Apex85: Yeah i just can't help but see Emma in that spot and it just bothers me to no end... except for that whole weapon disappearing thing... i really should make a sequel of that involving valimar lol. I mean... if Jusis doesn't try to jump off a cliff to try and escape reality of course.

justheretosayhi: thanks, yeah I'm pretty sure this is the first fic that has ReanxEmma too. Hmm might effect the ending but who knows lol

RedBurningDragon: Yeah laura sword is really... confusing but... i guess game logic right? lol, i guess the people of trails take a thing or two from link's book.

Manu259: Thanks lol, that omake was constantly on my mind playing the game. I just wanted someone to call it out or something xD but hey maybe they really do think no one else notices.

Dario Flaman: Great to see you again too. I really think you'd enjoy these games so I'll start making sure to put a spoiler warning on the omakes lol, Tho i guess whats the point if you're reading the story anyway right?

"Ugh…" Three separate groans came from the first students to test their luck against the surprisingly capable instructor. The team of Rean, Emma, and Fie had given it their best shot but they couldn't have even hope to give the instructor a decent attempt.

"Well," Everyone was equally taken back by her tone. She sounded… serious and almost… like an instructor? "I must admit that I didn't expect you guys to win, but I didn't expect you all to give such a poor performance. I hoped when you guys decided to stay a part of Class VII that you'd give everything your a hundred-percent effort. Maybe I was wrong?" She looked down at the group.

Rean had barely noticed that his team kneeled on the ground in defeat… looking at her made him realize just how big the cap in their skills was. It brought him great pain, to be honest. Not just from the fight, but for how right she was. They really didn't give it their best. Rean and Fie were definitely the biggest part that was holding them back.

The events of the fight replayed in Rean's head.

With slight hesitation, the three students took their place across from Sarah to prepare for combat. Rean couldn't hide nervous feeling and it showed well on his face with how he and Fie would take sneaking glances at each other only to see that the other was doing the same then to just turn away as if nothing had happened.

What managed to ease him a bit was the encouraging smile and nod that he was given by Emma. They at least seemed to be on good terms now.

Despite that encouragement, it couldn't prepare any of them for what their instructor had to show. "Well, let's see what you guys got." She said as she unsheathed her weapons.

Everyone besides Fie took a step back at the sight. "An orbal-gun and sword?" Emma gasped, tightening her grip on her staff.

"And I doubt it's just for show," Rean added.

"We better be on our guard." Fie deadpanned.

"Bring it on!" Sarah cried.

"Right!" They answered back.

That motivation ended quickly. Without Rean and Fie being unable to really cooperate together, much less link they ended up relying on Emma for support. Without a good enough offense to go with their defense, however, they didn't last long.

"Alright, next team is Jusis, Machias, and Alisa." She called, shooing her last batch of student away.

The next group seemed even less thrilled then Rean's did. Alisa looked as if she drew the short end of the stick getting stuck with those two.

The match had ended in an even worse state than the last. While Alisa tried to come up with some sort of plan to help them in their battle, the two stubborn teens were too caught up in trying to show the other up that they ended up making themselves look worse. Something Sarah was definitely not letting them forget. Mostly giving disappointing looks as she effortlessly dismissed their attempts to harm her.

Like before she stood over the defeated team. "Well, I can at least say you guys… tried. Alisa, I must commend you for being the only one with a sensible mind. Without you, these two most likely wouldn't have even lasted a second."

"T-thank you, instructor." She gulped slightly, still fazed at seeing her instructor's power first hand.

"…"

"…"

Both Jusis and Machias could only face the ground in a mixture of embarrassment and anger as they silently blamed the other for their failure.

"Laura, Gaius, Elliot," Sarah turned to the remaining students. "I'm guessing you guys get it right?"

The trio nodded before taking their place across from the instructor when the last team returned to their previous positions.

The match ended with another collapse group of military students but with a more pleased instructor, clapping with her signature smile plastered on her face. "Now that's what I expect from my students." Her words of praise were barely heard from the exhausted team.

