SE: Alas I have returned from the shadows of laziness and come forth with a new chapter…heh….

Disclaimer: Don’t own it.

Azumi walked over to Tatsuya and gave him a big hug. As a natural response, Tatsuya flinched and Ryoko fumed. Without warning, something hard hit the back of Azumi’s head.

Ryoko’s wooden sword had met with her head. Azumi has a really dizzy look on her face . Remarkably recovering, she turned around to face Ryoko with her maximum fury. They stared each other down as electric bolts began to fly between their eyes.

“ Keep your hands off him you hussy!” shouted Ryoko. “ My my my…a little jealous, aren’t we red monkey?” teased Azumi. She then stuck her tongue out.

This popped every vessel possible in Ryoko’s head. She began to steam and wave her sword around like a maniac just as Tatsuya came between the two feuding girls. “ Now guys, please calm down!” he hoped immensely that they would come to reason. Azumi sticks her nose in the air “Fine by me…” “I have to find Hitomi…” she glares at Azumi, bows to Tatsuya, and heads out of the dojo.

Ryoko walked a ways through the now crowded streets. People had come from all over, from different schools, or just in town. For what seemed like an hour, she finally saw Hitomi. She also noticed Hitomi talking to a familiar figure. “…AOI!” Hitomi and Aoi looked over in the direction of Ryoko. She ran up to them with a smile on her face.

“ Aoi, it’s so good to see you. How’ve you been? I haven’t seen you around school much.”

“ Very well, Ryoko. I think Megumi, Xiaoxing, and Asuka said they were coming as well.”

Ryoko’s eyes brightened up. “Really? Are you all here for the K-fights? That would be awesome!” “ The others might but I am not this time,” said Aoi. “ That’s too bad.” Ryoko frowned.

“ Why don’t we check out some of the stands right now? Maybe we’ll see the others around.” suggested Hitomi. “ As long as people don’t give me tons of free stuff…last time I couldn’t lug all that stuff around…” Ryoko groaned as they walked into the sea of people.

Somewhere else, Shizuma was walking around, checking out to see what kind of fighters would be entering the K-fights. Daisaku was with him as well. It seemed to him that a lot of these guys were nothing but amateurs.

That’s when he saw the hair of the one he called rocket head…Taiho. It had been awhile since he saw the guy.

“ YO! Rocket head!” he shouted out. Taiho was eating some noodles when he looked up and spotted Shizuma. “ Well if it isn’t monobrow…what’s up? This is one crazy school you go to…” “ Sure as hell is crazy, that’s why you gotta love it!” Shizuma grinned. Taiho just gave deep sigh.”…Sometimes I still can’t understand how you have enthusiasm for weirdness…” “Whatever…hey…you gonna finish those noodles?” Shizuma stares at Taiho’s food with hope in his eyes. “Yes! Now get your nose out of my food!” he shoves his hand in Shizuma’s face while Daisaku just sweatdrops.

“ Arrrrgggghhhhh…Why do I always have to carry so much crap?” Ryoko was living the dreadful fear of carrying a bunch of free stuff from all the students. “ Relax, Ryoko, it’s just their way of showing appreciation for you.” Hitomi turned behind her to smile at Ryoko, who had a look of exhaustion and frustration. Hitomi thought it would be better not to say anything else. Aoi just smiled as they continued to walk.

All was undisturbed until an enormous explosion came out of nowhere a bit ahead of where the girls were walking. Then, next thing they heard were two people yelling.

“ Why did you bring those explosives you ninja terrorist!”

“It’s not my fault they exploded! Xiaoxing was messing with them!”

“ I very very sorrrryyyyyyyy!”

Hitomi, Ryoko, and Aoi ran to the scene to find Megumi, Asuka, and Xiaoxing all yelling at each other while all dirty from the previous explosion.

“Hey guys!” Ryoko shouted, and the three stopped shouting to look at their redheaded friend.

SE: I have to stop here, thought I don’t want to. It’s late and it’s cold in the basement. Review or whatever…(too tired to care -.-)