Ark 16 Episode 21: Emerald Stargazing

Aiko
Leon

Participants[]

Aiko Lapis
Leon Ryoji

After The Carnival[]

These Events Took Place Before School Started

Saikimi: Aiko made her way to the exit tired of the 'festivities'. She just made it to her bike and was unlocking the auto theft system when she heard Kat yelling at Leon. Aiko walked up to the pair, her goggles hanging around her neck as she folded her arms getting in their way. IF there was one thing she hated more then her parole officer it was a bully. “So if I get it right from that little incident of yours, you are the older brother. In fact I know you are. You may want to get your phone replaced. Even if I wanted to fix it, which I don't, it can't be. I fried every circuit in there making it spark and set your ass on fire. If I hadn't that little girl would have been hurt.” She narrowed her eyes at Leon. “One would expect better from an older brother, even if he doesn't care for his sibling. He should show more restraint when it comes to his abilities. Show the same concern you do for your sister to those around you when you let chi like that loose.” With that she spun on her heels and started to walk away. “Fucking bully..” She murmured under her breath. A voice responded from her bracelet. “The bike awaits you miss.” “Thanks Data.” She hopped on her bike settling her goggles over her eyes and kicked the bike into gear. She spun out onto the road and headed home. “Data start up home computer level basement.” A few beepings are heard “Right away Miss... Working.... Computer is up and running Miss.” Aiko nods and speeds toward her house ready to research the Ryoji family. She had moved here just this year so families and people were still new to her. She only knew some of the kids at the Carnival were her classmates due to her comlink having abilities to low level hack, mainly for information. Data couldn't do much with it either so she just uses it to talk to her AI that is back at her home.

Connor continued walk off, and went home. Leon however was still walking with Kat, until a girl interrupted them. She began speaking of the incident that happened not to long ago. Leon heard her out, staring her in the eye the entire time, his emerald green eyes making contact with her own. After she started to walk away Leon uttered out audibly. “you’re right. My behavior was indeed reckless. For personal reasons, I’d like not to discuss, but they wouldn’t help my case either. None the less, thank you for your concern , and have a good night. “ Leon’s monotone reply had no emotion or any sort of remorse behind it. as she walked off he’d turn to Kat. “take the car home. I’m going to the district 2 piers. I’ll be back tomorrow. Don’t wait up.” Leon would nod to kat and kat would nod back. As she did she pulled down a taxi and made her way home. Leon would begin his slow and lonely walk, holding his samurai sword in hand and reflecting on what happeed too him, and how he could’ve killed his brother on this night…and how he didn’t and couldn’t do it at first.

Research[]

Saikimi: Aiko walked through the front door of her house, or rather mansion and locked the door behind her. She made her way down to the basement and was greeted by a holographic image of a male. He placed his right hand over his chest and bowed. “Data I told you not to do that. I'm not royalty I”m only me.” The hologram considered this and tilted his head slightly. “You are royalty to me. After all you created me, gave me life.” Aiko scoughed and shook her head. “Yet I”m still too far from what you could be. You're close to being an AI. Almost Sentient. Some day Data, I'll make you better. I'm still learning.” She gave the hologram a real smile as she sat down to her computer. “But for now we are on research tonight. The Ryoji family.” Data nodded and connected to the matrix. Aiko decided to follow, she pulled a cord from the back of her head and plugged it into the computer. She lowered her head and her essence manifested in the matrix as a virtual version of herself. But the name above her head read eCHO. She followed Data to what looked like an information keiosk. Aiko accessed it and brought up the name Ryoji and watched as information passed by her eyes. “Got it.” Data escorted her back out of the matrix after only a 5 minute span of being there. She woke up back in the real world and looked around. “Interesting family. I guess I see why Leon hates Connor but still... Flesh and blood, I guess I just don't get it.” Data cocked his head again and nodded. “I agree Miss, humanoids are odd in the way of families. Except you Miss, I quite understand you. Except when it comes to your mother.” “We'll get into that later. I'm gonna go for a walk. Shift into my bracelet then shut down home computer.” Data nodded and the hologram faded and a blue blinking light flickered on the white bracelet. Aiko walked down the street after she left her house and she made her way to the docks. Which was not a far walk at all. She used it as a running point in the mornings for her am workouts. After about 15 minutes she reached the pier she noticed another figure at the end of the dock so Aiko stayed at the start. She leaned on the railing looking at the water watching it ripple as some little fish jumped getting insects.

