Portalbound

PortalBound.

It all started when.....

There once was an Italian girl, named Folra Rossi.

At the age 8, her life was really fun and happy with her family, she also loved learning Japanese. Her own mother is not alive, so her father married another one...

One day.... Her father, Francesco surprised them by telling them they're going to Japan!

In the train, while Flora's father and siblings were asleep she saw her mother talking to someone on the phone, her expression showed her seriousness and slyness which made flora suspicious of this mother....

After the 18 hours they finally arrived, the mother, Serena almost immediately said that she can hold the bag that held money in it. When they entered their new house, Serena immediately got serious and said- "I'll go buy us food."

Francesco Replied with- "But we've brought food, already."

However, Serena narrowed her eye and turned around with her back faced her 'family' and replied with- "I'm not sure, I'll go buy Japanese food then."

This time, flora replied- "But can't we just go together tomorrow?"

"No need for that." Said Serena, sternly.

Francesco decided to let her go, but she didn't come back.... ever....

After the days, framcesco slowly realised that Serena had betrayed them and stole the money. He couldn't believe it and wanted to go out and find her while flora was worried about him since they also had no food left, she said- "Father, don't go- you're already hungry with Gio and Ciro!"

This made Francesco hesitant when he saw his other two younger kids, Gio and Ciro...

He looked at flora and replied with- "I'm sorry dear, but i really have to--"

He suddenly fell to his knees and clutched his chest and Flora quickly approached him yelling- "Father!! Father?! What happened-?! Gio-!! Bring me the phone!!!!" She called an ambulance and they brought her father to the hospital and she had to stay with her hungery self and siblings.....

She waited until the doctors called again. She immediately answered and they said- "Your father has cancer, so unfortunately. You have to pay a million every month to make him survive. Flora understood the Japanese words but wasn't too pleasent about it since she didn't have money and it'd be her birthday tomorrow.... However, determined, she started with 'stealing' she took a few breads from a bakery secretly and went to feed her siblings then started to try and find a job to earn money.... She tried many jobs and ended up- Cooking- failed. Cleaning- failed. Actor- almost won, but failed. And lastly, shopping assistant- failed. Eventually it reached evening and she sighed in defeat sitting on. a bench on a hill with a tree behind. Until she saw a light ball behind the tree and it was moving- she causiostly approached it and caught it. She brought it to her face to study it but it suddenly entered her mouth- panicked flora tried to get it out but saw a man in detective outfit approach the bench so she quickly swallowed it and sat straight -

The man sat on the bench and was talking on the phone, flora tried to not pay attention but eventually she listened and heard the guy say- "Did you kill him? Ah yes, thank you. I'll give you 5k for that one. Since ge was so easy to kill" - Scared and shocked flora looked at the man with wide eyes until he caught her gaze and she quickly looked away thinking- "Are they hunting animals or something-?"-

However, the man looked at her nad said-

"Did you hear everything?"

Flora flinched and said-

"Well, maybe yes and maybe not-?

The man narrowed her eyes and tried to pull something out if his pocket but before that- an angry man approached them- "You!! You stole breads in our bakery, didn't you?!"

Panicked flora tried to resist- "Um- no- no-! It wasn't me, trust-!!"

The man got ready to slap her but the detective caught his hand and the man looked at him in shock as he recognised him- "Detective Subaru-?!!" said the man.

Flora was confused and looked between the two as the detectives now known as Subaru said- "She probably had a good reason for it. Let her be." The man tried to protests but eventually walked away. And flora looked at the man and said- "You're a detective? But you talked about killing, right now-"

Subaru looked at him before asking- "Did you have a reason to steal breads?" Flora was caught off guard by the sudden question but answered awkwardly- "Well-.... We didn't have anything to feed my little siblings and my father is at the hospital...."

Subaru was interested in her story and looked back at the tree seeing the light ball is not there and looked back at flora then said- "Can i trust you?" Flora was confused but replied with- "Oh, of course! I can kee any secrets!!" subaru smiled and said- "Im not a detective. I'm actually a boss of an organisation where assassins, spies, and even actors work there." Flora was really shocked and didn't know how to reply and was just a little scared so she tried to say something but subaru said- "Also, i need you to join my organisation. And you can't deny you already know the secret. So if you get away you'll get eliminated." Flora jumped back- "ELIMINATED?!?" Subaru chuckled and said- "No, I'm just joking but seriously. You can't tell anyone. Join us and I'll give you money and you should train to become whatever you want. We can pay for you and your sibling's dinner today."

