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@mayuki_daisuki: Indeed Yukirin wanted to see Mayu, but what could she do now that she's forced to be staying put in bed by Doctor Kojima?
@Shinoki: Don't worry about not knowing how to comment. One worded comment or whatever fits your boat is fine by me. And Kanon does need to be a bit more 'dere dere' in that situation, haha~ Those new mutations are actually something I made up as I had stated earlier, so yeah. Unsure about the name right now, but maybe 'FLYING BIRD-LIKE ZOMBIES?!'
@cisda83: Let's hope Takamina gathers enough information to create a tactic in regards to the man! And here's the next chapter!
@bunny_rabbit: As stated in my earlier post, YuiRie is NOT official, haha. So I guess keep your shipper's flag up? And yep! Not in this chapter but I'm sure in the near future
(like... one or two more chapters at the least, LOL) would Yuihan being going cray cray, haha. And again, previous post explains about the new mutated creatures.
@X_Last-Cross_X: LOL, let me just help you with the paperwork... Get you your uniform... and you'll be all set!
And so... X_Last-Cross_X was recruited to be a part of the Akihabara Elimination Force. Upon arrival did X_Last-Cross_X request to be in a mission with Captain Shinoda Mariko. At first, Minami was a little hesitant to send out a new recruit towards such mission. She could see the burning spirit and excellence in X_Last-Cross_X's abilities; thus deciding that it would be best for X_Last-Cross_X to participate.Something like that pops into my mind. And here's the next update!
@mitsuhara_itsuko: I'm so sorry for keeping you waiting! I could see that you wanted an update to this fiction, so here it is! And it'll be a group mission for the trolling queen, haha. It's just her and some nameless members, which... there will be a good reason to why I wanted to input it into the story like that.
@kurogumi: ROFL, how about Rena's reaction in this chapter?
@Yuki88: I might have to do a poll to see what pairings you all want to see in this fiction. And indeed, flying creatures are always so annoying and frustrating no matter in or out of games, LOL. I'll let you ponder about Mariko in this updated chapter.
@Llyloo: LOL! Kuminon is indeed cute together and rooting for JuriMayu, eh?
@millca: LOL, I'm sure there will be some YuiParu scene
(along with SayaYui added to the mixture, BWAHAHAHA) in the near future updates~ And love here is quite complicated! Let's see... We have Yuki wanting Mayu... Rena wanting Jurina... Yet Jurina and Mayu have already shown interest long ago... But they could have a change of heart somewhere in the future... Their relationship though are still intertwined with each other... And of course, we can't forget about adding Sae into the mix. Confusion, LOL. And there will be some Kojiyuu moments in this chapter!
@gek geki: Haha, then you'll probably want to wait a little bit more then. They will have their time to shine in the near future, of course.
@Terragen: Let's see in the near future to what Yuki might do in order to gain Mayu back!.... or not, LOL?
Managed to finish this from yesterday. Now I'll be focusing on "Hidden Truth" and some OS once my workload in school starts slowing down for the weekend again.
Go away you homeworks!
Anyway, I'm going to add a poll to this and want to see who wants to see what pairing for the story, LOL. I kinda... don't want to disappoint my readers with an unexpected twist (even though that'll add to the excitement, I'm sure the last thing YuiParu fans want is to see SayaYui at the very end!). So feel free to vote and if there's a tie... Then after gather all of the votes, I'll be rebooting up another poll with those pairings to see if I can see the final choice before finalizing it. Other than that, if it's tied once more, I'll be using my handy dandy coin flip or something, LOL.
So the poll will be up shortly after I upload this chapter!
Since I'm somewhat unsure of how to set the poll and whatever, I'll first set up the poll that focuses on Yokoyama Yui's pairings.
Thank you very much for taking the time to read, being patient with my updates and/or commenting/thank yous! Hope I meet your expectations!
[Chapter 18]
It was the afternoon; the sun peeking right behind the mountain. Its rays shining through every gap of the structure. Not a single cloud were to be seen in sight. The peaceful atmosphere bringing calmness to just about anyone’s soul. Temperature is neither too hot nor too cold and the weather is simply too good to experience. One would use this perfect chance to take a hike at such circumstances.
