"HYA!" Ruby, her cheek and training clothes a little dirty and bruised, threw yet another surprise kick and Bulat who easily blocked.
And right after, she tried an uppercut which Bulat managed to catch, only for Ruby to wrap her other hand around the hand on her fist and lifted herself up, and wrapped her legs around Bulats neck in a tight chokehold!
"GRR!" Bulat grunted as He tried to get Ruby off of him, which somehow was actually proving to be useless "Okay, Okay Time out!"
"AAh!" Ruby gasped out and unwrapped her legs and arms from Bulats Neck and arm, and falls on the ground very exhausted from the long days training.
"Nice job! You're getting better at this." Bulat complemented and extended a hand to Ruby.
"Yeah...Thanks." Ruby said as she took Bulats hand and stood up "But It's like 2 hours and I only managed to get you literally Once."
"Well most people can't even touch me in under 2 hours!" Bulat said "It's VERY impressive if you managed to get me even once."
"Thanks." Ruby appreciated.
"But be careful." Bulat then began to warn "Too much training might end up with broken knuckles or with a sprained ankle. Try to take the next few days off training okay? Get some rest for a bit."
"O-Okay! Got it!" Ruby nodded, Very much up for his request.
"Good! Now how about you go clean up? Not sure if Akames gonna like it seeing you all beat up." Bulat pointed out.
"Oh! Y-Yeah on it." Ruby nodded and began to walk away.
'...Huh...I dunno why but...When Bulat was warning me about getting a rest I suddenly got really pumped up for it.' Ruby Thought '...Must be his charm.'
after changing and cleaning up, Ruby walked out of the hideout and found Sheele along side Mine and Tatsumi in the forest, With...a chained up danger beast.
"Okay, I finally got it for you." Tatsumi said.
"...Okay... Let's try..." Sheele nodded and held her hand toward the danger beast "Hmm...MMM...come on..."
"... What's...going on?" Ruby asked as she approached them.
"Oh! Uh, well, Remember back in that night when those soldiers sureounded you?" Sheele asked.
"Yeah?" Ruby nodded.
"Remember that part where those same soldiers stares vomiting or spasming out?" Mine asked.
"OH! I totally forgot about that!" Ruby gasped.
"Gee, we wonder why." All three said at the same time, Remembering that an hour after that she had to get neat up by Budo.
"A-Anyway...do you think it was my_" Sheele started.
"Your Semblance? DEFINITELY!" Ruby happily Agreed "From what I saw, Your semblance Might inflict random sicknesses with different symptoms on your targets."
"Yes! That's what we thought as well!" Sheele agreed.
"So we thought we could try that on a danger beast." Tatsumi said.
"But so far, No luck." Mine said.
"Did you try amplifying your Aura into...your hands maybe?" Ruby asked.
"...It's worth a shot actually." Tatsumi agreed.
"Okay..." Sheele held her hand toward the chained down danger beast again. Taking a deep breath, she moved her Aura mostly to the palm of her hand.
Nothing happened for about a few seconds. but Sheele then felt something strange gather around her arm, like something was building up inside her muscles.
And when she let that strange energy to leave,
*WHIRLE!*
There it was again! A misty, see-through ring like purple wave shot out of her hand again, Surprising everyone!
*...BLEEEEGH...*
And the Danger beast started vomiting!
"Whoa! It's got a digestion sickness! I've seen some danger beasts get those!" Tatsumi pointed out.
"Eeew." Mine was grossed out.
"Yup! We were right!" Ruby cheered "Your semblance inflicts sicknesses with their symptoms happening instantly!"
"Wow...W-Well, It is rather crude and...G-Gross but...It feels very useful." Sheele admitted, looking at her own hand "But...what if I accidentally hit one of you with this?"
"Well, One time When I was still practicing with my own semblance I rammed a whole into a window. The first times are always messy." Ruby explained "But don't worry! We'll take percussions when you're practicing with it! I can help too!"
"Y-Yes! Of course.!" Sheele nodded with determination.
"Kyaaaaaaa!"
"W-Was that a girl screaming from inside the hideout?" Ruby asked.
"First: That was Actually Lubbock. Second: Yeah, he screams like a girl when he freaks out." Mine explained.
"He probably tried to peep on Sis while she was changing again." Tatsumi sighed "Let's just leave them be."
"Definitely. That Perv deserves it." Mine agreed.
"I suppose we should." Sheele said.
"Yeah, you're probably right." Ruby agreed too.
"HEEEELP! SOMEBODY!"
"Ignore it." Mine said.
"MY RIBS ARE GETTING CRUSHED!"
"...I think something might be wrong." Ruby begins to get worried.
"Y-Yeah he never sounded this worried or scared." Tatsumi agreed.
"Uuh Guys?!" Then to everyones surprise, Leone ran out of the hideout and called out to them "You should see this!"
