Highschool wars: Sneakers suck.

DAMNED SNEAKERS.

THE 27TH DAY.

SECOND MONTH

Tyler opened his eyes to see Sherie's face still close to his own, and her soft snores made her seem cuter for some odd reason. He spotted a clock on the wall, and saw it was nearly 7. They had classes in an hour and a half. So he kissed her awake, getting a happy sigh.

"Ahh, THERE'S the soft romance I wanted!"

HE rolled her onto her back to kiss her again.

"Good morning, Sherie."

She was laughing as he showered her in kisses.

"Good morning to you too! Wow, I like this wakeup call!"

He smiled as he just looked at her under him.

"Well, I do have a few tricks."

"I'm curious."

"I'd love to show you. But we gotta get ready for school."

"Seems weird don't it?"

"SUPER weird. You get first shower. I will get a surprise ready for you."

She smiled as they got out of the alcove and she went into the shower as he went to the fridge. He pulled out a few things and set the bacon the frying in a pan with some sausages. He was whistling as he powered up his comms, just in time to hear a conversation between Yuki and Shiro.

"Hey Shiro, question."

"Sure, Yu, what's up?"

"Well, I'm kinda nervous to admit this, but I kinda wanna sleep with Sukie. Like that."

Shiro's surprise was felt through the comms, but the kindly girl was quick to recover.

"Well, good for you Yuki. Are you just experimenting to see if you like it?"

Little Yuki's voice had a cutely nervous tone to it.

"Yeah. I loved it when she was touching me yesterday, and I had a rather….wild…dream with her in it last night."

"Well, Yuki, what's your question?"

"Can you teach me HOW to have sex with a girl? Please?"

Shiro's gasp of shock was kinda cute.

"Um, I can, I guess, but are you sure?"

"I'd prefer you to do it, Shiro. The Major intimidates me a little too much."

The blue haired girl was heard chuckling.

"She is intense. Okay, Little Yu, come to my room tonight and I'll teach you anything you wanna know."

Yuki was now distinctly nervous, but had a little excitement too.

"Yay! Thanks Shiro! You're the best!"

Tyler was smiling as well, and felt he should say hi.

"Morning ladies."

Yuki squeaked.

"Eep! When'd you get here, Tyler?"

"Me? Bout five minutes ago. Why? I miss something?"

Shiro sighed.

"Okay. I know you heard our conversation."

"I have no idea what you're talking about Shiro. And I don't WANT to know either. Whatever you two were talking about is a deep secret."

Yuki still needed to hear it.

"Please don't say anything."

"I promise. Still no clue what you mean, but I promise nonetheless."

Yukie breathed a sigh of relief.

"Oh thank Shiro. I just needed to hear it."

Shiro was now chuckling.

"I think that's kind of caught on now. And Tyler? Keep playing the amnesia card. Or I'll tell the Major."

"Um, kinda hard to play amnesia about something when I HAVE NO IDEA THE HELL YOU MEAN. But okay."

She laughed as he finished the breakfast as Sherie came out. She saw his creation and froze.

"Okay. When the hell. Did you learn to cook?"

HE laughed as he set the bacon, eggs, sausage wrapped in pancake batter in front of her.

"Well, I DO suck at it. But I can do a few things here and there."

Sherie gave him a most suspicious look as she chomped into the thing, almost as if she expected him to have laced it with something. Then her hazel eyes lit up like lights.

"Holy, what the hell? What is this?"

HE laughed.

"Bacon fried with Sausage in the same pan wrapped in an egg with a pancake shell. Added a little syrup I found and BAM. The kickstart. You can also dip it in either mustard or ketchup and it'll taste just the better. Enjoy, I'll take a shower now."

He walked in as Sherie made her report.

"Um, Ladies? We got an issue here."

HE was silent as he took his shower as the new bombshell was dropped. Fuji replying first.

"Are you hurt?"

"NO! Not hurt. HE can cook."

Llyia's haunting voice was heard next.

"Wait, what?"

"I said the same thing! I guess the only thing he can do are breakfasts!"

Yuki was heard next.

"Really? What'd he make?"

"Sausage fried in a pan with bacon wrapped in egg with a pancake shell with syrup poured into the funnel."

Dani's voice was the next to join.

"Damn, that SOUNDS tasty! Verdict?"

"I fuckin love it!"

HE laughed as he listened to the reactions.

"Okay. He's kind, strong, fearless, would die for us at the snap of a finger, smart, HANDSOME, perverted as all hell, sweet, and now can COOK too? What the hell?"

"I think I found my new husband."

"He's mine first ladies."

"Yay! New food!"

"He keeps surprising me. What else does he have up his sleeve?"

"I wanna try it now."

"So do I, Maria. I think we'll have to taste test him ourselves."

"Uh, phrasing."

Dani snorted as the other girls lost it.

"I know what I said."

He laughed again as he came out to get a warm kiss from Sherie.

"Thanks for breakfast!"

HE hugged her as he sat down for his own.

"Sure, Sherie. Glad you liked it, and I still remembered how to make it."

She was glowing as they left her bunker, he had his Colt strapped under his arm and hers in her pants. They had different classes, so they kissed and went off. Since they were high rank, they could wear what they wanted. Him in his T-shirt and denim jeans and work boots as Sherie was in her jacket. Only she had thrown a pair of tights on so as to not show the unworthy more an they deserved. Tyler was the first in the room and he took a seat next to the window where he could see the road. HE had his Colt out and was cleaning it again with a small kit for getting in the groves. As he worked, he would hear passing comments and pieces of conversations.

"Hey, look, it's Hawk."

"Kinda odd seeing him in class."

"I heard he railed like five of those Shrine Maidens on that last op."

"Bastard."

"Hey, you hear? I guess Wolfskrig got their asses handed to them by Blitzen last night."

"That's nuts! We kicked BOTH their asses!"

"We got a new shipment of recruits coming next week."

"Tch, the LAST batch haven't even seen a fight yet, and we're getting MORE?"

"I hate rookies."

Tyler just smiled as he finished with his Colt. He had just put the mag back in,

"Morning Tyler!"

Yuki came in for a hug. The little cutie's outfit of the day being a light frilly shirt and jeans with a pair of sneakers. He smiled as he hugged her.

"Morning Yuki. Sleep well?"

She sat in the desk next to him, her silver eyes sparkling.

"I got to sleep in Dani's hammock with her!"

He became curious.

"How is that thing, by the way?"

She smiled as she pulled out her small Glock and began cleaning it as well.

"SUPER comfy. Somehow it just works. Plus Dani is really warm to snuggle with."

Tyler smiled

"Really? Kinda liked the look of her hammock. Might get one for me. Not sure."

She giggled as she put her gun back together. The other freshmen came in chatting and gossiping as they did. Tyler and Yuki looked at each other.

"I guess they haven't been attacked yet."

HE sighed.

"Yeah. They still got that light of denial in their eyes. Ten bucks say they think this is just a reform school that teaches military training."