However, the sound of guns rattling off from the distance destroyed the mood.
“And… Down he goes!”
Mariko chirped out with a victory statement when her jet plane managed to shoot down one of the many infected creatures in the air. Through the glass cover, the older girl hear the inhumane shriek these vile mutated figures produced as they went spiraling down towards earth. The pilot couldn’t help but flinch at such horrific sound. Hearing it loud and clear made her shudder with discomfort.
Rolling the plane and flipping it around so she was flying at the opposite direction, Mariko squinted her eyes behind the dark goggles within her piloting mask and helmet. Inhaling and exhaling loudly through her oxygen mask, she leaned back in her seat. Black gloved hands were gripping ahold of the two handles of the black-colored wheels; occasionally pressing her thumbs at the red buttons on the top in order to send out bullets. From her view, she could observe the setting around her flying vehicle. High up in the air, there was a rush of adrenaline when another swarm of those foul creatures came into her group’s direction. Both sides of her plane was shortly accompanied with a pair of pilots ready to attack head on with Mariko.
“Looks like we need to be careful,” Mariko heard one of the member’s voice crack through the headsets within her mask. There was a faint chuckle from the tall figure. “I agree. Let’s have three of us be at the frontline as the other five pilots follow right behind as backup.”
Members all spoke ‘hai!’ in agreement to their captain’s plan. Going along with her tactics, they all flew right into the mist of the charging swarm. As they were approaching close to their targets, screeches and caws were heard from the mutated X-Virus victims. Their disfigured wings flapping rapidly, they too were prepared for the comings of the plane.
Some of the bird-like zombies were littered with bullets; dropping down from the sky like flies killed from pesticides. And a few of them were being chased by newly joined jets; targeted with honing missile. It spurred a reaction from the swarm. This angered them for they weren’t as dumb as their previous forms. A few of them glanced at each other; huge owl-like eyes staring together. Then with a bob, their beaks opened to reveal the sharp fangs that would shred through just about anything. Wings slowed down as they remained in their position. Looking as though they were patiently waiting for the jets to come right at them.
One of the two planes by Mariko’s sides decided to be reckless and sped up faster than the two. The captain hollered out a warning to the guilty pilot. Sadly she was ignored for the pilot ran right into one of the creatures. The tip of the plane smacked right into the center of the person. A sickening sound of crunches and screeches filled the air up. However, just when she thought she had killed the host, the infected had used its disfigured talon claws to tear right through the metal. Though it was ineffective due to the plane being sturdy thanks to Mariko’s engineer, it wasn’t its purpose to rip the ship apart. Instead it was meant to keep the zombified figure in position. Despite the pressure of the wind and speeding plane pressing against the crushing figure, it managed to rip itself off of the tip. Now free, it crawled hastily over to the very place the pilot resided in.
It didn’t take long to know what was happening next. A female scream echoed into the air right after glasses shattering. The jet was losing control fast; bringing it down towards the ground. An explosion shortly followed the instant it collided with the ground’s surface.
Mariko’s eyebrows scrunched together till creases formed on her face. There was a tinge of pity smacking right at her heart when a burst of fire erupted from the spot where the plane crashed.
“Tch. She was acting reckless and look what happened to her…”
Her eyes saw the same bird-like person return back into the air. Still injured, it had enough strength in its body to bear the pain and flap its broken wings in the air. Quickly Mariko devised a plan to instead keep distance from them and aim at the wings. “It might slow them down or even kill them. Many will die from falling at such high height.”
And so they went along with her plan once again. All of the planes in formation were shooting and targeted directly at the wings. Although a few jet planes were unfortunate to get too close to the figures; many have played it safe at the situation. Over time, when there was just about five more in the air, it looked as though they had gotten the message to why they were being eliminated so fast. It was their wings. Their wings were vital to being up in the air. Without it, they would be long gone and become a pancake easily on the ground; splattered with their own blood. Screeching, the creatures retreated.
The AEF pilots didn’t allow them to escape at all. Not one to let such vile individuals leave their sight, the fighters began to chase them down. They pressed the firing buttons and slammed their foot at the petal to burn more fuel in return for speed. Gunfire ran after them at lightning speed; killing the infected all under five minutes. When the surviving members were all sure that not a single one of those flying creatures were left, Mariko ordered them to return back to the base.
