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White Day 2019
Alrightty folks, itâs that time of the year again for my favorite holiday, WHITE DAY. Yes, again this year I have worked hard. I have spent the past several months meticulously crafting relationships, exceeding expectations, and perfecting my winged eyeliner and TODAY is the day that it all pays off. I made heart-shaped cookies for Valentineâs day again this year and coupled them with a personalized, hand-o-made-o heart-shaped cards of about the same size. As is the tradition, I will log the events of the day in real time as they happen. I am absolutely buzzing because I have high expectations and a good feeling about them.
Speaking of expectations, here is the forecast for White Day 2019:
Low chance of gifts from the English teachers as Vancouver sensei tends to forget and EPS tends to not care, BUT I WOULDNâT MIND BEING PLEASANTLY SURPRISED.
Will this be the third year in a row that I donât receive a gift from my friend Dekashita sensei? PROBABLY.
Big hype for the third year teachers since weâre all buddies.
As a general rule, I think it is safe to expect gifts from all the teachers who have their Valentine on display.
Feeling confident that I will get gifts from a few teachers, like sumo sensei and softball sensei, since they have been consistent the past two years. Letâs see if this trend keeps up.
Shimichan is a bit of a wildcard this year, and I feel like he could go either way. What will happen? No one knows!
I was thinking to myself yesterday, âLolen, what if your expectations are too high? What if, god forbid, you donât receive ANY gifts?â The thought gave me a chuckle. There is no way. I am Lolen, the Beloved. I am a goddamn gaijin goddess and gifts WILL BE bestowed upon me on this day.
Wednesday, March 13th, 2019 â THE DAY BEFORE WHITE DAY
1:45 pm âI was caught off-guard while eating my lunch when a teacher has come over to give me my first white day gift! How delightful, I think, as I try to thank the teacher with a mouthful of salad. This is not my cutest moment.
Thursday, March 14th, 2019 â WHITE DAY 2019
8:25 am â I have arrived at school at precisely the time I am expected to.Â
What they see: a beautiful blonde waltzing in to the teacherâs room. My hair looks good, eyeliner is looking sharp and, oh, could it be? YesâŚ! Her outfit even matches her nails!Â
What they donât know: ya girl stayed up too late watching Netflix the night before so sheâs running off 5 hours of sleep and literally ran to catch the bus this morning. She is beauty, she is grace, she is out of breath.Â
8:27 am â I reach my desk and sit down. There are four additional gifts that werenât here before. This brings the total so far to five, before the bell has even rung! I have confidence that this will be a bountiful harvest.
8:35 am â There is a shuffle as teachers begin to get up and go to their first period homeroom class. Within the chaos, I feel a tap on my back. I turn around and, heavens to Betsy, can it be?? I can hardly believe my eyes that it is actually Dekashita sensei giving me a bag of chocolate! The two year curse has been lifted and my soul can finally be at peace.
8:45 am â Sumo sensei has just come over and dropped a literal handful of chocolate on to my desk. I will award an A for intent, but I have to give a C for execution because come on, my dude, at least put them in a lil baggy or something. Regardless, choco is choco and I will accept your offering graciously.
9:01 am â I have just received two more gifts within a few moments from each other; one from the teacher who sits behind me and the other from softball sensei. So far my predictions have been accurateâŚwill EPS and Vancouver sensei defy my expectations and come through with gifts?? Itâs the question on everyoneâs mind!
9:07 am â In an interesting turn of events, one of the female P.E. teachers has just given me a gift! This sets a precedent for the women here at school, I am now expecting chocolate tokens of friendship from everyone.
9:50 am â My lovely supervisor came over to give me a little baggie of white day treats! A+ execution from an A+ supervisor, 10/10.
10:32 am â The morning is swiftly passing by. Currently, I have eleven gifts but I havenât received any more in some time now and I am wondering if this may be it for me this year. There are a few teachers that I have been lowkey watching all morning to see if they will make their move. Like a cat in the shadows, I wait.
10:39 am â JUST as I was about to abandon hope, I am approached by the cute married teacher (heâs cute, heâs married, alas) and handed a nicely boxed gift. Extra bonus points since he spoke to me in English. I didnât even know he spoke English, today is full of surprises.
10:50 am â I am rereading my post from last year. Boy, what a wild time 2018 was! But, I am noticing that amount of gifts I am receiving and the time at which I am receiving them is REMARKABLY SIMILAR. At 10:35 am last year, I also had 12 gifts. Everything is going according to plan.
10:55 am â Bobsled sensei has just given me a gift! As an interesting note, he has opted to give cookies as opposed to a more traditional chocolate confection. On second thought, this really isnât all that interesting.
11:04 am â One of the female English teachers just came over to give me a very cute heart-shaped cake sort of thing. I have decided that this will be the first item I eat when the time comes.
11:25 am â I have fourteen gifts now. I am wondering if, out of all the teachers, I have the most gifts. I know it *shouldnât* be a competition but I am absolutely *treating*Â it like one in the deepest narcissistic pit of my heart. I think I will walk around the teacherâs room later and take some cheeky peeks at the other teachersâ desks.
11:40 am â Another female P.E. teacher just gave me a nice gift, complete with an English note of appreciation! I seem to have made some new friends in the P.E. department with my cookies this year. Exciting times!
11:45 am â Oh, these are exciting times, indeed! Just now, I have received a gift from Kocho sensei, also known as the principal. Based on his status as principal-sama, I expect that these chocolates must be of the highest kocho quality. This brings my total now to 16. At this point, I am projected to top my number from last year.
11:55 am â I have not seen EPS all day, despite him being here today. Should I call the police? Send out a search party? Iâm worried that he is lost or dead. Actually, he is dead. Dead to me until he gives me white day chocolates.
12:30 pm â Another gift from another P.E. teacher! Itâs quite a large box as well. I seem to be popular with the P.E. department this year, with about 60% of the teachers reciprocating chocos. My hard work is paying off and my ROI is looking great.
12:35 pm â Itâs time for lunch but Iâm afraid to leave my desk in case someone steals one of my precious chocos. I feel a strange attachment to them, like a dragon jealously guarding her hoard. But alasâI must go, for I am hungry. Is it strange to go out and buy lunch when I probably have over $100 worth of gourmet chocolate on my desk? I make a mental note of exactly how many chocolates there are; I will not tolerate thieves!
1:45 pm â Iâm back from lunch. All seems in order. I also used this opportunity to check out some other desks. I am the clear winner in this battle royale.
2:30 pm â Itâs been quiet for a while now. BUT ACTUALLY, as I was typing this, another teacher came over to deliver a gift! CONFIRMED: I am a psychic.
3:30 pm â I was just beginning to think that the gift-getting might be finished, but to my surprise I have received another! Itâs getting exhausting trying to keep track of all these gifts. Interesting note: despite all NINETEEN of the gifts that I have received today, I have yet to receive one from any of the male English teachers. Just so we are clear, there are FOUR of them. This must be what the sharp knife of betrayal feels like.
4:10 pm â I couldnât wait any longer and I ate the heart-shaped cake sort of thing. It was a delicious choice. I also made the executive decision to put all of my snacks in my desk since 1.) I was running out of space on my desk and 2.) At this point it just looks like Iâm bragging (I am). Furthermore, as I mentioned above, I have a zero tolerance theft policy and these are my loss-prevention measures.
4:12 pm â I ran out of space in my designated âsnack drawerâ so I had to take advantage of the space in my lesser-used âlesson plansâ drawer.
4:15 pm â O shit waddup, ya girl is officially at TWENTY GIFTS!! My boi Shimichan pulled through in the homestretch. If I can get my-age amount gifts does that mean that this will be my golden year?
4:17 pm â Time is precious and there are only about 45 minutes left in the day. The guy in the office must have felt the minutes squeezing by, because he just came up and gave me gift number 21. There is still time for you, EPS!!
5:01 pm â Well, itâs time to call it a day and head home. Overall, I have to say I am very pleased with the way this year turned out. Many of my predictions turned out to be true (LOOKING AT YOU, EPS), with the notable exception of Dekashita sensei who actually pulled through this year. Now all thatâs left to do is to enjoy my snacks...all TWENTY ONE OF THEM!
5:30 pm â Just got home. Canât wait to see what my real white date has in store for me tonight <3Â
#white day#all my senseis#dekashita sensei out of the doghouse#evil pocket sensei i hate you#snacks for days#literal days#shota is the ichiban
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JJK students pranking you with a fake cockroach gone wrong + extra
SFW â Yuji + Toge + Yuuta + Megumi + Nobara + Maki
Trigger Warning â None!
Itadori Yuji
⢠This boy would never do anything that can cause harm to you or to anyone
⢠But he also wonder what are the things youâre afraid of aside from loosing him
⢠Because you always look so cool and sweet at the same time
⢠Then he saw this video about a couple where the other pranking the other one with a fake cockroach and ended up hugging the other
⢠So he decided to give it a try
⢠He is planning to do it inside his room, making sure that itâs only you and him
⢠He hid the toy beside the tissue dispenser
⢠He bought food and he knows youâll ask for them later on
⢠âHey, you got tissue?â
⢠And you did, he tried his best not to be obvious so he just didnât look at you as he try to make his voice as normal as possible
⢠âYeah, itâs right thereâ
⢠He watched you as you make your way to the tissue dispenser
⢠He counted 1 to 3 inside his head and then...
⢠He heard nothing. Did you not see it? He made sure to put it where you can see it
⢠He quickly turned his head to stare at his food before you turned around as he silently questioned himself what did go wrong
⢠âHey, Yujiâ
⢠âYeah?â maybe he answered too quickly here and turned his head too quickly it hurts
⢠âWhat is that? Is that... a cockroach?â
⢠He turned his head to where you are pointing at and there is a cockroach, beside him, only an inch apart from his uncovered legs
⢠Heâs in your arms as quick as he turned his head when you called his name earlier
⢠Poor boy looks very terrified as he try to hide himself inside your arms
⢠It didnât take too long before he hears you laughing, throwing your head back while hugging him and he stopped screaming, looking at you weirdly
⢠âWha-â
⢠It took him 10 seconds before he could process what was happening. The cockroach was too stiff to be real then he realized it was the toy that he bought
⢠His scared face is now close to crying out of regret because of his attempt of pranking you came back at him
⢠He is embarrassed and hate his self for putting himself in this situation
⢠âSorry, Yuji. Youâre just too cute. Iâm sorry donât cry. Come here let me hug youâ
⢠And he did. All the negative feelings is fading as you rub his back. This is what he wanted after all but the other way around
⢠I guess youâre not really afraid of anything
⢠âI was planning to prank you like the video I watched the other week. But you didnât got scared.â
⢠âI know, Iâm sorry. But at least you got to hug me right?â
⢠âYeahâ
⢠He said with a sob but he is grinning as he tightened his arms around you.
⢠You both didnât know how long you were hugging each other before Yuji decided to continue cuddling in the bed, the food and cockroach long forgotten
⢠Maybe deciding to prank you wasnât bad at all
Inumaki Toge
⢠Donât think heâll never prank you
⢠He may look harmless but heâs also a little devil
⢠So he decided to do this harmless prank on you one day because he feels like teasing you a bit
⢠Because who is not scared of cockroaches right?
⢠He just wanted a payback for the thing you did to him the other day
⢠You put a wasabi paste inside his onigiri
⢠Because he is so cute and you want to bully hin sometimes
⢠So one day when youâre both finished training, chilling under the tree, trying to make a bet with him to give you his last candy
⢠âCome on, itâs just paper rock scissors. It wonât hurt. Pleaseâ
⢠He knows that youâre definitely up to something
⢠But how could he say no? With how cute you look pouting while begging him
⢠But he has a goal and he is determined to teach you your lesson today so he agreed
⢠âReally!? Yey!â
⢠His lips curved upward a little as he saw how excited you are. But it faltered when you suddenly kissed him in the cheek
⢠Then he remembered that he should focus and this is just another one of your antics to distract him so you could win
⢠At first round, he didnât let you win just to prove that your antics arenât effective
⢠On the second round, he let you win so he could do his evil plan
⢠âI win!â
⢠âWhat would you get out of this? Just asking.â he typed on his phone
⢠âA candy. Plus I get to kiss you as an excuse.â
⢠âIs that another one of your ways to distract me?â
⢠âOf course not! Iâm telling the truth. And I win. So time for my prize.â
⢠âClose your eyes and extend your hands forward, palms up.â
⢠Youâre not exactly sure why you have to close your eyes. Itâs more like being punished than being rewarded
⢠He slowly put the fake cockroach to your hands with the candy
⢠âSalmonâ
⢠Your once full of excitement expression turned into a scared one as you saw not only one but three cockroach sitting on the palm of your hands
⢠You jumped on your seat, standing up, throwing the cockroaches everywhere
⢠Toge silently laugh like he was satisfied with your reaction. And he is
⢠The satisfaction didnât last when you realized what happened and glared at him
⢠It lasted for three seconds until you felt your eyes watered and you started sobbing as tears streamed down your face
⢠He panicked and wiped your face with the sleeves of his uniform
⢠âMustard leaf?â
⢠He ask as he hugs you. And you hugged him back. Youâre angry because you didnât expect him to pull that kind of thing but you think you kinda deserve it
⢠âIâm fine. I just didnât expect you to pull that kind of prank. Itâs ok I guess I deserve it.â
⢠âSalmonâ
⢠You chuckled and hit his arm
⢠âShut up.â
⢠But it didnât stop you both from pulling pranks on one another. One time when you finished training with Maki and Nobara, you saw him wearing your dress while posing.
⢠He is a dork. That you are sure of.
Okkotsu Yuta
⢠When you look at him he seems like the sweetest person on earth
⢠And he isnât capable of doing something evil that could hurt someone
⢠But youâre wrong. Youâre totally wrong when he decided to prank you with a fake cockroach
⢠It was a peaceful day, with a nice weather for training in the field
⢠But you canât go because thereâs a cockroach inside the pockets of your jogging pants
⢠It feels pretty stupid if youâll ask Maki or Nobara to take it out for you, you think
⢠Youâre not sure how it got in there and what is a cockroach doing inside your jogging pants
⢠It seems pretty cozy in there because itâs not moving
⢠Dead or not youâre not touching it
⢠You were starting to panic on how to get it out when someone knocked on the locker room.
⢠âY/N? Are you done changing?â
⢠You ran and opened the door with wide eyes
⢠âThank God, itâs you. Can you help me with something?â
⢠âSure, what is it? Is there a problem?â
⢠âYes. A big one. Thereâs a... cockroach inside the pocket of my pants. And I canât change my clothes.â
⢠âReally? Then I can remove it for you.â
⢠âThank you, Yuta! Youâre the best.â
⢠You hugged him first before leading him to where your pants are
⢠You turned around, not wanting to see the cockroach
⢠On the other hand, Yuta was trying to suppress his laughter because he was the mastermind of this
⢠He just wanted to tease you a little because you seem so stress lately and wouldnât spend a little bit more time on him
⢠After he got âridâ of the cockroach he came back to you with your pants
⢠You thank him and quickly got changed
⢠After getting changed, you both walked to the field where the other students are training
⢠âI owe you that one, Yuta. Thank you so muchâ
⢠âNo problem. But you can do me a favor.â
⢠âSure. What is it?â
⢠âCome out with me this weekend. Donât be too hard on yourself. You need some time for yourself too sometimes. So please?â
⢠You sighed. Youâve been spending less time with him lately because you want to improve
⢠âFine. Youâre right. Letâs go out this weekend.â
⢠You smiled at him and he smiled back at you. He gave your hand a little squeeze.
