Now here I'm gonna deviate from the story on Ao3 to add some fun filler stuff.
Judgement-Bird: Thanks so much for the comment. I really hope I can keep this story going on longer.
It's been a full week since Isaac was unfairly nominated to be vice-rep and it was going...well.
Day 1
"Okay, please tell me again why you need my blood?" Isaac asks, pinching the bridge of his nose. After class, he was pulled away by a certain princess holding a ragged book
"Well, I found this ancient book in the library and found an elegant ritual inside! It's entirely in Ancient Greek, but I was able to translate it. One of the core ingredients required is the" Sonia opens the book and reads aloud, "Blood of the champion of Artemis, goddess of the hunt. Do you see? The blood of a great hunter is needed for this ritual." Sonia steps closer to Isaac, her eyes pleading, "Please I beg of you!"
Isaac gets a little flustered with the princess with her closeness, but then a thought pops in his head.
"Isn't the goddess Artemis known for her hatred of men? I wouldn't think that a guy is good for this, don't you think?"
Sonia's face drops as she opens the book once more and skims a page before closing it, disappointment in her eyes. "It seems you are correct, but where am I going to find a female warrior for this?" Her eyes light up as she turns to Isaac once more.
"Do you think Pekoyama-san would be a great candidate?"
"Umm.."
"Of course! She is a mighty female warrior! And even her hair matches with the legends of the Silver goddess!" She gives Isaac a quick hug, which the hunter stiffens to, before running off to look for the Ultimate Swordswoman, "Thank you so much for your assistance Takashi-san!"
Isaac, face tinted pink, slowly reaches for his E-handbook and sends a quick text message to Peko:
Sorry
Day 2
Isaac made good on his promise to join Akane with her training with Nekomaru and headed off to the outdoor field where the team manager texted him. When he arrived, he could already hear the sounds of both of them sparring. When Isaac got to the clearing, he was soon knocked to the ground by an airborne gymnast. When he got his bearings, Isaac realized he couldn't see anything and it felt like something was smothering his face. Something...soft, yet firm. The weight was soon off him as his eyes saw light again and he realized where his face was.
"Oh hey, Isaac! Didn't see ya there!" Akane got up off him as she brushed herself off before offering her hand, "Looks like you didn't bail on us. Great! Now the two of us can beat Coach to the ground!"
Isaac, again, a blushing mess on the ground, got his bearings as he shook off impure thoughts in his head and took Akane's hand, and was pulled back to his feet. After he got up, Akane rushed back to the field hollering on the top of her lungs, "OI COACH! Isaac'S HERE!" Isaac followed her and say Nekomaru back on the clearing, his discarded track jacket, and chains on the ground, leaving him only in his white tank top.
"Haha! Nice of you to finally join us! Now we can start the REAL combat exercise."
Isaac begins to walk towards him but Nekomaru holds up a hand to stop him. "First things first, ditch the coat. No weapons, just hand to hand." Isaac (begrudgingly) agrees and drops his trenchcoat on the ground, metal clangs ring out as it hits the ground. Isaac then reaches for his gloves and hesitates for a moment. He takes a deep breath and pulls them off, revealing heavily scarred hands. Isaac flexes his hands as he looks up at the surprised faces of Akane and Nekomaru. Both don't comment on his hands, but he could see Akane stealing glances.
"Okay, where do we start?" Isaac asks, "Do we exercise first or start on fighting?"
Nekomaru answers him with, "Well, since that this is your first time joining us, Akane's been itching to see what you're made of! So a simple spar is enough." Akane nods in agreement, a feral look in her eyes. She and Isaac then walk towards the middle of the field and face each other, a good distance away from each other.
"Alright fighters!" Nekomaru announces.
Akane cracks her knuckles.
"Get ready and..."
Isaac lifts his leg up in preparation for a kick.
"FIGHT!"
