Chapter 6: With Friends like These…
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-Honnouji Academy-
In Satsuki Kiryuin's quarters, it was probably a good thing that the servants and Saroi were not in the immediate vicinity—as the sound of a bed creaking from the other side of the bedroom door slightly obscured the fact that the student council president—was rather shamelessly getting her back blown out.
The one doing it to her was none other than her own boyfriend, Alex MacGrath. Spoiler: She regretted nothing.
She was moaning like a whorish bitch in heat at such volume that whoever heard would likely mistake her for a common high school slut.
"Oh yes you shameless wild boar! Put a baby in me!" She moaned in wanton ecstasy as she was railed.
"You want a child so badly?! Here you go!" Alex snarled as he finished inside her, causing her to scream in bliss.
The two collapsed on the bed soon after, both exhausted and covered in perspiration—completely out of breath.
"Well that certainly was… Something." The girl sighed.
"Yeah… It was." Alex sighed as well as he held her close. "But I certainly didn't hear you complaining." He nodded with an audible smirk as he laid on his side to face her, propping himself with one arm.
"I couldn't even if I wanted to." Satsuki smiled as she relaxed in his arms.
As she relaxed, the boy looked at her and noticed something about her hair and eyes that he found… oddly similar to someone else he knew.
"Ryuko…" He muttered.
"Hmmm?" The girl hummed, confused.
"Your eyes and hair, they're very similar to Ryuko's." Alex explained. "Actually, you two even look similar to an extent." He added, brushing a strand of hair from her face.
"Do we?" The student council president asked with an arched eyebrow.
"Well, for one: Both your eyes have a Star pattern in the irises, it's unmistakable and I don't think anyone else has it." The blonde replied.
"I've yet to see anyone else with these eyes aside from Matoi." Satsuki hummed. "Is there… Anything else?" She questioned.
"Your faces are eerily similar, like if I were to say—you both share Ragyo's perfect bone structure." He continued. "Then there's your hair—the styles are different but…" He mused, stroking her hair in a tender manner. "It's almost identical." He added.
"I… I never noticed…" Satsuki uttered, the look on her face saying that the gears in her head were turning.
"There's also a noticeable similarity in your facial structures." Alex continued as he examined her face. "Not exactly on the level of, say, twins, but enough for anyone observant enough to make the connection." He explained. "The one thing that'll put the final nail in the coffin on this would be a DNA test." He added.
"Inumuta told me that he has managed to acquire a sample of her blood, hoping to figure out how she's able to use her Kamui with such ease… Maybe that could work." Satsuki mused.
"I'll be sure to let him know to cross-reference her DNA with yours when the chance comes." Alex nodded.
"Yes, but for now, it's late." Satsuki nodded. "Let us retire for the night." She told him.
(Timeskip)
The next morning, Satsuki and Alex were having morning tea while the Elite Four were handling paperwork for an influx of new clubs… All while the Empire City native was talking to Inumuta while the Information Chair typed on his laptop.
"You want me to cross reference Matoi's DNA with Lady Satsuki's?" The bespectacled teen questioned.
"Whatever the hell for?" Gamagori asked.
"I've noticed something involving those two, and I need their DNA compared to verify it." Alex explained.
"What makes you think anything will come of it?" The Disciplinary Chair questioned.
"Call it a hunch, a gut feeling." The boy said as they suddenly heard a loud ruckus outside. "Now what's that all about?" He hummed as he got up and went to look out of the window.
Looking down at the courtyard, he saw Ryuko announcing her own club: The Fight Club, with Delsin and Mako as members.
"Oh no…" The boy groaned, already not liking where this was going.
"Well, they got spunk." Uzu remarked as he looked at the three.
"This is not gonna end well…" Alex groaned, facepalming as Gamagori went to figure out what Ryuko was doing—only for Ryuko to shove Mako into the role of president upon seeing the paperwork. "I rest my case." He sighed.
"These guys are weird." Venom muttered before retreating into his uniform state.
"You just now realize that?" The Conduit asked rhetorically as he walked out of the room.
"... Good point." His son hummed.
