School Trip or Dragon Quest? [School Trip topic / Open]

Katsu had finally settled in his room and made his way out onto the snowy slopes. The young pop idol had rented out a snowboard and began his long track up the snow filled hills towards the top. On his way, the amber eyed student would stop periodically and lean over. Taking a few breaths, his eyes would become downcast as he slammed his eyes closed. "This.." -breath- "..Hill.." -breath- "..is a pathway to the gods!" Katsu collapsed down onto the hill ontop of his snowboard which caused him to begin to slide back down the hill. Continuing on, Katsu! would slide into a section of trees and would hit a stump, causing his back to slam into it with the thud. Though it looked painful, the boy's face was emotionless, and his eyes looked rather faded and undazed. Sighing, the young pop idol would stand back up and grab the snowboard. Looks like it was time to head back up again, which was such a pain! Ugh! Just then, Katsu!'s eyes had caught notice of it! Yes, this was it! Before him was the legendary sword of Wutai that could only be claimed by the third Demon Lord of the Wutai rebellion! Of course, to the untrained eye, this sword appeared to be a regular stick. No matter, Katsu! grasped the stick in hand and pointed it towards the sky with a heroic pose. "Watashi wa Vincentu desu! Sworn protector of Earth, and third runner up for the throne of demon kind!" If one listened closely, they could hear the feint sound of Katsu! leveling up.

Turning towards a tree, Katsu! would point his stick and give a cocky smile. For some reason the innocent voice he usually had would turn into a deep and masculine grumble. "A monster appears. Time for battle! Dunananan!" Katsu! began to hum a battle theme out loud as he took his stance against the foul beast that appeared like a tree to the untrained eye. "Dun Dun! Dunnanana! Dun Dun! Dananana! Dun Dun! Danana! Dunny Dunny Dun dun dun dun!" The lone white rose of Wutai, our hero Kurei Katsu! wailed away at the tree with his stic- err, uh, Legendary Sword! "Where are you looking, you foul beast?! Time for my signature move! FOAMY ECLIPSE SLASH OF THE LAST FLOWER OF HEAVENLY WRITHING ECLIPSE!" The warrior of Wutai did one last slash forward, sliding his "sword" "through" the "beast" and running past it to make the scene more dramatic. Keeping up the pose, Katsu! could keep his head down as a large cast of Shadows were upon his face. The tree swayed just alittle before the boy fell down to a single knee and took deep breaths. "I-Impossible... This beast was an worthy opponent. Perhaps I'll see him again in the after life." Katsu stood and put the "sword" over his shoulder while taking a cliche heroic pose, looking towards the sun. The shadows seem to work with him, as they came down upon his face, making him look even more heroic as if he had just made his way out of an action film. "The Legendary Rose of Wutai's journey to win the raging war between the Demon Lords had just begun. The winner would become the complete ruler of this land and all the lands spread through the demon world! If he did not stop them, all hope was lost. Everything was riding on the shoulders of this heroic young ma-" COUGH COUGH! The boy suddenly began to choke during his own epic narration of his journey to free the land of demons. The sound of him almost vomiting could easily be heard as he fell to a knee and wiped his mouth with his sleeve. "-S-so like I was saying! The journey was just beginning! What would happen next to our brave hero?!"

The lone warrior of Wutai looked towards the random newcomer and would once again narrator. "Carl has joined the battle!" Who the hell was Carl? He was obviously referring to this newcomer, but wasn't it quite rude to just give them nicknames? And why did he give him a nickname like Carl when he had the cooler nickname of Vincent? The world was not fair. Katsu!, however, continued to laugh as he pointed his legendary blade towards "Carl." "'Who am I', you asked?!" He didn't ask that. "I am an ally to the weak. I am the lone warrior, the single white rose of Wutai! I am VINCENT, the third Demon Lord on the way to the throne of the Demon King!" "Vincent" crossed his arms and leaned against a tree. The shadows fell upon his body, masking his eyes and the majority of his face, giving a rather over the top, yet epic appearance to the young hero. In this moment, a convenient wind would blow by and he'd raise his head to look off into the distance. "This wind, it seems troubled. Almost as if it were weeping... This wind, I do not like it, all it does is take away what's most precious to me. I will stop this wind once becoming the Demon King." He spoke like he was in some sort of game, and it was obvious all of this was just a part of some crazy fantasy world he had put together in his head. Looking towards the newcomer, Katsu! would raise his sti- legendary sword and give a laugh. "Well come now, Stanley, we have demons to defeat!" Who was Stanley?! He had just called him Carl earlier!

Turning, Katsu! would begin to swing the legendary sword at a tree. "Why do I fight, you ask?" -He didn't ask this. "It's simple. I am in a band to defeat the many demon lords of this land, and then to defeat the Demon King himself. Once defeating the King, I will take his throne and become a new master, ushering in years of peace and tranquility. The prophecy spoke of a human hero who will slice through the darkness and pour a new era of light upon the world. This hero is me!" The "hero" would look back towards the newcomer before giving another triumphant laugh. However, halfway through the laugh he'd suddenly curl over and throw up. Was he holding it in ever since he started coughing earlier? What a weird boy. He'd even continue to speak after throwing up, like it had never happened. "Well then, shōnen! Let us begin our journey!"

