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A sound of a loud whistle rings in the massive outdoor court build just on the right of Kuoh Academy's main building. An area used for mainly PE lessons or for students to have their sports activities during breaks or after school. The Year 2 and Year 3 students are currently running laps around the square court. Some students are already heavily panting just from the first couple of laps around the large court. "Two more laps! Come on!" a middle-aged man shouts, blowing the whistle. The teacher wears shades to cover his eyes from the sun, a white cap, and a white hoody with white pants that goes with the sport white shoes with red strips.

"Black Flash isn't so fast right now, aye" Riser speaks, running beside Nawin while wearing that trademark Phenex's smirk "It's actually a pain to run in this speed" "Then why don't you just run without holding back?" Issei ask, stopping on the other side "Because I'll just draw attention." Riser glance back "... Just look at them" he states, making the other two turns to see their girlfriends not far behind them with the rest of the students. "Hehe," Issei giggles like a pervert while Nawin looks unamused when watching the Akeno's and Rias's bountiful breast bouncing with every steps, even with the tighter sport bras they wear for PE. Judging by most of the male's student's eyes, they are captivated by the two girl's asset instead of focusing on running.

"Alright, I'm taking their attention elsewhere" Nawin said and that cause both Riser and Issei looks at him to only see a puff of dust. "... What?!" they shout and look up to see the Makasha just blazing forward. A yellow blur burst past them and they see Yuuto smiling "I guess it's time we take it up a notch" he said and turn forward, putting in more speed. Suddenly, Issei and Riser glare at one another, electric clashing between them and in a step forward, they dash forward in blazing speed that leaves a puff of dust behind.

Everyone in the court has their eyes set on the four boys, all the human is utterly shocked and in awe by what they are seeing. "Well isn't that a nice thing of Nawin-kun to do" Rias comments while Akeno giggle, fondly smiling at her lover "Yeah, very nice of him" she replies and continues running but in a moderate pace.

By the end, Nawin comes finishing first which is not a surprise to many while Yuuto came second and Issei and Riser remarkably finished third at the same time. "Hell no! I finished first!" Riser bellows, refusing to believe that he and the Hyoudou are tied "No, it's me! I rushed past the line first! My foot hit it first!" Issei shouts. "Look, I saw you two touch the white line at the exact time" Kokoro state and turn to Akame who's standing beside her "Didn't you see too, Akame?" "Yes..." she replies, looking up to stare at the boys "You two touched the line at the same time... You both are third" "Which is not bad, well done!" Elise exclaims with a grin.

Issei puff and begrudgingly accepts the result. "Hmm," he pauses when noticing something about Elise "You aren't sweating?" he points and the Princess smirk in proud "I've been through training that test my stamina to the max! It is required because when I summon the Blood Queen it requires lots of amount of mana to do and sustain it" "Ah, I see." "Yeah," Kokoro finish taking a sip of water from a bottle "She never once got tired while we do our daily jogging at the morning. I would be sweating up a storm while she only has few driblet" "Impressive" Akame commend and the Princess just grin "Thanks!".

"Gaaahhh" Senna deeply gasps for air, laying on the asphalt and already sweat covers her whole body. "You ok?" a voice asks, and Senna turns to see Nawin taking a seat beside her, holding a bottle of cold water. "Here," he offers and the girl response with a smile and takes the water while slowly sitting up. "Thanks!" she said and start guzzling down the water like her life depends on it, garnering a chuckle from the person beside her.

Nawin stares onwards to see many students begin stretching or chatting with their friends, waiting for the teacher to return and announce the next activity. "Never ran that much before?" he asks the girl after hearing her place the bottle down "Nope," she admits, chuckling "Our old school didn't have this kind of large court, so our laps are usually shorter... Also, the sun isn't helping" "True," Nawin bring his right hand over his face to peak up at the shining white sun in the sky.

"At least this will be our last period of the day" he said and Senna smile, knowing what the meaning behind the sentence mean "Yeah! We will finally get to hangout" she exclaims with excitement "Indeed," Nawin slowly stand up and look down at the girl "I'm looking forward to it" he said, then turns around "I'll chat with you later, Senna" "Ok!"

"You alright?" Wendy asks, watching Misako panting lightly "Y-yeah, just need to catch a breath" she replies, giving a reassuring grin before taking a deep breath and exhales. "There we go! I'm all good" Misako said brightly, flexing her right arm to give confidents. "Juice" Akame appears out of nowhere with a shaker at hand, that contains pink liquid "Ohh!" Misako's eyes light up and take the shaker, immediately start drinking it down.

Akame blinks when feeling a hand claps down on her right shoulder, making her turn to see Nawin stopping beside her, staring at Misako. "Ahhh!" the Ichirou pulls the bottle away from her, a look of delight shows on her face "Thanks, Akame-chan!" she said, turning to the Knight then her smile grows wider when seeing the Makasha. "You still taking that juice?" Nawin ask "Well, I don't really need to anymore, but Akame thought taking one while doing a taxing activity like these would be good" "That's wise... Good call, Akame" Nawin praise, causing the Knight to smile.

"Hey, Nawin!" Issei calls out, walking toward them "Yeah?" "I was wondering if you want to join me and the boys after school" he informs, grinning "We are going to the arcade." "Sorry," Nawin starts "I've already promised Senna and Momo that I'll be hanging out with them and the girls today" "Girls?" Issei asks "He means us!" Misako grins, pointing at herself, Wendy, then Akame.

"Well aren't you a lucky guy" Riser stops beside Issei "Getting to hang out with all these girls" he states with a smirk. "Jealous?" Akame surprisingly comments out which catch the boys off-guard and they stutter a bit. Nawin chuckle at this "We can have a boys out next time" he states and turns to Issei "I'm sure you can come up with a good plan for next time, right?" "Hehe, I definitely can!" Issei reply with a confident grin "I'm not so sure about that" Riser utters, sweat dropping while remembering the Monday's invitation to the Hyoudou's house.

"Nawin-kun" Akame calls, causing the boy to turn to her "Yes?" "Where's Hana?" "She decided to return to the Familiar forest for a while" "I see..." Nawin raise an eyebrow when hearing the disappointment in the Knight's tone. "Don't worry," he smiles "I'm sure she'll appear again, when she finally gets bored of sleeping and training" he jests, making Akame giggles a bit "Yeah... You're right."