⢠âOk! Thatâs a plan, no take backs.â
⢠He mightâve have not noticed but heâs hopping as he walks, and it made you smile even bigger
⢠But something fell out of his pockets and you were about to pick it up when you noticed that it was a fake cockroach
⢠You stepped back but the longer you stare at it the more it looks familiar to you
⢠âHey, are you ok?â
⢠âYou- it was a fake cockroach? Did you put it in my pants on purpose so you could take me out this weekend?â
⢠âNo! I mean yes, but my intentions arenât bad! I can explain!â
⢠He looks like he doesnât know if he should touch you or not
⢠âBe honest. It was Gojo sensei who told you to do this, right?â
⢠âY-yes... Iâm sorry. I just really want to take you out to spend time with you.â
⢠âI know that. But donât ever listen to him again ok? You know how he is.â
⢠You said to him and your voice was soft this time so he thought you werenât angry now and tried to reach for your hands
⢠But you hit his nape playfully before he could reach your hand and ran
⢠âSee you this weekend.â
+ the line who I think wouldnât even dare to prank you and the reason why
Fushiguro Megumi
⢠You see he is too serious in life to even think of pranking you
⢠And he doesnât want to scare you because heâll gain nothing from it too
⢠But when you get pranked by the seniors he is ready to rescue you
⢠Heâs ready to tell them to stop but when he sees that it will not offend you or youâre having fun too then heâll just watch
⢠He doesnât notice but he smiles when he watches you and they will tease him instead
⢠Sometimes you tried pranking him but it was always a fail
⢠You still do it tho even if he doesnât give you any reaction because he knows that youâre up to something
⢠And you just want him to give you head pats when youâre disappointed
⢠He secretly enjoys it too because he likes to see you enjoying his company and making you happy
Zenin Maki
⢠Like Megumi, she is pretty serious too
⢠And I donât think sheâll even think of pranking you because sheâs busy with her priorities and that is not one of them
⢠But you are one of them tho
⢠The students wouldnât even think of pranking you because, hello, your significant other is Maki no one will dare
⢠But when sheâs not around, Panda, Inumaki, and Yuji will prank you in different ways
⢠They still do it tho even if they end up getting hit in the neck by you
⢠And it makes Maki smile on how you donât let others intimidate you
⢠One time you tried pranking her but you failed and you never dared to try again because she took her revenge when it was training time
⢠She said that you should lend more time in training than in useless things like that
Kugisaki Nobara
⢠She wouldnât even want to look at a cockroach
⢠She thinks itâs gross and thinks of using her hammer and nails sometimes to kill it but the cockroach probably doesnât deserve that much effort
⢠The students sometimes think of pranking you, but they like to prank her
⢠Probably because she gives more satisfying reactions to pranks
⢠So you would be the one to comfort her even though you were laughing with them too
⢠She canât get angry with you because you look too cute when you laugh and she secretly loves it and the attention you give her
⢠When they prank you she will come after them instead and beat them up for you
⢠You think that sometimes she uses it as an excuse because she just like to beat people
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Ok but random question how do you feel about the 3rd hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi?
There are no words to explain how much I hate this man. I may even hate him more than Danzo who at least had an agenda whereas Hiruzen was just incompetent.
Let's look at his worse offences:
1. He was too soft on Orochimaru which ultimately lead to his attack on the village, loss of tens of hundreds of innocent lives and his own death. Not to mention he knew about Orochimaru's "experiments" and decided to turn a blind eye to it.
2. Let Danzo reign. Forcing children to kill each other, stealing eyes, and of course the Uchiha masscre. All Danzo's fault but Hiruzen was equally at blame since he knew all about it yet chose to do nothing.
3. Failed to protect Shisui. During that time the Uchiha problem was one of the biggest threats to Konoha's peace and here they had Shisui who offered a silent and violence-free solution to it. If I was in Hokage's shoes and someone offered me an easy out, I'd protect and pursue it with everything I got. Either he never wanted Shisui's plan to work and was sorta hoping Danzo would step in or he's the dumbest piece of shit that ever walked the planet. Personally, I think he wanted the Uchiha gone and was not completely satisfied with the resolution Shisui's plan offered.
3. The way he treated Itachi after the massacre. He never once apologised or show sympathy and instead simply said "Sorry it had to come to this" as if it was a necessary evil. Sir you just manipulated a thirteen-year-old to murder his entire family, could you be human for a second?
4. The way he treated Naruto. Okay, so we have Konohamaru, his grandson, and he hires a private tutor to train him because he has a large target on his back as the grandson of the Hokage but leaves Naruto to fend for himself and not tell him anything even though he has an even bigger target being the son of a Hokage and a jinchuriki. Not to mention he quite literally shoved a toddler into a crappy apartment and left him with nothing more than pocket money after promising his parents he'd look after him.
5. Keeping Kakashi in the ANBU. Even though Hiruzen knows how the darkness of ANBU can corrupt a heart -especially a teenager as young as Kakashi had been- he won't let Kakashi go. It is clear after losing his teammates and sensei, being in the ANBU is anything but helpful to Kakashi and actually drags him into a worse depression and isolation and even when it is pointed out by Gai, Kakashi's best friend, Hiruzen simply brushes him off and refuses his support. I'm sorry but I can't see a scenario where this would be done with good intentions. Kakashi is one of the strongest Jonins of Konoha despite his young age and he is very useful to keep in the ANBU and Hiruzen just doesn't give a crap about anything else.
These are just what I could think of off the top of my head. I'm sure there are many many more shitty things feel free to add to the list.
#THIS IS A HIRUZEN HATE BLOG#this was a great question thank you :D#answered#naruto#sarutobi hiruzen#hiruzen sarutobi#long post
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Sheathed Claws (Part 1)
(Yandere Fukuzawa feat.Ranpo as his evil sidekick)
Summary: As a former Assassin himself, the formidable Silver Wolf Yukichi Fukuzawa can see through seemingly perfect disguises. You really should not have chosen ADA to work after fleeing the Order of the Clock Tower.Â
Notes: I wrote this instead of polishing my Tetchou fic, someone yells at me to do things in order- You can sense clear parental issues here, so enjoy! The readerâs ability is modelled after Emily Bronteâs Wuthering Heights, the ability to control air currents. She is a former assassin leader of the Order of Clock tower, her superior being Lady Agatha Christie. I could have wrote this as a full fic, but I got too excited about a Mori fic and just...went with easy way with this one. The next part would be out next week by the latest.
Special thanks to @killuwumiâ and @bungooseâ for beta reading this mess! You guys are the best :))
Warnings:Â Female reader, Power imbalance, possessive behaviours(in future chapters), mild yandere themes, Ranpo gives horrible relationship advices
You thought your facade is good enough, that your acquaintances are none the wiser. And you are correct, at least to a certain degree. But for a fellow former Assassin, it is not that difficult to decipher from the way you carry yourself. Fukuzawa, the president of your current organization, for one.
You had paid an old friend a good sum, who happens to be a government official, to cleanse your dirty past. Nobody would find anything now, not even yourself.
To avoid any suspicions, you created this bubbly innocent girl mask for your coworkers, to gain their trust so even if the Order finds out about you they would have a hard time pursuing you. You never were particularly close to anyone, even when you let Naomi come to your shopping trips from time to time after her endless pleas. âYour western style is just so cute! I want to try it!!â Of course, you cannot say no. Guess Lady Christie was right, if you wear a mask long enough it would fuse in with your true self.
You act just like any other secretary in the ADA, polite, properly-dressed, hardworking and always ready to pick up any agentâs slack on paperwork(mainly Dazaiâs). He notices how you would blend well with the background with that quiet nature, your presence barely noticeable, just like what he used to be in his assassin days. You also have a sweet voice and would look up to him with those adorable feline-like eyes while reading meeting reports to him.
No, no Yukichi, she is your employee, not a stray kitten you encountered in a park. You cannot pat her on the head or squeeze her cheeks, it would be inappropriate. He had to scold himself so very often, whenever you smile to greet him at his desk or wish him a good evening when you leave work. Maybe that is why he hired you, a foreigner with little work experience in Japan.
Since you are only a clerk, Fukuzawa assumed you did not possess a special ability, therefore he did not bother to check your background thoroughly. However, there is something that distinguishes you from the norms like Kirako Haruno or Naomi Tanizaki. Your quick reflexes are unusual for a civilian. His suspicions were confirmed thanks to Ranpo.
When Ranpo accidentally pushed one of his donuts off the table, you snatched a napkin, crouched down and caught the pastry with one hand. All done within half a second, without dropping a single sheet of the files on your other hand. Even Ranpo was impressed and gave you a few words of praise. You responded with a sheepish smile, but that smile does not look so harmless to Fukuzawa anymore. That is when Fukuzawa took a particular interest in you, who are you really? Those moves would take years of training to mould into oneâs instincts.
You have hidden pockets in that skirt? He could just be paranoid, but that size is enough to fit a mini-gun or a dagger. In fact, you do carry these things around, old habits die hard. Decades of Assassin life had made you insecure without a weapon to hold. But young women often carry self-defence mechanisms right? Surely you would need them since you are just so cute. Is he just overthinking things?
Using his connections, the ADA president got a copy of your records from the Government Database. But they are nothing out of the ordinary, almost too normal. Maybe you are just blessed with natural talents, not some government spy. Â Because that could mean big problems, as Fukuzawa hates the government to stick their noses into his Agency.
â(Y/n)-san? She is a nice girl. She is always willing to help out everyone with their troubles. Hah, one time she even went to drag Dazai out from a ditch!â
âWhen the powers are out, (y/n)-chan brought lots and lots of candles for us. I cannot be more grateful.â
âShe loves sweets and would often bake me some! (y/n)-chan calls me her test subject for her confectionery arts, not that I mind as long as I get half of her chocolate cookies!â
Only words of praise and gratitude, Fukuzawa cannot seem to find a single bit of negativity related to you? You are so friendly towards everyone, no one ever saw you in a different mood other than cheerfully happy.
The more Fukuzawa learns about you, the more invested he becomes. Even though it started as an investigation, he had grown fond of you rather quickly. Soon enough he finds himself smiling back to your greetings and goodbyes, even sneaking gazes full of fondness when you were not noticing.
Hm, so the agency president had taken a special interest in you huh? That is better than ideal. Now you can sleep soundly at night without ten traps set up in your apartment. People usually protect what they love right? Now you got the powerful Silver Wolf, an elite swordsman as your bodyguard!
These little actions did not get past the observations of Ranpo Edogawa. You are pleasant to have around, and if you marry the president would mean you would never leave the ADA right? He can have those delicious sweets for the rest of his days! His sensei is happy, and he got an endless supply of delicious food, sounds like a win-win to him.
So when Fukuzawa asked him to use his Ultra Deduction on you, little Ranpo did not suspect a thing and gladly obliged.
â(y/n)-chaan is a skilled assassin, with at least ten years of experience...And served in the Order of the Clock Tower as one of their finest knights, but she is currently on exile.â Ranpo and Fukuzawa exchange a glance, mixed with shock and horror. Both stayed silent for a while, digesting the unbelievable truth Ranpo just dug up.
So, his hunch was correct. But how can you, a charming lady who would help the elderly to cross the street, would give up your seat on the train to pregnant women, would help out anyone in need used to be a cold-blooded assassin? (These are all classic kindness gestures in Asia, in case anyone is confused)
Can Fukuzawa imagine you in black tights(eh idk how this came up), ending peopleâs lives while lurking in the shadows? No, it is physically impossible. He lived that kind of life, how can you turn out to appear so innocent? Unless you hid your evils exceptionally well. This sends a chill down his spine, the thought of someone who can fool the entire Agency of intelligent agentsâŚ
You may not harbour any ill-will towards them yet, but you still pose a major potential risk regardless. You can feed the agents poisonous cakes and even Kunikida would eat them without question. Some precautions need to be taken.
âSensei, you like (y/n)-chan, right? Why not take her in and watch her every move, make sure she is no threat?â Another win-win situation, if you ask Ranpo. You would have all the time in the world to bake! Wouldn't that be amazing?
His smart apprentice never disappoints.
#yandere#yandercore#yandere x you#yandere bsd#yandere fukuzawa#fukuzawa yukichi#bungou stray dogs fukuzawa#yandere fukuzawa x reader
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An angsty interaction idea with Sato and Michi?
So⌠this happens after her secret is revealed to UA. Thereâs uproar here and there and its just an exhausting time for the two (Michi especially, imagine trying your damndest to keep a secret only for it to come out anyway). At some point, Sato just gives her a few words of comfort (probably along the lines of âItâll be okayâ ?) and it just makes her snap and break down, asking all the things thatâve been bubbling in her head since she came here. UA was a very nice but also exhausting experience for her since she can feel the wary unease of the staff who know her secret and the guiltâs been just going to town on her self esteem.
âWhy are you so concernedâŚ?! Why⌠why do you careâŚ? Why bring me here knowing who I amâŚ? I donât get it⌠Iâm⌠Iâm HIS daughter! The daughter of the most evil man on the goddamn planetâŚ! why donât⌠why donât you hate me?! I donât understand⌠why donât you hate me like almost everyone who knowsâŚ?â
((âŚwhy am I angsty todayâ))
hmmm I wasn't sure if I was going to send this privately or on main, but I suppose it should be ok! im going to use some triggering language and themes so read at ur own cost
"And?"
Michiko's eyes widened from confusion, brows furrowing at her teacher's ever-so nonchalant tone. She's unable to read his expression, with his mask always presently covering his face.
"Wh-What do you mean and?! Don't you get it? I'm-!!"
Her teacher was quick to interject.
"His daughter. And?"
"D-Don't you understand what that makes me? You shouldn't waste your time on me. I'm from the same blood as that...m-murderous...vile..."
She felt tears spring at her eyes, memories of her father's kindness towards her, a kindness that she never felt from her civilian, not-a-supervillain mother who wasn't even ever there for her.
"Ah, I see how it is...I understand."
Sato shoved his hands into his pockets, nodding his head. Michiko almost felt her heart crack, watching her teacher seemingly agree to everything she said. Before she could open her mouth, Sato cut her off again with a serious expression.
"My father," he paused for a moment, looking at the young student in front of him before continuing, "..excuse my crude language, but my father...raped my mom to have me."
Michiko gulped, Sato continued.
"He forced my mother to live with him and take care of a kid she never wanted to have. Sooner or later, my mom found out and killed him."
He turned to face her with an intense expression across his features.
"I'm the son of a rapist and a killer. Do you hate me, Shigaraki?"
Michiko was taken aback with the use of her real surname, blinking in shock, almost speechless. It took her a moment to collect her thoughts.
"N-No, of course not, Sensei....."
He sighed at the response, relaxing his body as an attempt to release the tension between them.
