Hello Masasume here...first school rumble fanfic V.2!
Note: this previous fanfiction went throught harsh editing so no grammar or spelling errors occur hence V.2...My previous one had parenthesis as though remarks but, they are now italized. Also there may be new and deleted material in version 2 something the other version didn't have. All else is the same. Thank you for those for telling me to fix it. Hehe if my friend Matt where helping me with this there would be no spelling error on this as he is a Spelling Freak...
This was suppose to be a 1 chapter but, Idecided to split it to two chapters since its damn long
I don't own school rumble but the hobo...I mean penny less traveler...
ENJOY!
-after the school festival play-
Yakumo and Sara were walking to the grocery for dinner as Sara was invited to dinner to the Tsukamoto's house.
"You were looked beautiful dancing with Eri-chan," Sara exclaimed remembering last night, "So did you talk to Eri-chan about you and Harima?"
Yakumo didn't say anything.
When they reached home they spotted Tenma barking away a stray dog.
"Nee-san what happened?" Yakumo asked her sister in a worried state.
"A stray dog came to our backyard and scared away Iori away, he went that way." Tenma said catching her breath pointing at the west where they just came from.
"Iori," were the words heard from Yakumo's voice as she headed to the shopping district. Sara ran after her saying to Tenma that she'll bring Yakumo back safely.
The sun was soon going to set as an hour passed by and they still haven't found the black cat.
They were searching the streets when they saw a black cat in a alley. Yakumo ran into the alley hoping for it to be Iori.
"Yakumo-kun you found Iori!" Sara happily cheering but, she noticed that Yakumo was staring down in the ground in a shocked state, "what's wrong Yaku..." Noticing that where that Iori was found near a dumpster but, what shock Yakumo was that Iori was found in a homeless person's lap.
He was sitting down with ragged out clothes. He had a dark tan as same as Harima's. His hair seemed it never saw scissors in its entire lifetime covering his face. Newspapers covered his waist. Iori was licking the palm of his hand seeing if he was still alive.
"Is he dead?" Sara asked shaking.
"I don't know but, we should get Iori if he ever decides to awake again." Yakumo slowly reaching for Iori.
Just as she gotten the hold of Iori the sound footstep where heard around them.
"What are two lovely school girls doing here in a backwash alley in the middle of the night." a horrid voice spoke as more people surrounded him.
"Little girls shouldn't walk around in places full of gangs it, might be dangerous," a smirk came around the thug's face.
Yakumo and Sara in the middle of circle of thugs . "Yakumo-kun do you think we could break through them." Sara ask but she saw Yakumo was scared stiffed as she was unwillingly reading the gang members mind of what they were going to do to her and Sara.
"Hey boss there is another one near here," kicking the stranger near the dumpster. " I think he's dead."
"Don't worry about that dead weight anyways he going to miss a good show" the leader said as they closed in to their victims: Yakumo and Sara.
"AH! let go of me you creep," Sara yelled trying to get free from restrain as one of the thugs grabbed her hand.
"Help!" Yakumo cried out.
"No point on screaming as noone is going to hear you in this place and this time of day." the leader said.
Little that they know...
"HUH! My Yakumo senses are tingly." Hanai said rising up in front of his parents while eating dinner. "Hanai dear please sit back down and finish eating your dinner." His mom said. "But, Yakumo..." Hanai said stammering. " Just eat your food already!" His mom blurted out in a fit of rage glaring daggers at his son . Hanai stared in disbelief and started eating down his beef stew in a quick pace.
"Thank you," Hanai's mom smiled in a creepy manner. As for the dad he was recalling why he married a scary women anyways.
"I said let go!" Sara said trying to break free. A gang member tried to close in to Sara to kiss the foreigner girl.
The sound of paper rustling and louds thudsalerted the thugs.
"Who the hell did that!" a thug said redirecting his eye's and so does the others to the origin of the noise. To their surprise it came near the dumpster. The homeless man started to rise slowly.
"Whothe hell is making that racket..." The man said trying to find out what was going on.
Two girls and lots of thugs...great
"First this cat keeps licking my hand and now I wake up in the middle of the night to see this." the person argued. One man near him looked at the hobo seeing how badly in shape he is as he can't even stand straight. Taking the advantage of surprise he tried to sneak up behind and take him but, it proved wrong as he was soon knocked out by a swift kick in the side.