"Um... Nawin-kun" Rias stop beside the Makasha, tapping him on the shoulder which makes him turn to her, confuse "Yeah?" "Look over there" she said, pointing toward the center of the court. Nawin blinks and turn to only have his eyes widen all the way at what he is seeing.

Right at the center of the outdoor court is Hana dressed in the school uniform and the shocking thing is that she's just dancing there. Black headphone sets on her ears and she is just moving with the music. "Heeey, hey" she sings in melodic voice and twirls, swaying her hip around gracefully. "Give me some looove!" her feet moving forward and back, her head sways with her body, then she does a backflip and lands perfectly on her hands before returning to her feet and continues dancing.

Every students in the area just stare at the Hydra while the group are utterly stupefied at the scene. Nawin facepalm and quickly stride toward his familiar, a blush of embarrassment shows clear on his cheeks. Something very few people can accomplish. "Heeey, hey!" "I'm doing fine todaaay!" Hana moves her hip and hands around elegantly and does another twirl then stops. "Give me some looove!" she sings the chorus loudly then opens her eyes to be met with Nawin staring back at her with a dark glare in his eyes.

Hana immediately freezes, colors drain from her face when just seeing the intensity behind the glare. She quickly reaches her hand down to the skirt's pocket and touches the iPod, hitting the pause button. "H-hey... Master" she greets, giving him a bright and innocent grin. Seeing that grin, Nawin couldn't stay mad and is just happy to see the Hydra again. All he can do is let out a sigh and smile "Heeey, hey, Hana" he replies "Hehehe," the Hydra giggles, her grin widens "Sorry about that! I teleported here and then that song appears, and I just had to dance" she states so seriously that Nawin couldn't help but let out a chuckle.

"Makasha, get back here so we can begin with our next activity!" a teacher shouts and the two turns to see him holding a couple of dodgeballs. The teacher blinks when seeing Hana "Who are you?" he asks, seeing the uniform on her "I'm Hana! Sorry for being late... I just got lost in the rhythm!" she replies, grinning. The other students quietly chuckle by the excuse, after seeing her dancing just a minute ago.

The teacher shrugs "Fine, just go to the changing room and be back here quick!" "Okie dokie!" Hana start skipping to the girls changing room. Nawin watch her depart and just shake his head, smiling in fondness.

Time Skip

A loud bell rings inside the school to signal the end of the day has arrived with the last class being dispatched. Year 2 and Year 3 gets to end their PE ten minutes earlier, so they have time to shower and wash up the sweats and dirt they received in the activity. Many have already left home while others are just relaxing in the courtyard to wait for their friends.

"I can not believe you did that!" Senna shuts her locker after putting all her school belongings in it such as textbooks and notebooks, then locks it. She turns around to look at Hana "Hehe, I really like music and got carried away" "I'm positive we all now know about your love for music after that scene" Momo state, smiling "Still that was amazing. You were so brave, if I were to do that and with everyone looking at me I would be nervous as hell" she admits.

"Poor Wendy would have passed out if that were her!" Misako exclaims, joining them while the youngest of the girls' pouts and playfully punch the pink-haired on the side "Not f-funny!" "Hehe, I'm sure you'll grow more confidents in the future, Wendy" Hana inserts with supportive smile, surprising the young girl before she smiles and nod in gratitude "Thanks."

Akame stops in front of the group "Nawin-kun should be nearby the gate, so let's not keep him waiting" she advice "Awesome! Let's go!" Senna shouts with excitement and dashes out with Momo quickly following "Slow down, Senna." Misako, Wendy, and Hana giggles when seeing this "Before we go," Akame speaks, catching their attention "Hana," she turns to the Hydra "Yeah?" "Nawin-kun wants me to remind you to not call him 'Master' when Senna and Momo are present" "That make sense" Misako nod "I-it would sound really weird" Wendy agrees, poking her index fingers together.

Hana blinks "Um, ok, I'll try but I'm so used by calling Master... Well, Master that it's gonna be a bit tough" "Understandable, but just try so we won't end up in a weird situation" "Alright, alright, I'll call him Mister Sexy then!" Hana exclaims with a grin, catching the girls by surprise. Misako blush a bit and shakes her head rapidly "N-no! Not that!" "Hehehe, I'm just kidding. I'll call him like how Akame calls him, Nawin-kun!" "That's better" Wendy exhales in relief while Akame sigh at the Hydra's tease.

"So, you two are going to hang out?" Nawin asks, staring at Akeno and Rias "Yeah, it's been a while since just the two of us get to hang out" "We girls got to have our time together once in a while" Rias adds in, slinging her arm around Akeno's shoulder, grinning. Nawin nod "Yeah, it's good that Akeno gets to spend time with other people besides me" "Aww, you don't enjoy my company" the Himejima ask, pouting which cause the Makasha to chuckle and leans in to give her a quick peck on the lip. "I always enjoy your company, Akeno, but it's good for you to go out with Rias or others from time to time" "Sometimes couples need space, Akeno" Rias sagely state "That's why I have no complaints with Issei hanging out with Riser and Yuuto today."

Nawin pulls back and turn to the Gremory "They are going to the arcade, right?" "Yeah, Issei invited you?" "Of course, but I had to turned it down because I promised Senna and Momo I'll be hanging out with them today to catch up" "Understandable, Senna really want to catch up with you" "Well..." Akeno reluctantly speaks, smiling "Have fun with them" "Thanks, you two enjoy yourselves too" Nawin reply and watch the girls turn around, walking to the west.

Hearing loud footsteps from behind, Nawin turns around and smile when seeing Senna and Momo stopping in front of him. "You seem in a rush?" he points out, noticing poor Momo is panting while Senna is grinning "Just excited!" she exclaims "Too excited! Calm down girl or your heart will pop out" Hana warns, stopping beside her Master "A bit overstating it, but do calm down or you'll use up all your energy before the day ends" Akame advice, stopping beside the sibling with Misako and Wendy.