Casual Converesation[]

Leon was sitting on the pier, with his feet in the water. Cooling his head and chilling out. Holding his blade off the edge of t he peir, he’d watch as the sun had completely set by now, and the stars were starting to outshine everything else. Surprisingly this is the only place in Kasihana city, where you can lightly see these things. As he sat there enjoying his peace, he heard a creaking noise which came from someone or thing also putting weight on the peir. With the quickness of skill, Leon would stand up, and grip his sword turning around to see a figure himself. However his vision adjusted and he made out the figure to be woman. The natural starlight revealed her to be the same woman he’d been chewd out by earlier. “Ah greetings again. you startled me for a second. I’m still coming down from a combat high. Forgive me, if you will.” Leon would turn away from her, and continue looking at the sky once more casually.

Saikimi: Aiko jumped as a male voice sounded on her left. She turned quickly to see the boy from the carnival fight. Her eyes narrowed and she folded her arms. “Seeing as how I scolded you I'm surprised you're even speaking to me.” She leaned her hip against the pier railings tilting her head slightly to the right. “But then again it seems the anger issue runs in the family. At least from the public records on the net. Might not be fully noticeable but it's there. I'm not going to bother asking why seeing as how I'm the only party that knows the others name. But still what gave you the idea that the carnival was a great spot for the fight? Why not drag that brother of yours off somewhere private.” She sighed not quite getting why people didn't think when they fought. “I'm not a fighter, not really a love either, but I don't get the warrior mind. Though it seems some have done it well. The art of War ring a bell? Anyways sorry for bothering your private spot. Kinda new to Japan.” She shrugged and turned to walk off but she stopped seeing a stair way down to the beach which she took the first step to.

Leon, would hear her out as the mention of knowing what does and what doesn’t run in the family. Ryoji’s are quite the contrary, but there may have been some form of misleading. Leon, pivoted off of his right foot and turned towards the girl, his green eyes piercing the blackness. “Ah I see. You’re…inquisitive that your are. Regardless, Ryoji’s aren’t known for anger issues throughout. That prize belongs to the Tasanagi family. More noteably, if you beilive everything on the internet then you’re only getting part of the truth.” Leon folded his arms and continued on closing his eyes for a second. “As for the fight, it was out of my nature..i’m usually not so quick to violence, but he of all people brings out the worst in my persona. Sibling rivalry, is a cruel mistress indeed.” As far as her not getting the warrior mindset, Leon would nod in agreement. “you’re right that you are. The warrior mind is a territory you only understand in a life or death situation. How you emerge from that situation determines your state of combatant mind. That being said, what even brought you to Kasaihana City? It’s..not a place for people who can’t defend themselves, that it’s not.” Leon would look at her with curiosity wondering why she was here, the most violent city in america, if she had such a passive nature. Though she did come off as a tad bit rude, one could not hold a grudge against that and leon did not. Being raised here will make a person that way.

Saikimi: Aiko stopped and looked at him tilting her head. She was used to people at least knowing her face if not her name. “It was a bit of a sudden thing. My dad grew up here and got out by being some CEO. And I only wanted to scratch the surface of your family when I did the search. I could go deeper if I wanted. I defend myself in other ways... still not physically but then again I'm not normally out on my own, or out in general.” She shrugged and chewed her inner lower lip. “I'm in the big house on the hill up there...” She pointed to the lit up white mansion but then lowered her hand to rub her arm and look away from him. “I have to admit it's weird to have someone not recognize me. I'm Aiko Lapis, a so-called super model. But then again you don't look the type of guy to hang sports illustrated swim suit poster above your bed like so many I run into.” She let her eyes flit up to him and back to the ground. “Ok it's not weird to have a guy not know my face, it's nice.” Aiko shrugged again. A shell caught her eye “Hmm...” she walked down the steps and picked it up. It was a perfect half shell with blues, pinks, oranges, whites, and greens in it's inner linning. “I've never seen one so pretty.” She held it up to the moon light and smiled.

