003: Training Starts!
"Come on! Faster! Faster!!"
Grunts. Moans. Grunts. More moans.
I try my hardest to crawl under these barbed wires. But I just can't get through it, the ground's too slippery! But I can't complain and quit now, I have to finish this. I sacrificed my sleep for this training so I have to get out of this! GAMBATTE!
I can hear Mariko's voice inside my head. I recalled what she said earlier.
FLASHBACK "Okay girls, today, we will start with field training. As you can see, there are barracades and courses around the area. You, girls, will be completing the courses for 5 times today. You will be given water breaks but will immediately go back to training. If you're gonna ask me why we are gonna train for this, well, these skills that you're gonna develop here can help you in future missions. Not just the incoming mission. Understood?"
END OF FLASHBACK"Work it! Work it!" Mariko's shouting woke me up from my thoughts and isn't helping at all. I feel irritated by her screaming but she said this will make me motivated. But IT'S. NOT. WORKING.
Ugh. Field training. The training that I hate the most. Sweaty. Dirty. Muddy. Ew ew ew ew. I hate everything about this training. I feel like I'm going to be a soldier soon.
"Jurina, wake up! Get up get up!" Mariko's voice made me flabbergasted. Shit Jurina get your head in the game.
Mariko pulled me up and pushed me to run to another barracade. I'm so tired already. I feel like I'm going to faint now. Airin and I started training since 6am, but it's been only 3 hours! But I felt relieved that it's already the last time we're doing this. I looked around to find where's Airi but I can't find her.
"Airi?!" I called her out. Where the hell is she?
"Jurina, Airi's already finished so move your ass already! It's the last barracade!" Mariko answered me instead. Dang, I never knew Airi's good in this kind of training. Because our age differ a lot, we don't have the same training then. But I felt relieved when she said this is the last barracade. Ahhh~
I kept telling my self to push myself harder and faster. Come on Jurina! It's the last one! The last one was a big wall that you have to leap over.
"Uggh!" I grunted as I leaped over. I slightly closed my eyes as I prepared myself to hit the ground. But gladly, I successfully landed safe to the ground. Touch down!
I then hear Airi clapping her hands loudly cheering "Way to go Matsui!". I felt relieved. Finally, the field training's finished. I was clutching my stomach due to tiredness while I was catching my breath. Then Mariko called my attention.
"Hey Jurina, how about you get some rest and we'll resume training at noon. The next one's your favorite." Omgawd. Gun shooting's next! Finally!! Yatta!
I nodded and Airi pulled me with her, back inside the house.
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After resting for a while and eating lunch, Airi and I proceeded in the shooting range outside the house. It's the same place where we trained for field training, just placed with shooting posters and other paraphernalias. There were 5 shooting dummies and a table where all ammos and guns were placed. I excitedly ran to the table to choose for a gun. I was gonna pick up one to test shoot when...someone slapped my hand.
"Ouch!" My hand hurt and saw Mariko glaring at me. And I hear Airi giggling behind me.
"Can't wait to shoot, Jurina?" Mariko raised her eyebrows while she was crossing her hands in front of her chest.
"Heh, I'm sorry." I scratched my arm and backed away from the table. As I told you before, I'm a sharp shooter so technically, I like shooting guns. Guns are my most favorite toys. Hehehe. This is gonna be a piece of cake.
I can still remember my first gun training when I was 10 years old.
FLASHBACK (Ju's 10, Mariko's 20)
My dad woke me up early today because he said we're gonna do some "bonding" again. He calls every training bonding because he thinks we're gonna be closer to each other. He always kisses me in the cheeks whenever I do good. Sloppy. Yuuck. But somehow I enjoy it when my dad kisses me. I feel loved and happy. But I wonder how will this turn out, if Mom's here. But I have Airi, Mariko and Dad to fulfill Mom's duties. And Mariko will go to my room today because I told her to visit me before going to her next mission.
I was prepping up when someone knocked on my door.
"Come in!"
The door opened and Mariko peeked.
"Hey buddy." She said while entering the room.
"Oneechan. I'm so glad you came!" I pounced on her like I always do and she hugged me, then patted my head.
"You'll have your first gun training today, I heard." Then she sitted on my bed and looked around.
