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SORRY SORRY SORRY FOR NOT UPDATING SOONER. I was just so busy that I didn't have enough time to write up the next chapter ;A; Anyway, enjoy!
Shiro's POV
"I'll go change my equipment, stay here." Soma instructed as he headed for the terminal, leaving me next to the merchant. Not that I mind though, I needed to buy restore pills anyway.
"Hey, are the restore posts available now?" A guy with black hair and red jacket suddenly popped next to me. He must've been in a hurry, he didn't seem to notice that I was also buying from the merchant.
"Uhm..." I tapped his shoulder lightly. Man, he was tall...or maybe I'm just small. "I'll just take my restore pills..."
"O-oh, sorry!" He looked flustered then he bowed apologetically before stepping out of the way. I smiled a little.
"So, uhm, I suppose you're the new recruit?" He asked, nervously fumbling with his jacket.
"Mhm." I hummed, taking my restore pills from the merchant. I muttered him 'thanks'.
"I see, my name's Tatsumi O'Mori." He held out his hand for a handshake. "And you are?"
"Shiro Mitsuki." I replied nonchalantly, taking his hand and shaking it.
"Mind if I call you by your first name?" Tatsumi asked. I shook my head. "Erm, nice to meet you, Shiro."
He pronounced my name a little awkwardly, it made me giggle.
"What's taking you so long, rookie?" Soma grunted. "Let's go."
"Uhm, nice meeting you too. Bye." I waved my hand at Tatsumi before leaving. He gave me a worried smile then waved back, mouthing 'good luck'.
Oh yeah, did I forget to mention that I'm doing a mission with Soma? Yeah. Soma. Me and Soma. On a mission. Together.
Great.
How we ended up teaming up, I have no idea. Maybe Lindow and Sakuya find it amusing to see two God Eaters argue while fighting an Aragami. That could actually lead to someone's death, how convenient. ( Shiro's the goddess of sarcasm c: )
"I don't care whether you use a blade or a gun, just stay out of my way." He said with a frown. Even though he was annoyed having a rookie follow him around, he was still alert and kept a sharp eye for the enemy.
"What if I were incapacitated?" I asked worriedly. Sakuya told me about being incapacitated, it was her job to keep us from that after all.
"Don't even think about it." Soma glared at me. This is gonna be a looooong day.
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Normal POV
"Hey Hibari, have you seen Soma and Shiro?" Lindow propped himself neatly on the couch.
"Oh, those two? They took a mission a few minutes ago." Hibari said in response. Lindow started laughing.
"So he really did take the mission!" He started laughing harder, clutching his sides.
"You're being so mean to them, Lindow." Sakuya sat gracefully on the other couch.
As soon as Sakuya sat down, Soma and Shiro suddenly appeared.
"Didn't I tell you to stay out of my way..." Soma muttered in a dangerously low voice.
"I said I'm sorry..." Shiro replied quietly, flinching a little under Soma's glare.
"Well, this is a nice development." Lindow teased, catching their attention.
"You...you knew this was gonna happen." Soma gritted his teeth while Shiro lowered her head in embarrassment.
"Hm, what happened anyway? You seem pissed." Sakuya sighed and patted the seat next to her. "C'mere rookie."
"Stories later, Sakuya. Shiro looks tired, she should rest." Lindow turned to look at Shiro. "You know where your room is, right?"
Shiro nodded feebly and left for the elevator. When the elevator doors closed, Lindow grinned at Soma.
"I'll be in my room if you need me." Soma was about to leave when he felt Lindow's arm around his shoulder.
"Now, now, don't even try to escape." He said sneered.
"How come the rookie gets to leave..." Soma sighed then sat on the couch.
"Soooo...what happened?" Sakuya asked out of curiosity.
"Don't you EVER leave me with THAT rookie again." Soma hissed at the duo.
"And why's that?" Lindow smiled slyly, aware of his position as the unit's leader.
