To Duel or Not to Duel? :{Open to All}:

[Sutemi Ichigo]

It was mostly quiet except the slight sound of a music player turned a little too high. Ichigo sat there listening to a CD he found in the city. He was quite a while away from the bustling place full of people. It was good to relax since the hectic parts of his life were tough. Like meeting fairly odd people. Or even sword playing. It would make any guy tired and want a little rest. He had spent all day the day before breaking and now he was bored. He wanted to do something. But nothing was coming to mind. He was up for pretty much anything. Even sword play. But he hoped something new would come to him soon or later. It was getting boring just listening to the same two Cd's over and over again.

[Akuma Sara]

Sara walked through out the streets, thinking over what just happen between her brother and the one named Abbadon. It was quite funny to see EVERYthing that happen in her brother's past life and ironic to say the least. After learning something like that, sometimes a person needed to get away for a while.

In Sara case, it meant walking around while snapping her fingers in rhythm and letting flame pop out lie blow torch and not giving a damn about who saw it.

That's when she saw someone. From the looks of it, the person was just listening to music but to Sara that was a sucker born not long ago.

Lifting her right index finger, she pointed at the cd player the person had and let it slide carefully away.

[Sutemi Ichigo]

Ichigo was listening to the CD when he found a song he could play next time he saw Kensuke. But then he noticed the player was slipping away from him. He snatched it and turned around. He couldn't tell who did it but now he felt a tiny bit of excitement weld up within him. He pulled out the headphone and then stood.He glanced around more and then tucked the player in his jacket letting the gray headphones' cord hang out a little. He was confused but he HAD to find out who did that. It was strange. And for the last few days he was a magnet for that.

[Akuma Sara]

Sara smiled, seeing that her little trick was working.

This is going to be fun... she thought as she saw the person, who she now could see was a man, tuck his CD player inside her pocket with his head phone cord sticking out.

Pointing her finger toward the cord, she made the cord dance a little dance in it's owner's pocket. "Dance, my slave, Dance..." she said out loud. She began to laugh as she waited for the man to take notice.

[Sutemi Ichigo]

Ichigo saw someone point at the cord and then took notice that it was now moving around in his pocket. He did not know it but she was causing it to move. He thought the damn thing was possessed. But he did not think it for too long since she spoke of 'dancing' and something about 'slave'. He then glare at her. What ever she controlled it was a type that annoyed him, "Hey do you have any right to mess with my things?" he said in an annoyed tone.

She seemed smug to mess around in the open with the gift she was born with. He kept his hidden unless in his home town, or away from people. Others just didn't seem to give a damn about it. Or if people without gifts called them 'freaks', 'abnormals' and such.

[Akuma Sara]

Sara frowned. She was found out and that was no fun. Sighing, she lower her finger and placed said hand back in her coat pocket. Walking out in the open to let the young man see her, she gave gave him a pout.

"You are no fun," She simply said "Loosen up a bit..." she tilted her head a bit and smiled.
"My name is Sara. What's yours stranger. I never seen you around here..."

[Sutemi Ichigo]

Ichigo just stood there watching her pout and began to wonder about something, but he let it go for the time being. After waiting a few moments he replied to her,"No fun huh... Well that is a new one for me. And lightening up after seeing my headphones do a dance is gonna be hard..." he paused and then answered Sara's second guestion, "I am Ichigo, Sara..." then he realized that his player was still on. He then pulled it out and turned it off then stuck it back into his pocket again.

[Akuma Sara]

"Ichigo, Huh?" She questioned as she walked forward toward the man with orange hair. For some reason she could sense that this man was not around this area or from here period but she couldn't tell at all from just talking to him. No, if she was to figure this guy out, she was going to have to fight him.

"Well, Ichigo," she started as she stopped walking and pulled out her right hand, "If I may say, you seem like a person who can fight. I wouldn't mind fighting you good sir. If not, then you, my good man, are a waste of my time..."

Them be fighting words...she happily thought.

[Sutemi Ichigo]

Ichigo watched her question his name. Was it really stupid, his friend Kimachi liked it but he wasn't around many so he probably wouldn't know. But he could tell that she was also questiong a fight by her tone. He reached back and held the handle and said calmly with a hint of a snicker, "Challenging me? By what you said I'd say, yes to that." He waited still with his hand on his oversized blade, he wasn't sure of what her intentions were. He just hoped she wouldn't try something stupid mid fight. He was up to a good fight, even his sword may just enjoy the use durring a fight.

[Akuma Sara]

"Good," She said, "Ladies first..." lifting her hand in the air, the bench that Ichigo sat on not to long ago began to slightly float behind him.

Let's at this slow and work it up a notch if he can pass....

"I have to say though before we get this started," she started "That I have no weapon but the mind..." She then pulled her hand toward herself in a fast manner, lunching the bench toward Ichigo at the same time.