Akane is the first to rush towards Isaac in a burst of speed, an arm cocked into a punch as she swings at him. Isaac simply tilts his head to the side as the punch misses him by an inch. Isaac then lifts his knee up to hit Akane in the gut, but the girl pivots her body and roughly grabs Isaac's shoulders with both hands.
"YAAAAHH!" Akane yells as she uses her momentum to swing Isaac off his feet and effectively throw him in the air, sending him flying. Isaac. in the air, twirls as he gracefully lands on his feet. Before he could react, Akane is already on him, a kick poised to clock him in the head, so Isaac meets her kick with one of his own. The two legs collide and neither party can overpower the other.
'Geez, her raw strength is enough to match me. If she learned some proper techniques, she'd be a monster.'Isaac thinks as he grabs a hold on Akane's ankle, surprising the girl. Akane has no stable footing and with another swift leg sweep, Isaac begins to pull on her leg and starts spinning like a top, dragging Akane with him. He continues to spin until the poor girl has swirls in her eyes and with a final turn around, then lets her go, sending Akane to skip across the field until she stops, her back on the field.
When her world stops spinning, Akane narrows her eyes due to the glare of the sun, but that glare is suddenly eclipsed as Isaac is right above her, twirling in the air, a kick aimed right at her head. Akane, still dazed, uses her arms as some sort of shield and braces for impact, but nothing comes. Akane opens her eyes and is greeted by calculating green eyes staring back at her. Next to her head is where Isaac's foot made contact, a semi-deep crater due to the sheer impact of the kick. Before she could get back up, Isaac extends a hand to her, a small smile on his face. Akane begrudgingly accepts it, feeling the coarse texture of Isaac's hands as she is pulled back on her feet. Before any of them could say a word to each other, Nekomaru beat them to it.
"Gyaha! That was some fight! Made me wanna join in. That should be enough for today!" Nekomaru exclaims with a toothy grin. "After all, now I can do IT to you guys now."
"Alright!" Akane hollers, excitement flowing through her.
"Wait, what do you mean "it"?"
Day 3
"Are you done yet, Koizumi-san?" Isaac asks as he knocks another arrow
"Not yet. I need a better angle." Mahiru answers her eyes looking through her camera. When Mahiru needed some help with some candid photos, she first went to Isaac, saying that it was "his duty to help his class" as a vice rep.
"You couldn't have asked Chiaki for this? I've been at this for an hour." Isaac grumbles as he shoots another bullseye. They have taken several action shots such as him practicing swinging his bo staff to still frame shots of him shooting targets with his bow.
"Not to sound rude, but Chiaki isn't up and about like you are. It sure makes it more interesting." Mahiru answers before pulling her face away from her camera. "Okay! That should be all for the first batch."
"Thank god we're done- wait what do you mean 'the first batch'?"
Mahiru gives the bounty hunter a full smile, "I'm going to need about 3 more batches of photos. Thanks again for this!"
If anyone could read minds, they would be traumatized by what was on Isaac's mind right now.
"S-sure, happy to help!"
Day 4
"You da wrong one, ya hear me!"
"No, you listen here dude!"
"Ya gotta be wrong in da noggin' in ya think that's the icing on da cake!"
Teruteru and Kazuichi are having a heated discussion in the dorm room lounge. It was early in the morning, so not many people were up since class wasn't another 3 hours.
Isaac came out of the elevator to grabs some breakfast before his morning workout routine when he saw the bickering duo on his way to the kitchen. When he walked into the lounge, the two other boys pounced.
"Isaac! I need ya to school this guy!"
"Non non, I know I'm the bee's knees. Let's ask Isaac about our conundrum."
Isaac rubbed his eyes before looking at the two, being slightly annoyed. "What is it you two? It's 5 in the morning, too early for this." He walks past them to head over to the kitchen to grab some of his favorite energy bars.
Kazuichi begins to explain, "Well, we were havin' this talk about who's the most rockin babe in class and this poor excuse of a cook," He jabs his thumb at Teruteru, "thinks that Tsumiki is the best when the answer is obviously Ms. Sonia!"
