Wandering Ship [wMatsui Arc] - Chapter 17 [Announcement for all series]

[kurogumi]

Uu~ blackirin so scary~

Want to kill that man in the most painful death,ah scary...suddenly im felt cold hyuu~

Sae why confess at time like that?

Confessing when mayuyu in danger situation wont make you had advantaged.

Yuki love mayu?then why when milky ask if these two a lover yuki seem denied it?

Ok now im really want to know what happen next...

Surely they need making a great plan...

3 person having injury its not good,sayaka first plan more safe,but yuki insist want to rescue mayuyu and milky




Thank for the update,cant wait the other update of your fantastic fic

[Yuki88]

I dunno if I should pity Sae or not for the rejection  because she has always had Sayaka to begin with ^^;

So... Yukirin was a kid from rich family background, eh? While Sae is the reversed....

And..... BLACK YUKIRIN KITAAAAAAAAAA!!! /o/

Thanks for them updates!! *saves whip somewhere else*

[sakura_drop_]

nyuhu~~ I still hope that others will come to the rescue~!!!! BLACKIRIN so osam~!! Ah, so Takamina is really da super man :DD I want mah SayaMilky~!! and more Yuko-sama and wMatsui PWEASE~

Sae, dun worry, you have Sayaka by your side MaYuki FTW!! 

[mae]

It's a great chapter ,)
I looking forward for the next couple
Please update soon

[vPANDAv]

love your story.

please let the next arc be kojiyuu, especially since the early results have shown that kojiharu is no longer in kami 7 

need some more kojiyuu loving  lol

[cisda83]

Talking about selfishness and insensitive....

Sae confessed her feeling to Yuki at this moment... when Yuki was just want to save Watanabe sisters...

Ah... so Sae was the 1st person that made friend with Yuki...

Well as I thought Sae would be rejected by Yuki... because of her feeling for Mayu...

Oh... Yuki wanted to make the kidnappers suffered...

Who would go to inform Takamina?

Who would go with Yukirin... trying to save the prisoners...

Can't wait to find out

Thank you for the update

 

[mayuki_daisuki]

awww gomen sae chan demo yuki loves mayuyu
but you are not alone sayaka will always stay by your side
MAYUYU!! 
poor mayuyu and milky, yuki save them quickly  
black is coming out to play
thanx for the update

[gek geki]

SAE YOUR CONFESSING TIMING IS THE WORST EVER! HAHAHA

[Terragen]

sae... i like sae chan why yuki why?

[LoyalFlutist]

[Replies]

@Llyloo: I'll let you find out in this chapter.

@kurogumi: I'm sure Yuki was shy at that time. You know... If you imagine someone suddenly asking if the person you admire and loved secretly is your lover, you wouldn't really answer just yet. But since Sae confessed to Yuki, Yuki had to tell Sae that she already fell in love. But let us see more in this chapter.

@Yuki88: Don't you dare pull that whip out anytime soon! And here's the next chapter~

@sakura_drop_: Looking at the poll, it looks like wMatsui is going to come up pretty soon~ And don't worry! Yuko will be sneaked in here and there until her arc with Kojima comes up (which is most likely after wMatsui)

@mae: Thanks! Here's the next chapter~

@vPANDAv: I'm sure Kojiyuu will be after wMatsui based on the poll, so you'll have to be a little patient!

@cisda83: Let's find out together in this next chapter~

@gek geki: I'm sure this will give Sayaka a chance to pop in and tell Sae how she feels.

@Terragen: We'll find out what Sae might do within this chapter hopefully.


Here's the next update~ The poll will most likely close after the next chapter, so do place in your vote! Afterward, once I grab the first couple couples that will be focused on later, I'll make another poll for those that are tied/voted too little and see what goes after wMatsui + Kojiyuu + etc.

Thank you as always for reading my fictions and/or commenting!

[Chapter 13]

Darkness. It was difficult for most anyone to perceive through the darkness. At the most, one could see basic outlines of objects and the shape of the room. Within the cell held both the Watanabe sisters. Both Mayu and Miyuki were still chained and held in as hostage. Who they were taken from was unknown to the two girls. Time has moved on very slowly for the two of them. They didn’t know how long hours were; minutes were; even seconds were. All they could do was wait patiently for someone to give them the answers to their burning questions.

“How are we going to get out?” Mayu heard the older girl question as the sound of the shackles were heard shifting around. A small sigh left the younger girl’s lips. “There’s nothing we can do… At least in the darkness. These not only cling tightly to our wrists but they aren’t easy to break out of either.”

Silence came in between the two girls as their talking cease to exist. Mayu couldn’t really do anything since she just found out that all of her weapons and utensils that was needed is all taken away from her possession. They were nervous. Truly they were nervous at what made them land in this situation. The sound of someone coughing was heard in the room. And it came from Miyuki’s direction. Mayu turned her head to the left. “Are you doing alright, Milky-onee-san?” she whispered.

There was a small pause before she got a response from her older sister. “I’m doing okay… Just thirsty is all…” Miyuki tried to seat herself back into a comfortable sitting position. The sound of the shackles and chains moving around clanged against each other. There was a quiet groan coming from her parched throat. “God, it’s so hard to get comfortable here…”

With those words exiting out of her mouth, suddenly there was the sound of something pounding against the wooden door a few feet away from them. It was violent and rough; sounding as though someone was pounding with their fist. In a matter of seconds, the two girls were met with a blinding light in the same area. They squeezed their eyes shut, trying to adjust to the sudden change.

“Get their ass out of there,” a male Spaniard’s voice was heard loud and clear. Mayu managed to barely open her eyelids to be met with two males on both sides of her body. She wasn’t able to clearly see what they were doing, but she got the hint of what they might be doing. Her eyes flickered over to the left to see two other males with Miyuki. A few seconds passed and her eyes adjusted to the setting around her.

There was a single man aside from the four at the girls’ sides standing at the opened doorway. He was wearing all white and a fancy hat. In one hand was a lantern lamp lit with the warmth of the lively flickering fire on the tip of the candle. In another, there was a thin, white cigarette held between the index and middle finger of his. Barely noticeable smoke lingered out from the end of the cigar as he waved the same hand around in a circle.

“I see that you both are now awake, hm?” An evil smirk ran through his face as he took a few steps towards the two girls. As he approached them, his eyes scanned and carefully observed the two. His eyebrows raised up high when his eyes came into contact with Mayu. “It’s a surprise to know that you were alive this entire time… One full year since we’ve seen each other.”

He chuckled when he stuck the cigarette into his mouth and used that same hand to cup Mayu’s chin. There was a growl coming from the younger girl as he twisted her face to one side. “You haven’t changed much… Not a single scar to be on you… I must’ve gone easy on you when I was beating the crap out of you-”

“Leave my sister alone!” Miyuki’s voice interrupted the man’s comments towards her little sister. Irritation was easily seen for his vein formed on the top corner of his head. With his eyes now closed, he slowly but angrily turned his attention towards the other Watanabe. His eyelids lifted up. Anger and definitely annoyance was seen in his eyes. The hand that was cupping Mayu’s chin disappeared; the male figure strutting over to her older sister’s location.

The man’s head was cocked to the side as he eyed the other girl with such piercing glare. Then a scoff.

“So you’re the girl that escaped from us a while ago…” The corner of his mouth twitched in irritation. “You were such a pain in the ass to deal with. I kinda wonder why we kept you around, but you were fun for a little while.”

