Akieen Cloud

"very well, except for the hand..." she replied to Yunsung. SHe heard the charge long before she saw it and tensed on the boe even though she had no more arrows, She watched amazed as Yunsung bloked and stood straning against Max. He complimented Yunsung on his swordmenship and waited for the bell. "Why is it that every time I seem to be in a better mood than when I was you show up and ruin it for me?" "Oh, did I inturupt something? To bad." Teana was mad, she had already had a seriously weird day, not only had Yunsung noticed her (not that she minded), but these new kids got on her nerves and Max had just crossed the last one. Teana steped forward and broought her bow up at the same time, the string to his throat. "I am warning you now, this bow wasn't made just to shoot arrows. I don't know what you are but something tells me your not human, your far to smart and can do more than I have seen a above average genius do. I don't know where you and your friends come from but leave me and MY friends out of it." "Are you protecting this boy?" Teana took a step back and blushed frowning. "He doesn't need my protection." "Yet you fired an arrow when you knew he could block it sliceing open you very own hand...what does that mean?" "It means I take responsibility and action for my team." "Team?" "Archery." Teana squezzed her hands into tight fist and winced slightly from the gash, but she refused to show weakness infront of either Yunsung or the boy she faced now. "I know this much girl, you are messing wiht things that yo should stay out of." "What my own school? You are the one who mind him-self, I don't think that girl would like you actting up now would she?" Teana smiled as Max blanched and frowned. "That is none of your damn business!" Max turned and walked to the other side of the arena waiting for the bell. Teana sighed and releasd some tension in her body and wimpered, her nails had dug into the wound on her hand making it deeper and begin to bleed agian. Taking he kercheif she wraped it around her hand slowly, she looked at Yunsung. "I'm sorry you had to hear that, I'm not always that way...honest, he just gets on my nerves, they all do." [I]Do you beive me? Will you answer me? Will you actually give me a chance and get to know me? How long till you get bored and leave in search of Juri? Why am I tourtureing my-self this way, Is Max right? NO! I know what I feel and I will act on it...always follow your heart, right Hwang?[/I] Teana looked straight at Yunsung for the first time scince Max had arrived, his crystal ble eyes looking in to her's, she found to her horror that she was blushing. "Are you okay?" Teana blinked. "Uh, y-yea, I'm fine, just a little hot out here is all..." She knew Yunsung could see through that, it was completely shadey all around them. [I]Now what? Will he run? or just leave it be?...Just please don't leave me alone...not agian.[/I]

Teana headed for archery, the one thing that ALWAYS relived the tension fo the day. Getting to her class she took up her bow the one she had brought form home, the one she made her-self. She grqbbed a satchel of arrows and looked to her right, she could see Yunsung with his sword, the boy Kyoske walked over to him. She took an arrow from the satchel on her back and aimed shrpely, letting go the arrow flew into the target staying there buried to the middle of the shaft. Taking another arrow she shot that one withthe same force, spiltting the shaft of the first. Her team soon assembled and she begane to run them through some practices. "Alright, we have a ternament coming up tomarrow, aim high for the red, aim low for the blue and always keep a firm grip on the arrow. No misfires!" SHe watched with satisfaction as every arrow hit it's mark/ "Good, again!" Looking over she saw Yunsung shineing with sweat and blushed bright, she took up another arrow and split the first two down the middle. 'I need to stop, Not like he'll ever say anything other then 'What's your name I forget?" Rolling her eyes she looked at the Kercheif he had given back to her at lunch... /Flashback: Teana blushed brighter the closer he got. "Uh...here you left this with me." "Yea, thanks, you didn't have to return it you now." "I figered you had more than one, but I probably look weird carrieing around a girl's kercheif. Thanks again." She watched him walk away and bliked, she could smell the scent of his hair and blushed again. "Oh gods, I got it BAD." /End flashback/ [I]At least he actually talked to me this time...maybe there is hope, than again he was just being friendly, he likes Juri, nothing can EVER change that. Even if he is to good for her.[/I] "Jean! you're holding your bow to tight! loosen up, your gonna fire that and hurt-" She had spoken to late, the boy jean lost a handel on the arrow and watched helplessly as it flew across the target area and into the sword practice. Teana grabed and arrow from her satchel quickly and fired without thinking, her arrow hit Jean's and pinned it to the ground only an inch from Yunsung's foot. Winceing she looked at her hand, releasing the string so quickly caused her to slice open her hand, the gash stung and begane to bleed heavily. Looking up she smiled as she saw that nothing had hit anyone, especally Yunsung. "Thank the gods...Jean, be more carful." "Captin, you should have that looked at,it looks serious..." "I'm fine. Continue." She caught the glimpse of Hwang and saw him shake his head, the one thing that was just as improtant to her as her brother was Yunsung, the other Archery. Blood seeped through her fingers as she practiced long after the bell, she always did, just like yunsung, she winced agian as she let the arrow fly, how long had she stood there fireing she couldn't tell, she was lost in her thoughts. The thing that jarred her was an empty hand from and empty satchel. "Damn, just my luck...looks like I'm off to the imfermary. And yet another lame excuse for and injury...at least he's safe." She was about to leave, when she happened to look over at the arena, Yunsung twisted and turned as if danceing. "Maybe, I won't go just yet, and maybe he won't see me watching...I hope."