Leon listened to her story, and continued his non chalont nodding. As she shrugged and chewed on her lip, leon would continue peering at her to see if anything else was going to come to fruition and it did. He looked as she pointed out her house. Impressive to say the least. Two things were certain: she had money and lots of free time. He couldn’t help but smile a bit as she mentioned him not being the type to look at magazines. He really had no clue who she was until she spoke her name. As she finished talking and walked over to look at a shell, leon remained quiet for a moment before speaking again. “Aiko, is a very lovely name. I can tell you have quite a bit of wealth and free time on your hands, if you can peer itnto people’s personal ives. Do you have any other variable forms of entertainment?” Leon turned to her, and let his left hand sit upon his sword handle. “You collect shells I assume? Or have some affinity towards them?” Leon kept his arms folded, standing beside in front of her and tilting his head a tid bit.

Saikimi: Aiko shrugged as Leon complimented that her name was lovely. “Thank you.” She pocketed the shell and shook her head no to his question. “No I don't really collect anything but Computers and programs, I guess I game a bit. But I do rather like the ocean and enjoy swimming.” She looked up at him and smiled a bit. “But you're right I have free time so I play video games but now with a controller.” She turned her back to him and lifted up her hair showing the data port at the base of her hair line. She looked back at him blinking her large Jade green eyes at him before she let her hair fall back down around her shoulders and back as she shifted to face him a bit. “You might have also heard of me when you were little too if your family kept up on news. I had a large court case against me when I was about 10.” She scratched her cheek and perked up a bit. “Oh right I'm not just a game nerd, I do have another hobby. It's still nerdy but I've built this guy..” She lifted up her sleeve showing the white bangle bracelet before pressing a big green button. A projection of a man showed up looking at Aiko. “Well introduce yourself.” She ushered to Leon. “Yes Miss. Greetings my name is Data. I have been built by Miss Aiko in hopes to one day be what is called an A.I. Or Artificial Intelligence.” Data bowed to Leon and gave a twitchy nod. “He's still a work in progress, I still have to give him commands before he does anything and he can't function outside his program. I have to build a personality for him as well as a learning software. But I've only been working on him for a few months and he is coming along nicely. I think. Anyways thanks Data.” She pressed the same button on her bracelet and Data vanished. “He was just a hologram anyways. His base is in my basement room. But I'm sure for someone of your activity level this is all boring and lame. And probabaly still doesn't show how I can defend myself.” She rubbed her arm again and shrugged. Obviously she had no confidence when actually talking to someone face to face.

Leon would listen to her hobbies and likes, and nod, keeping his same expression and his own eyes unchanging. Flipping his bangs out of his face a bit, and leaning his head in a bit when she turned around to show her a data port at the base of her hairline. When she turned back around, Leon’s eyes, though it was subtle, widened juuuuust a bit. Something about her look in t he moonlight threw him off a bit, his heart surprisingly skipped a beat. Not familer with the feeling he just pushed it to the side mentally, and when she mentioned building something he’d watcher her demonstration. As the a.i “data” bowed, Leon would clap his hands together and bow back. “Greetings.” He’d utter to himself, before folding his arms again. “It’s not boring Aiko. It’s actually quite fascinating. My great grandfather Ochigi, is advent scientist himself I watch him construct things like those often, and the process always intrigues me. In a league like that I’m severly outclassed. I could never hope to understand the mechanical workings behind it, for I’m a simple kid that I am.” Leon would unfold his arms, and go back to resting his left hand on the handle of his sword. “But since we’re starting out on a better foot, if you’d like, I can teach you basic self-defense with a sword. You’re not a fighter, that you’re not, but wacking someone in the head with a blunt object requires little to any skill at all. It’s just an offer however.” Leon would look towards her home yet again, and staring at it in the distance he’d speak. “Do you have a cerfew of the sort? It’s pretty late. If you walk now, mugging is imminanat.” Leon would wait for her answer to see what she was going to do.

