Chapter 6 welcome to your new home
After all of the girls did their turns for the tryouts, They all decided to relax as the sun was now setting. Miles, Nozomi, And Sayaka were sitting on the ground as they waited for the keijo instructors to announce their final scores. Nozomi was helping Miles as he was doing repairs to his automail, As Sayaka watched them.
"Jeez! Can't believe it broke so quickly!" Miles said as he was putting on his right automail leg "These girls don't mess around".
"Everyone here has their own fighting style, Not to mention very different body tones. So it was probably going to break anyway" Sayaka said as she then rubbed Miles head. Miles just looked at Sayaka with narrow eyes.
"Oh thanks, Sayaka. That makes me feel much better" he said sarcastically as he finished his repairs to his leg and got to work on the other one. Nozomi was sitting close to his left side as she looked at the other girls that were present. "Well, This was fun, Don't ya think?" She said "I mean, Seeing all these different people tryin to become keijo players, It's really excitin!".
"Heh, Yeah. It is".
Nozomi then leaned onto Miles shoulder as she smiled "Best of all, You learned a new move too!" She said. "A very...different kind of move" Sayaka said "How did you pull that off exactly?".
Miles stopped with his repairs as he looked at his chest. "Don't know" he said "But, Whatever this move is. I bet I can pull it off again in no time!". Nozomi and Sayaka smiled as Nozomi hugged him.
"That's the spirit!" She said.
Just then the other keijo instructors spoke up:
"Attention!" Ujibe said "All of you did your best today, And now that everyone has finished with the tryouts in today's mock race. We will send everyone home now, And we shall also be sending you a letter to see if any of you passed today's mock race. Well, Without any questions, You're all free to get into your regular clothes and head on out".
"Ma'am!".
All of the girls and Miles all got up to leave the pool, Ujibe was still focused on Miles as she saw him leave with Sayaka and Nozomi. The other keijo instructors, Who were Miku Kobayakawa and Hitomi Hokuto approached Ujibe.
"Well, Everyone performed well. Even that young boy Miles did well" Miku said with a smile on her face. "He was alright, Not the best, But just alright, I had no idea that he had automail prosthetics of his arms and legs" Hitomi said.
"That boy..." Ujibe said as she walked over to the papers as she grabbed all of the files "He performed the wolf chest fangs". Hitomi and Miku looked at Ujibe in a bit of shock.
"Ujibe...you can't be serious" Hitomi said seriously "The only person that can do that is-".
"I know..." Ujibe interrupted her as she closed her eyes "The only person that can do that move is Kakuyo Ryukosono". Ujibe felt her memories of Kakuyo start to come back to her, She hadn't heard from her close friend in years. Not since they were teenagers. And for Kakuyo to just up and disappear from existence was even stranger. Since the two were extremely close. It gave Ujibe mixed feelings about their relationship. But more importantly, It broke Ujibe's heart that her "Sister" would leave her all alone. But since she saw Miles perform one of her signature moves, This would be her chance to catch up with her sister and ask her why she left her all those years ago.
As Ujibe was thinking, Shizuko walked over to her with Kakuyo Ryukosono's files. "Here's the files on the demon wolf, Ujibe" Shizuko said.
Ujibe took them from her and nodded "Thanks Shizuko" she said as she looked at the file and held it a little tightly.
'Kakuyo Ryukosono...' she thought as a tiny smile came across her face 'I honestly can't wait to catch up with you'.
-Miles house-
Miles, Nozomi, Sayaka were in the dinning room as Grace was in the kitchen making dinner for them. The three teens were conversing with one another on today's mock race.
"Ahh!" Nozomi cried "I still can't believe that you and I lost Miles! I thought for sure that we would win". Miles was on his back with his hands and legs crossed as he looked at Nozomi with a smirk. "Hey now, Cheer up Nozomi. We did our best" he said.
"Miles is right" Sayaka said "Anyway, I thought you'd just be satisfied with just being a keijo player?".
Nozomi looked at Sayaka as she sighed "I thought so too..." she said as she looked at Miles as she placed her hand on his elbow "The salary sounded great, And ya get to go all over the country. But...".
"But?" Miles and Sayaka said.
"I tried my best and lost in the race. And I fought with all my heart, We all did. I wanted to win! But I think that after our performance today, We might have failed Miles". Nozomi started to get a little upset as a few tears were visible. Miles saw this as he leaned up and gently held Nozomi's face as he wiped her tiny tears from her eyes. Nozomi just looked at Miles.
"Miles...".
"Hey now, Don't worry Nozomi" Miles said "You gotta be positive. I'm sure that we passed with flying colors. Let's just take our time and get stronger. All three of us" Miles then poked her nose, Causing his friend to blush at him as she looked away.