Flora didn't know if that was a good idea but knew that she could save her father with that but also thought about the risk... then the gain after it... so she said- "Okay..... i- I accept." She said hesitantly and subaru stood up and looked at her wuth a hand extented out. Flora hesitated at first but eventually took his hand..... Subaru smiled sweetly and said- "Let's go visit your father, shall we?"

Flora just nodded not knowing what to say...

At the hospital, she approached her father and he was awake while subaru was outside of the room, listening. Flora took his hand and looked at him with teary eyes.

"Father, will you survive until i have enough money...?" Francesco smiled weakly and said- "Yes, hun. I'll always be there for you. Don't worry about me, and don't push yourself too hard..." flora nodded wuth slight determination in her eyes now until Francesco said- "Also, take care of Hino." Flora looked at him in confusion "Hino?"

A black harmless looking bird came up to francesco's finger and he said- "Take care of him and he'll do as you wish.... He's not just a normal bird... He's-.... a..." Until a doctor entered and said that her time was out and flora left with one last look at francesco and thinking about the bird, hino that was now on her shoulder with the same emotion as her.

At outside, she saw Subaru waiting for her.

She looked at him and smiled- "Thank you for your help to feed my siblings and visit my father. I'll do my best to help your organisation and train hard." Subaru smiled and felt satisfied so he said- "Let's get to the warehouse." Flora was shocked "Already?!" Subaru- "Of course, the van is waiting for us." Flora nodded as hino was on her shoulder now, subaru didn't even bother to ask about the bird. He just brought her out with himself. When they arrived at the warehouse.... Subaru pressed on a button to open it. Once it was opened, they both walked down the hallway with guards looking at flora and hino in confusion. Flora however tried to hide her nervousness, she was feeling a little uncomfortable while hino was just standing on her shoulder. They arrived at a big door and subaru pushed it open- they were met with holograms, tvs and electric gadgets and people working on holograms laptops. Flora looked around in amazement until they were met with five people-

1. Lysandra Volkova (Russia) – A sharp-witted strategist with a cold demeanor.

2. Noa Ishikawa (Japan) – A quiet but deadly expert in infiltration.

3. Cassius Moreau (France) – A charismatic manipulator and tech genius.

4. Diego Valverde (Spain) – A skilled marksman with a rebellious streak.

5. Amara N'Diaye (Senegal) – A pretty blonde model with posion making as job.

Flora gulped at how scary they look until- They all suddenly moved closer, Amara was the first one to speak- "Ooh!!! A new member!" Cassius was the next to talk as he pushed his glasses up- "I remember i was 14 when i was brought here but a literal kid? Really, boss?" Subaru chuckled and said- "She can handle it." Flora was a little shocked at their playful demeanor until Noa suddenly appeared in from if her and kicked her stomach wuth his knee, Diego gasped dramatically as flora clutched her stomach and held herself with the wall nearby "What was that for?!" Said, Diego. Noa answered coldly- "I was just testing if she is strong enough ro handle a kick without dying." Lysandra chuckled- "That was cruel."

Flora just held herself by the wall "That was uncalled for..." Cassius smiled at her "Don't worry, you'll get used to noa's attitude. Besides, he's a big softie inside." Flora replied sarcastically- "Yea, sure, a softie--" Amara squealed and pinched flora's cheeks "AWWWW- You're so cute at being sarcastic!!!" Subaru just watched everything with a smile. "Now, now, don't hurt the kid. She's here to earn money just like you. But first, she needs training from one of you."

Diego- "I don't mind."

Amara- "I'm down!"

Lysandra- "It'll be fun."

Cassius- "I'd like to teach her manipulation!!"

Subaru smiled at their eagerness, noa however didn't want to volunteer because he wasn't interested. While subaru pointed at him and said- "Noa is the teacher of this kid i mean- miss flora, now." Noa immediately looked at subaru with shock and annoyance- "No i will NOT train this pipsqueak!!"

