What is this two Chapters in one day well this was going to be the second half of chapter four but i felt it worked best to cut chapter four where it is and make the second half chapter five. Anyway Check below for the character info on Beurling.
Tomoko was woken up by Maple shaking her awake "Hey, wake up, were nearly back."
Tomoko looked around Frenda was still asleep Beurling was awake taking a swig from her hip flask, Beurling looked over at Tomoko and did a sort of salute "You good?"
"Yeah." spoke Tomoko stretching, before she turned to Maple "Frenda proving to be a challenge to wake up again?"
"Yeah, don't suppose either of you have some coffee?"
Tomoko shock her head, Beurling looked at her hip flask for a second "Urgh, what a pain." Beurling muttered before she walked over to Frenda, Tomoko and Maple watched as Beurling tipped a bit of what was in the flask onto Frenda which caused her to jump.
"What the hell was that for?"
"Your alarm clock." replied Beurling "You sleep like a corpse you know."
"Hey, I just like my sleep, ok." Frenda spoke as she sat up "Urgh, how do you drink that stuff." she was after she tasted a bit of the liquid that was on her lips.
"You get used to it and we're nearly back."
Maple then walked to the side of Beurling with a tissue which she handed to Frenda who used it to dry her face off "I appreciate the help but next time maybe not use alcohol to do it, next time."
"What do you want water?"
"It would be preferable, though next time just use coffee."
"I think I'd rather the water." Beurling joked.
"Hey you are not dumping a bucket of water on me!"
Beurling held her hands up "Ok I won't use a bucket."
"Good."
"It'll be two." Beurling spoke as she walked off.
"No buckets!" spoke Maple, Beurling gave a small smile "It was a joke Maple."
Beurling sat back down in her original seat leaning her head back before she spoke to Tomoko "Are you always that unlucky?"
Tomoko had to take a second to answer the question, so she could work out what Beurling was talking about "Oh, yeah I seem to be a bit of a magnet for bad luck." Tomoko said nervously, trying to make it sound like a joke.
Beurling looked at her for a second "That's reassuring." she spoke her voice dripping with sarcasm.
"Sorry." Tomoko spoke with her head down; she had a feeling of dread over what Beurling would say next. Tomoko could hear Beurling taking another swig from the flask before she spoke again "Don't worry about it." Beurling spoke though it came off as rather cold.
Tomoko looked up Beurling was facing the wall with a look Tomoko wasn't sure of "Just don't do anything heroic and daft ok?" Tomoko nodded in response "I won't." she spoke, Beurling merely looked at her and remained quiet for the whole trip back to the academy.
Once they had touched back down, they were checked over for injuries, handed in their objects, then told to go wait in the canteen for their names to be called once they were there, they saw that the beds had been removed and the tables and benches Tomoko thought were usually in this room had been put back in, they also saw the other students were all huddled in small groups discussing their time out in the settlement.
Taking a few seats near one of the wall Maple and Frenda started discussing, Beurling was standing up behind Tomoko, Tomoko felt a little nervous with Beurling behind her, though she found she wasn't scared about that, she felt she could trust Beurling enough to rely on her she had saved her twice in the settlement so she'd let her do this even if she was a little on edge from this.
Just then the head master walked in to the room with two teachers Tomoko had seen yesterday before when she was in the great hall. She cleared her throat before speaking "Right, now each of your bags have been taken to your rooms, once you heard your names being called step up and you be given your room number, their you'll meet up with your new teammates, we will leave the team name and your team leader picks to you."
The teachers started to read off the names of the students, it felt like forever till she heard her name being called along with Beurling's "Tomoko Jervis and Sabine Beurling." the two of them stood up and walked to the teachers "Right, you two are in room forty." the teacher then gave them directions to their room.
Once they had left the main hall to find the room and were walking in the open Beurling lit a new cigarette again, they were walking silently till Tomoko could help but ask something that was playing on her mind "Beurling can I ask you something?"
"What is it?"
"Why did you tell us to call you Beurling, when your names Sabine?"
Beurling took a long breath in then took the cigarette out and blew the smoke out "It's personal and private." she said a bit defensively "And, I'd appreciate it if you didn't call me Sabine." Beurling spoke a little less defensively then before but Tomoko took the hint and dropped the subject.
