Chapter 8: Innocent Meetings
A/N: Welcome back faithful fans to another chapter of Innocent Love sorry though for the long wait but you know how it is! Now, this story may be reaching its end soon. I'm thinking that after this chapter that I may write three or four more chapters before I wrap this up. But don't worry, I'm planning on making a sequel to this story that takes place X amount of years later. Of course I want to know what you, the fans, think of this, when the ending is posted I will put up a poll asking whether or not I should make the sequel or not. If yes, I'll get to working on it as soon as possible, if not then I may make a totally new Carl/Makoto story (Because honestly there isn't much of this pairing around.) In this chapter, Carl will meet his girlfriend's parents while Relius makes an earth shattering discovery! Also it's the Terumi drinking game! Take a drink whenever he says the word shit! Lol jk.
Orangetabby101: Yes the poor coffee. Well hopefully I will make more with these pairings.
Element-Overlord: Not sure to add that pairing as Mu is Noel and the Blackbeast is Ragna. Hopefully this chapter is worth the wait as well~!
Legion13: Yeah it does seem kinda weird doesn't it? Lol
IzzyDizzy: Yes, yes he was waiting lol. And Carl is a sweetheart isn't he?
YukikazeRailgun: Yeah better go and fix that, thanks for the heads up.
YukikazeRailgun (Again): Any sweeter and it might give you diabetes lol jk.
DarkVampireoftheNight: Well Hazama, what do you say?
Hazama: Like I'm going to let a vampire even touch my booth, let alone give you tea!
Sorry maybe next time when I have him in a better mood. (Still mad about his booth)
NaruSaku1995: Here's the chapter and the story will get finished I promise.
No Name: R-Really? The best you've ever read? Oh stop it you're making me blush! To be honest I never expected this story to be popular at all but with fans like you backing me up how can I not write more for you guys!? You guys are the best and your support helps me to write more!
Tyrant of Calamity: lol Thanks bro, I try.
Blazblue Fan: And so I shall! :)
Azrael: Will you get on with it!?
Deviljho: Shut up Az!
Azrael: Why you little-!"
Nu: C'mon Az, let's continue playing!
Azrael: *Growls* Fine! *Looks at the tv screen* Why is this game so bright and colorful? I don't even know what I'm looking at!
Deviljho: It's like your sexual preference; it's out of the closet!
Azrael: I hate you so much.
Deviljho: Yaaaaaayyyyy! *Runs off screen*
Disclaimer: Say it with me now. I. Don't. Own. It.
An alarm sounded in Makoto's room as it reached the time to get up. Groaning, Makoto slammed her fist on the snooze button and slowly got up from her comfortable position on the bed. Sighing, Makoto took a shower to wake herself up. When that did the trick there was more pep in Makoto's step as she got dressed in her NOL uniform and made herself some coffee. While normally she didn't drink coffee, she had to today because she had to be wide awake and alert for NOL inspection today. One small slip up could make someone as high as Jin get demoted. It was a good thing Captain Hazama told her about this beforehand to make sure she was in tip top shape. Placing five cubes of sugar in her coffee and mixing it around, Makoto drank the caffeinated liquid as she headed out the door, making sure to lock it behind her as she left.
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NOL Kagutsuchi Branch.
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"Good morning Captain Hazama!" Makoto said with a salute.
Hazama looked up from his newspaper and coffee to see his subordinate saluting him and in proper form no less. Hazama chuckled at the girl. "Well, well Makoto, this sure isn't like you to be so early for work."
"Well I gotta make a good impression for inspection today."
Hazama looked at the girl with a confused look on his face before coming to a realization. "Oh, you actually bought that?"
"What!?"
Hazama started laughing. "Hahahahahahaha! That shit isn't real! I just do that to people for shits and giggles so they start freaking out."
"So what you are saying is that you made me get up early in the morning for nothing!?" She yelled at her boss.
Hazama laughing subsided to a soft chuckle as he addressed the angered squirrel girl. "Easy there girl, it's just a prank, nothing to wet yourself over."
"A prank? A prank! That's all you gotta say about it!"
"No need to yell Makoto, I'm sitting right in front of you." Hearing a ding behind him, Hazama got out of his chair and went to the stove he had installed in his office. Putting on a pair of mittens, Hazama opened the pot that finished cooking its contents and grabbed a pair of tongs and a plate. Reaching in with the tongs, he grabbed several boiled eggs and placed them on his plate. "Ah, nothing starts off my morning better than pranking a subordinate and enjoying a fresh plate of boiled eggs." He said with a smile on his face.
Makoto wanted so desperately to slap that smile off his face, but attacking him could be a terrible mistake. "*Sigh* Whatever, I guess I better start on those reports."
"Oh before you do, do you mind dropping by Experimental R & D and give this to Professor Relius?" Hazama threw a small packet at her. Not missing a beat, Makoto caught it with her left hand.
"What is it?"
"Oh just a little something I forgot to give to him the other night. Be a dear and do this for me?"