Saikimi: Aiko watched him clap his hands together and utter his greeting to Data. She nodded as Leon explained how his great grand father would create computer programs and things. “I would have loved to learn from him. I'm kind of flying solo on this whole build your own a.i stuff.” She smiled and looked back at her house then at the time. “I don't have a curfew since they don't know I went back out. It was a scene to just go to the carnival. My dad actually had to shut my mother up to let me escape her claws.” She giggled a bit and tilted her head realizing he offered her lessons on using a weapon. “I'll think about it. I'm pretty sure I'd end up hurting you or someone else since I'm a bit of a clutz.” She shrugged a blushed a bit. “Modeling doesn't take much, sit somewhere make a pouty face and let them take your picture. Programming and other computer activities just cause me the need to sit at a computer. Maybe if we get to know each other a little more then I'll take you up on it.” Aiko smiled gently at Leon. “So are you offering to walk me home? I'm sure I could sneak you in for the night.” She said and winked mischievously with the edge of a joke. She gathered her hair and pulled it over one shoulder and waiting for him to make a decision.

Leon would….smile. BREIFLY. But he’d smile for a second as she mentioned him offering to take her home. His expression went back to his blank and cool stare, nodding silently. “That all sounds fun. I’ll give you credit, you’re much more down to earth than I pegged you for.” Leon would nod to her signaling for her to walk beside him. as she made the gesture of staying the night he’d shake his head and….laugh. LUAGH. Silently, so it was more like a chuckle. “You’re a funny girl Aiko. C’mon, I’ll get you home safe.” Leon caught himself smiling again, and looked towards the beginning of the pier, expecting her to follow behind him. If she did, Leon would walk beside her, takng a moment before speaking. Surprisingly he was enjoying himself, he’d never had such a long talk with a woman before. “Is there anything else the public doesn’t know about you miss supermodel? I’m sure the life of luxury is an exciting one for you, that it is.”

Saikimi: Aiko caught Leon's smile and giggled a bit. She followed behind feeling better about this boy. “I'm not saying you spend the night in a sexual way but more because it's late and there is a nice tree to sneak out of from one of the guest room windows. Not so good for sneaking in though. The closest branch to the ground is too high to jump to but if you were to jump from you wouldn't run a risk of breaking anything. Well you might not, me on the other hand.” She laughed and shrugged as they walked along together. “It's not all it's cracked up to be. I get away with being a big 'bigger' so to speak. I don't have to be skin and bones like those run way girls. And since I don't have control of my money I can't go donating it to charities or anything. So most of the time I'm just by myself. And contrary to what some tabloids say, I don't have a boyfriend and never have. Data is probably the closest thing to that, honestly.” She walked in front of him and turned around so she was walking backwards so she could face him. “What about you huh? Anything interesting in the fighting world? Do you do any tournaments?” she had a smile on her face and the lights of the street would shine off her eyes like gem stones and high light her high cheek bones.

A Demonstration[]

Leon kept his hands in his pockets, listening to her ever word, with interest one might add. He nodded, at spending the night being a non sexual thing. He didn’t expect, nor crave it. he couldn’t deny however that her body was quite mature for such a young age. Ripe. Like a fresh peach. Leon shook his head, getting rid of these thoughts from his mind, as she continued describing her personal life. “I see. So the prodigal techie slash model, is much more than the eye can see. And boyfriends or girlfriends, are quite overated. Especially in our generation.” Leon remained stern with his views, though his face expressions seemed to get lighter as the time passed by. As she scooted in front of him, and asked about the world of fighting Leon would shrug, placing a hand on his sword as usual since the topic came up. Took him a moment to speak as he looked at her for a minute with bliss before uttering. “Ah theres always something going on in the martial word. Prodigies, natural born experts. Saddly I don’t do any tournements, my father and great grandfather often tell me that if the world found out just what I could do, It would only get taken advantage of like they did to my immediate grandfather. I’ve already deduced, their skills from observation alone, I wager I could fight them with my sword between my teeth if I had to.” While leon was being modest at most, it almost sounded as if he was showing off. He rarely ever did, and never meant to, but the way he carried himself combined with his speech often lead people to beilive he was full of himself, though he’d tell you with a bluntnesss as to weather he was better than you or not. “I mean….I could demonstrate, as you did earlier, but I don’t want to seem like some sort of freak.” Leon would fold his arms and close his eyes for a moment, walking in sync with her.