“Mission accomplished, everyone. We had lost a few lives, but without them, we wouldn’t have made it very far in this fight.”
Mumbles and grumbles were exchanged in each of the jet as they dramatically eased their speed. Flying all together in a formation that lets Mariko be the lead, they were all focused on heading back to the base. To the base and only home that they have at this predicament.
Mariko had closed her eyes, sucking in a deep breath. Her mind was wandering over to the deceased members that she had worked with for so long. A short prayer left her barely parted lips in regards to the few. She might have to request a search team to find their deceased body and give them a proper burial. Such a tragedy to lose members on this day.
Right when she reopened her eyes did something happen. A loud scream was heard through the speakers; signaling her that something was definitely amiss. Rapidly Mariko twisted her body to see her two sides to see nothing. But through her headset did she hear a low growl of some creature. And it wasn’t the same creatures that they were combating against earlier.
Even more screams rang in the air; sending chills into Mariko’s spine. Not wasting any time, she sped up and distant herself away from the group. Shortly afterward, she aggressively turned the wheel towards the left, making the entire jet flip on its side. From her viewpoint, Mariko gasped at the sight; eyes widening with mixture of shock and terror. Her heart nearly stopped in place when the figure before her eyes met its eyes with hers.
“W-What is that?!”
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I sat right outside to enjoy another day with Rie by my side. Sun beating down gently with its rays on us, it gave a warm, welcoming sensation. Dressed back into my military uniform, I never knew how great it feels to be back into an outfit that I’ve always worn since my enlistment. Resting my back against the wooden bench, my eyes examined the peaceful mini-park the base had to offer. Usually it would be rare for the members to have any free time to enjoy the simple yet luxurious grassy plain. And today was the perfect opportunity to reside (since I now return back into active duty). A single lake was seen right smack in the middle along with decent amount of bushes planted around the squarely-shaped area. Some fishes swam along the bank; lucky to be alive in a place where not much danger will occur.
Hands clasped together, I heard the girl nearby on my left utter, “Isn’t it beautiful?”
Whipping my head at her direction, I saw Rie staring straight ahead at the lake. Her dark eyes were fixated at the one area. It took another minute for the other girl to tear her gaze away from the lake and into my eyes. Tilting her head to the left at a slight angle, she stared directly at my own pair of eyes. And upon connection did my slow heart nearly stop in place. Trying hard not to make my cheeks heat up, I brought my right hand up to tug on my uniform’s collar.
“Are you… talking about the lake?”
“Yeah.”
“It’s… nice, I will admit.”
A small sigh heard from Rie’s direction before her gaze returned back to the lake. Eyes were once more trained at the one spot; hints of sadness were sensed behind those words. “Beauty like these are so hard to find in today’s world. Even before this entire pandemic occurred, we humans were so cruel as to erase nature’s traces just for the sake of their own greed.” Silence hanged in the air between the two of us upon finishing her statement. Every single word that she has spoken were soaked into my brain; impressing me with the wisdom beneath them. A small smile formed on my face as I lowered my hand down back to my lap; short-lived chuckle heard erupting from my throat. “The future generation can always make a difference.”
“Is that even possible though?” Rie questioned. “I mean, even if there is a few thousand of us wanting to save such beauty, there’s millions of others not caring.”
“It takes time, Kitarie…” I turned my gaze away right when the other female figure looked at my direction. Inhaling deeply, I felt all of the fresh oxygen delivered by the few, small isolated trees in the park into my respiratory system. Holding it in for a few seconds, I released all of the carbon dioxide from my body through an exhale. I closed my eyes; welcoming the darkness into my vision. “With patience, effort will be paid off.”
“You sound as though you’ve experienced that sort of situation before.”
