Capital City

Burlingto, City Hall.

"Did you hear? A burglar snuck into the office." a woman's voice rings out. "And, like, the only thing he touched was the shelf where we keep women's personal data. Isn't that, like, gross? This guy's a total creep."

"Still not as creepy as our section chief." another woman responds. "He was tooootally undressing me with his eyes this morning."

A woman with glasses huffed out some smoke from her cigarette. "You can blame your short skirt for that."

"Whaaaat? But my boyfriend likes it!" the previous woman responded. "You've got a great figure, Sharon! You've gotta show it off!"

Sharon looked away, "not when you have kids you don't."

The first woman looked into the distance, "hey, what about you? Isn't it, like, creepy? What do you think Yor-Senpai?"

Yor is seen in a uniform and pouring coffee. One of the girls teased her, "is that the chief's coffee? Wanna put a booger in it?"

"Eh? Does mucus make it taste better? I never knew." Yor was confused, the women turned silent.

"Yor-Senpai, how do I put this... you're really... private, huh?" one of the women said.

"Eh?" Yor was shocked.

"I know what you mean! It's like she's in her own little world! No man's ever coming near her!" Mille clapped her hands with a sympathetic look.

"Hey watch it, Mille." Sharon stated.

"But you've got such a good baseline, Yor-Senpai! If you were a little more fashionable, you could be, like, totally popular!" the unnamed woman gave a smile.

"Oh, I know! I can recommend you some cosmetics!" Mille suggested.

"Well, I don't really care, as long as it doesn't interfere with my work..." Yor simply stated.

"Whaaaat? But aren't you, like, 27? You could be in trouble if you don't watch out." the woman's facial expression changes into a more sinister grin. "Seems like there a lot of spies and stuff these days. So people are getting reported for the littlest things. Like, I hear that just the other day some lady around 30 years old got reported for living on her own. The neighbor said she was 'suspicious'!"

"Seriously? That's hilarious!"

"But it's single? At that age? That's just sad."

"That's like, so fishy!"

Yor bowed, taking in the information, "I see. Thank you for the warning."

"... Oh, I know! We're having a party at my place this weekend. You should come too, Yor-Senpai! Just remember to bring a date!" the woman cockily said as she and the three girls walked away.

"Isn't that a hurdle a little high for her!"

"Maybe she can ask that who broke in?"

"That's just mean! El Oh El!"

Yor looked at the three in silence, night then rolled around. "You should've just punted them with your ninja skills."

"Assassin skills aren't used for that. And that would've given me away, Y/n." Yor responded with a troubled look. She looked over at the boy, who had a screwdriver and a panel on his shoes were open. He turned a device counterclockwise and that made the shows hover slightly. Yor a bit curious, peeked over Y/n's shoulder. Y/n's bag from when he left the future house was with him, and he was currently upgrading his shoes...again.

Y/n could feel her stare and couldn't concentrate, "hmm, what would a good 14 year old do? Or rather, what would a good son do?" Y/n thought about it and closed the panel. "Um...Yor..?"

Yor backed up with a worried blush, "y-yes?"

Y/n's partly opened mouth was shown. A younger Y/n is seen crying surrounded by destruction. The city seemed to be in ruins and nobody was around. Y/n, of the present day, smiles. "Would you like to try it?"

Yor backed up with a smile, "no, no, that's way too scary for me."

Y/n nodded and seemed to be opening up more, with his shoulders and stiff expression relaxed. "Alright, I'm sure I can make you something...with this time periods equipment. Lucky I learned some of the forbidden manual learning."

"Well, when you come up with something, I'd love to see it! Although, I remember breaking most of my brother's toys easily." Yor thinks to herself as the phone rings, "hello, Briar speaking. Oh, Yuri?"

"Hey, Nee-San, how've you been?"

"Oh, you know. I'm fine." Yor held the phone up to her ear, but to also muffle the noise Y/n was making. "And yes, I've been getting my work done properly too."

"I just worry about you, Nee-san. You've always been a little weird."

"I-I'm normal! That's so rude!" Yor twirled the phone cord.

