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I've started this story back in March a few days before season 5 of Samurai Jack started. I didn't think this story would be a success. It was only thought of a few days after seeing the trailer for season. In the end, I finally found the courage to do it. I had only hoped that people would like it. But in the end, it all played out.
I'd like to say thank you to everyone who has been following the story since the beginning, as well as for those who have just found this. To reach these numbers is fantastic. And with only a few episodes made? That's awesome! I hope that the other fanfictions I write will have the same results.
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("…Gotta get back…back to the past…Samurai Jack.") There's nothing but a black screen.
("I've finally returned to the past and defeated Aku.") The scene then goes down to reveal Jack. His silhouette all white with a white shadow behind him, standing in the dark with his back turned towards the viewer.
("But, I still feared for the future.") Jack is then shown looking out at the horizon from the balcony of his castle, pink Sakura leaves falling all around him and his empire. The scene then changes to show an opening in a snowbound forest with towering trees.
("Though he's gone, his shadow still remains.") The camera turned slowly to the right and stopped when it shows Jack meditating on the snow covered ground, with his right side facing the viewer. There's then a close up of the sheathed Sword, as the blade is pulled from the scabbard.
("Though I will not be around, I will not let the nightmare return.") The scene focuses only on the Sword's blade, as reflection of Jack's eyes was shown in the metal for a moment, before Aku's eyes replaced them.
("With a simple goal, the Sword was passed down to eldest child of the eldest child.") Jack's silhouette, with the sword in hand, stands on top of a hill looking at his home from a distance. But then the scene changes to where there was a woman standing in Jack's place, looking at another city of the in the 19th century.
("To be passed down throughout the times.") The scene fades into another one, this time to a man looking at a city set ablaze in the night, as American bombers fly overhead during World War 2.
("So that if Aku does comes back, there's hope.") Again, the scene changes. But this time shows Kenny's silhouette looking at Kuoh. The city lit by its neon lights in the night atmosphere.
("I've placed my faith in him, and those around him.") Kenny was now sitting on the ground and leaning against a tree while looking up at the silhouette figure a familiar young woman. The screen suddenly goes black.
("His name is Kenny Kurosawa, the Red Dragon Samurai.") Then the title burns itself into the scene, glowing red as it shines in the dark.
The Red Dragon Samurai
Episode XI
"Aoimoku"
"Okie-dokie, I'm all set," Asia told Kenny as she finished packing her bag with fliers. The two of them were currently in the Clubhouse with Rias, Akeno, Kiba and Koneko.
"Alright then." Kenny stood up from the sofa and slipped the shinai bag on his right shoulder, while having his flier-bag on his left one. "Asia and I are going to go hand out some fliers before heading home, Rias," he told the redhead sitting at her desk, before turning to the beautiful blonde. "What do you say? You ready to rock?"
"Hold on, you two." Rias said, getting their attention before they could start leaving. "I think you'll be glad to know your flier days are over. Especially you, my cute samurai." She smiled at Kenny, making him blush a little.
"What do you mean," Asia asked worriedly.
The busty redhead stood up from her desk. "Relax dear, it's not a punishment," she assured Asia. "You've all done great work. But normally the hassle of running around handing out fliers is the job of a Familiar."
Kenny blinked. "A Familiar? As in pet or something?"
"Not exactly," she said with an amused smile. "Familiars are creatures that we Devils use to do small tasks and jobs for us. Like for example, giving out fliers. Having one is a key part of being a Devil. And I think it's about time for the two of you to have one of your own."
"Ah, cool!" Kenny exclaim in excitement. Finally, he could quite the flier task. "So is this like a promotion?"
"I guess you can say that," Rias said. "But first things first; lets us introduce you to ours." She held out her hand and waved it. Then an oddly round, cartoonish looking bat to appear over her palm in a puff of smoke. "This is my Familiar. I believe the two of you have met before, Kenny."
Kenny looked confused at her, but then the bat puffed into a ball of smoke again. He was surprised when the smoke cleared, revealing a young woman with short brown hair and a red dress. He blinked once before leaning in a bit. "Wait a minute," he said when it finally hit him. "You're the girl that gave me that flier. On the day of my date with Raynare." The girl turned back into a bat before puffing away.
"And I got one too, of course," Akeno said. Walking over to where there was more space, she points her finger to the floor. Kenny and Asia were both amazed at what appeared out of a magic square of green light.
The creature summoned resembled a large stuffed animal, only it was three times taller than a normal man. Its body was large and round, with limbs looking more like stubs. It was covered in blue fur with a lighter blue belly, had three growths on the top of its head the resembled shamrocks that had flies surrounding them, enormous green eyes with long eyelashes, a feline nose, and a peach-colored rear.
Sitting on its rear, the creature bent its neck to look down at a shocked Kenny, staring at him with a curious look. "I call him Stinky because of the flies," Akeno told Kenny with a smile. She walked up to the creature and gave it a hug. "And he's like a total sweetheart, just don't get him angry or he'll wouldn't be so nice." She lets go and backs away, before smiling sweetly. "Stinky, why don't you say hello to my friend, Kenny."
Before the boy could even protest and say it wasn't necessary, Stink bent down and gave his face a long, wet lick. It then started making a weird noise that sounded like laughing. Kenny just stood there with his head low and an annoyed expression. His hair was a mess and his face dripping with saliva.
"Ara ara. He likes you a lot, Kenny." Akeno smiled amusingly with a hand on her cheek, prompting Kenny to turn his head to her, the annoyed look still there. Koneko then summoned her Familiar, which was a small kitten with a bell tied around its neck.
"… This is Shiro," Koneko said as she held up the adorable thing in both her hands.
"OH~, he's just so cute~!" Asia went over to the white-haired girl and started rubbing the kitten's belly, which Shiro seemed to enjoy a lot.
"And here's my badass Familiar," Kiba proclaimed pointing his finger to the table, as Kenny watched anticipation. When the green light came forth and the creature appeared, he found himself disappointed with the results.
Standing on the tea table was a chicken.
"…" Kenny blinked once with his back hunched slightly and arms hanging in his disappointment. "Dude, that's a chicken."
"A rooster to be precise," Kiba corrected him.
"But still, how's a chicken supposed to be badass? They don't do much of anything."
The chicken's normal oblivious expression turned into an intense glare. It then jumped towards Kenny's head. It stopped in midair about six inches away from his shocked face and—
POW!
—kicked him right in the face, sending him flying back and slamming into the door with a bam.
"Kenny!" Asia said worried, while standing there in astonishment. The chicken landed on the ground and got into a fighting stance.
"It's okay," Kenny said, even though he was sitting against the door and out of it, with comical swirling eyes and a funny smile. His cheeks had a few scratch marks on them from the bird's talons. "I'm okay."
Rias giggle at the funny state he was in for a second. "Don't you worry, Kenny," she said, "you'll have one to call your own soon. Familiars are a major part of being a Devil. Whenever you're in danger or in need of anything, they come to you. They are your companion for life."
"Uh, that's great," Asia said, "but we still don't know how to get one."
"That's the next step—." She would have said more, but was interrupted by a knock at the door that caught everyone's attention. It even snapped Kenny out of his daze.
"Kenny, could you get that," Akeno asked. He nodded and got up. Turning around, he opened the door to reveal Sona and the rest of the Student Council waiting on the other side.
The president of the council nodded the scratches and asked, "What happened to you?"
"Kiba's chicken," he replied.
"Oh."
Kenny stepped aside and allowed the Student Council access into the room, before closing the door behind them. "Sorry to interrupt," Sona said in apology. As Kenny walked around them to get to his group, he noticed Tsubasa looking at him out of the corner of her eyes. She winked at him, causing a blush to appear on his face before sending her a smile.
"Hello, Sona," Rias greeted her after Kenny found his way to Asia's side. "What can I do for you?"
Nothing," she said. "I was just wanting to check up on Kenny and the rest of you guys. And to also return this." Sona dug into her pocket and brought out the neckless that had the wooden Aku piece. The sight of it brought a grim feeling to Rias' peerage.
