Hello everyone this is my first Gods Eater Burst story. This was initially going to be a sequel to another story of GEB but I really wanted to write this one first. I will be making flash back chapters to put both stories in one. I don't know how this will be, I came back to reedit this chapter so as of now I'm think over 15 chapters. I'm posting character illustrations on my deviantart so if you want to know how Eliana looks like. Please enjoy and review.
It's been 10 months since I last seen the Den and being back after so long feels so surreal to me. It hasn't change one bit, just has new faces; probably some new recruits. After the creation of Cradle, 2 years ago I have been traveling around the world fighting and investigating new Aragami that threaten humanity once again. All of the 1st unit members joined Cradle including other members from other branches around the world, since our missions are so worldwide I hardly see my former team members now. I haven't seen Kota in person for almost 2 years since he decided to stay in the Far East branch to be with his family. I don't blame him, family is important and should stay together, that's probably why Max is so mad at me since I left and didn't try to stay. I need to make it up to him somehow but being the stubborn little brother he is it's going to be hard; I just hope he's not giving abuelo a hard time.
Sakuya doesn't go on missions these days since she was pregnant with baby Ren, I think he's 4 or 5 months now, he's so cute in the pictures she sends me. I hope to see him in person soon. I had a mission with Alisa 6 months ago in Costa Rica, boy, and she does not like hot weather at all. I heard she came back 2 weeks ago from a mission in Russia. I hope she hasn't been shipped out yet. I walk down to the front deck where I'm greeted by Hibari. "Eliana, you're back!" "I haven't seen you in so long" says Hibari with a smile. "Yeah it has been a while, how is everyone?" I ask her. "Everyone's fine, but I hardly see them because of the rapid increase of Aragami these days", Hibari answers with a worried look. I noticed, it's very weird but it's nothing we can't handle, I try to reassure her.
"And I believe you, so you will be staying here for a little while, my report shows you will be stationed in the Far East branch for the next 5 weeks." She tells me while looking at her computer screen. "Oh and it looks like your new partner's helicopter is delayed…it should arrive within the hour." Before I can say anything, Kota is running towards us and yelling out my name as he goes. EILANA! Kota jumps me, giving me a huge hug. "Long time no see, wow you look way different that on a screen." "I see your still rocking the pink hair, and did you get tanner?" Kota asking me a million questions a mile a minute just like when we first met. When he found out I was half Brazilian and half American, he would not stop asking me questions for 3 weeks. Jesus, as if I'm the only foreigner he knows.
KOTA! Alisa appears out of nowhere and hits Kota on the head. "She hasn't been here for 5 minutes and you already flooding her with stupid questions!" She starts lecturing him on the spot that I almost feel sorry for him. I could see that we were making a scene. I better end this before she ends up killing Kota. Trying to get their attendant, I use my commanding voice, GUYS STOP THE HORSE PLAY NOW! Sure that shuts them up and gets their attention but that also gets everyone in the room attention too. Well that backed fired, better get out of here. "Hey why don't we go upstairs and catch up" I tell my former team mates as I push them up the stairs. Sorry Hibari, I'll talk to you later. "Alright, oh try staying in the lobby if you can, we don't want our guest to get lost trying to find you," Hibari calls out behind me as I leave. "Will do!" I call back.
Hey Eliana, who's coming? Kota asks me as we all go up the stairs. "Oh my current mission partner, we're being station here for a while." I answer. "Awesome, Alisa is my partner while she's station here, oh oh we should be on a team when we go out on missions! It'll be like old times," Kota says with excitement and enthusiasm. I smile it's good to know Kota's still his happy-go-lucky self. "Well I agree, being stuck with Kota by myself is a headache as it is," Alisa comments. "Hey what's that supposed to mean!" Kota yells. Before they fight it out we are interrupted by a familiar serious voice.
"Ten minutes together again and you three are already causing a ruckuses." Hearing that I freeze and see that walking toward us was our once serious cold hearted friend, Soma.
SOMA
I just came back from a mission when I hear Alisa complaining about Kota again. But to my surprise I saw a figure behind them with familiar light pink hair. Eliana? Could that be her after so long? She has changed a bit in the two years I have seen her. Her hair was still the same shade of light pink but longer, in a loose side bun. She somehow got tanner skin maybe she went back to South America for some time. I don't know how but she somehow looked more like a young woman than the silent impulsive girl who would never filch at my cold glares. How she was able to put up with Kota's stupidity, Alisa's attitude, my indifference and become the leader, I will never know.