"It's okay. Just breath in and out." Bulat comforted a Pale and somehow hurt Lubbock, as he was sitting down and panting.
And what was more shocking, was the face that an entire cabinet Row from the kitchen had somehow been ripped off the wall and was on the floor.
"What the hell happened here?!" Mine gasped.
"Th-The dumb cabinet FELL on me!" Lubbock answered.
"...What?" Tatsumi was dumbfounded.
"He's right. Me and Leone found him under the cabinet row in the middle of the room." Bulat explained.
"He was actually getting crushed under it." Leone said.
"What did you do?" Mine asked eith annoyance.
"I was minding my own business!" Lubbock yelled "I moved into the kitchen, Then I decided to pick up an Apple before lunch. But When I was walking out The Cabinets somehow appeared Above me!"
"...The cabinets Just Magically jumped above you?" Sheele asked with confusion.
"I Dunno! One second they were all in place, then the next they just appeared right above me and fell on me!" Lubbock yelled "But if this was a prank, I ain't laughing! So who did it?!"
"Why or how would anyone Just throw an entire Cabinet row, 3 cabinets mind you, Right above you?" Ruby asked.
"And even without you noticing Them actually ripping them off the ceiling?" Tatsumi asked.
"W-Well...I..." Lubbock tried to theorize something, but to jo avail.
'Okay, What actually happened here?' Ruby asked as he looked to where the cabinet row was on the wall...and noticed the same Apple Lubbock talked about right under where the Cabinets used to be on the floor.
'... That's really weird.' Ruby thought to herself.
At night, Ruby and Akame both return back to the hideout after completing another mission together.
"So what are we eating for the night?" Ruby asked.
"Stake and fish." Akame answered.
"Ah. Meat. the usual. got it." Ruby nodded.
"But I can slip in some honey and cream in your dish." Akame said.
"Awww~~" Ruby cutely cheered and hugs Akames arm, while the other lovebird smiles and blushes.
As they two finally walk back into the hideout, and as they started to make their way into the kitchen...they heard the front door open and get slam shut behind them.
They look back, and they see Leone...looking pale and shocked.
"Leone?" Akame called out.
"Hey you okay? You look..." ruby tried to ask, but then gasps as she sees Leones arms and sleeves all covered in blood "A-Are you okay?!"
"Are you hurt!?" Akame asked, just as equally worried.
"I...I-I Gotta go!" Leone then ran off.
"Wha?!" Ruby gasped at the sudden answer "Wait!"
Leone ran into her room and locked the door.
"Leone?" Ruby called out, trying to hear a response.
The others, including even Najenda all gather too. While Akame explains what had happened, Ruby kept knocking on Leones door.
"Sis? You good?" Lubbock called out next.
"Are you hurt?" Sheele asked.
"Come on out! You're freaking everyone out!" Mine yelled.
"I'm okay! Just give me some privacy!" Leone yelled from inside.
"...G-Guys Something isn't right." Mine spoke up.
"Yeah we noticed." Lubbock said.
"No no I...I feel like something bad might happen in there." Mine explained.
"Leone Open this door!" Najenda ordered.
"ugh god LEAVE ME ALONE!"
*FOOOW*
"AAAH!"
"L-Leone?!" Sheele gasped.
"You okay in there?!" Mine yelled.
"...Wait... What's that smell?" Akame pointed out.
"... Something's...burning inside?!" Lubbock gasped, recognizing what the smell is.
"Bulat help me break the door down!" Ruby said.
With a nod, Bulat tackled the door with his shoulder and Ruby dropped kicked the door at the same time! The Door was wide open and...The next thing they saw terrified them.
They saw Leone standing in the middle of her room...with her hands lit ablaze.
Leones arms were literally up in bright, hot flames!
"LEONE?!" Sheele gasped!
"WHAT THE?!" Lubbock gasped too!
"FIRE!" Bulat yelled.
"LEONE WHAT HAPPENED?!" Ruby asked in terror.
"N-Nothing! it's nothing_" Leone tried to calm everyone down...and then the fire around her arms suddenly disappeared.
"How the...?" Najenda wondered, As everyone watch as Leones arms seemed very much unharmed and fine. But still covered in blood.
"What the hell was that?!" Mine yelled.
"Here." Akame handed Leone a glass of water, and the Blonde took it and drank it all down in one go.
"Thanks." Leone said and handed back the glass to Akame.
"Leone, Explain what exactly happened." Najenda asked, while everyone was sitting in the kitchen waiting for Leone to explain.
"Okay, So...Remember the part where My taregt for the night was involved with human trafficking?" Leone asked.
"Yes." Najenda answered while the others nodded.
"Well..." Leone began.
"Here it is." Leone said to herself as she landed on the rooftop.
she looked down through a window to see her target and a few of his friends laughing as they checked on a few girls that they had kidnapped.
