ೃ❁ཻུ۪۪ ❛❛ 𝐀𝐅𝐓𝐄𝐑 ❜❜ • 𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐔𝐌𝐈 𝐅𝐀𝐍𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 •

•Chapter 9•

Okay so here is the chapter with the heated scene between Lloyd and Harumi 👄

It's not that heated, but let's just say it's an important factor in their relationship to come. And also to clarify, yes. Their love train is slow, and they take a while to actually fall for each other. As of right now, they're both realizing their feelings and trying the best they can to show it.

Dw, they'll kiss soon :)
Probably I would guess on chapter 12 ;}
There's gonna be a lot of chapters in this book lol ngl.

Song: My oh My by Camilla Cabello (Another note, the songs have nothing to do with the chapter)

Quote: "Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does." William James

Number of words: 3240

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Later that day, after Harumi returned into the bunker chamber where all the beds were, she laid awake while everyone was fast asleep. She didn't know what time it was, or how much time had passed, but she was restless because the thought of her not being strong enough taunted her. Along with the fear of being Sectorless. She never wanted that. Rumi turned her body over and curled up a little, avoiding the small itchy blanket they were given. Her eyes were half open as she listened to the sound of heavy breathing through the room and the subtle sounds of dripping water against the cracked concrete floor.

She bit at her finger, curling her legs and toes a bit more closer against her chest. She thought deeper, forcing herself to try and come up with an idea. Then suddenly, out of the blankness, she perked up and looked around the room to make sure everyone was asleep. A cold trickle of sweat went down her spine as the idea processed through her mind. Yes. She'd practice behind everyone else's back, so she could indeed improve the most. And that's exactly what she did. Harumi reached down as she sat upwards, getting on her boots and quickly tying them up.

Making sure to be agile and silent, she quietly stood up and began to lightly jog forward, only the gentle pitter patter of her feet being heard through the dark chambers of the bunker room and the fighting area that she a few minutes later entered in a soft sprint. She stopped, her sprint turning into a slow walk up to the punching bags. It was dark, dark as night. Pitch black in some places, the only light being the LED lights that lit up the square rings. Harumi looked at the ring her and the black haired girl fought in earlier and frowned, the blood she saw dried up and brown making her want to get even stronger.

Harumi turned on her heel with a slick sound of leather bottom boot against now smoothened, grey concrete, and she slowly stepped up to a punching bag. She positioned her feet about three feet apart from each other, her left foot a few inches in front though. She arched her back forwards a bit and started throwing her fists towards the orange, thick and tough punching bag, creating loud booming noises and making her let out subtle grunts as her knuckles began to roughly penetrate the dummy.

Letting out another grunt from behind her, someone watched from afar and it was Green. His emerald eyes watched her, as once more he could not pull his eyes away from her. How graceful he thought she already was, she was like an angel, but he knew deep down without his help she'd never make it.

Green smiled to himself and silently walked out of the shadows, his blonde hair illuminating something that looked like a halo circling around his head. He passed behind her, continuing to watch how her body move and listen to her effort noises closely, kind of proud of her that she was practicing on her own time. He looked away, silently walking back in the shadows towards his own personal room that was just up the many towering stairs above them and through a few tunnels.