Yo~! 'Hibiki give the readers a weak wave.'
Giotto – What the-? What happen to you?
School.
Giotto - …makes sense, after all, you suffer quite a lot for this past 5 months. Nearly suffer dehydration on February, then suffer a day in the wildness on March, next a very unpleasant birthday on April and finally almost fracture your own hand this month, such an ill-fated life you live.
Hahaha…
Giotto – And~ we lost him 'sigh' It seems the school that the writer currently studies doesn't suits to him nor even does it give him a good memories to remember…
Hahaha~
Giotto – My word, the story that my descendant currently reside hasn't been making any progress at all, an author's slump indeed.
Hahaha…ouuu… 'The laughter slowly turns into a sobbing.'
Giotto – Now to preserve some of what little left of the author's dignity, here is chapter 3 of Troubled Sky, without further ado, please enjoy.
Uuu…
At an apartment building, a door that has a name plate that read Sairenji, Sairenji Haruna lay on her bed, having the same trouble look on her face as she glance at the picture from her middle school or more exactly the picture of her enigmatic brown hair classmate. She hasn't apologies to him yet for giving him the cold shoulder this morning.
'Sawada…-kun…' she finally fell asleep and dream of her secret crush.
/Ieyatsu or Giotto's room./
Sawada Ieyatsu or Giotto, which ever name you like to choose, stare at the ceiling of his bedroom with a flush on his face. He's been awaken a few hours ago by an unseeing force that even someone of his caliber can't foresee, which that unseen force is the pink hair girl beside him, who is snuggling on his chest, pressing her bosom on his abdomen and clamping her legs around his. Seriously, even in his sleep he should sense anything miles away before they came but this girl somehow manage to bypass his senses and snuggle up to him.
'Have I gotten rusty?' He thought.
No, he has been keeping on his training even during this peaceful time, he may not be as strong as how he used to be but he should be strong enough to take came of himself. Feeling the soft sensation pressing again, his blush increase tenfold and a certain part at the south is slowly rising.
'A-Any further even I…' He tried to ignore the male instinct that tried to take over.
Luckily or unlucky, depend on your view, his alarm clock ring which cause the alien girl beside him to stir and slowly rise up and do a stretch, yawning cutely.
"Umm…Ah, Ohayo, Giotto~!" As always her natural bubbly-ness is hard to get mad.
"…Ohayo…" The young man replied while trying no to look at her bosoms. "Ano…Lala…"
"Nani~?"
"Why are you in my room?" He was sure that he locked the door before falling asleep. "And why are you naked?"
"Eh? I want to sleep with you, isn't that how husband and wife do?" She tilted her head aside in a very too innocent way.
'…I can't make a comeback with that cute face of her…' He shakes his head. "We aren't married yet so it too soon for us to…accompany with each other at night…"
"Eh~?"
"Hush, quiet or you-"
"Ieyatsu, are you awake?" His little sister or neighbor called. "I'm coming in."
After watching too much anime and live action series, the golden brunette replicate some abilities from famous characters into developing his own, this came from a certain live action series that involve mask, motorcycle, insect theme and they move near light-speed that even the Flash would go to the court to demand for stealing his expertise.
Clock up!
Everything stopped or more exactly slowed down to the point even snails can win a race in this situation, with that done, he instantly grab the pink hair girl and the sleeping robot that he didn't bother to question where did she came from and rush toward his closet to hide his two guest before doing something that look quite normal for any everyday person.
/Mikan./
"Ieyatsu?" She opens the door to reveal her older neighbor, who is half way stripping his shirt. "Wh-Wh-Wh-!"
"?"
She quickly close the door and lean against it with a scarlet blush on her face. "B-Baka, would it bother you t-to answer!-?"
"Ahahaha~! Sorry, Mikan." Her older neighbor answered behind the door. "I guess I'm still out of it."
"W-Whatever just hurry up or you're be late for school." She huffed as the image of her older brother figure's delicious bareback assault her mind.
*Blush* smokes puff out as her face literally increase in redness with each images that assault her mind.
"Ano…Mikan? Daijoubu?" The brunette slightly creaked open his door.
"! I-I'm fine, just the heat is getting me…" She stuttered.
"Um…it's not summer yet…" He point out.
"So!-? When I say it hot, it's hot, got that!-?" with that she storm off to cool herself down.
/Ieyatsu./
"Fuh, that was close for comfort." He wiped his sweats. "Never thought that 'about to strip' moment would work."
Just when he thought that his morning trouble has finally over, Lala came out of the closet with nothing but her bare form, much for his chagrin.
"Put some clothes on, please!"
"Oh yeah!" The pink hair girl thumped her fist into her open palm. "I have something to do for today. Peke!"
"Hai, DressForm!" The process has complete and Lala is in her usual outfit.
"Huh?"
"Okey, Giotto, I'll be going out for a while~!" The swirling bat wings on either side of her hat grows and she starting to fly at the open air.
"Oi, wait, where are you going?"
Too late, as the girl keep on flying further, he just simply sighed before doing the normal morning ritual. Strip, bath, suit up and breakfast, which Mikan still blush red when she see her older brother figure that made those images to come back, not that he notice as he just finish his breakfast and went about his day.
/Class 1-A./
'I wonder if those big guys up there are still holding a grudge against me.' The Glasses Boy sighed as he continues to erase the blackboard with the girl that hasn't talk to him since yesterday, yes, the girl is Sairenji Haruna.
Just this morning he was busy pondering about where his fiancée gone to while ignoring all the envy stares from his male classmates before remembering that he has a daily chores for the class and lo and behold, he paired with Haruna.
'I really hate karma for trying to make my life hell.' He glanced at the blue hair girl beside him. '…awkward.'