Saikimi: Aiko stopped as he called himself a freak. She grabbed his sleeve and pulled him into an alley way. “You're not a freak so show me.” She smiled and stepped back giving him room. To her he didn't sound stuck up or that he thought higher of himself. In fact he sounded intelligent and how he knew what he was talking about. Unlike most guys their age who just spouted off whatever popped in their head whether it was right or wrong. There was a metal shelving unit in the alley way next to Aiko so she hopped up on it and since she wasn't wearing a skirt she spread her legs letting her feet dangle as her hands cupped the edge of the shelf in front of her as she leaned in to watch Leon demonstrate one of his moves. Despite the fact that she sort of saw one in the carnival, she wanted to see something different and this time there wasn't a kid in the way.

Leon would be drug into an alley way, a rather large and wide one at that. As she said for him to show her, he sighed, and nodded. Looking around, he’d find a steel dumpster, a large industrial one. Walking over to it, he’d stare at it for a moment, before squatting down in to his battojutsu, or quick draw stance. A mannor in which his left hand holds the sheath of the sword, while his right hand hovers over the top of it, but this time, instead of letting the sheath rest under his belt, he would physicaly hold the sheath with his own hand instead. ( ) Leon eyed the dumpster for a moment, before uttering out. “Don’t…try to hard to follow the movements. You’ll hurt your eyes.” As quick as he said that, suddenly his movements went from static to blurs, to his arms disappearing form her view literally for a few seconds, as all that could be seen were white slash marks c oming from seemingly an omnidirectional angle, and moving at such heightened speeds the “SHING” noises would be more like “SHISHISHISHISHI-SHING!” (http://media.giphy.com/media/5jbU0OOPbyyIg/giphy.gif ) in only a single second, over 35 sword strokes were thrown, though his appearance would decive other eyes as if he never even drew his sword. Leon would then hold his sheath behind his back with his left hand, and place his right hand over his head letting the sword fall into place, in a stylish mannor. Not to show off, but more so how he thought himself to do it. ( ) the moment the sword into the sheath however the metallic dumpster erupted and collapsed on t he spot! The pieces of metal falling down with loud clunks and clangs around the trash which was also now chopped into pieces. “Not to ramble but..the sword I use, is a reverse blade. It’s not meant for killing, which is why I can hit people with the front of it and only do blunt damage. However, if the day comes I need to cut, all I need do is flip the blade around. My great grandfather wanted to electronicly mod it with all sorts of gizmos but..” Leon would tuck the sword back under his belt. “to much would weigh the blade down. And in the style of battojutsu, what you just saw, I can’t afford to be slowed down, though my father often tells me my strength compensates for that.” Leon would turn and look at her with his usual expression. “Again, didn’t mean to ramble, that I didn’t.”

Saikimi: Aiko watched him stand there and almost do nothing. But then she spotted it, his hand (or really a blur) moved slightly to the sword. She leaned closer to try and catch an arm or not. She kept hearing the blade hit but she never actually saw it make contact. Once he stopped she hopped off the metal shelving unit and looked at him then to the dumpster. “So what happened...” She stopped as she heard the dumpster make creaking noise before it collapsed into pieces. She looked at him and blinked “How did you...? What did you..?” Aiko just stared at the dumpster. “damn... You're so much cooler then me.”

