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"K" – Talking

"Red" – Speaking in English

'Canary' – Thinking

Flashback – Flashback

K: Red Canary

Chapter 2: Eve and HOMRA

"If you don't mind me asking. What business do you have with Totsuka?" Izumo asked, leaning against his precious bar. He nearly gaped when Eve turned red and lowered her head.

"H-he's someone who means a lot to me." She squeaked out.

"Wait wait wait! Totsuka has a secret girlfriend?!" Chitose exclaimed, forcing his way to the front of the crowd.

"EH?!"

"Well she is pretty." Dewa noted.

"And she seems like she would be his type too." Kamamoto nodded with crossed arms. As the guys went on with their assumptions, Anna glanced at Eve who looked…mortified?

Eve looked at Mikoto with her mouth hanging open. He stared back blankly. "He did a good job."

"Y-you too?"

Just then the door opened to reveal Tatara, Eric and Kosuke. Chitose was the first to acknowledge the trio. "Dammit Totsuka! Why didn't you tell us you had a girlfriend?!"

Tatara was stunned for a moment. "G-girlfriend?" His gaze drifted to where Chitose was pointing. Tatara shocked everyone when he squealed. Time slowed down and everything turned pink and bubbly. Tatara ran with his arms held out. "Eve-chan!"

"Tatara…"

"Eve-chaaaaaan!"

"…"

"Eve-cha-" Just as he was about to envelope the other brunette in a hug, he was stopped when Eve grabbed him by the face. Hopping off her stool, Eve performed a quick body check; lifting Tatara's clothes and poking his appendages. She smiled once she was done. "Hey, Tatara. No damage this week?"

Every person in the room had the same thought, 'Who greets their boyfriend like that?'

"Nope! Pretty lucky huh?"

"I guess. Here's the game I borrowed." Eve handed the red cartridge to Tatara. "Anna-chan found it."

"Can I get some clarification here please?" Chitose was very determined to get to the bottom of this. "And what kind of couple's greeting was that?"

Eve's mouth was once again hanging open while Tatara cocked his head to the side. "Eve-chan isn't my girlfriend."

"Then what are you two?!"

"Eve-chan and I are neighbors. She locks herself out a lot and helps bandage me up." Tatara explained with his usual smile. "Here's your game I borrowed, Yata."

"That's why you borrowed it?!" Yata shouted.

Tatara nodded as he tossed the game to the vanguard. "Eve-chan likes games."

"What game was it, Yata-san?"

"UNLIMITED CarnAGE. It's a first person shooter." Yata eyed the girl suspiciously.

"Ah, the Boss Kojiro is kind of hard to beat on hard mode but you-"

"You beat Kojiro?!" Yata was suddenly in Eve's personal space. "How? He's already hard enough on Normal when his Limiter is broken!" Yata suddenly realized their lack of distance and tried to back off only for Eve to wrap an arm around his neck.

"You're really awkward with women. This is gonna be so fun. I mean-I'll show you!" Eve pulled Yata over to the bar, making him share the stool with her. In order to torture Yata-ahem, I mean, in order to assist Eve, the men surrounded the two to keep Yata in place while Eve explained the game.

"So this is the girl you were telling us about. I must say, I expected her to be some kind of vicious woman from your description." Izumo chuckled as Tatara joined him as Mikoto at the end of the crowd.

"Well Eve-chan can be a bit scary, I've seen her nearly fight someone over a game." Tatara leaned against a stool, peering at Eve through a gap between Eric and Kamamoto. "But she's normally makes me think of you, King."

Mikoto snorted. "I'm nothing like a fourteen year old girl."

"No, but you were both meant to be something great. Eve-chan doesn't do much other than play shooters but I think she can be much more. Don't you agree?"

"Ah."

"She should join HOMRA." Tatara sang.

Since the day Eve stepped into HOMRA, one could say she became one of the guys. She came to visit every chance she had- not just for Tatara but also so she could torture Yata and spend time with her 'precious, adorable, doll-like Anna-chan'.

Whenever she locked herself out she ended up at HOMRA.

Whenever Tatara was beaten she dragged him to HOMRA.

Whenever she had to food at home she ate at HOMRA.

In order to pay off any debts, she worked at the bar or, as requested by Anna and Tatara, sang songs in English.

But no matter how much of a difference she made in all the time she spent at HOMRA there were something she just couldn't do.

"TATARA!"

Aaaaaaand cut! I'm still not satisfied but it's better than the original second chapter. After this it will follow the anime probably with flashbacks for explainations. I'll post a poll on my profile so please check that, it will be up until the First of April. After those results come back there will be another one right after.

I hope you all managed to enjoy this chapter.

And for those who read the first chapter when the cover wasn't uploaded, we apologize for the delay but the artist wanted to try something new before she sent me the picture.

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Until next time…