"So, who do you think we'll get as partners?"
"No idea, why you worried about it?"
"Yeah, I don't want someone like last night."
Beurling blew more of the smoke from the cigarette before speaking again "Yeah it be just like bureaucrats to put use with someone like that." Tomoko got the impression Beurling was almost spitting that bit.
"Do we not have places to put our weapons?" Tomoko asked trying to change the subject and curious that they still had their weapons with them.
"Not that I can see, guess they are trusting us with them."
They carried on the rest of the way tom the room in silence, once they got to the room with the number forty on a bronze plat screwed to a wooden door, Tomoko paused nervous and unsure if she should knock, Beurling however just pushed Tomoko aside and turned the door handle opening the door and walked in.
Tomoko followed, the room was large with a pair of sofas in the middle, with a coffee table between them, raised slightly was a wooden floor surrounding the sofas on each side wall was a door, running on the back wall was what looked like a kitchen, with a window behind that.
Looking between the sofas and the kitchen was a load of bags Tomoko recognised one as hers she guessed one was Beurling's, the other two was totally unknown to her, as she was thinking this Beurling walked up the bags she picked one up, a square brown leather satchel that looked a bit old and tatty, she then looked at the one that were Tomoko's before she went looking at the other two.
"Hey, don't look at their stuff!" Tomoko shouted "You don't know who they could belong to."
"Actually, I think we do." Beurling retorted.
"Huh, what do you mean?"
Beurling sighed "Look at the names, see some you recognise?"
Tomoko took a few steps closer, so she could see them better, while trying to make it look like she wasn't looking, the names on the bags were "Maple Haida" and "Frenda Spee" Tomoko moved back in surprise, just then the door opened with a scream of "Tomoko!".
Tomoko span around, she saw Frenda dive at her and tackle to the ground her into a hug and giggling.
Maple was more restraint "Well it seems we're all back together again." she said with a smile.
"Yeah" spoke Frenda getting off Tomoko "Looks like your stuck with us." Frenda directed at Beurling.
"You that desperate for a rematch then?" Beurling asked, leaning on one of the walls.
Frenda laughed "And you that eager to lose, so where are we all sleeping?"
Beurling shook her head while Tomoko stood up "No idea." Tomoko spoke "We just got here."
Maple walked to one of the doors one the side walls and opened it "Well it's doubles two beds per room by the looks of it."
"So, who bunks with who?" Frenda asked again.
Maple looked around the room "Anyone got any preferences." Tomoko and Frenda shook their head and Beurling just shrugged "Well how about we go with partners, me and Frenda while Tomoko you and Beurling bunk up that work?"
"Don't you mean Sabine?" Frenda asked.
"No, she damn well doesn't" Beurling raised her voice, steeping forward from the wall.
Frenda put her hands up in defensively, Maple stepped in before it could go further "I think she prefers Beurling Frenda, so let's just call her that."
Tomoko whispered to Frenda when Beurling had calmed down "Don't push her on it, she got really defensive before when I asked her on it to."
"Ok, since we have our rooms sorted shall we head to bed?"
"Don't we have to make a team name and leader as well?" Tomoko asked remembering what she was told before by the teachers.
"We can do that tomorrow" Maple spoke again "It's been a long day and we could all do with a rest; besides we have a few days to acclimatise remember no need to rush it tonight."
Maple and Frenda picked up their bags and said good night going into the room Maple had walked into before, Tomoko turned to see Beurling. Beurling didn't speak and just went for the door Tomoko picked up her bag and she followed. In the room were two beds next to the wall with bed side table with a lamp one each, there was a window next to one of the beds, two writing desks with a chair each opposite them, to the side was another door that Beurling was looking in which appeared to be a bath room.
"So which bed do you want?" asked Beurling.
"Whichever I don't really mind."
Beurling nodded before she went to the bed with the window beside it, Tomoko put her bag down by the other bed, Beurling got some clothes out of her bag before heading into the bathroom and locked the door "Must be getting changed." Tomoko thought.