"So," Nawin rest his hands in the black jean's pocket, turning to Senna "What we doing for today?" "Karaoke!" Hana immediately suggest with sparkles in her eyes. The emotion of dread floods in Nawin's eyes, a scene of him singing and dancing suddenly flashes in his mind. "May—" he is cut off by the girls "Sounds great! I have never done Karaoke before!" Senna exclaims "Same here!" Misako raise her hand up "Yep" Wendy also joins in.

Akame raise an eyebrow in amusement when seeing the look on her king's face. Clearly, he doesn't want to go to Karaoke but after hearing the girls, including herself never gone to one, he is getting a conflicted feeling. After a few more seconds, Nawin lets out a long mental sigh and puts up a smile "Alright, let's head to the main town then... There's plenty of Karaoke places there" "Awesome, let's go!" Senna exclaims, pointing to the east and march forward with the rest following.

Akame stayed behind with Nawin. "You going to be ok?" she asks, turning to him, wearing a small smile "Yeah... I don't want to ruin their fun" "That's very considerate of you, Nawin-kun. I'll say this," her smile widens slightly, something the Makasha finds quite beautiful "If you have to sing, I say you will sound amazing" she said in support. Nawin is surprised by the unexpected comment, then a hearty chuckle escapes from his mouth, a smile form on his lip "Thanks, now let's go" "Mm-hmm."

Center of Kuoh

After taking a quick bus ride, the group is now currently walking through the bustling town in search of a decent and quiet Karaoke place. After looking around for almost ten minutes, they finally found a good looking one that's simply named 'Good Karaoke Time' and with many feeling excitements except for a certain one individual, they quickly head in.

"Hello!" a woman behind the counter greets the group when they enter through the sliding glass door. "Hi, we would like to take one large room, please" Momo request respectively while the rest wait behind. The woman smiles and nod "Of course, all..." she looks at everyone and quickly spot that Nawin is the only boy within the group "Um, all seven of you?" "Yes, please."

Hana giggles a bit when seeing the confusion and surprise expression on the woman's face while Nawin rolls his eyes, not amuse a bit though he can't exactly blame the woman. Hana leans in near his ear "She probably thinks you're some kind of stud, Master" she whispers and gives him a wink. Nawin sends a blank stare back before returning forward to see the woman giving Momo a key to one of the rooms. Looking at the gold painted key, it looks like they got one of the best room.

Momo turn around and smile "Alright, follow me" she said and walk around the front counter room with the rest following close behind. The group goes through a black curtain to enter a dark hallway that is lit with colorful neon lights, giving it an appropriate ambience for a Karaoke. "This is the room" Momo stops in front of a door with a written number ten on it "Let's go in" Senna reach the handle and push the door open.

The group enter the dark room and see two long and comfy brown couches set on the back and left of the room. In the front of the room is a massive sixty-inch television screen that sticks on the wall and at the bottom is a glass table that holds beverages, snacks, remote control for the television, and mics. At the sides of the table are two large speakers and just looking at them, the group know that they are going to be loud.

Akame is the last to enter and shuts the door. "Let's see what we got!" Senna walks to the table and grab the remote while the others make themselves comfortable on the couch. Momo, Misako, and Wendy sat at the left one while Nawin, Akame and Hana takes the couch place at the end, facing the television.

The television comes to life when Senna presses the power button. The screen opens and immediately the group is met with a selection screen that displayed hundreds upon hundreds of songs. "Woaw, It's endless!" Hana exclaims with a big grin, just looking at all the songs in alphabetical order. Misako takes a can of coke and opens it "Who's going first?" she questions before taking a sip "Me!" Hana's hand shoots up to no one's surprise.

Senna turns to the Hydra "Alrighty! Which song do you want to sing, Hana?" "Hmm..." she turns to Nawin "M—Nawin-kun, I want to sing with you! And I got just the song" she informs with a big grin while Nawin looks startled, clearly unprepared to go this early. "If that's so," Akame comes to the rescue "Why don't we have you two go on last then" she inserts. The girls look at each other and nod in agreement while Nawin release a silence sigh of relief, mentally thanking his knight. "Yeah, that's fine" Senna smile, glancing at Nawin and sees his relief before returning to the screen "I shall go first then!"

"I hope she picks a good music" Momo whispers "Hm?" Wendy tilt her head, catching that "Is her taste bad?" "Bad is a strong word... From time to time she listens to good songs, but I also had a fair share of listening to bad songs from her" "A-ah, a mix bag" "Hopefully she picks a good one, she is singing after all" Misako insert and past a bowl of gummies to Wendy and Momo after taking some for herself.

Akame brings a bowl of chips to her lap, taking a few pieces and throws it to her mouth before passing to Nawin, who thanks her and grabs a couple. Hana takes one of the chips from Nawin's hand and brings it to her mouth, chewing it "Oohh! Good" she said and takes more chips from the bowl while Nawin looks on in amusement and takes the remaining chip to his mouth.

Senna gains everyone's attention when she finally stops at a song. "Try Everything by Shakira" Misako reads and beams "Oh! I love that song" "That song was in a movie, right?" Wendy question, tilting her head "Yeah, it is one of my favorites!" Senna exclaims. "After the movie, she listened to that song for almost a week straight" Momo informs, chuckling. Nawin smile "Same can be said to Lucy. My family went to watch Zootopia and Lucy was utterly addicted to the song for a while and sings it everywhere" "I've never heard it, so I'm intrigue" Hana state and turn to Senna "Try to sing good and don't ruin it" she inserts with a challenging smirk.

Senna takes the challenge, smirking back "Oh I won't disappoint! Especially when it is one of my favorite songs" she replies and turns around to pick up the mic. "Here," Senna past the remote to her sister "Wait a minute while I get in the zone!" "Alright," Momo giggles when seeing just how hyped her sister is while taking the remote off her hand.

"This should be good" Nawin whispers, laying completely back on the couch to get himself comfortable "I've never really listened to music, so this will be a new sight" Akame admits, also dropping beside the Makasha to get comfortable while Hana remains sitting up completely, waiting for the music to start.

