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@kurogumi: Thanks for the welcome back! I'm glad you like three of my on-going fictions! I'm sure they'll have a chance to confess~ It's all part of character development, which is sadly, painfully slow, LOL.
@Tanchan: Haha, Takamina is dense and slow as always~ We'll soon see a development for the two later on as the series progress!
@Crossing Crossroads: Thanks for the welcome back also! Indeed there's more suspense if old enemies revisit, yes? And testing periods are almost over, so let's all hang on till the very end!
@arrow27: Thanks for the kind words! And indeed, their relationships are progressing (in the most sadistic and painful slow speed I will ever try to put on, LOL jk) over time~
@cisda83: I'll let you find out in this updated chapter~
@mayuki_daisuki: I'm doing well (aside from the fact that I'm sick and dying, LOL). I'll let you read this updated chapter and see what will happen with Sae, Sayaka, Miyuki, Mayu and Yuki~
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Sorry for the lack of emoticons on the comments section! I use to use those awesome emoticons, but now I'm just
lazy tired and exhausted whenever I upload my chapters on here. ;_;
So I've finally got some good news: I got my cast off today! (Not to mention that I'm finished with my APUSH exam for today, haha!)
So I'm glad to now have full access to my right hand and use them fully (or more like 85% full capability due to lack of movement with my right hand for like 7-8 weeks, LOL. Gotta have some self-therapy to move my bones around~). Which means easier typing, faster update (hopefully) and less complaining from me.
Sad enough though, I'm like dying from a cold and cough.
God, why must I be sick!? The weather here is so crazy, LOL.
Anyway, enough about my chatters and shoving my life at ya'll faces. Enjoy chapter 11! And there's a poll created (right after I post this update, LOL) about what the next pairing should be after this arc. (This arc consist of Saeyaka and Mayuki, just a heads up) Just wanted to get an idea so I can focus on crafting my plot and plan ahead. Having many 2-shots to finish up and like, two other on-going fic is enough to make my mind go wild, haha.
OH, letting you know.... No Atsumina! (Not YET at the very least. I have a big arc for them near the end of the series, fufufufu~
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Thanks!
[Chapter 11]
“Tomochin? Do you think the ship repair will go well?” Kasai asked the other Tomomi as the two girls were wandering through the port late at night. The two girls weren’t sleeping but rather taking a short stroll together in this small part of town built at the very edge of the country Spain. Dark, partially cloudy sky from above showed bright white dots scattered all over; hinting heavily that they were stars. The bright white crescent moon too accompanied the stars; the lower body hiding behind the lazy piece of cloud that was floating along.
They walked on the hand-made, stone patterned streets. It extended through the entire port and only ended its beautiful pattern upon touching the dirt-covered road a couple miles from the port town. To their right were the docks and many ships that were parked and anchored. All sorts of ships, large and small, came. Some were in its healthiest shape possible as for those who were unfortunate (like their ship) were damaged to the point one can wonder how the crew and captain managed to make it through the extensive sea water. Small houses and businesses were neatly built and formed on their left. Both sides had the soft, gentle yellow glow of the lamp post. Few bugs were seen buzzing around, excited to be able to witness such foreign lights to the tiny creature.
Itano, who had her arms crossed against her chest, cocked her head to one side at a slight angle. “I’m sure it will go well.”
“Will the ship ever be the same again?’
“I highly doubt so. I actually placed an order to upgrade the ship.”
Kasai was taken aback at Itano’s choice. Halting in her spot, Itano soon stopped in her track when she saw the other brown-haired girl pause. Confused, she faced the girl with one eyebrow raised. “What’s the problem?”
“Didn’t Takamina stated that she didn’t want the ship to be changed?”
There was a small sigh coming from the beauty queen while closing her eyes. “I understand that… But if we’re going to keep on staying on the water for a long period of time, we need to arm up and make the ship sturdier. Besides… the last thing I want is the ship being sunken and losing you…” The last couple words from the sentence were trailed off and mumbled into incoherent words that not a single human-being would ever comprehend. Kasai merely blinked before giggling and pouncing on the taller girl. She hugged Itano and went, “Chiyuu~” happily.
Another sigh, though louder, came out of Itano’s mouth with her eyes still closed. They continued onward with their little walk only to have Kasai cling to the other girl added.
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Closing her eyes, Mayu sucked in a deep breath before exhaling all of the oxygen she had just taken in out of her mouth. Hands stretched outward as far as they can above her head, a smile was stretched across her face as the arms dropped back down to her sides.