"That's right. I didn't do anything to deserve any sort of hate. My parents are responsible for their own decisions. Do you understand..?"
Michiko had several thoughts swirling in her head, mind full and blank at the same time. Her thoughts went to her father, her mother, her teachers, the people her father hurt and killed--
Her thoughts were interrupted by a deep laugh. A...laugh?
"You're the daughter of a murderer yourself."
The student looked up to face her teacher, hurt by the truth that's been ingrained in her mind since birth. His eyes were squinted, showing that he was hiding a smile under his mask. Her throat felt dry, she wanted to keep crying and shouting. She didn't choose to be a daughter of a murderer. She looked back at her feet and closed her eyes and mouth, trying hard not to scream.
It wasn't long before she felt her entire body grow warm, held tightly by a firm hug from her teacher who let out another breathy chuckle.
"Ahaha...looks like we have something in common."
His voice was raspy, but Michiko felt his hand trail to her back, rubbing it in circles and patting it in an attempt to calm her down. She allowed her arms to trail behind her teacher, slowly gripping the blue jacket with trembling hands as she felt herself tighten the hug. Feeling her acceptance, he pushes her head further into his shoulder, not caring if it turned snotty. As she cried, Sato continued to rub her back and whisper assurances into her ear.
"You aren't your father."
"You didn't do anything wrong."
"He isn't you."
"You deserve love."
"I don't hate you."
"You will turn out to be a great support for everyone."
"Your classmates love you."
"You're a wonderful person."
"I'll protect you."
#moonprincess101#bnha oc comeback#i ansr#Osamu Sato-sensei#drabble#on lord why did I write this when im so sleepy...#sorry if it didnt make sense or if it was ooc#I wasn't sure where I was going with it aaaaa#it might look short and shallow because yes contrary to belief im not good at serious drabbles hAHAHGFGD#tw rape#rape tw#tw murder#murder tw#murder mention#death mention#rape mention#ask to tag#also I know Michi might shout some more things on her mind but lets say like#satos students know that hes strict and is serious abt keeping them silent esp esp esp if hes speaking to them#anyway I might sleep....I did a lot of asks today#I didnt even get to work today im so doomed HAJGHJDGSD#SCHOOL STARTING SOON TOO....SIGH#hope this was worth it </3
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Mairimashita! Iruma-kun s2 ep21
Last episode for this season!
Itâs strange weâre only getting 21. It feels like an awkward number to end on since many other anime that goes on for 20+ episodes have at least 24-26. Oh well, s3 has been announced so itâs all good I guess.
It's still the Apocalypse (the last day of it) and Iruma is trying to finish all of his homework which seem to be going well. He had a lot to do due to homework being doubled.
Why was homework doubled? It's the consequence of a past action...
It was due to the bet from back at the Walter Park arc! They remembered about it (I kinda forgot about it, honestly, since so many things happened since then).
Grandpa Sullivan is the one to choose the winners and decided it was all of them making them all both the winners and losers of the bet. With this, both the prize and punishments applied - they were treated to an expensive meal but they also have to deal with a ton of homework. Kalego-sensei is pissed he had to pay for everyoneâs food but was very happy to tell them that they will be suffering for the rest of the apocalypse.
Iruma worked hard and got through all the homework though.
This Apocalypse Iruma had: gone on vacation with his friends, went on a sleepover at a friend's house, and went on a date... so naturally, this time around he's spending time with family!
He and Grandpa are gonna go buy school supplies. I kinda missed when me and my family did that back in the day. I always found shopping for school supplies fun.
Due to the season's earlier events, Iruma has gotten pretty popular it seems so Grandpa gives him anti-recognition glasses for a disguise. Ainât the boy cute? I dunno why but with anime characters, glasses actually either add or subtract from how good or bad their appearance is.
Haha this reminds me, thereâs this anime called âCastle Town Dandelionâ and the MC is a girl who hates standing out and in one episode, her sister gave her glasses that could allegedly do the same thing Irumaâs glasses here could. It doesnât work like that and everyone just acted as if it does to make her feel better. Akane needed this version lol.
They're headed to Magical Street to go shopping! A new area has been introduced to both us and Iruma.
This is apparently where shops, parks and also teacher's dorms are located. Iâm wondering why the teacherâs dorms are here when back in the episodes where Iruma joined the student council, it seems he and the student council members were staying over at school. Why isnât the dorm for faculty members at school, too then? Weird.
Iruma's Grandpa is pretty popular, too. People crowded around him as soon as they saw him but doesn't recognize Iruma due to the glasses. Makes me wonder why Grandpa didn't wear ones himself lol.
Grandpa Sullivan isnât just popular as heâs well-liked, too.
First, clothes shopping! Iruma tried on a coat as they need some for the upcoming winter. Grandpa decides these were good and takes an entire rack. Damn they're rich lol. He tells Iruma to just wear a different one everyday.
They're buying accessories next and Opera suggest that Iruma buy a collar for his familiar which is Kalego-sensei lol. Iruma knew it would not end well if he actually did that and declines. Opera is disappointed by this... they really want to mess with Kalego, huh?
I think itâs funny but I also pity Kalego-sensei. Having to deal with his senpaiâs antics long after graduating. The nightmare of many former students.
Next they're buying books! God this makes me miss going to book fairs.
Grandpa tells the staff at the desk what books he wanted and each one he lists off automatically flies down next to him (pretty cool). Grandpa explains that Iruma would need a lot of books to learn more spells. They talked about the spell Fractal (which Iruma used to princess carry Ameri last episode) and Grandpa tells him that with enough practice, Iruma could also use it to be able to fly. Grandpa takes this chance to show-off to Iruma by using it to take down a shoplifter. Everyone in the store is amazed but Iruma's praise is the one Grandpa cares about the most.
They continue shopping for stuff. This was funny cause the way Grandpa said the lollipop's name reminded me of how Doraemon introduces the items from his pocket. Also, does this mean that lollipop has no expiration date?
The day ends with the two having a talk (Opera went and got the carriage). Iruma says he had a lot of fun at school which made his Grandpa happy knowing Iruma has gotten used to living here. Grandpa tells him that the new semester would be even more eventful than this one and showed him a poster of what I assume would be the festivals the other fans have been mentioning.
In the middle of their talk, Iruma suddenly asks Grandpa about how to become a Demon King (likely cause he overheard some people wondering aloud why Sullivan, a powerful demon, didn't want to take the job despite being qualified for it).
Grandpa is surprised and speechless for a moment but then becomes happy and says if Iruma is asking cause he wanted to be Demon King then Grandpa will support him. Iruma explains heâs just curious.
Flashback! It seems Grandpa used to work for the former Demon King, Delkiller.
Too bad his face is covered. Iâm curious to know what he looked like when he was younger.
Oooh... we finally see him - the infamous Delkiller that's been talked about for a long time. His face isn't completely properly shown for now, I guess but heâs shown to be pretty huge. He seems lazy but he also takes pride in the Demon World he's created. The flashback ends here though.
His hair color reminds me somewhat of Evil Cycle! Irumaâs hair color...
We get a bit of lore info from Grandpa about Demon Kings.
Grandpa explains about the 13 Crowns - representatives of the Demon World who help govern it - and that to become a Demon King, one must possess the trust of every single one since they'd be the one to rule the Demon World.
He also explains the role and power of the Demon King - their word is law and they are the Demon World itself. Demons will do as they commanded. The Demon World is a reflection of whoever ruled it and right now, the Demon World is a fun place because Delkiller-sama was a fun person.
Grandpa explains that with all these in mind, he doesn't know if he'd even get the role someday if he wanted it or if he ever did, if he'd be worthy of it. Itâs such a big thing after all.
If he did become the Demon King though, he says he'd do this: make the Demon World "Iruma"-themed lol. Seriously though, he says he'd support Iruma if he'd become the Demon King and would like to see what kind of world Iruma would create.
These statements are very ironic considering who would end up being future Demon King haha.
While Iruma said he didnât want to become Demon King, he did end up thinking about it. What if he did become the Demon King?
Hmm... for someone who isnât interested, he looked like he was thinking deeply about it.
They get back home and later that night, Iruma checked the stuff Granpa bought him.
Iruma finally gets a hold of the Demon King Prophecy! We've heard about the prophecy before but Iruma probably hasn't yet until now. After listing the stuff about the future king, thereâs a shot of Irumaâs hand with his ring haha. Upon reading this, Iruma thought more about it: What kind of world would it become if he were to become the Demon King?
Youâre not the only one wondering Iruma. Iâm sure the rest of the fandom is wondering that, too.
The new semester begins! The entire Abnormal class is told that they now have to attain Dalet (4) rank before their second year begins as it's the minimum they'd need to graduate - failure results in them losing the Royal One classroom!
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Not gonna lie, the shopping part of the episode reminded me of the scenes at the beginning of the firsts Harry Potter movies with them shopping at Diagon Alley. Itâs fun and I got to see more of the Demon World. I wonder if theyâd show us other places in the Demon World in the next season.
Grandpa happily doting on Iruma made me think that maybe itâd have been better for him if he had gotten to adopt Iruma as a child. Iruma is already a teenager and so their time they could spend together wouldnât be as long or as often since Iruma had friends and busy with school. On the other hand, Iruma gained a lot of experiences in his crappy life before getting here and it did help him become the person he is. I guess the problem here is that heâs human and he probably ages faster than everyone else. :P
Like I mentioned before, it feels weird we only got 21 episodes this time. I was hoping thereâd be another arc before the end of the season. Thereâs already a season 3 announcement and for next year, I think, so its all good. It might feel like a long time but I thought the same back when season 1 ended and now the finale for season 2 had just aired. Time flies fast.
I just wanna point out that in the last scene at the classroom when they were being told about the rank raising they gotta do, Agares is shown with his eyes visible. Iâm glad they never put that mask back to cover his face cause he looks good haha. Glad they kept this detail.
Well, thank you for reading this and the other posts, too if you did. I guess weâd have to wait for season 3 now. Iâm glad this show is popular enough to gain another season so fast. :)
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âCABBAGEâ
A/N: First, I wanna apologize to the Diakko day mods that reviewed a completely different fic for me that was supposed to be my entry, but then... boom new diakko day entry. Iâm sorry ;-;, I just couldnât figure out a flow that would still have what I had in mind. Uwu, sorry for using up your precious time.
Soulmate, non-magic? AU. Cliche stuff, common trope. STILL. Iâm using it. Fun fact, I slaved away for this for two/three days hoho~ peak procrastination, donât encourage it. Also on ao3, but I have a habit of posting full chaps on tumblr. Teehee. This is... long... (could have been a crazy multi-chap, ey?) but I guess thatâs what you get for trying to fit a full story with an AU setting that needs to be established. Sorry if it feels slow with regards to reaching DiAkko, but donât worry, from when they come along til the end, youâll have loads of them. Sorry for the pacing tho :((( I also apologize in advance if there are some OOC bits that yâall might not like. Not too confident in it, but hope you all like it. I DID NOT BETA READ THIS ANYMORE BECAUSE IâM TIRED OF THE LENGTH OF IT LMAO. Anywho...
Happy DiAkko day! Enjoy?
~Shintori Khazumi
It was a normal thing, really. She had grown up with a thin chain slung around her neck, attached to another tiny metal thingy resting against the skin of her collarbone. On cold days, she would keep it in her pocket because god knows how weirdly tingly and-or painful that felt on bare skin. Sure she could have chosen to just wear it so that others could see it- actually, wasnât she going against societyâs rules when she hid it? She was, wasnât she. Heck, it surprised her now that sheâs realized it. Why hasnât she been arrested yet? This is a crime isnât it? Her mom, her dad, would they get to say their farewells once she got incarcerated-
âI can see it on your face, that youâre thinking about something totally stupid again.â
âShut up, Sucy.â
âJust saying.â Sucy shrugs, going back to working on their chemistry lab activity. âI mean, I kinda just want you to focus on what weâre doing. Unless you want me to slip in some stuff in your project there.â She grinned in that evil little way the brunette had come to know her for.
âIf I know you, which I do, youâve probably already done that.â
âAkko! I canât believe youâd accuse me of something like hurting my friends.â Sucy really couldnât sell the âfeigning shockâ act as her monotone words did little to convey emotion, and that forced gasp was probably just everyone elseâs normal manner of breathing. Which was scary, now that she thought about it. Did that mean Sucyâs normal breathing was even less obvious? Oh god, now that Akko thinks about it, she would sometimes joke in her head about how she often wondered whether or not Sucy was actually dead during sleepovers.
âI mean, come on! She sleeps like a corpse in a coffin! And she always looks so pale-â
âI knew you were thinking about something stupid again.â Once more, her thoughts were brought to a halt by that lazed, snarky voice that could only belong to her best friend who shared her mutual desire to strangle one another.
âI was just wondering if you were undead or something.â
âScrew you.â
âWish Iâd find someone to do that...â Akko muttered under her breath, to which Sucy sighed. She had heard it, and immediately knew what the Japanese was about to get hung up on. Again. Like she always did.
A hand reaching over to pat her back in consolation, but Akko felt a little worse, feeling that small, hard material lightly tapping the area along with the rest of Sucyâs hand. Sucy chuckled, sympathetically. âI know youâre constantly in a state of heat, Akko-â Or not.
âI am not, you bitch!â
Sucy could stand to ignore that. â-But really. Are you really that obsessed with finding your soulmate? Weâre all young and all that jazz that those old hags keep yapping about. You have a lot of time, you know?â She smiled a sincere smile this time, trying her best to comfort her friend. âAnd besides, even though itâs something written on official print that most people find their soulmates at sixteen, most isnât all.â
Akko felt a little better. Sucy could be an asshole, but as a best friend, she really knew what to say to Akko sometimes. Â
â-Thatâs basic English that even you can understand.â
She takes it back. She takes some of her heartfelt gratitude back. âI hate you.â
âAww, I abhor you with all of my non-existent heart as well.â Sucy smirked, swatting Akkoâs attacking hand away. âMuah~â She threw in a wink for good measure.
âUghh, oh gosh... Professor Croix!â Akko bemoaned to their supervising teacher. âCan I please use the emergency shower? And eyewash. I think Miss Manbavaran got her unholy sappiness spilled all over me.â
Croix sighed, rubbing the spot between her eyes with her thumb and index finger. Not this again. âCanât you two ever pipe down in my class?â She sighed. âPLEASE?!â
âNope.â -Was the deadpanned response.
âI now see why you guys are friends.â Croix groaned, walking over to their table. âYou little shits just wonât give me a break. And yet, youâre so behaved with Chariot.â
âHey! Sensei, cursing your students is bad!â Akko scolded, before adding, âBesides, this and that are separate matters. Prof Chariot is just sweet and so nice, you canât bear the weight of guilt of hurting her. Right?â Akko turned to Sucy who just nodded.
âShut it, Kagari. That is not a valid rea- wait... maybe it is.â
âSee?â
Her head was starting to hurt. Just why had she decided to be a teacher in place of any other job involving chemistry? Really, there were so many other things she could have done!
