"Evie! Why are there no super hornets in the sky?"

"There seems to be a problem with one of the rotary mechanisms, I'll get it working momentarily"

"Ughhhh, if this sort of shit happens during combat you can damn well bet we'll be fucked over multiple times"

"Understood sir, won't happen again"

Crashing into my chair, I heaved a sigh of relief as the soothing comfort of it relaxed my body. Sitting upright, I stroked my chin while thinking about the next exercise.

"Evie, train port side guns to 270, elevation 024"

"Roger"

Hearing loud whir of the guns coming to life, I watched outside the viewport as the forward bow gun turned on a dime towards its targets.

"All guns trained sir"

"Lower guns to about 015"

"Lowering. Trained sir"

"Is the sky clear?"

"Yes sir"

"You may fire when ready"

BOOOOOOOOOOM!

Hearing the guns roar in fury, the recoil alone sent the ship rocking as they discharged their 2 foot long shells rocketing into the sky.

"Another salvo"

As the guns fired again, the ship shook in the same manner before and the whole sky was filled with the sounds of multiple Phalanx guns firing.

"Ceasefire, return to original stance"

"Returning"

"Alright, set a course for Tenguu city. It's 4:36 in the morning and school will start soon"

"Plotting coordinates now sir, fast travel sir?"

"Maximum output to the engines"

"But the jets won't land sir"

"Then let them follow, not like their gonna run out of fuel soon"

"Yes sir"

Feeling the ship lurch forward, I read the monitor as the speed of the ship was rising well over 100 knots. Hearing the loud hum of the repulsor engines, I knew that it would attract unwanted attention. But in the end who cares, it's a flying carrier, deal with it.

"Current location, 5.4 kilometres outside of Tenguu city"

"Good, land all fighter crafts, I'll be getting ready for school"

Going about my usual routine of getting ready, I showered had some breakfast and slapped on my Raizen high school uniform. Seeing that I had 2 more hours left for school, I decided to take a nap.

"Sir, school will approximately start in 20 minutes and 48 seconds"

"Huh? Oh right, better leave then. Actually, Evie prepare a MH-60 Seahawk, I want to ride a chopper to school for once"

"Sir, that is restricted air space"

"Who gives a Fuck?"

"JSDF"

"Doubt, eh ignore them"

"Whatever you say sir"

"What deck?"

"Main deck sir, I'll be bringing it up via elevator and transferring it to the main deck"

"Ok, you got 10 minutes, when I get out there I expect to see a Seahawk"

"Yes sir"

Sure enough, when I stepped out into the deck there was already a Seahawk primed and ready for take off. Odd thing was that the clouds were turning grey meaning that it would rain.

Jeez, forecast said it would be sunny. Sunny my ass, more like dark as Fuck.

Stepping into I the chopper, I strapped myself in as Evie began powering the aircraft up. Within minutes the only sound that could be heard was the powerful rotor blades of the MH-60, drowning out every other sound in the area. As the helicopter slowly took off the deck and descended below the cloud belt, within no time was Tenguu city in sight. Flying over the tall buildings, Evie did a her best to put on a stunt show.

Hovering over the school, the chopper had attracted the attention of all the students on the ground as they watched in awe. Jumping out, I landed on the ground with a roll, waving the chopper off, Evie simply flew away. Opening the roof door, I made my downstairs only to be greeted by sights of many students.

"It's him!"

"No way!"

"I told you he's rich"

"I bet his parents are in charge of the military"

"That was so cool!"

"Tatsuya! Please let me have a ride"

"Me too!"

"I want to go first"

"Tatsuya, we're friends right?"

"Hell no, Tatsuya was my first friend!"

Seeing the students argue over petty little things, I slowly slipped by them unnoticed and dashed off to my locker. Changing my shoes into indoor ones, I slammed the door shut and walked off to my classroom.

*8 hours of boredom later

"Jeez, that was an interesting day"

"Yes, learning calculus was quite fun"

"Yeah, at least I got it. Doubt I'm gonna pass the exam though"

"Eh, if you try then sure"

"Yeah, yeah"

Closing the door shut, I turned to my left only to spot Shidou next me.

