The mbers of Night Raid had been restless this passing month. None more so than Mine and Sheele both of which spent day and night worrying for Parc's safety and that they may find a way to help him escape Esdeath's clutches.
Many a mont between them had been spent with their hands over their gems, gently stroking it for the comforting warmth it gave them, reminding them of Parc's own warmth.
Leone could also be added to the group holding a genuine worry for Parc, though she herself always acted tough to not let her fears for him be seen by the others. Having two depressed assassins was more than enough. Three would just be overkill.
Lubbock and Aka were the ones who took it upon themselves to keep watch around the capital for the Jaegers movents. Most recently, with the appearance of the new humanoid danger beasts, the Jaegers bar Esdeath were out and about travelling between villages being harassed by the beasts, putting them all to a swift death.
Then ca the new guy and girl, the latter of which irritated Mine to no end. That vile, obnoxious lollipop sucking vixen spent more ti tornting and teasing her than working. She even went so far as calling her and the others fools for being so lackadaisical. Going so far as to call Bulat and even Parc weak because of what happened to them.
Mine swore if she didn't stop saying that vitriolic spew about Parc, she would take pumpkin and shove it where the sun don't shine.
Didn't help that this vixen, had transford into a cat and watched as Mine and Sheele had sex with Parc so long ago. Just the knowledge of that was enough to keep Mine from doing anything unregrettable for fear of her spouting those embarrassing details around.
Though, she was sure she had seen Chelsea whispering with Leone at one point about sothing or another that lead to Leone giving her a shiver inducing smile and proud nod of her head.
Lastly was Najenda who over the month since Parc's capture had been spending most if not all her ti reading and rereading the reports he had gotten from Aka's sister. Making copies of each and every fine detail about the Jaegers to be sent back to the R.A in the future.
Even Mine could see so worry hidden behind Najenda's usual taciturn deanour. Had Parc even word his way into her heart? That was a question Mine wasn't sure how to feel about. Since their little session, she had grown open to this whole polygamy debacle Parc was going about. Having no doubts that this Kuro girl he had under his control would eventually join whether by her own will or under Parc's orders.
And if Kuro joined the group of Parc's lovers, then undoubtedly Aka would be likely to follow as since her discovery of her sisters forcefully realigned loyalties had seed happier? If small smiles as she snacked were anything to go by.
All that really left was Najenda and Chelsea, the new girl to Night Raid. She really hoped Chelsea never got anywhere near as close to Parc, let alone beco one of his lovers. He must have at least so standards to choose a girl appropriate to join Mine and Sheele in his bed and not so obnoxious, blood boiling prat.
"Can't sleep?" Mine heard the soft whisper of Sheele. Sheele's hand gently stroking through her hair while Mine was curled up into a ball in Sheele's arm as they lay atop Parc's bed beneath his blankets, surrounding themselves with his sll.
They had beco close, closer than ever before after everything Parc did to them both. Coming so far as to take comfort in each other's embrace at night to help them fall asleep much easier than on their own.
"Of course not" Mine mumbled burying her face into Sheele's chest, "I I can't help but feel sothing bad is happening to him. I'm worried I'm I'm scared Sheele. I I don't want to lose him." Mine's hand curled into fists, squeezing part of Sheele's nightgown in her grasp.
"I don't either." Sheele muttered a reply, "he'll be alright. I'm sure of it. He's can take care of himself." Mine's pink hair falling between the gaps between her fingers continuing to stroke Mine's back with her other hand.
"Still," Mine whined, "he's stuck there with Esdeath I I don't even want to think about what she's doing to him."
"Mnn" Sheele hugged Mine a little tighter to her chest. The thought of the pain Parc must be feeling sending surges of worry through her heart.
"We'll get him out" Sheele muttered with a voice lacking in true confidence in the statent. Esdeath was just too powerful to say with confidence that they could get a prisoner away from her. Especially considering Parc's status as she supposed future husband. "We have to"
***
"Okay, seriously, what did she buy?" Wave was beginning to feel like he really was the only one truly worrying about Kuro and her sudden shift in personality. Where she would defend her candy to the death, she now seed to be defending a brown paper bag from the wind from just how tightly she was holding it.
And that wasn't even adding in the small goofy smile on her face as she kept her head down staring into the slightly opened bag.
"And why does it make her so happy?"
Run who sat besides him, his hands reached out to the campfire answered, "it's probably just so type of snack she's saving for back in the capital."