(Later)
It wasn't long before Alex learned that Ryuko and Delsin were taking down clubs left and right, leading to Mako's family moving into the one star district—and as he made his way across the campus to do some thinking, Delsin appeared in a flurry of smoke.
"Yo." The conduit greeted.
"I've been hearing about you guys taking out club after club." Alex told him. "You guys are making waves." He added.
"So you noticed." Riot's host nodded.
"What's your angle? You trying to worm your way into Honnouji's inner circle for nudist beach?" The blonde questioned.
"Nah, I'm just trying to help Ryuko." Delsin shrugged.
"I'd find that hard to believe, but I can't." Alex mused. "If anything, it actually suits you." He added.
"What about you? Heard you've been sending Satsuki to pound town for a while now." The teen noted.
"Eh, what can I say? We're just good together." The lightning conduit shrugged. "That aside… I've noticed some similarities between Satsuki and Ryuko's appearances." He added, causing Delsin to look at him with a raised eyebrow.
"Like what?" He wondered.
"Their eyes, bone structure, facial features, a lot of stuff." Alex replied. "It kinda has me wondering…" The boy mused.
"Wondering what?" Delsin questioned.
"What if they're sisters?" The conduit replied, much to his fellow conduit's surprise.
(Later)
"Alright, I've finally managed to synthesize the DNA and am now cross referencing them." Inumuta said as two DNA helices spun on his screen, one red to represent Ryuko and blue to represent Satsuki.
The results were… Shocking to him, to say the least.
"I… I never expected this!" He gasped, eyes wide.
"What is it?" Gamagori questioned, going over the fight club's most recent paperwork while Uzu and Nonon were lounging around.
Alex and Satsuki were doing the same—with the conduit laying in the girl's lap.
"Matoi and Lady Satsuki–They're biological siblings!" The tech expert exclaimed, causing everyone to snap their heads at him.
Satsuki in particular nearly had her head slam into Alex's when he shot up.
"Y-You're certain?" The girl questioned, her voice sounding near choked and almost… Hopeful? Alex wasn't sure.
"T-The results speak for themselves… Have a look." Inumuta breathed, his mind reeling still from this unexpected discovery as he showed the results to his leader.
"I…" Satsuki gasped, her hands shaking. "She's alive!" She muttered, her eyes filling up with tears.
"Huh?" Alex questioned.
"Oh yes, Lady Satsuki hasn't told you yet." Saroi replied. "She had a baby sister that was thought to have died in childbirth but her father suspected otherwise, believing her to have been either dispatched or kidnapped." He explained. "She's been bitter about it ever since, vengeful even." He whispered.
"So this whole discovery is good news for her." Alex noted quietly. "And that means you all have been trying to kill Satsuki's sister—her included!" He exclaimed in exasperation.
"In our defense, how were we supposed to know?" Uzu stated.
"It's not like we could've figured it all out as we went." Gamagori chipped in.
"I know, it's just exasperating in retrospect." The blonde sighed.
"Ain't that the truth." Nonon nodded.
"So what is your next move now, malady?" Inumuta asked.
"Revise some of my future plans, since this discovery will affect them." Satsuki replied. "In the meantime, I think it's important that Matoi—Ryuko—find out her true lineage at the right moment." She stated. "Alex, you said that her friend Delsin works for Nudist Beach, correct?" She asked.
"That's right. Got something in mind for him?" The conduit asked.
"Give him a folder containing this information. If he gives it to her, she'll find out independently and want answers—and when she demands them—I shall give them to her." The Student council president explained.
"… There's something else you should know, malady." Inumuta said. "Matoi's blood—it has the same structure as life fibers." He told her.
"Yes, I'm already aware of that." Satsuki nodded. "That was a result of an experiment my father conducted on her as an infant. It must be why she's able to use her Kamui so well…" She mused,
"Infant experimentation? Are you kidding me?!" Alex groaned in disgust at the concept.
"It was done under duress, my mother's idea." Satsuki muttered bitterly.
"This is gonna be a headache…" Alex groaned.
(Elsewhere)
Meanwhile, Ryuko and Delsin were taking down several more clubs.
