Through A Scope (Sinon X Reader)

Chapter 6 - I'm Here

"Shino?" You call as you knock on the door.  "It's Y/N. Can you let me in, please?" You hear shuffling around behind the door. After a few seconds, you hear the latch unhook and the door opens. Shino appears around the slightly ajar door. She wore a loose, white shirt with a pair of grey shorts.
"Y/N? What are you doing here?"
"You didn't seem good earlier and seeing as I live close by I decided to check on you."
"Like I said, I'm fine. You didn't have to come here."
"I know... But you seemed like you needed someone to talk to back in ALO. Someone to vent your stress to. You looked like you needed help so I chose to be that help." You looked her in the eyes. She stared back. She seemed to accept your assistance, as her expression softened. She moved aside from the door and let you in. "Thanks." You say.

You glance around the room, gathering your bearings. It was a very small apartment with a hallway leading from the door into the kitchen and then into a bedroom. The kitchen wasn't very spacious, mostly crowded with some cupboards, a sink, and a fridge. A door leads from the kitchen into the bathroom.
The bedroom was mostly the same in size. The bed was set against the wall next to a small black desk with drawers. A bookshelf stood opposite packed with all sorts of different titles.

Shino walks past you, into the bedroom and takes a seat on the bed. She pats the free spot next to her. You oblige and sit down. A silence washes across the room. It's not awkward, more comforting in a way. Wait... Your current situation hit you like a truck. I'm in a girl's house. This girl is wearing very... loose clothes. I'm sitting right next to her. Oh god! You start to silently panic, frequently glancing at Shino to check if she's noticed the change in atmosphere.

"I'm glad you came here, actually." She interrupts your thoughts. "To be honest... I probably would have been panicking all by myself here. Having company makes me a bit calmer."
"I'll be here when you need me. Call me anytime something like this happens again and you need someone to talk to." You offer.
"Noted." She gives you a warm smile.

Another silence washes over the two of you. Shino seems to be deep in thought. She opens her mouth on some occasions, as if to say something, but closed it again not long after. Eventually, she spoke.
"I know this may seem rude and everything, but you don't mind if I take a rest here, do you?"
"Not at all. Do you want me to head back home while you sleep, or-"
"No, it's okay. Stay here." You nod and get up off of the bed so Shino can lie down. She takes off her glasses and sets them on her desk and gets into bed. "Sorry, again. I must seem really impolite just ignoring you and sleeping. I just feel like I need to right now."
"It's fine. You just lie down."
"Thank you." She closes her eyes and drifts off to sleep.

You take a chair that was lying in the kitchen and drag it into the bedroom by the bookshelf. As to not get bored, you decide to use this opportunity to read the book Shino got in the library earlier that day. You open the bag and retrieve the book. The Essential Guide to Handguns. You flip open the cover and start skimming through the pages. There were images of different types of Handguns and information about them. Beretta U22 Neos. FN Baby Browning. Type 54 "Black Star". PSS Silent Pistol. These were all generic pistols. They didn't reveal anything obvious about Shino's past. Maybe she was just researching weapons for the BoB. You think to yourself. You set the book back into your bag and take a note of where you left off. It'll be useful for GGO anyway.

You start to get a bit bored so you take a look at the bookshelf next to you. She won't get mad at me if I read one of her books, right? You skim through the titles looking for something that might interest you. You land upon one titled Norse Mythology. Shino was saying she enjoyed the myths, so I guess I should see what it's about. You lift the book and begin reading.

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"Brokk can go to Asgard and present my gifts to the gods and cut off your head," Said Eitri. "I like it best here at my forge, making things."
Brokk stared at Loki through swollen eyelids. "I'm looking forward to cutting off your head," Said Brokk. "It got personal."