Snippy Soul and Slick Star

Moments after making your introductions with the unique little group you are led inside the massive building from before, the utterly colossal structure opening up and seeming to swallow you whole as the group leads you on. At the front of the group is the brash and still blushing Star-chan, her gaze peering back at you every so often only to catch your eyes staring at her. This of course causes her to ‘eep’ in surprise and turn back around; her loud voice suddenly and sharply commenting about something on the walls as if to cover up the fact that she was caught eyeing you up. Tsubaki is close behind Star, her gentle personality and calm mind more than once breaking with a soft giggle at Star’s actions and attitude.

However it is the other two members of the group that have the chief portion of your attention, Soul and Blair holding close to you in different regards and for obviously different reasons. Blair for her part is still perched on your shoulder, a low and soft purring rumbling through her body as she unabashedly looks you up and down without end. More than once your see the slightest flick of pink slide across her lips, a tiny tongue licking from cheek to cheek as those luminescent orbs gives you a slow and steady stare from head to toe.

Soul on the other hand seems to be caught somewhere between giving you a curious glance and outright serving you a heated and obnoxious glare. Over and over again you catch Soul glancing from your swords to your face, her gaze becoming progressively more and more agitated with each transition. It eventually comes to a point that when she changes her gaze from your blades to your features you quickly round on her, your eyebrow quirked as you stare into those two enraged ruby red iris’ glaring into your own as you speak, “Can I help you?”

With a rather irritated snarl Soul nods to your blades, her voice surprisingly husky for her smaller build, “Oi, it’s really not cool to keep them like that forever you know!”

Blinking a few times you stop in your tracks, your head tilting slightly as you speak, “Excuse me?”

Removing one of her hands from the pocket of her jacket Soul stabs a finger towards the blades on your waist, “Your swords! I can feel that they’re living weapons so why do you keep them in weapon mode like that!?”

“I was also wondering that was well John-san,” Tsubaki suddenly speaks up, her soft eyes looking up into yours with concern as Star hides behind the taller black haired beauty, “while it may be comfortable in weapon mode I cannot imagine how they feel about being ignored like this either. Certainly they would like to be released and meet the rest of us right?”

At this point you are beyond confused, question marks might as well be floating over your head as you speak with almost guttural bewilderment, “What in the blue hells are you talking about?”

“Hey Johnny,” Blair suddenly speaks up, her cute paw patting the side of your cheek which quickly catches your attention, “Do you know what a demon weapon is?”

Shrugging a bit you jostle your blades by your side, “unless they are anything like Zanpakuto then no, I have no bloody idea what a demon weapon is.”

Blair gives Soul a quick nod and before your eyes the white haired girls arm is bathed in a brilliant white light, the luminous glow fading instantly only to reveal her entire limb has transformed into a scythe-like blade, “That is a demon weapon Johnny, a human being that can transform parts of their body or even their entire form into a weapon.”

In a flash Souls arm returns to its normal state seconds before she crosses both over her chest with a venomous glare, “Yeah, so what are you waiting for? Let them drop their weapon forms and stop being so…un-cool!”

Gazing between all of the looks for a moment you can’t help but let a grin cross your face, your shoulders shaking as you offer up a soft chuckle before speaking, “Oh…now I get it. I think there has been a little bit of a misunderstanding…”

It takes a while to explain to the rest of the group but you successfully explain Zanpakuto’s and the key differences between your blades and the demon weapons of this dimension. Once the powerful distinction is made and explained to the girls in your presence Soul immediately blushes in embarrassment, her head bowing in apology as she nervously scratches one of her jacket clad arms with the other, “Oh…uh…I’m sorry about that John…it was totally un-cool of me to jump to a conclusion like that…especially with how nice you’ve been to us…”

Reaching down you gently pat the top of Souls head, her soft white spiky hair yielding to your touch which brings out a soft murr from the surprisingly sharp toothed and lazy eyed girl, “It’s alright Soul-chan, I can understand the mistake and I can’t hold it against you.”

Looking up you notice how Tsubaki shares Soul’s embarrassed flush, her gaze looking away from you as she quietly rocks in place, “I…I’m sorry too John-san. I shouldn’t have thought ill of you without proof…”

Chuckling a bit you nod and give Tsubaki a gentle smile, your charming grin causing her blush to deepen as you speak, “It’s not a problem Tsubaki-chan, no harm done so no worries.”

“What about Blair Johnny?” the feisty feline on your shoulders purrs, her cheek rubbing against your own as she whispers, “Blair did a good job of keeping Johnny out of trouble didn’t she?”

Rolling your eyes you smirk, the amorous little kitty causing a rather naughty idea to spark in your mind. “Alright pretty kitty,” You whisper, your head turning to face Blair which startles and intrigues the black cat immensely, “I guess you deserve a reward.”

With a soft peck your lips make contact with Blair’s fuzzy cheek, her eyes opening wide as a deep crimson blush burns through the fur on her face, “J-Johnny!”

Somewhere in the back of your mind you are aware of the other girls groaning at the slight kiss you give Blair but at the moment you can’t help but laugh at Blair’s completely unsure and nervous expression, the cute kitty fumbling for words and actions in a way that is a far cry from her previously upfront and confident attitude.

After calming Blair with a few strokes of her chin you turn back to the group, a happily purring and completely content cat on your shoulder as you begin to speak, “So, I never got a chance to ask…who is this Maka and Kid you mentioned?”

Considering how quiet she had been from the beginning of your meeting you had almost expected Star to stay silent the entire time, her position behind Tsubaki being her refuge from the intimidating ‘giant man meat’ that you apparently are to her. However, once more you are surprised by this dimension as Black Star suddenly hops out from behind the black haired woman and begins to speak loudly and more than clearly, “O-Okay! E-Enough with h-hiding you g-giant hunk! I am B-Black Star and I am the w-woman who will s-surpass even god! It is very nice to meet you!”

Jerkily Star holds out her hand, her forehead sweating bullets as she invents new shades of red with her cheeks. Giving the short and surprisingly well endowed girl a smile you nod, your hand reaching out and grasping her sweaty palm as you speak, “Hello Star-chan, I am John and it is very nice to meet you too.”

“Th-Thank you!” Star’s response is stiff and uneven, her voice squeaking slightly at your touch as she continues to speak, “A-As for your question, M-Maka is Soul-chan’s meister and Kid is the daughter of Shinigami-sama! Sh-She has two weapons, Patty and Liz Thompson! I hope that was helpful John-san!”

Despite the fact that your ears are ringing you find Star’s demeanor cute, her way of dealing with stress and embarrassment very charming if not a bit headache inducing, “Thank you Star-chan, that does help.”

“Y-You are welcome!” Star stutters, her blush deepening as leans in closer and purses her lips ever so slightly, “I-I believe I d-d-deserve a reward too!”

A deep belly laugh erupts from you as Tsubaki and Soul gawk at Star with unkempt surprise and to a point jealousy. Yet, no matter how amusing the circumstances you can’t help but smile as you bend down and deliver a feather soft kiss on the rose petal soft lips of the sweet little Star, “There you go, thanks again for helping me Star-chan.”

As Star walks back to the front of the group with a beaming smile you notice how Soul and even Tsubaki give Star a low glare, their hands clenching and unclenching as they watch the triumphant blue haired schemer take her place at the front of the line. Yet, just as the others are about to call Star out on her trickery a new voice breaks the fray, a rather loud and slightly scratchy tone piercing the otherwise silent halls, “Soul-chan! There you are!”