Chapter 6: Gen 5 Meet Up
3rd POV
Zeno was staring at Freya with dead eyes, as she stared back. Sighing in resignation, Zeno rubbed her cheeks in revenge for what she did earlier morning.
She only chuffed at him angrily and playfully bites his palms.
"You just had to give me a heart attack at 4 in the morning. You troublesome cub." Freya rolled her eyes and chuffed at him twice.
"Nope, you'll be eating your normal snacks today. None of the premium ones." Zeno smiled cheekily as Freya growled at him.
"That's what you get for crying out loud and scratching my face earlier." Zeno shook his head and went towards the bathroom.
He checked his face and found dozens of claw marks decorating his smooth and clear face.
"Dammit Freya, I have to go to HQ later. Foxy-senpai is going to have a good time laughing at me for this." Zeno muttered while glaring at the claw marks.
Shaking his head, Zeno put up a smile on his face before going ahead and taking a shower. At 5 in the morning.
(A/N: how?)
~Timeskip brought to you by Chibi Freya scratching Chibi Zeno's face while he sleeps~
"Ohayou!" Zeno greeted cheerfully, making A-chan jumped at the sudden greetings.
"Oh my, you scared me there for a second. By the way, how in the world can you be so cheerful this early?" A-chan asked while yawning and stretching her body.
Zeno stared for a bit before smiling cheekily.
"Mood swings." Before running past A-chan and went straight to the cafeteria.
"Mood swings huh? That means there will be a day that he will be gloomy all time. Yep, not gonna deal with that when that ever happens." A-chan muttered and chuckled to herself before taking a nap.
Meanwhile with Zeno. He stopped in his tracks and stared at the predator in front of him.
"It's you." They both said at the same time. Before Zeno smiled and took out his hand.
"Looks like we'll be colleagues from now. Kyle Zeno, just call me Zeno." The white-haired predator stared at his hand for a while, before hesitantly taking it.
"Botan, Shishiro Botan." Zeno nodded.
"You hungry Shishiro-senpai?" Zeno asked since he noticed that they were both going the same way.
"A-ah, yeah. I just finished streaming and couldn't help but be hungry." Zeno topped for a second as the information sinks in.
"Streaming? This early? Eh?" Zeno tilted his head curiously and stared at Botan.
"Mhm, I haven't slept yet, so I'm planning to grab a bite, then sleep." Botan giggled at Zeno's gaping expression.
'That was cute...' Zeno thought absentmindedly before focusing on Botan.
"So what did you stream last night then?" Zeno asked as they near towards the cafeteria.
"I was playing Warzone all night. I wanted to make sure that my skills don't rust over time."
"You're an FPS player then? That's neat. We should play sometime, I haven't touched my Warzone for a while now." Unbeknownst to Zeno, Botan raised her eyebrow at him, caught off guard that the person beside her actually plays Warzone.
"Eh? Where are the chefs? What about the dishes? The food?" Zeno stared blankly at the empty cafeteria for a bit, before looking at Botan.
"Damnit, now of all times?" Botan pouted before her stomach suddenly growled like an angry lion.
"Ne, Shishiro-senpai. Are the ingredients needed to cook are here as well?" Zeno wondered out loud, before noticing Botan nodding her head while trying to hide her face.
"I see. Wait for a bit, I'll come up with something bearable to eat at least." Without further ado, Zeno stepped into the kitchen, unaware of the wary gaze Botan gave him.
'I hope it's not another Haachama cooking. Because I rather starve or eat Watame than eat another one of those.' Botan thought with a shudder, before taking a seat near the counter.
It didn't take long for Zeno to whip up a simple Fried Rice with Bacon and Eggs and went out.
He then stared speechlessly at the table Botan was occupying.
"Ehhh? It's the sad-looking wolf guy Lamy!" The fennec dressed as a clown? Or was it circus master? Zeno didn't know.
"Oh, it is him." Lamy, who was probably the blue-haired elf, rocking a gorgeous body, nodded in agreement at what the fennec said.
"Oh? Neee, those look delicious!" The super and hyperactive blonde/peach(?) with bear ears(?), stared starry eyes at the food Zeno cooked up.
