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All eyes were upon the panicked mercenary in that instant. He could feel his heart beating rapidly against his chest as his chances of exposing himself became more likely. Thankfully, no less than a second later, a startled yelp came from behind Nekonome's desk. Everyone's attention drifted away from Scout's outburst and was now upon a shy looking girl with purple hair who had no choice but to reveal herself.
"Ah, are you... Mizore Shirayuki?" Nekonome asked, with a puzzled expression.
"Y-yeah," Mizore admitted. She had never been caught like this before, and her cheeks became more flushed as people started whispering. Had that boy really sensed her? It didn't seem like it, and yet it was like he had instinctively sensed something was wrong. She sat in the seat behind him. He was interesting despite not looking too bright. Mizore decided she would observe and find out more about him. Her cheeks became flushed once more. Okay, and maybe it was because he was kind of cute too.
At that moment Scout felt a shiver go up his spine for some reason. That weird girl was sort of pretty, but the way she was hidden like that just screamed "spy" to him. He could almost feel her cold breath on his neck, reminiscent of the chill one felt as a spycicle went through their backs. Even now it was like she was watching him, and waiting to...to...do something. He would do his best to avoid her.
Throughout all this Moka looked at her friend in concern. The vampire was going to greet him when she arrived but he had yelled out loud, and decided it was better to talk to him later.
Scout didn't know whether to be running around screaming or to grin like an idiot as he was dragged around by an enthusiastic Moka.
'Gotta get out! Now!' He thought frantically, and then he thought. 'I could get used to having a chick hold onto me...'
He didn't even have to say anything, she just chatted enthusiastically to him. The poor broad must be pretty lonely, she acted like having a pal was a new experience. Though, from all the comments from the chuckleheads observing her, the mercenary wasn't so sure about her being lonely.
"Hmmm such a pretty one..." The punk from earlier said. He stood in Moka's way with a confident smirk."You are Moka Akashiya, aren't you? I'm Saizou Komiya."
Scout didn't give him a chance to continue. He already knew he was bad news. He had seen guys like him in Boston all the time. Hell, some of his brothers were like this guy. That was all the more reason to distrust him.
"She's not interested numbnuts," Scout replied dismissively. "See ya."
Scout tugged on Moka's arm and started walking around Saizou, and she was all too happy to comply.
"Hey, I wasn't asking you," Saizou growled, he made a grab for Scout but missed. It looked like he had more to say, but wanted to keep a calm and collected appearance. This was just a setback, he thought as he furiously watched the pair walking away, Moka would be his.
Moka happily gazed upon a large creepy worn concrete building. It was drab and grey, and looked extremely depressing. The dorms seemed more like a creepy prison or somewhere the medic would "practice medicine". The randomly placed graves weren't helping either.
"Eh, creepy but I've stayed in worse places," Scout sighed.
"Huh? This building is really cool," Moka disagreed, passionately."It's full of dignity and character."
'Pfff, yeah a vampire would say that,' He thought, and was suddenly reminded of his predicament. He was in a school for monsters. How could he be expected to stay here for 3 years?
Scout held a withdrawal notice in his hands. Sure, Moka was beautiful and nice to him, but he would have to be crazy to stay. This is somewhere they should send the Pyro! Not him! He let out a sigh of relief as he thought about going back to the team. This would all be a bad dream, yep. Then he remembered what awaited him if he left now.
Scout sat in the conference room as he explained to Saxton Hale through video chat about going to Youkai Academy.
"So ya see Mista Hale, I guess I won't be able to work anymore 'cause I gotta go to this school," The RED mercenary explained with a sigh. He knew his boss wouldn't like it one bit, but at least it would get him out of this mess.
"Huh, you don't seem too enthusiastic kid," Saxton said, narrowing his eyes at Scout while he did push ups on his pinkies.
What? Shouldn't he be shouting at him to get back to work? Telling him school wasn't an option?
"Uh what are ya talkin' about?"
"No man is complete without a basic education!" Hale boomed. "Sounds like you don't wanna go?"
"Well yea-" Scout began nervously, but was cut off by his boss.
"WHAT!" His boss shouted and stood up his face pressed against the screen. "Are you too big of a sissy to handle high school!?"
"No I j-"
"IS IT CAUSE YOU HATE WORK AND ANYTHING THAT GETS YOU A JOB? THAT'S HIPPIE THINKING!"
