Taming Kestrel

by Black Falcon 01

A brand new second Male IS pilot appears at the IS academy, a small boy... but who is this child? What is his is reason for being here? and is the world really okay with women ruling the world?

125. Chapter 125: Welcome back Tomoe

Okay readers.. Black Falcon 01 has returned as promised and wishing everyone a VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR 2020. Right then, I've been looking at my last few reviews and once again.. been in deep conversation with my neighbours, my nephew and nieces and my best mate who's like a brother to me. Now.. some of you readers have been wanting to know.. will there be any lemons? Hmmm.. well.. that's the thing, I've been discussing it all with my friends and they're all half and half.. while my neighbour claims that Ichika developing his relationship with his girls would be a wonderful thing to see, there would be double edged swords in such areas.

I mean.. I never intended for there to be lemons given the fact that Kestrel is involved in the fic and well.. it's NOT an ideal thing for me to have a mere youngster as a means of providing lemon results, but given he's already had experience with indecent assaults.. one would say.. "I've got nothing to loose", but.. *Blech!* - I'm shuddering! I don't know what to do. I mean I guess I could involve lemons, with Ichika and his girls.. I think that would be appropriate but if anyone has any suggestions or ideas feel free to speak out and share it with us all.

SERIOUSLY.. if anyone wants to see lemons and see some intense development, then feel free to say so.. I'll consider Ichika given he's old enough and all that, but who to share such a moment with, that's the question? Hmmm.. what to do? What to do? - Like I said.. I WILL consider Ichika and his own girls, but that's if YOU who is reading wants to have lemons.

Anyone got any ideas to help? If so say so.

Okay then, enough with all that.. now it's on to the real thing, now it's time to greet Tomoe and her IS, time for Tomoe's Blazing Angel to be welcomed to the gang, right then enough with all the red tape.. please sit back read and enjoy to the best of your abilities.

Taming Kestrel Chapter 125

- Honshu Hotel Swimming pool / 07:00am -

( A.N: As always imaginations free when concerning strangers and their clothing ).

The sound of crickets chirp in the intense summer heat of a brand new day as Ichika dressed in casual summer clothing walks into the back yard area of the Hotel the gang has called home for the past twenty four hours. What greets Ichika's eyes as he exits through a large pair of open oak doors with square glass panes, is a sight to be impressed with. A large swimming pool comes into view as he carefully makes his way out to join his friends, the black bushy haired Ichika is dressed in a large white summer T-shirt and wears khaki summer shorts that only just make it past his knees.

The black bushy haired Ichika closes his eyes a little as the bright summer sunlight impacts his face but thankfully he has the ability to open them again relatively quickly as he casually makes his way toward a set of white summer deck chairs sheltered by large colourful light blue and yellow summer umbrellas set in the middle of large white circle shaped tables. The sounds of people talking and filled with vast amounts of joy and entertainment fill the air as Ichika makes his way toward his friends whom occupy the tables and deck' chairs.

For all the gang has had a turbulent twenty four hours concerning Kestrel's bloody killing of his first tormentor, the atmosphere has changed from grim back to joyful and pleasant and it seems to be impossible that the last twenty fours hours.. or so.. have been gloomy.

Now at last, the black haired Ichika can rest easy and be his usual cheerful self as he heads toward some very familiar faces, umoung those is non other than young Kes himself in person. The youngster now finally returned back to the gang and is now at ease.

The said long black haired ace.. otherwise known as Kestrel sits calmly at a summer table with Yui on his left shaded by the summer umbrella whilst Kes seems to be enjoying the bright sunlight.. but then again.. Kes is a boy of the desert.

Ichika's uncomfortable frown turns into an overjoyed smile as he looks at the scar faced ace who always looks at home when out in the sunlight. The youngster's long black hair that cascades so beautifully down his back toward the top of his hips shines in the light, and a gleam from the youngster's silver Star of David shines with pride in the daylight.

Kestrel's arrival back at the Hotel and the gang seemed to be a day when everyone won a million big ones at the lottery last night, for all the infant along with Yui, Tsukiyo and Laura's comrades didn't arrive home until 21:00pm last night, the arrival was well worth it as everyone wasted no time in glomping the infant, normally a case that Kestrel would object to, but the infant seemed to be very accepting last night, though he was very worn out at the same time so everyone did a very adult thing and gave him some distance, what can't be denied is that the youngster slept very well last night and that's something to be thankful for.

Ichika can't help but shake his head and take amusement from how the girls reacted last night, especially when it came to who will be sleeping beside Kes, everyone volunteered for the occasion, the overall winner was Rie.. much to her rejoicement, in an un-surprising way.. this morning the girl had been found with a little bloody nose as she held Kes in her arms, thankfully though Ichika has agreed to keep that a secret upon orders from Tsukiyo.. but he'd keep it a secret regardless.

As Ichika makes his way toward his long black haired friend the others come into view, while Kes sits with Yui on his left at a small summer table, the office dressed Tsukiyo takes the right side, the officer of the law maintaining a stern expression on her face as always as she briefs Laura and her three comrades with what appears to be confidential matters.

Laura is dressed in her usual black frilly summer dress while her comrades, Liesel, Rosa and Alicia all dress in a more flashy style, all three surprisingly wearing the same attire, girly purple sleeveless summer shirts and little light blue miniskirts matched black shinning summer sandals on their feet.

Ichika can't help but smile warmly at Laura's three comrades, he knows that he has much to thank them for.. they really saved the day yesterday, as gruesome and bloody as it was, but all the same Ichika's gratitude is all too clear. Of course he hasn't said anything to Laura because she would obviously expect something in return.. and for all Ichika is dating all of girls in secret, he dares not give Laura too much of a green light.. given she can best be described as.. "carnivorous" when it comes to fighting for Ichika.

As Ichika gets closer toward his friends, walking past and through the numbers of mothers, fathers and youngsters of the N.C.A that are in a cheerful attitude.. excusing himself and cheerfully wishing everyone good day and trying not to stand out that much, he takes one final look at Kes and gets a good look at his clothing for today, the youngster is wearing a military khaki summer t-shirt and NATO brown and green camouflage pants, the youngster wears black shinning sneaks on his feet, the clothing was provided from Laura's scwharzer hase unit so that explains why the youngster is dressed in a military fashion, but then again Kes seems to be content with the style.

Yui's style of clothing is a plain cream coloured summer dress with a tight white coloured belt around her hip, the woman wears high heeled shoes as she sits in a lady like manner beside the young Kes.

Ichika chooses not to get close to the youngster given the fact that the discussion seems to be confidential, for all Tsukiyo didn't give Ichika any orders to stay away, he's got the image that for the moment at least.. he had best not to interfere with what is being discussed at Kestrel's table, most likely agreements to not have a repeat of what happened yesterday.

Ichika smiles in a brotherly manner as he looks at his young scar faced friend with a cheerful expression, the youngster merely looking away past Tsukiyo and toward a small bunch of sparrows that are perched on the large cherry red wooden fence, the small garden birds merely hop and chirp to each other in the bright summer light. Kestrel has a plain, neutral straight expression on his face as he looks toward the wild birds with a comfortable gaze. Ichika blinks in silence and turns his attention toward his female friends who are joined in cheerful discussion with Kazumi, Megumi, Rie, Yuno and Konoe.

The voices of the said females soon come clear as Ichika gets toward their tables, all of the females are dressed in typical summer clothing with Cecilia wearing her cheerful summer dress that she wore on the day she visited Ichika's home and holds a summer parasol in her left hand as she sits in a lady like manner at a summer table with Kazumi, Megumi, Charlotte and Houki. Charlotte wears the same clothes she wore during her visit to Ichika's home, as does Houki and Rin whom sit a separate summer table conversing with some of the mothers and small girls of the N.C.A.

Kazumi and Megumi also wear typical summer clothing as Ichika gets within ten feet of their table, while Kazumi wears a light blue summer pants and red high heeled sandals, the woman tops her summer attire with a golden sparkling sleeveless summer shirt.

Megumi on the other hand wears a very revealing attire, the slender curved goddess bodied beauty wears a short mini-skirt, blue summer sandals and a sleeveless white summer shirt that hugs her body happily showing off her massive cleavage and bombastic curves, the dark blue haired beauty has an embroidered anime image of Kurumu Kurono from Rosario Vampire emblazoned on the front of her summer shirt.

Rie, Yuno and Konoe wear uniformed styled clothing that is the same of the staff of the N.C.A, the exact same clothing they wore on the bus journey, the trio are smartly dressed and giving the game away that the trio are working with the staff today, which makes sense given the fact that the trio are members of the N.C.A, abliet of junior rank but all the same.. still part of the organization.

