The Lost Chapter 5

The Lost
Rajiji's Story Chapter 5
The Match

Giggling could be heard down the hall.  A pair of footsteps echoed through the corridors as Dororo was looking for his mischievous new platoon member.  She was brilliant at hiding, even though he knew his way around the base.  The ninja was enjoying this game and his flirtatious side was really starting to show.  He knew Rajiji wanted to spar with Giroro, but she, being part cat, could not help engaging in a little tag hide-n-seek game while trying to head back to the training room.  As Dororo searched for Rajiji, thoughts of them embracing were filling his mind.  'I do not know what has come over me, but I cannot wait to get my hands on her.'  The blue Lance Corporal thought.

"Giving up already?" a voice said which seemed to be only feet away.

"Hardly," then Dororo saw a shadow.  He knew where she was now. He jumped up into the A/C ducts and silently crawled his way till he was just above his heart's desire.  Then without warning, he dropped from the ceiling and grabbed her from behind.  "Tag, you are it now."

Instead of replying, Rajiji turn around in Dororo's arms, faced him, gave a little devilish grin, and planted a kiss on his masked lips.  The shock of the spontaneous kiss froze the ninja then he melted in to her arms.  The two blue arms wrapped tightly around the orange body, and Dororo returned the kiss.  Entangled in each other's arms, quiet moans were herd from both parties as the kiss deepened.  Without really realizing it, Dororo pulled his mask down and the couple continued.  Dororo was so immersed with the heat of the moment; that he did not envision his love and him being in front of the training room's doors.

Giroro, who had just opened the training room doors, was a little bewildered to see his childhood friend and the new platoon member embracing each other.  He bit his lip hard to make himself not say anything, and just stood there and watched.  The corporal just watched the couple ravaged each other's mouths for a couple more minutes to see if they would realize that he was watching. When they did not, he grinned.

"Am I interrupting something?" Giroro said after clearing his throat.

The couple froze in mid kiss.  Breaking the kiss, both heads turned to the voice.  Dororo and Rajiji turned a Giroro red.  Dororo grabbed his mask and, in a flash, returned it to its proper spot.  The two Lance Corporals could not say a word.  The embarrassment of being caught kissing, over took their minds.

"You don't have to hide behind the mask on my account.  I know your secret." Giroro gave an evil smirk to Dororo.

"Dororo?" Rajiji looked to the silent stricken ninja.

Dororo just gave a little chucked, "Giroro saw me first without my mask.  It was an invasion plan gone wrong a few months ago, and my mask was ripped off in a fight. But just two of you know about my double fangs. And it is going to stay that way."  Then to blue eyes met two greenish –yellow eyes with passion.

"My lips are sealed," Rajiji commented. She then turned to Giroro, still in Dororo's arms. "Are you up for a match Senpai, or are you too tired from all that training."

"Tch, I could train all day if I wanted too." The Corporal turned around and walked back into the training room.

Rajiji looked to Dororo, gave him another little kiss on his masked lips, unwillingly broke their embrace, and ran into the training room.  With a 'what am I going to do with her look,' the ninja followed his love into the training room.  Off in the distance Dororo saw Giroro and Rajiji talking about the match.

"Handi-cap!? I don't need no bloody handi-cap!" the orange lance corporal roared at Giroro.

Cowering just a little, Giroro tried to explain himself, "I just want it to be a fair fight."

"Tch," Rajiji scoffed. "If anything, I should be giving you a 'head start'.  DO NOT underestimate me Giroro."  Then the heated female Keronian walked off in a huff.

Giroro noticed Dororo walking towards him. The red alien frog, a little taken back, shook his head.  "Your girlfriend is a wild one."

Turning his head, Dororo looked at Rajiji, "Yes she is, and she is so…" Dororo paused and just grinned at Giroro.

"Alright… alright…No handi-caps." The Corporal said still looking at Dororo knowing what his child friend was trying to say.  "And you did say no hold bar match."

Rajiji just turned her head and her eye met Giroro's.  At that moment Giroro gulped.  'What have I gotten myself into?' he mentally asked.

Dororo was now in the observation room, while Giroro and Rajiji stood their ground on the training room's flood.  Dororo set the halo-imaging device to a partial forested rocky terrain.  The Corporal and new Lance Corporal stood about a hundred feet away from each other.  As the two sparring partners stood and gazed at each other, mini missile launchers materialized on Giroro's legs, a bazooka materialized in his right hand, and a knife appeared on his back.  Watching the Corporal's 'toys' appear, Rajiji just snickered.  Giroro just sneered at her laughter.

"Tch, I hope you are ready for this, 'cause I ain't holding back," Giroro boomed.