Wave didn't believe it in the slightest, there was sothing else about it. The way she treated it better than her candy. She would lay the bag down besides like a baby when she slept and if even Run got near her when it was in her arms she would dart away from him.
Run could see Wave was intent on arguing with him so with a sigh he said, "what does it matter? Even if it's not so treat, it her business. Do her the courtesy and stop prying. She may be our colleague, but she also has her own private life, just like you do and just like I do. If she wants us to know, she will tell us."
Wave flinched at his words that not so subtly were calling him 'nosy'
"I know, it's just Ugh" Wave ruffled his own hair. "You don't think she's seeing soone do you?"
Run paused as he was blowing warm air into his hand, his head tilting to look at Wave with a raised brow. "Even if she was. It is her business. Unless, are you possibly jealous?"
"Wha? No, no." Wave waved him off with a slight redness to his cheeks, "It's jus-"
"Jealousy is a very natural reaction, Wave. We all feel it at so point in our lives to various degrees. So find jealousy in objects; others find it in people. All jealousy is rooted in a sense of longing, a wanting of sothing or soone that soone else has. It can be very healthy so long as you do not let your jealousy morph into envy."
"Run."
"Now envy is a terrible, deplorable thing. It will make you do sothing horrible and forcefully take the object of envy from the one they belong to. Possibly even harming or damaging that you envy in the process." Run's lecture ca to a slow stop when Wave began snapping his fingers next to his ear.
"Okay, I get it. But I'm not jealous. I've got a girl waiting for back ho," Wave awkwardly scratched his cheek. "Or at least I hope she is? I didn't actually confess to her before getting my orders."
"Really?" Run felt his own curiosity perking up.
"Yeah. Her nas Aina. We were bunkmates in training, got separated into different units after but we always kept in touch after that." Wave snorted, "even had this whole plan set out for asking her out on a date. Planned to take her to the pier for so fishing and ask her out at so point during it."
Run frowned, lips parting just slightly in confusion, "you wanted to ask a girl out while you were fishing?"
"I know!" Wave exclaid with a excited tone, "sounds like fun, doesn't it?"
"No. not in the slightest." Run was as blunt as they ca and it hit Wave like a hamr.
"What do you an 'not in the slightest'!? Fishing's great. Spending hours, just yourself a friend and sothing good to drink just listening to the wind no one bothering you. I miss the sea" his hands slumped after his rant about the joys of fishing.
"Wave" Run groaned, planting his palm into his face, "I don't think 'fishing' is much of a place to ask a girl out on a first date."
"What? Why?"
"Because, so, myself in particular. Consider spending hours alone, with a girl I like, with no one bothering us. A date."
Beeping noises ca from Wave as he processed it putting together everything he just said, then comparing it to what Run said, soon coming to a sudden and blinding, "oh my god, your right"
"I tend to be."
"But, we've gone fishing so many tis so it can't be a date right?"
"Oh for the love of," Run rubbed his temples with a groan, "how many tis?"
"Since we first t?" Run nodded to his question, "I don't know, like, every other week when we're not on duty."
"She ever say no?"
"No?"
"She ever not show up?"
"No. She was always at the fishing hole before ."
"How close were you when you were fishing?"
Run was slowly realizing, though, not quite there. Apparently he was quite dense, sothing Run really thought he should have noticed about him earlier. "I- She was always next to ."
"How many tis she 'accidentally' drink your drink?"
If Wave was still dense after that question, he was the densest person in the world. "We share our drinks"
"Right. Last question, if you figure out the answer, I'll give you a gold star. Did she ever put work on the side to go fishing with you?"
"No! She would ne- well there was that ti just before I shipped off for my first pirate hunt and when she was supposed to be guarding a cruiser but said she didn't want to go so she pretended to be sick"
Wave blinked profusely while Run spun his hand in a 'co on, you've nearly got it,' type of motion.
"Does Does Aina Like ? Like 'like, like' ?"
"Chances are. With everything you just said. Yes. And likely for a while now. How long have you been in the navy?"
"Fi-five years Oh god." Wave buried his face into his hands. "I'm so dense."
"Yes, yes you are." a yawn ca from Run, an indicator to his tiredness. "While you co to terms with that, I'm going to bed."
"Five years Five years she like and I didn't notice?"
He didn't even hear Run speak. And he doubted Wave would hear him get up and walk over to where he set his tent up.
He was correct.
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