First Impressions [Musashi]

Two days down... A bunch more to go.

For the past couple of months Musashi had his hair color dyed blonde, for what reason? Probably to try to erase the memory of his dad because he felt like he couldn't live up to his reputation. I guess that was his stupid attempt at trying to rebel against his father. That was something he didn't have the guts to do as a child, but then again he never needed to. As much disappointment as he brought his father for not being like his older brother, his father still appreciated him more. Ty went out to get another master while he stayed loyal to just his father.

So why did he need to change his appearance? Well after spending a few months away from home there was no real reason. He just wanted to have his own identity, and dying his hair just wasn't the way to go about doing that. It was immature and it didn't make his life any better. After learning the truth about his dad, knowing that he was this courageous and powerful person only motivated Musashi more to embrace the dark looks of his father. Even if it meant it didn't completely match his personality. He wanted to be the kind of leader that his father was. It was a fate that he wanted to accept, and quite frankly he would need it if he had any hope in bettering this school.

Musashi would revert back to the attire that he had worn the first day he came back, except in a different color. Today he was working his navy blue skinny suit, white dress shirt under with a navy blue tie, navy blue dress shoes, and navy blue socks. The outfit made his feel a lot more confident in what he was trying to accomplish here, even though it was probably better that he started dressing in ways that wouldn't garner attention, but who cared about him anyways. Musashi casually traveled down the halls of 552 watching the usual things that went on that weren't even worth mentioning.

The first thing that truly caught his eye was this girl that had just finish punching the locker. From the looks of it she seemed to be in a bit of pain. Whether it was physically, mentally, or both didn't matter. He hadn't seen her around the school before and figured that maybe she could use a hand. "Looks like your not having a good day....." He would say simply to the girl leaning up against the locker that she had just punched. "Perhaps you could use some positive company?" He didn't know what the girl was going to say or how she was going to react, but he didn't have much to lose anyways.

Looks like this girl has a lot on her mind....

Musashi could clearly see that the girl was frustrated. Normally in situations like this he would try to figure out exactly what was going on with the girl. However, he would just take his mothers advice on woman and would continue to just listen to her and give her some sort of comfort. Mother always said girls love guys who are good listeners, and if he wanted to make a good first impression then listening was definitely the way to go. He continued to listen to what she was saying until he came across a statement that got him a bit curious.

I keep comparing myself to someone else....

Musashi remembered when he felt like that growing up when it came to his dad and his brother. He always felt like no matter what that there was never going to be a chance where he could be on the same level as they were. However, as time went by he realized that he was not meant to be like them, and instead he was meant to be something different. Possibly even better, and the day that his brother moved out the house he realized how true it was when he finally managed to beat him in a fight, but that was all over now.

The girl would continue on with her frustration, saying constantly how angry she was at herself for things that were completely out of her control. For a moment the sensitive guy that layed deep within him wanted to come out and give her some level of comfort. However, he knew for many reason that it would not be a good time for that. He didn't know her, and there was no telling how she would react to the situation. Not to mention he wasn't really an expert with girls so it was definitely best that he just kept listening.

Compartmentalizing yourself.... Hmmmm.

Finally the girl would summarize everything she had said down to one word. Everything didn't make since right away, but he was sure as he got to know her that something might click. "You shouldn't be so hard on yourself.... I know I'm just a stranger or whatever, but just keep hanging in there. You have got ambition, and as long as you have that you will definitely accomplish your goal... Don't worry so much about the time frame in which things get done, just as long as it gets done.. And who knows, once you achieve your goal you might be a lot further than the person your chasing... Everyone's different, special... Humph, I guess those two are pretty much the same.."

He would say smiling at the girl hoping to give her some kind of comfort. "Annnndd to answer your question.... Well lets just say I'm feeling fresh and ambitious, and regular cloths just wouldn't do it today... I have big things planned.." He would his statement as is, not revealing anything he had in store. For now all he wanted to do was plant seed into the minds of all those he encountered. Change was coming. Like the kind Obama has brought to America. Whether people liked it or was ready for it didn't matter. It was coming, and it was going to be for the better.

