Chapter 24: The Popular Kids

(Setting: Crystal Kingdom: High University- Main Hall)

(Scene: Baku arrives with Savannah's friends at the High University and prepare for their classes)

*After the intense, high speed drive to school, the crew enters the halls of the High University. Upon walking in, a bunch of male students dart their attention onto the princess and her friends surrounding them. They had boxes of chocolates and bouquet's of roses. All of the classic junk used to try to woo a girl.

[Popular Guy]: Princess Savannah! Have you reconsidered going with me to the Winter Homecoming Dance!? Please won’t you be mine!?

[Senior Classmen]: Hit the road, Jack! My love, please accept my hand to the dance instead! I promise you the best night of your life, or publicly execute me for being a liar!

[Upperclassmen]: Forget about them! Let me be your servant! Allow me to please you in ways these bozos never will!

[Popular Guy]: Back off, bub! She's not interested in you!

[Senior Classmen]: Says the pansies practically begging for her attention!

[Upperclassmen]: You dumbass! You're the one spouting off about "the best night of your life" and public execution! Talk about a try hard prince charming!

[Senior Classmen]: What'd you say to me, bastard!?

[Princess Savannah]: *Embarrassed* *Nervous* Hehehe... I'm sorry gentlemen... but I suppose I'm still undecided... Sorry!

[Group of boys]: *Crying* Damn it...She rejected all of us... Again... Our rich dads are gonna kill us... Again…

[Baku Cree]: *Thinking to himself* *Sigh* You guys are pathetic... Damn, what gives? I don't see Barrtio or Finn anywhere... They probably decided to skip... Wish I could see them, it feels like it's been forever after everything that's happened last night… They would totally freak out if they saw me with the Princess and her friends... I wonder where the hell they are...

[Halenday Medellon]: So Princess, I assume your dating process is going smoothly?

[Mitsune Akamiko]: *Mockingly* ERR! Wrong answer, try again! No one wants to date this ugly cow who calls herself a princess!

[Princess Savannah]: *Embarrassed* *Angry* Ugghh! Ya know, you're really digging into me right now because you have a date and I don't!

[Mitsune Akamiko]: *Singingly* That's riiiight! My knight in shining armor, Mikodo Danzer, is going to sweep me away in a pearly white limoziiineee!

[Baku Cree]: *Thinking to himself* ... Bleegh…

[Halenday Medellon]: How about you, mister hero? Have you found a maiden to take to the winter dance?

[Baku Cree]: Oh, I'm not too big on dancing. Also, there's nobody in specific that comes to mind that I want to ask to the dance…

[Princess Savannah]: *Cheeringly* Nonsense! Don't you worry little brother, I'll find you a cutie or three to take to the Winter Homecoming Dance!

[Mitsune Akamiko]: Besides, you're royalty! You can force anybody go to the dance with you on demand!

[Baku Cree]: That sounds very wrong... *Thinking to himself* It's not that I don't want to go to the dance with three different chicks... It's just that it won't nearly equate to going with the Princess…

[Halenday Medellon]: How about you, Yuri? Have you found a man equal to your strength?

[Ayurielli Yamabushi]: No. I've already decided I'm not going…

[Baku Cree]: Why not?

[Princess Savannah]: *Teasingly* Because the man she wants to go with doesn't attend the High University anymore…

[Ayurielli Yamabushi]: *Embarrassed* P-Princess, please!

*A tall female student wearing a dark blue training gi nervously approaches Lady Yamabushi.

[Female Student]: *Nervous* E-excuse me... L-Lady Yamabushi…

[Ayurielli Yamabushi]: Hm? The Kendo Club president? What is it, what do you need?

[Female Student]: *Nervous* I-I'm sorry to inform you of this... but... Your training partner, Sayo Otobi, c-called in sick today... He won't be coming to this afternoon's Kendo Club training meet…

[Ayurielli Yamabushi]: *Angrily Shouting* WHAT DO YOU MEAN HE CALLED IN SICK!? HE'S THE ONLY ONE IN THE ENTIRE CLUB THAT CAN WITHSTAND MORE THAN THREE OF MY STRIKE'S! HOW THE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO PRACTICE TONIGHT IF HE'S NOT HERE!?

[Female Student]: *Nervous* *Scared* I'm sorry, Milady! But he said his calves and wrist have been bruised to the point of discoloration, stage five soreness, and constant throbbing... Luckily, the other members found he left his training gear uniform in his foot locker…

*Ayurielli is handed a face and chest guard, and silently glares at Baku.

[Baku Cree]: *Confused* ... Uhhh... Why are you staring at me like that?

[Ayurielli Yamabushi]: Hero Boy...... Equip this uniform.

[Baku Cree]: Um, no.

[Ayurielli Yamabushi]: *Angrily Shouting* THAT WASN'T A REQUEST, IT WAS A DEMAND!

[Baku Cree]: *Shouting* I DON'T CARE! I'M NOT WEARING SOMEONE ELSE'S SWEATY ARMOR!

[Ayurielli Yamabushi]: *inhales deeply* ... Very well then... I'll just force you to wear it... NOW STRIP!

[Baku Cree]: WH-WHAT THE HELL!? GET THAT CRAP AWAY FROM ME!

[Ayurielli Yamabushi]: GET BACK HERE! YOU KNOW YOU CANNOT OUTRUN ME!

[Baku Cree]: *Afraid* UUAAGHH!!!

*Lady Yamabushi chases Baku through the halls of the High University and forces him to don the training gear.

[Ayurielli Yamabushi]: Excellent, it's a perfect fit... NOW DRAW YOUR WEAPON AND SHOW ME YOUR STANCE!

[Baku Cree]: HOLY CRAP, I'M SCARED!

*THWACK* *SMACK* *WHACK* *CRACK*

[Baku Cree]: *Beaten* *Gasp* U-ugh... Ah geez... That was brutal… What the hell did I do to deserve that!?

[Ayurielli Yamabushi]: *Intrigued* I'm impressed, you managed to take more than four of my strikes... Perhaps you will make a suitable training partner, after all… You will help me train!

[Baku Cree]: ...*Urgh*... God no...

[Princess Savannah]: *Smiling* Ooooh Baaakuuu, it's time for History Class!

[Baku Cree]: ... Okay... gimme a sec…