It's been a whole week since the night the Occult Research Club, the Student Council, and three servants of the House of Phoenix fought for their lives against nine heavily armed robots that were reprogrammed to kill Kenny. And in the time after those events, the Devils found themselves relaxing again, but were more on guard, especially Kenny, as they found out the First Legion of Darkness was made up of Aku's followers. And they knew Kenny had the Sword.
"Well, as you can see, I'm doing great," Kenny assured her with a smile. "Asia repaired all my wounds, and I was able to finally make a pact with a client."
"Aw man!" Complained Saji with his hands on his head. "I still haven't even got one and yet you have? That's totally not fair."
"Oh, don't worry," Asia said to cheer him up. "I'm sure you'll get one soon." Before anyone could blink, Saji was in front of the blonde in a blur of speed, holding both her hands in his.
"You're just as lovely and kind as ever Asia," he said trying to be smooth. "I always knew that you'd support me."
Kenny placed a protective hand on Asia shoulder, while giving Saji a dirty look. "And I thought I told not the make the girl uncomfortable," he demanded.
"Oh, the clinging type, huh?" Saji said after letting go of the former Nun's and shrugged with a superior smirk. "It's not my fault the lovely lady is so attractive. Besides, you've already got Sona and Tsubasa—"
SMACK! SMACK!
"OW!"
"Quiet, you!" yelled both Sona and Tsubasa, blushing hot red, after they smacked the blonde Pawn on the back of the head. Even though they didn't know what Saji was going to say, but knowing their secret feelings for the black-haired teen, and guessing on where the blonde was going to go with that sentence; they just had to stop him.
Kenny stood there with a pink face that showed his embarrassment and awkwardness. He wasn't going to deny that the two girls weren't attractive, and they were, but he still felt embarrassed when Saji blurted out those kind of things.
"Well, isn't that embarrassing," Rias said from where she was standing, hiding her odd jealous feeling.
"Yes, indeed," Sona said, adjusting her glasses as her cheeks still have some pink.
"A-Anyways," Kenny spoke up, wanting to change the subject. "When are going out for Familiars?"
"Oh, is that you plan, Rias," Sona asked.
"Yes," Rias conferred. "I was thinking of going next week, actually."
Sona puts a fist on her chin, while Tsubasa and Momo painfully dragging Saji away by the ears in the background. "Well, that's a bit of a problem for us, since he only takes people once a month."
"In that case, why don't we sort out this little predicament with a friendly contest?"
"A contest?" Sona asked, genuinely surprised by the suggestion.
"Whoever wins earns the rights to make their request first."
"Surely you're not talking about a Rating Game." Those last two words caught Kenny's wonder for a moment.
Rias chuckled. "Oh no, we'd never get permission to do something like that. It's overkill for something like this."
"Yes, you're right." Sona said with a tiny smile. "Besides, this isn't the time to call attention to yourself, now is it?"
Rias' expression suddenly darkened. "Don't go there," she threatened. That defiantly caught Kenny's attention. He looked towards her and also noticed Akeno look at the redhead with a concerned look. He had a feeling that she knew what was going on with the redhead. "I know," Rias proclaimed to change the subject. "Why don't we handle this the old high school fashion way? With a game of tennis!"
"That sounds perfect, but I should tell you; the Tennis Club is using the tennis courts all this week."
Rias waves it off confidently. "Oh, don't worry about that. I'll find a way to convince Abe to let us use it for a day."
"Then it's settled." Sona and the rest of her peerage turned around and started heading towards the door. "I hope you're ready to be beaten, Rias," Sona remarked challengingly.
"And I hope you're ready to bring your A-game, Sona," Rias said back to her, before the council closed the door behind them.
Kenny had a weary expression; with blank white eyes and a few drops of sweat on his face. 'This cannot end well.'
—(The next day)—
At around lunch time, some of the many students, clubs, and sports teams met up with each other to hang out, eat, or get ready for their next class.
As for Kenny… well, he was in an awkward place.
"Where are they," he said to himself. He was currently standing in the middle of one of the sides of the tennis court. It was only him, the Sword on his back, and the little breeze through his hair. "Rias told me to go to the tennis court and wait for her and Akeno, but I don't see anyone."
What a letdown. He then turned left and started making his way to one of the benches on the sideline. "Well, I might as well stay here until someone shows up."
"Hey! You there!" A girl's voice shouted at him from the right. When he turned towards the voice, he was met with the sight of a beautiful busty young woman with long, brown hair done in multiple drill-like curls that were done elegantly standing in front of girls, all holding a tennis racket. She was wearing the school's Tennis Club uniform, which consisted of a white polo and a short pink shirk that went down to her thighs. "What do you think you're doing here," she demanded with a scowl. "We're using this court for practice."
Kenny was able to snap out of his trance and cleared his throat. "Uh, are you Kiyome Abe, the Captain of the Tennis Club?"
"That's right." Kiyome crossed her arms under her chest, making them push up a bit. "What do you want?" However, when the captain looked at him a little closer and noticed the shinai bag, she then asked, "Hey, you're Kenny, aren't you. The one everyone's calling the Kuoh Academy Samurai."
Kenny sighed, remembering how weird the school was and giving titles to almost everyone. "Yeah, that's me."
"Well, what are you doing here," she asked again, this time more curious than demanding.
"I'm with the Occult Research Club and Rias was supposed to be here to ask you if she and Sona could use the court one day."
As the captain stared blankly, the other girls started whispering and gossiping to one another. Kiyome closed her eyes before looking over her right shoulder at them. "You girls get started," she said. "I'll handle this." She then nodded at Kenny to follow her.
As the girls started practicing, with four members volunteering to start with a two on two match, Kenny and Kiyome walked out of the high fence surrounding the court. Once they stepped out, they both heard running footsteps to their left. Looking in that direction, the two saw Rias and Akeno jogging towards them.
"Sorry we're late," Rias said, panting lightly from their run. "I had a phone call that kept me at the Clubhouse."
"It's alright," Kenny said with a raised hand.
Kiyome turned her body towards the other two beauties and placed her hands on her hips. "So, your Pawn here told me that you Devils wanted to use the tennis court for something," she said with a prideful smirk.
Kenny was shocked that she knew that she knew about them being Devils. "Wait, how do you know that," he asked.
"Kiyome comes from a family of Beast Tamers," Akeno answered. "She knows about Devils because she and her family have the supernatural ability to tame many different Youkai and monsters, and other creatures. She's also in the same year as us."
"That's right," Rias said to Kiyome. "I and Sona were thinking of taking our servants to get some Familiars. However, we can't do it all together so we need a way to see who will go first. And so, we thought a game of tennis will do."
"I see." Kiyome held her nose up in an arrogant-like fashion. "But why should I hand over the tennis court to you. And why tennis? Why not some other sport?"
"Because tennis is the one game Akeno, Sona, Tsubaki, and myself are good at."
"Wow," she said rhetorically with a deadpan expression. Kiyome brushed it off and showed a more confident and defiant look, complete with fists on her hips. "But even so, making a deal with you, who is a Devil, could make things troubling and scary for me. I see it like a bomb, and I'm the person whose job it is to defuse it. Dealing with you means to be done carefully or else I might have my soul taken away, correct."
Rias looked just as shocked at Kiyome as Kenny was. But not the same reasons.
'We take soul!' He yelled in his head, panicking a little.
Rias formed a bitter smile. "Nowadays, we don't such serious things, you know?" She said. Kenny sighed in relief. "But I do see your concern. So what do you want in equal trade?"
Kiyome thought for a second. She then looked to her left at Kenny. Her blue eyes stared into his jet-black ones, before a lecherous smile formed on her lips.
'Uh-oh.' He gulped.
"I have decided," Kiyome told Rias. "If I let you use the court, then can I borrow Kurosawa for a while?"
"Not a chance." Rias rejected immediately with a threatening stare.
