Fire Burns for a Reason

Chapter 6: Interests

-Back at Overwatch base-

The meeting was brief when Orisa and Wrecking Ball came back. Soldier explained to the group that they were doing an excellent job of taking out the Talon forces in the area. The older man looks at each one of the members with a soft smile under his face mask. "Alright, meeting is over." He says to the members. All of them stood up and walked out of the room. Layla starts making her way back to her assigned room until her name was called out to her, "Layla love! Are you alright?" Tracers says as she blinks next to the tired female. "After getting labeled as an intruder AND getting two machine guns pointed to my face...fanstatsic." Layla says. Tracer sighs, "Sorry about that. Soldier didn't have a chance to tell them about you because of the mission." She explains. Layla rolled her eyes, "Whatever. I'm heading to the training area to make sure my skills are top notch. I need to grab my weapon from my room that I forgot to put on me." She says.

Tracer looked at her with a confused expression, "You have another weapon? But I always see a gun on you." She points out. "I know. I'll show you when I get to the training area. See you then." Layla says and walks off to her room. Tracer watches the girl walk off before she blinks away to the training room. Layla was a few feet away from the door until she stopped walking. It was dead silent in the hall except the air conditioner running softly in the background. Layla was staring at the long hallway in front of her as her ear twitched at the softest noise. She closed her eyes and used her body to get a feel of what's around her in the area. A grunt came from her, "What is it Genji?" She says suddenly and turned around to see him standing a good foot from her. Genji chuckles a bit, "How did you know it was me? It could have been anyone else."

"It's something I can do. My senses are slightly better than most people and I've been around all the members here. Each member gives off a type of 'vibe' or 'aura' about them. You entered my 'bubble' or space as I call it. I have a radius around me and whoever grazes or enters it, I know." Layla explains to him. "Your body sensed me when I entered your space." Genji says. "Yes. Yes you did. I trained myself to do that." Layla answered. "Anyway, what do you need?" She asked. "I couldn't help but to overhear your talk with Tracer about your second weapon and training. I would like to train with you, if it's alright with you." Genji explained. Layla took a moment to think about it before looking at him, "Fine. Meet me in the training area." Layla says finally and Genji nodded before the two spilt their ways.

Layla finally reached her room and walked in. She saw her black small stick sitting on her dresser before grabbing it and placing it on her holster where it belongs. Before she turned on her heels, she smelled Junkrat walking around. It wasn't hard to point him out since he never took a shower so it was obvious he wanted something from her. Layla groaned, she walked to the door and pressed the keypad to see Junkrat standing there with an evil smirk on his face, "G'day pipsqueak!" He shouted. Layla's eye twitched a bit, "What do you want peg-leg?" She asked. "Just tryin' to see wot ya up to now!" He answers back. "Going to train with Genji." She hissed at him. "Why?" Junkrat asks. "Because he overhear me and Tracer talking about my second weapon along with training." She answers him. Junkrat started talking but got interupted by Layla. "Can I-" "No." "Why not!?" "Because I don't want your smelly ass there." She pushed passed him and starts walking to the training room with the Aussie trailing behind her. "But I wanna-" Layla shuts him up, "Don't you have your explosions to do and not bother me?" She asked.

Junkrat cackled at her, "The old man took away me stuff so I can't explode anymore!" He says. Layla groaned at him, "Well...I don't want you near me you walking dumpster. I got shit to do." She tries to pick up her pace but Junkrat has a longer leg than her so he caught up to her, "Ya ain't gettin' rid of me tha' easily shelia!" He laughs out. Layla ignores him and kept walking to her destination with a junker following her. The two made it to the training area, Layla saw Genji and Tracer, along with McCree and Soldier there. "Why is the old fart 'ere?" Junkrat asked. "Just shut the fuck up." She says to him and makes her way over to Genji, "Sorry I ran late. Bean pole behind me had to follow me here out of boredom." She explains. Genji chuckles, "Not to worry. McCree here was telling about your second weapon. A scythe he says." Layla nods, "Yeah. But he only seen it once." She pulls out the small black stick and presses the button. The stick turned into her red and black scythe.

Genji looked at the weapon, "Interesting. Very interesting indeed. It looks like it has been sharpened and cleaned." He says. Layla nodded at him, "Of course. My scythe is always sharpened and cleaned even when I don't use it. I make sure it's in top condition." She says to him. Tracer's eyes sparkled at the scythe, "Wow love! Didn't think you would carry that on you." She says. Soldier took a mental note of the scythe, "Hmph. Two weapons. Interesting." He says a bit. McCree didn't say anything but his eyes trailed to the Junker that was standing a few feet behind Layla. 'What the hell that boy thinkin' about over there?' He thought. Junkrat was staring at Layla, well at her backside. He couldn't stop staring at her, how could he? Any reaction from her makes his day, even if he had to get hurt in the process. 'Sheila is different from the others!' He thought a bit as he heard Layla's voice. For some reason her voice eased him a bit but quickly shook his head, cackled loudly before wobbling quickly out of the training area.

Layla saw him leave before tilting her head at the junker, 'What the hell is wrong with him?' She thought to herself. Junkrat may have a slight interest in Layla.