As Ichika gets up toward Cecilia, Charlotte and the others, the voices of the women are now a lot more clear now, the first voice he hears is non other than the cheerful tone of the blonde Charlotte whom sits in a lady like manner and looks Kazumi in the eyes with an overjoyed expression her vocal tone is tinged with excitement as the gossip of today's up coming event is given away - "So Shimizuki-san.. when did Tomoe say she was expected back?".

"Oh please, you ladies can call me Kazumi. Secondly.. Tomoe told me this morning that she's got her IS, she'll be with us as soon as she can" - Kazumi replies looking Charlotte in the face with a cheerful and pleasant expression. Cecilia responds as quickly as Kazumi toward Charlotte, the blonde maintains a very cheerful smile of her own on her face as she looks Kazumi in the face and in a pleasant tone speaks the words - "It'll be a sight I'm sure, I'm actualy looking forward to seeing Tomoe in IS".

Seeing a chance to make his exsistance known to those around him, Ichika finally makes it up toward Cecilia, Charlotte and co. Ichika for all he has been told to keep it quiet about Tomoe's IS, is however allowed to discuss the matter in a casual manner with those around him, but then again.. one might say that he no longer has to keep it quiet and all, but that hardly matters to Ichika. Instead all Ichika does is act as innocent as usual and merely plays along with those around him, the black bushy haired Ichika houses a cheerful smile on his face as he speaks the words - "I know I certainly am".

"Oh Ichika, nice of you to join us" - Charlotte exclaims in a slightly surprised yet very warm and happy manner. The blonde casting an amused smile on her face, indicating that she hasn't failed to notice the fact that Ichika was late getting up this morning, for Ichika it's a bit of a slap in the face hearing Charlotte's words along with the amused grin that comes from Megumi and the awkward yet cheerful face from Kazumi upon hearing Charlotte's words - but Ichika is able to brush off such awkward feelings by taking pride that his reason for being late up is down to a good reason, which he makes clear in a casual yet cheerful tone - "Guess I shouldn't be fretting myself so much, I wouldn't sleep in on a morning".

"Just consider it a blessing that we aren't still at the IS academy, otherwise you would have got it in the neck this morning" - Cecilia comments in a playful and sarcastic manner with a great deal of amusement. Ichika is fast to fire back a pleasant yet bold retort to Cecilia by folding his arms and raising his eyebrow, though he does also place a smug smile on his face as if to say 'nice try', his vocal tone is a perfect match as he speaks the words - "Yeah well, we ain't are we?".

Megumi is next to speak, the dark blue haired beauty leans back in her summer chair and in a very casual manner places both arms round the back of her head as if to relax and enjoy the sun like a woman who has won a million big ones. The dark blue haired female narrows her eyes in an excited manner as she speaks in a very cheerful manner - "Orimura, I take it your ready for Tomo's arrival in IS this morning?".

"In IS? You mean she's flying here?" - Ichika asks in an amazed manner, the smile on his face drops and is replaced with a look of bewilderment, the same is said for Cecilia and Charlotte who also look at Megumi with amazed expressions, the pair at loss for words.

Is it really possible that Tomoe will make an appearance from the sky today? Then again.. in times of crisis, it's possible that such events would be able to slip through the mightiest of woman's fingers, and when one takes into account that Tomoe responds to Kes like a blood crazed zombie against a fresh human victim, so it's possible the adults will allow her the fast way back to the gang.

"I thought Yamada and Orimura sensei would have for-bayed that" - Charlotte speaks out in a concerned yet pleasant manner, the blonde turning to face Cecilia as she speaks, whom in turn remains silent and gets a bit of a chill go up her spine, the memory of seeing Kes for the first time in IS repeats itself in her head, now the prospect of seeing Tomoe in IS is a moment to savour.

Kazumi does not actually state if she is arriving in IS or not, but she does however smile warmly and in a calm and cheerful manner speak a reply, though as she gets to the end of her sentence the woman narrows her eyes and frowns, rolling her eyes to the side to look at Megumi.. in a some what comical manner - "Hey Tomo' is a sensible girl and you can trust her when it comes to important matters, unlike some".

"What's that supposed to mean!?" - Megumi responds in a stern and annoyed manner, the female frowning herself and casting a glare over toward her mother, the atmosphere seems to get a bit chilly and tense as Megumi gets defensive. Changing the subject back to the original and thinking fast in order to prevent any.. unpleasant.. moments, Cecilia effectively pulls off a feet of quick thinking, though she does stutter a little at first. The blonde has a cheerful yet nervous expression on her face as she speaks the words - "A.. Anyway, what matters the most is that Tomoe is going to be a vital link in the chain isn't that so?".

"Oui, Oui.. I've never seen Shimizuki in IS before, so I'm sure it will be a sight" - Charlotte puts in, the blonde speaking in a nervous yet pleasant manner of her own. The blonde manages to regain control over her emotions from nervous to positive as she mentions the fact that for all Tomoe has been going to the IS academy for the exact same time as that as Ichika, the dark blue haired slender curved, massive busted beauty has remained un-noticed.

Ichika is fast to make a comment of his own, the black bushy haired male rolls his eyes and shakes his head a little in amazement, then as he looks up at the sky for a few moments Ichika then speaks out a phrase that nobody in the gang has yet taken into full consideration - "Me personally.. I'm eager to see how Shimizuki can handle IS, I wonder how good she is when it comes to combat".

Kazumi is next to speak, the mother of Tomoe smiles in a proud and joyful manner as she sits up straight in a lady like manner. As Kazumi speaks the woman speaks in a very proud and excited tone, the dark blue haired mother blinks a few times as she speaks but the pride and joy on both her voice and face does not drop for a single second as she speaks out - "According to Yamada and Orimura Sensei.. she's got top marks back the IS academy, I've not been told how good she is when it comes to combat but I'm sure we'll have a chance to see it in person, very shortly".

"So long as it won't involve any more terrorist attacks then I'm not complaining" - Ichika speaks out in a flat yet pleasant tone, even though the look on his face is one of pure concern. Cecilia is next to so speak, the blonde reaches out with her left arm and hand and places her hand carefuly on the side of Ichika's arm, the blonde casting up a romantic gaze to Ichika, which.. unfortuneatley for Ichika causes a chill to go up his spine.

However for Ichika.. fortune is on his side as Charlotte.. nor does any of the other girls notice Cecilia's love gaze, and thankfully.. be able to ignore the bold start to her phrase - "No need to worry about that my sweet, there's no way we'll be caught off guard again".

"Oui, we won't be caught off guard again.. after all, there's the self defence forces on high alert now" - Charlotte puts in, the blonde in a strange twist of irony.. though it's something to be expected as she herself sends up a love struck gaze of her own. The blonde seems to place a foot behind the other and seems to get a flush upper up her neck and under her eyes as she looks Ichika in the eyes.

Ichika's response is a bit awkward at first and the male shudders a bit, but thankfully Ichika is able to prevent himself from emotionally wetting himself on the spot. Instead all Ichika does is simply play the role of dense idiot.. that in all fairness he's left behind, but there's no harm in recreating the old him, if at least just for once. All Ichika does is play along with what the two blondes say and merely speaks out in a cheerful and calm tone - "Yeah I sort'a forgot about that.. guess its with all the.. 'you know what'
yesterday".

"All in the past now Ichika, don't you worry about it" - Charlotte replies in a cheerful tone with a pleasant little shake of the head matched with an overjoyed smile on her face.
the blonde sitting straight and starting to get lost in thought.. probably daydreaming, but once again.. that's to be expected. Cecilia does the same, though she is silent and soon she joins her French friend in gazing into nothing with cheerful, warm and love stricken smiles on their faces.

Megumi is next tp speak, the said beauty lowers her arms and folds them in a bold and joyful manner. The cocky, give em hell attitude and giddy side of Megumi does not drop for a single moment as she sits up straight and in a cheerful manner narrows her eyes and grins in a giddy manner. The tone of voice does not change for a single second as Megumi looks at the faces of Cecilia, Charlotte and Ichika and speaks out the words - "When Tomo' gets back she'll have you morons eating her dust, she'll look after your candy asses from now on, don't worry about it".

Kazumi has to lower her head and close her eyes as a feeling of embarrassment hits home, the woman even goes so far as to face palm with her left hand. Kazumi once again being the victim of her eldest daughter's.. 'not' so ladylike ways.

Kazumi frowns and tries her best not to growl in annoyance as she lifts her face from out of her hand and slowly turns her head to glare at her eldest daughter, her voice is cold, low and very spooky.. yet it's still pleasant enough not to be scared away as she speaks one question that she knows Megumi is not going to take seriously - "Megumi.. must you be so vulgar?".

"I aim to please mother, no thanks are necessary" - Megumi replies in a cheerful manner, the female lifting her arms to form the 'wha' position a big, bright beaming smile is on her face as she takes pride from the moment. The dark blue haired beauty putting on the image of 'butter won't melt in one's mouth' upon her face and overall aura, not that it's fooling anyone that is. Kazumi takes this response as in a low huff state as she slumps forward and rolls her eyes, looking at the sky for a moment, one question escapes her mouth in a worn out manner - "Why do I bother?".