"M-Miles..." Nozomi said with a smile on her face. Sayaka smiled at the two until Nozomi pondered something. "Oh! That reminds me, Sayaka" Nozomi said "Why did you want to be a keijo player?".
"Oh yeah, I was going to ask that myself. I mean, To go from judo to keijo. Why the change?" Miles said as he and Nozomi looked at her.
Sayaka blushed a bit as she looked at the floor "I...I wanted to wear cute swimsuits. Y-you know, If you do well, You get a dedicated swimsuit designer who'll make you your own signature swimsuit, Right?" Sayaka said "I've always wanted one of those...but that's not all".
However before Sayaka could finish Grace called them.
"Kids! Dinner is ready, Come and get it". The three then got up as they went to he kitchen to eat.
-2 months latter, Graduation day-
All of the students were outside as they had on their graduation robes. Today was their day to finally leave highschool and go to
College. Their principal was giving his speech:
"Dear students, It is with great honor that all of you are hear today. These past four years have been wonderful with you, And now i am proud to see you all off to collage. I know that all of you will have a wonderful future ahead of you, And now, Without any further words of encouragement. I wish you the best of luck in your futures!".
All of the students cheered as they all lifted their hats into the air, Some of them hugged friends as their parents took pictures, Or came over to their children to congratulate them. Nozomi was on Miles back, As Miles was holding Sayaka bridle style.
"Woo! We graduated!" Nozomi yelled as she tightly held onto Miles. Miles smiled as he glanced at her "Four years are over baby! Now we get all the free time in he world!" He said.
"Miles".
The three saw Grace as well as Nozomi's family and Sayaka's mother. The three went over to their parents as they smiled at them. "Well, Here it is. Your graduation day" Sayaka's mother said "Oh I'm so proud of all of you".
"As am I" Grace said as she hugged her son "We're so happy for the three of you". Miles smiled as he hugged his adopted mother. "Thanks mom" he said. Nozomi's father smiled as he then pulled out an envelope "Plus" Nozomi's father said "Theirs an extra bonus for the three of you".
Nozomi, Miles, And Sayaka all looked at each other as Nozomi looked at her father with confusion. "What do ya mean dad?" She asked her father. Nozomi's father then gave his daughter the envelope, As the other parents got an envelope for their kids as well.
"Open it!" Grace said with a smirk. The three then opened their letters as they saw a note was inside of it as they read their letters:
"Dear future keijo player,
We have given this letter to inform you that you have passed the mock race. You are hereby to come and stay at Setouchi keijo training school, In Awajishima. We look forward to seeing you tomorrow.
Good luck!
The three were in shock as they looked at their parents then back at the letter. "Mom...tell us this is a joke!" Miles said "You mean we...".
"That's right Miles" Nozomi's father said "You three passed, Congratulations!".
The three then got into a group hug as they smiled brightly.
"This is the best graduation ever!" They said in unison.
-the next day, 6:46am-
Miles was at his house getting his things ready into his suitcase, He was so excited, Yet also nervous at the same time. He would be the first male keijo player in history, And he also knew of the controversy and out roar it would cause too. Miles sighed as he got the last of his things into his suitcase and closed it. He sighed as he yawned a bit.
"Miles, You ready to go? We promised to take Nozomi to the parking lot with us" Grace said. Miles got out of his train of thought as he grabbed his bag and held it over his shoulder.
"On my way!" He said as he walked out his room and closed his door. He re opened it to get his iPod, As he had over 172 songs on it. Some of them being different, It was mostly all jazz. He made his way downstairs as he saw Grace grabbing her coat as she turned to her son.
"All set?" Grace asked him. Miles nodded at her "I am, I made sure to bring all of my automail prosthetics as well in my bag".
"How many, Exactly?".
"52".
"Hmm, I'll see if my job can send the rest of your prosthetics to the school. Because believe me, 52 won't cut it with you" Grace said as she placed her hands on her hips as she smiled at her son. Miles groaned as he walked past her.
"Let's just go get Nozomi mom" Miles said as Grace followed him to the car.
-Nozomi's house-
Nozomi was outside her house as she waited for Miles to come and pick her up. She was sleepily, But she could just sleep on Miles shoulder on he ride there. Nozomi hummed as she looked at her watch to see that it was only 6:59am.
"Ohh, I hope Miles isn't taking his time. I'm starting to get cold" Nozomi said as she felt the wind blow past her, As she held onto her legs to get warm. That's when she saw a car stop in front of her house, As Miles got out of the car and got Nozomi's bags.