"Pff, that's EXACTLY what this place is dude."

The pair looked at the speaker, a tall, lanky boy with brown hair and brown eyes. Tyler sighed.

"Whatever rookie. You'll learn the hard wa-"

"Dude shove it. You can quit the whole 'war hero' act now. Killing people? At a SCHOOL? Bullshit. Just a bunch of WAAAAAY too enthusiastic larpers with overly realistic airsoft guns."

Yuki and Tyler looked at each other, then burst out laughing with tears in their eyes. Tyler looked him in the eye.

"And the entrance ceremony?"

He snorted.

"REALLY realistic mannequins. Yeah, I know a fake body when I see one."

Tyler sighed.

"Yeah, go tell that one to the brother of that girl that got shot two rows back from the left."

"He 'killed himself'. Dude, whatever. Play the game if you want. My dad was a Nam vet, so I know the real deal."

He walked away as Tyler just sighed.

"And we now know a grave plot will be filled with that one."

Yuki nodded.

"Yup. He mouths off like that to the Major she'll cut him in half."

Tyler was nodding as he watched a group of other students walk in, and as he did, he noticed a skirt that had a different color to the others. HE pulled his gun out and shot her in the leg as he leapt from his seat as Yuki rolled to a ready stance.

"Target?"

"Sneaker!"

"On it!"

The got girl was screaming in pain as he'd blown out her knee. She pulled her own pistol, a Berretta, and tried to shoot him, only for it to get kicked from her hand. HE then planted a foot on her chest.

"What school?"

She glared at him.

"Fuck you, Sakamyian dog!"

"Neat. I get some more practice. Major!"

Her reply on the comms was quick.

"Captain?"

"Got a sneaker class 5/e. Commencing interrogation. Immediate inspection."

"Understood. Cleanup detail en route, what gave it away this time?"

"Different shade of blue o the skirt."

"Understood. Update as needed."

"Roger, 5 minutes."

The boy that had called bullshit was heard sighing.

"Dude should go to Hollywood with those acting skills."

They ignored him as Tyler grabbed the girl by the head and forced her eyes open.

"Look into my eyes, BITCH!"

She had no choice but to, and after 2 minutes, he dropped her to the floor.

"Update."

"What'd you get?"

"Girl refused to talk so I used an old skill. I'll explain later. Okay, her school is an all girls school what promotes Women's supremacy over all, specializes in Tai Kon Dao, Hap Ki do, and Kera magra hand to hand skills. They're mostly lesbians with a few bis, and have a most religious fervor. From her eyes, I got they're fanatics, and from her body I got they practice corporal punishment. Ring any bells?"

"That's Victoria's School for the Sisterhood. We just call it the Sisterhood or the Nunnery."

He looked at the white faced girl.

"So, you're from the Sisterhood?"

Her already white face went even whiter.

"Bingo. She's a crazy Nun alright. I also got from her she's a Sadist, a Masochist, and has a pain fetish. Oh, and she's a predator as well."

The girl just broke down sobbing and curled into a ball as he spoke, Tyler smiled at her.

"Ya shoulda just talked toots. Now I know every little secret you have in that black heart of yours. ALL of them."

The Major came in to see him step away from the mentally shattered girl. Yuki sighed.

"I see what you meant by weapon."

Fuji blinked as he came over to her.

"What the hell did you do?"

"Ever hear of cold reading?"

She looked at the girl, and sighed.

"I see. How good are you at it?"

"right now? I need a good 3 minutes to get everything out of you. Once I get back to where it was? Pff, a single glance is enough."

She looked at the girl.

"Execute her. The Sisterhood are all psychopaths. We don't she kill us in our sleep."

"Understood. YOU, private. Step forward."

The brown haired boy came forward with a most bored expression on his face.

"What? You want me to play a role in this act?"

Tyler looked to Fuji.

"HE thinks this is just a reform school with realistic airsoft guns."

She sighed.

"I see where you're going with this. Granted."

The boy snorted.

"Seriously? Just come back to reality."

Tyler just smiled.

"If your so sure this is all fake, use your own gun to shoot her in the head."

He pulled a X16 pistol, basically a larger Glock and walked over to the girl.

"Whatever. This is a fake gun. I'll prove it."

He walked over and shot the girl in the face, blowing a hole out the back of her skull a good two inches wide. Tyler was watching his reaction, and it was priceless. His formerly bored certainty had transformed into sheer horror as he saw the inimitable look of a near point blank headshot. He dropped his gun, which Yuki caught since she was nearby and Tyler slapped him on the back.

"Believe us now, rookie?"

He looked at him with a shattered look of horror.

"I….need to call my dad!"

The other, more experienced students burst out laughing as Fuji tossed him a cellphone.

"Go for it."

The boy dialed the number and put the phone trembling to his ear. The body was dragged out as Tyler watched the boy get an answer.

"Hello? Dad? I want to go home. They made me kill someone."

They all heard the man on the other end burst out laughing.

"I TOLD you you're not gonna like the place! Bout time you grew a spine ya pussy. Hey, put one o those superior officers on, I wanna thank him!"

The boy handed Tyler the phone. Tyler just laughed.

"Captain Tyler speaking."

The man laughed again.

"A Captain? How many you kill?"

"Last count, waaass, 345, sir."

The laughter died.

"I'm sorry, what?"

"Yeah. I have about.."

"It's closer to 456, Captain."

"Really? Nifty. So yeah. I got 456 confirmed kills."

"And you're a freshmen?"

"Yup."

"Um. Okay. Question."

"I sleep just fine."

The man sighed.

"I see. I trust my son told you my Veteran status?"

"Yup. Was half-way tempted to just shoot him meself."

"Okay kid, how the hell can you sleep well with that much blood on your hands? I killed maybe 10 in the war and I need heavy drugs to sleep sound."

"Because they were aiming their guns at the ones I love. You point a gun at them you die."

"I sincerely hope my worthless coward of a son grows a spine like you did."

Tyler looked the boy in the eyes.

"Nah. He'll kill himself by morning."

"Is that so?"

"Yup. He's gone full rabbit in the snare."

The boy was indeed like a rabbit in a snare, as his eyes were white and sightless as he was curled up on the floor as the truth hit him like a truck. The man on the phone sighed again.

"Well, at least he's out of my hair. Rangers lead the way."

"All the way."

HE hung up as the boy was carried out on a stretcher. He'd be dumped in his room and given his gun back. What happened after happened. Tyler sat back down as the class got underway, Fuji looking at him before she left.

"I want that reading skill back to your level. That thing is lethal."

"It will be Major. So, I take it the Sisterhood will be getting a visit soon?"

"We'll see. Right now our rookies need some more training and we need more rest."

"Understood. I'll keep at it."

She left as Yuki relaxed a little.

"Well, I'm awake now."

He laughed as he saw a new look of horror in the freshmen's faces.

"And I think it just clicked."

