Chapter 1-hot wheels
A/N Sorry for the long wait i've been very busy and will continue to be so for the next month or so, so don't expect many more chapters for either of my stories for a while but I am not dead
[] = English
"hi" = Japaneese
The morning light perfarates through the curtains spreading gently across the small room, casting light onto the partially un-packed suit case, Rolling over the hastly thrown clothes draped across the back of the solitary chair in the depressingly sparce room, reflecting off the dull walls and cast iron sink
"[Urrgh]" I say wearily placing my hand over my eyes trying to block the blinding light from my eyes before dropping my arm in defeat, "[You win today Sun, What time is it though]" looking at the digital clock sat on the IKEA* like bed side table with the small display of the digital clock reading … 9:30 … "[SHIT I'M LATE]" I shout aloud bursting out of my bed in a frantic rush to find clothes for the day ahead.
Sprinting out of the door with a duffel bag in hand while pulling a white t-shirt and frantically fumbling for the keys to lock the door before Sprinting like an Bomb tech when the wrong wire was cut, Nearly flying down the stairs to the street below before running towards the station
At the station
"Haru?" the Lieutenant called out looking down the list of names on his clip board as a person with an backwards shirt on runs through the door panting
"I'm Sorry for being Late sir" The individual lets out in between pants
"You must be our new firefighter" The lieutenant says looking up at the dishevelled figure infront of him, "And you are Late on your first day"
"I am sorry sir, I only flew in yesterday" The individual excuses before noticing that his shirt is on backwords and trying to quickly fix his shirt
"Go and meet the Captain after Asahi has shown you around the station" The Lieutenant says pointing to one of the members in the roll call who salutes and motions for the individual to follow him
"Yes sir" The individual responds picking up his duffle bag and hefting it over his shoulder and following Asahi
With Asahi and Jack
"So this is the engine bay" Asahi points out before going through a door with me in toe, "And this is the kitchen where we make food"
"I hope so at least" I comment looking around the white tiled room with utensals hanging off hocks on the walls and pots stacked near the hob
"And down the hall to our left is the bunks and showers" Asahi says motioning with his hands in the directions of the rooms, "And the captain and Lieutenant's office is down the corridor and up the stairs to the right" He says as I thank him and head towards the door labled 'Captain' before knocking
"Come in" a voice on the other side of the door says as I push open the door to be met with an older gentleman with slightly graying hair and a short mustache ending at his lips end, "So you are our new probationary firefighter"
"Yes sir" I say bowing earning a chuckle from the man
"There is no need to be so formal with me boy" The Captain tells me looking down at some papers, "It says here that you are from the UK"
"Yes I am sir, British born and raised sir" I say proudly standing up straight
"Do you have any experience working with Heroes before?" The Captain asks me looking down at the papers
"Not much sir, In the UK Most people serve in the army or the police so heroes aren't that common" I explain smiling, "I've only met a hero once in my life before when I was quite a bit younger sir"
"Do you have the Bunker gear yet?" The Captain asks calmly as I motion to my duffle bag
"I don't have the uniform yet but I still have my old one from training that I was sent over with sir" I reply with a nervous smile on my face
"It will have to do for now but you will need to be fitted for the uniform in the near future" The Captain tells me looking at the duffel bag in amusement, "your dismissed Probationary firefighter Coulson"
"Thank you sir" I say saluting before walking out of the room quickly before I head towards the kitchen where most of the crew is waiting, "err hello?"
"Introduce yourself then late boy" one of the firefighters says catching me off guard
"W-Well my name is Jack Coulson and I am the new probationary firefighter" I say stuttering at the start before getting ahold of myself, "I am from the UK and I hope I will fit in with you all"
"What's your Quirk Gaijin*" Another firefighter asks bluntly
"I can see magnetic fields, like the heart*" I answer quickly before further explaining, "So I can see people through walls and under rubble"
"Not a bad Quirk Gaijin" The firefighter complements, "So why move to japan to become a firefighter?"
"Well it was offered to me by a recruiter from the international firefighting association" I explain looking around smiling, "So who are you all?"
