"RING!"
The clock showed 4:02 AM. It was time for my bokken training. In the cool morning air, I was forced to train shirtless (to combat the cold wind) and swing my bokken fifty times. It tasted... salty and weird. Ugh! That was my snot!
It was already 5:30 AM, and I had to hurry to school before my ride arrived. I quickly had breakfast, showered, and changed. I just remembered that today was the start of Kendo extracurricular. Actually, I prefer Samurai over Kendo.
For Kendo training, you have to wear protective gear and use a bamboo sword, while Samurai use a Katana, a real sword, in battle, but use a Bokken for training. The point is, Kendo uses limited attacks and has many rules for fighting. Whereas Samurai has many movements and ways to evade attacks, as well as meditation to clear evil thoughts. That's why I chose Samurai over Kendo.
Upon arriving at school, I met a classmate named Yanto. The rumor I heard was that his reputation was very good, but Yanto was very brutal with the women he took out (specifically, he committed acts of violence against women). There's no certainty about the full extent of it yet. It's true that Haruna has been at my school for a week now. Haruna and I are just ordinary friends. I saw Yanto talking to Haruna, but luckily, she rejected Yanto's invitation. I saw Yanto smile from a distance, then his smile turned into a cunning smirk. I felt an evil aura emanating from him. Oh well, the bell for class had rung. It was time to go to class.
First period was with Ms. Inggrid, our math teacher. Usually, before the teacher arrives, I'd already be asleep. My intention was to wake up before the teacher came (just the intention), but instead, the teacher woke me up. Oh man... so embarrassing! Math lessons make my head spin for seven centuries: sine, cosine, tangent, equations, algebra, matrices, co-matrices [huh? Is that even a thing? Oh well, who cares]. Yeah, something like that... for me, mathematics is a narrow world. Anyone who says the world of mathematics is vast probably has a high imagination... or maybe I'm just not motivated to learn math? I should change "Mathematics" to "Death-ematics." Hehehehehe...
Break time started again!! Finally, I can— ... Noooo, I'm not going to sleep again. I'm going to train my Samurai skills using the bokken I keep on the fourth floor, my usual hangout spot. I quickly ran to the fourth floor, and there were middle school kids training Wushu. So I went down to the third floor and chatted with my friends. My equally messed-up friend is Ben. Ben is a science student who is incredibly perverted and incredibly lewd [his face just screams pervert]. To me, he's like a porn seller. And he said something weird about Haruna to me.
"Hey, Franky, I have a great idea," "Huh? What is it?" "I want to make a porn movie!! You'll be the main character!! And the girl will be Haruna!!" Ben replied proudly.
You idiot! I'm going to be in his crazy movie?! No way! I'd rather be a singer than a porn star! Or I'd rather commit Seppuku or Harakiri than do something that crazy. I immediately hit him with my rock-hard head into Ben's head.
AAARGH!! DAMN IT!! 30 minutes of break wasted!! I can't train!! Wait? But why bother? I'd rather sleep than train. The next subject is English with Mr. Clark. English is easy!! Thanks to constantly singing Western songs, I don't have to bother reading a dictionary for English. While I was seriously doing the exercises, because it was so easy and I was so enthusiastic about English, Haruna called me.
"U-um... Franky-kun...," Haruna called me. "Hm? What's up, Haruna?" "Um... what does 'invisible' mean? Atashi wasureta (I forgot)." Haruna hesitated slightly. "Oh, that means 'not visible'." "Ah, Arigato (Thank you)." Haruna replied with relief.
Ah~~~ Haruna's face is so cute!! My face turned completely red seeing Haruna's ridiculously cute face~~!! Luckily, I managed to hold it in so she wouldn't see my face blazing red, like it was on fire. Wait!? I mean, it was embarrassing! What else could I do!? She's cute, sexy, and "nyihoi" too!!
In the middle of class, my stomach rumbled as if my stomach acid was overproducing. Damn! I have a stomach ache! Finally, during the class change, I sprinted to the restroom with NOS energy, as I hadn't made my "deposit" for three weeks. I quickly burst through the door and released the enormous backlog, almost fainting from the sheer amount of my "debt" (apologies to any readers who are eating). Unbeknownst to me, I heard strange noises. It was still daytime, so could there be a ghost in broad daylight?! I listened more carefully. It turned out I was hearing a crazy conversation: someone wanted to kidnap Haruna!! And I listened even more intently to the person's voice. It was true; it was Yanto the psychopath. [His brother must be Ryan].