Seeing Senna is ready, Momo press the button and the song slowly begins. Clips of Zootopia appears follow by purple lyrics coming from the bottom. Senna taps her right feet then brings the mic close to her mouth. "Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh" the intro booms from the speaker while Senna waits for the first verse to hit. Taking a deep breath and opening her eyes, Senna begins to sing "I messed up tonight, I lost another fight, I still mess up, but I'll just start again." She starts swaying her hip around with the music, a big grin plastered on her face "I keep falling down, I keep on hitting the ground! I always get up now to see what's next."

Hana and Misako start clapping with the rhythm and soon the rest joins in. "Birds don't just fly, they fall down and get up! Nobody leans without getting it wrong." Senna takes a deep breath for her favorite part, the chorus. Senna pumps her left hand in the air and dance around the room "I won't give up, no I won't give in! Till I reach the end and then I'll start again. No, I won't leave, I wanna try everything! I wanna try even though I could fail." Senna spin around and poke Nawin on the nose then continues dancing. "I won't give up, no I won't give in! Till I reach the end and then I'll start again. No, I won't leave, I wanna try everything. I wanna try even though I could fail."

Senna continues singing and dance around in perfect sync with the song. Then the last part of the outro comes "Try everything..." she finishes it with a bow then looks up to see the group giving her loud applaud. "That was amazing!" Hana exclaims "You were great, Senna" Misako yells "I was honestly surprise that you could sing that well, Senna... It was a joy to listen" Akame admits, wearing a pleasant smile.

"That songs fit you, Senna" Nawin speaks up, making everyone turn to him "You are a spontaneous and curious person that likes to see and try everything no matter how difficult it looks" he states. Senna smile brightly and nods vigorously "Yeah, that's exactly why I really love this song!" "It's cool that you can have a song that relates to you in a way" Hana comments "That's very true. Now," Senna thrust the mic forward and grin "Who's next?"

"We will go!" Misako stands up and pulls Wendy from the couch, the young girl reluctantly allows herself to be pulled up. "Come now, Wendy" Nawin speaks, making the young girl turn to him to see his supporting smile "We are all friends here, so just enjoy yourself and don't be so shy." Wendy looks around to see the rest smiling at her. Confidents pours in her eyes as she slowly nods "Alright."

Misako turns to Momo "Can you select the song Alive? From a band called Krewella" "Oh, I listen to them" Hana assert "They make some good songs!" "Yeah, they are one of my favorites" Misako reply with a smile and turns to the screen. "One moment," Momo utters and select the letter A category then begins scrolling down.

"Ah, there we go" Momo smile and sigh in relief after a minute of searching "... You do know you could had just typed it in?" Nawin points out, looking at the keyboard on the table. Momo blinks and looks toward the table to indeed see a keyboard. She sweat drops and hangs her head down in embarrassment while the others chuckle.

Senna pass the mic to Misako then heads to the table to grab the other one and gives it to Wendy "Thanks" "No problem, now" she claps her hands on the young girl's shoulders and grin "Give your best!" "A-alright" Wendy reply, a smile breaks out of her face and excitement slowly surface in her eyes. Senna heads to the couch and takes a sit beside her sister, giving the two girls the floor. Momo press the button and the songs begins playing.

Misako starts swaying her hip with the song and quickly, Wendy joins in too. The two clearly know the song well by the way they tap their feet perfectly with the rhythm. The first verse comes close and Misako brings the mic up. "Let's make this fleeting moment last forever. So, tell me what you're waiting for? I'm gonna keep it frozen here forever. There's no regretting anymore! It's worth the wait, even so far away. I'm making the night mine until the day I die! No lights to brake when you're hanging by fate. You know what it feels like when you're dancing blind."

The others are just stare at awe when listening to Misako singing, her light and smooth voice shines in the song and create a heavenly sound. She starts moving around gracefully and takes a deep breath for the chorus. "All alone, just the beat inside my soul. Take me home, where my dreams are made of gold! In the zone, where the beat is uncontrolled. I know what it feels like. Come on make me feel alive!"

The song continues, and Wendy turn is coming up. Misako turns to her best friend and gives her a big supporting grin. Wendy return with a smile, her eyes sharpen in determination as the second verse is upcoming. Hana, Momo, and Senna are moving around in their seats, loving the song and following the rhythm with their upper body while Nawin and Akame watch on with a smile on their face.

The second verse hits and Wendy begin singing. "Meet me under shining lights. I've been waiting right here all my life. Feelings. You can't deny that you're living, open up your eyes! And I just wanna sink into your crazy laughter. Come on, make me feel until the pain don't matter. Every second here makes my heart beat faster. Finally, think found what I've been chasing after!"

Everyone smiles happily, listening and watching to the shy girl singing her heart out with a big grin plastered on her face while dancing with Misako. The two girls continue singing the song with their beautiful voice, the voice that lights up this dim room. "Come on make me feel alive!" both girls finish the last chorus and immediately, everyone gives them a loud applaud while Hana whistle and claps the loudest.

"That was beautiful, you two!" Senna exclaims, stopping in front of the girl and grab their hands, grinning "You guys are in a complete same page!" "T-thanks" Wendy reply, blushing in embarrassment. "You did great, Wendy" Nawin speaks up, making the young girl turn to him "You didn't stutter, and you were very confidents... It was a nice sight to see" he states, making the girl smile "Thank you, Nawin..."

"You two sang together before?" Akame ask "Yeah, but never like this" Misako answers, clapping her hand down on Wendy's shoulder "When a good song come up we just sing and that's it" "Guess that explain why you two sings so well together." "Now!" Senna turns to Akame "Are you up?" "No," the Knight immediately shoots down "I'm not participating in this act... I prefer watching." Senna smile and nod in understanding then slowly turns to her sister "Nope, I'm the controller" Momo reply, bringing the remote up and pressing the buttons, making the young sister sweat drops.

"Alright, then you two are next!" Senna grins, turning to Hana and Nawin. "Awesome!" Hana shoots out of her sits and hurry grabs the mic from Wendy then turns to her Master, who's still sited on the couch, really looking grumpy right now "Come on, Nawin-kun!" she beams "It's gonna be fun, I promise."

Nawin gives his familiar the blankest stare possible. He perks up when feeling a hand sliding from the side and to his back, pushing him forward, causing him to turn to see Akame "Don't be so grumpy... Don't want to hurt Hana's feeling by rejecting, now would you?" she states, raising an eyebrow while Nawin is surprised his Knight would push him, but he can tell the reason she gave is only half of it. The other is no doubt being she just really want to see him sing, like the rest.