That can be said for the bluenette as she try to make it look normal as she erase the blackboard but couldn't stop herself from stealing some glance at her classmate time to time again. She tried and tried to make a small conversation but fail as she keeps on chicken out when the brunette glance at her, heck, she even ran away when they meet during lunch break and further, the bluentte girl scold herself for being incompetent and cowardice.
The couple continued on having the awkward mood until school is over, Giotto cleaning the windows of their class while Haruna doing the attendance.
Then-
*Tapping sound*
Both stop of what they doing and look at what making that noise and found a black kitten tapping the window. The brunette open the window and allow the cat to leap onto his waiting arms, he patted the feline and got reward with a purr.
"Hello little one, where did you came from?" He asked.
"Meow!"
"Really?" He noted a small patch of blood on its back. "And you're hurt, here let me help that."
Placing his hand on the injured kitten's back, he pour some of his energy on the kitten and with such miracle the wound slowly heal.
"There, all better." He smiled to himself. "Now run along, your mother might be worry sick of you're absents."
"Nya~!" The little feline nodded and leap out of the window before leaping towards a nearby tree and climb down.
"My, my, what an energetic child." The brunette chuckled.
Haruna, who been watching (Not noticing what Giotto did to heal the kitty) what her classmate doing, couldn't help but to be mesmerized, if only she bought out her cellphone and took a picture, she would treasure the picture for the rest of herself.
"Sawada…-kun."
"Hn?"
"Seeing you with a cat makes me remember that time." She said with reminiscence. "You…I remember when we were in junior that you save a cat that nearly got drown near a river, you jump in without a second thought."
"Oh…I didn't know you were there." He rubbed his back head in embarrassment.
"Yes, I was." She stared at him.
"It's nothing. It's always been my nature."
"That doesn't strict to cats only." She giggled a bit when she remember many thing that her classmate done, from saving cats to helping elderly and beat some delinquents from making trouble.
"…I done what is the right thing to do, Sairenji-san." He looked at the afternoon sky with solemn look. "Not matter what; I'll help them with my (whispered - dying) will."
"…And that's what makes you the kindest person in the world, Sawada-kun." Haruna said with a blush on her face.
"Eh?"
Realizing what she said she quickly lift a trash bin. "Nothing, I'll go take out the trash." But she accidentally tripped on her legs. "Ah?"
She shut her eyes and prepared herself for the impact, only to have someone to catch her. Opening her eyes and she was award to see two brown orbs staring at her, eyes that catch the afternoon orange light, glow the same color.
When Giotto saw her tripped, he move instantly to catch the girl before she hit the floor, one arm warp around her waist while the other hold her upper arm and by that speed he accidently push his glasses up to his forehead to reveal his eyes.
"Easy there, Sairenji-san, you don't need to rush anything." His face was beside her and that made her blush scarlet.
"S-Sorry…" She squeaked as the sudden closeness makes her feel uncomfortable yet comfortable at the same time.
"Yot-to." Helping her back to her feet before analyze for injuries. "…Doesn't seem you're injured or anything, that's a relief."
"…"
"Well, let me take that from you." He lifted the trash bin. "It doesn't sit well if a girl is doing the dirty work."
"…Thanks." She shyly said.
"You're welcome." He smiled.
With that, their relationship had been mended, much to the relief for both of them with different reason.
/The next day./
"Thank goodness, no more awkward situation." Giotto sighed as he sited on his chair with ease knowing he just fix his relationship with Haruna.
Glancing at the said girl which she notice and give him a wave, he return the wave. Yup, this is more like it, maybe today is his lucky day and won't have troublesome things have to him later.
'Speaking of trouble, wonder where Lala gone to again?' He thought.
Just this morning, he didn't see a hair nor hide of his alien fiancée and ask Mikan, who he already explain of his engagement with the alien princess which the girl teasing him when will she expect his wedding ceremony, the teasing ends with him countering with a very embarrassing secret that he knew.
'Yare, yare how troublesome.' He shifted his sitting position. 'Although Lala did say she has a surprise for me, wonder what it is.'
"Uhh, it's rather sudden, but we have a new transfer student." Their homeroom teacher, Honekawa coughed. "Come on in."
"HAI~!" A familiar voice said.
'…Why does that voice sound so familiar…' the brunette sweat bullets as he was afraid to lift his head up but does it anyway, which confirm his fear.
"Yoo~hoo~! Giotto, now I'm a student at this school too~!" Lala Satalin Deviluke gives Giotto a peace or victory sign at him while pressing the poor teacher down with a hand.
*BAM*
He slammed his face on his desk and mumbling about he said too soon, while his classmate were awestruck at his fiancée. Haruna recognize the transfer student and was speechless as well.
It seems Giotto's trouble is just about to begin.
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You guys thought I end it here right? Hehehe~ nope its still continues.
/School Roof./
"So…"
"So~"
"…Care to explain yourself of what are you doing here." Giotto patiently said while staring at his Fiancée, expecting a very reasonable explanation too.
"I just want to be by your side all the time, Giotto." She honestly said while holding her face with a blush. "Also I want to learn everything about this world, so I can be a proper bride for you."
He was half expect the first one and about to scold her but when she said the latter, he couldn't help but to be astonish and admired her, he could tell that she was determine to be the best bride for him and that made his blush pink.
"…Well at least I made up a story that we know each other from our families, so your parents ask me to take care of you while you're here." He stared somewhere else. "By the way, how did you take care of the transferring procedure…no, don't tell me, I can only guess how…"
Knowing how big of a pervert that principle is, he already guess that Lala's cute the pervert allow her to transfer here.
'Sometimes I wonder how the hell he became a principle.' He thought exasperatedly. 'Seriously, I wonder people of this time are gullible idiots or something…'
"But don't worry! I haven't tell anyone that I'm an alien~!" She cheerily said.
'…Wonder how long people will figure it out that she's an alien…knowing my luck, very soon…' He shrugged that thought; if the time comes he would deal with it.