As Kazumi straightens herself up, Charlotte is next to speak the blonde once again doing all she can to shake off the awkward moment and regain some positivity back to the overall situation. The blonde sits up straight and with a cheerful smile matched with an equally matching tone speaks the words - "I.. err.. I take it that Orimura and Yamada sensei will have given her strict IS control orders, I mean obviously we're under orders not to use our own IS unless we really must".

"Tomoe has far better control over her actions than what we do so I guess she'll be no bother" - Ichika speaks out in a calm and neutral tone, the look on his face is neutral and calm to match. Cecilia is next to speak the blonde having been brought out of her daydream by Megumi's antics like that of Charlotte, but now that Ichika has spoken the positivity of the moment has returned.

The blonde also speaks in a calm and neutral tone in a slightly flat manner as she speaks out a piece of information that everyone seems to have forgot especially at a time like this - "That along with the fact that Sakurada-san will be getting an IS of her own shortly also".

"I didn't know that" - Charlotte comments in a calm and straight manner, looking at Cecilia with a flat matching expression. Ichika also joins in the moment by looking at Cecilia with a look of amazement of his own, the tone of voice on Ichika is a perfect match to the amazed look on his face - "Nor did I".

"I told you all last night, don't you remember?" - Kazumi speaks out in a cheerful yet careful tone with a straight expression, the said woman sitting up straight and directing the attention of Charlotte and Ichika her way. Ichika and Charlotte remain silent for a few seconds and turn to look each other in the faces, the pair then blink a few times before looking up at the sky for a few more seconds. Then, as expected.. an invisible idiot hammer smashes down on the pair's heads, the memory of being told this information suddenly replays itself in their heads, causing both Ichika and Charlotte to lower their heads a little, an awkward feeling washing over the pair.

Ichika can only speak the truth as he looks at Kazumi and speaks in a calm and rational tone, the look on his face is straight yet his eyes are filled with warmth as he speaks the words - "Stress and worry.. ya know".

"Oh, well that don't matter now, Yui's going to get an IS of her own so if Kes needs any emergency aid my daughter and Sakurada will be at hand at all times" - Kazumi speaks out in a cheerful and warm everyday manner. The dark blue haired woman placing her hands on her lap as she happily continues a pleasant conversation with the youngster's before her. The look of excitement is in her eyes again as the idea of seeing her youngest daughter in IS appears in her head, the moment sadly is shot down as Megumi speaks, her words are not welcome though.

One can.. yet again.. expect something like this from Megumi as the said female leans forward and places her elbows on the summer table, looking ahead at nothing in particular but the look of excitement and mischief is a cause for pure concern. The playful and bouncy, mischeif tone in Megumi's voice seems to echo through the air as she speaks out the words - "I think I should get one of those IS things".

"NO YA DON'T!" - Kazumi virtually growls out in a furious yet suppressed tone, the woman turning to face her eldest daughter and pointing directly at her face with the index finger of the left hand. Though Megumi blinks in surprise the female.. as always.. fails to see the point and merely grins in cheerful and pleasant manner back toward her mother as if to say 'What?.. What?'. Kazumi can merely lower her hand, snarl and face palm as she lowers her head, the woman clearly annoyed but choosing not to take it any further.

Charlotte smiles in a cheerful yet awkward manner as she tries to once again shake off the moment of witnessing Kazumi literally wanting to strangle the living daylights out of Megumi like Homer Simpson does to Bart Simpson. Charlotte coughs as she begins her sentence, the blonde aiming to change the subject as fast as she can. The blonde sitting up straight as she speaks the words - "Well.. cough .. I guess that will work to our advantage when Cecilia duels Kes".

"Speaking of which Cecilia.. can you PLEASE change your mind about that?" - Ichika speaks out in a calm yet serious manner with a neutral look on his face. The male pratactly pleads in desperation as he turns his head to look at the blonde whom in turn sits up straight and casts over a cheerful expression, Ichika's heart stops beating as he looks into Cecilia's eyes, a dreaded feeling hits home in the belief that no matter what he says.. it seems Cecilia's mind is well and truly made up.

Ichika virtually lowers his head and screams deep down inside as Cecilia speaks her reply, the blonde is NOT thick and nor is she a simpleton.. but for some strange reason she seems to fail to notice that at the end of the day.. when one picks a fight with Kestrel.. one already knows who the winner is going to be.. and it doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that the winner is going to be the said scar faced ace, and that's down to an obvious reason.. which Cecilia is failing to notice.

This is made all too clear as Cecilia looks up at Ichika's face and cheerfully speaks the words - "Why? I mean surely the IS matter is something that Kes likes a lot, so it's only natural I join in something that he loves".

"I don't care about that Cecilia, don't get me wrong.. it's just.. well, the risks. If Kes losses it, who's to stop him?" - Ichika speaks out in a desperate hiss, the male doing all he can not to spit with fear as he casts down a serious expression to the blonde. Charlotte seems to have turned to coloured ice as she blinks in silence. Looking at Cecilia with a bewildered look.

Cecilia's reply to Ichika is immediate as she looks up at Ichika, sits up straight and in a proud manner speaks in an equally matching tone, the blonde coming across has already got the answers to everything - "Tomoe and Yui of course, he'll do anything they ask of him and you know that".

"But what about if they aren't fast enough to react in time? If you fight against Kes and he losses it he'll turn you into British milkshake" - Charlotte speaks out in a clear yet desperate tone, the blonde reaching out with her right hand to hold onto that of Cecilia's left. Charlotte choosing to use a best friends approach rather than a desperate parent trying to stop their kids from doing something real stupid.

Just like with Ichika, Charlotte's words fail to get through to Ichika, Chifuyu's acceptance of having Kes duel Cecilia seems to have caused a lot of damage on Cecilia's mind. One can say that Cecilia is acting with the best intentions as being a friend for Kes.. but then again.. one can also say that Cecilia is doing this in an effort to get Ichika hers, either way.. Ichika very nearly yelps and runs circles on the spot as Cecilia sits up straight, smiles in a proud manner and speaks out the words - "Oh please, you underestimate me I've got that all taken care of".

"You have?" - Ichika and Charlotte ask at exactly the same time, the two youths blinking in surprise and looking at Cecilia with curious yet amazed expressions. Cecilia's reply comes directly from the heart which answers one question, but it does not solve the overall problem. As Cecilia speaks the blonde looks up at the sky and then turns to face Ichika as she finishes her sentence, the blonde's words are not welcome - "But of course I do, I plan to spend as much time around him as I possibly can, just like you do Ichika. As soon as he sees me like a dear big sister, he'll be more in control and would dare not do any serious damage to me, not least my Blue Tears.. trust me, I know what I'm doing".

Ichika and Charlotte lower their heads and slump forward in a comical anime style manner, both youths know that Cecilia continues to miss the point. As Charlotte and Ichika shake their heads and raise their postures, Charlotte looks up at Ichika in a desperate and pale worried way, the blonde's facial expression is a mix of panic and sick dread as she looks into Ichika's eyes, the blonde does not say anything but the look in her eyes speaks for her - ( "Shall I?" ).

( "No, I'll explain it all to Yamada and Orimura sensei ) - Ichika responds back with eye contact alone, the black bushy haired Ichika's face being pale and sickly. The black bushy haired Ichika feels like falling to his knees and crying in stress but thankfully he manages to prevent himself from doing so. Ichika then rolls his eyes and shakes his head and very slowly turns to face the entrance into the main hotel building, the sight of a pair of drinking vending machines come into view and the male gets the craving feeling for a cold drink, anything to help quell the sickness from within.

Charlotte bobs her head and smiles in a worn out manner as Ichika motions with his head toward the drinking machines, the male getting the point across that he has to get a drink, the male wanting to soothe his nerves and try to erase the idea of seeing a dead Cecilia from his mind. Charlotte manages to get the message across that he can get her a drink also, and as Ichika walks away silently, Charlotte shakes her head one final time and looks down at her feet in a deflated manner.

Charlotte feels her heart freeze up and her mind screaming in terror, she feels she too can't sit around Cecilia for too long and she too gets up and walks away, though unlike Ichika the blonde walks away to join Rin and Houki, maybe talking to some of the N.C.A and providing some celebrity gossip will do her some good, leaving Cecilia confused as hell and looking toward Kazumi and Megumi with a confused expression. Kazumi merely shrugs in silence as Cecilia shakes her head in a manner that says 'Meh, I don't get those two'.

