Hello guys this is my first attempt at a girls und panzer story and I also have a story on Kantai collection if anyone is interested, but please review and tell me if you like this story Thanks!
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Gulls squawked and called to one another as I stood at the edge of a dock looking up at the massive ship that sat at anchored right next to me. I clenched my fist crunching the transfer papers that were now to be used to transfer me to this ship's school. "Why is it that I was to be sent here?" I sighed as I looked at the ramp that led to the top of the ship.
Picking up my bag, I flung it over my shoulder and headed up the ramp. As I moved upward, I saw numerous posters boasting of the ships tankery club. All the posters had similar slogans of "Join Tankery today," or "Winners of the 63rd tankery championship!", and a few had a picture of a group of girls sitting in front of a Panzer IV.
"Tankery, hmph." I said with a small laugh at the posters.
A light breeze picked up as I neared the top making it slightly cooler and giving a little relief from the heat of the sun. The day was a rather good one, and I couldn't help but smile, when I saw the sunlight glittering off the surface of the water. Other school ships were settled around the one that I was on, some were smaller than it, but others made this one look like an ant compared to them. I reached the top, and immediately out of nowhere, I was swarmed with cameras, and flashing lights with people shouting and asking questions all at once, making a awful amount of noise that briefly stunned me. But just as suddenly, a few men in black suits wearing dark sunglasses, with earpieces in their ears, surrounded me and covered me. "Let's get you out of here sir." One of them said in a gruff voice.
I was ushered into a black limousine and was quickly buckled in. The car took off leaving all of the reporters and cameras behind and heading into the city. I stared out the darkened window looking at the scenery as it flew by. In the car with me were two men in the same dark suits and a woman, who gave me a smile and opened up a folder she had in her lap. She held out her hand.
"My name is Veronica, and I will be your assistant while you are staying here Eric." She said in a way that sounded scripted.
I still stared out the window, not paying any attention to Veronica, who leaned back in her seat and looked through the folder again. "We have arranged for you to stay at the house we have set up for you sir And you are scheduled to meet with the school's principal tomorrow morning." She continued.
I sighed and looked at her. "Listen, can you please stop talking to me in that formal tone." I said in a tired voice. "And listen I just want to live like a normal teenager, not someone who is followed by the damn press everywhere I go! I mean even this right now draws attention to us which I don't want."
"But sir…" Veronica started but I held up a hand.
"Listen, I know that you are just doing your job and all, but honestly I've gotten tired of this lifestyle of fame and honor that I have for who I am. I can't even be a normal teenager and go to school without an escort. I feel isolated and alone." I said as I held my bag a little more tightly. "Just take care of the press so I can actually be here in peace. And don't worry about housing I already got somewhere to be."
Veronica took a moment to consider what I had just said, but before she could say something the car came to a halt at a stoplight. I opened the door and began to climb out. "Sir where are you going!?" Veronica asked in alarm.
"Like I said I have somewhere I can live and that's where I'm staying." I said pointing at an apartment block while twirling a set of keys.
Veronica was about to say something, but I closed the door before she could say anything. The car drove off and I took a moment to breath in the fresh air. Taking a moment to get my bearings I pulled out my music player and pushed the play button. "So this is what it's like to be an average teenager" I thought to myself as I hummed and strolled over to where the apartments were.
I passed by a shop window, that was selling pastries and sweets. As soon as I saw the display, my mouth began to water and my stomach growled. Pushing the pause button, I took out my headphones and placed the player in my pocket. I reached into my other pocket, and pulled out my wallet, taking a quick second to see how much money I had before strolling into the shop. "Watch out!" Someone cried as soon as I stepped into the shop.
I only caught a glimpse of brown hair before I was plowed into, falling over and landing on the ground. A bunch of boxes filled with sweets fell on top of me, splattering everywhere. "Owww." Someone moaned.
I propped myself back up and saw a rubbing her head. Her hair was a light shade of brown, which matched the color of her eyes. She wore a sailor's uniform that was white with green trimmings, and a green skirt. "Are you alright?" I asked standing back up and brushing myself off.