Flora was a little scared and looked at subaru- "Him?! Really?? Are you sure he's a good idea...?" Cassius chuckled softly- "Looks like the two don't like each other at all." Amara pouted- "No fair, i wanted to be her teacher!!" Diego looked a little concerned about the idea- "Well, that's one bad luck, kid." Noa eventually approached her and held her head and leaned down to her face with his cold blue eyes and his mask blocking his breath on her- "Don't except me to go easy on you, consider yourself lucky whenever you come out of the training room alive." Flora gulped a little and realised that she might look vulnerable so she tried to get him back- "Whatever you say, mr long, tied hair...." Noa raised an eyebrow as Lysander smirked- "Woah, the kid's got a strong mouth. I like her already." Noa huffed- "Oh, so, now you're talking back, eh? Well let me tell you. That attitude is going to get you in trouble with someone, one day. And that someone will be me." Flora just huffed while hiding her nervousness.

Amara huffed and puffed her cheeks out- "Since I'm not her teacher, I'll be the one choosing her outfit!!" Lysandra joined- "I will help with that so you won't choose dirty pink for her." Amara looked at Lysandra with slight annoyance- "Pink is the best with black!!"

Subaru smiled at them and said- "You two can choose her outfit." Both girls immediately grabbed her to the clothing-

Cassius watched as they left- "Say, boss. Why did you bring a literal kid to this dangerous organisation?"

Subaru turned slightly serious- "I won't let her fight, just training till a year or two and then she'll be able to fight. Trust me, that kid is special." Noa scoffed- "Speacial, my ass."

All while, the bird hino watched with stern eyes as if understanding what they're saying. Diego looked at noa- "You won't be REALLY hard on her, right? I know you don't have the heart to-" nao interruptted- "Of course i will. That's how she'll become strong. Train hard." After a while.... the three came out- Flora's new outfit was a sleek, tactical ensemble with a dark, mysterious flair. She wore a fitted black top with harness details, high-waisted shorts, and thigh-high stockings. Armored knee-high boots and a hooded jacket completed the look. A flowing black cloak secured with an ornate clasp added a dramatic, spectral touch, making her presence both elegant and enigmatic.

However, flora felt a bit recrulant and looked at the two girls- "Are you sure this will fit someone vulnerable like me? I like it but...."

Cassius smiled at her gently and said- "Don't be rectulant, I'm sure you're gonna be strong one day. And you look divine like this." Flora whipped her head to look at them- Diego nodded in agreement- "Exactly, you're-" Noa interrupted- "It doesn't matter, pretty or not. You still have trainings to do." Subaru finally looked at hino who acted clueless.

His eyes narrowed a Little but decided to ignore him for now. Hino flew over to staond on flora's shoulder. She looked at hino and smiled just slightly. Cassius looked at the bird and immediately approached- "Ooh, you have a bird? What's his name?" Flora was caught off guard by his sudden interest but answered with- "His name is- uhh hino..."

Noa's eyes narrowed- "Hino? That means phoenix, right? Why would you name such a small and weak bird phoenix?" Flora chuckled nervously- "Well uhh, that's what my father named him..." Subaru suddenly talked too with a smile- "Interesting, does he have a reason for that?" Flora looked at them as if they were weird while she was nervous, the other 4 were confused about their questions as amara talked- "You don't believe phoenixes are real, do you?" noa looked at her and said- "Of course they do." Diego finally talked after a small yawn- "Can we just sleep, please?" The others realised the time and one by one went to bed and subaru approached flora- "Your new room in down the hallway, at the end."

Flora nodded and went to that room with hino, as she entered the room she looked around in slight amazement at the sight before remembering something- "Gio and Ciro!!" She ran back to subaru who was about to head to bed- "Excuse me-!! Mr uhh-" "Call me boss." Said subaru. Flora- "Mr--- Boss! I almost forgot about my little brothers!! What happened to them-?!"

Subaru chuckled at her panic and concern- "You really are concerned, huh? Well, they're at a daycare." Flora calmed down slightly and went back to bed as if nothing happened. Hino was still on her shoulder as he made subaru even more confused about him. Subaru just sighed and went to his bedroom and sat on a chair, thinking about the light ball flora accidentally put in her body. He knew the ball was supposed to be a secret of his to get a.... superpower.....

Tomorrow...

