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I looked over my shoulder at Ichinose-san as he sat down at the bench. I understood that some twins were identical, but still, the resemblance to HAYATO-sama was amazing.

"Oi, Colonel, did you find her yet?" I snapped around to see five more boys coming from the restaurant towards the gazebo. I looked at the lapels before I would look at the boys. The Lieutenant Colonel was marked with a silver bar with purple, green, red and blue stripes. The Captain had a purple square with a black X over the top. The 1st Lieutenant was marked with a green square with a white stripe over the top. The 2nd Lieutenant had a red square and the Warrant Officer had a blue circle.

"I'm Nanami Haruka, nice to meet all of you," I said with a bow. The Lieutenant Colonel had shoulder-length orange-blonde hair and bright blue eyes that were alight with something I didn't know and that made my stomach to summersaults. He'd taken off his gloves and his hat was askew on his head. His tie hung loosely around his neck but somehow, he made it all look really good.

The Captain had strictly-cut black hair and bright blue-grey eyes. I could hardly see a crease or fold out of place on his uniform. The eagle emblem, bill of his hat and even his black shoes had been polished and shined to perfection. His gloves also looked brand new.

The 1st Lieutenant had clipped a tiny ducky keychain to his pocket and had almost-mane-like blonde hair and glasses. I could see a pair of bright green eyes behind those thin rims. He looked me over and I could see a slight pink coming to his cheeks.

The 2nd Lieutenant had bright, fiery-red hair and brown eyes that almost looked crimson. He also had a bright smile that warmed me up from the inside out as if the sun had just risen from inside of me.

The Warrant Officer had replaced his uniform hat with a fedora with a pink stripe and his jacket was left open and looked as though he was about to shrug it off. I could see platinum-blonde hair that looked silver in the moonlight and bright blue eyes.

"Ichi, you sure you've got the right table?" Jinguji Ren asked.

"Quiet certain. And she was the only one sitting out here." The Lieutenant Colonel looked me over. His blue eyes held a kind of fire in them that made my knees a little wobbly. He smirked as if he knew exactly what he was doing and leaned in towards me. I took a small step back.

"What are those people thinking, giving us a sweet little lamb like this? I don't know how I'll be able to hold back this year."

"Jinguji," Hijirikawa Masato snapped as he stepped forward. "Your flirtatious comments are really unnecessary." The Captain turned to me. "My apologies for his behavior, as well as any behavior that may arise this year," he said with a bow. In a half-panic, I bowed as well.

"No, sir, it's perfectly fine sir," I assured as we both stood up straight. Hijirikawa-san had a very cool feel about him, but I could also feel something behind that cold exterior; something that was only a spark right now but…

"Aww. She reminds me of Elizabeth!" the 1st Lieutenant said as he wrapped his arms around me and nuzzled my hair with his cheek.

"Oi, Natsuki!" I felt blood rush to my cheeks. "Will you get off her?" Warrant Officer Kurosu Syo pulled Shinomiya-san off me and made him back away. "What the heck?!"

"I couldn't help it! She reminds me of Elizabeth so much!" I blinked a little bit. Elizabeth was a foreign name…perhaps a woman he knew before the Academy.

"Your family dog?!" My shoulders dropped as Shinomiya-san nodded.

"Just so tiny and cute, I miss her so much!" Shinomiya-san grabbed Kurosu-san and cried a little.

"Get off me already!" The red-haired 2nd Lieutenant approached me.

"I'm Ittoki Otoya, nice to meet you," he said with a warm smile and an extended hand. I shook it gently and couldn't help but smile back at him. "So then, this is-"

"I'm sorry for interrupting, Ittoki-san, but I already know everyone's name. My driver told me on the way here." Ittoki raised an eyebrow at me.

"Ittoki-san? Otoya is fine." I nodded. "So then, how about we all sit down and get to know each other?"

We sat down at the table and a waiter came to give us our menus.

"Would it be alright if we all called you, Haruka-chan?" Ittoki-kun asked.

