Kancolle: The New Weapon

by RagingTanker090

Meet Harukaze, extremely-shy destroyer girl of the Kamikaze-class, as she joins the Naval Base to counter a new threat from the Abyssals: submarines. Events follow after the conclusion of Season 1 of the anime, does not follow the game in any way. Rated T for violence and the nature of Kancolle in general (don't want 10-year-olds looking it up, right?)

3. Senpai, Bucky, And Good Curry

A/N: I'm really not happy with this chapter...Kongou's dialogue isn't great, Yuudachi's "poi" is rather forced, and originally I called Akatsuki, Isokaze...you can really skip this chapter if you want, all it does is introduce some of the popular characters like Kongou and Akagi...

"Good, huh? Thank Akatsuki and her sisters, they won the curry contest a while back. You see, not only is it good, but it's also very important to us...sometimes we're out so much that we lose track of the days, and having the curry served once-a-week helps us keep track..." Mutsuki explained. Harukaze gave a curt nod, but was more absorbed by Fubuki's perplexing behavior. The Special Type destroyer seemed to be lost in her own world, staring at the carrier across the cafe from them and murmuring "Akagi-senpai..."

"Oh, don't mind her. She's totally enamored by Akagi..."

Mutsuki, Yuudachi, and Harukaze all giggled but were interrupted by a loud voice.

"HEY, BUCKY!" A tall girl with flowing brown hair stormed into the scene. Harukaze half-ducked under the table, but enough to watch the newcomer.

The outburst was enough to break Fubuki's concentration on Akagi. "K-Kongou-san?"

"Yeah...I heard you guys were with that new girl, the shy one...did she leave?"

"Oh no, she's right here, poi," Yuudachi said.

Harukaze slowly raised her head.

"You're Haru?" Kongou asked, leaning towards Harukaze as if studying her closely.

Harukaze drew back so violently she nearly fell out of the booth.

"Kongou-san, give her space..." Mutsuki said.

"Right, sorry!" Kongou grinned.

Harukaze's face was almost frozen in fear.

"Aw, come on, Haru, the only thing scary about me is my 14-inch guns," Kongou only half-joked.

"And her obsession over the Admiral," A heavy cruiser, Mogami, wisecracked from off to Harukaze's right.

Kongou's face reddened and an argument flared up between the fast battleship and Myoko.

"Take it back!"

"What do you mean? It truly is scary," Mogami was the practical joker (and definitely a standout in general for her very tomboyish personality) among the girls, and it was a kind of a game to her to tease people to their limit. But her game with Kongou would have to wait, for it was interrupted by the blaring of the island's sirens.