(Rem x Reader) Re:Reader - Starting YOUR New Life in Another World

Chapter 3: Loothouse Roshambo

The trio found themselves now parked in front of the loot house. Their journey had taken slightly longer then expected as Felt began to feel carsick halfway there, and Subaru and her had to trade spots in order to feel better.

The sun was beginning to set in the sky and everything was being illuminated in a hue of orange and pink.

Subaru and Felt exited the car and headed towards the loot house before turning back to see YN remaining in the car.

Subaru gave YN a tilted head look with a raised brow, and YN replied with a shrug.

Subaru: You're not... you're not coming in?

YN: Naw, someone's gotta watch the car.

Subaru: I see, well, a look out would be appreciated.

YN: That I can do.

Subaru walked over to his window and said in a low voice so Felt couldn't hear.

Subaru: I'll just say it... *sigh*

Subaru's face turned to one that was rather serious, with a tone of voice to match.

Subaru: If you see a woman with dark hair dressed in black, just drive away, run. She'll kill us all.

YN gave Subaru a startled look followed by a serious expression.

YN: That bad huh? What's the deal with her?

Subaru: She's the one who put Felt up to stealing what I'm after. If I can't get a deal finalized before she shows up, we'll be in big trouble.

YN couldn't think of anything to say. He had no weapons of his own on this trip and probably didn't have fighting skills to hold his own against most folks in this world.

Subaru and Felt walked to loot house door and disappeared inside.

YN moved and parked down the street from loot house. He had retrieved a pair of cheap binoculars from his belongings in the trunk, and watched the loot house from afar. It was around this time he wished he could have some way to communicate with Subaru should he spot something.

YN set down the binoculars when he noticed something in his rear view mirror.

A girl with silver hair and elf ears. Only this time she was walking down the road, outside of his car and not in the backseat, a welcome change of pace.

YN ducked down in his seat, determined to hide from her should she begin to be hostile. He was positioned in a way he could still see his side mirror as she passed. She passed without giving the foreign vehicle a second glance. YN counted in his head as soon as she was past the car, before leaning back up to peer over the dash.

The white haired girl was walking dead on to the loot house. But how could she know where to go when Subaru and him had to figure it out. Subaru had said something about a loot house on their drive to Felt's shack, but wasn't Felt the one to suggest going to the loot house in the first place? And who was this woman dressed in black he'd been warned about? How did he know anything like that?

YN was puzzled by the order of events, struggling to think that maybe he didn't have everything in line. He remembered that he still had been up for more then twenty hours at this point, and what rest he had before was minimal. Perhaps he was just really beginning to become tired?

During his mental monologue, he noticed the silver haired girl enter the loot house through the font door.

YN put the binoculars back up to his eyes to see if he could see inside the loot house but couldn't recognize anything from this angle.

He decided he needed to get closer for proper recon. All parties were now in attendance for... well whatever they were all after. And there was no sign of a woman dressed in black.

YN walked around the backside of the building he left his car next to and from there made an approach to the loot house. Walking up, he could see shimmering flashes of lights coming from the window. Sidestepping with his back against the wall to peek though the side of the building.

It was there he saw the drama unfolding inside. The silver haired girl stood resolute by the door, hands raised, and at her command large crystals of ice formed and launched at a figure that seemed to move in inhuman ways.

What caught YN's attention more then anything though was Subaru yelling at the top of his lungs.

Subaru: PUCK! SHIELD!!

As soon as he had said that a dark figure collided with the silver haired girl, but right before impact a wall of white, like a giant snowflake, guarded the girl.

And from out of the confusion, a small, gray cat like figure emerged, floating above the girl. The entity smiled and waved to Subaru.

What? YN thought. The longer this escapade goes on the more questions arise then get answered, especially in regards to Subaru's knowledge of events to come and how he reacts to things.

YN was determined to ask Subaru this now. He knew it wasn't just him being tired. Perhaps Subaru was using my obvious drowsiness to dissuade me from getting any funny ideas.

He figured though it all however though, Subaru hadn't lied. He was at best stretching the truth. Nonetheless, if YN was going to work with Subaru, the only person he could to relate to in this world, he would need a full explanation from him about these oh-so-too-many happenstances.

That however, wasn't the main priority as of right now, but rather, the battle raging inside was.

YN was shocked to see the scene unfolding on the inside. That very same cat was now also shooting ice crystals. After several volleys, it had appeared to have finally stuck the black figure jumping about the room. Before he could get a good look at the figure, a glimpse of Subaru, Felt, and a rather gargantuan man in the corner of the room stole his attention. All before a wall of ice blocked them from view.

YN: D-did they get it? I don't see that black figure anymore—

YN stopped his outside thoughts when the figure re-materialized between his window view and the wall of ice.

It was a woman. A woman with black hair in a single braid, a woman dressed in black...

Subaru was right again.. but how?

With some unheard words from behind the glass of the window, the floating cat retreated, leaving only the silver haired girl.

YN continued to observe the fight, awestruck by what he saw.

With only a few tactile guards by the silver haired girl, the woman in black had managed to overpower her and launch her behind a counter in the store.

I have to help. YN's mind groaned —but what good can I possibly do?

YN thought hard about what he had at his disposal.