Kiyome shrugged. "Then no deal. Now if you'll excuse me, I've got practice to do." She turned to her left and passed behind Kenny, as she made her way to the court.
"There's got to be something you would want," Kenny insisted, making her stop to look at him over her shoulder. "Is there anything that you can think of that will satisfy you?"
"Sorry," she said genuinely. "But that's the only thing."
Kenny started thinking to himself. While he'd like to know why she was interested in him—like so many other girls were—getting the court was the top priority. But how do you satisfy a Beast Tame?
Then an idea hits him. Kenny looked up at her. "What if we took you with us," he offered. The question took the three girls by surprise and they all turned their heads towards him. "If you let us use the tennis court, and if Rias wins, then we'll take you with us when we go get Familiars."
Kiyome turned her body around to completely face him, looking very intrigued. "And if she loses?"
"Then when it's our turn to go in a month, we'll take you."
The two stared at each other in silence. Rias watched them with arms crossed and Akeno just waited. After about half a minute, Kiyome sighed. "Okay. You can have the court this Friday," she said before pointing at Kenny with a bright blush, confusing him. "But if that's the case, then I have to be walking next to you the whole time."
The statement brought a blush to Kenny's cheeks too, however, he nonetheless nodded. "It's a deal."
Kiyome returned the nod before turning around and walking back to the court.
"I hope you know what you're doing, Kenny." Rias told him, oddly not too pleased that her cute samurai had basically agreed to a date with Kiyome.
"Well, at least we go the court," Kenny remains her.
"True, you've done a good job handling it." She smiled at him.
"Thanks," he said, returning the smile. Kenny then started walking away from the two beauties, heading towards the school. "Come, we've better head back inside for class."
"Right. Let's go, Akeno. You and I have a game to win on Friday."
"Yes, ma'am," Akeno said with enthusiasm.
One thing that Kenny forgot about Kuoh Academy is that word gets around fast. So when people heard about the match between Rias Gremory and Sona 'Shitori', many rushed out to the tennis court to watch first hand.
"Do your best out there you two!" Kenny cheered for Rias and Akeno from outside of the court's fence, as they wore rather tight sports clothing that hugged their bodies in all the right places. The two gorgeous young women were both wearing white wrist sweatbands, while the redhead wore a pink sport dress with a low V cutout that showed much of her cleavage and no sleeves. Akeno was wearing a yellow sleeveless polo and a darker yellow mini shirt.
"Come on, Sona! Stick it to those jack-wagons!" Saji cheered for both Sona and Tsubaki. The two were also wearing clothes that—while covered more—didn't leave much to the imagination. Both black-haired girls whore white sleeveless polos and black wrist sweatbands, but Sona was wearing a pink mini shirt and Tsubaki had on a green one.
"Akeno, we're in it to win it," Rias said to her Queen.
"Got it," Akeno responded. "No mercy!"
"Everyone ready?" The redhead smiled confidently while holding up the ball. "Good."
"Ha, may the best Devil win," Sona said to her.
And with that, Rias served the tennis ball. Sona didn't need to move that much and sent the ball back over the net. Akeno rushed to her right and shot the ball back over. Tsubaki, with a racquet with a strangely long handle, strikes it overhand back at the other team.
As the game goes on, Kenny and Kiyome watch in amazement at the quality of skills displayed on the court. "Wow," Kenny said breathlessly, while blushing because whenever one of the girls hit the ball, their skirts lifted up just enough to show their panties. "I never knew they were this good."
"I know." Kiyome admitted, trying to follow the tennis ball. "I'm actually surprised I never knew about this. They're shooting that ball as fast as I can."
"I'd let her smack my tennis balls." Said a voice to their right. When they turned their heads at it, they found Motohama and Matsuda standing next to them. With cameras.
"W-What the hell are you two doing!" Kiyome exclaimed angrily at them while Kenny just stared irked at them. No one else seemed to notice and continued watching the game.
"Can you blame us for not wanting to enjoy this, Abe?" Matsuda said, not taking his eyes off the game. "You babes never let us snap one when you guys are playing, why not now? I'm beefing up my spank-bank material, dog. I'm gonna be whacking it for weeks after this!"
"I wish I had a camera so I could film those jiggle-jugs into prosperity!" Motohama said.
Kiyome growled at the perverts in disgust, as they continued making comments. They were going to pay. However, before she could start killing them, Kenny placed a hand on her shoulder and whispered something into her ear. After he finished, the captain looked at him and nodded with a smirk.
"I'd like to see them play a little two-on-two on my junk," Motohama said. It was the last one they'll make before a finger tapped both their shoulders. Matsuda and Motohama turned away to see who it was, without taking the cameras away from their eyes.
It was Kenny and Kiyome smirking evilly at them. Each with a fist cocked back.
POW! POW!
A little bit away from Kenny and Kiyome's location, Kiba and Koneko stood next to each other as the crowd all around them continued to grow.
"I don't think I've ever seen this many people at a tennis match before," Kiba commented after looking around at how many students there were. When Sona shot the ball back, almost all the girls cheered. And then when Akeno hit the ball, almost all the boys cheered.
"Is it just me, or is this getting a little out of control," said Koneko.
Back on the field, Sona was about to serve the ball when an idea popped in her head. "Let's see how you like a magic attack," she said before striking the ball, however, her family's magic circle appeared behind her as she infused her magic into the ball. "Sona Sitri style!"
The tennis ball, now giving off a blue aura, rockets towards Rias at high speeds.
"Oh really?" Rias said. "Let's see how the 'Gremory counter strike'—" Before she could even begin to try and hit it, the ball went off in totally different direction. This shocked Rias by its suddenness.
"Point to Sitri," announced Reya from the high chair.
"Wait, what?!" Kenny exclaimed, with the bodies the unconscious perverts lying to his right. "That's not fair! She used magic!"
"Unfortunately, there's no rule against magic," Kiyome said, rubbing her head, "because no normal player uses it."
"Ha-ha!" Saji glutted while sitting on top of the fence holding up a flag. "Suck on that, Kenny!"
"Hey, we did agree to no magic, didn't we," Kiba asked Koneko, feeling a bit afraid of what this was going to lead to.
"Yeah, but that does seem to be stopping them," she replied.
"Well then I guess we've kissed the rule book goodbye on this, huh?"
"It's cool. Rias is about to lay the smack down, anyways."
"Look, Sitri," Rias said with a confident smile. "You can cheat all you want to, but in the end, it's not going bit of difference in this game." She then challenged Sona by pointing her racquets at her with a fist on her hip. "You want a 'magic show'? Well, I've got a few tricks up my sleeve!"
"Do your worst, Gremory." Sona accepted the challenge with a confident smile of her own. "You think I'm afraid of you. Bring it on!"
The rest of the game was like watching two powerful beasts battling chaotically against each other.
SLAM!
Kiyome's left hand slammed a broken pair of racquets onto the table of the Clubhouse. "What the fuck is wrong with those two!" She shouted furiously, startling Kenny, Asia, and Kiba while Koneko remained unfazed.
"Come on, Kiyome." Kenny nervously tried to calm her. "It's not that bad."
"'Not that bad'," she asked in a normal tone before switching to anger again. "Not that bad! Those two were out of control! The equipment that our club uses are destroyed! The referee's highchair is broken! And worst of all; THE TENNIS COURT WAS ON FIRE!"
"…Okay, maybe it's pretty bad."
The captain sighed miserably and fell back into one of the sofas. "It's only a good thing no one got hurt, Sona and Rias wiped everyone's memory, and we were able to put out the fires," she said with her eyes close and her face directed upwards. "But who' going to pay for the damages and this crap."
"…Rias as already hired some Devils to repair the court before the next morning," Koneko said, picking up the two broken racquets. "…But it's too bad it was a draw. … Since no one won, they're suggesting we all compete in a team match.
"Oh really?" Kenny asked.
"Serious as a heart attack, my friend," Kiba said. "They're all out there right now deciding what we should play."