"Hai! That's why I'm really really excited." I went to one of my closets and got a gun. "This is the gun Dad gave me last night. He said not to use this in any trainings or mission. I wonder why though. But I just wanted to show you."
Mariko looked at the gun and nodded.
"Hmmm, I know why Dad gave this to you."
"Eh? Why?" I was so curious.
"You'll know soon." She smiled and stood up.
END OF FLASHBACK "Okay, we'll start right away so.." She picked up a beretta and a desert eagle and tossed the beretta to me and the desert eagle to Airi.
"I know Jurina's good with desert eagles so I gave it to Airi and gave Jurina the beretta. And I also know that Airi's not good with guns so I gave her a semi-auto gun which is the desert eagle." Mariko explained. But this is unfair! She gave Airi a semi-auto!
"Mariko this is unfair! You gave her a semi-auto and yet you gave me a gun for advanced shooters!" I said, slightly raising my voice while puffing my cheeks.
Mariko turned to me and said. "Nothing is fair in the world. And you.." She pointed at me. "Should learn how to use a gun that's not your expertise. What if there were no desert eagles in the field or in the mission? You'll forever use your katana? You can be easily disarmed." She looked at me and pointed at my forehead. "Use this Jurina. Or else it'll dry out. Anyway, you're a sharp shooter, you should know every gun with the back of your hand." She then smirked at me and went back to her old position. Ugh. Sometimes, Mariko's an old sensei who likes to irritate her students. But in someway, I think she's challenging me.
"Okay, so, here's the thing. Both of you will be shooting at these shooting posters." She went to one of the shooting posters and called out Airi. "Airi, you stand here. Then Jurina, go to the shooting poster oppositely facing Airi."
So now, this is how we look like. I'm back facing the shooting poster and now face to face with Airi. With like only 6 steps away. (I'm sorry for confusing you. But bear with me. ><)
Mariko nodded and spoke. "Okay now, I want you to point your guns at each other."
"What?"
"Point your guns at each other."
Airin then pointed her gun at me. I kinda panicked though.
"Ehh?! Airi?!"
"I'm not gonna shoot you, dummy."
"Point it too at me."
Mariko took a step forward and positioned herself in between us.
"Now I want you to shoot the shooting posters behind each other. I know it may sound dangerous but trust me. This will improve your accuracy in close range shooting and will also improve your trusts with each other. Just..don't try to kill each other huh?"
Is Mariko crazy?! Airi's not a good shooter. What if she shoots me in the head? But it's not that I don't trust her, it's just that...what if she shoots me?
"If you are doubting your friendship, now is the time to test it." Mariko said and she shouted. "The same scoring is followed and the first player to score 50 wins."
"Uhn." Airi and I nodded.
Actually, I've never doubted our friendship. Airi and I have been best friends since like..forever. But I'm not sure about what Airi's thinking now. Although, sometimes I may be harsh to her. I still care a lot about her.
"START!"
And it starts. I started breathing in and out. I have to concentrate. So I tried focusing on the 15 point area. It's the center of the shooting poster. But Airi's hair in on the way..
"......"
Then I heard sobbing.. What what?! Sobbing?!
I looked up and saw Airi crying. She was wiping her tears and sweat. Her face was read and she was overall sweaty and shaking. Then she silently talked.
"Mariko, with all due respect, I can't do this. You know that I'm not good with guns. So I might hurt Jurina. I can't see her hurt." Then she wiped her tears and surrendered her gun to Mariko who was astonished.
"Airi, when it comes to missions, you have to accomplish them, whatever happens! What you just did showed real unprofessionality" Mariko slightly shouted. She didn't look angry but somehow disappointed.
"I'm sorry. I promise I'll do better next time. But not now, I might hurt Jurina.." Airi continues to cry and bowed her head.
I was really surprised about how she reacted. I never knew that she cared that MUCH about me. I was touched and at the same time, relieved. Somehow, I felt guilt inside me too, but I just shook it away.
"Airi..." I glanced at her. Then she quickly hugged me.
"I'm sorry I was unprofessional. But just with the thought of you being killed by me kills me already." Airi hugged me tightly and sobbed on my shoulder. I patted her back and told her it was alright. I glanced at Mariko and she was smiling at us but when she realized that I was looking at her, she returned to her serious look again. Then she spoke.
