Chapter 7: Justice is served

Weeks passed, Kento and Mina were inseparable. She was over all the time playing videogames and hanging out with Kento and his five younger siblings.

One day, the two of them were sitting on the couch playing another round of videogames when Kento glanced at her. "So…does this mean you're my girl now?" he asked. The blond paused the game and looked at him.

"That kinda came out of nowhere, Hot Stuff," she commented.

"Well, we've been hanging out a lot, not a lot of girls can handle my crazy siblings like you can," he answered.

Mina gave him a soft smile. "Your sibling are cute, what's not to love about them?" she asked smiling.

"So, whadya say? You my girl?" he asked.

The blonde's smile faded and she looked at the controller in her hand. "I have to go," she replied.

"What? Why?" he asked.

She grabbed her book bag off the floor. "I just have to go," she replied. She got up and left the house, leaving Kento there confused.

"Was it something I said?" he muttered to himself.

The next morning, Mina was walking to school when someone ran up beside her. She looked over to see Kento walking beside her. "So, you gonna tell me what's going on or do I gotta guess? Hopefully you'll tell me because I'm bad at guessing games," he commented.

"You don't want me to be your girl," she answered.

"And why?" he asked.

"I'm cursed that's why," she replied.

Kento halted in his steps. "Cursed?" he asked.

"Yes," she replied.

She kicked up a pebble, watching as it bounced down the sidewalk. "I was once a major celebrity, but then someone cursed me, saying I could never have a happy relationship," she replied.

"Why would someone curse you?" he asked.

"I don't know, but they did," she replied.

"So…you don't wanna be my girl because you're cursed into having bad relationships?" he asked.

"Yes," she replied.

The young man frowned, but then he suddenly grabbed the blond by her waist and lifted her up so she was sitting on his shoulders. "Wha! Kento, what are you doing?" she demanded.

"Listen up, Blondie, I don't care about some curse. What I do care about is you," he replied.

"But…" she started to say.

"No buts, I'm asking for one shot. Just one shot to prove to this curse that you can have a happy relationship and babe I can be the guy you can be happy with," he answered.

She smiled as he rested his hands on her knees and she rested her hands over his. "Alright, one shot," she murmured. Suddenly, he grasped her hand and pulled her down so she was in his arms. He was carrying her down the street in the bridal position. "Kento, I can walk," she commented.

Giving her his best grin, he set her on her feet and pulled her close. Mina gasped, her hands gripping his arms when he pressed his forehead against hers. "I'll make you happy, Mi, you'll see," he assured her. They started walking again and the young woman's face was flushed as she looked over at him to see that he was grinning like he had won the lottery. Reaching over, she slid her hand in his as they finished their walk to school.

Two weeks later, the Rei Faun family had gone to a cabin that was a favorite vacation spot for them. They had invited Mina along and she happily obliged. The new couple hardly left the other's side the whole time except for when it came to lights out. Then his mother kept a watchful eye on their bedroom doors to make sure no one tried to sneak into the other's rooms.

On the second day there, Mina was staring at the many artifacts that decorated the house. "Pretty cool huh?" Kento asked as he stood beside her, his arms crossed over his chest.

"Yeah, it's pretty cool," she replied.

"This stuff has been in my family for centuries," he commented, "Stuff's probably older than the rocks outside."

Mina just smirked to see him staring at the artifacts when they suddenly heard a loud crash. "Huh? What was that?" he muttered. They rushed out of the room and downstairs.

"You did it!" his younger sister, Rinfi, called out.

"Not uh, Rin! You're not blaming me again!" his brother, Yun, whined.

"No that old lady caregiver did it!" Rinfi insisted.

"What's going on down here?" Kento demanded as he walked into the living room.

His eyes grew wide when he saw that there was broken pottery and other artifacts all over the floor. It looked like a lifelike dominos game had been played. Then he saw the offending object, a ball laying at his feet. "Kento? What was that?" he heard his mother call out.

"You guys need to get out of here," Kento told his siblings.

He walked over to his five-year-old sister, Chun Fa, who was sitting on the floor with a terrified look on her face. "Come here, cutie," he told his sister, picking her up. He handed her over to Mina, "Get them out of here. If mom sees this she's going to flip!"

"What are you going to do?" Mina asked.

"Don't worry about me, babe," he answered.

He got them to leave the house before he grabbed his baseball bat that sat by his feet. "Alright, goodbye freedom it was nice knowing ya," he muttered. Taking the bat, he swung it as hard as he could and smashed through one of the other vases still sitting on its pedestal.

"Kento?! What on earth are you doing?" his mother demanded.

Kento looked around. "He, ma, was practicing some swings," he answered, rubbing the back of his neck.

"These artifacts are irreplaceable!" his mother exclaimed.

The teenager looked around the room as his mother walked over and snatched the bat from his hands. "I taught you better than this, Kento Rei Faun," she scolded.

