Hey guys, this will be a Gaiden-Arc with my OC Ken the Skull from my Eternal story. I hope you enjoy.

Skull Gaiden 1: Ken and Salia

It was now morning for the True Arzenal. In his room Ken begins to wake up as sunlight gently lands on his face, before he sits up and yawns while stretching out his arms.

Ken then turns to his blanket and lifts it up to see if any girl was lying beside, and thankfully for him there wasn't.

"Man that's a relief." Ken sighs in relief.

Ken yawned as he walked down the stairs, and soon saw Ange, Tusk, and Momoka, preparing the tables and chairs for the cafe.

Tusk then saw Ken by the stairs.

"Oh hey there Ken, good morning." Tusk greeted him as Ken walked to one of the tables.

"Yeah, morning." Ken said as he pulled out a chair and sat down on it.

Shortly after he arrived at Arzenal, Ange and Tusk offered the Skull theme Rider a place to stay in Cafe Ange.

"Hey, Ange," Ken calls out, getting the Norma Princess's attention as she turns to him. "Thanks again for letting me stay here."

"It's no problem. I mean after all, this whole you moving here idea was mine and Salako's idea. So it's the least I can do." Ange told him.

"Yeah, and mostly because my friends back in Aura's town forced this position on to me." Ken said as he leaned on to the table and remembered why he moved to Arzenal in the first place.

(Flashback)

"What? One of us is going to Arzenal?" Ken asked as he, Kyoya, and Hayate were in a room to discuss what Sala had told him.

"Yeah, it's something both Sala and Ange agreed on. Ever since the Everett Ganma incident and Drakkon's invasion, they want one of us on Arzenal in case someone or something attacks there." Kyoya told him.

"Yeah, that makes sense. Especially since we can't be in two places at the same time. Hayate said.

"Well I understand all of that, but still a single guy is going to an island filled with cute girls." Ken said.

"You shouldn't forget that Tusk is there as well. And you shouldn't forget the fact we also live in a city filled with cute girls." Kyoya stated.

"Touche. But still, who's going to be the lucky winner to go there?" Ken asked.

"You are." Kyoya and Hayate answered at the same time.

"Oh I see, I am." Ken said before he blinked a few times. "W-Wait a minute what?!"

"You heard us. You're the one who's going there." Kyoya told him.

"N-No way! I can't handle going to a place like that and besides why me? Why can't it be you two?" Ken asked.

"Because I don't want to leave, Sala." Kyoya said.

"Same with me for Kaname." Hayate said.

Ken's eyebrow twitch when they say that.

"Y-Y-You traitors!" Ken exclaimed.

(End of flashback)

"God I swear...Those two, forcing me to do this just because they have girlfriends." Ken mutters as he sets his head on the table. "I really need to find myself a girlfriend."

"Don't worry about it." Tusk said as he patted his back. "I'm sure you'll find the right girl for you soon."

Ken soon lifts his head up and looks at Tusk with a narrow look on his face.

"Like you're one to talk, Mr. Knight of Ange." Ken said which made Tusk to nervously chuckle as he rubs the back of his head.

Momoka then opened the upper shelves and saw that they were running low on supplies.

"Oh dear, Angelise-sama, we're out of sugar, salt and some flour." Momoka told her.

"That's not good. Guess we have to go to Jasmine's for some supplies." Ange said as she rubbed the side of her head.

"Alright, I'll go while you two watch the Cafe." Tusk suggested.

"But that's a little too much for you to carry by yourself." Ange said.

"I'll be fine, Ange. Don't worry." Tusk told her.

"Even so…" Ange mutters.

"If you want, you three can go together and I'll watch over the place." Ken suggested.

"No you don't have to do that. You're our guest." Ange said.

"It's no problem. It's the least I can do, and besides I don't want to be a freeloader forever." Ken said.

They thought about it before they nodded.

"Okay, thanks Ken." Ange said.

Soon Ange, Tusk, and Momoka soon leave the cafe together to bring back the supplies they need, leaving Ken to watch over it.

Ken hummed as he looked around and set his eyes to the kitchen.

"Maybe I'll make some ice tea to help spend the time." Ken said as he walked into the kitchen.