"Oh hey Shidou, how was your day?"

"Ahh, tiring, math gave me a beating"

"Oh well, it's hard a first. But once you know the basics, it's easy as one two three"

"Easy for you to say"

"What? At least I'm trying"

"Oh well, where have you been for the past weeks? Rarely heard any news about you"

"Oh, I was ummm busy doing stuff in the sky"

"Right…. Skydiving?"

"You could say that more or less"

"I see, and what about that helicopter you came in? People are still talking about it you know"

"Oh, I just ummm borrowed it"

"Your parents?"

"Ummmm, no a friend"

"I see, so your friend must be rich or in the military?"

"You could say that"

"Ok"

"Say Shidou, has anything weird happened to you over the past few days?"

"Huh? Come to think of it, nothing of the sorts happened. Just a few things destroyed here and there that's all"

"I see, well watch out for yourself alright. Don't want to be saving your sorry ass too much"

"I will, see you around Tatsuya"

"You too"

Waving a goodbye, we both parted ways and walked in opposite directions. Making my way to the rooftop, I messaged Evie for another pickup. Pacing around the roof, I stared into the evening sky as the sun started setting. Looking around, I felt a strange feeling come over me like I was being watched. Darting my head from different angles, I nothing. Shaking my head, I brushed off the thought.

Looking to my right, I spotted a familiar girl out of the corner of my just as she disappeared. Looking back at the same spot, I found emptiness.

"Odd, I swear I saw her"

"Who? Kurumi? She haunting you now?"

"The Fuck? No, I swear I just saw her"

"Well I see nothing buddy, guess you must be seeing things. Or you actually miss the girl"

"What?"

"Well, you have been awfully quiet for the past few days ever since she left. And now you're seeing things about her. Guess you actually care for her"

"At this point I don't know whether to believe you or ignore you"

"Come on, admit it. You have feelings for her"

"Well, she hasn't appeared for the past few days ever since she shot me. And well, I am the person to blame, she probably hates me now"

"Hahahaha, I see"

"Where is Evie godammit?"

Hearing the familiar sound of chopper blades cutting through the air, I looked up and found a Seahawk steaming straight towards me. Stepping to one side, the chopper hovered just inches off the ground. Hopping inside, I left the door open as the chopper rose higher into the sky before flying back to the carrier.

"Ok, there shall be no class tomorrow for it is a public holiday. So Fuck this, I'm going to sleep in"

"Sir, didn't you want to buy vodka tomorrow?"

"Oh right, I'll have to go get some then. What could possibly go wrong?"

"Sounds like you just tempted fate again sir"

"Relax, I've been through worst. Not like the unexpected would happen. What? Kurumi finally succeeded in capturing Shidou? Please"

"Sounds like you just made fate happy sir"

"Oh well, I'd like to see it try"

Hearing Evie let out a sigh, I chuckled at the thought and went off to bed. What could possibly happen tomorrow? Usually whenever good things are planned life always seems to Fuck it up. Dozing off to sleep, I proceeded to dreamland where all my crazy and shitty fanatics come true.

*next day

Ok, where the hell is that liquor store? I swear it was around here somewhere. Jeez, damn spatial quakes and their destruction.

Looking around, it wasn't before long I spotted my regular liquor store. Pushing the door open, the bell rang and the owner popped his head out of the counter. Smiling at him, I walked over and asked him.

"I'm here for some vodka"

"Regular or the new ones?" he asked.

"Regular, I have a liking to that one brand" I answered with a smile

"You never changed Mr. Kurtz, I take it you'll be attending Oktoberfest?" he asked while fetching the bottle.

"Sadly I won't be going this year, much as I want to I have too much things on my hand" I replied.

"I see, anyway here's your vodka" he said and placed the bottle on the counter.

Paying for the drink, I grabbed it and walked outside. Taking good care of it, I avoided swinging my arms while walking.

"Now then, vodka is done. Time to return home"

"How about visiting our apartment?"