"Eat smoke chain, assholes!" The boy yelled as he teleported in a flurry of vapor before nailing one guy between the eyes with his chain, then whipping it to create a chain explosion—and then having Riot turn his arm into a scythe, which he used to slice apart even more.
"Going down!" Ryuko shouted as she cut down some hapless bozos. "Sen-I-So-Shitsu!" She exclaimed as Senketsu and Riot gorged themselves.
(Later)
The Mankanshoku family was now settling into their new home in the one star district, totally floored by the extravagance of it all—and were now sitting down to dinner (Delsin included since he was basically part of the family by this point) with said food being made with real meat rather than mystery ingredients.
"Man, things have gotten more hectic since all this started." Ryuko sighed.
"No kidding." Delsin nodded before there was a knock at the door.
"I'll get it." Mako said as she got up and opened the door to find Alex standing there. "Hey Alex! It's nice to see you again." She smiled.
"Hey, Mako." The American nodded with his own smile as he rubbed her head. "Is Delsin here? I've got something for him." He asked.
"Yeah. I can give it to him if you want." The girl nodded.
"Thanks Mako." The boy smiled as he handed the folder off to her. "You guys stay safe now." He told her.
"Will do!" The energetic girl chirped as Alex went on his way.
"Oh great, what did that electric floozy want?" Ryuko questioned.
"My guess it has something to do with this." Delsin said as he started to open the folder and read its contents whilst taking a drink—and then proceeded to do a spit take.
"What's wrong?" Mako questioned.
"Yeah." Ryuko nodded.
"This report says that according to a DNA test conducted by Inumuta, it's been revealed that you and Satsuki are biologically related." The teen replied.
"WHAT?!" She yelled in shock, her eyes practically bulging out of their sockets. "GIMME THAT!" She demanded, snatching the folder from him and reading it.
When she did, she dropped it from her shaking hands.
"This has to be some kind of cruel fucking joke…" She uttered, having a very hard time processing this.
"No, it's not." The Mankanshoku patriarch told her as he looked at the test results. "I know my genetics, and this level of detail can't be faked." He added, drawing on his (albeit limited) knowledge of genetics to assess what he was looking at. "At least not easily." He amended.
"But… How is this possible?" The girl questioned.
(Timeskip)
"You mean to say that when you reach full maturity, you'll evolve into a perfected form?" Satsuki questioned Venom as the symbiote acted as a robe for his mother figure while Alex took a shower.
"That's right. It takes a lot of sustenance and adaptation to get that far, however." The young klyntar replied. "Luckily, I've been getting plenty here on Earth, so that stage is growing closer for me." He added.
"Then I suppose we should double our efforts to help you fully evolve…" Satsuki nodded.
As this was going on, there was a commotion outside, prompting Satsuki to bring up the security cameras, where she saw Ryuko and Delsin taking down club after club at an astonishing rate.
"Hm… It would seem that the clubs perform poorly against a Kamui." She mused. "But more than that…" She hummed with a wicked smile. "Yes, Ryuko. Keep growing." She smiled, feeling a swell of pride at her sister's growth.
Maybe this was the reason why Satsuki was so interested in Ryuko—perhaps she knew that she was her sister all along and she just couldn't see it.
(Elsewhere)
"You'd think these guys would learn by now…" Delsin remarked as Riot feasted on the uniforms of some of the members of the latest club they'd flattened.
"I'm getting worn out…" Ryuko sighed.
"Doesn't help that all the wealth and prosperity is starting to go to Mako's head." The boy sighed as Mako immediately started heading off to do her paperwork.
It was true. All the bad parts of living well was starting to get to the girl's head, and it was showing. Delsin in particular barely recognized her anymore.
"I don't like the look of this." Ryuko sighed.
(Timeskip)
Alex was having lunch on the roof like usual, but this time—he was waiting for someone.
And that someone was Mikisugi.
"So I take it that Delsin gave you that information I smuggled out to him?" The boy questioned, drinking a can of soda.
"Yep. Honestly, I feel like I should've expected you to do that." The man nodded.
"Told you I was neutral. I had no obligation to keep that info to myself since it'll go public eventually anyway." The conduit shrugged. "But what I wanna know is how this is possible." He said. "How did Ishin Matoi come across the youngest daughter of Ragyo Kiryuin, and why didn't he tell her? Didn't he realize how much the apparent death of her baby sister hurt her?" He questioned.
