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Earning Stars; Chapter 5; Ei's Sick Day
Heaving breathing escaped in pants, a heated blush ran across clammy skin.
'Why is it…so hot…' with a groan blue eyes opened, though with a strain, her vision was blurry at first
"Ei-chan! Ei-chan!" came the hyperactive voice which she instantly recognized as Mako seemed to shout,
"Mako-chan, Ryuko-san…what happened?" she felt dazed and tired
"Ah! Ei-chan your alive!" Mako cried with relief
"Man you gave us a scare, fainting like that" Ryuko added relieved, but calmer than the other girl.
"After we made it to school and survived from being expelled, you fainted and everyone was freaking out!" Mako exclaimed, "So me and Ryuko-chan rushed you back here!"
"You've been asleep with a fever for two days now"
'Two days? That long…'
"Don't look so worried" Ryuko said seeing the others worried look, "Everyone has been watching over you"
"You did…" a smile came on her face, "Thank you" she said rather weakly, his friends smiled back, though they were still worried about their friend conditions. Mako said her father, the 'doctor', would help Ei get better. Ryuko quickly shoot that down for various reason, the major one is her father's record of killing his patients.
"Her fever doesn't seem to be going down" Ryuko said worriedly looking down at the sleeping form of their friend, "Does she have a cold? The flu?"
"Don't worry Ryuko-chan!" Mako said, "Ei-chan will be all better soon! Dad will keep a close eye on her, plus she had you and me!" she said trying to boost the spirit of gloom in the room.
"Yeah…I guess…but…"
"Oh Ryuko-chan look at the time!" she exclaimed looking at her watch, "Class is about to start we need to hurry and get back before we get expelled!" she exclaimed and began repacking her bag,
"Oh yeah…" she had forgot they had snuck off during their free time to check up on Ei, though she really didn't care what the 'council' had to stay.
"Alright, alright" she said growing annoyed of her friends constant whining, "We'll check up on you later" she said as she was pulled ouside the house
"By Ei-chan! Get well!" Mako added and the two were off to school
A fist knocked on the door,
"Hold your horses!" came a not to polite voice, suddenly the door swung open as Matoro stuck his head out to see who was knocking, disturbing his nap.
"Eh? What the hell do you wa…ah!" eyes widened as a large blush formed on his face
"Is this the Mankanshoku residence?" the voice belong to a figure, a young teen by the looks, with long dark purple hair which looked like the tail of a scorpion with a light purple tip at the end and light purple bangs that looked like pincers.
"Wow you're…hot!" blood gushed from his nose as he looked at the violet eyed beauty
"Answer my question, is this the Mankanshoku residence or not?" their voice was more stern as the boy continued 'ogle' them.
With a smirk he sleeked his hair back, fixing his clothes and giving an in depth look, "Why yes my lovely, I'm Mataro Mankanshoku, at your service"
"You can't be serious…" suddenly a hand snaked around the others mid-section as the Casanova wannabe gave a smirk.
"Now then why don't you and me, go someplace more…" he wiggled his eyebrows with intent seemingly not noticing the dangerous aura emanating from them.
With a jolt a shocked look came over the boy's face as he began to tingle and tremble
"w-What's…happening…." he stuttered unable to move, the stringer of the others hair pulled out of the boys back,
"I don't like to be touched without permission, you annoying brat" Mataro gave more stutters and twitches before fell over.
"Playing hard to get…such a naughty girl"
With a growl the violet eyes individual made their way into the house, which looked worse and shabby then the outside. Walking towards the back they pulled the sliding screen open, eyes roaming to find the body panting on the floor,
At Honnōji Academy, as class went on as usual, the teacher blathering on as students half pretend to pay attention, Mako was fast asleep as Ryuko looked on bordly.
"Does this guy ever shut up" she groaned tapping her pencil against the desk wanting the bell to ring already. Outside footsteps clicked against the concrete of the path, standing before the school violet eyes looked up toward the building that sat on top the city.
'There huh?'
"Hold it right there!" suddenly the purple haired individual found themselves surrounded by a group of people, male and female, dressed in gray uniforms.
"Your trespassing on private property of Honnoji Academy!" they stated, "Turn around now!" the other was silent, unmoving,
"Did you hear me! If you don't move you will be forced off with extreme prejudice in the name of Lad…AHHH!" eyes widened as the male bent over in pain, the stinger still present in his chest, before he fell over twitching in pain.
"What the hell did they do!?"