"Sorry, ma," he answered, looking at the floor.

He looked at all of the broken artifacts before she grabbed him by the back of his shirt, hauling him upstairs.

She shoved the teenager into his room and he let out a deep breath as she slammed the door behind him. "Well at least Rinfi and Yun will live another day," he muttered under his breath as he took the ball that was still in his hand and chucked it out the window. Sitting down in the chair, he leaned back in it. "Now what genius? You're stuck in here the rest of the night at least," he told himself, "Guess I'll catch a few z's." He leaned back and started to relax when a bright light filled the room. "Huh?" he muttered, opening his eyes.

He saw an orange orb floating in front of him. "What…" he muttered as he reached up to touch it when the whole room lit up.

"Kento…you have decided to protect your siblings by taking the blame for something that is unclear if it was their fault or not. You protect those you love. You have the soul of Justice still within your heart. Kento of Hardrock, it is time for your armor to be returned to its proper wearer," a voice told him.

The orb dropped into his hand and Kento let out a gasp when he saw armor appear on his body. "Whoa! This is awesome!" he commented as he looked at himself. As he was getting used to the armor on his body, his entire head started to swim. "What…What's happening…what's wrong with my head?" he muttered as he pulled off the helmet to try to alleviate the pain.

(Flash)

He was a little boy playing in what looked like an old village. His father suddenly grabbed him from behind, lifting him up onto his shoulders as they were making their way through the village. "Where are we going?" he asked.

"You have a bright future, my son," his father told him.

They walked to the outskirts of town and his father set him on the ground when a man dressed in robes with a golden staff walked over. "My son, you will go with this man and you will learn incredible things," his father told him. The little boy just stared at the man with wide eyes and the man crouched before him, offing his hand.

"You will have many grand adventures, Shu," he assured the little boy.

For reasons unknown, little Shu felt like he could trust this man as he slid his hand into the man's and he looked at his parents. "Bye, bye," he told them as he waved to them as he left with the man.

(Flash)

He saw himself at 12 practicing his fighting moves with a bo. He swung it around his head, letting out a shout as he aimed it at Sage who blocked his attack with his sword. "Better do better than that, Shu!" he said laughing.

"No fair, Seiji!" he answered as he chased he blond.

Shu let out a shout as he suddenly jumped off the ground, jumped off a wall, and aimed his bo at Seiji's head who ducked. Seiji swung his sword at Shu's middle, who jumped back then dropped to the ground and kicked Seiji's knees out from under him. He held his weapon to Seiji's throat. "MERCY! MERCY!" Seiji called out. Shu just smirked as he dropped his weapon and held his hand out to his friend who easily grasped it and Shu pulled him up.

(Flash)

His eyes were wide as he was holding a true bo in his hand as orange armor appeared before him. "Shu, you have been chosen to be the bearer of the Hardrock armor. Your virtue is Justice," the man told him. Shu looked at himself in a mirror to see the symbol of "justice" glowing in the middle of his forehead.

(Flash)

He was in the gardens with his friends at some sort of kingdom with all these young women in front of them. Wait, he recognized them as the girls! There was Mina! She was sitting on a stone bench smiling at him, but wait her name wasn't Mina. She was a Princess, a gorgeous princess and her name was…her name was… "Princess Venus of Venus," she told him.

(Flash)

They were locked in a battle with a large army of some sort. The ground was crumbling beneath them. "VENUS!" he shouted when he grabbed her around the waist. She was clinging to him closing her eyes tight. "Don't close your eyes, look at me!" he called out. She looked at him with wide eyes. "I've got you," he told her.

"I've got you," she answered.

(End Flashes)

Kento was breathing heavily, sweat was pouring down his face. "I remember…Venus…the Silver Millennium…" he murmured, "I remember everything!"

"Kento, you can come out now," his mother told him.

The teenager slowly stood up from the floor, wiping the sweat from his face as he opened the door and left the room. "Everyone's outside," she told him. He nodded his head slowly as he walked downstairs and went outside.

Walking outside, he saw Mina wearing jean shorts and her bikini top as she was playfully chasing his siblings around in the water. "Look, it's Kento!" Yun called out.

"Hey you little rascals," he said smiling as he walked onto the beach.

He looked at Mina and his heart skipped several beats. "Hey," she said smiling.

"Hey," he answered.

Not caring that his sneakers and jeans were now completely drenched, he walked over and pulled Mina close, kissing her deeply. Mina was stunned at first, but then she kissed him back, gripping the front of his shirt. "Ew!" his siblings exclaimed. Kento easily ignored them before he pulled back, placing kisses on Mina's closed eyes, her cheeks, and then the tip of her nose before pulling away completely.

"Wow…" she whispered.

"Wow," he agreed before he kissed her again and this time she wrapped her arms around his neck as she kissed him back.