“It feels good to be back in your home country,” Mayu stated out loud to Yuki, who was walking right by her side. The two girls were already done with their shopping for the day; managing to scratch out a quarter of the long list of supplies that must be obtained in less than a month. The older girl of the two was pushing a wooden cart full of barrels that contained gunpowder and clean, fresh water. They were planning to send it out to Minami early tomorrow morning since nightfall has already descended upon them.
The town that they were now walking through was quiet. It wasn’t silent since there were still citizens walking here and there to their destination. Lamp posts provided comforting yellow lights that neither glowed too bright nor too dim. Bugs that are attracted to the colored light are seen to buzz around hectically as though they were absorbing as much radiation as possible from the burning bulb. Below the lamp post was the dusty light brown dirt that many civilians and animals stepped upon. Horseshoe tracks and shoe prints were littered all over the surface of the dirt from earlier. Compared from how busy the town was from the morning and night, they were complete polar opposites.
Yuki had a small giggle leave her lips from hearing such statement from the younger girl. “I’m sure you’re also glad to have found your sister again?” she asked. When she turned her head to the left so she was able to see Mayu, the other girl bobbed her head.
“Definitely,” Mayu whispered just loud enough for the two of them to hear. “After so long… I never would’ve thought this day would come ever in my life.”
Her head was lowered, looking downward at the ground as they proceeded to walk back to Miyuki’s small motel business. Yuki, slightly worried, removed her left hand from the cart’s handle and rested it on both Mayu’s shoulders. She pulled the smaller girl closer to her body, closing the distance between the two figures. That action took Mayu by surprise. Widening her eyes, she merely mumbled, “E-Eh?”
The taller girl remained silent. Keeping Mayu in her grasp, she attempted to comfort the girl by rubbing her left arm tenderly. Although no words were exchanged, Mayu sensed warmth and protection from Yuki. The protection like a mother comforting her daughter. Lifting her head, she unconsciously scooted herself closer to the older girl. Little did she know that this simply made Yuki melt from the inside at such response.
After twenty minutes has passed by peacefully for the two, they finally arrived to where they needed to be. They saw the lights crack through certain windows both on the first and single floor, signaling that there were individuals still awake at this time.
“I’m going to head inside first,” Mayu told Yuki as she slipped out of her grip. The warmth that the two shared were instantly gone the moment their bodies separated from each other. A disappointed expression flashed for a mere second on Yuki’s face but nodded. “Alright then. I’ll go park this cart near the entrance so we can have someone take it for us back to Captain Takahashi tomorrow morning.”
Mayu quickly disappeared from her sight as she pushed and adjusted the cart’s position nearby. Once she was sure it won’t block the entrance, she parked the cart. Her foot roughly slammed against a wooden block served as a parking mechanic for the vehicle. A loud click was heard. Then the raven-haired girl pulled on the handle with a couple gentle tugs. The cart didn’t budge from its resting spot. Satisfied, she brought two of her hands together and dusted them off before returning back inside the building.
When she pushed the door opened, there was the familiar ringing of the metal bell hanged overheard. Clicking it shut from behind, she saw Mayu waiting for her in the front part of the motel. Her arms were crossed and back leaned slightly against the table from behind.
“Where is Miyuki?” Yuki questioned when she noticed that Mayu’s older sister’s presence was not sensed in the room. Mayu instantly pointed towards the stairs on her right. “She’s setting up the table and providing dinner for us.”
She comprehended the situation. So without further ado, Yuki reached out for Mayu’s hand that was still pointing at the stairs and pulled her from behind as she dragged the younger girl to the second floor. Ignoring Mayu complaining and telling her to slow down, the two girls went through the long hallway. Few doors were opened while others were shut. Many of the rooms up on the second floor mainly consisted of the kitchen, dining room, lounge, study and Miyuki’s room. All of the rooms were closed except for Miyuki’s room.
From inside, Mayu and Yuki could sense a pleasant scent wafting out of that very room. They entered and saw Miyuki settling down a hot pot filled with stew on the dining table located in the very right of the room. “Oh! I see that you’re both finished with today,” the 18-year old older sister of Mayu announced as she removed her mitten hands from the edges of the pot. Steam was rising from its source, noting that it was fresh. She urged the other two approaching girls to take their seat in the dining table.
A small table that held not only the freshly brought beef stew but a medium-sized bowl salad and a huge pitcher that contains the freshest, icy cold water within. Three empty white plates and bowls were set on three of the four sides of the table. Accompanying them were small glassed cups. Anyone that would see such sight would instantly think of a female figure preparing dinner for the family. Miyuki smiled and took off her mittens. “Please sit down, you two. I’m going to drop this off right away at the kitchen and return real quick.” And with that said, she dashed off towards the small kitchen room that was separated and behind the dining table.