The teacher began class and it passed without further incident. Tyler and Yuki had separate classes now, as he had sniper practice and she had hand to hand. Tyler was whistling as he headed to the sniper tower he'd met Llyia at as other students either saluted him, tripped over themselves to get out of his way, or stared with a worshiping gaze, or all three. Tyler just smiled as he spotted the blue hair of Shiro by a locker.

"Hey, Shiro. How's your morning going?"

She smiled kindly as he stopped.

"fine, thank you. I heard you had a visitor."

"Some sneaker chick from the local nuthouse Nunnery. And no, before you ask, I did NOT get hurt this time."

She laughed.

"Nice to see the mere Mortal is finally heeding the Goddess's wisdom."

"Praise be to you!"

They laughed at their running gag. HE sighed.

"So, how's Llyia this morning?"

She chuckled.

"Hot and bothered. Poor girl can't even masturbate right now, due to her bullet wound opening back up from the heart beats. But, another full day's healing and rest and she'll be just fine."

"I'll go visit her next free. Later Shiro."

She waved as he headed off to training. He climbed to the top of the tower and picked up his L95. He was alone for this as he didn't really need training, as he was now experienced enough to just grab and plink. He was alone in the tower, as the others in his class, which was being taught by a one eyed man, were on the other range nearby as Tyler took the more advanced range. He was about to load a mag, when he felt the need to look over his rifle. The weapon was a simple piece of hardware. Mostly wood from the bedding of the barrel, to the stock. The receiver was easy to take out and swap, and if he remembered right, the rifle was put into production for just that reason. As he looked over the rifle, he noticed a rather out of place protrusion on the bolt that he couldn't remember being there. So, he called his gun expert.

"Hey, Sherie. I got a question for you."

Her chirpy voice was quick to respond.

"What's up? I'm in class so be quick."

"On my L95, the back of the bolt doesn't have oh, say a quarter inch piece of metal jutting out from it like a needle, right?"

She had a slightly higher voice, as if she just went pale.

"Um, you didn't load it yet, right?"

"Nope. Got the urge to look it over first."

Her relief was immense.

"Oh thank Shiro. That's a rigged weapon. Don't even touch that bolt. Thing'll launch out like a spring-loaded needle. Take it to my bunker and put it on my bench. Fuji! Weapon inspection now! Sneakers hit the armories!"

Tyler sighed as he lifted the rifle and set off to her bunker.

"I was looking forward to shooting this too! Bastards."

That got a laugh as the school began a pain staking inspection of every gun they had. Tyler was whistling as he walked through the clearing he'd found Shiro in, when he felt a gaze on him. He dove as a gunshot rang out and the round whizzed past his head.

"Shit! Contact! Clearing F6. Unknown sniper in play!"

"We got troops coming! See if you can't get him first!"

"Ohhh, I'm gonna!"

Tyler dropped the rifle and pulled out his Colt.

"Let's do this asshole."

He'd marked the shooter's spot from the gaze, a small shed near a tall tree used for storing lawnmowers. Tyler was hiding behind the large tree Shiro had ben found under, and was seemingly pinned. He smiled as he used the highly polished barrel of his fallen sniper rifle as a makeshift mirror to see the shooter hiding in the shed.

"I see you cocksucker."

Tyler tossed a bit of dirt out and the idiot fired again, and he dove out to put three rounds into the shed at chest height. There was a thud as the powerful 45 acp rounds punched straight through the thin sheet plastic of the shed and buried themselves into the shooter's chest. Tyler had an extra mag out as he moved in to confirm the kill. He came around the open door and saw the blood. The now on alert warrior had his pistol up as he saw the slumped body. Tyler grabbed an ankle and dragged the boy into the light. He had three holes in his chest right at the heart, and was already dead.

"Kill confirmed Major. Got a sneaker."

Sherie's voice was heard next, and she sounded distraught.

"I'm sorry! I didn't know!"

"The hell you losing it fer? This asshole musta been following me. Actually. Hol up."

Tyler grabbed the boy's head and got a good look at him.

"I passed this fucker in the sniper class. Okay, he musts just missed the search. Then he overheard me saying where I was going and tried to set up an ambush."

HE dropped the carcass disgustedly.

"I don't blame you Sherie. I trust you."

Her relief was felt as she sighed.

"Thanks for that. Can I ask why you didn't ream me like you did the Major?"

"Well, Sherie, the truth? I was still kinda suspicious of her at that point. Me and authority figures have a bad rep, so was a little harder to trust her. YOU, on the other hand, I knew right away you're not the kind for a knife in the back."

He and every lady could feel her glow as the Major arrived with a set of MPs. The lady in the eye patch saw the three holes on the dead guy's chest and matched them with the three in the shed, then to the spot on he'd left his rifle. A good 75 yards. Tyler was pulling the boy's weapon from the shed as she gave an approving whistle.

"Nice shots, Tyler. How'd you do it?"

"My sniper barrel is very well polished and is highly reflective. So, since I dropped it in that manner, I could see the shed he was hiding in. And once I marked his spot, I baited the fucker with dirt and popped out. Three shots later we got plant food."

Fuji shook her head as he hefted the boy's sniper. A soviet ear Mosin Nagant. The bolt action rifle was chambered in 7.62 Soviet rounds, and was a rather outdated rifle. This one having a 5x optic with a sickle and hammer reticule. Tyler tilted his head.

"Those Soviets again?"

Fuji took the rifle looked at the sights.

"Yup. Stalin's School. These reticules are a badge of honor for them."

Tyler sighed.

"How long do these damned sneakers keep popping up for?"

She sighed as well.

"We got another full month of them. Plus the new recruits next week? Yeah, we're gonna have a lot of these this year."

"Pff, fuck em. We'll do surprise inspections just for the fuck of it."

The Major was nodding.

"I agree. Okay, you gonna claim that one?"

"Honestly? Not sure. It's a workhorse and that's a plus, but It's a little too finnicky."

Fuji smiled.

"Give it to Llyia. She collects soviet era weapons, and last I heard she didn't have a Mosin Nagant."

"I'll do that. I'll drop off my sniper to Sherie's bunker and pay her a visit."

The Major smiled as he headed off to the bunker with both rifles. Then she frowned as she reran the fight in her mind.

"What the hell did he awaken?"

Tyler used Sherie's secret door and set his L95 on her bench like she'd asked. He turned to leave, when he heard a sound from behind the curtain, like a soft footstep. He had his pistol up and the unknown rifle next to his own. He headed off to the curtain and erased his breathing as he moved quieter then a ghost on carpet. HE pulled back the curtain, and spotted a shadow near her bed.

"Hey!"

The shadow jumped, hit it's head and squeaked.

"Owwie!"

Tyler sighed as h put his gun up.

"Sukie? The hell you doing back here?"

The green haired former Shrine Maiden was rubbing her head as he came over with an ice pack. She was wide eyed at being caught, so replied honestly.

"I wanted to sleep in her bed!"

