Kenichi: Not just her disciple
I do not own Kenichi.
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AN: Hello readers. Thank you for patiently waiting for another chapter. I am still only updating about once a month. My main focus is still on my Familiar Of Zero story.
I am sooooooo sorry that this update took so long. I have been pumping out bigger chapters for my other story and then there were also finals that got in the way.
Thank to everyone that has been reading my story and to everyone that has left me reviews.
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Chapter 8
It Gets Better
Kenichi wakes up and sees Shigure walk out of the bathroom. She is only wearing her robe. It isn't tied at all and is just hanging open. Her front side is revealed nicely to him as it dangles down either side of her breasts.
She gets a small smile when she notices that he is awake and she sits on the side of the bed. As she leans over to kiss him, the tips of her breasts touch his chest. Their mouths accept each other for a short while as they express their love for one another.
They . . . . separate eventually.
"Breakfast?" She asks.
"That sounds like a great idea. There was a little eatery downstairs where we can eat."
She nods to him.
He takes one last good look at her before they decide to get dressed.
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After eating a simple breakfast of fish and rice with raw egg, the duo returned to their room.
"I have to figure out what to do about Ryozanpaku."
Shigure looks at the floor and gets a worried look on her face.
"I need to figure out if I still want to train there."
"If . . . you don't want to . . . . . then you don't have to. We . . . . . could leave Ryozanpaku and go off to train on our own."
'I would certainly learn a lot from her that way. Of course, that could also end up being quite the terrifying experience as well.'
'Should I tell him about Yomi and Yami? Will he decide not to stay with me thought if I tell him? I did tell his mother that I would tell him.' She fidgets in the chair that she sat in while thinking this.
"I'm not sure though. I am really torn. I have learned a lot from the other masters there. But I am also still very angry at how I was being played."
He notices all of the awkward fidgeting she was doing.
"Is something else the matter, Shigure? You seem awfully uneasy."
She lets out a sigh and clasps her hands together.
"I need to let you know about something before you make your decision about Ryozanpaku."
Now he gets a worried look on his face.
"What else is there that I need to know?"
She purses her lips for a moment.
'I really am worried now. I have never seen her act like this about anything.'
"If . . . . If you stay with Ryozanpaku, then you could end up putting your life in real danger."
He slowly turns his head towards her as he processes what she said to him.
"What?" He asks while still trying to process the information.
"Remember how you were told that as you get stronger tougher and tougher opponents will come after you?"
He nods his head.
"There is a rival group that consists of Yomi and Yami. They may come after you when they learn of our strongest disciple. Their tactics are not very honorable and are underhanded. We haven't heard from them in a long time, but that doesn't mean that they wouldn't start showing their face again."
He takes a big gulp and his mind begins to race with fear. His instincts kick into overdrive and all his mind starts telling him is to run away.
Shigure can see this going on through his body language.
"So, your saying that I could end up having to fight this dangerous rival group's disciples if I keep training at Ryozanpaku?"
She nods.
"I could still end up facing these groups even if I only train with you, couldn't I.
He could feel the tension emanating from her as she stiffens up.
'This is the situation that his mother mentioned. I could lose him because of this, but he has to know. I can't deceive him like he was before by the others. '
"Yes." She says while nodding.
He takes in a deep breath and slowly lets it out. Then he runs both of his hands through his hair.
'Oh man! What the hell am I going to do? I don't want to face these groups. I could easily avoid Ryozanpaku, but I can't just do that to Shigure.'
He gets off of the bed and starts pacing around the room.
She closes her eyes to try to calm herself while in her chair.
He catches her doing this and stops his pacing and kneels in front of her.
"Keep your eyes closed Shigure." He says calmly.
She nods.
He takes in a deep breath and then lets it out.
Then he also closes his eyes.
"This situation is terrifying, knowing that there is a rival group of strong masters that might want my head if I continue on the path that I am treading. At the same time, I don't want to lose you after getting you. I also have other issues to think of. I also have Ragnarok coming after me right now."
He takes another deep breath and Shigure shifts from her chair, to the floor without even opening her eyes. They are sitting right across from one another in seiza position.
"I could run away from all of this. If I ran away, then I wouldn't have to deal with any of this anymore. I wouldn't have to deal with everything that happened at Ryozanpaku. I wouldn't have to deal with Ragnarok, Yomi or Yami. I could leave all of this chaos behind."
Shigure's heart skips a beat as she hears him say all of this.