Leone noticed that most of them were either dead or were going to die sooner or later because of the abuse they suffered through. She felt anger as she sees how these men treated these poor girls.
Putting her anger aside for now, She watched the men leave the room and jumps down. She could kill them all there and then, But she didn't want to endanger the girls that were still alive in the middle of the fight. She knew they were beyond saving, but she didn't want them to die more horribly.
"Alright." Leone said as she quietly landed down "Let's get to killing some bitches_"
"Le...o...ne...?"
"Eh?"
Leone then looked over and...saw a certain girl on the floor looking up to her.
"You knew that girl?" Najenda asked.
"Yeah, she and 2 of her younger sisters were friends of mine from long back. They actually took care of me a lot of times when I got beaten the shit out of by the guards or the dirtier locals from a few years ago." Leone explained.
"...Did she...die?" Sheele asked.
"Y-Yeah...they had removed and sold her organs and her younger sisters were long gone." Leone explained " But...I dunno what happened next. Then the memories I had with them just snapped into my head and...Next thing I know I was standing in the middle of a room, with those assholes all blown up into blood splatters all over the walls and my hands were on freaking fire! I panicked first but then they died down right after."
"...That was your semblance." Ruby spoke up "I think it's triggered by anger. And...The more angry you feel those flames might even get stronger too."
"Oh..." Leone said "...That's pretty good I guess."
Everyone could tell that she was still bitter about what caused her semblance to finally activate.
"Hey. It's okay." Bulat began speaking and placed a hand on Leones shoulder for Comfort "We're still here for you. You ever feel sad or down about it, you can talk to us, okay? And hey! You finally got your own semblance! We'll help you get it under control!"
"...Okay, Sure. Thanks a lot." Leone nodded, Seemingly feeling all better now.
And honestly, Everyone else felt a little inspired by his words too.
'...Huh...there it is again...that charm of his...' Ruby thought.
After that, Ruby starts wearing her Pajamas and gets ready to sleep. And the events of the day were still on her mind. The cabinet that fell on Lubbock and Leones semblance.
"It's starting to feel just as chaotic as back then in beacon." Ruby said to herself "...None of this is gonna last long, is it? Just like how nothing lasted from beacon."
*knock knock knock*
"Come on in." Ruby called out.
She was Expecting Akame to come and give her a goodnight like a few times before. But instead she sees Leone walk in with her own Pajamas.
And for Pajamas, it was just her usual tubetop and panties minus her scarf, sleeves, pants and boots.
"Heya." Leone said "Hey...Look this is...kinda embarrassing for me but...Can I...sleepover for tonight?"
"...Is it still about that friend of yours from earlier?" Ruby asked.
"M-Maybe." Leone answered "And I told Akame about this and she didn't have any problems with it so It's okay! If you agree to it that is."
"Sure. If you still feel bad about what happened, then I'll stay by your side. You did the same for me, so it's only fair I do the same for you." Ruby nodded with a smile.
"...Thanks." Leone said with a smile of her own 'God she's so goddamn cute.'
"but first, Promise you won't start squeezing me like a body pillow again." ruby strictly demanded.
"Hahaha! Okay okay, Don't worry I'll try not to do that again." Leone assured.
And soon enough, Leone was laying on the bed next to Ruby who was already asleep. She couldn't help but look at the younger girls cute sleeping face, ad note on how she still smelled like roses thanks to her somewhat enhanced sense of smell because of her teigu which she didn't even have on for now.
...But all of that was forgotten when she was unwillingly reminded of the night where she was forced to stand back and watch the General torment her. It made her angry that she still couldn't do anything about it.
*Fooow*
"Oh Crap!" Leone silently gasped as her hand caught on fire again, and she sat up and began patting her hand on her flaming arm until it died down again 'Jeez! even a LITTLE bit of feeling pissed off can set my Semblance off?!...I really need to get this under control. I might burn the entire hideout down.'
She laid back on the bed and faces Ruby again '...I need to have that talk with Akame and Sheele soon. If I don't, I might regret it for the rest of my entire life.'
The next day, Ruby, Mine and Tatsumi were walking through the forest with baskets filled with herbs and fruits.
"UUUGH. Why am I stuck with herb collecting duty today?! It's supposed to be YOUR job!" Mine grumbled.
"It's just herb collecting." Ruby said "And stop being so lazy! A little walking never killed anyone."
"Easy for you to say!" Mine yelled.
"Because I'm a much more active sniper than you?~" Ruby smugly said.
"I WILL BITE YOUR HEAD OFF!" Mine angrily yelled.
"Yeah yeah." Ruby shrugged off her threats and just kept moving "So how's Leone right now? You know, after last night."
"She's gonna be okay." Ruby answered.