Makoto groaned with frustration. "Fine I'll do it."
"Thanks!" Hazama said before he started to eat his plate of boiled eggs.
Makoto sighed as she walked down the halls to Relius's office. 'I hope the others at Sector Seven are having a better morning than me…'
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Meanwhile in Sector Seven
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"Kokonoe, what are you doing up so early?" Tager asked as he entered the lab.
"Just finishing up a little side project I've been working on." Kokonoe said as she downed her fourth cup of coffee. Not being a morning person, Kokonoe had to drink her coffee with a lot of sugar in order to stay awake for the first few hours of the day or else she might fall back asleep.
Tager looked at the data on her computer screen only to find out that it was all data of Lambda's. "Kokonoe, why is Lambda's data all over this screen?"
"I'm bringing her back. No need to let the girl rot is there?"
Tager sighed as he pinched the bridge of his nose. "Don't you think she has been through enough? Why must you torture the girl further?"
Kokonoe turned from her computer to give Tager a steely glare. She almost swore that she saw him flinch a little. "I'm not bringing her back as a Murakumo Unit dumbass!"
"Then what are you going to bring her back as?"
"A maid."
Tager looked at his superior for a few seconds before checking his ears for blockage. "I'm sorry I must have something in my ear. I could've sworn you said maid."
"I did."
"And why bring her back as a maid?"
"Hello?" Kokonoe motioned all around her. "This place is a damn mess! I have too many projects to be working on to clean up around here. Plus anyway it's not like you clean up after yourself so this benefits you too"
Tager sighed at her. "Well I suppose that's alright then. As long as she doesn't have to fight."
"No need. With you, Nu, and Azrael working for me, I got all the firepower I'll ever need. Might even get rid of those nukes in the basement." She said as she finished imputing Lambda's data into her new body. "And click!"
With the press of a key, all the data began to electronically transfer through the wires and into a large cylinder shaped, human sized container. Within a few minutes a message appeared on the screen saying that the transfer was complete.
"Good. Now to get her out here." Pressing another key on her computer, Kokonoe opened the container. Steam slowly billowed out of the container as it opened to reveal Lambda in her new body. Her hair was let out and not braided as opposed to her Murakumo form. Her outfit was a stereotypical European maid uniform colored yellow instead of black. A few seconds passed before Lambda opened her eyes. Surveying her surrounds, she slowly walked out of the cylinder and walked in front of Kokonoe and Tager.
With a respectful curtsy, Lambda smiled at her boss. "Hello Professor Kokonoe and Tager, how are you this morning?"
Tager looked at Lambda for a second before turning to Kokonoe with a raised eyebrow.
"What? So I decided to give her some personality instead of having her as a brick wall. Better that she has a conscious than being a mindless drone."
Lambda looked around the area and saw the mess that surrounded the area. "This is quite a mess Professor. Do you just throw everything away in a random area once you're done with it?"
Tager snickered a bit at Lambda's observation before Kokonoe glared at him. He looked away and just started to whistle innocently.
"That's not important Lambda. Can you please pick up around here?"
Lambda looked away in thought for a bit. "I don't know, can I?"
Tager tried to hold back laughter at the girl's remark. Kokonoe sighed. "Cheeky aren't you? Look I really to need you giving me the business so may you please pick up?"
Lambda smiled. "Yes I will." And with that, the girl started cleaning up around the lab.
"Wow Kokonoe, she got you to say please more times in one minute than most people can get you to say it in one month."
Kokonoe's only response to that remark was a hammer to the face.
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Relius wiped his brow as he finished making adjustments to Ignis. He still hadn't received his mask back from Hazama so now was a good a time as any to make his fighting doll more efficient. Suddenly there was a knock at the door.
"Enter."
Relius looked at the door to see Makoto walk through the door with a package in her hands. Relius raised an eyebrow at the girl who just sighed in response.
"Here." She said as she handed him the package. "This is from the captain; he said it's something he forgot to give you the other night."
Relius took the package. 'Must be my mask.' He thought. "Good, now leave girl. I've more pressing matters to attend to."
Makoto muttered something under her breath as she walked away. While he couldn't pick up most of it, he did hear the words; 'Prick' and 'Douche' escape her lips as she shut the door.
"That girl has quite the mouth on her." He mused as he opened the package. Inside were indeed his mask and a letter from Hazama. It read:
'Hey Relius when you're done with whatever shit you got going at the moment, meet me in my office. I got something I need to show you, something you may really like.'
Hazama.
Relius sighed as he placed his mask on his face. Knowing Hazama, he was just going to show him something idiotic that would have no lasting merit on his mind.
'Might as well get it over with.' He thought as he walked out the door of his lab.
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-Carl's home-
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Carl gave a great yawn as he got up from a restful sleep. He scratched his sides as he got out of his bed and began to change into his normal clothes. As he finished changing, Ada came into the room with a plate of eggs. Cooking had always been one of Ada's favorite hobbies when she had a human form, and now that she could move her body more freely she could continue doing it. Her only wish is that she could taste food again.