Mayu’s expression darkened when she heard him utter those words. “What the hell did you just say?” she growled in a low tone. ‘Was this one of the many men that hurt my onee-san?’

Hearing a reaction from the younger girl, a creepy chuckle left his mouth. Soon it became into a laughter that would just make about any sane being cower in fear. His left hand covered his eyes as he laughed uncontrollably. Then it stopped abruptly. So sudden for it to be normal.

His hand barely slid down to the middle of his face, barely revealing a pair of deadly eyes at the two girls that were now unlocked from their shackles. Two young, but fairly strong men were at each of their sides; their grasps on their arms to prevent them from escaping or doing anything. “You’re real funny, Watanabe Mayu. Oh how much you don’t cease to amaze me whenever I see you each time the boss stops by your house to collect the taxes.”

Then with one flick of his hand into the air, the two girls were forced to move forward and out of the cell. The lamp in the man’s hand glowed just bright enough for them to perceive a feet or two in front of them in the darkness. Out of the room they came and were faced with a hallway stretching both left and right. There were other wooden doors scattered around throughout the hallway. Some still closed tightly with locks while others were wide opened, showing the darkness. When they were brought out, the handsome man moved his mouth so his cigarette was sticking upward diagonally.

“The name’s Jorge, chicas. Feel free to hate me as much as you desire, girls.”

Both Mayu and Miyuki scrunched their face with displeasure with the man’s lack of humor. Jorge, as he called himself, merely chuckled every now and then as they continued to trend forth in the dark hallway. They took many turns: left and right, up the stairs and down the stairs. Simply one would be amazed to how this young fellow could memorize where to go in such dark environment. Not to mention how clear-headed he is in such atmosphere. The men still kept their hold on the two girls firmly, reassuring them that they weren’t going to have any chance of slipping out of their grasp.

“So, while we head towards the big head of this place, would you like to hear the story of what I did to your hermana?” Jorge asked in a mocking tone. Upon hearing those words, if it weren’t for the two men forced to hold her back, she most likely would’ve ripped off the other individual’s head from his neck.

“Do you think I would want to hear it?!” she snarled at him while bearing her teeth at his direction. It seems that her reaction was exactly what he wanted to see for he merely burst into another fit of his damn laughter. At this point, laughing so hard that tears formed from the corner of his eyes. He had to remove his cigarette from his mouth when he tried to calm down. “Oh GOD you crack me up, chica.” Using the back of his hand to wipe the tears that formed in his eyes, he snickered.

“So when we thought you were dead, your older hermana here was forced to stay in one of the many cells we have in here,” he casually spoke as if they were best friends while they walked. Mayu tried to tug at her holders, but they wouldn’t let go. She really didn’t want to hear what kind of sadistic actions they’ve done to her older sister. While she struggled to keep her blood boiling level to a bare minimum, Miyuki behind her merely remained silent. She hadn’t opened her mouth ever since they had gotten out of their cell. Jorge continued to speak, constantly shooting a glance at Mayu’s direction with his wicked smile.

“You could not believe how annoying your older hermana can be on the first few days. We had to keep her silent by punishing her.” He took out his cigar for a split second to puff out a stream of gentle smoke from his mouth. “We took away her supply of ration and meals for the entire day. Starved her and gave her a beating if she ever did attempt to counterattack us.” Jorge shot another glance at Mayu. “Which she did, mind you.”

“You bastards…” Mayu bit the bottom of her lips in order to contain her anger.

He kept on talking as though he hadn’t heard her commented on his explanation.

“Oh, and I must mention that your sister is very sneaky too. Stealing our food from other members of the organization and conversing secretly with the other prisoners we’ve kept here… She’s a tough chica. That might be the reason to why she has gotten out of here through the spaces between our fingers. But,” he smirked, “that won’t be ever happening again.”

Mayu this time managed to get one of her arm out of her graspers’ hold and launched a fist right at Jorge’s face. Sadly the strike missed by his quick movement with a single duck. His white hat was in the air due to his sudden agility, but came back to his head when he stood back up. The only result Mayu got from it was a counterattack from the grown man. She was stunned when he landed a punch into her stomach; making her intake a sharp breath at the startling attack. It left her coughing and nearly falling face first at the ground beneath her. (The two men didn’t let her fall down on the ground)

Jorge simply clicked his tongue and tipped the end of his white hat. “Silly girl. You need to not be so impatient as of right now.”

The younger girl could only gasp for breath and struggle to stay moving on her two feet for the men didn’t allow her any time to rest. When she was trying regain control of her respiratory system, she saw Miyuki from the corner of her eyes shake her head in warning. “Don’t try anything, Mayu-chan,” she mouthed at Mayu’s direction while being dragged along by my side. Mayu wanted to argue back at her; wanted to tell her how much she wanted to give him and the rest of the cursed organization a piece of her mind. But she listened to her older sister and remained silent as Jorge proceeded to taunt and mock her only living sibling and family member.

After an agonizing twenty minutes of traveling through the dark pathways with the white suited man telling his stories out loud, they reached the end of a hallway.

“We’re finally here!” he exclaimed as he roughly dropped the lantern on a nearby table. In a matter of seconds, the two girls found themselves facing a huge room fit for a king. Or at least a room that tried to copy the style of a king’s main room.

There was barely any light in this room. But within the room had some part of nature’s light shine in this hellish dark place. And that source came from the other side of the room only. 

Many members dressed in the same fashion as Jorge were lined up into two rows; some of the men were holding onto the lanterns. The rows stretched from the entrance door that they had just opened all the way to the very end of the room. And in the end of that room held a chair that also mocked a king’s red throne with a figure seated on it. When the girls saw who it was at the end, their eyes widen with horror and shock.

The muscular man at the end chuckled in a deep voice, making his thick black mustache twitch slightly. A thick brown cigar compared to Jorge’s cigarette type was much more intimidating and hinted that he smoked heavily compared to the other young man. His right hand that was resting on the podium rise up from its spot and motion the two girls to come closer.

In response, the four men forced the girls to walk forth on the dirty red carpet that extended all the way to the man seated on the throne-like chair. Both of the Watanabes are terrified; scared to even come close to the man. They knew who exactly he was and wasn’t sure what he wanted to do with them. As they stumbled forward, they saw the carpet below them splattered and painted all over with dry blood. Who knows where those blood came from? Nobody wanted to know; at least the two of them didn’t’ want to know.

Soon the two girls were pushed forth once more and landed on all four.

“So… It’s you two again.”

The voice booming above them made the both of them snap their heads up. Staring at the so-called ‘Boss’ of this entire taxcollecting organization, there was fear in their eyes when he shifted his seating position. The same hand that was motioning them to come closer came back to his mouth; removing the huge thick cigar from his mouth. He puffed thick, almost-dark gray-like smoke. Keeping the cigar in between his middle and ring finger, he waved them around in the air.

“I never expected to believe that Jorge would capture and make me believe that you both are still here… Recapturing Miru-uh… Mi…yuki? Whatever the hell yer name is and prove that the other chica here is alive.” He stuck the cigar back into his mouth and inhaled deeply. His eyes closed for a brief moment before reopening. And within his eyes, there was… hostility.

“W-Who are you?” Mayu managed to stutter out one of the many burning questions that lingered in both her and her sister’s mind. The muscular Spaniard man in front of them hesitated to answer before chuckling. “The name’s Fernando de Nino. Although the ‘Nino’ is unnecessary in my name, just Fernando is fine.”