Ken soon found the tea mix and brought out some cold water and ice.

Ken then heard the door opening as the bell rings and heard someone walking inside.

"Sorry, but the cafe's not open yet." Ken said as he turned to the door and saw it was Salia entering the room holding a laptop in hand. "Oh hey, it's Salia, right?"

"Yes that's right." Salia nodded.

Ken made a few fake coughs.

"So what are you doing here?" Ken asked.

"Well I have some reports to share with Ange. Where is she?" Salia asked as she looked around the room.

"She just left with Tusk and Momoka, to get some supplies for the cafe." Ken told her.

"Oh I see." Salia nodded in understanding.

"Do...you want to wait for her here?" Ken asked.

"Yes, I might as well since I'm already here." Salia said as she took a seat on a chair by one of the tables.

As they were waiting for Ange and the others to come back, there was silence between Ken and Salia, which made the former a little on edge.

'Okay, this is a little awkward…' Ken thought feeling a little nervous about the silent treatment Salia was giving him.

Ken then noticed Salia giving him a quick glance before she turned away from him, which made Ken a little more nervous.

'Okay, what is going on here?' Ken thought in wonder before he had an idea why Salia was giving him the silent treatment. 'Wait...is she worried that I'm like Embryo or might become just like him? What am I saying? Of course she does, Chris had the same thought before and she was the leader of his Knights and he betrayed her later on. I can't blame her for thinking that, I would too if I was in her shoes. But still I'm a little worried about that...maybe I can try to convince her otherwise? No, not a good idea there. Maybe, I can try earning her trust one step at a time.'

Ken soon had an idea.

"Hey," Ken calls out, getting Salia's attention as she turns to him. "If you want, I can make some iced tea. If that's alright?"

Salia hummed in thought before she nodded.

"Yeah, that sounds fine." Salia said.

"Okay, I'll get to work." Ken said before he looks for what he needs to make iced tea.

After finding what he needed Ken had made two cups of iced tea for himself and Salia as he brought one of the cups to the Norma.

"Here you go." Ken said as he handed the cup to her.

"Thank you." She said as she accepted the cup.

Ken decided to sit down beside the table Salia was before they started drinking their cups of tea.

"So how is it?" Ken asked.

"It's alright." Salia shrugged.

"That's good to hear." Ken said before he drinks his cup of tea. "So...what sort of hobbies do you have?"

"None that I can think of." Salia shrugged as she drank her tea.

'Real smooth, Ken…' Ken scolded himself as he slaps his hand on his face.

As Ken was about to grab his cup of tea, his cup slipped out of his hand as it fell on the table and spilled the tea which spilled on Salia's skirt as she stood up and saw that it was quite large.

"Oh man! I'm so sorry! I'll go get a towel!" Ken said as he quickly stands up and runs to the kitchen.

"No it's alright. It's not even that bad. It will wash off." Salia said.

"But though you still probably need this." Ken said as he ran out of the kitchen with a towel in his hand and then handed it to her.

"You're overreacting, I don't need it." Salia said as she pushed his hand and the towel away.

"No, I assist, use it." Ken said as he handed the towel to her again.

"I said, I don't need it." Salia said as she pushed his hand back.

"And I say you do." Ken said as he continued to hand Salia the towel as the latter continued to reject his kind offer as she pushed his hand back.

They kept at it for a while until they both accidently slipped on their feet as they fell to the floor together.

Both Ken and Salia slowly opens their eyes and both saw that Ken was on top of Salia as their faces were closed to each other and the two of them slightly blushed, before Ken felt a flat and yet soft sensation in his hand and Salia felt something on her chest, and they both look and saw that Ken's hand on top of Salia's chest.

Seeing that increase Salia's blush as her face turns completely red, and Ken's cheeks fully turned red.

"N-Now look! This is just an accident!" Ken said before Salia raised her hand and slapped him.

Ange, Tusk, and Momoka had returned with the supplies they needed as they walked back to the Cafe, before they saw Salia with her face still red as she left the Cafe not bothering to greet Ange and the others.

They blinked in confusion before they headed inside and saw Ken sitting on the floor with a red handprint on his cheek as he lightly touched it which caused him to wince in pain.

