Kagura Hearts

Chapter 18 ~ Meet the Crimson Squad

The feast was served upon empty spots of 11, as Sora sits at the end while being joined on opposite sides, by Asuka, and Yomi, who had just brought him HIS meal…

"I call this one a Crime Code Red, quite the delicious specimen if I do say so myself." Yomi said, while Ikaruga said, "It's a Hamburger with hot sauce instead of ketchup, Yomi. No need to add pixie dust to what can't fly." Yomi glared at Ikaruga while Sora said, "Well, it looks as good as any Burger King or Wendy's meal I can think of. And with all this attention to detail, I just know meeting the Crimson Squad will be a neat experience!"

Yomi then expressed, "They will be happy to meet you, Sora! They will be as helpful as your fellow Hanzo students, I guarantee it!" Asuka nodded and said, "Homura can guarantee it herself, especially since they demonstrated such a dynamic team up! Yomi, you would have enjoyed that, they looked so awesome together!" Yomi nodded in joy while Homura strutted over to Yomi's side and said, "Yeay-yeah, I know, we were literal Power Rangers in the battlefield, but…well, just to break the ice, I should warn you not to get your hopes up, some of them are kinda off the radar, if you catch my drift." Sora then said, "Don't worry Homura, the scariest person in the room is the pervert who shows off more than she needs to while latching onto someone. I'm sure your friends may actually be a bit more sane than her."

Everyone then looks at Katsu, playing Playstation 5 and the game, "Man Eater", while she glances at Sora and the girls with hungry eyes…

"...maybe just a LITTLE more sane." Homura said.

Yagyu then said, "Each of us have either bought our own Pepper Spray or mastered certain techniques that could throw even a beached whale over our heads and back into the sea. Friggin' Perv STILL finds a way though…"

Katsu then said, "You know what's funny, Sora hasn't even met the PERVIEST of our little 'Circle of Friends'. Sure, I love some of that girl curves and that boy bits, but if Sora thought I was scary-."

(KNOCK-KNOCK)

Homura then stood up and said, "Stay seated, 'Mr. Host'. I'll answer the door." As she walked over to the door, Sora noticed Homura was pulling out one of her blades…

Asuka then whispered, "It's just a precaution. She and her friends have been targeted by Hebijo Academy for some time after all…you never know when they'll strike." As Homura approaches the door, Asuka and the others prepare for battle while Sora summons the Keyblade…

Homura opens the letter slot and asks, "...Password?"

From outside there uttered a word…

"...Mole."

Homura smiled and let three hooded figures in…

"WELCOME TO CASA DE SANCTUARY, MY FELLOW QUASIMODOS!"

The shorter hooded figure turned towards Homura, threw off the hood, and revealed herself as a lolita goth fan with an eyepatch and a fashion sense reflecting a doll from the 50's. The 2nd hooded figure threw off her hood and revealed herself as a rather thuggish-yet shapely, beautiful girl with torn jeans, a revealing top, a collar of wire, a black wristguard, short green hair and reptilian pupils. And the 3rd figure simply dropped the coat and hood while showing herself as the older of the girls, along with a tan sweater that showed her bare shoulders and black bra straps, as well as a pink skirt and a pink ribbon on her curly light brown hair.

The shorter girl then snapped at Homura and yelled, "YOUR PASSWORD SUCKS, HOMURA, THEY ALWAYS SUCK! WHY IS IT THAT SHE GETS TO PICK THE PASSWORDS FOR OUR SECRET HANGOUTS ANYWAY?!" Yomi then answered, "What leader says, goes, remember, Mirai?" Mirai snorted and said, "Hmph, that's just YOUR opinion, 'Ms. Maid'! Speaking of which, we heard Homura, who's this dick who has the nerve to boss you around?!"

The green haired girl then noticed Sora, as well as his confused and hurt-looking expression…

"Mirai." The green-haired girl said while tapping her shoulder. Mirai turned around and asked, "What, Hikage?" Hikage then pointed at Sora and said, "It's him." Mirai looked in the direction Hikage was pointing, and sure enough, Sora was there, shyly waving…

"Wow, Yomi got hitched by a cutie." The curly-haired girl said.

Hibari then hopped over to the woman and said, "Haruka, Hikage, Mirai, it's great to see you all again! Come on over, we've prepared seats for you all!" Haruka laughed and said, "Oh, my delicious little Marshmallow, you went to such extremes for us, I'm flattered. But isn't this HIS home? What did he do?" Sora answered, "Yomi…forced me…not to help…sorry, she was kinda scary." Haruka looked at Yomi, ever happy to be of service, yet held quite the authority…

So Haruka walked over to Sora and took him by the hand, "Stand up stranger, Yomi can at LEAST let you introduce yourself to your guests, right?" Haruka's seductive appearance was almost hypnotic, but Sora shook off the feeling and complied, "S-sure thing, excuse me…" As Sora stood up, Haruka examined him from feet to face…

…and licked her chops…

"...Hibari…I LOVE your friend. He's positively adorable!" Haruka said as she hugged him tight! Hibari nervously chuckled while Yagyu split the two up and said, "No need to get too clingy to the new guy, Haruka, you're tight enough with Hibari as it is, and even THAT can have it's limits." Haruka glared, annoyed, at Yagyu, while saying, "Deary-deary, someone ought to tie a leash on you and leave you outside (OH-HOHOHOHOHOHOHO-)"

Easing the tension, Sora bowed to Haruka, Mirai, and Hikage and said, "Well, my name is Sora. I've been summoned to your world to handle the Four Fiends…and whoever's pulling their strings. Asuka and her friends have been helping me every chance they have, and I have been trying vice versa." Haruka smiled at Sora and said, "I see, he's…galiant, this one. We expected someone a bit more…(ahem), still, it's nice to meet a cute boy with such a pleasant personality. And may I say, someone of your age being so generous is hard to find-."