"Don't you dare do this in a mission. This could get you killed or punished. I know that both of you know the rules."
Airi broke the hug and nodded. "I'm sorry Mariko."
"It's okay but please Airi..Jurina?"
"Hai."
Then we went back to training. But now, individually shooting. Only gun shots were heard and constant yawning from Mariko. Hmm, I hope we'll benefit from this though.
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After a few rounds of training, Mariko received a call from someone she won't tell who and dismissed us.
"Shoo, go away kids." Mariko shooed us away while talking to someone on the phone.
We were walking back inside the house when I noticed Airi was oddly quiet again. Maybe because of what happened earlier, she taught herself to shut up. I was worried about her somehow. Maybe she's taking this thing too serious, but I hope not. I miss the noisy Airi now. So I tried talking to her.
I tapped her shoulder and said, "Hey Airi."
She slightly smiled at me and nodded, which was odd. Because everytime I talk to her, she would talk endlessly. But now, she won't even bulge.
I blocked her way and placed both of my hands in her shoulders. She then looked at me, astonished with my moves.
"Airi can you please say a word?" I told her.
She sighed and looked at me. Her look worried me a lot. Her eyes were really sad that they're already affecting me. Then she pried my hands away.
"I'm just disappointed on myself today." She bit her lip and started to walk away from me.
I felt guilty for even thinking on shooting the shooting poster on her back without even considering what would happen to her if I missed. She was overly worried about me if she did miss. So I felt really guilty about it. I can't also imagine Airi being shot, or worse, dying in front of me. I just can't lose her. And I do, I'll be surely avenging her death till my last breath. So I brushed my thoughts and followed her and hugged her back.
"Airi...don't even think about me being disappointed on you, because I'll never be. Whatever you do..I'll always be there to support you whatever happens. I swear Airi. I swear to my life." I hugged her even tighter and felt my tears coming out. I tried containing my tears but I failed. I don't cry in front of others but right now I cried out my guilt and sadness on Airi's back. I feel Airi's crying too. She broke the hug and looked at me in the eyes.
"Thank you Jurina.." Her words were so affectionate. Her words were sincere. Her words were just awesome. She continued, "I hope you'll never stop supporting me, kid. You're the bestest friend I can ever ask for." She ruffled my hair and hugged me again.
Today, I proved to myself again, that Airi's really older than me. Although she might be childish sometimes, she'll always be there to watch my back. She'll be always the great pervert Furukawa Airi who's my best friend.
We walked back to the house with me riding her back.
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Meanwhile, in Mariko's case...
(This will be in the writer's POV because Jurina isn't with Mariko) After receiving a phone call from someone, Mariko drove back to downtown Sakae. While driving, Mariko was trying to reach someone thru her phone that she didn't notice she was already changing lanes. When she saw it, it was already too late.
"Ahhhh!" Mariko's car crashed into the left side of the incoming car because the driver of the other car tried to at least avoid Mariko. Good thing Mariko wasn't hurt or something. But we didn't know if the driver of the other car is..
So Mariko quickly got out of the car and checked the other driver. It was already evening and no one was on the road except them. So it was really odd that they still crashed on each other. They say it's an accident, I say it's fate. Mariko looked at the driver's side and opened the door. The driver was a girl. And her head was bleeding!
Mariko got shocked and tried to wake up the girl but she won't bulge. This got worried Mariko big time. She immediately pulled the girl and lifted her up to her car and rushed to the hospital.
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After arriving at the hospital, Mariko chose to stay. She felt like she has a responsiblity over the girl. Well, this is her fault anyway. Then while waiting for the nurse to come out, she received a call again.
"Hello?" She said.
"Where the hell are you?"
"I'm sorry, but I cannot attend to you today."
"What.."
"I had an urgent thing to attend to. I'm sorry. Once again."
She then hanged up as soon as she saw the nurse approaching her.
The nurse was looking at the files so Mariko started the conversation.
"So, uh..how is she?" Mariko was fidgeting. She was really nervous. What if the girl's under a coma? Then she's gonna be really really dead.
"Good thing you brought her immediately or else she would've lost a lot of blood. But she's already awake. What happened to her anyway?" Mariko was good at lying but she felt a sudden wave upon her that made her tell the truth.
"Car accident.." She stated.
