( Sorry for the very long wait, just things came up and I hit a writers block once again so if the story seems half assed, I couldn't think of much. On another hand, I had an idea for another story that will involve Yukari and the boys, thing is it will take a few months after the one I'm currently writing and I'm thinking of starting it immediately since I have some fresh ideas; so I don't know how you all would feel about that.)
" So this is where I left off, I think before I passed out" suddenly commented Erwin as she paused the video as she leaned back onto the foot of the couch as Caesar looked at her along with the rest of the girls with expressions that were a mix of surprise and intrigue. " So..so this is the game our guests participate in then?" slowly asked Saemonza as she casually turned her head back towards the large screen television that was hooked up to the computer. Erwin nodded her head with an etched expression; " By the looks of it". " They all seem to all have weary expressions, like their faces show that they are both tired mentally and physically" interrupted Caesar with words that were ridden with slight sorrow and empathy. " That one kid, the freshman from, uh, Kobe Central right? The one who mentioned he had a crush on a Chi Ha tan girl?" quickly asked Caesar as she reached for a bright white mug with a dazzling yellow Fasces stamped on one of its sides and Latin written on the other. " yeah what about it?" hastily replied Erwin as she quickly sat back up and placed her arms on the Kotatsu that was covered with snacks and drinks. A wave of strange silence abruptly covered the room as everybody looked at each other with blank expressions as their minds brought up the image of the young and cheerful pilot. " I wonder who she is" softly said Oryou; " maybe its that one girl with the very large glasses, you know the one who commands the Ha-Go" hastily added Saemonza as everybody nodded in unison. " It would most likely be the case" said Caesar with a semi-confident tone; " Erwin , what day was this aired?" she added as she glanced back at the blonde haired girl. Erwin minimized the video and checked the date that was beside the school names that were involved. " It was filmed at the very beginning of this year, February to be exact" she said as she glanced back at everyone around her with a thoughtful gaze, only to be met back with the same face. Caesar coughed as she mustered a smile and said with an amused tone," Uh, those fighters our teams had were beautiful, to the point where I nearly cried over the sheer awesomeness and respect they emitted". Everyone suddenly nodded in agreement as they tried to forget about the romantic relationship they just thought about. " And their uniforms were as sharp and clean like Kuromorimine's" said Oryou with disbelief, " I wonder how the Americans will look?" she added with curiosity as Erwin moved the cursor over the play button; " That being mentioned, I must warn you all now, there will be a stark contrast between these two teams, like its very noticeable how mismatched the American teams are to the point Saunders would be more American than them" commented Erwin with a stern tone in her voice. " How noticeable?' abruptly asked Caesar as she looked at her friend; " painfully" replied Erwin as she clicked the button and video continued.
" So how are all of you feeling?" suddenly loudly asked the reporter as he stretched out his hand that carried a shiny black cordless microphone to the Mexican who was wearing bright, circular mirrors for sunglasses. He wore sun-bleached blue jeans seemed to blend together as his worn black sneakers were sun-burnt to a brownish/black hue. His unbuttoned tan flannel shirt slightly flowed underneath a worn, bright yellow Mae vest that was surrounded by bright white parachute harnesses that seemed to wrap all over the young boy's body. Music echoed in the background as everyone around the boy were chatting away, their attention quickly shifting away from the camera crew. A soft cocky grin suddenly appeared under the boy's wispy black moustache as he suddenly spoke with a taunting tone; "Take a look around you, cant ya see how we are all feeling". " Come again sir?" quickly replied the reporter as he glanced back at the camera for a second as he tried to put up a fake and innocent smile." I said look at us, you can see clearly how we are feeling about this match, you blind?" replied the boy. The reporter stood silent as an expression of anger was slowly staring to appear on his face as a tense feeling began to hang over the pair. " I'm just messin' around with ya', damn you don't have to be so cynical!" abruptly chuckled the boy