Just as she was about to return the verbal jabs, a gentler voice inserted itself into their conversation. âUmm... guys, professor, the other students are being distracted by your... um... exchange.â
Three pairs of eyes blinked, before two widened in apologetic shock, while the other seemed to gleam in pleasure. âSorry, Lotte.â
âSucy, please try to look even the slightest bit sorry.â
And disappointment replaced them right away.
âTsk.â
âSucy... we will be having a talk back in our room.â Akko heard that audible gulp, reaching for her friendâs hand under the table, squeezing support.
âDonât die.â She whispered.
âYou too, Akko.â
âNoooo! How? I donât even live with you two!â
Lotte was about to respond that Akko always stayed over, anyway, but the frantic screams of their teacher took the words far away from her mind.
âAkko! Akko! Your solution is bubbling! Wait, thatâs not supposed to do that-â Croixâs concern was justified as in a matter of a split second, everyone in their immediate circle was covered in some bright pink substance. âSHOWER, EMERGENCY SHOWER-â
âW-we wonât all fit, Professor!â Lotte had begun tearing up, wondering if she was about to die from whatever toxic chemical their beloved dunce must have mixed in. Maybe if she prayed to something somewhere out there, the spirits of nature would take hers and maybe she could live as some kind of forest sprite in some alternate magical world, and crap, she was becoming delusional.
âHoho~ What a nice outcome~.â
âManbavaran!â
âRelaaaax, I switched out all of Akkoâs components for some of my stuff. It was a precaution.â She smiled, unbelievably innocent-looking. â...and maybe added a little surprise.â
âSu.CY!â Akko lunged forward before being stopped mid-air, caught by the collar.
âAkko. Sucy. Iâll see you in the office later.â
â...your office?â They seemed amazingly unfazed. Theyâd probably been so used to being there that they must see it as a lounge of sorts. But no, Croix wasnât going to be defeated by teenage rascals that were the cause of her hair prematurely turning white. No.
âNope.â
âTh-then, Finneranâs?â They werenât completely scared of the aforementioned teacher. She just gave them such an earful, sometimes theyâd joke to Lotte about needing hearing aids at some point.
âNo.â Croixâs smile grew despicably wide and dark. âHolbrookeâs.â
Lotte sighed in sympathy. Well, sheâd expected this development sooner or later. âIâll wait for you by the usual bench.â
//-//-//-//-//
A week of suspension. One week off school, no school or class-related updates allowed from classmates, and only check-ins and work drops from teachers. That was... surprisingly light after all the trouble theyâd accumulated over the past first month of the semester. Or maybe it was because it was just the start of the school year that the headmistress really wanted as little to go wrong as possible. Preferably nothing would go wrong. Or it could also be the fact that they were in their senior year, and the teachers really wanted all their students to graduate.
But you could never tell with a group as rowdy as the âwitchesâ of Luna Nova International Institute. They were rightly labeled as such with the cursed terrors they had inflicted, every incident theyâ d caused all over the school premises and beyond.
If it wasnât Akko and Sucy, it was Jasminka somehow being able to sneak in and out of the classroom and buy out the entire snack section of the cafeteria, and making it back to class without anyone noticing. With her size, it was some kind of scary magic trick. If it wasnât that either, then it was Constanze constantly installing who-knowâs-what in the schoolsâ computers. It it wasnât her, then it was Amanda and Hannah pulling at hairs, or cutting at each otherâs necks, then the next thing you know theyâre either making out in public, or making out in public... with Barbara. There was also Lotte when she was in her wild states of fangirling after a new Night Fall release. People tended to keep a safe distance from her during those times. (Sheâd once shaken a girl unconscious out of her sheer excitement at the mention of, âOh, I read the latest release tooâ.)
Never a dull day with them.
Scarily so.
Holbrooke had smiled at them kindly as always, but there was just a little something else behind it that felt like Akko and Sucy were about to die on the spot.
âPlease. I beg of you. Your first two years, we tried to overlook all your mischief as it did not pose any threat to the masses, only towards you and your friend group... well... physical harm or threat, at least. I donât know how many people are psychologically scarred because of you.â She had said that, but they didnât know if it was a joke, a serious statement, or both.
After being given twenty blank pages to write their usual apologies on- they shared a laugh, thinking back on when Amanda got fifty-, the pair made their merry way to the bench just by the school gate where Lotte sat, chatting alongside and excited Barbara, a Hannah with a fond smile directed at her life-time partner, and Amanda who was carrying both their bags for them, waving goodbye to Constanze and Jasminka who looked like they were just leaving.
âAww, didnât get to catch my little friend.â Akko pouted, wanting to hug Conz as she always did. She was so cute. And soft. Like a plush. Always calming Akko down.
âSheâs gonna shoot one of her tiny lazers at you again. Those actually burn.â Amanda reminded, laughing as she remembered what Lotte told her about why they were late. âAnd I heard you two got some quality time with the big woman upstairs?â Her grin widened. âHow many?â
âTwenty.â They responded in synch, hands aching from the memory.
âHeh... not bad. Doesnât beat my record though.â She cackled, slinging an arm over Hannahâs shoulder, Akko not missing the glint on her left ring finger. How nice.
âDonât egg them on, idiot.â Hannah sighed, peeling the limb off her. âAnd you all got nothing on these two.â She pointed a thumb to the still excitedly conversing pair. âThey wrote a fucking novel for their apology. Literally. But the teachers were so tired of reading that they werenât made to write apology notes anymore.â
âHey! Cleaning the bathrooms arenât the best either!â Barbara, now done with her talk with Lotte, turned to pinch the gingerâs arm.
âI mean, we all have cleaned them at some point.â
âTrue, true.â The group nodded in consensus.
â...â
âThis is not a very good fact.â Barbara pointed out, and they all laughed, the ones seated slowly getting up, everyone ready to go home.
As they exited the gate, they all waved their goodbyes, Akko and her two best friends heading one way, and Amanda and her girls the other. Just as the sun was setting at that hour in the afternoon, red eyes caught the reflected glimmer of light against the three bands on each girlâs ring finger. Those same eyes traveled to similar hoops donned by the pair walking quietly in front of her, hands brushing by one another.
Really. She was happy all her friends had found their destined ones. Some partners may look to be as mismatched as Sucy and Lotte, and some cases were as rare as the three-way between the snarky British girls and their American idiot, but... the system had worked some magic in perfectly matching people, it seemed. They all seemed happy with who they had.
Akko didnât know if this was some kind of spiritual occurrence like fate or the likes, or if this was just one ginormous scientific experiment on billions of guinea pigs across the globe, but... Akko wanted in on it too.
Placing a hand over where her heart was, she felt for the metal against her chest, clutching it through her uniform blouse.
Just when would her âsoulmateâ come?
//-//-//-//-//
Their first stop, as per usual, was the small apartment complex that Lotte and Sucy lived in. When their parents had discovered that these children had found the one meant for them, they were more than willing to help the girls move in together, and get used to a life-long companionship. They trusted them as they were both capable and level-headed, and Akko was so happy that her friends were happy. She always was.
Lotte invited her in. As always. And Akko shouldâve accepted like she always did as well, but somehow, today... she just didnât feel like it. So she made a random excuse, something believable enough, like how her parents had asked her to make dinner because theyâd be home late, and the Fin just had to let her go, even if she felt something was off, and that the brunette might just be lying.
There had been a time when Lotte and Sucy had just gotten together that Akko seemed to distance herself from her best friends. They soon found out it was out of her concern that she might be intruding on their relationship, or bothering them, taking away from the time the pair could spend alone together as a couple. Obviously, they had never seen Akko as a nuisance, and were saddened she would think of such things.
With a talk, reassurances, and clarifications in place, their bond as friends became ever stronger, and more trusting.
But Akko still wanted to be considerate. Out of love.
...and maybe a little envy that made her want to distance herself from the sight of people with fulfilled partnerships.
Maybe she was just a sore, lonely loser who couldnât truly be happy for her friends.
Who knows.
After jogging the rest of the way home, a simple five-minute distance away from the apartments, she reached that familiar wooden gate, the name plate âKagariâ shiny and clean, like her mother liked it. Pushing the swinging portion open, she walked up the driveway, smiling at her share little garden with her Mama. Looks like the vegetables were growing up healthy. Maybe she could try some new dishes out and have her friends give her feedback. The usual agenda.
âIâm home!â She called out in the foyer, shoes slipping off and set neatly to the side. A habit strongly instilled in her since childhood. âMama?â The scents of vegetables and meat, and was that... cookies! Her mom was baking cookies! âMama!â
Padding down the hall and entering the open living room, she found her father splayed out, snoring on the couch with a newspaper covering his face. Giggling to herself, she continued her way into the kitchen, spotting the one sheâd been looking for, ear buds in and swaying to some music only she could hear. Akko smiled. Her mom was so youthful, she was such a girl. With her bright pink apron and bunny slippers, and impeccable manners and home skills.
âMa~ma!â She called, hugging her motherâs waist from behind.
The older woman yelped, spatula flying into the air, but with Akko smoothly catching it and licking off some of the sauce on it. She tried not to look into those disproving eyes, and simply released her mother and went to wash the utensil.
âAkko...â
âI said I was home! You didnât hear me, mama. This is revenge.â She grinned cheekily, her mother sighing before a fond smile played on her lips.
âFine, fine. But just this once, okay?â
âHai~â Akko gave a mock salute, enjoying this moment with her mother as the her co-brunette rolled her eyes fondly. Akko walked up to her, kissed her cheek, and attempted to âappeaseâ her mother by offering her exemplary culinary services- or so her dad had once claimed. âLet me help you out?â
Unable to keep up the annoyed act longer, her mother slipped into giggles, turning to gather her daughter into her arms and pepper kisses all over her hair. âThank you, baby. Please chop me up some of the veggies in the bag by the sink.â
âRoger!â
And they shared another laugh at the voice coming from the other room, screaming a sleepy, âWHOâS ROGER?! ANOTHER BOY-â
The usual always felt so good.
//-//-//-//-//
Dinner had been fairly uneventful. Her cousin- the relation fairly distant- who currently lived with them wasnât home still, just like always. She knew he was always busy at school, and with the little business her father had him manage, so that was a normal thing as well. She had ended up just confessing to her parents what sheâd done in school this time, in hopes that her being honest instead of them finding out via a phone call from school first would ease the inevitable punishment awaiting her.
It... kind of helped. Kind of.
Her father had laughed so hard, clearly amused at her and Sucyâs antics. Her mother sighed deeply, not knowing if she should even still be disappointed anymore. Akko and school accidents and incidents werenât uncommon at all, after all. It wasnât a surprise. Really, the biggest school-related surprise theyâd gotten was the fact that Akko wanted to take a science-related course instead of an arts one. They knew it had always been her dream to be a performer. So why was she taking that when Luna Nova offered the Arts as well. It was something they would forever wonder about.
Akko was usually so open and honest with them in just about everything, but this was one thing she would never clear up with them. And they could never understand why. There was definitely a deep reason behind it. But why did she have the need to keep it to herself? They worried, but they also believed in her, that she would tell them if she needed to. She was that kind of child.
They hoped.
Kissing her parents good night, She walked away from the kitchen banter of who should wash the dishes between the two adults, and trudged up the wooden stairs to her room. Akko had offered, but they said she should just rest up. She looked like she had a long day. Besides, she had a week to help out at home. Akko shivered at the thought of being worked like a mule. That was a joke of course, but her mama could be so Spartan sometimes.
Her door clicked close, and she immediately found herself face-first in the soft covers of the lower bunk of her bed, lights of the room still down. Originally, the Kagariâs had been expecting twins because of how large Akkoâs motherâs stomach had been. Apparently, they were simply blessed with a very healthy baby. (She was a fair bit taller than her mother, and had a good height for a Japanese woman). As Akko grew up, however, she insisted to keep the bunk as it seemed like it could be useful to turn into her own little fort. Plus, sleepovers wouldnât be much of a problem in terms of space.
Flipping onto her back, she stared at the glow-in-the-dark stars pasted onto the top of her ceiling. It was fairly high up, with this side of the house being designed a little differently, the roof of Akkoâs room forming a dome. This was at her request as a child after attending one of Professor Chariotâs public lectures on stars as a child. Akko had since then been hooked to them, the fading glow of the stickers allowing her sights of the constellations sheâd painstakingly formed, sticking each point one by one with the help of her dad and a ladder.
She had been saving up lately to buy one of those small, portable planetarium projectors. She didnât want to outright ask her parents for one, and she had taken a few secret part-time jobs to make up for the amount she needed. Little by little, she was getting close to her goal. Sheâd have one someday. One day.
Her eyes felt heavy all of a sudden, an arm moving to rest over them as her breathing slowed, thoughts drifting to stars and constellations, and myths, and tales, and fate, and...
Her world shut down.
//-//-//-//-//
âAtsuko. Atsuko, get up. Akko. Wake up, bloody hell, you sleep like a log!â
âMmrrnghmm... eh?â Blinking her eyes open, she spotted a young man, brown hair just like hers, dressed in a cardigan and slacks, looking ready to go out on some date, or the like, or maybe he had more business as usual. âAndrew.â
âAkko.â He responded dryly. âItâs eight in the morning. I know itâs the weekend, but really, sleeping in isnât a good habit.â
Rolling over to shield her eyes from the intrusive sunlight and man, she waved him away sloppily, ready to get back to rest, body feeling heavy for some reason.
âAkko!â
âYou really do take my momâs place when she isnât around, Andrew.â Akko complained, sitting up, if only to get Andrew to pipe down. âAlright, I get it.â She rubbed the sleep away from her eyes, stretching her body out and taking in a breath of fresh air. âBut if youâre here, Iâm figuring my parents are out?â
She received a nod, followed by an explanation. âThey said they had a picnic date planned for the whole day.â
Akko pouted. âAww, and they didnât think to take me along? How mean~â
âThey tried to wake you up, believe me.â Andrew scoffed. âYou could sleep through world war two without problem, however.â
âGee, thanks.â
âYouâre welcome.â
âGet out, please.â
âLater.â
âIâm asking nicely.â Akko whined, slipping out of her bed, realizing she hadnât changed out of her uniform last night.
âAfter I tell you about our plans for today.â
A well-shaped brow raised in suspicion at the words. âOur plans?â Akko voiced. âWhat do you mean. âour plansâ? I donât have any plans of spending time with you today, as far as my knowledge tells me.â
âNot that you have mu-â Andrew was about to throw in the usual insulting jab, playful banter, but refrained. He did actually need Akko to go with him.
âHmm?â The lack of a biting response didnât sit quite well with Akko. Something was up with her cousin, and she was sure that she was about to find out just what.
There was an awkward pause in the air before the older boy cleared his throat; maybe he should begin with getting on her good side. âL-lovely weather weâre having today.â
âJust tell me what you want from me and leave.â
âWeâre going to the mall, please help me.â
âWhy?â
â...â
âWhy?â Akko pressed. If Andrew wasnât going to give her a good enough explanation, she wasnât going to move a single inch.
â...Itâs Deniseâs birthday soon.â He confessed, and Akko actually backed off.
âOh.â She immediately understood what Andrew wanted without him having to expound on his earlier statement. Really, he could be such an adorable dork sometimes, especially when it came to Denise.
