Chapter 2

Remembrance

Jessica Sansone was a beautiful, brown haired, blue eyed, Italian girl who was always living a very luxurious lifestyle, and had a family who worked with the high Italian government. She was the kindest person to her friends and always enjoyed a challenge. She never backed away from a fight unless it was unnecessary and she never stood and watched someone get hurt. This meant she would be a great IS pilot, at least that's what her parents thought. IS's were everything these days and they had come out just days ago! And so her father thought that she should definitely have one when she took over his occupation after he passed away a year later. She did exactly that and started working with the government at age 23. The government wanted an IS representative and so they gave a presentation, saying that the first three people to make a great design and idea, and show it to the prime minister, who had to take a visit to Tabane Shinonono to purchase the IS. She already had the design and the weapons, now she needed to show it to the prime minister, who was staying at their building for a few days. "Young lady, I just gave the presentation today! You already have one?" The prime minister said.

"I've had this for a year, I started it right after…" She sniffled "-right after my father died."

"Oh… Well I'll take this to Tabane tomorrow. It seems fairly powerful, and swift, and I think you'd make a fine pilot my dear." He said.

"Umm, sir? I was wondering if I could take it myself and use my own money to pay for it. I inherited, and earned a lot of money this last year and I'd like to leave more space for others." She smiled.

"If you wish to use your own money, I'm fine with that. If people wish to do something alone then they have every right to do so." He said.

Jessica traveled all the way to Japan in her own private jet she had just learned to pilot. "Ah." She smiled "This must be what it feels like to fly!" Her happiness in flight was about to get even bigger though. It took her two days to get to Japan and she was the happiest person alive! She had reached her destination right on time. At the meeting point she saw two people, a pink haired girl with robotic bunny ears, and a black haired woman staring seriously at the other. She looked at the pink-haired girl. "You must be Tabane Shinonono." She said.

"Yup, that's me! Who are you…? Oh wait you're Miss Sansone? Aren't you?" Tabane said.

"Yes. That I am, and who is she?" Jessica asked.

"I am Chifu-" the black haired woman said

"This is Chi-chan." Tabane said.

"So are you an IS pilot too Chi-Chan?" Jessica asked.

"Yes I am and my name is-" Chi-Chan replied

"Come on Chi-Chan, let's go see her design she made just for us." Tabane smiled. The three ladies walked into a laboratory and then Jessica put her design onto the table with all her notes explaining her weapons in detail. "Okay, that's all I need, you'll be staying in a hotel close to the lab and you'll come here every morning to 5:00 at night for IS training. Your instructor will be outside waiting for you." Tabane said.

"My instructor?" Miss Sansone asked.

"Akihiro." Said a black, spiky-haired man who had just walked in. "Akihiro Wheeler. I am your training instructor Miss Sansone."

"Well, mister Wheeler, as punctual as ever. You'll be sure to learn a lot from him, he's a family friend of mine and he knows a lot about fighting with IS's. He can be very… manipulative. He was born here but goes back to his parents' homeland in Ireland every summer." Tabane explained.

"So this is my trainee? Have to say you might need a lot of work. You seem like the bubbly type of girl who just wants some guy to protect him." Akihiro scoffed.

"I am not. Not that I wouldn't mind that but I'm not." Jessica said.

"Come on, if you want protection from someone else you should just give up now, there's no reason for you to be getting such a highly defendable weapon if you just want someone else to protect you." He said.

"No, I will never give up just because some stupid instructor said told me to give up. I came here to get an IS and become stronger, and no one will hold me back from doing just that." Jessica yelled.

He laughed "I like this girl, Tabane. She's passed my first little test with flying colors. I was teasing with you girl." He walked up to her and grabbed her cheek. "You're kind of cute, aren't you?"

"Wha-? Why did you go from insulting me to flirting with me?" Jessica blushed.

"I chose Aki-kun specifically for you Jessica, he pushes his trainees to the limit but always gives them a good break. But he gives no breaks until you go past your breaking point. He says it's a play on words." Tabane explained.

"Get it? No breaks until you pass your breaking point?" He grinned.

"Well if you are my trainer then let's start training, shall we?" Jessica said.

"Hold it missy hold it, you haven't even gotten your stuff packed at your hotel yet. Always get the eager ones, as usual, you'll hate training by the end of it." He said.

The two woke up at 5:30 to do physical exercises with his other trainees and then had a 30 minute cool-down run, doing cadences all the way. The trainees spread rumors about how Akihiro was born into an Irish military family who had gone to japan, where the mother had family, to get away from a gang that had a grudge match against his father, and lost. The gang chased his mother and him out of Ireland but his father stayed and fended off the group but had to stay in Ireland due to insufficient funds. His father stayed behind also to finish off the gang. However when things were done he couldn't leave his homeland. He was born and raised here! He couldn't just leave and he had no way of finding a good job in Japan so he had to stay with the Irish police.

When his mother learned of this she was sad and wanted to be with him but couldn't take or leave Akihiro. She too had insufficient funds, and she couldn't pay to make it back so they stayed separated. Akihiro grew and became fascinated by the new craze of the IS. He studied battle techniques, found ways to make them better and he even was best friends with Tabane Shinonono herself from high school! His knowledge and strategies were what got him his job with her.

Hey guys, just wanted to ask, do you guys want me to just put everything up? I also have chapter 13 of the fall of the golden pheonix done! Lemme know what you guys want.