"But isn't it about time you settled down? Got married? Don't you know any nice men?"

"This again..." Yor thought and looked at Y/n, Y/n looked up at her after feeling a stare on him. Yor put a finger to her lips as a sign to be quiet, which Y/n followed her notion and stopped. "I can't exactly tell him that I adopted a kid."

"Actually, there's been talk that I'm getting a promotion soon. Which would mean I'll be busier than ever with work. But I'm not so sure I want to accept it. The way you are, I can't just leave you alone. I only got this far thanks to everything you've done for me, Née-San. I'm really grateful. So I just want you to be happy, you know?"

Yor smiled bright, "..I know. Thank you, Yuri."

"Would you like me to introduce you to someone?"

"What?! N-No, I'm fine!" Yor says as she looked at Y/n, who gave her a thumbs up. "Actually I'm going to a party this weekend! I'm bringing a date, of course!" Y/n waved his hands in an X, trying to tell her to not say anymore.

"What?! You have a boyfriend?!"

"We...yes' ah ha ha.... So you don't need to worry, alright?" Yor lied and Y/n was shaking his head rapidly, it was reminiscent of a drill.

"I see...that's wonderful. Is this with your friends from work?"

"Yes, that's right." Yor stated.

"Then afterward I'll have to ask Domino-San what kind of man he was. You're too trusting, Nee-San. If he's no good for you, I'll have to chase him off."

"Huh? Um..." Yor had no idea what she was getting into. Her worried tone and sweat started to become more prominent.

"I won't accept that promotion until I know you're with a nice guy."

"Oh no, you don't have to go that far for-"

"I can't wait to meet him! Good night!" the phone clicked and Yor quickly put the phone down.

"He kinda sounds like a needy brother. And jealous too. I hope he's not one of those types that are into his sister. Dealing with those guys in the slums are the worst. " Y/n thought to himself as he decided to work on a different project. "Should be fine if I work on this since she knows about my technology." Y/n puts his hand out on the bed and kneels at the side of the bed, a blue illumination of a gauntlet went over his arm. He took out a glove and started twisting and moving the projection around.

"Y-Y/n?" Yor turned around with a nervous smile. Y/n looked up to see her pacing to herself, "what do I do?! If he finds out I was lying-!"

"Calm down a bit, why don't you just explain it to him?" Y/n asked as Yor turned towards the 14 year old.

"And tell him that I'm a pathological liar...?" Yor genuinely sounded like she was about to cry.

Y/n had a sweatdrop, "well, something like that, but don't phrase it like that please..."

The phone suddenly rings again, "NO, YURI, I WAS JOKING!"

"Oh? Did I interrupt a rare sibling quarrel?" the boss asked.

"Ah?! Boss? Sorry, I thought it was-!" Yor started to say.

"Good evening. A 'customer' needs your attention, <Thorn Princess>." Boss said and Yor's facial expression changed along with the mood around her.

Y/n got a cold chill down his back, "the royal hotel. Suite number 1307. More details in a later call on the way."

The phone hangs up as Yor looks at Y/n, Y/n gulps his own saliva. Yor walks up to him, and pats his head. Y/n feels the warmness of her hand, tilting his head up to look at her cold eyes. "When I get back, we will practice the basics. Don't show your 'technology' to anyone else, don't leave, and don't cause trouble. Understand?"

"Y-Yes!" Y/n said as Yor eventually left the room. After about ten seconds, Y/n went to the window and opened it. He put one foot to leap out, but the front door opened.

"What did I tell you?" Yor asked before Y/n is seen on his knees with a brick on his lap before Yor left again.

"She's getting better at finding my habits. But, that doesn't mean that the Germada is just gonna leave this timeline untouched. I gotta find them somehow, but when I do, I'll need something to combat them with." Y/n raised his hand again, with the blue holographic gauntlet showing the through his contact lenses. He moved the parts around, looking for his time's material. "Xtoniam would've been easy to get in the future, but I'm the past, so the things I'm looking for will be harder." Y/n sighed, "looks like the age where you don't have to experiment a bunch is over. I'll need to figure out where this is."

