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Note: "()" means the person in speaking English
Chapter 1: Noah Shor
"We are done here, so let's get back so that Denji could get someone to buy us lunch."
"Yoru-bō is right. I've got enough dirt on most of them to buy a dessert too."
A boy stood behind a building while a squad continued talking not too far away.
The boy had been on his way to the Border Headquarters to see if he could get some solo matches in, but saw the team he admired on duty and couldn't resist the opportunity to see them in action.
'Should I ask now? They looked so cool when they took the Neighbor down!'
"Hey~ Whatcha doin' stalkin' us, kid~~?"
The boy jumped when he heard the voice of one of the people he had been watching just behind him. He slowly turned around to see a man with slicked back hair standing there with a bored look and his hands in his pockets.
"Ya gonna answer me, kid?"
"I wasn't stalking you! And my name is Noah! Noah Shor! I'm a B-Rank agent!"
"Alright, Suah-bō, then what were ya doin'? Dontcha have other things ta do?"
"It's not that..." Noah looked down. "I just...think you guys are cool... And I wanted to know if you could be my mentors!"
"Nah. Wrong people," the man said with a dismissive wave. "Dontcha know what other agents call us?"
"'The squad you should always stay away from.' So what?"
"Wow. Ya are dumb, aren'tcha? Maybe ya'll have more luck askin' Masame-tan to be your mentor."
"Ma...same? Who's that?"
The man let out a sigh and simply walked away.
"Ah! Wait!"
The boy quickly followed. Now that he was out from behind the building, he could get a better look at the other two from the team of three.
The first was a bleach blond with glasses while the second one was a girl with red hair.
He had seen these two around before, but had never been able to actually walk up to them and have a conversation.
"Who's the kid, Denji?"
"His name's Suah-bō. He's been stalkin' us fer a while now. He wants us to be his mentors, or somethin'."
"My name is Noah Shor!"
"Aw~~ He's so cute~~" The only female there quickly ran up to the goggles wearing boy and gave him a hug, effectively squishing him in between her breasts. "Can we keep him?"
"I-I'm not a p-pet!"
"We already have Leo. Another pet would be too much trouble."
"I said I'm not a pet!" Noah pushed his way free from the girl with a blush on his face. "I want you three to be my mentors! I've looked up to you three for a while now!"
"Sorry, kid, but we're on duty right now. Ya should probably get outta here," the one with slicked back hair, Denji, said, not even looking at the younger male.
"But aren't we done? Our times up and I'm not staying any longer than it have to," the girl said with a huff.
"Agreed," the male with glasses said, pushing up said accessory. "Besides, it is a little endearing to see a little B-Rank asking us to be his mentors."
"Tsk. Yer just sayin' that cuz he's wearin' goggles."
"Your point?"
"Whatver. I'm headin' back and gettin' some lunch. Do whatever the hell ya want."
"That guy..." The glasses wearing male turned his attention to Noah and gave a soft smile. "Don't mind him. I'll tell you what... Why don't the three of us meet up tomorrow to talk about this mentor stuff? We're free then, so how about it?"
"Wah! Really!? I-I mean yes! Thank you very much!"
"Hahaha! It's no problem. It's always good to see people like you around. Oh, by the way, my name is Yamamoto Yorushi. Nice to meet you." The one with glasses took a small bow.
"Name's Akakami Mori! Nice to meet ya!" The girl did a small bow as well before doing a pose.
"Ah! As a formal greeting... My name is Noah Shor. Thank you for your time," Noah said with a small bow of his own. "Noah is fine enough."
"Very well. We will see you tomorrow, Noah-kun."
"See ya, No-chan!"
Noah watched as the two older people walked away. When they were far enough away, he jumped in the air with a shout of joy.
"(I can't wait for tomorrow!)"
After parting ways and making his way to the Border Headquarters, Noah had some solo fights that went either way. The whole time the thought of meeting up with the team he had admired had been in his mind, making him more energetic than usual.
He was currently walking down the street with a little hop in his step.
"So, we heard you're an Operator. Isn't that for girls?"
"Then again, he does look kinda like a girl, doesn't he?"
"Oh! I see it now! You're right!"
"Now I'm wondering if he really is a dude."
Noah looked ahead and saw four people off to the side. There were surrounding the fourth, who looked like he was ready to faint at any moment.
Not liking how things were looking, Noah stormed over to the group and stood protectively in front of the fourth person. He crossed his arms and glared at the other three with all his might. He hated people like them and would gladly fight them off.
