In the very next morning, here we see a very rare sight, Kota in an early morning."Yawn...okay, I'm still feeling a bit sleepy ... Maybe I should see if Sapphire is already up ..."

So he went towards Sapphire's room through the elevator, in the Veteran Section and when he reach the place, he knocks on the door ... No answer, "Hmm … Maybe he's still asleep ..." Kota tries to open the door, it isn't locked, "Hey, it's open! But should I just barge in? Meh! I don't think he'll mind."

So Kota barge in, hoping to wake Sapphire up abruptly, but instead Kota got the surprise of his life. In Sapphire's room he see's Alisa sleeping on Sapphire's shoulder, Kota gasps and then quietly moves out of the room and quietly close the door, and in their favor, locking it.

Many thoughts rush through his head, but the somewhat big question is, "Is Alisa and Sapphire, together?" Kota is shocked, but if they really are together, then why didn't they tell him? Alisa for certain won't tell him, but why Sapphire didn't tell him?

He must have his reasons, "Maybe I shouldn't pry ... but I'm still going to make him talk." At first Kota thinks he should capture the moment with a picture, but then he thinks that he should make Sapphire talk about his relationship. "Maybe I should ask him as subtly as I can …"

May Sapphire is blessed for protection because he is going to be assassinated with question by Kota, "But before that, I going to watch Bugarally again." Kota said, Kota sure loves his Bugarally.

Back in the room, Sapphire wakes up, besides him is the still sleeping Alisa. Sapphire strokes her cheek, she's also cute while sleeping, maybe Sapphire should wake her up, but he hesitated because she looks so peaceful.

Thankfully, Alisa wakes up, "Hmm?" she sees Sapphire, "Why are you in my room?" She said absentmindedly. Sapphire chuckled, "You're in my room, silly."

"Oh? Then that means I'm spent the night here ..." She said, then she look at Sapphire and hug him, Sapphire raise his eyebrow, "You know, you're very comfortable, like a ... Giant teddy bear, I guess that's why I sleep peacefully." She stated, hugging Sapphire a bit tighter. Sapphire chuckled again, what she said is just cute, so he put his arm around her, embracing her, savoring the moment.

After a while, Alisa thinks she should go, "Well I wish I could stay a bit longer, but I have to go, no worries, I'll see you again." she said as she kiss him. Sapphire was a bit sad, but "Okay, see you later." Sapphire said and kisses her back, then guides her to the door and watches her as she was going out. When she was gone, Sapphire thinks he should take a shower, "Man, I could do with some freshening up."

As Alisa was going to her room she bumps towards a girl she didn't know, "Oh! Excuse me; I didn't watch where I was going!" She apologizes to the girl. The girl also apologizes, "N-no it was my fault! I'm sorry! I was in a hurry!" Alisa said it was okay, and the girl was calming down, "O-okay ... um … Can I ask you something?" Alisa nodded, "Sure."

"Um … Can you t-tell me where is the Rookie Section is?" She asks timidly, coincidentally Alisa was heading there as well, "Oh! You mean the Rookie Section? I'm heading there right now, so let's go together!" she told the girl. The girl face lit up in happiness, "R-really? I mean t-thanks! Sorry for being a bother."

Both of them went to the elevator and headed to the Rookie Section, Alisa takes a look of the girl, she has short black hair and she is wearing a black Battle Outfit. "Are you new here?" Alisa decided to ask the girl, "Um, kind of ..." She answered shortly, Alisa asks again, "So you're a rookie?"

"Um, no, not really, I'm more of a Private ranking Gods Eater, I'm from the Fenrir HQ, I got transferred here because, the HQ got ... some problems ...", she explained. Alisa understood, she didn't ask any more question towards the girl, as they arrive at the Rookie Section, Alisa bid farewell at the girl and went to her room, she also saw Tsubaki along the way, it looks like she was waiting for someone.

Alisa guess that 'someone' is the girl she meet (bumped) earlier. When she's in her room she decided to freshen up, "I guess I should take a shower ..." What she and Sapphire didn't know is that 'girl' will take a role in their life, as ominous as that sound, it really is not. Well let see what the 'girl' is doing.