True enough Beurling came out with the clothes folded up and Beurling in a thin shirt and pants, Beurling put her clothes on the writing desk that was lined up with her bed, Beurling put her Kukri in its sheath on the bed side table so the grip was near the pillow.
"Is that necessary?" Tomoko asked a little concerned with that behaviour.
"It's habit." Beurling responded.
"Bad experience in your past?" Tomoko asked confused.
"I don't need to tell you everything you know" Beurling retorted defensively, Tomoko flinched, Beurling sighed "Look, it's nothing to worry about, ok, just leave i.t"
Tomoko swallowed slightly "Sorry, it's just, it's unnerving seeing it that's all"
Beurling sighed and put the Kukri on the desk with her clothes, before walking back to the bed "That make you feel better?"
"Yeah, thanks." Tomoko said with a smile hoping to defuse Beurling's mood a bit, Beurling just rolled her eyes before speaking "Shouldn't you be getting changed?"
Tomoko left the bed room and went into the bathroom to change, she was a little Beurling had acted nice to her before, now she was acting a bit cold to her again, not to the degree of not wanting to have nothing to do with her, but she did seem to want to keep her at a distance, Tomoko sighed "It could be worse, I just wish I could get along better with her" she thought.
After she was finished, she saw Beurling, sharpening her Kukri, Tomoko walked past her and put her cloths down in the same way Beurling, once Tomoko had finished putting her cloths down and was sat on her Beurling checked the blade. She seemed happy with it she put the Kukri back in its sheath then went back to the bed and climbed in under the covers and turned off her lamp.
"Good night Beurling." Tomoko spoke, Beurling didn't even act like she was heard her, Tomoko sighed and climbed into bed as well and tuned the lamp off to just as she did, she heard Beurling say "Good night, Tomoko." Tomoko closed her eyes with a small smile on her face.
Tomoko was awoken by a whimpering sound, sitting up in bed and looking around through sleep laden eyes she couldn't see anything, she was about to go back to sleep when she heard a gasp, looking over at where she head the gasp come from, she could see Beurling's head moving from side to side and her fists were clenched and she seemed to sweating.
Tomoko got out of bed and went to Beurling's bed, she held her shoulders to try and wake her up "Beurling, Beurling, wake up." Tomoko spoke, getting now were she shock her again and this time Beurling's eyes shot open, Tomoko then felt herself be shoved back by Beurling, she then saw Beurling go for the bedside table and turn the lamp on. Tomoko saw Beurling breathing heavily and her hair stuck to her face from the sweat.
"What are you doing?" Beurling said angrily, still breathing heavily.
"Sorry." Tomoko said with her hands up "It's just, you were shacking your head and gasping and I was worried."
Beurling bit her lip and looked almost angry, Tomoko wasn't sure who it was directed at "It's nothing." Beurling finally spoke through gritted teeth, before Beurling lay back on the bed.
Tomoko leaned forward slightly "Are you sure?" Tomoko asked quietly "I can get you a class of water if you…" Tomoko was interrupted by Beurling leaning forward and bringing her hand down on Tomoko's forehead, not enough to really hurt her but enough to make her lean back again.
"I'm not a child Tomoko!" Beurling sounding frustrated, she lay back down and took a deep breath before speaking again this time more softly and quietly "I'm fine, go back to bed Tomoko" Beurling moved her head to side before closing her eyes and letting out a deep breath.
Tomoko sighed, she then turned the lamp off and went back to her own bed, once back under the covers she kept her ears open for a bit to hear if Beurling was having a nightmare again, eventually her tiredness over took her and she fell asleep, before she did she thought "What happened?"
So Before we get into it Beurling hasn't got PTSD its Nightmare Disorder just a clarification.
So Beurling is kind of a mix of a few things.
Her first name is just picked at random the Second name is from the Fighter Ace George Beurling also the "Knight of Malta".
Her weapon and fighting style is based off the Gurkha rifles and as someone who has read them i couldn't not leave them out. Also as it won't turn up so it isn't a spoiler her Kukri is called Spitfire after the Planes that George Beurling flew.
Her semblance is inspired by Berserker of Black from Fate Apocrypha. Her badge is also loosely based off the Canadian Air Force Symbol.
Anyway i hope you enjoyed and like the Character info's at the bottom.