in case he wasn't there to protect her," Ryuko explained, her feet swinging idly.
"Hn. I see. How about you, Ryuko? Did you have any self-defense training?"
She was caught off-guard by the sudden question. "Kind of. But it wasn't as extensive as hers. She's going to be the heir of the Kiryuin Conglomerate once she's done with her education so Mom thought it would be more beneficial for her to learn various self-defense techniques if she gets ambushed by rivals when she does become the head."
Kiryuin? There it is again.
"Kiryuin Conglomerate? That sounds familiar…"
"The Kiryuin Conglomerate is a multi-national conglomerate owned by the Kiryuin family." Gamagoori appeared out of nowhere.
"Gah!" Sanageyama and Ryuko jumped in surprise by his sudden appearance.
"Gamagoori-senpai is here now!" Mako cheered.
"While they do own multiple corporations such as Somy, WcDonalds, and Mindows, they are known for their ground-breaking apparel from the REVOCS Corporation, which practically owns 90% of the world's clothing market," Gamagoori discussed. "Our Honnouji Academy uniforms, for example, were made by REVOCS."
Sanageyama whistled, impressed. "I'm not surprised considering how cozy these clothes are."
"And in addition to being quite snug, they are invulnerable to wear and tear, which is why REVOCS clothing is so popular."
"Thanks for the exposition, Gamagoori," Sanageyama grinned.
"Hmph," Gamagoori grunted, sitting cross-legged next to Sanageyama.
"Still, I'm shocked. I didn't know you were from such an illustrious family, Ryuko," Sanageyama said, looking at Ryuko.
Ryuko looked away.
"Time to eat!"
Mako seemingly brought out a huge bento box of croquettes out of nowhere. "Come on, Ryuko-chan! Let's eat!"
"Huh?" Ryuko blinked. "Yeah. Let's."
"Gamagoori-senpai! Do you want some?!" Mako grinned.
"If I may, Mankanshoku," Gamagoori smiled, grabbing one with his bare hands.
"AH! They're hot, Gamagoori-senpai! Let's share my chopsticks!"
Gamagoori nearly choked on his spit and dropped his croquette.
"AH! I told you it's hot, Gamagoori-senpai!"
Sanageyama stared at Ryuko as she quietly took out her bento box out of nowhere as well. He wondered if he said the wrong thing to her. Wasn't her family amazing?
If they were, she wouldn't look so dejected when I mentioned them.
"Thank you for the food!"
Once they finished eating, Mako and Ryuko chose to walk to their designated classrooms. Class was in a couple minutes so they might as well. Sanageyama and Gamagoori decided to walk them as thanks for the food.
Once again, they both had nothing to eat. Sanageyama forgot to bring a lunch while Gamagoori's was in the student council room. Fortunately, Mako had enough croquettes to go around. She had no qualms sharing them with her friends.
As the group walked to the first-years' classrooms, Sanageyama kept staring at Ryuko. She looked a bit better. She wasn't forcing her smiles anymore. He decided not to mention anything related to the Kiryuin family in front of her again.
After they dropped off the girls to the classrooms, Sanageyama and Gamagoori walked upstairs to their own classrooms.
"Sanageyama-san," Gamagoori called out as they headed up the stairs.
"What's up?"
"How is your pride?"
Sanageyama was surprised he even asked something like that. Looking at him, he decided to tell him the truth.
"Wounded."
"Hmph."
They walked in silence after.
Sanageyama wondered why he asked the question in the first place. Still, remembering his battle with Satsuki made him feel inferior. All he could think of was how many times she called him weak.
"WEAK."
"WEAK."
"WEAK."
"WEAK."
"WEAK."
"YOUR RESOLVE IS WEAK."
What's more, he barely scratched her –let alone damaged her.
"Tch."
I couldn't do anything against her.
"Your arrogance led to your defeat, Sanageyama-san."
Sanageyama realized that he was outside his classroom.
"And it's alright for her to be arrogant? To call people weak and pathetic? Is it, Gamagoori?" Sanageyama's jaw tightened.
Gamagoori stared at him.
"She has every right to be."
And with that, he walked away.
Sanageyama walked inside the classroom. The students present stared at him, mumbling about his loss against Satsuki.
His lips pursed.
As he sat down at his desk, he remembered something from the past.
"The Kiryuin Conglomerate runs Honnouji Academy. They can easily remove you. Are you even sure you can go against something like that, Uzu?"
"Why are you doubting me? I told you. I'm going to rule Japan."
"Sanageyama-san."
Sanageyama stopped dreaming and saw Satsuki standing before him.
He glowered at her.
She just keeps looking down at me.
"What is it, Satsuki-sama?"
"You begin your duties as Club Committee Co-Chair effectively at 5:00 PM today."
"And what happens if I decide not to?"
"You will be officially terminated from Honnouji Academy by the end of the day."
"They can easily remove you."
"Fine."
"What does that mean, Sanageyama-san?"
"I'll do it. I'll follow up on my promise."
"I'm going to rule Japan."
[CLUB COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR SANAGEYAMA UZU – SECOND-YEAR]
TO BE CONTINUED.
Whoa. Look at that. Albeit reluctantly, Sanageyama became Satsuki's bitch once again.
What shall happen neeeeeeeext?
Wooooo.
Anyway.
That's all.
I hope you enjoyed it and I will see you another time.
Later.