"And thanks for the complement.. I tried my best to look nice."

Unique huh....

From the looks of it would seem like he had finally gotten the attention of the girl. She was talking more so that he had to be a sign of some sort of comfort right? There was no real way for him to know, he had only talked to one real girl before and he hadn’t seen her around school in weeks. Perhaps she had seen what the school was becoming and decided to bail before things got worse than they already were. There would be slight pause between the two before the girl would begin talking again.

“Yeah, more ambitious than ever before.”

After he responded to the girl she would proceed to give a soft punch to the shoulder. Musashi’s eyes would widen a bit in confusion, but he made sure to keep a smile on his face so that the girl wouldn’t notice too much. He didn’t know if that was a good sign or a bad one. He didn’t have to much experience with situations like this, but his mom said that certain kind of ‘hitting’ and name calling could be signs that a girl is interested on some level. He was sure that there was more to it, but for now he didn’t have time for all that, there were more important things to worry about than hooking up with girls. That would come when the time was right.

“Well then what exactly is stopping you? If it’s something that you have always been interesting in trying then you should just go for it without any hesitation. At least that’s what I’ve been doing.”

He continued to listen carefully as she begins to talk more about what she would be comfortable in wearing in regards to something dressy like what he had on. He liked the fact that the way he had dressed today had stimulated the girls mind into doing something’s she’s probably always wanted to do. This whole ambition thing was really started to rub off on people, or at least it seemed that way. “Blowing up the school… Nope, I think I’ll leave all that to the confused citizen in the Middle East… What I have planned will actually benefit the school… Not that big of a deal though, just something little I guess.”

Obviously he was undermining what he really had planned, but that kind of information couldn’t be trusted with just anyone. He didn’t know what her ambitions were, and there was no telling if they would even be on the same page. His only goal for now was getting to know everyone so he could see where they stood, and so that he could have an idea of who was really influencing the so called change going on in the school. Plus he couldn’t really bring about change until he had gotten strong himself.

Do I have the strength?

The question brought up many thoughts in the head of Musashi, but what actually can be considered to be 'strength.' Was strength something that could only be measure by those who were physically the stronger, or was there something more to it than that. For some the answer to that question could take days, years, or even an entire lifetime. However, with the condition that the school was in right now strength obviously could not be the answer. He hadn't seen some of the other pillars yet, but he was sure they had reached great heights in there fighting level that Musashi hand't closed in on yet.

So why was the school still in chaos? Why haven't the problems in the school come to a complete halt? That was a question that even he sometimes even struggled to answer, but he was sure that the answer lied in one word. That one word being 'conviction.' Something that he felt a lot of the people in the school lacked. To have physical power is one thing, but it takes more than that to rally a piece of shit school together to end all the problems. So to answer the very question that had been brought to him by the strange girl.

"Conviction..... That is all I will need to slow the chaos down to a minimum in this school.. Because I think me and you both know that Chaos can only be held down for so long until the next whatever comes in and tries to cause it once more, but at least with my way it won't have a lasting effect."

Looking down at his right fist as he clenched it lightly. He and his brother had thought long and hard over this plan and in do time it would finally be time to execute it. In the beginning it would only be small time, but that didn't mean that there wasn't going to be any real growth along the way. Everyone wasn't going to understand the things that he was doing, but he was sure that once everything was executed that there would be some sort of structure in the school. There are too many problems lingering, and if they could be brought to just two then the school could finally function properly again.

Dating the School Captain eh?

He didn't know much about the girl, but she definitely just went to the higher part of his list in regards to the important people in the school. The last time he was here everyone that he had came across was single for the most part. Then again he wasn't really involved enough to really know such a thing. Either way this was just going to make talking to her that much more interesting than usual. He had so many questions for her, but he knew that for now he would have to be very patient with when he decided to ask them. It wasn't any of his business after all.