Isaac is still searching through the cabinets searching for the food he starts every day with. "Uh-huh, and what then?" Isaac asks, obviously not listening.
"So then we were up all mornin' discussing this and we got bored so we were looking for some snacks." Teruteru continues.
"Oh yeah, those granola bars in the yellow wrapping was pretty good, so we got distracted and finished them, but after that, we needed to know who had the nicest rac-"
"What."
Both both flinch at the sound of Isaac's voice. They turn to see Isaac holding a box upside down, a singular empty yellow wrapper falls out of it. Angry wasn't the best word to describe the look on Isaac's face, more accurately, he was pissed.
"W-what's the big idea dude?"
'Yeah, cut it out with the scary look!"
Isaac then silently turns the box over to the side where a note was taped to the box. The two class perverts leaned in to read the note:
This is Isaac's food. DO NOT EAT IT AKANE I'M WARNING YOU! YOU TOO RYOTA!
"Oh c-crap..."
"We're dead aren't we?"
"Yes, yes you are"
Day 5
In the music room...
"I sent you a threatening letter
And added "I LOVE YOU" in invisible ink
But it doesn't reach you.
The straw doll I prepared in the hour of the Ox
Is looking at me, laughing
Cackling, cackling, cackling and laughing.
I thrust a spike into its chest
A hammer in my hand, and bang bang bang.."
Ibuki invited two of her classmates that always seemed to appreciate her music and decided to give them a private concert. As soon as she finished with her song, both Hiyoko and Isaac clapped for her performance.
"YEAH! Rock on! Whattaya guys think of that?" Ibuki asked her classmates.
"It was great! Can't believe any of those wusses in our class don't comprehend this good music. What idiots!" Hiyoko cackled as she pops some gummi bears in her mouth.
"I don't think that anyone could handle Ibuki, don't be so rude Saioji-san," Isaac replies as he sips his cup of tea. Ibuki then looks more excited as she announces that she gets ready for the next song.
"Okay party people! Now I need one person from the audience to help me with the next jam! Who will be my assistant to my Houdini to man the drums!" Ibuki looks beyond Isaac and Hiyoko as if looking for anyone else even though they're the only ones here. "Helllllloooooooooooooo? Anyone there!?" She's answered with silence. Ibuki shrugs and says, "Well, looks like I have to call on someone." Ibuki then point to Hiyoko.
"Enie"
She points to Isaac.
"Meanie"
She points to Hiyoko again.
"Minie"
She then stops and points at Isaac.
"Mo! Looks like Takashi's gonna be slaying the drums!"
Isaac chokes on his drink and looks at the musician with a raised look. "Sorry Ibuki, I don't know how to play the drums." Ibuki soon gets up in his face and smiles. "You don't know how to play? That's great! Now I can teach you!"
"Excuse me?" Isaac asks but was soon pulled away from his seat and dragged to where the drum set was. Ibuki sits him down on the drummer seat and pulls out to drummer sticks and places them in his hands. She then wraps her hands around his gloved hands to guide him through each piece of the drum set.
"That one is the snare and it makes the CRACK CRACK sound for the beats, the bass is the huuuge one that you have to tap your foot here. Here's Tom, here's the cymbals, and oh! Don't forget to keep a tight grip on these sticks!" Ibuki then continues to explain the sounds and pieces of the drum all the while still holding her hand over Isaac's. The bounty hunter is half listening and half distracted by the closeness of the musician.
Unknown to both of them, Hiyoko is snapping picture after picture with one thought in mind.
'I'm SO gonna blackmail him for this.'
I'm actually planning on having different events fold out from my Ao3 story. Don't worry, once I'm caught up here in the storyline, I'm gonna update both stories. A fun idea I want to try is having slightly different content on each of the websites, like some additional chapters or ideas that would stay on that site. Also, reviews are appreciated!