Kazumi feels the situation turn tense, for all she herself hardly knows much about the IS, she does know how dangerous Kestrel is when the occasion calls for it, and if one can describe Kestrel at the best of times, that description is.. "Unpredictable", if his PTSD damaged mind isn't bad enough the youngster's skill and ferocity when fighting is another. Kazumi is about to up and speak in a positive way toward Cecilia, because for all Cecilia is acting at the best of intentions, she does need a bit of adult guidance, however Kazumi's attempt to speak to Cecilia is cut off by non other than Megumi.

As Megumi speaks the dark blue haired beauty has a stern frown on her face as she sits up straight and casts over a look of objection toward her mother, the tone of voice is a perfect match as Megumi speaks the words - "Ma, what's the matter with ya? What's with the objection in me having an IS?".

"Because you break the rules, you break house rules.. cause chaos with the law with your horseplay, so god help the world if you get an IS" - Kazumi replies in a flat and serious tone as she looks at Megumi with a surprisingly neutral expression. The woman looking Megumi in the eyes as she speaks her words, for all Kazumi has a straight look on her face the woman's eyes have a great deal of strict authority as she looks her eldest daughter in the face.

"Me.. breaking rules? I'm hurt mother" - Megumi replies in an offended manner, the dark blue haired female remaining sat up straight, the female rolls her eyes and puts a look on her face as if to say 'Well I never.. well excuse me'. Kazumi frowns in response to Megumi's words and facial expression, but then again the woman was expecting something like that to come from her daughter.

As Kazumi speaks the woman folds her arms and stares her daughter in the face with a serious and angered tone, the woman speaking out in a low, serious tone but not in an aggressive manner due to Cecilia being present - "Don't play innocent Megumi, you know what I'm talking about".

"Oh yeah!? Tell me.. mother.. name one rule that I broke at home, just try me" - Megumi replies in a flat confrontational tone, the female looking her mother in the eyes and looking as if she's ready to fight a bloody cat fight. Kazumi is fast to respond to Megumi's serious approach by leaning forward a little and maintaining a furious glare, the woman's voice remains serious as she speaks in a calm and clear manner - "Megumi.. you built a wall in the back garden".

"I thought the garden needed a bit of something adding to it, it's my garden as much as it is yours" - Megumi replies after looking up at the sky after a brief pause, the female for some strange reason not being able to notice the basic point of the moment.. but then again this is Megumi we're talking about, the serious look remains on her face as she lowers her head and speaks her reply to her mother.

"You fitted a sky light that was on the verge of collapse in my bedroom" - Kazumi speaks out in flat manner, obviously reminding Megumi of another out of line act that she's guilty of, the woman looking Megumi in the face with a serious and stern expression. Megumi's reply is to be expected as she once again looks at the sky for a few seconds, before lowering her head and looking her mother in the face and speaking in a calm and confident tone with her serious expression not dropping - "It never leaked when it rained".

"And you even brought in a family of Mamushis into the house" - Kazumi speaks out in a flat and serious manner, the woman raising an eyebrow as she looks her daughter in the face and houses a fierce look in her eyes. Megumi's reaction this time is immediate, the female frowns as she looks her mother in the face and speaks out in a serious tone, the female's words are unexpected for Cecilia who is at loss for words at what she's hearing - "It was only the one, I mean what's the harm in having an animal in the house?".

"Megumi.. one venomous snake is one thing.. but a family of them.. I don't think so" - Kazumi replies to her daughter, the serious frown on her face not dropping for a single second as she looks Megumi in the eyes. Megumi's confrontational expression drops and is replaced with a look of bewilderment as she looks away at nobody in particular and then turns her head to look at Kazumi again and then, in a calm yet very characteristic manner the beauty speaks one final question to her mother - "Oh.. was that against the rules?".

"Yes, it was" - Kazumi replies in firm, flat and disciplant manner, the woman looking her eldest daughter in the eyes and making the point that the law that was broken was quite a serious one. In a comical.. or rather.. expected manner, Megumi fails to see the basic point of the moment and merely sits up straight and half closes her eyes, with her arms still crossed, the beauty looks into the distance at nothing in particular but in a flat and clear tone speaks the words - "I knew my days as a zoo keeper would come back and haunt me".

( A.N: This gag was requested by my nieces, who based this on a pantomime act they saw, supposedly a parody of a TV show )

For Cecilia it's like watching a soap opera or in some cases.. a comedy soap, the blonde can only grin in a nervous yet pleasant and awkward manner, the blonde trying to shake off the feeling that clearly goes along the lines of 'What the hell am I hearing here?'.

Kazumi is about to up and speak to Cecilia, looking the blonde in the face with a worn out yet pleasant manner, but the woman is cut off before she does so as one of the children from the N.C.A break the silence, the child is a small girl with long brunette hair, wearing a sleeveless summer shirt and khaki summer shorts with typical brown small shoes that a youngster would wear.

The youngster points to the sky with her index finger of the right hand and houses an amazed look on her face as she points toward the object in the sky that has caught her attention, just ahead of the child along with her parents, friends and other adults, Houki and Rin turn to look up at the sky in the direction of which the young girl is pointing. Charlotte does the same having been saved from suffering celebrity pressures, the girl's words seem to catch the attention of everyone as she calls out the words - "Hey! Look! Up there!".

"Is that a drone?" - The girl's father asks in a concerned and fearful manner, the short spiky haired man wearing summer clothing reaching out with his hands to grab a'hold of his daughter just to be safe, the summer dressed brunette haired mother on the other hand is silent but stares at the sky with concern. As if on cue everyone turns their heads to look at the sky, as the girl's words echo through the air.

What greets the sights of everyone is a light blue coloured shooting star object cruising at low height through the sky toward the hotel, the faint blue trail that comes from the object gives it away that what ever this object is.. it's man-made and obviously an IS unit. Houki knows this virtually immediately as she narrows her eyes to look at the object in the sky, the female speaks out one phrase in a serious and concerned manner, the female standing to her feet and preparing to battle - "No, that's an IS".

"Laura is that one of ours?" - Ichika speaks out in a loud voice turning to face the silver haired female with a serious expression. At Kestrel's table everyone including the said long black haired ace has turned to look at the sky, all of which are looking at the object with interest. Laura snaps to action almost immediately upon hearing Ichika's words and activates her IS in a quick flash of light blue light.

As the sunlight shines and gleams off Laura's IS body armor, the silver haired female looks through her IS hud screen and begins to scan the incoming distant IS. A 2d image of the incoming IS is presented before Laura's eye, the data is limited in a series of numbers as a 2d white display of the incoming IS appears before Laura's eye. The silver haired girl frowns in a serious manner and in a strict and firm manner speaks out the words - "I don't know, I've not seen the model before."

"Get ready everyone, I could be an attack" - Houki calls out in a serious manner, the female activating her own IS in a flash of blue light and deploying her primary weapons, Rin does the same without speaking and again.. in a flash of blue light joins Houki in full IS activation. Cecilia and Charlotte do the same and activate their IS units, while Charlotte is silent, Cecilia speaks two words as she scrambles from the table and chair where Kazumi and Megumi are sat down - "Bluddy hell".

Ichika deploys his IS and prepares himself for an attack, the black bushy haired male activates his blade and prepares to take to the sky, everyone is on the verge of taking action.

Kazumi whom has been silent all this time suddenly gets a realisation dawn on her just in time, the dark blue haired woman blinks in surprise and lets out a little gasp as she stands up straight and feels a chill run up her spine, the realisation hits home that this might be Tomoe. Kazumi wastes no time and raises her left arm and hand as if to stop a public event from taking place, one word escapes Kazumi's lips - "Wait!".

Everyone seems to freeze up upon hearing Kazumi's solitary spoken word, even police detective Tsukiyo seems to freeze up and cast over an inquisitive look toward Kazumi, the officer clutching her short black barrelled revolver in both hands. Kazumi keeps her eyes fixed on the incoming shooting star like object that seems to be slowing down in the sky, the bright glowing object reducing speed and can be seen slowly descending toward the gang, Kazumi narrows her eyes and glares with intent at the object.

All of a sudden Kazumi seems to have gained the eyes of an Eagle, or at least just discovered who it is that is piloting the IS, given the fact that the object unit has been found out. The dark blue haired woman opens her eyes and eases her posture, the woman stands straight and for all her facial expression is straight the woman's eyes seem to light up with vast pure excitement as she cheerfully speaks out the words - "I think that's my daughter".

"It is, that's Shimizuki" - Laura calls out in a calm yet relieved tone, the silver haired female keeping her attention fixed firmly on the descending bright glowing IS unit that is carefully lowering altitude and getting closer to the gang. Megumi who stands straight and calm manner goes a little eyes wide and a look of bewilderment appears on her face as she speaks out a name that everyone has been thinking of since this morning - "Tomo'?".

"So she's arrived in IS" - Rin speaks out in a flat and amazed tone, the brunette deactivating her IS weapons in a small flash of blue light and looking up at the bright light blue glowing object that is now becoming more clear in detail. The next to speak is the blonde Charlotte who replaces her bewildered expression with a look of excitement and joy, an excited smile appears on her face as she shakes her head in an affectionate manner and speaks the words - "Talk about making a big entrance".

