Chapter 24: while you were gone
A/n: okay everyone! Real quick! This chapter takes place right after Miles had left the school that night. So we'll be going from there. Just a little bonding and Evako creating three new moves for herself. But that's about it, After that is the class change race! I know that all of you want that badly. And I shall deliver it to you.
Comment time!
Zero saga: yes this is very good news for Miles indeed. He now has faith in his family, And to your question about any side effects of the lycanthrope mode. Just one; And that is you have to maintain control of it once you unlock it.
Black ops 3596: yes...very interesting family indeed.
Guests 1, 2, 3, 4: Yes the kids bop thing was evil. Miles mother rigging the race isn't surprising. I'm sorry for the mistake for that misspelling. And yes, I saw that it was French for sister. I'm just going with what the keijo wiki said.
Nero tovack: yes, Miles Mom is still an ass. And no, No girls will be hurt. (Thank Mio for that latter). And have fun on vacation.
Cobalt gundam: don't worry everything will work out fine. Except Kakuyo...she's still a cunt.
The emerald mage: when you have the time, Please explain the things that scratched your head so that I may try my best to explain them. And yeah. This family is fucking weird...
Okay that's about it. Let's a go!
-Setouchi keijo training school-
Kazane walked inside of the school as she was making her way to her room to check up on Nozomi. Kazane couldn't help but feel a little happy to herself about what she did before Miles left, She was blushing more and more at the The thought of it, As well as smiling.
"I can't believe that I did that" Kazane said to herself "But...I told him that I don't have feelings for him...". Kazane then stopped for a bit to ponder about the situation. It was strange, She knew that she was nervous around boys, And would freeze up. But she didn't do that to Miles. In fact, She wanted to know more about him. The more Kazane thought about it, The more she started to realize that Sayaka and Non might be right.
"Maybe...maybe I do like him..." Kazane said to herself. She was going to think more about it but she pushed it to the side as she had to see about Nozomi.
-room 309-
Nozomi was in Miles bed as she just started blankly out the window out at the street. She felt absolutely heartbroken, Bitter, And regretful all at once. She was heartbroken that Miles had to leave for a month. Regretful of her harsh words that she said to him, And bitter at his father for taking him away to an unknown area that they were not informed of.
Sayaka and Non just looked at Nozomi until the door came open. Nozomi quickly turned her head at the door, Hoping for Miles to come in and surprise her that he didn't leave. However she saw Kazane walk in and her hopes were once again shattered. "Oh...hey Kazane..." Nozomi said as if the life within her body had been taken out. Nozomi then turned back to looking out the window. Kazane look over at her friends as she walked over to them. "How's Nozomi doing?" Kazane whispered to Sayaka and Non.
"Nozomi has been sitting in Miles bed ever since she said that she hated him" Sayaka said getting Nozomi to turn her head at her.
"I don't hate Miles!" Nozomi said defensively showing a few freshly made tears that were about to form "Nothing! And I mean absolutely NOTHING! Could ever make me hate the person that I love so much with all my heart" Nozomi said truthfully. This got a shocked expression from both Non and Kazane.
"Wait! You love Miles, Nozomi?" Non asked her.
"I don't know that you had feelings for him" Kazane said. However part of her in her head was pouting at this because that means she would have to fight for her crush. Sayaka then spoke up.
"Nozomi has always been in love with Miles ever since they were little. She told me when we became friends in high school" she said as she looked over at Nozomi who was looking out the window again "However Nozomi is actually a little shy to express her feelings to him, And has tried to make some hints in her own way".
"And how has worked" Kazane asked.
"Terribly..." Sayaka said "But Nozomi isn't the kind of girl to give up".
Nozomi sighed as she then laid her head into her arms, 'I never should have said that to you...' Nozomi thought 'I could never hate you, Miles. I wish I could have said...that...that I love you...'. Nozomi then started to just let herself cry into her arms.
'When you come back, I absolutely promise to tell you how I have felt about you for so long!'.
-meanwhile-
Miles was in his room as he was looking out the window at the moon as he had his ass blade tail flicking back and forth. As well as four other tails behind him. Miles in one day had mastered the path of nine tails. And was already at five tails, And he only needed to access the last four. Miles pondered a bit to himself.
"I should call everyone tomorrow after training" he said.
