Next chapter of Ryouzanpaku no Yami

"Talking"

'Thoughts'

"Techniques/extremely loud shouting/emphasis"

It seems that I missed the part where Boris and his group attack the Ryouzanpaku so please assume it happened exactly like the manga said it did and that Yami slept through the entire thing.

This chapter will be finishing up where I left off in the camping trip and a glimpse into what Yami, Kenichi and the others are doing after the trip.

Last time

Yami glanced down from his spot on the cliff above "Hey…Irina…it looks like we're right above an interesting scene." He looked over his shoulder to the still tied up Russian who merely scoffed.

"What is it?" she asked uncaringly already used to his, in her own views, odd sense of humor.

"Looks like my friend Kenichi and your leader Boris Ivanov are teaming up to deal with some soldiers showing insubordination." He smirked when her eyes widened in shock "Want to watch?" he asked with a smile as he walked over and grabbed a hold of the rope keeping her suspended. Adjusting it he walked over to the edge and retied it in a way she could watch the fight but still be unable to escape. "Boris Ivanov eh? What a confusing foe." Yami muttered to himself as he sat down to watch, Irina glaring at him lightly for man handling her in such an embarrassing way

Fight for a vacation

Kenichi blocked an overhead swing from one of the soldier's knife and struck out at the man's unprotected stomach knocking the man back. "What tough bastards!" he called out as he dealt with the man's renewed assault.

"Of course they are active soldiers!" Boris replied as he grappled with another soldier.

Kenichi suddenly ducked as a second knife came dangerously to his head. "He's Strong attack him from both sides!" the second soldier called out to his comrade as he prepared to attack again.

Kenichi's eyes narrowed as he began to turn, a barely perceptible blue sphere forming around him. "Seikuken activate!" he redirected both knives away from himself and promptly struck both men in the head without a single wasted movement.

Yami smirked as Irina openly gaped at the scene below. "Oh? Kenichi had something like that tucked away?" he asked mildly interested in the technique. "I wonder if I could break through." He mused aloud as Irina stared at him as if he were crazy…then again if he were completely honest with himself he'd probably agree with her. 'I am a little crazy after all.' He thought to himself as he watched the fight below with an impassive gaze.

Boris charged head on against the two soldiers attacking him, kicking off the first he disarmed the second and with surprising dexterity landed on his feet and slammed his opponent into the ground with a loud shout of "Vysokoje Derevo Tundry!" once the move was executed Boris moved to snap the man's neck.

"Stop! Boris don't kill him!" Kenichi shouted as he kicked a man in the jaw.

Boris glanced at the unconscious teacher and sighed before he kicked the man away with enough force to send him rolling into the leader of the squad. "As expected of the Colonel's favorite disciple." He muttered as he pulled out a knife from his boot. With a battle cry the man launched himself at the two teens with a ferociousness Kenichi wasn't prepared for.

"Gah! His knife attacks are so fierce!" he cried in fear as he evaded the attacks. 'Right side attacks left side defends…I can't see an opening.' He thought helplessly as he remembered that he hadn't worn the chain mail that Shigure had given him. 'I think I'll wear it all the time now.' Kenichi thought as he dodged another attack.

Yami watched with an amused smile on his face as he placed his cheek in the palm of his hand. "Now then…Kenichi let's see you get out of this." He murmured softly as Irina watched in trepidation as her commanding officer faced off against one of the Russian military's top soldiers.

"The man they're facing is Lt. Girgins. They call him the Crimson knife back in Russia." She stated as she watched the fight unfold. She glanced at her captor and noted that he seemed interested.

"Is he strong?" Yami asked curiously.

"Very" Irina replied as she shifted around in discomfort caused by the ropes that bound her.

"That's good to hear; maybe Kenichi will show me something interesting."

Kenichi glared at Boris who just declared that he wouldn't listen to anyone who wasn't his master. 'Damn this guy.' Kenichi thought bitterly. "Consider it advice from a temporary ally!" he suggested as he glanced back at the Russian.

"It's alright then" Boris declared as he got ready.

Kenichi smiled "I'm starting to get the hang of it." He whispered to himself as he charged forward.

"Split up Boris!" Kenichi shouted as he dodged another knife strike.

"Alright" Boris answered as he circled the massive man.

The teacher who had just woken up lay her head down "I'm still dreaming" she decided as she closed her eyes and went back to sleep.

Kenichi dodged another blow and landed in the river 'River?' he thought quickly as he recalled something the elder had said to him. 'I see." Kenichi thought with a smirk as his eyes glazed over. "Ryusui Seikuken" Kenichi's movement suddenly become more fluid as he effortlessly dodged each of the lieutenant's attacks.

