U.S.S. Virtue

"Quiet down, will you?..Or that Shinigami will hear you.." She said, moving to stand in front of August, all the while casting a cold side-stare at him.

"You mean Iscariot?" He spoke quietly and pointed at his Shinigami.

"Yes, I'm referring to him.." He said, casually adjusting his olive-green fur-jacket.

"Whats wrong with him?"

"Nothing is." He said, tauntingly floating in a Indian-style position in front of August.

"What do you want from me?" He crossed his arms and walked ahead.

"Nothing much...just info you have on this Iscariot Shinigami." He said quite bluntly.

"I would tell you if i could but he seems to hate me... All I know is he is quotes bible verses constantly." He sighed. "I want someone to talk to...mind being that someone?"

"Sorry..no can do. I have duties in other countries to fulfill.."

He sighed sadly. "Alright..."

"You have Blair..why not go talk to her? Oh, wait..she's asleep, that's right. Well, your Shinigami, Iscariot, will be here soon."

"He hates me and hardly speaks to me..."

Minaru hung up with Beyond. August seemed deep into a conversation, but she couldn't quite make out what he was saying or who he was saying it to. "Mr. August?"

He looked over and tried to regain his composure. "Oh, hi." He smiled.

Minaru took a moment to examine August. He didn't seem that old for a military officer, and despite the four scars on his face, he seemed handsome- though menacing in some way. He definitely had an air of intimidation. "I was just wondering who you were talking to..." she said in just barely a whisper.

"N-no one......" He looked down. "Arent you cold? Its 48 degrees out here." He placed his jacket on her hiding the death note.

"Oh- no, I'm so small, so it doesn't bother me..." Minaru squeaked. Don't imagine it without his shirt, too! Curse my fangirl mind! "Th-thank you..." Her face was beginning to redden.

"Somthing wrong?" He noticed her face reddening.

"Oh, err, nothing..." She handed his coat back. "You'll get cold too." As if by magic, his statement that it WAS cold reminded her body, and she began to shiver. However, she refused to take his jacket, so she settled for standing next to him beneath it. In Minaru's world view, it was a normal thing to do.

He was fine with it if she was warm. "Your skin is really cold, are you sure you dont need a jacket? I have one in my quarters."

This statement, of course, only made Minaru blush more. "N-no, it's okay. You're actually very warm..." Anyone who saw her would have thought that she had a high fever because she was so red in the face.

"Alright well..." He grabbed two chairs and set them out, it was atleast 10:30 and the stars were completely visible. "Want to talk?" August staired up at the stars.

"Oh... sure," Minaru nodded, sitting down. She was starting to get used to the cold again and her shivering became a slow, barely noticable shudder when the wind blew past. "It's very peaceful out here. So... how did you get into the army?"

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He placed his jacket around her and smiled. "I moved here when I was seventeen and wanted to help the United States. See... my friend joined so I thought I should too... that was years ago..."

"Oh, was that who you were talking to?" Minaru asked.