Chapter Four: Starts and Shots *FC Keisuke*

I woke up a bit fresher than usual, eyes opening wide and pulling myself off the soft pillows to get ready for the day. Today was the first morning on this cruise, and I was determined to make the best of it. I didn't want to mull over the past as I had been doing for the past year, what with all the craziness I had been involved in after finding out my status as Aruke-san's champion. 

Training regimes happened, practising my powers to help me keep them under control. Meditation, talks, and spars happened all the time too. Old techniques I had learnt from Ken-chan were sharpened. New ones were learnt. It had been a hectic year since the entire mess with Order-san and Karan, and somehow, things had gotten better. Order-san had recovered from the wounds they had sustained from the battle, and they were back with their brother, happily helping him with all the work. Order-san had also come out as non-binary to everyone, which had stunned everyone, but it was cause for celebration, alright. It's been peaceful in our branch of the TTS, which was a good thing. 

I took in a deep breath. Today was going to be a good day. I was sure of it. 

Getting off bed, I dunked some water down my throat, and grabbed my pre-set out clothes, moving to the bathroom so I could shower. 

As I did, I found myself thinking about the new people I had met yesterday. 

One example was Dukun, who was apparently dating my OD self. He seemed kind and caring. Like a big mama bear or something. I wonder if we can get along. 

Steven Universe was hesitant about making friends. I could tell that from enough observation. He was scared of losing them if he ended up doing something wrong. That's something I can relate with, so I hope that we could use that as a way to bond, but I also want to help him realise that we've all accepted him for who he is. 

Madoka was quite the shy person, but I could sense the big heart behind those big pink eyes of hers. I've heard stories of what happened before Chaos-san returned her to her human form while continuing her duties as the Law of Cycles, and it just impressed me even more. I had a feeling that we would get along well, cause it was amazing just how selfless she can be.

Rantaro-san seemed overprotective, yet he had an adventurous spirit. I had to admire that part of him. He cared a lot for his loved ones, and I respected that. Maybe we could use that to bond? 

Sachiko was sweet, kind and understanding, and I could honestly feel some sort of connection to her. She was such a good person, I didn't feel scared in her presence at all despite the stories I had heard about what she had been like before being redeemed. 

Conan-san was smart, yet he seemed to have a dry sense of humour. (Too many cold jokes during dinner was enough to scar me for life.) He also had a sense of justice that didn't falter no matter what. That was enough to make me feel at home with him. I understood his feelings. 

Genki-san was quite the energetic person. He was like his brother in a sense, yet he was more battle-oriented. It was something I had to find interesting about him, aside from the amount of courage he had. 

Elsa-san seemed like Neechan too, in a way, but she was more regal about it. Other than that, she was kind too, and had helped me a few times during dinner and before we went into our rooms, so I trusted her.

And finally, Tecna-san. 

As I dried my hair after putting on my clothes, my mind wandered to the fairy. She was really kind, and reminded me more of Touma in a way. She seemed more social-awkward too. Huh, I guess that it's our job to help her open up. 

The others we had met, like OD Maizono Sayaka, Oh Pilseung, Pada, Pori (those guys are apparently newer than we are, but they stayed with the main group. Lucky them, I guess.), were interesting as well, but for now I wanted to focus on my cabinmates first.

I mulled over their profiles, finding a lot of gaps. However, those were just observations from the first day. I knew better than to judge people from that. 

All I hoped for was for a nice vacation. 

Once I was done, I grabbed my backpack and slung it over my shoulder. Then, I looked at the mirror. 

For this vacation, I had chosen my cargo pants outfit, since it's summer. I found that I preferred this over my usual star clothes. It just felt more comfortable. Thankfully, I had bought some new clothes as well, but I wanted to use my old one first. 

Grabbing the keys, I soon stepped out, locking the door behind me before moving to head out of the interior of the ship. 