I heard more clearly that he was planning to kidnap Haruna at 5 PM, when the extracurricular kids go home. I also just remembered that today there are Kendo, Ballerina, and Basketball extracurriculars. I have to do something! I have to protect Haruna from that psychopath Yanto! I have to figure something out! But how can I?! I'm the only one here, and I'm the only one who heard this! After they meticulously planned it, they left the restroom, and I calmly exited the restroom, smelling like a rotting rat after my "deposit."
Then I went back into the classroom. Huh? Why is Mr. Marjono, the history teacher, here? I thought that at this time today, it was Anthropology class, not history. So I went back to my seat, then looked at the schedule in my book. Holy cow! I brought the wrong book! More precisely, I picked up the wrong book because it got swapped with the day. AAAH!!! So embarrassing! There's only one tactic: an empty emergency book, and borrow a textbook from my friend behind me! I didn't dare borrow a book from Haruna; she's new, after all. With a very long struggle tactic, I borrowed a book from my friend, David.
It happened that he was innocent and alone by the wall. So, I had a gap that could be covered. Besides, I also saw Cory sitting in my seat to be with Haruna. Luckily, the lesson ended faster than I expected, and break time had also started. My stomach began to rumble. Finally, I was forced to eat at my regular canteen. I ordered fried rice and plain water, as usual.
"Hey!! Frank!! This spot's empty!!" yelled Lili.
Lili is a close friend of mine. She used to be my partner in dance class. Initially, her dance partner wasn't me. But for some reason, something happened with Lili, and she became my dance partner. Sweet memories...
As I was comfortably chatting, little devils started disturbing people who were talking. It turned out to be Nick and Ario. Nick is my classmate; he's a very, very ordinary person. As for Ario, wait for his story.
"Whoa~~ this is the first time Pengki's eating," Nick said. "Well, my stomach demanded to be fed," I said while eating. "Hey Frank, is there practice later?" Ario asked. "Yeah, the leader's already here," I replied.
I glimpsed Haruna and Anna sitting where the girls usually sat. On the far left. It seemed many people were already close to her. But an evil aura heading towards Haruna passed through me, and for some reason, my hand suddenly trembled. During accounting class, I still had a bad feeling. With a small memo, I warned Haruna to be careful after extracurricular activities. She quickly replied nonchalantly, without any issue. I couldn't concentrate on accounting class because of Yanto's crazy plan. It felt like a hitman was going to kill me with a sniper. I even broke out in a cold sweat before the class began.
When school was dismissed, I immediately headed to my extracurricular. I didn't expect the ballet club to be in the same place as the Kendo club, but at a considerable distance from it. Many students from both the ballet and Kendo clubs had already gathered there.
I quickly changed into my Hakama uniform and brought my bokken. There were already Ferry, Kwang, Halim, Ario, Felicia, Natalia, Regan, Aaron, and Kevin. My Kendo Club leader, Kevin, actually took some parts from Kendo and some from my Stjue's teachings and Aaron's dad's teachings, Samurai. This Kendo and Samurai club truly felt like the "Sengoku" era (Edo period). Each member had their own historical name. The Wushu club often challenged the Kendo club to fights. One win, one loss.
Ferry, a 3rd-year social sciences student from a different class than me, is nicknamed "Maeda Toshiie." He has a leadership spirit and helps his friends; he's most skilled at using two Katanas.
Kwang, my classmate, who is the most messed up in the world and an expert at cracking jokes in every lesson. He's nicknamed "Ishida Mitsunari." Because of his brilliant strategies, he could make the Wushu club suffer a crushing defeat. He's skilled at using a Tessen (a folding fan made of iron and three times its normal size).
Halim, a 3rd-year science student who just joined two months ago, is nicknamed "Kotaro Fuuma" because his movements are as fast as the wind, and he can jump higher than an average human. His favorite weapon is a Kusarigama (a Ninja weapon consisting of a sickle and chain with an iron ball).