"Oho, look at what Yagoo brought in. Heh." Mano, as Zeno remembered, gave him a smug smirk and look.
Zeno gave a smirk in return before sitting down. He then handed over Botan's portion of the Fried Rice. Who muttered a quiet thank you.
"Well, hello there ladies. Look's like I wasn't wrong when I thought that I would be seeing you a lot frequently."
"Doya? So you are the new guy Fubuki-senpai was talking about. Names Polka! Omaru Polka!" The fennec, now named Polka, introduced herself.
"Ehh, everyone already knows about me?" Zeno asked. The elf, or ice elf, judging by how cold the air around her, shook her head.
"Not everyone, the EN branch, ID branch, as well as the FC branch, are still in the dark about you. I'm Lamy, Yukihana Lamy."
'Federal Chingchong? I mean, China? Seriously?' Zeno thought to himself before focusing on Lamy.
(A/N: That was just a joke, I don't mean to offend anyone or anywho for that matter. If you were offended, then I'm sorry in advance.)
"I see, by the way, you smell of booze Elf-senpai. Can I have some too?" Everyone, except for Zeno, gaped at him when he said that.
"No one touches my booze!" Lamy yelled, making everyone chuckle at her.
"Right right, now how about you blondie? Or is that peachy?" Zeno asked, confused about the orientation of the coloring of her hair.
"Eh, I'm Momosuzu Nene! Also known as..." Nene started before going on and on.
Zeno stared at her speechlessly, while Lamy and Polka thought it was normal. In the meantime, Botan finished her meal and thanked Zeno again, who only numbly nodded, still focusing on Nene's super long introduction. Mano only snickered at Zeno's expression from the side, enjoying every last bit of it.
"...NENECHI!" Nene finished before panting. Zeno slowly clapped his hand and chuckled.
"Well, now that's a long-ass introduction I must say. I'm impressed." Nenechi proudly patted her chest, making Zeno inhale deeply internally.
"Of course you'd be impressed, that's our Super Nenechi for you." Mano smirked. Zeno agreed.
"So, why are you all here this early in the morning?" Zeno asked while playing rock paper scissors with Polka. Who, mind you, keeps on losing.
"Ah, Nenechi was super excited about her upcoming Karaoke Stream later, while Polka wanted to meet you. Then Lamy was looking for Botan, as for me? I just tag along to make sure nothing bad happens." Mano explained as Polka sulked about her losing continuously.
Nenechi on the other hand was the one who replaced Polka and kept getting draw with Zeno.
"I see, who would've thought that a succubus can be this caring. If only the rest of your kin are so kind." Mano cackled at that.
"Uwahh!! Why are you so good at rock paper scissors?!" Polka and Nenechi asked at the same time.
"W-well, can you at least back off a bit? You two are a bit too close for comfort." Zeno said as they narrowed their eyes on him.
"Sheesh, well the first thing is, I have supercharged reaction time and as such, I can make split decisions in the matter of milliseconds. That's an exaggeration but something close to milliseconds. Second, you two are too obvious." Zeno deadpanned at the last part, as they both sulked again.
"Zeno-san!" Everyone turned their head towards the entrance of the cafeteria and found A-chan standing there.
"Yo, what can I do for you A-chan?" Zeno waved his hand before asking.
"Yagoo is calling for you, something about discussing about Holo: Divers." Zeno gasped and put both his hands on his cheeks.
"He finally remembers about it!" Everyone chuckled at his exaggerated actions.
"Anyway, looks like the boss is calling. See ya later ladies, and a hungry lion. If you are ever hungry, just find me. Fufufu!" Zeno chuckled before running away from Botan and the others.
Botan growled at his fleeing back as a glint lit up in her predator eyes. Mano raised an eyebrow at their interaction, finding it amusing.
Polka just cursed at Zeno because of him beating her at a ten-round rock, paper, scissors.
Nenechi waved her hand cheerfully, and Lamy only muttered about 'No one touches my booze'.
A-chan stared at that before shrugging nonchalantly.
"This is my life now, heh. I'd be worried if no one causes a ruckus." She chuckled before going back to the lobby.
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