"Whatever it is, please do it somewhere that can take the punishment," mumble a miserable Kiyome. "I don't think the school board can handle another heart attack.
The conversation ended when the door opened, and in walked Rias and Akeno. "We've chosen Dodgeball as the game to play," Rias announced before walking over to the others. "We'll meet the Sitris tomorrow night in the gym. Luckily the no one will be in the school so we'll be able to play without anyone getting in the way. So, let's win this."
"Right!" Her peerage responded with enthusiasm.
Kiyome lazily throw up one fist without any enthusiasm. "Yay."
At the Kurosawa residence later that night, Kenny laid in his bed looking up at the ceiling. After that night with the assassin, he found himself unable to sleep much. It didn't have to do with the First Legion or the anything like that. It's because Rias wasn't there. This was a problem that's been around even before the night with the assassins and after the Church incident.
For over a month, the beautiful young woman would sneak into his bed and cuddle with him, without giving much of an explanation. It's been happening so much that it's something that Kenny's grown to really enjoy. To just hold the girl he consisted the most beautiful close to him and for her to do the same. To comfort her when she'd have a nightmare in the middle of the night. To feel like he was protecting her from evil and whatever was haunting her thoughts, before waking up to her peacefully sleeping form; it was something he very much like.
And now he couldn't sleep without Rias. About two days ago, she'd stopped coming around in the night, leaving him to sleep on his own. He asked her about it, but all she said was that she wanted to be alone at night to do some thinking. It saddened him a bit to hear that, but remembered Karen's words and let the redhead be.
Deciding he wasn't going to struggle tonight with falling to sleep, Kenny pulled the covers off and got up from the bed. Not taking the Sword, he walked towards the door, opened it, and closed it after exiting his room.
He was about to make his way down the corridor when a voice said, "Why are you up?" Kenny, startled by the voice, turned around. He sighed in relief when it turned out to be X-9. The robot was wearing a white tank up that fitted tightly on his metal body, a pair of sweat pants, and a gun in his right hand.
The former assassin took it upon himself to be the guard of the house. Shutting down in a room next Kenny's with only a bed and a deck, along with a doggy bed with Lulu to sleep on.
"I was just going to Asia's room to ask for her help," Kenny responded to the question.
"Very well then," X-9 said. "Do you need my additional assistance?"
"No, I think I'm good." Kenny gave him a quick smile before turning around and walking away.
"Very well." The robot turned to face his right, walked back into his room, and shut the door.
When Kenny reached the door near the end of the hallway to the right, he knocked on it. "Hey Asia, are you still awake?"
The door opened to reveal Asia in a light green sleeping dress that fit her body well, with her room's lights on. "Kenny," Asia greeted him with a smile. "Hi. Would you like to come in?"
"Actually, I was wondering if you had a nettle a thread that I could borrow," Kenny asked.
She blinked. "Yeah?"
—(The next night)—
On the night of the Dodgeball match, the Gremory team plus Kiyome was in the gym before the Sitri team arrived.
"They outnumber us by two people, so we've asked the others to be referees," Rias told the five team members while they stretched themselves to prepare for the game. Kiyome, who was sitting on the stage behind them, was acting as a spectator while holding the shinai bag after Kenny asked her to hold onto it.
"Heh, I remember playing this game back in America," Kenny said smiling, while stretching his right over his head and leaning his body in that direction. He was wearing the boy's gym outfit for cooler climates; consisting of a gray and white tracksuit with black accents. "Although I remember there was supposed to be more balls."
"Don't worry," Rias said, wearing a similar suit, but with pink where the gray would be. She caught the one ball that Kiba threw to her. "It's like any other Dodgeball game; just aim the ball at the Sitris and hit 'em right in the face!" She throws the ball back at the Knight.
"Asia picked it up in no time." Kiba caught the ball. "I'm sure you can do it, too."
The mention blonde girl was on the floor painfully doing the splits, with not much of a choice, as Akeno was bent over and pushing her back. The two of them, including Koneko, were wearing white shirts with navy blue accents with the Kuoh Academy emblem embroidered on the front, left side, and navy blue bloomers that showed off much of their legs and thighs.
"Aaah, my legs feel like they're on fire!" Asia yelled in agony, continuing to be forced down to stretch.
"Trust me, Asia." Kiyome called to her for where she was. "It's always going to feel like that."
"Come on, just stretch a little further. You can do it," Akeno said in an assuring tone, smiling as she helped Asia.
"I'll try," said the blonde. "AAAHHH!"
As that was going on, Kenny felt a tug on his left sleeve and saw it was Koneko. "… Can you help me," she simply said with a small blush, before glaring lightly at him. "… But don't get any ideas, playboy."
"Come on, Koneko." He complained a bit as she turned around and sat down on the floor, while he crouched down and placed his hands on her back. "When are you going to stop calling me that?"
As she stretched her legs with a moan, Koneko's cheeks reddened. "… When you start noticing me too," she whisper to herself.
"Huh?"
"N-nothing."
After about two more minutes of preparing, Kenny had everyone gathered around him before handing out something to them.
"Team headbands?" Rias said, looking down curiously at the white headbands that had the words 'Occult Research Club' in Japanese knitted into them.
"Nice!" Kiba said.
"Yeah," Akeno agreed. "We're going to look totally badass."
"Thanks," Kenny said, tying his around his head. "I couldn't sleep last night, so I decided to make these all night."
"You didn't sleep at all," Rias asked in concern. In truth, her not being in the same bad as him has brought the same results for her. Even when she had a clear mind, she found it difficult to fall asleep and when she did her nightmares were worst. Rias would wonder if he too couldn't sleep, and based on Kenny's answer, it was true.
"I just wanted to make these as a token of gratitude for everything you've done for me," Kenny told her. "If it wasn't for you all, I wouldn't be alive today. I'm lucky to have friends as awesome as you."
Rias stared at him for a moment with a gentle smile, truly touched by his answer. "And we're happy to have you with us," she said. "Thank you for making us these."
"… You're a playboy, but you've always been sweet," Koneko admitted with a small smile. Even Kiyome was staring at the black-haired teen with a smile. He was a mystery to only her, but he really must be a great soul.
"Let's put this on, go out there, and do our best to kick some Sitri butt!" Rias exclaimed.
"Yeah!" The others cheered.
"Ready to rock?" Sona's voice was heard. They turned their heads and saw the entire Student Council standing on the other end of the gym. Just like the Gremory team, the girls wore T-shirts and bloomers, while Saji wore the male tracksuit.
Everyone soon spreads out, with Tsubasa holding the ball. Momo and Ruruko were elected to be the referees, so they stood away from the players.
The gamed started when Tsubasa threw the ball. It ended up hitting Koneko in the left breast, shredding through the shirt in the process.
"That's a point!" Momo announced, holding up a red flag.
Now Tsubaki had the ball. She charged it was demonic energy and cocked it back. "Ready or not, here I come!" She launched the ball at high speeds at Rias.
BASH!
The redhead was able to catch it with both hands, as her hair was blown all over the place by the wind created from the impact, even ripping pieces of her tracksuit.
"Well, catching Tsubaki's spike head on is pretty impressive," Sona said to her.
"Don't forget, Sona, I'm a Gremory. That's just how we roll!" Rias shot the ball towards her. After it left her hand, she opened a magic circle in front of it, making it pass through it and infusing it with her crimson energy.
Tomoe saw it coming towards her and held out her arms, hoping to catch it. However, the ball was too strong and it hit her, burning off her clothes.
"What is it with girls and losing their clothes," Kenny asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Behind you!" Akeno warned him before jumping over Kenny and caught the ball that Reya threw at him. "Got it!" She landed on the floor and threw it back, before looking over her shoulder at Kenny, who was blushing up a storm when he saw up her shirt at her bra. "You need to keep your head in the game, sweetie."
"R-Right!"
The game quickly turned into a light show of demoniacal energy. Energy charged balls flew everywhere. Lightning, crimson, blue infusions were the main ones that were thrown. Explosions of demonic and magical energy erupted upon each impact.