The Kidnapping![]

(http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=M8ZHkbnHNMw )Leon would chuckle just a bit again, but go back to his sterness. This time however there was a tinge of blush on his cheek. “It’s…really nothing, just lot’s of practice is all.” Leon would start to walk back over towards her before suddenly, a large black figure would descend from the sky with its arms open and a bat like wing appendage! “Aiko DUCK!” weather she ducked or not, the flying man wraped in black clothe would attempt to grab aiko in a bear hug like fashion. If it succeeded, it would kick of fof the allyway walls twice before darting up into the sky again, and using some form of jet propelled rocket boots from it’s feet to catch lift and propulsion! Holding her with seemingly inhuman strength almost, as he flew off into the night. Leon however didn’t say idol, not even for a second, as he himself would quickly use his peak human muscles, to jump, and then begin channeling chakra into his feet to ahese to the wall and dart up the side of the building at a speed of 66mph! thanks to his powerful leg muscles, on land, leon could catch up to moving cars, or even reach a peaked state of jump since his muscles were four times stronger than the average human beings! Leon kept his eye on their flight pattern and studied it, his hands flowing behind his back as he gathered less air resistence against his run. “HOLD ON! SEE IF YOU CAN SLOW HIM DOWN SOMEHOW!” Leon would look left and right, and noticed there was a bit of heavy hovercar traffic tonight…

Saikimi: Aiko gasped and ducked but it seemed futile anyways. She was pulled up from the ground and yelled “LEON!!!” She struggled in the things arms and flailed trying to him or it. But the being just gripped her tighter and started to move faster. “No no no no no no no, LET ME GO!” she growled and looked at her comlink and how far back Leon was. She wiggled it off her arm. If he could turn it on Data could lock in on her cell phone. Aiko managed to catch Leon's eyes as she chucked the Comlink at him and continued to struggle. “What the fuck are you? And you're terrible outfit. What are you a low budget batman?” She folded her arms and continued to kick him every now and again. Just to give him a chance to think that she was giving in. “He'll find you, you know? And when he does he'll rip you apart. I'm sure you're a lot easier to slice up then a dumpster.” The bat like man scoffed and once they reached the hide out he punched her in the stomach causing Aiko to cough and crumble over. She glared up at them as they tied her hands together and placed the rope over a metal hook and her toes barely touched the ground. “Careful she likes kicking.”

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0V_YKqbAaeE&index=117&list=PLYNBny7IRlVkbiSVlrNHnbXbgZBIdU3Pl )Leon would be running after her, but it was no dice, he wasn’t as fast as a flying man. Luckily Aiko had thrown something at him. Leon would reach up and catch it in his right hand stopping in his tracks and looking at aiko being taken away. A rage pent up in leon, he’d never felt before, a righteous rage to do something not for himself but for someone else for a change. Leon would look at the bracelets and push the green button like he’d seen her do earlier, and the same a.i would pop out. “Greetings Leon Ryoji, how may I be of service.” Leon spoke sternly. “Track. Aiko’s. Cellphone. Give me a GPS visual.” The ai’s head twitched, and a holographic map appeared in front of him with aiko’s moving location. Leon looked around, and took note of the traffic. Drawing his sword form it’s sheath, he’d dart full speed towards the edge of a the building, and leap into the air, doing a three sixty spin before stabbing his sword into the trailer of a speeding eighteen wheeler! Leon would use his chakra to adhesive to the surface more, and contuiously look at the gps on his wrist to make sure he was going the right way. Leon then drew his sword from the metal and began charging his legs with chakra, to enhace his jumping capabilities, allowing him to traverse on car roof to the next car roof, and occasionally a wall run until he’d found their hideout. A rudn down join, nothing special about it. “Leon, Miss Aiko is in the basement floor of this facility.” “got it.” Leon would land on the top of the building, and allow his body to slide down the sides of it, using the adhesive properties from his chi to slide down, the wind blowing his black hair back, as he descended to the ground floor in a squat. Kicking down the steel door thanks to his peak human strength, the door would collide into one of the ninja men sending his body tumbling backwards with loud boney cracks. Leon walked in seeing Aiko hanging on a hook by a rope and was instantly disgusted. In a calm tone, Leon growled. “What is the meaning of this.” One of the men would step from the shadows, his ninja mask on his face, and his eyes a cold purple hue. “She is our sacrifice. It’s a long and tedious ritual boy, do not interfear.” Leon would glare before his hands moved at god like speeds again. suddenly aiko’s ropes and the chain that held her up would be cut, and the bodies of the three men guarding her would go flying off in various directins. The purple eyed man looked in surprise, before seeing leon’s hand just now sheathe his sword. “I’m only gonna say it once….let her go.” The ninja started t pour out form the shadows with flips and silent movments as they did they’d begin crowding towards leon. Leon would look at Aiko and signal her to run with his eyes. As he did he’d toss her the white bangle, before starting his fight against the ninja! ( )