as he quickly followed; " We are all feeling confident about the match". Silence quickly overcame the reporter as he stood still, his eyes nervously darting between the camera and the boy that was in front of him as he wore a cocky grin. " Well, I wouldn't expect much else coming out of the mouth of three time ace Juan Rodriguez now" said the reporter with an annoyed tone and displeased look on his face. Erwin and the rest of the girls all stared wide eyed at the bright television as it echoed throughout the quiet house. " jeez, that's the boy who's here on the ship with us?" snapped Saemonza as she grabbed her mug and took a heavy swig; " yeah" Erwin mumbled, her eyes not leaving the screen as Saemonza squinted with eyes of intrigue at Erwin. His mismatched attire, along with the others that were with him starkly contrasted the clean, straight uniforms that their Japanese opponents were wearing caught the attention of every single girl who were sitting around the Kotastu. " You weren't lying Erwin, they really are mismatched; for goodness sakes some are wearing basketball shorts and tee shirts. I only see a few here wearing flight suits. but its... its.." mumbled Caesar as she felt like she was going to loose her mind looking over the American's choice of attire. With a slow, deep breath Oryou slowly said " Appearance always matches with personality, that being said however, seems like it doesn't apply in this scenario". Everyone casually turned towards Oryou as she slowly grabbed her cup filled to the brim with tea and took a gentle sip. " You cant be serious Oryou? I mean look at them, look at their planes, they all look like.. like fools and rejects who think they can fly" quickly retorted Saemonza as she slapped her hand on her knee. " wait, didn't the first pilot say something about them? The leading ace of Japan right?" suddenly interrupted Caesar; " yeah he was 'apparently', and he said they are very, very good" hastily commented Erwin as she closed her eyes and crossed her arms. With a smug grin she added with a blunt tone " they seem to have a mix of characteristics of both the Legendary Flying Tigers and Black sheep squadrons" Silence blanketed the room as everyone hung their heads and nodded in agreement. " Seems like you know a lot about them already, tell me do you know what's his type of girl too?" promptly asked Caesar as she slowly turned her head towards her friend who nearly choked on her drink. With a heavy and loud cough Erwin regained her posture as she hit her chest; " Its not like that at all Caesar, I wonder where you get your devilish ideas from."
Thin rays of bright sunlight peeked through little cracks in the cloudy sky as everyone on the ship began the new day with energy and vigor. " What time is it?" quickly asked Brock as he came down stairs wearing only his shirt, socks and boxers; his hands buried within his eyes . " Time for you to wake the fuck up and stop looking like a waste of human life" laughed Erik. " I'm already a waste of human life" grumbled Brock with sleepiness in every word; " Maybe I should just shoot myself right here so I can finally fucking get some rest" he added. A smile swiftly appeared across Erik's face as he continued trying to hide his laughter, " Ah, good ol' Brock giving us some great advice on how to handle the most difficult aspects of life". Brock quickly grinned wide as he said with a cheerful tone and demeanor " Of course, its great fucking advice." The house came to life as all the boys were walking around trying to get acquainted to their new home, much to the growing dismay of their new and confused neighbors. An elderly lady cautiously stood outside her back porch as she slowly began watering her plants, her shiny eyes glancing at the house next to her where all the noises and yelling were coming from. Suddenly, a voice shouted from within the house;" WHY DOES IT SMELL LIKE SOMEONE FUCKING DIED UP HERE?!" The old lady jumped with fear as she quickly turned her full attention towards the house next door. ' When did I get new neighbors? Foreign ones at that?' she angrily thought as she stood silently still and listened. " I DONT KNOW, MAYBE IT COULD BE JAMES SINCE HE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GREAT FUCKING IDEA TO WAKE US UP BY TELLING US HE TOOK A MASSIVE SHIT!" suddenly yelled another voice. " Oh no" suddenly mumbled the old lady as she slowly turned around and began to walk inside her home. " I have American cowboys for neighbors now." she added with a blunt and slightly annoyed tone in her voice as her etched face showed her true feelings. " I'm going to say something about this to the one in charge, this is unacceptable.