"Did something happen?" Ange asked.

"You do not...want to know." Ken said as he stood up and walked to his room. "If anyone needs me I'll be in my room."

As the others watched him leave they were still wondering what happened when they were gone.

(Meanwhile)

In the ruins of the once great capital of Kyoto, a large machine is in a building and a shadowy figure was looking at from on top a walkway.

"Soon. Very soon, Kazu-sama will be avenged. And this world will suffer as it will become a freezing wasteland." He said before he breathed out an icy and white wind from his mouth.

(Next day)

Ken was sleeping soundly in his room, before he heard a loud knocking on the door, causing him to wake up as he yawns, stands up, and walks to the door and sees that it was Ange who was knocking on his door.

"Ange, what is it? Don't you know how early it is?" Ken asked.

"I'll make you some coffee, but you need to come with me at the command center. Salako called, there's a situation." Ange told him.

Ken blinks in wondering what this situation is.

Ken and Ange soon arrived at the command center, with Hilda, Salia, and Tusk in the room.

"We're here." Ange said as she and Ken walked in front of the screen, and on it was Sala, Kyoya, and Hayate as they were communicating with them.

"Hey Ken, how's life on Paradise island?" Hayate asked with a teasing tone in his voice.

"Fine, thanks for asking...even though you pushed this job on me." Ken said as he turned away from the screen.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to put it like that." Hayate said as he chuckles.

"Sure you did." Ken said, not sounding convinced by that.

"Anyway, is there trouble?" Tusk asked.

"We're not sure. But we just recently detected three cold spots with our systems." Sala told them.

"Cold spots? In the middle of summer?" Ange said.

"Yeah, we're just as shocked as you are." Kyoya said.

"Do you know what the cause is?" Ange asked.

"No, but that's what we're going to find out. We were able to locate the cold spots." Salamandinay said as she brought out a map of Japan in her end to show them to Ange, Ken and the others, before three red dots appeared on it and Ken recognized those locations, Tokyo, Sendai, and Kyoto.

"Alright, we should split up in groups of two. One pilot and one Rider." Ange suggested.

"Agreed. Kyoya and I will head to the one in the ruins of Tokyo." Sala said.

"Kaname and I will head to Sendai." Hayate said.

"Okay, so that leaves me with Kyoto." Ken said.

"Alright, but I'm coming with you." Ange said. "I'll use Villkiss' teleportation to get you there."

"That's fine by me." Ken said.

"No, you're staying here Ange." Salia told her.

"What? But Salia…" Ange started

"Look I know you're still new to this, but you're still our leader here. We can't run the risk of you getting hurt or captured." Salia told her.

"I know that but still…" Ange said.

Salia sighs.

"If it will make you feel any better I'll go." Salia volunteered which surprised the others. "Cleopatra has the same teleportation ability. I'll get there with no problem like you can."

Ange hummed as she thought while noticing that Ken was signaling her to object to that.

"Alright, then go for it." Ange said which surprised Ken.

"Hold on, don't I get a say in this?" Ken asked.

"Nope." Ange answered with a straight face.

"Oh come on...first my best friends and now you…" Ken mutters before Salia walks to him and grabs onto the collar of his shirt as she begins to drag him away.

"Come on, we need to move." Salia said as they left the room together, and Ken chuckled in a nervous tone.

"Are you sure this is a good idea?" Hilda asked.

"I don't see why not. Besides, this might be good for them." Ange shrugged.

After changing into her Rider suit, Salia and Ken were now in the hangar as they headed to her Ragna-mail as Mei and her team were preparing it for them.

"Alright, you're all set and good to go." Mei said.

"Thanks, Mei." Salia said.

Salia sits down on her Ragna-Mail and Ken sits down behind her.

"So any reason why you wanted to be my partner in this?" Ken asked and Salia remained silent. "Silent treatment, got it."

Salia activated her machine and with that they soon teleported off of Arzenal to their destination of Kyoto. While Mei had a somewhat worried look on her face.

"Well that's going to be a little awkward." Mei said.

There you have it, I hope that you like it. Please review to tell me what you think.