Aiko fell to the floor in a heap. She looked up at Leon and blinked, the traffic took longer then what he probably would have wanted. As she stood up and got the chain off of her, he could catch a glimps of the fact that they had ripped her shirt open in the front and had managed to start carving signs in her stomach. Aiko held her shorts up as she ran out of the room. "Kick their asses" She muttered as she headed for the door. Once in the hallway she looked back at Leon watching him take down men upon men. She stole herself and let out a scared whimper from her throat that she had been holding in for quite some time. She held her comlink and ordered data to help her find her way out. Leon had an advantage when he manuvered his way down here. He wasn't blind folded or trying to kick his way free. He will be able to get out unlike Aiko, she needs data. She stopped once and managed to get her shorts buckeled together again. She may have been some kind of sacrifice but the look in their eyes told her that the would have done worse if they had been allowed to continue. "Leon please hurry up." She wondered around in the dark a bit as she found her way up through the building.

The Rescue![]

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xSEb4SM0N0 ) “SHING-TWHACK!” the only sound effects heard, as Leon’s blade collided with the tonto of an enemy ninja! Leon fuled by rage and the strange symbolic markings placed upon aiko, he’d parry the man’s strike on more good time before, spinning his body in a 180 and driving his dull edged sword into the neck of the man, snapping it, and sending his body in a limp fall of sorts Leon squats down, his sword in both hands, as he darted back towards the crowd of oncoming ninjas! (http://www.slateman.net/images/samurai-jack/running4a.gif ) his powerful leg muscles already moving at accelerated speeds, but once he’d charged some chakra into in them, his movements became…nonexistent! Cause he was gone from view completely! All that could be heard were heavy foot steps, slash noises, groans and screams, and flying bodies. Leon would stop, and sweep kick an oncoming adversaries, only to continue his spin and boot kick the man into 4 other people knocking them all down at once. Leon would pivot off his right foot and launch his sword through three oncoming bodies. “OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH!!!!!!!!” Leon would grunt, as holding the handle of his sword with both hands, he’d lift all three men up into the air like a human schiskabob, and slam them all on their heads. Leon started to go into over drive, swinging his sword more and more maliciously the more men he’d put down. Horizontal sword strikes knocking down 4 to 5 men at a time, he was like a machine off the hinges! 5 minutes passed, and Leon would be taking the fight down to the last five, standing 6 feet away from them. His shirt had been ripped, revealing his left shoulder, and arm, and his hair band came flying off, his long black hair streaming freely against his back and his face as he glared at the remaining. Five. Leon took his sword in both hands and held a basic kenpo stance. His grip on the sword tightened…before he’d exhale a breath, and sigh, releasing a low growl as his grip on the sword also loosed up just a bit. The purple eyed leader would nod to the four ninja’s left. “Give your lives for HONOR!” his Japanese voice demanded as the ninja rain towards leon, throwing shurikens at him! the shurikens thrown with such arm speed, the matched the speed of a bullet. Leon simply reached for his sheath with his left hand, and spun it around rapidly, using his chakra to fortify the sheath and make it impenetrable to a degree, as the bullets bounced right off of the spinning sheath that formed an umbrella like shape. Leon then returned his hands to his sword, before studying the patterns of the males running at him, as if he was having a temporary lapse of time. “the three in the front are the most vulnerable…one strike should suffice.” Leon continued to study his surroundings in slow motion. “The one in the back is coming with a pair of hand psyches…catch em off guard, and I should be fine.” Leon’s eyes then widened as his body accelerated along the pathway