"Hey what's all that noise?" from the buildings students and faculty crowed around the windows to the scene in the front yard.
"Ryuko-chan look at that!?" Mako pointed as she pressed against the window
"What's going on?" she wondered, "Who's that girl?"
"That's it! By authority of the student council president, you're going down!" then they charged at the individual
"You all…" closer and closer, "talk why to much!" it was quick as lightening, as the group fell to the ground, twitching. Eyes widened and gasps filled the school at how easily the students were brought down.
"Ryuko-chan did you see that!?" Mako gasped, "She took them down so fast I didn't even see it!"
"What the hell!?"
"I…I can't move…"
"Hmph" the other scoffed with a flip of their hair, "Such worms, thinking you could over take someone just by sheer numbers" they chastised stepping over the bodies to stare up at the school.
"Now then…" they scanned the school,
"STOP!" a voice bellowed, from the building a large figure jumped off to land with a earth moving thud, his large figure seeming to eclipse the other.
"Hey look down there! It's…"
"Disciplinary Committee Head Ira Gamagori!" he bellowed leering at the purple haired intruder who had just assaulted and defeated a group of students.
"You!" he pointed, "You are trespassing on the ground of Honnoji Academy and you had the gull to attack it's students. This action is not only an affront to this sacred school, but to Lady Satsuki herself!" he bellowed
"Both of which I won't tolerate! Unacceptable before like that is a desecration of the rules and for that…" with yank he pulled out his whips fiercely, "I WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO ESCAPE WITH YOUR LIFE!"
As all eyes looked down at the scene, many stricken with fear at the intensity building especially from the Ira.
'That's odd' Ryuko thought staring at the other girl who seemed unaffected from the others threats or decree of violence, anyone else would be quaking in their boots just by the sheer size of the giant.
"Now then are you prepared to battle!" he questioned staking a step forward,
"Hmph, your annoying" with a twist the their large stinger of air was sent flying toward Gamagori who effortlessly dodged, missing the stinger that broke the concrete on impact.
"You'll have to do better than that!" he said as he continued to dodge that others strikes, as the last strike hit the ground.
"It doesn't like she's putting up a lot of fight" especially since Ira was easily dodging the attacks like they were nothing.
"Give it up, you pathetic attacks can't even touch me!" he boosted,
"Think so?" with a crack the concrete broke reveling the stinger,
"AHHHH! Look out Gamagori-san!" Mako yelled, but it was too late the stinger made contact with Gamagori shoulder sending a shock through his system. Gritting his teeth he leered toward the other whose odd hair coiled back with a slither.
'What the hell…my body feels like it weighs a ton' he gritted
"Interesting, most humans fall after on dose of my nerve venom" they said intrigued as they looked at the still standing male.
"Heh, don't get cocky it will take a lot more than that to take me down!" whips fiercely charged toward the figure, snapping back and forth. The mysterious female seemed to effortlessly dodge the swift and powerful attacks.
"Wow she's really fast! The whips can't touch her!"
'It's weird? Gamagori has a three star Goku uniform…but his opponent, I can't see a uniform of any kind'
As the barrage of attacks continued, Ira used his whips to not only attack, but reflect the others poisonous hair as it tried to attack him.
"I won't allow you to defeat me! Surrender!" as the battle continued the yard was in disarray from the attacks, as both fighters seemed to sustain a hit. Ira seemed to have gotten it worse, his breathing seemed ragged as a purple blush irregularly shown on his cheeks proof of the others 'venom'.
'The poison is taking a lot longer than usual' they noted the others condition,
"You're breathing rather deeply"
"Keep…your opinions…to yourself…" he breathed
"Ah! Gamagori-san doesn't look good"
"Yeah it looks like he might go down at any moment" Ryuko knotted the others physical state
"Hmph, let's end this" again their hair moved as a long blade unsheathed from the violet threads
"Ahh!"
Gamagori gritted his teeth, he was at his breaking point, he could barely move his body unfortunately meaning he couldn't activate his uniform.
'Damn it' as the other pulled their hair back into striking position
"Oh no!"
"Damn it! I'm going down there!" Ryuko said, even though she had no connection or affiliation besides wanting to bring the school down, it didn't feel right no it wasn't right watching someone get killed…even it was Gamagori.
"Enough!" a bright light burst from the heavens, all eyes turned to see a figure, standing proudly on top on the school pillar.
"Lady Satsuki!"