The two girls took their seat and sat right next to each other; Yuki at the right end and Mayu in the middle so she could have her older sister sit right beside her also. As they were observing the table and their metal utensils, Miyuki has returned and slipped right into the seat across from the raven-haired girl.
“Let’s dig in!” she announced as she motioned her left hand across the dining table. The three did not hesitate to take the food that was available to them and settle it all down on their own plate and bowl.
“Mou~ I guess I could eat as much as I want today,” Yuki commented as she took in a fork full of cabbages and tomatoes. “I’ll just go on a diet once I come back on the ship.”
“Yukirin,” Mayu rolled her eyes as she poured the cold water into her own cup. “You always say that yet you never seem to ever stay on your diet plan for long.”
“O-Oi! Yes I do, missy!”
“Then tell me what was the longest diet plan you have ever done?”
“A couple months-“
“A plan that actually SUCCEEDED?”
“…A few days…”
Yuki hanged her head in defeat as a small, black cloudy cloud formed over her head and created imaginary rain pouring down upon the young girl’s head. A chuckle came from Mayu’s direction as she sipped from her cup. “I knew it.”
The older girl could only mumble and in a sulking manner, continue to shove the food into her own mouth. Miyuki couldn’t help but giggle at the scenario was that unfolding before her eyes.
“So I’m guessing you both get along very well, hm?” she asked.
“Yes we do,” both Mayu and Yuki answered at the same time, which surprised the two individuals for a couple seconds before bursting out into laughter. All of Yuki’s sulking was gone like someone who had just snapped their fingers to wake a person up from their trance-like state. The oldest Watanabe sister was easily convinced of their answer and nodded.
“So honestly tell me this you both: Are you two in love or something?”
The question that flew out of Miyuki’s curious mouth nearly made Yuki choke on the piece of salad she was busy consuming and Mayu spray water both from her mouth and nose in shock. Coughing and hacking, the two girls stared with widen pair of eyes at the only other girl in the room. Miyuki looked slightly startled at their reaction and raised both of her opened hands into the air as though she was surrendering. “I’m sorry if that answer is too blunt-“
“Real blunt, I could say,” Mayu grumbled under her breath while trying to keep her cough down to a minimal.
“-But the both of you are acting as though you’re lovers or something.”
“…And you’re trying to tell me, onee-san…?”
A small sigh came from Miyuki’s barely opened mouth as her eyes squinted a bit. With a fork in one hand, she was pointing the end point of the metal utensil at Mayu first before fixating it upon the speechless Yuki. “I’m telling you that you both are like lovebirds. And just so I don’t jump to conclusion that easily-“
“But you’re already making assumptions that we’re in love when you asked that first question.“
“-I want to know if you both are in any sort of serious relationship at the moment.”
There was a long, awkward silence that came through between the three girls. One girl that was simply curious for such answers while the other two girls were blushing heavily; steam easily picture rising from the top of their head like from boiling water in a pot. “W-W-Well….” Mayu stuttered, unsure of what words to spit out of her mouth to feed and satisfy her older sister thirst for an answer. She didn’t want to say the wrong statement because it could either end up hurting her, Yuki or even the both of them.
But before the answers could finally exit out of her mouth, there was a bell ringing from downstairs. The three figures paused for a brief moment before noting that Miyuki had to tend to her business for a short while.
“Man…” Miyuki groaned as she lifted herself up from her chair. “I was just getting ready to hear what you were going to say… I’ll be back in a couple minutes, so sit tight and prepare me an answer, young lady!”
In less than a minute, the oldest sister left the room with the door wide closed behind her. In that spare time period, both Mayu and Yuki exhaled loudly out of their mouth.
“Jeez, your sister really does like to know your business,” Yuki stated as she rubbed the side of her head with one hand. The younger cyborg girl could only shake her head and flash a cheesy smile at the older. “Gomene. My onee-san likes to poke and prod at my life all the time.”
“I could understand that.” There was a small chuckle that left Yuki’s lips before she got up from her wooden chair. Stretching her arms high up into the air before dropping them back down to her sides, she urged Mayu to stand up also.
“Let’s relax for a bit and maybe start the fire at the fireplace,” she brought the idea up. It doesn’t seem like Yuki wanted to sit around and do nothing while waiting for Mayu’s older sister. Besides, she wanted to spend some quality time with Mayu and alone anyway that doesn’t require sitting at the table. The younger girl smiled and bobbed her head. “Sure!”