"I had no idea that Dodgeball would be so terrifying," Asia exclaimed in terror along the destruction.
"When the hell was this ever Dodgeball to begin with!" Kiyome yelled at her, lying on the floor covering her head with her hands.
"Want me to go ahead and take out that emo samurai," Saji asked Sona.
"I'M NOT EMO! I JUST LIKE MY HAIR TO BE LONG!" Kenny shouted with anime tick marks all over his head.
"No. I got it," Sona said before twirling around on one front. "Here comes the pain!" She stopped and lets the ball fly with blue aura around it.
"Shit!" Kenny ducked down to avoid the ball. However, Sona used her finger to guide the ball into making a U-turn and send it back to him. Kenny looked back over his shoulder, expecting to see the ball fly straight, but was startled when he saw it coming back at him.
"Just run," Rias yelled at him. And that's what Kenny started doing. Running as fast as he could, he tried to outrun the ball, but no matter if he turned left or right, it'd follow. If he stopped and ducked under, the ball would make a U-turn and come at him.
'Wait a minute,' he started thinking while running for his life. 'If I catch it, she's out. It's worth a shot.' Kenny stopped and turned around. Seeing the ball still coming at him, he couched a bit and put up his hands. Rias, Akeno, Koneko, Kiba, and Asia watched with breaths held. Anxious to see the results.
When the ball was a meter away, Kenny quickly stretched his arms forward to attempt the catch.
POW!
Unit it curved down and smashed right into his crotch.
Sona looked surprised with eyes large and round. "Oops."
Letting out a high pitch, squeaking scream that was barely heard as pain exploded from his private region to the rest of his body, Kenny collapsed. Placing his hands on his between his legs, he lay there on his side as Rias rushed over to him. "Kenny," she exclaim in concern before kneeling down and placing her hands on him. "Are you okay?"
With a goofy grin and closed eyes, he said dramatically, "I hear a voice where that light is coming from. Is that you, Grandpa Jiro, standing next to that cloaked figure with the scythe?"
"I can use my Twilight Healing to make you feel better, Kenny," Asia said kneeling next to him. That sentence was enough to snap him out of his fantasy, knowing what she was about to do. "But first you'll have to show me where it hurts."
Kenny quickly sat up and used his legs to move himself away from the two girls. "Not gonna happen," he exclaimed quickly before nervously smiling at her. "I mean… I fine, nothing's wrong." While he felt by saying that on the outside was saving himself from embarrassment, on the inside was a different story. 'OH MY GOD, IT HURTS! That really hurts! Sorry Karen, but no baby from me!"
"But you're in pain," Asia gently argued, oblivious to why he was protesting her requests to help him. "I think it's be best if I took a quick look." She started reaching for his crotch, but Kenny instantly shot up to his feet.
"Look Asia, as much as your Twilight Healing would be very, very lovely, I don't think that I'm in that much pain for that." It felt like he was lying more to himself than her.
"Then if it will make you feel better," she said with a comforting smile, "I could just do it over the pants." At that point, Kenny just couldn't say no to her and pain relief any more. He sat on the floor, took his hands away from his crotch, and spread his legs for her. Asia quickly got to work. Placing her hand above his private area, she started healing him. "Tell me; how does that feel?"
He sighed as the pain started to dull and fade away. "Yeah, that's a lot better," he told her.
"Is this really the best time to be getting a boner?" Kiyome teased him from afar.
"This is the last place I'd want one!" He retorted.
"Kenny, you sit this one out," Rias told him as she stood back up. "Asia, you take care of him. We've got a game to finish! Come on guys, let's win this for Kenny and his baby-maker!"
"Yeah, for his man-bits!" Akeno cheered with determination.
"For his one-eye snake!" Kiba joined in.
"For his sack," Koneko added.
"Jeez. I'm sure my balls really appreciates your concern," Kenny said in sarcasm.
The whistle blew and the game started up again and it was Koneko who was holding the ball. "Bring it!" Saji challenged her.
POW!
The results were the same as Kenny's; ball slammed right in the balls. Being in just as much pain as the black-haired teen was in before, the blonde fell to the floor.
"Come on, let's end this thing, Sitri," Rias said. "Right here, right now."
"Oh, I'm just getting warmed up, Rias," Sona responded.
"Game over!" Momo suddenly announced, surprising Sona. In the end, Rias' team won the match. Asia and Kenny celebrated together, cheering and laughing.
'Wait, how did we win?' Kenny asked himself. 'Was there a timer and the number of people out determines who wins?'
"As much as I hate to lose," Sona said, watching her team made their way out of the gym, with Tsubasa carrying Saji on her back, "I have to admit this was a lot of fun." She then faced Rias. "But if this was a Rating Game instead of us just fool around, there's no way you could have beat me."
"You really think so," Rias asked confidently. "Well, I guess we'll never know unit we actually play the game. But it'll be a while until we have to worry about that."
"Don't be so sure, Rias. You never know what's coming up," Sona said before walking away.
"Victory!" The Devils of the Occult Research Club cheered simultaneously as they clinked their tea cups together.
"I'd like to tell each and every one of you that I appreciate you going out there and doing what needed to be done to beat those Devils," Rias said to them as they stood around the table. "I hope you guys feel very proud."
"I'm just glad that I still have my man-parts still intact," Kenny said with an apologetic smile.
"Sure, but you did give us these awesome headbands, man," Kiba said holding up one of them.
"Tots!" Akeno agreed with her sweet smile.
"Yeah, it totally brought our team together," Asia said, getting a nod from Koneko.
Kiyome walked up to him with his shinai bag in hand. "I believe this belongs to you," she said, holding it out to him with a smile.
"Oh, thank you." Kenny smiled at her and took the bag and hung on his left shoulder.
"And I have to agree with them," Kiyome told him sincerely. "You're headbands made everyone more enthusiastic to win, and then you got… uh 'damaged', was what made them want to continue. You should be proud of that."
Kenny stared at the brunette in awe. He wasn't expecting to hear words so sincere come from her, but he guess there was more to Kiyome. He smiled happily at her.
"I hate to break up the celebrations," Rias said, walking up to Kiyome, holding out a hand. "You could please lend me your hand?" Kiyome nodded a grasped the redhead's hand as if they were giving each other a handshake. A bright red light shined from between the hands before fading away.
"What was that?" Kenny asked in curiosity.
"All I did was make it possible for her to be able to travel with us when we go," she told him.
"Go where?"
"To find you and Asia a Familiar."
Knowing that was her cue, Akeno went over to activate the teleportation circle. "Wait, you mean we're getting them right now?" Asia asked.
"It's a full moon tonight, this is our best chance to see him," Rias explained.
"Who," Kenny asked with a raised eyebrow.
"The Familiar Master."
When the group teleported to their location, they appeared in the middle of a dark, creepy looking forest.
"So… this is the place," Kenny asked, feeling a little nervous and uneasy as he looked around at the large dark trees surrounding them.
"Yup," Akeno said. "This is the forest where all Familiars live."
"Don't be scared you three," Kiba said to Kenny, Asia, and Kiyome. "This is where we all got ours, too." Koneko nodded.
"Yeah, sure," Kiyome said, hiding behind Kenny with a frighten expression. "You could have told us that ten minutes ago."
"I agree, it's really freaky," Asia added, joining Kiyome behind the tall black-haired teen.
"Who wants me?" said a voice overhead. All heads turned in the direction of the voice and saw someone standing high up on a branch. The person was a man in shorts and a tank top, a gray shirt tied around his waist, fingerless gloves, a large backpack and a cap that he wore backwards, with some of his hair sticking through. "I'm the Master of the Familiars, aka Zatouji!" The man proclaimed. "If your goal is to find Familiars galore, you've come to the right place that's for sure! The full moon is out to help you decide, and I'll be with you to act as your guide!"
"If you can't already tell, Zatouji is obsessed with making things rhyme," Akeno whispered to Kenny.
