2 Prologue

Sprawled out on the green grass and passed out was a white youth dressed in black sleeveless shirt and shorts. A cool wind ruffled his clothes while the sun cast a warm glow on his snow white hair. Ever so slowly, the youth opened his eyes, the bright red a stark contrast to his black clothes and white hair.

Miu Furinji was confused about many things. How did this young man get here into Ryozanpaku and when did he get in? Why was there a suitcase filled with money next to him? What did the note attached to it mean when it said "Take care of him"? Everything about the situation was baffling, but in the end she decided to just kneel here and wait for this stranger to wake up which it seemed he was finally doing.

Miu watched with immense curiousity as the young man pushed himself into a sitting position, his almost glowing red eyes, the clearest and brightest red Miu had ever seen, filled with a look of confusion. He blinked a couple of times as he looked around, giving Miu the impression that maybe even he didn't know where he was. He seemed to have no clue as to what was happening to him, looking around before shifting his gaze onto her.

"Um, hello," Miu said politely. "Are you okay? Do you need any help?"

The teenager blinked a few times before responding. "Who are you? Where am I?"

Miu smiled as she sat down on the grass in front of the stranger. "My name is Miu Furinji and your currently on the lawn of the place called Ryozanpaku, home of various martial arts masters. Can I ask what your name is?"

The youth seemed to ponder this question longer then he should've. The next thing that happened however was completely unexpected as the stranger suddenly clutched his head in agony, as if just trying to recall something as simple as a name was too painful. He didn't scream, but Miu could see just how much pain he was in through his obvious expression.

"Whats wrong, are you okay?" Miu asked, reaching out a hand, wanting to help. "Are you injured? Wounded? I can't help you if you don't tell me."

The young man didn't say anything at first, he judt slowly calmed down, eventually removing his hands from his head. His red eyes focusing on Miu's blue ones once again. "I don't remember my name. I cant even remember anything, at least anything important. When I just tried to recall anything, I got a sharp pain in my head."

Miu thought over what the stranger had said before standing up. "I'll be right back, don't go anywhere okay?" She gave him a small smile before turning around and running away.

Heading to the long building to the east side of Ryozanpaku that was known as the dojo, Miu went inside to see how her grandfather and the other masters would handle the news.

"I still don't understand why someone would even bother leaving him here of all places." Kensei Ma said as he looked down at the suitcase in the middle of the table. "We don't even know who he is and if he might be dangerous or not. Are we really considering taking him in. Based on some note?"

"Of course not," Hayato Furinji, stroking his long beard. "We're doing it because of the 500,000,000 yen thats inside the suitcase. If it simply means looking after a single brat then we as masters would be fools not to accept it. Money is money after all and we certainly need it."

Miu, having heard what was being discussed, slid open the door to the dojo. "I agree, we should accept what the note says." She walked in and after closing the door behind her. "He lost his memory!! Theres no way we can just throw him back out onto the street."

"Oh, Miu, your back," Hayato said with a grin, still stroking his beard. "However since you claim that the boy has no memories, I can only assume that you weren't able to garner any information from the him. How regrettable.....but it works for us. All we gotta do is feed him, clothe him, and enroll him in the school Miu will be going to next month and problem solved. We keep the money for ourselves."

There was a chorus of clapping that followed the decision in which Shio Sakaki and Akisame Koetsugi clapped their hands together in applause. Akisame looked like he wanted to add something but kept his mouth shut instead, simply clapping along with Sakaki.

After a few seconds however, it got real quiet for a moment Sakaki took notice of something while picking up a beer bottle. "Hey, has anyone seen Apachai around? I thought we were all in the room together a few moments ago?"

Everyone looked at each other, no one uttering a sound as they processed that Apachai wasn't with them. Of course, once it finally clicked, there was a huge hustle out of the dojo as they rushed to go and look for the stranger. Apachai tended to get excited around strangers and would begin to accidently break things in his excitement. There was even a chance that he could scare off the stranger with his intimidating physique that normally frightened people off.

However, their fears turned out to be unfounded as Apachai seemed to be practicing while the youth looked on from a distance. He hadn't moved from where Miu had told him to, but from where he was sitting, he could clearly see the training posts that Apachai was currently practicing on.

Letting out a small breath, Miu walked over to the stranger and sat down beside him. "So, we've decided to take you in. Isn't that great?!"

The young male looked ay Miu for a few moments before giving her a small smile. "Sure, I guess its okay. I don't necessarily understand everything thats happening to me right now so I guess thats the best option."

"However, I'm still unsure about what to call you," Miu said. "We should call you something otherwise it'll get confusing. Anything you'd like to be called?"

The young man seemed to think about it for a second but ended uo shaking his head. "I can't think of anything good. How about you come up with a name for me?"

"You want me to?" Miu asked, a bit in shock. She composed herself quickly however and smiled. "I do have a great name that I once read in a book. How about Jack Evergreen? Sounds neat right?"

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Took a while but I'm back to full fighting strength.

Cut me some slack as I'm not good with starting novels. Every other chaoter from this one onwards will be longer and better.

I hope you enjoy