"Kept you waiting huh?" Miles said with a smile as Nozomi pouted at him. "You! I'm out here freezing waiting for your butt! You are so sitting in the back and warming me up for making me wait!" Nozomi said. Miles just smiled at her as they walked over to the car, As Miles put Nozomi's bags in the trunk.
"Sure thing" Miles said as they got into the backseat. Nozomi scooted close to Miles side as she held onto him to get warm, As Miles wrapped his right arm around her waist. He made sure to turn on his nerve receptors ahead of time as he felt the cold from Nozomi's clothes.
"Jeez you're freezing..." Miles said.
"I blame you for that" Nozomi said as she stuck out her tongue at him. Grace then drove off to the drop off point as he teens fell Asleep together in the back.
-the parking lot-
The time was now 7:39am, Grace had just parked the car as she looked in the back to see Miles and Nozomi sleeping close together, With Nozomi laying her head on Miles shoulder. Grace smiled at the two of them.
"Kids, Wake up. We're here" Grace said as she moved her hand to their heads and poked them. The two then began to awake as Miles and Nozomi yawned and stretched.
"Whaa! What time is it?" They asked Grace, "It's 7:40am, Were here, So you two better get on your bus". The two rubbed the sleep out of their eyes as they saw some other cars as other girls got out and hugged and told their parents goodbye as they got on one of the four buses that were present.
"Oh, Well that was quick" Miles said as he opened up the back door "I'll get our things. You can head over to the bus, Nozomi". Nozomi nodded at him "Okay, I'll make sure to leave a seat for you" she said as she got out and headed over to the buses.
Miles got out as well as he opened the trunk and got his bag and Nozomi's. Grace got out to wish her son off.
"Well...I'll finally be out of your hair" Grace said jokingly as she smiled at her son "Do be safe, And I'll call the school first thing in the morning when I get to work today".
"Thanks mom" Miles said as he ran over to the bus and gave his bags to the bus driver and ran back to his mother and hugged her. Grace held onto him tightly.
"It's going to be so quiet without you at home" she said as a few tears came down her cheeks "But I know that you'll be alright".
Miles smiled as well as he sniffed back his few tears "Yeah..." he said "But hey, I can always call you".
"I know, -sniff- but please don't overdo anything okay".
"I'll try mom, And thanks again. For supporting me on this".
Grace nodded as they then released their grip. Grace wiped away Miles small tears. "All that matters to me is that your happy" she said "But I have something to tell you real quick". This caught Miles attention.
"What's that?" He asked her. Grace then pulled out some plans that showed a new set of automail prosthetics, Miles raised his eyebrow at the piece of paper.
"This is the new design for the new automail prosthetics, The exoskeleton is based off of the terminator hand and foot. And it will be covered with false skin to imitate human skin. Not only that, But it will be permanently equipped with nerve receptors that will always be on. The false skin will be soft like actual skin so it will feel as if you have real arms and legs. The durability for the prosthetics is made out of titanium, Harder to break".
This was like a dream come true to Miles, He would finally be able to be one step closer to looking normal. Something that he kept deep in the recesses of his mind. Miles smiled wide as he started to get excited.
"Mom...this...how long will this development take?".
Grace's smiled then faded. She gently took back the plans as she put them away. "About 7 months, Give or take. But that's only for the prototype I'm afraid" she said.
Miles looked away from her, "Oh..." he said "So you're just now going to test this out this year?". "Unfortunately, I really wish this would have happened sooner down the road. I'm sorry Miles, I truly am. I know how much you wanted something like this".
Miles sighed, But smiled at her "It's fine, Really" he said "I'm just happy that it's happening now". Miles then turned to the buses "Bye mom! Love you!". Miles ran off as his mother waved at him.
"Bye sweetie! Love you too!" Grace said as she walked back to the car, She smiled as she saw her son get on her bus.
"-sighs- heh heh, Oh my dear sweet child" Grace said with a smile across her face.
-on the bus-
Miles was able to get onto the bus, He walked past the girls, Some
Who were asleep, Some talking with one another. Miles was looking for Nozomi, But wasn't having much luck.
'Crap, Guess I'll have to sit somewhere else then' he thought as he went to the back of the bus and sat down. He sighed as he pulled down his sleeve and looked at his durability bar, All his limbs were at 100%.
"Good, No loss there" Miles said.
"Ohh, That's so pretty!".
Miles looked over to his right to see that it was none other than the girl from the mock race that beat him. "Heh, Well well, Look who I found. You're that girl from the mock race" Miles said. The girl smiled at him as she held out her hand to him.