A tense aura befalls the gang as the many faces of males, females and youngsters look to the sky with intent, everyone ironically able to over look the fact that there's a bunch of youths a matter of feet away from them in full IS unit, the only one who is not in fully deployed IS is Kestrel, whom in turn is looking at the incoming IS with a straight and emotionless manner, the infant's only sign of life is the blinking of his eyes.

Dead silence befalls everyone around the swimming pool as the IS model descends carefully in a slow manner as if trying not to cause alarm by rapid movement. Finally after a tense five minutes the IS is more easily seen in detail, everyone looks up at a very impressive IS unit.

The IS is painted in a dull U.S gull grey livery, typical of U.S Navy A4 Skyhawks of the Vietnam war, small rectangular boxes can be seen on the limbs of the IS. The left arm is free from where the gang can see, whilst the right occupies a very impressive large, black, shinning minigun. The small structure units on the back of this new top of the line IS make Tomoe's personal IS model look as lethal as Kestrel's Black Phoenix.

Finally after a tense few minutes a very familiar and welcome voice breaks the silence, the voice belongs to the young lady who loves the long black haired Kestrel with all her mind, body and soul.. the voice gives it away that this is indeed Tomoe, she's back at last. Tomoe only speaks three words in a loud voice, shouting out - "Blazing Angel incoming!".

Upon hearing Tomoe's voice, Yui blinks in surprise but smiles very brightly, the woman holding her hands together in an excited manner as she speaks out the name of the dark blue haired beauty who flips herself forward in a graceful acrobatic way as she slows herself down for a very elegant, soft landing. Yui can only speak out the beauty's name as the said female comes into full view - "Tomoe?".

Tsukiyo rolls her eyes and shakes her head in an annoyed manner, the officer of the law hisses in irritation as she stands easy and puts her revolver away. The officer of the law can only grumble in annoyance as Tomoe makes a sleek, smooth and elegant landing, landing as carefully and slowly as she can a matter of feet away from Kestrel's table, the dark blue haired beauty going a slight flush of red under her eyes and her eyes lighting up with vast levels of love and rejoicement at the sight of seeing young Kestrel's face. Thankfuly for the gang nobody hears Tsukiyo's grumbling tone - "Why wasn't I told of this?".

"KES! I'm back!" - Tomoe calls out in an overjoyed manner, deactivating her minigun and looking down at Kes with an overjoyed and excited expression, the female raising her arms as if wanting to hug someone. Kestrel's response is a timid and cheerful smile and a bob of the head in acknowledgement as if to say 'Ya look great', or at least going along the lines of 'It's great to have you back'.

( A.N: Remember Imaginations free when concerning strangers )

Everyone is eyes wide and at loss for words looking at Tomoe's IS, including Ichika and his girls. The sounds of awe and bewilderment fill the air as the N.C.A pull out their phones in order to get snaps of Tomoe in IS. For the kids it's just the great excitement of the moment that matters the most, a voice belonging to a young short blonde haired boy with green eyes can be heard speaking in an excited manner - "That's an IS".

"WOW!" - A young orange braided haired girl with brown eyes calls out, leaping up and down on the spot and clapping her hands in excitement. It's not however just the youngsters who are overjoyed at the sight, some of the adults are also, one of which is a woman with long black hair and brown eyes, looking at the sight of Tomoe who is immediately surrounded by her mother and those at Kestrel's table. The woman's voice is cheerful and full of awe as she speaks the words - "That's awesome".

"Look at that" - A young man with short black hair of the N.C.A calls out with a cheerful expression, holding his young son's hand while his wife who has a long black ponytail takes snaps of the sight before the gang. Another adult is heard to speak, this time it's one of the mothers with a long brunette braid and brown eyes, the woman holding her two children against her front with a cheerful expression, her vocal tone is one of excitement - "Woah, ace!"

"Looks like a Gundam! Neet!" - A short spiky green haired boy with brown eyes exclaims in excitement, the youngster pointing at Tomoe in full deployed IS with an excited expression.

Ichika and his girls all turn to look at each other with relieved and cheerful expressions, the atmosphere is positive and welcome. As Tomoe lowers her arms and places both in front of her front, the female seems to turn bashful as Kestrel keeps eye contact with her and sends up a very supporting small smile, her heart thumps hard and swells with happiness.

Meanwhile back with Ichika the situation is getting chaotic, the N.C.A begins to move forward toward Tomoe in order to get a better look, the last thing that Ichika and his females want right now is a mob, which is starting to form, Rin and Houki who are in fully deployed IS turn to look behind them and the pair waste no time in moving forward to form a shield in order to prevent the youngsters and adults from swarming forward toward Kes and Tomoe, Ichika is too fixed on Tomoe's IS to notice what's going on.

In fully deployed IS, Rin and Houki swerve round and glide rapidly up toward the N.C.A with calm yet serious expressions, the duo know that a mob is the last thing that Kes and Tomoe need right now. The two females come to a dead stop side by side each other, blocking the way forward.. Cecilia and Charlotte seem to have noticed what is happening and race forward in full deployed IS and provide some backup.

The two blondes preventing both Rin and Houki from being flanked, Rin is the first to speak as she speaks out in a loud, clear and serious tone - "Alright folks alright, let's keep it calm".

Only now does Ichika seem to notice what his female friends are doing and turns to look to the left with a curious expression, what he see's is Houki, Rin, Charlotte and Cecilia forming an IS barrier in order to keep the flocking numbers of men, women and children at bay. Houki who is at the far left of the barrier and a step away from the edge of the swimming pool, turns her head to the right and along with her body to look at Ichika.

Upon making eye contact with Ichika the dark haired female speaks out in a serious yet pleasant enough tone, the look on her face is a little serious but houses a hint of plead as she gets the point across that she and the girls need some extra help in holding back the overjoyed numbers of the N.C.A. As Houki speaks, the female looks Ichika in the face and speaks in a very clear and loud manner before motioning with her head to get the message clear that Kes does not mix with fawning people - "Ichika.. can you help us here? I mean.. Kes and all".

Ichika virtually slaps himself in the face and kicks himself in the groin, the male suddenly realises that this moment is between Tomoe and Kes.. they'll be plenty of time to get a real eye full of Tomoe's IS later. Ichika frowns and glides himself forward to make up a final link in the barrier that will prevent the crowds from getting any closer toward Kestrel and Tomoe. As Ichika glides forward in full IS the male speaks in a serious and strict manner, loud enough for Houki to hear as she fights to hold back the crowd - "Say no more".

"Thanks Ichika" - Houki calls out in a grateful manner, the female turning to face the crowds as Ichika glides past in order to reinforce his female friends. As Ichika glides toward the two blondes, Cecilia and Charlotte.. the blonde Cecilia is next to speak to the crowd numbers. The blonde seems to sweat drop at the moment knowing that everyone is focusing on one IS when there's more than five up close and personal, but the blonde knows that in time.. that will be well known to everyone in the N.C.A, however.. Cecilia remains calm and collected as she speaks out in a rational manner - "Okay everyone let's not run up to the IS units, there's still going to be plenty to see".

As Ichika and his females begin a struggle in holding back the crowd, the fight seems to turn in the gang's favour almost immediately but it comes with a problem that Cecilia had already predicted as everyone suddenly notices that Ichika and his females are in full deployed IS and now the fuss no longer goes to Tomoe but now to them, but then again.. if finding themselves the objects of swooning by the crowds has saved Kestrel and Tomoe from some un-welcome fuss, then the gang have achieved that purpose.. as annoying as it is.

Meanwhile back at Kestrel's table, Kazumi is at loss for words as she slowly makes her way up toward her youngest daughter, the woman has an amazed and stunned facial expression as she makes her way up toward Tomoe, the woman is clearly emotional.. but that's no surprise in a case like this, the woman places both hands over her mouth and a tear appears in her right eye as she speaks in a stuttered manner - "Tomoe.. you..".

"Oh, I'm back mother.. well.. what d'you think?" - Tomoe responds, the dark blue haired beauty lowering her head to look at herself in a little giddy and slightly overwhelmed manner. The female shrugging her shoulders and lifting her head to look her mother in the face with a cheerful expression. For all Tomoe has got an IS to remain beside Kestrel.. along with providing some additional fire power in the face of trouble, the beauty does take some pride in being in IS, if anything it makes her feel more powerful than what she's ever felt before.

Kazumi seems to be unable to speak, the woman stutters with a smile on her face, her eyes watering heavily with emotional happiness as she continues to get an eyefull of Tomoe in IS. The sun gleams off the IS body armor, making Tomoe stand out a bit more brighter.