Nawin looks forward and see all the girls staring at him with big grins on their face, their eyes shine in excitement and anticipation. Swallowing his pride and takes one deep breath then exhales, Nawin stands up and walk toward Misako. "You'll do great, Nawin-kun" she said, holding the mic forward and gives him a beaming and supportive smile "I hope so," he replies, gently taking the mic from her hand.

Misako, Wendy, and Senna head back to the couch to take a seat. Momo turns to Hana "So what song did you want to play?" "Ain't No Mountain High Enough by Marvin and Tammi!" she answers and immediately, Nawin snap his head to her "What?! You want to sing that song?" he asks in disbelief. Hana turns and smiles mischievously "You heard of that song?" she asks, "Of course I do," Nawin cross his arms and scoff "It's a classic... I just didn't expect you to pick such an old song."

"Oh, this is going to be very good" Senna giggle deviously while Misako discreetly brings out her phone and hits the record button. She glances to the right and notice Akame looking at her, nodding in encouragement to film this extremely rare moment that may never happen again. She response with a smile and nod back. After typing the song in, Momo finds it and ready to hit the play button when she gets the signal.

Hana glance at her Master and leans close to his ear "You gonna be ok?" "... You planned this, didn't you?" "Hehehe, mayyybe, I just want to see you have a good time, Master" "Why?" "You've done so much for me, so I thought I could repay it by a bit with this. A good time" she said so sincerely that cause Nawin to look at her, his eyes soften. A smile tugs on his lip and slowly, he nods "Alright... Let's give the others an unforgettable show, shall we?" "Yeah!".

The music begins and immediately the first verse comes for Nawin. All eyes are glued on him, watching him bringing the mic up. "Listen, baby... Ain't no mounting high, Ain't no valley low, Ain't no river wide enough, baby." Hana grabs Nawin hand and pulls him to dance while bringing the mic up for her part "If you need me, call me. No matter you are. No matter how far" "Don't worry baby" Nawin inserts, moving his feet forward, firmly holding Hana's left hand firmly and continue dancing. Hana continues the song "Just call my name. I'll be there in a hurry! You don't have to worry. Cause baby there."

The hook comes and both Nawin and Hana takes a breath and sings. "Ain't no mountain high enough, Ain't no valley low enough. Ain't no river wide enough. To keep me from getting to you, babe!" Verse two comes and Nawin takes his turn, a genuine smile is now plastered on his face "Remember the day. I set you free. I told you, you could always count on me, darling! From that day on, I made a vow. I'll be there when you want me. Someway, somehow."

The hook returns and both Nawin and Hana stare at each other, both smiling and dance closer to each other, holding their hands tighter. "Oh baby there ain't no maintain high enough. Ain't no valley low enough. Ain't no river wide enough. To keep me from getting to you, babe." Both pulls close to each other, their lip inches away from each other before pulling away. "Oh no, darling!" Nawin sings "No wind, no rain. Nor winter storm. Can't stop me baby" "No no, baby" "Cause you are my goal" Hana continues, both utterly in sync with the song.

"If you're ever in trouble. I'll be there on the double. Just send for me!" Nawin sings loudly then Hana joins him "Oh baby!" then she continues on her own "My love is alive. Way down in my heart. Although we are miles apart!" "If you ever need a helping hand. I'll be there on the double. Just as fast as I can" Nawin continues, both dancing in circles. The two stares at each other and nod, ready to finish the final part together. "Don't you know that there..." "Ain't no mountain high enough. Ain't no valley low enough. Ain't no river wide enough" "To keep me from getting to you, baby" Hana quickly inserts, poking Nawin on the nose before both continues "Ain't no mountain high enough. Ain't no valley low enough. Ain't no river wide enough."

The song stops, signaling the end. Both Nawin and Hana are panting ever lightly by just how hard they were singing their hearts out. Both still hold their hands together and staring at each other, a bright smile wear on their faces.

The silence is broken by Senna, who starts clapping loudly with others quickly joining. "Wooo! That was a spectacular performance, you two!" she exclaims "Nawin-kun! I never knew you could sing so well!" Misako said, stopping in front of him "Hehehe, he is good at pretty much everything" Hana teases, leaning on her Master and poke his cheek. Nawin chuckles "I've actually sang befor—" he stops when a sharp pain erupts in his mind, causing him to wince.

Akame stands up, noticing this while Hana and the rest turns concern. "Something wrong?" Misako asks "Y-yeah, I've been having a bit of a headache today" Nawin excuse, giving a force smile to reassure them. He passes the mic to Misako, who wordlessly takes it "I'm going to go outside to get some air..." he informs, walking to the door and twist the handle open "I'll be back in a bit." Nawin gives the girls a reassure smile before exiting.

Now in the dim hallway, Nawin start walking but after a dozen steps taken, he drops to his knees. "Gurh!" the Makasha grunts in pain and brings his right hand up to grip his head. The sharp pain in his head intensifies. It feels like a needle is launching in it. Nawin's eyes suddenly widen when a static image appears in his head. In a familiar looking room there are two people there, two children to be precise. One of the children is holding something, their posture shows signs of nervous while the slightly taller one tilt their head.

Nawin tries hard to get to see their faces, but the memory is blurry and static. Another pain explodes from his head when he tries to force the memory to show more. "Gah!" Nawin grunts again but louder and closes his eyes, trying to ignore the pain and push into the memory more. 'I need to see it!' he pushes and pushes, but the memory suddenly starts moving away in rapid speed until all is left is a space of whiteness. Nawin snaps his eyes open when feeling a warmness on his cheek. He looks up to see Akeno kneeling in front of him, her hand gently cups his cheek while she looks at him with great concern in her red eyes.

"You don't have to tell me, but" Akame looks at her King's eyes, showing her genuine concern and care "Know that I will always be by your side to help you, Nawin-kun" she proclaims. A smile tug on Nawin's lip and he leans in the Knight's hand, finding it's warmness soothing and calming to his mind, slowly ridding the pain.

