"How about we split and check two at the same time?" Ame asked meaning the girl who had passed out as well as Elle. "Then we can check on Aiba and go see Matsu-sama." Ohno looked defeated for words, sighed, nodded, and headed towards the girl whom he would later know as Sephira and later call Blue out of a pun on sapphire. Ame sighed, was about to check on Elle, but found her gone. Blinking, the teal haired woman mused that the girl had gone out of the hospital. Deciding to head up to Matsu's room while Ohno wasn't looking, Ame started towards the white haired man's room.
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Matsu looked up in surprise as Elle walked into his room. She seemed somewhat caught off guard he was even awake and moving let alone sitting at the foot of his bed reading. Nino had gone off down the hallway again more or less to check the health of those that were still in the hospital more or less out of Matsu's own plea seeing as the nurses had caught them sneaking back and were on high alerts to keep Matsu in his room. "Oh Elle," Matsu forced a light smile on his face. "Good morning, how are you?" he asked lightly.
"Fine thanks..." Elle answered back as if unsure of exactly what to say on the matter.
"Something bothering you?" Matsu asked lightly turning his head to one side as he closed up Faulkner and set it on the table again.
"No I was just... waiting to see if Ame would come in...." Elle answered back now rubbing her shoulder a fraction. Matsu blinked but then the light smile on his face continued forwards.
"Ah, did she introduce herself last night?" Matsu asked lightly.
"Kinda ya...." Elle answered back.
"That's good. She's one of Nin's and my friends," he smiled lightly.
"I was... kind of hoping she would train me....Since Aiba said that... she's..." Elle started but seemed to stop as she noticed the white haired man was laughing lightly. "What?" Elle finally asked turning her head to one side.
"She is very good at training," Matsu smiled back. "And I'm sure she would welcome someone like you." His smile increased. In that minute, the sounds of feet hit Matsu's ears, and the white haired man turned his eye to the doorway to find the teal haired woman staring inwards. Matsu stopped for a split second before forming a light smile on his face again. "Well look, see she came right in. Hello, Ame."
Ame's face went beyond red as she found that the white haired man had been in a discussion with the dark haired girl she had met known as Elle. Also coming to the understanding that she had been more or less the subject of talk, Ame all but forced the coloration away from her face and stepped inwards fully.
"Hello, Matsu-kun," Ame answered back resisting the ending 'sama' out of her own pride on the matter. Elle blinked but suddenly seemed to stand fully again. Taking notice of this, the teal haired woman turned her head and forced what could only be decried as a half smile. "Hello, Elle," Ame answered back.
"I was just asking Matsu where you were...." Elle said suddenly appearing to try and force power into her vocals. "I want to know... will you train me to develop... my powers. I... I don't want to be weak around you guys." Ame's eyes grew but narrowed again.
"I don't want to be weak!" had been the words that Ame had stated over and over again through her training in martial arts, and to find someone else with this want had surprised her to say the least of things. However, in that instant, Ame caught sight of Matsu's eye. A light smile was on the white haired man's face, and in that instant, Ame nodded.
"Alright," Ame answered suddenly extending a hand out to Elle. "I'll train ya... but I won't just stop at spiritual powers. I am not that type of person, k?"
Elle seemed to blink in surprise that Ame had actually accepted this but suddenly smiled and took the hand. "Alright, I understand," Elle answered back. However, in that instant, Ame's hand tightened around Elle's, and the teal haired woman was suddenly dragging the dark haired girl out of the room and down the hallway.
"We're off to train!" Ame yelled suddenly with excitement in her voice. "Bye Matsu-sama! See ya soon!" she shouted not even caring at that point that she had using the honorific.
"Wait... slow down... a...." Elle said, but Ame just continued to drag her.
"If I can win Matsu's favor by training you then I'll do it," Ame answered back as she continued to drag Ame down the hallway and finally towards the nurses station. Completely missing the check out and passing it straight up, Ame was now dragging Elle down the street and continuing to run.
"Wait where are we going?" Elle asked as she tried to keep pace with the teal haired woman.
"Anywhere!" Ame shouted back with a grin. "We gotta look for a river or some body of water. Keep your eyes out for one!" With that, Ame continued running and dragging Elle with her. "I'll show you how to develop all kinds of skills! Including spiritual weapons and communing with spirits! It'll be fun!"
~*~
Matsu smirked to himself and opened his book again. Ame hasn't changed one bit.... he thought to himself lightly.
~*~
Aiba looked at Puck. Puck looked at Aiba. Both smirked, and with that, Puck raised his hand and a door formed. Both ran through and entered the training area appearing thirty meters away from Aisling and Brant. "So she's fighting Brant now...." Puck said crossing his arms in front of himself. "We'll get to see what she can really do!" Suddenly footsteps caused Aiba's head to turn and he found what could only be described as a Grim Reaper staring him face to face. Aiba blinked but didn't react. In his own mind, he had always some how or another considered Nino more of a grim reaper, and so the projected Card that was before him barely fazed him. "God Thantos stop scaring people...." Puck said crossing his arms in front of himself.
"The only one who seemed frightened was you," Thantos answered back with a sigh before looking off a bit.
"Ah... a Reaper..." Aiba finally acknowledged nodding to himself before looking back at Aisling fighting Brant.
"You don't seem fazed," Thantos sighed. "Most would be."
Aiba found a smile working on his face. "Nope... not me..." he answered back. Nino scares me more.... Aiba found himself involuntarily sighing. Suddenly a wet tongue licked the side of Aiba's hand, and he found Ookami had come as if from nowhere to play spectator. The Wolf looked at the Reaper. The Reaper looked at the Wolf. Neither said anything but exchanged mutual understanding that would never be spoken among the living or the humans.
"How did you get here?" Aiba asked the Wolf who simply shook his head.
Your curiosity brought me here.... Ookami answered back. Aiba laughed nervously and rubbed the back of his head. Do you wish to train, Master? the Wolf asked turning his head and looking with dark eyes at the boy looking back at him.
"Uh..." Aiba answered back. However, suddenly his face was serious. I don't want to be that weak the way I was when Ryoen was attacking no way! "Let's go!"
Let me be your weapon.... Ookami smirked. Aiba looked down and found the Wolf ring on his finger glowing. In a half second, the ring broke lose from his finger completely and took the shape of an intricately shaped spear. Feeling his fingers clamp around it, Aiba blinked in surprise at feeling the enormous energy running through it. In that moment, Ookami seemed to disappear into the air, and the spear itself seemed to explode with energy.
Let's start with some targets.... Ookami's voice was loud in Aiba's head, and almost in that next second, wooden planks appeared hanging down from some unseen top. They began to swing in all different directions. Block and break... Block and puncture. Aiba found his eyes grow as he twisted his form this way and that blocking the movement of the planks as they came at him and then returning with force breaking the blocks. Dang this is work..... Aiba thought as he continued to block and stab at the planks.
Well you always made me do the work.... Ookami said back within Aiba's thoughts, and for the first time, the dark haired boy felt a sting of regret run through him. However, as if understanding what the boy was feeling, the Wolf simply answered back these worries. No fret... Your are my master and my closest friend. I am, in that way, much like Io. Aiba heard the world chucking in his mind as the familiar image of the puppy came to mind.
Puck appeared amused while Thantos had all but lost interest now with his talk with the Wolf done and vanished into the nothingness.
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I will post for Nino and Vaporaii later @_@ *sigh*