Y/n pulled up a picture from the contact lenses from the area he traveled. "Hmm, the A.R should be able to tell me where the location of these are." Y/n blinked a few times, "just gotta set the coordinates and...Cluster! I got it!"

Y/n found a warehouse with all the parts needed, "good, should be fine. But, I can't let Yor know I was out."

Y/n looked at his shoes, with a careless smirk. He put on the hover shoes and activated it, leaving him with no footprints in the air. He carefully opened the window before taking off into the sky, "genius it is!"

Meanwhile, two men are seen standing with guns near a warehouse. A turret was ahead on the inside of the crate. "Hey, man."

"What?"

"Don't you ever wonder about those sentries up ahead?" one of the men asked the other.

"No."

"I mean, they don't scan for ID or who entered the building. " the man waved his arms and rolled his head around his neck.

"Uh-huh."

"I mean, how are they gonna even know the kid came through? Are we even safe if it just shoots everything in sight?" the guy kept going.

"Usually, we are the last priority." the guy finally gave a decent answer. "If the kid comes through here, he's just gonna get blasted anyway."

"Coming through!" a voice rang out as the two goons looked from above. Y/n landed on top of the first guy and used his air thrusters to slam the first guy into the ground, leaving him out cold. Y/n then hoped on the head of the other guy before running faster than the sentry's line of fire. Y/n quickly kicked it, which cleared a lot of trouble out of his way. "Phew, didn't think that'd actually work."

Y/n walked into a dim little room and saw a red and gold box in the middle, Y/n's eyes went wide as he opened it. "Whoa, look at all these gears and packs. They didn't just bring people over, they brought supplies from our time for their war too! If I can somehow intercept these, I could get upgrades faster."

Y/n looked around the box, "now the button should be around, ah, here we go."

Y/n pressed a yellow buttons, leading to the box shrinking down to a cube in his hand. He quickly stuffed it into his pocket and dashed out of there, "gotta jet. Wouldn't wanna linger here for more than I need to."

Y/n is seen hovering up the building before looking through the window and seeing nobody, "I don't think many people saw me, I was moving too fast. I don't see Yor, so I think..."

"Don't go in there, Y/n." the voice made Y/n freeze as he slowly turned around, only to see Yor with her arms crossed with a shadow over her face. "Let's go. I'll teach you the three basics: #1: Blend into the shadows. Control your breathing. And wait for your target to let their guard down.  #2: Tune in to your targets. Predict their thoughts and actions. #3: Strike your target before they notices you."

"..." Y/n had a face of dread and he went along with her.

"You're also grounded. We're running errands tomorrow." Yor sternly said with a pout.

"What?!" Y/n shouted in disbelief, "eh, Yor can be pretty stern when she wants to be. But I better steal some food from a restaurant or something, I haven't ate yet. Eh, either way, hope it's at least interesting."
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"Ugu, my body..." Y/n is seen with a scrunched up face, heavily exhausted. The sun shines bright, marking a new day. "I can't move..."

Yor is seen is laughing in nervous realization, "s-sorry! I thought You'd be able to handle it with your technology and all!"

Y/n looked at her with bags under his eyes, "that's brain smarts! I don't have any physical strength! You could've killed me!"

Yor calmed down and patted her fist into her palm with a Chibi look, "oh, so the training will help you! I'm doing good after all."

"Are you even listening to me?!" Y/n shouted before he held his head, every small movement felt like a needle getting under your nail. "Calm down, Sonic. You're cover will be blown if you keep this up. Although nobody will probably believe me if  I tell them I'm from the future, I don't want any rifts to open up."

Y/n attempted to get up, and slowly wobbled to the door. "Alright...let's...get a move on..."

"Um...Y/n?" Yor asked the shaking boy, Y/n turned to look at her. "Will you come with me to the boutique?"

"What is that? Is that a ancient word?" Y/n asked himself as he sighed, "and I'm grounded. Can't you just make me go?"