Being a Border agent meant that he couldn't actually fight with civilians, but he noticed that they looked familiar. That's when he remembered that they were C-Rank agents and inwardly grinned at the fact he wouldn't get in as much trouble if he fought with them.
"What the hell are you three doing? Bullying is messed up and I won't stand for it," Noah said, glare intensifying. His mental grin grew when he saw them shake a little.
"Tsk. Whatever. We've got better things to do..."
With that, the three took their leave.
"Hm. They're just all bark and no bite."
"Um..."
"Ah! That's right!" Noah turned around and looked at the person that was behind him. "Are you okay? They didn't hurt you or anything, right?"
"No... I'm fine..." The boy bowed down, smacking Noah in the process. "Thank you for your help!"
"Yeah... No problem..." Noah answered as he rubbed his forehead. "Anyways. What were those three jerks even saying to you?"
"..."
"Ah! You obviously don't have to tell me if you don't want too!"
"I am..."
"Hm? What was that?"
"I said that I'm an Operator," the boy said louder than expected. "They were making fun of me because females are usually Operator and males are combatants..."
"That's all? What a bunch of idiots."
"Huh?"
"What?"
"You don't find it weird?"
"Why would I? If you want to be an Operator then, by all means, you be an Operator. Who cares if you're a guy or girl."
The other boy stared at Noah with admiration in his eyes. He was the shy and intellectual type, so seeing someone like this stand up for him made him smile a little.
"I never said my name. Sorry," the boy said. "I'm Hachidori Sora. Nice to meet you."
"Noah Shor. Ah! No! I take that back! It should be Shor Noah... Right?" Noah heard a small laugh and saw Sora with a smile on his face. "Heh. Guess that got to you. Hey! I just thought of something!"
"Hm? What is it?"
"Do you wanna be my Operator!?"
Sora went wide eyed when he was asked this. He had been rejected by different squad before and was never offered to be someone's Operator, so this made him really happy. He gladly took the offer and the two started walking with no actual destination in mind.
They had started getting to know each other like their birthdays and each other's likes and dislikes.
"I will if Osamu and Chika come too."
"Then let's go."
The two looked ahead to see another group of four. Unlike before, this group seemed like friends as they started making their leave. That's also when Noah noticed one person in particular.
"Osamu!?"
The four turned around to see the two. One of them went a little wide eyed when he noticed them.
"Come on, Sora! I know one of them!" Noah exclaimed as he grabbed the other's wrist and ran forward.
"Shor? What are you doing here?" the one with glasses said with a raised eyebrow.
"I was gonna ask you that. I didn't expect to see you here!"
"Who's he, Osamu?" one of the other three asked.
"He's sorta like an acquaintance of mine," Osamu said, looking at the white haired kid.
"Osamu here helped me out before and we've met up a few times after it." Noah turned his attention back to the glasses wearing boy. "Hey, so I heard that you were the one to find out about those small Neighbors. Is that true?"
"Nice to know Megane-kun has some more friends, but would anyone mind if you continued the conversation while we made out way to the office?" the tallest person there said with a small grin on his face.
"Aren't you Jin-san?" Sora asked, pointing to the person.
"Yup. The Elite Agent, Jin Yuuichi. Hello there," Jin said with a small wave. "So what do you guys say to walking while talking?"
"Right. Sorry about that," Noah said as he scratched the back of his head sheepishly. "So where are you guys even headed, Osamu? And who are those two?"
"Hello. I'm Amatori Chika," the only girl there said with a small bow.
"Kuga Yuma. Hello," the white haired boy said.
"What about your friend?" Osamu asked, pointing to Sora.
"This guy," Noah out an arm around Sora's shoulder with a grin, "is my new Operator!"
"Good to meet you. My name is Hachidori Sora."
"Mikumo Osamu. Hello there."
"And to finish it off, me, Noah Shor. How ya doin'?" Noah turned his attention back to the glasses boy. "So, where are you guys going?"
"Is it fine to tell them, Jin-san?" Osamu asked, looking at the older male.
"Sure. There's no problem with that."
"We're headed to the Tamakoma Branch office."
"Tamakoma? Isn't that where Usami-senpai is? Ah~~ I would love to ask her so many things~" Sora got a dream-like look and didn't notice the other's looks.
"Pfft!" Noah covered his mouth before looking at Osamu and Jin. "Would you guys mind some extra company there?"
"Not at all. I'm sure Shiori-chan would be happy to answer any of your questions," Jin said with his own small laugh.
"Th-thank you!"
"So I'm guessing Chika and Yuma aren't in Border. I haven't seen them around before. But I gotta say, the cool white hair makes up for the height," Noah said, examining Yuma.