'Satsuki...how annoying'
"So she finally decided to show up"
"Identify yourself! Who are you who dares to tread upon the grounds of Honnoji!" she demanded leering down as the rest of student council stood behind her.
"Hn" the other gave an impassive look toward the female, "I'm am Doku" they said
"And I take it by that tacky entrance and the looks of everyone who must 'think' yourself as someone high and mighty" just like their name, their words dripped with venom.
Ira growled at the others tone as they talked to Satsuki
"And your reason for being here" her eyes thinned
Twisting a strand of purple with their finger the female let out a huff before replaying,
"I'm looking for someone" they replied, "Someone by the name…Matoi I believe"
'Huh?'
"Ryuko-chan that girls looking for you!" Mako stated in shock
"Yeah looks like it, Mako wait here!" with a jump Ryuko managed to jump from the third story window to land in the yard effortlessly.
"Hey you!" Mako called as she stood a ways away from the purple haired female
"And you are?"
"Ryuko Matoi! I heard you we're looking for me" she said coolly, even giving a cocky smile
"So you're the one" purple eyes narrowed looking at the red streaked teen
"Ryuko what are you doing?" Senketsu asked
"I don't like the looks of this chick, plus if she's looking for me might as well find out why she's looking me"
"Oi so are you going to stand there or…did you come here looking for a fight!" she called slamming her case on the ground. There was a silence in the yard and around the school as everyone seemed to wait on an answer,
"I came here searching for you, when I couldn't find you at the shack back in town I decided to check here"
"Huh? Wait you said…you went to Mako's house!?"
"My house!" Mako gasped hanging out the window
"When I couldn't get answer from those numbskulls and that slumbering mutt, I track you down here"
"You bitch!" she growled, "What the hell did you do to Mako's family!" she demanded
"Don't get uptight, I only stung them with a paralyzes needle" the sound, though there was an offensive in their voice, "I refuse to waste my good poisons on mere weaklings"
"Even with him…" they pointed to Ira who was still barely conscious, "I only gave him the minimal dosage, there's no point in using the best on the weakest" they stated, "Then there's you…I'm sure you've noticed that your friend has been sick lately"
"Wait…are you talking about Ei?" she questioned, "She came down with a cold"
"Hmph, naïve child, calling my poison a cold is insulting"
"Your poison?" she put two and two together, "So you're the one who shoot that needle!" she accused
"Again don't offend me, my goal was to hit either you or Ei" they stated, "That girl getting in the way was a unforeseen circumstance"
"What the hell is wrong with you! You tried to poison me and my friends!" she growled, "You are a sadistic bitch!" she fumed
"Maybe, Ryuko Matoi I challenge you!" they stated challenging the other,
"I accept!" she agreed without hesitation
"Hold it!" the two looked back to see Satsuki walking towards them having left her perch
"Satsuki?"
"This is my school!" she stated, "I will not allow outsiders to besmirch the name of not only my school, but the systems on which they were built!" her blue eyes narrowed at the violet eyes individual who seemed to glare back.
Drawing her sword she pointed the steel at the intruder, "I, Satsuki Kiryuuin, will destroy you!"
'Figures' Ryuko groaned at the others sudden addition of herself in her challenge
"Oh, hm guess I'll have to fight you both" they concluded, "It will be less irritating that way"
Soon the three reconvened in the stadium, the seats were packed with what looked like the entire school watching the fight between the student council president, Ryuko, and Doku.
"Go Ryuko-chan!" Mako cheered, the crowed seemed to favor the two females as they cheered them on.
"Matoi" Satsuki began peering over at the other, "When this fight starts, don't get in my way"
"Heh, dream on, like I'm going to let you have all the fun" Ryuko smirked before returning to the figure before them.
'But I shouldn't take her likely. I especially need to stay away from their hair, who knows what kind of poison they have'
"Ready Senketsu!" with a click of her glove Ryuko transformed
"Life Fiber Synchronization; Godrobe Senketsu!"
"Let's go" flipping the clips on her wrist Satsuki transformed
"Life Fiber Override; Junketsu Godrobe!"
'Kamui'
"All right let's go you Doku!" Ryuko challenged pointing her scissor blade at the other,
"Hn, don't think a clothing can protect, especially skimpy cloth like that" with a swipe of their hands needles were sent flying towards the two,
"Here me go!" using her blade like a windmill she dispelled the needles
"To easy!" suddenly she felt a sensation, with a quick turn she blocked the tail from making contact
'She's quick' she gritted holding the attack back, as the two did a back in forth, Satsuki took the opportunity to attack, blade unsheathed she swung down on the other who quickly avoided it by using Ryuko's blade as a jumping post.