"Eh? Oh right, why not? It's just a couple of blocks down the road"

Walking down the street, I made a right and used the back alleyway as a shortcut. Arriving behind the building, I decided to take the front door. Entering into the cool lobby, I went up to the receptionist for an extra key since I forgot where the other one went.

"Um, hi there. I was wondering if you have an extra key for room 402? I misplaced the original"

"Oh, Mr. Kurtz. What are you doing down here? I thought you were in your room?"

"Oh, about that, I was busy umm-"

"Oh silly me, I remembered that you left for an important trip"

"Huh? Trip?"

"Yes, when I went to check on your room, I was greeted by this sweet innocent lady. She said that you left on an important trip and that you won't be back in awhile. Poor lady was sad that you were gone, anyway, she must be happy that you're back now"

"Ummm, about that, how is she?"

"Oh my! You should hear the words that she says everyday about you. Oh I am so mesmerized by her devotion to you"

"Eh? Can I just have my key please?"

"Oh right, here you go"

Grabbing the key out of her hands, I walked of quickly to the elevator and pressed the floor to my room.

"Ok, was that woman high or what?"

"My bet is that she is high"

"What the hell was she blabbering about?"

"Beats me"

"And someone is living in my apartment? Hell no, whoever that person is, they're going to answer dearly to my fists"

"Whatever"

Storming out of the elevator, I slowly quietened my steps when I reached my room door. Slowly inserting the key in, I turned it gently and the lock popped open. Opening the door slowly, the smell of someone whom I know all too well hit filled my nostrils.

"Jeez, what the hell is she doing in my apartment?"

"Dunno, but I'm surprised you managed to pick the smell up straight away"

"Don't judge"

"Hehehehe"

Flipping the light on, I looked at the messy bed sheets lying around and multiple tissue boxes everywhere. Opening the fridge, I found a tub of ice-cream sitting in the freezer. Moving around the kitchen, everything else was in order except for the bedroom which looked like a tornado had swept through.

Jeez, at least clean up the mess when you're gone. And where the hell is she? Didn't the counter woman say she was here?

Placing the Vodka bottle down, I started folding the blankets in and tucked them into place and dusted the pillows properly. Picking up the empty tissue boxes and a bin full of tissues, I went over to the main bin and dumped it all in. Placing the bin back down, I walked over and sat down on the bed. Sighing to myself, I pondered on the reasons why Kurumi would be living in this place.

Ok, first of all this is bullshit. How the hell did she get access into the this room anyway? Sure I wasn't living in her for the past few weeks, but that doesn't mean you can go barging in here. And God! Please clean up after your mess! What the hell were you doing? Oh this just makes my head hurt.

Pinching the bridge of my nose, I walked over to the bottle of vodka and opened it. Pouring myself a glass, I downed the contents in one go. Feeling the strong drink burn my stomach, I let out a gasp as my throat started burning.

"Damn! Been awhile since I last drank Vodka"

"I remember the first time you tried it you kept complaining on how your throat burned like hell"

"Still does"

"Hahaha"

Placing the glass in the sink, I heard footsteps approaching the door. Ducking behind the counter, I waited for the said person to enter.

"Looks like our visitor has arrived"

"Indeed, shall we greet her?"

"Wouldn't want to be rude now?"

Hearing the door click open, Kurumi stepped inside while muttering to herself.

"Ah, finally, out of sight at least. Shidou was no fun at all hmph, those girls are so over protective" she whined. "Huh? Wait a minute, the place is a lot cleaner. Did this Damn cleaners come in again without my permission? Ah jeez, I told them not to!"

Hearing her drop something, I assumed it must be a bag or something.

"Ah, they even went through the trouble of fixing the bed. How nice of them" she said cheerfully.

Hearing her walk inside the kitchen area, I realized that I forgot to hide the vodka bottle.

"Eh? Vodka? Was a guy cleaning my room? If so, he must've left his drink behind. Guys and their alcohol, how typical of them" she said sadistically.

Moving around the counter slowly, I froze in my steps as I heard her sniffing the air.

"No way, don't tell me. He was here? How did he know I was staying here? Is he still around? Oh it's been so long since I last saw him" she said in a more relieved tone.

