Planless
Disclaimer: I do not own not own Sekirei
Chapter 9:
Benitsubasa the pink haired Sekirei known as the red sekirei received a message about Homura. She had formed a small group she intended to replace the disciplinary squad as the strongest Sekirei around. This new squad included: number 72 Natsu the knife thrower Sekirei, number 19 Ikki a sword wielding Sekirei, number 40 Shi the blade user, Number 86 Katsugari a closer fighter, number 31 Sai who had whips at the end of her hands and number 101 Orihana who used flying gears for her attacks. They were all eager to find a fight and when Benitsubasa got the message from the New Game Master they all saw their chance.
So now besides being surrounded by Ashikabi, a band of Sekirei looking for a fight, and several lone Sekirei out on there own Minato looked around for some sort of clue of what to do. Higa Izumi sent his assistant Kakizaki to do the work himself. Kakizaki was about to try and settle the dispute in a peaceful manner but he didn't get a chance when Benitsubasa jumped and attacked Minato and Homura.
"Give up the Sekirei!" Benitsubasa shouted and it was like giving out the signal to start the free for all.
Haihane jumped at the pink hair girl tackling her to the ground.
So while the fight started around them Minato accompanied by Matsu, Tsukiumi and Seo, Haruka and Kuno tried to help Homura. The other went to keep anyone from getting to close to Minato and Homura.
"Kagari!" Minato called out.
"Stay back!" The fire Sekirei called out as the flames started up again.
A few feet away a yellow haired woman jumped in front Musubi.
"You're Number 88." She said.
"Wait aren't you Number 39." Musubi tilted her head curiously. "I thought I terminated you."
"I'm number 38 Mitsuha." In all fairness to Musubi they look the same, they dress the same and they even have similar attacks.
Musubi was to see the attack first hand when launched her own her string like attack at dodge it and quickly countered with a punch.
Her claws glinted in the dim light as Haihane looked at Benitsubasa.
"So we meet again." Benitsubasa snickered. "I never thought you'd find an Ashikabi."
"Jealous?" Haihane snickered. "I cause being a washboard there aren't a lot of guys interested in you."
"Washboard? You're not that much bigger than me."
"You're on the small side of an A cup I'm well into the B range."
"That's it!" Benitsubasa yelled and the other Sekirei on her squad stood by her side. "I think you're out of your league."
"No, that would be you washboard." Kazehana said standing next to Haihane as Yashima join them. The Twins stepped too after getting their fighting clothes from the Inn.
"Just you four? You're outnumbered."
"Not really?" Haihane motioned behind her.
Kuu stood there with a small potted plant that plant wasn't what their eyes were drawn too. Behind Kuu there was another plant a bush shaped like and elephant. Haihane had a planned it this way by having Kuu control the plant she cut earlier. The plant controlled by Kuu grabbed Sai picking her up into the air much like a real angry elephant might enough to stun the others. The small plotted plant Kuu had grew and the vines wrapped around Natsu keeping her from using her knives.
"That's a little more even." Haihane smiled charging at her former squad member.
Kazehana launched her attack at raised her massive hammer against Ikki's two swords. The Twin together started to build a charge and fired it at the others.
Yomi and Uzume were back to back fighting against Toyotama and Ichiya two closed ranges fighters that were sent by Higa Izumi.
Nanami and Saki were back to back as well holding up their weapons waiting for the next attack. That's when a Sekirei with dark skin and black cloak appeared in a burst of purple light and with her dagger slashing at them.
"Damn!" Saki shouted slashing at her but missing her as she vanished. " That's number 57 Yahan a teleporter. Always with the sneak attacks."
She appeared again about to slash Yashima when suddenly found that the handle of a sword smashed into her face. Yahan vanished again leaving Mutsu there with his sword.
He simply told the other Sekirei. "Be on your guard." Then he walked off calmly into the melee that had formed.
Nanami just asked, "What just happened?"
Tsukiumi splashed water onto Homura trying to keep him from lighting himself on fire. Not noticing the tonfa weapon wielder charging to attack her. Kuno kissed Haruka and a pair off golden wings formed behind her. Kuno sang and gold light radiated off her and the tonfa user started to fall asleep.
"Don't exert yourself." Haruka warned her. "You know what happened last time."
Tsukiumi sent a water attack at the enemy Sekirei send it flying away.
"I give you thanks." Tsukiumi told Kuno.
She stopped her attack just before she was about to bleed out.
"Be careful." Haruka hugged Kuno just grateful she wasn't hurt.
"So you don't have trouble having an Ashikabi?" Homura asked the water sekirei. "You've been winged, haven't you?"
"Yes, I have wed Minato. It is not ideal that I must share him with his concubines but I sense a strong and caring heart within him."
"That's good." Homura said as his finger began to flicker with flames. "You guys need to get back."
Fire erupted from his body shooting flames in every direction the other just managed to dodge them because of his warning.
"It looks like your Ashikabi can't stop this Sekirei from burning." Benitsubasa taunted.