"Hopeful people won't find out that you're an alien Lala-sama, or else it would spell disaster." The hair ornament Peke said. "And you ARE a Princess of Deviluke that needs to be keeping in mind."
"Don't worry, Peke, Giotto'll protect me, right?"
"Yeah…" He's not used when someone have high expectation of him. "?, Seems class is about to start, come on."
"Hai~!" She appeared right beside him and clings to his right arm, much to his embarrassment.
'I'm not going to get used to this…'
/Class 1-A./
They went through all the morning period without trouble as Ieyatsu keep an eye on his fiancée all the time so she won't do anything that spell trouble for both of them, which is quite relief to him that she hasn't done any weird things yet.
"Stand." Haruna exclaimed. "Bow."
All the students do as they were told before getting ready for their next class.
"Oh yes, Sairenji-kun." Honekawa called. "You're the class representative, aren't you? Show Lala-kun around the school club activates, would you?"
"Ah…yes." Haruna nodded as she meets her new classmate. "I'm Sairenji Haruna."
"Hello~!" Lala greeted back.
'…just so long as she doesn't do anything that brings attention, she'll be fine…' Ieyatsu convince himself while doing whatever he was doing.
/Hallway – a few minutes later./
"This is the chemistry club." The bluentte point at the chemistry room.
"I see~" The Pink hair alien nodded while following her class representative.
The pair almost tours the entire indoor club with the exception of the outdoor club as they have all the time they need to finish the tour, not that Lala is going to join any club unless her fiancé is involve.
'…' Haruna stared at her new classmate with a sweatdrop as the said girl doesn't seem to recognize her. 'Does she not…remember that we've met before…?'
Then her attention drew to the pink hair's lower body or more exactly the thing that sticking out between her uniform's hem and upper skirt, a tail with a heart or spade tip.
'That's…not real, is it?'
"Ne, ne, Haruna~!"
"Ah, Y-Yes?"
"School is so fun, isn't it? Everyone is here together and have a good time~!" The Alien Princess smiled. "I'm glad I came."
"…Is…Is that so?" She replied with uncertain.
They were on their way to the school's field that the baseball club are having their work out.
"Neee, Haruna?"
"Yes?"
"Do you have someone you like?" The Alien Princess said bluntly.
The human girl was startled by that question and blush as a certain image of her golden brunette classmate came in mind before frantically try to erase that image from her mind.
"W-Why all of the sudden…!-?" The blue hair girl exclaimed.
"…I…fell in love with someone recently for the first time." Lala explain as the memory from last night resurfaces and made her blush lightly. "It's a strange feeling to be in love…it makes my heart pounding."
'…is she talking about Sawada-kun?' She thought as a question that been plaguing in her mind came. "Ano! Lala-san…do you-"
An object fall from the sky brought their attention; it's a baseball rolling between them. As a curious alien, Lala pick up the round object with glittering eyes.
"Wai~! What is this~?" She holds out the ball at her class representative.
"Ah…that's the baseball club's…" before she even answer, the pink hair girl ran towards the baseball team.
"Ne, Let me try~!"
All the baseball members turn and see the transfer student coming at their direction with their ball.
"Hey, that girl…" One of them said.
"She's the rumored pretty transfer student!" Another one added.
"She wants to try out baseball?"
"Interesting." A senior said.
"Motemitsu-senpai!" A junior exclaimed.
"It's a good chance. I, the baseball club's ace pitcher, will throw for her." The one who is called Motemitsu, haughtily claimed.
Well to skip all the hard stuff, Lala play as the batter, ready at the stand with a bat in hands.
"Just hit the ball with this stick?" She asked out loud. "Okay~!"
"Cute." The catcher commented.
"Heh, she is pretty cute…I'll go easy on her." The senior stated before pitching the baseball.
Which the Pink hairs Alien strike the ball easily, letting it rocket to the sky and tear a cloud or two.
The entire baseball club member including Haruna was left speechless as Lala stare excitingly at the ball that keeps on going fly further toward the orbit.
"This isn't good, Lala-sama." Peke warned. "You've got to adjust your powers to earthling level."
"H-Heh, not only she's cute, she's pretty good at this too." The senior recovered as he made up his mind now. "I like it. I'll let you be my girlfriend."
"OH! HE IS MOTEMITSU-SENPAI AFTER ALL! HE MADE AN ADVANCE ON HER ALREADY!" The entire junior cheered. "AND LOOK AT HIM TALKING WITH SUCH ATTITUDE!"
"Eh~? No thanks." She instantly rejected his advance.
"ACK! Senpai got rejected immediately!"
Trying to save his face and win himself a babe. "Then have a match with me! If you can't hit my next ball, you have to become my girlfriend!"
"Oh! He is indeed our senpai! Such a one-sided deal!"
"A match? Sure, I won't lose anyway." Lala smiled confidently.
"Lala-sama! Don't! Remember, you made a promise to Giotto-dono!" Peke remind her which the girl stopped.
"Ah, yeah I did." She nodded. "But I don't want to run away"
Then a certain someone caught her attention as our hero, Giotto or Ieyatsu made his appearance with a stack of papers that need to be burned.
"Giotto~!" Lala called out to her fiancé.
"?" Turning his attention to his incoming fiancée with a confuse look. "Lala?"
The entire baseball club including Haruna wondered why she called their resident golden brunette Giotto and why is she calling out for him.
"Playing in your stead?" He repeated what his fiancée affirm to him.
"Please?" She gives him one of those soulful eyes to him, which is quite effective.
"…fine." He sighed as he held out his hand for the bat. "Lend me the bat."
"Sure~!" She gives the bat to him. "Go, Giotto~!"
With a heavy sighed, the glasses teen position himself to strike.