"Yup! I'm glad to see that you passed. I'm Hanabi Kawai".
"Miles Panzer".
"Ohh, You're a foreigner!" Hanabi said with a smile on her face. Miles nodded at her as he smirked "Correct" he said "I came here to
Japan when I was four years old. For a very...personal reason". Hanabi was now more interested in this.
"A personal reason? For what?" She asked him.
Miles then held up his right automail hand "For this..." he said.
-flashback-
Grace was in the hospital with Miles as she was helping him with his prosthetics limbs. He was trying to crawl with them, But only ended up falling over on his side.
"Oh! Miles sweetie!" Grace said as she helped her son up. Miles cooed and tried to touch his new mother, But even that was difficult with his current prosthetics. The doctor came into the room with another doctor as they watched Grace and her son.
"Hey Grace, How's Miles doing with his prosthetics?" He asked her. Grace looked up at her boss "Oh! Sir! Miles is doing...he's not doing too well with them. He keeps falling over after the first crawl. No matter how many times I try to pick him back up and let him walk on his own" Grace said in defeat.
The doctor and his companion looked at each other then turned back to Grace with a smile. "Well I can fix that" the doctor said "I have my friend Riku here from Japan that has wanted to try out someone with this kind of symptom".
"Hi, My name is Riku Sakana, It's a pleasure to meet you Grace and Miles" she said. Grace looked at Riku as she picked up her son into her arms.
"Hello, Grace Panzer" Grace said "So...you're saying that you want to use my son for this whatever it is you want to do?".
Riku nodded at her "That is correct" she said "I'm working out plans for automail prosthetics. Something that's more advanced than the current prosthetics of today".
"I informed Riku of Miles situation and she said that she would immediately look into it" the doctor said. Grace was a little hesitate to go with this plan. Riku caught on to this quickly.
"Miss Grace, I can assure you that your son will be fine" she said "I give you my word".
Grace looked at Miles who was looking at Riku as well, More so with curiosity. Grace kissed her son on his head as she turned to Riku.
"V-very well..." Grace said "When do you want to start?".
Riku then rubbed the back of her head when she said that.
"Well...about that part...".
-flashback end-
"The doctor told us that we would have to move to Japan in order for this new prosthetic to work. Since they were in the prototype stage. And didn't want to announce it just yet or share it with the world until all the flaws were out. So we moved here, And we have made Japan our home ever since" Miles said.
Hanabi just looked at Miles in awe, Yet part of her felt really bad for him. "Wow..." Hanabi said "So you were born without any arms or legs?".
Miles nodded at her.
"That's right" he said as he glanced at his automail hand "Since the day I was born. I always considered it some kind of bad luck or
Curse. As if God was playing some cruel joke on me...in all honesty, If I was given the chance, I would do anything to be perfectly normal".
Hanabi just looked at Miles hand as she then looked at him "Well, I think you're perfectly normal" she said getting his attention. Miles glanced at her. "Is that right?" He said "And why do you say that?". Hanabi then placed her hand over his automail hand "Because...you were given a second chance, And you got it. Although not the way that you had wanted, But you're still here, And that's all that matters now" Hanabi said with a reassuring smile.
Miles just looked at her, He just figured that she would just say something of the lines of "Hey, You got arms and legs. Deal with it", But to see it as a second chance was something else.
"Thanks" Miles said as he poked Hanabi's forehead gently causing the young girl to smile and blush a bit.
"My pleasure" Hanabi said.
-Awajishima, Setouchi keijo training school-
The ride took about 6 hours until they reached their destination. Morning had set in, And some of the girls all woke up, Or were still up from this morning. Miles opened his eyes a bit as he glanced over to see Hanabi sleeping on his arm. He smiled at her as he looked out the window to see the buses starting to arrive at the school.
"So this is the place huh?" Miles said as he gently shook Hanabi "Hey, Hanabi, We're here".
"Mm..huh? Miles..." Hanabi said as she awoke from her slumber "Are we at Awajishima?".
"Yeah, Were here. We just drove into the school parking lot".
Miles then saw the bus drivers walk out of the vehicles as they opened up the side of the bus to get the students bags. Miles got up from his seat as he turned to Hanabi. "Hey Hanabi, I've got to find my friends. Sorry that we have to split up" he said.
"No no, It's okay" Hanabi said "I have to find a friend of mine anyway. I'm hoping to seeing you again Miles". "Same here, See ya latter Hanabi".
Miles walked out of the bus as Hanabi watched him go, Blushing as she looked at him from head to toe.
'Heh heh, I like him already' she thought as she got from her seat to go find Mio.