"Of course. Call me whatever you like," I said with a smile. Jinguji-san put an arm around my shoulders.

"Whatever I like? Then how does Little Lamb sound?" That made me a little nervous.

"Jinguji, please restrain yourself," Hijirikawa-san scolded as he set down his menu. I hid my face in my menu.

"So Haruka-chan, what are you most excited about with school?" Ittoki-kun asked.

"Well…I made a friend today so I hope I can see her in a few classes…And I'm also looking forward to my music class."

"You like music Haruka-chan?" Shinomiya-san asked. I nodded.

"Yes. My Gran taught me to play the piano when I was little and I've loved music ever since."

"Well, there's something all of us can agree on, right?" Ittoki-kun asked. Shinomiya-san smiled.

"Yes. Syo-chan and I used to be in viola concerts together when we were younger." Ittoki-kun nodded.

"And Masa-kun can play piano too. And I play guitar and sing." I felt my chest become a little lighter. Maybe the idea of composing wasn't a huge stretch after all. "I'm not sure about Tokiya or Ren...but...if we all are good at music, maybe it's the career we could choose."

"Absolutely not." We all looked over at Inchinose-san. "This Unit is not getting on a stage for a career."

"I have to agree," Jinguji-san said with a dismissive wave of his hand. "I mean -no offence meant Colonel- but we all see what happens to basically everyone who steps on stage. Take the Colonel's brother for example."

At that moment, the waiter came back to take our order and left with our menus. My chest felt heavy again. That was the second time that day my dreams had been crushed before my very eyes. I tried to simply smile and act like nothing had changed but even Ittoki-kun's warm, infectious smile had faded somewhat. He bit his bottom lip for a moment before he brightened up and pulled out his cell phone.

"Haruka-chan, take a look at this." Ittoki-kun held his phone in front of me and looking back at me was a picture of said redhead with a black leash in hand that lead down to a brown Boxer with a white underbelly and red collar.

"Aww, how cute!" I said with a smile.

"His name is Hinata. If you like, I can show him to you when we get to the Academy." I nodded at the prospect.

"She'll meet all the dogs anyways," Ichinose-san pointed out almost harshly. Ittoki-kun pouted a little.

"I was just showing her Hinata because she seemed a little down is all." Shinomiya-san pulled out his phone and handed it to me as well. His dog was a white Pit Bull with brown spots over his muzzle like freckles and a yellow collar. My eyes widened a little at the picture. Gran had once told me of a Pit Bull attacking my grandfather when she'd been pregnant with my father and how he'd almost lost an arm.

"That's Piyo-chan," Shinomiya-san said with a warm smile. I swallowed a little. "What's wrong?"

"Oh! Nothing...It's just...My Gran told me a story once when I was little about how a Pit Bull attacked my grandfather when she was pregnant with my father is all. Aren't Pit Bulls dangerous?" I asked as I passed the hone back. Shinomiya-san shook his head.

"Its all about how the dog is raised. And its all psychological. Like raising a child, I guess. If the child or dog is raised to fight and attack, they'll do so. If they're raised to be kind and considerate, more than likely they will be. Aside from that, they're descended from wolves just as we're descended from monkeys. If a dog is likely to attack, we're equally as likely to act like a gorilla. Understand?" I nodded, suddenly feeling really bad for comparing Piyo-chan to the dog that had attacked my grandfather.

"Sorry, Shinomiya-san.." The blonde chuckled and pushed his glasses up his nose.

"Natsuki is better for me, Haru-chan." I smiled a little.

"So, do all of you have pictures with your dogs?" I asked.

"Its required for the dog's military file," Hijirikawa-san stated as he handed me his phone. His dog was a Doberman Pincher with brown front legs and back paws and wore a blue collar. "That's Satoru." I nodded and handed the phone back.

"Even the dogs have military files?" I asked.