Denise was Andrewâs set partner. She was a kind person, gentle, lady-like, intelligent, mild-mannered, but strong-willed. She was great. Too good for Andrew, Akko would tease at times. But really, they made such a good match. She liked Denise; she was sweet to Akko, exchanged treats with her, as well as tutored her from time to time, being in the same school and all. She also kept Andrew busy and out of Akkoâs hair, so she was perfect! So if not for Andrewâs sake, Akko should at least do something nice for her friend.
âGive me half an hour. Iâll be ready by then.â
Andrew breathed a sigh of relief, offering Akko a grateful smile. âThank you. Iâll see myself out then.â
âFinally!â
With a childish sticking of the tongue out at each other, a habitual thing they had formed, Andrew had closed the door to Akkoâs bedroom, not forgetting to lock it behind him for privacyâs sake. Akko was thankful.
Instead of getting up, however, and preparing for the day with Andrew out of the room, Akko lay back down on the soft mattress, eyes trained to the top of the room again. As she saw her little clusters of stars and constellations, red ribbons connecting points one to the other, always to be linked even if they were far apart, never to be broken, her regular intrusive thoughts had begun making their way to the forefront of her mind again.
Fated people... soulmates, huh. Werenât those terms just glorified ways of saying everyone was in some kind of arranged marriage they could never get out of? Wouldnât there be at least one person averse to all this? Maybe? But why... did all the people sheâs known, whoâve met their match-why did they all seem content?
Feeling for that familiar metal piece under her clothing, she pulled it out by the chain, observing it as it glinted against the morning light. Her finger traced over the engraving on the outside, admiring the workmanship, but frowning at the words.
She thought back on it all. How all this destined person stuff all started out, as the history books told them. Before the records of History ever existed, they said that the leaders of the ancient world had gathered together, seeing the âsorrow of the worldâ, and came to a decision of what to to do to make the world better in that regard. They decided that âLOVEâ was the answer, as cheesy as it sounded. And so a system was put into place that would overcome barriers and seas, both literal and figurative, of difference, and bring to mankind the meaning of true joy- Akko always found it incredibly sappy and cringey when it was laid out like that.
Like any system, there were the finer details that made it all work one way or the other. It is said that people are born issued with a ring to be worn on their person on all times. It was a mystery as well, how one could never seem to outgrow the ring. Like it was made to grow alongside you. It was made out of metal, however, and it made things all the more perplexing. Who knows what magic goes on behind all of this? No one knows who makes the rings, or who created this system; nor does anyone know who assigns partners to each other. All theyâve known are the facts that the rings were created, containing words that served to be a hint to who your soulmate is supposedly. When you meet that person, youâd just know. The words, theyâd just make sense. It didnât matter if it never did all your life. One day, everything would just click, apparently. That was how the words were chosen, they said. Then these rings would be distributed to countries and the government would be responsible in ensuring that they got to their rightful owners.
Honestly, this whole thing sounded like some deep cult-ish shit, and Akko was quite shocked that she- along with possibly millions, or billions- had never questioned it before. After all, it was the usual; as always, the norm. It could be something of a mysterious world movement that no one knew of, but with it simply claiming to have the goal of âbringing happiness to all citizensâ, people hardly seemed to mind where it took them.
Akko remembered the first time she ever found it weird. She was in the fourth grade, and that day, they had learned the importance of the words on the rings. âHints to finding your one, true love, their teacher had claimed, trying to rouse excitement from the students at the prospect of soulmates.
And while every other little girl squealed in joy and giddiness upon reading the words written on their rings, Akko had a look of distaste on her face at the sight of her words, immediately hiding the item from possibly prying eyes of her classmates who had already began to compare words with others.
She hated it. She had then ran home to tell her mother about it.
âMooommm! Mom!â
âAkko? Whatâs wrong? Youâre all sweaty and you still have your outdoor boots on-â
âWhy does my word suck so much?â
âHuh?â The woman was lost for words, confounded by a simple question.
âWhy does it suck so much? My word! Â I mean...â Holding her ring out for her Mama to see, Akko continued on her rant. âWhat the heck does cabbage even mean?! IS HE A FARMER?! DOES MY SOULMATE LIKE CABBAGE THAT MUCH?!â
âAh... well...â
âWhy couldnât it be something cool like yours and dads. âEyes like rubiesâ, and âRider from the northâ just sounds so badass and romantic! And then thereâs me with CABBAGE. Â Sure, the ring is pretty and all, but... WHAT IS CABBAGE?!â
âI... donât know, sweetheart.â
Akko had felt so frustrated with her word, that she wanted to cry. âMy soulmate sucks!â
Thinking back on those times, she sure was such a child. It wasnât her soulmateâs fault that the government or whatever authority or higher power decided to describe him or her that way. If anything, her partner is a victim of slander. Even Sucy had it better with the description. Akko chuckled mirthlessly. What are those people thinking. Ah, her head was starting to hurt from overthinking all this.
ââBring happiness to all citizensâ, my ass. With a hint as weird and cryptic as this, how am I supposed to be âhappyâ like everyone else?â Akko sighed once more, unclasping the chain from behind her neck, and taking her ring off, hanging it over her eyes, watching it dangle in the air, the elegant cursive of âcabbageâ pissing her off a little more than it should.
Along with the ring came a handbook of sorts. Akkoâs sat atop her bedside drawer. In it were more rules, guidelines, and information to be taken note of, but they could only be read at certain ages, sections sealed off by some kind of technology that only unlocked come oneâs birthday. An example of a rule was related to how to wear the ring. It didnât seem to be a heavily imposed rule as Akko had done away with it all her life. It was that rings should be worn on your right ring finger so long as you hadnât found your assigned partner, moving it to your left once you have. Akko had been ashamed of her word and had always carried it around her neck, hidden underneath her clothes. Her mother had scolded her for it in the past, but she didnât care. She didnât want to get teased by the other children for having such a strange hint. She had believed that it would give her a hard time.
And it still did. With it being so vague and odd, there was no way this hint made much sense to her, at all. Would she ever find the person her whole being was linked to for a lifetime?
Besides the rules came soulmate-related explanation for the rings and words. An instance of this would be that the meaning behind the words would only be revealed to them once they entered fourth grade. She never understood the significance of that. Why couldnât one just read through everything and understand it all at once? Well, not that it mattered. She would soon be turning eighteen, and opening a section that made her feel just the slightest bit bitter.
[What to do if you havenât found your soulmate yet.]
Sucy may have told her that each person had their own time, and that she was still young, and had plenty of years to go searching. But when everyone else around you had already found theirs by the ânormalâ designated time, youâd start to feel quite isolated and lonely, right? She was already different from the rest with the weird-ass word she was stuck with, and now she wasnât even close to being on the right track to finding the person it was pointing to.
It was frustrating.
Three knocks and a voice followed suit. âAkko? Are you ready? Itâs been about twenty-five minutes, but I didnât hear any noise coming from your room. Are you actually okay?â
Right. Andrew.
âIâm fine! Sorry, I got lost in thought. Be right out! Maybe in fifteen! My bad, really.â
âItâs fine, Iâm the one requesting a favor, after all!â Andrew responded through the wood, and Akko felt his presence leave her immediate area.
Hopping off her bed and grabbing her towel, she made her way to the bathroom. Maybe a cold shower would help her stop thinking about all of this for a few. She really should stop questioning the whole system of practically the whole world. It wasnât good for her sanity.
Turning on the shower and soaking herself, her assumption of her endangered mental health was confirmed.
âAH, I FORGOT TO STRIP!â
//-//-//-//-//
âYou sure took your sweet time getting ready.â Andrew commented, locking the door behind them and tossing the keys into his pocket as they got to walking. Opening the gate for Akko with a bow, they shared a laugh, going on their merry way down the street.
As often as they got on one anotherâs nerves, they undeniably enjoyed each otherâs company. It was nice. Akko liked it to an extent. The conversation was fun, the exchanges never dull, it was time spent well. What she didnât like about hanging around with Andrew were all the stares and glares she got from people around. Much like now.
It wouldâve been great if it ended with just observation, but there was always that one brave (or maybe stupid) soul who would come up to the pair to ask if they were an item. The brunette pair would then proceed to do their usual schtick of jumping a meter away from each other, and pretending to gag whilst glaring.
âNO WAY. WITH HER/HIM?!â
And despite the denial, instead of feeling joy at the availability of Andrew- Akko assumed it was him that people always wanted to confirm about anyway- there was no delight, only some form of fear. The creeped-out kind maybe?
Continuing their walk, Akko slapped Andrewâs shoulder, hard. The boy looked like he could bite her.
âUgh... itâs already such a pain in school when we have joint functions and people mistake us for a couple. I was hoping it was obvious we were related.â
Andrew scoffed at the statement. âIâm sorry, but Iâm actually quite pleased I donât look to be related to your ugly face.â
He deserved the stronger smack, Akko would say.
âAKKO! That hurt!â
âYou know what else hurts? The fact that people canât seem to get it in their heads that not every guy and girl walking next to each other are partners. Damn, and I used to think it was a good thing that I could use you to get out of awkward confession situations.â Sometimes people did that, despite the entire âdestined partnerâ situation. âWeird times.â
âYou actually get confessed to? Hahaha, why? Guys must need glasses.â
The tall lad flinched at the held up fist. âIâm kidding. Youâre actually growing up to be quite pretty Akko.â
Eyes wide one second, then smiling sweetly the next, a chill ran up Andrewâs spine at Akkoâs reaction... that suddenly morphed into disgust, a hand pinching his side. âEw, I kinda liked you better when you werenât so gross and cheesy.â
âAh- h-hurts, that, Akko, that stings, ouch! Let go! I was trying to be nice!â Andrew retaliated with his own pinch to Akkoâs slightly rounded cheeks. âLet go!â
âYou lwet gfho!â They released their holds at the same time, rubbing the sore spots on their bodies. âWhy were you suddenly being all weird?â
â...ate...etter...man...â
âWhat was that?â Akko couldnât understand any of Andrewâs incoherent mumbling.
â...My soulmate told me I should really try to be a better gentleman... to you...â
âHaha, sheâs right about that! Youâre such a dick!â
âOi!â
Before Andrew could physically get back at her, Akko made a dash to the mall entrance across the street right as the street light turned green for pedestrians. âLoser has to buy the other ice-cream!â
âThatâs cheating!â
âMaybe!â
//-//-//-//-//
âSee? Youâre all out of energy now because of how rowdy you were earlier today.â Andrew scolded, hands on his hips, a paper bag with the chosen gift in it, slung around one wrist.
âYâthink so? This is usually... hah... nothing... to me.â Akko panted, plopping down on one metal chair by the ice-cream bar. âWeird.â
Andrew sighed, deciding to cater to Akkoâs needs since she was nice enough to help him out today. âIâll get you a water. What flavor of ice-cream would you like?â
âMatcha-Vanilla~â Akko drawled, now slumped against the table, liking the cool surface against her somehow, heated cheek. âGo forth, my peasant!â
âNoted, your eminence.â
âMm, mm!â Akko nodded in approval, arms going under her head to cushion it. Her eyes were getting heavy. Did all that walking around really make her that tired? Her head was starting to hurt, and her body still felt heavy. Just what-
//-//-//-//-//
âAkko. Akko! Atsuko!â
â...Andrew?â
âTsk. Should I call an ambulance?â
âAndrew...â
âExcuse me, are you in need of any assistance for your friend? My family owns a hospital nearby and we could take her there.â
Akko felt Andrewâs hand supporting her suddenly tense. âGeh- Cavendish...â
âMy, Sir Hanbridge. Date?â
âCousin.â
âHmm...â
Oh? Someone... A lady? What a nice voice. Somehow it was comforting to Akko. It felt warm, it felt kind, it felt gentle. For a voice to feel something rather than sound like something, Akko must really be out of it.
Hands.
Careful, tender.
âA-An... wha-â
âAkko! Donât talk. Just rest.â
âAkko, huh. Is that her name? Miss Akko?â
âmmrm?â
âYouâll be alright.â
That voice. Akko wanted to believe it. Who...
Soft. Soft. Akko was leaning against something soft.
âYouââll be alright.â Was said again.
âAkko, youâll be alright.â Ah, Andrew. But somehow, Akko would rather hear those words from the other person currently holding her in her arms. She felt bad. Not just in the sick kind of way. What was she supposed to do again? Oh right, she was helping Andrew. Where was she? Was she causing trouble? Ah, what if she was bothering this sweet-smelling, comfortable-feeling, gentle-sounding lady.
âHey... you...â Hmm, her voice wasnât quite working like it should. Maybe she should try to express herself again. Clearing her terribly scratchy and dry throat, she managed to croak out a single word.
âSo...rry...â
âItâs alright.â
//-//-//-//-//
White ceiling, the absence of sticker-stars. Dim lighting, the low thrum of the air conditioner unit, and the occasional sound of something dripping. The scent of antiseptic.
Her right hand felt uncomfortable, like something was stuck in it. She lifted it up, seeing a slim tube running out of some secure, clear tape.
âYouâre in the hospital, idiot.â
âNever a quiet moment with you, Andrew.â
A sigh. âI was worried.â
â...Mm. Iâm sorry...â
âYou didnât tell me you were feeling unwell.â
âI wasnât.â
âDonât lie.â
âCouldnât tell.â
âAkko!â
âSay, Andrew. Who was with you earlier?â
âDonât change the subject, Akko- huh?â Reprimanding words died on the boyâs lips as the question sunk in. âAhhh.â Recollections of earlier events came in. âThe daughter of the owner of this place.â He threw in a few other details he thought Akko would want to know. âHigh-class lady. This place does too.â He decided to humor her queries, knowing she didnât want to argue with Andrew anymore. He didnât either, not when she was like this. A time and place for everything.
âHmm...â Akko hummed, sitting upright and looking out the window. Andrew panicked, stepping forward, but Akko shooed her cousin away. âShe sounded nice.â Akko commented. âWas she pretty?â Somehow her mind wanted to know. Her heart was clenching in some unknown need to know more about a voice she barely registered, a touch she fleetingly felt.
âYou could say that. I guess to most, sheâd be considered gorgeous?â Andrew mused. âWeird hair though.â Was added as an afterthought.
âHeh...â
âCurious?â He didnât say it in a teasing town, only genuinely inquisitive at Akkoâs not-so-subtle expression of interest in someone she barely even met.
âNo? Not really.â She responded, everything becoming still. âCan I go home?â
âOnce your tests come in.â
âHow long have I been here?â
âOvernight.â
âMama and dad?â
âDropped by while you were asleep. Uncle was sobbing buckets, but Auntie dragged him out because they both had work. They paid off the bill and said theyâll see you when we all get home.â
Akko sighed, dropping back against her pillows. âI canât believe Iâve caused so much trouble in a span of, what, three days?â Covering her face with one of the pillows, she screamed lightly into it, the muffled sound concerning Andrew. âI have to apologize a lot to them. Have to make it up to them... I even had them spend a lot of money on -ow! Andrew!â
Retracting the hand he used to chop her head, Andrew huffed. âStop that. Your parents love you, youâre not a bother. Shut it. If you really want to make it up to them, get some rest right now as we wait, and get better soon. I suggest you make some dinner if youâre well enough.â He knew she often had insecurities, and tried her best not to bother people so much. Heâd observed it from her relationship with her two best friends. She really was just a ball of energy that she couldnât help but cause scenes, though. People hardly minded, anyway. If only she realized.