Taena jerked awake as the lunch bell rang, Hwang was already at the door. "Hey! Hurry up! You wanna get a good table ne? And who knows you might actually find your Yunsung..." Eyes wide Taena chased Hwang out of the room and down the hall to their locker, why they shrared his when they had seperate lockers they never knew, it felt better, less lonely. "So, Taena, what do you think will happen today?" "Nothing if I can help it. Hwang you MUST stop this frggin pranck fest with Yunsung. Everyone knows he can whip you...I know that. He's just being nce because he doesn't want yet ANOTHER captin title so stop being so childish." "C-Childish? I am not!" Taena smirked and looked up as a figure began to move towards her and her brother. "Oh no, not him AGAIN..." "Who?" "Max, the jerk I told you about that got me sent to detention..." "What does he want wtih you?" "Infatuation." Hwang stood between his sister and the menace Max, he saw the frown and change in direction of the boy. "Don't worry about it sis, your big brother has it covered." "Yes, I suppose so, but weren't you the one gripping over getting a good table in the lunch room not two minutes ago?" Hwang looked down at her and smiled. "Geuss so...Why?" "Because now they're all gone and we have to eat outside with the sun and bugs, that's why." "Oops, sorry." 'Whatever, let's go." Hwang follwed Taena into the lunch room and spotted Juri. "Hey, laters, I gotta go talk to Juri about the play. Find Hoshi and get some lunch, you look like you need it." Taena spin icked under his feet and laughed when he jumped over it. "You jerk, are you saying that I look bad?" "No, your absolutly beautiful. Infact I think Yunsung's coming over right now. And...he has your kercheif...why?" "I let him barrow it so he could dry his-self off with it after your pranck." "Aw! Your blushing....How cute!" "GET OUT OF HERE HWANG!!!" Hwang laughed and went to sit with Juri as Yunsung walked up to his sister, he also noticed the was Max leered at her. He didn't like the kid, of the one's he hung with.

The boy looked Hina up and down. "The name, is Duo. Duo Maxwell." The girl gave a samll wimper and the boy turned to her quieting her down. "This is Mariemaeia, she's new." "I see, well your welcome to walk with me. This is my turf, but we have to go throught the chikens turf, and their boss isn't what you call nice." Duo nodded. "Right I catch yor drift, we'll stay close." Hina nodded. "That would be for the best." They walked in silence for sometime when a young boy ran over to Hina. "HINA!!!!" "Yutaro? What is it? What's wrong?" "They're ganging up on him Hina! They're gonna kill'em!" "Who?" "Jax!" Hina turned to Duo. "Stay here and look afer Yutaro, I'll be back."

