Gabby's POV

The next morning I sat up and groaned. I didn't sleep very well last night. I kept thinking about other things. Like how our family was, what would happen if our identity of being Demon Hounds was revealed. But mostly I've been thinking about our new team. Sure we knew all the characters and loved them, but they were also kinda scary. My biggest concerns were Ryuga and Ulric.

You see, Ryuga was the anime character I feared the most. Even more scarier than Alucard or Yuno or even Sho Tucker, he was the scariest. I never knew what it was, but he always had this nerve racking aura whenever I saw him in the show. As for Ulric, well........he's my biggest anime crush. Again though, I liked him because he's also scary. I wonder if he's as mean as he is in the show.

I tried brushing my fears aside as I rummaged through the drawers for some clothes. Soon I found some and went into the bathroom to change. I showered, got dressed, brushed my teeth and hair, then hopped out of the bathroom. I was wearing a pair of black sleeveless gloves, some dark blue stretch pants, and a black crop top, which is a black tank top that showed your belly. It wasn't to high though thank god.

I looked at Alex, who was sleeping in a weird angle. I giggled, then stepped out of our room. I went to look for the mess hall so I could get some breakfast. I wondered the halls, thinking where I could find it. "Damn this place is huge." I said to myself. I heard fighting and followed the sound of that. I found myself at a courtyard, where it looked like Izaya and Ulric were fighting.

Curious, I his behind a stone pillar and watched from a distance. First Izaya threw some knives at Ulric. Ulric simply dodged each one, then charged for Izaya. He threw some punches at him, but Izaya blocked each one, then did an under kick. Ulric then caught his leg and threw him at a nearby flag pole. Izaya simply used his legs to bounce off the pole and land perfectly on his feet.
"You keep using that same trick Izaya. Some time you won't be able to bounce off so easily. What will you do then?" Ulric asked.
"I guess I'll have to improvise then." Izaya replied.
I couldn't help but watch in awe. Then I noticed a smirk slowing forming on Ulric's lips. Next thing I knew he vanished. I blinked.
"Where did he-"
"BOO!"
I screamed as I pushed Ulric away from behind me. Ulric laughed while I breathed deeply.
"That was too easy." Ulric said.
"B-But, how..when..I-I don't...how did you know I was here?!" I exclaimed.
"It takes a lot more than that to sneak up on us without getting noticed." Izaya said, walking over to us.
"Whatever, that wasn't funny!" I stated.
"Hey don't hate me kid, you brought this on yourself." Ulric said.
"Aaaand I'm done." I said, trying to walk away. But Ulric grabbed my wrist and pulled me back.
"What's wrong? Feeling uncomfortable?" Ulric said, seemingly amused. I felt a shiver go down my spine. Now I was uncomfortable. I tried to pull away but Ulric wouldn't let go. Izaya smirked.
"Come now, is something bothering you? Hmm? Something making you, nervous?" he said, practically hissing the last word.
Goosebumps covered my arms, and a knot formed in my stomach.
"I-I just wanna get s-some breakfast." I stuttered, my voice shaking a bit. Ulric pulled me closer so that I was only inches from his face. He started to lift me up, and I had to stand on my tippy toes.
"Is that right? Then why didn't you just ask?" he said. He dropped me and I fell on my ass. I looked up at the two of them nervously.
"Mess hall is just down this hallway, take a right, and you should be there." Izaya said. I stood up and cleared my throat.
"Oh uh, thanks. S-See you later...." I said quietly, slowly backing away from their smirking faces. I turned on my heel and walked. When I no longer felt their eyes on me I bolted all the way to the mess hall. I ran and ran and ran. I didn't even notice where I was going. Until I bumped into someone, hard. I cried out in pain and backed up.
"Sorry about that I-" I shut up when I saw an angry Ryuga glaring at me.
"R-Ryuga, I-I can-ACK!"
He grabbed my throat and pulled me close to his face. His golden dragon eyes stared right into my soul.
"What do you think your doing?!" he snapped.
"I-I'm sorry." I choked out.
"You better watch yourself bitch, I'll beat you senseless." Ryuga said.
"Y-Yes sir." I choked out, his grip on my throat tightening.
"I mean it." Ryuga stated. He let me go and I bolted to the mess hall. Soon I made it and breathed deeply. Man I'm making a great first impression huh? I sighed. This was really sucky so far. I looked around the mess hall. Soldiers sat at many benches and tables. The place was packed. I suddenly felt more uncomfortable. I felt so.......small.

I went in line and just kept my head low. I got a couple pancakes, some scrambled eggs, and some orange juice. I looked around for a place to sit. I didn't want to sit with many people. If anything I'll sit in my room.
"Gabby!" Someone called out. I looked over at the farthest corner of the room. There was an almost empty bench, with only Crona sitting there. I smiled and walked over to him. I sat across from him. The bench was a bit dusty, a small cobweb underneath the table, and it was far from the sun.

PERFECT!

"Thanks, I didn't want to sit with many people. I don't feel very comfortable here." I said.
"R-Really? M-me either....." Crona stuttered quietly. There was a moment of silence. Then he spoke up.
"S-So, do you remember anything yet?" he asked.
"What? Oh oh right, uh, no. I haven't." I said.
"That's too bad. If we knew what country you were from we could take you home." Crona said.
"Why would we take back these delicious souls?" said a voice. I looked around confused.
"What the?" I said.
"Oh sorry, that was Ragnarok." Crona said. Soon something small and black emerged from Crona's back, and Ragnorak appeared.
"Oh yeah, his partner...." I mumbled.
"So your one of the new ones eh? Can I eat your soul?" Ragnarok asked.
"Ragnarok, don't be rude." Crona said.
"Its fine, he's better than the others." I said.
"Others? You mean the rest of the group?" Crona said. I nodded.
"Yeah..." I said. Crona smiled.
"I know the others may seem a bit...rough and..unsettling. But trust me, once you get to know them, they aren't too bad." Crona said. I looked at him and smiled.
"Thanks. I'll say this. Aside from my sister, I feel most comfortable around you." I said. Crona blushed and looked away.
"Uh, t-thank you. That reminds me, where is your sister?" he said.
"Yeah, I want her soul." Ragnarok pouted.
"Over here!" called a voice. Coming over to us was none other than Alex. And her outfit looked nice.