"Thanks sis!" Carl said as he graciously grabbed the plate and began eating.
Ada smiled inwardly at her younger brother. His life was finally taking turns for the better and she was happy for him. Hopefully things would turn even better for him in the future.
"So sis, what do you want to do today?" Carl asked as he finished up his eggs.
Ada shook her head. "I was thinking of relaxing today and taking it easy. You're more than free to go have fun on your own."
Carl looked at his sister with a confused look. It was very rare that Ada didn't want to follow him around. "Well okay then. If you're sure about it, then I guess I'll go to Master Bang's to train."
"Have fun." She said with a wave goodbye.
Carl waved back as he left his abode for the day. Making sure her brother was gone, Ada smiled to herself and turned around. "You can come out now Hakumen."
Hakumen stepped out of the shadows and came into Ada's view. "Hello Ada."
"We really need to stop meeting like this." Ada said with a giggle.
"When you decide to tell your brother about us, I will be more than glad to greet you in a more normal manner."
"That can wait for a little." Ada said as she sat down on the couch. She patted the area next to her. "Come, sit with me."
Hakumen placed himself next to Ada. He looked at her and said. "When do you plan to inform your brother about our relationship?"
"Give it sometime. I need to find a gentle way to put it to him."
"Why? Is it not just a simple matter of telling him?"
Ada sighed. "It's just that I'm his only true family left. Father abandoned him and mother was made to be like me. So he's very protective and hates the idea of being separated from me. He's fought very hard to keep me safe from others who would separate us and I am forever grateful to him for that."
Hakumen nodded his head in understanding. "I can see he cares a great deal about you. However, if my observations are correct, he feels something for Makoto correct?"
"How did you know about that?" She asked, clearly confused.
"I make sure to keep a close eye on everyone who is associated with the Black Beast. Be they a threat or not."
"You hung around when Carl told me didn't you?"
Hakumen looked at her with implied shock. "How did you know?"
"Aha! I didn't know! You fell for my bluff!"
Hakumen mentally cursed himself for falling for an old trick. "Very well, you caught me. The reason I stayed wasn't to spy on private business, I just felt drawn to you enough so that I had to take one last look at you before I left."
"And when you came back, you heard Carl tell me about his new relationship."
"Yes. The boy cares for you very much, it is very clear. But he should also try to create a life for himself."
"With his new relationship, he may be more willing to see Makoto more often. I just hope that she doesn't hurt him, he's been through so much."
Hakumen gave her a comforting hand on her shoulder as all the eyes on his armor looked at her. "He will be fine. The Makoto and Carl from this world aren't that different from the ones I knew. Had the tragedies of my world never occurred, I'm sure they would've found happiness in each other."
"Thank you Hakumen." Ada gave him a peck on the cheek in appreciation for his words.
"So what do you wish to do?" Hakumen asked.
Ada smiled at him. "Surprise me."
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"Hey there buddy!" Hazama greeted as Relius walked into his office. "Have a seat, how have you been lately?"
"Hazama, can you really find a better time to annoy me?" Relius asked as he grit his teeth. Before stopping to his office, Relius took the liberty to grab a cup of coffee in order to combat the headache he knew he would get from coming here.
"But I just wanted to show my new photographing hobby to my best buddy." Hazama said with a grin.
Relius sighed. Maybe if he humored him for a little bit, he could get back to his work. "Very well, show me what you have."
Hazama brought out three photos. "This one is called Midnight Stars."
"Hmm…"
"This one is called Destroyed Booth." Hazama showed him a picture of his Troll Booth.
"Uh-huh…" Relius said, paying little attention as he took a sip of his coffee.
Hazama grinned evilly. "And this one is called: Your son making out with Makoto Nayana."
Relius spat out his coffee in a comedic manner as he looked at the picture with disbelief.
"WHAT!?"
"See?" Hazama said as gave Relius the picture. "I told you that you'd enjoy it."
Relius threw the picture to the side and grabbed Hazama by the collar of his shirt. "Enjoying this would be the last thing I would do! How long have you know about this!?"
"Easy there buddy, this is a new shirt. Plus anyway why do you care? It's not like you give a flying shit what your son does. I mean, you did leave him for dead in the Academy."
"I care because this would completely ruin the Clover family name!"
Hazama raised an eyebrow. "How so?"
Relius sighed, still not letting go of Hazama's collar. "The Clover family is a very distinguished family who prides themselves at being the top of the social class. Do you know how demeaning it would be if people found out that my son," He spat the word son with distain. "is in a relationship with a Beastkin?"
"Not my problem." Hazama said dismissively before giving Relius a demented look with his yellow snake eyes. "Now if you don't let go of my shirt, you'll be one limb shorter. Just like old Rags."
Relius let go of Hazama's collar and turned to leave. "Where is your subordinate Hazama. I wish to have a 'chat' with her."
"Oh her?" Hazama gave another grin. "I sent her to deliver a message to Colonel Kagura Mutsuki."