Ario, now I'll tell you about Ario. Ario is from Ambon. He likes music and learns a little Japanese from me. He's nicknamed "Honda Tadakatsu." Because he's taller than me, and he also likes to read the Bible. He's skilled at using an Omi Yari (a type of spear with two very long blades).
Felicia, a female member who joined on her own. She's often called the "Goddess of Dance" because she frequently practices dance and Noh dance. She's nicknamed "Okuni" because, in history, Okuni was the main female character in Kabuki art. Her specialty weapon is the Katana.
Natalia, a female member who joined with Regan. Nicknamed "Uesugi Kenshin." Because in history, Uesugi was intersex, so Uesugi Kenshin is more suitable for Natalia. The weapon she uses is a Naginata (a spear with only one blade).
Regan, my friend since junior high, joined this club thanks to Kevin's invitation. He's nicknamed "Toyotomi Hideyoshi," not because his face resembles a monkey. More accurately, his behavior resembles a monkey. His specialty weapon is the Katakama Yari (a spear whose weapon resembles a sickle).
Aaron, Kevin's vice club leader. He's nicknamed "Miyamoto Musashi." Because since childhood, he's been taught about Samurai and Bushido by his mom and dad. His favorite weapons are the Katana and Tantou (a Tantou is only half the size of a regular Katana).
Kevin, the club leader who is 3 years older than me. Nicknamed "Tokugawa Ieyasu" because he's the club leader here; he also understands weapons specifically for men and women. His nature is very ambitious in handling what he desires. He's most skilled at using the Kikuchi Yari (its size is only ½ of an Omi Yari).
As for myself, I was clearly born into the Date Clan family. I'm nicknamed "Date Masamune" because of my mysterious nature when I go alone to the mall without my friends and listen to my MP3 player (Kevin's info doesn't connect, though). My favorite weapon is the Nodachi (a sword twice as long as a regular Katana).
My extracurricular training went quickly, just the usual routine. Slicing enemies, performing correct movements, and deceptive tricks to fight enemies. I even managed to watch Haruna and the others practice ballet beautifully. Haruna's body was as flexible as rubber. My intuition still felt off about Haruna; I had no choice but to do this alone! I was the only one who heard Yanto's plan! It had to be dealt with quickly!
Extracurricular activities were over. I quickly changed into my regular uniform and went downstairs as fast as I could before something bad happened to Haruna. I had also prepared my proud weapon, the bokken. I finally reached the ground floor, which was the soccer field. I saw Haruna and Anna being harassed by Yanto's group. They even dared to poke Anna. Anna hid behind Haruna. What's worse, one guy even dared to touch Haruna's "mountains." Haruna quickly twisted the guy's arm until it broke.
"CRACK!"
The sound was loud and clear. Immediately, ten guys, including Yanto, ordered their subordinates to attack Haruna, while Anna ran in an unexpected direction. Towards me.
"Oh!? Franky!!" Anna called out in fear. "What's wrong, Anna!?" I replied, pretending not to know. "Haruna's in trouble, quickly help her," Anna replied.
I watched Haruna take down the thugs with her bare hands and kicks. What was even more surprising was that after the thugs fell, they pulled out iron rods from under their clothes. Haruna managed to dodge before being hit by the attack and retaliated with the weapon she was holding. I looked closer; Haruna was using a Kunai, a characteristic weapon of a ninja. I suspected that she was a Kunoichi (female ninja). At that moment, I saw Yanto carrying an electric remote. He managed to attack Haruna from behind, leaving her defenseless, until Haruna fell. And suddenly, my anger surged, and my other personality emerged. The Dark Side.
I recommend that before reading the next paragraph, be warned. My Dark Side is known to be very sadistic and cruel, specifically Hardcore. He is more brutal than ECW members like Sandman or Boogeyman. More sadistic than the grim reaper. And he absolutely loves blood, murder, and violence. He particularly enjoys anything hardcore. I suggest skipping to the next chapter before having nightmares. If you still want to continue, then go ahead, my Dark Side has arrived.
COWARD! Is that what you call yourself, a man attacking a girl from behind?! You'd be better off wearing a skirt and changing your gender! I finally stepped in. I threw a large rock, the size of a tennis ball, and it hit Yanto's nose squarely, making a melodious and pleasing sound.