"But that would go against everything that I have been trying to accomplish, and it would go against everything that makes me . . . .me. I started training because I don't want to run away, and I want to be able to protect the people I love. I can't let Ragnarok keep bullying people. They've even threatened Takeda's life. They will still go after him even if I leave, and I want to be able to protect him when they do. I am going to still keep training at Ryozanpaku. I will still have to deal with my problems there. I am especially not going to leave you. And if things get to shaky at Ryozanpaku, then I will just take off somewhere with you." He ends that statement with a little smirk.
He starts to open his eyes and gets startled when he sees Shigure's face is right in front of his.
"That's my Kenichi." She says with a smirk as well.
"Your Kenichi?"
She nods and then gives him a soft kiss.
"I am glad that you are going to be there with me Shigure. Having you there, by my side, is going to make things easier to handle at Ryozanpaku."
She gets a proud look on her face and strikes a pose.
"I will protect you Kenichi."
He laughs after she does this, but then he points a finger at her.
"And one day, I will be able to say that to you, Shigure."
"So, what else are we doing?" She asks him.
He gets a disappointed look on his face.
"Well, I would say that we could go to this movie that I had tickets for, but I had thrown them out."
She gets up and goes over to her bag. After a tiny bit of digging, she finds what she is looking for and pulls it out.
"Do you mean these? Your mom gave me these while we were shopping and said that you might want these."
He puts a hand over his face.
'Mom!'
"Well, let's not waste any time then.
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While on the train.
A man eyes up Shigure and starts inching closer to her. As he gets closer, he starts to reach for her butt to grope her.
She quickly turns, smacks his hand away, and then holds a shuriken up to his neck.
She looks blankly into his eyes.
"Don't."
After scolding himself for not noticing it right away, Kenichi looks at the pervert.
"I think that it might be in your health's interest that you back away."
The pervert then looks at Shigure.
"You're with him?"
She looks into his eyes with a stare that sends shivers down his spine.
"Yes . . . . Problem?"
He shakes his head and backs away after nearly peeing his pants.
"Umm, Shigure, where were you hiding that? On second thought, I don't think that I want to know."
The rest of the passengers take note to leave her alone.
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The duo eventually make it to the movie theatre without any more problems.
The whole time that they were getting their snacks and settling in, Shigure kept looking around at everything in awe.
"You have been to a movie theatre, haven't you?" He asks as they sit down.
She looks at him.
"No."
He starts imagining what a movie night would be like at Ryozanpaku. He pictures Grandfather or Akisame pulling out an old reel projector and watching old black and white films.
He covers his face and shakes his head.
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Along their walk to Ryozanpaku.
"I would have used a chainsickle in that one scene."
"I am sure you would have. You would have swept the floor with them Shigure."
She links her arm with his.
"Are you sure that you're ready to go back?"
"I am as ready as I can be."
He gives her a sideways glance.
"Did I tell you how beautiful you look in that dress?"
"The look on your face when you first saw me in this dress said it all.
He starts opening the door to Ryozanpaku and they both start laughing at what she said.
As they enter in, they are met with the sight of everyone from Ryozanpaku.
Miu was sweeping the pathway, and she freezes from the sight of them. She stares as she sees not only Shigure in a dress, but linked arm in arm with Kenichi. Plus, there was the fact that Shigure was also laughing whole-heartedly.
Sakaki drops his bottle of beer.
'I suspected something when I noticed her walk around and then leave, but no amount of preparation could ever prepare me for this sight.' He thinks.
Akisame quirks an eyebrow and starts rubbing his chin.
"So, she really did go to him, but I was not expecting this. What happened over the past day between these two?"
Apachai runs over to them with his arms way up in the air.
"Apaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Shigure came back with Kenichi!"
He picks up Kenichi and bear hugs him while swaying back and forth.
"It's . . . . . good . . . to . . . . see . . . you . . . . .too. . . . . . but . . . need . . . . air." Kenichi struggles to get out."
"Apachai so happy to see Kenichi. Thought you not come back!"
He manages to put him back down without any broken bones, then he stares at Shigure.
"Shigure wearing pretty dress."
She awkwardly blushes and even fidgets a little while still linked with her Kenichi.
Then she hears a familiar clicking sound and pulls a shuriken out of nowhere again and throws it at the bushes.
Kensei jumps out while holding his camera and smirking.
Kenichi puts his hand over his face.
'Always the opportunist.'
"Well, this is certainly interesting." Kensei says while backing away.
Grandfather stands at the door of the dojo with an amused look on his face.