Haihane was usually a fun loving but that made her angry. She slashed as the pink haired girls kimono ripping it. Benitsubasa could only dodge it. Something was different about Haihane she seemed more focused and on edge. The reason behind it was that for the first time Haihane had a real reason to fight. Kazehana, Hikibi, Hikari,Yashima and Kuu had either knocked out their opponents or had them tied up and only watched. Benitsubasa tripped and Haihane stood over her with her claw at her opponents neck. Normally there would be no issue she would cut through the neck and end the fight but Haihane knew Minato wouldn't want that. So instead she kicked Benitsubasa in the face knocking her out.
"Let's go." Haihane told the others.
"We should probably try to put out those fires." Yashima suggested.
Meanwhile Tsukiumi tried to splash water on Homura to no effect the flames were getting too big to control.
"I am unable to quench these flames." Tsukiumi explained.
Matsu yelled. "Kagari! Homura! You have to get control over the flames! We can help you!"
He wasn't listing as the flames licked at his body.
"Seo start getting people out of here!" Matsu turned to Seo. "The heat is getting too dangerous!"
Seo was about to lead Haruka and Kuno away when the temperature began to lower. From a mist stepped out the ice Sekirei Akitsu and Mikogami.
Mikogami simply said, "I believe we can help with the temperature."
"Why won't you help us?" Matsu shot back.
"If the Sekirei burns to death he can't be winged. I don't expect you just to let me wing him but there is nothing to be gained by either of us if we let him die."
"He's right." Minato said. "We have to do this to save Kagari."
"Akitsu bring down the temperature." Mikogami ordered.
"Tsukiumi!" Minato yelled out and she got his meaning.
She sent a torrent of water towards Homura and with Akitsu using her powers to freeze the air kept the water from turning into vapor before it could have an effect.
"It won't work." Miya said calmly walking across the battle field like it was nothing.
"Miya?" Minato asked.
"Homura's flames are coming from his core, it has become unstable. The water and ice won't be able to weaken the source of his flames." Homura shot out more flames setting more of the backyard and house on fire. At this point many of the Sekirei had already left because of hopeless nature of the incident. "If he emerged his core might become stable but it's too late now. The heat he emits is too great and no one can get near him to wing him."
"There has to be something we can do."
"I'm afraid there is nothing to be done."
"I don't accept that there has to be something."
As if to contradict the Universe seemed to throw him a curveball and the fires began to grow. Smoke began to fill the air blocking out the the little light that came from the moon and stars.
Kakizaki called off the Sekirei deciding that the situation was no longer salvageable.
Mitsuha taunted Musubi who was one of he few people still fighting. "It looks like your pathetic Ashikabi can't seem to get the job done. This whole place is going to burn but before we go I'm going to make sure I put you down."
Musubi retorted with, "Minato is not pathetic. He's kind and sweet. He can do anything he wants."
"It doesn't look like it. Maybe this Sekirei is lucky he doesn't have to be winged by him but don't worry you won't have to worry about that for too long." As Mitsuha finished Musubi began to growl. "Are you growling?"
"I just realized something: there been a black beast inside of me." A black aura formed around her and it began to take shape of a bear. "And I don't like you talking about Minato like that."
Before she could react Musubi punched Mitsuha sending her backwards. Mitsuha fell onto the ground as her Sekirei crest began to fade.
Mikogami felt another one of his Sekirei to be terminated and decided that was enough. "Akitsu, let's go there is nothing left."
"You can't go we need you." Minato argued.
"There is nothing left to do. I suggest you leave as well." Mikogami's voice could barely be heard over Homura's screaming as his flames started to do some serious damage.
Even Mikogami wasn't heartless but he didn't see a way anyone could do anything. Even now just being near the flames and the heat felt like he was in danger. He didn't bother to say anything to Minato he just directed Akitsu to follow him.
"Please help!" Minato called out.
Akitsu turned to him. "You want my help?"
"Yes, we don't stand a chance in saving him without you."
Something in Akitsu something stirred inside her heart. Even though they were flames all around them she still felt cold but when he spoke her heart felt warm.
In her usual monotone voice she asked, "Would you have?"
"What?"
"I am a discarded number. I cannot be winged but would you still have me as your Sekirei?"
"I don't understand." Minato asked confused.
Both Miya and Mikogami seemed confused as well. Mikogami never saw Akitsu act like this before leaving him dumbfounded. Miya turned her eyes to the crest on the young woman forehead that told everyone that she was a discarded number. Miya was confused from what her late husband had told her about the discarded number was that besides being unable to emerge they couldn't form the the telepathic bond and that stunted their emotional growth. The surprising thing was that this discarded number seemed to developing those very thing she could not.
"Would you treat me like your Sekirei?" Akitsu asked as she walked closer towards Minato. "Would you care about me? Would you do this even though I cannot be winged?"
Akitsu herself did not know what she was doing something inside her was compelling her say these things. The heat rising from her own body was blurring her mind.
