Oceantales

chapter 3. found ya!

POV 2:

Yoi gives a cold pad to Mino that he still had in his pocket.

Mino takes it and puts it on his blue eye.

Mino: You know, it really hurts.

Lillizia: Yeah, I already said sorry.

Yoi: Mino, aren't you one of the best soldiers of Oakheart?

Mino: Tsk...

Yoi giggles.

It's quiet for a while as they walk.

Mino: Also, little girl.

Lillizia: Lillizia, or if that's too long, call me Liz.

Mino: Alright, Liz. How are you so strong at such a young age?

Lillizia: Oh, long story short, one of our members in the TCC has a big brother who is really good at fighting. He doesn't come here often, only about two times a year, but whenever he's here, I want to show how much I've improved! Also, Minka, the person I talked about, helps me too. Since she is the oldest one in the group, it feels like she is my mother.

Mino: I have so many questions now...

Lillizia: Go ahead!

Mino: Don't you have a mom or-

Lillizia: My parents threw me out of their house, and then the TCC kind of adopted me and I grew up there. But they also tell me that I'm very... different from the others my age. And I can already tell what you're going to ask next.

Mino and Lillizia (at the same time): What is the TCC?

Lillizia: Yeah, yeah. It's a group of people. But here's a secret. We actually aren't allowed to exist.

Mino: Why is that?

Meanwhile, as they talk, Yoi notices someone talking close to them.

Lillizia: Well-

Yoi: Shh, do you hear that?

Everyone is quiet.

People from behind: Yeah, but you know...

Lillizia: Hide!

Everyone jumps into a sea plant.

Sophia: Wait, someone is here.

Everyone walks slowly towards the place the sound came from.

As they arrive, Lillizia jumps out and attacks Kayo.

Kayo: Hey! What is that!?

Kin: Liz! Stop!

Lillizia stops.

Lillizia: Oh, it's you!

Lillizia jumps off Kayo.

Kin: You really need to learn to stop attacking random people.

Lillizia: Yeah, but what if people are chasing us and find our place?

Kin: Well, you're right. Anyways, speaking of not finding the place, we need to blindfold all of you.

Kayo: Oh god...

Kin: Also, that black-haired guy...

Kayo and Mino look at each other.

Kayo: Which one of us?

Kin: The... not middle part guy...

Mino: My name is Mino.

Kin: Yeah, Mino, may I ask how you got that "eye"?

Mino looks at Lillizia.

Lillizia makes a grumpy face.

Kin: Liz...

Lillizia: Yeah... Anyways, back to the blindfolds. We have different colors. We have pink, blue, and the rest are gray.

Yoi: I'll take the pink one.

Lillizia: ???... I mean, if you want to.

Yoi: Yes, thank you.

Kayo gives him a disgusted face.

Yoi: What? Can men not like the color pink?

Kayo: Nah, nah, I mean, they can, but it's... yeah...

Yoi: Hm.

Everyone has a blindfold now. Yoi has the pink one, Spezi has the blue one, and Mino and Kayo have the gray ones.