Tomoe can't help but smile in an affectionate yet awkward manner as her mother places her hands over her mouth and in an emotional manner speaks the words - "My baby girl.. flying in IS, I can't speak right now".

"So by little sister finally takes her first steps in the adult world? How'd you manage to get your hands on something that boss?" - Megumi asks in a cheerful yet cocky tone, albeit with a hint of jealousy as she feels a bit inferior due to Tomoe having an IS, despite Megumi speaks fondly of Tomoe at the beginning of her sentence, it's clear to Tomoe that her older sister is a little bit at loss at the sight before her, much to Tomoe's joy.. though she keeps it a secret.. for now that is.

Next to speak is Yui who takes a few steps forward and looks at Tomoe's face with a cheerful and pleasant expression, the woman just being thankful that Tomoe has returned. As Yui speaks the woman has a hint of excitement in her voice as the idea of joining Tomoe hits home, although with Yui the woman knows what to expect given she has flown IS back at the IS academy herself.

Yui's genuine happiness at having Tomoe back is noticeable by the look on her face and the tone of her voice as she speaks the words - "Tomoe.. it's good to have you back".

"It's nice to be back, I hope I haven't missed anything" - Tomoe speaks out in a cheerful and pleasant tone, the female not deactivating her IS due to the fact that everyone is eager to get up close and personal, though deep down Tomoe is eager to deactivate as soon as she can given the fact that she is under strict IS control instructions.

Tomoe's words sadly seem to cut deep into the hearts of those around her given the fact that she has no clue of what happened yesterday, everyone's smiles drop a little but not fully and the atmosphere seems to tense up, but thankfully Tomoe is unable to notice the change. A silent pause lasting several tense seconds appears in the air as nobody is able to break the news of Kestrel killing a red haired female in a VERY bloody mess yesterday.

Tsukiyo thankfully is at hand to end the tense atmosphere, the police detective stands straight and as if it's nothing at all.. the woman looks Tomoe in the face, directly in the eyes and lies, the officer even goes so far as to smile a little and act as if nothing is wrong, speaking in a pleasant manner - "Nothing.. nothing at all".

"Where's Instructor Orimura and Yamada?" - The German female known as Rosa asks in a pleasant manner, the eye patched female asking her question while admiring every last inch of Tomoe's attractive grey coloured IS.

Tomoe replies immediately to Rosa's question in a cheerful tone, not changing for a single second.. even as she feels a little bit of an awkward tense feeling wash over her body at being stared at a such an intense manner by another female. Tomoe's cheerful remains very much strong as she speaks the words - "On their way here, they said I can come back in IS, said that I can be trusted with IS so they gave me the all clear to come here in all the glory of my unit".

"Will ya look at that" - Liesal speaks out with an impressed and cheerful look on her face, the female shaking her head and smiling brightly at the sight. Alicia joins Liesel in her admiration, the female slowly taking some steps around the back of Tomoe in order to scope out every last nook and cranny of Tomoe's Blazing Angel. The said female blinks in a silent manner and then speaks out in a pleasant tone - "That's a generation five, and one that's just come out".

"It's the Blazing Angel, it's an American model.. Tabane made it herself" - Tomoe replies turning her head to face those around her, the female not going into details due to wanting to keep things as pleasant and simple as she possibly can, after all.. Tomoe's not in the mood to discuss the damn annoying lecture on her IS capabilities that she had to go through this morning.

Tsukiyo is next to speak, the officer of the law obviously curious as to hear as to the where abouts of Tabane and for that matter on what it is that the said woman is up to. The police woman blinking in silence and maintaining a serious yet calm expression on her face as she asks one phrase - "Where is she anyway?".

"Is she coming back here with Orimura and Yamada?" - Yui asks in a cheerful yet curious manner, the dark haired woman eager to speak to Tabane in person or at least over a phone to discuss her own IS matter. Thankfully for Yui the woman's questions are answered right then and there as Tomoe looks Yui in the face and in a pleasant and cheerful manner of her own speaks back the words - "She said she had to sort something out with another IS, I think she said it was for one of us, she didn't say which one though".

Yui smiles in bright beaming and excited manner as she hears Tomoe's words, the woman looks up at the sky and closes her eyes as if celebrating victory, the woman cheers and jumps for joy deep down inside as Tomoe's words echo and filter through her brain. For all Yui seems to give the game away that she's the one that the next IS is destined for, nobody seems to notice, instead there's nothing but curiosity and excitement in the air.

One of the curious levels of excitement is who is getting the next IS, while on the other hand.. others like Rosa, Liesel and Alicia are eager to see the 'Blazing Angel' in combat. The next to speak is Megumi who reaches out with both hands in order to get a good feel up of Tomoe's IS.

Megumi runs her hands over Tomoe's right IS hand with intent, the female shaking her head and enjoying every last second at being in contact with the cold metalic exo-skeleton, the voice of Megumi is a perfect match to the amazement and excitement on her face as she speaks the words - "This is so awesome, what I wouldn't give to have a baby like this".

"You look absolutely wonderful Tomo', I just want to hold you in my arms" - Kazumi speaks out in an overjoyed tone, the woman wanting more than anything to at least hold her youngest daughter in her arms and just express her happiness and pride in person. Tomoe can't help but smile in a timid yet affectionate manner, the dark blue haired beauty looking her mother in the face and speaking in a cheerful everyday manner - "I think I'd have to deactivate first though".

"Well I'd think you had better do so, there's a bit of a crowd gathering" - Tsukiyo speaks out in a flat and serious tone, the officer of the law motioning with her head to look over in Ichika's direction. What greets the gang is the sight of Ichika, Cecilia, Charlotte, Rin, Houki and Laura being swooned over by the N.C.A, the six youths for all they are taking the brunt of the fuss, they still have to bar the way toward Kestrel and Tomoe. The very sight alone causes Tomoe to sweat drop and speak in a flat yet slightly cheerful tone - "Oh yeah.. point taken".

From where Tomoe is standing the dark blue haired beauty can hear Houki's voice call out in a cheerful yet loud and clear manner - "Okay folks show's over".

A flash can be seen from Cecilia's IS indicating that the blonde has deactivated her primary weaponry after having showed it to all the men, women and children, as Cecilia puts her main weapon away in a flash of blue light, the voice of a young girl can be heard echoing through the air in a cheerful manner - "Hey turn it back on, I didn't get a picture".

"Show us again! Show us again!" - A young boy's voice calls out in an overjoyed and cheerful manner, at the same time this happens Laura who has been showing her own primary weapons to the N.C.A also takes the chance to deactivate her weaponry, the silver haired female amazingly able to deal with the general public in a harmless manner.. but then again, this is probably down to training.. the armed forces do have to prepare for all possibilities do they not?

As Laura deactivates her IS weaponry the voice of a young girl breaks the silence, the female's voice is full of excitement as she happily speaks out the phrase - "Did you see that papa?".

"That was great!" - A woman's voice is heard call out in an overjoyed manner, the woman obviously overjoyed at the sight but also obviously overjoyed at being the presence of the young heroes. Rin who is weapons free is heard to speak in a pleasant manner, the brunette's ability to deal with the crowd has to be admired.. but then again, everyone along with Ichika is doing one hell of a great job in dealing with the swooning celebrity hunting public, Rin's voice echoes through the air in a cheerful tone - "Calm down kids, calm down".

"Alright everyone settle down, get a load of our IS in the mean time" - Ichika speaks out in a pleasant tone of his own, the black bushy haired Ichika being weapons free but doing all he can to share some of the burden, though in Ichika's case it's a lot more heavier than one would first think.. given the fact that he's a male that can operate what is supposed to be a 'female only' weapon, so understandably Ichika is getting a lot more photos and questions than what he first thought.

As Ichika tangos with the cheering children, swooning mothers and overjoyed fathers, the males feels at ease due to being in IS.. but it's thought that Kestrel is nearby that gives him the will power to carry on. As always.. it's due to obvious reasons that makes Ichika curse the day he made contact with that damn IS and made history, but then again.. he wouldn't have missed meeting the girls or young Kestrel for the world.

For Tomoe this is the signal she's been waiting for, it's time to deactivate, the dark blue haired beauty remains still and deactivates her IS in bright flash of blue light, when the light subsides a little twinkle of light comes from a silver bracelet that occupies her left wrist similar to that of Ichika's, only Tomoe's IS gleams in a beautiful silver colour with a large dark blue jewel set in the middle.

As Tomoe's IS fully deactivates Tomoe's clothing is now properly seen, the dark blue haired beauty is wearing a plain blue summer t-shirt that hugs her body, the lower half of her body is occupied by some white summer girl's pants and the female wears red high heeled summer sandals, her bare feet are clearly in a comfortable position in her summer footwear. With her IS deactivated, Tomoe is now free to be hugged by her mother who walks forward immediately and takes her in a motherly and love filled embrace.