"Thanks. I use a lot of moister."
"Jin-san, if I may ask..." Sora whispered from his new spot, next to Jin.
"I'll answer your questions when we get there as well. Just be a little patient."
"Okay..."
Walking a little ahead of the group, Jin turned around and addressed all of them while a building stood in the river near them.
"Here we are. Welcome...to Border's Tamakoma Branch office."
"It's standing in the river..."
"This facility was originally built to study the river. Border bought it and made it into a base," Jin explained as they walked to the front door. "Nice, huh?"
"I remember that. I had thought that this place just closed down, or something. I didn't know it got turned into a Branch Office."
"Yup. Now then... The agents seem to be out. But somebody should be here."
That's when the door opened to show a small child riding a capybara. The small group watched as the kid talked with Jin before a voice called down to them. They all saw it was a girl with glasses carrying a box.
"Wah! It's Usami-senpai!"
"Calm down, dude."
After a small amount if time the group was seated with a small table in front if them and plates on the table.
"I'm Usami Shiori. Nice to meet you!" the girl said happily. "We only have dorayaki... But this is the good stuff. Go on."
"Thank you for sharing such a fine delicacy..."
"Thanks..."
Noah laughed at a small scene involving the child, Yotaro, Yuma and Chika while Sora simply payed note attention to the conversation between the two glasses wearing people.
"It feels so...different from HQ..."
"Yeah? Well, we...only have ten people on staff, total," Usami said casually. "But...we're a strong bunch. We only have three field agents besides Jin-san. And they're all A-Rank. The Tamakoma Branch is composed of only a talented select few. Do you wish to join? That would increase the number of people wearing glasses around here," she finished by pushing up her glasses.
"Do goggles count? Hehe!"
"Don't just butt into conversations, Shor-kun."
"Jin-san has told us about it before, but...have you ever gone to the other side, Usami-san?" Chika asked.
"Yes, I have. Only once though."
"Then...concerning the people that go to the other side, how are they chosen?"
"Let's see, the selection is done by passing a selection test, only for the A-Class group members. Generally, the selection is done among the different teams. I only got to go because I have it my very best."
"A-Rank group members, huh?... It's full of awesome people there, right?"
"Even higher than the hundred people in B-Rank and the four-hundred people in C-Rank, they wear the uniform of warriors."
"Hey now, us B-Ranks are pretty cool too," Noah said, pointing to himself as he leaned against the sofa. "But I gotta agree that A-Ranks are defiantly something."
"Hey, you guys. I've contacted Boss, at least you three will be staying the night," Jin said, pointing to Yuma, Osamu, and Chika. "If you do, the people from HQ won't come after you. Plus, there's plenty of room. That being said, you two can stay, if you want. Usami, take good care of them."
"Roger."
"Yuma, Megane-kun, come with me, the boss wants to meet you."
The other four watched as the three left the room.
"So, whatcha wanna do, Sora?" Noah asked, turning to his new friend.
"Well, I was hoping to stay and ask Usami-senpai some questions... I would like to spend the night..." Sora fidgeted nervously while looking at his lap.
"Oh? You wanted to ask me some stuff?"
"Yes. You see, Senpai, I'm actually an Operator and would love some advice."
"A male Operator? That's not something you see everyday. But sure! I'm glad more males seem to be Operators! I'd be happy to answer any questions."
"See? That wasn't so bad, now was it?" Noah asked with a grin and a nudge.
"If you don't mind me asking, why did you come here, Shor-kun?" Usami asked with a tilted head.
"Ah! Well... Hahaha... We kinda just met up with Osamu and the rest and just tagged along. I'm the only one without an actual reason to be here." He gave a bow as he continued. "Sorry if I'm taking up space."
"It's fine. Like Jin-san said, there's plenty of room here. Now, before you ask me any question, Hachidori-kun, I want to explain something."
"Yes. By all means, please."
"You want to join Border!? Really!? You want to be an agent? It's dangerous!"
"I know..."
"I'm sorry. I thought that she had been scouted by Jin-san too, so I ended up telling her and she got really into it," Usami said sheepishly.
"Yeah. I'm sorry too, Osamu. By the time I got out of the bathroom, everything was explained..."
"I'd usually give her a warm welcome for this, but...for the time being I thought I should tell you too, Osamu-kun."
"...Chika, what do you plan to do after you enter Border?"
"Yuma-kun told me that my brother and my friend that had been captured are probably alive on the other side. After giving it a lot of thought, I came to the conclusion that I really want to go and look for my brother and my friend. I can't leave other people to take care of my problems forever. I wasn't to go and look for them myself."