Nanami hated the cold. She hated the cold with a passion that could rival just about anything, but why go on a skii trip if she wasn't going to go down the slopes?

The problem was, she sucked at skiing.

Oh come on, did they really expect her to strap two pieces of wood to her feet and use another two to guide herself down fifty feet? Answer: she didn't even expect herself to go down that. She sighed and shook her head, wandering around near the bottom of the slopes when she spotted two silly looking people, one who looked confused and another that just looked bored and wanted to have some fun. The second guy was using RPG terms so was he LARPing? Oh dear, he threw up. Was he okay? Well, at least she could introduce herself and check up on him. Pulling out a pocket first aid kit, she cried out to the wind, "Not without a healer, you won't!"

Shit, what now? Well, there was only one thing to do. She stepped from the trees and cried rather dramatically, "The Demon King has enslaved my people oh good sir. Allow me to join your party and help you and your friend in your quest to slay him! No harm shall come to you, so long as my name is Ma'ar Silverspirit!" She starts, as if just now noticing that he was hurt. "But good knight! You are already wounded! Please, allow me to heal you!"

"Chaaan. Chananan Chaaaaan. Chaaaan."- Katsu began to hum a tone as he walked past the medic with a grave look upon his face. "Chaan Chaaan Chaaaan.. Chan..." Suddenly, there was complete and utter silence. He would then look over his shoulder at the medic, giving a thumbs up. "Ma'ar Silverspirit has joined the party." What?! Was that whole "song" just the music that plays when a new player joins the party?! "I am fine, my strong healer! We have no time to rest! The Demon King must be defeated!" Pointing his legendary blade forward, "Vincent" would give a heroic smile. "Come, Ma'ar Silverspirit and Gregory!"-Now his name was Gregory?!- "Our journey continues to the docks! We need a boat to reach the western islands of the Demon King's castle!" Katsu! marched forward and suddenly stopped, raising his hand with a grave expression. "Wait! Something is up around this tree. I'll check it out!" Katsu! ran up and went behind the tree. A few seconds would past, and he would come out from the other side with what looked to be a beard made of snow. His eyes were squinted close, and his once legendary sword was now being used as cane. Hunching over, he'd do a few coughs and look towards the mighty heroes. "Who am I, you asked, young whipper snappers?"-They didn't. "I am the Shipyard owner. Why should I give you a ship? Well actually I can use this to my advantage. My daughter was kidnapped by a dragon and was taken towards the mountains to the North. If you save her, I'll give you a ship." The old man coughed and went back behind the tree. A few seconds later, Kats- or I mean Vincent reappeared with his blade pointed towards his comrades. "You heard the man! To get the boat, we have a mission to accomplish. Franklin!"- He pointed towards the male student who had arrived first onto the scene. Apparently another name change?! "Lead the way to the mountains! Wait, let's save our game first!"

Katsu stood still, un moving, like a statue for a few seconds. Then he'd suddenly come back with full valor and begin to narrate. "The journey to defeat the Demon King has begun! We join our heroes Vincent, Silverspirit, Carl, Stanley, Gregory, and Franklin. Will the mystical warriors of Wutai be able to save the Ship owner's daughter?! It's time we found out!" "Vincent" pointed his sti- Legendary Sword towards the mountain he had fell down earlier with his snow board. "Let us go, comrades! Victory awaits! Silverspirit, we will save your people even if it costs us..." Katsu paused as he stared at his fellow male warrior. Suddenly he snapped back. "..Even if it costs us Jack's life!"-Now this poor boy's name was Jack?! What was going on?!

Gosh, what was with this guy and his loony energy? He throws up, he seems like he is on the brink of death, and he keeps going with this boundless energy. It had to be admired and monitored. She did break character a bit when he became the old man and 'saved' their progress with a screwed up face, but she was still was still worried that he was deathly sick. But if she tagged along, she could keep an eye on him with the other boy too. "Thank you gentlemen. Onward!"

Nanami moved nearere to the hapless bystander and smile softly at him, murmuring out this next bit. It wouldnt do if the 'leader' heard this. "Sorry about that rather dramatic entrance. My name is Himura Nanami and I'm here to help. Kinda. I'll help keep an eye on him at any rate. Kinda worried you know? And we might catch him off guard or something so we can stop him beforer he hurts himself. Just give me a signal or something, you know? For now, we just gotta play along with this farce for now."

((Sorry it took me so long to reply. It ate my first two responses.))