"Really, I couldn't tell." Kenny said sarcastically while looking back at her. She giggled in response.
"Now how can I help you?" Zatouji continued. "Tell me all your wants and desires! A strong one, a fast one, one that likes to set fires?"
Kenny started thinking. How was he going to decide? He never really had the chance to sit down to think about this. What kind of Familiar would he want? "Uh, I kinda don't know what I like," he told Zatouji with a struggle. "I've never really had the time to think it over."
Zatouji looked down at him with an annoyed look. "This is why amateurs always annoy, if don't know what you seek, then make your way home, my boy. But I'll be willing to guide you around, so the Familiar that fits your personality is found."
"Makes sense," Asia commented. "But I'd like a Familiar who's cute and super fun to be around."
"Fun?" Zatouji grinned largely. "Done and done."
"Oh, thank you so much!"
"In an hour the moon will start to go low!" Zatouji front flipped off the branch and land perfectly before the group. "So let's go!" He said enthusiastically before turning around and started walking. The Devils and one human followed behind him.
"So Asia." Kiyome leaned down a bit to the blonde. "What did you have in mind for fun and cute?"
"Well, a while back before I met Kenny," Asia started explaining, "I was funs with a Wishing Fairy."
"A Wishing Fairy?!" Kiyome exclaim with eyes widened to their maximum. "But those things are among the rarest creatures on the planet."
"Yeah." Kenny joined in on the conversation. "She was a big help to us and Asia when we were fighting against a group of Fallen Angels." He looked away from them and frowned, remembering the fact that Asia died because of him. But then he remembered that he and the Fairy were able to bring her back to life. "If it wasn't for her, Asia wouldn't be alive with us."
"Huh?" The tennis captain looked confused at him before asking Asia with excitement, "So where is she? I really want to meet her."
"Unfortunately Kenny used the last wish she had to bring me back to life," Asia explained. "She then had to leave us."
"Oh." A few seconds later Kiyome looked back down at Asia with her eyes bulging out of her sockets. "Wait; YOU DIED!"
"Oh my," Zatouji said coming to a halt. The group stopped as well, before he pointed upwards. "Look high." The others looked up, and saw what looked like something on a tree branch. When Kenny looked closer at it, he was amazed to realize it was a small dragon with blue scales and a pair of small wings.
"Is that a dragon," he asked.
"Aw~. It's really cute!" Asia said in wonder.
"Cute, but dangerous, too," Zatouji told them. "When they get angry, they have the power to shoot a lightning that's blue."
"I've never seen one before," Kiyome said with a hand on her hip.
"That's because dragons like that are pretty rare, right Rias?" Kiba asked.
"This is certainly the first time I've ever seen one," Rias responded.
"Do it now if you want this one claimed, when these dragons grow up they can no longer be tamed," Zatouji informed them.
"Kenny, since you possess the power of the Red Dragon Emperor, that dragon might be a really good fit," Akeno said.
Kenny looked over his shoulder to her. "You think so?" He asked. When she responded with a smiling nod, he grinned. "Alright then. Dragon! I choose—"
"AAAHHH!"
Recognizing the scream as Asia's, Kenny whipped his head around and was left dumbstruck. Raining down on the blonde was what he could only guess as a green, slime-like, gooey substance that dropped from up above. However, she wasn't the only one. To his left, Kenny saw that Rias and Akeno moaned as the same slime dropped onto them.
"O-Oh my," Rias cried out as she and Asia made noises in discomfort, while Akeno had a pleasured smile.
"It's green slime!" Kiba exclaimed, drawing his sword to attack, but was cut off when some of the slime landed on his face.
"It's burning my clothes!" Rias said out loud, as bits and pieces of the uniform disappeared.
"How naughty!" Akeno moaned, as her clothes were eaten away by the slime, revealing her bra. "I'm so slimy and wet!"
"What…the hell," Kenny said in dumbstruck, as all he could do is watch as Rias, Akeno, Asia, and even Koneko's school uniforms were burnt away, slowly showing their perfect bodies to the black-haired teen while Kiba struggled to get the slime off his face.
"AH!" Kiyome's cry got his attention and when Kenny looked at her, he was just as shocked to see her uniform practically gone and her bra cups burnt away to show her nipples. When she noticed that Kenny was looking at her, she quickly covered her chest. "Jeez!" She exclaimed with a red face. "You could at least try and help a girl when her clothing is gone, pervert! Now help me get this stuff off!"
"Oh, right! Sorry." He snapped out of his trance and went over to help her.
However, his foot caught on a root.
Both Kenny and Kiyome were shocked when he tripped forward and collided into her. This caused them both to fall back. However, instead of landing just landing off the track's path and onto the bushes, they fell through the bushes and were suddenly rolling down a steep slope.
"AAAAAAAAAHHHHH!" Kenny and Kiyome screamed as they rolled down the slope.
"KENNY!" Rias cry out to her cute samurai, as her arms where bounded behind her by the slime.
As the two students continued their descent down the slope, they were painfully bombarded with hard impacts as they bounced on and off the ground, rocks that felt like they dug into their skin when they landed on them, and sharp thrones from vines and other plants that were in the way of their path.
Soon they came to a stop at the bottom of the slope, kicking up a cloud of dust. They were now in a clearing surround by a thick tree line that luckily had moonlight shining down on it. The two groaned and moaned in agony while lying down on their back, their head resting next to each other. They were covered in small cuts, scratches, and bruises. Want ever clothing Kiyome had own was gone, and so was the slime, leaving her only with her panties on. Kenny's uniform wasn't that badly shredded, but it did have cuts and tears in it.
"Ow," Kenny said, looking up and breathing slowly and deeply.
"Double ow." Kiyome said, doing the same thing as him.
Suddenly they both heard a low feral growl. Still on his back, Kenny turned his head to the right, and saw a pair of blue beastly eyes staring at them from the bushes. Freaking out a bit, he quickly sat up and shook Kiyome's shoulder. "Get up, quick!" He hissed urgently.
She left her head up. "What are you…?" Kiyome stopped talking when she saw the eyes. She gasped and sat up, moving her nearly nude body behind Kenny to hide.
The eyes continued to stare at the two frighten teens of a few more seconds. Its body concealed by the bushes and darkness. Then, the owner of the blue eyes stepped out forward and into the moonlight, revealing itself to be a large three foot tall lone wolf covered in snow-white fur.
Kenny and Kiyome stared at the wolf cautiously and in fright, not daring to move out of fear of it attacking them. The creature only stared at them. Kenny looked around the wolf and the surrounding trees, trying to see if he could find any other wolves that were a part of its pack. But he saw nothing. Turning his attention back to it for a second, he took in a breath and started to stand.
The wolf didn't seem to like that and barked at him, startling them. "Woah! Woah! It's okay," Kenny said with his hands up. The wolf didn't bark again, but instead snarled threatening at him. "We're not going to hurt you." He then tried again and was able to stand all the way. Kenny then turned and offered his hand to Kiyome, while the other one continued to be held out to in front of him. The gesture snapped her out of her fear ensued trance and she looked up at him, she took the hand and stood up.
The wolf stopped snarling, prompting the two teens to sigh in relief. However, when Kenny scanned the white coated creature, he noticed the bushes behind the wolf shake and rattle, indicating something was coming. The wolf heard it and turned around to face it. It then started growling, before backing away towards Kenny and Kiyome.
"What's going on?" Kiyome asked, hiding herself behind the black-haired teen in fear.
Kenny shook his head. "I don't know," he said before reaching over his right shoulder and drawing the Sword from the shinai bag. "But you better stay behind me."
A second later a very large creature that very closely resembled a tiger stepped out of the bushes and darkness. However, unlike normal tigers, it had teal fur and black strips, a long snout with fangs sticking out of the bottom lips, two clawed toes on each foot, and a long tail.
