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WHO: Kaito and whoever shows up.
WHEN: June 4th, late afternoon.
WHERE: Behind Bayview Hotel.
SUMMARY: When he's not singing, he practices something else.
RATING: PG.
WARNINGS: None.

There were less people around on the late afternoon. So why there was a blue haired man alone behind the hotel? Perhaps this man was waiting for someone, or he's actually being all by himself. Kaito was standing in front of a tree, with a crowbar on his right hand. He seemed a bit hesitant to hit the tree as he grabbed tight on it.

Here goes with the first strike. Kaito swung up the crowbar to the air, and was about to hit the tree. However, he slowly lowered down the weapon and kept staring on the ground. He thought when he acted like that, he's going to kill someone. For long years, he's an idol robot that never programmed on how to fight. The creators feared if he's installed combat mode, destruction of the world will occur.

Kaito was going to try again. This time, he's not holding back. He held both hands on the crowbar and swung with his might on the tree. As it hit hard on the strong wood, the metal bounced and flung away from his grip. Kaito backed a bit, and glanced at the small bruises on his palms. It's so different to be human than a robot, he could feel the pain that he never used to be.

Maybe this was just his imagination, he didn't hear the crowbar hit on the ground. Kaito turned to his back, whether it landed on the grass instead.

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Even though dorm space had been offered to students, Haruhi still hadn't taken the opportunity to move. There was plenty of interesting things to do around the hotel, so why bother changing locations so quickly? Despite that mindset, she was bored today. It seemed as if the only interesting things happened at night. (Of course, nothing can compare to random coffins in the middle of the night.) Just in case those strange occurrences changed to the daytime hours however, Haruhi carried her crowbar with her.

Heading around the back of the hotel, Haruhi spotted a familiar face. And was he... practicing fighting?

"Kaito! What are you doing?"

Kaito pressed his numbed hands before he picked the fallen crowbar at the grass. He made a short sigh and turned back to the tree, as he thought he won't be strong in short time. Even though, he determined himself to protect the person who's younger than him.

When he heard his name being called, he glanced at Haruhi before waving. "Hey there, boss! But I bet you know what am I doing right now." He knocked his crowbar at the tree.

Taking in Kaito's movements, Haruhi grinned. "Training I see? That's what I like to see in members: initiative!" Quickly, the girl ran over to Kaito's side.

"I didn't know they taught singing robots to fight. Or do you come to this naturally?"

Kaito shook his head. "Not really. I usually sing songs, and that's what idols do. Fighting isn't my type, although I did watch several of videos about combating. My master never installs me anything that involves with fighting. This is the first time I learn it by myself."

He rubbed on the back of his head to show how silly he was. If he didn't learn anything about proper fight, he'll be doomed.

"Well do you want to try together? I've learned a little bit from watching kung-fu movies." Haruhi hefted her own crowbar over her shoulder and positioned herself next to Kaito.

"One thing I learned and I think we can apply to practice, is that a swift downward movement on someone's head is very effective." With a whack, Haruhi slammed the crowbar down on the ground. "Like that!"

With a loud thunk sound as Haruhi slammed the crowbar, Kaito yelped a bit. It did sound hurtful though. He could imagine if he got 'road rollered' by Rin, too much violence in his life nowadays. However, Kaito needed to remind himself that he's learning self defense to protect himself and the others. It's embarrassing to lose to a girl.

"S-sure, boss. I-I try to learn that kind of move of yours." Kaito stuttered and slammed the crowbar weakly on the ground.

"Boss?" Haruhi grinned from ear to ear. "I like the sound of that! I should implement that title in the brigade."

Haruhi shook her head at Kaito's weak effort. Could boys do nothing right? Itsuki was a rare exception to that expectation.

"Put some muscle into it! Think about your enemy. Picture someone you really dislike, and slam it down on their heads!"

"Of course! You're my boss after all." Whoever his leader is, he would address them politely, and Haruhi is one of them. Like his master. Kaito had a caring attitude, and obviously he's a polite person. Possibly, that's why he turns out to be so weak.

When he listened to her advice, he began to think what he really disliked of. Did he have enemies before? Nope. He's a lovably idiot and it's hardly to tell who his least favorite.

Now that clicked his mind. He narrowed his eyes as he turned to her. "I really hate... 'spices'."

"Spices?" Haruhi gave Kaito a weird look. "Okay, I have to ask: why spices? Did you get in a fight with a quesadilla or something?" Thinking about it, Haruhi wondered if singing robots needed to eat anyway...

Kaito shook his head. "Not really. I used to eat ice cream as my favorite dessert. However, spice is different story. I don't have immune system against it. A great amount of spice could cause me over heat, or you can call it as 'fever'. It's my greatest enemy ever, and I tried to avoid it all the time." He thought it sounded a bit silly, then he rubbed the back of his head.

Haruhi nodded. "Interesting. I had no ideas robots could get fevers." Kaito was such an interesting addition to the SOS Brigade! Robots were certainly rare, especially these robots-turned-humans.

"Alright, so think of that spicy food, and go wham!" She lifted her crowbar again for another demonstration. "Let's try together this time!"