"Laura and Gaius, your team up was a great way to make sure I didn't pay enough attention to Elliot. Laura, you were great at throwing off my guard to create great openings for your team members. And Gaius, you used your skills wonderfully to take advantage of your chances. I definitely can't forget about you excellent use of your artes and crafts Elliot… Wow, that was a good pun wasn't it?" She questioned under her breath. "Because of you, your team lasted quite a bit longer than they normally world."

"T-thank you, instructor." The team replied still winded.

After a few jealous looks from some of their fellow classmates, they returned to their previous positions with the other students.

Sarah coughed into her fist. "Okay, now that that's settled, how about we get you guys settled up on your field study that's coming up? I have a feeling you guys will really like this one." She gave them a happy look that made them feel the exact opposite of her words already.

After handing out papers to the students like the last time, they each looked to see who was it that they'd be going with on their trip. This had lead to… various reactions. Firstly, Jusis and Machias giving each other the hardest glare they could give the other before looking away. Then for Rean and Fie to both unconsciously look towards the other just to immediately look away and pretend as if nothing happens. The rest of the students simply gulped at seeing the pairings.

[Field study: May]

Group A: Rean, Emma, Machias, Jusis, Fie

(Study location: Bareahard, the Verdant city)

"These are certainly some… interesting pairings." Gaius spoke.

"W-well, it looks like we'll each be going to very well-known cities in the empire, I guess." Elliot stuttered.

Laura nodded, "I can definitely see how these two cities were chosen."

"I-It might not be best to beat around the bush, however…" Emma sighed causing the rest of the students to turn their gaze towards the two pairs of students who were refusing to look at each other.

Tensions were already pretty high between the students after their last field study. The last pairings being composed of Rean, Fie, Laura, and Elliot. Each team did… less than stellar due two both teams having a weak-link so to say. Now, however… both weak-links were now on one team together.

"I've put up with this long enough…" A furious Machias said under his breath before exploding. "JUST WHAT'S your problem instructor?!" His volume surprised most of his classmates. "I knew you not a normal teacher but it looks like you also get a real kick out of jokes."

"As much as I don't want to agree with him…" Jusis crossed his arms. "These groups are a complete disaster. I demand that they be changed at once."

The instructor cocked her head at their disapproval. "You really think so? Where I'm standing they seem like really great pairings. Putting you in Bareahard was a no-brainer anyway, Jusis."

"Hmph…" Jusis groaned at her sound logic.

"Then just put me in Group B!" Machias shouted. "Saint-Arkh isn't a place I'm too thrilled about gallivanting off too either, but there's no way I'm stepping in HIS hometown! And I think we both know how bad that place is. It's like a breeding ground for the noble and their dusty old ideas."

Sarah nodded her head. "Well, you got me there. Although that's exactly why I put you there in the first place. I feel that if you saw how things are from the people you hate so much, you might learn something new."

"I-I kind of have something to say on the group as well, Instructor."

Everyone turned to Rean with a surprised look on their face.

"Oh?" Sarah crossed her arms. "You don't see a problem with how I set the groups up do you, Rean?"

"Not to be rude, instructor," He scratched the back of his head. "But having the four of us on the same team together… doesn't sound like a good idea at all. Last time when… Machias and Jusis, and Fie and me where other teams, we held back our groups and ended up causing both teams to fail. Wouldn't putting all the problems together make things worst? Plus, having to put Emma through that with us as well just won't be fair to her."

"I have to agree…" Fie added.

"Well, aren't you sweet." Sarah giggled into her palm. "Although something tells me Emma likes the idea of being in your group this time around~." She said much too loudly for the class president's liking.

"Buuuuut anyway," Sarah called to them when she noticed Emma blush as she turned away from Rean's gaze. "Rean, you're a special case when it comes to nobility. I felt that you take a trip there would be very beneficial for you as well."

"Look, I'm no army officer, so I won't go on about how you should do as I say and follow my orders to a 'T'. That's not really my style at all. But I am your instructor. And I care about you little guys, so I feel that this has your best interest. So if you still have any complaints to throw at me…" The air around her turned cold. "Maybe the four of you would like to make me listen by force?"

Everyone almost took a step back.

The four challenged students all looked towards each other before nodding and walking up to their instructor. While they knew they were outmatched from their less than stellar performance before. Now there were more of them, plus she just went through three straight rounds with no break while the rest of them at least had one whole fight to rest up. If they played their cards right they could do something.