He tilted his head as she went red in the face.

"Um, okay. Why?"

She looked at him with huge green eyes.

"Don't laugh, okay?"

"Sure toots."

She screwed up her courage to proclaim:

"I wanted to masturbate in her bed, in her panties with her toy! There, I said it."

She threw her shirt over her face as Tyler processed that little bombshell, and he could hear Sherie losing it on the comms.

"Tell her to wait in the bunker. I wanna fuck er now!"

HE smiled as he looked at the embarrassed girl.

"Sukie, if you wanted her that badly, all had to do, was tell her. She's a very loving and kind girl that loves a good round in the sheets."

Sukie lowered her shirt to look at him.

"Does she even LIKE girls? I mean I know her boob thing, but is it for real or just fun?"

"Oh she likes girls, Sukie. Never you fret. Truuust me."

She breathed a sigh of relief.

"Oh thank Shiro. So, she likes girls and sex? So, if I wanted her, all I have to do is tell her?"

HE patted the nervous girl on her head.

"Yup. And be sincere with it. Sherie is a very sweet and fun loving girl. But she's not just a walking talking sex toy, okay?"

Sukie squeaked as he patted her like Yuki.

"I know she's more then that. I've kinda had a major crush on her since the battle on the wall. Plus with just how pretty and sweet and strong and fun she is too! Plus her gun is awesome!"

He laughed as they gushed about their favorite spaz.

"She's all that and so much more. She's my best friend at this school, and a damned good one at that."

"Plus, even though she's as tough as she is, she's also super gentle and warm."

"Plus she gives great hugs."

"I wanna kiss her!"

"Them too!"

They laughed when he had a thought.

"Hey, Sukie?"

"Yeah?"

"How the hell did you get in here? I locked the place up myself."

She blushed.

"Yuki let me borrow her bunker key. I told her I wanted to drop off a gun for her, and she let me use it. She didn't know my plan."

Tyler smiled.

"Well, Yuki is a sweet one herself."

Sukie sighed longingly.

"Oh she is VERY sweet! I may want to fuck Sherie, but I want to be Yuki's girlfriend. I just don't think she likes girls all that much. Or is just shy."

Tyler had a secret smile, as he knew Shiro was paying close attention to this one, while Yuki had hands over her ears from someone to keep this private. He then heard Shiro's voice in the comms.

"Yuki's secure. Try to convince her to ask her out."

HE looked to Sukie.

"I think Yukie's just shy. From what I know of her, not many people would even LOOK at her."

She gasped.

"That's horrible! She's beautiful!"

"Damned right she is. So, my advice? Ask her to be your girlfriend outright."

She became nervous.

"Just got for it?"

"Yup. She'll be dumbfounded at first, so you may need to repeat yourself, but after she'll most likely be extremely nervous. So, be patient with her."

Sukie had a hopeful smile on her face.

"I'll play with Sherie and go ask Yuki out. You think she'll say yes?"

Tyler tilted his head.

"Her? I'd wager she would. Yuki's a very loving sweet girl. Plus, well, I think she likes you too. If that massage yesterday was anything to go by."

Sukie had a blush now as she recalled the rubdown.

"Ohhhh, her skin is just the BEST! So soft, and warm too! Plus her squeaks and moans, oooooh, I needed new panties after! I will definitely ask her out!"

Tyler chuckled.

"Oh, and fair warning? There is a small chance she bolts."

She laughed.

"That'd be kinda cute too. If she does I'll ask her out the next time I see her."

He patted her head as Sherie came walking through the curtain.

"Oh, hi, Tyler, Sukie. What're you two doing here?"

Tyler smiled.

"I was dropping off my rifle and Sukie was too. Well, I'm gonna go see Llyia. Later ladies."

They said bye as he took the Mosin Nagant with him. Once he was outside the bunker, Shiro's voice was heard again,

"Okay, well played. VERY well played. Those two will be so cute together."

"Just glad I could help them. That squad room's gonna have a hard time handling the cuteness though."

That got a chuckle as a low screaming moan was heard on the line.

"Guess Sukie's getting lucky. Good for her."

That got another laugh as he rode the elevator to Llyia's floor. HE walked in to see her looking out the window with a sad look on her face. She looked over to see him and smiled.

"Hello Love. I heard you had a visitor."

HE sighed as he sat beside her.

"Some pissant with bad aim. You okay? You seem down."

She sighed.

"I hate not being there to fight with you."

HE took her hand and held it tight.

"Wherever I go, you are ALWAYS with me, Llyia. Even if I can't see you, I know you're there."

She smiled happily as he leaned in to kiss her before sitting down again.

"My heart needed to hear that. Thank you."

He held her hand a little longer.

"I love you, Llyia."

She smiled with joy now.

"I love you too, Tyler."

HE smiled as he lifted the rifle into view.

"I heard you like Soviet era weapons. Found this laying around."

He'd unloaded it and removed the scope so it was a bare bones weapon as he handed it to a now beaming Llyia.

"A Soviet era mosin Nagant with original furniture and iron sights? Thank you! I love it!"

He hugged her as she gushed over her gift.

"Glad you like it. The bullets are here."

HE passed her the mag and she smiled again.

"I see that sniper left me a present. Thank you, Tyler. I'll get better and we'll shoot it together."

"Sounds like a date. I miss you, Llyia. So, hurry and get your awesome back."

The Pale beauty smiled as he hugged her again.

"I need to get to my next class. You just look beautiful and get better."

"I will."

HE left her to look over her new rifle with a last thing.

"No shooting that thing until Shiro says you can."

She actually pouted!

"Boo."

"Don't make me take the bullets, okay?"

"Wow. Okay, Daddy."

"There's a good girl. See you later Baby girl."

"Okay, you win, and fair enough."

He left laughing and headed for his next class. He passed an armory and stopped to swap his empty Colt mag for a fresh one, costing him ten bucks, and found the room after. HE smiled as he saw he had Shiro in the class with him and he took the seat in the back of the class. She noticed and came to sit next to him.

"Wow. I didn't know we had a class together."

He smiled at her.

"I didn't either. Nice though."

She smiled now as well.

"It is. Oh, and so you know? That replacing God with me thing? EVERYONE is doing it now!"

He chuckled.

"well, we DO have a goddess of Health and Beauty walking around with us mere mortals. So makes sense she gets worshipped."

She blushed a little at that one.

"Well, thanks for setting me up with a cult. I think."

They laughed as class started. This was the last class before lunch, so they went together and got a table looking out the window. Tyler with a burger and fries while Shiro had a salad and some soap. HE had his gun out and was cleaning it again when a boy with a set of stripes came up with a small package.

"I got a delivery from Major Fujimara to Captain Tyler Hawk."

Tyler smiled.

"Here. Thanks Corporal."

He saluted before running off to his next task. Shiro watched curiously as he opened it to find a tablet with a card scanner on the thing. He tilted his head.