"Have you reported this to the police yet?" Mariko read the nurse's nametag that said "Kashiwagi Yuki". She got something from her pocket and said.
"Uhm, Yuki, can you please act like this never happened?" She was trying to bribe the nurse. Her father has a connection the police force and she doesn't want to bother her father. She also doesn't want to bother Jurina as well. So she was trying to cover up for what she has done. She doesn't actually care about the expenses and car damages because she already earns well. She was just gonna clear up her name.
Yuki looked at her and didn't hesitate to nod. "What's your name?"
"Uhm, I'm Mariko."
"Okay Mariko. This never happened. And we never talked." Yuki nodded and got the money. "You can talk to her if you want to. But after she recovers, I'll erase her record immediately and you should pay for her bill."
Yikes. The nurse was sexy but sneaky so she agreed anyway. Yuki left and she went to the room where the girl was.
She was nervous and shaking. She doesn't know why but she went on anyway. She lightly knocked on the door and someone answered "Come in" from inside so she opened it.
As she opened the door, a wave of guilt was again felt by her. She entered and bowed to the woman inside.
"I'm sorry for bumping into your car and causing you a lot of trouble. I also apologize for the injury I've done and everything. I promise I'll pay for the expenses and all, just don't report this."
Then she heard an angelic giggle. Like it was a cue for her to lift her head. She saw the woman in bed with a plaster in her forehead, giggling. Then she spoke.
"You're cute." Then giggled again. "No worries about the car. It's not even mine. It belongs to the company boss whom I hate a lot. So no worries, they're just gonna fire me anyway. I hate the job anyway." She was covering her mouth while talking.
The woman was extravagantly beautiful in Mariko's eyes. She didn't have the chance to observe the girl while she was bringing her to the hospital because of she was focusing on the road. The girl had auburn hair and had a silky skin. She was in awe.
"Ehh.." The woman noticed that Mariko was looking at her in awe and made her giggle again. The faint giggle brought back Mariko to her senses.
Mariko approached the bed and sat on the chair beside it. She was still sorry about what she's done, but the woman's good nature made her better. She looked at the woman in bed who was also looking at her. As if having a staring contest, the two were looking intently at each other. Mariko can feel her heart beating fast. She feel something was pushing her towards the girl then she saw her close her eyes, she close her eyes as well. But then a knock interrupted them.
"Ano..Kojima-san?" the nurse was knocking on the door.
The woman, who's name was allegedly Kojima pulled back and blushed. She fixed her hair back and answered to the knock on the door.
"Kashiwagi-san, you may enter." Then the door opened and revealed Yuki. Mariko sat properly on the chair and leaned backward. She fixed her hair and her shirt when she saw Yuki wink at her which made her gulped. She looked away from Yuki then.
"Kojima-san, is everything alright?" The nurse asked the woman, checking on her vital signs and body temperature. She took down notes and faced Kojima.
"Kojima-san, your vital signs are okay and no contant change in temperature. In a few days or so, you can get out of here already." Yuki smiled and looked at Mariko again. Which freaked the latter out. Then Yuki turned her heels the other way and went out of the room.
"Eh..Kojima-san?"
"Hmm?"
"I'm still sorry."
"It's okay." Kojima held her hand out. "I'm Kojima Haruna."
Mariko smiled and shook Haruna's hand.
"I'm Shinoda Mariko."
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yoroshiku *bows and asks for reviews*
I didn't comment on the first chap it seems...
Airin~~ the fact that she's here makes me excited...
plus bird-san will show up... hehehe~ <3 <3
Oh... Mariko-Nee-sama~~ Lol?
Airin Airin Airin Airin~~ <3 (just me being random cuz I think Airi is like my 2-Oshi in SKE)
I don't think I read Chap 2 that carefully, but I'm curious about something...
Huhuhuh... rather someone.... great so far~
Stuff about the first chap that I didn't comment on:
Nishishi~~~
Akarin... oh, she's like on the dark side... hehe.... reminds me of this thing I watched, Suda Vader (Darth Akari)
Thank you for the comment! <33 Airin is sure so lovable isnt she? Awwww Nishishi will be a very badass character here just so you know
The chapter is kinda short, but we have Rena's anonymous appearing? 
And hopefully Mariko won't get in trouble becuz of this.
Hahahaha maybe she will, maybe she will be not
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