"You're filling for her? Hahaha, don't be stupid!" The arrogant senior laughed before taking his stance. "An amateur wants to hit this ball thrown by me, one who will surely (Planned to) be professional in the future!"
"Are you going to throw or what? Because I have something more important to do then listening to your insignificant insults." Giotto countered.
(Hibiki: Whoa, that sting, as expect of Giotto, he's has ways to do a counter and comebacks.)
That literally hit his nerves as Motemitsu throw with all his strength and target to the brunette's head, but the brunette simply take a few side step before hitting the baseball with using the ball's momentum along with a small portion of his strength that sent the ball flying back, the ball was inches away from the pitcher's face and with the strong force cause all the baseball club members to land on their rear.
"…" Seems like the arrogance Senior fainted and also wet his pant on the spot.
"Well…that all folks." He discarded the bat before retrieving the stack of papers to burn and while waving to his fiancée's cheering as she take out a pair of pom-pom from somewhere and cheer at him, Haruna nervously wave at him with a small blush on her face.
Ieyatsu stroll toward a nearby forest that not many people came by and burn the papers with his Dying Will Flames before clapping his hands together to get rid all the dirt from his hands.
'Well, that's that, now to return to-' He stopped as he sense a familiar presence not far from here. 'Well, got to greet him before he make any commotion around here.'
Giotto leaped to the air and follows the presence that belong to a certain Alien commander, which the said alien is having a conversation with a stationed police officer.
"Yo, Zastin-san." He land right behind the alien.
"Oh, Giotto-dono, your timing is impressive." Zastin nodded with approval.
"Do you know him, Ieyatsu-kun?" The officer asked as he stared suspiciously at the tall man with bone armor.
"You could say that." The Former Vongola Boss nodded. "Follow me."
Turning around, he walked back towards where he came from along with the Alien Commander beside him.
/Lala and Haruna./
"Next, I'll introduce you to the girl's tennis club that I'm joined with." Haruna bring up.
"Okey."
As they arrived, the human girl noticed a figure not far for the tennis fence.
"Ah, Sasuga-sensei, Konichiwa." She slightly bowed.
"Hn, yah, Sairenji-kun." The man named Sasuga greeted. "What are you doing?"
"I'm showing the transfer student, Lala-san, around the club activities."
"I see." Smiling at the Alien Princess. "Welcome to the tennis club."
Lala simply nodded in acknowledgement.
"Back when he was a student, Sasuga-sensei was always rated very high on varsity team." The Bluenette enlighten her classmate.
"I see." Yet that doesn't seem to calm the pink hair girl's suspicion.
"Heh, it's not that big deal." The Teacher smiled while licking his lips.
/Later that night – Sawada Resident./
"Itadakimasu~!" Lala exclaimed before starting to wolf down the food in front of her. "Emm~! It's delicious, Giotto~!"
"You're flattering me, Lala." Giotto smiled as he scooped rice into his own bowl.
"No, really~! It's really delicious~!" She continued to wolf down her dinner before asking for seconds, which Mikan oblige.
"You being too modest again, Giotto. It's not everyday that a boy knows how to cook." The young girl playfully elbowed her older neighbor. "After all, you're the one who taught me how to cook."
"And it took me a while just so you won't go and burn the kitchen." He smiled teasingly as his little neighbor stuttered.
"Hmm? Mikan wasn't that good at cooking all the time?" The Alien Princess tilted her head aside in curious.
"Why yes, at the age of 8, she nearly-" The brunette retell all the things that he had to endure to his fiancée.
"Wahhh!" The younger female brunette frantically try to stop her older brother figure from sprouting things that better left unknown.
"Also at 10 she makes a mystery food-"
"Ahhh!"
"Almost forgot to mention that she nearly turn my house into a pile of-Ack!" He fell from his sit and clutched his aching side in pain.
The young girl gives the glasses boy a power elbow blow that left him on the floor in pain, she huffed in annoyance and returns back to her sit and eat her food.
"Don't go and tell anyone about things that happened from the past, it's not like it going to happen again."
Ieyatsu give her the deadpan look that said it all, Mikan cough in well-manner.
"…not all the time." She quietly whispered.
And with that, dinner went on smoothly, Mikan volunteer to wash the dishes to get away from her older neighbor's teasing. The two went to the living room that being occupied by the Commander of Deviluke, who is enjoying his cup of coffee.
He is enjoying it, like he hasn't gone and dropped a bomb shell on the glasses boy that afternoon.
(Flashback.)
"What is this all about, Zastin." Giotto crossed his arms.
"…Giotto-dono…" Zastin take out a piece of trinket floating on his palm. "I have brought a direct message from Lala-sama's father, the King of Deviluke."
"?, Lala's father?" He raised an eyebrow.
"Yes, he's the man that unifies the torn universe and stood at its zenith, Gid Lucione Deviluke." The warrior alien nodded as the trinket's small crystal started to glow. "Listen carefully and do not offend him."
"No promises." He countered.
"Oi, Sawada Ieyatsu." A deep voice came from the trinket said. "Or do you perhaps prefer to be called Giotto."
"Whichever name is fine to you, I don't mind."
"Hmph, then I choose Giotto as it easy to pronounce then the first one." The King answered with finality. "But that is not we should talk about, from Zastin's reports, you seems to be a competent man."
'Competent, huh?' Ieyatsu can't help but to wonder just how many incompetent suitors that his Fiancée meet before meeting him, must be a lot and troubling.
"And therefore I shall approve of you as one of the candidate to be Lala's Fiancé but..."
'Yup, there's always a catch.'
"…I heard earthlings are quite weak and pitiful but from Zastin's report, not only you fought and win against his two men with that strange powers of your, you also fought him equally for an earthling." Zastin nodded in affirmation on that statement as it's true. "Not only that, you also the first person that my daughter liked, I'll be looking forward to test your capabilities in the near future."