-Setouchi keijo training school-
Room 309 had woken up for the day. Sayaka sat up as she yawned and stretched her arms. She looked over at Kazane and Non Who were still sleeping in their beds. Sayaka smiled at her friends as she looked over to see Nozomi not in her bed, But in Miles bed, As she saw Nozomi had taken her pillow from her bed and put in on Miles bed as she used Miles pillow as a body pillow for her to hold. Sayaka was now worried about Nozomi and how she would act for the rest of the month without him. That's when she decided to leave her room and train a bit. Sayaka got out of bed and got dressed and headed out of the door when as soon as she opened it, Someone was standing in front The the door.
"Masaru? What are you doing up so early?" Sayaka asked him. Masaru blushes as he smiled and rubbed his head. "Oh! H-hey Sayaka" He said "Oh! I'm sorry. Good morning. I was just checking up and seeing if you would like to..." Masaru then began to blush as he then cleared his throat and got his words out.
"Would you like to have breakfast with me?".
"Oh, Of course I would like to" Sayaka said smiling at him "I'll wake the others-".
"Actually...I...was wondering if it could be just the two of us..." Masaru said "Not! Not to sound creepy or anything like that! I...was just wondering".
Sayaka then gently grabbed Masaru's right hand still smiling at him. "It's alright" She said showing a small but visible blush "I'd love to have breakfast with you". Masaru smiled at her.
"Really!? Oh that's great! I thought for sure that I was going to mess up with asking you out! Oh crap! I-I mean! Oh jeez...". Sayaka gently placed her hands on his cheek to calm him down "Masaru, Just relax" she said "You didn't mess up, You did fine. And...wait! Ask me out? Like...a date?".
Masaru nodded at her as his cheeks were getting very red.
"Yes..." he said "That's why I asked if it could be the two of us". Sayaka smiled and blushed but then looked at her chest in despair. "But...my breasts aren't bigger..." she said "Are you, Sure that you want to go on a date with me despite me not having huge breasts?".
"Sayaka! I like you for you! You're beautiful just the way you are! You don't need huge breasts to get a guy to like you. You already have my heart so..." Masaru said until he realized that he just expressed his feelings to her, Sayaka was speechless a bit. This was all a first for her, She was always worried that she wouldn't get a boyfriend, And that worry then became jealously towards Nozomi and her teammates when she saw how big there breasts were. Sayaka felt insecure about her chest, But here Masaru Just flat out expressed his love to her. And that made her feel like the happiest person in the world at that moment.
Masaru then saw Sayaka starting to smile wide. "Hey...Sayaka, Are you-" Masaru's lips were sealed as he felt Sayaka's lips press against his. Everything was almost moving absolutely slow, Not only did Masaru express his feelings to her, But now he was kissing or more so, Getting kissed by the girl that he fell in love with. Sayaka then backed away as she realized what she just did, Her hair shadowing her eyes, And her cheeks red as ever.
"I'm...so sorry..." Sayaka said "It's just...well. You just made my day. And I've always been worried that no boy would like me because I didn't have large breasts...so I had a little self-confidence in myself. But you made me see otherwise, Masaru. Thank you" she finished still blushing and smiling more.
Masaru just looked at her, His cheeks just as red as hers. "It's my pleasure, Sayaka" Masaru said "Umm, Do you? Still want to go on the date? I mean, We can do something else if you want". Sayaka then gently grabbed his hands as she placed them into her hands.
"The breakfast date still sounds good" she said happily. Masaru smiled as they headed off.
-meanwhile with Kotone and Evako-
Kotone and Evako were in her room listening to Kotone's boys love collection of cd's. Evako was enjoying herself as it distracted her from her worrying about her older brother. She also clung to her cellphone in case he would call as promised. The girls then finished with episode 57 and decided to stop for the day.
"Ahhh, That's the stuff!" Kotone and Evako Both said in unison. They had become quick friends very fast. And Evako was learning so much about boys love thanks to her. That's when their stomachs grumbled as Kotone's roommate Mari couldn't help but giggle. "Looks like you two should head downstairs to the cafeteria" she said "I think you both can put your training aside for a bit".
Kotone and Evako nodded at her as they left. Saya couldn't help but smile at them as they left. "Those two are like sisters" Saya said "You'd think she was a part of Kotone's family".
Mari agreed with her "True, Maybe Kotone will introduce her sister to her perhaps".
-meanwhile-
All the girls except the elite class members minus Kotone were at breakfast. Room 309 had made there way into the room, Nozomi looked like she hadn't slept in years, She even barely brushed her hair, And her eyes were red from crying in her sleep a few times. Non and Kazane were worried about her.
