Chapter 16 - Former member

A plane landed safely, many passengers exited the plane within them Yuudai, Emi, Izanami, Izumi, Nobuo, Mika, Kenshin and Mizuki were aboard.

Mika sighed in relief. "Finally, we've arrived" she said.

"Passing you through was, complicated" Izanami said.

"It's been a while since I came back to America" Emi said.

"We should get going, we shouldn't make your driver wait" Nobuo said.

"True, we need to meet with the WJO later" Mizuki said. "So we should leave the bags"

They all left the airport and outside a woman was waiting for them.

"Miss Emi" She bowed. "It's great to see you once more"

"It's great to see you as well Rika" Emi said.

She turned around to face Yuudai. "It's great to see you as well Mister Yuudai" she said. "All of you, please follow me to the car"

They all followed her.

"Yuudai, you've been here?" Izumi asked.

"I went on vacations with Emi" Yuudai said. "She invited me and of course I had to accept"

They stopped in a van and placed their luggage on the back.

"I'd be using the limo, but since we have a large person and a tall one, this would be more comfortable" Rika said, referring to Mizuki and Nobuo.

"It's fine, there's no need for a limo" Yuudai said.

"It seems like you're still as nice as always Mister Yuudai" Rika said while she entered the driver seat.

Everyone entered the van, Nobuo and Mizuki in the back; Izanami, Izumi and Mika in the middle; and Yuudai and Emi in the front with Rika.

"We'll arrive in two hours" Rika said as the car started to move.

They rode through a road full of traffic, a landscape with a nice view, and near the coastline. They arrived at a beach house, owned by Emi's family and had been taken care of by Rika, it was located near a popular beach.

"Wow! Look at the sea!" Mika said, excited. "Can we swim there Commander?"

"We need to rest" Yuudai said. "You can swim later"

Rika guided them inside and showed them the rooms that they'll be staying in. She acted professionally and answered all Mika's dumb questions.

"If there's anything else you need, please ask me" Rika said with a smile. "Dinner will be ready at 8" and she left for the kitchen.

Everyone was in their rooms, unpacking their bags and changing clothes. Yuudai was on the phone downstairs, he waited patiently for someone to answer. Minutes later someone answered the phone with a happy tone.

"What's up Commander?" The person on the other side said. "You guys arrived already?"

"Yeah, we're heading to the beach now" Yuudai said. "The one I talked to you about yesterday"

"I see, well I'll be heading there" The person said.

Yuudai hanged the phone, Rika approached him with a cup of water. He thanked her and drank the water.

"It must be tough being a Commander" Rika said. "Seeing a lot of people dying or getting arrested"

Yuudai looked at the floor "Indeed it is" he said with no hesitation. His face didn't show any sadness or remorse, he was calm.

"The WJO, World Judgement Organization, do you believe in them?" Rika asked calmly.

Yuudai was surprised by the sudden question, even though he answered yes, there was a small part of him saying no.

"I see" Rika said. "I apologize for asking" she said and bowed.

"There's no need to apologize" Yuudai said.

Footsteps and voices were being heard coming down the stairs, it was the others, wearing their swimsuits.

Mika wore a white and blue striped one-piece swimsuit that covered her from her shoulder to her leg, her outfit gave a joyful vibe.

Izanami was wearing a red two-piece swimsuit that showed some skin, it also showed some small scars of her failed inventions.

"Are you sure you want to wear that Izanami?" Kenshin asked. "It shows your scars"

Kenshin wore light blue trunks, he didn't have a muscular body but he was quite thin.

"Who cares about them?" Izanami said.

Yuudai was impressed with her confidence, a lot of people would hide their scars behind a shirt or in a one-piece swimsuit.

Nobuo and Mizuki came downstairs, both wore a one-piece swimsuit, it showed Nobuo's muscular body and Mizuki's curves.

"Are we all ready?" Mika asked impatiently.

"Emi is still changing her clothes" Izumi said going down the stairs.

She was wearing... a school swimsuit?. Everyone looked at her confused as to why she was wearing that.

Izumi sat down in her wheelchair and noticed their confused stares.

"Is there something wrong?" Izumi asked.

They all decided to not ask and glanced away.

They waited for a while for Emi to come down, she was taking too long for Mika's patience, so they decided to head to the beach first and leave Yuudai to wait for her. Rika had gone to help Emi so that they could leave faster.

Half an hour later Rika came down with Emi behind her.

Emi wore a two-piece swimsuit that suited her hair, it showed Emi's beauty more than before.

"H-How do I look?" Emi asked, a bit embarrassed.

Yuudai was a bit dazed by her beauty and the only thing he said was "Beautiful"

"L-let's go, Commander" Emi said and grabbed his hand and they both left to the beach.

The beach was full of people, luckily the others had found a place where they could leave their stuff.

"Oh, you two arrived" Izumi said. She sat in her wheelchair and was under the umbrella, drinking some cola.

"You aren't gonna swim Izumi?" Yuudai asked.

"We're taking turns on taking care of our stuff" Izumi said.

Yuudai told her that she could go play with them and that he would stay to take care of their stuff.

"Aren't you gonna swim Commander?" Emi asked, a bit disappointed.

"Sorry, but I won't" Yuudai said. "Tell the others to enjoy the water" he said with a smile.

Emi and Izumi joined the others in the water, leaving Yuudai alone. He looked at them with a smile as they joyfully swam and played, but he also knew that happy moments won't last forever with higher chances of being in the WJO. He returned to reality when someone tapped him on the back.

"Yo, good to see you Commander" A familiar voice said.

Yuudai turned around. "It's good to see you, Seiichi" he said happily.

Seiichi was a boy with dark red hair, almost the same height as Kenshin and he had a smile that could charm girls. He was a former member of Yuudai's team, but he was transferred to help the WJO in America.

"It's great to see the others enjoying the beach" Seiichi said while he looked at the others swimming and playing. "How about you Commander?"

"I'm not that fond of swimming" Yuudai said while touching his shirt.

Seiichi sat down beside him.

He sighed. "The American WJO is doomed" Seiichi said. "Their offices are a mess"

"Must suck" Yuudai said.

"Anyways, I investigated the area where the supposed Atlantis is" Seiichi said while he handed him some documents.

The documents were stolen from the government, it talked about a secret lab that was located somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean.

"Then I investigated some submarines that were missing over there" Seiichi said.

Many submarines disappeared without a trace, but two of them contained people that caught Seiichi's eye.

"Anyways, when will the submarine arrive?" Seiichi curiously asked.

"Probably next day" Yuudai said.

A scream silent them both, a little girl was getting carried by the waves to the open sea.

"We have to get her!" Mika said quickly.

"I'll swim to her-" Mizuki said.

But before she could move, someone had already dived to get her. Seconds later, Yuudai came back carrying the little girl with her.

Everyone looked at him surprised, not because he reached the girl in seconds, it was because of the scars on his body. Yuudai returned the little girl to her mom and walked off.

"Those scars..." Izanami said, surprised. "You knew about this Emi?"

Emi shook her head, now knowing why he didn't want to swim.

Yuudai grabbed the shirt that he left with Seiichi and walked back home, putting his shirt on and hiding his scars once more.