Just as they were approaching the opposite side of the room where it held the fireplace and two piece of furniture (one single-seat sofa and one long sofa to be descriptive), there was a loud piercing scream in the background. This startled the two figures out of their wits. Alarmed, they whipped their head around from behind. “W-What was that!?” Mayu exclaimed. Yuki shook her head. “I have absolutely no idea, Mayuyu.”
There was another scream, this time only slightly longer than the previous one. And its source came from the first floor. Followed by a few gunshot ringing into the air. This prompted the two girls to quickly pull out their revolvers and unsheathe their swords from their side. Without hesitation, they burst out through the door of Miyuki’s room. Little did they know that they had a surprise in store for those two.
Mayu was instantly brought down by smacking right into a blunt, wooden weapon with her forehead after opening the door. The shorter girl slumped to the ground, nearly passed out from such sudden encounter. Her grips loosened on both the sword’s handle and the gun’s, body faced downward and head lying on the side of the wooden floor. Shocked at the event, Yuki hastily flicked her eyesight to the source of knocking the younger girl down to the ground.
It was a huge, Spaniard male. He wasn’t muscular but neither was he considered ‘fat.’ A wooden club was in his right hand. To Yuki’s anger, there were faint traces of red spots on the blocky surface. She readied her sword and in one movement, slashed the club away from the man’s hand in exchange for a scream of agony due to his now-bloody hand.
“That better not be Watanabe Mayu’s blood you got on there,” she snarled angrily at the man before swiftly kicking his body backward. Plunging her foot into his stomach, he stumbled backward before being met with another whack on the head by an unexpected helper from behind. He fell unconscious immediately as his eyes rolled back into his head. In a crumbled mess from below, Sae stepped forth from the shadow and twirled the gun around her fingers and thumb. “Glad to see you knock this guy’s ass, Yukirin,” she praised with a whistle.
A faint smile flashed across Yuki’s face before she returned back to her grim expression. “As much as I want to accept your compliment, I have a feeling that we have more than this one guy trying to go around and attack us.”
Sae seems to be confused for she gave a little, ‘hah?’ response. Sayaka came into the picture and had her hands on her hips. “Yuki’s right, Sae. Didn’t you hear the gunshot earlier?”
“Yeah… Oh wait a minute. Don’t you tell me-“
Before she could finish her words, another gunshot ran out into the air. More screams were heard and all came from below the stairs. “Sayaka! Sae! Can you both go down there and deal with the intruders!” Yuki barked out as she bent down to support the dizzy Mayu from the ground. “There’s Mayu’s older sister down there, so we have to go!”
Both Sae and Sayaka threw each other a glance before nodding. “Alright Yuki, we’re going right now ASAP.”
Leaving the two girls up the second floor, they did not waste any precious moment to run down the stairs. It was a short flight and if it weren’t for Sayaka’s hand pushing Sae’s head down, a bullet would’ve ran straight into her skull and killed her instantly. “H-Holy cow! I almost got killed there!” Sae growled when she saw three men facing the two girls at the foot of the stairs. From behind were a few civilians that were residing in the motel that were injured and even possibly killed. Blood and smoke were seen everyone along with broken equipment and glasses from the windows.
The three men, judging by their appearances, looked rough. Dressed like they were living in the ghetto for their entire life, knives and guns were in their hands. And the tip of the gun was all aimed directly at the two girls. Fingers could be seen itching to pull the trigger.
A sweat drop ran down the side of Sae’s head as she examined and analyzed the situation at hand. ‘Crap… We’re screwed if we make one small mistake here…’ Her eyes wandered over from the three scary tall men to the glass-covered ceiling that held decorative, colorful patterns. Then an idea struck through her brain. ‘I got it!’
Without thinking twice, she aimed the pistol not at the assaulter but instead the glasses above their head. Pulling the trigger just once, a bullet whizzed right towards the ornament and shattered it into multiple, tiny but dangerous sharp pieces. It all showered upon the three men and they all howled in pain at the sharp stabs these little fragments packed once they came into contact with their clothing and skin.
Using this chance to attack them head-on, Sayaka and Sae dashed in to slash and shoot right at them. Sayaka managed to give one man a lifetime worth of pain once she sent a kick towards his private region. Slamming a punch right against his cheekbone, there was a disgustingly loud snap that was heard before a whimper came pathetically out of the male’s mouth before passing out. Sae in the meantime was trying to reload her bullets, adding gunpowder and shoving the one-piece bullet into its destination with a stick. She dodged and avoided getting shot at by the one remaining attacker. Easily side-stepping left and right, once she was finished reloading her gun at hand, she came right up straight to the same man that tried to shoot her down. Coming face to face at such close distance, she brought the gun’s point right under the man’s chin. Before pulling the trigger, she demanded answers.