"Oh yeah. I'm an officer now. I guess. Thanks Fuji."

The Major's warm voice was heard laughing.

"Slide your ID and it'll activate it."

"Sure."

HE swiped and it turned on with his Squad insignia before showing a list of options from guns and ammo to room amenities. Shiro tilted her head now.

"That your Squad leader tablet?"

Fuji's voice came over the comms.

"Yup. Since he's the Squad Leader, he gets to decide where are Squad budget gets spent and how. Plus missions and ops as well. But, we really can't launch any attacks for a while. Other then that, go crazy."

HE opened the tab for budget, and whistled.

"Damn. We got 500,000 right off the bat. That a lot?"

Fuji laughed.

"You lead the highest paid squad on campus, with the largest budget. We get that. Monthly. On top of what we get for a victory or defense. And yes it carries over."

HE looked at Shiro and she became nervous.

"Why are you looking at me like that? You're not reading me are you?"

"More thinking what you could use right now. Like gear."

She sighed with relief as he said this.

"Oh thank ME. Okay, I could sue some better thread for stitches."

"Sure. Okay, you get an upgrade to your medical gear. Across the board."

She nodded as he added her role to the pool for upgrading. HE then looked to Gunsmith. He smiled.

"We got Sherie, so I'll get her some new tools and equipment."

He got a quick 'Thank You', from the still playing girl. Which made them all smile. He looked through a few more options and smiled as he saw a tab for requisitions for the Squad room. HE opened it to find everything from clothes, food, appliances, furniture, to porn and other such things. He was laughing as he closed the thing.

"Nifty piece of tech this."

Shiro was smiling as well.

"It is. Seems weird though. We got here together, and now you both out rank me and are my Squad Leader."

He chuckled.

"Time flies when you're having fun, right?"

"It does."

Tyler put the tablet in a pocket and they finished eating. Their next class was a free, so Tyler headed to see Hannah at the garage to see how the tanks were doing, while Shiro went to check on Llyia. He found the fiery red head looking at a clipboard as her garage was in a state of organized chaos as the new husks were being worked on while the others were being maintained. He smacked her ass as he said hi.

"Hey, Hannah. Miss me?"

She wacked him with her clipboard.

"Not even a little. You here to flirt or see the tanks?"

"Both. Mostly the first though."

She laughed.

"Whatever. That Konigstiger will be ready for war tomorrow. The others are all ready as well."

"The new Panzer and Porsche?"

"The Panzer actually wasn't too badly hammered. We'll have her back in action in three days. That Porsche tiger? That's gonna be a bit of a bitch. We got the parts on order, but they're gonna take a while. So, maybe a week? Minimum?"

Tyler whistled as he looked at them.

"And here I thought they're just wind up as spare parts and practice. Nice to be proven wrong."

Hannah laughed again.

"We're not idiots. We know how to use a wrench. Except Frank. HE's like a screwdriver."

"Fuck you, ya red haired Wendy's bitch!"

Tyler smiled.

"Nice one bro!"

"Thank you!"

Tyler smiled as he looked at the nearly ready King Tiger.

"Ohhh, we are going to make the next attackers PISS themselves! We got a King Tiger, two panzers, a STUG, a Hanzer, a firefly, and a voucher for anew tank. Seriously, we can hold an enemy attack with just our armor alone."

Hannah looked at their fleet.

"What were you thinking for the new tank?"

"I wanted to get a Maus."

She burst out laughing, hard at that one.

"Oh we could block the damned road with it!"

"And they'd think it was just a damned wall."

"What about a Sturmtiger?"

"Okay, That's a nasty one. That thing had a what? 175 Millimeter cannon? Problem is it's more mobile mortar then tank. I was actually leaning more towards a Jagdpanther."

Hannah looked at the fleet again.

"Personally? I'd say get a T38. We need something a little faster and smaller."

"Plus a good crew could drive circles around a larger tank! Good idea Hannah. I'll go run it by the Major and see what she thinks."

He headed off to do just that as Hannah sighed.

"Damned lady killer."

Tyler was happily whistling as he headed off to see the Major to talk tank. She was at that moment doing some sword drills alone by the Tower since she too had a free period. HE walked up as she finished her set, and greeted the fiery lady.

"Hey, Major Badass."

She threw her head back laughing as he said this.

"Major Badass? I fuckin love it. Need something or just here to ruin my panties?"

"Bit of both. So, that tank voucher."

The tough swordswoman smiled as she sheathed her long blade.

"What were you thinking this time?"

"A T-38 light tank."

Her cobalt blue eyes narrowed as she pictured it.

"A highly nimble, agile tank can move through that forest in a way the others can't."

"Plus a good crew can eat a larger, slower tank for breakfast."

She smiled now.

"I'll put in for it. We'll have a well balanced fleet now!"

Tyler smiled.

"Well, that's all I had. Oh, and nice sword play."

She had a more proud smile now.

"I work hard at it."

"Indeed it is and you do. And it shows. For both."

He waved as he left her laughing and damp. He headed to his next class, a battle tactics class, and found Yuki with her small Glock in a seat near the back with a happy smile as she cleaned her thing yet again. He gave her a friendly pat as he sat next to her.

"Hey, Yuki. I guess we got two classes together."

She giggled.

"Yup! It's nice!"

HE smiled at her as he pulled his own gun out to look it over as he tried to decide on the next batch of upgrades. As he did, he saw that Yuki had a most happy glow about her as she hummed.

"Wow, you're in a good mood."

She had stars in her eyes as she looked at him.

"Sukie's my girlfriend! I got a girlfriend, Tyler! ME!"

He got up and hugged her tightly, happy for the orange haired girl.

"Way to score Yuki. See? You ARE sexy!"

She hugged him back,

"Thank you for that."

"Like I'd let you down Yuki."

She was still glowing when he let her go and sat back down.

"We got a date later today."

"What's the plan?"

She blushed.

"Well, we're going to her room to watch movies and give each other massages."

He chuckled.

"Sounds like a fun night. Me? Not sure. I think I'll crash with Sherie again. I'd sleep with Llyia, but I don't think her heart can handle it just yet."

Yuki sighed now.

"We miss her. But Shiro says she'll be back to normal in two days."

Tyler sighed as well.

"It's not the same without her around."

"No it's not. But at least she'll be back soon."

They both sighed, missing their pale beauty friend. The class came and went, and the pair went back to the squad room as it was the last class of the day. There they found Maria making something in the kitchen with Shiro laid out on the balcony in her panties as she tanned a little in the warm sun, Sherie was tinkering with a large machinegun on a bench and Dani was relaxing on a couch watching TV. Tyler walked over to Sherie, both to see what the gun was and see fi she wanted to cuddle again. She looked up to see him approach and smiled.

"Need something or here to flirt?"

HE chuckled as he sat next to her.

"Was curious what this beast was. Looks like an M249, but somehow I don't think it is."

