I'm Not Listening~

[kaylabot]

A curl of blue-grey smoke curled from a set of full moist lips, curling and mingling with the mist until it vanished all together. The tall lanky form of Azu stood casually, his butt resting against a damp post. The cend of the cigarette glowed a soft orange-red as another drag was pulled from it.

'Do you know what that's doing to our lungs?!' Iki's slightly higher voice interrupted whatever thoughts were going through Azuriki's mind.

To spite the Berserker part of him, Azu took a deep drag with a chuckle as the smoke curled out the corners of the mouth. The Berserker drew the black hood up over his dampened hair. Overall, he might be appear slightly creepy, but then again, he was standing in an otherwise empty shipyard.

'I don't like it here, Azu, it's creepy,' His other self complained.

With a sigh, Azuriki lowered the cancer-stick between a thumb and a finger. Expelling the smoke from his lungs, he sighed. 'Stop complaining, if you don't like it have a nap or something,' he told Ikiruza, slightly irritated with the other. Naither one was scared really, Iki was just slightly more cautious, and maybe more sensitive to the area. Too bad for the Berserker. Placing the smouldering cigarette back between his lips before pulling headphones over his ears in attempt to drown out the other voice.

[demonfire]

From the shroud of the mist came out a man most probably in his twenties. He had several defining features, one being his tremendous height of 6'6" and the muscles underneath the metal, another being the seemingly German-Aryan appearance of blond hair and blue eyes; although, these paled in comparison to the most distinguishing features: flaps of skin on his neck that were actually gills and a large tail that of a Great White Shark trailing behind him, connected to his body underneath the heavy, metal armor that he now wore. On his back was a large, rather plain broadsword, shorter than the man by a few inches.

A voice came from his direction, although his lips never moved. "You're right, he is a bit...scrawny, Mr. Schwarzenegger." On his shoulders brown, plain straps were seen, carrying a relatively small fish-bowl on his back, but judging to the man's expression, he didn't enjoy it very much.

Inside said fishbowl was a regular, everyday gold fish. There was nothing special about it at first glance. But the big question remained, why?

Nevertheless, the hulking behemoth stood there as if he waited for a reaction from the student, although, the same voice echoed with a loud yell throughout the shipyard, "HEY KID! LOOK TO YOUR LEFT!" came the voice, a sad, pathetic attempt at a joke by trying to make the teen turn the wrong way, as Fishbowl Man was behind him.

[kaylabot]

Despite the loud thumping trance music that usually downed out the annoying second voice, the Berserker was persistent today. At first, Azuriki didn't even seem to notice that he was no long alone with Ikiruza. The smoke from the previous puff on the cigarette was exhaled with an exaggerated sigh.

"Will you just shut up!" The words came out loud and in Japanese as the boy tore off the headphones. He of course, was speaking to his Berserker-self still unaware that he was not alone.

The Berserker, however, took the opportunity to snag the boy's body, a mental message chiming as the switch occured. "You're really dumb sometimes, you know that?" Iki's blue-green eye sapped out the brown of Azu's eyes and the necklace around his throat dissolved, yet no other physical change happened. If anyone sensitive enough happened to be near, they'd noticed the subtle shift of aura, since Iki was a different person than Azu, there was a noticeable difference between the two.

The boy's previously relaxed posture stiffened at the loud voice that could only be yelling at him. A slight shift of the teal eyes proved that nothing was to his left. Ikiruza straightened slowly as if he was unconcered, flicking the remaining butt of the cigarette away with a slight scrunch of his nose. Azu had explained this whole school thing to him more than once. The Berserker spun around at the closeness of the voice. Azu/Iki was tall, but this man.... he was massive. The Berserker tipped his chin slightly looking up at him, a slight frown pulling his dark eyebrows down.

"Iki," Azuriki's voice warned the other, anger snapping. "Get back in here before you get us in shit,"


And surprisingly, the Berserker cooperated, a headache ensuing as the eyes bled back to brown still looking up at the Shark-man. The Berserker's brown eyes widened as he took a half a step back away from the other. "Hi?"