"Eh?" Yor shook her head with a bit of sadness trailing her face. "I know you're sore and all."

Y/n snickered, before giving a laugh, "ahahahaha!" His first genuine laugh in his time of being there, "yeah, I should've figured you're not that kind of person, Yor! Alright! I'll go!"

Y/n smiled bright and walked out the door, Yor was a bit shocked, "he has a very lovely smile, I wonder why he doesn't smile more often." Yor smiled to herself as she walked out, "I hope I can give him those moments even more."

"So, this is the place?" Y/n looked at the shop.

"Yes, they are very nice here." Yor walked in first as Y/n took a minute to look at the outside. Y/n then took a minute and walked in, only to see Yor talking with a blond man. "As in, my appearance left a positive impression on you?"

"Huh? Well.... Yeah." the man says as Yor stumbles before Y/n walked towards her.

"Hey, is something the matter?" Y/n asked, just as a pink haired girl rushes to the man.

"Pa! My length is established!" she said as the girl looked at Yor, "?...Who's she?"

"Another customer." the man explained, Y/n looked at the girl. The two seemed to recognize each other.

"Oh, it's you." they both said as the man was confused.

"Do you two know each other, Anya?" the man asked Anya, as Anya was more interested in Yor...or more importantly, her thoughts.

"He had a daughter...! That was dangerous! I almost invited someone else's spouse! I heard you can get killed by the wife like that. Well, in my case, I'd probably kill her first. No, I mustn't think like that, or someone might realize that I'm an assassin." Yor thought to herself.

Anya gave a shocked expression...

She was an esper, capable of reading the thoughts of people. And now she has discovered that Yor is an Assassin. What Y/n and Yor did not know, was the fact that Loid, the man, was indeed a spy. Anya's reaction was...

"So cool..." the girl was starved for entertainment.

"Hmm, I was considering asking her to play the wife, but...she's got sharp instincts along with a teenage boy, who's not in the records. It'd be too risky." Loid thought to himself, which Anya caught.

"I was considering asking him to play my lover at the party, but...I'd like to avoid a 'bloodbath.'" Yor thought.

Anya immediately stated to put on the play, wiggling around, "aw...I'm so lonely without a ma."

"What's gotten into you?!" Loid asked her out of shock.

"There's no maaaa!" Anya said as Yor looked at Loid.

"Um, is your wife not with you today?" Yor asked him, which Loid quickly leaped on the opportunity.

"No, well, you see...actually, my wife passed away 2 years ago. So I'm easing her on my own." Loid lied, and even the genius himself could see it.

"Something's not right here, although, this could give me a chance to get close to Eden." Y/n said to himself as Loid looked at him.

"And is that your son?" Loid asked as Yor stumbled, Y/n put on a smile.

"Yes, adoptive son. No father unfortunately. I'm headed towards Eden Academy...if it wasn't for that problem." Y/n gave a laugh as Loid analyzed.

"Ah, so this kid is on his way to Eden as well, no father, smart enough to pass a lot. If at least one of the kids achieve my goal, then it'd be fine, but my chances of success just sky rocketed. I can't let this chance slip by." Loid thought to himself before they all were seen outside. Loid turned his head towards Yor, "you want me to pretend to be your lover?"

"That's right. I ended up telling my brother I had a boyfriend... so if it's not a bother, do you think you could come to the party...?" Yor asked shyly, before blushing and waving her hands. "Um, I don't have ulterior motives! And I'll pay you back, I promise! I just...want my brother to stop worrying."

"...understood. I'll accept. But I have some conditions." Loid explains his troubles with Eden as well. "And there you have it. I think it's best if we help each other with the missing parts for the interviews at Eden Academy. With everything going on in the world, the future is looking more uncertain than ever. I need by daughter to have the best education. It was even my Wife's dying wish..!"

"That's kinda pathetic." Y/n bluntly said in his mind.

"Pa's a liar." Anya looked at him as well.

"We'll only need help this one time. Please." Loid says, "first I get her to take on this small favor, but by the end I'll make her agree to get legally married."