"Ten minutes together again and you three are already causing a ruckuses," I call out to them trying not to sound amused. However I can't help but laugh a little inside at the irony how we all have been apart for so long but here we are acting like nothing has changed. Alisa just crosses her arms saying" he's nothing but trouble." "Oh, thanks you're a ray of sunshine yourself." Kota says with his silly grin. "I see nothing has changed at all," Eliana says with a small laugh. "Long time no see," is all I could really say when I reach my former team. Yeah, it's good to see you too. Eliana says that with a smile but for a moment her eyes seem sad before brightening up again. I must have imagine it but then again I could never really figure out what she hides behind those golden, almost cat like eyes. We stare at each eyes in silence for almost half a minute. For some reason I start feeling uneasy and want to look away but at the same time don't. Since when had she had this strong affect on me? Before I could say anything, her attention moves to something behind me and her eyes brighten up even more and a big smile appears on her face.
She calls out,"Hey, you're finally here," to someone behind me as she walks away. Coming off the elevator is a guy about our age with jet black hair, wearing a Cradle white jacket. Eliana walks up to him giving him a quick hug; which I don't like for some reason. HEY IT'S JOSHUA! Long time no see man! Kota burst out as he is running towards them. "Kota, my man how have you been?!" Joshua says with a quick fist bump with Kota. Both grinning away like best friends seeing each other again. "Good to see you again Joshua." Alicia says as if not surprised at all, while I'm still trying to figure out what is going on.
Eliana somehow sees I'm lost and calls me over. As I get closer, I notice he's almost about my height, and has a weird eye color that looks blue and green at the same time. There was something familiar about him but I couldn't put my finger on it. Eliana is the first to speak, hey Soma this is Joshua, you probably don't remember but he was on the Return to the Sea mission two and half years ago.
That's when I remembered where I have seen him. Two and half years ago, an aragami not native to this area showed up in the Far East branch. Apparently it was been tracked from the New Zealand branch and they send a team who knew the creature well to help defeat it since it got away under their watch. Joshua was second in command on that team. I never really talked to him at all, he was too much like Kota but more hotheaded and one Kota is enough for me. From his Cradle jacket I can see he joined from the New Zealand branch. By the look of things, Kota and Joshua stayed in contact, Alisa has probably been station with him before and Eliana has been his partner for some time. Bring me out of my thoughts is Joshua voice. "Ah Soma right? Haven't had a chance to get to know you but it's good to see you." He says extending his right hand. "Like wise," is all I say as I cross my arms. He's only been here for 5 minutes and I already don't like him.
"This is great we can all hang out now and go on missions together just like old times," Kota is just overjoyed. You know it! Joshua states as he puts his arm around Eliana's shoulders. This I don't like one bit. "Hey we should totally have a tag team battle you and Eliana vs me and Alisa, in who can defeat more aragami!" Kota proposes to the group. Alisa just signs, Kota do you have to make everything a competition? Oh come on it will be fun, he rebuttals.
"Well you're on! Let's see if you can defeat me and my beauty partner here," Joshua states proudly. Eliana just laughs, "Flattery will get you nowhere," she says as she playfully hits him in the ribs with her elbow. "Hey nothing wrong with being proud of having a strong and beauty teammate and girlfriend in one." GIRLFRIEND?! Kota and Alisa yell at the same time. "Don't just blur out serious stuff like that!" Eliana yells at Joshua while trying to hide her blushing face. "Opps was that a secret?" is all Joshua says acting all innocent. "No, but….well…" Eliana was getting fluster.
Like a savoir Hibari's voice came over the intercom," ELIANA and JOSHUA to the director's office please, ELIANA and JOSHUA to the director's office please. Thank you." Well I guess me and Eliana should go, we'll definably catch up later," Joshua says as he leaves with Eliana.
As they leave, Alisa signs dramatically," Can't believe she got a boyfriend and didn't tell me!" "Wait, does Sakuya know? I better go find out and give her a piece of my mind!" Kota is confused," what first Lindow now Joshua? I'm losing my bros one by one." "Well at least we can be happy for them" Kota says with a smile. "True, I will admit they would be a cute couple." Kota and Alisa exchange words as they leave. "I just hope they are not one of those lovey dovey couple."
Once they were all gone all I could feel was shock and for some reason pissed off. I just meet the guy and I already want to rip his arms off, What is wrong with me? Is it the aragami cells in me? What is going on, I can't find a reasonable explanation. All I know is I really hate Joshua already.