Relius groaned at Hazama's action, knowing very well he did this on purpose. "Very well."
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Makoto walked down the halls to find Kagura and quickly deliver the message and get back to work. She always hated dealing with this man as he was nothing but a pervert when it came to women. He was always sly when it came to wooing women but when it came to Makoto he would openly try to grope her. She grimaced as she remembered last year's Christmas Party.
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"Please, just one grope?" Karuga said as he made a move to grab Makoto's sweater puppies.
Makoto only backhanded Kagura in the face and followed up with a straight punch to his jawline, sending him crashing into the punch bowl. She walked towards the mess and picked up Kagura by his shirt. "You try that again and your hands get grinded into dust."
"Honk, Honk." Kagura ignored Makoto's warning and took the window of opportunity to grab her breasts and give them a little squeeze.
"THAT'S IT! YOU'RE DEAD!"
It took fifteen people to stop her from killing him.
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Makoto groaned as she opened the door to Kagura's office. Kagura looked up from his work to see Makoto walk into his office.
'I knew it was only a matter of time before she came to me.' He thought as he got up from his seat. "Ah, Makoto, to what do I owe this visit?"
"Keep it in your pants Kagura." Makoto said. "I just came here to-"
"Accept my date request?" He interrupted, moving a bit closer to her
"No, to-"
"Let me grope you again?" Again, he moved closer.
"NO! Just to-"
"Do it?" At this point, he was right in front of her.
"Step off!" Makoto stepped back and delivered a punch to his manhood in order to get him to back off. It worked as Kagura keeled over in pain whilst grabbing his punched goods. He slowly looked up at Makoto to see her bringing her leg back as though she was about to kick him.
"Alright! Alright! Calm down I give!"
Makoto looked at the pathetic man and set her leg back in place. "Look, all I came here to do was give you a message from Captain Hazama." She reached into her pocket and pulled out an envelope and tossed it to him. "When you're done cradling your nuts, be sure to give a response to the Captain. Oh and one more thing, I'm spoken for now so try that again and you'll have my boyfriend to answer to."
As Makoto walked out of his office, there was a slight bounce to her step as the joy of giving that pervy bastard a punch under the belt filled her.
Meanwhile, Kagura had gotten up and opened the envelope. Being the philanderer that he was, he has had his fair share of nut shots from girls and overprotective boyfriends of girls that he was hitting on, so he is able to recover from them faster than a normal man would.
"Now let's see what we have here." Kagura said as he read the letter.
'Hey there Colonel, how was that nut shot from Makoto? Bet it stings pretty hard huh? Hahahahahahaha!'
'So he knew that would happen.' Kagura thought as he read more.
'Well humor at other people's expense aside, The Imperator wants to see you. Something about sexual harassment in the work place or some shit, I don't know. Have fun with that~"
Hazama.
'Oh shit..." Kagura began to sweat bullets. 'Last time she called be down she nearly feed me to her giant pet.'
He could only imagine what horror was awaiting him as he left to visit The Imperator.
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-Bang's Training Grounds-
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"Ah Master Carl, you've arrived just in time for some pre-training exercises." Bang greeted as he and Tao began stretching. Carl also took notice that Litchi and Linhua were sitting nearby. "Come, join us."
"Right." Carl moved to join in on the exercise when Tao jumped on Carl and began sniffing him. "Gah! M-Miss Kitty, what are you doing?"
"You smell like Furry Girl meow." Tao said as got off of him and smiled.
"S-So? What does that mean?"
"Well whenever someone smell like another person in Kaka Village, that means they're mates meow!"
Carl's face turned a violent red as he got back up. "M-M-M-Mates!?"
"Tao!" Litchi chastised as she smacked the Kaka girl in the back of the head. "You shouldn't go around saying things like that so openly."
"That's right!" Linhua added. "People's relationships are a private thing!"
"Me-ouch! That really hurt Boobie Lady." Tao sad as her ears flattened on her head.
"Well you should learn when not to snoop on other people's personal lives."
"Master Carl, I notice your sister is not accompanying you." Bang observed as he walked next to his student. "Has something happened to her?"
Carl waved an airy hand. "Oh no, she just wanted to stay home today. Kinda weird but if she wants a break who am I to say no?"
"This is a very rare occasion." Litchi said. "Normally she is always around you."
"It's strange I know but if she is taking it easy than that's all that matters. I want her to be as happy as I am."
"That is very noble of you Master Carl." Bang said as he patted his student on the back. "Many men could learn a thing or two from someone like you. Now, how about we begin stretching before we start training?"
Carl nodded his head as he joined Bang and Tao with the exercises. It seems things were finally going his way for once. He has a loving new girlfriend, a whole group of people who care about him, and a life he wouldn't trade for anything else in the world.
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-Ragna's Home-
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Noel yawned cutely as she walked out of her room wearing her pajamas. She was given the day off so she slept in, something she normally never could do. As she entered the kitchen, she was greeted by the sight of her boyfriend wearing an apron and cooking brunch.