The deck was somewhat crowded, what with the amount of people we had on this cruise. I saw Neechan, Touma, Akinori and Ayame having double couple shots near the pool, while some of the LEs were scattered around. Some others were all around the place. It felt a bit suffocating, but thankfully most of the royal demons and AUs had switched into their chibi forms. I was grateful for that, yes, yet it made me feel a bit lonely. 

Huh, I guess I should roam around for a bit? 

Sounds like a plan, I guess. 

I sighed, offhandedly leaning on the raliing as I looked out to the big blue sea. 

"Kei-chan! Look, it's beautiful!"

My fists tightened. Not now. Why now of all times? 

Calm down calm down calm down-

"FCSuke?" 

My head swivelled up, and I found myself face to face with a pair of red eyes. Scarlet red eyes I once found annoying, "Uju?" 

The main character of Metalions's orbs had concern embedded in them, "You okay?"

"A-Ah, it's fine," I shakily waved it off, giving him a smile. "How are you, Uju?"

He quickly dropped the subject once he saw my look, "Well, I've been good. Y Gakuen has been quite nice to me, even though I don't agree with the homework they give us. I'm still struggling with Japanese, but at least I'm working it out." 

I laughed. Uju and I had met when we had come to visit. Since the Tobot V cast (as Genki called them) had been busy, the Eco Team and the YSP Club (with the addition of Ranto, Chiaki, Nozuchika, and Kuuka/Kumako/Saki) had come to meet us. We had been at each other's throats, especially since I used to be a villain. But then, Uju protected me during an attack in our world's TTS branch, and we made up. Funny thing was, apparently Uju had had a crush on my OD self, which made it all the more awkward.

Just thinking about how cool he had been back then brought a light shade of red to my face. He had been so brave back there...

"Hey, you okay?" he waved his hand over my face, despite having a red tint to his own face. Huh, is he running a fever? 

I waved it off, trying to hide my own blush, "I-It's nothing. A-Anyway, how has the cruise been so far?" 

"Well, it's been-" He was interrupted by an alarmed shout from the cruise, followed by Shinsuke-san running out to the balcony, looking very very terrified. 

"Shinsuke?" A mint-green-haired person, whose name was Fei, if I remember correctly, blinked in confusion. He's one of Shinsuke's boyfriends, if I remember correctly. 

Mao Hikage-san and OD Enma-daiou soon followed. Mao-san's hair was a total mess, while Enma-daiou's eyes were basically yelling concern. 

"What's wrong?" a green-haired girl turned from looking out to the sea as she turned with her blue-haired friend to the two, looking a bit surprised. Mao and Suiren from Pokemon Sun and Moon, I think. Their respective Pokemon, Amajo and Ashirene, tilted their heads in confusion too. 

Shinsuke-san struggled to breathe, tears falling down his cheeks. He was clearly too stunned to say a word. 

It reminded me of an event a few years back. A truck hitting my loved one...

Without hesitation, I strode over and kneeled down, gripping his shoulders, "Shinsuke-san, breathe in deeply. Little by little. It'll help." 

Shinsuke-san shakily did that, as did his brothers. I did it too, as a demonstration and to help myself as well. They calmed down after a while, thankfully. In that time, the others, both from inside and outside, had gathered around, including my own cabinmates and friends. 

Neechan walked over to me, making sure to help me up so Fei and Phineas Flynn-san, Shinsuke-san's other boyfriend, could take over, "Keisuke, you okay?" 

"Yeah," I nodded. 

She smiled, "That's good." 

Dukun and SukeSuke moved towards us as well, looking confused. Dukun gave me a meaningful look of question, but I could only shrug. I was just as perplexed too. 

"You calm enough, Shinsuke?" OD Semo asked the Pikachu-like brother of our leader, eyes conveying warmth and concern. 

He slowly nodded, still hiccuping from time to time. 

"What happened?" Conan asked him as he walked over, soon standing in front of him. 

Shinsuke's next words stunned up to pieces, causing a blanket of quiet to spread out. 

"I-I can't find Keita anyway! I-I think he's disappeared!" 

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