Character Bonding Scenes
Chapter 6 - Annette 1
A/N: This Fanfiction will be based on the after-battle character cut-scenes of God Eater Resurrection. The character I will be using is named "Winter" (male). His appearance is not important so just imagine it as what you want him to look like.
Winter's POV
I had just gotten back to the Den after an exhausting mission with Kanon which included me teaching her about friendly fire and getting hit several times in the process. It was a painful mission but nothing that I couldn't overcome. I decided to head to the Rookie Section so that I could check in on my unit.
"Alisa and Kota should be back from their missions by now." I think as I head into the lift and press the button for the Rookie Section.
"Kanon still has a long way to go before she can get over her friendly fire problem." I think aloud as I rub my shoulder. I lift part of my shirt so that I can see the reddened skin of where Kanon shot me. Thankfully, the bullet missed me but that isn't to say that the fact that it grazed me didn't hurt or scare the life out of me. I could have returned in a body bag. The thought of that made me grimace.
After what felt like an hour, the lift finally stopped at the Rookie Section and I left as soon as the doors opened. As I walk down the corridor, I hear a few angry mutters as well as what sounds like a fight. I quicken my pace to see what the fuss is about. Once I reach the source, I notice Annette shaking and hitting a vending machine.
"Hey. What are you doing?" I say as I make my presence known. I walk closer to her as she jumps back in shock,
"Um... H-Hi, uh... I can totally explain. I mean, there's totally... Totally a good reason for all this."
"Oh? What is that reason?" I ask, enjoying her squirm under my fierce gaze.
"Uh, the machine took my money and... Er... The can is stuck." She says nervously and I walk closer to her. I get to about 30 centimetres from her before asking her to move. She does so in an instant and I inspect the machine, looking at it from top to bottom. I notice a few dints in the side of the machine where I assume Annette had hit it.
"You realise that your anger has left a few dints in the machine, right?" I ask her as I turn around. She blobs like a fish, trying to find words.
"Anyway, it looks like the machine is broke and that one of the buttons has been smashed in. I'll assume that it wasn't you. Anyway, if you want to operate it you will have to fix it." I say as I reveal a tool in my hand. She takes it and moves closer to the machine. She gives the smashed button a good look before she turns back to me,
"So, if this gets massively screwed, you've got my back, right? Haha! Not - Not that it will, of course." She says with a nervous smile plastered on her face before turning back to the machine and fiddling around with the tool.
Along the way, Annette manages to make matters worse and I offer to take over.
"Really? Thanks!" She says as she moves slightly to the side so that I can attempt to fix the machine. I notice her staring at what I am doing and I notice that we are kneeling very close to each other. She doesn't seem to notice as her gaze is still fixed on my hands and the tool. Eventually, I correct her errors and manage to make the machine work again when suddenly, a can dropped onto the floor.
"This must be your can then." I state as I pick it up from beside me before standing up. I wait for her to stand as well before giving her the can.
"Thanks, Winter! Ugh... I actually broke a terminal keyboard the other day. Do you have a magical cure for my clumsiness? That would be great." She says and I look at her in disbelief.