Flora came out of the room and immediately jumped back in startled when she saw diego there- "What are you doing-..?" Said flora. Diego chuckled lightly and said- "Sorry about startling you, but noa said he wanted you awake and in your costume immediately at the training room." Diego said in a slight nervous tone. Flora just stood there thinking before slamming the door close then comes out with her costume on- "I'm ready for training with this mr long, tied hair guy." Diego was a little surprised at her determination but smiled nervously- "I guess you can handle him.... He's in the the training room but you should eat breakfast first." Hino once again landed on flora's shoulder, he just stood there emotionlessly. Flora nodded and went to eat breakfast immediately. At breakfast, she was just chillin and eating while trying to ignore noa's impatient look. She'd occasionally feed hino until Lysandra approached- "Woah, that bird can eat what humans eat? That little guy is sure strange." Flora looked at her- "Since when didn't birds eat anything they see?" noa immediately spoke- "Dogs eat whatever they see not birds." Flora looked at him- "Well maybe he's just got a personality of a dog?" she said with a shrug, just when she finished eating noa immediately grabbed her to the training room, leaving Lysandra and hino alone. Lysandra looked at hino mockingly- "Well we should wish your owner luck, huh?" Hino chirped and nodded as if understanding what she said which caught Lysandra off guard slightly- "Woah- uh-.... You understand what i say...?" Hino nodded which made Lysandra even more creeped out- "Um, okay, uhhh... You're a cool dude, indeed... Eating human food, understanding human language...." At the training room flora looked around at the various training things until she realised noa is not here and said- "Mr long, tied hair? Where the hell did you go-?" noa suddenly appeared behind her and kicked her back to catch her off balance- "Tsk, you have weak reflexes. Is that how you react to fast attacks?" Flora tried to stand up and hold herself by something- "You don't have to be so sneaky...." Noa shrugged- "That's how enemies attack." Flora- "Well this is training, not a real enemy attack!!" noa just disappered as flora looked around in shock- "He's that fast-..?!" Flora looked around, causitloy, this time. She noticed there was a flashlight- she carefully approached it and realised that it was an explosion and immediately backed away but felt noa coming from behind so she quickly picked it up and threw it at noa- "He really doesn't show mercy, does he..?" Thought flora. Noa stood there after the fake explosion as flora sighed in slight relief when she realised it was fake but noa said- "At least you have a brain to think with.." noa was slightly impressed by her quick thinking but wasn't impressed enough- "Still, you're a weakling." Flora looked at him in sligjt annoyance- "You except me to fight but you didn't give me any weapons!!" noa raised an eyebrow- "Weapons? You're still learning to fight with hands, not weapons." Flora looked at him in confusion- "Uh- yeah right but--" He disappeared again as flora groaned slightly and she looked around in annoyance and saw a Vine looking item and realised- "Oh- the place in the roleplay is supposed to be a forest to fight in..." She looked at the vine and looked around- "Is this supposed to ve hide and seek?" She used the vine and threw it to wrap it around a tree branch and lift herself with it to get on the tree branch and look for noa while thinking "I have to use my own strength..? But that's not fair... I have no strength.... What is boss thinking..?" She smelled something and realised noa was there as she looked behind noa immediately pushed her off as she panicked and was too late to catch herself using the vine...

Noa just watched her fall and realised something- "Shit-" He landed on the ground almost concerned but flora sat up so he ignored her pain once again- "So you're alive, huh?" Flora looked at him in annoyance- "Oh yeah!! You broke my fucking hand!!" Noa realised that her hand is broken but didn't really show much emotion- "Oh well, go tell subaru." Flora huffed and got out of the training and approched subaru- "The hell am i supposed to do with this?" She showed her hand as the other four winced at the sight. Amara was tge most concerned one- "Oh my!! How cruel, noa!!!" Noa came out of the training room and just said- "Just use the healing flower on her." Flora perked up and looked at noa then the others in confusion- "Healing flower? Is that a syringe?" Lysander with hino on her finger looked at her with a slight smile- "How about you let diego demonstrate?" Flora was a little confused but nodded- "Sure, i wouldn't mind, i guess..." Digo smiles and took her hand gentley then brought her to another room where something glowing was hidden under a bowl, flora looked at the gold glowing in amazement - "Woaah- what's under that?" Diego chuckled and picked the bowl off-.... There was a beautiful gold glowing flower... Flora looked at it and got distracted by its beauty and tried to touch it.... Just when she touched it she was regenerated almost instantly- "Woah-!! I feel like I've never had any injuries!! This magic is so awesome!!" Diego chuckled- "Cassius was the one who found it when he was a child, he said his parents used that to save him from thier house collapsing and sacrificing themselves....." Flora's eyes widened a little but she didn't say anything but then got curious-