" Alright, so are we ready to continue or are all of you going to chastise me even more?" asked Erwin as she looked at the rest of her team members who looked back at her with vacant expressions. With a pleading look on her face, Erwin said " Alright then, lets get back to watching this since Im...". Suddenly there was a loud knock on the door that interrupted Erwin as all of the girls quickly turned their eyes towards where the noise was coming from. " Who would come to our house this early?" suddenly asked Erwin with confusion. " Its almost 11" commented Caesar. " Eh, I don't want to open the door" said Saemonza as she leaned back and yawned; "Neither do I" quickly added Caesar as she too leaned back and put her arms behind her head. Erwin looked at the pair with disappointed eyes which then causally looked over at Oryou. With a soft voice Oryou said " I don't want to open the door, I'm too comfy here." The knocks continued as all of the girls remained seated, their eyes darting between each other seeing who would answer to the higher call. " Alright, I got an idea, lets play rock paper scissors. the loser will open the door" quickly announced Caesar as she stood up with her finger pointed towards the heavens. Everyone nodded in unison as they all quickly stuck out one arm and hovered them over the center of the Kotatsu. " Alright, on three" said Erwin with a determined looked etched on her face. Time seemed to stop as all of the girls stared at each other with eyes of murderers. With a deep breath Erwin started the countdown;" One...two..." Everyone shook their fists to the rhythm of the numbers, their hearts racing as they waited for the last number to be called out. The number that will decide what seemed to them the fate of the world; " Three.." Like lighting they all made their dangerous choices, their eyes swiftly looking at each other's hands, hoping that the hand they chose would lead them to victory. Erwin's eyes widened with horror, her mouth wide open with disbelief as she gazed upon the middle, all of her remaining hope completely shattered. " H..ho...how?!" she yelled in utter shock as she raised her hand which was completely stretched out to her face. She then looked back at all of her friends who were smiling wide with their eyes closed as they put up their fingers which were in the shapes of V's. Erwin grumbled as she slowly stood up, mumbling with every step she took until he finally reached the door. With a click she slowly opened only to be greeted by Yukari's innocent smile. " Yukari, what are doing here today?" casually asked Erwin as she glanced at Yukari who appeared to be a mess with her fluffy hair seeming to have a life of its own. Her eyes had slight bags under them as her demeanor seemed to be more energetic than usual. She then noticed that she was carrying a small sized canvas bag by her side which had some papers sticking out . " Oh, its about our guests from last night, I went home last night and did some 'research' about them and the sport they participate in" swiftly said Yukari as she then reached for her bag and began ruffle between the papers. " Uh, how much sleep did you get last night?" curiously asked Erwin as she stood at the doorway, examining the puffy haired girl that seemed to be in her own world. " Oh, I didn't sleep at all, I barely finished with my research just a while ago and decided to come here since you seemed as curious about our guests like me". replied Yukari as she abruptly smiled and pulled out two sheets of paper with a bunch of small photos and paragraphs. Erwin glanced at the papers and with a curious tone in her voice asked " What's that?". Yukari rapidly looked at Erwin with a blank expression on her face; " These are profiles of all the boys we saw last night, or most of them anyways. Some might be incorrect since I couldn't see them well, but I know you have more experience with them". Erwin reached out her hand towards Yukari as she slowly handed Erwin the two documents. " Did you hear that girls, Erwin has some 'experience' with the boys. Maybe you should teach Saori a thing or two haha" suddenly yelled Caesar with a joyous tone as Erwin's face abruptly turned as red as a cherry as she swiftly turned back and saw the top of Caesar's head popping around the corner. Yukari started laughing as Erwin slowly turned back towards her, her face ridden with embarrassment as she softly shook her hands. " That's pretty funny, but you know I didn't mean it like that Erwin." commented Yukari as she wiped a tear from her eye. a smile slowly stretched across Erwin face as she looked down at the documents; "Of course you didn't, but my FRIENDS seemed to have their minds stuck in someplace that doesn't involve history!" she suddenly yelled, looking back at the hallway as snickering began to come from the living room. With a heavy sigh Erwin turned back towards Yukari; " Want to come in for a bit then?" Yukari grinned as she nodded her head; " Yeah, we've got a lot to talk about, you wouldn't believe all the things I found."
