Chapter 18: catching up
A/n: ahh! Feels good to be back into my flow of writing again. Again I fully apologize for the long wait, But I am impressed to see how many people wanted me to work on this story let alone the number of alerts and favorites it got. But now, Let's look at some new comments shall we:
Blackops 3596: yes very heartwarming and don't worry I tend to go with this odd flow of finishing my work at the end of a year. I've done this with F.A.T.E, Experiment of the dead, And Tesla Soldiers. Also no, I won't take that long to update.
Guests 1: I'll try my best to update faster and I apologize for getting your hopes up. I write less when I get back into my work to get my bearings back, As well as the flow and rhythm.
Guest 2: I understand that you wanted the encounter to go a different route. But I went with this to as I stated above, Get myself back in action. Also no, I don't want to ruin the relationship with the family by bringing up the replacement part. Also I'm sorry that the encounter wasn't as touching as you wanted it.
The emerald mage: I'm glad that I responded to your comment. I'm also happy as well that I take each comment into consideration. I want to answer your questions to the best of my abilities. And for your second question; I won't take 5 years to finish this story as my work makes damn sure to give me nightmares over and over again. And I do make sure to take breaks from time to time, But perhaps too much time is used on said break. But that's just me.
Ak4sh4: glad you like the story. And as for the serious defect for my OC. Simple answer, I'm an asshole to my own characters. I like to make there life as worthless as possible. I have a reason for this (which is on my Facebook page) and I don't want to go into full detail. And yes, There will be a part in the story where Miles will get stronger automail prosthetics down the road.
To the anonymous: I'm sorry but Kotone Fujisaki won't be in the quest for Miles love and affection.
That about wraps it up with new comments I see while I was away for a bit. On with the bonding with each character. I also see that I messed up a line. That's what happened when I don't write for a long time.
The others had left Miles and Evako to bond and get to know one another as they decided to go and hang out for now. Non, Kazane, And Sayaka decided to head off somewhere.
"Hey, The three of us are gonna be in the cafeteria to get some breakfast" Sayaka said "Are you both going to join us?".
"Actually..." Nozomi said as she looked over at Taichi with a smile on her face "I'd want to catch up with Taichi for a bit. You guys can head on without me okay". Sayaka nodded at her friends decision as she and the others headed off before Masaru called out to them. "H-hey...umm, Is it alright if I come with you guys? I don't have anything to do. I mean, Not until a few more hours of course".
Sayaka nodded at Masaru "Sure, I don't mind that. How about you Kazane and Non?". However as Sayaka turned to her friends she quickly saw them giggling at her and Masaru, Masaru was blushing, While Taichi and Nozomi looked at them. Nozomi was confused, While Taichi caught on to the whole thing and smirked a tiny bit.
'Somebody has a crush on someone' Taichi thought as his smirk grew a little more.
"What are the two of you giggling about?" Sayaka said breaking the laughter. Non and Kazane stopped their giggles as they looked at her "Oh it's n-nothing sugar!" Non said in her accent "Just us gals havin a laugh is all! Right Kazane?".
"Right..." Kazane said shyly.
Sayaka just kept looking at them until she waved it off, Masaru sighed as he followed after them leaving Taichi with Nozomi. The two then decided to walk and talk for a bit to catch up on things. "It really is good to see you again Taichi" Nozomi said "I missed talking with you...after...well...you know..." she said as she rubbed her arm as she looked away from him. Taichi just placed his hand on her shoulder. "Hey, It's okay Nozomi. It's all water under the bridge now".
"But I rejected your feelings Taichi!" Nozomi said "How can you be so calm after I did something like that to you?".
Taichi smiled at Nozomi as he placed his hands on his hips "Because I learned to move on" he said to her "Yes it did hurt that I got rejected by you. Heck, I even got extremely jealous of Miles when I saw how deeply in love with him you got day by day. It wasn't until I moved that I began to reflect on my past actions of that day and decided that I needed to become a better person as I got older. But your words and love for Keijo never left my mind, They stayed with me. And it was then that I decided to be a keijo engineer" Taichi finished. Nozomi blinked at Taichi as she looked away from him a bit, A frown forming on her face.