‘With you, yes…’ I mentally commented with a hint of sadness. I knew that I haven’t gotten Rie’s love yet. Only as a friend did she recognize me as from last night. Yet I felt more towards her. All of my emotions wanted to pour out and freely express the love that I have to her. I want to hold her hands and hug her with affection. I want to be able to show her how much I really wanted her. But alas, I remained as patient as ever; knowing that it’ll take more than a while to finally get what I wanted. Shrugging my shoulders, I reopened my eyes. “There are… times in life that require me to be more than just patient to gain what I wanted…”
Rie near me opened her mouth in a small ‘o’ shape; comprehending my understanding of the situation. Returning her head to facing forward, she gently bit the bottom of her lips. “I understand. I hope you had already gotten what you wanted.”
I nearly wanted to shake my head at her response. However I didn’t show any sign of reaction towards her words. Heart clenching inside of my chest, I tried hard not to burst out my uncontrollable emotions to the girl. So I merely remained silent.
When silence returned into the air once more, I felt my muscles tense. There was… a feeling that someone… or something was watching me. No… It was watching both Rie and I. All of the hairs on the back of my neck stood as my entire body stiffened in position. Trying not to let my teammate nearby sense that something was amiss, I casually on the exterior stayed calm. On the inside though, I frantically tried to find the source of that uncomfortableness. It wasn’t danger, but just the uncomfortable feeling of being watched. Ears and nose becoming alert, it tried to pick out anything that was out of the ordinary from our surrounding. My eyes were glancing left and right of the park; examining the area with cautiousness.
“Well Yuihan,” hearing Rie speak up nearly startled me for I was so focused at finding the source of the watching individual or thing. Grasping control of my body before it decided to leap a couple inches up in the air, I shot a glance at her direction. The uniformed girl has now gotten up from her seat. Stretching her hands high up in the air, a yawn came out of her mouth. “I’ll be heading inside right now. Gotta check up with a few other members and General Takahashi.”
“R-Right… I’ll see you later then.”
Raising my left hand up to wave farewell to the girl, she returned the same treatment at me. We flashed a smile to each other. Soon I was left all alone on the bench; watching the person that I loved so much walk away and into the building. When she was out of my sight, I exhaled quietly. Closing my eyes shut, I lowered my hand back down to my lap.
“Haruka. I know you’re there. You can stop hiding now.”
It’s amazing to how I have caught Shimazaki Haruka in the area. My nose had gotten her scent and immediately told me earlier that it was the younger girl. Not surprising, but I wonder if there’s a reason to why she would be around this area without our knowledge? Just what made her come out here? Simply not wanting to interrupt the conversation between me and Rie? Whatever it was, it didn’t matter for I heard the ruffling of the bush from behind my back. Shortly after the noise was I faced with the girl.
Haruka was dressed in a much better clothing than the last time I saw her. The villager robe and pants were off of her body; now replaced with a uniform just like mine…
Wait. A uniform just like… mine?
All doubts about her reason to why she was hiding was completely eradicated for I now furrowed my brows. “Why are you wearing our uniform? Was there not enough spare clothing for you or something?”
“Actually…” Hesitation. I could sense the hesitation in her tiny voice. Her actions only boosted it; palm of her hands rubbing against each other nervously. Minor fidgeting was seen from my sharp vision. When my eyes met with hers up above, Haruka instantly flicked it to the side. Trying to avoid looking at anywhere but my face. The figure finally gave me the answer that I was somewhat surprised with. “I was… recruited by Takahashi-san to be a part of the Akihabara Elimination Force.”
I swear to God that if this was a cartoon, my eyes would’ve bulged and possibly even dropped out of its sockets. Shocked, my eyes widen as mouth dropped open; gawking. Quickly clamping it shut, I shook my head rapidly. “T-This is… news to me.” I stopped shaking my head and stared at Haruka. “Why would Takamina need you in the group? I’m not trying to sound mean, but…”
“It’s okay, Yui. I have to stay by your side anyway. Without me… You wouldn’t last long.”
She was right. Without her around me to keep in check with the seal… I would be long gone and murder everyone that I have loved. My left hand ran up to my chest and gripped the center of my uniform’s clothing; crumpling the one section. I just wanted to tear this seal and all of the vampire’s traces out of my body. Even thinking about wanting to get rid of the mark recreated a minor burning sensation.
I gulped, feeling a little guilty for burdening the younger girl. I’m not even sure if Haruka even wanted to be a part of the military army. It’s a first time that a vampire was ever recruited by the general… Usually all of the residents are humankinds, so it worries me slightly.