Distracted as he was by Kenichi's movement and consequent arm lock. The lieutenant nearly missed Boris's attack from above. Using his other hand he launched a series of attacks but only delivered a glancing blow to Boris's shoulder which was quickly shaken off as the YOMI member grabbed the outstretched arm.

With a battle cry both boys threw the massive officer with all their might slamming him into the ground.

Yami stared in awe of the movement Kenichi had just displayed 'that was insane…his movements…as if he was just taking a walk.' He began to laugh in anticipation "I can't wait for a match Kenichi!" he shouted as he began to laugh even harder accidentally loosening the ropes that bound Irina.

Taking advantage of his momentary distraction he tackled him off the edge of the cliff. "This is for what you did to me!" she cried out as they struggled in mid-air. Due to the initial shock of the impact Yami ended up losing the struggle as landed painfully on his back with Irina on top of him near the base of the cliff.

Their fall was not missed by the two fighters already there. "Yami-san what's going on?" Kenichi shouted towards his friend who was grappling with the female soldier from a disadvantageous position.

"Irina report!" Boris shouted towards his subordinate.

"Sir this guy decimated a good part of our attack force. He even had me as prisoner for a time, but he got lax and accidentally loosened the ropes used to bind me. I tackled him off the cliff up there." She gestured up with her head as she continued to grapple with Yami.

In the end Yami proved to be too dazed to properly fight back and Irina pinned his hands above him though he managed to keep them apart so she couldn't shift it into a one handed grip. "Don't worry about me…focus on the enemy in front of you!" Yami shouted as he struggled against Irina's grip.

Kenichi reluctantly nodded as he faced Boris who wasted no time and attacked him. 'This guy…even after taking so many hits… he entered my Seikuken.' He thought before Boris suddenly caught his arm. 'Crap he got my arm, is he going for a shoulder toss?'

Boris twisted his body and used his elbow to send Kenichi reeling. "Damn…when I think he's going to throw me he hits me, and when I think he's going for a punch he uses a joint lock.

"That's right this is Command Sambo!" Boris shouted as he drove Kenichi into the river bed.

Kenichi saw an opening and took it throwing Boris away from him as he gasped for air. "Yes just like that! The man whom I trusted my emblem with must be like that!" Boris shouted in joy as he settled back into a stance.

"Emblem…YOMI's duel challenge?" he questioned as he smirked "That was a while ago!"

"This fight is an order and my personal goal!" Boris announced as he stood on a rock. "I must thank my master for giving me this mission!" he shouted as he tensed his body.

Yami growled as he struggled against Irina who held him down as best she could. "Damn it let me go!" he barked at her as he bucked his hips in an attempt to dislodge her.

"Hell no you perverted beast!" she whispered harshly into his ear as she held his hands to the ground causing her own body to literally drape over him her face inches away from his own.

Yami growled again and continued to struggle. 'Just a little bit longer…my vision is clearing.' He thought in satisfaction hoping to keep her from putting him into a more secure lock.

Boris launched himself at Kenichi and threw an elbow directly at Kenichi's face only to be blocked by Kenichi's forearm. However, Kenichi fell off balance and Boris took advantage of it by bringing a haymaker down upon Kenichi's hastily erected guard. "Damn it." Kenichi muttered as he threw Boris. "Yamazuki, Kao Loi, Ugyuu Haitou"

Boris grunted as he took the hits until he grabbed Kenichi's arms from above and threw him over his shoulders. Recovering quickly Kenichi brought his hands forward as if to push Boris away from himself. "Soutenshuu" he called out "Che bad footing I can't use full power." He muttered to himself as he noted that Boris was pushed back a couple of meters.

"I see, so that's how it is…you have never battled before? With someone who will throw his life away to win the fight." Boris stated as he stared at Kenichi. "I don't know if you're lucky or unlucky. You've only fought people stronger than you…in other words those who feel they won't die fighting you in battles." Boris elaborated on his earlier statement. "You're the only one who has been feeling death's pressure" the Russian stated once more as he smiled. "But, I'm different…I never underestimated you, or rather I give your skill a high rating. So, this life of mine…will end with this battle! That is my fighting determination!"

Kenichi tilted his head down allowing his bangs to cover his eyes for a brief second. "I will not allow any deaths…" he whispered before his head shot up and he shouted a fierce determination in his eyes and voice. "That is the Katsujinken!" he shouted unknowingly mirroring Akisame who was fighting his own battle in Russia against Alexander Gaidar, Boris's Master.

Yami smirked as he noted that his vision wasn't swimming anymore. "You should've switched to a stronger pin Irina!" he shouted as he suddenly surged forward and threw her off. "Now then…where were we?" he asked as he settled into his own stance.