Taichi leaned over to her as he saw this. "Nozomi, What's wrong?" He asked her "Do you need me to-".
Nozomi just wrapped her arms around him in a hug as she was getting a few tears in her eyes, She then looked up into his eyes. "Taichi...I'm sorry for what I said back then". "No I'm the one that was in the wrong back then Nozomi. I should have understood your feelings for Miles and shouldn't have said what I said. I was upset and hurt. But I have moved on, And I have thought about the both of you from time to time and would like to rekindle our bond. Sound good Nozomi?". Nozomi leaned back as she wiped the small tears that were on her face as she nodded her head and smiled.
"Of course!" Nozomi said "The three of us can be what we used to be back then".
Taichi smiled at this, He may not have had his childhood as his girlfriend, But he was happy to have Nozomi as his friend again. However he was now pondering about this whole Miles with a sister thing.
"I'm glad we got that out of the way" Taichi said "Now riddle me this Nozomi...".
Nozomi nodded at Taichi "Shoot" she said.
"HOW IN THE HELL DOES MILES HAVE A LITTLE SISTER!?".
-meanwhile in the cafeteria-
Kazane, Masaru, Non, And Sayaka were in the cafeteria eating their breakfast as they were discussing the topic on what happened in the room.
"I'm so happy that Miles is okay!" Non said happily as she ate her rice.
"I agree, From the looks of things he seems to be fine" Sayaka said as she looked over at Kazane who was putting a few rice balls into her napkins as she had finished her third one. As she finished with her so called "work", She looked up to see Sayaka and Masaru looking at her with curiosity and confusion. Kazane started to get flustered and nervous.
"W-wha-what is!? Why are the two of ya lookin at me like that!?" Kazane said in her Hiroshima accent. Sayaka and Masaru just kept looking at her until Masaru spoke up. "Umm, I don't mean to pry. But what's with the packing of the rice balls? Are you saving them for latter for a snack?" He asked her. Kazane then glanced over at her work as she then began to twiddle her thumbs together.
"O-oh...those..." she said in her shy tone "Those are for Miles. Since he's now fully awake I thought that he might like something to eat at least..." Kazane said as a small smile began to creep across her face, As well as a small faint blush on her cheeks. Sayaka saw this and decided to be fully blunt with her words:
"You like Miles don't you?".
This caused Kazane to instantly become red all over body as she quickly shook her head at her. "N-no no! It's not like that I swear!" She said "I just...look up to him as a close friend. That's all".
"That still sounds the same as liking him" Sayaka pointed out to her. Kazane began to get flustered even more until Non spoke up "Hey now, It's okay if you like him" Non said "I would honestly go after him if I had strong feelings for him! I find his automail prosthetics kinda sexy. Oh! And he has a nice butt and body too! I mean did you see Miles swimmers cut on the lower section of his abdomen? Oh it looks so-".
"You're not helping your case Non" Masaru said as Non quickly stopped and realized what she had just said as she blushed in embarrassment. "Heh heh! Oops" she said "But...like I said before, It's okay to like him Kazane".
Kazane looked at her packed up rice balls.
"But I don't like him like that, That's just it". Sayaka was about to say something but Masaru placed his hand over hers. The two looked at each other for a bit until Masaru broke the silence.
"I think we should let Kazane decide on this one Sayaka" he said. Sayaka thought about it for a bit and agreed with him.
"Very well" she said as she glanced at her hand as she saw that he still had his hand over hers. Sayaka couldn't help but blush a tiny bit at this. "Umm, Your hand is still on top of mine".