"Hold still!" the match was intense, Doku managed to avoid all of their attacks, each swipe of their blades countered by her hair.
"She's too fast" even in her Kamui form Ryuko couldn't land a single hit, who the hell was this girl.
'Time to strike' with another swipe of her hands needles began raining down from the sky like rain, using their blades the two managed to block and defend from the needles knowing they may hold some kind of poison.
"I hate needles. Damn it!" she growled
"Where did she go!?" Ryuko said as Doku had disappeared
"Behind you!" a stinging pain invaded their bodies, the stinger had struck with such speed, Ryuko was hit in her left arm, as Satsuki was struck in her right leg.
"Ryuko-chan!" Mako screamed in shock
"Lady Satsuki!" the council called
"I fine Mako!"
"Stay out of this, I can still fight!"
"What the hell, my arm" she gritted as her arm went limp, 'I can't move it'
"Damn it" Satsuki huffed unable to move her right leg
"Hm, how do you like my nerve poison" she hummed, "Think of it as a shoot of morphine, you're appendages will be out of commission for a while"
"Damn you" Ryuko gritted holding her arm
"Ryuko are you okay?" Senketsu asked though he knew that wasn't the case
"I'm fine, I'm still gonna kick this bastards ass"
"Your confidence is irritating, but not dismissed" Doku smirked a little, "Let's see if you can follow through with them"
"Matoi" Satsuki whispered drawing her attention
"Huh?"
"I have a plan"
'I'll end this now, sad I was expecting more of a challenge…'
"Alright let's finish this Doku!" Ryuko exclaimed, with her right hand gripping her blade she bolted toward the other managed to dodge the barrage of needles that barreled at her, ignoring the pain as they pierced into her skin, it was times like this she wished she had more protection.
"Ryuko!"
"Just a little more!" was she was close enough she mustered her strength to bring the blade down, with a side step the blade was narrowly dodged. With a twist Ryuko found herself being dangled by the hair around her neck, she clawed at it trying to break free
"Ryuko-chan!" Mako screamed
"Damn…you" she chocked
"So predictable" they stated with a chuckle, "Now then, let's ends this" with a flick a needle appeared, longer and sharper looking then the ones before. Ryuko struggled against her binds
"Ay last words?"
"Heh" a smirk formed on her lips as she smiled down at the other, "Yeah, Kiryuuin NOW!" in a flash Satsuki appeared beside them and before a reaction could be made the blade was brought down cutting the binds of Doku's hair and severing it.
Shock filled the stadium at the sudden action, Ryuuko fell to the ground coughing from the strangulation
"Are you okay Ryuko?" Senketsu asked worriedly
"Yeah…fine" she replied with a breath of relief
"Nice job" Ryuko seemed to complement the other. It was risky, Ryuko distracted Doku, while Satsuki got into position and when the time came…she severed the others tail or hair, whatever it was.
Purple eyes looked down at the remains of their hair,
"What's she going to do now?" they wondered watching the other stand there
"You…you…" they gritted, "You cut my hair!" they screamed an energy building up shocking the two fighters as well as the audience who braced themselves
"You insolant witch!" they hissed, "How dare you cut my hair, unforgivable, unforgivable, UNFORGIVABLE!" wicked purple energy swirled around them, dripping like toxic ready to dissolve anything it could touch.
"I refused to us this, but you must pay!" with click of their hair clips a purple haze wrapped around them, followed by a familiar gleaming.
"What's happening?" though she already had a feeling, she hoped she was wrong
As the gleaming subsided what stood before them now was indescribable. Purple and black stiletto boots, a short black kimono adorned with purple patterns of scattered diamonds. Her hair seemed to have grown back, longer and split into two separate tails, her eyes seemed sharper and on her back, which had a long dip revealing her back with a long spinal piece going up her spine. Finally a chocker with a golden scorpion in the middle and three pieces like the eyes of a scorpion on her head.
"Life Fiber Contamination; Toxic Hazard Kamui!" she bellowed as she stood in her Kamui shocking all who saw it
'Kamui! Where did she...'
"How annoying" they chuckle, "I wanted to avoid...wearing something like this"
"But you've boiled my boiled, now I'll drown you in my poison!"
To Be Continued!