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Hige let himself relax a little bit, now that he knew the girl, wasn't going to kill him. Her name was Jerrica, a name as different as the rest of her to Hige. And one that was just as pretty. He was almost certain that Jerrica was the one, his partner and weapon. He wanted to get to know her better, what her weapon form was, why she was in the DWMA, even the smallest things. But before he could say anything, she asked him what his story was. For a moment he didn't answer, wanting to make sure he knew what she was talking about and he was going to answer first. "Well, I'm afraid it isn't a very interesting one. I was born in Kyoto, Japan. I'm the oldest of five, three girls and two boys. My father left after Tsubame, the youngest, was born, leaving our mother to raise us alone. I did everything I could to help, from chores, to earning whatever money I could, to taking care of the my siblings. I guess I've always wanted to join the DWMA but kept it to myself since my family needed me."

Hige paused, wondering if he should tell Jerrica that it had taken him nearly working himself to death and his mother practically kicking him out of the house to get him here. He decided that he would, if they were to be partners they would need to be honest with each other. "My mother has a weak immune system, which she passed on to most of us. Except for me. So of course, when an illness spread through our neighborhood, I was the only one in our family to catch it. The doctor's said it was because I was working myself so hard trying to help my mother. One of my friends told my mother about my dream of coming here, because they were worried about me working myself to death. My mother had to nearly disown me to get me out of the house and come here. Don't get me wrong, I wanted to, but I didn't want to leave them."

He turned away when he said the last part, feeling a little shy about telling Jerrica all this. Potential partners or not, they were still practically strangers. But he felt he could trust her, yet another thing that made Hige feel that they were meant to be partners.