"A-are you guys really?"

"This is crazy!"

The rest of their classmates gave words to their feelings on the event.

"Heh." Sarah smiled. "Male pride can be so predictable. I already knew Machias and Jusis couldn't pass an offer like that. But I'm a little surprised about you guys, Rean and Fie. And yet it wouldn't want it any other way!"

She pulled both weapons out again. This time getting the reaction she wanted. They may have already seen them, but that just meant they understood what she was capable of with them.

Fie sighed as her other teammates gulped. Despite the feeling, they were all holding back they each unsheathed their weapons.

"Now that's the spirit!" Sarah cheered.

No longer able to hold back the desire to help her friends, Emma ran up to the four-man team, also bring out her staff in anticipation of what was to come.

"All right!" Sarah smiled as an intense aura emitted from her body.

"What intense aura…"

"This can't end well."

"She was definitely holding back against us."

"Okay, kids!" Sarah got into her combat stance. "Time for some EXTREME extra credit!"

"Ow… ow… ow…" Rean cried as the ointment stung against his wounds.

"Please be still, Rean," Emma spoke with a concerned tone as she treated the raven-haired teen who sat next to her on her bed.

She was treating him from the wounds he had suffered from the fight against Sarah. They weren't anything serious, but Emma wasn't going to let him go till he complied and accepted her offer. So that night while most of them had retired to shake off the events that had happened. Rean had made his way to Emma's room.

While Rean wanted to say he kept denying her request to not risk taking her out of her comfort zone. He had to admit another concern was for that if… he could hold back his mind from wandering to… certain areas. Namely how much more… developed, Emma was compared to his other female classmates.

When Rean entered her room. She was already prepared with ointment and bandages on her bed. Rean wanted to tell her that she was overreacting. However… when he took a seat next to her with her knee brushing up against his, plus her holding his face towards her with one hand while using her other to treat his cuts. He couldn't help but lose himself in her eyes. His first reaction was to look downwards to get away from them but... that's how he found himself in this mess.

It didn't help that this was the first time he has seen her out of her Thor uniform. Like him, she had changed into pajamas. Pink, slightly loose fitting top, with matching bottoms that stop at her knees, and Rean commented in his head how it fitted her.

"Are you okay, Rean?" Emma's voice broke him out of his thoughts.

"Y-yes?" He managed to pull his eyes away from her cleavage.

"You just seem distracted."

Looking at her face again he saw her eyes with a sad glint in them. "I-it's not you. I'm just worried about making you uncomfortable again."

She smiles slightly. "You don't need to worry about that." She continued to gently apply ointment to his cheek. "W-we're starting over, remember?" Her eyes were cast downwards and if Rean was listening harder he would have heard her whisper, "Starting over…"

"I'm glad we 're able to become friends, Emma." Rean smiled.

"Of course we are, Rean." She gave a half-hearted smile.

That's when something clicked. A familiar feeling rushed back to him. "F… friends…?" His eyes shot opened as he broke away from Emma. As he did he suddenly felt pain rush into his head causing him to fall to his knees. "M-m… my head?!" He kept his voice as hushed as possible to not disturb his classmates who were probably sleeping.

"R-Rean?" A concerned Emma darted to her friend and held his head in her hands. "Say something! What's happening?!"

When Rean's eyes met her's he felt the pain increase and shot away from her instantly. This caused him to fall backward on the floor however and he curled up in an attempt to lessen the pain.

No, it can't be!, Emma said in her head. Not again!

This…, Rean said in his head. This h-happened before… w-when…

Damn! Where was she?, Rean thought as he ran through the old schoolhouse after the silver-haired girl.

The instructor had given them their mission of finding their way out of the dungeon. Most of them assumed that they'd get out by all sticking together. That was quickly dismissed when the silver-haired girl walked out of the room they had fallen into without so much of a word with anyone else.

Rean was going to call out to her back was beaten to the punch when Machias yelled at Jusis who was on his way out alone as well. The two got into a short argument that led to Machias also going off on his own.

Now Rean seeing that the girl was now out of sight, decided to run after her. "I-I'm gonna go try to make things up with her okay? We'll catch up!" He promised before disappearing out of sight.