[demonfire]

"Hi indeed!" came from the man-beast's direction, although once again his lips made no motions or movements whatsoever. One would presume he was talking telepathically or something of the sort, although that wasn't the case. "Azuriki I presume?" came from the direction, although closer inspection would reveal that the goldfish on the Shark-man's back was actually doing the talking, probably for both of them. "Oh, where are my manners? This large shark-thing is Haifisch...or Shark as he likes to be called. He'll be your Master Teacher at the Academy. I'm Geoffrey, I'll be a translator of sorts for him," said the goldfish named Geoffrey. Shark's face grimaced at the sound of the word 'Haifisch', like a nickname that one had no taste whatsoever for.

"He said ask away. Don't ask me, I guess any obvious questions he wants to get out of the way," the goldfish said. If it had a human body, then right now would be where a shrug would be implemented. Shark made a motion closer to the Berserker, although his face never changed from a serious, stern face, it didn't emanate any hostility whatsoever.

[kaylabot]

The Berserker just stared for a minute before he shook his head, realizing it was rude. He had to admit, he'd never seen a shark-man before! o.o

"Sorry, yeah I'm Azuriki," he said offering a steady hand politely upon the introduction. Though he had yet to determine the source of the voice.

"Is it just me, or can't fish-boy crack a smile?" Iki interrupted internally, causing Azu to actually frown pysically.
However, the small distraction was forgotten when the movement of the larger man caught his attention. The boy involuntarily leaned back slightly, away from Shark.

"So this is your teacher? I almost feel sorry for you..." Ikiruza chimed with an echoing laughter that rippled over Azu's mentality. However, the laugh became a physical one as once again, the Berserker personality was put to the forefront, the brown eyes gone again.

The instant the laugh was loosed, a hand clapped over the mouth, as boyish eyes looked up at Shark..... Almost regretting that laugh. Iki was braver that Azu for the most part, but lacked the manners or finesse when dealing with people. He termed it undersocialization and blamed Azu for it...

[demonfire]

"You know, talking about someone--even inside your head with some weird alter ego--is still quite rude," said Geoffrey, the strange and apparently telepathic goldfish. His voice sounded miffed, as was the expression plastered on Shark's countenance. It seemed like Iki was going to learn the hard way to never call Shark a fish-boy or anything of the sort, but of course, that would violate School Policy on trying to not kill students. Of course, had knowing that this was what was running through the Berserker's mind, Geoffrey would have closed the slight mental connection he had with the man-beast.

Shark closed his eyes, as if in some sort of pain. More like the pain of choosing whether to kill the boy and then throw him in the lake, or to let him live to see past the end of puberty. "Remember the counting exercises, Shark..." came Geoffrey in a calm voice, trying to put off the cataclysm that was what was now known as a Shark-fit. The hulking Shark walked over to a tree, and threw what could be said as somewhat of a therapeutic punch. It connected with the moisture-saturated bark of the tree, leaving a crater in the wood which in turn led it to fall down opposite Shark. Carmine liquid began to slowly run out of Shark's knuckles, but Fishbowl Man seemed not to care in the slightest.

He returned to his previous spot by Iki, now with the absence of the aggravated appearance. His face returned to the stern and strict routine. Shark had ignored the handshake, never being taught much in the art of politeness or niceties. "Shark here says don't do it again," said Geoffrey, a bit relieved that Shark didn't go psycho on a student first time on the job. "So, Mr. Duo. I'm just gonna be calling you Katame from now on. Much less to remember," said the goldfish.

[kaylabot]

Ikiruza might have been the braver of the duo, but he still cringed at being caught. The boy's hand dropped to his side, automatically slipping into the pockets of the dark hoodie as the green-blue eyes watched the Shark-man. For a prolonged minute as the moved away to use a tree as therapy instead of the boy. Thankfully. The movement of the other gave the Berserker the opportunity to actually visualize Geoffrey.

A fish.

Great. He was being told what to do by a fish. o.o

Iki could hardly keep back the smirk, nor the slight roll of his eyes. However, his face lost the smirk the instant Shark turned back around.

"Iki~!" Azu's voice whined through their joined cranium, the tone might have been whiney, but the Berserker knew plenty well that it was also an irritated whine, like a parent becoming exasperated with a child. It gave the one currently reining the body a moment's pause to maybe rethink his position.