"I really don't see why ya had to drag me out bed for this..." Nozomi said "I just wanna go back and wait for Miles to come back...".
"Nozomi come on, You can't wait for Miles to get back in a month. You'll go crazy" Kazane said. "Yeah! Kazane is right!" Non said "After all, We have to be ready for next months class change race! I'm kinda looking forward for it!".
Nozomi sighed, She knew they were right. What good would waiting around do? She then decided to just kill time until next month. They then walked over to their regular table only to see Masaru and Sayaka eating together. The girls were in shock.
"Is that...Sayaka and Masaru...sharing breakfast together?!" Nozomi said still in shock.
"It would appear so" Non said "Ohhh! They make a cute couple!".
Kazane just looked at how happy they were as she then started to fantasize about her and Miles doing the same thing, And then some. Kazane held her cheeks as she felt them grow red. Non looked over at her. "Oh! Are you thinking about asking Miles to share breakfast with you one day, Kazane?" Non asked her making Kazane snap out her fantasy dream as she then frantically waved her hands at her as she rapidly shook her head.
Nozomi looked at Kazane as well and sighed. She really hated that she would have to actually try and give it her all to gain Miles affection against not only Kazane; But against Usagi and Hanabi as well. She decided to push this thought to the side as they decided to join Sayaka and Masaru. Masaru and Sayaka were enjoying breakfast as they talked about a few things.
"So your mother was a pro keijo player as well as a former prize queen too? That's impressive" Sayaka said in amazement. Masaru nodded at her as he then spoke "Yeah, She was great when she played" Masaru said "She even got the attention of the legendary five butts, As well as other pro keijo players too. She's actually the reason why I wanted to be a keijo engineer for my future career. To understand and see why she loved the sport she played so much". That's when Masaru's smile began to fade a bit "However...this also birthed a problem...".
"How so?".
"My mother was great friends with a woman named Reiko Fujisaki. They were very close at one point and were even friendly rivals too".
However as Masaru was talking, Kotone and Evako overheard him as they walked over. "That's my mom you're talking about" Kotone said as she then sat down at their table "How do you know about my mom?".
Masaru just looked at Kotone, "You're Reiko's daughter? I didn't know she had one" Masaru said truthfully.
Kotone smiled with a bit of tiny pride "I'm her youngest child. I have an older sister named Ai who's already a pro keijo player. We kinda left home after Ai and my mother had a bit of a falling out" Kotone said. Evako was curious.
"A falling out?" Evako said.
"Yes, You see...my family lives on butt island. A place where any pro keijo player or former prize queen can stay. In fact, There's a city on said island. My family branch...it's kinda stuck up. My family in fact forbids my older sister and I to build a deep relationship with ordinary players, as we choose to keep our prestige. And that's all that matters to us, Well, More So Them than my sister or i. It was this very rule that caused the falling out with my mother and my older sister. So Ai took me and we left the island. To be honest, I'm glad that I left" Kotone finished.
Masaru, Sayaka, And now present Nozomi, Non, And Kazane had heard everything. They had no idea that much was going on in Kotone's life. Masaru then pondered something. "Wow! Guess this explains why my mother and your mom had their falling out" Masaru said getting Kotone's attention.
"Your mother knows my mom?".
"Yeah, Back when she still played..."
-flashback-
"I can't believe that you're serious in doing this, Reiko!" Reiko's friend said "We've been friends for a long time! And now you just want to destroy that?!".
Reiko sighed as she crossed her arms, Reiko had explained to her best friend that she was reiterating from her keijo career in order to distance herself and keep her honor and pride in tact. Her best friend however was against this idea. Considering it idiotic and arrogant.
"My friend, You wouldn't understand why I must do this" Reiko said "I have given everything that I could have done with Keijo to the future generation. But my title as prize queen must be kept in tact, As well my family branch. I want to keep my honor-".
"Reiko please..." Reiko's friend said "The more you try to give me an explanation. The more I get upset with you. I cannot fathom how this game into your head! You're basically breaking ties with everyone! Especially me! Don't you care?".
Reiko was silent for a bit, She did really care about the people close to her that she met, And she cared about her best friend just as much. But she still stuck to this ideal and wasn't going to change her mind about it. "I'm sorry my friend" Reiko said "I'm sorry that I have to destroy our bond like this. But, If you can't understand my reasoning for this choice. Then I'll you'll never understand...".
And with that, Reiko left her friend. Her friend just watched her leave, She just stayed silent as she shook her head.
"Then you are a fool, Old friend...".