She had a happy smile now as he showed her he DID see her as more then just a fuck buddy. He also noticed she had her hair in twin tails now.

"It's a Bruen MK49 Light Machinegun, Shoots 5.56 NATO. The idiot using it somehow managed to bust the damned firing pin."

He looked at the thing and became thoughtful.

"A Bruen MK49? Huh. Neat."

She smiled as the gunsmith saw the gears start to turn.

"Want one now?"

"Kinda. Thing looks mean as hell. But later. Wanna cuddle again tonight?"

She laughed.

"I got claimed by Shiro for tonight. Sorry!"

HE patted her back.

"Well, have fun."

Maria poked her head out then.

"I'm free."

"Well alright then! Maria it is!"

She smiled widely and ducked back into the kitchen, getting a laugh from the other girls. Tyler watched Sherie work on the gun for a while before pulling up the Squad tablet and looking at the different features. As he did, he spotted a tab for live feeds.

"Live feeds?"

Dani looked over from her spot on the couch.

"Let's you watch skirmishes in the city on their traffic cameras. Kinda fun sometimes."

"Wow. Nifty."

He hit the tab and found a he had like four to choose from. He went to push one, when.

"Hey, Tyler?"

Fuji's voice came over the coms.

"What's up?"

"Could you go see Llyia? She wants to see you."

He sensed something was up and walked to a locker and hid a pair of HE frag grenades and a flashbang in his pants, and grabbed his MKII. And a knife. He then hurried to her room. HE reached It five minutes later and walked in to see a overweight man in a suit unbuckling his pants as Llyia calmly laughed.

"Tyler is going kill you when he gets here, Berk."

The man huffed.

"No he can't. I'm a 'wanted'. I can do as I please here."

"No you can't."

Tyler walked in and Llyia smiled.

"Nice timing Love."

Tyler ignored the now laughing man as he walked over and kissed her. She then sat back as he dropped a frag into her hands the man didn't see. Tyler then looked at the man.

"Yeah, ya got two choices. Leave in a body bag. Or in body bags"

The man snapped his fingers and a group of ten came through the door with automatic weapons with lasers on Tyler's chest. Tyler tilted his head at this one.

"Soooo, a sponsor?"

Llyia chuckled.

"Not even. Every now and then some 'wanted' with a little money comes down here to play with the kids. Most schools welcome them as they use the visits as a means to get more funding and gear. Really it's up to the schools' discretion to allow them on campus or not."

Berk huffed.

"Schools' discretion. What a load. It is OUR right to use these castoffs as we see fit."

Tyler tapped his comms.

"Sooo, are we looking to send a message here Major?"

Fuji was heard laughing.

"Milo allowed them here to try and further her schemes. So, we need to make it clear!"

"Well. Nifty. So I'm free to kill em all right?"

"Indeed. They came to OUR world. Have fun."

Berk just laughed, unaware of just what he was dealing with.

"Go ahead boy. Move and you'll be shot full o holes. Either way I'll get to fuck me a ghost bitch."

Tyler smiled now.

"So. THAT skill it is!"

Llyia was now very attentive as he said THAT skill. Tyler looked at her, smiled and when he looked back at Berk, his face shifted. His normally kindly shining brown eyes died. In their place was a glare of the most hatefully evil rage one could possess. Berk went absolutely white, and straight up fainted! Tyler looked at the men and they flipped safety's off, and Tyler smiled. That's it. Just. Smiled. The men took a step back, terrified of the look in this boy's eyes, only to forget they were standing near a small doorway with a slight lip. Most tripped, and Tyler was on them like a ravening wolf! The men wore body armor, but Tyler had his knife out and was stabbing each one in the heart. HE took ten stabs and walked back in to see berk had come to and was getting back to his feet with a large puddle under him. Tyler just smiled as he walked up to the wanna be child rapist.

"See? Body bag."

Berk had time for a single scream before Tyler shoved his Colt in his face and pulled the trigger. There was a small mess, but the cleanup crew were already on it as he sat on Llyia's bed. She gave him the grenade back and smiled.

"If we are to go, we go together?"

HE kissed her.

"Yup."

She laughed.

"I love you."

"I love you too."

Then she looked at him.

"That glare?"

"All my pain, rage, sadness and hate put into a single look. Again, I'm rusty as the look I gave him shoulda stopped his heart outright."

She nodded.

"You have a truly terrifying toolbox. This one I won't need a promise for since you look at us like you wanna fuck us anyway."

HE hugged her softly.

"You okay?"

She took his hand and placed it over her heart. It was beating at a relaxed rhythm.

"I'm fine. Not even a sense of anxiety."

HE smiled as the mess was cleaned and fuji's voice came over again.

"That was the last visit we will have."

"Sooo, where DOES our money come from?"

"A separate budget from the leaders of each country. These schools started up after the first world war, since there were so many children without families and homes, that they decided to make theses schools as a means to both get rid of them, reduce the population, test out different weapons, and give them an option with children. There are school systems like these in a few countries now, but Japan has both the largest number of campuses and the largest schools on the campuses. As the years went by, the need for these schools has actually increased, as it soon became apparent that there were FAR more unwanted children in this world then they wanteds thought. So, after the Berlin Wall came down, the leaders of the world addressed the schools and made a World Law. The schools get the funding they need and the equipment as well, in return, the real people of this world get to live with the peace of mind that comes from only having to sign a piece of paper."

"Nifty. What about the crippled?"

"Only a select few schools take those. And then they just strap a vest on em put em in a truck as a nasty suicide squad. We don't take them as they're useless to us."

"Quality. Has any bills surfaced to abolish this schools?"

"every few years one pops up. Then the one that proposed it winds up here as a 'live visit'. We get a request to make them 'have an accident'. If we do it right, we get extra funding and a voucher for something. One year we got a voucher for that pool."

"Wow. Neat."

HE gave Llyia another hug and she smiled.

"Thanks for the rescue."

"Thank you for you."

HE left and she sighed.

"I miss him."

Tyler returned to the room and put his gear away before taking up the tablet again next to Sherie, who laughed as he sat back down.

"Wow, miss me a little?"

"Just a little. Anymore and I'd have to kiss you to get over the loneliness."

She kissed him then.

"Better?"

HE kissed her this time.

"Now I am."

She just laughed as he settled down with the tablet and pulled the live feed for downtown up. HE laughed as he saw the image.

"They brought tanks into the city!"

Dani burst out laughing.

"Break out the popcorn and throw it on screen!"

"Ahh, Yes officer, this screen right here."

That got a laugh from the girls as he set it up.

"Okay, Tyler, good one."

He smiled as Yuki giggled.

"He has a good one every once in a while."

He hooked the tablet up to the 60 inch screen as Maria made pizza rolls, chicken nuggets and fingers and other such couch potato foods. Tyler having the controls as it was his tablet. HE sat on the couch and Little Yuki climbed up to snuggle into his arm. HE wrapped her in his arm and she smiled.

"Been a while since we snuggled like this, hasn't it?"