The two stayed like this for a minute in comforting silence. Slowly, Nawin opens his eyes after feeling all the pain has left. With Akame's help, he gets back on his feet. "Better?" the Knight ask "Yeah, thanks you." Nawin turns to her "One day, Akame" he speaks, standing up straight "When I finally know the answer about what just happened... I'll tell you. Because right now," he turns forward, hearing Misako and Senna singing "I am at a loss..."

Time Skip

After Nawin and Akame returned to the room. The group continued to sing for the next hour. The people who mostly continued to sing is Hana, Misako, and Senna while the rest just watched. The girls didn't request Nawin to sing again because of what happened to him earlier, even though they really wanted to hear him sing again. After their session ran out, Senna and Momo took the group to the milkshake stand that they discovered last week and treated them all to a free drink as thanks for the lovely time.

"Well, thanks for the amazing day!" Senna beams "Yes, thank you very much, everyone," Momo gives a respective bow. Right now, the group are in the center of the neighborhood and will have to split up to get to their respective homes. "I promised to hang out with you two and I don't break my promises" Nawin utters, smiling at the sibling "Hehehe, I believe you" Senna giggles, then turns to Misako and Hana "Seems like all three of us are equal when it comes to our singing skills" "Equal? You mean I was the best" Hana boast, smirking and pointing to herself "I have a slight advantage between you three with my voice, right, Nawin-kun?" Misako turns to the Makasha for support.

Nawin immediately sweats and backs away slightly when seeing all three girls turn to him, looking with fierce expectation for an answer. "I say all three of you are wonderful singers" he replies, firmly and hoping that answer was satisfied enough. Misako, Hana, and Senna look at each other then abruptly giggles, grinning at the Makasha. "That's sweet of you, Nawin-kun" Hana said, smirking teasingly "Nawin-kun is too kind to choose" Misako points, smiling fondly "What a nice guy you are... Even though your first impression was a bit rough, Nawin-kun" Senna tease. The boy shakes his head and sighs "You girls are killing me here" he states, and they just laugh.

"Anyway," Nawin smile at all of them "I have to head home now" he informs, looking at the distance to see the shining white moon slowing rising from horizon. "Alright," Senna grins and waves "See you later, Nawin-kun" "Goodbye!" Misako joins "See you next time" Wendy said with a smile while Akame and Momo gives a nod and waves farewell.

"See you later, everyone" Nawin utters and turn around, taking to the right street. Hana offers the girls a grin and waves "He and I live near each other, so we'll be going the same way. See you girls later!" she exclaims and turns around to follows her Master.

Now only with just the Master and his Familiar. Nawin glance at Hana, seeing the bright smile embedded on her face, her eyes glowing in life and happiness. "Thanks for the lovely day, Hana" he speaks "Hmm?" Hana turn "Me?" "Yes... You suggested all of us to go to Karaoke. That was a good choice" "Ah," she smiles "I'm glad it worked it too. Did you have fun, Master?" "It's been a while since I had that much fun, Hana" Nawin admit, and it cause the smile already on the Hydra's face to widen, glad she was able to make her Master feel like this.

Time Skip: Hyoudou Household

"Hurrgh!" Issei drops his head on the desk, grunting in annoyance. Under his head are bunch of papers that are the homework the teachers have assigned for the weekend. "This suck... And Rias isn't back yet" he slowly brings his head up to look out the window "Probably going crazy with shopping again... With Akeno-senpai it will be even longer, though I shouldn't be annoyed. She needs to have some girl time with her best friend."

Suddenly, a recognizable mana signature hits Issei's mind. "That's... Nawin and Hana!" Issei pushes the chair back and stand up before discreetly making way to the open window, peeking through the opening. Issei looks closely and sees Nawin and Hana standing in front of the Makasha's house, both talking about something and judging by Hana's surprise expression, it's something important.

Issei close his eyes and starts concentrate to enhance his hearing sense. "You're not coming in?" "No... In fact, I won't be home for the whole weekend" Nawin answers "Why?" "I'm heading to the underworld to meet with old friends" "I see... But what is the real reason?" "Akeno's birthday is next week... I want to get something special for her" "Oh, I see... Alright, I'll inform her and your family of your departure" "Thank you, but don't tell Akeno the real reason why I'm away, alright?" "Hehe, I understand. You want it to be a surprise!" "Exactly. She isn't home now, so you can inform my sisters and parents of the true reason than you guys just make something up when she returns" "Understood! Leave it to me" "Thanks, Hana."

Issei watches Nawin smile and pets the Hydra's head before turning around to head deeper into the dark street. "Hmm, he's probably trying to find a secluded place to summon the teleportation" Issei whispers, watching Hana entering the house then turn to see Nawin walking further down the street. An idea pop in Issei's mind and he grins, opening the window fully up and was about to jump but stop. "Right! I need to inform Rias that I'll be away!" he quickly rushes back to the desk and grab a blank piece of paper then a pencil and quickly writes.

After done, Issei quickly rush to the dresser and snatch the crimson coat he got while on a training trip with Hunter, then jumps off the windows and quickly release his wings to shoot up the air. Issei slide into the crimson coat then makes a hard-right turn and flies forward to catch up with the Makasha.

Nawin stop by an empty and dark alleyway. "Alright," he starts concentrating and after a few seconds past, the Gremory family crest appears below, glowing in crimson. "Hey, bro" a voice comes from behind and Nawin catch completely off-guard, then feels an arm drop around his shoulder. He turns to meet with Issei's grinning face. Nawin couldn't get a word out when the teleportation is charge full and the two disappears in crimson sparkles.

Vesarima

When both boys have fully materialized in the underworld. Nawin turns around and immediately send a glare at his friend, who backs away in surprise and fright. "What are you doing?" Nawin asks slowly, word by word and the response he gets is a sheepish chuckle "U-um, I thought you might need help in you know... Getting the present for Akeno-senpai" Issei answers.

Nawin's eyes narrow "You were listening to Hana and me, weren't you?" "Yeah..." All the Makasha can do is sigh. "Come on! If you are here in the underworld to fetch this item for Akeno, then it must be dangerous. Having a person to watch your back wouldn't hurt, right?" Issei explains "There is a good chance that this could turn into a dangerous job... Fine," Nawin gives in and nod, making the Hyoudou grin "Great! So, who are we meeting? You said an old friend" "I'm sure you remember Erza and Jellal?" "Of course! They are the bounty hunters that helped us escort the Princess of the Berith clan!" "Wow, you actually remembered" Nawin comments, honestly surprised.

