Candle: Splatoon Manga AU:

Chapter #2

Army gave you a bloody stare in your eyes.

"Y/N, is there a problem?" Army asked you, still very stern and such, but also a bit.. worrisome??

People would definitely notice this happening very soon, might as well make this quick.

"um- n-not at all.. I-I'm fine." You lied, and felt pretty bad about your "small" lie that you made up on the spot.

"Alright then.. But listen kid, I'm watching you, alright?" Army told sternly, and you were too nervous to speak, so you just nodded.

And then he left you alone, but let you leave without punishment or anything else.

Something that can describe Army well is some sort of inkling who really doesn't seem like one, like how he can run a boarding school, be an S4 Member, Lead a training camp, Play in Turf War, and happen to coach up and coming rankers. And the fact that he's also curry obsessed is also part of it too. This man has 25+ hours in a day, how does he do it!?

The time was now 8:40pm. The curfew begins at 9:00, so you should probably get back to your dorm across campus.

Might as well make it to your dorm before it's too late.

You walked through the halls. This time they weren't fully empty, but still, you were a bit lonely.

The rain also got heavier too. It was practically banging on the windows pretty hard..

The windows were slightly opened too, giving you a cold shiver.

Unfortunately you were stuck with the regular uniform. And that uniform didn't come with any sweaters. And you got soaked due to the windows being pushed open by the very heavy rain.

You slipped over on your legs.. ouch..

Nobody was here to see that.. r-right? (Writer noises)

Hopefully not, and here we are, at your dorm.

And then you finally headed inside, just in time for the curfew, luckily.

* Time-Skip *

You woke up in a cold sweat, it was 2:24am.. you almost screamed.

"N-N-No, N-Not a-again!" You said to yourself, this doesn't seem to be the first time.

You were in tears.. that nightmare you had must've really been bad.. and the worst part?

You injured your upper arm in the nightmare, and it still was stinging.

And you seemed really stressed out and scared.. plus, you could barely move. *sad wommy noise*

One of the late night monitors could hear this near your room and decided to check in on you.

Your door was unlocked, you felt very nervous, but it's better than being alone. Plus it's someone with a key, you shouldn't be getting squidnapped.

The person walked inside and walked over to you, and put their arm around you.

"Are you alright?" Sailor-W asked you.

"I-I.." You tried responding.

"You don't know?" Sailor-W finished your sentence for you, and gave you a hug. A much needed one after the harsh events of the past 24 hours.

"Y-yes.." You responded, just slightly.

"Was it a nightmare, no squid is usually waking up at 2am randomly, you know?" Sailor-W asked.

You just nodded. "Speaking is overrated" - (literally every playable agent.)

"Does anything hurt?" Sailor-W asked you in a sympathetic voice.

You nodded and pointed to your upper arm. "Right here.." You notified them quietly.

"Okay.. does it just sting?" Sailor-W asked.

You nodded.

"Don't worry Y/N, it'll heal pretty quickly. At least before sunrise." Sailor-W said, giving an innocent smile to you, trying to let you know that everything was gonna be okay.

"T-thank you.." You responded.

"You're welcome, do you just need a bit more company, I-I still have to be on hall monitor duty, who knows what Army would do if I was off task..

"I-I would, but I completely understand what you mean.." you replied.

"Guessing you had a negative encounter with Army?" Sailor-W asked you.

"Yeah, I burnt curry, was late to dinner hall, and class actually, because I got lost. And other things too.. I feel horrible still.." you responded to Sailor-W

"Yikes, was that all yesterday?" Sailor-W asked.

"Yeah, in the afternoon alone." You answered.

"I'm sorry you had go through that, but at least we can hope for a better day today, right Y/N." Sailor-W replied, trying to make you feel better.

"Yeah, thank you so much." You responded, feeling better about yourself.

Sailor-W gave you one last hug, "I've gotta head out now, I hope you are feeling better than before."

"I am, thank you so much." You said, with a smile on your face.

"Alright! Bye now!" Sailor-W gave you a bow and closed + locked your door, so you didn't have to.

You waved and headed back to sleep.

The last thing you thought was, "At least someone here cares about me.." and then had a good rest before waking up at 6am to prepare for classes. (Fun fact, I'm writing this at 5am, cause school doesn't give a crap about my creativity.)

Today you had to brace for the worst. Because you have Army's classes for the ENTIRE DAY!

Oh *wommy noises*

The first thing you see when you are about to leave your dorm is Army watching you from a distance, and he looks as mad as ever before.

That shouldn't be seen as such a great sign.

You took a deep breath, you were gonna have a better day today.

You started to walk in the hall, there's even more rain outside, and a bit of thunder. Not too shocking but thunder can sure shock someone. It's not like anyone has NEVER been surprised by thunder, right?

You almost slipped again, but luckily didn't actually slip.

On your way to class, a lot of people looked at you worried for some reason, it must've been because of last night.. or..

You stopped walking and looked behind you.

There was Army. In all of his glory. And low temper.

He was obviously still looking stern and taller than you (you shorty :3), but he usually looked like that anyways.

Normally you wouldn't be too much worried, but it's kind of bold of him to follow you from your dorm all the way to the classroom, it's quite suspicious, isn't it?

I'd place my bet that he would be doing this, as referenced last night, where he said "kid, I'm keeping an eye on you." - Army.

This is gonna badly..

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