"But I already work here-"
Saxton, defying all logic and the laws of physics, reached his arm out and grasped Scout through the screen. He then slammed his employee's face into the it.
"LISTEN HERE! I DON'T HIRE HIPPIES SO YOU'RE GONNA GO TO THAT SCHOOL, FINISH IT, AND THEN COME BACK HERE AS A MAN!"
Scout nearly soiled himself, and started trembling as Saxton began to speak in a low voice.
"And if you come back early or get expelled like a hooligan, then that makes you a sissy wanker hippie!" Saxton growled. "And then you'll feel the full might of SAXTON HAAAAAAAAAAAAAALE!"
"O-okay," Scout squeaked. He was glad Heavy wasn't around because this time he truly had soiled himself.
"Ah crap," Scout sighed, it was either attend a monster school or face Saxton Hale. He thought about it for a second, and crumpled the withdrawal notice as he threw it over his shoulder. He heard an annoyed grunt behind him as the paper had hit Saizou in the face.
"Nice catch knucklehead," Scout taunted, which earned a growl from Saizou. The rogue monster approached him threateningly.
"You little shit," He spat and balled his fist."Think you're hot stuff because you were hanging around with Moka yesterday? You'll pay for that."
He partially transformed his fist and punched at the RED merc, the wall breaking under the immense display of power.
"Man, are you slow..."
Saizou raised in his brow in shocked and snapped his head around. This wimp had dodged his attack and made him look like a fool!
"You! What kind of monster are you?!" The rogue monster demanded. A crowd of onlookers had gathered around him as the scene unfolded.
Scout wasn't afraid of this guy. Sure the clawed hand was freaking weird, but he wasn't any different than many punks he had beaten down years ago.
"Um... I don't even know where to start with you. I mean, do you even know who you're talkin' to?" Scout said incredulously and stepped over to Saizou. "Ya' listenin'? OK. Birds fly, grass grows..."
The mercenary sneered and tapped Saizou's chest roughly. "And brotha, I hurt people."
Scout easily dodged the monster's angry attempt to swat him away. Scout posed to the crowd of onlookers and grinned cockily.
"Imma force'a nature!" He boasted without a hint of modesty. "If you were from where I was from you'd be fuckin' dead!"
Saizou was shaking with pure rage at this point. He made a lunge for scout, only to be whacked with something wet, smelly, and very salty. Scout smacked him again with the fish and jumped over the crowd, who all wondered where the fish came from.
"Catch ya later numbnuts!" The mercenary jeered as he ran off. As he disappeared from sight, Mizore sucked on her lollipop in contemplation.
"Force of nature..." She muttered to herself with a puzzled frown.
Moka spotted her new friend zooming her way. He was quite fast, and energetic, and she could smell his some of his sweat. It made her hungry.
"Good morning!" She greeted and hugged him. The mercenary had a surprised but pleased look on his face. "Let's hurry or we're gonna be tardy!"
"Heh yeah..." Scout mumbled, he was still coming to terms with being stuck here.
"What's wrong Scout?" His vampire friend asked with concerned. Was he that obvious?
"Eh, nothin' just wondering if a human school would be better ya know?" Scout shrugged dismissively.
"No way!" Moka shouted, shocking Scout."You wouldn't like it! I hate those humans!"
"Huh?!"
"I actually went to a human school up through middle school," Moka explained miserably with a wince. "I was so isolated, and everyday I was reminded that I was different. It was sooo tough." Then she looked at Scout with happiness and even a hint of adoration. "But you accepted me even after finding out I was a vampire. For the first time in my life I don't feel alone anymore. So you see, you shouldn't go. Let's study hard at this academy together."
Scout was speechless, he opened his mouth to speak but nothing came out. He was tempted, tempted to carry on like her hatred of humankind didn't disturb him. That wasn't him though, that was something back stabbing scumbags did. He wasn't a saint, he knew that for sure, but he had to be honest if there was any chance with her. He just hoped she wouldn't rat him out.
"Moka, if you're gonna be my girlfriend I need to be honest with ya," He sighed, rubbing the back of his head. He gulped. "I'm human, babe."
Moka gasped, and her eyes widened.
"Y-you're not serious are you?" She cautioned, fear dominating her features. "Um we aren't a couple either Scout, just friends. Don't joke around about such things, humans can't come here."
