Chapter 2

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Ryuuen was extremely pissed off. If he really had the fictional seishi power of Nuriko, he would've already turned that pervert into a wall angel. But nooo, he was apparently playing the unplanned role of a very helpless girl pinned by some random pervert against the wall. Ryuuen sighed exasperatedly, this was sooo not his day.

Though come to think of it, it wasn't the guy's fault for mistaking him as a girl. He was wearing his super long purple hair in a braid behind his back, (courtesy of his sister, Kourin). He could've just been given a wig, but the director insisted that he grew it long. Pssh. Easy for him to say, he wasn't the one carrying the whole damn thing. Another reason why he couldn't blame the guy was because Ryuuen is a bit feminine looking. (Absolutely NOT his fault. It was in his genes!) But if you overlook that, you could see that he's wearing MANLY clothes in an attempt to save his remaining masculinity. Obviously, it didn't work.

His whole being was telling him to beat this guy to a pulp already. Of course he can do it, seishi powers or no, but the guy is just getting too close for comfort.

"Aww look, yer face is all bunched up! Stop frowning, or you'll have veeery ugly wrinkles on there. And we wouldn't want THAT right?" The pervert chuckled, his husky voice taking on the tone of a mother chastising her son for poor behavior.

It was really getting on Ryuuen's nerves.

"Wow, is that really all the styles of rapists these days? I swear, that's corny. You should change your lines. And why do it on freaking day? You want everybody to see you harass me or something? Is this some kind of sick joke?"

"Quit yer yapping or I'll-"

"Or you'll what? Dude, seriously, I think you should get your eyes checked. Cause believe it or not, you're hitting on a guy!"

The pervert blinked and squinted through his own drunk induced gaze. "Wha? Ya don't look like a dude! You tryin' to trick me or something?"

"Argh! What is it with you?! Can't you see?! I have no freaking breasts!" He gestured wildly at his chest. The drunk only laughed.

"Ha! Nice trick, but you're probably just flat-chested or somethin'."

That's it.

Ryuuen has had enough.

"Piss off and get off of me right NOW, bastard." Ryuuen snarled dangerously, but that only got him more pinned to the wall.

"Such bold words from a pretty little thing like you." The guy chuckled and was leaning closer to him now. Ryuuen caught the faint smell of alcohol, (and another scent he really didn't want to know about) from his breath. He resisted the urge to gag, and instead tensed as he prepared to launch himself towards the guy and beat him up, Chuck Norris style.

"You smell really good, you're really-"

But Ryuuen never got the chance to know what he is before someone yelled, and before he knew it, the pervert was gone and on the floor in an instant.

"Hey! Ow, what're ya-!?"

Again, Ryuuen didn't know what the guy's gonna say before a fist appeared and punched his face, creating a horrible cracking sound. The man choked and cried out in pain, immediately placing his hands on his now broken and bleeding nose.

Someone suddenly grabbed Ryuuen's arm and dragged him away from the pervert. Ryuuen yelped but let himself get dragged away. He waited after they're a considerable distance away before he finally turned his head to look. What he saw made him raise an eyebrow in surprise.

Another guy was staring at him in concern, reddish brown eyes holding a mix between relief and worry, his fist still bloody from the earlier punch.

Suuuuhhhhweeeeeet. He has a rescuer.

"Who're you?" Ryuuen asked, startled by the events. Of course, who would expect something like that out of the blue anyway? Ryuuen was used on fighting his own fights, but now he doesn't know what to make of this.

"Are you alright miss? I'm sorry I didn't-"

Wait a second, TWO offenses in ONE day?! That is it!

"Do NOT call me miss!"

The guy blinked in surprise at Ryuuen's sudden change in attitude. He better be afraid, because no one calls him miss and gets away with it!

The guy hesitated, then asked, "Well, what was I supposed to call you then?"

Ryuuen resisted the urge to roll his eyes and give the man a good bop upside the head. But he hung back, 'well he DID save me earlier.'

'But I didn't even NEED saving. I was gonna take care of it just fine!' Oh wow, no one asked you subconscious!

'Well HE doesn't know that, does he? By the way, your molester's getting up now.'

Ryuuen blinked and glanced at the pervert, who was currently on his feet and glaring hard at them, obviously getting ready to launch a sneak attack at the guy. Meanwhile, said guy was still staring at Ryuuen in confusion, his back towards the pervert. That was bad positioning right there.

"Excuse me… uh, miss?" The guy was still clueless at the impending danger. Guess Ryuuen would have to remedy it.

"I told you not to call me miss cause I'm a guy, okay?!" Ryuuen yelled at him. "And by the way? Duck."

The poor guy was still completely bewildered, but nevertheless followed Ryuuen's instructions and ducked. Ryuuen immediately shot out his fist and hit the sneaking pervert square in the nose again, further breaking it and causing more blood to explode. The man howled and staggered back, a few lone tears escaping his eyes from the pain. Ryuuen smirked smugly at him while the guy he just saved stared at the scene with wide eyes, probably thinking about what could've happened to him if he hadn't ducked on time.

"Now that's just rude man, sneaking up on the guy while his back is turned…" Ryuuen tapped his forefinger on his chin, pretending to think. "Hmm… I still think that's not enough punishment for you." His feet suddenly shot out and hit the pervert's stomach. He doubled over and gasped, but was caught unprepared when Ryuuen delivered the final blow. He proceeded to do what his gut told him to earlier and quickly turned the pervert into a wall angel.