"Trying to sneak me up from behind, what a low fighting tactics only wimps would use." The man growled getting more irritated.
"What kind of hobo are you." the leader said.
"The kind of person who gets pissed off if they wake up," the person answered. Feeling threatend the leader asked what were his demands.
"Just leave me be and get out of this alley ," the stranger said calmly seeing the thugs would agree to his term, "except... you have too keep the two girls here." He grinned maliciously.
The thugs were angered by his request. Sarawas frightened of the situation. "Y-Yakumo im getting scared." Sara said frightened on the on going events. Yakumo was confused at the stranger's remarkas his thoughts were completely blank. "I-I think he's going to help us." Yakumo said with a slight confidence. Sara stared at Yakumo and then to the stranger.
"I won't accept that! You'll have to pry their bodies of my fingers." The leader said.
"Hmph." The stranger said and charged to the group of thugs.
"It wasn't clear how Yakumo and Sara were freed from captivity but all they saw were a series of punches, kicks and the sound of bone shattering.
Yakumo and Sara were in their knees trying to figure out what just happened today. As the man punched out the last thug unconscious he slowly walked to Yakumo and Sara.
"Eek he's going to rape us!" Sara scream.
"Sheez is that the manner of saying thanks to the guy who save you." The person said with a hint of sarcasm. Giving out a hand to pull them up.
"Thank you stranger-san." Yakumo and Sara said in unison.
He soon heard heavy breathing behind him .
"Die you scum!" screaming the man he first kicked succeeding on slashing his left arm with a concealed blade.
"How many time do I have to kick you!" Countering with another furious kick making him fly to the wall. "Surely I know you won't be able to stand up after that one."
"You're bleeding badly stranger-san." Sara pointing to his left arm as his arm was severely cut and he was losing blood quick.
"Forget about it just go back to your houses ," speaking weakly as he went back to his sleeping spot near the dumpster, "Anyways i'm to tir-"
"We can't just abandon you after saving us and your very injured!" Sara said trying to talk sense to the hard headed hero.
"Sara I think he's not listening to you." Yakumo said making Sara looking at the stranger was unconscious of blood lost.
"What should we do Yakumo-kun." Sara said trying to keep calm.
"I'll call Harima for help." Yakumo said pulling out her cell.
"You sure are lucky that he was there to save you two, lately there is been lots of thugs looking for girls." Harima said talking to Yakumo. "I guess it's ok for him to stay in for the day since he has been bandaged already and going to the police would be too much hassle."
The four were in Harima's apartment after the grueling night.
"So how's he doing?" Harima asked Yakumo.
"He's doing find as he is being taken cared of by Sara." Yakumo said sipping her cup of tea and petted Iori in the back.
Meanwhile as Harima and Yakumo were having a warmhearted conversation Sara was by the strangers side.
Damn I must have passed out again. I haven't gotten any food for 3 days and I refuse to eat garbage from that dumpster. I wonder if the girls have left already. Damn, I should at least took their wallets, but I would feel guilty and give them back again.
His eye's slowly peered out of the darkness finding light.
Wow it's morning already?
"Ah your waking up" Sara said.
That voice sound's familiar...
His eyes fully open seeing a blurry face of a blonde girl.
His vision clearing he saw Sara's face smiling.
"Had a good rest?" Sara smiled cheerfully.
"Where am I?" The stranger said weakly trying to see where he was.
"You're in my friend's boyfriends house." Sara said.
"Burrrr," Hanai said as he covered himself with his arms, "why did it get so cold of the sudden?"
"I see umm thank you for all of your hospitality ,but I have to be going." He said trying to rise up but, was stopped as his left arm started to throb like crazy.
"You should stand up or going anywhere for a matter of act as your wounds hasn't fully recovered." Sara said gently pushing him back down to the futon.
"Um not to be rude or saying but who are you," he asked.
"Oh I'm Sara Adiemus and my friend with the black hair is Tsukamoto Yakumo and the person who live's here is Harima Kenji." Sara said.
"Oh well I'm Nicholas Ronoa ." Nicholas said trying a second time to sit up and succeeded. "I came from Kyoto and traveled here to Tokyo."
"Wow did you travel alone?" Sara ask being more curious of his stories.
"Well yes, it's sorta hard to travel alone since im just a teen still."
"Huh you're a teen I thought you were like 20 something from you facial hair and long hair like my friend's boyfriend." Sara said in disbelief.