The mercenary winced, as an aching pain entered his chest. It made the rejection that much worse, why was he stupid enough to think they were couple already? Did he misread it that bad? No way he was a ladies' man! He saw that look, on her face, that one of fear. One he recognized on his opponents just as he slugged their faces and blasted their jaws off.
"Nah, from the way you're acting we 'aint even friends," Scout snapped, balling his fists. "I'm as human as it gets. Sorry 'bout that I won't bother you anymore."
"Scout wait!" Moka called to him, but he was already out of sight.
"Stupid, stupid, stupid!" Scout berated himself, as he looked out over the blood colored ocean. He kicked a rock over the cliff and bit his lip. Why did this rejection hurt so much? He had been rejected plenty of times by broads before. He clicked his tongue and shook his head. So why did it hurt so much this time? Did he grow attached to Moka that fast? She wanted nothing to do with him, at that thought his eyes stung a little. What? Was he going to cry? 'Get a hold of yourself!' He thought angrily. Scout wasn't some wimp, he was tough! He faced down robots, and trigger happy mercenaries on an almost daily basis. What would his team think if they could see him now?
"The pain is nearly unbearable isn't it?"
The mercenary jumped in surprise as he felt a shiver go up his spine. It was that purple haired girl from before? What was her name again? Miso, Moomoo, Spylady, Violet? Didn't matter, he decided she snuck on him like a spy and that gave him the creeps. It didn't help that her hair was blue, well purple, but that was blue enough for Scout.
"Yeesh! Don't sneak up on me like that!"
"Sorry," Mizore said, but didn't sound very sorry at all."I was just ...drawn to you. Especially now that you share my pain as well."
"What are you talkin' about?" Scout scoffed, and put on a forced smirk."My handsome face and I are doing just fine!"
Mizore said nothing for a few moments, and stared at him as if trying to read him. Finally, she pulled her lolli out of her mouth. "You're lying, to cope with the pain of rejection and loneliness, but that's okay I understand that."
Scout's eyes widened, was she watching him earlier? How did she know that? Did that mean she knew he human? Her expression gave none of that away. Still, what did she mean by alone? He had a team, and a family.
"Pff, yeah you 'aint my shrink miss," Scout grumbled."And you're wrong, I'm not alone."
"Are you sure?" She asked skeptically."I can see it in your eyes. I'm not sure if I can explain it but that look you have in your eyes when you are alone, and now especially. They are like mine"
The mercenary frowned, what was she going on about? He was awesome! People liked him! He was about to tell her to go away with a side of profanity when he heard a scream some distance away. 'Was that Moka?' He thought. Scout wasn't sure, but he had to help this girl. If it was Moka, he would still help her even if she hated him. Besides, monster or not it was still a guy's duty to help a broad out.
"Gotta go miss." He abruptly said, and dashed off.
Mizore opened her mouth to respond but he was way past earshot. She huffed, his speed made him a hard to stalk, but she liked the challenged. If she heard him right earlier, he was human. Not that she really cared about that, she had no problem with humans in general. In fact it added to the puzzle as he seemed strong for a human. Despite being lonely he was cocky, and arrogant, but she felt she was getting closer to understanding the real him. At the very least he seemed noble when it came to helping girls. Though she wasn't sure why he did that. People were weird and didn't understand those who were lonely. They weren't worth the effort. Still, she wouldn't mind Scout helping her and sweeping her off her feet. The snow woman suddenly felt warm at that thought, but shook her head. Where did that come from? Scout really was weird.
"Eeeeeew!" Moka cried out in disgust, as a large tongue wrapped around her. Saizou had cornered her, and went as far as breaking the rules and transforming.
"Slllrrrp, you're driving me wild Moka! Keep squirming!" Saizou growled lustfully, tightening his tongue. "It makes it more fun for me when a beauty like you struggles."
She desperately wished to take off her rosary, but knew she was unable to. This was shaping up to be a horrible day, she had lost a friend, and was at the mercy of this awful pervert. The vampire whimpered as fresh tears trailed down her face. Then she heard it, a voice she thought she would never hear again.
"Think fast numbnuts!"
"Hrrrmm?"
A baseball sailed through the air at high speed, and the rogue monster had no time to react as the ball slammed into his face. Saizou cried out, and released Moka. He saw stars as he stumbled about with distorted vision and dizziness. Scout rushed over to Moka's side and helped her up.