Kaito turned back to the ground and took her advice. He began to focus on the ground and began to imagine the thing that he most hated. Slowly, his vision on the ground turned into something else, and it almost freaked him out. A pot of spicy pepper appeared on his vision. He couldn't say anything and he froze on the spot.

"There!" Haruhi slammed her crowbar down. "How'd you do, Kai-" She stopped, looking at the frozen Kaito. Waving a hand in front of his eyes, she called out "Hello in there~." Did his motherboard freeze up or something?

The pot was still there, still hunting him until Haruhi blocked his view. Probably he's too tired to snap back to reality. What he saw now was not Haruhi, but something else. A large size of red chili figure was trying to eat him alive.

"N-No! Don't eat me!" He swung his crowbar to hit the enemy, as he's not aware that his boss was standing in front of him.

It was a good thing that Haruhi had quick reflexes and that Kaito wasn't very good at fighting. She dived out the way in time, the crowbar only grazing her skin.

"Ouch!" Haruhi clamped her hand on her arm. It was only the edge of the crowbar, so it wasn't too bad, but she was going to have a nasty bruise for a few days.

With her other arm, she smacked Kaito on the face. "Snap out of it!!"

Kaito closed his eyes as he swung the crowbar, and it only ended up hitting on the ground. He was about to open his eyes again, and what he got in return was a hard blow on his face. He fell backwards and doubled on the ground before he turned to Haruhi.

His face was red, but it didn't compare with the bruise on Haruhi's arm. Realizing that, Kaito quickly prostrated in front of her and kept apologizing.

"Boss! I'm deeply sorry! I thought that-- No! It's my fault! I'm so sorry!" This was much more worse than stealing Meiko's favorite alcoholic drinks. He could only wait for his punishment.

Well, at least he was more apologetic than Kyon had ever been. Kaito may be a bit weird, but he was also very sincere. Closing her eyes, Haruhi took a deep breath before she spoke.

"Look Kaito, if you're gonna fight, you have to focus. Even if you're thinking of something else when you fight, you have to be aware of what's around you. Especially if you have your boss around!"

Frowning, she put a hand on his back. "Come on, don't grovel like that, it's embarrassing. But you're gonna treat me to lunch for a month in return."

Biting his lower lips, Kaito kept nodding on her advices, even though he's facing on the ground. He felt so guilty on what he did to his own boss. He swore himself if he did that again to his 'master', he would uninstall himself and never return to the world.

As Haruhi placed her hand on his back, he looked at her with teary eyes. "...You forgive me?" He did hear the part 'treating her lunch for a month', and it would be fair punishment. Looks like his daily meal will be just ice cream.

"Of course!" She really couldn't stay mad at Kaito for long. He was turning into a great mascot character for the brigade, like Mikuru was.

"Come on, let's go take a break and get some food. You can practice later, but uh, we'll make sure to have some distance between us, okay?"

"Thank you, boss!" Kaito expressed how happy he was, as he wiped the tears with his sleeve. "Don't worry, I'll become a very handy person in short time." He's really fast recovering, consider that he got child brain.

"Uh, it's my treat, isn't it?" He made a puzzle look, and obviously he needed to take a break.

"That's what I said, wasn't it?" With a grin, Haruhi hurried down the street.

"Er... Yeah." Kaito didn't finish his word as Haruhi off to the street. He just tag along with her, and his prediction told him, she'll up for the fast food. That's what teenagers wanted after all.

On the grass? No. Kanda comes up, having caught the crowbar with a raised eyebrow.

"...You trying to train, or kill that tree?"

Kaito stunted at the voice, but as soon he recognized those words, he knew who's that might be. That murderous kind of words, it could be him. And he's going to one hell of training.

"Kanda-san, isn't it? I'm expecting you to come."

"Hn. You're ready to start then, right?"

Kanda idly tossed the crowbar from hand to hand. It wasn't really what they needed to use, but it would do.

Kaito grabbed the crowbar and held it with his both hands. This guy is serious, isn't he? "Anytime, since you're the one who's going to teach me. Do I need to know some basics before the combat?" He gripped tight on the crowbar and swung it lightly before he turned back to Kanda.

"Kaito, what are you doing?" Ishtar replied circling around the hotel actually running into the boy again. She had spoken with him over the network and stuff but she hadn't met him in person yet. After leaving the hotel she had found him somewhere behind it doing something with a strange metal looking pipe. She wondered why he was doing that?

It looked like he was practicing.

Kaito went to the grass area to pick up the fallen crowbar, before he turned to the familiar voice. "Ah, Ishtar-san. It's good to see you here. As you can see, I was practicing appropriate combat, which I really not used to it. But I'll manage."

That's right. Kaito could not even leave a scratch on the tree bark, which is obviously he needs intensive training.

Ishtar watches as he goes to retrieve that crowbar. She doesn't know how to make of the situation but at least he seemed to be okay...She gave him a brief smile, "I think I might need work on that one too," she replied laughing nervously as she did. The poor girl wouldn't know what to do at this point. Her sword skills were just as bad.