Fernando raised one of his eyebrows into the air. “I do not understand why you wanted to know my name, but it doesn’t really matter if you know it or not. The two of you aren’t going to be able to tell anyone anyway who I am soon.” There was the smirk. The all-too familiar smirk that both Miyuki and Mayu feared one whole year ago. Trembling, Miyuki threw a glance at Mayu’s direction. She was nervous. So was Mayu. The two of them were unsure of what this boss and the rest of his gang wanted to do with them. And they knew that whatever it was, it wasn’t going to be pretty.

To their surprise, Fernando in front of them got up from his seat. Lazily the man took a few steps down the small stairs that lead to where the girls were sitting at. His eyes examined the girls carefully when he finally came to a stop. Before his eyes were two terrified girls that were shaking in their boots. His grin grew even wider. “I want you both to entertain me a little bit.” Fernando’s had one of his hand point out to one of the many members standing within the room.

Soon the two girls were standing with a rapier in their hand. They were startled, unsure of what he wanted them to do. Fernando before them unsheathed one of his rapier. From where he stood, the light from outside bounced its rays off of the metal gleaming blade of the weapon. It only exaggerated the effect of how dangerous this piece of equipment could be in the hands of the wrong person.

The man raised his rapier and pointed the end of the tip at their direction. “I challenge you both to a duel. If you beat me, I’ll be sure to wipe out all records of your debts with us and let you both leave without harm. However… If I win, you both die with my hand.”

Miyuki could only stare in horror along with her younger sister. Just what kind of deal was this guy trying to make with them!? They were unsure of why his motive to capturing them was for this, but this did give them a chance to at least kill off the head leader of this pack. And get them out of this mess.

Mayu right beside Miyuki shot a look before bobbing her head. The two girls then readied their blade, noticing that the men aside from Fernando all backed away till they blended in with the shadows of the room; leaving the three figures all alone in the center of the room.

The two girls stared intently at the huge, strong man in front of them. He took off his hat and made a little bow before putting it back to its respective spot. “Let’s see how long you can last, chicas,” he said with amusement. Then he lashed out at them without any hesitation.

His attack took both Mayu and Miyuki by surprise; barely avoiding it by stumbling both to the right and left. Fernando took this advantage and ran up to Miyuki’s direction. He was about to swing it right above her head when another rapier’s blade interrupted the flow of his attack. The sound of metal clashing and rubbing against each other could be heard loud and clear. It blocked his strike; stopping it a few inches away from Miyuki’s head. In one motion, the blade that blocked his attack made him retract his blade. Fernando threw a glare at the source of the blade and saw that it was the other sister.

When he shot that glare at her direction though, Miyuki took the time to strike back at him. She managed to slash a small cut he barely dodged on his arm. It went through his white suit, red blood seen clearly. The tall and strong man backed away a few steps. He was… smiling. Smiling like a madman. “I see… You chicas aren’t as weak as I thought.” Twisting his rapier at a diagonal angle so he could touch the blade with his other hand, he chuckled in a menacing tone. “Looks like I don’t have to go easy on you both.”

In seconds, Miyuki and Mayu were instantly cornered in the situation as he made it near impossible to land a counterattack at him. They were blocking and trying to save each other from getting their head separated from their neck.

“MIYUKI!” Mayu screamed out her name when she saw her older sister struck down by the man across the room. He stabbed right at her left shoulder, making her instantly drop her only weapon at hand. In pure horror, she saw the blade cleanly run through and go through all of the muscles and tissues, exiting out from the back of her shoulder. There was a cry of pain coming from Miyuki’s opened mouth as Fernando twisted the blade; digging the tip deeper into her body. From his strength, she wasn’t able to drop down and instead, had both of her hands quickly reach up to the blade in attempt to pull it out. Alarmed, Mayu ran over to the man in rage. “Leave my sister alone!”

She jumped up and brought the blade down upon the man’s head. But just when the blade was about to come into contact, Mayu was sent flying backward in the air. The younger girl crashed roughly on the cold ground beneath, sliding a few feet before coming to a stop. She was gasping for breath for Fernando gave her a punishing punch for interfering. With the weapon still in her grip, she scrambled to get up only to find him disappear from her view. He wasn’t anywhere near Miyuki anymore, leaving the poor girl trying hard not to scream out in agony.

Unsure of where he could be, Mayu felt a presence from behind her. Before she could react though, she was already at the palm of his hand. Fernando grabbed a chunk of her black hair, forcing her to lift her head upward. She flinched when she felt a blade resting right near her neck. She held her breath when the end of the metallic object was pressured against her delicate skin.

“Looks like you’re going to lose first… And I’ll end it right now.”

Mayu knew her time was coming and she tried to twist the situation and jab the end of her rapier’s tip into his body behind her. It worked since his grip on her hair loosened and she managed to avoid getting her throat slit open in a mess by using her other hand as a shield when she sneakily attacked him. The younger girl backed away from the man, seeing the blade only run through his left side barely. Only a few inches of metal went into his body as he easily pulled the foreign object out. Not a lot of blood was shed coming from her opposing enemy. Instead she had a deep slash run through her right hand, blood dripping excessively from such wound. Although it stung, she knew better than to whine about it with the situation at hand.

She bit the bottom of her lip, nervously glancing over her shoulder to see her older sister in a painful state. ‘What am I supposed to do?!’

Her eyes trailed back over to the man in front of her. Now with two rapiers at hand, he charged at the defenseless girl. Unable to dodge it fast enough, she lifted both of her arms into the air, bracing herself for the worse to come. Mayu waited.

One second.

Two seconds.

Three seconds.

What was taking it so long? So long for the final strike to come? She lowered her arms slowly to find him down on the ground instead. Blood was pooling underneath his body like a fountain; his lifeless face full of shock and surprise. Her eyes darted over to the nearest individual and found that it was someone she was yearning to hear from once more.

“Y-Y-YUKI?!” she exclaimed as the older girl twisted the gun at her hand. She saw the other girl pointed the weapon once more at the man and fired another shot in silence. Mayu was about to come running up to Yuki and give her one hell of a hug, but she noticed something was different. Yuki… Her aura was different. She was… dangerous. Mayu felt a sense of danger from the girl as Yuki turned her attention back to the younger girl.

Mayu was right. Her pupils, despite the darkness, was seen to have darkened. Cuts and bruises were seen on the side of her face, but she was otherwise safe. In one hand she had her sword and the other was her gun. Mayu bit the bottom of her lip when Yuki walked up to her.

“Mayuyu…” she whispered as she stared deeply into the girl’s eyes. Yuki missed her. Oh god, it took her a long time to figure out where she and Miyuki were taken. Aside from that, she also had to do many test and trials to figure out the pathway to the main room they were located. During that time, she ran into many of the other members and had to put up a fight with them. And since she was in her ‘Black’ state, she quickly took them all down one by one. So Yuki was relieved to see Mayu alive in front of her.

However, there were the members that was hiding in the shadows come out of their spot. Weapons of all sorts were at their hands. Brass knuckles, guns of all kind, clubs and so on. Yuki’s eyes flickered over to where Miyuki was seen to be located and widen when she saw the injured girl. She was down on the ground, leaning her back against the wall. Her eyes soon dragged back to Mayu and saw her injury from her hand. ‘That could leave a scar at the most…’ Yuki frowned. Then growled under her breath.

“Stay back, Mayu,” she harshly commanded the girl as she adjusted her weapons at hand. “I’m going to deal with these bastards that hurt you both… Especially my Mayu.”