"…" The Glasses boy make a note of that and make future plans of getting stronger if possible scenarios that might happen in his head.
"I'll decide when the marriage ceremony will be held, so until then, try your best to protect Lala." That brought the young man back to reality. "Oh, before I forget, the entire galaxy is full aware of your existence. Thus, sooner then later other countless suitors will appear in front of you…to try and take Lala away…!"
Unconsciously, the boy clutch his hand into a tight fist, the image of Lala being kidnap and force to do things against her will make his blood boil and accidently release a portion of killing intent, but quickly disperse it.
"If you manage to protect my daughter from them, then you shall be my successor." The King didn't notice what just happen a moment ago. "But if you fail and let Lala taken away…I'll destroy you and that planet of yours into dust!"
Ok, I take back what I said about dispersing his killing intent, now it's being release tenfold that making the ground beneath them rumble like a small version of earthquake.
"…Gid Lucione Deviluke." Giotto coldly said as he enters Hyper-Mode, he glared the trinket with narrow orange eyes. "I can assure you that I'm more capable on protecting Lala from any being, whatever they're Aliens, Demon or even the Gods themselves, nothing will get their hands on her, I can bet my life on it."
Zastin do the very smart thing and backing away from the Brunette that literally emanating a very powerful force that can be comparable to that of his King, not only that, he even said his King's name in a very impolite way that can be consider a very suicide thing to do.
"…What?"
"But don't you dare ever said of destroy this planet again." He continued with a very clear tone. "It doesn't matter if you're Lala's Father…I'll beat you!"
"…"
The situation came into a silent moment as things need to be register first, one, not only the glasses boy actually talk back at the King of the universe with a very loathing tone, he even threaten the said King of promising infinite pain to be inflict.
The silent continue as Giotto relax his narrow eyes a bit but not relaxing his guard as the next thing he knew, there is a possible war that might break through.
"…Heh." Suddenly the King's voice roared in laughter that make both the spectators tilt their head aside in confusion. "Guhahaha, brilliant! This is the first time someone has a backbone and actually talks back to me, Hahaha!"
"A-Ano, my Lord?" The Commander unsure what to make of what going on.
"Very well!" That nearly blows the other alien of his feet. "I'm starting to like you, Kid, Seems like Lala found herself a worth man to be married. I can't wait to see the full extend of your resolution!"
"What a coincidence, I fight with resolution on these fists of mine." He smiled as he lift both his hands on eye level before turn them into a tight fist. "There's nothing that can stand in my way, when I say so."
"Fine! This is a promise between us! Remember that!"
"I never the type to break any promise once I make it!"
Zastin feel like the world has finally snapped, as he continues to look at the sky with unreadable expression.
(End of Flashback.)
Even now he still couldn't help but a bit unnerved of what happen that time, looking at the young man with glasses makes him wonder if he has that kind of aura or charisma that can made anyone to listen to him with just a bit of…disagreement and…threats in the ingredient then there you have it, people listen to him…like a boss…don't know where that came from but hey, at least the brunette has quite a power and leader qualities that can be an asset to the Empire of Deviluke when he rise into the throne.
'Poke'
The Alien Commander return to reality as something poking him on the forehead, looking up he sees the soon-to-be King holding a stick and poking him on the forehead with a deadpan expression.
"Ano…Giotto-dono?" The Space Swordsman call out. "What're you…doing?"
"Amusing myself." The Glasses boy smiled in amusement.
"Zastin, what are you doing here?" The Alien Princess frown and tapping her foot, wondering why her father's commander doing in her Fiancé's house.
Pushing the stick aside he cough into his close fist. "Actually I'm here to meet Giotto-dono's parents, so I wish to meet them personally and explain of your engagement."
"…" The boy in question looks the other way.
"Giotto?" His Fiancée look at him in concern as she noticed he is tensing.
"Giotto-dono?"
"…I don't have one…" He looked at the window with solemn gaze. "…parents that is…"
Both the alien flick as someone just wipe a salt onto a wound, the other alien just make him remember a bad memory.
Giotto close his eyes as a certain memory resurface back to him.
A young man stare at his bloody hand with shock of what he have done, turn his eyes at the gentle blue orb that staring at him, the person, a woman pull him into a affection hug and brushing his hair like a mother would do to her child to calm him.
"It's ok." The voice said. "It's ok, my little one."
Bloody tears start dripping from his eyes as how much he wish to hear that for all the thing that he been through, the very sound that swoon his chaotic heart, the very voice that came from the person that he desperately to see the day he was born. But now his wish came true but that only last just for a moment, desperately he hug her back, not wanting her to disappear and leaving him again.
"Please…" He cried. "Don't go…don't leave me alone '….'"
"…I never left you…" She smiled and kept stroking his hair. "I'm always been with you…watching you."
Slowly the life of the woman is disappearing as her hands gradually went limp and her eyes follow behind, the boy notice this, a desperately try to keep her wound close.
"…!" He shouted. "…!"
With a final cry, the woman's life fade like a candle's lit being put out, the young man tremble as the woman left him once more, flames cover around him before roar at the heaven.
"Giotto…?"
"…Once upon a time…A boy was born as an orphan…growing up in the wild and learn everything just to survive on this cruel world" Giotto tell a story. "He faced many hardships and many trials, just to find the answer why he exists."
"…" Lala has tears well up on her eyes.
"…" Zastin look uncomfortable as he just opens a wound on the young man.
"But…after that happen…he finally found his answer…" He smiled mysteriously. "…and also…his peace."
The pink hair girl couldn't stand it anymore and tackle the boy down to the floor, much for both men in the room surprise.
"La-!" His lips got seize by lips belong to the girl above him and…a tongue snaking into his mouth! "Hmm!"
The…adult kiss continue about a minute or two as the two soon-to-married couple finish the kiss, the boy look daze while the girl may look childish and all but deep down she can be as devilish (Oh the irony) Zastin simple drop his jaw on the floor as what he just witness.