" In all honesty I did some research myself last night too" added Erwin as she closed the door behind Yukari. Yukari quickly removed her sneakers and placed them against the wall. " How much did you find?" she asked as she stood up and looked back at Erwin who was glancing over the papers. Erwin's eyebrows rose an inch as her eyes scanned over the photos and paragraphs. Suddenly, her eyes stopped on a photo which looked more like a mugshot of the boy she started to grow familiar with. Yukari looked at Erwin with eyes full of intrigue; " Is it them?" she softly asked. Erwin kept staring at the photo as her eyes then shifted towards the paragraphs that were beside and below the photo. Much to her surprise and relief all of the words were in kanji like on the website. " So far, its them" mumbled Erwin as she glanced over the rest of the photos as she began to dig into her memories of the first night which still burned in her mind. " So what are you guys doing?" asked Yukari as she and Erwin began to walk towards the living room. " Juts looking at some videos of the club those boys are in" commented Erwin, her face still buried in the papers she tightly held in her hands. " she's lying, she's looking at the videos of her lover" joked Caesar. Erwin's eyes suddenly shot at Caesar in annoyance. Caesar's face quickly changed as she apologized; " I'm sorry Erwin, I didn't mean to take it too far." May I have something to drink?" asked Yukari to the girls who nodded their heads and offered her a cup of tea. " Thank you" she said as she sat down on the couch, her attention suddenly shifting towards the TV; " what are you guys watching?" Erwin slowly sat down back in her original position, carefully laying the two documents on the Kotatsu. " Its about one of the boys, the leader I presume. Your remember? the one wearing the officer's crush cap?" she commented at Yukari as she casually nodded. "Well what I found curious how did a fighter pilot, a good one at that considering his kill count, end up being a captain of a B-17" bluntly added Erwin as she crossed her arms and thought deeply. The deathly silence abruptly blanketed the room as everyone's minds went into a frenzy. " Wait, wait a minute!" interrupted Saemonza; " why are we doing this?" Why are we only thinking about why a random guy became a bomber pilot? it seems pretty useless if we actually continue on. I'm beginning to believe Caesar's jokes that you ARE falling for him." Everybody then turned their heads at Erwin who still had her arms crossed, her eyes closed as she thought. " Maybe because for one, that guy is on our ship. What if he was a murderer or a delinquent? I'm sure I would want to know a bit more about a stranger if I was living next door to him". Erwin said in a serious tone as she quickly opened her eyes and looked at every single person that was around her. Saemonza's face tightened as she continued;" A delinquent?; Are you serious Erwin? He's our age, I doubt he would do anything that would land him in jail. They are just a bunch of boys, what trouble would they cause" A nervous expression quickly appeared on Erwin's face as she was about to open her mouth when Yukari interrupted; " See the thing is, they are delinquents, some of them anyways" A horrified expression swiftly appeared on Saemonza's face as she slightly jumped in horror, " You..you can't be serious?" Yukari and Erwin both nodded in unison as a tense feeling hung over everyone's shoulders. With a haunted gaze upon her face Yukari spoke; " I looked into the club's page last night and found out almost all of their members, the Public school members especially are juvenile delinquents." Silence consumed everyone as they let Yukari's words sink into their souls. " So that means.." asked Caesar with nervousness in every word. " yeah" silently replied Yukari. " That being said however, these guys have become as famous aces and are as popular as pop stars" added Erwin as she reached for a sweet that was in the middle of the kotatsu. " So maybe they aren't that bad if popularity have gotten to their heads" she added as she took a bite. Everyone looked down as they thought, their hearts pounding with fear and uneasiness. " Wait a minute Yukari, did you say public school members?" asked Caesar. Yukari nodded as she replied, " yeah, schools that are on land" A wave of surprise and intrigue swiftly shot through every single girl as they all suddenly stood up and stared at Yukari wide eyed. " I didn't believe it myself, I still kinda don't" she added as she put her hand under her chin and thought. " Schools on land? I never imagined such a thing still existed nowadays" said Caesar with disbelief. With a smug grin, Erwin looked at the rest of the girls and with a cocky tone in her voice announced " looks like we will be asking our guests a lot more questions than originally thought."