sharp as a knife

The hallways were pretty busy, seeing as the previous classes have just ended. Adelene just finished her Physics class, and was on her way to the cafeteria to take a break. With her sling bag on her shoulder and books in her arms, she glided through these hallways, while her eyes darted around merely to observe. She avoided interaction, but she wouldn't deny it, she found most people interesting.

Just then, her eyes caught the magic studies teacher's form walking out from one of the empty classrooms. She momentarily halted, seeing that he was holding a weapon. A katana. And she was awestruck. But then she quickly bolted towards him.

"Mr. Watanabe!" She shouted without much thought, and caught up quickly after that. Once done, she walked beside him, keeping up with his strides and keeping a smile on. "Sir, is that real?" she pointed towards the sheathed blades. Her eyes were wide, pupils dilated. She clearly wanted to know more about the katana. "You stand out because of those blades, Sir. I can't help but notice, since I have a thing for weapons."

A thing, right. Specifically, she wanted to all weapons to be added to her collection. So much for trying to avoid interaction.

She wanted to touch them, she wanted to try holding those swords she's never held before. Her boss at work doesn't make katana, and even if he does, she wasn't allowed to touch the weapons anyway, so this was technically her first time being so close to this beautiful blade.

"I'm more into guns, honestly, Sir. But that's only because I haven't encountered many long blades before."

She walked beside the teacher, a step behind. Mr. Watanabe looked so cool with those swords, he only needed a kimono to look like a Samurai. Adelene chuckled quietly at the thought. "Sir, is it possible for me to touch them? Or maybe if you could just... uh, unsheath one? Oh, can I hold your books for you? I'm not carrying too many things," she grinned.

It was a difficult task for Adelene to stop herself from jumping from excitement, but she managed. She couldn't stop her excited giggles though, and a quiet cheerful "YES!"

She couldn't wait to get to the courtyard then. If things go well, this will be the first time she'll get to hold a katana ever! The thought was thrilling, and she cannot wait to add the katana to the weapons she'll be able to summon with her powers. And to think Mr. Tucker Watanabe had a collection of it! She was, in a way, jealous.

However, that mood faded as she looked up at the teacher curiously. Her cheeks were a slight shade of pink as she tilted her head slightly to the side. "I... I am, sir. Physics, yeah. How'd you know?" It was always a little shocking to her when she figures out that some teachers notice her. How they manage to do it, it's a real mystery to her. Tucker wasn't even one of her teachers in her classes.

Photographic memory was something Adelene would feel jealous for. Adelene mouthed a little understanding 'ohh' and nodded. "Name's Adelene Cross, sir."

Similarly, Adelene found it rare to find people wearing swords on their waists nowadays. It was such a beautiful view, she considered weapons beauty, yes, and maybe it was also because Mr. Watanabe looked so cool with them. It fit him, despite the modern era. Adelene wanted the swords to be on her waist, too.

They reached the courtyard shortly. There were a couple of people here and there, but nonetheless the open space was enough for drawing long weapons. Adelene clapped her hands in excitement, before looking up when Tucker asked his question.

"My whole life is all about weapons, sir. They're related to my power, so I can't help but want to be acquainted with all of them," she answered. They were walking for a couple of seconds more. And then she let out a gasp, covering her mouth as she gave the teacher an apologetic look. "Mr. Watanabe, I'm so sorry I haven't realized I'm taking too much time! You're probably busy..."

Adelene slightly regretted mentioning her power, but it felt like she had needed to say it, because she didn't want to sound unreasonable while asking Mr. Watanabe a favor such as this. Fortunately, he seemed curious about it, but at the same time it also brought some kind of anxiety in her, because she wasn't that comfortable talking about it yet.

She dug her own grave on this one. It's a beautiful grave though.

"I... uh... can summon weapons after I learn of their nature and composition," she answered, softly and hesitantly. "I can only summon a few guns and short blades at the moment... oh, and a metal baseball bat, and... I want to try learning more about other weapons."

Mr. Watanabe put down his books on a bench and drew his sword carefully. Adelene stood beside him, watching intently and with such sparkling eyes, and as the sun brought a beautiful glint on the blade, she instantly fell for it. "S-So that's a katana..." she mumbled, before stepping closer, not even being mindful about the blade possibly hurting her. She was giving it a good awestruck stare. "This is beautiful... Mr. Watanabe, this sword is beautiful! It's a little damaged, isn't it? But... who cares, it's wonderful." She looked the teacher in the eyes, pleading to him with her own as she asked, "C-Can I hold it..?"