Boris and Kenichi traded blow after blow, Boris, to kill and Kenichi to defeat. 'This guy…even while facing my killing attacks while I'm ready to throw my life away…He's only using attacks that won't kill me even though he might die himself.' Suddenly he felt his body being pulled forward and then a sudden pressure on his arteries. 'A strangulation technique? In this situation?' he gasped as his air flow was cut off.

Yami idly noted that Kenichi was explaining where he learned to technique and that Akisame would've said that it was the right time. He also heard how Akisame would've continued but,, none of that was important to him right now. "Irina…I've defeated you once I can do it again." He stated as he circled around the female Russian soldier.

"Ha! You got lucky! I wasn't ready!" she declared cockily as she picked up a knife.

"We'll see about that." Yami replied evenly as he too picked up a knife.

Suddenly she charged forward forcing Yami onto the defensive as he was slowly pushed back towards the wall. Letting out a grunt of pain as he hit the wall he quickly brought up his knife to block hers as they entered a deadlock. With a shout he pushed her weapon away and used his head to knock her down only for her to kick out and throw him a meter away.

Yami quickly rolled with it and landed back on his feet with a smirk. "Is that all you got?" he asked as he went on the offensive and began to push her back. Suddenly he upped his attack sped forcing her to swing her knife in a wide area to keep him back. There was a brief opening and she took full advantage of it and parried throwing his arm back, but before she could deliver a finishing blow he kicked her hard knocking her off balance. He charged forward and slammed her into the wall before he threw her over his shoulder causing her to land harshly on the floor. Kicking her knife away he stabbed the ground next to her head. "I win."

She growled but conceded defeat as she relaxed her body showing compliance. It was then they heard a distraught shout of "Master!" from Boris who seemed to be talking into a headset. Leaving the knife where it was Yami grabbed Irina's shoulder and hoisted her up and directed her towards the two fighters who were talking.

"Kenichi what's going on?" Yami asked as he tightened his grip when Irina tried to shake it off.

Kenichi sighed "turns out Boris's master just fired him…sounds like something happened back in Russia." He turned back towards the former YOMI member. "So, what do you plan to do now?" he asked politely.

Boris took a deep breath "Of course I will look for my master even if I have to search the entire planet!" he stated with conviction.

"Ah…isn't that against orders?" Kenichi asked as Yami tilted his head in confusion once again squeezing Irina's shoulder when she tried to break his grip.

"The order of disallowing me to look for him was given after firing me! It doesn't count!" Boris stated his back towards Kenichi.

'He's getting better at this.' Kenichi concluded as a bead of sweat formed on the back of his head.

Yami sighed "Anyways let's pick up Ono-sensei and head to the peak everyone is probably worried by now." He then picked up Irina and placed her on his shoulder as one would carry a sack of rice. "As for you I'll have you pay for my ruined clothing." He glanced down at his person and grimaced upon noticing that his shirt was basically non-existent and his pants had numerous holes.

"Hey wait a minute I don't have that kind of money to just waste on clothing!" she complained as she struggled in his grip. "And let me down I can walk!"

Yami snorted and whack her ass. "Yeah I know that but you're more then likely going to run or something so I'm carrying you to make sure you pay for my clothing which you ruined. You can't afford to pay it? No problem I have this nice beach resort you can work at to pay off your debt."

Kenichi sweat dropped upon seeing his friend manhandle a girl so roughly. "Yami-san you shouldn't treat girls that way." He stated once again displaying men should never hit women belief.

Yami glanced over his shoulder ignoring Irina's cries of 'You should listen to him!' "Kenichi right now I don't think of her as a woman I think of her as an enemy soldier. Especially in modern times there are a lot of women in the armed forces including martial artists. By stating one should not hit them because they're women implies that you believe that men are superior and therefore have nothing to fear from women thus they can be lax on their guard around women. However, if one were to believe that then they would soon find themselves six feet under with a bullet or some other lethal thing in their head." He spanked Irina again to get her to shut up, as her face heated up in embarrassment. "Just remember Kenichi in a fight you don't consider your opponent's gender, you consider whether or not the person in front of you is a threat. And then react accordingly." His piece said Yami began to walk in the direction of the peak leaving Kenichi and Boris alone with the teacher.

Kenichi stared after Yami for a minute before sighing and placing the teacher onto his back. "Good luck finding your master Boris." And with that he jogged off up the mountain road.

"Huh, where am I?" The teacher asked as she began to wake up.

"Ah, Ono-sensei are you awake?" Kenichi asked with a smile as he glanced at her over his shoulder. "If we don't reach the peak soon everyone will think we got into trouble." He stated with a nervous smile as he looked down the road.