"Scout, why are you here?" Moka gasped in surprise.
"Well, what kind of man would I be if I left a pretty chick to fend for herself?" Scout replied with a wink. He rubbed the back of his head. "And teammates don't abandon each other...erm friends but ya get what I mean." He decided he would try to be friends after he dealt with Saizou, and it was a good time to be focusing on Saizou as the massive brute rushed at Scout intent on turning him into a meat stain. The RED mercenary dodged his blows and tightened his grip on the Sandman bat.
"AAAAAARGH!" Saizou roared and swung at him in rage. "YOU LITTLE WORM! HOLD STILL! I'LL MAKE YOU PAY FOR THAT!"
The Scout laughed at him and dodged his blows easily. The monster decided to change his tactics and made a wide grab, his massive arms encircling the the little pest. Saizou smirked, he was trapped, he would crush him! Just as the last moment Scout made a large leap, up to Saizou's face, but what shocked the rogue monster was that he somehow jumped again! Saizou was snapped out of his thought's with a slap to his face, as Scout landed on his shoulder.
"Today 'aint your day pancakes!" Scout taunted. Saizou made a grab for Scout, but the mercenary whacked his foe's head with his bat as he jumped down. "Boink!"
Saizou stumbled a bit from the blow, but that blow was pitifully weak! He laughed almost maniacally.
"Bonk!" Scout then struck him in the chest, but Saizou wasn't fazed. Moka looked on in worry. If Scout was hurt it would be all her fault.
"IS THAT YOUR BEST BLOW WEAKLING?" Saizou snarled, he decided to take this bastard's attacks just to let him feel despair before smashing him.
The Scout said nothing as he continued to strike Saizou's chest as if waiting for something.
plink
plink
plink
plink
POW!
"AAAAAAAARGH YAAAAADAAAA!" Saizou screamed in rage and disbelief as a single blow fell him. Unlike the bastard's other strikes, it had felt like being hit by unrestrained power. As Saizou drifted out of consciousness, he could have sworn he heard his foe mumble something about "crits".
'To be human and take down a monster...,' Mizore thought in wonder, from her hiding place. 'I'll definitely be watching you more closely Scout.' She pulled out a journal and began to write in it.
Scout dematerialized his bat back into hammerspace* and turned to Moka. He flexed his non-existent muscles and kissed his arms. "Oh yeah! Did ya see that?" He cheered, earning a giggle from Moka.
"Thank you," Moka said warmly. "I...I don't care if you're human I want remain your friend." She approached him with a blush and hugged him tightly.
Scout was confused, was she coming on to him? She sniffed him, and let out a content sigh. Her soft lips approached him and he grinned nervously. He had never kissed a girl before, and unfortunately for him he wouldn't be kissing one today.
"Chuuuuuuu~"
The vampire bit into Scout's neck sucking on his blood.
"Aaaaaaaah!" Scout shouted, he didn't lose this much blood when using the Boston Basher. This was going to be a long 3 years...
Omake
"Imma force'a nature!" He boasted without a hint of modesty. "If you were from where I was from you'd be fuckin' dead!"
Saizou was shaking with pure rage at this point. He made a lunge for scout, only to be whacked with... a hand? Scout gasped in shock, where was the fish? The rogue monster was about to make a grab for the little wimp when a large sound permeated the area.
"OM NOM NOM NOM!"
"What the hell was that?" A student asked.
"NOM NOM NOM NOM!"
Everyone turned to the source of the racket, and found Nekonome munching on a fish. She stopped for a moment and stared back at the crowd as if to ask "what?". After a couple of seconds she continued.
"NOM NOM NOM NOM!"
"IT IS GOOD DAY TO BE CAT WOMAN!"
* The Engineer gave all of the team an australium powered nano-implant that allows them to summon and unsummon an item from their backpack at will. They cannot switch their loadout once they are engaged in combat however. If you don't like that explanation then Merasmus did it, and if you don't like that explanation then it's a Mann Co product, and if you don't like that explanation then I am sorry to say it's just a story. You should really just relax.
A/N: Well, the opening is pretty wrapped up. I do want to change up the events the more the story goes along to keep it fresh, but early on it will follow canon. Also, on Scout I do plan to develop his character as his time in the academy will shape him. As he is now, he isn't exactly the kind of guy who would get a harem. Hope you enjoyed this chapter. Until next time!