"Are you sure he's... er she's going to be okay?"

"Yeah. Just a few hours. Or days of rest."

Lubbock groaned.

"I hate... jumping around... with boobs..." She muttered. The mission was a success, in a light way. The harsh reality is that not even two minutes was in and she was panting from having to heave her stupid chest around. It did not help when the wind kept threatening to show the underwear Lubbock had disgracefully wore under the goddamn skirt.

"So much for not needing us, right pinhead?" No doubt that was Mine rubbing it in her face.

"Screw off..." Lubbock muttered while slowly sitting up.

"W-Wait don't sit up!" Leone yelled. Lubbock however blinked when the blanket slipped off her form and the room went silent. Leone facepalmed. Najenda raised her eyebrows. Sheele jumped with a startled look. Bulat had paled and Tatsumi was sporting a rather violent nosebleed with a red face.

"Wh-What...?" Lubbock asked with a sweat and noticed all of their eyes were focused on her chest. She looked down and froze, now knowing why it had went silent. Mine had suddenly tackled Tatsumi to the ground, shouting "Stop looking!" and such while Bulat passed out.

"Wh-why am I naked!?" Lubbock screamed while bringing the blanket back up with a heavy blush. She was not worried about Tatsumi or Bulat. It was the fact that Najenda was staring right at her with a perplexed expression.

"You wouldn't have made it. The sun was coming up and it was getting too hot. I think your skin is more sensitive." Akame said when she had suddenly came in with a bucket of water.

"B-But-!"

"You passed out." Leone said with a sweat. "You could have gotten stroke by the time we returned. I didn't think you would wake up so early."

"The important thing is, you're okay." Najenda finally said with a straightforward look. As usual, Lubbock bathed in her concern like a love-sick puppy. "That's enough, Mine. The newbie didn't know."

Mine looked up and shrugged while dropping the disheveled Tatsumi to the ground.


"Miss Najenda worried about me! Miss Najenda worried about me!"

Lubbock continued to chant this in her pillow as she drooled over the object. Despite what happened, the leader was more concerned on her well-being rather than the outcome of the mission.

"I got it! I'll add what she said to my book of quotes from her!" Lubbock said thoughtfully. That's right, even as a guy she would jot down word to word of what the boss would say to her.

"Ahaha! Maybe if I faked my injuries she would- ah..." Lubbock looked down to see a red stain on her bed sheet. That's funny, she did not remember eating cherries on her bed. She sat up while taking a closer look, furrowing her brows when she smelled blood. Blood?

"I... I was joking about faking my injuries..." Lubbock muttered, checking her own body for any wounds. None. That was until she noticed the same red mark on her inner thighs. That's hilarious.

In contradiction, Lubbock shakily pulled at the hem of her skirt and looked down, swallowing when the red mark was even more noticable in her underwear. Hilarious...

She pulled at her underwear and was greeted with the most terrifying sight of her/his life.


"GAAAAH!"

"What the-!"

Lubbock had attacked Tatsumi to the ground.

"You know about this!? Don't you!?" She yelled, shaking his shoulders back and forth. Tatsumi grabbed at Lubbock's wrists hastily.

"Don't just attack me!"

"I'm bleeding!" Lubbock yelled. Tatsumi paused.

"Lubba, you've been in a worst state as a guy-"

"No no no. I saw..." Lubbock stopped and leaned in closer to whisper in his ear. "I saw blood on my underwear."

First off, Tatsumi was already red in the face from Lubbock hovering on his waist while whispering in his ear. Second, his mess of a mind was having a hard time comprehending he fact that Lubbock said there was blood in her underwear. Why would there be-

"L-Let me see." Tatsumi said. Lubbock jerked her head back with a startled look.

"Eh?"

"D-Don't strip or anything. But, I have to see if you're really... having a... time..." Tatsumi explained hesitantly. Lubbock furrowed her brows, but parted her legs and grabbed the hem of her skirt.

"Okay... I'll just flip it..." Lubbock muttered. Just as she slowly lifted the skirt and Tatsumi's eyes trailed down, Leone happened to walk right in on them.

"I..." Both teens whipped their heads around at Leone's frozen figure.

"Leone!"

"It's not what it looks like!" The two continued to ramble over each other as she stared at their positions.

"You're right. I must have woken up from my nap too early. There is no way Lubbock and Tatsumi would fool around. Ahahahaha..." Leone's added laughter was even as monotone as her statements. She turned with a sullen expression and walked loosely back to her room, clearly hoping not to believe her eyes.

Lubbock exhaled in relief from the save and focused her attention back on Tatsumi with a worried look.

"Well?"

"O-Oh um..." Tatsumi did his best NOT to look anywhere for too long. However, something caught his attention and he drew his hand up.

"Wh-What are you doing!?" Lubbock questioned with furrowed brows. She jolted and her face reddened when his finger lightly tougher her inner thigh.

"Oh thank god..." Tatsumi muttered to himself, also quite red in the face. "Listen, Lubba, you just have a cut that was probably opened over time. I guess we hadn't seen it. Here, I'll help you patch it up-"

"No way!" Lubbock said, hopping back up. "We just got lucky with Leone. Imagine if the group thought you were... you know..."

"Please don't say it like that."