Snapping out of his daze, the boy look at the girl with bewilderment as what she had done while the said girl simply savoring the taste of her fiancé (Which taste orange by the way) before looking at him straight in the eye.
"Lala…" He stuttered.
"Giotto…" She smiled. "Don't worry, I'll take care of you. After all, I'm your future wife."
"…" The Brunette was speechless before tracing his lips before smiling shyly. "Thank you, Lala."
"Your welcome." Her Childish personality came back.
"'Ahem' forgive me, Giotto-dono." Zastin bowed. "I said something that brought back awful memories to you, once again I apologize."
"Do not apologize, Zastin-san. It happens a long time ago, I have already over it." He wave in dismiss of the royal guard alien. "It's really unfortunate, but I know my parents will like you, Lala, and without a doubt from somewhere they are give their blessing to us."
"Really~?"
"Yeah, I can guarantee that."
"Yeah~!" She quickly glomp him with her breast.
"MMM!" Ieyatsu struggle for air.
"Ano, Giotto-dono, I wish for not being rude but how do you manage of your currency when you don't have your…you know." The Commander Alien try to avoid say parent to the future King.
"Well…let's just say they left me something so I can use it for my needs." He enlightened the guard. "A vast amount of it."
"I see." The Swordsman Alien nodded.
"Yosh~! Let's go, Giotto." The Alien Princess cheered as she grab her fiancé's arm and flung towels on her shoulder.
"Go…? Where?" The Glasses boy has a very bad feeling where this is going.
"Let's take a bath together~! I heard that the fastest way getting to know with one another~!" She answered with a cheer.
"…BATH!"
And the evening ended with Ieyatsu struggling to escape from Lala, Who is determine to drag her Fiancé to bath with her. (Hibiki: Lucky son of a gun…)
/Next Morning./
A dazed Giotto stare at the empty space and completely ignoring his surroundings even birds are occupying on his hair and shoulders.
"What wrong with him?" One of his male classmates asked the others.
"How should I know, it's not I know about his personal life." One scoffed.
"Who cares about that guy's life, for all I care about is how the hell he managed to get a cute but hot girl as a girlfriend!" Another butt in.
"Yeah! Most of the time he simply do all kind of odd jobs and never even batter on any girls!"
"Yeah!"
"Jealousy!"
"Envy!"
"Unfair!" The Male populate roared as one at the heavens.
While the boys are busy on resenting the Golden Brunette, the girls are busy on timing their run, which Lala finished her in 10.9 sec in 100 meters, much to their surprise.
"Lala-sama, I think you should tone down your strength." The ornament Peke advised with a sweat drop, the Pink Hair Girl simply shrugged.
"She's amazing, isn't she, Haruna?" Momioka Risa, one of Haruna's friends stated but didn't hear a reply from her friend. "Haruna?"
The Bluenette gaze at the Glasses boy with a far of look and a small blush embed on her face. Then all of the sudden she feels hands are grabbing her bosoms in a very teasing way, turn out those hands belong to her friend, Risa.
"Oi~! Haruna! What's up, you have been zoning out lately~!" The Brunette groped her friend's chest. "Oh! I know! You're ogling Sasuga-sensei, right?"
"Ah!-? No, I'm not!" She struggle to free herself from her friend's clutches. "Mou, Risa…"
"Hahaha~!"
And at that moment, the school bell ring that sign for the current period is over which the P.E Teacher dismissed 1-A, most of the girls flocks toward the young teacher of offering having lunch with them but he politely decline their offer, saying he has something to do before looking at Haruna's direction.
"Sairenji-san." He called out.
/Class 1-A./
Giotto silently eat his lunch while ignoring the glare coming from his male classmate, on that occasion he listlessly listen to his female classmates gossiping about Haruna didn't came back to class and Sasuga call her to meet him at the supply storage.
'Why the heaven would he wants to talk to her at the supply storage?' He pondered to himself. 'A confession is unlikely and that thought would be out of the question…'
(Hibiki: If you guys or girls don't get what the latter mean, just think what usually happen when a male and female in a storage room, alone, with no one around…what could that mean, I wonder?)
Shaking that thought he wonder on other things, like making some extra plans on his training if chances he might face stronger opponent in the near future. Although, Zastin assure him that most of the candidates aren't strong as the requirement on being Lala's Fiancé isn't necessary of being on the same league of the Deviluke nor fighting capabilities, he keep wonder why the creator is up with the King's head going on, no wonder Lala kept on running away as she continue meeting with possibly 90% of the candidates are worthless scumbag and some pricky Princes from kingdom of thorn.
'The chances are…the King wants someone to take his crown so he can go on a rampage on glomping girls or ogling them…' He sighed while rubbing temple in slightly exasperation. "Some king I envision him…"
"Giotto~!" His Fiancée out of nowhere appeared behind him and bear hug him.
"La…la…air…" He struggle said at the same time trying to pry her hand of him.
"Oh, sorry~!" She relax her grip and taking out her lunch box. "Let's eat together~!"
"*Huh*…su…re…*huh*…once…I…get…oxygen in my lungs…" The Brunette heavily breathed out.
The male populate once again entering envy-mode as they watch the lovey-dovey happening before them, many plan like assassinate the glasses boy in his sleep or poison his drink, which is quite unlikely would happen.
'Cell Phone ringing – Final Fantasy VII - Victory Fanfare Ringtone.'
"?" The Brunette search his jacket and take out his orange cell phone before flipping it open, not recognize the number he simply answered it.
"Hello, is this Sawada Ieyatsu-kun?" The Caller asked.
"? Who is this?" He solemnly replied.
"I have something to talk with you about regarding with the Princess of Deviluke."
"!-?" He bolts up instantly and recognizes the voice.