âDuly noted.â
Andrew nodded, walking over to the bed and sitting at the edge, whipping his head about to glare at the  owner of the leg that had just attempted to kick him off.
âYouâre making the foam awkwardly sink. Itâs uncomfortable. Youâre inconveniencing the patientâs recovery.â Akko grinned, trying to get rid of the stuffy atmosphere that had settled by stirring up another banter session.
âCould you settle down for once?â
âI mean, I could.â
âUnbelievable.â He chuckled. âFine, fine, Iâll give you your space. Iâm going to the store. Want anything?â He offered, since the ice-cream he initially was supposed to treat her to as thanks was long since forgone on some cemented floor, probably already cleaned up by the workers of the shop.
âOrange juice.â
âCoffee? Understood.â
âAss.â
âThe good ass genes run in our family.â
âOh my gosh, you did not just say that.â Akko guffawed, waving her hands, eyes sparkling with pride at the crude joke of her prim and proper, perfect-gentleman cousin.
âI did not just say that.â Andrew smirked. âNow rest before your fever comes back from all that tension you release. Good thing youâre off school for a while.â
âDonât remind me.â
âIâll be back in fifteen.â
âHai~â
âDonât disappear.â
â...â
âAKKO!â
âI wonât, I wonât!â She giggled, dropping the tease. âNow scram!â
âI swear to god...â
And with that, she was alone again.
Great. More time alone with her thoughts. And what better way to occupy that blank space that was her mind then to fill it with all her doubts, insecurities, and questionings.
One particular question stood out at that moment.
âWho... was the owner of that voice...â Along with that single question came a wave of interconnected ones that Akko could not understand. Why was there this sudden desire to just... know.
What did she look like? How tall was she? Was she fair-skinned? Tanned? Long hair? Short hair? Curled or not? How old was she? Were they the same age? Was she an older lady? Was she maybe in the same grade? From the haze that was her memories, it seemed Andrew knew her? An acquaintance? Why couldnât he give Akko more details besides insulting that womanâs hair? Where was she from? She had an accent. British? Scottish? Did she live around these parts? Why...
Why was Akko so curious?
Knock. Knock. Knock.
âAndrew, you know you can just, like... come in, right? You know I canât even get up to open the door for yoouuu...huuu...â With the door swinging open to reveal the person on the otherside, Akko could only hope that she did not appear to be the stupid-looking gay dance she most probably was. â-...huuu...who...?â
âBeautiful.â
âI apologize for the intrusion, but I just wanted to check on you. Oh, you may not even know me, Iâm sorry. I should probably introduce myself, isnât that right? Oh blood hell, Andrew, telling me to check on someone I barely know because you want to go off somewhere...â Akko heard her mutter that last bit under her breath before watching this gorgeous lady seemingly recover her senses. â-Ah, apologies, um... sorry! Wow, I suppose Iâm saying that too much, arenât I? We didnât exactly âmeetâ earlier, but... I donât know, I was probably meddling in issues not concerning me, but... I couldnât help but want to help you out. It was an automatic reaction as someone who has wanted to be a healthcare professional all my life, and I was so used to it, and then it just so happened to be Andrew and... well, you and- and I-â Fair skin, lithe, fairly tall frame, a melodic voice, gorgeous blue eyes hidden by long lashes and ...strange hair, due to an immediate bow upon spotting the confused gaze of the patient; this person was...
âYouâre rambling, miss.â
Said Miss bristled, expression flustered and eyes darting about in her embarrassment. âS-sorry.â
Akko panicked at the saddened apology. She just made a pretty girl sad! âN-no! I-â Their eyes met and then it was one of the most magical and equally painful moments of Akkoâs life, she concluded. âHi.â
âHello.â The girl nodded back in acknowledgement.
âAkko.â She blurted out. Then just like that she witnessed a world wonder contained in such a small room, in just one girl. There was just something in the way her eyes lit up that pleased Akko very much. It was as though she was the catalyst for such a breath-taking phenomena. Blue stars, passionately burning, brightly so, like her favorite celestial bodies. â...Rigel...â She murmured.
âHuh?â
âOh? Huh? Eh, um...â Arms flapping about, she tried to graps control of the conversation, not knowing where it was going anymore. âUh, my... name! My name is Akko! Ahaha, sorry âbout that.â --She scratched the back of her head sheepishly with the hand not attached to the IV tube.
âMiss Akko... Rigel?â She tilted her head, and by gods that was the cutest thing Akko had ever seen in her life. But Wait-
âOh! No, nono... no hahaha.â She laughed, waving her hands in front of her, realizing that what she said had been mistaken as her name.
âI... My name is Kagari Atsuko, but you can call me Akko.â She clumsily reintroduced herself.
âAnd Rigel...?â
âIs a blue star that is put to shame when in comparison to your ethereal ocean eyes-â
âOh, itâs just... just a star I like, hahaha...ha..ha.â She needed to save this dying interaction, fast. She didnât want this goddess of a lady to walk away just yet. Who was she? Why was Akko panicking so badly? Why was her heart running miles per second? Where did these confusing feelings stirring from her chest come from? Could this just be... Was this girl... Was she... could she be who Akko thought she was? She didnât even know her name yet, but the way she made her feel, it was like some universal, natural phenomena that could only make sense in the context of... that. Who was she? Who was she? Who-
âDiana.â
Diana, apparently.
âDiana.â She tested, the name unfamiliar, but incredibly welcome and sliding off her tongue so naturally, and with ease. Like she was meant to know such a name all her life. âNice to meet you.â
She patted herself on the back for a good greeting, with good manners, even happier when she received a soft smile in return.
âThe pleasure is all mine.â
âNo, no, the pleasure is mine, I mean... pleasure, Iâm... feels good to meet you, I mean, because you saved me and all, from what I can understand, so pleasure, good feels- no- what am i saying?! Iâm sorry, Diana, er miss? Diana? Miss Diana?â
âDiana is fine.â
Diana was indeed SO fine.
âTh-thank you for being so beautiful.â
âWhat?â
âTha-thanks for saving me, I mean, helping Andrew out in saving me, but that means you saved me too, so I just thought I should properly thank you and all that and express gratitude because thatâs the right thing to do, amiright? And of course Iâm right so thank you, Diana, thanks for everything, and the hospital and the room and all, oh but you donât own it, but your family does, so does that mean you own it-â
âAkko.â
âYes?!â
âYouâre rambling, Akko.â
Akko was a burning hot mess of foolishness, but if it prompted such heavenly giggles from such an angel- no a goddess, alongside her name that sounded divine coming from soft pink lips- that she was absolutely not staring at- then she hardly minded at all.
And then there was silence.
âSo...â
âSo...â
Diana awkwardly shuffled on her spot, the tip of her shoe tapping against the floor impatiently, hand fiddling with a button on her shirt. It took so much willpower for Akko not to direct her eyes there.
âI guess Iâll get going.â
âA-already?â
âEh?â
âEh?â
âAh... I mean... if you have... stuff to do, I guess... I... shouldnât be stopping you or anything of the sort, right?â
Akko didnât like that frown, however miniscule it was, on Dianaâs face.
âI... Iâm a little busy, I apologize.â She spoke softly. Akkoâs heart clenched, and she cursed her insensitive ways. âBut... I can come back tomorrow? If youâd like?â -And it leaped up in joy just as quick. More time! More Diana! More getting to know her!
âY-Yes! Of course! Iâll wait here for you! Pinky swear! I- woah...â The world was suddenly spinning, and Akko had to lean back for a moment, vision swimming in color.
âAkko!â
Said girl was beginning to get addicted to the feeling of Dianaâs presence by her side. That was not necessarily a good or bad thing. She couldnât get attached to her, not when she knew nothing about her. She couldnât... be acknowledging these feelings blossoming out of nowhere without confirmation of whether or not this person was meant to be hers, and she was meant to be with as well. But she was addicting, Diana. A strong drug. Just one whiff and she was high on her existence.
âGeez, you should be resting. Iâm sorry for bothering you, and keeping you up this long.â
Akko heard none of those words. Akko was curious. So Akko just had to check. Hands weakly grasping Dianaâs cooler ones, fingers roamed, feeling around until they touched even colder metal... on Dianaâs... left... hand.
âAkko?â The concern was palpable in her voice, Akkoâs senses blurring the world out as her hands dropped to her side.
Frustrating.
She somehow hoped what sheâd been experiencing these past few minutes were the signs of her finding her soulmate, but it seemed as though she may have been wrong. Maybe it was simply infatuation, or a shameless lust overtaking her in her weakened state.
It shouldnât be this frustrating.
It shouldnât be this painful.
She shouldnât have been so impatient and jumped to subconscious conclusions.
Diana had already found her soulmate. Just like everyone else.
Everyone but Akko.
//-//-//-//-//
When she came to, it was dark. She felt much better than she had yesterday, and earlier on today. Turning to her right, she saw Andrew seated on a chair, back facing her as he was conversing with someone.
âI wonder what got into that girl? Her new friend seemed worried.â That voice...
âMama.â
âYou mean Diana?â
Akko flinched at the name.
âIs that her name? My, she was so cute. If you werenât already matched to someone, Andrew, I think youâd look good together.â Akko felt a twinge in her chest, only slightly soothed by the sound of Andrew choking on something, his drink maybe. Tea? Coffee?
âIâd rather not be involved with her like that.â Andrew responded after composing himself.
âEehh-â
Akko couldnât listen any longer. The pain of everything was just starting to come back. She just wanted to get away. Away from this place that kept reminding her of her chance encounter. She just wanted to go home. She just wanted to hug her mama.
âMa...ma...â Her voice warbled. âMama...â She tried, louder. Somehow her voice was so weak, the thought of it not being able to reach the person she trusted the most in the world, hurt. âMa... ma... mama! Mamaaa...â Slowly, she regained her voice, cracked and unsteady. And finally she was heard. âMama!â
âAkko!â Before Akko could even blink again, the woman was at her side, a hand brushing bangs away to clear her warm forehead, a refreshing kiss planted there. âAkko, my baby.â
âM-mama... Mamaaa...â She moaned out, engulfing the woman in her tight hold, sinking into a familiar scent. âMama...â
âYes, Yes. Iâm here. Iâm here, Akko.â She cooed, hands combing through chocoloate-colored tresses.
âMama.â
âYes?â
âI wanna go home.â
âEh? But you arenât okay yet-â
âPlease. Let me go home...â
She felt her mother pull back. She couldnât face the eyes seeking hers. âAkko? Whatâs wrong, sweetheart? Youâre not feeling well, and yet you want to go home before you get better. Is something the matter?â Akko couldnât lie to those.
But she could try.
âI just think Iâll be able to rest better at home. My... my fever isnât that bad.â
âBut you were just crying out for me...â
âI was just... feeling lonely. Please, Mama. Letâs go home.â She couldnât say it was because she didnât want to meet a certain lady, weird blonde hair and enchanting blue stars never leaving her memory. âPlease...â Because more than the pain inflicted by her sickness, she couldnât stand the squeezing of her heart, its labored pounding more burdensome than the throbbing in her head. âPlease, mama.â
âAkko...â
âDonât be such a selfish brat.âAndrew scolded, eyes burning into the Akkoâs skin. âDidnât you just say you didnât want to cause anyone trouble?â
Akko deflated in her motherâs embrace, and the elder boy sighed. He really hated seriously hurting Akko, especially emotionally. âBut... We can leave first thing in the morning tomorrow, if you prove to be alright.â He turned the other way, hiding his expression from the girl. âSo just get better.â
âAndrew...â
âGet better soon.â
//-//-//-//-//
It was against institutional rules to be running about in the building at any given time. Crowded or cleared, the halls were not made for such dangerous sport. Workers constantly made their way through these corridors; some pushing wide carts carrying planned food and beverage for every patient in the hospital; some nurses walked along with important, and sometimes painstakingly prepared medicine and treatments for patients that Diana threatened to compromise should she bump into them. In other areas she could risk bumping into one of the sanitary maintenance people, infectious waste at the risk of being spilled all over.
And Diana grew aware of all these things, surrounded by them from a tender age. Yet at this moment, she was in complete disregard for them, her footsteps rushed and padding softly against a marbled floor. Her eyes scanned every plaque above each door she passed, counting off the numbers, and reading the letters, her trip on autopilot.
One more corner, just the end of that corner. If she rounded that, then walked past three more rooms- She was feeling a regretful that she couldnât come by earlier, the colors of the afternoon sky telling her just how close she was cutting it to the end of visiting hours. Curse all the school-transfer procedures she had to sit through. They didnât need to take that long, did they? But she had made a promise of sorts. She had promised her new... friend, Akko that sheâd come by and see her. She must not keep her waiting. She didnât quite understand what it was that made her so happy about the prospect that the other girl actually wanted to see her- Diana assumed as such with how she was acting yesterday. Really... it was amazing.
Diana herself couldnât deny that she saw something different in Akko, a substance far beyond what others could offer her that suddenly shifted the usual motions of her world upon meeting this girl. All her life, so many people came along trying to woo her, claiming that she was the one defined by their flimsy phrases that never moved her heart. âBeautiful lassâ, âdoctorâs daughterâ, titles among other things. She had even found out a few faked rings that had been promptly reported to authorities for the grave sin committed. Thus, Diana could trust no words written on silly little rings; only the one written on her own, worn about her left ring finger.
She hadnât found her soulmate, no. And maybe this was against the universal rules of whatever matchmaking system had engulfed society, but Diana did not want to be caught in a trap of a forever she could not escape unless she was absolutely sure that this was it. Maybe it would be unfair to her soulmate; maybe it would throw them off; maybe they wouldnât realize right away; but if there was one thing Diana believed in that was rooted in this entire system, it was that if you met the one meant for you, you would know.
Her mother told her so. And Diana trusted her motherâs words above all other words.
One more door, one more plaque. Diana readied a hand to knock against closed-...open? The door was... open. Did Akko have visiting doctors? They sometimes left doors open for quick checks to save time during rounds. But no, that did not seem to be the case. She was surprised to see one of the cleaning personnel of the hospital folding up the sheets of the bed, passing it to his companion before they changed the covers.
Approaching an elderly male of the pair currently clearing the room out of any trash possibly left behind, Diana respectfully inquired, âUm sir? Where is the occupant of this room?â.
âHmm? Ah! Young Miss, what are you doing here? Oh, were you perhaps the friend of the little girl staying here recently?â
âYou... could say that.â Diana muttered, unsure.
âOh, then she must have just forgotten to tell, you ey? Already left, yâsee. The little miss, along with her mother and some fine lookinâ gentleman. Do you think that could be âer soulmate? Ah~ young, concerned love.â
Diana tasted an inexplicable bitterness in her mouth, heart squeezing. âY-young man?â
âMm-mm! Handsome fella, looked kinda familiar, but maybe Iâm just getting it on in years.â
That... couldnât be, right? While Diana wasnât one to be guided purely by feeling, priding in her rationality, she just knew that that couldnât be. After all... Akko was the only one sheâd ever felt this strongly for in the lifetime sheâs lived so far. Sheâd swear on her familyâs motto of âaffectionâ that sheâd only offer her fullest romances to the one the universe had destined for her, corny as that may sound.