In a flash, Yuki disappeared from her sight. Mayu could only scan around and find her presence to be gone from the room. The other men too were confused to where Yuki could’ve gone. However, one of the many members cried out in agony when Yuki appeared behind him. She struck him with one swipe of her sword at his back. Then before the other members could turn their attention to where she was, she blended back into the shadows. Some ran over to where the fallen member was and saw that she wasn’t there anymore.

“Where the hell could she be?!” one complained out loud. But when he was about to speak again, his life was severed when Yuki appeared right behind him again and this time, struck the sword at the base of his neck. Blood splattered all over the floor and sprayed at the other members, alarming them of this dangerous foe. “Kill her, quick!” They all panicked.

Mayu, who was now staying by Miyuki’s side, tried to treat her wound while watching Yuki with awe. Never had Mayu seen Yuki this angry before. Sure, she’s seen Yuki become very protective but never in a state like this. All of the men in the room soon went from trying to kill the new intruder to frantically running for their life. Away from this dangerous beast that now hunted for their blood and death. Gunshots and metal cleanly cutting through flesh and blood was heard accompanied by the screams of agony and fear. The way she killed them was so brutal that it could override any stories in regards to mass murderers.

Within ten minutes, this room became a slaughterhouse. Dead bodies and blood nearly covered the entire area. And there was a single person standing in the room alone with weapons at hand. Yuki had her uniform ruined with the blood shed from the enemies. But just when she sheathed her sword back into its respective place, she heard a moan. A moan coming from one of the many men she had killed off. Keeping her dark expression, she walked over to the source of the sound.

“P-Please… oh god… D-Don’t kill… me…” The man that was laying on the ground with one arm chopped off in the most brutal fashion was none other than Jorge. Yuki stood above him, her black bangs hiding her glare. “Why did you try to attempt in recapturing both of the Watanabe?” she asked; each word being spat out slow but harshly.

The man below her shook his head slowly. “H-Honestly, w-w-we could’ve left them alone… But someone wanted them gone… They thought… They could drag in… T-Takahashi Minami… into this…”

“Takahashi Minami? Why?”

Jorge coughed violently, blood trailing down from the corner of his mouth. His breathing became raspy and shallow. “The name… John… Freui…” And with that said, his breathing cease to exist. His head dropped to the side with his eyes now closed. A peaceful expression for some unknown reason ran through his face when he finally passed on from this world.

The taller girl stayed in her position for a few seconds before returning back to the two other girls. When she came up to them, she was met with Mayu’s bear hug. “Oh god, Yukirin. Thank god you came,” Mayu spoke through her tears. Tears that rarely came out of her eyes flowed down her cheeks. She was hiccuping, trying hard to stop crying only to make it worse. Yuki was shocked. Then she understood why Mayu felt like this. Dropping all of the weapons on the ground, she hugged the girl back tightly. She felt the tears welling up from her own pair of eyes too.

“You’re safe and alright, okay Mayu?” she whispered in the girl’s ear, trying to comfort them. “I’m here to protect you and your sister. No more bad guys are going to take you away anymore.”

While she tried to reassure the girl she was alright, Takahashi Minami, Yamamoto Sayaka, Oshima Yuko, Miyazawa Sae and Akimoto Sayaka came into the picture from behind them. They saw how close the two girls were, so they didn’t disrupt their reunion and instead focused on Miyuki down on the ground.

“Hey, I’m Takahashi Minami, captain of your sister,” Minami began to introduce herself while bending down on Miyuki’s level. She quickly observed and checked the wound of Mayu’s older sister. “I’m going to treat your wound for a bit here with Sayanee. Although we won’t be able to completely treat it, we’ll take you back to my ship and finish your treatment with the doctor there.”

Miyuki slowly bobbed her head while closing her eyes, eventually passing out from the excessive bleeding from her shoulder. Minami bit the bottom of her lip as she glanced over at Sayanee. “Sayanee, can you help me lift her body away from the wall? I need to at least stop the bleeding from her wound…”

While the two girls were treating the older sister, Yuko sighed in relief. She was worried about her fellow ‘Oshiri Sister’ and nearly flipped out when she heard the news from both Sae and Sayaka that she was kidnapped. Along with the news that she has found her lost older sister, Yuko couldn’t help but feel glad that Mayu is now safe and found someone that she yearned to see again. But her attention snapped over to Minami and frowned slightly. ‘There’s no time to linger in the past, Yuko,’ she reminded herself as she tried to re-adjust her face into a relieved expression. ‘Mayu’s safety is more important right now.’

Both Sae and Sayaka right next to her were watching the scene. Sae had her eyes trained on both Yuki and Mayu though. She bit the bottom of her lip, feeling her heart stop for a split second. While she watched, Sayaka nearby saw what made the other ‘Twin Tower’ girl stare at the couple. Her hand reached down to grab ahold of her left hand, squeezing it gently with comfort. “Sae… Did I… ever tell you how much I love you?”

“Eh?” Sae broke off watching the other couple and stared at Sayaka with a startled expression. The other girl stared at her deeply. Sayaka then poured out her feelings for the other girl. As much as she wanted to hide and never come out, now was the right timing to tell Sae how much she cared for her.

“Sae… I… I really do care for you. When I first saw you… I really wanted to be your friend… And true, we were friends. We were roommates even with you coming into my room when you first came. Although my past wasn’t as rough as yours, I knew I could relate to you when our family was poor at least.” She sucked in a deep breath. “My family was saved by none other than that midget captain, but enough about the past. I just wanted to say that every time I saw you talk about Yuki, my heart aches. A lot. I… I wonder if I could… be the person you love? I want to provide you the love that I have for you. I want to provide you the safety and comfort of my arms. I just… want to be by your side.”

This was quite sudden. Sae couldn’t believe that Sayaka, her best friend that she loves to be around, loves her. She blinked, unsure of what to say at the moment. She thought about it. Sayaka was always around when she was down compared to Yuki… Sayaka was always there to joke and make her laugh compared to Yuki… Sayaka was always helping her compared to Yuki… Sayaka was always there by her side compared to Yuki.

Sayaka in front of her fidgeted in her spot. “Will you… be my… girlfriend, Sae?”

“Of course I will… If you become mine.” Sae didn’t hesitate to answer back to her friend-no, her girlfriend now. Sayaka was alarmed at how fast the other girl responded, but was met with a smile from her. There was a small pause before she giggled and felt the other girl tighten her grip around Sayaka’s. “I’m glad to hear that then, Sae.”

She could feel her own heart beat against her chest; the beating of excitement and happiness. There was a silly smile on her face as she brought her body closer to Sae. The two girls then helped Minami and Sayanee bring Miyuki back up to her two feet. Yuko on the other hand was trying hard to pull both Yuki and Mayu apart in order to remind them that they needed to return back to the ship. In the end though, she was nearly pummeled and beaten up to death by Yuki if it weren’t for Mayu telling her that Yuko isn’t bothering her.

“Minami,” Yuki called out to her when she and Sayanee helped Miyuki walk out of the room. “There’s something I need to tell you…”

“What is it?”

“These men… They were hired by someone… Someone by the name ‘John Freui’ or something…”

“Huh? Why does that name sound really familiar?”

Minami scrunched her eyebrows together. The name really did sound familiar to her. Was it someone she knew back a while ago? Maybe Aki-P mentioned it when she was still enlisted in Japan and wasn’t being chased after as a wanted criminal? She was unsure, but she’ll think more about it once she and the others return back to their ship.