He smiled at the orange haired girl.

"Yeah. Kinda missed it really."

That got a loud awwww from the other girls as Sherie claimed his other arm and settled down. Maria had volunteered to be on snack making duty, which made her the unsung hero of the moment as Shiro and Dani took seats. Once they were comfy he hit play.

On the screen was now a video complete with sound of a large scale battle being fought between schools in the streets with tanks. Tyler tilted his head as he saw the first beast.

"Huh. Interesting choice."

Yuki was munching on a fry as she looked at the thing.

"What is it?"

"That's a STU-47. Russian anti tiger tank. Think our firefly but bigger, longer nose and thicker hide."

"Oh. Sounds tough."

They watched as an RPG slammed into the side of the tank, blowing the turret clean off and sending a visible shockwave through the area from the blast. HE whistled.

"Wow. Wonder how they'll explain that to the public."

Dani chuckled as she popped a nugget into her mouth.

"This point? The world knows we exist, and what we do here. Plus that city is used to our wars in their streets."

Tyler found he could pan the camera around and they spotted a sniper taking shots from a busted out window on a skyscraper. HE found that one hilarious.

"Musta been a helluva a sight seeing a kid with a rifle like that come waltzing into the room and bust a random window and start killing people."

That got a chuckle. He swapped to a different angle, and they watched as another set of combatants approached with their own tank, and he smiled as he saw the treads tearing the hell out of the road.

"I think they'll make a rule that says no tanks in the city after this one."

Again, Dani, the more experienced one in the room, shed light.

"If they get TOO wild, the city closes off access to us for a while as they repair the damage. We can still go, but if a shot is fired, they'll use fighter jets to level our main building after figuring out who shot first. The shooter's school gets a missile strike and a budget cut."

"Knife fights it is then."

"We go melee only in those times. It's kinda fun."

HE laughed.

"Bet Fuji has a field day."

"Oh she does. Watch, soon as that rule is in place she'll demand a city trip and go literal samurai on any idiots from the other schools she comes across."

Tyler smiled at the thought. Yuki had fallen asleep against him and was breathing softly. Sherie was happily stuffing her face as the battle wrapped up with the tanks as husks and a group cheering a well-earned victory.

"So, who's fightin?"

Sherie looked at the uniforms.

"Looks like Stalin's School just got their asses handed to them well fucked by Blitzen and Wolfskrig. Makes sense since everyone hates Stalin's for their Sneaker bullshit."

Tyler tilted his head.

"Do WE pull the sneaker thing?"

"Nah. We prefer to have a small team go in and scout with planes and helicopters. Our students are too precious for a textbook suicide mission."

Tyler noticed a shadow watching the recovery from an alley.

"Hey, they got a shadow."

He zoomed in and Dani snorted.

"That's a girl from the Paris Lights School. They prefer nighttime knife work over open battle."

Tyler watched as the girl snuck up behind a boy that seemed to be directing traffic, lock off his windpipe before stabbing him twice in the back and once in the heart before retreating to the alley without getting seen. He chuckled.

"Neat trick. And nearly a clean assassination too."

They looked at him.

"Someone saw her?"

"Who?"

"Okay, look here."

He panned the camera to show a building on the other side of the intersection the war had been fought in.

"See that window just above that rotunda?"

Dani saw it right away.

"There's a sniper in the window, and they had a clear view of the entire kill."

"Yup. Odds are that girl gets knifed later on."

The blonde Russian laughed as he panned back to show the now leaderless boys losing it as they found their commander dead.

"Well, we know that trick won't work on you."

HE smiled.

"Nope. Assassins are useless against me."

He looked at the table and had an idea. He took two pieces of bread, put a line of chicken fingers on the outside and put some pizza rolls in the center before adding a line of ketchup for filling. The girls laughed as he chowed down.

"Wow. Looks like he won't live to thirty!"

"That kinda looks tasty not gonna lie."

"I'm still hungry."

Tyler flipped to another camera as the battle they'd been watching had ended, and they found a war about to kick off.

"Who're they?"

Dani smiled.

"The Nunnery versus the BrotherHood of Men."

"Brotherhood of Men?"

"An all boys school. Think the Nunnery but boys."

He snorted.

"Ladies and me, welcome to the title bout: Priests versus Nuns. We got plenty of concessions and cuddles, but for safety's sake keep the little boys and girls under lock and key. So, just sit back, relax, and enjoy the religious infighting."

They applauded that one.

"Okay, that was a damned good one."

"It was funny, wasn't it?"

"It weird I can hear that one getting played at an actual show?"

Tyler watched as a boy threw a Molotov cocktail into a small building with a bunch of the Sisters inside and he had a thought.

"They ever take a building down?"

Dani sighed.

"Once. And ONLY once. A war got WAY outta hand one time, like every school except ours, as we'd just had a tough defense that week and had a break, literally went to war in the city. Upwards of three thousand students took part in the battle. It lasted three days and nights, and ended when a squad had the brilliantly stupid idea to break into the basement of a skyscraper near the battlefield, rig like fifty kilos of C4 to literally every pillar they found on one side, and set them off as they watched from a safe distance."

"It work?"

"Oh it worked. The building was maybe 45 stories tall, so when it went it tore a hole through the city. It fell in exactly the way they wanted which was impressive, don't get me wrong, but the damage was extreme. We got a video we took of it with a plane laying around somewhere. Like two thousand people died that day, including wanteds."

Tyler watched as the building went up in flames.

"what happened?"

"well, they lost access to the city for like two full months, had to pay the city for the repairs and medical bills, and got labeled as terrorists. If a school gets a terrorist label, they have to fight WITHOUT explosives of ANY kind. They do anyway they have to fight the wanted army. Head on. It's only happened like once, but not the point. Yeah, we got spared as not a single student of ours was in the city at the time. So, taking out a building is not a good idea."

Tyler smiled as he watched the battle unfold.

"Demo is always tricky anyway."

They chuckled as the battle intensified. The Brotherhood rolled out their own tank and Tyler smiled.

"Nice. They brought a Churchill. Should be fun."

The green tank fired with it's cannon and machine guns as the Nunnery brought out their own tank.

"Wow. A Tiger 2. Should be a quickie."

The tiger fired it's cannon and the Churchill blew like a balloon. Tyler chuckled as the Brotherhood realized they were now fucked.

"So you idiots know, a single Churchill is weak."

The girls laughed as Fuji came in rubbing a towel on her head from her workout.

"I see you've found the live feed."

HE smiled at her.

"It's kinda fun to watch. Wanna join us? We got snacks and cuddles."

She laughed.

"Helluva a sales pitch there. Sure."

The major came over and snuggled right up with Shiro, and the blue haired girl was smiling as she rested her head on the Major's soft bust. Now comfy they resumed watching as the same girl from the other battle came up and slit the throat of the Sisterhood's forces before melting into the city. Fuji chuckled.

