[b]Akira Kirigakure // Warakuma Shopping Complex[/b]
Tuesday, April 14th, 2015 

Glancing at Rokoru reacting to Mika's movements were comical. It's like he was a little kid. [i]A mascot through and through[/i], he thought to himself with a laugh, containing his laughter. But after Rokoru responded to him, he couldn't help but laugh out loud. [color=007236][b]"Trying to psyche yourself up, huh? Well, don't force it. I did want to see if your storytelling skills have improved in this time."[/b][/color] he laughed again as Rokoru began to tell Mika the story.

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Warakuma High // Archery Range
Monday, April 8th, 2013 
After School

It was just a typical practice for the Archery Club. School recently started so there was no tournaments in the near-future so it was more of kicking off the rust and for the newbies to get used to things. Not like such a period was needed for Akira, ever since middle school he would practice each and every day, firing hundreds of shots. He always believed in having a great work ethic and always pushed himself, believing failure wasn't an option. He wasn't that obsessive about it but it was practically the only thing that went well for him and it also gave him a sense of fulfillment.

From the moment he walked into the range, eyes were already on him. While a first year, some of the members know of his feats from either being in tournaments together or from word of mouth. It was embarrassing but it's something that doesn't bother him anymore, haven't gotten used to it in middle school. Lining up next to an upperclassman with blonde hair, he pulled his bow back and began firing off shots downrange, hitting bullseye after bullseye as more eyes and whispers turned towards him. Just as he went for another arrow he felt a hand on his shoulder. Turning around was a tallish boy with a short faux mohawk.

As the boy finished, Akira stood silent for a moment before answering with a blunt [color=007236][b]"Yea, I am."[/b][/color] It wasn't his intention to come off rude and arrogant, it was just how Akira was. Also he didn't know what else to say to him since Akira wasn't exactly the social type, well around others. [color=007236][b]"Who-"[/b][/color] Just as he was going to ask for the boy's name, a group of the upperclassmen walked up to them. [b][color=662d91]"You hear that Banri? He just joined and the newbie already thinks he's better than us."[/color][/b] One of them grinned, trying to act intimidating, Akira wasn't impressed and didn't react. [color=f9ad81][b]"You've got that right, Hayato,"[/b][/color] Another responded.