Hina's Story

Stumbling through the door, she looked up in confusion...I could have sworn it was locked...Shaking her worries she thumbed her nose, crossing her eyes as she stuck her tongue out at Haruka. "Jerk!" she sneered turning her gaze to Hina, "Well brother makes me study a lot, but he takes me out to the beach or to Hobgoblins sometimes. Then her buys me whatever I want! Onii-chan is the best when we just hangout!"
She smiled over at him, "But he is still a jerk!"
Suzu's face barely phased him...as he thought about what he had just seen...I know I locked that door...Is Hina a witch? He Pondered for a moment and decided to approach the topic later when Suzu wasn't around.
"We should go tonight, my treat" he smiled to her, "You can come too Hina, I heard some of the other kids in class talking about going." He leaned back on the sofa, "Usually not my thing, hanging out with others, but maybe you can find out if there are any weapons to your liking in the class."

Hina laughed at Suzu's antics, amused by the high spirited girl. It was sort of amazing how much energy Suzu had and Hina wondered if the girl had something else going on behind her playful demeanor. "You're adorable Suzu, you know that?"

Hina thought about Haruka's offer for a moment. "Hobgoblins? I don't think I've been there. What's it like?" Hina gave a smirk, "Actually I'd like to check out Chupa Cabra's at some point. That's my kinda place after all." She was getting rather comfortable with these two, if she could find a partner, maybe she'd be able to pair up with Suzu and Haruka and form a team. The problem would be finding a weapon.

Flicking his wrist to turn the loose linked watch on his wrist Haruka said, "Well, it's not quite dinner time, so we could go to Chupa Cabra's first and then head to Hobgoblins after. If we catch any of them cool, if not no sweat. Means a peaceful dinner," his eyes shot over to Suzu who was, for some reason doing a one-handed handstand and humming to herself...he sighed, "Well, as peaceful as I'll ever get. At least this time I'll have some nice company."
He smiled at her wondering, What if she is a witch...that doesn't change anything does it?...
Clapping his hands to pull her from her trance he said, "Since she is coming you will have to ride your own bike and I will ride mine. She can pick who she wants to ride with.

Swinging impatiently Suzu thought,I hate being left out of the conversation... Flipping on her hands then lifting herself up onto one she looked around, Upside down is fun...
Hearing Haruka clap she abruptly shook herself from the moment of daydream and dipped, following with flipping up onto her feet.
"Since she is coming you will have to ride your own bike, and I will ride mine. She can pick who she wants to ride with."

"Yay!" she cheered, as she zipped to the kitchen to grab the keys, singing to her self, "Gonna ride my bike now! Gonna have some fun!"

He grabbed his wallet and opened the door, "Ladies first, waving down the stairs."
It won't matter, but I have to know.

Hina shrugged her shoulders, "sure. lets check out both, though I don't know who you're looking to run into. We can always go to Chupa Cabra's another time, I don't actually know if they'll let us in. We are sort of on the younger side." She actually had little idea of the policies concerning entrance into a place like Chupa Cabra's, it was basically a bar. Then again she knew the two witches that worked there, former spies for Arachnophobia that were sent to infiltrate Death City... did these people even know they were witches? It didn't matter, Hina had played her part during the conflict, she had fed out vital information to Lord Death's associates and she felt secure enough without having to give up more information.

"Suzu, be careful. We don't want you to get hurt," she said with a caring tone, the girl's antics were endearing to the point that Hina had decided to drop any sort of flirting with her. Suzu was just too childish, maybe if she grew up a little in the future, but for now Hina was disinterested. "Haruka, I'll ride with you if you don't mind, do you have pegs on the rear wheels or a riding bar on the back? If not I can always keep up with you two without a bike."

She walked down the stairs, looking back towards Suzu and Haruka, "We'll have a good time I hope, and then tomorrow we'll get to do class stuff for real." Hina's thoughts drifted to Spirit, she couldn't understand how he could be so much less than what was rumored about him. The spies from Chupa Cabra had told Arachne that he was powerful and cool and a womanizer who fell for their charms. Yet Spirit seemed so... whimpy.

Suzu ran down the stairs, hopping tow steps at a time and hollering back, "Come one lets go!" She giggled as she reached their little garage on the main floor. Turning the key in the lock she slid the door up revealing the two bikes. s
"Did you miss me?" she cooed as she rubbed her hand across her ninja, straddling it and feeling it rumble as she turned it on. The power was invigorating.
She balanced on herHin toes and excitedly waited for her brother and Hina.