"May I meet you immediately…?" The voice belongs to Sasuga. "If you don't…one of your classmates would suffer the consequences…"
'!, Sairenji!-?' The Glasses boy realized as the call ended.
His eyes narrowed dangerously as he comprehend the situation, Sasuga or possibly one of Lala's Suitor that disguise as Sasuga finally came to earth and taking Haruna as hostage for likelihood of demanding him to give up Lala to him.
"Giotto?" the said girl beside up call out to him. "What's wrong?"
"…Lala." Turning his gaze to his Fiancée with a fake smile. "Sorry, could you wait for me, I…uh…need to use the gentleman's room."
"Eh?"
"I won't be long, I promise." He quickly rushed to the door before running into the hallway.
/Space – Zastin's battle ship./
"Sir, as you expected the target make contact with Sawada Ieyatsu AKA Giotto not to long ago." One of the Zastin's subordinate stated.
"I see." Zastin nodded in acknowledgment. "Now then, how will you solve this, Giotto-dono."
"Ano, Commander." One of his subordinate uncertainly said. "Is it wise to not inform Sawada Ieyatsu earlier before the target make landing to earth?"
"I'm sure." He answered. "The King wants to test Giotto-dono's capabilities and for that we are not allow to interfere."
"But…"
"Do not underestimate this young man." Zastin warned. "He after all fought and could have defeat me."
All of his subordinate turn and face this leader in shock, they couldn't believe what he said, after all, he is the strongest swordsman in their planet and also one that took down thousands of warriors from different planet all by himself during the torn war that happen decades ago and to hear someone beat the strongest is a wonderment and let's not forget that someone is an earthling that been said to be inferior to any races across the galaxy.
'I wish you luck, Giotto-dono.' He thought before chuckling. 'Or maybe you don't need it.'
/Supply Room./
In the supply room that being occupied by two being, one is the P.E Teacher, Sasuga or an imposter that posing as the Teacher, who is marveling his work on the other being, which is Sairenji Haruna that in a state of unconscious with…tentacles binding her that came for the ceiling.
(Hibiki: "washing his hands with soap speed-like" I hate that word, believe me, I hate the word that having any to do with those slimy limps, blah! 'throwing up at the corner' urgh…now I come to understand why Yami hate slimy stuff, especially those things.)
"Fufu, now that I think about it, she's as delicious as Lala." 'Sasuga' noted and reach on a remote in his pocket, just when he about to press the top button, the door of the supply room slam open and reveal an angry Giotto.
"Sasuga or whoever you are, don't make any imprudent move or else." The Brunette threatened with a shaken fist.
"Hmm, you're quick, Sawada Ieyatsu?" The Fake Teacher blatantly smiled. "I won't mind if you been a little late…"
"I have not intention to endanger one of my friends." He makes a sharp counter. "Now, I'm asking you to release Haruna-san and you will walk away unharmed."
"Hmm, threatening me huh? That isn't nice."
"Nor taking an innocent girl hostage, now I'm asking you again. Let. Her. Go."
In that moment 'Sasuga' went into a metamorphic into some kind of a humanoid reptile that similar like a chameleon.
"Careful what you said, brat or else something bad might happen to you, Fushoo." The imposter finally revealed his true form.
"I was right, you are an alien." Ieyatsu said, unfazed by the appearance of the extraterrestrial before him. "Let me guess, one of Lala's suitors?"
"Correct, my name is Ghi Bree, A Balkean that capable to mimic any form or appearance of any beings." The Ugly Alien bragged his ability. "Now then Sawada Ieyatsu, I want you to call off your engagement with Lala."
"…And why is that?" The glasses Boy inquired, playing along with the situation while planning on how he should burn this guy.
"It oblivious, it will be me who will marry Lala and become the King of the universe." The Balkean Alien stated like it was a fact. "It'll never be you, so if you value you own kind, then agree with my condition or you won't see this girl ever again!"
"…" He simply closed his eyes like he's giving in such thought.
"Well then, what shall it be, Sawada Ieyatsu? I don't have any time to waste, Fushoo."
"…Allow me to ask you a question…"
"Huh?"
"You're doing all this just so you can get your hands on Lala." The Golden Brunette clutched his hands into a tight fist. "Do you really think that Lala would fall to someone like you…?"
"Kehehe, seem like you're misunderstanding here. Lala and I will get married, because I decide it."
"You…decide it..." He repeated.
"She may indeed childish, but she's my favorite humanoid shape, plus if I marry her then the entire galaxy will be mine to command." Ghi Bree exclaimed. "If you withdraw your engagement with her then I might spare you planet, although I can't say the same for my other competitors."
"…"
"Beside, I can always train her to develop a personality that I like." He gleefully added.
"So both her and Sairenji are nothing but dolls to be toyed until they no use to you anymore." The glasses Boy's voice grew colder by each word he said that could have freeze anything.
"Haha, if you say it like that, then it sounds like I'm the bad guy." The Mimic Alien laughed in amusement.
"Aren't you not? Kidnap an innocent girl just so you can get what you want? Trying to marry an unwilling girl so you can be the king of the universe? Toying a girl's feeling so you can indulge yourself in pleasure?" With each steps, oranges orbs glow ominously behind the spiraling lens of his.
The Reptile humanoid Alien knew by instinct that something is wrong here, he thought the human before him would be trembling in fear and starting to beg not to eat him or something like that, heck he even thought that the boy would quickly agree to his demands and withdraw his engagement. But no, the 'human' seems to be more then what he appears to be…and those glowing orange eyes are a give away too.
'W-What is he?' He trembled in a small hit of fear, never in his entire life he experience a glare that could make any being fall to their knee and beg for mercy.
"Also…"
The Alien notice that the human was halfway towards him, blocking any possible way to escape, trouble.