"Good! I don't want you holding back," Rajiji said as she moved in to her fighting stance.  All of a sudden the orange lance corporal dashed in to the woods.  "Catch me if you can Senpai."

A little stunned at what the orange Keronian just did, Giroro took after Rajiji.  The weapons expert cautiously walked through the dense woods keeping his ears acute to every sound. His head swiveled in every direction as he slowly mad his way.  Rajiji was watching him from the trees, silently leaping from branch to branch. Narrowing her eyes, she saw the perfect moment to strike her first blow.  As covertly as a Stealth Fighter, the tiger Keronian jumps down and follows her senpai a few meters.  Dororo was snickering as he watched the clueless Corporal being followed by his love.  

As Rajiji followed Giroro, she contemplated on announcing her presents. "You know, if you were a mouse, I would have already have had you for lunch."

Giroro froze and spun around, but Rajiji was not there. She disappeared before Giroro turned to look at her.   Hiding up in the trees' shadows, the tiger Keronian watched the red Corporal.  Giroro was flustered that he could not find his sparring mate.  He stood still, lowered the bazooka, and closed his eyes, and concentrated on his hearing.  Rajiji watched her senpai and smirked, 'That is not really going to help you.' she thought and silently dropped down from the trees again.  But this time she had a plan.  She was standing only a foot away from Giroro and purposely breaking a trig.   Giroro eyes snapped open and saw two large greenish-yellow eyes staring right at him with a quirky little smile. He raised the bazooka, aimed and fired.  As Giroro pulled the trigger Rajiji ducked down, spun a one-eighty and tripped the bazooka welding Keronian. Then she made a fist and three black claws protruded from her hands, and with one swift move sliced the bazooka.  Then she pointed her claws at Giroro who was still on his back and wide-eyed.

"Oh come on, I need more of a challenge then this." the tigress said with a slight disappointed look.

Giroro grinned and reaches behind his back.  Then with one quick move, pulled out his knife and slashed at Rajiji.  A piece is her veil was sheared off just as she jumped back to avoid the blade.  Giroro moved to his knees, stood, and took a fighting stance.  A scoffing grin grew on the red frog's face as he saw a trickle of blood roll down an orange cheek.  Feeling the trickle, Rajiji touched her cheek, looked at her fingers, and smiled. Then she did something that shocked her adversary; she licked the blood off her fingers and gave a predatory grin.  Her eyes flashed as if a switch was turned on and a growl emanated from deep within her throat.

"Good job for drawing first blood." the orange one said. Then she made a fist with her other hand and three black blades shot out from that hand and then she crouched in to her fighting position...  "I hope you are prepared to tangle with a tiger big boy."

With an indication from her wrist, Rajiji summoned Giroro to fight.  A little angered by the tigress' words, the weapons expert charged at her with the knife.  Rajiji blocked the attack with her left claws and swung her right towards Giroro's face, He blocked the blow with his forearm meeting Rajiji's.  They pushed off each other and charged at each other again. Trying to read her moves Giroro swerved right, grabbed Rajiji's arm as she passed him and tried to flip her.  But being part cat she twisted her body to land on her feet and flipped Giroro.  The red frog landed with a thud and winced.  Then she retracted two of her three claws leaving the first one out and gently marked Giroro's arm he grabbed her with.

"A cut for a cut," then she stuck her tong out at the fallen opponent and jumped back ready for another round.

Meanwhile Dororo, watching from observation room, was impressed with Rajiji's fighting skills.  The ninja began to get butterflies in his stomach just watching his beautiful flower take on an opponent like Giroro. Dororo continued to watch the duo fight.  

Giroro was giving chase to Rajiji again, playing her cat and mouse games.  Giroro launched the mini missiles from his legs trying to through her off, but she jumped and sprang maneuvering effortlessly and slashing the missiles as they zoomed near her.  When the last missile was hacked into two, the agile female Keronian landed in a crouched position, one hand on the ground, and other hand stretched out displaying her claws. She raised her head, opened her eyes, and gave a look of 'Is that all you got?' toward Giroro.  Flames roared in Giroro's eyes, he gave a deep growl.  He held out both hands and two long cylinder like objects materialized in his hands. With a press of a button on both cylinders, a pinkish light shot from each cylinder and ended to point about fifteen inches long.  Rajiji just grinned, taunting Giroro even more.  Enraged, the heated weapons expert jetted toward the tiger Keronian.  Rajiji stood her ground and granted Giroro a full out battle of skill and endurance.  

"You are not going to win," Rajiji taunted.

"We shall see about that!" Giroro fumed.  