The arc of both Mayuki and Saeyaka is now complete!

[mayuki_daisuki]

poor milky, she suffered a lot when she was captured before
hehe i knew black would come out to play
Wwatanabes are safe yay!
who is after minami?
ooooohhh there's some sayanee/milky action
finally sayaka and sae are together, well done sayaka
thanx for the update

[mo-chan]

wow Yuki 
 so much bloody scene in this chapter 
But I guess after watching shingeki no kyojin I'm getting used to it 
It's weird but I kinda find Yuki cool in this chapter maybe she was a bite scary I can't deny it 
But I'm happy that they rescued the Watanabe sisters 
and Saeyaka aren't they a little bite too fast 
thanks for the chapter ! 

[arrow27]

Thanks for the update!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Amazing chapter, def always worth the wait :3
Glad that the group was able to rescue the watanabe sisters in time! Yuki was pretty cool
Also, cute scene b/w sae and Sayaka ^^

It seems Yuko was slightly distracted by the past regarding Minami for a moment So many questions regarding those two~
And now also wondering about John Freui. I wonder what his connection is with Minami, but I guess it's not surprising she has a lot of people after her.

Can't wait to find out what happens next, thanks again!

[cisda83]

Ah... luckily Yuki came on time to stop them from killing Mayu and Miyuki...

Ah.. Yuki was like angel of death... killing people easily... and she was using 'Black' skill...blend into the darkness...

Eh... this whole mess got something to do with Minami...

What's going on?

Who is this ‘John Freui’?

Still wondering as to why Yuko held a grudge over Minami?

Yeah Miyuki was going to join Mayu into the ship but is she going to stay?

Ah... Sayaka confessed her love for Sae and Sae accepted...

Well at least Sae got her happy ending...

What's going to happen next?

Can't wait to see more

Thank you for the update

 

[kurogumi]

yuki is sure really scary~

mayuki love love i though they about to confess...but neee lets wait...

saeyaka being couple now...how fast????

[gek geki]

WHO'S JOHN??

[Yuki88]

My reaction when yukirin came was 'BLACK KITAAAAAAAAAA~!!!!'

Oh wow, that was pretty intense chapter with the life-and-dead battle of Watanabe sisters. Furthermore, there's also new development..... JOHN, WHO ARE YOU,

And.. HEHEHEHE, GO GO SAYAKA 8D

Thanks for the update :3

[Llyloo]

WOW. BLACK POWAAAA. **. Pretty dangerous.

I love that chapter ~~ Mayuuuu-cutie.

Poor Milky ~

[mae]

Thank you for this update
please update soon

[LoyalFlutist]

[Replies]

@mayuki_daisuki: We'll find out to who really is after Minami as we progress through the fiction~

@mo-chan: Shingeki no Kyojin is quite violent, LOL. The 'Black' side of Yukirin is always scary, haha.

@arrow27: More mysteries to add to both Minami and Yuko, haha! And we'll figure out who John is as we progress through the fiction~

@cisda83: More and more incident are relating towards Takamina indeed... Here's the next chapter!

@kurogumi: Yukirin is definitely scary in her 'Black' form, LOL.

@gek geki: John will be explained as the story progresses~

@Yuki88: 'Black' Power activated, LOL!

@Llyloo: 'Black' Power is indeed quite dangerous, LOL.

@mae: Here's the next update!


I can't believe it's July... It just gives me a reminder that I only have one more month of summer vacation. AHHHHHHHHH, my senior year in high school is coming! I don't want to even think about what happens AFTER high school...

Aside from that, I have locked the poll for now. Looks like we'll have our wMatsui arc coming up. Afterward, we'll have Kojiyuu + SayaMilky arc afterwards. After those two arcs, I'll boot back up the poll and add additional pairings.

This chapter is more on the light-hearted side (and provide a tiny bit of clue to Takamina's and Yuko's past), so nothing is really expected to be taken seriously.

Enjoy this chapter and thank you for taking the time to read my fictions!

[Chapter 14]

“ITANO TOMOMI!!! I TOLD YOU NOT TO UPGRADE THE SHIP!”

The one and only loud voice that shook the entire crew up right smack in the middle of the night was none other than Takahashi Minami, their captain. Some of the members grumbled in their dorm room as they angrily adjusted their sleeping position or covered their entire upper body with their blanket/pillow. Others were too tired to even bother noticing, thus sleeping through her sudden, loud yell.

Itano Tomomi was in the captain’s quarter; standing across from the captain, who was seated in her chair, and Maeda Atsuko, who was trying so hard not to drift asleep while standing right next to Minami. The poor girl was getting a scolding from Minami about disobeying her orders about the ship. She bit the bottom of her lip as she tried to counter Minami’s argument about keeping the ship as original as it was built the first time by Minami’s hands.

“Takamina, you know that we had to add an extra floor and space within the ship in order to add more cannons for our offensive tactics. This is to avoid being almost always at a disadvantage of the enemy’s ships.”

And true, there were new features added to the ship. One extra floor was created (which made the ship a bit bigger than it previously was) for the sake of adding weapons and gunpowder. And those weapons were all cannons; ready to be used and fire at any enemy on both sides of the ship. Not to mention there was a small section on the back of the ship that under the captain’s command; they could unload a dozen or so barrels full of explosives that explode upon contact. This floor includes an engineer room where Itano Tomomi and Yagami Kumi could reside in for their assigned job. But it doesn’t look like the captain is willing to agree on these conditions.

“We have to keep it the same though-“

“Bakamina. Stop being stubborn and listen to me. We care for the safety of our crew and we have to rebuild a major part of the ship.” Itano motioned both of her hands in the air, trying to convey the message of how important it was to upgrade the ship. “I was one of the many that urged to buy a new ship for the sake of our lives, but you insist on keeping this. So I merely added more features to improve the chances of staying alive rather than becoming fish food at the bottom of the sea.”

Minami wanted to object but she couldn’t find any other reasonable reasons to argue back. Surely she was old style and wanted to avoid as much confrontation with the enemies as possible. Not to mention that she doesn’t like it when her very own ship is being tainted by another person’s hands aside from her crew. She wanted to keep the ship as original as possible. It was her pride since she built it all by her own hand.

But Itano thinks otherwise. She threw a glance over at Atsuko and saw the other girl pondering over their argument. One hand cupping her chin, she made a small, low hum before she answered to the two girls.

“Minami, we need to listen to Itano and think about the safety of our crew,” she softly spoke as one hand rested on top of Minami’s left shoulder. Thankfully the captain has gotten the important message and sighed out loud. Both of her hands came together with the fingers intertwining each other as they rested below her chin. Closing her eyes, she didn’t say a single word for a couple seconds. Reopening her eyes, she nodded her head slowly. It seems that the captain has agreed to what Itano had to say. Maybe they really did need to mess around with her ship in order to increase their survival rate.

“I guess you’re right then… Gomen on yelling at you like that.”

“Iie, you don’t need to apologize, Takamina,” Itano smiled back. “I understand how much you treasure this ship.”

“Tomochinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn~”

That voice belonged to the one and only other Tomomi on this ship: Kasai Tomomi. Their conversation now interrupted by Kasai, the three figures all turned their focus around from the only door that leads to the captain’s quarter. There was a female standing right next to the now-opened wooden door. With a pillow held close to her body in one arm, Kasai yawned loudly with a failed attempt to cover her mouth from such action. Itano wanted to face palm herself physically so badly right now from seeing the other girl.