“I… I know that, but do you really want to do this? I mean, being a part of the army…”
“Yeah, I don’t mind.”
“But you do know that you’ll be in grave danger with every passing minute here in the building. Living life as a member isn’t all fun and games.”
“I completely understand that, Yui and I do know what I’m up to.”
I wanted to argue back. I wanted to tell Haruka that it would be wise to step out of the position and return back to her normal life. Even if she wanted to help me, she doesn’t have to take it as far as gaining a spot in the force. I don’t want to have anyone get hurt just because of me. But from what I’m seeing, Haruka before me is standing confidently with her decision. Deep in her eyes when our eyes finally fixated upon each other, I see the burning energy to be a part of the group. Taking a deep breath, I pushed myself off from the bench.
Haruka had to back up a few steps in order to give me enough room to stand up. Now standing in front of her, I raised a single eyebrow at her direction. “Are you sure you want to do this? Everything you have before in your life will be thrown away once you are committed to being in the force.”
A small pause. Then an answer from Haruka.
“I… want to do this, Yui.”
“I see then...”
I wasn’t sure of what to say. I didn’t want to drag her into this mess. Haruka here had lived a peaceful life back at the village. But now that she’s committed to being a part of the force and wanting to, it doesn’t look like I can persuade her any more. Scratching the back of my head, I motioned my other hand to follow after me.
“I think we should-“ My words were interrupted the moment a wet object smacked right against my cheek. Or more like a wet, rough pink tongue that is.
I fell to my side at an unknown huge force; thankful that the grass below my figure provided a soft landing. Otherwise that would’ve ended fairly on a bad note. My hands scrambled to push away the black wolf that was slobbering my face with her licks; body was completely pinned under her strong strength of her four paws.
“Y-Yamamoto-san!?” I exclaimed with surprise at the sudden appearance of the werewolf. The licking came to a stop only to be followed by barking. Tail waggling left and right rapidly, Sayanee panted with her tongue sticking out of her opened jaw. “Yokoyama-san! We should get something to eat!”
“E-Ehhhhhhhhh?”
“Mou… I’m hungry!”
‘What’s with the attitude of this girl?’ Mentally face palming myself, from the corner of my eyes did I see Haruka stare at the two of us with disbelief. I couldn’t help but chuckle nervously at the situation. Then I tried to push Sayanee off of my body with as much strength I could muster. Which wasn’t a lot mind you. Getting the wolf off of my laying figure, I stood back up on my two feet. Brushing the dirt that had gotten on my clothing and wiping any traces of saliva on my face with a single white handkerchief from my pocket, I returned my attention to the wolf. “Do we have to go now?”
“Hai! Come on!”
“Can’t you just get it yourself?” I questioned with curiosity. “I don’t think Chef Kasai is THAT mean to reject giving you food.”
“But I don’t wanna go in there alone~”
“E-Er… Right…” Looking over at Haruka, I shrugged my shoulders. “Should we both head over and grab something to eat anyway?”
“I guess it doesn’t hurt,” she replied back to me in her usual monotone voice.
I swore that behind those words were hints of… irritation? Yeah, it was irritation I think that I had sensed from her statement. But why? Blinking a few times, I shook off the vibe that she was emitting out and extended my hand out towards her. “Then let’s go then,” I said with a small smile spreading across my face.
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“Nyan Nyan~ Why you no let me hug you like this~?”
“It’s because that’s not hugging.”
“Then what’s it called then?”
“CLINGING, you baka squirrel!”
Poor Haruna now has to deal with the squirrel, who has finally gotten the chance to be out of bed. Still dressed in her hospital gown, the shorter girl is following the doctor everywhere. Considering that they’re at the first floor, this means that Yuko trailed right by her side for quite a while. And quite a while it is. She was clinging onto the right arm of Haruna as the doctor’s left gripped ahold of the data she was supposed to deliver to Rino. The minor job was to be a breeze. But adding Yuko to the equation only made it complicated than ever.
Sighing, the older girl tried hard to tear her arm away from Yuko. Sadly she has failed with numerous attempts; giving up. Even with the scolding didn’t work on the shorter girl. ‘Always so persistent…’ Haruna groaned within her head mentally.
