||True Colors | Splatoon Fanfiction | Agent 3 x Agent 8 ||

|| Chapter 2: More Agents ||

8 POV

I woke up at the crack of dawn, where sunlight lit up the room of agent 3's bedroom. Reluctantly, 3 had allowed me to sleep on her bed except she had to sleep on the couch. I didn't mean to be rude to her or anything but I just wanted to experience what sleeping on a comfy bed would feel like here in Inkopolis. I got out of bed, uncovering myself from the blanket.

She's still asleep right now and I'm guessing the moment she woke up, she's going to get grumpy all over me. Last night I woke up and noticed 3 shivering. I took the blanket I was using and had wrapped it around her. I didn't mean to be mean about the hospitality she's given me.

I should probably make it up to her more, I thought. I fixed the bedsheets of the bed, fluffed the pillows, and folded the blanket. I grinned to myself seeing the result of my little cleanup of the room. Then I looked down at myself, seeing that I was still wearing the same clothes I wore yesterday. Now I should probably change. I headed to the living room to see if 3 was awake. She was still asleep peacefully. I couldn't help but smile at her. I sneakily headed over to sit beside her on the floor. Her body was breathing, her hair still the same cyan color just like last night. And her eyes were closed.

For some reason, a part of me wanted to pet her head playfully since she was asleep. I reached my hand out-
                  But then a hand grabbed me before I could do anything. I was surprised. Then I noticed 3's eyes were fluttering open and I could see her pretty blue eyes. She looked at my arms then turned to me and I giggled nervously at her. "If you were going to wake me up, great job," she said sarcastically. I looked at the ground apologetically.

After a few minutes of silence, 3 got off the couch and headed to her bedroom, probably going to change clothes. She locked the door of the room and I waited for a few minutes for her to come out. Once she was out she was wearing a different outfit.

I then walked up to her and tried to say "clothes."  I don't think she got it because she asked in confusion "You want...me to do what to you??? I'm sorry but you sound like you're speaking gibberish." With that, I shook my head. I held out the sleeves of my arm and looked at her hoping this time she would get it. The truth is, I'm not really good with my talking in the inkling language.

I think octolings had a different way of communicating and only some learned the language of the inklings. Though strangely, I could understand most of what they said and still remember most of my octoling language despite me having amnesia. I will learn one day though, then I can properly communicate with her, I thought to myself.

Finally, she seemed to get it since her eyebrows rose. "You want clothes to don't you?" I nodded my head eagerly. She looked at her room then looked at me. "The thing is tentacles, (I gave her a funny look) I don't have any clothes for octoling boys like you, so I have to head out," she said exasperatedly. I frowned. I pointed to her, then me, then pointed to the door. "No, no, no, no! You can't go out! You're staying here where no inklings can see you," she said firmly.

I know I'm an octoling but I wanted to see what inkling outfits they had. I could argue with her but because of language reasons, I cant. So I came up with option #2! I tried staring at her, hoping she'll feel uncomfortable. I've seen this a lot in some movies so hopefully, it would work? At first, 3 didn't take it. But after a few minutes, she groaned. "Fine...but just...try to stay low key," she said. I squealed and jumped up in the air. 3 then went into her room trying to find something.

She then returned with a black cloak. It has some patches and there were a few holes in them. 3 held up the cloak. "Since not all inklings accept octolings..." She then pauses to mutter something under her breath which I couldn't quite hear. "You're going to have to wear this. It's all I have so just deal with it," 3 said.