"Well that's what happen if you haven't seen a pair of scissors for a year."defending himself, "anyways im just 15." Nicholas pouting.
"Do you have any family members?" Sara said.
"Nope orphan...sorta." Nicholas said whispering the last part.
"Sorry to hear that." Sara said with sympathy. "Well you should go back resting before you hurt yourself again." pushing him down back to the futon.
"Wait who said tha-" his words were stopped when Sara placed her fingers on his lips
"Nah-uh-uh wounds would never heal if you don't give it time to rest." Waving her finger at him and leaving.
What a strange girl Nicholas thought to himself and drifted to sleep.
"Did you know my sister was saved by a hobo!" Tenma said
"Rehh! You shouldn't lie too people like that Tsukamoto." Sawachika said in disbelief.
"Really she was saved by a group of molesters in a dark alley." Tsukamoto said again.
"If its true you should watch out because he might be a molester as well," Suou said worried.
"Me and Yakumo are going to Harima's place to give him a batch of cookies." Tenma saying clear.
"But," Suou was ignored as Tenma went off to flirt off with Karasuma-kun, "We should go with her if anything happens." She said looking at Akira and Mitoko.
"Yeah who know's what that Harima planning too," said Sawachika in a disturbing tone.
"Don't get jelous because Yakumo is dating him Eir-chan," Akira said reading her book.
"Wha-a-at you mean by that!" Sawachika blushing a hint of red.
Meanwhile in Harima's thoughts as he was staring at the window while eavesdropping on Tenma's group .
Damn him he's already on Tenma's good side and now she and Imouto-san are going to give him a batch of cookies. That bitch I now it was a mistake to bring him over my house but, Imouto-san would'nt appreciate it if I said no, well at another point Tenma-chan is going to my house
Drool slowly came down at his mouth as he was daydreaming of Tenma asking where was his room in a seductive voice.
"Pervert." Where the words of Sawachika choice as she looked at Harima.
Yakumo, Sara, and Tenma where holding a batch of cookies as the rest of the group in front of Harima's door.
"Eh? Oh hello! Come in" Harima said as she let Tenma Yakumo and Sara walked in and closed the door to everyone else.
"Sige!" with a tone of doom coming from the other side of the door. "Hehe just kidding." Harima said opening the door but was kicked in the faced.
The scream of pain was heard across the room Nicholas was sleeping in.
"Nicholas-san wake up some we have some fresh baked goods for you." Sara said trying to wake the heavy sleeper but, failed.
"That won't work you got to put some force to it." Harima finally recovering from the Eri's kick and kicked Nicholas out of the bed.
"Gahh!" Nicholas waking up quickly. "Is something going on?" looking around seeing more people then usual.
"Harima what's going on?" he asked panicky.
"Harima you shouldn't have done that." Tenma said scolding Harima.
Tenma im sooooryyy
Where his thoughts as he continued to absorb the words of Tenma's lecture as she scolded him about not attacking defenseless hobos.
Sara went to Nicholas checking if his wounds were bleeding again.
"I-Im fine." Nicholas blushing as he never had an actual girl be so caring for some time now..
"Me, Yakumo, and Tenma made you a batch of cookies," pulling out a decorated sac of assorted goods and placing it to his lap.
"Who are the other girls?" Nicholas asking Harima. Tenma explained that they wanted too see the hobo. "I'm not a Hobo..." Nicholas said dreadfully, "Im just a poor wanderer who just happened to have no home." Defending himself.
Sara ask if he would have just gone to an orphanage. "Bah that's the last place for me to go to find salvation, I would be better of in the streets then there." was his reply.
After much hours of conversation everyone left as they had to head home for dinner. Then it hit him.
What the hell I'm doing...I suddenly become in someones life without me realizing it earlier...I got to leave now before I do something rash again...
"Hey Harima," Nicholas who was actually standing and walking to Harima's room against orders from Sara.
"Im going now it seems that im just pestering you with my injuries, here take these as a thank you gift." throwing him the three sacs of cookies given too him.
"I thought hobos would be happy to have a roof under them and instant ramen." Harima said as he pulled out a cookie.
"Well like I said I'm not a hobo," Nicholas said opening the door.
"Hey wait you still haven't-" but before he could finish his sentence he heard the front door closing.
"What's with him..." biting the cookie.