As they walked, she accidentally bumped into an individual. Thanks to bumping into that figure roughly, all of her papers flew out of her loose grip. It almost felt as though time had slowed down for the taller girl. The doctor’s eyes widen with horror at such crisis being created right before her eyes.
“A-AH! My papers!”
The other figure, who was another female with short black hair cut too was startled out of her wits with the ordeal. Both of her hands were waving left and right in the air quickly when she realized what had happened. “G-Gomenasai! Here, let me help you!”
The two figures now were down on the ground, gathering all of the papers up that scattered all over the floor. Soon they were joined with another tall individual that Haruna also did not recognize. Yuko jumped in and having four people pick up the papers, it took less than a minute to put them back into the doctor’s hand. Haruna surely was thankful that they were willing to help pick up the papers for her; saving not only her time but also backbone. (Which she was truly grateful for.)
“Arigatou gozaimasu for helping me retrieve the papers,” she thanked them with a bow of her upper body. The two tall figures in front of her bobbed their heads. “Glad to be of help. It’s my fault that it happened, so I’m sorry once again,” the girl that had crashed into Haruna apologized once more.
Returning a smile, it soon transformed into a thin line when Haruna realized she has never seen the two girls before. Despite being an airhead, this girl surely knows who comes into the building. Even if it only happened once, the doctor would’ve kept note in her head about this. Raising both of her brows, she then asked, “Ano… If you don’t mind me asking, but I’ve never seen you both before. Are you looking for something or someone?”
One of the two girls blinked dumbly for a brief moment. It took some time for the two tall girls to realize that they weren’t known well here at the base.
“O-Oh dear! First crashing and now forgetting to introduce myself? I’m totally out of it, but I’m Miyazawa Sae and this here is Akimoto Sayaka,” the ikemen girl introduced with an imaginary sweat drop easily imagined on the top corner of her head. The other taller girl, Sayaka, stood right by her side with a single nod. “We’re here to look for Takahashi Minami.”
“That midget?” Yuko spoke out with an exaggerated expression. “Ah, that Bakamina always seems to be having new guests come in these days…”
Both Sae and Sayaka were confused with the term ‘Bakamina.’ Raising a single eyebrow, Sae then asked, “Who is ‘Bakamina’ if I may ask?”
There was a faint chuckle-no. Not even faint. A chuckle that wasn’t even bothered to be covered up from the squirrel herself. Then bursting out into a fit of laughter, it startled the light vampire and werewolf of such reaction. ‘D-Did I say something funny?’ Sae wondered to herself as they continued to watch with disbelief. Yuko had to hold onto her stomach with both of her hands while complaining about minor aches with her previous injuries; earning a scolding from the doctor.
“I see that Oshima Yuko here clearly likes to confuse our guests, neh?”
The booming voice from behind the shorter girl made her straighten up faster than you can say ‘what’. Entire body stiffening in one spot, Yuko cheaply rotated her head around like a robot. A cheesy smile flashed at the general that stood right behind her. Arms crossed with an unsatisfied look, Minami was not impressed with Yuko’s attitude. Raising up her hand in the air, Yuko then softly said, “Y-Yo… hehe…”
Minami shot a fierce glance at Haruna. “Take the squirrel away please.” And so was the airhead doctor happy to take Yuko away. It didn’t even take a minute for the two figures to disappear from their sight.
Sighing, the other shorter girl faced the two tall figures. “I presume that you are… Akimoto Sayaka and Miyazawa Sae?”
“Hai,” they both responded in unison. Nodding her head in understanding, Minami focused her entire attention at them. “We haven't met before, but I'm Takahashi Minami. As much as I want to have a proper introduction, you do know the reason why I called for you both, yes?”
Another nod but this time from the other girls. Now seeing that they have understood the situation, the general urged them to enter with her into the elevator. “We have much to discuss about with Kashiwagi Yuzi. There's not much time to waste.”