Ragna looked to his right to see Noel looking at him. "Well, look who's up. It's about time too; I thought you were an early bird."
Noel didn't respond as she kept looking at Ragna.
"What's wrong?" Ragna began rubbing his face with his arm. "Is there something on my face?"
"You're wearing an apron."
"Yeah so?"
"It looks cute on you."
Ragna blushed at her comment. "Cute? I'm not trying to be cute here."
Noel giggled. "Well excuse me if I find the sight of the fearsome Grim Reaper wearing an apron cute."
"I didn't know the words 'Grim Reaper' and 'cute' could be used in the same sentence." Ragna said.
Noel walked over to him and gave him a peck on the cheek. "Oh you know what I mean. Besides I really like seeing this nicer side of you a lot more than your sardonic and sarcastic side. So what's to eat?"
"Just some eggs, bacon and toast, nothing fancy." Ragna said as he set two plates down for them.
Noel wasted no time digging her to her boyfriend's food. He may be a force to be reckoned with when it comes to fighting, but he sure knew his way around the stove. "Thanks, also Tsubaki called, she said she wanted us to come over."
Ragna raised an eyebrow. "What for? Isn't she busy at work?"
"No." Noel said with a shake of her head. "Me, Tsubaki, and Jin all got the day off today. Makoto wasn't as lucky though."
"She didn't get the day off huh? Man her boss must be a real prick."
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"Come to daddy little egg~!" Hazama singsonged as he slowly moved the egg to his mouth. Suddenly, he sneezed all over his egg. He looked at his egg for a minute before throwing it in the trash. "Just great, now I gotta make a whole new batch!"
He would never tell anyone how it killed him a tiny bit inside to throw away a perfectly eatable boiled egg that got ruined by him.
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"Well alright then." Ragna said as he brought Noel's empty plate to the sink to wash. "Just let me finish eating and then we'll go visit her. Go get dressed."
Noel nodded her head and walked to her room. It wasn't every day that she got to wear civilian clothes so she was giddy at her options. After a few minutes of searching through her closet for a cute outfit, she settled on a navy blue short sleeved shirt with a yellow stripe running along the sides and white skinny jeans with a pair of sandals. As she walked out of her room, she saw Ragna put his apron away to reveal his outfit of a red sleeveless shirt and black jeans.
"Aren't people going to stare at those?" Noel said as she pointed to his artificial arms.
Ragna scoffed. "Like I give a shit what those people have to say about me. I know who I am and it doesn't bother me." He walked next to Noel and wrapped an arm around her side. "Come on, she said she's waiting for us right?"
Noel lightly blushed at the feeling of her boyfriend's arm wrapped around her petite frame and smiled at him. "Yep, so let's go."
With that being said both of them walked out the door.
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-Jin's Residence-
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"So when do you think they will be here?" Tsubaki asked as she walked around the living room of Jin's home with excitement radiating from her like a puppy. "I want to tell them so badly Jin!"
"Settle down Tsubaki, please." Jin said as he managed to get her to sit down. "Honestly, I know you're excited but pacing around everywhere won't make them show up any faster."
"*Ding Dong*"
"Coming!" Tsubaki cheered as she opened the door to greet her two friends. "So glad you could come here on such short notice!"
"...I stand corrected..." Jin muttered to himself as he walked to his brother. "Hey there brother."
"Hey Jin." He said as he clasped Jin on the back in greeting. It still felt weird that Jin was normal again, probably because he was trying to kill him for so long. But Ragna was slowly getting used to having a normal brother again. "So what'd ya guys call us down here for?"
Tsubaki walked next to Jin and held his hand with a bright smile on her face. She looked at Jin with expectant eyes. He nodded his head and said, "Go on, tell them."
"Ragna, Noel." Tsubaki started as she lifted her left hand to reveal an engagement ring on her ring finger. Ragna's eyes widened as Noel squealed with delight. "Jin and I are getting married!"
"Oh my gosh!" Noel yelled as she jumped up and down. "This is so exciting!"
"Well… Didn't see that coming." Ragna said as he recovered from the sudden news. "So when do you two plan on tying the knot?"
"We were thinking in around three months." Tsubaki said. "That way we have a lot of time to plan it out."
"Also brother, I would like to ask if you would be the Best Man at the wedding."
"Best Man huh...? I guess I could give it a shot."
"Good!" Tsubaki said as she clapped her hands together. "Of course Noel, you'll be the Maid of Honor and Makoto and Litchi can be Bridesmaids too!"
Noel squealed with giddy joy. "Yay! Maid of Honor Noel won't disappoint you!"
The girls started to chat away at how the wedding was going to be planned and how great it was going to be while the brothers just sat on the couch and watched their girlfriends with slight amusement. "You really picked an excitable one brother." Jin said with a smile.
"Like you can talk. Look at her, chatting away a mile a minute." Ragan said while he elbowed Jin.
The two brothers managed to calm their girlfriends down long enough to begin talking about how the wedding was going to be planned out.
