The Sniper's Guardian Sword Chpt 9

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Morning had come around once more. Kazuto was woken to the sound of crows cawing outside his window. He sighed loudly, wishing that he could lay in bed all day and forget about all his worries. The only thing that would that would be better than lying in bed all day would be lying in bed all day with Shino. Just thinking about her made Kazuto feel a million times better. Kazuto stared at the clock opposite him, the fact that it was passed midday shows the withdrawal effect that is acting in him. Shino is doing everything in her power to make him feel better and he appreciates that wholeheartedly but something is still nagging and tugging at his heart. No doubt Asuna will be feeling the same if not worse about the whole situation. Its been more than three days since it had happened, and Kazuto has had enough and wants this to be resolved. He got out of bed and pulled out his phone, calling Shino and putting her on speaker. The call connected a few seconds later while Kazuto was getting changed.

"Hello?" Her soft voice answered

"Hi Shino, how are you?" Kazuto said, trying not to sound down

"I'm good thanks, how about you?" She replied

"Yeah I'm feeling a bit better now thanks. Hey would it be okay if I came over to see you?, I've got something I want to talk to you about"

"Of course! Stop by whenever you want" She chirped

"Thanks a lot Shino, I'll see you soon, love you" Kazuto said feeling better now

"Love you too" Shino said before the call was ended.

Kazuto slipped on his usual attire of a black t-shirt, jeans and his black jacket and padded downstairs. He was met as he got to the bottom of the stairs by Sugu, she was wondering where he was going this time in the morning.

"Where are you off to?" She remarked

"I'm just going out for a but of fresh air, I've been in the house for a bit too long" He replied as he put on and tied his shoes. He had already left before another word could be said by his cousin. He walked around and found his bike. Apart from Shino, his Kawasaki Ninja was one of the few things he held very dear to him. He found his helmet and hopped on, revving the throttle just to hear the engine purr. He smiled and set off on the road to Shino's apartment. Today was a beautiful day, there were no clouds in the sky and the sun was shining down, giving of its everlasting, vibrant glow. Kazuto took in the sights as he made his way to his destination, almost not realising that he arrived there because he was too busy daydreaming and looking around. He parked by the bike racks outside and took out the key. He scampered up the stairs and got to Shino's door. He took a deep breath and knocked on the door, followed by a "Just a second!" from the other side. He could hear the click of a chain lock being removed and the turning of a door lock. The door swung open, Shino's expression brightened up massively seeing Kazuto at the door. She pushed herself onto him and hugged his torso tightly

"You're here! It feels like we've been apart for so long" She said relieved

"Yeah you're right" He agreed "although do you think we could do this inside and not out here where everyone can see us?" He laughed

Shino's face turned a shade of red as she released his body and grabbed his hand, bringing him inside. Kazuto made his way to the main room and sat down on her couch and took off his coat. Shino then followed through a few moments later with two cups of tea she had made for him coming in. She handed a cup to him and took a seat beside him.

"It's good to see you again" She said for a second time "What did you want to talk about?"

Kazuto almost completely forgot what he came over for, the combination of taking a drive and seeing his girlfriend again had made him feel that much better. However, now that "girlfriend was mentioned" He remembered and his expression darkened.

"Oh yeah... That..." He trailed off

I "Is everything ok?" Shino asked worriedly

"I want to sort everything out, I've got to go talk with Asuna" He said suddenly

Shino was quite shocked by this, she didn't expect him to say that. However she understood why he wanted this, if this is just prolonged forever and ever then it's only going to get more awkward. She sat the tea down on her coffee table. After a few moments of silence and thinking she spoke up.

"If that's what you want then I'm coming with you" She exclaimed

"What?! No you're not! This is my problem to fix and besides I don't her attacking you as well as me." He replied

"I've already made my mind up. Anyway, what if Klein is there too? I need to be there to back you up, we're a team remember" She said

Kazuto thought for a moment. He really didn't want to be putting her in harm's way but she looked adamant about her decision and she really isn't the kind of person who goes back on what they say. He sighed and smiled at her, placing his hand on her head and rubbing it.

"Okay... You can come" He said a little reluctantly.

She only smiled back and snuggled into his body once again. They both finished off their tea and were getting ready to go out. Kazuto picked up his phone and opened up Asuna's thread, it still had love hearts next to her name, he still didn't feel good about this but he knew it had to be done. He tapped the message box and began to type

"Hi Asuna, hope you're doing ok. I want to talk to you, meet me at the usual café"

He didn't want to seem like an asshole by demanding to see her and he was trying his best to be nice. He turned his phone off, hoping she got the message. He got up and put his jacket back on and stood beside the door, waiting for Shino. She emerged a few moments later with her jacket on and a scarf in her hand. Kazuto took the scarf from her hand and wrapped it around her neck for her. She smiled and hugged him

"Don't worry, everything is going to be fine" She reassured him "I'm not going to let her do anything to you"

Kazuto smiled back and picked her up.

"You're the best Shino" He said, resting his forehead against her forehead.

He carried her out of the house and locked the door behind them. They went down to his bike and he sat her down on the back of the bike and he got on the front. They only had one helmet so Kazuto gave it to Shino to wear.

"Hold on tight" Kazuto joked

Shino wrapped her arms around his chest as he started up his bike and set off for the same café as last time. Shino loved going on his bike, she loved the sense of freedom that it gave you and just being close to Kazuto himself was a dream come true. They arrived after a little while, deciding to take the longer more scenic route to the café. Once again they parked up and walked the last little bit to the café. Once the storefront was in view, Kazuto scanned the seats that were outside. Just as he thought, Asuna AND Klein were both there. He didn't want him to be here, another reason why he didn't want to bring Shino either. He was broken out of his trance by something grabbing his hand. He looked down and saw Shino looking up and smiling at him.

"C'mon, let's get this over with, you'll feel much better after it" She reassured

He nodded and they both walked hand in hand to the other couple.