I hope he's fast enough... she thought as she wait for his move.

[Sutemi Ichigo]

Ichigo smiled, his sword was special. Before he could pull out his blade he heard a creak of something behind him, the bench was floating. He never looked back but he kept an eye on her hand as she moved it toward herself fast. Jumping up and landing on the bench's arm rest he propeled himself up a little more before unsheathing his blade and destroying it with a slash. He smiled as it fell to peices. Ichigo then held out his blade as he stood in mid air and smirked a tinny bit, "I would have been crushed if it weren't for my blade and my gift." He then stepped back a few feet in mid air and sent a wave of sound directly at her, "Been a while since I used my blade... maybe I need to use it more." he mumbled to himself.

[Akuma Sara]

Sara saw as Ichigo slashed the bench that she was throwing at him into pieces. She smirked as she saw how easily it was done with a swift move.

"That was pretty good. But do tell what gift do you speak of?" she asked and she got her answer when a wave of sound hit her and slid her back a few feet. She now knew that she was dealing with a sound user. But she didn't see any sprite or Spirit. She didn't have time to think of where it was coming from, now she had to think of how to attack.

That was just half, the girl thought,I can tell he's holding back...but I better show him a better trick

Sara started to walk up to the man but then the walking broke out to a run. She ran in a zig-zag formation. Then when she was half way there, she made a wave motion with her hand and a wave of flames went towards Ichigo.

"Get away from that one!" she shouted.

[Sutemi Ichigo]

Ichigo watched her carefully, he was getting the idea that she was figuring out his power/gift. He saw her next move and it was different than what she shown. It confused him; the zig-zag motion began to throw him off track till he saw flames. He concentrated hard to bend the sound that was around him with his sword. He succeded a little, only to have his hand burnt. He then went higher up in the air and sent a larger wave of sound at her, 'That hurt... I wounder when the burn will stop hurting...' he thought to himself.

[Akuma Sara]

Sara watched as her attack hit her target. It worked to some degree but she was soon caught off gaurd when she saw Ichigo jump in the air and swing his sword again. It the last seconds before the wave of sound hit her that she was able to put two and two together.

It's his blade... Sara braced herself, holding her arms in an X formation and placed her right foot back, for the hit. It pushed her back a few feet.

That attack was more powerful....he's pretty good...I wonder...

'That hurt,Sara heard him think,I wonder when the burn will stop hurting...

"Just clasp your hands together!" Sara shouted. "And let me ask a quick question, just where did you get a sword like that?"

[Sutemi Ichigo]

Ichigo looked at her and watched his attack force her back. Then he heard her say something which confused him. Till he remembered the pain and did it, sure enough it worked. He smirked a tiny bit. Then he heard the question about Myakuhaku, "I have been told it was my father's. It was given to me when I was younger." He then rested the back of Myakuhaku over his shoulder and came to the ground.

[Akuma Sara]

Sara blinked twice as she saw the young man in front of her. She didn't know what to think but

Did I over work him...

She did how ever went to Ichigo, walking slowly and holding her hands in the air to make sure that he didn't take it as an attack. What type of person does that to just a sparing partner?

Kneeing to his level, she moved the access hair away from her face to get a good look at him. He looked like he was Shadow's age but she didn't want to think that. Shadow looked the age he was but it seem like he was fair from it.

"Hey, you okay?"

[Sutemi Ichigo]

Ichigo looked at her and nodded, "Yeah I'm fine. Haven't practiced much so I'm tired a little." he looked at her and then moved over and then moved Myakuhaku to the ground. He twirled it around on the ground as he began to just hum some random song.

[Akuma Sara]

"You sure get back up quick," Sara said as she watched Ichigo rise up from the ground and twirled his blade in his hand with ease.

"I think that I kicked your ass long enough. Besides, I wouldn't mind trying to get to know you just a little bit more. Like for starters, who are you, really? I don't know that many swords men around here or ones that have that big of a blade. And your use of Sound...."

[Sutemi Ichigo]

Ichigo looked at her and nodded. His blade was one of a kind definitely. He laughed a bit, she did kick his butt, "I'm Ichigo Sutemi. I'm not from here that is probably why, and I'd say where I'm from but I can't remember off hand right now. But you surprised me when you told me how to stop the pain... it was almost like you read my thoughts." he said as he put the sword back on the tie he used as he waited for and answer.

[Akuma Sara]

Sara chuckled a bit. She really didn't have a honest conversation for a while. Not since....

Shaking her head a bit, she looked back at the young man in front of her again with a warm smile.

"Your right, I did. I'm telepathic. That and I can create fire with my mind and some other stuff. I was the reason your head phones were doing that little dance." She sighed. This was good for her, even though nothing would come between them, it was good that she was able to get away from the Devil Saints for a while. It always felt stuffy in there.