Minato himself wasn't sure what was going on, something he was actually getting used to. There was a indescribable sensation in his chest that he felt when he met all his Sekirei, "Yes, I will have you as my Sekirei."
Akitsu didn't expect anything to happen when she did it but she wanted a kiss from Minato. Her face was flushed and she pressed her lips against his. Minato for whatever reason did not expect this kiss coming, Akitsu didn't expect the heat from her heart to spread over her body, what everyone else didn't expect was the two bright icy blue wings to spring from the crest that moved to the back of her neck.
"That's impossible." Miya said.
"Akitsu?" Mikogami said as she watch Akitsu passionately kiss Minato.
"We have to go master!" A blade wielding Sekirei came up to Mikogami grabbed him and jumped away after witnessing the fire and impossible winging.
Tsukiumi had been focusing her water at the fire Sekirei but seeing the new wining she avoided her own confusion and moved to anger and was about to turn her water on them when suddenly it turned into slush. All the water that had turned into vapor now turned into snow and started to fall onto the ground.
"Snow?" Kuu asked shivering. "It's cold."
Yashima bent down and hugged her. "You're not dressed for this."
"Yeah and we are?" Hikari said.
"Well you shouldn't dress like S & M Freaks." Haihane snickered.
"Minato winged a discarded number how's that possible." Kazehana asked having seen it unfold.
"Don't know." Haihane pointed out. "We should go see if we can go help out Minato."
As they headed off Benitsubasa came to and watch them leave. She got up and went to get her other squad members.
Most of those who left turned back seeing that it started to snow. They still had no reason to get closer but they stayed to watch things unfold. Seo ordered by Matsu help move some of the Sekirei that had been terminated during the varies fight and those that were just hurt. They had already alerted the helicopters
Minato's Sekirei gathered around him behind Minato. Homura's body was still on fire and though no longer screaming he still seemed to be in pain.
"Minato," Matsu said trying to avoid her curiosity over the the discarded number. "Kagari's heat is lower we have to get him out of her to the hospital fast. If we don't he will still burn himself out."
"It's too late." Homura said weakly. "You guys just wasted your time. I don't want to be put in one of those stasis chambers. If you put me inside one of those I won't come back out. There is no cure, I would rather just burn now. There is no saving me." His voice was filled with defeat as the fire began to engulf him.
Before anyone could say anything to the contrary Minato jumped to him and wrapped his arms to him. "No, we're not giving up on you."
His control over his flames was slipping as the they started to spread to Minato.
His Sekirei tried to do something but the flames began to spread out of control blocking their way. Tsukiumi and Akitsu tried to use their power to quench the fire but their fear and the unstable source of the fire made it hard to put out. Homura looked on watching the scared faces of those he was close to.
"Get away!" He told Minato. "You'll get burn to death. You don't owe me anything, just let me go."
"No! You're a friend! We were happy when we were all together at Izumo Inn. You were there when me and Musubi feel through the tree and you helped us when I was injured. We're all worried about you. We came here to help you and we're not going to give up."
Homura was touched but he still couldn't control his flames, "I can't stop the fire. You have to let me go. I've been trying to hold it off and ice nor water can't stop it."
"I'm not going to let you die." Minato said as the flames burned his arms.
Homura was about to say his name but was unable as Minato stopped his lip by kissing him. Out of all the kisses he had that day this was the only one that Minato initiated and oddly saw coming. Make of it what you will.
Two wings of orange fiery light sprung up from behind the Sekirei. The flames died down as a pleasant warmth spread over his body. The pain ebbed away.
"It looks like the fires died down. Matsu said you might stabilize if you were winged. I'm sorry."
"Sorry about the kiss?" Homura told him. "Are you an idiot you could have died jumping into flames like that."
"..." Minato could not say anything as his eyes flickered closed.
"Minato?" As soon as he said those words a sharp pain stabbed his heart.
As Minato's other Sekirei ran to his side but they all felt the same pain in their hearts. The pain got to be too much and they collapsed to the ground all at once. Homura held onto Minato as he hit the ground.
Akitsu was the last to fall the pain in her heart becoming too much as she hit the ground she mumbled, "My ashikabi."
The snow was still gently falling as Miya watch in horror. Everyone else had left and those that watched from a distance were terrified.
"Number 01" Mutsu walked to her gently. "What happened?"
"Mutsu?" She questioned and without even waiting for an answer she ran to Minato. "Find Seo tell him to get medical team from the MBI here now!"
Previous experience kicked in and followed her orders. He paused for one more second to look around at the motionless bodies scattered around them. A sight he had been lucky to avoid seeing since Kamikura Island.
Authors Notes: Sorry for the delay I have school and I've been sick lately. So please be patient with me. Also someone told me that I might need line breaks I thought i was doing okay but if people think I need to tell me. So if you think there is something I need to work on tell me. Leave a review and tell me how I am doing.
Also one more thing what is Naruto about?