Miles was outside as he held his bag over his shoulder, He kept his head hidden with his large hoodie that covered his eyes and nose and his automail limbs tucked under his long sleeve shirt. He didn't want anyone else to see them or mock him for his disability. Miles was searching for his friend Nozomi or at least Sayaka, But was having no such luck.
'Dang, Where are they?' Miles thought.
Just then.
"Hold up, Miyata!".
"Mhm, That voice...that's Nozomi's!" Miles said as he tracked the voice down. As he was doing that, Sayaka had stopped for her friend Nozomi to catch up.
"-sighs- you're carrying too much stuff" Sayaka said "Didn't you think to have it packed up and have it sent here?".
"What a waste of money!" Nozomi said "If I carry it myself, It's free! You carry some, Too, Miyata!".
Sayaka just rolled her eyes at her "Why would I carry your luggage?".
"Aw come on, Don't be like that".
"I got ya!".
Nozomi's bag was taken from her grip as she looked over to see Miles smirking at her "Kept you waiting huh?". Nozomi's eyes went wide as she dropped her other bag and jumped onto him. "MILES!" Nozomi shouted as she held him for dear life "Where were you!? I was trying to find you but I didn't see you on the bus".
"That's because you fell right to sleep next to me, And I was going to tell you that Miles was having a hard time looking for you. As he went to the back of the bus and sat with someone else, I glanced over at him and he and this other girl were getting along pretty well" Sayaka said. Hearing the last part made Nozomi tighten her grip on Miles more.
"Umm...N-Nozomi...I...can't...breathe..." Miles said gasping for air. Nozomi quickly released him as she began to apologize "Oh Miles! I'm sorry!" She said as Miles breathed.
"Ah...ah...it's cool" Miles said as he looked at them "Come on, Let's go to the front door". The girls nodded as they all went to the front of the school. Nozomi was super excited.
"Yes! This is where our success story begins, Eh? What's going on up there?".
Miles and Sayaka looked ahead to see some reporters speaking with some of the other girls.
"What are your thoughts about starting school here?".
"Are you excited to be following in many keijo players footsteps?".
Miles and Sayaka just blinked "All this to see girls moving into a dorm" Sayaka said "You can tell how popular of a sport it is, Eh? Miles?".
Miles however had his hand over his face.
"Miles?".
"Nozomi..." Miles said as he pointed forward at Nozomi who was talking with some reporters. Sayaka had a sweat drop on the side of her head, "Who goes up and talks to reporters?" She said "Nozomi! Your stuff!".
The people and Nozomi turned to Sayaka. "Oh, Sure thing" Nozomi said.
"That's Miyata, Isn't it?".
"Miyata is here!".
The reporters all ran right after her as they started interviewing her on the spot. "Miyata! Do you have any aspirations as you begin your new school life?" One of the reporters asked her.
"I'll do my best" Sayaka said.
"Why did you chose keijo over judo?" Another reporter asked her. "Did your father say anything about the matter?" Another reporter asked her. Sayaka quickly looked over at Miles.
"Miles, We should-" however one of the reporters started interviewing him.
"Ah! So you know miss Miyata? Are you her personal manager?".
"No, We're just close friends" Miles said.
"Close eh? Are the two of you in any sort of relationship?".
"What!? N-no I-".
"Are you dating miss Miyata by any chance?".
"Hold on! That's-ugh! I'm out!" Miles was able to get past the media reporters as he made his way over to Nozomi "What a mess, I can't stand those kind of news anchors!".
"Heh heh, I thought it was pretty funny to see them bombard you with questions" Nozomi said. That's when a girl came up to them. "Congratulations on enrolling you two" the young woman said "I'm Shiomi, With K-Sports! May I take your picture of the both of you?".
"Ah! Gimme a sec!" Nozomi said as she adjusted her tie.
"Don't worry, Just act naturally" Shiomi said "The two of you have been with Miyata since you got here. How are you three acquaintanted?".
Nozomi and Miles smiled at each other as they spoke:
"Well, We went to the same school together during freshman year" Nozomi said "And when we got older, We formed a strong bond. Our own little family of you will" Miles said. Shiomi kept taking their pictures as she asked them another question.
"Miyata is a famous judo player-ow!". That's when Shiomi was dragged to the side.
"Come here a second!" Her boss said "What's the matter with you!? I told you this year's elite class is full of amazing players, And that we'd go after them!".
"But you told me to go talk to promising players!" Shiomi said.
Her boss then leaned to her ear "She clearly just made it in here by sheer luck! And as for that guy, I bet he only joined just to look at girls in swimsuits. Anyway, If you want to talk to someone, Try Rin Rokudou, Who ranked second on the exam entrance test. Or a pure thoroughbred like Kotone Fujisaki. With all these players here you could write about, Why talk to a useless engineer and a girl who might be sent off to the empty room?".