"He found her in the wreckage of a car crash that killed Satsuki's father, Soichiro." Mikisugi replied. "When he saw that she was alive, he took it upon himself to raise her as best he could." He added.
"Guess the two rivals weren't so bitter after all." Alex nodded. "But why not tell Satsuki?" He asked.
"Dr. Matoi was afraid that if Satsuki knew, either she would kill Ryuko or worse, Ragyo would find out and do something worse." The man replied.
"Well, Satsuki knows and she hasn't done anything bad to her, so you were wrong on that front." The Conduit stated.
"That's actually something I'm curious about. How did she react when she found out?" Mikisugi questioned.
"She was shocked, but happy at the end of it." Alex replied. "She missed her, you know. Knowing that Ryuko is her long thought dead sister brought back an old light in her." He added, recalling that moment clearly.
"So all that coldness was just hiding an old wound." The teacher mused. "That's certainly something." He nodded.
"It really is." The MacGrath boy nodded, right as another commotion occurred. "Oh no…" He groaned.
(Elsewhere)
Meanwhile in the main arena, Mako was excitedly waiting for the moment to face off against the elite four.
"Why do I get the feeling that you wanted this to happen?" Alex questioned as he landed next to Satsuki thanks to Venom's tendrils.
"I agree, were you using Matoi to cull the herd, milady?" Inumuta questioned.
"I ruefully was." The student council president admitted. "I needed to assess how the clubs fared against Kamui users, and the results were an eye opener to the fact they perform poorly." She added.
"Still, even if you just figured this out, using your own sister to do that like she's like a pair of hedge trimmers seems kinda… Cold." Alex admitted.
"I don't like it either, believe me." Satsuki told him. "But I need to be sure the school is ready for the tri-schools cross-country raid trip." She explained.
"Of course…" The boy mused.
As this was going on, Ryuko and Delsin ended up announcing that they were quitting the club, much to Mako's horror.
"Looks like they finally had enough of this nonsense." Alex noted.
"It was only a matter of time before they decided enough was enough." Venom nodded as he looked at the unfolding events.
However…
"You guys can't quit! If you do, we'll go back to the slums! And I don't wanna go back—Whoa!" The brunette protested, right as a giant dresser crashed next to her.
"This is a Two Star Goku Uniform designed for you, Mankanshoku! If you desire to retain what you have acquired, then use it and show me your resolve!" Satsuki exclaimed.
"The hell?!" Ryuko exclaimed.
"Satsuki, have you flipped your wig?!" Alex questioned.
"I'm doing this to prove a point to my sister." The girl told him in reply.
"And what point is that, it's better off to be alone because friends will turn on you?" The boy questioned.
"That a taste of affluence can lead anyone to be consumed by greed, even one's own loved ones." She responded.
"... I am offended by that." Alex uttered, an offended look on his face.
"You're an exception to the rule. But not everyone has your strong held ideals." Satsuki told him. "The masses are who I refer to." She added.
Alex said nothing, since he couldn't come up with anything to say. All he did was watch Ryuko and Delsin get beaten down by Mako (a concept that felt alien, all things considered) since they couldn't bring themselves to fight back.
"Delsin, let me consume the uniform. It will make things easier." Riot snarled as he blocked a bat blow from Mako by taking secondary control—keeping her from hitting Ryuko.
"No. This may not look like it, but this isn't a problem for us to overcome." Delsin told his partner.
"What're you blathering on about?" The symbiote snarled.
"If I'm right, you'll find out soon." The boy replied as he dodged a blow from a hammer.
A few minutes later, Ryuko and Delsin had disengaged their respective combat modes. While Mako had already gotten this far, both of them knew she didn't have the capability to kill anyone.
The fact that her parents were cheering her on did little to convince Riot of this, however.
"Do you see now, Ryuko? This is what the masses are like! Pigs in human clothing who turn on their own when given the slightest opportunity for luxury! One taste of a life of affluence and they're enslaved by their own greed!" Satsuki exclaimed.