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Yuki was found to be still bedridden to her dismay. And there was Rena right next to her, keeping an eye on her closest friend from becoming reckless. Every single time the raven haired girl attempted to trick the other girl, Rena was far too fast to let her slip by. Which annoyed her greatly. Even though the wires were out of her body and only an IV fluid was attached to her wrist, she still was unable to gain the situation to her favor. Grumbling under her breath, Yuki stared up at the ceiling’s tiles. “I want to get out of this bed and see Mayu…”
“I’m sure you’ll get a chance to once you get better,” Rena mumbled in response to Yuki’s complaint. It was becoming a little tiring to hear day and night of the other raven haired girl’s statements about wanting to dash over to Mayu’s room. As much as she understood how it feels to not know the person that you love is doing (Jurina is still inside of Mayu’s room), Rena at least has some self-control with her feelings towards the other girl. Yuki simply was far too obsessed over Mayu. Obsessed to the point it was on a ridiculous level.
Exhaling loudly, she got up from the stool. “If you want, I could check on both Mayu and Jurina if you want me to,” Rena gave out an idea.
Although Yuki really wanted to see for herself how Mayu was doing, she knew better at least than to argue with her best friend. Closing her eyes shut fast, she gave a nod as her answer. “Make sure those two aren’t doing anything weird or I’ll end up murdering Jurina-“
“Yuki, can you please tone down your violent attitude?” the other raven haired girl forced a smile at the girl in bed. Feeling the corner of her lips twitch, she tried so hard not to smack the top of Yuki’s head. “I’m sure they’re just talking to each other as usual, trust me.”
Even more grumbles were heard from her direction; making the girl roll her eyes. Shaking her head, Rena then walked over to the door. Her left hand reached out to push open the door and let her enter into the familiar sanitary hallway. However, right before she took a step out, Rena had to tell Yuki something.
“I heard that Sae is here by the way…”
“Sae?” Yuki blinked with disbelief at hearing such news. “Why is she here?”
The other girl shrugged her shoulders. “I’m not quite sure myself, but I heard from the other members that she’s going to be talking to General Takahashi along with Akimoto Sayaka.”
“So Sayaka is here too, huh?”
Silence crossed between the two mature girls. Reopening her eyes, Yuki shifted her dark pupils over to Rena’s direction. Her expression… It was a little different from before. Though her face didn’t say any emotions other than how strong she is, within her eyes was filled with a mixture of confusion and tinge of worries. “I… hope she’s not going to come and take us back home…”
Her voice sounded pained. Pained from an assumption that they were going to be depart from such place. It was unintentional that they were to come here, but this wasn’t their home at all. Their home was with Sae. Without Sae, they know for a fact that they wouldn’t be able to control their sanity and care for themselves. It’s like a mother bird watching over two adopted chicks of hers. However, this base began to grow onto them. Though they have only stayed for a limited time, it felt welcoming. Not to mention that they have the girls they have loved from afar for so long... To finally be able to be with them is something they have always wished for; hoping it would be granted soon. And the mother bird must know when to let girl of their children once they gained the feelings of independence.
Rena bit the bottom of her lip as she too felt down knowing it could happen. “I’m sure… we might be given a chance to stay. I mean, Shimazaki-san is already allowed to stay.”
“But she’s different. She’s a neutral vampire that clearly is here to protect Yokoyama-san. We both are here just because we want to be and protect the girls that we love.”
No words to say back to Yuki. Only another silence filled up the conversation between the two. Unsure of what to respond back anymore, Rena then shook her head. “I’ll speak to Takahashi-san, Sae and Sayaka about this when I see them then.” With that finally said, she took a step out of the room; leaving the other older girl isolated in the room.
Now knowing for a fact that a new breed of concern has leeched the back of her mind, Rena tried hard not to think too much about it. She could ponder over it later. Right now she is to check on both Mayu and Jurina for both Yuki and herself. Inhaling and then exhaling, Rena walked right next door to meet and greet the two girls. When she was about to knock on the door, she realized that there was whispers heard within the room. Her ears being able to pick up at least some of their words, Rena heard words like ‘love’ and ‘stop it!’ from one of the two figures. A little alarmed yet curious, she pushed open the door without making a sound; opening it just far enough to peek through it without alerting the insiders.
Her eyes nearly bulged out of its sockets when she saw what was going on in the room. And if she wasn't careful, she would've slammed the door opened, stomp into the room and tear the younger girl away from girl at bed.