Kazumi's proud smile and overjoyed face remains on her face as she happily holds Tomoe as deeply as she can, Tomoe in turn does the same and the pair remain a pleasant and sweet little embrace. Megumi whom continues to look at Tomoe with an excited yet envious look continues to blink in silence and seems to be lost in deep thought, or maybe in Megumi's case a fantasy idea.

It's as if Megumi has been mesmerized by the sight of her younger sister in IS, the dark blue haired beauty who looks at Tomoe with intent can't breathe, the female's excitement is very much evident on her face and in her eyes. It is only after Tomoe and Kazumi break their embrace that Megumi speaks, the female having taken a quick look at Kestrel and housing a thought in her head.

The dark blue haired female speaks one question that any third person would be thinking in a case like this, Megumi looks Tomoe in the face as she asks in an intent manner - "Is that IS as powerful as Kes'es?".

Tomoe's mood changes from pleasant to awkward as her smile drops and a straight expression appears on her face, Tomoe is clearly at loss for words right now, indicating that the answer is "no", though nobody seems to pay much attention to this fact, Tomoe's words is equally as awkward as the look on her face as she speaks out - "Ah.. well..".

"Tomoe" - Yui speaks out in a cheerful and excited manner, causing Tomoe to turn her head to look at Yui with a look of curiosity. The atmosphere around Tomoe is still a bit tense but the mood is due to change as Yui takes a few steps forward motioning with her left hand for Kestrel to follow closely behind, which the scar faced youngster does so, albeit in a curious manner.. though there is a bit of caution, but that's to be expected. As Tomoe speaks out Yui's name, the dark blue haired beauty is about cheer and run around in circles from deep inside as young Kestrel appears at Yui's side.

"Yui?" - Tomoe asks in a calm and curious manner as the black haired woman walks up to meet her, the smile on Yui's face is one of utter happiness as she looks Tomoe in the eyes. Then, the said woman takes a step to the right and allows Tomoe to get a better view of the scar faced Kes, at the same.. Rosa, Liesel and Alicia also move to the side in order to give Tomoe a clear passage toward the scar faced Kes.

As Tomoe's eyes make full contact with those of Kestrel's, Tomoe reaches up with both hands and clutches her chest just below her massive cleavage, the female goes a slight flush of red under the eyes and her heart swells and flutters for joy. At the same time this happens, Tomoe's cheerful and lady like smile appears on her face, all negativity felt by Megumi's question goes away in a flash as she looks at Kestrel's face with a love stricken gaze.

For all Tomoe hasn't confirmed her obvious love filled feelings toward Kes by speaking it herself, the female is getting closer to the part when she just can't deny it any more to those around her. The dark blue haired beauty at some point in the VERY near future is going to make her move, when is unknown.. but it's coming and those around her know it.

( A.N: I'm saving the moment for the VERY perfect moment which will be very shortly, I won't say when though.. I want it to be extra special )

Tomoe tries not to stutter as she looks Kestrel in the eyes, the scar faced ace smiles at the beauty in a timid characteristic manner, though this time Kestrel has a bit of warmth and a good deal of happiness in his eyes as he looks Tomoe in the face, as if he's been saving his warmth and happiness just for her and her only. Tomoe feels her heart fill with vast excitement and joy as she speaks back just three words - "Kes.. I'm back".

"At last she says in secret" - Megumi exclaims in a cocky and amused manner folding her arms and casting over an amused grin as if taking pride in how Tomoe seems to loose herself at moments like this. Tomoe frowns in annoyance, rolling her eyes to the left and as if on cue.. the female raises her left hand upward with both the index and middle fingers raised up in a V sign, obviously expressing dis-contempt, thankfully the female has a clean mouth on her as she speaks the words - "Shut it Megu'".

As soon as Tomoe lowers her arm and hand, the female's cheerful and overjoyed facial expression returns as she directs her attention back toward Kestrel. The young scar faced ace takes only three steps forward while Tomoe practically sprints forward, and within a matter of seconds the female gets into contact with Kes, the female wasting no time in pulling the long black haired youngster in for a deep love filled embrace.

Tomoe closes her eyes and lets out a purr of happiness as she holds Kes in a deep passionate cuddle, the flush of red under her eyes remains all too clear as she feels her entire body heat up and boil with romantic intent. As this happens the women around the youngsters can't help but smile or smirk in affectionate ways, as Tomoe wraps her arms around Kestrel's back and places a hand on the back of his head to keep him buried as deep as possible into her body, the scar faced Kes houses a small timid smile of his own.

As Tomoe buries Kestrel's head into her massive bust, the scar faced ace has a cool and collected look on his face, the infant apparently unaffected by the fact that he has a head full of bosom.. but then again.. with Kes.. PTSD and all, and obviously a case of 'been there, done that'.

"So the two love birds have an IS each now, congrats" - Alicia comments in a cheerful and happy manner, the female having her arms crossed as she looks at Tomoe's face which looks as if it's one of a woman who has got everything she has ever wished for. Liesel is the next to speak, the female places both hands on her hips as she looks at Tomoe's face with an affectionate yet amused look on her face, her voice is a perfect match to the look on her face as she speaks the words - "Indeed.. I believe congrats are in order".

"I'd like to see that beauty in action some time" - Rosa speaks out in a pleasant yet straight manner, the eye patched female's words of course are heard by everyone in the group and while Tsukiyo would normally object to an idea like that, Tomoe beats the police woman to it by raising her head, lifting her chin off the top of Kestrel's head and looking Rosa in the eye. The cheerful look on Tomoe's face does not change as she speaks the words - "Well lets hope it won't have to come to that".

"Indeed.. so, at last.. you have an IS unit of your own now. Well done, however.. you do understand your under strict control regulations do you not?" - Tsukiyo speaks out in a cool, inquisitive yet pleasant enough manner, though the look on her face is it's usual cold, strict, bad-ass big sister look. Tomoe's reply is immediate to the police woman as she turns her head to look at the police woman and in a cheerful and pleasant tone replies - "Yeah Orimura told me so, she said that I can only use my IS if I really have to".

"Well so long as you respect our wishes I've got no problems" - Tsukiyo responds with a small affectionate smile on her face, the officer of the law looking into Tomoe's eyes and noticing a great deal of sincerity from the dark blue haired beauty. The officer of the law for all she is strict, she is a fair person and when it comes to Tomoe, the woman has a great deal of respect and one can't deny it.. she's grown to like Tomoe.

"She's right Tomo', you may have an IS of your own now, but while Tsukiyo is here you abide by her orders" - Kazumi comments in a proud and pleasant manner, the woman happily accepting Yui walking up to her and exchanging small pleasantries. While Tomoe does not reply to her mother's words Yui answers for Tomoe, allowing the beauty to focus on snuggling the living daylights out of Kestrel, who returns the embrace with a careful touch of his own.. much to Tomoe's delight.

"Hey, Tomoe here is a sensible girl Kazumi, you can trust her around Kes.. you must be proud of her" - Yui speaks out in a cheerful manner, the female looking Kazumi in the face with a proud and pleasant look on her face. Kazumi looks Yui in the face and replies with just two words of her own, the mother of Tomoe once again feeling nothing but surges of pride from deep within as she replies - "I am".

"I think she's just happy to be back with the youngster here" - Rosa calls out in an amused and cocky tone, the female grinning at the sight of Tomoe being all lovey dovey and touchy feely with Kestrel. The said pair lean back for a few seconds to look each other in the eyes as Rosa speaks, the two smile deeply at each other in a romantic way before burying themselves into each other once again.

"Ja.. I think she's just won a million big ones now that she's back with the child from hell" - Liesel comments with an amused tone of her own, looking at the pair with her arms crossed and grinning in an amused manner.

"Nien wonder she was so happy in flying home in IS" - Alicia speaks out leaning forward with her hands on her hips, the female houses a cheeky yet playful grin on her face as she looks over toward Tomoe with amused intent. Tomoe seems to take notice of what Alicia speaks out in such a bold manner and responds in a frosty yet playful way back to the eye patched female on her right.

Tomoe merely narrows her eyes and grins in an a winning manner as if scoffing over a victory, the female keeps her chin resting carefully a'top of Kestrel's head as she speaks back the words - "Well at least I have a reason for owning my own IS, AND unlike.. SOME.. I've got something in my life worth fighting for".

"Okay girls let's keep it friendly" - Yui speaks out in a pleasant manner of her own, not wanting to end up listening to a battle of wits, that for some strange reason Tomoe is so excellent and doing. Yui's words thankfully defuse any cocky and amusing battle of wits that could have just erupted and merely takes pride in watching Tomoe swoon and love the living daylights out of Kestrel.