Watching Suzu bound down the stairs he laughed, rubbing the back of his head, "You see the crazy I have to deal with...It's not too late to back out. Won't hurt my feelings any."
Locking the door behind them he walked with his hands in his pocket down the stairs. "Hobgoblin is just a burger place. Suzu likes the chicken strips, always with honey mustard." he smiled, "but they have lots of stuff there."
Thumbing his chest he gave her a toothy smile, "I like the Angus-Swiss," laughing ash he reached the outer door opening it for her he continued, "could eat them everyday, if i knew they wouldn't kill me one day."
Rounding the corner revealed the bikes, Suzu revved up and ready to go. He slid onto his, and patted behind her, "Oh, and I have pegs, Suzu usually rides with me. Can't trust her not to get lost..."

Irritated with his comment she kicked up her stand and pushed off, "Hurry up I'm hungry!" she cried as she zipped past, braids whipping behind her. Heading right she zipped toward Hobgoblins.

The engine rumbled as he turned the key,, kicking up his stand he waited for her to hop on, "Tell me when you're settled and we will go!" he said, watching Suzu zip down the street.

Hina looked a little surprised when the opened up their little garage to show to motorbikes, she had honestly expected bicycles. "Woah. Motorcycles. How'd you guys afford these?" It was the only thing she could think of to say as she stared with a look of awe on her face. She looked to Suzu's bike, thinking that it couldn't be safe to let a girl like that drive something motorized at all, never mind when she could end up hitting someone.

"Ehh, they'll have french fries or something, right?" Hina responded when Haruka was talking about eating burgers and chicken.

Hina lept up on the seat behind Haruka, sitting sidesaddle behind him and wrapping her arms around his middle. "Lets go, though I don't know why you'd need pegs when you can ride close like this." She looked over his shoulder at Suzu, still a little surprised that the girl didn't go skidding out of control. "Lets go!" Hina held tight.

Her breathing slowed as Suzu focused, crouching down on her bike, her braids whipping behind her. Time seemed to slow down as she held her breath, avoiding obstacles with ease. She was like a whole different person, leaving the little girl in her behind as she navigated the city.

Looking back as he revved the bike he said, "Well Suzu I'm not to keen on letting sit too close, but you however," he oggled her for a split second, "You can sit as close as you want." He winked and laughed, "Ready to go?!"
The bike roared to life as he sped off after Suzu. The wind whipped through his hair as he steered, and he had a genuine smile on his face. He tightened his abs underneath of her grip, I guess I can be a show off, he recalled Suzu mentioned before, O well, I got it so I'll flaunt it.

Suzu reached Hobgoblins quickly, taking side roads and shortcuts. Haruka would be a while so she sat in the parking lot and waited for them to arrive.

Hina held tightly to Haruka, her hands gently sliding up his chest and giving a squeeze, her body pressed against his. As the bike sped down the road, she wondered where the coming days would lead them. When would she be sent out on her first assignment and who would she be sent out with, while it was true she could operate to a limited extent without a weapon, it was more of a symbol of her status if she wielded one.

"Hey, Haruka! Do you know any unpaired weapons that might be looking for a meister? I need to start looking for a partner and I don't want to be forced into a pairing because I can't find one on my own." She spoke loudly so she could be heard over the motor. As they came closer to where Suzu was Hina let go with her left hand and waved.

The wind whipped past his face as he drove through the street, and he could feel the warmth of Hina pressed up against him. Looking down he watched her hands roam for a moment, and smiled as he brought his attention back to the road. Hina started shouting something about a partner, and he just shaked his head, holering back to her, "I don't know of anyone, but maybe we will see some people while were out?"
He pulled up next to Suzu, who was perched on top of her bike waving at them.
"You win, I guess I'm buying," he teased as he kicked the brake down.

Suzu spotted them in the distance, and began waving to them from on top of her bike. "Hey Hina!" she yelled as they rumbled up, "You're a slowpoke," she teased Haruka. Upon hearing that he was going to be paying however she beamed up at him clenching her hands in front of her, "Can I have chicken fingers?? Please!!" Before he even answered she ran into the building, flinging open the doors and yelling "YAY! CHICKEN FINGERS!"

Haruka sighed as Suzu ran into the building and moaned, "Please wait for us," but she was already gone. Pulling open the door for Hina he said, "Hopefully we will run into some weapons here," as he polity gestured for her to enter first. The sign blinked a neon "Hobgoblins" and the delicious smell drifted out the door.

Hina winced her nose at the smell, the repulsive stench of grease and processed junk food was something she could pick up as soon as the place was in sight. She ran a finger down her nose as the pulled to a stop, blocking her sense of smell for a time. Little cantrips like this were such a boon at times like these.
Hina wanted to make some sort of comment about Haruka holding the door for her, but he was being sweet so she just smiled to him. "You know I don't think I've noticed this place before, I haven't been in the city for along time, only about six months."

Suzu seemed just as hyper as normal as she bounced around yelling about chicken fingers, something that tweaked something unpleasant inside Hina's head. To change where her mind was thinking, she began to look around for other students, perhaps some sort of Weapon that didn't yet have a partner. "Introduce me to anyone you recognize, okay Haruka?"