"The rookie decided to use her gun and shot me several times instead of shooting the Aragami." Soma crossed his arms in annoyance. "I couldn't hit the Zygotes without a bullet blasting at my face."
"That's all?" Sakuya rolled her eyes. "Of course, she needs more time to get a hang of it."
"But it almost seemed that she was intentionally shooting them at me." Soma murmured, gaining a chuckle from Lindow.
"Feisty, isn't she?" Lindow said in a mocking tone.
"Still, getting mad at her for that..." Sakuya shook her head in disapproval. "She's a very nice girl, you know. And I'm sure she was trying her best to not shoot her bullets at you. You should go apologize."
"No way in hell." Soma glared at Sakuya, but her glare was more intimidating than his. You don't see that everyday.
"Soma..." Sakuya said his name in a scary way that both Lindow and Soma flinched.
"Girls are demons in disguise..." Lindow whispered to Soma's ear, in which he nodded.
"Fine..." Soma sighed in defeat.
"Lindow, there's an emergency mission for the 1st unit." Hibari waved her hand slightly to catch their attention.
"What is it this time?" Lindow asked, a bit annoyed that their conversation was cut off.
"A Kongou had been spotted near the ghetto. Ogretails are also present in the area, please be careful."
"Alrighty then, Soma and Sakuya's coming with me." Lindow grinned at Hibari.
"I just got back from my mission..." Soma grunted.
"They were just Zygotes, I'm sure you're not that tired." Lindow replied. Sakuya giggled and nodded.
"Shall we go take Shiro with us?" Sakuya asked, excited to be with the new recruit. "She looks pumped up anyway. I don't think she's tired either."
"Well, whatever. Soma, you go get her." Lindow commanded.
"Why me?" Soma crinkled his nose in annoyance.
"You have to apologize to her, right? I'm just giving you a chance to do so." Lindow smirked.
"..." Soma headed for the elevator in silence.
"Dammit." He cursed as the elevator ascended to the Rookies' Section. "Why do I have to do this..."
Before he even knew it, he was already standing in front of Shiro's door.
"Uhm, Soma?" He turned around and saw Kota. "What are you doing here?"
Soma didn't reply. Kota silently cursed him for acting like that. He never really liked Soma anyway.
"If you're looking for Shiro, she's currently training. She said she needed to improve her shooting skills." A smug look crossed Kota's face. "I wonder why..."
Without uttering another word, Soma left. He kicked the elevator door, remembering the look on Kota's face. "How is that MY fault?"
oOoOoOo
"Stupid Soma..." Shiro muttered as she shot another bullet at the training dummy. "Stupid...stupid...stupid Soma..."
Instead of heading back to her room to rest, Shiro immediately went to the training room. She managed to bump into Kota along the way and had a little conversation with him. She didn't tell him much about what happened during the mission, she just told him that she needed to train then she ran off.
'Why am I even training?' Shiro thought. 'I don't even have interest in guns...I'm all about blades.'
Her God Arc changed into its blade form as she pierced and slashed the dummy. 'It's not like I want to be good at guns. And I'm certainly not doing this because of him!'
She stopped for a moment to catch her breath. 'But I guess guns would come in handy...'
She switched her God Arc back into its gun form then shot bullets at the dummy.
First bullet. Missed.
Second. Missed.
Third. Missed.
'Tch...'
Fourth. Direct hit.
"It hit?" Shiro thought out loud. "It hit!" She fist-pumped in the air. She kept on firing her bullet until her OP bar emptied. She smiled in satisfaction, her last bullets were all direct hits.
"Heh, I'll show him..." Shiro smiled half-deviously and half-giddily.
Yohooo~ Shiro is starting to get along with her gun :D In yo' faiiiissseee/face Soma! Kufufufu, do you think Shiro will be able to join their 'Kongou' mission? She is satisfied with her training after all...but who knows, the trio could've left already D: maybe they've already taken care of the Kongou D: and maybe they're already on their way back D: NUUU SHIRO HAS TO TAKE PART IN KICKING KONGOU'S BUTT :c