"You heard it before, right? If you're serious about going to the other side, you have no choice but to became an A-Rank. Becoming A-Rank means you'll have to become as strong as those people Kuga fought before, and even rival in power Arashiyama-san you've seen on TV. Do you understand how hard all of this will be?"
"That's right. Also, even if you became an A-Rank, that doesn't mean you would be able to chose where you go," Usami added. "You probably won't even get to go to the country your brother and friend were abducted to."
'This whole things seems like a drama, but...'
"I understand... There is probably no meaning at all behind what I'm doing. Still... I can't stay here doing nothing, when I know that even if it's only for a little, a possibility exists..."
'The action isn't too far behind...'
"Is that so?" Usami got a thoughtful look on her face as she crossed her arms. "Alright, then it should be fine to tell you I guess. I've also told you before, but because our team is a group of talented people only, there's no way for a newcomer to enlist right off the bat. So if you're really aiming for A-Rank, then you'll first have to enlist at the headquarters by forming a team. Still, I would like for Chika-chan to enlist here. Unless Shor-kun..."
"I'm not the best person to ask. Sorry, but I'm far from A-Rank," Noah answered, waving his hands.
"Chika...I need to talk with you..."
"We'll give you guys some privacy. I wanna talk to my new Operator a bit more," Noah said as he left the room.
"R-right. Coming."
The two left the room and made their way down the hall.
After walking around aimlessly, the two had ended up at a balcony with a latter leading to the ground. While Sora decided to sit on the edge of the balcony, Noah had gone and made himself comfortable upside-down on the latter.
"So, how do you like Tamakoma?" Noah asked, looking out at the scenery.
"I had heard rumors about them, but never heard anything about a capybara being here," Sora answered, also taking in the scenery. "It seemed a little odd."
"Right!?"
"But I did want to ask Usami-senpai some stuff, and even learn what Tamakoma was like, but never actually built up the courage to come here..."
"Even wanting to learn about people, huh? That kinda sounds like someone with a plot."
"N-no! That's not what I meant!"
"Hahaha! I know, I know!"
"What about you? We haven't even met the other three field agents, but what do you think of it so far?" Sora looked down to see Noah with a thoughtful expression.
"Hm~~ They really seem cool, and if those three really do join then it will be even cooler." He scratched his cheek as he let out a small laugh. "I'd probably want to join myself, but I've got no real reason to."
"Is that so?"
The two jumped when they heard a voice from the doorway leading to the balcony.
"Uwah!"
"Whoa there. No need to try and jump." Jin gave a grin as he held Noah from his leg to keep him from falling head first to the ground. "At least hear me out first."
"Jin-san, when were you there?" Sora asked as he helped the older one lift his friend back up.
"Just got here."
"So you didn't hear us?"
"Hear you talking about this place? Nope. But I did see it."
The two younger ones gave confused looks while the older one just continued to grin.
"My Side Effect is Foresight. I already knew what you two would be doing."
"That's...kinda a troll Side Effect..."
"Can't argue with that," Jin said with a shrug. "Anyways. You were planning on meeting up with that squad tomorrow, right? Well, you say you don't want to join because you don't have a reason, but tell us if you change your mind."
"...I take back what I said... That Side Effect is a spoiler filled troll Side Effect..."
"Either way, my Side Effect tells me that you would actually be helpful to Megane-kun and the other two."
The two just stayed quiet as they thought about what he had just said. They would be more than happy to help their new friends, but didn't actually see how they could do that.
Jin left them to their thoughts and took his leave. He grinned when he saw all the possible futures set out before him.
'So much to get done.'
And there you have it! This felt very dialogue heavy, and probably was, but oh well. It's just the first chaper. I'll just make the next chapters better!
Some trivia for you all. Denji and his squad were originally suppose to be the main characters of this fic, but it got changed when I found out I like Noah more than Denji. You'll find out why...unless you've see TheAnimeTrain's ToD.
Speaking of which! You'll probably see one of his ocs in the next chapter! If you haven't already seen his work with Sick Snow then you're missing out.
That's all for now. So see ya!
Noah Shor
All-Rounder
- 15 Years Old
- Born April 17
- Falco, Bloody Type O
- Height: 5'6"
- Likes: Having fun, His team, Soccer
Appearance: black hair and hazel eyes. Has ski goggles with purple rim
Sora Hachidori
Operator
- 16 Years Old
- Born Nov. 23
- Chronos, Blood Type AB
- Height: 5'8"
- Likes: Learning new things, Herbal tea, American snack
Appearance: Blue hair (dyed) and gray eyes