"Oh! S-sorry!" Masaru said as he moved his hand away and quickly ate his food. Non giggled as Kazane smiled at the little ordeal but her smile soon faded as she thought about what happened the other day before.
"I can't believe that Miles mother would do such a thing. To her own son no less and without remorse either. Doesn't she even care?". The others minus Masaru agreed on what Kazane said "I know, She outright impaled him! I'm just glad that he's all better" Non said with relief.
"Trying to actually kill a student is something that I wouldn't be proud of, And she just went at it again and again..." Sayaka said. Masaru was in the dark so he had no idea about all of this.
"Hey, I'm sorry for intruding on your conversation. But is it okay if I ask who this Miles person is. All I know from my friend Taichi is that he's a keijo player, And that alone still shocks me".
"Oh, I'm sorry. I'll explain right away" Sayaka said as she smiled at him, Getting a tiny blush from Masaru. However before she could explain to him about Miles another boy came over to them, This one having dark violet hair and eyes. "Masaru! There you are man! I've been looking all over for you and Taichi! Oh! My apologies, Good morning everyone" the boy said. The others waved at him as Masaru got up from his seat.
"Hey Tatsuya, Sorry I had to do some orders and check up on a Keijo player that got hurt" Masaru said.
"The male keijo player Miles right?" Tatsuya said. Masaru just looked at his friend. "How did you know-".
"The papers that we were given remember, Masaru?" Tatsuya said as he looked at the others "Oh I'm sorry. We're having our conversation while you three are having breakfast. Forgive my rudeness. I'm Tatsuya Masahiro, Friend of Masaru here" Tatsuya then held out his hand to the girls as Sayaka was the first to shake his hand.
"Sayaka Miyata".
"Non Toyoguchi".
"Kazane Aoba".
"Charming names" Tatsuya said "Hey Masaru, I need your help with some of the equipment that's stored on the second floor. Can you help me out with it?". Masaru sighed as he left his seat. "Yeah I can help" he said as he looked at the girls "It was nice meeting all of you, I hope we run into each other again".
"Likewise" Sayaka said as Masaru nodded at her as he left with his friend Tatsuya leaving the girls to themselves. As soon as they weren't in earshot, Non spoke up as she was smiling.
"Those two were real hotties!" She said blushing. "It looks like that boy Masaru likes you a lot, Sayaka" Kazane said with a small smile on her face as she saw Sayaka blushing and looking away from her "I-I doubt it...besides you like Miles" Sayaka countered back making Kazane get flustered.
"I don't like him like that! It's not like that!".
"Whatever you say Kazane" Sayaka said with a teasing smirk. Kazane stuck out her tongue at her. Their conversation was not missed however by the elite class, More so Mio, Rin, And Hanabi. With Hanabi hitting her head on her table after she heard that Kazane was bringing Miles food. Mio was giggling at this as Rin sighed.
"Another one to add to the list...?" Rin said in a bored tone.
"Ohhh this is like one huge drama show!" Mio said as she looked over at Hanabi "Here, Hanabi. The sweet damsel is stopped in her tracks for the one she loves! In one corner is Nozomi! In the next is Usagi, And in the other is Kazane! Kinda...where not so sure about that just yet folks!" Mio teased "What will happen when these girls will be able to confess-".
"Say, Speaking of Usagi. Has anyone else seen her today? Because I haven't" Rin said. Mio stopped as Hanabi looked at her. Mio pondered in thought. "Hmmm now that you mention it Rin Rin, You're right. I'll go and find out, You guys head to class without me okay", And with that, Mio walked off to find Usagi. Rin and Hanabi looked at each other.
"You think Usagi is with Miles?" Rin asked Hanabi who just shrugged.
"Don't know, Since I don't have an answer" Hanabi said.
A/n: done! Okay, I'll be sure to answer any questions that you have for me or comments. Now! I'm going through a checklist for each chapter on what to write with the notes that I have on me. I'm carefully checking things off as the list goes down.
Next chapter; Miles and his family