"Kenny," Kiyome said in shaking terror. When he looked to his right with the intent to look at her over his shoulder, he was shocked to find another tiger coming out. He whipped his head back to the left, and saw a third tiger standing to their left as well.
"What are these things?" He asked, look back and forth from the two beasts.
"How should I know?" Kiyome argued.
"You're the Beast Tamer!"
Suddenly, the first tiger roared. But to the teens and even the wolf's surprise, it wasn't a normal big cat roar and the jaws turned out to extend all the way back to the base of the neck, allowing them to open widely.
When tiger was done, the wolf snarled intensely at it and lunged at it with a bark.
"Look out!" Kenny pulled Kiyome away before the second tiger could bite down on her. The third tiger leaped in front of them and raised its right claw. Kenny raised the Sword up and blocked the claw when it came down on him.
He looked over his shoulder at Kiyome. "Go back up the slope and get the others!"
"Are you insane?" She argued, but then ducked down when a tiger jumped at her. It flew over her head before landing a few feet away.
Kenny quickly activated the Boosted Gear. "I'll be fine!" He told her, backing away from swipe and then sidestepping to avoid the tiger leaping at him. "I'll hold them off while you get away. But you got to hurry!"
Kiyome stood there in conflict. How could she willingly run away and leave Kenny to fight alone. She couldn't. Her pride as a Beast Tamer wouldn't allow it. But she then remembered that she didn't have any of her beasts with her. There was no way for her to fight and help him. And so, with a hesitant nod, Kiyome rushed over to the slope that they came down from. One of the tigers saw her and ran towards her.
Kiyome quickly started climbing up the slope. She then heard footsteps coming towards her and looked back. She nearly screamed when she saw the tiger running at her. When it was about the jump at her, however, Kenny appeared from the left side of her sight and slashed the tiger's right side. The creature roared out in agony, as green blood gushed out of the wound. She remained still for a moment to take in what happened before quickly continuing as fast as she could.
SLASH!
"GAAAH!" Kenny cried out in pain when two clawed toes from another tiger cut across his chest, forcing him to stumble backwards. The tiger that did it started walking towards him, crouching low to the ground a snarl. Ready to pounce. Kenny finds his footing again and pointed the Sword at it with one his left hand, while his right one was placed on the wound.
The tiger continued to stalk toward Kenny as he backs away. Its irregular jaws opened slightly, showing its large fangs, as it growled. A snap of a twig caught his attention then. He looked to his right, to see nearly jumped out of his skin when he saw one of the other two tigers stalking towards him too.
Suddenly the white wolf rushed towards the second tiger's right hind leg and bit down on it, causing the tiger to cry out in pain as green blood gushed out of the wound and onto his canine's snout.
CHOP!
Then to Kenny's horror, the third tiger suddenly came up from behind and grabbed the half of the wolf in its massive jaws, ripping it away from the other tiger's leg, before swinging it to the right and throwing it away.
The wounded wolf slammed into a tree before falling to the ground, as a large amount of blood comes out of where the tiger's teeth sunk into it.
The tiger ran at the wolf to finish it off.
Kenny was ripped away from the scene where he hears a roar and looked to see the tiger in front of him leaping at him, jaws wide open.
Simultaneously, both the wolf and Kenny jumped out of the way of the slapping jaws before they were in them.
The wolf then jumped out the back of its attacker and bites down on the back of its neck, causing the tiger to scream out in agony.
After jumping out of the way, Kenny turned around, raised the Sword and slashed the neck of the massive tiger. The green and black creature bellowed out in pain before hitting Kenny with its paw, sending his flying back a few feet before his back slammed into a tree. Still on his legs, the teen groaned in pain for a second before looking at the tiger.
It looked ready to attack him again, but then the tiger succumbed to blood loss from the slit neck and fell over on its side and died.
Sighing in relief, Kenny stood against the tree to catch his breath. Then a whimpering cry of agony caught his attention.
The wolf fell onto the forest floor with a thud. It breathed heavily with blood continuing to pour out of the puncture wounds. The animal tried to stand up, but its wobbly legs couldn't hold it up and caused the wolf to fall back down. Opening one of its eyes, it saw the other two tigers approaching from the side. Knowing at it was too weak to fight any more, the wolf closed its eyes and awaited its fate.
Kenny was charged at the tigers from behind before jumping high into the air. The Sword raised over his head in a reverse grip. He lets out a battle cry that caught the wolf's attention.
When he landed on the back of one of the tigers, he stabbed the Sword into it. The tiger screamed in agony before trying to throw off the human on him, as the wolf watched Kenny with wide eyes.
Grunting while keeping a tight hold on the handle, Kenny struggled to keep himself on the tiger, but felt the blade of the Sword sliding out of the flesh with each movement.
WHACK!
"GAH!" Kenny, with the Sword in hand, were knocked off when the other tiger strikes him with its long tail. Landing on his back, he quickly got to his feet and readied himself for combat. The two remaining tigers turned their attention away from the wolf and began stalking towards him.
"Okay," Kenny said to himself. "This is bad. This is really bad." A low growl brought his attention downwards. To his surprise, the bloodied white wolf was standing in front of him in a protective way. "What the? What are you doing? You're in no shape to fight."
The wolf merely intensified its growling. The tigers stopped about two meters away, and then roared at the duo. Then jumped at them.
DON!
ZAP!
The tigers were suddenly hit and killed in midair by a pair of crimson red energy and yellow electricity. The creature flew off to the side before falling to the ground with a thud.
"Those attacks…," Kenny said softly, as he and the wolf stared at the dead tigers in awe.
"Kenny!" The two turned their head to the left and Kenny felt a wave of relief when he saw his friends—with restored clothing on—sliding down the slope, with Rias and Kiyome in the lead. "Thank goodness you're safe," Rias said as she stopped her descent and jogged over to him. "Kiyome told me—"
All of a sudden the white wolf stepped towards Rias and barked aggressively, causing her and the group to halt out of fear of the fierce creature.
"HEY! HEY!" Kenny yelled before kneeling down next its side. "No! They're friends," he told it while starting to rub its back and chest as it continued to growl at them, trying to claim it. He had absolutely no idea what he was doing. This was a wild animal. A feral and aggressive one. He really was expecting for it to turn on him and attack, but to his surprise the wolf started to claim its nerves and stopped growling. Kenny sighed.
"Asia," he said, catching the blonde's attention. "I'd like you to heal this guy. He's been through enough tonight."
"But what about you," Kiyome said concerned, seeing the claw scratch across his chest.
Kenny shook his head. "I'll live. But he may not in the next few minutes." The Devils scanned the heavily breathing wolf and noticed that most of the back side of it had turned crimson with its blood, with claw marks for slashes it took on its sides and shoulders.
"Okay." Asia said before walking over the two and kneeling down on the other side of the wolf. It gave her a small growl, but stopped when Kenny started scratching behind its ear. This brought out a cute moan from the animal that made him and Asia chuckle as she healed its wounds. Even Rias and Akeno were amused by how much the wolf was loving the black-haired teen's scratches.
"I've never seen a wolf like this before," Zatouji said, a little bewildered by the animal's attitude. "It looks like this wolf should be yours."
"Huh?" Kenny looked at him surprisingly as Asia stood up after finishing. "You mean that…"
"I think that it's a lovely idea," Rias said with a smile. "For what we saw when we were coming down, that wolf has taken quite the liking to you." Staring at his master for a second, Kenny turned his head towards the wolf and the two looked into each other's eyes.
"So?" Kenny asked. "How would you like to be my Familiar?"
The wolf answered with a nod.
"Okay then." Kenny smiled and stood up. For the next few seconds, Rias and Akeno helped him put together the pact circle for Familiars and told him the words to make the wolf his. Now the white wolf, with the blood washed off, thanks to Akeno, was standing in front of Kenny, as he reached out an arm to it as the magic circle rotated underneath the canine, making it glow bright green. "In the name of Kenny Kurosawa, I command you to accept this pact and be my Familiar." The magic circle vanished, as the green glowing on the wolf did too.