Though the fact that she called her by her first name got the punk girl's attention, notably.
"Ruled by greed?! KIss my ass!" She barked defiantly, refusing to acknowledge that.
"Prove me wrong, then." The older girl said with a small prideful smile.
Ryuko didn't say anything in response as she stepped in front of Delsin and let Mako start wailing on her relentlessly over and over.
It wasn't long before the girl was covered in bruises, but she wasn't collapsing. She simply refused to.
And before Mako could deliver the final blow—she suddenly stopped, her fist mere inches from her friend's face.
"What is wrong with you?!" Mako yelled at her family as tears poured from her eyes. "You're telling me to kill my best friend! WE'RE ACTING EVIL!" She wailed.
"Seems Ryuko knows her friend better than you do." Alex pointed out.
"Which is normal, honestly." Venom commented.
This led to Mako sacrificing her uniform and things finally went back to normal—but before Ryuko could leave with the Mankanshoku family—Satsuki's staircase descended from on high and the older girl started walking towards her.
"I… Think the two of us have a few things to talk about." The sword user began with a bit of consideration in her words.
"Not sure if I want to, considering how much of a bitch you've been to me up until this point." Ryuko retorted, arms folded.
"I am… Aware." Satsuki sighed, not even bothering to deny her behavior up to now. "But that was before I discovered our relationship. I feel that you deserve some answers regarding what you want answers to." She told her.
"That doesn't make me feel any better. Makes me feel like you're trying too hard." Ryuko stated.
"Cut her some slack, Ryuko." Alex chimed in. "Satsuki's been under the impression that her little sister was dead and was thrown out like the trash by her mother—aka you—which has caused her to nurture her grief and anger like you have for Ishin." He whispered. "You know what she's feeling—and now she finds out that her little sister is alive? How is she supposed to handle this?" He added in her ear.
"... Okay, yeah… You're right." The punk girl sighed, putting her face in one of her hands.
Satsuki, meanwhile, was unsure of what they were talking about, so she just stood there waiting for them to stop… and then was caught off guard when Ryuko—after a brief hesitation—suddenly hugged her.
"I… I don't know what else to do." Ryuko admitted.
"If it's any consolation, neither do I." The Student Council president replied, returning the embrace that she was offered.
Meanwhile, the elite four were watching this with the utmost astonishment on their faces. Well, three of them were, Sanageyama was really just going off the vibes of the situation.
"So… What's this mean for us going forward?" Nonon wondered.
"Honestly? I have no clue." Inumuta mused.
"I'm not sure either, but I can't wait to find out." Uzu grinned.
"I am unsure myself, but whatever the case, I will differ to Lady Satsuki's judgment." Gamagori nodded.
Times were definitely looking interesting so far…
(Timeskip)
"Today! We will embark on the total overhaul of the student council!" Satsuki exclaimed from her pedestal the next morning. "If you participate, you will have free reign to attack your peers. There will be no restrictions on weapons or tactics! Those who survive will meet here in seven days, and then fight to increase their social standings. This is a fight for change, and an election in the form of a battle royal!" She boomed.
Ryuko, upon hearing this, had only one thing to say…
"Well, this is gonna be fun." She commented with a smirk.
Delsin did the same, Riot licking his jaws at the feast before him.
All hell… Was about to break loose.
ThermalsniperN7: And here we are, getting another story caught up. This one covers the fight club fiasco, which holds Ryuko's hilarious and relatable reaction to paperwork.
Dragon Emperor0: It also had Alex reasonably notice that Ryuko and Satsuki had a good few similarities, leading to them learning that the two were sisters. Which makes sense, with how well Alex knows Satsuki's body, he's bound to notice some similarities eventually.
ThermalsniperN7: I've heard of awkward reunions, and this definitely falls under that category. But yeah, next time is the massive free-for-all fight across the place that'll get a new council built. You can bet Delsin is gonna go berserk in that setting.
Dragon Emperor0: And Venom is nearing the point where he becomes a fully grown symbiote—which will likely cause him to evolve—and something tells me that a certain grand couturier will be exceedingly lucky if she survives this whole situation.
ThermalsniperN7: Indeed. Anyway, see you guys next time.