Subject: [FFML] Kazuya Explains it All Chapter 2
From: Pat Olsen
Date: 3/23/1998, 5:47 PM
To: ffml@fanfic.com
Reply-to:
tagan1@pacbell.net

This is the second Chapter of this Fanfic.  The Characters in it belong
to alot of other people, so I
don't plan on making a movie out of it..   Ah well, on with the show.
(Oh yes, for those who may
be wondering, the Author of this fic, and A Different Viewpoint are not
the same person.  He is
my twin brother, Chris Olsen.)

As always, C&C and flames appriciated!


                                    Kasuya Explains it all
                                              Chapter 2

    As we walked outside, I wondered to myself why girls were so fussy.
I would get clean in the
mornings, maybe run a comb though my hair after school.  This girl, as
beautiful as she was
seemed to go too allot more trouble.  I thought. <Why does she feel the
need to dye her hair, and
wear those contacts?  She'd be striking enough without the purple and
pink.  Ah well, I suppose
she's competing with that other girl.>  As we walked into the sunlight,
I turned to her with an
inquisitive glance.  "So I hear that your old school burned down
recently, any idea how that
could have happened, Jurai-san?"  She blinked at that, and I could tell
she had no idea what I was
talking about.

    She said. "Oh please call me Aeka, we are classmates after all."
She paused, thinking.  "Did
you say burned down?  No I have no idea how that could have happened."
She was outwardly
still calm, but I could sense her growing agitation, she thought
angrily, <That monster.>, and I
got an uncomplimentary image of the blue haired girl.

    It was my turn to blink at that.  <She's really jealous of that
girl, she's got it bad.>  "Well," I
said slowly, not wanting to get her riled, "I would certainly like this
report to be successful, what
would you like to know about me?"  At her slightly confused expression,
I grinned kindly at her.
"Since you're new here, I think it's only fair that I start, that way
you'll have more time to think of
what you want to talk about."

    She nodded, smiling slightly in response.  "That's kind of you
Kazuya-san, but I'm not even
sure what to ask you.  I've never done anything like this report, so I
don't have any idea where to
begin."  She paused uncomfortably.

    I looked at her now,  "Well, I hope I can help you with it.  Let's
see. I'm 16 years old, a
moderately good student.  I've lived in this town for the last 10 years
or so.  I enjoy writing, old
movies, and all sorts of outdoor activities, like hiking and camping.
I'm in the Karate and
Journalism clubs, and I hope to be a reporter some day."  I paused for
effect, as I had done a
report or two like this before.  "Is that a good start?"  She watched my
face politely as I talked,
and I was getting a bit self-conscious.  "Um, so would you like to see
the campus?  I can show
you around as we talk."

    She nodded. "Yes, I would like that.  It will give me time to think
off a few good questions to
ask you."

    I showed her around the large inner campus grounds, the four
buildings surrounding were each
used for a different age group of students.  As we passed the elementary
wing she waved to a
group of children in my old homeroom.  A little girl with enormously
long blue pigtails waved
back happily.  I noticed that her eyes were also pink.  I waved to the
girl and told Aeka that that
classroom was my first in this town.  "And was that girl your sister?"

    Aeka smiled warmly at the girl, and then nodded to me.  "Yes, my
sister Sasami.  It's nice to
see her making friends so soon."

    I was thinking, <I guess the pink eyes are genetic then, maybe
they're both albinos?  That
would certainly explain why they dye their hair.>  I showed her the
cafeteria, and grabbed a pair
of cheap sandwiches from the raging mob.  "Here you go."  She had the
grace (or good sense); to
look appalled at the scene.  I looked over at melee, and then chuckled
lightly, knowing how it
must look to the uninitiated.  "Oh don't worry." She sighed as I nodded
at her.  "Yeah, they'll get
more energetic by next week, they're still practicing today."  I turned
back to her with a grin that
faded at her expression of horror.

    She suddenly looked like she understood. "Oh, you're just joking
right?"  Her face cleared up a
bit and she laughed lightly.  Her laughter was infectious, and I soon
joined her.  We both laughed
together for a while, and we each set off the other again.  Finally I
stopped myself.  "Actually,
no."

    We arrived back in class a few minutes later.  As I escorted her
back to her seat, I asked her,
"So have you come up with any good questions for me?"

    She shook her head.  "I'm sorry, I'm still not sure how I am going
to handle this assignment, I'll
have to think about it."

    I looked at her questioningly as she seated herself. "Well, what
about this afternoon?  Do you
have any plans?  I could show you and your friends around the area.
What do you think?"

    She looked back at me.  "I'll ask, but I think it sounds like a very
fine idea."