-flashback end-
Masaru finished with what his mother had told him about her former friend. The others were heartbroken about their relationship ending like that. However Kotone was the first to speak up. "Christ Mom..." Kotone said.
"Wow, Our Mom's suck..." Evako said "First my Mom's verbal and physical abuse to my brother. Now your mom".
"You have an older brother Evako?" Kotone asked her. Evako nodded at her "Yeah, Unfortunately he's-". Suddenly Evako's phone went off as everyone looked at it. Evako quickly answered it and put it on speaker:
"Hello?".
"Hey shrimp! How's my baby sister doing?".
the others smiled at the sound of Miles voice. Nozomi was the first to react as she quickly grabbed Evako's phone and held close to her. "Miles! Miles where are you? Are you okay?" Nozomi asked him.
"Nozomi I'm fine, And as to where I am. I have no idea. All I see is a forest and that's it" Miles said "But I'm okay, So don't worry".
"A forest? Why a forest?" Nozomi asked him until Evako jumped on her "Let me talk to my brother!" She said as she and Nozomi were wrestling over the phone until it slipped out of Nozomi's grip and slid across the floor to none other than Hanabi when she walked into the room and saw the phone stop at her feet as she then picked it up.
"Hey! What's going on over there?" Miles said until Hanabi smiled.
"Miles!".
"Hey, Hanabi! What's up buddy?".
"I'm okay, I just walked into the cafeteria. It's so good to hear your voice".
"Hey heh, Likewise Hanabi".
Hanabi blushed on her end as she then looked over to see Nozomi and Evako glare at her. Hanabi then clutched the phone in-between her breasts, She wasn't about to give it up. "34 more minuets" Hanabi asked.
"NO!" Evako and Nozomi both yelled as they ran after her, Everyone just watched them run around the tables as Tatsuya, Mio, And Usagi all came into the room and watched the three. "What's going on with them?" Usagi asked everyone.
"They're fighting over Evako's cellphone because Miles is on the line" Masaru said. This made Usagi blush and smile with excitement. That's when she ran at them and was able to swipe the phone from Hanabi, She held it close to her body.
"H-hey! Give it back!" Hanabi demanded.
Usagi then backed up and ran out of the room as she talked to Miles while the others chased her down. The others just had sweat drops minus Mio.
"Looks like they're going to be busy" Tatsuya said as Non then looked at the papers in his hands "Say, Tatsuya. What are those papers for?" She asked him.
"Oh these, These are for the lands that I need to look over with Taichi. They're for the class change race" he said "If you want I can go over them with you".
"I wouldn't mind" Kazane said.
"Yeah! We have some time" Mio said.
"Great!" Tatsuya said as he sat down and showed each land that was on paper. "The first land to be used is the seesaw, Then Fountain, Pole, And mud is last. Each one needs to be tested to great detail and I have the skill to do it" Tatsuya said excitingly. Everyone was impressed with how he loved his work in land development.
"You really went all out huh man?" Masaru said. Tatsuya nodded as he looked over the paperwork. "Yeah..." he said "You See, My father was in architecture. And loved to create different and unique buildings that people would love and enjoy. He loved his passion so much that he found a woman who also loved the same thing as him, They feel in love and married. But they both promised that they would teach their child the ways of architecture. This is where I get my love and passion for making Keijo lands. Each with a unique touch or twist to them. I want this passion of mine to expand into great things one day. That's why I became a keijo engineer".
As soon as Tatsuya finished his reason, Non couldn't help but smile at him "Awww, I think that it's a great passion to have, Tatsuya! I know that you'll make wonderful keijo lands one day if not sooner" she said. Tatsuya smiled at Non's kind words as he kept that to heart.
"Thank you Non, That means a lot to me" he said "Here, I think we should-".
"Get back here with that! I wasn't done talking with him yet!" Usagi yelled as the others saw Evako run into the room with her cell in the grip of her ass blade tail hand. Evako ran into the room until she tripped and her phone fell out of her grip and right into Kazane's hands. Kazane looked at the phone as she looked up at Nozomi, Usagi, And Hanabi who came into the room looking at the phone. Kazane then slowly and nervously put the phone to her ear:
"Umm...h-hello...".
"Kazane? Hey, You alright? You sound tired...or just woken up".
"I'm okay..." Kazane said in her Hiroshima accent "How are you doing?".
"I'm alright, I'll be back soon alright. I really do miss you guys there at the school" Miles said as he then thought of what happened between him and Kazane the other night "And, Kazane...".
"Yes?".