“What are you doing here? Why aren’t you back in our room?” Itano questioned as the other girl approached her. Kasai scratched the back of her head lazily while answering in a sleepy tone. “I can’t sleep without you, Tomochin.”

‘How childish can she get!?’ With a very long sigh and awkward silence that formed between the two girls, Atsuko wanted to quickly get them out of the room. The conversation was already over the moment Minami had agreed to Itano’s actions with the repair and improvements. “Er… It is getting late and I’m sure you don’t want to keep Tomo~mi waiting.”

Itano sent a glare at Atsuko’s direction, whom just stuck her tongue out playfully at the other girl. “Fine…” She glanced over at the other Tomomi and saw her nearly falling asleep in her spot. Head tilting to one side while imaginary z’s could be pictured floating out of her barely opened mouth, Itano was surprised to how she could fall asleep while standing up straight. ‘This girl makes me wonder so much…’

“Come on Tomo~mi,” she muttered as she reached out to take Kasai’s left hand. Dragging the girl out of the room, they left both Minami and Atsuko alone in the quarter. When the door clicked closed behind Itano and their footsteps faded away, Minami exhaled loudly. “Mou… Today is too much already…”

It was a lot for one day. In the afternoon, Minami had to rush Watanabe Miyuki back to the ship on a horse she had borrowed (more like stolen, but she apologized to the owner and returned the horse). Following her was Sayanee, who was on her own horse she too have borrowed (again, another sorry excuse to steal for a split moment). The two girls were focused on trying to get the injured girl to Rena, their only doctor, as fast as possible.

While they were riding off hastily, they had Yuko stay behind to help Sae, Sayaka, Yuki and Mayu. They soon arrived back to the ship a few hours after Minami and Sayanee came. Thanks to how quick they were, they’re able to save Miyuki from death and treat both Mayu’s and Yuki’s injury. Minami had to bark orders that they needed to leave the port and fast. The last thing she want is to have the government officials of Spain detaining them from the ship and holding them in custody as suspects. Which now left them at a situation that they’re out in the middle of the sea, far away from Spain.

The captain rubbed her forehead with both of her hands, feeling an incoming headache. The words of Yuki echoed back to her about the so-called ‘John Freui.’ She didn’t know who he was yet the name was very familiar to her. When she asked Atsuko, the other girl too didn’t know. Just who was he and why did he want Minami to come instead? Just what was he after? Many questions remained unanswered and even more sprouted up as the ship floated lazily on the water, the anchors holding the vehicle in one spot.

Atsuko nearby retracted her hand from the shorter girl’s shoulder. “Minami, it seems like Yuko still hasn’t forgotten the past with you.” Minami removed her hands from her face and looked at her partner. It took her a while to reply back with a mere nod of her head. “So it seems…”

She understood the reason why Yuko somewhat didn’t trust the captain. It was her fault after all. If only Minami had the power to turn back time, she would be sure to never make that same mistake ever again. The mistake that clung to her like a leech sucking her sanity away bit by bit. Only she and Atsuko were the only one that knew the cause of Oshima Yuko’s wary trust to Minami; hesitant to giving out her one and only trust ticket to the very person that caused her so much pain.

Minami nearly jumped out of her seat when she felt Atsuko poke her nose from across. She was startled to how fast the taller girl moved from being by her side to standing across the desk. The captain shook her head a bit only to find herself getting smack on the top of the head by Atsuko’s infamous karate chop.

“ITAI!” she yelped as her hands flew up to the very spot that her partner had just smacked her on. Tears could be seen welled up from the corner of her eyes at such action from the person in front of her. “What was that for!?”

Her partner crossed her arms in front of her and shook her head with disapproval. There was a frown written all over her facial features. “You know that Yuko will understand why you had to do ‘that’ in the past. It’s not your fault.”

“But it is, Acchan,” Minami spoke through her teeth as she rubbed the top of her head. “If-ITAI ITAI ITAI ITAI ITAI!!!” Her words were cut off short thanks to the fact that Atsuko is now pulling on both of her cheeks. She was smiling forcefully with her eyes closed. Every work that spat out of her mouth were sharply harsh and got right to the point. “If. It. Weren’t. For. That. You. Wouldn’t. Be. Here. Bakamina.”

Atsuko’s hold on Minami was released, leaving the other girl wincing with a pair of sore cheeks. One hand rubbing the top of her head and the other rubbing one of her two cheeks, she sighed. “Fine fine… Whatever you say, Acchan…”

The partner of hers widen her smile and, with her eyes still closed, roughly pat the top of the shorter girl’s head. “Now stop dwelling on the past or I’ll make sure you forget about it with a little buddy of mine called amnesia.”

Minami felt a shudder run down her spine when she heard Atsuko’s threat. Sitting up a little straighter, she dropped her hands from touching her sore face and saluted Atsuko. “H-Hai!” she squeaked.

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Sae was seen to be staring out at the window from their bedroom. The bedroom that she shared with Akimoto Sayaka. She sat on the edge of her bed with her pajamas on, bending forth just slightly with two of her hands clasped together. The other Twin Tower was sleeping on the top of the bunk bed as Sae insisted on sleeping at the bottom. Hearing Sayaka sleep soundly, this gave Sae a chance to turn on the gentle lamp from nearby and gaze at the clear weather from the sky up above. The ikemen saw barely any clouds passing by at the brightly lit moon in the dark black sky. Stars twinkle up above with many of their own kind.

Many thoughts ran through her mind. Sayaka had just propose to her to being girlfriend and she, without any hesitation, decided to answer ‘yes’ to the other girl. Just what made her instantly say yes at such a short moment? Usually one would need to take their time to properly give a response but Sae just gave one right there and then. So fast that it was unbelievable. Biting the bottom of her lip, she sighed quietly to herself.

‘I wonder… Did I make Sayaka wait so long for me to say that I love her?’

The more she thought about Sayaka, the more she realized how much the other girl had been with her. Unlike Yuki, who had already gotten her eyes fixated upon Watanabe Mayu, Akimoto Sayaka was willing to stay by her side through thick and thin. Sae began to realize that Sayaka was dropping off hints that she cared for her. Whenever they were in danger, Sayaka would always rush up to her side at just the right timing; always saving her from dangers. And it suddenly hit her that she did love the other girl. Sae noticed that the moment Sayaka had confessed to her, Sae felt as though it was a wake-up call that she loved her closest friend.

Words alone isn’t enough to explain how she is feeling at the moment. Her hands came up to her face and covered them. ‘Today was a very long day…’

“Can’t sleep, Sae?”

Hearing Sayaka’s voice from up above her head made her tumble forth from being startled out of her wits. Flipping forward, she rolled fully one time before having her face land on the wooden surface of the floor beneath her body. Sae’s limbs were twitching as Sayaka was seen to jump down from her bed. Rushing over to Sae’s side, she touched her left shoulder. “A-Are you okay Sae?! I-I’m sorry that I startled you!”

“Ish okey…” Sae’s muffled voice was heard from beneath. It took the other girl a while to get Sae sitting back up. Luckily she wasn’t injured aside from the really red face that she now bore. There was a huge sweat drop rolling down the side of Sayaka’s face when she saw her newly pronounced girlfriend’s face. “How do I look?”

“Y-You look great! Just a little… red.”