Yes, they both need intensive training. Ishtar smiles again as she speaks, "Well, practice makes perfect right? I'm sure you can do it."

Kaito stood near the tree and crafted a mark using the crowbar. He turned to Ishtar again before he's going to hit on the mark. "I was expecting someone else to teach me, but I guess I'm kinda chicken when asking for help. I should practice myself before I go for the real combat. Perhaps Ishtar-san would like to join too?"

He raised his crowbar and began to hit the mark. However, his swing was missed and ended up losing his balance before he fell on his back. "Aww... This is going to take awhile."

She just watched briefly since she wasn't used to fighting anyway. The simple things she knew was enough for a hit and run but other than that it wouldn't do much for her. She turned towards him again as he spoke to her, "Eh, I probably need a teacher too. It's alright to ask for help you know? Yes that would make a lot of sense."

She replied nodding her head, "Ah...weapons, me, and fighting don't go well together. I am not sure if that's a good idea," since she would love to but can't really. Ishtar stared at him as he lost his balance from the next attack, "You alright there Kaito?"

Kaito stood up and patted the dirt away from his back. "Yeah, I'm fine. Well, this is embarrassing to lose balance in front of her.

"You should learn anyway. We don't how long we're going to survive with those creatures around. I'm kinda worry though." To be honest, he couldn't defend himself if he didn't learn it. And those non-combatant who're close to him, he has to risk is life to protect them.

"Hehhe, glad you're okay," she replied grinning as she offered him a hand. She wasn't much better than he is so she wouldn't want to make fun of him or something like that. She just briefly smiles.

"I guess so. It might be a little dangerous for you to be around me when I'm armed since I'm not the best person with swords or balance," she replied chuckling a little. Maybe she was thinking about joining him now as she looked around. She wanted to do pretty much the same thing as well.

Kaito took her offered hand and returned her a warm smile. "Thank you. I'll be careful next time."

"Haha, it's fine by me. Since we both not really professional with fighting, at least we could back up each other. We should try have a swing on the target then." He pointed at the scratched tree bark.

"No problem. Yeah you don't want to break something already you know?" she almost chuckled aloud. She was half teasing him just a little as she helped him up.

"I guess if you're really okay with that," she replied trying to find something to use as a weapon. Sidia was wholly useless since she can't even draw it. It's like its drained energy was making the sword useless. She probably wold have to find one for her own use later, "Is there a large tree branch or something I could use then?" she mused taking on his offer.

"Not even kill a mosquito for the rest of my life." He chuckled.

"Well, this place is absolutely clean from any sharp or dangerous tools. Then why not I make one?" He climbed on the tree nearby, lucky for him that he's tall person. He plucked out one of the strong branches before he hopped down next to her.

"This might works. Give a good swing at it, whether it's strong enough to hit something or someone." He offered the wooden stick to her. Hopefully it's a good weapon.

"Ahahahaa, that's one way to go at it," she replied shrugging as she laughed, "Oh, I guess if you can really do that?" she watched as he climbed the tree. She would have done the same thing too if he didn't already do it before her. She looked at the branch that was given to her as she takes it with a grin.

"Thanks...I think this will do just fine for now," she grinned as she shook the branch a little seeing that it was pretty good for now.

"No problem, there's a weapon running around this place. Perhaps you should check it out later when you're ready to buy one." Kaito turned, facing the tree. "Basically, what I learn about sword practicing so far, it's like 'Kendo'. Simply swing forward to the enemy."

Kaito swung his crowbar hitting the target. Thanks to Gakupo, a friend of his who're a samurai. Kaito did watch him playing around with his sword back then.

"Yeah when I have the money to afford one since you know I don't have that and stuff. I guess I might really have to try for a part time job or something," she replied chuckling a little, "I did check it out though. Thanks for the reminder still," she replied, "Yeah I know how to swing forward and stuff except I've never done anything like 'Kendo' before. Most of the sword is pretty slashing and kind of like fencing," she shrugged a little.

Ishtar didn't do too bad the first time she swung the large branch at the target either. It hit its mark but it made her recoil from the impact. This was going to be a really long night.

The thing was, Kaito's crowbar couldn't slash and pierce. He might be buying the weapon he wanted and use it for the real combat. Back to the training, he's slowly getting used to it, and he did learn quite fast. "It's not hard than I thought, I guess."

After he watched few of Ishtar moves, he's been thinking to get smaller weapon. It's quite agile, and didn't hurt himself. Although, it didn't deal too much damage, but at least he could dodge easily.

"No not really. The hard part is actually using it in battle. It's a lot harder than it looks," She replied with a soft sigh. Ishtar wasn't a harmful person by nature so it took her a while for her to actually defend herself on a daily basis. She only fought harshly when her life was in danger. That's it. Other than that she doesn't exactly fight either.

She liked the branch but it was completely too easy to use for the time being. It was lighter than the sword and pretty much different from her Sidia. Sidia was unable to be used at this point.

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Learn appropriate battle [open]

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Sorry for late tag~

Fine by me. I always not around sometimes.

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D'awww XD

X3

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We totally should have an SOS lunch thread at some point

Oh, we should. Maybe you set up other log for the team XP

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