Chapter 8: New Alliances
The weather was extremely good today. Not a cloud in the sky. It was sunny with a slight breeze, so it wasn't blazing hot. If you really thought about it, today was a good day to ditch school and just cruise around in your AT's. Maybe to get into some trouble or to get your mind off the trouble that was following you.
Well that's what Myzuki had in mind anyways. I guess you can say it was perfect timing and all, since her father was away on business. She got off her bed and jumped in the shower, got dressed, and went downstairs to have some breakfast. Shortly after finishing her meal she strapped on her AT's, grabbed her iPhone along with her ear buds and left.
She wasn't in the mood to be around anyone. She didn't want to see Kenshin, Takashi, or that other douche bag. Though she hasn't seen him, she knew if Kenshin was here so was he, and most of all she didn't want to see Ikki. She required time to herself to reflect on things.
She had only been here a few days and already felt overwhelmed. Honestly though she missed her friends back home, and that's what she needed. Just to be around her friends and just have fun and break free from all this craziness. The past few days have been a real eye opener to say the least.
While riding around she was busying herself practicing some tricks. She was preoccupied enjoying the feeling of the wind against her face and jamming to her music that she simply ran right into Kazu.
Since Myzuki's been in Tokyo she hasn't really made any friends yet. It's just been one thing after another. She decided right then and there that she was going to forget about all the bullshit as well as make some friends while she was here.
"Oh! Hey Myzuki, I guess I should have been paying better attention. I was a little distracted," Kazu conveyed. He was scratching the back of his head. He looked embarrassed and had a pink tinge spread across his face.
"No its ok, I guess I was kind of side tracked myself," She claimed, with an inviting smile.
"What has you troubled," He inquired.
"Nothing I want to trouble you with. I just decided to ditch school today because it was such a good day for a ride. I just figured it would be a good way to get my mind of things. I see I am not the only one to cut class either," She replied teasingly.
He held his hands up and laughed. "Ok, guilty it looked like too good of a day to just stay indoors. I couldn't pass up the temptation."
"Well I guess I won't tell if you won't," She hinted.
"It's a deal," He promised.
"What are you listening to," He pried.
"Just some local bands from back home which reminds me, doesn't your girlfriend Emily play in a band," She quizzed.
"Yeah, she is going to be doing a local show tonight, if you want to go," He asked.
"That would be totally awesome. I would love to go. I used to go see local bands with my friends back home," She answered.
She felt a slight twinge in her heart because she longed to be with her friends. It has only been a few days. If she felt like this now how was she going to feel in a few months? She needed to figure out something. She pushed those thoughts to the back of her head and focused on what Kazu was saying because apparently he had started speaking and she didn't notice.
"Is that cool," He inquired.
"Sorry, can you repeat that," She replied.
"I was asking if you wanted to grab a bit to eat. I was going to meet up with Onigiri there," He quizzed.
"Sure, where to," She asked.
"Kyushu Jangara it's the best ramen shop in Tokyo," He retorted.
"Mmm I love ramen. I agree with you too they do have the best ramen," She added.
"Then you know where it is," He wondered.
"Yep," She confirmed.
"Are you a betting woman," He investigated.
"It depends," She countered.
"Well, how about we have a race to the ramen shop and loser buys the ramen," He challenged.
"Count me in, but don't expect me to go easy on you," She said getting fired up.
"We go on three," He informed.
She nodded her head on agreement. She positioned herself by getting into a crouching start. He positioned himself in a similar form. The only difference was that he was a lot lower to the ground then she was, if that was even possible. The both looked at each other and started the countdown.
"1 – 2 – 3," they both said simultaneously. They both took off zipping through the streets.
'Damn he's fast,' she thought.
"You're not bad," She yelled over the noise in the streets.
She put more pressure on the balls of her feet and zoomed past him, using his slip stream to try to cut him off.
"Hey," He yelled back.
'She's pretty good. Is this why Ikki has been trying to get her attention? Is he trying to recruit her on to the team? We could use more girls on the squad, it's starting to feel like a sausage fest,' He concluded.
Kazu put more pressure on his AT's and sped up and did the moon rider trick to jump over and further away. A trick he picked up from Ikki when they battled the Sable Tigers.
"Tch you're going to have to do a lot better than that if you want to catch me," He teased.
Then he applied more tension to his AT's as a consequence a burst of fire was admitted from his AT's. Which Myzuki noticed they had transformed themselves to regalia's, and disappeared from sight.
"Regalia's," She uttered. She brought herself out of her stupor and set off after him.
When she arrived at her destination, he was waiting for her there. He was occupying himself by grinding on the nearest railing to the ramen shop.
"It's about time," He heckled. Jumping of the rails and landing in front of her.
She ignored his banter and inquired about his regalia's.
"They're the flame regalia," He answered modestly.
"I just assumed that Ikki was the leader of Kogarasamaru," She implied.
"Yeah he is," He stated. Okay now she was confused.
"But I don't understand -" She started but was cut short. Kazu held up his hand to stop her.
"How about we go inside and grab a bite to eat, because I'm starving, and I'll explain everything to you," He clarified. His stomach gave a loud rumble to further make a point that he was indeed hungry.
"Sorry, I guess I got side tracked," She said a bit embarrassed.
He led inside the shop. Hopefully there she would come to understand how to members of their team ended up with regalia's. Now she was definitely intrigued. Little did she know what kind of ride was really in store for her.