    I went back to my own seat then.  Natsumi was already seated, and as
I sat down she asked
me, "So what she like Kazuya?  That Ryoko is very strange.  I'm not sure
what I can put down in
my report about her."  I looked back at Natsumi, amused at the put upon
expression she was
giving me.

    Still, I decided to give her a break. "Well I'm going to be showing
them around this afternoon I
think, would you like to tag alone?"

    She looked relieved.  "That would be a help, thanks.  Would you
believe that girl told me she
was a Space Pirate at first?  She's so quirky.  I could hardly get one
straight answer out of her."
She looked over at the trio speculatively.  "I wonder what that guy sees
in her."

    I followed her gaze over, and watched them for a few moments.  Ryoko
was standing next to
Masaki-san, and was whispering into his ear.  He was turning a bit red a
whatever she was
saying.  Then Aeka said something, and Ryoko stood up straight, and
snapped back loudly, "Why
would Tenchi want do do something like that when he can..."  her voice
faded a bit at the
alarmed look Tenchi was giving her.

    I turned back to Natsumi and shrugged.  "Well, she's not a regular
girl, maybe that's what he
likes.  Aeka's certainly not exactly normal either.  That 'royal'
attitude of hers is too perfect to be
a deception, I think that she's really like that."  Natsumi nodded
acceptance, and then turned to tap
Tsutomu on the shoulder.

    He looked up at her distractedly and muttered, "Yes?  Oh
Hayamiya-san, what is it?"

    She pointed at him and then at Fuu.  "So how's the report coming?"

    He shrugged back.  "Ok I guess, you?"

    She looked at him, disgusted.  "Oh wonderful.  So Fuu,"  She turned
to ask the girl in question.
"Kazuya here is going to show a bunch of the new people around town
after school, you
interested?"

    Fuu cocked her head quizzically at the question.  "Really?  I guess
that would be nice.  Yes I'll
come."

    I blinked at that. <Great, now I'll have a whole horde, where'd that
come from?>  I grinned
anyway and nodded at Fuu.  "Sure the more the merrier."  Seeing Aeka
coming over to join them I
motioned for her to sit down.  "So, can you come?"

    Aeka nodded. "We would be honored to accept your most gracious
invitation.  In return,
perhaps we can think of some way to thank you tomorrow, if that would
suit you?"

    As Natsumi and Tsutomu blinked at the grandiose speech,  Fuu
brightened at the suggestion.
"How appropriate!  I think that I should help, as Kazuya-san has agreed
to show me around as
well."

    Aeka looked mildly surprised, but smiled at the enthusiasm.  "I'm
sure that would be fine."

    Natsumi broke in with a question then, before Aeka could leave for
her seat.  "So all three of
you live near a shrine in the mountains right?  Where is that?"

    I retreated from the ensuing conversation, and thought. <This all
sounds very complicated.  Oh
well, at least I'll get to know them a bit better.>  I then interrupted
as the teacher entered the
room.  "Well if you will all meet me at the Karate club room after
practice this afternoon, I'll
start the tour.  Aeka, you'd better ge back to your seat, the teacher is
here."

    AS she left Natsumi called my attention to the teacher in question.
"That's the new science
teacher.  I hear he's got a gorgeous daughter in his homeroom.  She's
already got a substantial fan
club because it's rumored she doesn't have a boyfriend yet!"

    I sighed in mock despair, "Trying to set me up too?  You're as bad
as my sister."  She giggled a
bit at that, and we both turned to watch the teacher as he started
class.

    Later, as class was letting out, I saw Natsumi go over to Gendou
Ikari and Honomia Pete.  I
could tell she was inviting them on my little outing, so I walked over
quickly.

    Fortunately, Gendou just smiled slightly at the invitation, and
said.  "Thank you, but I have
other plans."  Natsumi shivered lightly at his cool demeanor.  Pete was
all too happy to join the
group.  "Yeah! I never been in Tokyo before, It'll be great to have a
guide, specially someone
who's lived here so long."

    I just sighed.  I was in for a party it seemed, and one or two more
wouldn't make any
difference.  I left for the lockers then to change into my gi, and
headed for the Club room.  I got
there a bit early, and began my warm up under the slightly approving
glance Hino-sensei gave
me.  As usual though, Tendo Akane was already well into her warm up.  I
admired her form
covertly.  <I can see what my cousin saw in Aukawa-san,  there is allot
to be said for a strong
independent woman, to bad she's spoken for.>  The rest of the students
filtered in, and the
meeting began in earnest.

    Akane finished demonstrating the house kata to several beginning
students for the tenth time.  I
could see the impatience on her face, though she quickly mollified it,
and she thought quite
strongly, <It's a good thing that I'm such a patient person.>  I tried
hard not to laugh. <I sometimes
despair of ever becoming a sensei.>  As if noticing her discomfort,
Hino-sensei called her over
for a sparring session with the new freshman black belt.