She just knew it. She just knew it was Akko.
So who-
Andrew.
She suddenly chuckled. Of course. Who else could that young chap accompanying Akko be? He was the one who came with Diana to the hospital, he was the one who had told her go take that first visit. So of course, logically, without a doubt, the man that Akko should have been with was Andrew. Of course.
And there was nothing to worry about, soulmate-wise. Diana knew Andrew already had someone. Sheâd met up with them constantly at banquets. There was no obstacle, no other person for Akko. Right?
Akko... Akko who wasnât here. In this room. Gloom encompassed her heart as she stared at the room dimming bit-by-bit as the staff turned off the lights. They told her that they should get leaving, and Diana nodded, informing them sheâd just do one last look over the room for any possible missed items, then sheâd lock the room herself, to which the workers reluctantly agreed, unable to go against the ownerâs daughter. Well, she was known to be a good kid, so nothing should be wrong with that.
Diana, now left alone, remained stood by the doorway that served as the only light source to the room for a few more seconds. It wasnât like constantly looking into it would magically make the one she was seeking appear, huh? With a deep exhale, she closed the door behind her, frown tugging at the edges of her mouth.
âYou said youâd wait for me.â
//-//-//-//-//
Scritch. Scratch. A line, then two. A squiggle, a letter. A bubble from brew-
...huh?
âArenât you supposed to be helping me with my homework?â Akko frowns at her companion currently mixing questionable substances on her floor-table in her room. âThat is why youâre here, right?â
âCourse not. What fun would that be?â
âShouldâve known better than to invite you over.â Akko muttered under her breath, getting back to the unending pile of chemistry homework she was sure Croix assigned to them out of spite. âAnd how did you finish this all, anyway?â
âIâm smart like that.â
âYouâre mean like that. Why canât you help me out at least?â
âI believe that learning for yourself is the best teacher.â Sucy replied, emotionless as always.
âNo you donât.â
âTrue.â
âHah...â Akko gave up. Forget getting help from Sucy. That wasnât a possible feat, now that she thought about it clearly. The girl was just bored out of her mind so she easily agreed to come over. Akko was sure of it. Without Lotte in the house, and on their fifth and final schoolday away, Sucy- who had slowly gotten used to the concept of companionship- must have just wanted someone around, regardless of whether there was flowing conversation or not.
âAkko?â Andrewâs voice came from behind the door. Finally! A distraction! Wait, wasnât Akko avoiding Andrew lately? Why was she avoiding him lately? âAkko?â
âCome in!â
â...huh? Youâre actually letting me in?â The muffled voice asked, door now ajar. âHey Akko, so... about what Iâve been telling you all week...â He began, looking nervous, and Akko had to wonder why. âSo my friend, Diana, she-â
Ah. Right.
Thatâs why.
Quick on her feet, Akko gunned for the door, pushing it forcefully, and locking Andrew out, the boyâs yells the only things making it through the barrier.
âAkko! Akko! OH, COME ON! Weâve been at this the whole week!â
âAnd I told you this whole week, I donât wanna hear it!!!â Akko hollered back.
âBut WHY?!â Andrewâs exasperation oozed out of his voice. âJust give me a reason! Give her a reason! From what Iâve heard, you seemed to have hit it off pretty well?â
âSays who?â Akko asked.
âDiana!â Andrew didnât like yelling, but Akko was being so hard-headed after he mentioned his blonde acquaintance. âJust what happened between you two?â
âNothing! Nothing happened!!!â
âThen why does she keep bugging me about you, and why are you avoiding her like the plague?!â
...Why was Akko avoiding Diana? Was there any reason to? Theyâd met just the other day, had the most awkward conversation in her life to date, and then Akko felt something. Something she shouldnât have, and let her hopes up, only to drop them lower than where they already were; and none of that was Dianaâs fault. If anything, Diana could have proven to be another great friend sheâd make along the way in life, yâknow?
Akko didnât know. She didnât know what was going on; within herself, within her mind and her heart, in that one moment frozen in time between her and Diana, in a silent hospital room.
âI donât know, Andrew. I donât.â
Sucyâs potion stopped brewing.
//-//-//-//-//
âMY MADLADS! I MISSED YOU UGLY FACES!â
âUgh, Amanda.â
âOi!â
Akko grinned, messing up Amandaâs fiery mane in comfort from being rejected by Sucy. âMissed you too, Amanda.â A high-five rang out through the school lobby, the two energetic troublemakers missing that burning feeling on their palms.
âBut man, you guys sure missed a lot. Who knew a week without yâall could turn the school upside-down.â Amanda whistled, their small group of eight finally assembling complete as Jasminka and Constanze walked up.
The small girl gave Akko this look that she completely understood, giving the girl a big thumbs up, and receiving a smile and nod. Jasna held out a lollipop which Akko gratefully accepted, and they all made their way to the corridors.
Suddenly registering what Amanda said a few moments ago, Akkoâs interest was piqued. âWhat did you mean by turning the school upside-down?â She wondered just how much a school could change for her who was out for a week.
âOh, well, maybe I was exaggerating a tiny bit.â Amanda chuckled, scratching her cheek. âJust that, some new girl came along and now everyone is all head over heels for her somehow.â Amanda fake-cried, sniffling up some. âShe even stole my babes! Along with all my popularity!!!â
That earned her two smacks to the head from two certain British girls. âWe already told you, she was our childhood friend! Of course weâre inclined to keep her company and show her around!â They defended, scoffing. âBesides, you didnât mind ogling her at all the other day, huh? You should feel grateful we let you in our dorm the other day.â
âB-babies...â
âOof. You brought that on yourself, hot stuff.â Sucy grinned, wickedly. âBut now Iâm curious. If she could even catch Amandaâs eyes then...â
âTotal hottie.â Jasminka commented through a mouthful of chips. âEveryone can vouch for that.â
âWoah, even Jas...â Akko laughed lightly. âAlrighty, letâs meet this new kid in town then! Where is she and whatâs her name?â Just as they were about to pass the headmistressâ office and head for their homeroom, a hand tugged at the brunetteâs collar, along with Sucyâs.
âWait a second, you two. Youâre supposed to report to Professor Holbrooke first, right?â Lotte, ever the dutiful friend, reminded.
âAh dang, right.â Akko scratched her cheek, throwing Sucy a beckoning glance. âGuess itâs better to just get it over with.â She shrugged.
âWhatever.â
âSee you all in class!â Akko waved goodbye, smiling as Lotte left a peck on her pale friendâs cheek, enjoying her rarely flustered state. Her heart warmed when Lotte gave her one two, patting the blondeâs hair fondly. âThanks, Lotte.â
âAnytime.â
With their friends out of sight, they faced the suddenly intimidating doors.
âNow or never.â
//-//-//-//-//
âIâm glad we got excuse slips for being tardy to class. I do not want more yelling. Though I guess Prof Chariot wouldnât do that, huh.â
âWhat did you say? I think Iâve gone deaf.â Sucy complained, rubbing her pained ears. âFinneran yaps like a bitch.â
âOI! Donât let her hear you say that!â
âDonât worry, Iâm not up for more âcounseling and healthy remindersâ.â Sucy mockingly mimicked the strict teacher. âChrist, that woman must be senile.â
âShhh, weâre almost at the classroom.â Akko hushed her bestfriend, door coming into view. She could hear a Professor Chariots distinct voice posing a question to the class, and there was a quiet that Akko knew was due to no one knowing the answer, not very uncommon.
But then there was one. A voice very uncommon, but somehow familiar, attracting, pulling her in. With her curiosity getting the better of her, Akko slid the door open, planning to softly sneak into class, forgetting that the roomâs backdoor had a tendency to-
SCRREEEEECCHHHH
...that.
âH-hi? S-sorry weâre late?â Akko tried, dozens of eyes now resting on them, most surprised. But one pair stood out the most. âShe looks good in our uniform.â Akkoâs jaw hung slack, a fight or flight response hesitantly building up within her. Her legs tensed, ready to bolt or stay rooted depending on the next move the one she was staring at made. â...Rigel...â
â...Akko.â
Then a hand reached out, and she was gone. Like the wind.
//-//-//-//-//
It had been a difficult week. Amanda was definitely right when she said things had been turned upside-down. Akko felt like she was too. So Hannah and Barbaraâs childhood, hottie, transfer student, best friend just so happened to be Diana. Diana, Akko met her in the hospital and became enraptured with, Diana.
This posed a problem, along with unbearable tension within their group. Akko would always want to run away, and Diana would always seek after her. After awhile, the blonde grew weary, and just distanced herself, her childhood bestfriends obviously sticking by her side. Amanda had girlfriends to attend to. And Constanze and Jas usually followed Amanda. So now, it was just Sucy, Lotte, and little olâ Akko. Like old times.
âAkko, just why are you avoiding Miss Cavendish? How do you know her?â Lotte asked on their way home. âPlease? Tell us? I canât stand to not spend time with the other girls anymore just because you two are at unknown odds. Youâre a kind person, Akko. And Miss Cavendish is as well, from how Iâve gotten to know her lately.â
âLotte, you... you wouldnât get it.â Akko sighed. She was tired of entertaining Diana-related questions. All the âwhy donât you two get alongâ interrogations wearing her down thin: with Andrew at home, and Hannah and Barbara indirectly hounding her in school at every chance theyâd get, trying to fish out for an answer that Diana couldnât give to them herself, apparently. Not that Akko blamed her. She must just be as confused as everyone else with regards to Akkoâs averse reactions.
âM-maybe I could try?â Akko missed the shift in the Finâs tone, irritation over the week threatening to make her lose self-control and lash out. But no, she couldnât do that. Not too sweet Lotte. She still had her senses intact.
âNo, Iâm sure you wouldnât.â She firmly stated through gritted teeth, not looking at Lotte as she replied, so unlike her.
âI-I-â
âAkko, Lotte just wants to understand you.â Sucy stepped in, feeling that change in the air that she didnât quite fancy. âWhy canât you just tell us? I know I may not act like it a lot, but arenât we your best friends?â Akko held back a hiss behind pearly whites. She didnât want to be a bad person. She had to be considerate of peopleâs feelings. Like always. Everyone was just curious. They were all just confused... but then Sucy had to just say, âDonât you trust us?â
And Akko couldnât hear that.
âI trust you! I do!â She whipped her head about, pointing a finger to them one-by one. âBut you guys, you wouldnât get it because you have your soulmate by your side constantly, okay?!â
âAkko...â Lotteâs eyes widened.
âI... Iâve been waiting a lot, and I know you said Iâm being impatient. It doesnât have to be now.â Akko huffed. âBut do you know how it feels to look at all of you, all happy with someone who can love you completely? Understand you completely? I donât have that! Not yet! And sure, somewhere down the future road, I might.... and itâs stupid of me, but Iâm a lot more jealous and selfish than I look, okay? Everyone has nice words, and has met the person those words described perfectly, at the designated time, normally, as the book says.â
âAkko, the book doesnât completely control everything-â
âAnd here I am, always subconsciously looking around, because maybe my person is out there too, yâknow? But how the heck do I know?â A hand reached for the chain on her neck, ripping it out of her shirt so hard, it broke, the ring flying onto the ground. âStupid! Stupid chain! Stupid Ring! Stupid words! Akko marched the few steps to the item, bending and snatching it off the ground, hand going in too hard, too fast that she scraped her knuckles badly in the process, the area quickly leaking red. âSh- damn it, stupid- gaahhh!â
âA-Akko.â
Lotte stepped back, retracting the hand that had been reaching out for the heated Japanese girl, stomping at the ground. This... wasnât an Akko she knew. How many years of pent up frustration was going into this session?
âYou guys,â Her eyes were scary, sharp and menacing. Sucy jumped in front of Lotte at the sight of Akkoâs bloodied knuckles coming their way at eye-level. But then it stopped. âYou havenât seen it, right? My words.â
They couldnât even react.
âCabbage.â Akko spat. âGoddamn cabbage. How am I supposed to know what that fucking means. How are you guys supposed to understand when... I canât either... these words... myself... why Iâm so impatient... what Iâm feeling... Why... I thought it couldâve been Diana, but...â
â...but what, Akko?â Lotte hated how scared she sounded, seeing Akko flinch, knowing her friend noticed her fear. She knew how afraid of hurting her friends Akko was. This was all just a shock. Thatâs all. âWhatâs... whatâs with Diana, Akko? Diana and you?â She posed the earlier question for the last time. Was Akko hinting at what she thought it was?
âShe wears it on her left.â
//-//-//-//-//
Orange juice didnât taste as good when you drank it alone on the stairwell leading to the roof. It would have been better had she been able to stand under the cloudy mid-day sun, the refreshing breeze taking her mind off things. But then it just had to rain, hard, and that ruined all her plans of clearing her mind via the healing powers of nature. Maybe she shouldnât have told Sucy and Lotte to stay away and give her space. Having no one to talk to really sucked. More so than the strange word on her stupid government-issued ring.
âAhhh, should I just go and apologize to everyone?â She muttered, squeezing the juicebox she thought sheâd emptied, but did not know had bits of liquid left. The purely concentrated citrus then spilled onto her exposed, skinned knuckles, making her hiss in pain. âTsk, stupid. Grrr!â
âAh-!â
âAh?â The yelp caught her attention. She was alone in this place, right? âHello?â
No response.
âAnyone there?â The only ones replying to her were the winds that howled behind the metal door that led to open roof. Those sounds were starting to sound like how sheâd imagined ghosts would in the dead of night. âHelloooo~â
Still nothing.
âMaybe it was just my imagination?â
âSTAY AWAY!â
Okay, that was NOT her imagination. That was a girl. Looking around for some kind of weapon, Akko readied herself to beat up whatever girl-harassing creep sheâd find once she rounded the bend in the stairwell. Holding up a sturdy wooden broom, she tiptoed down, steps making no sound.
On three, sheâd jump and smack the living shit out of whoever was there. One... two...
âAkko, please save me!â
And she slipped and fell in her surprise; her back was going to hurt like hell over the next few days. Alas! She must stay vigil! Save whoever this damsel in distress was- Diana... It was Diana. Diana Cavendish, as sheâd learned the girlâs name, and a few other trivial details about her, over the course of their time not together. (Akko also denies any and all claims that state that she spent a lofty amount of time observing the taller girl. She didnât know things like how she was Scottish, or how she loved horses and anything that looked like a unicorn, and that she was intelligent, and smelled like vanilla and mint.)
âIâll save you?â She managed in her ruffled state. Before she could process anything more, the girl had clung to her, both now laying on the floor; one in an utter state of bewilderment, and the other... dealing with whatever it was she got going on before Akko had found her. âUmm... Diana?â She tried, forgetting her phobia of the girl over the past few days, and rubbing her back gently to gain her attention. She was shaking like the leaves outside in the storm. Just what had happened. âDiana? Whatâs wrong? What am I saving you from?â
There were no signs of any bad guys, as far as Akko could see. She was grateful for that. She wasnât sure she could defend them in this position.