Jurina was kneeling down on the ground with her face directly in front of Mayu. And directly in front of the girl that was still in bed was their lips connecting with each other. The kiss wasn’t long, but it was enough for Rena’s heart to be heard shattering in her internal world. Gulping down her growing aches, Rena watched long enough for the two young girls to separate.
“I really love you so much, Mayuyu…” Jurina softly whispered as she brushed a stray strand of Mayu’s black hair. The cyborg girl rolled her eyes and mumbled incoherently; blushing to express that she wasn’t rejecting Jurina’s confession towards her. “Daisuki~”
“D-Daisuki… to you too…” the other girl mumbled while trying to hide her face with her own pair of hands. That failed though when Jurina grabbed ahold of her wrists and lowered them back down to her sides. The dimpled grin that formed on the puppy’s face showed how much joy she felt within her heart.
That was when Rena couldn’t go on anymore. Backing away with a horrified expression plastered on her face, it took a good while to wipe its trace. She clenched her jaw tightly; trying to erase the image of the two girls proclaiming their love freely to each other. Rena wanted to do that to Jurina. She wanted to love Jurina and tell her how much she herself has loved the girl. But now that the girl had expressed her feelings towards Mayu… what could she do now?
Of course. Her battle… She knew that her battle wasn’t over. It was only getting longer and harder. But Rena will try. She will try to gain the attention of Jurina back from Mayu. She will make sure to convince the girl that she should’ve chosen Rena. She will be sure to be the very person to be girlfriend’s with Jurina.
‘I have to hide this from Yukirin…’ Rena knows for a fact that if Yuki caught a whiff of this ordeal, boy would that girl go batshit crazy. Thinking about it even made this girl shudder with fear. The last time Yuki went crazy in regards to her emotions was about her older brother. And never did Rena ever want herself and anyone to see that side of the older girl. A plan and lie was formulated through her head as she slowly returned back to the room Yuki resides in.
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Plane parts were scattered all over the place. Some were stabbed into the earth’s ground; some were burnt to the point it can’t even be called a mechanical system of the plan; some were hanging from the treetop; some were disintegrated and gone for good. Flames and smoke filled the entire area; making it difficult for anybody to walk in at such choking atmosphere. Stench of dead corpses flew up in the air accompanied by the burning tree barks. Wild animals who were unlucky to be caught at such crisis were dashing all over the place frantically. Many trying to escape from the fiery hot environment.
Panting was heard from the distance. The ragged panting sound that clearly showed how tired the individual was. That figure was Mariko, who was limping away from the scene left behind. The captain was badly injured with her right hand holding deathly of her left arm. Blood was trickling down from within her long sleeves on the same arm and down her fingers. They were also trailing down from the right corner of her head; all of the mask and helmet thrown off from earlier. Its droplets were running down on her chin and falling upon the tattered, torn uniform. Black smog were here and there on her exposed skin. So much blood being lost that it’s a surprise Mariko managed to get out of the situation alive.
She grunted when her legs nearly gave way under her weight. ‘Can’t give… up!’ Mariko knew that all of her transmitters and electronics were gone on her body. Not to mention she didn’t have a single weapon on her, so she would be in big trouble if any sort of enemies came up to her face. Weakened and defenseless, her only hope is to return back to the base and fast. And since the force’s center wasn’t too far from where she had crashed, Mariko could estimate that before nightfall if she’s lucky would she make it. Flinching at the sharp stabbing pain, one of her eyes instinctively squeezed shut.
‘That… creature… I’ve never seen it… before in my life…’
The creature… The creature that she had seen was more than just inhumane. It was beyond inhumane. The humongous monstrous creature that was half the size of the jet plane had leapt up in the air to smash down their vehicles. Growls and howls that resembled a broken record of a male’s voice echoed into their ears; bringing down its huge, disfigured fist upon the engines and wings.
Whatever it was, it was something no one had ever seen in their life. And no one knew what its purpose was.
Next chapter will focus on Yuki's and Rena's dark, mysterious past~ And there will be a bit of Saeyaka and SayaYui moments.
Topic: The Virus [Multiple Pairings] - Chapter 20 [Update 04/17/14] (Read 54692 times)