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-Bang's Training Grounds- *4 hours later*
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"Ha! What an invigorating work out! Wouldn't you agree Master Carl?" Bang asked his student and he laid on the floor, trying to catch his breath. Carl only gave a weak thumbs up as a response. "Haha! Excellent!"
"Bang I think Carl has worked out long enough." Litchi said as she helped the boy on his feet. "Why don't we take a break? I brought some meat buns for everyone." Litchi walked back to the area where she and Linhua were sitting and pulled out a basket. However when she opened it, there was nothing in there. "Wha-!? Taokaka!"
Everyone turned to look at the bottomless stomached Kaka to see her stuffing her face with the last meat bun. "*Munch* *Munch* *Munch* *Gulp* Ah! Those were some great meat buns Boobie Lady!"
"Tao how could you?" Linhua said. "We're hungry too you know!"
"Do not worry." Bang said as he pulled out a hidden basket. "I thought Tao may try something like this so I packed an extra basket of meat buns for us."
"Wow, that was actually pretty clever for you Bang." Linhua said with a smile.
Bang chuckled. "Well I may not be the best cook around, but I hope you all enjoy them."
Bang passed around the meats buns to everyone. He even gave one to Tao, even though she ate a whole basket full.
"These are pretty good!" Carl said as he started eating his second one.
Linhua nodded her head in agreement as she finished another one.
Litchi also agreed with the two kids. "I agree Bang, when did you get so good behind the stove?"
"Never underestimate the abilities of an Ikaruga Ninja. Our skills are wide and diverse so we can blend in anywhere. Would you believe me if I said that several ninjas work everyday jobs?"
"Really?" Linhua said with doubt. "I find that hard to believe."
"I don't blame you. Most ninjas don't go around saying what we are. It would go against the ninja code of silence."
"But you yell everywhere you go Scruffy Man." Tao said as she scratched her ears.
Bang laughed at Tao's statement. "That is because I am a man of passion! My soul burns brighter than the heat of a thousand suns so I must act according to my heart and soul!"
Bang struck a pose as an epic looking background appeared behind him carried by two other Ikarugan Ninjas. "Thanks Ifune and Nagi for the extra effect."
Everyone sweat dropped as the ninjas placed down the background and gave Bang a thumbs up.
"No prob Boss, glad to help!" Ifune said.
Nagi nodded her head. "It's always fun to do stuff like this.
And with that, the two ninjas disappeared in a puff of smoke.
"Well that certainly gets the point across." Carl said with a chuckle.
"That it does. Why don't we head inside to my clinic for some tea?"
"That sounds like a wonderful idea Litchi." Bang said. The others nodded their heads and followed Litchi to her clinic.
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"Ugh, finally those reports are done with!" Makoto said as she stretched her arms over her head. 'Now I just have to deliver them to the captain and then I can punch out and head to my Little Carl's place to grab him and show him to Mommy and Daddy.'
Makoto got out of her chair and picked up the large stack of reports as she began to walk to Hazama's office. It was a very slow day without any of her friends around but what could she do? Makoto used her tail to open the door to Hazama's office as her hands were full with the papers. "Hey Captain, I got those- Hey, why are you here? Where is the Captain?"
Relius looked at the girl with distain. " He has stepped out for a moment. I have received some information regarding both you and my son. And I must say, I am not pleased in the slightest."
Makoto dropped the papers in the chair next to her carefully and scoffed at the scientist. "Oh really? And what does that 'info' has got to do with you?"
"It has everything to do with me if you are trying to ruin the Clover family name."
"What are you talking about!?"
Relius adjusted the mask on his face and looked dead in Makoto's eyes. "Are you, or are you not, in a relationship with my son?"
"Yeah? So what?" To say that Makoto was surprised that Relius already knew about their relationship was an understatement but she wouldn't give him the satisfaction of letting him see the shock on her face.
"If you wish to stay alive, I suggest you never see him again."
"What was that?" Makoto growled at the man.
"I'm sure you heard me correctly, or are you Beastkin are as incompetent as you are feral?"
"Listen here you racist prick!" Makoto said taking an advancing step towards the man. "I don't know who the hell you think you are but if you so much as say one more bad thing about my kind, I'll rip your arms off that body of yours!" She took another step with so much anger radiating off of her that Relius actually took a step back. "And another thing, you have NO right to tell me what I can or cannot do with your son! You left him for dead at the Academy and didn't care if he lived or died! So you thinking for even a second that you have any authority to tell me what to do with him is a joke, and a pretty shitty one at that!" She took one more step and grabbed him by his shirt, her hat falling off her head as she did so. "And if I ever, and I mean EVER catch you doing something evil to my Little Carl or any of my friends, I'm gonna make death look like a summer cruise compared to what I would do to you. Is that clear?"
She didn't even give him time to answer as she shoved him against the wall behind him. She picked up the reports and placed them on Hazama's desk. "If you see the Captain, tell him his reports are done." she said, not looking at Relius. She picked up her hat from the floor, patted it to make sure there was no dirt or dust on it, and left out the door leaving Relius to himself. He then heard an annoying, grating laugher come from the closet next to him.