Issei cross his arms and puff his cheeks "What are you trying to imply?" 'He is saying that you have a crappy memory, Partner' Ddraig comments in the outside world so that Nawin can also hear "Exactly what he said." "Fine, I'll admit I have a bad memory for certain things, but an event like that I'll never forget" "Good, so there won't need to be any reintroduction." Nawin turns around and starts walking out of an alleyway with Issei following by his side.

The two emerge out the alleyway and to the main road of Vesarima. Currently, it is the early night, the whole place is crowded with families getting into restaurants or group of peoples going to bars. "Where are we heading exactly?" Issei question, looking around at the sea of devils "Erza sent me a message that said to meet them in a tavern called 'The Rusty Silver'" "The Rusty Silver?" Issei repeats the odd name "Yeah, let's move" "Alright!"

The boys join in with the crowd and start scanning at all the tavern they can spot. Nawin taking the right side while Issei checks the left. After five minutes of bumping into people and pushing through the crowd, Nawin finally spots it. "Issei, over there" he calls and the Hyoudou turns to see a large tavern built of entirely out of high-quality wood. A large sign placed on top and painted in silver letters that displayed the name of the place.

Issei grins "Awesome! Let's head in" "Mm-hmm." The teenagers make way to the front and fortunate for them there is no line considering it isn't very late right currently. They push through the wooden doors and enter a dim lit room. A pleasant music is being played around the place by live musicians. They are playing an old fashion song that is fitting for a tavern such as this. Everything here, just like Vesarima is unmodern. No televisions, air-conditionings, or anything high-tech. Just an old fashion tavern with many booths, a large serving bar, darts, and so on.

"Well, well, hello boys" a beautiful blonde waitress stops in front of them. She is dress in a short-sleeve white blouse that isn't doing a job to hide her bountiful breast. For the bottom is a short red skirt with white interior and to finish off is a black high-heels. Issei can't help but stare at the woman's breast, making her giggle and send a wink at him. Nawin sigh when seeing his friend facing his ultimate weakness and is losing terribly.

"Do you have a customer here that goes by the name Erza Scarlet? She's a young woman with long, scarlet hair and brown eyes. She also wears a custom made silver armor... Kind of hard to miss" Nawin question "Oh," the waitress turns to him and giggles "She is indeed hard to miss. Yes, she came here with a blue-haired man not long ago. They are sited at the right end booth" she replies, pointing at the booth in the distance.

Nawin smile and nod "Thanks," he replies and turns to Issei "Come on, pervert... And stop gawking." Issei shakes his head and grins sheepishly, making the waitress giggle once more and watches the two walks deeper into the tavern. Not long after, Nawin spot a scarlet colored hair sticking up from the back of the booth's wall, causing him to smile. Issei grins when seeing it as well and starts to get excited in meeting some old friends.

"Long time no see... Nawin, Issei" Erza stands up and walk out of the booth, stopping in front of the boys. Nawin smile and take a step forward "It's good to see you again, Erza" he said and offers a hug which the Scarlet haired take and the two share a quick hug before pulling back. "Still looking good," Erza comments, examining the Makasha's face "After hearing all this news of what you've been through. I thought you might have gotten yourself some battle scars or something" she states and Nawin chuckle "Ahaha, I was fortunate enough to not received such thing."

"You haven't changed at all, Erza" Issei stop by the side, saluting the woman "Ahaha, same thing can be said about you, Issei. Though," she takes a close look at the Hyoudou from top to bottom "Huh, you seem to have grown some muscle. That's good before you look kinda lanky" she states. Issei pouts "I was?" "Yeah, you were" Erza points, smirking.

"Anyway, it's good to see you too, Issei" Erza comments "Yeah! I'm really glad I followed Nawin" he replies with a grin and the two exchange a quick hug. "Followed?" Erza assk, turning to Nawin for an explanation "I was intending to come here by myself, but Issei caught word and followed me" "Ah, I see... Well, I have no complaints with him tagging along. Now, let's take a seat."

Nawin and Issei take a seat at the end while Erza sits on the other side. "Where's Jellal?" Nawin asks, noticing the blue-haired man is missing "He went to f—" "I'm back" a familiar deep voice interrupts and the three turns to see Jellal standing by the table, holding a sack of cloth. He drops it on the table and it creates a noticeable clinking sound which makes Nawin and Issei think that there's gold in there.

Jellal takes a seat beside Erza and looks up at the two. "Nawin, Issei" he speaks, a smile form on his face "It's great to see you two again." He offers a handshake which Issei is the first to take "Hehe, good to see you again too, Jellal!" Nawin takes his hand and firmly shakes "The feeling is mutual, good to see again, old friend" he replies with a smile.

"How have you two been? The bounty hunter life must be very adventurous" Issei question "You have no idea," Jellal chuckle "Bounty contracts takes us to all kind of places. Some place that are very dangerous and others beautiful" "That's one of the perks about being a bounty hunter" Erza adds in with a smile "It never gets dull. And we earn a good living doing it."

Nawin rest his arms on the table and looks at the hunters "Don't you two have a place that you can stay and relax? Like a house?" "No," Jellal shakes his head "We are pretty much always on the road. Searching for the next contract. If we wanted a break then we'll just be in a hospitality of one of the towns" "Some town would give their hospitality free when we complete their contract, so there's that" Erza inserts.

"Now," Erza turns to Nawin "I've been really curious about the reason you decided to have this meeting with us, Nawin" "Yeah, you don't need us to kill someone, right?" Jellal questions. The Makasha chuckles a bit "Nothing of sorts. I actually want information from you two" he reveals, then bring his right arm forward, opening the palm. Shining and glistering small black shards form to existence on the Makasha's palm until a black chain appears and lands on the palm. The chain is designs in modern style with its angled cuts across the edge to make it easier and more comfortable to wear.