"What a nice man...!" Yor was happy, "I-I understand, if you'll have me, then I'd love to help."

"Thank you! I'll see you at the party on Saturday." Loid smiled.

"Right!" Yor said as she is seen in her room now. The night of Saturday has come once again as Yor looked at Y/n, "now, I really do need you to stay here. You mustn't draw more attention to yourself."

"I know, I know. I got it." Y/n was crafting the gauntlet with his bare hands, tightening the metal nodes with extreme precision. "I gotta focus on this anyway."

"May I ask what it is?" Yor asked as Y/n moves his face away from the gauntlet as some of the keys, looking like the values you'd find on a trumpet, went up and down in the gauntlet as it started making click.

"It's in the testing face, but it's supposed to work like my hover shoes, but with my hands." Y/n says as Yor nervously chuckles.

"I'm not sure if I should make you come with me." Yor said as Y/n stopped the machine, but pressing all the trumpet keys down at the same time, and looked at her.

"If you're really that worried about your secret, you should just kill me and get it over with, rather than train me with this whole weird, assassin thing." Y/n states with mild annoyance and anger seeping through his voice.

Yor was silent for bit, not knowing how to respond. But then she sits on the bed and looks at him, "Y/n, do you find these...jobs disgusting? Even when you left a couple nights ago, you didn't try to escape like you used to. Why?"

Y/n calmed down, took his hand out of the gauntlet, sitting on the bed next to Yor. Y/n had his head down, his angry attitude now replaced with troubled demeanor. "Let's just say, where I come from, we are also in war. Except, instead of a war with murder and bloodshed, it's one of ideas. With the nations flaunting their power, many people die and do what's needed." Y/n is seen crying in a destroyed environment again. "Death didn't really affect the orphans like me, the war didn't change that either."

"So, your family..." Yor started to understand, as she sympathized with the boy.

Y/n nodded, "both passed away when I was still young. Taken by the war, not that they fought in it at least."

A young Y/n is seen under a tank on its side, using the scraps and parts to create something. The tinkering was filled with the sounds of tears, "I'll make them pay...! I swear!"

"Now is not the time for tears." the scene transitioned to the young boy in a white room. "You need to use your smarts in order to change this world. To bring peace to us all." The scientist walked to Y/n with a needle as Y/n started to back up into the wall, pure fear scattered through his face. His hands dug into the ground, as if trying to dig a way out."Bring a new age."

"I thought the one person, the one jerk I had known forever would save me. I called out to him, as if I could reach the kind kid I once knew...but he didn't reach for me. He didn't have any humanity left."Y/n says with a resolved look. "So if you want to kill me, just do it. I have nothing to go to back home anyway..."

Yor grabbed Y/n's hair and pulled him into a tight hug, Y/n's heart stopped beating for a split second. Confused by the warmth, he questioned the reason for such an attack, "are you trying to strangle me? What are you doing?"

"I'm hugging you...I am so sorry." Yor said as the sniffle of her tears filled his ears.

"She...she actually cares. So...this is a hug?" Y/n raised his arms to her back, squeezing it back. Y/n then smiled and rested his head on her shoulder, "it's not bad."

"A-Alright! If you aren't gonna kill me then get out of here!" Y/n said embarrassed after realizing what he was doing. "Don't you got a party?"

"Oh yes! That's right!" Yor quickly got her stuff together, "thank you for sharing! Please be safe while I'm gone!"

"Yeah yeah, Mom, I'll be fine." Y/n said, too embarrassed to realize what he said. Yor smiled bright and closed the door.

"We're more alike than you might think, Y/n." Yor would then go onto the party, and would come home hours later with interesting news to tell her son.
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Fun Facts from Y/n Forger!

A tiny Y/n appears in front of a whiteboard, "in my time, many of your words are replaced by futuristic ones! While I'll probably be saying more, here's a key for the words so far!"

* Shuttle=Shit
* Thruster= Fuck
* Unit=Bitch, Idiot, Jerk
* Cluster=Bang, Boom

Y/n writes them on the whiteboard before taking off, "see you next time!"

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