Italics indicate thinking

Bold is for attacks

Agore's POV

"Wow!" Tatsumi cheered "This is so cool!"

"Hahaha!" Chelsea laughed "You're so pure of heart, I can barely believe you're a killer."

"Interesting." I said examining the ear "They're not new ears, he just made her old ones hyper sensitive.

It felt like someone was glaring at me.

"Something wrong Akame?" I asked placing Mimi down.

"No…" she pouted.

Okay~

"This is more fun than I thought." Leone laughed.

"This is not fun!" Mine yelled.

"So can you fix her?" Boss asked.

"No." I shook my head "Not without Perfector and since I can't use it for now her ears are stuck this way, I recommend sending her to the revolutionary base with the Arms we recovered. She's provided enough samples and data for me to in the future to maybe counter any modifications we may come across."

"Okay." Boss nodded as we landed.

"Ugh…" the girl stirred awake.

"Oh good you're awake." I said "I've got things to tell you."

I explained that there was nothing I could do for her now, but we were going to send her to the revolutionaries with Perfector and Extase.

The Air Manta slowly landed in the uncharted area of the mountains.

"Since this place goes unexplored it's perfect for our new hiding place." Boss said as we hopped off the Manta "The Revolutionaries are looking for a new base for us closer to the Capital, until then we'll stay here."

The Air Manta suddenly kicked up dust as it started to take off.

"It's leaving?" Mine said "Is that okay?"

"We left the recovered Imperial Arms on it." Chelsea said "And that girl too."

"Umm…bye!" Mimi yelled.

"Since it's such a useful vehicle we can't just keep it." Boss said "It's heading back to their base."

"It's like an automatic delivery service." Chelsea said "come on Mine don't you know that."

"So I guess we can't just ride into the Capital with that." Tatsumi said.

"Impossible." Akame told him "The palace airspace is surrounded by tamed Danger Beasts."

"Now why don't I introduce our new members again." Boss said "First is…huh?"

"Akame, you're really cute up close." Chelsea said running her fingers through my friends long black hair.

"W-What are you doing?!" Akame blushed.

"I'm Chelsea, let's be friends and killers together okay." The girl smiled.

Chelsea, our newest member, attractive young girl with a tendency to quickly get on everyone's nerves with her blunt attitude.

"Here have this." The girl said handing Akame a lollipop.

"Oh…I welcome you comrade!" Akame said taking the candy.

"She was bribed with sweets!" I yelled.

"She doesn't really seem like a killer." Tatsumi commented.

"She's a remarkable talent who has killed as many people as Akame." Boss said "She's more than capable."

"Oh and this." Boss said pointing to the man "This is my new Imperial Arms, The Speed of Lightning: Susanoo. Since he's an organic there's little pressure on my body."

The man walked up to Tatsumi.

"Hello?"

"Hmm…AH!" the man gasped before ducking down and tucking in Tatsumi's shirt "That's better."

"Oh yeah he's a neat freak." Boss said.

"What's he do?" Leone asked "Is he only good at hand to hand combat?"

"HeHeHe…" Boss snickered "Prepare to be amazed, Do it Susanoo!"

"…right."

The guy really did move like lightning, which was great and all but…

"He's just doing household chores." Tatsumi observed "Cooking and chopping wood."

"That's right!" Boss smiled "Susanoo was originally created for escorting people, along with his battle ability he's equipped to handle all sorts of household tasks, cleaning, cooking whatever you need!"

"This has nothing to do with battle!" Mine snapped.

"Well of course his Trump Card is for battle." Boss said.

It will be interesting to see how these two fit in.

I was pretty surprised, in just a few minutes Susanoo was able to build a small lodge for all of us to stay in, he also managed to make dinner and start a campfire.

"Chelsea." I said "could you come here a moment?"

"What's up?" she asked.

"Nothing, I'm just getting set up and wanted to know if you had and medical concerns I should be aware of."

"Agore, the undertaker and Night Raid doctor." She said "Officially you have no formal medical training you manage to perform minor surgery and work as a field medic."

"Impressive knowledge." I said "How'd you know that."

"I'm pretty good and finding stuff out." She smirked "That stuff was all in files I'd found, but I've formed my own opinions in the short time since we met."

"Such as?" I asked.

"You care about life and death." She said "despite being a mortician by trade you hate that people have to die, hence why you saved that experiment girl."

"Her name was Mimi."