"CRUNCH!"
Yanto and his thugs stared at me. I had also prepared my Bokken, even though my enemies were using iron rods. My Bokken has an interesting "secret"; I can show my prowess as a Bushin and successor to the Date Clan. I looked at Yanto; his nose was bleeding, fresh blood flowing.
"Y-you... how dare you throw a rock at my nose!!" Yanto said in pain. "Ho... attacking a girl from behind?... Chicken..." I sneered. "Bastard!! Kill him!!" Yanto commanded his gang. "Korosuna?... Omoshiroi..." (Kill them? Interesting...) I muttered with a wide smile.
I drew my Bokken. After I drew it, Yanto's subordinates were shocked; my bokken could become a Katana. Actually, the bokken I carry is a Katana; it can appear as a bokken if I cover it with a scabbard that mimics a regular bokken, and it becomes a Katana when I draw it from its scabbard.
I prepared to kill the people who touched Haruna and decapitate them, then drink their blood until I was satisfied. But my Katana was dulled by my Stjue. So, from a distance, it looks sharp, but it's actually blunt, though if it hits bone, it can break because it's made of 100% pure iron, homemade too. As his subordinates attacked me, I swung my Katana right into the person's stomach, then I quickly got behind them and swung at the same spot with a loud sound.
"CRACK! CRUNCH!"
Truly a beautiful and melodious sound to hear after I finished off one enemy. Many of his subordinates were terrified because of how fast I was. Finally, all his subordinates fought me fearfully. Before they savagely attacked me, I managed to smile broadly again and chuckle. With my ferocity and brutality, I shattered their bones without any mercy in my heart.
My attacks were deadly; I targeted the weak points of a human. Kneecaps, elbows, neck, stomach, spine, and (sorry) their balls; all of them made beautiful and pleasing sounds to me. Even Haruna was shocked to see my Bushin power. Yanto, on the other hand, looked at me like the grim reaper. Unconsciously, I laughed like a psycho. Anna, who saw me, was already terrified; how could someone as calm and messed up as me become a psycho?
"Haaah~~~ now it's your turn, Yanto...." my dark side began to enjoy itself.
I looked at Yanto, who had a dumbfounded expression seeing his fallen subordinates. Haruna and Yanto were very far apart, so he couldn't take Haruna hostage. So, all I had to do was fight Yanto. Demonic laughter Khuhuhu.. HAHAHAHAHA!!! Without further ado, Yanto attacked me with his electric remote. I blocked the electric remote with my sword scabbard. Then I found the right opening, and my attack landed squarely on Yanto's groin with an even louder sound. Then I used my deadly move on Yanto's head. YEAH!!
"CRACK!"
Again, something even more horrifying happened. I attacked Yanto's head, causing bleeding and a concussion. What's more, I felt relieved to hear that sound. It was truly melodious. Then Yanto's subordinates left, fleeing while carrying Yanto away. I picked up my sword scabbard and wiped the remnants from my Katana with a cloth. Then I put it back into the Saya (scabbard). I sighed after fighting Yanto and half of his subordinates. Then Haruna and Anna walked towards me as I calmed myself down to return to normal mode.
"Um... Franky...." Anna called timidly. "Hm? What's wrong?" "Th-thank you!!" Anna bowed to me. "AA!! AA!! AA!! Daijobu!! Daijobuyo!! Hahaha..." I replied awkwardly.
Suddenly, Haruna spoke to me, embarrassed. Her hands were clasped tightly, and her face was bowed down from shyness.
"Um... Franky-kun.." Haruna said shyly. "Hm? What is it?" "Arigato... you saved me...." Haruna expressed her gratitude. "Ii na iyo (No problem), friends should help each other, right?" I replied shyly. "You... looked cool with your bokken..."
Haruna's words made my heart beat a little faster. My body became very hot, my body felt light, my eyes opened wide, my head felt hot, like it was on fire (that's just nonsensical). Is this what they call liking someone? Is this what they call love? My heart couldn't stop beating!! (Wait, if it stops, I'd die, right!?) More precisely, it couldn't beat normally.