"That's the Ghost of the Lights. She's nearly impossible to detect as she can move more silently then a shadow over carpet."

Tyler smiled.

"I can't wait to meet her then."

They laughed, knowing full well that not a soul existed that could sneak up on Tyler. Tyler was smiling when he looked at a clock. 4:45 PM. HE nudged the still sleeping Yuki and she lifted her head sleepily.

"What's up?"

"When's you date with Sukie?"

"5:30. Why?"

"It's 4:45 now. So, go get your cute on."

She came wide awake with a squeak. She looked at Shiro.

"Can you help me? PLEASE?"

Tyler just smiled as Shiro, Dani and Sherie took Little Yuki to their spots downstairs for the girl to get her doll on.

"Have fun Yuki!"

She didn't respond as she was now too nervous and eager at the same time. Fuji was also smiling as Yuki was lost to sight.

"I'm happy for her. Sukie is such a sweet girl."

Tyler smiled as Maria and Fuji cuddled him next.

"I'm happy she's come out of her shell. Poor girl needs it."

"That she does. She's so cute, hard to believe anyone would find her ugly."

HE laughed.

"She is too cute!"

Maria giggled.

"I'm amazed you didn't ask her out yourself, Tyler."

Fuji looked at him now herself.

"I am too now you mention it. You seemed like you would too."

Tyler smiled.

"I wanted to. But, she's too much a little sister to me."

"Ah."

"I see it now."

"As do I."

Tyler shrugged.

"I love the fuck out of her. But I can't really see me fucking her."

"We get it."

"Yeah. She's soooo sweet and just a little Sister."

He rubbed Maria's head and she sighed.

"Plus she gets ALL the spoiling!"

The trio laughed as a little squeal was heard from the stairs. They looked over and they mouths' dropped. Yuki's hair had been brushed into a glowing copper, and was hanging freely. She was blushing and the color made her look adorable, and she had a little red gloss on her lips that added a sexiness to her that was just not fair. She was wearing a small gown that hung to just above her knees that had a small belt around her waist of light blue that clashed wonderfully with the red of the gown. On her feet was a pair of small sandals that showed her feet off and the bright red polish on her toes. She even had her little Glock under her gown in an easy-to-reach spot that added to her cuteness. Tyler got up to stand before her.

"Yuki! You look beautiful!"

She looked at him with her huge silver eyes and smiled shyly.

"Really?"

I'd hug you, but I don't wanna ruin it! Yuki! You look amazing."

HE had such a sincerely admiring tone she blushed hard and shuffled her feet shyly.

"Thank you. I hope Sukie likes it."

"She don't girls got issues. Seriously, Yuki? You're gorgeous."

Fuji was heard speaking as she came over to look at the dollified Yuki.

"What he said, Yuki. I'll walk you over."

Yuki smiled with a little relief at having the tough-as-nails Major walk her to Sukie's room. The pair headed off as Tyler retook his sport on the couch next to Maria. As he sat down, Sherie came over and plopped onto his other side with Dani and Shiro.

"We're good, aren't we?"

HE just laughed.

"Damn straight you are. Yuki looks great. Thanks you guys."

The girls all glowed as he said this. They were settling down when there was a knock at the door.

"I have a weapon delivery for Captain Hawk!"

Tyler just laughed as he got the door.

"Sure, gimme a sec."

He opened the door, expecting a boy with a crate, only to find himself getting a knife stabbed at his stomach. HE grabbed the boys wrist, sidestepped and flipped him onto his back before pulling his Colt and shooting the back up shooter that was setup on the opposite site of the open air cylinder of the tower without looking at him once before putting the gun to the boys face.

"What school?"

The boy glared at him, as Dani recovered enough to react.

"The Lights. That's a trademark formation of theirs. A knife and shooter combo."

Tyler executed the boy and look to his friends.

"You good?"

They nodded as the alarm was sounded. Tyler picked up the knife and flipped it.

"Nice. I needed a good knife."

He walked over to see what the other boy was packing and found him to be using a WA2000 sniper. HE tilted his head as he saw the old-school weapon.

"That's a new one."

Fuji had just dropped off Yuki when the shots were heard. Now she came running with her katana drawn.

"report, Captain."

"Major. Got a knock saying a weapon delivery was ready for Captain Hawk. I get the door and his buddy tries to knife me, only I'm faster then an angry viper. I flip him and drop his buddy. The Lights came to visit."

"Understood."

Tyler lifted the rifle up and was looking at it as Sherie threw her opinion out.

"Not worth it. Thing has a nasty habit of jammings and breaking. Most that thing is good for is resale."

"You're the expert."

He unloaded the thing and flipped the carcass over to see his sidearm. He came up with a Renetti 9 mill. Sherie's hazel eyes lit up.

"A Renetti? I've been looking for one!"

HE gave it to her with a smile.

"Here. I got my colts so enjoy."

She hugged him as she took the thing as the bodies were cleared away. Tyler went back into the squad room and settled back down.

"Getting REAL tired of this sneaker crap."

There was a collective sigh of agreement.

"We all hate it. But once the last wave of rookies settles in we're set."

"Great. Newbies and idiots."

The group all were in agreement as they relaxed on the couch. Tyler had his colt out and was looking it over as Sherie watched with a intrigued expression, as if curious to see how he cared for his gear. Tyler had the mag out and was looking over the inside of the chamber when he noticed something.

"Hey, Sherie. I think it cracked."

She looked and sure enough, there was a hairline crack in the small receiver. She sighed.

"Yup. That's a dead gun. I'd need to completely replace the slide and receiver. I assume you'd like me to?"

HE looked at her as she rested her head back on his leg, not looking at him.

"Could you show ME how to do it?"

She jumped and looked at him, shocked.

"I though you loved it when I did it?"

He was now confused.

"I do. But it seemed like it was bothering you. So, I thought you'd like to teach me, instead of me just dumping it on you as usual."

She burst out laughing as the other girls looked at each other a little shocked. Tyler was now genuinely confused as Sherie wiped her tears away to explain.

"It's not that it bothers me, I just HATE these kinds of repairs as they're a pain in the ass! Most times I need a damned mask and have to tie my hair up. Plus with how finnicky the whole thing is it's a headache. So, NO you are NOT bothering me."

He just sighed as he slumped in the couch.

"Wow. I am really blind, tired, or am more out of it then I thought."

Sherie hugged him.

"Well, to be fair, you HAVE been jumped like what? TWICE today? I'd say just tired."

Tyler looked at Maria.

"Wanna crash then?"

She smiled.

"Sure. We can use your alcove."

"Alright then."

They headed down and changed into their night clothes. Him bare chested in sweatpants with Maria in no underwear and a light gown. He put his gear on the brackets and climbed into the thing with her right beside him. She closed the curtain and snuggled up against him.

"I'm not really in the mood for sex tonight."

HE pulled her lose anyway and kissed her.

"Good night Maria."

She settled down and closed her eyes.

"Good night Tyler."