“Oh. It does ache a little bit, but that might because I slammed my face really hard at the floor.”

“H-Hai…”

The two figures exchanged their stares at each other before bursting out in laughter. They didn’t know why they laughed but it just seemed… funny. Maybe because Sae dramatically falling forward from Sayaka’s unintentionally startle was funny. Who knows what goes in their mind as they tried to keep their laughter down to a minimum, knowing that they wouldn’t want to wake up the other crew members. 

“N-Neh, Sae,” Sayaka said. “I just wanted to tell you… I’m glad that you’re now my girlfriend.”

Sae finally managed to control her laughter, covering her mouth with one of her hands. She was about to say something back to Sayaka when she was met with an unexpected hug from the other girl. Her eyes widen; her hand that covered her mouth now dropped down to her side. “S-Sayaka…”

“I’m sorry, Sae. I knew that you loved Yuki a lot. But… I couldn’t bear to see you hurt… And besides… I really did love you the moment that I’ve met you…”

Sae remained silent as she listened to the other girl. Unconsciously her body returned the same favor to Sayaka, giving back a hug. Both sitting on the ground, they remembered when Sae first saw the other taller girl. It was somewhat vague due to how long ago it was, but she knew for sure that Sayaka came aboard on the ship due to the fact that her family was living in a very poor district in South America. Many thugs and thieves live in their area, making it hard for one to live in peace. Of course, Takahashi Minami went ahead and donated money to Sayaka’s family. Not to mention she offered them a ride to a safer country (Egypt). While the trip went safely, Sayaka decided to stay and help Minami on her search for clearing her name for being wanted.

Tightening her hold on Sayaka, she whispered into the girl’s ear. “I’m glad that you opened up to me. If it weren’t for you, I would still be chasing Yuki endlessly.” Then she gave a peck on Sayaka’s cheek. Retracting her body away from Sayaka, she chuckled when she saw the other girl blushing madly.

As much as Sayaka showed being strong, her heart still remained pure as a little girl. Trying hard not to squeal out in both happiness and embarrassment, she hid; hid with both hands covering her face. So while she covered her face with her hands, Sae tried to remove the obstacles that hid her girlfriend’s face. It took her a couple seconds to tug and persuade the other taller girl to move her hands aside.

“I really love you too, Sayaka-chan,” the ikemen proclaimed as she playfully pinched Sayaka’s nose.

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“This is going to leave one nasty scar…” Mayu muttered under her breath as she stared at her injured hand; the right hand that sustained the deep cut from the rapier blade from earlier in the day. It’s hard to imagine how she and Miyuki manage to get out of the situation alive. If it weren’t for Yuki… Well, let’s just say that it wouldn’t end as well as they are in right now.

At the moment, she was trying to wrap a fresh, new gauze around her hand. Rena had advised her to keep it clean and to avoid infection. Which is why she had to spend time putting on a new gauze at every chance that she got if it got dirty. Not to mention that she’s now out of commission with any sort of battles or excessive usage of the right hand for a good two weeks.

Sitting at her desk, her eyes trailed over to the other girl within the room. Yuki was reading a newspaper she managed to snag from Spain during their stay at the country (she has a small pocket-sized book of translations for most languages for her personal usage). Her eyes were seen to be intense as specific subjects were read. There were a few moments where the pair would flicker over to the small opened book laying nearby on her right side before returning full attention at the paper.

Mayu sighed and clicked the medical box closed. “I’m done, Yukirin,” she announced as her left hand reached out to turn off the lamp. The one small section of the room became darker, leaving the other lamp turned on right next to Yuki. She heard the older girl make a small hum to state that she heard Mayu’s statement, her eyes still trained on the newspaper.

When the younger girl approached the older girl, she saw the bandages that resided on a few part of Yuki’s face. It sadden her to see that Yuki was hurt from the many men just to save her and her sister. The cuts were not severe nor were the bruises, but it doesn’t mean that Mayu was happy to see her favorite ‘okaa-san’ hurt. Yuki peeked over the top of the newspaper and saw the other girl stare at her. Raising one of her eyebrows into the air, she then snapped Mayu back into reality. “Would you… um… Like to come sleep next to me?”

“H-Hai, okaa-san!” Mayu then crawled right next to Yuki as the older girl scooted aside to make some room. Pulling up the blanket to cover both of their bodies, Yuki then had Mayu place the newspaper on top of the nearby table and to turn off the light. Now that the room was completely dark aside from the light shining from the moon, the two girls cuddled close together.

“Thank you for everything, Yukirin,” Mayu expressed her thanks to the older girl. Yuki, who had her hands at Mayu’s waist, brought her left hand to fix the other girl’s bangs. She smiled. “Anything for my Mayuyu,” she whispered back. Her hand soon trailed over to comb Mayu’s long, black hair. Up and down her hand went. The younger girl felt comfortable and cuddled close to the taller girl.

The cyborg’s eyelids were about to be lowered when she felt a pair of warmth pressing against her lips. She snapped her eyes opened and realized that Yuki had leaned forth without hesitation and took in Mayu’s lips. This surprised the younger girl greatly. Such bold action coming from Yuki in such sudden timing. Not to mention that it was a kiss! It was a quick peck though and when they separated, Mayu was blushing so bright that Yuki swore she could see it even in the dark.

“Y-Yukirin!” she squeaked in a very high pitch voice. “W-W-W-W-Wha-“

“I feel that we could deepen our relationship, Mayuyu,” Yuki responded back in a calm tone compared to Mayu. When the younger girl was still stuttering, Yuki giggled and pinched Mayu’s cheek. “I mean… We both have been together for quite a long time… So would you like to be my girlfriend then, Mayu?”

There was a small pause before she heard the answer that she wanted to hear. “I would love to.” She poked Mayu’s nose while tightening her hug on the other girl. There was this happiness that burst inside of her mental state knowing that Mayu returned her feelings to her. Bringing Mayu closer to her body as if to provide warmth for her, Yuki closed her eyes while smiling widely. “I’m glad to hear that then.”

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Matsui Rena sighed loudly when she noticed how loud it was in the clinic room. After she was done treating Watanabe Miyuki, now she’s left with the noisy Minegishi Minami and Yamamoto Sayaka in the room. She was lucky to have discharged Shimazaki Haruka and Kitahara Rie a while ago. They probably were now resting peacefully as both her and Jurina, who wanted to stay by her side, were trying to shut them up. The last thing they wanted was to have the crew members getting irritated and grumpy at both the guilty party and the innocents. Hell they were probably already angry at the captain's sudden outburst not too long ago.

“Would you both please be quiet?!” she pleaded with them only to be ignored. Minegishi was busy yapping to Sayanee, who was sitting in between both her and Miyuki. Sayanee was exchanging a few words every now and then, but tried to focus her attention on Miyuki.

There was just something about Miyuki that draws her attention to her… The closer that Sayanee looks at her, the more she noticed how cute the other girl is. ‘She’s cute…’

Little did she know that she was starting to form a relationship with Miyuki. Even though they haven’t spoken much thanks to the fact that the older Watanabe sister was unconscious for the most part, Sayanee felt like she wanted to know more. A need to know more about who she is and what she likes.

‘I wonder if it really was alright to leave her home country without asking Watanabe-san here…’ Sayanee wondered to herself. Although it was a little rash to just take off from the port without consent from Miyuki, who lived in that country, it was for the safety of the crew. Mayu didn’t mind though, but what about Miyuki?