"And then there were five." The dark-skinned teen commented.

"Do you think she's really that mad about it?" Elliot asked.

"I mean it was just an accident right?" The blond-haired girl asked.

"Hmm…" The spectacle-girl eyed the entrance that Rean left through. "I-I think I'll follow after him. It's better if we don't go alone. You guys can try and look for the other two, okay?" She received a nod from each before she left.

"Hello!" Rean called out in the dungeon. He felt her presence a short time ago so he was able to get a general understanding of where she possibly was. However, this presence just led him to a seemingly dead-end room. Actually, there were a few pillars along with another floor but with no way to get to it from here from what Rean saw.

Wait…

Closing his eyes, Rean concentrated harder on sensing her… and he felt someone in the room.

"I know you're here." He announced.

There was nothing but silence for a few seconds before he heard a defeated sigh. With the same bored look on her face, she walked from behind the pillar to face him. "Why are you following me?" She cut right to the point.

"Well…" He scratched his head. "I wanted to apologize about before… and before that too."

"Eh," She shrugged. "Not like I care."

"Either way," He sighed. "We should try and group up with the others, it's not safe to wander around alone."

"I'll be fine," She quickly dismissed him. "I'm too small and fast for anything here to get me."

"We're going the same way anyway, though."

"Oh trust me, we aren't." She corrected him as she leaped onto the next floor using the pillars as stepping stones. "Oh yeah, Fie Claussel. That's my name." She said before running off.

Rean was frozen at her demonstration of athletics though. She seemed so frail yet she was able to get up there so easily. What kind of life did she live where she'd be able to do that so easily

Sighing in defeat he left the same way he came in with his head hung low. Did he make the situation worse? Did she even care? He couldn't tell. Her face was unreadable.

"Hello?" He heard a voice call.

"Hello?" He said back. Soon saw the spectacle girl with braided purple-auburn hair jogging to his direction. She took a series of light breaths once she stopped a bit in front of him. Rean was a little curious about how much she.

"You came for us?" He smiled as he patted her on her back.

She coughed in her fist. "I thought it'd be best." She looked past him to the room. "Where's that girl?"

"Her name's Fie, and… she jumped up there." He pointed up to the second level. Staring at her surprised face made him wonder if that's what he looked like when he saw her do it.

"H-How did she…?"

Rean shrugged. "No idea. I'm guessing she's had quite a past."

"I was hoping we could stick together," She shrugged. "but I'm sure we'll run into each other again soon enough. Let's see if we can find the others, Rean, okay?" She turned and started walking back in the direction she came with Rean following behind her. She quickly realized her slip of the tongue when she heard Rean's footsteps stop. She froze in anticipation for his obvious question.

"Wait…" She refused to turn around to meet him. "How do you know my name? I never mentioned it to you."

"W-w-well…" She was glad she decided not to turn towards him. Her eyes were darting in every direction in hopes of finding an excuse she most likely would not get from anything here. Slowly but surely, she began to talk up the first thing that came to her head. "y-you're Rean Schwarzer, son of Teo S-Schwarzer… why would I not know you?"

Rean placed a hand on his hip. While what she said seemed pretty sound... wait, no. While yes his adoptive father was a noble, he was a simple Baron. Not high ranking at all. Rean has also run into a few other here and they definitely haven't heard of him but this girl seemed so familiar with him that she called him by his name, seemingly unintentionally not to mention. Is she lying? Why would she both-

Rean felt something pulse in his body.

T… that hair, He thought. Without thinking he turned her around by her shoulders earning a gasped from that surprised girl and causing her glasses to slip off. T… Those eyes, He thought again as he stared at them not noticing the way the girl gulped at his intense gaze.

That's when it hit him. A sharp pain ran through his head and he brought his hands up to it to comfort himself. "M-My head-!" He fell to one knee. Just what was happening to him? It was like his body was fighting itself.

"Rean… ean… nnn!?" The voice of his spectacle companion was starting to drown out due to the pain. As she grabbed on to him he whispered something that made her heart race, however. "E… Em… Emma?" He managed before falling over.

…He would wake up very soon later not recalling the name he pronounced.