Taena rolled her eyes at the boy next to her, she looked him dead in the eyes and never fliched. He had an evil look about him, they all did, not because of the black clothes or the weird colored hair, just they looked primal. She smiled sweetly to him and leaned in a little more. "I promise you this, you so much as lay a hand on me, I'l bloody your nose quiker than you can blink." She sat back in her seadt hopping Yunsung hadn't heard anything, the tenses of his body made her think he had but she saw his gaze leading to the boy Kyoske and the girl Maia. Max's voice beside her made her turn away from Yunsung and look to her right. "Are you laughing at me?" "Actually, yes, I think you're the funniest person I have ever met. You think you can bloody MY nose? You, a girl?" "Don't you dare doubt what I can do." Taena took pride in being skilled in combat, she was the captin of the archery team and her brother captin of the Karate team, that was why Yunsung was wet. Her brother knew that he would take his position someday and gave him hell for it. But Taena knew that she could hold her own, and if she ever got her hands on a bow, he'd have an arrow through his heart. "You're not a normal girl are you missy?" "It's Taena, and I think I'm as normal as you think I am." The verbal argument had caught the attention of more than half the class and the teacher still did'nt notice. Juri looked at her schoolmate knowing she back up the threats. Issac chuckled and remained quiet, he was on a nerve witht he teacher as it was. "As normal as I think huh? Well I don't think you normal at all. In fact I belive you to be above average." "Well belive what you want but remember this much, don't push your luck with me. You'll find your-self hurt." He slid closer to her, smileing. "You know what? You're alright, for a girl." "As much as some would LIKE to fathom what that means, I do not. Now if you will so kindly move away from me, I would appriciate it." "Why do I make you nervous Babe?" She saw his hand reach out to touch her cheek and gritted her teeth, the hand looked like poison to her eyes. Without thinking she reached out and stopped his hand, his wrist caught in a vice like grip. "So help me, you touch me...and NO you DO NOT make me nervous, you see the thing is this. So far you have been as vile a person one can acpect and I will not tolerate you speaking to me in such a manner. Another thing. I want you to move away from me because if you get any closer you'll be sitting on me, and sorry, I'm just not ready for that kind of commitment, well not with someone as putride as you! Now, back off." The last statement had caught the attention of all the calss, Taena blinked and smiled shyly at the teacher. "Let me geuss...Detention?" "Yes Ms. Shemanoshi. Detetion." Looking donw at the floor she blushed bright and laughed nervously. Looking at her best friend Hoshi she saw the girl giving her a thumbs up, doing the only thing she thought appropate at the time she stood next to her desk and gae a large bow. When she strightened she saw with wide etes the cool crystal of Yunsung's eyes...on HER for ounce. Blinking she gathered her things and rushed out the door and down the hall. Reaching the detention room she slipped inside and saw without surprise her brother. "Hwang, they caught you didn't they?" "Maybe, why?" "Will you EVER stop hasseling Yunsung?" NOPE, and you only ask that because you have the BIGGEST crush on the boy I've ever seen...possibly love?" Tarna sat down and sighed at the prospect of haveing her brother tease her for the next hour. "Somehow I think this is going to be a VERY long day."

Taena watched entraced as the kids all looked around and took their seats, she saw the boy with wet hair come in and than leave, her brother had done the pranck, she would have a talk with him. Looking over at Juri she saw the girl Maia sit next to her. Her posture showed everything, the girl thought she was tough and by the looks of her and her gang, they were. Taena didn't know why but she got the feeling that the girl was the one they all listened to. A voice shook her from her thought. "Yo, the name is Max, Max yamagoki." Many boy snikered but Max didn't seem to mind. 'REBLE' her mind screamed. "Welcome to the class Mr. Yamagoki, please sit beside Taena ther and ask for help if needed." Taena didn't like this arrangement at all, the boy leered at her, as did many. Her looks were that of a regular teen girl, the blood red hair in a long braid the went to the back of her knees when standing, the cobalt blue eyes seeming to be innocent. He sat down and leaned into her. "So, your my help? Your quiet pretty." Taena shot him a look that made him wither and frown. "That would be a compliment if it were from somebody else." She eyed the boy infornt of her, Yunsung...he was still dripping. Max eyed her warily. Scoffing he went about looking around the room. Taena did not like this group that had invaded her class. Looking at Yunsung she saw him glance at Juri. [I]Will you never notice me? I'm here right behind you...ever sence 3rd grade.[/I] She frowned as the water begane to collect under his chair, throwing cation to the wind she tapped him on the back and handed him her kercheif with a slight blush. "Here yur dripping all over the floor." Was that really what she wanted to say? No so much more... "Um...thanks, sorry but I never caught your name..." "Taena, Taena Shemanoshi...and your very welcome..." He turned away from her and she placed her head on her arms sighing heavily. [I]When will you find me? When will you notice me? How much must I change?[/I] Raising her hand she asked to be excused, Refused and somewhat hurt she relented to stare at Yunsung's form and listen to the droning of the teacher's voice.

