A couple of days have passed since my run in with Ryuske. The rumours have died down slightly, and with no sign of the other power users making a move, it appears that I can finally return to my normal life. Which means focusing on class. In the past, I would have used my power to speed through lessons, but Makoto insists that classes are important, and that she'd never forgive me for doing so. If I'm being completely honest, I'm glad she's been such a good influence on me. It's good to have someone to rely on.

Suddenly, the sound of the PA system dragged me out of the daydream I was having. "Minato Katsuragi. Please come to the student council room. Thank you." Huh? What would the student council want to see me for? As far as I know, I haven't done anything. And it's also highly unlikely that it's about the fight, considering it's been a few days since. Guessing's going to get me nowhere. It'd be quicker going to see what they want.

The teacher dismisses me, and I leave the classroom. As soon as I had closed the door, those in my class started whispering to one another. 'What's he done this time?' 'He really is a delinquent, huh?'. More baseless accusations. Just what I needed. Oh well. Not much I can do about it. Walking through the school halls, I eventually find my way to the student council room. Knocking on the door, I am met with silence. I knock another few times before I discover the door is open slightly.

"Excuse me." I open the door and step inside. My foot lands on something wet. "Water?" Suddenly more water is thrown onto me. "What the-" I'm cut off by what looks like ice forming on my body. "Damn, better rewind." But it's too late. Before I can even react, I'm completely incased in ice, and my consciousness fades. 

Ryuske Amando -

"God damn it. Who'd that bitch think she was?" I was already pissed off with the fact I had lost that fight with that kid. Then that girl comes and asks me all those questions about what happened, acting like it was my duty to do so. It pisses me off. *Thud* My fist collides with a nearby wall. "Tch." Whatever. It's over. Hopefully I won't have to see either of their faces for a while. 

Thinking of skipping out on school for the rest of the day, I start walking towards the staircase, when something catches my ear. "O~hohoho." That fucking laugh. Just what was she so happy about? Might as well go see. It seemed to be coming from the student council room. "I can't believe it was that easy." I stop in front of the door. Who's she talking to? "The way that brute made you out to be, I had assumed you'd put up more of a fight." Brute? Was she talking about me? Oh, that bitch. I swing the door open, and am greeted by the sight of something I really wasn't expecting to see.

There she stood. Golden twin-tails and all. In front of a huge block of ice. Inside that block of ice, was that kid. "Oi oi! What's going on here princess?" Her face turned in my direction. It made me want to break something just by looking at it. "Looks like you've been busy, but I hate to break it to ya. That's my prey you've got frozen!" I was the one who was going to get revenge. I'm not going to let some girl take my chance away. 

"Oh? It's you. What do you want? I think you'll find I'm quite busy at the moment. Run along now, peasant." Peasant? There she goes again. Acting all high and mighty. Thinking that she's better than me. Now, I don't usually hit women. But I think I'll make an exception this time.

Cracking my knuckles, I fortify my fists before jolting forward. "Ora!" I swing my fist. As if she read my movements, she dodges, before kicking me in the stomach. "Looks like you can fight. Good. Now I won't have to feel bad about hitting a woman!" And just like that, the fight begins.

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We both throw punches at one another. At some point, I land a lucky hit, knocking her through the window, and into the courtyard outside. "Still not done?" I jump out after her. "Guess I'll have to hit you harder!"  The girl pulls out what appears to be a whip. "Oh? Using a weapon now? Guess that's fair."She lunges forward, cracking her whip at me. She lands a few good hits, slashing my uniform. "Ora" *Thud* My fist collides with her stomach. "Ora" "Ora" "Ora" "Ora" "Ora" A flurry of punches follows. A final punch sends her flying again. She smashes into the school statue. "Tch. I over did it. Huh?" She stands up from the rubble. Blood dripping from her wounds. *Drip*

Rain? "O~hoho! It appears I now have the advantage." What's she talking about? I begin to ask what was so funny, but I'm cut off. "Silence peasant! I'll show you what happens when you defy your princess!" Her whip drops to the ground. The palms of her hands are open, and oh shit!

A large block of ice dropped from above, almost crushing me. "So that's it." I start running towards her. As long as it's raining, I have a severe disadvantage. I have to finish this quickly. More ice is launched towards me. I punch my way through. "You're not letting up, huh?" Another few blocks of ice are her answer. "Ora" I lunge, fist swing towards her. A wall of ice blocks my attack. *Crack* "Whoa!" That sneaky bitch. She grabbed her whip while I was distracted. Guess I've got no choice. I reinforce my fists a second time. Something I only bring out for desperate situations. My fist punches through the ice wall, and I grab the 'Princess'. 

"Unhand me at once!" I spin around, and as if throwing her over my shoulder, I bring her through the ice wall, slamming her on the ground. Blood spurts out from her mouth. Time to finish thi-" *Boom* I was knocked into the air. A figure appeared above me, before smashing me back down. "Agh!" Who the hell was this guy? 

"Ryuske Amando! Aiko Kirijo! Stop this at once." I slowly get up. Now standing in front of me, were four hooded figures. "Due to your reckless behaviour, you have endangered the secret we must keep.The existence of chosen one's. It was bad enough we had to clean up your mess a few days ago. Men! Clean up! As for you two. We'll let you off this time. However! If you threaten the secret of our existence again, we will cut you down." A bright light takes over my vision.

When it fades, I find myself standing in the courtyard, as if my fight never happened. "The hell?" The girl, Aiko, was collapsed on the ground next to me. Her wounds were gone. And, looking at my body, so were mine. Who were those people. What did they mean by chosen one's? "Tch. Hey! Aiko, wake up." Her eyes slowly open. "We need to talk."

Minato Katsuragi -

When I awoke, I was slumped over a chair in the student council room. Two people were here. One that I recognized, Ryuske, and one that I didn't. "Oh, you're awake now? Good. Now, we need to have a little chat about what just happened. First of all." Ryuske's gaze drifted from me, to the strange girl. "Aiko. Why don't you tell us why you attacked Minato." That's right. I was frozen. I didn't even get a chance to use my power.

"I don't have to tell a brute like you anything. Especially after you threw me into that statue." Wait, what happened while I was out? Ryuske hit his hand off the arm of the chair. "Okay! I'll tell you everything. It all started when the rumor about you losing was going around. I knew you had never lost a fight, so I came to the conclusion that someone must have had a pretty powerful ability, similar to mine. Though I must say, it surely wasn't anything special." Her gaze lands on me. Guess I'll have to show her.

Aiko Kirijo -

At first he was just sitting there. Then, he vanished into thin air. "Huh? Where did he go?" Then, there was darkness. "Ahh!" I jumped off my chair, falling onto the floor. That degenerate Ryuske started laughing. "Hey, It's not funny. I command you to stop laughing!" Looking behind me, I saw Minato standing there. "H-how?" He just shrugged. "Tell me at once!"

"Could you stop it with the commands already? It's starting to get on my nerves. Besides, we've got more important things to talk about." For once, Ryuske was right.

*Cough* "Very well. I give you permission to speak." He should feel honoured.

'Like I need your permission to speak! Screw it. Let's get this little meeting underway. Oh, wait. Minato, get Makoto. She'll want to be here for this." Makoto? Who's that? Another power user? 

Minato leaves before I can ask him. I suppose I'll just have to be patient to meet her.