Shiomi then pointed at the two "Because these two were really amazing during the entrance exams!" She said as she turned to them "So tell me, What are your ambitions you two?". Nozomi and Miles smiled as Nozomi did a few back flips and Miles did a long jump with four arial flips. Nozomi landed on top of the keijo sign, And Miles right next to her.
"My ambition is to be the richest keijo player in all of Japan!" Nozomi said.
"And my ambition is to get stronger!" Miles said.
The other reporters clapped at Nozomi's ambition, Completely ignoring Miles entirely. Miles shrugged as he walked over to Shiomi.
"Well, That's our goals" Miles said. Shiomi smiled at him "Those are very good goals" Shiomi said.
"Hey wait a minute! You said this guy did amazing on the entrance exam!?" Shiomi's boss said "But men can't play in a keijo sport! It's unheard of! And anyway, What does a foreigner know about keijo anyway?".
Miles expression quickly turned sour.
"Heh, You'd be surprised" he said.
"Miles! Is that you Miles!" It was Hanabi, Hanabi waved at Miles as she came over to him. "Heh heh, Hanabi, Well we meet again. You find your friend?".
"Mhm, I did, And I told her everything about you. She really wants to see you" Hanabi said "Oh, I almost forgot. I wanted to know if I can have your cell phone number. Just in case you want to talk with me about anything".
"Oh, Sure, No problem" Miles then pulled out his cell phone as he showed Hanabi his number "Here it is".
"Thanks! I'll make sure to put that in my contacts as soon as possible" she said. That's when Nozomi came over to them. "Miles" Nozomi said "Hm? Hey, You're that one girl from the race!".
"Hanabi Kawai, I hope we get along well, Kaminashi".
"Nozomi Kaminashi, Likewise. Say, How come your scarf is a different color than mine?".
Hanabi smiled as she pointed at it "It's because I'm in the elite class, I guess" she said "But I prefer the red of the regular class instead of the blue of the elite class".
As they were talking, Shiomi glanced at her boss "Sasaki, Isn't that...".
"Kawai, Who ranked 3rd on the test" Sasaki said "Why is she talking to those nobody's?".
That's when a girl with blonde hair walked over to Hanabi and her new friends, Catching every reporters eye.
"Hey that's-".
"Who's that? She looks like a model!" Shiomi asked Sasaki. "That's Mio Kusakai. Kusakai, Ranked first on the test" he said.
Miles and Nozomi stopped talking with Hanabi as they looked at Mio who was looking at Nozomi and Miles as she smiled.
"Nozomi Kaminashi, Miles Panzer". Mio said.
"How'd ya know our names?" Nozomi asked her. Mio then looked her up and down as she smiled more.
"Your body is definitely well balanced" she said.
"Uhhh, T-thanks" Nozomi said until Mio pulled her into a hug "Totally my type! Just like Hanabin said!".
"I know right!" Hanabi said with a smile.
"Let me give you a quick introduction" Mio said happily "I'm Mio Kusakai. 20 years old. My hobby is motorbiking" that's when Mio started blushing "And my favorite thing...is having fun with cute girls". She then reached behind Nozomi and grabbed her ass. Miles just blinked at the scene before him.
"Wow, How very bold of you, Umm, Mio" Miles said.
"Mmm, I knew it, Such a great ass you have!" Mio said as she kept feeling Nozomi's butt. "You're freaking her out, Mio" Hanabi said. Mio stopped as she giggled at Nozomi.
"Heh heh, Aww, Okay" she said as she looked at Miles "And so, This is the one you told me about. Hmmm". Mio looked at Miles up and down as she then placed her hand on his head.
"Umm...".
"Aww! He's such a cute little puppy!" Mio said happily.
'Puppy...how in the world am I a puppy?' Miles thought. Then without warning, Mio then pulled up his shirt showing his abs as she was trying to look for his automail limbs.
"Hmm, Ahh. So It is true" Mio said "You've got full mechanical automail prosthetics. And a nice well toned body for Hanabi here to play with" Mio teased. Hanabi quickly blushed at her words.
"M-Mio! Do-Don't say things like that!?" She said as she looked away blushing more. "What, It's true. He does have a very toned body, And he's a very cute foreigner too. Hmmm, It's too bad that I don't go both ways, Otherwise I'd have you in a heartbeat in bed with me".