“Who the hell are you guys and what are you doing here?” Her voice came out quiet, but dangerously angry. Scared, the other man stuttered with his words before getting them out.
“W-W-We were hired! Hired by t-t-the taxcollector by the name of Jorge-“
A gunshot rang into the air once more. But this time, it did not come from Sae’s gun. The man in front of her instantly slumped down to the ground, dead. A bloody hole was seen formed on the right side of his head as a pool was welling underneath his lifeless head. Quickly Sae snapped her attention to Sayaka, whom she saw did not have a gun at hand. “Who the hell shot this man?!”
“Tis’ I, young lady.”
That young male’s voice was unfamiliar to the two figures. So they whipped their head around to the front entrance and saw a male dressed in luxurious white tuxedo and white hat stare back at them. His back was leaning against the now-gun holed wall from behind. One of his hands had a silver revolver with faint smoke escaping from its exit. The two hands, with the gun still in his grip, came together to clap in the most sarcasm style as though he has watched their fight as a performance from a play. A smirk ran through his faintly tan skin and chuckled darkly.
“You both have played so very well. So very very very… well.”
“What do you want?” Sayaka questioned loudly. The two Twin Tower felt threatened by the handsome male that stood in the room. Although he had the looks, his eyes were different though. The pair contained terror and sadistic characteristics that would send any of laid their eyes upon his to shudder and tremble. A chuckle from him soon turned in a laughter that could be described as a mad scientist from modern time.
“Me? What do I want? I merely want the two Watanabe sisters, I say.”
“Why the hell do you want them?!” Sae gritted her teeth as she aimed the gun directly at the man’s forehead.
He took off his hat, brushed the edges for any dust and readjusted it back on top of his short, soft black hair. A firm thin line crossed through his lip that’s once a smirk. “Let’s just say that they forgot to repay the debt and we wanted to end an unfinished business we had together once and for all.” Then there was the grin. A grin so devilish and scary that it looked like a clown with no sense of humor cheesed cheaply back at the two tall figures. “But enough about answers. I want to see the two of them… Or actually, more like one of them.”
To their surprise, he leaned to his right side momentarily with his right arm reaching downward the side of the desk. In one motion, he pulled Miyuki out from behind by the collar of her shirt. She was unconscious, but not critically hurt aside from a dark bruise on the side of her head. Sae and Sayaka nearly walked towards him but he aimed the gun at unconscious figure in his grasp.
“Tsk tsk, you both are so very impatient,” he chortled and mocked with amusement. This left them frustrated at their position. Just what were the supposed to do that not only will get Miyuki out alive but also rid of the man standing before them? “You should drop your weapons and back away slowly.”
They didn’t move. So he then shoved the metal weapon closer to Miyuki’s temple. There was the sound of a click from his gun. “You don’t listen to me, this girl dies.”
Unable to oppose of his commands, they dropped their weapons on the floor and slowly backed away from the standing figure with the hostage. The grin was still plastered on his face, smiling widely from one end to another. “Good… Now say good-night, you girls.”
Before they were able to react, something hard smacked right behind their heads. Blackness immediately welcomed them and soon the two crumbled forth on the carpeted rug. A scoff left the white suited man. “These girls are so annoying…” He glanced up from the two laying girls and saw two injured men from earlier standing from behind with their fists balled up by their sides. “Good job boys. Now all we need to do is-“
“Boss! I’ve gotten Watanabe Mayu for you!”
The voice from up the second floor caught the man’s attention instantly. Perking his ears up, he saw the big man carrying the injured and unconscious cyborg girl like a potato sack over his shoulder. Signs of struggles were easily seen and blood dripping from the side of her head. The so-called ‘Boss’ motioned the big man to hurry.
“How did you get her?” he asked the man as he approached him. The big man shrugged his shoulders. “They actually caught me off-guard once with that tomboyish girl knocking me out. However, Mayu was being tended by that other girl so I had to fight that… um… girl named ‘Yukirin’ for a bit. I woke up in the nick of time before they left. Though the two girls were fighting against me, I came out victorious.”
A stupid smugly grin ran across the face of the ‘boss,’ so he laughed out loud. “God, this is my lucky day. Come on boys! We’ve got some deliverin’ to do to the King of Taxcollector back at our base!”
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