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Twitch sat on the bed and watched as Boost slept. Taking a deep breath, he stood up and stretched, "You've been asleep all day. I hope she didn't kill you and-" hearing a faint whimper, he looked back with wide eyes to see Boost opening her eyes, "You're up," he carefully petted the injured creature and frowned, "I'm sorry she shot at you, girl. You don't deserve that," Boost whimpered, "I'll go get you some water, and maybe some food. You wait here," he turned and ran out of the room as Boost whimpered and slowly began moving.

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Twitch filled a small bowl with water before he heard a faint bark. Looking down to see Boost at his feet, "Hey what are you doing out of the room?" He knelt down and rubbed the creature's head, "You shouldn't be moving around like this. You just got up and-" Boost jumped up and knocked Twitch back onto the floor, "Whoa you shouldn't be jumping around like that, you could-" he heard whimpering coming from down the hall and he looked up, "Boost?" He looked down and arched a brow, "Then who are-"

In a cloud of white smoke, he saw Chelsea sitting on top of him, "Chelsea? What the hell are you doing?"

"Messing with my little brother," Chelsea laughed as she climbed off him and he stood up, "I can't believe you thought she was walking already."

"Don't do that," Chelsea hummed in confusion, "I thought she was walking,"

"Oh c'mon, it wasn't that bad and besides, I prank everyone here," Chelsea chuckled before taking a deep breath, "But seriously, you'd never know what kind of Teigu the enemy has so try to aware of everything around you,"

Twitch shook his head, "And why would you trick me like that?"

Chelsea sighed as she frowned and stepped closer to her brother, "I watched as you and Mine taking care of that dog…I know you're an animal lover, but she was with the soldiers, so that means they trained her to kill, so if it comes down to it, we'll have to kill her before she has a chance to kill us,"

Twitch sighed as he shook his head, "She's not going to be a killer…I know it." Chelsea inhaled slowly before walking away and Twitch picked up the food and water before walking back to his room.

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Twitch watched as Boost slowly drank some water "I thought Mine and your sister were joking," he looked back to see Leone leaning against the doorframe, her send crossed, eyes narrowed and her lips a thin straight line, "But here you are, with this dog who was working with the soldiers…what the hell are you gonna do if it kills everyone here or somehow gets us all caught?"

"She's not gonna do anything like that, that crazy chick shot her because she was rampaging…she was trained to kill us, but when she was shot…I couldn't leave her there,"

Leone groaned as she stepped closer to him before slapping the back of his head, "Hey!"

"Hey nothing, you just said she was trained to kill us and then you bring her back here?" The lion shapeshifter sighed as she shook her head, "And what does the boss think about this?"

Twitch shook his head, "The only ones who know about this are the two of us, Mine and Chelsea…I have no idea how she, Akame, Lubbock or Tatsumi will react to this and I don't want them to find out about Boost and-"

"Too late, kid," the two looked back to see Najenda, Akame, Tatsumi and Lubbock walking into the room with Mine and Chelsea standing in the hall.

Najenda looked at the injured puppy drinking water before she turned her attention towards Twitch as she crossed her arms, "Are you insane? What if the shot was a diversion to have someone take pity on her and have that person killed?"

"She's not gonna do that," Twitch frowned as he sat down and began petting Boost as Boost looked up with wide eyes, "The chick who shot at her seemed like she was out of her mind,"

The air between the team grew still as Mine sighed and pushed past the others, "If this idiot gets one of us killed, I'll kill the stupid dog," she looked at Twitch as Twitch looked up in disbelief, "But…if Boost can be a valuable asset to the team, everyone who doubted Twitch for his judgement will apologize to him,"

Everyone looked around before looking back at Twitch and Najenda sighed before narrowing her eyes, "Fine, but if she makes a mess in the hideout, you're gonna clean," Twitch nodded as everyone except Twitch and Mine left the room.

Hearing the latch catch, Twitch sighed as turned his attention towards Boost and Mine looked at him, "Why would you do that?" He looked back as Mine tilted her head to the side in confusion, "You convinced everyone to let Boost stay…why?"

Mine inhaled slowly as she sat down and hung her head, "Because I saw how much the dog means to you…just keep it out of my room, I don't want it making a mess in there,"

"Uh…right," Mine smiled as looked down and scratched Boost behind the ear and Twitch smiled.

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Chelsea walked down the hall with her head down, "Are you against him having that dog?"