Sayanee gently brushed aside a stray piece of black hair from Miyuki’s forehead. She saw how the older girl is resting peacefully despite the amount of noise being produced from both her and Minegishi (mainly Minegishi).

“Oi~ Aren’t you paying any attention to me, girl?”

“H-Huh? Oh, yeah I am, Gachap-I meant, Mii-chan-“

“Did I seriously just hear you nearly calling me a ‘Gachapin’?!”

The younger girl knew she was in big trouble when that forbidden nickname came exiting out of her mouth. Trying hard not to panic, she glanced over her shoulder and waved one of her hands in the air nervously. “N-No I didn’t! You must’ve heard wrong-“

“I swear that I’ll kill Mariko the moment I get out of this bed.” One could imagine steam coming out from both ends of her ears as Minegishi rested on the bed. Her temper was rising and exaggerated the effect by shaking a fist above her body. Luckily for Mariko, Minegishi won't be able to get out of bed for another full week. But after that... She's on her own. “She needs to stop spreading word about that nickname!”

There was a sweat drop rolling from the back of Sayanee’s head as she was forced to listen to the other girl rant. Her eyes were closed and the forced smile was plastered on her face; the corner of her mouth twitching with irritation.

Meanwhile, in the back of the clinic room was Rena face palming in the background. Jurina, who was sitting right next to her on her own stool, leaned in close to the older girl. She was seen to be whispering to Rena for a bit. The next thing Rena knew, she was being dragged out of the room with Jurina pulling her from her left arm. Minegishi and Sayanee cease their talking as they saw the two figures disappear in a flash. One moment the two Matsui’s were sitting together and the next they were gone. They blinked with surprise, unsure of where they went.

Jurina was dragging Rena away from the clinic bay and straight to their bedroom. Rena wasn’t sure why the younger Matsui wanted to bring her here, but noticing how late it was, maybe she just wanted to go to sleep.

“Are you tired, Jurina?” Rena asked the younger girl as she closed the door shut behind them. Jurina bobbed her head towards the older figure. The doctor of the ship had one hand on her hip, sighing. “You know you could’ve gone here yourself since-“

“You’re overworking yourself, Rena-chan.”

“H-Huh?”

She blinked, curious as to why Jurina would say that. The younger Matsui puffed her cheeks and pouted. “You’re always busy down at the medical bay even though I got better. Sleeping here by myself is too lonely and you almost never come back up here.”

Rena scratched the back of her head with her other hand. ‘Ah, so she’s worried about me… And she misses me.’ Shooting a glance at the other girl, she noticed that Jurina did seem to be lonely these days. Maybe she really did spend a lot of her time away from the very person that she loves. Work has already caught up to her, but now that she only has two patients to deal with, it’s been slowing down. Then coming up to the younger girl, she brought her left hand up to touch the side of her face. Cupping it dearly as if to protect the one part of her face.

“Gomenasai, Jurina,” she apologized as Jurina’s hand came up to rest right on top of Rena’s. The younger girl shook her head and pressed her face lightly against the soft hand. “It’s alright… But I want you to take a break from your work some time too…”

There was a moment of silence between the two girls. Not a single word was uttered for Rena was speechless. Even if she were to open her mouth, nothing would go pass her voice box within her throat. Then as if Jurina wanted to break the awkward silence that developed between them, she got incredibly close to the older girl. Instantly Rena’s face heated up and tried to back away from the other Matsui. “W-W-What are you doing?”

Jurina said nothing. Rather she was moving forth till Rena had her back touching against the bedroom’s wooden wall. The hand of Jurina now rested next to Rena’s head. Her other hand too joined in and resided on the other side, trapping the doctor.

It seemed like one would know the outcome of the situation for the flirting girl's face leaned forth. It was different from how she would playfully pucker her lips and chase after every single member of the crew to land a kiss on their face. It was… a bit more… serious. As if the younger girl wasn’t joking to initiating her move. It was sudden and the younger girl looked like she wanted to express how she felt to the older girl physically. But Rena seems to be nervous and unsure for she wasn’t exactly ready. It was all too fast for her. One minute they were speaking to each other in this very room and the next, she's in a locked position from the younger girl who was ready to give her a kiss. Unable to back up anymore since she was trapped, she squeezed her eyes shut; prepared for what was coming at her. It wasn't that she wanted to reject it but rather she was just stunned at how rapid the scenario was changing.

But they heard a crash. Or rather… the sound of a few individuals tumbling into their room. Rena reopened her eyes quickly as Jurina threw a glance at the source of the sound. Their eyes widen when they saw who they were.

“Itai itai itai…” Oshima Yuko complained as her hands caressed the top of her head. “That really hurts!”

“Get off of me, you squirrel!” Kuramochi Asuka’s voice was heard beneath the shorter figure. She was seen to be struggling to get out of the mess since the older girl was sitting right on top of her stomach.

There were also two other girls: Kizaki Yuria and Yagami Kumi that had the unfortunate situation of being underneath the two girls. Their eyes were easily imagined to be spiraling as they were dizzy from such fall.

“If it weren’t for you suddenly butting in, we wouldn’t have fell!” Sashihara Rino yelped as she had the worse of the luck. Stuck right smack below all four figures from above, she couldn’t even move a muscle. Her back was shaking badly for the huge amount of weight being placed on it from the other girls. Yuko from above rolled her eyes and bounced off of Asuka’s body in one motion, making the poor girl yelp.

“Well, you Peeping Toms were trying to see if Rena and Jurina were gonna go as far as to have sex-ITAI!!!”

Asuka managed to shut the squirrel up from saying anymore unnecessary information. Her face turning a dark shade of red, her eyes were closed when retracting her hand from giving one hell of a karate chop to the girl’s head. “Shut up, you hentai squirrel… And why the hell am I ALWAYS DRAGGED INTO THIS?!?!”

“Because we know that you secretly enjoy watching others moan with pleasure-ITAIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!”

Asuka didn’t hesitate give a powerful stomp on Rino’s face. She's very merciless to those that would spread about such lies on her. 

“I TOLD YOU TO STOP SPREADING SUCH FALSE RUMORS ABOUT ME! Now everyone knows that I’m a hentai when I really aren’t!”

While they were bickering, little did they know that they were angering someone in the background. And that someone was none other than Matsui Rena. A black aura surrounded her body as her head lowered, letting the black bangs cover her eyes. Jurina, who was just a minute in front of her, was now out of sight. (She’s hiding underneath the blanket of her bed on the top of the bunk bed)

“Heh… So you all were watching us this entire time… Haha… HA! That’s really funny!”

The voice that came out the sweet, shy and gentle Rena was completely different from what others would expect to hear. It was dark, menacing and simply terrifying to one’s eardrums. The moment the wavelengths of her words came into contact with theirs, all five of them froze in their position. Slowly in a robotic fashion of turning their attention towards Rena, they regretted everything about peeking in on the two Matsui’s.

“S-SOMEONE SAVE US!” Kumi exclaimed as the older Matsui took one step towards them. Bringing her left hand up, Rena giggled in a sadistic fashion as she bit the tip of her nails. The 'Gekikara' side of Rena was coming out and one knows that when this side comes out, all hell breaks loose. The side that rivals against Yuki's 'Black' side. The group trembled with horror and fear as the older girl laughed loudly. They couldn't move for they were frozen and stuck in their positions. Then suddenly putting a stop to her laughter, Rena cocked her head to one side; the pupils in her eyes to be darkening. “NE… OKOTTERU?”