Vincent looked over his shoulder at his two comrades whispering to one another. Were they attempting to betray him, selling him out to the Demon King?! Were they cohorts of the Demon Lords Vincent was currently battling against?! Katsu! flipped forward, pressing off his hand and twisting around to face his false team mates. Raising his legendary sword, the lone warrior of the Wutai gritted his teeth. "You thought you could fool me, huh?! SOLDIERS of the Demon LORD, you will not pass here! Silverspirit and... Jeff, HOW COULD YOU TURN YOUR BACKS TO YOUR PEOPLE?!" Katsu! stabbed his sti- Legendary BLADE into the snow and began to make a snowball. "You'll never take me alive! Take this! MY ULTRA MEGA BALL OF DOOM!" Winding up for a pitch, Katsu! beamed the ball forward, yet it only went a foot before falling and hitting the ground. It was a pathetic throw. Vincent crossed his arms across his chest and gave a full out laugh. "BWAHAHA!" He laughed.. and laughed.. and laughed some more before suddenly stopping and staring off into space. He stood there for a few seconds, with a blank face, as his round amber eyes stared at both of them.

After a few seconds, he'd rub the back of his neck and give an wide grin. "Uh, who are you people?" Katsu! spoke with an innocent tone as he gave an innocent, toothy grin to match. Was this a sudden change of character? Was he snapping back into reality here? They would see real soon, trust and believe these words! Mwahaha!

What... What just happened...? What was going on...? "Are you okay...?" Gosh, she was utterly confused, but glad this was over. At last. Well, for now, she supposed. She had no idea when that other guy would come out next. Was he suffing from bi-polar? Was he a manic depressive? She didn't know him and she couldn't tell. Best to keep her guard up, but stow the first aid kit and smiled at him. "Do you not remember us?" One way or another, she was going back inside. "Maybe we should go inside, get a chance to introduce ourselves." She laughed a little bit and smiled. "Hello. My name is Himura Nanami. It's nice to meet you."

"Not remember you?" The amber eyed boy would place a hand on his head and glance to the side. There was no way they had met before this. Were they hallucinating or something? "Um, well I was playing a game and you two just suddenly appeared. I know your game tags, I was asking who you both really were. Was I unclear, or did the Demon King brainwash you?" Katsu! gave an innocent smile to both of the "party members" while folding his hands behind his back. "Anyway, going inside is so totally lame! I didn't come on this vacation to spend it inside. If you two want to leave, feel free to log off. I saved our game anyways." Boy, for someone as famous as Katsu, he surely did not know the difference between real life and fantasy did he? "Oh, I never introduced myself properly, did I?" The round eyed first year would grasp his sti- Legendary Sword and point it towards the heavenly skies. "I am Vincent in game, but my real name is none other than Kurei Katsu! from class 1-A. Dunanan!" He hummed a victory fanfare at the end of his heroic pose before tossing the stick behind his back and taking a step towards Nanami. Grasping her hands, the first year's face would go a tint of red as his round amber eyes looked into her own. "My how lucky am I to meet such a beauty here in this serene forest. Would you do me the honours of going out on a date with me? I know this four star restaurant that has a roof where the moon's shimmer would only pale in comparison to your beauty." His round amber eyes twinkled towards her own before he suddenly backed up and gave a playful laugh. Looking back towards Nanashii, Katsu would give him a thumbs up. "So,... Joseph, I've never seen you around school. Though, I did just transfer here from being on tour. I didn't think so many people went to Kizuna Academy until I officially enrolled as a first year." Katsu! gave an innocent smile as he folded his hands behind his back and shifted his weight to his left foot. "So, are you two my senpai?"

Traits:

While he was complimenting her, her face turned bright red (well, redder than it was due to the cold) and stayed that way. She... She wasn't pretty. The two that she was staying with, they were pretty, but not her. She was huge. Like a cow. Like a big, fat cow. Why was he hitting on her? She didn't know how to respond to that other than to clam up and deny every single word he said in her head. "Uhhhh...." she had to change the subject and fast. What was that about senpai? Yeah, roll with that. "Nah, I'm probably a kouhai to both of you. I'm just a first year student after all." She pulled one of her hands away to fiddle with a short lock of hair that could be considered bangs. "It's nice to meet you, Katsuro-san, Nanashi-san."

Weaknesses:

Katsu! tilted his head towards his fellow first year before blinking a number of times. "You're a first year too? We're probably in the same class! Though Katsu! Katsu! sleeps most the day. Oh and by the by.." The young boy began to play with a strand of hair while looking to the side with his wide amber eyes. "Don't call me Katsuro. Katsu! is Katsu! So call me Katsu!, Yeah! But anyway, the pleasure is all mine, Nanami-chan~" The pop idol spoke with a playful tone before turning to look towards his senpai. So apparently this guy was the eldest out of the three. No wonder he seemed like he could be a stick in the mud when it came to anything fun and exciting. "Aren't senpai supposed to be cool, refined, and dignified? You look like a slouch!" Katsu! gave a taunting giggle as he placed a hand on his side and swayed back and forth. "Alot of our senpai are so serious when it comes their appearance, but I guess there are some who don't have a care in the world. That's cool, huh, Nanami-chan?" Katsu looked over to his fellow first year and gave a playful wink towards her.