"Miss Tsubaki?" the girl asks timidly, Tsubaki looks at the girl, "Ah ... the new girl ... Onyx, I presume?" Tsubaki said. 'Onyx' nodded, "Y-yes!" Tsubaki welcomes her, "Welcome to the Fenrir Far East Branch, a.k.a. the Den, you'll be staying here for a while in this room."

Onyx thanked her, "Um... thank you ma'am." Tsubaki tells her an advice, "Well, if you have any more questions, please don't hesitate to ask the people around here, they will help, so don't worry." Onyx looked down; Tsubaki thinks that this girl is just a bit shy.

"Don't be shy, you'll get used to being here, you should go and take a rest now, and don't forget that you have a mission today with the Leader of the First Unit at 3 pm, so get as much as rest as you can." she ordered.

Onyx thanked her again and went to her room, Tsubaki pondered about this shy girl, "Strange ... the HQ report that this girl is a bit energetic ... maybe she's just tired." Then Tsubaki went and does her work for today.

Later, Sapphire has freshen up and ready to work on some mission, "Another day, another mission ... or is that another day, another dollar? ... Eh …" He went along the corridors, then into the elevator and arrives at the entrance.

There he make his way to the reception and is greeted by Hibari, "Oh good morning, Sapphire! ... Sleep well?" Sapphire answers absentmindedly, "Like a uh ... teddy bear ... so anyway, got work for me?"

Hibari is taken aback when he says 'teddy bear', but decided to forget about it, "Okay, so the mission for today is ... 'High-ground' ... You'll be hunting a flying Aragami, Sariel ... Oh, and you'll be doing it, with the new girl."

Sapphire is a bit confused, "Huh? Say what? 'New girl', are you serious?" Hibari explains, "She just got transferred here, so you'll be with her during this mission", Sapphire understands and ask what her name was, Hibari didn't know, "I wasn't been inform of her name, but her codename is 'Cheery' ..."

Sapphire stared at her for a moment, and then said, "Hmm ... Okay I accept this mission, maybe I should get ready before she arrives ..." Hibari agrees with her, "Alright, good luck!" He then goes to the nearby terminal and prepares for the upcoming mission. After a while a girl wearing Black Outfit, arrives at the Entrance and makes her way into the reception, she didn't notice Sapphire nearby at the Terminal.

As she arrives, Hibari greeted her, "Hello, welcome to the reception, what can I do for you?" Actually Hibari knows what the girl is going to ask, "Um … I'm supposed to have a mission with the 1st unit Leader ..." Hibari notices that she is the new girl, "Oh! You must be the new girl, Onyx ... Yes, you'll be in a mission with our Leader, Sapphire ..." Onyx thought Hibari was joking, "No, no, I'm not joking, he's called like that because of his looks." Hibari stated.

Actually, in Onyx was thinking, "No ... Sapphire? Could it be?" Hibari called her name, "Onyx? Are you okay?" Onyx snapped out of it, and answered her, "I'm sorry! I didn't mean to be rude, Miss Hibari!"

Hibari reassured her, "That's okay; anyway, Sapphire is near the terminal upstairs ..." Onyx confused, "Huh? He is?" Hibari chuckled, "Yes, you didn't see him? You should go and meet him, be warned though, he is a bit eccentric …in a good way."

When Hibari finish saying that, Onyx eyes went wide, probably because of fear or shyness, Hibari chuckle when she sees this, "Don't worry, he's a nice and friendly person." she reassured her, Onyx sigh in relieved, "Thanks, I-I should be going now, bye!"

As she went upstairs, Hibari pondered a bit, "Hmm ... what a shy girl, maybe Sapphire would be able to make the shyness go away ..." Then Tatsumi came along, "Hello there, Hibari!" he said cheerfully, "Morning! Tatsumi!" she greeted back.

Onyx, as she was going upstairs, glances at one of the terminals, and sure enough, there Sapphire using one of them, "Sapphire … I wonder if it's 'Him'?" Onyx pondered for a bit, then, "I guess I should wait until he finishes." She thought to herself, and then she sits and waited at one of the bench.

Author's Note:

What's going to happen next? Find out next time in, True Russian Love! "When I'm 'russian' for food, there's no time for 'stalin'!" Excuse me if that's random.