Beep…
Beep…
Beep…
That insufferable noise was the first thing he heard when he started to come too. Feeling his eyes start to crack open, Tatsuro couldn't help take a breath as he stared ahead, his attention focusing on the ceiling. "Where… where am I?"
"The infirmary." A voice came from his side as Tatsuro turned his head and looked to the side, in order to see that a familiar face was looking at him.
"Shinjou-san…"The youth muttered as he stared at the school nurse.
"Evening Tatsuro, how are you feeling?"
"Groggy." The youth admitted as he tried sitting up only to be stopped by the nurse. "What happened?"
"Setsuna knocked you out during training." Shinjou admitted.
"He did?"
"Yeah." The nurse scratched her cheek as she settled down in a seat next to Tatsuro. "Do you remember what happened?"
Tatsuro seemed to think for a moment before closing his eyes. "Not really." He admitted. "I remember Itachiya-sensei wanting us to spar against each other but…" He seemed to drift off. "Everything after that is kinda a blur."
"He kicked you in the side of the head so hard you lost consciousness." Tatsuro looked at the nurse in confusion.
"He did?"
"Afraid so… according to Koma-chan, the fact he knocked you out seemed like a surprise to Setsuna himself. So he didn't do it on purpose at least." Shinjou stated.
"I see…" Tatsuro muttered. "That's good."
"You're fine with getting knocked out?"
"I mean… he didn't mean to, right?" Tatsuro muttered. "It was an accident."
"Tell that to Rinko and Yuki." Hearing those names caused Tatsuro to flinch. "They're still mad at Setsuna-san."
That sounded about right.
"Where are those two anyway?"
"Waiting room." Shinjou-sensei admitted. Getting out of her seat. "I'll go tell them you're finally awake."
"Thank you." Tatsuro muttered as the nurse started to leave. "Um… Shinjou-sensei?" Hearing the call, the women turned to look back at him.
"Yes?"
"Where is Setsuna-san."
"I have no idea." The Nurse stated. "No one has seen him since he finished his remedial classes a few hours ago." She admitted. "He just… disappeared." Tatsuro blinked, not really sure how to process that.
"He disappeared?"
"Yes." Shinjou-sensei admitted. "Which is actually kind of impressive, considering Gosha is filled with Taimanin and he still disappears without a trace." She admits, seeming to think. "I wonder how he did that."
Ashura
"Alright ladies, I apologize for the delay but here's your orders." Setsuna stated as he started setting some food on the table. "Please, enjoy."
"Thank you." A woman with Pink hair released a light if restrained smile as she was given her dish. She was beautiful, there was no doubt about it, and that suit she was wearing wasn't even trying to hide anything.
Still, that didn't mean she was trying to come across as someone begging for attention. Her build, her face… she was just that beautiful.
'So this is Edward's second in command.' Setsuna thought to himself as he continued setting dishes after dishes on the table. 'Gotta say, he has great taste.' He admitted as he finished unloading the food before heading off. Or at least that was the plan, until a pair of fingers tugged at his apron. 'And then there's this one…'
"Um, excuse me." The voice of a young girl called out as he turned to look at her. She's a young blonde with blue eyes and seemed rather nervous. Actually it made her look rather cute. "Can I get a refill please."
Setsuna just released a light smile and nodded his head. "Of course." He stated. "You had the Alexandria, correct?"
"Yes." She squeaked, blushing as he took her empty cup and set it on the tray.
"Hey, don't forget about us!" Another woman who seemed a bit to close to having reached her limit, called out as she grinned, swaying slightly. "We could all go for another round, handsome." The table seemed to agree, calling out in a series of cheers.
"As you wish." He smirked playfully as he gathered up everyone's cups and started walking off. 'This is kinda nice.' He thought to himself, letting a familiar scent dance around him.
He smells the food - good food at that. Not the greasy but affordable dishes you could find at a fast food joint, but something with some actual love and care put into them.
Honestly, loved the smell.
Loved the chatter too; dozens of folks just settled down and enjoying their food and each others company.
'Hard to believe that these ladies are all with Nomad though.' He thinks to himself. "Just goes to show they have a life outside the other 'work' they do."
"That is one great ass." Ingrid signed as she looked at the young blonde, the meekness disappearing as she openly started leering at the young man heading off to get their drinks.
"I'll say." Another woman stated. "Got a nice bakery back there." She stated. "Wonder if he'll let me give it a squeeze.
"Careful ladies." She stated. "We don't want to cause any trouble."
"Your words, not mine." The young blonde stated, her smile growing predatory. "Show of hands, who wants to ride one of the guys here?" More than a few hands went up, as Ingrid made a noise in annoyance.
"N-now ladies. "A woman with glasses began as she started to blush. "Lets not cause any problems for anyone." She states. "Besides, we're here to celebrate Ingrid-senpai on her recovery, remember?"
"Yeah yeah, we remember." Another woman stated. "But if we're celebrating, doesn't that mean we should be having some fun?"
"I-I don't think getting charged for misconduct is fun." The glasses wearing woman stammered.
"You don't think anything's fun." Was the general remark she was given, causing her head to drop. Ingrid just put a hand on her shoulder as she gave her an appreciative smile.
"Fiona is right, though." Ingrid admitted. "It's fine to have fun, but we're not here so you could do anything reckless." She stated. "We have enough people doing that as it is." Ingrid paused as she returned to some tea she'd been nursing. "By the way, Felicia." The blonde young lady looked at her. "Thank you for reserving this place for us. It's rather nice of you." Felicia, her eyes flickered to their normally crimson color for a moment.
"Well, you said no to the male strip club." She shrugged. "So I went with the next best thing."
"Thank you for that." Ingrid muttered. "Though I'm curious as to how you found out about this place."
"I found out about it while I was stalking someone." Was her blunt response.
"Mr. Bakery back there?" An older blonde asked, nudging her head. Felicia just released a fanged grin. "You have good taste."
"Oh you have no idea."
"Then get me in the know." Another predatory grin crossed the pair's face.
"Ladies." Ingrid's tone was as firm as steel, her eyes narrowed slightly. "Please, don't do anything that might result in a lawsuit."
"We won't." Felicia's smile stayed glued on her face. "Not yet anyway." She stated. "It's your night after all, not mine." She exaggerated a shrug.
"So how's things looking out there?"
"Another round of drinks for Table 6." Setsuna muttered, his smile having disappeared the moment he stepped into the kitchen. "The Representative Directors table." He elaborated and Nico nodded his head.
"We need more food for Table 10." Arturio stated as he looked at one of the chefs.
"Got it." More orders came in, more food and more drinks were requested as Setsuna took a breath.
"Really is all hands on deck tonight."
"What you expect." Arturio stated, bringing out some more food. "We gotta full house, so we need all the hands we can get."
"Fair enough." The two parted ways as Setsuna returned to a familiar table, and started setting drinks out on the table. "A round of drinks for our ladies." He stated, listing off the drinks and who they were going to. "Please feel free to let me know if there's anything else I can get you."
"Well, since you asked~" The older blonde began, a grin on her face. "What about you? You on the menu?" Setsuna returned the grin with a smile.
"Afraid we're not that kind of establishment." He told her.
"What about after closing time?"
"Torikita…" Ingrid muttered, a warning in her voice. She immediately looked at the young man and gave him an apologetic look. "I'm so sorry."
"Don't be." He told her. "You've done nothing wrong." He gave her a smile. "Still, if you need anything else, feel free to let me know."
"We will, thank you young man."
"Please." He smiled at the beautiful woman. "Just call me Setsuna."