"I'm just curious, Why'd you kiss me on the cheek that one night?".
Kazane was now blushing a bit, But she quickly thought of an excuse "Oh! It was just a kiss from all of us" she said "so that you don't forget us". Miles then sighed happily on his end of the line "Well I'm touched, I thank you for that Kazane. Oh hey! I have to go. But I'll see all of you real soon". Kazane nodded as they both hung up their ends. Evako gently swiped her phone from her as she looked at it to see the call had ended.
"Aww, I wanted to talk to him! You guys took my call!" Evako whined. The others couldn't help but find Evako's pouts adorable and funny, However her mother came into the area as she made her way over to her daughter.
"Evako, Have you seen your father?" Kakuyo asked her "he hadn't came into the room last night nor did he have his cellphone on him. He left it in the room, And I'm getting worried". Evako just looked at her mother as she spoke.
"Dad left the other night with my brother and didn't tell us where they went. And won't be back for a month" Evako said. This didn't sit well with Kakuyo at all. "A WHOLE MONTH?! Are you serious?! Oh god, A whole month without your father! And you have no idea where he is? Oh I hope he's alright".
Evako then had a narrow glare.
"Mom...you know that my brother is with him?" She said.
"Screw that idiot! I don't care about him! It's your father that I'm worried about! Oh god I'm worried about him" Kakuyo said. Nozomi crossed her arms as she was getting fed up with how Kakuyo was mistreating her own son. "Why are you being such a jerk to Miles? He's only been wanting to bond with you and you've kept ignoring or not acknowledging his existence! He only wants you to accept him!" Nozomi said.
The others looked at Nozomi as Hanabi leaned over to her "Nozomi, Don't try to pick a fight with her" Hanabi said. Nozomi just glared at Kakuyo as Kakuyo had her hands on her hips, She was a bit impressed with how Nozomi was talking to her in such a way.
"Ah, A fierce one eh? And one with a sharp tongue too. I like that" Kakuyo said as she began to smirk at her "But young lady, What I Do with my bastered son is MY business!" And with that Kakuyo left. The others just watched her leave as Evako and Nozomi looked at each other.
"You think she'll change how she feels about her son?" Nozomi asked her. Evako just shook her head "Doubt it" Evako said.
-a whole month latter-
The whole month went by slow, But it was Thankfully over. Now was the start of the class change race. Everyone had been training hard for this: the regular class would be up against the elite class. Room 309 and the gang had been training hard just as everyone else. They worked together and tried new techniques as well. Although some of them wanted to keep their ace in the holes secret for the race. Nozomi was taking off her UMT suit as she was getting on her sleeping clothes.
"We've been training so hard for this month" Nozomi said "I can't feel my butt...".
"Speak for yourself" Taichi said as he, Masaru, And Tatsuya were in the room as Tatsuya was looking over the land designs as Masaru was sitting with Sayaka. The two of them had bonded within the month and were secretly dating. In fact Masaru was the only person to know about Sayaka's secret technique for the race.
Taichi had been busy with looking over everything for the class change race, He barely had time to hang with his friends. Tatsuya had to do the same with the lands as well as Masaru. But they had more extra free time than Taichi did. The other girls hadn't talked with their elite friends as they had to train. Especially Rin Who Sayaka was determined to beat. Evako was sitting on her brother's bed as she was resting as well, She had been doing some secret training with her mother and by herself.
"Well I can't wait to see the class change race tomorrow" Evako said "I know you guys will do your best!".
"Yeah...But it's been over a month. And we didn't Here from Miles..." Kazane said. It was true, They had only gotten only 6 calls from him and that was it. And they were getting a bit worried.
Just then the door opened up.
"Somebody once told me!" A voice said as the door was kicked open as everyone saw who had entered the room. It was Miles, Miles had on a short sleeve shirt that he was wearing on his bare body as well as shorts, Showing off his automail in all it's glory.
"Hey guys! What's up? Sorry I've been gone for so long" Miles said.
"MILES!".
A/n: I'm sorry...I am so sorry with how late I am...first I had been sick in December and it wasn't pretty. Then I had to take care of my mother while I was sick as she was sick. Then I had to recover. So marry late Christmas and late new year. I've also gotten my Christmas gift this month too.
Bloodborne: game of the year edition.
It is awesome, I love it to death! But I absolutely apologize for how I have basically failed you all. Two years now...that's rare for me. And I am so sorry. But he class change race will now start!
I am also sorry for this chapter. All comments and reviews please.