"Gahahahahahahahahahahaha! Oh man Relius!" Hazama said as he exited the secret compartment from his closet. "She really tore your shit up! She shut you up faster than I tore of old Raggy's arm." He grinned humorously as he sat down at his desk and looked at the reports. "Oh that settles it, she is getting that promotion!"
Relius didn't even respond to any of Hazama jibes as he was still wondering how exactly that argument became so one sided.
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-Litchi's Clinic- -One Hour Later-
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"Thank you for the tea Ms. Litchi." Carl said. "It's really good."
Litchi smiled at the boy's complement. "Oh it's nothing special, just a blend I made myself."
"Shorty is right Boobie Lady!" Tao said as she lapped so more tea, being careful not to scald her tongue. "This stuff is deeelious meow!"
"Well I'm glad to all enjoy it. At this rate I might have to make some more." She got up from her seat and placed a kiss on Bang's forehead before she went into the kitchen to brew some more. Tao's ears perked up as she began jumping up and down with excitement.
"Hey Scruffy Man!" Tao said to get the ninja's attention. "Do you know where Good Guy is neow? He owes me ten meat buns!"
"What does he owe you ten meat buns?" Carl asked as he finished his tea.
"Good Guy and I made a bet. He said if Scruffy Man could ever work up the courage to ask Boobie Lady out then he would give me ten meat buns!"
Bang spat out some tea in shock from what Tao had said. "Did you both believe my chances were so low that you'd put a wager on it?"
"Well Good Guy did, but Tao believed in Scruffy Man because Tao knew he would help her get meat buns!" Tao said as her tail swished around.
"Well then we must locate Ragna and make him pay his debt. A man never goes back on his word!" Bang said as he got up from his seat. "Come Tao, we leave!"
"Right Scruffy Man!" Tao said with a raised fist as they ran out the door. Bang quickly came back inside and looked at Linhua. "Please tell Litchi that I'm helping Tao with something and that I'm sorry I had to leave so soon."
"Alright, I'm sure she'll be fine with it."
"Thank you young Linhua." Bang said with a bow. "I am off! Again!" Bang once again ran out the door to catch up with Tao.
"*Sigh* That guy, I don't know how Litchi deals with him and his energy." Linhua said as she finished her cup of tea as well.
"Well she seems to be around very energetic people like Miss Kitty a lot. Maybe she just got used to it."
"I dunno, maybe it's just me, but she seems happier these days. Almost like she doesn't have nothing to worry about."
Carl nodded her head. "Yeah, I remember when she seemed to be tenser, but I'm glad to see that she and Master Bang have found happiness with each other." Carl got up from his seat and put on his hat. "Well I'm gonna head home. Tell Miss Litchi that I had fun and I hope to see her soon!"
"No problem Carl. Have a nice rest of the day."
"You too!"
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-Carl's Home-
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"Oh Little Carl!" Makoto chanted as she walked through the entrance to her boyfriend's home. "Come with me I gotta-"
Makoto stopped in her tracks when she saw Hakumen and Ada sitting together on the couch. Both Hakumen and Ada turned around to see Makoto looking at them with a shocked look on her face. "Umm… Am I interrupting something?"
Hakumen got up from the couch and started moving towards the entrance. "I must go, he will be here soon."
"Very well." Ada said. "Farewell Hakumen."
"Farewell Ada." Hakumen turned to Makoto who had managed to make a normal face again. "Please, do not tell Carl what you have seen here. Ada will tell him soon."
"…O-okay then…" Makoto said slowly, still trying to comprehend what was going on here.
"Thank you." Hakumen then moved past her and jumped on top of a building to avoid being seen by anyone. Soon enough, Carl came walking through the entrance of his home. "Hey there Ada- Makoto? What are you doing here?"
Makoto turned to her boyfriend and pulled him up in a hug." I came here for you silly. I gotta take you to meet my parents!"
"Parents? Don't you think it's a bit too soon to tell your parents about me?"
"I already told them about you yesterday. They all really want to meet you, please Carl?" Makoto gave him the most moe look he had ever seen on her face.
'Not fair,' Carl thought as he blushed hard. 'She's being too cute!' Carl sighed in defeat. "Okay then, let's go."
"Yay!" Makoto yelled as she hugged the boy into her chest. "Ada, do you wanna come with?"
Ada nodded her head as she got up from her seat. "I would love to."
"Alright then let's go!" Placing Carl down, she began to walk to the nearest aircraft station.
"You certainly have an eccentric girlfriend, don't you Carl?" Ada said.
Carl smiled as he began to follow her. "Yes, yes I do."
The three walked to the aircraft station where they managed to buy tickets to get to the 11th Hierarchical City of Shinatsu. Boarding the aircraft, the three flew to Makoto's home town. Makoto was simply abuzz with joy at the thought of seeing her parents after so long and couldn't wait to see them. Carl smiled at his girlfriend's excitement, while he still wasn't too sure on meeting her parents so soon, he did want to make a good first impression on them. Hopefully they would like him and his sister.
