Been a while people, good news I have a new chapter for all of you to read.
I've found myself busy with new fics both reading and writing so my uploading schedule has been off so I apologize for the waiting.
Chapter 14 First Trick
"Ok first it's good to see you again Kazu and it's nice of you to meet my friend here." I said gesturing to Spitfire sitting in the living room's dining table.
"Uh yeah it's alright… Um, can I ask why you wanted to see me?" Kazu asked, looking absolutely nervous.
"I'll answer that in a minute, but first Spit what do you think?"
"He's a candidate, but I'll need to see some more before making any kind of permanent decisions."
"That's fair, alright Kazu this is my friend Spitfire and I've asked him to do me a solid and trust me when I say I could have done anything else but he took this favor." I explained gesturing for Spitfire to take over.
"Basically Hamish asked me if I could put you under my wing so to speak for a while." Spit said, taking a sip out of the teacup he had. "Basically what I'm offering you is a chance to personally train you into being one of the best storm riders out there."
"Wait what a-are you serious, wait hold on why you do that for me why not train Ikki?" Kazu asked, suddenly realizing something.
"Good question, I got a couple of reasons one being the fact I think you could use the training and since Ikki is the one who pulled you into AT's he should at least take the responsibility to help you but knowing his stupid ass he's already learning himself." I explained the first part of my reasoning watching how Kazu nodded in understanding. "Second by the way is because well… don't you want to be better at Ikki in something just to spite him?"
One thing I learned was a great motivator was Spite, everyone did somethings just to spite someone be it their family or some dick head manager, spite was the thing that drove people to improve sometimes and I knew that secretly Kazu really wanted to spite Ikki especially when he threw curve balls out of nowhere like how did so by throwing his friends into AT's.
"When do I start?" Kazu immediately demanded getting a bark of laughter from me and Spitfire.
Hook, line and fucking sinker!
Later that night
"Alright where I'm going to take you is my job so I'm going to put in some ground rules for you two." I told Ikki and Akito, the both of them wearing their AT's Ikki's pair obviously repaired with some parts I pulled out during the day.
"First Ikki don't go fucking demaneding a huge ass pay raise, you and Akito will be paid the same amount and it will be pulled out of my own pay check, second you two are my responsibility that means if you fuck up I fuck up." I started watching how the two nodded in understanding, good. "Third is simply pretty obvious, you will be following people who will be training you about your jobs so please fucking please listen to them they'll teach you the ropes and for you Ikki they'll teach you some important skills."
"Skills, what kind of skills?" Ikki asked.
My response only for me to gesture the two to follow me between rooftops until I got to the club's rooftop.
"Alright keep close, try not to get into arguments and yeah that's it." I told the two before opening the rooftop door.
Moving down the stairs I saw the VIP room had quite a bit of guests around.
"Akito take a look around here cause you'll be working around the VIP area." I explained to the eye patch teen.
"Whoooooa this place looks so cool." Akito exclaimed, looking rather excited to be suddenly working in this place.
"I know I sometimes work up here if we're understaffed, but you two will be fixing that problem." I explained before gesturing for the two to follow right behind me.
Within seconds we walked out past the two bouncers that stood right in front of the VIP area, and like a gust of wind slapping you in the face I smiled as the loud atmosphere of the clubs patrons jumped upwards as music echoed through the club.
"Welcome to Sky's the limit, the number one AT friendly club in Tokyo!" I yelled over the music as people casually leaped through the air bouncing off the random ledges or I beam Girders that served as makeshift platforms.
"I'm giving you a basic tour but uh try to keep up this place gets fucking hectic around this time." Just as I said that a pair of people started grinding around the place and I meant literally not in a sexual kind of thing.
"Whooooa this place is awesome. Wait, why did you never tell me about this place?" Ikki questioned while we made our way down to the dance floor that was somewhat crowded.
"I've got my reasons now are you two ready to work?" I exclaimed watching how both of them nodded in agreement and excitement well one of them was excited while the other was focusing on other things. "Ikki focus don't fucking stare at the customers!"
Whacking the back of his head Ikki blinked in surprise before at least looking a tad embarrassed especially with the fact he straight up started staring at a random girl's tits.
Not that I could blame him but I had a relationship and a job that took more importance.
"Hopefully this doesn't end badly."
"You want me to do what?" I exclaimed in confusion as I sat in front of Daunt already serving him his usual dinner before I got off work.
"I want you to take a plane and head to Kyoto in the next couple days. I have a friend over there who is quite knowledgeable of the area. The fact he runs a portion of it should give him the basis we need for a good location." Daunt explained taking a bite out of a piece of pizza, "Hmmm you make a good pie there Hamish."
"Yeah thanks ugh great so how long do you want me over there cause I kinda promised Rika I'd take care of her sisters while she was away from her business trip." I explained as she did tell me to make sure they were alright but Ikki well he pretty much fell into my jurisdiction when I introduced him to AT's.
Got a distinct feeling shes going to bust my balls for doing that behind her back, but hey not my fault I just felt like Ikki needed someone to help him fly, unlike Simca's way of throwing a chick out of the nest I was going to be there to make sure if Ikki fell he could get back up with no delay.
"At least five days and at most a month depending." Daunt explained while I narrowed at the last word 'depending' sounds like something it picking up or something.