"Well, looks like you've got a friend," Akeno said to him. "I hope you two will be happy."
Kenny got down on one knee and started petting the wolf, who nuzzled his head into his hand. Kiyome then stepped towards him. "Um, Kenny?" She said nervously, catching his and the new Familiar's attention. "I just want to say thank you. You saved me for that one tiger and I hope one day to repay you."
Kenny stood up with a hand rubbing the white wolf's head. "It's okay, really," he said with a smile. "I was just doing what I knew and felt was right." Kiyome stare at him for a moment before smiling tenderly at him.
"Yay! Now we both got Familiars," Asia cheered, confusing Kenny for a moment before he looked happily at her.
"You've got one too?"
Asia nodded and summoned forth her Familiar. To Kenny surprise, it was the same small dragon they saw earlier. "This is Ranny," she said, hugging the dragon as it nuzzled her. "I love him, and every time I hold him I'll think of you."
"Aw shucks… thanks, Asia," Kenny said with a blush. He moved over to pet the small dragon. "Hey there, Ranny. I'm Kenny."
ZAP!
"AAAHH!" Ranny opened his mouth and shocked Kenny with a strong lightning attack. Then he stopped, Kenny stood there with a funny expression with burns all over his body and his hair sticking up. He then fell over. "What was that for?" He asked with swirls in his eyes and a goofy smile.
"Oh, right, something you should know about these creatures," Zatouji said. "They hate other males, that's just one of their features."
"What a naughty boy, Ranny," Rias said with amusement. "So what are you going to name you're Familiar, Kenny."
Kenny sat up and looked at the white wolf. Staring into his blue eyes, he smiled and scratched the wolf's head. "I'm thinking of calling you… Aoimoku."
"They say Sprite Dragons only give themselves to the most worthy and pure-hearted of masters," Rias told Akeno, as the two watched from the former's desk at the others talking amongst themselves. Kenny and Asia had brought out Ranny and Aoimoku so that Kiba and Koneko could meet them, but for some reason Koneko hide behind the sofa when she saw the white wolf. "And normally they'd never choose to serve a Devil."
"Well, Asia used to be a holy sister, so who knows; maybe that had some sway over the little guy," Akeno suggested.
Kenny then looked up at the clock in the room and saw the time. "Uh oh," he said. "Time to go home. Come on, Asia." He then looked down at Aoimoku, as he looked up at his master. "I guess it's time for you to… disappear, I think." The wolf nodded and disappeared in a flash of light.
"Alright then, sweet boy," Asia said, looking down at the dragon in her arms while nuzzling her, "it's time to say Goodnight." Ranny, just like Aoimoku, vanished from her hands in a flash of light.
"Me and Asia better be going," Kenny told Rias. "We'll see you tomorrow, everyone!" They all exchanged their farewells and exited the room, with only Rias and Akeno staying as they watched everyone leave.
"Kenny's getting better," Rias said with a smile, "but he's still got a long ways to go."
"He's overcome so many battles and got himself a Familiar that can protect him. But you've kinda got a point, he's still a newbie," Akeno said. "In the end, though, I'm sure he'll overcome whatever comes at him. He is you samurai, after all."
"You're right." Rias turned her head to the right and looked down to find her team headband laying on the desk. She grabbed it and just felt it in her hand. Looking gently at it while deep in thought, Rias couldn't agree with her Queen more. "That he is," she said softly before smiling to herself.
To Be Continued…
{Playing Shine by Mr. Big}
[Instrumentals] The opening fades into the inside of a dark room with the moonlight coming from the window. The light moves against the wall, turning the areas that become covered by it a light blue. As it gradually shifts, it soon reveals the handle of the Sword, as the weapon leans up against the wall. The light then touches the unsheathed blade, causing it to reflect and shine off the metal.
[I never really feel quite right] Kenny, wearing a white T-shirt and blue jeans, was out at night standing in an open plain with a few trees behind him. His hair flying in the wind and his hands in his jean's pockets as he looks upwards, the green grass under and around him flowing against the wind as well.
[And I don't know why, all I know is something's wrong] The scene stays like this for a moment, before switching to present a close up of his face. Showing an expression that tells the viewer he was deep in thoughts, as his black eyes weren't focused and his lips were parted a small bit.
[Every time I look at you, you seem so alive] High up on a white balcony in the night time, Rias stands there in a white sundress, with her arms on the railing as she leaned on it while looking up at the moon. She face carries a bright smile as her vixen figure is seen slightly through the dress as it and her elegant crimson hair flies in the wind gracefully while glowing into moonlight.
[Tell me how do you do it, walk me through it] The scene changes to show different images. The first was of Akeno as she smiles sweetly at the viewer in a lovely kimono, holding an umbrella in her arms with her in a bun. The next image is of Kiba as he stands in a gym, wearing Kendo equipment and the mask tucked under his armpit, giving the camera his charming smile, while in the background were many girls smiling at him back with hearts in their eyes.
[I'm following every footstep] Koneko's next shown, sitting on the sofa in the clubhouse with a piece of chocolate in her mouth, looking at the viewer blankly as she holds up her hand in a peace sign. The final image shows Asia in her nun outfit, brushing a few stray hairs behind her right as she smiles brightly, while standing in the park with the playground behind her.
[Maybe on your own you take a conscious step] Returning back to Rias, the camera shows her up close from the left side, with twinkling stars shining in the background. Her bright expression turned to a sad look as her gaze fell. She placed a hand on her left breast and sighs with her eyes closed.
[Do you wanna give it up? All that I want…] Her eyes opened, but only half way. Showing that she's hurt in some way and sadden about something. The camera then shows the left side of her, before Rias turns her head to the left and a surprised expression appeared on her face.
[Is for you to SHINE~] The scene changes to a white surrounding and the camera moves upwards, showing Kenny in his average school uniform, with his back facing the camera, the Sword in his right hand, and the scabbard in his left as his long black hair flows in the wind.
[SHINE~ down on me] The camera zoomed out to show Rias, now naked, staring at Kenny's back with her right shoulder facing the viewer and her head turned towards him.
[SHINE on this life that's burning out] A side angled view, and Kenny now is seen facing Samurai Jack, whose ghost stands a few feet from him. The camera focused on Kenny face for a movement, before switching over to Jack's. The samurai gives him a smile and disappears. Kenny lets out a sigh with his eyes closed, as he was now standing on a cliff as the sky turns orange in the afternoon.
[SHINE~] Rias, now fully dressed in her usual school uniform, walked up to his right and places a hand on his shoulder. Kenny looks at her as she gives him a smile, then Akeno comes up and stand with him too. Then Asia, Kiba, Koneko, Ranny and Aoimoku.
[SHINE~ down on me] Kenny smiles fondly at them for a moment, before his expression quickly turned serious and he faces forward. The others do the same, readying themselves for battle.
[SHINE on this life that's burning out] The scene changes to show their backs and zooms out to revival Aku's towering silhouette before them, with the setting sun behind his head.
[SHINE~] The image then changes into a watercolor-like painting. Then everything fades out, as the song comes to an end.
Narrator: "On the next episode of The Red Dragon Samurai…."
Kenny: "Is this really it? Is this really what I want?"
Asia: "If you just give me a chance, I promise my boobs will grow."
Rias: "I need you to take my virginity! And I need you to do it now!"
?: "He's the fiancé to the next head of the House of Gremory."
Narrator: "The Red Dragon Samurai. Updates coming soon."
Kenny: "Take your fucking hand off her, you Kentucky-Fried-Reject."
Narrator: "Only on Fanfiction."
AN;
The word "Aoimoku" means "blue eyes" in Japanese. I had trouble finding a good Japanese name for him, but in the end I went for a name that complimented his eyes. As for Ranny, I got from Kenny's name, just like Asia did with Issei for the dragon in the canon story. It's not very creative, but it was all I got.
That's it for today and again, thank you readers. As always, please continue to review and to please favorite and/or follow if you're new to the story and like it. Peace out!