The guy was still blinking in shock.

"Well, I suppose that's that. Believe me now?" Ryuuen said the last part to the unresponsive guy beside him.

"H-How? Y-You're really a guy?" He still looked at him like he was doubting Ryuuen's sanity. But as if sensing Ryuuen's furious mood, he quickly laughed nervously. "Well if you're a guy, then what's with the hair?"

Ryuuen sighed. He was getting real tired of being called a girl. Just because he grew his hair long doesn't mean he automatically becomes gay or something. "What? Can't a guy grow his hair long or is it illegal now?"

After receiving a skeptical look, Ryuuen ran an exasperated hand through the long purple bangs that framed his face, sighing in annoyance. "It's just part of my job, okay? And don't ask."

The other guy just laughed lightly, "Well this is pretty interesting."

"You don't believe me do you? It IS true! God, why won't you believe me?! Am I really THAT pretty? Do I have to, like, strip to show you it's true or something?"

As he expected, the guy's ears became red and he quickly averted his eyes from him. "Daaaa… that really won't be necessary."

What the? Ryuuen cocked his head in confusion. "Wait a minute, 'daaaaa'? The heck are you talking about?"

He watched the guy scratch his cheek sheepishly, "Umm well… you see… it's part of my job as well. I'm practicing some of my lines. So I won't… you know… forget to mention them or something…" He then added a small "na no da" as an afterthought.

Ryuuen's blue eyes suddenly went wide. "Oh wow, wait wait wait wait wait. Hold it! What's your name?"

The guy looked at him, confused. "Houjun Ri. Why?"

Oh.

My.

God.

Ryuuen almost squealed like a little girl, but that would've been a REAL damage to his pride as a very masculine man, so he opted for a pretty loud gasp instead.

"OH! You're the guy that gets to play Chichiri, am I right? Dude, why the heck didn't you say something? I could've beaten you up on your first day and ruined a supposed to be formal and friendly meeting between co-workers! Your face would've been black and blue right about now…" He trailed off when he noticed Houjun looking lost and positively horrified. "Oh, sorry. I guess I forgot to introduce myself." He held out a hand to him, grinning widely. "The name's Chou Ryuuen, and I'm playing the part of Nuriko. Pleased to meet you Houjun! Or should I say, Chichiri? Though if you call me 'miss' again you won't be so pleased to meet me at all."

Houjun's eyes went wide and he gaped dumbly. Ryuuen had to grab his hand to shake it. "N-Nice to meet you Nuri- no, R-Ryuuen. Wow, I never expected to see a great actor like you here! I'm really surprised I didn't notice the resemblance. Now that I think about it, you do look a lot like Nuriko himself. I'm really sorry for mistaking you as a-"

"-A girl, I know. I get that a lot. And the hair isn't helping either." He twirled a finger through the long tresses. Houjun's eyes widened in understanding, and he nodded at the braid. "So when you meant that's part of your job, it's because that's the real hair of Nuriko?"

"Bull's eye!" Ryuuen sighed before turning to face him again. "So are you headed for the studio too?" Another nod. "Great! Let's just head there together then." He grinned and dusted off his jacket before leading the way out of the alley like he owned it. Houjun stared at his back in surprise and was just about to follow when Ryuuen suddenly turned and went back the alley again, heading straight for the still unconscious pervert. Houjun watched and sweatdropped as Ryuuen began kicking at the guy with a vengeance.

"Take that! And that! And this! Yeah! Come on! Is that the best you can do? Huh?! Not so tough now, are ya?!" He positioned himself on top of the guy and started making weird hacking sounds in his throat. Houjun stepped back and winced in disgust when the spit came and landed on the guy's cheek. Ryuuen jumped back and grinned evilly, "Want more? There's more where that came from!"

"Uhh Ryuuen? We really should get going now. Or else we're gonna be late." Houjun reminded him just before he hacked up another load of spit. Ryuuen's shoulders slumped in disappointment and he glared at the pervert. "Be lucky my friend here is nice enough not to allow me to cover you with spit, bastard!" He huffed and started heading towards Houjun, smiling widely. "Well that was fun. Come on Houjun!"

Houjun sighed and shook his head in amusement. He took one last look at the spit-covered cheek of the man before finally following Ryuuen out into the busy streets, wondering exactly what kind of man Nuriko's actor was.

Character profile:

Name: Houjun Ri

Age: 19 years old

Year level: Fourth year high school

Likes: Faithful friends, Kouran, acting.

Dislikes: Traitors, strangers, basically anyone untrustworthy, and poisons.

Abilities/hobbies: Sketching, fishing.

Personality: Houjun is a very faithful man, and values loyalty and friendship a little too much. (The incident with Hikou left him suspicious and very wary of new friends.) (A/N: you'll find out soon enough why) A kind-hearted guy, you wouldn't guess that he has a very bad temper unless you really want to set him off. He's best friends with Kouran, who's been his friend since kindergarten. They do and share everything with each other, that's why Kouran knows a lot about him as he does Kouran. He's very suspicious of anything a stranger might give him, especially food. (He's been like that since Hikou)