Miles was red in the face as Mio leaned up and patted him on the head "Aww, Cheer up, Silver puppy!" She said "Your new big sister Mio is gonna be there for you. I'm looking forward to the day I get to race against the both of you! See you latter, And don't forget to give the little puppy a kiss Hanabi" Mio teased at the end.
"Mio! Stop it!" Hanabi said still blushing "We'll see you latter Miles, Take care". The two elite players then walked into the building until Mio stopped and turned to Miles "Oh yeah! Congratulations on being the first male keijo player in history! Bye bye puppy!" She said as she walked inside.
This quickly caught the other reporters attention as they then flocked over to Miles in an instant. "Could this be true? Are you actually going to play in keijo? A female only gambling water sport?" One of the reporters asked Miles.
"That's-".
"Are you only playing so you can spy on naked girls?".
"What you just say!?".
"Are you here to prove that men are better at water sports than women?".
"How will you be able to play keijo since you have automail prosthetics?".
"Don't get any ideas like that!".
"How will a foreigner know the rules and play styles of keijo? Have you ever played keijo before?".
"Okay now you're all just pissing me off!".
Shiomi and Sasaki just looked at the other reporters who were asking Miles outlandish questions. Sasaki just rolled his eyes "Jeez, To think that a school would allow a guy to play in an all girls sport. That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard" he said. Shiomi then thought of something as she ran over to Miles.
"Oh, Umm I actually have an actual question" Shiomi said. Miles ignored the other reporters as he nodded at her.
"Shoot".
"Regarding about the entrance exams, I noticed that you performed a move that had taken form of a wolfs mouth with fangs, Can you care to explain what kind of move that was?".
Miles pondered a bit until one of the reporters spoke:
"A move that had taken the form of a wolfs...hey! Wait, Isn't that one of the attacks from the infamous black label?".
"Hey, Yeah that does sound familiar! That move is called...what is it.. wolf chest fangs! That's it!".
"Wolf chest fangs, Only one keijo player knows that technique and it's...".
"Hey! You forget it's bad luck to speak her name!".
That's when Shiomi looked at the other reporters "What are you all talking about?" She said "Who's name is it that isn't-".
"Kakuyo Ryukosono, The Demon wolf" Sasaki said as the other reporters looked at him "Dude! You know you can't say her name! It's cursed!". Sasaki just looked at the other reporter "Please, Nobody even knows where Kakuyo even is. Some claim that she's missing or dead. But...for a foreigner to learn a move form her, Heh, That's a joke".
Miles then rolled his eyes as he got the bags "I'm out of here. You guys coming?".
"Mhm" Sayaka and Nozomi nodded as they followed suit. Shiomi looked at Sasaki "Hey Sasaki, How come I've never heard of this Kakuyo person?".
"Because the retired keijo instructors made sure that no keijo player would ever speak or put her name in history ever!" He said "She's...gained a bad reputation in the past, Let's just put it at that".
-inside the school-
Miles, Nozomi, And Sayaka were walking to the main lobby. Sayaka was talking with her friends. "That was Mio Kusakai, She got the top score this year" she said.
"Seriously!?" Miles said in shock, "I know, I mean that's...why would she even talk with us?" Nozomi said.
"Not sure" Miles said. Sayaka looked at her friends as she sighed "I envy your popularity...both of you" she said "Everyone seems to be so interested in the two of you".
Miles looked at Sayaka "Hey now, Don't be like that Sayaka. I admire you" he said to make her feel better. Sayaka looked over at him and smiled "Thanks, That makes me feel a little better" she said. The three walked over to the charts that were present.
"Be sure to check your room number and stand by in your room" Miku said. The three stopped as they looked up their names. "Find your name guys?" Nozomi asked.
"No, It's not over on this chart" Sayaka said.
"Nope, Nothing over here" Miles said.
"If neither of us are listed, Maybe we're all in the same room!" Nozomi said with stars in her eyes and hearts over her head "That'll be so much fun!".
Sayaka facepalmed "Oh god...".
"Don't worry, You guys are in the same room". The three looked over to see a tall muscular woman standing next to them, Nozomi quickly realized who it was "Yuko Oshima! You passed!".
"Yup! I did" Yuko said "But...my score in that mock race for The exam knocked me down to the regular class" she said as she placed her hand on her hip "But you may be in worse shape than me".
"Huh? Why's that?" Miles and Nozomi said in unison.
"The rumor is that room 309, The room you're in, Is called the empty room" Yuko said "That's where they send the failures who always run away because they can't keep up with the classes. They call it the empty room because it turns empty real fast".
The three looked at each other.
'Crap...' they thought.
-room 309-
The three made it to their destination...room 309 aka the empty room. The trio just stood at the door. "The empty room for failures, Eh?" Miles said "Well...this is shit".
