"Don't even think about it," Kozue growled, the blue haired young woman glaring at the young man in front of her. Lum pressed herself to Kozue's back, looking over her shoulder fearfully. "Come on, all I want is a bit of payback now that her powers are gone..." the young man complained right before Kozue punched him in the face. There was a odd crunching noise as she did do, and when he staggered back blood ran down his nose. "Lum may be helpless but I'm not," Kozue rubbed her aching knuckles as she continued irritably, "get lost!" "Oh you are going to pay for that," he howled as he fled. "Coward," Kozue muttered right before she was nearly tackled from behind, "Thank you, Darling!" Lum hugged Kozue fiercely, the black haired girl pressing her bikini clad body firmly against Kozue's back. Kozue blushed darkly, feeling a sudden flash of heat pulse through her at that innocent contact. Pushing those now frequently occurring feelings aside she answered Lum gruffly, "It's all right, Lum. I couldn't let them hurt you when you've temporarily lost your powers." Lum moved up to stand at Kozue's side and then they set off together towards the East dorm. "It'll only be two or three more days," she said to Kozue reassuringly, "then everything will be back to normal." Seeing how nervous Lum seemed Kozue put her arm comfortingly around Lum's shoulder. Lum smiled and leaned into Kozue slightly, resting her head on Kozue's shoulder. Trying to ignore how nice this felt she asked, "So why did you powers fail this morning when you tried to zap Kiryuu for peeping?" "It's my time of the month," Lum sheepishly confessed, "and the changes in my body during this time makes it impossible to use my powers." "Ah," Kozue blinked, blushing faintly. "Don't worry," Lum snuggled closer to Kozue's side as she cheerfully explained, "I'll be back to normal soon." Kozue could feel her pulse race as Lum pressed her pert breasts into Kozue's side as she walked, the warmth of Lum's gaze. More and more as the weeks had passed she had found herself becoming aware of Lum's physical beauty, despite all of her efforts to deny it. "Oh, now what?" Kozue growled out as she saw a familiar figure standing there waiting impatiently by the dorm. Arisugawa Juri looked up as they neared, the orange haired school council member dressed in her unique variation on the usual uniform. Her long legs were sheathed in white pants and her breasts were concealed beneath her military style jacket. "Are you here about that idiot Kiryuu?" Kozue demanded. "Yes, but not the way you think," Juri said seriously as she swiftly reached out and shook Kozue's hand. "Huh?" Kozue blinked. "I'm pretty certain that a large number of ladies at Ohtori are going to want to thank you for knocking President Kiryuu off that ladder," Juri smiled charmingly. "Hands of my darling," Lum scowled cutely. "It's all right," Juri unconsciously reached up to finger the locket she wore, "I already have a ball and chain." "Humph," Lum looked unimpressed. "You do have another problem, though," Juri said with a compassionate smile as she focused her attention on Kozue. "Oh?" Kozue asked, wondering what fresh complication was coming. "Nanami Kiryuu is... more than a little upset about her big brother being hurt by you," Juri revealed. Kozue groaned softly. Even she was aware of Nanami's infatuation with her brother and the unhealthy lengths she'd go to pursue it. Of course she'd be upset at her brother's injuries and if the stories were right Nanami'd be out for revenge. "Any idea what she's got planned?" Kozue asked wryly. "You already punched out one of her minions," Juri said wryly, "subtlety is not one of Nanami's strong suits." "For Nanami!" a group of young men cried as they burst from the woods nearby carrying wooden practice swords. "Damn it," Juri produced a sword from nowhere and tossed it to Kozue. "Where did that come from?" Kozue caught it as Juri drew another sword. "I'm a anime lesbian," Juri said confidently, "I'm always prepared!" "Right," Kozue sweat dropped as the first of the young men reached them. She ducked below a blow then slashed, slicing the wooden sword in half. Juri was poetry in motion as she ducked in struck, slashing weapons apart with lethal grace. "This is the best Nanami could do?" she scoffed. "Darling, look out," Lum cried then there was a muffled cry. Wheeling around Kozue saw Lum crumpled to the ground, a blonde haired girl with a smug look standing over her. "You hurt my brother," Nanami said coldly, "and I am going to punish you personally." "Nanami, how dare you..." Juri started. "No," Kozue's voice vibrated with barely contained rage, "she's mine." "Oh ho ho ho ho," Nanami laughed as she hefted her sword, "do you really think..." SMACK! Completely disregarding her weapon Kozue hammered Nanami across the face with her first, sending her staggering backward. "You hurt someone I care for very much," she growled, "do you think I'm playing fencing games with you?!" "Wait just a moment," Nanami's eyes were wide with surprise and just a bit of fear. "Kozue...?" Lum blinked dazedly, looking on with wide eyes. "Shut up," Kozue tackled her, hammering a fist into Nanami's gut. She grabbed Nanami by her braid and drove her head into the turf. "Miss Nanami!" one of the men moved to help only to be stopped by Juri. "This is between them," Juri held up her sword, "unless you'd care to face me?" The men looked at each other then stepped back as Juri smiled coldly, "Thought not." Nanami managed to wriggle free of Kozue's furious grip, leaving some hair behind in the process. "You barbarian," she said through tearful eyes, "you hurt my brother!" She tried to throw a punch, but was clearly unused to this sort of direct confrontation. "And you hurt someone I love," Kozue punched Nanami in the face. "Oeee," Nanami made a incoherent noise, swaying there a moment. Then she gracefully fell backward, hitting the ground with a thump out cold. Kozue turned to the shocked boys, "Get her out of here. And when she wakes up tell her this: if she tries this again I'll do even worse." "Yes. Ma'am," the boys bundled up the bloody and dirty Nanami and fled. Kozue sighed tiredly, taking in her own soiled clothes and dirty hands. "What else can go wrong?" she muttered. "DARLING!" Lum tackle glomped her to the ground. "Ack!" Kozue gasped. "You said you cared for me," Lum squealed, "you love me! I'm so happy!" "I didn't mean..." Kozue stammered as she rolled over, Lum perching on her chest, "I mean, I did mean it but not..." Lum swooped forward and kissed Kozue lingeringly, silencing her. "Thank you for fighting for me, beloved," she said simply. "I think I'll just leave you two alone," Juri said with some amusement as she left them still talking on the lawn. End Notes: A shout out to Strife for reminding me this fic exists. Lol. I wanted Kozue to admit to caring for Lum at least, and I thought her doing it in the heat of the moment was believable.
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