Hina leaned on the wall of the rotting old pub and woited patiently for the person to emerge.seeing him she grabed his shirt collar and pulled him into the shadows. Her Violet eyes flashing dangerously at the youth, the blood red hair adding to the image. Alek, you have made a pact with them haven't you? Caniving snake in the grass. What do you profit form this?" Alek smirked as he always did, cockily. "I have my reasons dear Hina, you wouldn't know that thou would you?" Hina beared he slightly pointed teeth at the boy she had pinned to the wall. "You won't speak will you?" "No, I will not and I will not let you hold me here any longer Hina, I have nothing to tell you. Release me." frowning Hina threw the youth toward the back of the alley as the rain began to fall, she saw him smile and heard the laugh of a crazed man as he turned and walked away. "Damn, seems I am going to have a harder time than I thought trying to save his foll hardy hide. I belive it is time to visit Jim and Melfina. I doubt that Gene has conntacted them yet. And Sasuka, I still have not been able to locate her, I feel that thi is going to be extremly hard to deal with...Now that Alek is with them. He knows to much for their safety to be with anyone else but the one person who has heard what Hazanko has planed. I truley feel for the worst..."

Hina blinked as the door came open, her hand not an inch form the handel, blnking she looked up at the tall red-headed man and frowned. "Your not human...are you? I can tell by your eyes." The man looked down at her and raised an eyebrow, he shruged and walked past her. "I know you, your that Gene Starwind fellow, the one killed whatshisface...aren't you?" He had turned to look at her more closely and frowned. "Who are you?" Hina smiled knowingly at Gene and chuckled some. "You knew my sister, she gave her life for a ship and a cyborg. You knew her well I think. Hot Ice Hilde. I'm a bounty hunter nmaed Hina Ukabeki. Her sister." She frowned when he smiled "What do you find so funny?" "She didn't have a sister. She didn't have any family left, she told me that her-self." "Maybe, but she saved my life and from then on I always called her sister." "Yes well, not my problem, and his name was Lord Hazanko." "I'm not stupid! I know that! I've been gathering information and it seems you didn't kill him well enough. He's back." Gene spun on the spot and looked at her in disbelife."You-Your lying." "I wouldn't lie about something like this, I have heard it from many sources. Don't get me wrong. I'm not telling you this to help you. I'm telling you this because if your going back after him than you need to find your whole crew. Seems you have already fround the Clan-Clan Aishia, Jim still lives at the garage, Melfina works at a flower shop, and the asassin, she still kills for money. If I were you I'd find the rest of them quickly, Hazanko will try to pick them off one by one, and he's hireing help this time. Ruthless people who don't give a damn about their own lives and sell them to others." Gene frowned. "How do you know so much?" Hina smirked "You think I don't have my ways?" "You've actually been in there...with him?" "With many, I'm warning you Gene Starwind. He's not taking his chances this time. You must get him before he finds you...and that will not be long." She turns and begins to walk away, "one more thing Gene,If you ever need help, call for a ship named the Gilgamish." "Who is that?" "Me." Hina turned and wlked down an alleyway and dissappered.

Things happen as most often they do, But sometimes things happen without us ever noticing it...An adventure begins for a group of wary beings as they run head long into a corse that takes them far from where they want to be. Hina: Yawns and streches, slides out of bed and picks up her fav. brush. 'Today is just not a good day, it's to bright, wish it would rain...' sighs and goes to her closet taking out her normal school uniform puts it on and braids her long blode hair, violet eyes darting here and there searching for a rubberband to tie it with,hears her brother coming up the staris. 'Almost ready Hibiki!' hears the response of 'Hurry, your're gonna be late!' and searches more franticly, finally finds one and ties her hair. Runs downstairs and out the door to school. Whistels and looks around when she sees a bunch of kids hasseling one boy. 'Nothing burns me more than to see eight on one...' She rushes over and just as a boy throws a punch she spin kicks him to the ground. Looking down on he boy she frowns deep and scolds. 'Now how many times must we do this Koji? I thought I told you to stay OFF my turf...you seem to like to break the rules...' She drops her bag and cracks her knuckles. 'Beat it.' She smiles as they jump and run. Turning she smiles at the Boy infront of her, blinking she sees a girl behind him. 'Lemme geuss, you two are either siblings and new, or you were protecting her...right?' Ndds 'Well I'm Hina Ukabeki, the number one thug here at Mojohishi Junior High. Don't worry, I'm a good guy...er, girl.' Laughs 'And you are.?'