Still holding her ground, Rajiji watched Giroro leap into the air attempting to attack from above.  She blocked the blow by interlinking her claws and catching the light saber.  Sparks few as claws and light sabers clashed. Pushing off each other again, the orange assassin flipped and twisted and aimed her claws at the belted chest.  Another explosion of sparks sprayed over the two duelists.  The sound of weapons clashing filled the training room.  The matched was becoming more intense the longer it continued.  The red and orange Keronian showed signs of fatigue, but neither was willing to quit.  Their eyes met as the two paused to catch their breath. Giroro was perspiring profusely and panting hard.  Rajiji was only panting a little.  Her fangs were bared and her eyes seemed more wild then before the fight.  Then without warning she roared and charged at Giroro.  The Corporal narrowed his gaze and stood his ground.  With a smirk on her face, running toward her adversary, Rajiji readied her claws for the last blow.  She tightened her fist, retracted her claws, and ran on all four the last few feet of her charge.  The new lance corporal's acts did not faze the weapon expert, and he continued to hold his ground.  With one more lunge, the tiger Keronian ducked, dodging the swinging light sabers, and rocketed her left hand upwards for a left-hook right to Giroro's chin.  The red body flew in the air and landed with a thud a few feet away.  


Rising up only on his elbow, Giroro grabbed his chin and rubbed it.  He sneered at the pain and watched Rajiji walking towards him.  The red body was fairly injured, not too bad though.  Sitting up, the red Keronian smiled and gazed on to his rival.  

"Tch.  I think you with this round Rajiji."  Giroro said at Rajiji stood over him. "Damn, that left hook..." Still holding his jaw, Giroro moved it with his hand then a surprised look on his face.  He moved his tong around and felt something being tussled around.  He spat it out and looked on to a white glistening tooth on the ground. Then looked to Rajiji.

"So I am guessing you will yield today." The tigress asked with a satisfying look of triumph.

"We will continue this later," wincing in pain as he got up from the ground.  Then he looked up to the observation deck and nodded to Dororo.

Dororo nodded back and the halo-imager disengaged and the room went back to its normal steel-grey color.  Then the blue ninja came down from the observation deck and joined Rajiji and Giroro.  Rajiji held out a hand to Giroro and helped him to his feet.  The trio then proceeded out of the training room and then out of the base.  Dororo had to hold up Giroro a few times, because the sparring match did do a number on his red body.  They were all laughing and talking about the fight while walking in to the kitchen when all three spotted Natsumi preparing dinner.  Giroro stood dead in his tracks as the red-headed Pekoponian girl turned around and gave a shocking look of displeasure.

"Giroro! What happened to you?" Natsumi said angrily.

"Uh... um... Ju... Just a little sparring match." the corporal blushed

Then Rajiji spoke up.  "He wanted to see how formidable in battle I could be, and I went a little too far.  I am sorry."

"You did this?!" Natsumi exclaimed.

"Guilty as charged." Rajiji grinned sheepishly.

"Well good.  They need another woman to keep them in line," Then a golden amber eye winked at Giroro, which made him turn more red.  "Let me get the first aid kit and patch you up Giroro."  Then Natsumi went upstairs and left Dororo, Rajiji and Giroro.

Rajiji had an idea that just popped in to her head, and she dashed off after Natsumi.  They met up on the top of the stairs and Rajiji grabbed Natsumi's hand, pulled her in to the bathroom, and shut the door.  

"Rajiji?  What is it?" Natsumi looked shocked.

"Look, I am just going to be point blank with you.  Giroro is in love with you.  He has told me that you like someone else, but really, is that guy always there like Giroro is always there for you?" Rajiji paused for an answer.

Two golden-amber eyes just widened, and a mouth dropped open.  Natsumi was speechless at Rajiji's words.  "But...but..."

"You never noticed how much he blushes around you, or how every time he gets near you he is like a deer in headlights?  Give him a chance.  And I can also tell you care a great deal for him too. Don't let the simple facts of you two being a different species stop your hearts from the truth.  You need to speak from your heart, and who knows, maybe if Keron sees one of its kind love a Pekoponian, they will stop the whole invasion thing."

"I do care for him a lot" Natsumi admitted "But I just didn't think he would ever speak up because it would interfere with..."

"Let it. I love this planet as much as you and Dororo."  

Natsumi nodded and quietly returned to the kitchen. Rajiji followed. Turning off the stove and let the dinner sit for a few, the red-headed girl walked over to Giroro.  This time Natsumi was blushing.  Her eyes met Giroro's, and as if he could read her mind, the red alien frog saw her feelings for him in her eyes.  

Rajiji smiled and took Dororo's hand.  Without a word Dororo knew what happened between the two girls and smiled behind his mask.  Then the two headed out side to let the weapons expert and his warrior princess had a moment.