The girl recovered from her initial shock and immediately jumped to her feet and bowed. "I am so sorry!" She said over and over.
"Ummm can you stop?" I said a little sheepishly, "It's alright, honest."
"Oh no," she said with sadness in her voice as she looked at the floor now which now had a cake and pastries all over the floor. "That was supposed to be a snack for us, and now I have no money on me."
"Hey, mind if I help?" I offered pulling out my wallet.
"No no no, it's alright honest! You don't need to pay for anything." She said waving her hands.
"No, it's alright I insist, cause hey I was the one that ran into you." I said with a smile.
Within a few moments, my arms were filled with all the sweets that this girl had bought as well as a few of the treats that I had wanted. "Do you need me to carry any of that?" She had asked multiple times, but I shook my head.
We walked side by side as she took me to where she lived. "So I never did ask your name." I said trying to start up a conversation.
"My name's Miho Nishizumi, whats yours?" She said with a smile.
I felt my face grow red with embarrassment, but quickly turned away before she could notice. "Eric," I said hiding my face slightly behind the boxes.
"Well nice to meet you Eric, so what are you doing here?" She asked.
"Well in all honesty I'm not really sure but I'm supposed to be here for a while so we may see each other a bit more." I said with a slight laugh. She laughed as well as we neared an apartment complex.
"Well I hope you don't mind a bit of a climb up." She said with a laugh.
"Nah, I'll be fine, and wait a minute. You live here?" I asked as something dawned on me.
"Yes, why?" She asked giving me a quizzical look.
"Oh well its just that as I stay here I am living at those apartments." I explained.
"Hmm, maybe we might be neighbors." She said as she began climbing the stairs.
"Hm, I think I'm starting to like this girl." I thought to myself. "Wait a minute! We only just met!" I thought shaking my head.
I hurriedly climbed the stairs up after her, balancing the boxes as i climbed up to near the top floor, where Miho stood waiting for me. "Just right through there." She pointed opening the door.
I walked in and she closed the door behind her, taking her shoes off as she did so. Her apartment was cozy to her standard. It had the usual assortment of a few chairs and a comfy couch. I watched Miho head into the kitchen and grab two cups. She filled them with milk and placed them on a table in the area I assumed was the living room, and took a seat on the couch. I placed the boxes on the table and took a seat across from her. "So comfy place you got here." I said looking again at the room that we were in.
"Yeah, it is." She sighed pulling out one of the pastries and began to nibble on it. "But it's not that bad especially when the rest of the girls get here." She said motioning at the assortment of treats on the table.
"So you got plenty of friends?" I asked taking out one of my treats, and began to eating it slowly.
"Yeah I met them all my first day at Ooarai, and they got me back into tankery with me being forced by the student council." She said with a sigh.
"You do Tankery?" I said in surprise.
"Yep I'm leader of the Tankery club and last year, we won the championship." She pointed at a picture that hung on the wall.
The picture was of a large group of girls that stood in front of a Panzer IV smiling at the camera and holding a trophy. "Do you know anything about tankery?" She asked.
"I used to, but I stopped after…" I looked away, and I could feel Miho was about to ask more when the doorbell rang.
I jumped up, "Well I think it's time that I get going." I said moving towards the door.
"Oh,well I hope that we see each other soon, and thanks for helping me." She said opening the door for me, revealing another group of girls who stood waiting at it with wide eyes.
"Oooo, who's this?" A red head asked.
I nodded in acknowledgement, and headed down the hall to my door as the group of girls disappeared into Miho's apartment, leaving me alone in the hall in front of my door which was only a few doors down from hers. That's when I noticed a man in military uniform standing at the far end of the hall and coming towards me. He gave me a salute as he stopped next to me in front of my door.
"Eric, we need to talk."
This is only the first chapter so expect more to come if anyone is interested and please review it and comment on it ! And alos visit my other story as well