Csilla: WHUT! An update?! You are not imagining this :D
College was a pain but now that I'm out... work became a pain... writer's block and gawd only knows what else but~ thanks to everyone who hasn't sent me an angry message about updating~ &I hope you enjoy this! THERE'S A MOMENT!
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Chapter 6: Late Night Training
"Alright, make sure to keep your arms slightly bent... don't want you to break anything," Loki reminded his raven student for the umpteenth time that night as Gray slowly cocked the gun while making sure he did have his arms bent enough.
Right before putting the final weight on the trigger he heard, "watch for the recoil," in his ear; the shot echoed off the walls loudly before onyx eyes narrowed again and emptied the magazine. Clapping drew the young adult's attention as he watched Loki press a button to bring his target for a closer look. The paper stopped in front of them as the orange-haired assassin pointed out the various points of impact, "Let's see... one to the forehead, not bad... another to the left ear, likely to only stun someone... three to the chest, good good... and it would seem like the other five never hit-Oh... wait, looks like one would have hit a thigh,"
"Tch... so then only four were good shots, huh?" The raven clicked his tongue; he had hoped he would have been able to aim a little better.
A soft pat on the shoulder relaxed the tense male as Loki sighed, "Don't stress on it too much... a lot of us had trouble getting it down," chuckling a little, "well... all but one had trouble at first" the emphasis aroused curiosity in his counterpart, "From what I was told... Natsu had little trouble picking up the art of shooting someone,"
"You make it sound like I should be proud of it or something?" The sudden additional voice caused both males to jump slightly in response; Natsu stood in the doorway wearing only a pair of cargo pants and sneakers - curious onyx eyes flew straight to the gauze bandaging wrapped snugly around a tan torso.
"Shouldn't you be resting?" Cobalt eyes narrowed, staring down the orange-haired male before scoffing: "I just want to practice a little," then adding in a hush voice that Gray caught, "Wasn't able to shoot anyone today..." causing him to chuckle a little.
A hand rested on the raven's shoulder making Gray glance back in curiosity as Loki whispered in his ear: "See what he's doing... don't do it,"
As if taking the other's silence as a reason to continue on, the orange-haired assassin added a little louder while moving away, "Stressing out a wound especially gunshots can have a permanent effect... so listen to the medics we have here,"
"Or himself..." Natsu chimed in, without missing a beat.
"Oh yeah, you used to be a doctor!" A soft buzz directed everyone's attention as Loki reached into his jacket pocket before pulling out the plastic device: "Hello... Ah! Lucy~" a few moment then, "Yeah, I'll be right up... okay, see you in a bit then"
After a brief flick of his wrist, the orange-haired male left without another word leaving Gray to practice shooting by himself; reloading another magazine into the gun, pale ears picked up a snicker to his left. Curious eyes with a hint of irritation glanced over at the source: his rosette roommate setting his own gun down before walking over. Tan hands snatched the weapon away from pale limbs before speaking, "Now its great to do this slow and all... but," a few flicks on his hands, "in the field, the quicker and efficiently you do it the better..." handing the loaded gun back to the other.
"Then teach me how you just did that," The remark was meant to be spoken only mentally but the words flew out quicker than his brain could pull them away.
"Get all your shots in the head and heart region and I will," Natsu's words surprised the raven; his roommate wasn't one to really share techniques as he learned when training with blunt weapons.
Three magazines later, Gray still hadn't managed to aim a whole one in the two regions specified by the rosette; he was growing weary of his inability to get better and had forgotten he wasn't alone when he heard a sigh: "You're getting worse..."
Putting the gun down on the counter in front of him, the raven muttered: "Guess I should call it quits..." before heading out but right as he was about to open the door, a firm grip on his shirt dragged him back.
"Not so fast... let's do things my way," Natsu reloaded the gun one-handedly before handing it back to his companion, "Now shoot the target once,"
Gray did just that; tan hands came around both side of him as the rosette stood behind him - "imagine that its the person responsible for injuring that child and shoot," the deep voice entering his ears sent a tingle of electricity down his spine as he did his best to do what he was told. Imagining that the target was his former superior, he aimed the gun and pulled back on the trigger.
"And again," More shots echoed off the walls until the gun was empty; Gray stood amazed as the target was brought closer - three holes were in the target's face, two more in the neck, three towards the middle of the chest and two in the shoulders! All ten had hit this time!
Relief washed over the former doctor as a smile spread across his face and wanting to thank the other for the immense help, Gray turned to face him only to now realize the closeness between them. Warmth replaced the smile as he quickly turned away and simply muttering a quick 'thanks' instead.
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Csilla: Well, this chapter didn't really give me any trouble just wasn't sure what to have happen AFTER this but I decided~ Gray's first mission :D
Excited?
I am! &anyone who knows me... knows it'll be awesome! XD