"This chain is made of tungsten, one of the strongest metal in the human world... I want to turn this into a necklace by adding a certain item as a pendant" Nawin informs and pass the chains to Erza, who takes it and examine the accessory. "Quite tough," Erza comments, stretching the chain to its limit "Saphrite is added for extra measures" Nawin inserts. "That so," Erza adds her mana into the chain and it dimly glows in red to show that there are some Saphrite in the chain.

"To add Saphrite... You aren't planning on putting any normal stuff as a pendant, are you?" Jellal ask while Erza return the chain. "You are correct" "So who's getting that necklace?" Erza question "It's Akeno's birthday present" Issei answers "Ah, I see... So, you are doing this for your girlfriend" Erza state with a smile. Nawin grip the chain and nod "Yeah," "Alright, so what exactly is this item you need?" the Scarlet-haired woman asks in great curiousness. "I need a Lightning Gemstone" Nawin state and both Erza and Jellal are caught off-guard when hearing this while Issei remain confuse, when seeing the utter shock expression on the bounty hunter's face.

"W-what's going on?" Issei ask "Why do you two looks so shocked?" Jellal shakes his head, his expression turns serious "It's just that a Lightning Gemstone is an incredibly rare and dangerous material..." "Also, the stone Nawin is asking about is no ordinary kind of gemstone. Lightning Gemstone is one of the materials the dwarfs used to craft the Mjolnir for Thor" Erza state "What?! You mean the actual Mjolnir!" Issei asks in disbelief and receive a nod. "I thought the Mjolnir was made of a metal called Uru?" Nawin question "It is mostly made of that then was enchanted with lightning magic, but the dwarfs saw fit to sprinkle in a couple of handful of grind Lightning Gemstone to enhance the lightning ability even further. And it caused the Mjolnir to become one of the most powerful weapons to ever been created" Erza answers.

Issei turns to his friend "Why do you want this, Nawin?" "Because that Gemstone can be a big benefit for someone like Akeno... Who is a lightning-user" "That is actually true..." Erza crosses her arms and nod "But, it will require the user to be a person of high skilled. They need to know how to control the gem's power" "She's correct" Jellal nod. "We've heard stories of some reckless thugs to have actually stumbled upon a lightning gemstone once. They followed a large lightning storm that came out of nowhere and there they found a lightning gemstone in the center of the storm. Of course, they had no idea what they got themselves into and picked up the gemstone and start adding their mana in it. Then, what happened next is a sixty meters wide and deep crater appeared and is still there to this day."

"Damn," Issei utters in speechless while Nawin looks a bit skeptical. "They found a Lightning Gemstone out in a nowhere?" "It wasn't in a nowhere" Erza state "They followed the biggest lightning strike in the storm and it led them to a cave. My guess is that the fierce storm falled upon that area and the gemstone just cames to life and enhanced it. That's how the massive lightning strikes appeared" "I see."

Nawin stares at the chain, rubbing his thumb against it. "The reason I want to get this gemstone is because Akeno's needs it. If she can control it, the gemstone will enhance her lightning ability considerably. Doing that, it won't force her to use her true power. Something she can't currently control, and I know that even with a restriction seal placed on her, she's afraid of releasing that power" "I won't ask for the full details of this true power she possesses because it ain't my business" Erza first state "But, I can see where you're coming from... Though, you're also getting this to protect her, aren't you?" she questions "What do you mean?" Issei ask.

"The Lightning Gemstone is in a category of high-tier elements gemstone. There's water, fire, earth, wind, and all other kinds of gemstone that possess those elemental power in different set of tiers. Lightning being one of the strongest and rarest to find. And the reason why Lightning is one of the strongest because not only does it grant the user an ability to wield lightning if they can control it, but it also has some magical powers such as protection against B-rank and any lower ranks illusion magic, all kinds of poisons, evil charms, and deathly snakebites" Jellal informs.

"Also," Nawin looks up "It's the most beautiful gemstone in the elemental group" "That is very true. I heard stories of people being at awe by its appearance, though not realizing just how dangerous it really is" Erza nods. "Wow, that's one hell of a gift you are getting her, Nawin!" Issei exclaims, grinning while Erza and Jellal chuckle in agreement.

A small smile tug on Nawin's lip "Yeah..." he turns to the bounty hunters "So, do you two know the best place to find it?" "Well," Erza looks at her right hand, tapping her index finger on the table in moderate pace "The easiest answer is to say in Midgard" she answers, shocking the two boys. "Elemental gemstone is quite common in Midgard, even some as rare as Lightning Gemstone can be found there with less difficulty compare to trying to find one here" "But, we can't go there" Nawin insert "Why?" Issei asks, tilting his head.

Jellal chuckle "You clearly need to study a bit more in history, Issei" he states "Hey! I can't know everything like this guy" Issei reply, pointing at Nawin. Erza smile in amusement "Well," she starts "To put it simply, us devils are forbidden to travel to the Midgard realm and it goes both ways. Midgardains can't travel to our realm, it's an agreement that the original Lucifer made with Odin Borson millenniums ago" "So," Jellal continues "Even if you two did somehow find a way to get there, though it's all but impossible. Both you guys would be killed on the first day of being there by the gods and could ignite a war between realms."

Nawin shakes his head "That's clearly out of the option. I don't need us going to a dangerous and foreign territory, especially if there's a chance to ignite an unnecessary war" "Huh, very smart of you" Erza reply with a smirk. "So, where do we find it in the underworld?" Issei questions "Hmm," Jellal takes a moment to think, along with Erza.

A minute past and Erza finally opens her eyes, staring at Nawin. "I honestly can't think of a place currently, but I do know a man who is an expert minor and traveler... He might have an idea where to find one" she informs "You mean Gado?" Jellal ask, turning to his partner and receive a nod "Yeah." Nawin smile "I'm glad we got a lead... Guess I was right to call you two" he admits "Huh, you also just wanted to see us again, don't you?" Erza question with a smirk "Ahaha, perhaps a little."

Jellal stands up "Well, if we want to find Gado then we'll have to head to a village called Clayborg" "Is it far?" Issei asks, standing up "Not too far. A few hours on horseback should get us there" Erza answers and gets up along with Nawin "Alright, then let's head there."

Next Chapter: Village Clayborg, An Unexpected Ally!