"It was already cleared, and even still, he'd find a way to keep the dog, Leone," she turned and faced her blonde teammate as Leone narrowed her eyes slightly and stepped closer to her, "Twitch is the type of person who will try to save anyone he can, and animals don't go ignored. He's got a good heart, but sometimes he runs into a situation without thinking it through,"

"We're all like that," Chelsea hummed in confusion, "Every night when we go out, whether it's a mission or going on a simple surveillance. While the missions we have information about the tended targets, we're still running the rush of being caught and killed, and the surveillance missions is even more dangerous since we have no idea what we'll be looking for,"

Chelsea took a deep breath and shook her head, "I know, and I'm glad I found my brother, but I think introducing him to Night Raid might have been a bad idea. He's a good fighter, and I know we lost a few members even before I got here, but I don't want anything happening to him. He's my little brother,"

"C'mon, you've got an extended family right here," Leone smirked as she leaned to against the wall, "You've got brothers and sisters who've got each other's backs…but I can guess where you're coming from," Chelsea hummed, "And he knows what the soldiers and the emperor are like, so we won't have to keep him here against his will,"

"That's what worries me. He knows what's really going on in the Capital and knowing the kind of person he is, he won't hesitate to go out and protect as many people as he can, even if it costs him his own life,"

"Understable," Leone frowned, "But it's the life we chose, so we know what's gonna happen to all of us eventually," Chelsea slightly nodded before the two of them walked down the hall.

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Lubbock and Tatsumi walked down the hall. The green-haired member looked at Tatsumi and arched a brow, "So…what're your thoughts on having a creature that was trained to kill us all live with us?"

"To be honest…I don't like it because a living Teigu killed Sheele and I'm surprised Mine is okay with it…I mean Sheele was her best friend," Tatsumi sighed and ran his fingers through his hair, "I mean I can't set foot on a damn boat anymore because Bro was killed on one,"

"I know what you mean," Lubbock stopped and frowned as he leaned against the wall, "I told you my story and why everyone else calls her boss and I call her Najenda. But alas, she still wouldn't give me the time of day,"

"Again, you were peeking in on the other female members while they're trying to take a bath doesn't help,"

"I told you that has nothing to do with anything!" Tatsumi rolled his eyes, "Anyway, how are you taking the new kid and Mine being this close after just one day?"

"I'm annoyed it took her longer to accept me into the group, but there's nothing I can do," Tatsumi began walking away, "I already warned him that if he hurts Mine in any way then he and I are going to have a problem," Lubbock hummed and began following him.

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Mine and Twitch watched as Boost laid down and fell asleep. Twitch sighed as he petted Boost. Mine sighed and shook her head, "So what are you going to do? Are you going to take her on missions with you or keep her in the hideout? Because if you're going to keep her here, she better stay out of my room and-"

"Until she's fully healed, I'm gonna keep her here…I'll keep her in my room, I just have to make sure she has food and water and I take her out before we leave…I just hope the boss will help and keep an eye on her for a while,"

"She'll be cautious, but I'm sure she won't mind," Mine began walking towards the door, "I'm gonna train for a bit, maybe go out with Leone for some scouting," Twitch nodded as Mine walked out of the room.

Twitch inhaled as he looked down at Boost with a hardened expression, "I'll never understand people in this world. Prey in the weak, on those who don't agree with the corrupt government and harm animals for no reason,"

He looked out the window towards the sky with a frowned painted across his lips, "After me and Chelsea got separated and she joined Night Raid and I helped as many people as I can before Chelsea found me and I joined Night Raid,"

Looking back down, he inhaled before draping a small blanket over Boost, "Take it easy," he walked over to the window and opened it a little, "Just go let you get some fresh air."

He turned his attention to Boost, "Rest up. I'm going outside to train a little," he quietly walked out of the room, closing the door behind him before walking down the hall.

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Twitch stood in the opened field before he began training by running around, punching at trees and wooden dummies. He stopped and panted with sweat running down good face, "Damn,"

"Why are you pushing yourself?" He looked to see Leone approaching, "I was just about to head out with Mine when we saw you…what are you doing?"

"Training…I want to get stronger,"

Leone sighed as she shook her head and walked over to him before slapping him upside the head. Twitch looked at her with an angry expression, "You shouldn't push yourself. You went out on mission last night, Tatsumi told us you did well…outside of getting injured…and you saved Boost from one of the craziest guards out there…don't push yourself, you might not be able to go out tonight…and don't worry your sister,"

Twitch groaned as he watched as Leone turned and walked away before he shook his head, "Whatever…I can handle a little training," he turned and began punching the wooden dummies again, "And Chelsea is stronger than I am, so why should she worry?"

Destroying one of the dummies, he looked down at his bloodied knuckles and took a deep breath, "Damn," he looked over to the hideout before walking towards it.

Peeking through the open window, he saw Boost still sleeping on the bed, "Still breathing, so that's a good sign," he looked down at his bloodied hands again and tightened his fists, "Stings like hell…but…I can do this," he turned and began running towards the wooden dummies again and began punching them.

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