If anything he should have been more focused on the other stuff that she had mentioned before. Like how the positions that were held by the students were all based off who could fight the best. Musashi was never a big fan of the way that it was put together. He kinda wish that it was a little more political and that people got to vote on who got to be the pillar, or school captain. The whole fighting thing isn't all that bad, but it just leaves to much room for some idiot to come in a cause even more problems than before. Perhaps the whole fighting your way into position would be a lot better if there was a ranking system in place.

Like how UFC or boxing is set up in regards to how they work there way up to get a fight against who ever is the champion at the moment, or in this schools case the pillar. Musashi knew that he probably wouldn't even crack the top ten, but there was always room to improve. He also felt like the positions should be held similar to how the positions in the government are held. Like Pillars held the position for one month, and after that month is over whoever is the number one contender could get a match with them for the title. So many ideas rang through his head, but who was he to decide any of that right?

"The School Captain... Congrats!" he would say to the girl with a smile on his face. He didn't know the guy or her that well, but he was a hopeless romantic and love to see how things like this played out. "And yeah, never been a big fan of the whole pillar system, but then again... Who am I to have an opinion... But I'm curious, now that your with the School Captain, does that maybe, I dont know, give you more of a purpose of what you want to accomplish while your here.?"

Very bright girl indeed...

That was something he definitely hadn't came across too much since he had been down here. Then again he never got to take the time to get to really know any of them since he disappeared for a while. He liked how strong the girls conviction was, and how no matter what happened her goals always seem to stay the same. Even if she was to get the position of pillar her goals and desires seem to stay the same. This was definitely a girl he had to keep his eye on. There was something special about her and he was sure that he was going to see her in the long run.

"Your ambition to become strong intrigues me.... Maybe sometime we could have some kind of spar in the future. I've been doing some training of my own and I could use a spar." The question was random, but the girl constantly spoke of how she wanted to become stronger and that made him curious to see where she stood at the moment in terms of power. She didn't seem like a damsel in distress and she didn't talk like one. And if she is currently dating Macht then he was sure that she had to be doing some type of training. He was sure that if she was with him that it was only right that she'd eventually reach his level.

Looks like I got her attention.

Musashi couldn't help but smile at her comment about getting his cloths scuffed up. The girl was definitely a confident one, and it only made him want to spar with her more. He didn't have any intentions at the moment of fighting her here and now, but her body language and that wink was definitely beginning to change his mind. He didn't know if she was doing this to perhaps get him to fight now, but if it was her plan then it was definitely working. He hadn't really fought her a girl since he had been here so it was definitely something that he had to try. He knew that she was tough, especially if Macht was her boyfriend. Word has it that he is the strongest guy in the school. Even stronger than that Austin guy.

It only made since for her to be in the same boat as him since they were together. Perhaps he was the one that she was comparing herself to in regard to strength. Either way with the mindset that she had, she probably wouldn't have to much further to go before she finally got within his range. She was lucky to have someone like that to measure herself up to. Since he had been back the only person he could measure himself up to was Lex. Since then he hadn't met anyone else in the school that was on his level or even close to it. That had to mean Macht was still a level or two above him.

Musashi had to admit that he was impressed. In the earlier stages of this school year Macht and his brother were on an even playing field and now he had surpassed them both. For now at least. His brother was also doing rigorous amounts of training back home in Tokyo, and when they were done he and his brother were going to be a true force to be reckoned with. "I like your confidence. It excites me in a way I haven't felt before, probably because I haven't seen a girl with this kind of strength in this school, but I don't think you have what it takes to scuff up my suit." He would say to the girl in response to her sarcastic remark. A smirk would appear on his face as he toyed with the cuff links.

Musashi definitely wasn't the arrogant type, but he just felt like in this moment it definitely matched the situation and he was going to back down from it. He knew the girl would probably understand that he wasn't being a 'real' douche anyways. He was game, and from the looks of it so was she.