    <Oh yeah, that's me.>  I could see her sizing me up, and her
thoughts were projecting strongly,
so I felt and urge to listen to her conclusions.

    <I've seen him in class before this.  He has a real feel for the
art, oh nothing like Ranma, but he
shows potential.  Unlike most of the other students here, he has
obviously been studying for
several years already.  I wonder if he has a family background in the
art like me, because it
seems important to him to reach his potential.  I wonder why Hino sensei
hasn't asked me to spar
with him before now?>

    Actually, I was wondering the same thing.  Over two weeks had passed
this semester, and this
was the first time he had called for the two of us to spar.  Hino-sensei
was saying,  "Tendo-san, I
want you to study Yukimasu-san's style as you spar, then tell me what
weaknesses you find in it,
and how he could fix them."  I heard her groan mentally.  <Oh he's not
asking too much is he?>
She nodded affirmatively at the sensei though, and turned to face me.  I
tuned down my telepathy,
as I don't really consider it very sporting to fight someone who knows
what your going to do next,
nor would I learn much if I did use my powers.  I started by immediately
circling off to my right.
Akane matched my movements, and soon we were sparing in earnest.  As we
spared, I found it
impossible to lay a finger on her.  I saw Akane's face take on a
reflective cast, as if she was
remembering something.  She then slowed her dodges, and started to block
more, and traded
blows more evenly and she analyzed my style.  She started to get a
surprised look on her face,
and I wondered what she was thinking.  I poured it on then determined to
give it my all, as I was
no longer worried at all that I would harm her.  She matched me easily,
then got a determined
look on her face as she apparently came to an understanding about
something.  She pushed me
hard then attacking more fiercely then anyone had in my experience.  As
she hit me several times
painfully, I was mildly flattered that she thought I could take it, but
she soon overwhelmed me,
and sent me crashing to the floor.

    She paused as I rose shakily and asked, "Why are you holding back?"

    I gathered my wind to answer.  "What?  I wasn't aware that I was.
I'd be silly to hold back
against an opponent of your caliber Tendo-san."

    She just looked confused at my honest answer.  She waved me
forward.  "One more time
then?"

    I nodded, grateful for the opportunity, though I was sure I'd be
feeling it in the morning.  "Of
course, thank you."  We bowed to each other, and began again.  She was
watching me closely this
time.  I exerted myself to my peak, and actually managed to catch her a
glancing blow, due to her
split concentration, but she still looked like she expected more.
Suddenly she whirled around,
and I had to quickly stop my self from crashing into her.  She was
preparing for an attack, this
time quite seriously, as if the outcome was life or death, but she was
facing the door way.

    Even though I was blocking off her thoughts I could hear,
<Shampoo!>  She was extremely
agitated to have a thought pierce my shielding. So alarmed was I at
anything that could worry
Akane so, I also turned to see who had entered.

    It was Aeka.  She looked alarmed, and had backed up several paces
from the glowing
<glowing?!> Akane.

    I quickly read Akane's thoughts. <Why is Shampoo here? And why is
she wearing the school
uniform?> Finally she seemed to realize, <That's not Shampoo! Oops!>

   Everyone was staring at Akane as she faced of with the dismayed
Aeka.  The most obvious
reason for their attention was the fact that she was radiating a strong
blue, and visible aura. It
crackled with energy, then faded just as rapidly as it had appeared when
Akane realized she had
made a mistake.  Everyone in the room continued to stare at Akane, a mix
of astonishment and
shock visible on every face, except Yusaku Hino, who was nodding to
himself as if something he
suspected had been confirmed.

    I was the first to speak.  Surprisingly, Aeka had recovered her
composure first, along with
Tenchi, who had also entered the room, but she was busy looking at him
questioningly.  "Um, so
do you know her Akane?"  I knew of course that Akane had mistaken her
for someone else, but I
figured the sooner she shared that fact, the easier this would be.

    Akane blushed a bit.  "No, I'm sorry, but," and she turned to Aeka,
"You just reminded me of
someone I know."

    "Someone you want to maim?" I asked a bit cautiously.

    She scowled anyway.  "No, she's the one that want's to kill me!  I
mean..."  She broke off,
embarrassed again at her reaction.  "I just have to be careful."

    Aeka nodded at this, understanding coming, (to my amazement) easily
to her face.  "I think I
see.  I resemble this girl that you have a blood feud with?"

    Akane looked at her, as surprised as I at Aeka's calm acceptance of
her hostile greeting.
"Well, it's not precisely like that, but yes, you do resemble her.  She
looked at Aeka a bit more
closely.  It's mostly the hair, she dies her hair purple as well, and it
hangs in much the same
length."  She bowed then, "I am sorry if I startled you."