"Of course. They're members of the Unit too, basically." Jinguji-san handed me his phone to show a German Shepherd with similar brown markings to Hijirikawa-san's dog but this dog had an orange collar.

"That's Stiff." I blinked.

"Stiff?" Jinguji-san nodded.

"When he was a puppy, all he wanted to do was lay around like a lazy old man, just being in the same room with me was enough for him. So I called him Stiff and now I can't walk three feet without tripping on him."

"He looks adorable, Jinguji-san," I said as I handed the phone back.

"Little Lamb, Jinguji-san was my no-good old man. I prefer being called Ren." I nodded.

"And you can call Masato, Masa-kun," Ittoki-kun said. "None of us should really be calling each other by our last names. We are going to be a family from now on, right?" Shinomiya-san nodded his agreement. I wanted to call them by their given names but it just felt a little too soon…Maybe.

"We only have her for the school year," Ichinose-san reported. "She's going to have interviews with other military units through the year and if a Unit wants her, they'll submit a form requesting her as their Home-Maker, understood?" Everyone nodded. Kurosu-kun handed me his phone, revealing him holding the leash to a massive tawny-brown Bull Mastiff with a pink collar.

"That's Dai," Kurosu-kun explained. I couldn't stop looking from Kurosu-kun to the dog in the picture. That dog was massive! How did he manage to train it before it got too big to not yank him off his feet?

"He's big," I breathed, handing the phone back.

"If you think he's big, wait until you see Sora," Kurosu-kun said with a smirk.

"Sora?" Ichinose-san handed me his phone. The screen showed a rather thin-looking dog with grey, wiry fur with a white patch on his chest and a purple collar.

"He's my dog and an Irish Wolfhound," Ichinose-san explained.

The waiter came back with our meal and was gone just as quickly. For the most part, most of us focused on eating. But Ittoki-kun and Shinomiya-san were always ready with a new conversation whenever the silence began to get awkward.

After dinner, the boys led me out to a black car that was meant to drive us to the Academy. Ittoki-kun rubbed at his stomach, which was bulging a little from the massive dinner he'd just put away.

"I'm sleepy," he yawned.

"That's the food coma setting in," Hijirikawa-san stated plainly. Ittoki-kun yawned again and leaned on my shoulder. "If he starts drooling on you, feel free to hit him to consciousness," Ichinose-san said from the front seat. I opened my mouth to retort but as I shifted, Ittoki-kun's head slipped off my shoulder and into my lap. I bit my lip to keep from making any noise. Maybe he'd woken up from the fall and was about to jump off me.

"Ugh…" he groaned before a hand wrapped around my legs and he snuggled into my skirt like I was some kind of teddy bear.

"Um…"

"Do you want him off, Little Lamb?" Jinguji-san asked with a wink.

"He's just sleeping right? No need to wake him if he's not doing any harm…right?" I said as I relaxed a little. I reached down and began carding Ittoki-kun's hair with my right hand.

He still had that infectious smile on, even when he was asleep. I could hear him humming a little, or maybe that was just him sighing in his sleep and I interpreted it as humming; either way, he still had a gentle singing voice, not too much tenor or base but somewhere around a tenor-baritone range that suited a boy like him.

All too soon, we arrived at the Academy. I felt bad but I woke up Ittoki-kun. His eyes opened slowly and he tensed up the second he realized how he'd been sleeping. He jumped up and hit his head on the roof of the car.

"Are you alright, Ittoki-kun?" I asked. He nodded and smiled as he rubbed his head and the boys got out of the car. Jinguji-san and Ittoki-kun offered their hands to me. I took both and let them pull me out of the car.

The school was a massive three-story building made of tan stone with red roofs, with some parts of the walls that students could use as relaxing places looking like they'd come from a castle-like setting.

The boys led me through the halls until we came to a white door with a black 6 on the front. Inside were light tan wooden floors that covered the majority of the room. On the walls perpendicular to the entrance were three doors, each with a semi-circle of carpet in front of it. The same was said for the door on the opposite side of the room. The room itself was painted a pale crème color. In the middle of the floor was a large couch with a couple plush chairs next to small tables decorated with reading lamps. A television was set against the wall and a dark brown coffee table stood in between it and the couch. The walls had a few shelves filled with books.