Oh great, she doesn't hate me. How nice, maybe under that cute and innocent voice of hers she's hiding a pistol there.

"I look like a fool to him. Oh how he just stood there on the roof looking around aimlessly, *sighs, I bet he hates me for what I've done" she said in a sad tone.

Well, considering how you put 5 shots into my stomach and I was revived and all. You just left in a shocked state, honestly I wanted to talk to you about it but you didn't appear the next day. So I assumed you hated me from there on forwards, but now, this is weird. I was thinking that you hated me.

"Where is he? I didn't see him take the elevator down. Maybe used the roof and left. Guess I missed my chance" she said.

"Maybe you should try looking around the place before making assumptions" I said while getting up from the floor. Leaning on the counter, I stared at the shocked face of Kurumi Tokisaki.

"T-Tatsuya….you're here!" she exclaimed.

"Well duh, it's my apartment after all" I said blankly.

"I…..I'm so sorry, I'll leave" she said and started scurrying into the living room.

"Wait" I said while grabbing her hand and she gave off a startled yelp. "I need to talk to you young miss" I said while staring at her eye.

"I...see, I guess I should answer for my crimes then" she said softly.

"Hang on, I am not going to do such things alright. Look, you shooting me 5 times isn't going to make me hate you. I was the one that drove you into that mental state and I'm sorry ok. I shouldn't have done that, it was stupid of me. I broke your heart again and that made me very guilty, I felt really bad" I said in a gentle tone while looking at her. Releasing my grip on her hand, I placed and hand on her chin and said. "If it isn't too much trouble, I would ask that you forgive me for such actions. It's the only way I would actually sleep better at night. Hell I even bought Vodka to drown out my sorrows"

Seeing the stunned look on her face, we both stayed silent for quite sometime before she spoke up saying.

"Oh you silly boy, of course I'll forgive you. In fact, I should be the one apologizing. I know an apology won't suffice for shooting you, I even felt like dying multiple times when I pulled the trigger" she said in a mixed tone.

"You don't have to, besides, I'm alive right? Nothing to worry about" I said and she smiled back at me. "You actually had me worried for a bit since you didn't show up for the past few days. I honestly thought you hated me and would try to kill me the next time we met"

"Oh silly Tatsuya, why would I ever hate you? Besides, I've been watching you for the past three days" she smirked.

"Oh, so it was you who kept disappearing whenever I saw strange figures lurking in the shadows" I said.

"Correct, although I am jealous Tatsuya. When did you start using helicopters?" she asked with a jealous look on her face.

"Huh? Since when did you become interested in helicopters? I only used it because I was bored" I shot back.

"Oh, you're a rich guys now aren't you?" she said while leaning in closer.

"I just borrowed it alright? Not like I'm using it for any special purposes" I said sheepishly.

"Hahahaha, I miss that look on your face though" she laughed.

"Huh?" I asked obliviously. "Ok, we're getting off topic here. Not like there was any topic to begin with"

"Seems that way" she smirked.

"So, what do we next?" I asked.

"Well, I would appreciate if you kissed me" she said in a playful tone.

"Well, after all that I put you through? I guess so" I said and without warning she kissed me straight away. Feeling her soft lips lock with mine, my body calm down, we both stayed that way for quite sometime before separating.

"Jeez, it's been awhile since I last kissed you" I said sheepishly.

"So you did miss me?" she smirked.

"What can I say? Of course I did, in secret though" I whispered and she put on the biggest smile ever.

Feeling her hands wrap around me, I felt her grip tighten as she rubbed her head against my chest. Returning the favour, I lifted her off the ground and hugged her tightly. Setting her down, I rubbed her head and walked over to the door.

"Now then, you want to head back into the sky? Or stay here for a bit?" I asked.

"Well, I'm still not on good terms with Evie you know" she said nervously.

"Don't worry about her, she's fine. Besides, she won't bother you" I said reassuringly.

"If you say so, I'll go then" she said.

Grabbing the Vodka bottle before exiting the place, I gripped it with my left hand while Kurumi was busy hugging my right arm. Arriving at the rooftop, I contacted Evie for a chopper and we both waited for it.