"Ara…where's the Knife wielding Russian and the bear man?" she asked looking around still somewhat dazed.

Kenichi laughed nervously "You must have been dreaming after falling off the cliff Sensei." He stated trying to sound at ease.

"A dream…then what about Boris-kun I dreamt that Shirahama-kun and Boris-kun where having fun together." She seemed to be on the verge of tears as she looked around.

"That guy…" Kenichi paused as he smiled softly. "Boris Ivanov has returned to Russia we probably won't see him again."

The teacher seemed to hesitate as she pointed to her right. "Then…the Boris-kun running next to us is just my imagination?" she asked uncertainly.

"Instructor I'd like to apologize for the rude behavior of my subordinates back then." Boris stated in a salute as he kept pace with Kenichi, who nearly spat out the water he had in his mouth.

Yami passed them by still carrying Irina. "Kenichi quit dawdling jeez you ran past me so quickly I thought you'd be there already. Yet, here I find you starting an argument with Boris." Shaking his head in a disappointed manner Yami nodded to the teacher before continuing on his way. "I'll see you guys at the peak." He called back as Irina slept peacefully on his shoulder.

Kenichi huffed "Fine I'll wait until we reach the peak but still I thought you left already!" he declared before continuing his jog up to the peak.

Boris scoffed as he folded his arms "Transferring after going missing on a field trip would do nothing but cause trouble, use common sense." He stated as they ran.

"I don't want to hear that from someone who had just tried to kill the entire class." Kenichi stated as they ran, the Teacher having fallen asleep again. "How much sleep does Ono-sensei need?" he asked curiously.

"A soldier needs to be adaptable Shirahama." Boris stated as he kept pace with the Ryouzanpaku disciple. Kenichi merely scowled.

When they reached the peak they noticed that everyone else was already there including Yami who was trying to explain the situation about Irina. "Sorry we're late, we tripped on the path and fell off a cliff." Kenichi explained vaguely. The teacher on his back nodding her head.

Yami blinked in surprise having not believed Kenichi able to tell such a convincing lie. "Learn something new everyday." He muttered softly as he walked away and towards the beach.

At the beach it seemed that YOMI had no more plans to attack as everyone enjoyed themselves, especially Rachel who seemed to be taking advice from a 'random passerby' on how to catch everyone's attention. "Are…are you a genius?" she asked when he told her his next idea to grab attention.

Miu's eye twitched in annoyance as she stepped forward. "Oh mister 'passerby' would you come here for a second?" she asked before chasing the man who was obviously Ma Kensei.

Yami smiled "This is pretty fun don't you think Irina?" he asked the bikini wearing Russian sitting next to him who blushed and looked away.

"Well I guess so…but, THESE PERVERTS PISS ME OFF!" she screamed as she launched a small tennis ball at a couple of boys scaring them away. Yami of course found it amusing to watch.

He glanced at Boris who was talking to two of the boys in their class. "You two are the only ones who dare oppose me. You have guts!" he turned around and began to walk away. "Look after the instructor."

Yami smiled "Heh…Boris is a pretty good guy isn't he?"

Irina smiled as well as she lay down "Yeah…"

The day after returning to school.

Yami smiled at the gathered Shinpaku alliance. "Hey guys…How would you all like to spend the weekend at my Beach resort?" he asked causing all activity to stop.

Takeda, Ukita and Kisara seemed to like the idea as they all nodded in agreement. Siegfried of course began to sing about how he would go if Niijima went. Kenichi and Miu glanced at each other before nodding. "You own a beach resort?" Kenichi asked before Niijima himself could agree or disagree.

"Well sort of" admitted Yami. "It's my Kaa-san's resort, but I can use it when ever I want. As long as I tell her first."

Niijima sighed and rubbed his forehead "Is it private?" he asked as he pulled out his PDA

"Yeah…it's on a privately owned island near Okinawa."

"Alright I'll go just let me send emails to Freya and Thor and see if they want to go as well."

Yami smiled as he leaned back in his chair. "Alright then, tell me when they respond and I'll ask Kaa-san to let us use the resort."

End

I hope everyone likes this chapter.

Anyways I moved all of the future story ideas onto my profile so if you want to see the ideas and challenges you can go there. There is also a new poll for which story I should start next after I finish Ranma's Neko Curse Redone.

Vysokoje Derevo Tundry – Tundra's big tree.

Next chapter will be sort of like a filler serving to provide a little insight into Yami's family and a little bit about why he ran away from home other than his mom's crazy 'get my son married' schemes. Also we'll get the meet another member of the Kagirinai family.

See you next time!