    Aeka coughed.  "Oh no, that is perfectly all right.  I certainly can
understand how it can be
necessary to be constantly be on one's guard against a persistent
individual.  She pointedly did
not look back into the hallway, where Ryoko was leaning against the wall
looking bored.  The
blue haired girl snorted derisively.

    The club meeting wrapped up shortly after that.  As I went to get
ready to escort them, I could
hear Aeka talking to Akane about the club.  I was surprised when she
expressed an interest in
joining the Karate club, she really didn't seem the type.  I came out
soon afterwards, dressed, and
Pete and Fuu arrived a minute later, so we I began to lead them all
outside.

    Aeka asked if I would mind swinging by the elementary wing, as she
wanted to pick up her
little sister.  I did so.  The little girl was waiting there for us, she
was waving good by to a little
boy her own age, with fairly razzled looking brown hair, with a red
stripe in the middle part.  He
was getting on the back of a pretty red headed girl's bike, and they
swiftly rounded the corner out
of sight.

    Ahem, I believe I can tell this part of the story better.  As Kazuya
was pretty busy being host,
and all I had to do at the time was look cute.  Besides, I have It all
recorded in my memory.  It
began for me that day when Sasami greeted her sister.  Actually, I think
I can tell this story best
from Sasami's viewpoint.  Here goes...

    She was quite enthusiastic about her first day at school there, and
wanted to tell Aeka all about
it.  She had made a great new friend, a nice little boy named Ryonoske,
who had been the first to
accept her, despite her unusual appearance.  After he had accepted her,
several of the others had
decided that she was safe, and made friendly advances, and the day had
turned out rather well.
Ryonoske's older sister had been really neat too.  She was in the same
grade as Tenchi and her
sister but in a different homeroom.  She had stopped by to pick up
Ryonoske after class, and had
traded a few friendly meow's with Ryo-oh-ki when she poked her head out
of Sasami's bag to see
what was happening.   Ryo-oh-ki seemed pleased to meet her, and Sasami
decided that she must
be a nice person, having been impressed with her kindness at taking time
to talk (It wasn't a
conversation really, more of a greeting), to the cabbit.  She wanted to
tell Aeka all about it, but
her sister had her own day to relate, so she waited patiently as Aeka
introduced her new friends,
including the young man Sasami had seen showing Aeka around the yard
earlier.  Apparently he
had agreed to show everyone around this section of town.  Sasami was a
bit suspicious of him at
first, but she soon relaxed, as he seemed nice, and he didn't hang
around her sister more than
anyone else.  In his favor also was the fact that he had taken the time
to be introduced to her, and
(after a few moments surprise), had even talked politely with Ryo-oh-ki,
like she was a regular
person.  She was happy enough to let him carry Ryo-oh-ki, who took to
the young man
surprisingly well, when the cabbit expressed a desire for his company.
She figured that if
Ryo-oh-ki liked Kazuya-san, he had to be ok.  Sasami took the time as
they walked to try to get to
know some of Aeka's other new friends.  Natsumi was kind enough, but
talked down to her.  She
also seemed to be too curious for Ryoko's taste. and Tenchi had already
had to calm the pirate
down a few times.  Fuu treated her like a little sister, until they
entered a spice shop together, and
Sasami started to enthuse about the selection.  She then spent several
minutes talking to Sasami
about various herbs, and they ended up agreeing to swap recipes some
time soon.  Tenchi was
busy filling in the gaps of Kazuya's explanations about the places they
passed, and trying to keep
Pete in the conversation, as he seemed a bit overwhelmed by the crowds
in the shopping district.
Aeka meanwhile had kept up questions about the various stores and other
buildings they passed,
and Kazuya was pretty busy answering.  Sasami noticed that when ever he
got a break from the
questions, he would pet Ryo-oh-ki absently, and get a distracted look to
his face as he looked at
the cabbit.  She was pleased at that, glad to see that Ryo-oh-ki had
apparently made a new friend
as well.  Kazuya had accepted Tenchi's rapid explanation of the cabbit's
unusual appearance as
being an rare Australian cat easily enough.

    That's cause I never believed him for a minute!

    Shush now, I'm telling the story now Kazuya.

    Oh, right, sorry.

    Ok where was I?  Oh yes.  After a while they reached an
entertainment center, and everyone
gladly agreed to Kazuya's suggestion that they all split up, and meet
back by the entrance in an
hour.  Only Sasami noticed Kazuya taking Ryo-oh-ki over to a dark
corner, and begin staring into
the cabbit's large expressive eyes.