"I'm 17, mam." Sora said. Haruka's eyes popped in happiness as she thought, 17?! He's practically younger than my age, 18! WE CAN DATE-! "(ahem) Such a find, Yomi. Where did you catch this Cod?" Yomi answered, "He found me actually, after the snake lady turned me into a Dummy for her master to possess and sent me after him." Haruka then scratched her head in awkwardness while Sora looked at Hikage. Hikage's appearance was somewhat startling for Sora, as she reminded him somewhat of Kairi…

"I-I'm sorry, I…you kinda reminded me of someone." Sora said. Hikage however said, "I don't mind. You're cute." Sora was somewhat shaken by what Hikage said, but while the blush was apparent, he still tried to keep his composure while asking, "So, I met Homura and Yomi, yet you three make up the rest of the Crimson Squad?" Mirai then flaunted herself proudly while explaining, "Indeed, peasant, we three, and they 2, together, we are the eternal rivals of Hanzo's girls, we are the Crimson Squad! I am Mirai, the master of firearms, big and small, I can shred through an army alone with a shower of bullets in mere seconds! So you should take note of my glory already before we continue with the festivities."

Sora bowed and said, "Y-yes, of course, your majesty!" Homura however laughed and said, "NAH, just call her Mirai, the twerp's a master at guns and all, but she's been a prickly little spitfire since we can remember. We had to keep her safe from predators like bears, hawks, and wolves for months." Mirai then roared, "SHADDAP! I DON'T NEED YER STINKIN' PROTECTION!"

Sora then looked back at a blushing Hikage, while she smiled at him and said, "...Hikage, pleasure to meet you, Sora." Sora turned bright red and said, "Th-the pleasure is mine, Hikage! I promise I won't let you or the others down." Hikage then nodded and said, "You can count on me too…my specialty…is daggers." Sora then said, "You must have been in a bunch of fights." Hikage nodded and said, "Yeah, and like I said, you can count on me too."

Haruka then grabbed Sora by the shoulders and gazed into his eyes with desire in hers while she said, "You can count on ME as well…little Sora. I'm Haruka, and I'm quite skilled in certain things…"

Yagyu pulled Sora away while explaining, "-Haruka's a mad scientist. She creates strange potions and strange robots. You can say she's the lovechild of Victor Frankenstein and Pamela Isley, as well as the 'Dr. Krieger' of the group." Sora then asked, "Who's Krieger?" Yomi explained, "a funny-duddy who thinks he can make glowing pigs and turn people into robots…yeah, Haruka's next-level crazy."

"-AND more perverted than me, if you remember my warning before this roller coaster ride stopped here." Katsu added.

Haruka however said, "Aww, they kid, my dear, they kid. I'm rather harmless, all I really do is run an arcade shop and reap the benefits of their 'hard-earned' cash for the sole purpose of purchasing pieces and ingredients necessary to make my beautiful babies, sadly shunned by the scientific community for being DIFFERENT from what they consider to be 'Science'! MOCKING me with names, calling me 'MAD', 'INSANE', not to mention 'SHIRLEY'! Well I can change people into their hidden selves by offering a mere sip of my genius, and that doesn't even come close to the puppets I craft to take the appearance, mannerisms, and vocal abilities of the average human! THEY CAN LAUGH ALL THE WAY TO HELL FOR ALL I CARE, FOR MY BRAIN ALONE CAN PROVE THEM WRONG AND LEAVE THEM, CHUCKED AND BURIED IN THE PAST WITH THE REST OF THE DINOSAURS AS I SKYROCKET TO THE HEAVENS AND CONTROL THE FIRST OF MANY STARS WHILE ASKING 'WHO'S MAD NOW, YOU FOOLS, HMM?! WHO'S, MAD, NOW, HMMMM?!"

Sora then whispered, "...So, she's right up there, huh?" Katsu nodded, "Up, up and away, my friend. She's been mad as a hatter since we knew her." Sora then wondered, "But coming here, meeting me, and checking up on everyone, she kinda reminds me of Aerith…less insane of course…" Katsu nodded and said, "You got a strange bunch of friends in your old realm, eh, 'Spiky'?" Sora answered, "...yeah. I do have female friends."

Curious about his change in character, Katsu asked, "...hey, are you OK?" Sora answered, "I'm fine…but…Marilith, she…she told me that as a man, I was destined to be…cruel to women. That guys can't have girls as friends, just…to men, women can come off as…"

Katsu wrapped her arm over his shoulder and told Sora, "Hey man? Forget her. Before you came around, she was eating families and children. Thousands of people died because of her…whatever she told you, it's all just to get you riled up, weakened, open to attack, you know the drill, right?" Sora nodded and said, "...Yeah, I think so." Katsu then said, "That's the spirit! Screw Snake Hag, you got friends who are girls and a girlfriend back home, who ISN'T as hot as me, but still, she's a lucky girl…you should know why better than Snake Hag anyway."

Sora smiled and shook Katsu's hand while saying, "...it may take a while, but I'm happy to have a few honest friends like you, Kat. Come on, let's try some Sushi!" Katsu nodded, but as Sora headed over to the table, Katsu just realized something, "...did he just call me, 'Kat'?! THAT'S A CUTESY NAME!"

Katsuragi then sat next to Sora while he was chowing down and asked, "Hey dude, you know, you've worked well with Asuka, Homura, and Yomi already…so how about we hang out tomorrow for a bit of training? I'd also like to see how well you do against the Heartless…when tag-teamed with ME this time!"

The entire room glared at Katsuragi while Haruka sighed and said, "Guess I'll have to wait before I can ride that pony…" Hikari then said, "...not before me, 'Barbie'."

End of Chapter 18