"Other IS?" - Kazumi suddenly asks out of pure curiosity and interest, the woman's smile dropping and the look on her face changing from cheerful to curious. Tsukiyo and the other females seem to pay very close attention to what it is that Kazumi has just said, in particular.. Tsukiyo, the officer of the law lifting her head to look Kazumi in the face and speaking out one word in a careful yet serious tone, the look on her face seems to go to serious in a flash - "Sorry?".

"Tomo' just said someone else is getting an IS of their own, who does she mean?" - Kazumi asks in a careful and curious manner, the said woman shrugging her shoulders and looking as confused as hell as she repeats some of the information that Tomoe has just spoke out. For Yui, the woman seems to become alarmed and defensive the woman houses a cheerful yet worried look on her face as she speaks the words - "It's another one of the students at the academy, it's a confidential matter I would believe".

"Hmm.. fair enough" - Kazumi replies after a moment of pause, looking Yui in the face with a confused look, the woman rolling her eyes and shaking her head as she shakes off the curiosity of the so called 'second IS matter'. For Yui it's like she's just avoided a hailstorm of bullets intact, the woman seems to take a silent breath of relief as Kazumi chooses not to dig any deeper.

Tsukiyo on the other hand bobs her head in acknowledgement and sends over a supportive yet proud smile toward Yui, while Tsukiyo knows that Yui is getting an IS of her own, it's been decided that those who know about it should be kept to a bare minimum. Yui receives Tsukiyo's proud smile and single bob of the head and sends back a small, timid smile of her own back toward the officer as if to say 'thanks'. Tsukiyo in response merely shakes her head and smirks in an affectionate manner.

"I still say I ought to get one of those beauties" - Megumi speaks out in a bold and excited tone, the dark blue haired beauty placing her hands on her hips and raising her nose in a somewhat boastful way, though she is after all only thinking out of excitement. Kazumi responds immediately by turning to face her eldest daughter with a strict expression, the woman's voice is one of stern authority as she looks Megumi in the face and speaks the words - "What so you can cause misery and chaos left, right and center? I don't think so".

"You really have to go the IS academy.. or at least get a degree" - Yui speaks in a Maya like manner, the woman speaking as carefuly yet as pleasantly as she can as she sends over a pleasant yet awkward expression toward Megumi, in the hopes that her words will calm the beauty down. Sadly.. Yui still does not know how Megumi ticks, if anything Megumi has something to say immediately.

Megumi smiles in a cocky manner very typical of her usual everyday attitude and with a confident tone of voice, the beauty looks Yui in the eyes and speaks out in a clear tone - "Oh yeah? I notice Kes here hasn't got a degree, nor was he at the IS academy for very long".

"Yes, but he has experience with IS already back in Israel, so he's an acceptation" - Kazumi speaks out in an attempt to knock down any ideas that Megumi has swirling inside her head, though it's not much of an excuse it does do it's job. The dark blue haired beauty merely slaps herself in the forehead with her right hand as if to say 'damn it'
in a worn out manner. The female's choice of words is a perfect match as she shakes her head and rolls her eyes - "Oh yeah.. damn it, but if you get one of those things dear mother, I'm getting one also".

Tsukiyo is about to up and speak, the woman letting out an annoyed huff but thankfully she keeps her cool, only to be cut off by a desperate plea for help. The plea coming from non other than Yuno, whom along with Rie and Konoe are struggling to hold back a small number of people from charging Kestrel's group on the other side of the swimming pool. Yuno seems to very nearly scream in distress causing everyone to look over in her direction - "Otokawa! Otokawa-san.. we need some help here".

"God give me strength, alright! I'm coming!" - Tsukiyo virtually hisses in annoyance, the officer rolling her eyes and shaking her head as she turns and walks away from the group. Everyone seems to keep their eyes fixed on Tsukiyo as the office dressed police lady walks away to back up the troublesome trio that have yet to get up close to Tomoe themselves.

Tomoe at first watches with half open eyes as Tsukiyo walks away to join Konoe, Rie and Yuno in holding back the few but still determined numbers of men, women and children of the N.C.A. Tomoe's smile remains on her face as she closes her eyes and continues to focus on embracing the lights out of the scar faced Kes. The female then closes her eyes and holds Kestrel a bit deeper into her body, the female seems to let out a very tiny purr as she holds Kestrel in her arms.

Tomoe then goes into a dreamy state and focuses on holding onto Kes, the young woman's heart beating and dancing with joy and her body heating up like a burning fire. For a good five minutes Tomoe holds onto Kes as carefully yet as firmly as she can, in all that time the female fails to notice that people are trying to speak to her, it is only a short while later that the voice of her mother seems to echo in her head, the woman's voice being one of concern - "Tomo'.. Tomo'?"

"*Ahem*" - Megumi calls out in a slightly serious manner, the dark blue haired female having crossed her arms and looking at Tomoe with a stern expression, however it is not until Rosa speaks that Tomoe is finally brought back to reality, the said female carefuly reaching out with her right hand and carefully shaking Tomoe as not to cause any discomfort or offence. Rosa for all she has an amused smirk on her face speaks in a careful and pleasant tone - "Earth to Tomoe".

Tomoe literally snaps out of her love trance and eases up her grip on Kestrel, the scar faced ace amazing everyone around him that he's in perfect condition, the said ace for his head and face as been resting against Tomoe's massive bust, the infant is awake. However.. the negative side of this is as such.. the scar faced infant has NO smile.. NO sign of affection on his face and.. NO signs of boyish positivity in his eyes. Once again with Kestrel.. it's a case of 'been there, done that'.

Thankfully though the positivity of the moment is saved as the scar faced ace raises his left hand in a timid yet pleasant manner for Tomoe to take, to which the said dark blue haired beauty accepts no hesitation, the female houses an overjoyed yet bashful look on her face as she speaks the words - "Sorry about that, miles away".

As Tomoe looks down at Kestrel with a faint flush of red under her eyes, the scar faced ace sends up a timid yet cheerful smile of his own back toward Tomoe, and for all the youngster does not say anything, Tomoe's got the message that he's just as happy to be back with her.. in the same way she has wanted to be back with him. Smiling in an affectionate and proud manner, the black haired Yui looks at Kazumi and in a cheerful tone speaks the words - "Yeah.. things have gone back to normal around here".

- On the roof of the hotel -

Standing with a right hand resting against a grey concrete chimney stack, a female figure stands in a knelt down manner as if proposing marriage. The female's dark hair blows in the breeze and not a whisper comes from the figure. The female has her left hand balled into a fist as she glares down at the people on the ground below. The female's clothing is familiar, it's the same as she wore yesterday, dark and sinister.

( A.N: You readers know who this is don't ya?! )

As the sunlight beams down on the figure who kneels down on the hotel roof, the face is revealed, the face is non other than the one belonging to the sinister young woman with a malevolent expression.. it's Daniella.

Snarling with an enraged expression, the dark clothed Daniella glares down at young Kestrel whom is surrounded by the women in his group. The female makes no sound as she shakes her head and trembles with fury, the female then closes her mouth.. hiding away her pearly white teeth and then as if she is spitting out poison the female turns her head to the left and spits a substance of slobber from within her mouth.

The dark clothed Daniella shows nothing but vast levels of rage and dis-contempt, the female makes no sound as she slowly stands to her feet and carefully backs away from the chimney stack. As Daniella walks away from the edge of the roof the female rolls her eyes to the left and in a cold, frosty and blood thirsty tone, the said female hisses out one phrase - "It ain't over Kestrel! DON'T you even think it is! I'll end your life you little rat, you see if I don't!".

As the dark clothed Daniella gets toward an open hatch leading down into the Hotel building itself the female reaches into her right pocket and pulls out an Iphone object, the female does not make a sound as she activates the device and proceeds to type away on the screen pad.

As Daniella storms toward the hatch and carefully makes her way down the steps and out of sight, one phrase can be heard come from the female in English, the words are full of malice and rage as she speaks the words - "Sofia.. get me John Wilson, and he had better not fail!".

Okay readers that's it for now. Another new chapter completed and I've done exactly what my neighbours have requested as well as sticking true to my word in easing up on lists of text and doing all I can to reduce detail while at the time keep up with my neighbour's likes.

Right then, as I mentioned in the intros, some people have been wanting to see lemons... well as I mentioned, I don't know how successful that will be, like I said though if YOU want to see lemons then say so in the open reviews.

Any reviews KEEP them open, given I like everyone to share their ideas and requests. Like I said.. If you DO want to see lemons then say so in the open reviews and if so.. who between. Like I said, I think I'll consider Ichika and his own girls if that will make you readers happy.

So then, that's it for now.. I'll see everyone again in around two months or so, maybe even in one month but you'll all know when the chapter comes out for those that fav and follow. So then, I'd like to say "Thanks again" for reading and for those who like this fic, stick around.. for those that don't.. DON'T read it. I'll see you all again soon with another chapter so until then.. wishing you ALL the best and may your own fics get all the positive reviews and comments and have fun.

Stay cool and be awesome

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