"Well my name is Haru and you've met Asahi" Haru says as Asahi waves in greeting before Haru points to people in the room, "That's Kaito, Reo, Yuuto, Itsuki, Yu and Aki" getting various responses from each individual
"It's nice to meet you all" I say politely before asking, "Can some one show me the layout of the engines"
"Kaito could you do that" Haru asks as Kaito stands up and motions me to follow him, "Thank you"
In the Engine bay
"We have two engines and a staff car at our disposal" Kaito says pointing to the vehicles as he goes along with me listening to his every word, "You'll be with me, Haru and Asahi on the pump along with the Lieutenant"
"So where should I put my bunker gear?" I ask motioning to the bag slung over my shoulder, "In relation to the engine I mean"
"Put it near the back door on the left side, As that's where you'll be sat" Kaito answers gesturing to the engine, "Then I'll show you where the tools and equipment is on the engine"
After taking out my bunker gear and placing it ready to jump into near the door I join Kaito near the lockers on the engine
"So in this locker we've got the hoses and wrenches for hydrants" Kaito says opening the shutter, "And in this one we have blocks and straps along with the chainsaw" He says pulling the chainsaw out and showing it to me, "Do you know how to use a chainsaw?"
"Yes I do, we were taught it during training" I reply gripping the saw in a familiar way
"Good, and in this we have the jaws of life* and the air bags" He points out as we walk to the other side of the engine, "And finally we have the circular saw and the tool boxes"
"Thank you for showing me that" I say as I head to the lockers to store the remaining items in my duffel bag
At the lockers
"[There done]" I say to myself as I step back and marvel at my work inside of my locker which has a union jack draped along the back with neatly folded clothes piled on the shelf under a faded framed photo
"Ah not bad probationary firefighter" The lieutenant says from behind me making me jump
"Aghh, don't scare me like that you'll give me a heart attack" I say jokingly
"I do hope you don't have a heart attack Courson" The lieutenant says making me double take
"err sir my last name is Coulson, With an L not an R" I correct him suppressing a chuckle
"My apologies Mr Coulson" The Lieutenant says as I close my locker
"Not a problem sir, We all make mistakes" I say waving my hand dismissively as we head towards the kitchen
"So what it your name Sir if I may ask?" I ask politely opening the door for the lieutenant
"If you must know it is Har-" The lieutenant starts to say until he is cut off by a tone and then a voice speaks from a speaker "Car fire, engine 12 respond"
As the speaker says the location of the fire I run to the engine following the lieutenant to the engine and jump into the boots and pull the slacks up over my shoulders before fastening the Velcro, pulling the turn out coat over myself and grabbing my helmet before jumping into the engine as it roars to life while the doors slowly slide open revealing the street beyond
"You ready for your first fire Coulson?" Haru asks from the front passenger seat as the engine pulls out of the station and the siren wails
"As much as I can be" I reply pulling the hood over my head before tightening the straps on my helmet
As the engine works it way down the streets with lights and siren blaring as building streak past in a blur of light and colour
"So are we going for arson?" I ask as we take a corner
"It might be, But it could not be" Asahi replies as the engine pulls to a stop near the burning car
"Haru run a hose to a hydrant, Asahi and Coulson get the crowd back and Kaito get a line on that fire" The lieutenant commands as we all set about doing our separate tasks
"OK EVERYONE BACK IT UP" Asahi shouts at the crowd as they start to move back slowly as I move to the other end of the street
"COME ON, MOVE IT" I shout at the gagle of people at the other end of the street as some have their phones out recording the fire getting put out
As a torrent of water flies out of the hose towards the fire causing the roar to quieten to a faint hissing of cooling metal and dripping water as the hoses are rolled up and stowed away safely
"Not bad for a first fire" Haru says patting me on the shoulder, "No injuries and one fire put out"
"Yea, not bad" I repeat looking at the remains of the car, "I'm surprised that the fuel didn't go off"
"Guess we got lucky then" Haru replies as we both get into the engine and it humms to life, Pulling away from the remains of the car and drive down the streets heading towards the station with no particular hurry
"What an interesting design choice for a building" I think to myself as we drive past a H shaped building, "It really is quite different from back home"
"Coulson are you alright?" The lieutenant asks me snapping me away from my train of thought, "I'm fine sir, I was just thinking about home"
"Do you miss the UK then?" The lieutenant asks me as we turn a corner
"Well I suppose so" I say as the engine pulls into the station, making our way out of the engine as the motor clicks over slowly we all get our bunker gear off and stretch, "It's just quite a bit of a difference between the two, thats all"
"As long as it doesn't get in the way of you doing your job it's fine" The lieutenant tells me looking at the clock
"It's quite nice here I guess" I think to myself looking around the firestation, "I think I'm going to enjoy my time here"
A/N
IKEA* - a popular international Swedish flat pack furniture company
Gaijin* - a word for foreigner that isn't that flattering (like alien)
I can see magnetic fields, like the heart* - The heart actually creates a magnetic field when it beats (not a strong one mind you but it's there)
Jaws of life* - a piece of equipment that uses hydrolic pressure to cut through materials
Bunker gear* - a nickname for the uniform that firefighters wear
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-drbhoom