"Whatever, you're deeply religious, making a point to pray every dawn and dusk." She continued "oh and you're in love with Akame."

"WHAT?!" I gasped "No I'm not."

"I pegged you two when I touched her hair, you got that pissed off look on your face, you're confirming it even more now."

"Akame and I are…just friends." I sighed.

She suddenly got in my face with a determined look "I suggest you throw those feelings away, it will only get in your way of killing."

"It's a little early for you to be ordering me around." I stared her down "The Ice Queen who just shows up but has done nothing but piss off every member of the team."

"Whatever." She walked off "And no, I have no problems that should concern you medically."

"Fine." I said closing her file and putting it with the rest "I have a feeling you and I won't get along so let's stay out of each other's hair."

"Sounds great." She grumbled.

"Huh?" Akame walked in "What was all that?"

"Nothing." I sighed "What's up?"

"Dinner is ready." She said.

"Cool." I said standing up "I could use something to take my focus off her."

As we walked out to the main room I looked at Akame, as a man I couldn't deny that she was very cute, she and I got along great, she likes to cook and has a great personality, any guy could fall for her…maybe…even I am."

Akame must have noticed I was staring because she looked at me concerned before smiling at be.

*Ba-Thump*

"Whoa…" I grabbed my chest "What the…"

"Are you alright?" Akame said concerned.

"Yeah, I'm good." I said shaking it roof.

Feels like I just got shot in the heart.

At dinner Boss informed us that we were going to lay low in the forest for a while and that we should expect Suu and Chelsea to be the last of our reinforcements.

A few days later.

"You need my help to dig a spring?" I asked.

"Yes, it is Najenda's order." Suu said.

"Okay." I said grabbing my shovel "No offense I dig graves and I doubt I can keep up with you."

"It will be fine." The man said.

We headed out into the woods until Suu slammed his weapon down and found a water vein. I dug my shovel into the ground and we started digging.

"You wield The Spirit Lantern Glowworm correct?" Susanoo asked.

"Yeah." I nodded "What about it."

"I once met a person who had it." He said "I'm curious if you have the same problem he did?"

"What problem?" I said moving dirt "Glowworm has never given me any problems."

"He said he was haunted by the some spirits in the lantern, his lost loved ones who became restless spirits, he said he could hear their voices and see them as spirits."

"I've never had that happen." I said "the spirits I summon are usually faceless specters, no one I've ever know personally."

"I see…" Suu said "That forget I asked.

We dug the hole deeper till we his a steam vent and water gushed out. We made sure it was wide enough before we headed back to the base. Akame happened to be walking out as I was going in, we both smiled and waved before I headed in towards the little section I had set up as a medical area.

I was checking some tests I had been running on blood samples from Mimi but my mind kept zoning out, ever since Chelsea mentioned it I can't get Akame out of my head.

"Gonna stop denying it?" Boss said leaning on the door.

"I'm not denying anything." I mumbled.

"Mhm…" she chuckled a bit "sure you're not."

"Will everyone just drop it!" I yelled.

The Boss stared at me "There's nothing wrong with feeling the way you do."

"I don't feel anything!" I snapped "Will you people stop trying to convince me of something I already know!"

I slammed my hand down, shaking the desk "I like Akame alright!"

"Ha!" I thought I heard a gasp but there was no one there.

Akame's POV

"How careless…" I sighed looking at the cut on my arm.

It was just a scrape from training but I thought it best to have it looked at by Agore. Even though it was just to get a little cut looked at, going to see him made me smile a bit, I wasn't really sure why though. I was going to go into his office but I could hear him talking to someone.

"I don't feel anything!" he yelled "Will you people stop trying to convince me of something I already know!"

"Hmm?" I leaned my head in slightly.

He slammed his hand down on his desk "I like Akame alright!"

"Ha!" I gasped and backed away from the door "No…he…"

He…he can't…

I suddenly felt no need to do anything but run and hide, everyone always jokes about the two of us, but Agore…really does like me, but we can't…

I went into my room and sat on my bed, pulling my legs into my chest. I held a pillow close to my body. I thought about all the times we had shared, the way his smile made me smile.

"I…I like him too…" I blushed into the pillow "But…we shouldn't…not now, I don't want to have to have that burden during fighting…but what if I never get the chance because of the fighting and danger of our jobs. Oh this is so frustrating!"

It was then I realized that love was confusing.

Should I tell him…or not?

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