"You made me very, very…irritated…" The Boy smiled coldly. "…regret and blame your own greed that you choose this path…"
Before he could conjure his Dying Will Flame on his open hand, two soft orbs press behind his head and a very lively voice made him stop from burning the Balkean Alien to ashes.
"Giotto~!" Guess who?
"L-Lala." Giotto yelped.
"Bingo~!" She cheered. "Mou~! Why are you hiding in such place~?"
"Uhh, Lala, now is not the time to messing around." He nervously said as he tries to ignore those soft and comfo…shutting up! Pointing the Alien in front of them for emphasize.
She raises her stare at the reptile alien then turn to the bind classmate/friend, her intellect mind went into gear and connect all the dots before lightly tap her close fist onto her open other hand.
"Ah, it's a hostage situation." The Alien Princess stated. "Wait! Ghi Bree what are you doing here and what did you do to my friend-?"
Even if she expressing her anger but to some people especially two male in the room find this quite cute.
"Lala, you are mine."
"Nyaaah! I told you before so many times, I hate you!" Pulling one eyelid down a sticking her touch out. "Anyway, let haruna go right away! She's a close friend of mine!"
"…Shut up! I'll not take a 'No' for an answer!" Ghi Bree roared as his body bulge that rip the track suit that his is wearing. "Last chance, Lala! If you don't accept, everyone in this room will experience hell, of this Ghi Bree-sama's true form!"
"…?" Giotto noted the sudden change of the Alien before him, yet something is not right.
As his transformation complete, the Balkean Alien stand towering both the spectator before him with muscle go along with, and my, what big teeth he has.
"Last chance, Lala." He warned. "Marry me or else I'll make everyone here experience hell…including you!"
"WHA! You dare threatening, Lala-sama!" Peke finally speaks.
"It's much easier that way, also…" His large hand clamped onto the unconscious Bluenette. "If I see you trying to pull one of your inventions, you friend here will…"
"Haruna!" Lala cried.
"You greasy-!" Peke shouted.
A hand stop the Pink hair girl, the hand belongs to her fiancé, who is oddly silent the entire time.
"Let me take care of this, Lala." He said that scream 'don't argue me' before walking towards the Balkean Alien.
"O-Oi, are you trying to fight me? I warning you, I possess 100 times more power then any earthling!"
"Then go right ahead and strike me down, I will never waver." Giotto calmly said. "I'll beat you senseless."
"A-Are you for real?" He noticed one of the human's hand clutched into a fist. "T-Then, how about this!"
He further bulked his body to its utter most limits and grows a few more height and horns.
"How is this!-? This is Ghi Bree-sama's super serious mode! You won't dare try to fight me!"
The boy stops and solemnly observe the slightly change before… "Lala…"
"Eh?"
"Watch me…this'll happen to those who try and threaten anyone I care." Flame burst on his forehead as the floor beneath him caved by the sudden force.
"!-!"
In a split second the young man appear right in front of the mimic alien with his fist just inches away from alien and with just the air pressure blows the alien away.
"Arrrggghhh!" Ghi Bree hit one of the lockers, hard, and stuff from the top fall onto him.
"Fuh…" The brunette sighed. "That was just only air pressure and he easily flew away…I knew he was just buffing…"
The large alien transformation slowly undo as he shrink the size of a dog.
"So this is his true self…to be honest, quite pitiful." He commented.
"Balkeans may have excellent mimic powers but their bodies are quite delicate." The Costume robot informs the brunette.
"So…what are we going to do with him?" He questioned as turning the small alien to the police is not feasible to do.
For a few minutes, Lala summon a toilet sit machine that warp anything that it flushes and she flush Ghi Bree to wherever the invention flush him, along with those disgusting limps that bind the sleeping Haruna.
"Lala…take Sairenji-san to the nurse's office and tell the nurse 'she collapse from anemia and you found her'" He turn around.
"Eh? Okay, but what about you?" Lala questioned. "You're the one who save her, after all."
"…I want to make a quick check around the school, just to make sure this'll never repeat itself." The Brunette answered as he was at the door. "Beside, I prefer this way, I do want I believe in, nothing more….nothing less…"
With that he left the two alone.
/Nurse's Office./
"Mmh…" Haruna moaned as her eyes open to see her pink hair friend smiling at her.
"Are you alright, Haruna?" She asked.
"Lala-san? I…what happened…?"
"You collapsed near the tennis's room club." Lala answered. "They said something about anemia."
"Anemia…?" The Bluenette question with uncertainty.
"Either way!" The Alien Princess quickly embraced her friend. "I'm so glad that you're safe, Haruna~!"
"L-Lala-san?" She said in surprised. "A-Ano…Lala-san. Were you the one who found me?"
"Nope~! The one who found you is…Giotto!" The Pink Hair girl answered with a smile.
"Eh…?" at first she confuses but finally remember that name belongs to the golden brunette. "Sawada-kun…?"
/Somewhere near the school./
"Achoo!" Ieyatsu quickly rub his nose. "Someone must be talking about me."
Looking at the school ground from the roof top, he stare at the sun that is near the horizon blankly, remembering what the Balkean Alien said made him nearly went out of control of his emotions.
"Because I decide it."
"…No…no one has the right to decide anyone's decision." He muttered to himself. "it's their choice, will, wish and destiny…none shall force what they had to do…"
Looking up at the orange sky, a smile Appear on his lips as memories from his past replay in his mind.
"Isn't that right…? G, Ugetsu, Lampo, Knuckle, Alude…Daimon?"
Giotto - And…halt, quite a long one, right? Got to give the Author a credit while trying to scrape his other story.
Uuu…
Giotto – 'Sigh' Please R&R and also please try to give some words of encouragement to the Author, he's been like this when he first came to that school, his other story 'Mahou Hitman Tsunayoshi' hasn't been making any good progress and he fear that he might lost the will to write that story, I plea you, help him.