"It's great to meet you!" A young Rean greeted the two visitors to his home. A girl who seemed to be in her early teens, and a girl around Rean's age with purple hair and the prettiest eyes the young boy has ever seen. The girl hid behind the taller teen's leg much to the older girl's amusement as she laughed into her hand.

"My name's Rean Schwarzer." He reached a gloved hand out. "What's your name?"

The taller woman looked down at the younger girl. "Don't be rude."

The little girl gulped as she slowly extended her hand out to shake Rean's. "My name's…"

Rean felt his eyes slowly start to open. What happened? He remembered being in intense pain and now… he felt very comfortable. Very safe. He wasn't sure how he could describe how he felt. How long was he out?

When his vision started to clear up, his heart almost jumped out of his chest when he saw Emma staring down at him with a comforting smile and half-lid eyes.

Brushing a strand of hair behind her ear, she whispered. "You're up, how do you feel?"

"A lot better." He smiled back, fighting his eyelids which threatened to drop. What was he sleeping on?

He quickly realized that Emma had laid him on her bed as used her lap as a pillow for him. No wonder he felt so warm but… "Why…?" He yawned.

She placed a finger to his lips. "Shhh…" She hushed his thoughts. "It's late, so why don't you sleep here tonight? I'll wake you up in the morning before anyone's up. It'll be our secret." She assured him, brushing his hair to calm him.

Rean wanted to refuse but… he wasn't sure why but his body felt too relaxed to move. Her fingers felt like magic as they brushed against his scalp. Without a single word of protest, He closed his eyes again, though this time with a smile on his face, and a deep yawn escaping his lips.

Emma waited a few moments to make sure he was in a deep enough sleep so that he wouldn't hear her. "It makes me so happy to know that you remember me, Rean." It would be a lot safer to say this all in her head... but the mix of joy and fear that began to fill her chest made it hard for her to think clearly. She stroked his hair affectionately as her smile turned into a frown. "And yet… I can't help but wish you don't." She looked at her desk, or more specifically the empty bottle on it that she had to recently use on her friend.

It's for the best…, She told herself, ignoring the chocking pain starting to build up in her chest.

Omake 2: What did you think...?

"Alright Class VII," Rean said to his fellow classmates as they readied their weapons to face off against the jaeger group across from them. "Let's take'em out!"

"Right!" They all agreed.

"Haaaa!"Everyone cried as they charged.

"Shatter!" Laura cried as she slammed her greatsword into the enemy, splitting him in two.

"What the?!" Elliot cried upon laying eyes of the gruesome scene. "Laura, what did you do?!" He ran up to the blue-haired noble causing everyone to pause their fight and look towards him in confusion. "Laura, why did you do that?!" He repeated waving his arms frantically.

Laura looked towards her other classmates who gave her a shrug at his reaction. Then to the enemy jaegers who also gave the same response.

"What did I do?" She asked.

"You killed him!" He instantly responded.

"Well... yeah?" She scratched her head. "I have a sword you know. How do you think I use it?"

"You're just supposed to hit him with it!"

"I did..."

"But he's dead!"

"Elliot..." Gaius sighed walking up to him. "What do you notice about most of our weapons?"

"Hmmm..." Elliot scratched his chin as he looked at his classmate's weapons. He saw them doing strange actions like Jusis and Gaius thrusting their weapons, Crow, Alisa, Fie shooting at a tree, Rean swigging his sword around, Emma summoning a giant twister, and Millium using Lammy to crush giant boulders. "they're non-lethal weapons?"

"Oh my adios..."

"Are you serious?"

"You're going to a military school for Pete's sake!"

"How do you think swords work Elliot?" Rean sighed pinching his nose.

"Well you tap them a bit and then they crouch down and they wait for us to do the same to the others."

"Elliot..." Alisa placed a hand on his shoulder. "Swords are sticks... when you hit someone with a sword... they get cut."

"You mean... they can die?"

"YES!"

"..." Elliot's eyes widen. "I got it!"

...

And that's how class VII was now charging the last old school house trial using a bunch of sticks.

know for the pairing I haven't really decided tbh. I know that this most likely won't be a ReanxFie story though. We already have like two good ones here already so the other girls need some love too. So this will either end a ReanxEmma, ReanxVivi, or ReanxHarem but hey, that decisions quite a bit away.