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"Let me use you as target practice. No? Your body. No? Your head. Still no? ..." *shoots anyways*
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Issara didn't blink an eye when Gan wanted to join the crew. Well, not join exactly. He just wanted a ride to the next island - Butsu Island. And it wasn't like she could say no - Beni had practically glued herself onto his cat form. When he transformed into his human form, however, Beni was so embarrassed to be acting like that in front of such an attractive man, she took her entire pebble collection she had hidden away, never to be used again, and flung it at him. Certainly not a good first impression for a teenage girl. At least she was all out of pebbles for the moment. Then there was also Sasha. They had met earlier that day for lunch, and after Issara how skilled she was with her tools, they took her along for the ride.
There was something else different on the ship besides the two new additions. Nakoa was off his game every since they left the island. It was strange to see him like that - he was usually into his training and so focused, but now she found hitting him with her rubber pellets a little to easy. This troubled Beni. Did it have to do with the soap dispenser? Or did he have the hots for Sasha? Or was he feeling intimidated by Sheldon? That seemed unlikely. Nothing ever intimidated him. She stopped sweeping the hallway, leaning the broom against the wall. She barely noticed she had started making random piles of dust here and there and not even bothering to sweep them into a trashcan.
Her thoughts drifted towards the puzzle book, and the little slip of paper with his handwriting on it. It was written in code, and Beni looked for clues anywhere she could in the book it came with, and within a day, cracked the letter. She blushed so hard that day even she was having a hard time focusing on their training session. The girl was reminded of his smooth face, his smile, the way he carried himself, and the guns at his sides. He was her ideal sniper - her model. She took out the letter from her pocket, reading each sentence multiple times, slowly and carefully, imagining his voice as she did so.
Beni was startled out of dreamland by Nakoa tapping her shoulder, and she hastily shoved the note back into her pocket, squealing as she did so. Her lip quivered with nervousness, and the blush was so obvious to Nakoa, she blushed even further with embarrassment. Beni looked at her training partner, waiting for him to say something, and she realized he looked...concerned? He'd always looked so excited and happy-go-lucky to get on with training and honing his skills, but now he looked distracted, even. Nakoa was gesturing out to the deck, wanting to get on with the morning routine, and Beni meekly nodded her head. It wasn't until he turned his back to her when she realized that he might like her. She turned two shades redder from earlier, and lengthened the distance between them, walking more slowly. Beni started shuffling her feet, seemingly stunned by her finding. Her daydreams took her away from the sea, to a scene where Sheldon and Nakoa were fighting over her, and it seemed completely implausible. It wasn't like she had the hots for Sheldon...okay, she did, but only in a celebratory way. And yet, the imaginary scene made her a little happy.
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"...You're not very fun, are you. Won't even let me get some practice in..." *keeps firing*