"Why would they send us here?" Nozomi said a bit upset. "Let's go inside" Sayaka said as she opened the door. The three walked in as they saw two other girls in the room as well.
The first girl had red hair while the other girl had brunette hair. The two looked at their new roommates as the other girl went back to reading her magazine. The redhead smiled at her new roommates.
"We'll be moving into the empty-I mean room 309" Nozomi said "I'm Nozomi Kaminashi. Nice to meet you, I could scream".
"Sayaka Miyata, Likewise" Sayaka said "Nice to meet you".
"Yes, Nice to meet you! I'm Non Toyoguchi. I hope we'll be great roommates!" Non said. Nozomi smiled brightly at her "Ohh! Your voice is so cute!" she said. Non then noticed Miles behind her "Oh! Are you a keijo engineer?" She asked him.
Miles kindly shook his head at her, "Nope" he said "I am in fact a keijo player. I'm Miles Panzer, Nice to meet you Non!". Non smiled "Ah! Your name, You're a foreigner, Right?".
"Yeah, I came from America when I was little. Kentucky as a matter of fact". Non smiled more as she then got something out of her bag. "Oh, I almost forgot, These are for you" she said as she gave them some food packs "They're from my hometown".
"Really!?" Nozomi said "say, Where are you from?".
"I'm from Kagoshima" Non said.
"Th-thanks..." Sayaka said.
"Thanks Non" Miles said as he walked past the girls as he then placed his bag on the floor, As he was doing that, The other girl had glanced from her magazine and was looking at him. She saw the green light from his left arm as she then saw the silver metal of his automail prosthetic showing. She just kept looking as she was now curious as to why he had that on his arm. However Nozomi got her out her staring.
"Umm...hi ya" Nozomi said.
"Oh, Hi, I'm Kazane Aoba" Kazane said in a quiet tone as she glanced at her. Nozomi just looked at her as she sighed a bit "I-is that all?" She asked her, Non spoke up "Oh, Which bed will You use?" She asked "I noticed that when I got here there were five beds in this room, Which was strange".
"Heh, So they knew" Miles said as he stretched his arms, Kazane then glanced up a bit with her eyes to see more of his silver arm. "Well, I'm sure the the bed closer to the..." as Non was walking she accidentally tripped "Hall...way...may...be!".
Crash!
Miles turned around to see Non on the floor. "Are you okay!?" Nozomi asked her. Non picked herself up from the floor as she looked at the others "I'm okay, I wasn't being clumsy" she said.
"Umm you're crying" Miles said. Non quickly rubbed her face "No I wasn't" she said.
"Your face is still red" Nozomi said.
Non covered up her face with h her hands "I don't know what your talking about" she said as she got her bag and picked up the things that fell out when she fell "For some reason, Everyone always thinks I'm clumsy" she said.
"Thinks?" Sayaka and Nozomi said.
"Everyone was against me becoming a keijo player. But I wanted to make the village more cheerful!" Non said. Miles blinked at her "Your village?" He said as Non looked at him.
"Mah village is starting to empty out, But if I ah become a famous keijo player, Ah reckon that'll bring it back to life!" Non said with joy. Nozomi and Sayaka looked at each other
"Ah reckon?" They said. Miles then glanced at Kazane who had flinched a bit at when Sayaka and Nozomi caught on to that part of Non's speech.
Non panicked.
"Oh lawd! Ah'm doin it again!" Non said as she looked at her roommates "It was hard to understand what I was saying, Wasn't it?".
"Well, I don't quite know what you're sayin, But let's all do our best together, Okay?" Nozomi said smiling. Miles crossed his arms as he walked over to them. "Actually I understood you quite well" he said "I didn't find anything wrong with what you said in the slightest. In fact I find it quite cute!".
This made Kazane glance behind herself when Miles said that. Non smiled at him. "R-really!? You mean you could understand what I was sayin?" Non asked him. "Of course!" Miles said smiling "Every single word of it I understood".
"Oh thank goodness!" Non said happily. Non then noticed the silver metal on his arm "Oh, That's that shiny thing on your arm?". Nozomi then lifted up his arm "Oh this!" Nozomi said as she pulled down his sleeve "This here is Miles automail! He's lost his real limbs when he was a baby! He no limbs growing up and he-ow!".
Nozomi held her head as Miles glared at her.
"I am not a show and tell project!" He said.
"Heh heh heh, Sorry Miles" Nozomi said with a sweat drop on her forehead. Sayaka facepalmed
'I'm so worried...' she thought.
A/n: whew! Done. So tired...review and yeah, I'm going to bed. Night!