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-The Nanaya Residence-
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"*Knock* *Knock* *Knock* Hey mommy, daddy! Are you guys home!?" Makoto yelled as she pounded her fist in the door.
"Just a second!" A man's voice said as steps sounded near the door. Suddenly, a loud crash against the door was heard and a painful groan soon followed. "Ouch, damnit. Why does that always happen!?"
"C'mon Mukoto! Quit smashing into stuff and open the door!"
"Alright, alright!" The door opened to reveal Makoto's elder brother, Mukoto. He had short brown hair much like his younger sister but it was longer in the back. His ears were also more pointed than hers. His tail was also longer than hers. He wore a plain orange shirt and black jeans with socks. Mukoto also wore a necklace given to him by his girlfriend. "Hey there little sis. Glad to see you came by. Is this your boyfriend?" He said looking at Carl.
Makoto smiled at her older brother and brought Carl forward. "Yep. Carl, this is my klutzy older brother Mukoto."
"I could do without the klutzy part."
Makoto only stuck her tongue out in response.
"Nice to meet you." Carl said as he stretched out his hand. Mukoto grabbed the hand and pulled Carl into a tight hug, not unlike the ones Makoto would give him.
"First rule of this family Carl, we love giving hugs to people!" Mukoto said as he let him go.
Carl inhaled a breath of air as he was freed from the hug. "That explains a lot actually." He muttered to himself as he caught his breath.
"C'mon bro! Let's go inside and show him to mommy and daddy!"
"Alright, come on in then." Mukoto moved aside and Makoto burst right into the house, clearly eager to see her parents again. As Carl and Ada moved through the door, Mukoto grabbed his shoulder. "Hey Carl, I know you might be nervous meeting the family, but I'm sure they'll love you."
"Thanks." Carl said. It was nice to see that Makoto's family were so friendly. Hopefully the same would apply for her mom and dad.
Carl looked around as he walked with Mukoto to wherever it was the Makoto went. The area seemed cozy but smaller than he expected. As he walked, the smell of fish seemed to grow as he entered the living room. In there was Makoto talking to a woman in her mid forties, Carl could only assume that this was Makoto's mother. It was clear by looking at her that you could see where Makoto got her body from as her mother was very blessed with large breasts and a good figure She was a squirrel Beastkin just like the her kids with the ears and tail but her hair was a lighter shade than her kids. She wore an orange top and blue shorts, nothing fancy. Turning around, she saw Carl and his sister and waved to them.
"Why hello there!" She said as she got up from her seat and walked toward to boy and his sister. "You must be the famous Carl Clover and Ada Clover. I am Mekoto Nanaya, it is a pleasure to meet you."
"Likewise." Carl said with a smile. "Your home is very nice, but where is that fishy smell coming from?"
"That would be over here kid!" A gruff voice called from the kitchen. Carl turned around to see a man in his late forties walking towards him. The man was clearly Makoto's father as no one else in the house exuded such an aura of manliness. His hair was the darkest brown out of the whole family and was a bit raggy, part of his left ear looked like it had a part at the right side bitten off and there was bandages wrapped around his tail. He was shirtless, wearing only long white pants that were stained with dirt and water. "The name is Mokoto Nanaya. Nice to meet ya!"
"Honey, I told you to rest. You shouldn't be up so soon." Mekoto said as she held his arm.
"I've said this a million times over and I'll say it again. I'll rest when I'm dead damnit!" Mokoto said as he walked in front of Carl. He looked at the boy for a few seconds before giving him a serious look. "Do you really love my daughter? Because if you are just using her, I will break you into tiny pieces."
"Daddy!" Makoto made a move to step in but Mekoto put her arm in the way. "Mom-!"
"Don't worry," she whispered to her. "If he really loves you, then he will stand his ground."
Carl breathed in and out slowly before looking at the Beastkin man with a determined look in his eyes. "Yes, I do love her with all my heart. She is the most wonderful girl I have ever met in my life and I only want to make her as happy as she has made me. I would never, ever think of hurting her."
Mokoto stared at the boy for a few seconds before giving a hearty laugh as he clasped Carl on the back. "Good to know kid. Someone as devoted as you should have no problem in this family That being said-" Mokoto gave Carl a toothy grin.
"Welcome to the family kid."
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Chapter 8: Innocent Meetings -end-
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A/N: And here it finally is people, I hope it was worth the wait. I apologize for taking so long but hopefully this makes up for it. And sorry again if the scenes seemed a bit choppy but I do my best.
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Chapter 9: Innocent Lessons
"Look old man." Ragna said to Valkenhyen. "I don't like you and I know for damn sure you don't like me, but I need to ask a favor of you."
"Is that so?" The werewolf butler said. "And what could you possibly want from me."
Ragna sighed before giving him a determined look.
"I need to be taught how to act proper at a party."
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