The Karate master recovers from his shock and walks up to the duet after recovering his beer.
"So, you came back, kid."
The disciple nods to his master.
"Yes. I came back." He says confidently.
Then Sakaki crosses his arms.
"Alright. Now I am going to cut to the chase. What happened with you two?" He asks as bluntly as ever.
While scratching the back of his head, Kenichi blushes furiously.
Shigure pulls him closer into her, with his arm gripped against her chest. She looks at Sakaki, dead in the eye with her blank face.
"Fiance." She simply says.
Sakaki's jaw drops and he fumbles his beer again.
"Wh . . . wh . . . wh. . . "
"It's a long story." He says while interrupting his shell-shocked master.
Miu fumbles over herself as well after hearing that declaration.
"Kid, you are always full of surprises. It's good to have you back." Sakaki manages to get out after a few seconds.
Akisame cautiously walks up.
"Kenichi." He says in greeting to the young disciple.
"Akisame." Kenichi responds back with a serious look on his face.
The atmosphere becomes a little awkward around the growing group.
"Does this mean you are going to continue to train here?"
"Yes. I am going to continue training here, unless we can't handle it after everything that has happened. I am still upset about what happened but I want to try to work past it."
"That is fair, and admirable. And, for what it's worth, I am sorry Kenichi."
"Thank you for your apology, Master Akisame"
Akisame turns his attention to Shigure.
"I would love to hear how this happened."
She blushes again.
"Welcome back Kenichi." Says a voice that instantly causes a change in Kenichi's demeanor.
He tries to break away but Shigure tightens her grip on him in worry.
They look each other in the eye, and he could tell from her look that she wanted to know if he is going to be okay.
He gives her a calm look at her and pats her hand.
"It'll be okay. I need to do this."
With a nod in acknowledgement, she lets go of him.
He walks past Sakaki and Akisame, then past Miu, and then right up to Hayato.
"I knew . . . . " Hayato starts to say.
"Don't you dare say that you knew I'd come back. I almost didn't. If it wasn't for Shigure being here with me, then I probably would not have."
Hayato starts stroking his beard.
"Very well, then I won't."
"You still owe me some explanations. I am not thrilled with what happened and you have not spoken a word to me at all since I found out. I find that kind of rude. Don't you think so?"
"You are right, Kenichi, I haven't said a word to you since you found out."
An involuntary twitch happens in Kenichi's eye.
"So. That's all you have to say in response? How about a real explanation? I'm not sure if I buy the story that I heard. I am not convinced that you were having her lie to me just because you didn't think that I could handle the truth."
Sakaki's eyes narrow as he listens to his disciple's rant.
'Where is that kid going with this.'
Everyone else listens to the conversation intently.
Hayato quirks an eyebrow as well.
"Was there something more to all of this? I need an answer. Was it because you need the money I am giving you guys that badly? I know that all of you do side jobs, but does it really keep paying the bills for this huge place? Or is there something more? Is there a bigger plan that you devised that not even Miu knows about?"
Grandfather's stoic posture starts to falter as Kenichi continues on.
"I am called your number one disciple, but you and I both know that I am not! Miu is!"
Miu and the others get a surprised look on their faces with his declaration.
"She is the number one here, and not me. She is so much more skilled and stronger than me. Why me? Am I supposed to be some kind of distraction to keep attention away from her? Am I here to get stronger to help keep her safe? Or were you hoping that her and I would develop a relationship over time and have a strong child to keep the martial arts line going? Or were you hoping that I would always be around to help protect her from Yomi and Yami!"
Everyone stares at him bug-eyed as soon as he mentions Yomi then they stare at Shigure.
She stands there stoically, even though she is a little surprised as well.
"Alright, Kenichi, that is enough." Is said to Kenichi in a very serious tone.
"No, it's not enough."
"Yes, it is Kenichi!"
The heightened tone in grandfather's voice startles the other masters and makes them start wondering about everything that he said.
"I will give you the answers you seek. You have made a lot of accusations, but the answers are long and delicate. Let us eat dinner. It is almost that time."
Kenichi gives him a skeptical look.
"I promise, Kenichi."
"Alright." He says a little more calmly to Hayato.
Shigure walks past everyone to back by Kenichi's side. As she walks past Miu, she gives her a glance that tells her that she is still upset over what she did to Kenichi.
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A/N: Thank you for reading another chapter of my story.
My 'Monster Musume: Drago's Quest' story is up to chapter 3
My 'Familiar Of Zero: Saving Grace' story is up to Chapter 44