Kenichi: Anything Goes Martial Arts
Chapter 7: Little Sister!
By: Roachguy
At the Shirahama house, Kenichi told his parents about his plans. "...and that's why I am moving to the dojo."
Shirahama Mototsugu, Kenichi's father, didn't like the idea. "What do you mean 'that's why'? Explain it better!" He shouts as he hits the table. Kenichi's mother, Saori, covered her mouth in shock.
"I'll be going then." Kenichi said in a dead voice and turned towards the door to leave. As he took his first step, his little sister Honoka grabbed him.
"Onii-Chan, don't go!" she cried.
"I'm sorry Honoka. But if I don't go I think I will be killed. And that's why..."
"What do you mean 'That's why'? His father cut in. You still haven't explained anything yet!"
Kenichi continues out of the house. When the door shut Honoka ran up to her room. "Don't run up the stairs!" Her mother called after her.
Mototsugu looked over at his wife with panic clear in his eyes. "Did you see that? He isn't making any sense! Did you see his eyes? He has been brain washed!"
Saori just rolls her eyes at her husband. "Calm down dear."
A moment later, Honoka ran down the stairs. "Look father!" She shouts, holding up a piece of paper.
"What is that?" Her father asked.
Barely able to control her excitement Honoka exclaims, "I secretly made a copy of a map to the dojo Nii-Chan goes to!"
With a grin her father stood up from the table, walked over to the wall, and removed a picture. "You see that Saori? She takes after me. She is such a fast thinker." He then reached into a hole that was behind the picture and pulled out a gun. "Come Sebastian we have work to do."
"Honey!" Saori shouts. "Isn't it time for you to go to work?"
"D'oh!"
Lin-Lin and Ran-Ran were walking down the street with a map in Ran-Ran's hand. They stopped when they came to a corner. Ran-Ran's head tilted slightly to the side. "Who is the one that is drawing this map?" She asked no one in particular.
Lin-Lin looked over at the map and took it from her sister and cocked her head to the side as well. "Is you sure this is right map?" She asked.
Ran-Ran was just about to answer when she is knocked over by something hitting her in the back. "Aiya!" She shouted as she fell.
Behind her was a small girl no more than 13 years old holding a map and sitting on the ground. The girl looked up at the amazon as she stood back up. "I'm sorry!" she said as she bows "I was in a hurry and I wasn't watching where I was going."
Ran-Ran nods. "Is ok. We was blocking way."
Lin-Lin sees the map in the girl's hand and noticed it is very similar to their map. "You is going to dojo, yes?" She asked.
Honoka looked shocked. "W-why do you ask?"
"We was going but get lost. You help us, yes?" Lin-Lin asked.
"Why are you going to that dojo?" Honoka demands.
Lin-Lin and Ran-Ran both answered together. "To find husband." Lin-Lin then glared at the little girl. "Why you going to dojo?" She asked dangerously.
Honoka took a step back before answering, "I'm going to save my brother!"
"Oh! Is going to save family, very brave!" Lin-Lin said with a grin plastered on her face.
"We is going to help!" Ran-Ran shouts. "You bring us there, yes?"
Honoka, looking slightly confused, just nodded.
"It is essential for a martial artist to have flexibility, there is no such thing as a stiff martial artist." Akisame stated as he finished hooking Kenichi up to his homemade flexibility device.
"Are you sure this thing is safe?" Kenichi asked a little worried.
"Of course, and if you get to a point where you don't think you can go on... yell loudly."
"...Great"
"...oh and it's designed to not come off until it's spread to a certain degree." Akisame said under his breath as he is walked off.
"Wait! What was that you were mumbling under your breath?" Kenichi yelled after his Sensei.
"Don't worry Kenichi! I'll help!" Miu said as she plopped down behind him and started helping him stretch."
Outside of the dojo, three girls are peeking over the wall.
"Those people, making my brother do these things he doesn't want to. I'll show them!" Honoka shouted.
Lin-Lin looked from Honoka to her brother. "He look like he liking at least part of it." She stated.
Honoka glared at the girl who smiles weakly. "It doesn't matter. I'm here to save my brother!" With that she jumped over the wall and ran into the dojo.
"Stop hurting my brother!" She shouted but as she does Miu is surprised and falls down on top of Kenichi whose legs stretch the rest of the way with a sickening popping noise.
"GAAAAAAH!" Kenichi yelled.
Akisame poked his head in the room. "Did someone just use the safe word of 'gaaaaaah'?" he asked.
Outside the dojo the 2 amazons are speaking in their native tongue to one another. "Do you think it's him? Do you really think he is the disciple?"
"I do, Lin-Lin. It is obvious that he is there being taught. Seeing as they only have one student it has to be him... kinda cute, too. Let's just hope that he lives up to Mistress Shampoo and Happosai's expectations."
Back inside Akisame had just relocated Kenichi's legs that had popped out of socket. "Honoka, what are you doing here?"
"Oh a visitor!" Akisame stated.
"Well, kind of, this is my little sister Honoka." Honoka took a defensive position in front of Kenichi as he spoke.
Miu looked at the little girl with sparkles in her eyes "Oh, she is so cute!"
By the entrance to the dojo Lin-Lin and Ran-Ran heard Honoka. "You is husband's sister?" They both asked, running into the room.
"Husband?" Kenichi asked in confusion.
"What?" Honoka adds.
Miu's eye twitches.
Akisame smiled. "Oh, the Amazons are finally here!"
"Yes we is Amazons from strong woman's tribe! We is here to get husband!" Lin-Lin points at Kenichi. "We challenge you to fight!"
Miu stepped in between the Amazons and Kenichi. "Now, wait a moment. You can't just come in here and..."
Happosai cut her off appearing in the dojo. "Don't interfere my girl you wouldn't want to become an obstacle to the Amazon tribe."
"Is true, obstacles is for killing" Ran-Ran said.
Kenichi stood up and shook his head. "I will not fight a girl."
Lin-Lin and Ran-Ran looked at each other and then back to Kenichi. "You make this too too easy. Fight then!" Ran-Ran said as they both charged the boy.
Kenichi backed away in a panic and tripped over the stretching device. As he fell back his feet caught the two Charging Amazons in the gut and they flew over him into the wall.
Kenichi stood up and looked over at the girls. "Are you ok? I didn't mean to. It was an accid..."
Before he could get anything else out, the two girls stood up with battle auras flaring behind them. "He try make fool out of proud Amazon womans."
"No, wait. That's not what I was doing!" Kenichi said as he backed away from the clearly mad Amazons.
Kenichi looked over at Honoka with tears in his eyes. "I'll miss you little sister!" With that said he turned and ran out of the dojo hopping over the outside wall.
"You no get away!" The Amazons called after him before giving chase.
"Oh wow, did you see Kenichi clear that wall?" Miu asked no one in particular.
"It is amazing what running for your life from an amazon can do for your training." Happosai said wisely.
"Have you been teaching him techniques yet?" Happosai asked looking up at Akisame.
"Not so much..." he said with a slight blush.
"Well, it's like I've always said, the path of a true martial artist is fraught with peril." Happosai said as he headed out of the dojo in the direction Kenichi had run.
Akisame walked out of the room silently leaving Miu and Honoka standing there with their mouths wide open looking off in the direction that Kenichi had fled.
TBC...
Next Time: Ragnarok