"But man, Her Semblance looked really badass!" Tatsumi stated "Hey you think the rest of her body can also catch on fire too?"
"Probably." Ruby said "My Semblance couldn't let me split in 3 at first, So it'll probably evolve to that point too."
"...Semblances can Evolve?" Mine asked.
"Sometimes. And some of them only." Ruby answered.
"That sounds cool_"
"_We might need some extra nails for this_"
"huh?" Ruby then looked back "...Did...Did you guys hear something?"
"uh what?" Tatsumi asked "S-sorry I...Haha It's kinda funny but for a moment I thought I heard the Boss's voice just now."
"M-Me too." Mine agreed.
"...did you hear her saying something about...n-nails?" Ruby asked as all three of them seem absolutely stunned at this, but nodded afterwards. Looking around, they made sure that Najenda wasn't even there with them what-so-ever.
"...Is it weird that all 3 of us thought we heard the same thing?" Tatsumi asked.
"I dunno, maybe?" Mine guessed.
"...We should...go back for now." Ruby said as they nodded and kept walking.
...And on their way back, they had to walk by a mountain side.
"Careful. This mountain side has been dangerous to traverse for the past few days." Mine warned "If you're not careful, a boulder or two might fall and squash you."
"Got it." Ruby and Tatsumi both nodded as they kept walking while looking up to make sure no boulder starts falling on them.
...but on the way, Mine suddenly stopped and looked up to the mountain side.
"Something wrong?" Tatsumi asked.
"...N-No. It's nothing." Mine said and kept walking "I might just be getting paranoid or something."
As they kept walking for a little longer, then exactly reach halfway through the mountain side.
And then suddenly, Mine stopped and looked up the mountain side again and...Ruby and Tatsumi noticed that she seemed pale and in shock.
...But most notably...Her eyes were glowing pink too.
"M-Mine?" Tatsumi said.
"RUN!" Mine suddely yelled.
"Wh-Wha?" Ruby and Tatsumi both gasped.
"I SAID RUN YOU MORONS!" Mine then grabbed onto them and began to forcefully make them run.
After a little running,
*CRAAASH!*
Ruby and Tatsumi both gasped as they saw 2 massive boulders roll and crash down on where they were just standing before Mine made them Run.
"...Holy shit...That was close." Tatsumi gasped at what he saw happen "...W-Wait a second. Mine, How did you know those boulders were going to start falling?"
"...I...I have no idea...I-I just suddenly felt scared and tense A-and For some reason I could tell that...something fatal was just above us." Mine explained as best she could "I-I didn't know it was the boulders tho! It just suddenly came to me."
"...waaaait...It was your Semblance!" Ruby deducted.
"...Huh?" Both Tatsumi and Mine just stare at her in shock.
"Look, I used to know someone who had a semblance that let them react to things before they actually happened. And this feels just like that!" Ruby explained "My guess is that you can sense upcoming danger before they fully happen! And also your eyes were glowing too."
"Y-Yeah I saw that last part too!" Tatsumi agreed.
"H-How can you even be sure?" Mine asked, Unsure about their guess as she looked back at the boulders that fell "I mean, that sounds too goo d to be true,"
Ruby sighed as she picked up a nearby rock. And before she could even fully raise it.
"AAH!" Mine yelled as she ducked down, holding the back of her head in fear. But then she blinked in confusion before looking back at Ruby, where Tatsumi and Ruby noticed that her eyes were glowing again "W-Wait did you just try to freaking Stone me right at the back of my neck?!"
"And you ducked before I was even ready to throw it. Oh and your eyes shined again." Ruby smugly said While Tatsumi nodded in agreement "Also, How'd you know I was planning on aiming at the back of your neck exactly?"
"...O-Oh...Oh wow..." Mine finally accepted the truth of her semblance "...hah...HAHAHAHA! I can definetly get used to this!"
A while later, As the 3 finally came back, They saw Najenda along side Lubbock and Bulat in the Kitchen. While Bulat and Lubbock where fixing the Cabinet, Najenda was observing for a bit.
"Oh. You're all back." Najenda greeted the three "Before anything, You don't happen to have extra Nails anywhere around would you?"
"...EH?" All three gasped.
"D-Did you say...Extra...Nails?" Ruby asked.
"Um, Yeah? For the Cabinet." Najenda explained, a bit taken a back at how pale the 3 looked "What's wrong with you 3?"
"N-Nothing." Tatsumi answered.
"Hey Guys!" Bulat finally noticed and greeted the 3 "Sorry if this is asking for too much but this cabinet needs some more help! Mind lending more hands?"
"Sure thing Bro!" Tatsumi agreed.
"Okay!" Ruby agreed.
"Alright!" Mine agreed too.
...Wait...Mine agreed too?!
'Wha-What's going on here?!' Ruby mentally screamed.