And then, very suddenly, he lifted his right hand in a small wave. "Well~ It was nice meeting you~ I'm outta here~" Iki chimed before he forced Azu back to the metaphorical driver's seat of their body. A headache ensued almost immediately causing the boy to actually rub his temple before brown eyes turned up again. He smiled weakly...

"Sorry about that.. Iki's a little unpredictable..."

Understatement of the year.

[demonfire]

"Well, guess that's one thing we'll have to deal with, now isn't it?" Geoffrey said in a slight matter-of-fact way. Shark seemed a bit annoyed, now he had to keep tabs on when the kid went to some other kid and vice-versa, he could already tell it was going to be heavy whiskey time.

"So, guess we'll be needing to get across this lil' lake then," Geoffrey said in a way that made it sound like a daily ritual. Shark began to silently walk over to a rather small boat, likely big enough for three...meaning Shark and another passenger. He motioned for Katame to get in the boat.

Shark began taking off the hulking armor, sword, and Geoffrey and placed them in neat piles in the boat. Underneath was a simple T-Shirt and jeans, revealing a serial number on Shark's arm, as well as a tattoo that looked to be scratched off with his fingers. With the rope tied firmly on his waist, Shark dived into the water, wading as he waited for Katame.

[kaylabot]

Azuriki simply nodded at the fish's statement. For a long minute he simply watched his new teacher remove the armor and accessories, Geoffrey included.

I swear, he never smiles. Iki interrupted the peaceful silence, causing Azu to close his eyes in an exasperated manner and draw in a deep breath. He had to stay calm to control Iki, wild emotions gave the Berserker too much to play with.

Shut up, The boy ordered his otherself. His eyes opened again, in time to see Shark wade into the water, waiting for him.

And without a word, he eyed the little boat before he clambered into the rocky little vessel carefully, seating himself as he regarded first Geoffrey and then Shark. He nodded silently. He was ready to go~!

Why can't you just go to NORMAL school like a NORMAL kid, Iki quipped suddenly.

BECAUSE OF YOU! NOW CAN IT! Sometimes the internal monologue could go on for hours before Iki settled down... it was going to be a long day.

[demonfire]

Shark began walking out to deeper waters, eventually to the point where he could no longer stand. His arms disturbed the placid surface of the lake, and his shark tail moved and swished left to right in the murky-water. There seemed to be little noise whatsoever, making it seem like Shark had spent a large portion of his life in the water.

"So, Katame, what's a five letter word for a large vehicle with a purpose to carry large quantities of goods?" Geoffrey asked, as if he were stumped by something. As if it had been there all along, a small crossword puzzle was in Geoffrey's bowl, not affected by the water around it at all, as well as a pencil with the same strange enchantments. The pencil moved on it's own, as it tapped the sheet in thought. "Large...quantities...goods..." Geoffrey said as he drifted off into thought.

[kaylabot]

Azuriki sat silently, his hands once again burrowing in the pocket of his hoodie. The Berserker was surprised that the large man was so silent, even in the water. He wished he'd been that good for "Marko Polo". Ooooh well.

When the fish addressed him, his eyebrows pulled down in a slight frown of thought. Five letters.

"Truck," he offered.

Train, moron, Iki interrupted again.

"Iki said train." The Bererker also offered his counterpart's answer. "Truck, train, plane..." All were 5 letters, and all carried a large amount of goods. The boy fell silent then, looking out into the mist and fog that obstructed his vision 10 feet ahead of him.

"He knows where he's going, right?" The Berserker asked the fish, meaning, of course, Shark.

[demonfire]

"Hmm...well...let's see..." Geoffrey said as the pencil began to plug in the letters into the boxes, scribbling and erasing out the answers that wouldn't fit. "Yup, thanks for the plane..." Geoffrey said as his eyes scanned the puzzle, "Okay, nine letters, a creature of Greek mythology that created great whirlpools and was only a mouth..." Geoffrey said, almost ignoring Azu's question.

Sharks tailfin came out of the water for a moment, creating splashes signaling something along the lines of 'Of Course'. Sure, he hadn't been here long, but at least he knew how to follow a straight line. Movement from Shark began to speed up, as if he were swimming from something.