"Sya Tatsuya, what are we waiting for exactly?" she asked.

"Oh just wait and see" I said.

Hearing the blades of a Seahawk cut through the sky, I felt Kurumi's grio tighten around my arm as the chopper got closer. As the Seahawk hovered above the rooftop, I guided Kurumi near the aircraft and helped her board it. Getting on, I closed the door and the chopper slowly took off.

"So, you said you liked choppers, well here you go. Your first trip in one" I said loudly over the rotor blades.

"I wasn't expecting this sort of thing" she yelled back.

Smiling at her, I looked out at the view of Tenguu city as buildings whizzed by. Looking at the cockpit, the seats were empty and the joystick was moving by itself. Within minutes, the insight carrier was in range and we touched down shortly after. Stepping out of the helicopter, I held Kurumi's hand as she stepped down. Seeing her wrap her arms around my right arm, I could only smile.

Opening the door, I sealed it shut and walked towards the bridge.

"Evie, our friend has returned" I said bluntly.

"I see sir" she said dully.

"Hi Evie" Kurumi said politely.

"Hello" she replied sleepily.

"Brighten the Fuck up will ya?" I said. "Kurumi, head on into the lounge room for some food and whatnot, I have to prepare something. See you in a bit"

"Actually, I'm going to bed dear, I feel really tired" she said while rubbing her eyes.

"Okay then, head on in" I said.

"I will" she replied and gave a peck on my cheek before walking off to my quarters.

"I see you have settled things already sir?"

"Yeah, quite quickly to be honest. I was expecting her to shoot me or yell at me but nothing of the sorts happened"

"I see, by the way I have an important update for you sir"

"What?"

"The school trip, it has been moved from Okinawa to Arumi Island. I saw the tickets change"

"Oh, that was sudden. Oh well, plot a course for Arubi Island on the day then"

"There's more sir. Apparently the agency that school switched to is Cross Travel Corp. That company is owned by DEM sir"

"Huh? DEM huh? Well that's quite generous of them"

"Sir this is quite serious"

"I know, I know. I want you to be on full alert when the trip starts. How's that airship friend of ours?"

"Apparently it has shifted locations sir, I have lost contact with it"

"Eh, can't blame you for that. Guess they decided to reposition themselves"

"Indeed sir"

"Alright you have your orders, carry them out Evie. And make sure the jets are ready to take off, I don't want any problems if we're attacked"

"Yes sir"

"Good, now then, prepare the exercises. Come on chop chop"

"Very well"

Hearing the sky rumble with the sound of jet engines. I sat back and poured myself a drink of Vodka before stumbling back to my quarters.

"Hic….I don't know what to do Hic"

"Ah jeez, hopeless as Fuck"

"Shut yer trap yu foul shittttte"

"Oh boy"

Groggily opening the door, I closed it violently and stumbled all the way over to the bed. Landing on the bed with a heavy thump, I instantly went to sleep.

*next day

"Morning Kurumi"

"Morning"

"You heading out?"

"Yeah, I still have some business to attend too"

"I see, well I'll be gone for a day or two. So you can use the apartment to stay in if you wanted"

"Yeah, thanks"

"Don't mention it"

Kissing her cheek, she too returned the favour before I waved her goodbye. Walking over to my chair, I activated all monitors and watched them carefully.

"Oi Evie. The trip is today you know? Get those engines in gear and move"

"Yes sir, plotting coordinates. Target:Arumi Islands. Located at the 320, rotating now"

Feeling the ship tilt to the port side, the whole thing banked to the left and pre positioned itself before the powerful repulsor engines roared to life and the giant carrier lurched forward.

"Where is Shidou right now?"

"On the plane sir, he should be passing us by now"

"Keep the distance"

"Yes sir"

"Now then, let's see how this adventure will turn out eh? Hopefully Shidou doesn't end up in a bad spot"

"Tempting fate again sir?"

"Hell yes, let's see what it can do"

Now then, back on the main story at hand. Wonder how Tatsuya would react when he finds out more girls have been added to Shidou's harem?