"Tokyo is becoming harder to move around especially when you are a stormrider, the police have started taking more and more risks in order to catch em, the clubs have become a sort of safe haven for those stormrider's that have had run-ins with those cop's."
"Kaito's on a warpath, alright so I take it that Kyoto's police department has started to follow Kaito's example or is going to." I said taking a shot in the dark.
"No but they are tempted, I got info telling me that they are considering safer options instead of Kaito's more harsh actions, so I want to be prepared for the worst." hearing this I had a flashback to a certain time where Kyoto was set in a blaze from giant mechs.
"Ok fine I can understand that." I said nodding in agreement with his plan. "Want me to set up the same paperwork to make sure the process won't lead to another incident."
"Got it in one, can you do it?" Daunt more asked than confirmed.
"It can take more than a week, also I don't know what your preferences are to be exact but I can take a couple guesses I just have one problem." I said as I saw a commotion from across the club, and surprise Agito has made an appearance as he casually kicked a random guy around. "I'll have to leave the blood lusting kid and idiot who takes care of them."
Looking over his shoulders Daunt seemingly didn't even bother to look all that surprised as the small teen kick a pair of stormriders out of the VIP room with little to no hassle before casually continuing the beat down until the guards quickly pulled him off and as I did warn them quickly moved the eye patch over ending the incident before it turned to sending people to the hospital.
"I can handle the old fang king, don't worry about that," Daunt exclaimed looking back at me with a large smirk. "But that other kid well lets just say anything he breaks comes out of your paycheck or what's left of it."
"Wh-the hell do you mean by-" and like that I saw a body casually fly right up into the air as one person held out their leg causing the attack and-GOD DAMN IT IKKI!
"Fucking should have seen that coming." I said letting out a tired breath feeling slightly pained with the idea that was going to be coming out of my paycheck, god fucking-I was saving my paychecks and looking at Ikki he was already fucking it over.
"Screw it gonna have to use some Rika fucking tatics to make him understand."
"Don't bother with that guy your brother kicked, hes the one that started the fight." Hearing what Daunt said, I looked at him like he was insane.
"Brother? Ikki's not my brother."
"May not look it to you but I can see brothers from a mile away." Daunt said as he had a thousand mile look in his eyes.
I simply shrugged it off and sat back on the red couch, my mind going a million miles a minute as I now had to deal with Kyoto… looks like I've gotta call Spitfire up again, I've really gotta stop relying on him.
3RD Pov
Kazu took deep breaths wiping the sweat off his brow. He didn't expect to be pushed to this extent especially on the first night.
"Spitfire you sure this kid has the potential?" A guy going by Cokefire exclaimed his hands casually fiddling around with a packet of cards on the side while Kazu's personal trainer stood nearby smirking at Kazu.
"Potential yes, to get there though he needs to hit some hardships and I'm actually surprised though, within hours of putting on those AT's he's grown more and more accustomed to them." Spitfire exclaimed as he looked at Kazu's feet where he wore a pair of fairly new looking AT's, that is if they weren't already covered in dirt and grime from their current training area.
"I see, well what shall I do?" Cokefire questioned looking back at Spitfire who had a large exciting grin plastered on his face.
"Just watch for now," Spitfire exclaimed before turning back to his new pupil "Kazu again!" Hearing the yell Spitfire and Cokefire watched as Kazu shot off once more, sprinting as fast his AT covered feet could cover him before stopping mid sprint turning back and going to where he started and repeated the process of this hellish version of shuttle runs.
Kazu thinking he needed his hoodie seeing as it was a cold night didn't think he would be straight up sweating through the material causing it grow heavy and stick to his skin causing a drag feeling in his limbs, discarding it and his beanie Kazu felt less confined now that he wore his t shirt in the open. While that too was soaked in sweat and stuck to his skin Kazu ignored it and continued onward with this basic exercise he was usually forced to do during gym, not once thinking that one day that sprinting back and forth multiple times in multiple destinations that grew further and further away from the start would be useful.
Well turned out that type of thinking caused him to bite the bullet.
It was from there that Kazu knew he had to change his thinking like how Ikki changed his when he slid on his AT's and explained the whole process to him and Onigiri during lunch.
"Trust me guys slipping those AT's on was the best feeling I could ever feel. The only thing that topped that was what I felt when I took off into the air it was as if I grew wings out of my feet or some shit."
Hearing that for the first time of course Kazu and Onigiri would make fun of their long time friend, but after meeting Hamish and having Spitfire give him the chance to do something, no give him the chance to feel something that Ikki his best friend felt at the time he just knew he needed to get better.
"AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRGGHHHH!" With a wild roar the two more experienced AT riders watched as Kazu's speed turned up the notch and slowly the two could just see him moving between being a blur and a reappearing back to normal with each turn.
"Wha-am I seeing things here or is-"
"Coke, I told you he has more potential than you would ever believe." Spitfire said his grin growing wider as he could see a diamond in the rough.
A potential King in the making.
Chapter 14 end
I want you all to know that I wrote this chapter ages ago and yes I could have had this out before now but I've slowly felt my heart was no longer in this story over the months.
I guess you could say I lost my way for a while and since I'm back with the next chapter you may be thinking that I'm back for more uploading but to be honest I don't know what I'm doing with this story anymore… I think I'm going to take some serious time to think some things through before I carry on uploading.
So I guess this Fic is going into Hiatus for the while.
Sorry for stringing you all along.
I hope you all have a good day.
Laters.