he’d played out for himself, he’d rush the three men, swinging his sword from left to right! The force from the blunt steel, leaving literally skin burns on their necks, and collapsing their airways small enough so they’d be in a false state of death. As he’d do this, his body would temporarily flicker from his view as the man swung the psyches at him! “Hm? Huh?” he grunted looking back and forth, in front and behind, but before he even though to look up it was to late. Leon came down with a slash of furious strength! So much so, that his strength left a 3 inches deep groove of burnt skin inside of his opponent’s mid section down to his lower abs! (http://38.media.tumblr.com/b1ad47f0157ec320828960c59e54ef7b/tumblr_mr17fokru01s2fwsgo1_500.gif ) Leon landed in a squat, his right knee on the ground and his left knee upwards, while his right arm held the sword. Leon looked up at the master through his black hair, his eyes glowing green with a tinge of blue symbolizing his chakra coloration. The purple eyed ninja man would shake his head, preforming some ninjtusu symbols. “this isn’t the end! Soon the uprising of Sheik shall be at hand!” the ninja man suddenly disappeared in a cloud of smoke. Leon would stand up, and scoff. “Tch. The body flicker technique. If father would let me study ninjutsu like I wanted to I’d easily find this bastard…”(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j9-Bfm1Tvo ) Leon would fling his sword of any blood, and sheath it slowly, letting the blade return to it’s sheath with a “CHIK” sound effect. Bodies lay beaten and battered, some halfway to death. Leon’s attire was ruined beyond all belief, having fought and defeated 50 men with only so much as a shoulder cut. It was relatively deep and still bleeding, but leon wasn’t stressing it much. Keeping the same facial expression as always, stern with a strong jaw, but this time was different. If one looked, they could see the worried glimmer in his green eyes, as he went towards the direction he saw Aiko run off in. picking up the pace, Leon would find her and grab her by the shoulders, examining her in any way he could, trying to see just what they’d done to her. “aiko, are you okay?” his normally deepened voice had a lighter tone of concern to it. he’d ripped off the rest of his shirt, not trying to show off his peak build, but more so to squat down and begin whipping the blood from her stomach area. “We need to get you stitched up. I know basic first aid, but we should probably get you to a hospital. I’m sorry. I couldn’t get to you fast enough to prevent any damage..” Leon closed his eyes in regret, feeling like he didn’t deserve to look her in the eye.

You Got Here..[]

When she felt her shoulders being grabbed Aiko gasped and turned around trying to punch an kick away. Only to slowly realize it was Leon. She leaned back against the wall as he cleaned her cuts. She didn't care that he was shirtless. When he didn't look at her she slumped to the ground and hugged him tight. Her arms around the back of his neck. "Stop it... You got here..." Aiko was trembling as she pressed against his chest while she tried not to cry. "I'm sorry..." She leaned back and looked at him. If he still wouldn't look at her she'd place her hand on his cheek and turn his head. She'd smile softly and kisses his cheek. "Let's get to the hospital." She looked at his chest and wiped some of her blood off his abs "sorry. But you should walk around without a shirt more often."

Leon’s eyes widened whens he leaned down and hugged him. He’d never hugged another woman since his mother…and even in this condition she smelled nice. Really nice..maybe t was the scent of a woman in general, but he was glad she forgave him. hesitating for a minute he’d embrace her in his arms, hugging her close like she needed to be at this point. He then recived a kiss on his cheek, and his face went plum red for a moment before he shook his head, and listened to her about the quip about walking around without a shirt. Leon smiled a small bit, more like a lip curve and lifted her in his arms wedding style. “Come. Let’s go to the hospital.”he said carrying her off and out of the werehouse, heading towards the clinic not far from here. Stargazing