"Now then, if you all will excuse me," Ichinose-san said as he vanished into one of the three doors on the left wall.

"Haruka-chan," Ittoki-kun said as he wrapped an arm around my shoulders. "Don't worry about Tokiya, alright? I'm sure in a few days, he'll warm up to you." I nodded.

"Those doors lead to our kitchen and dining room, the laundry room and the bathroom," Hijirikawa-san said as he pointed to each door in turn. "We each share the rooms over there. I do believe your room is just down the hall." I nodded.

"Want me to walk you there?" Ittoki-kun asked. I shook my head.

"It's just the next door right? In that case, I'll see you all later. Good night," I said with a bow as I left the room and shut the door. I let out a small sigh and headed to the next door. It didn't have anything marking it and it was already cracked open.

I was too tired to worry about why so I slipped into my dorm room.

"No way…" I turned around and immediately, my night brightened. Tomo-chan was seated on one of the three beds in the room.

"Tomo-chan!" I cried as we ran to each other and hugged.

"Oh my goodness! After I saw you leave I thought we'd only see each other in class, I never thought we'd be roommates!" She started to cry a little.

"Tomo-chan, your make-up will run," I said, trying to keep from crying myself. Tomo-chan pulled away, took a deep breath and stopped crying.

"So, tell me everything. Who do you have? How was dinner?"

"Dinner was fine. I went to this one restaurant that had a gazebo on the edge of a lake, that's where my table was. And I think I really messed up my first impression with the Colonel…" Tomo-chan raised an eyebrow. "I thought he was HAYATO-sama…"

"What?! Seriously?! Because I read that he had some deal with the military that kept him out of jail in that magazine today!"

"But I was wrong…It turns out, my Colonel is his younger twin brother…And he doesn't seem fond of his brother at all…" Tomo-chan smiled a little.

"It's alright. Anyone could make a mistake like that between twins, right? But this could be good thing. If they all like singing, maybe you can-"

"They already said no." I bit my cheek, internally cursing myself for interrupting Tomo-chan and in such a harsh manner too. She didn't deserve that. "Sorry. But…the Colonel and Lieutenant Colonel both made it very clear that we're not becoming anything that takes place on a stage."

"Haruka…" I shook my head.

"That's my lot in life. I just have to work with it, right?" Tomo-chan nodded with a sad smile. "On another note, who's our other roommate?" I asked. Tomo-chan shrugged.

"No idea. There was a note on her bed saying she'd be back later…but the rulebook says we're not allowed to leave campus without a permission form."

"Rulebook?" Tomo-chan moved over to her desk and pulled out a thin book with the eagle emblem in the black leather.

"This. Read up. Also, I found our classroom numbers!" she squealed as she pulled out two small cards. Each one had one of our names on it and "Class A with Tsukimiya Ringo" written in curly, golden cursive.

"Ringo-sensei?" I said with a smile. Tomo-chan nodded and gave me a one-armed hug.

"Our uniforms are under our beds with the clothes we bought today. Let's get some sleep, alright? We need to look good for class tomorrow." I nodded and quickly went about washing my face of the make-up, brushing my teeth and getting changed into my pajamas.

I pulled my blankets up to my chin and couldn't help the small shiver that ran down my spine as Tomo-chan turned off the lights.

"Good night," she called.

"Good night," I repeated. I'd have to ask one of the boys for permission to leave campus to get some blankets as these sheets were thin. It was fine right now because it was still warm. But in the colder months, I'd definitely need a thicker blanket.

It took a little while, but I did manage to fall asleep. And as I dreamed, I could hear voices. Beautiful singing voices. Baritone, tenor, bass. All singing in a perfect harmony that made my heart flutter like a hummingbird's wing.


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