âMiss Cavendish? Heir to a billion-dollar hospital? Whatâs up?â She was trying to be nonchalant in an attempt to possibly calm the girl, and it worked somewhat, allowing her to see that beautiful face, tear-stained and all. âH-Hi.â How lame.
âAkko... the... there... it...â
âHmm?â She lent an open ear, looking around, still not seeing any signs of danger. Then a well-manicured finger came up and pointed to one of the panels of the hallwayâs windows. Akko squinted, not seeing anything. Had Diana seen some kind of floating ghost outside? Or was she seeing it inside, and Akko didnât have the sixth sense for it? Did Diana have some kind of sixth sense? âWhat exactly...â
âB...â
âBuh..?â
âBee.â She squeaked.
Akko gawked.
âBee.â
âB-bee.â
âBee?â
âBee!â
âB-â
âAkko, please just get it away! Iâm scared!â
âY-yes, maâam!â She scrambled to her feet, but not without gently seating Diana up, even if it was on the dirty corridor floor. Opening the window and grimacing as strong winds blew droplets of water into her face, Akko shooed the poor insect into natureâs claws of death. âSorry, buddy. Princess doesnât seem to like you.â Blowing it a kiss, she shut the window, wiping her face on the sleeve of her jacket.
Now... to face a larger problem... or not face it. Maybe Akko should get running again.
She should.
âWell, this was nice and all that, but I guess I should get- ouch!â Diana had caught her hand in alarm, accidentally pressing against her open, yet-to-heal wounds.
âM-my apologies!â
âItâs f-fine. Itâs okay, please let... let go.â Akko didnât like the way her heartrate spiked in Dianaâs presence. It grew even more erratic, wildly jumping every which way in her chest as her hand was held more gently, blue eyes scrutinizing the reddened skin, the heiress didnât seem to have any plans of releasing her. âDiana?â
âMay I... May I treat you? That blue sparkle was redirected from her knuckles to her own dark reds. They were so hopeful and compelling that Akko, despite thinking that avoiding Diana would kill whatever held-back, buds of feelings she hoped to dash, just couldnât help but consent, cursing the way her chest lightened, heart soaring.
She was absolutely doomed.
//-//-//-//-//
It was a quiet affair.
Torturous. No one said a word. To be fair, theyâve only had two somewhat proper conversations so far, so not knowing how to break the ice shouldnât be that odd.
But it was, and Akko couldnât take it. Diana had just finished cleaning Akkoâs wounds under the sink in the infirmary, and was now dabbing them gently with antiseptic. She was so careful, touches feather-like soft. Akko barely felt anything, much less pain. So maybe she could start with talking about that. Maybe.
âYou... Youâre hands are real nice.â
âH-huh?âAnd down fell the cottonball sheâd been holding.
âI-I mean... youâre really good at this. Tender and all that. Youâd... make a good doctor.â Akko commented off the top of her head, running out of things to say, as she always did when faced with one Diana Cavendish. âA pretty doctor. Patients would... probably feel healed just from your... face. Or something.â Smooth, Akko. Smooth. Could Diana, like... at least help her out a little by responding? âPlease say something.â Akko begged in a whisper.
âO-oh, I... thank you, Akko. Thank you for the compliment. I...â Momentarily lifting her eyes and meeting Akkoâs gaze, the blonde averted hers, a thin touch of red spreading up to her ears, not unnoticed by the injured Japanese. âI appreciate your words.â
Akko hummed, not trusting her mouth to communicate properly anymore.
âI think youâre... face is a healing balm as well.â
Akko felt herself blush as well, head tilting up so she could face the ceiling. It was one of the most brainless compliments sheâd ever heard in her life, and she knew she just said something along those lines as well. And yet it made her heart flutter like nothing else had before.
âDonât mention it and... thanks.â
//-//-//-//-//
You never know when an event becomes a catalyst for reality to undergo great changes. Their little bandaging session had returned the next day. Akko was quite clumsy with these types of things. Each time sheâd gotten hurt in an accident, sheâd always ask Lotte to do it... but today... all their friends, and even the classmates theyâd unintentionally dragged into their awkward little world, were staring in awe as Kagari Atsuko stood in front of Diana Cavendishâs desk, inviting her out to the infirmary.
âI-Iâm just having her help me with my bandages! Donât get the wrong idea!â Akko yelled as she guided Diana out, unknowingly holding her hand all the while. No one commented on it. Not even Barbara and Lotte who were exchanging curious little smiles. Something was changing. And it was a good change.
Reaching the infirmary, Akko headed straight for the sink, rinsing her knuckles under clean water while Diana gathered what she needed. Once done, they met by some chairs placed about the room and took a seat, the blonde girl looking over Akkoâs hand.
âCome tomorrow, you might not need to bandage it anymore. Just apply some ointment. I think the nurse can recommend something.â Diana stated, looking up to smile at Akko who flushed at the attention.
âO-okay. I got it.â
âGreat.â She then got to work, applying what needed to applied, and wrapping the clean white bandage after. Diana did this in her usual silence, focused. Sort of. There was one thing that had been nagging her for quite some time now, ever since she got to take a better look at Akko, now that they attended the same school. It was a  unnerving, however. It hadnât been long at all since they... âgot alongâ, and Diana didnât want to present something that might cause them to drift apart again. But it was eating at her, the need to know about it. It would determine how sheâd interact with Akko from now on. It would show her what kind of relationship she was allowed to pursue. She needed a confirmation. She braced herself. Trying shouldnât hurt. She could change the subject after testing the waters.
âAkko.â
âHmm?â Was the casual-sounding hum.
âSheâs calm. Calmer around me.â That little detail made Diana happy. So happy. This was progress. âMay I ask a question?â
There was a pause, and Diana considered backing out. It appeared as though Akko was thinking about it deeply. Before Diana could take it back, Akko responded, âSure. Ask away.â, and the heiress breathed a relieved sigh. âWhat did you wanna know?â
âWell, um... I just happened to notice that... you donât...â Diana was really hoping this wasnât a sensitive subject. Sheâd finally managed to close the gap between her and Akko. Sure it was by unconventional, and very strange means- unintentional, above all. She had just been worried about the girl upon seeing that her friend group was all gathered in the classroom except her. So Diana had gone searching, and was planning to offer to stay away from her friends for Akkoâs sake. She was glad that things turned out the way it did, though.
âDiana?â
âUm... Akko.â She finished her job, smiling at the neat covering on her.. friendâs... hand. (They were friends now, right? At the very least...)
âYes?â Akko seemed to notice the hesitation, and her instincts guided her to take hold of Dianaâs trembling hands, encouraging her to continue.
Well this was new, Diana thought. Now or never, she supposes. A deep breath, and the floodgates opened.
âI just wondered... why... donât you have a ring? Did you somehow lose it? Is that possible? But how? Wouldnât you get in trouble with... everyone, I guess? Have you found your soulmate or not? If yes then I should probably just say goodbye here and, oh but not in the way you think, you might not get what I mean, but I still want to be friends-â
âDiana.â
âYes?â
Akkoâs cheeks puffed up, trying to hold it in, but ultimately failing as she burst into giggles, instinctively tucking a stray strand of hair behind Dianaâs ear as she leaned forward to bump their foreheads together.
Ah, screw fate and itâs ways. Screw Dianaâs soulmate that existed somewhere out there. In this one moment, she just felt so at peace, and in place, sheâd deal with all the raging storms in her mind later. For now, it was just the two of them, hanging out in an infirmary, the smell of antiseptic on them, stupid words be damned.
âYouâre rambling.â
//-//-//-//-//
It had been a few weeks- maybe just shy of two months- of friendship (?) with Diana, and Akko had never felt more alive in all her years. They had even spent her birthday together! Well, everyone else was there to, but... Anyway. The afternoon the question had been dropped, she had ended up explaining to the Scot her story with the ring, leaving out the detail of what it had written on it. That was a little too embarrassing for her to share yet. Baby steps.
Sheâd never dare ask about Dianaâs ring, and she appreciated that the girl never brought up any soulmate talk that involved herself. Akko felt that it helped her cope with this one-sided love a little longer. She would no longer deny this attraction. She was so undeniably into Diana, it was crazy. She didnât understand how teenage hormones and falling in love worked, but somehow she just knew. She felt a little apologetic to her soulmate, no longer feeling the need to search for him and her, the section of, [What to do if you havenât found your soulmate yet.] remaining untouched. But well... things happen sometimes.
And sometimes, you become so much of a fool that you invite the girl you are in love with, who already has a soulmate, to your house, to your room, just so she can be the first to see that portable planetarium projector you were finally able to get your hands on for an affordable deal. You wouldnât even cry at losing months worth of saved allowance and work wages. It was all worth it, to see her entire being practically glowing in awestruck wonder as you lay on your backs on the cushioned floor, having the chance to flaunt years of star study to your crush. The impressed gazed directed at you felt so good. You could get used to this. Especially when the visage of wonder glimmering in the dear girlâs eyes was outright precious.
A Diana in awe was cute.
So much so that Akko was in awe.
âHey Diana...â
âHmm?â
âDo you believe in magic?â
What a strange thing to ask in that moment. Thatâs what Diana thought. Akko thought the same. Just what had gotten over her. Yet she still wondered, thoughts flying far off into space, just as they always did when she gazed upon the stars in the night sky- or her ceilingâs artificial one.
âWhat are you saying, Akko?â Diana chuckled, right hand reaching out to grasp Akkoâs, fingers lacing together. She felt her heart flip as it was squeezed tight, unaware of the inner turmoil Akko was enduring at the lack of presence of a ring on that hand. Their eyes remained trained to the glowing heavenly bodies above, stories of the past, of fate, and the like, written all over.
âDo you believe in other worlds, Diana?â
âWell, many studies propose that they indeed exist.â Diana responded.
âWhat about alternate universes? A completely different you out there, living a different life.â
Diana turned her head to face Akko, the brunette still facing upwards, eyes glistening with unshed tears, barely noticeable in the dim lighting; but Diana always noticed. Because it was Akko.
âDonât you think that somewhere out there... there could be another version of us; maybe a clumsy me, and a fantastic you, saving the world with strange words not understood by the rest of the world?â
âMaybe...â Diana breathed out in a whisper, oxygen effectively stolen by the tear that slipped down shapely cheeks. The moment felt so fragile, she was afraid if she made a move, it would shatter into a million pieces, never to see the light of day.
And god forbid it happen. Diana wanted to boast this tender feeling out under the brightness of the sun, for the world to witness.
âWhy do you ask?â
She listened in agony at the choked intake of air, followed by the frailest of whispers. âBecause maybe... the impossible for the Kagari Atsuko here... is possible for the Akko there.â
The heiress pondered those phrases a moment. â...Impossible, like?â Diana replied in equally hushed tones, something hopeful in her pitch.
âLike you being meant for me, and I for you.â
But Akko couldnât just say that.
âAs impossible as using magic here, maybe?â Akko laughed in a normal, in-house voice, volume not too loud, but no longer a whisper. She should just bury her illegal thoughts deep down.
âI guess so.â She deflated. What had she desired to hear anyway? âMagic does seem like an unattainable power, some unimaginable, impossible concept.â Maybe she should get ready to leave soon. There was something heavy weighing in the atmosphere and in her heart, and she did not wish for a memory as sweet as this to turn sour due to her mood.
âYou think so?â Akkoâs steadying voice kept her rooted in place. âWhat if it isnât so impossible after all?â
âHow so?â
âWell, donât they say that when people put their minds to it, when they truly desire and wish for it with all their hearts... like how the song goes, yâknow? âWhen you wish upon a star your dreams come trueâ, or something.â
âLike the law of attraction and manifestation?â Diana supplied. âIf you think positive things, positive things will come to you. Your reality becomes better. Like that?â
âHmmm...â Akko tapped against the back of Dianaâs hand, still entwined with hers, with her index thoughtfully. âYes, but no. Kinda, but not really...? I donât know how to describe what Iâm thinking at the moment based on existing principles. Not too good at remembering. Heck, is there a quote that already exists?â
âWhy not make your own, then?â Diana proposed.
âHeh... good idea. Let me think.â
âTake your time.â Diana enjoyed the little sounds Akko made as she thought.
âOh! I got it!â
âHoh? And what would those words of wisdom be, Miss Kagari?â
âReady the papers, Miss Cavendish. Weâre about to make the headlines with this!â They both giggled at their antics. âDrum roll, please! Dugudugudugudugudugu....dan!â
Diana nuzzled into Akkoâs shoulder, enjoying all these little sound effects, the brunetteâs voice calming her gradually, lulling her to sleep.
âJust what are these magnificent words, dear Akko?â Diana was far too drowsy to notice the splash of color painted across her companions face, the shyness melting into tenderness as she felt her warmth shift closer.
âA believing heart is your magic.â
And sleep was nearly robbed of her, eyes widening in the dark, unseen by Akko as the thumb on Dianaâs free hand now brushed over the engravings on her ring. It was for sure now.
âYou really are... the one.â
//-//-//-//-//
Something was off about Diana today. Was it her hair? No, impeccably styled as always, that couldnât be it. Was it her makeup for today? No, it wasnât that either. It was still that natural looking glow that brought out her innate beauty in all the best ways possible. Â Akko continued to check off boxes on her mental list, trying to figure out just what it was that was bothering her about Dianaâs appearance today. Was it her clothes? But that was the uniform they wore daily! Did she... get any new jewelry? Hmm, she didnât seem the type to wear any at school.
Then...
Was it the ring that painfully reminded Akko that the person she might be in love with was already meant for someone else? No, that couldnât be it either. Last Akko checked, the ring was snugly fitted, definitely on... huh? The ring was... gone? No? Akko scanned Dianaâs smooth looking left hand. No it wasnât there. Not on the left, and her eyes couldnât help but guide her hopeful soul to... ah. It really wasnât on the left, but on the right.
Huh? That wasnât right.
This confused Akko. Enough to make her approach Dianaâs seat during lunch, tapping her attention away from her conversation with Lotte and Barbara.
âH-hey Diana, I have a question... â
âYes?â Said girl gave Akko her full attention. There was something different about the way she smiled at Akko today as well, it seemed. Odd. Nice. But odd.
âSo like... uh... W-Why is your... your ri-â Akko could feel droplets of sweat forming on her brow, threatening to trickled down the side of her face if she so much as twitched.
âRi?â
âWhyâs your ri- r....r-r- Right ear larger than your left?!â
Dainty hands shot up to cover her ears, blushing shocked and mortified. âWHAT?!â
Whoops, Akko messed up. âHAHA AHA.. KIDDING! Nah, I was messing with you!â The brunette forcibly laughed, patting Dianaâs back in uneasy comfort.
âAkko, that wasnât very nice.â Lotte scolded, and the said girl nodded, sighing.
âI know. Sorry guys.â She apologized properly, looking to Diana in particular. She received a gracious smile and a pat on the cheek, the skin underneath the ringed-hand warming speedily.
âItâs alright.â
That kindness allowed her to gather bits of courage to finally state her inquiry. Diana would answer her just fine, right? Akko had to when asked about the whereabouts of her ring. It was fair trade?
âI was just wondering, because I recalled you wearing your ring on your left hand until recently. But now itâs on your right. I guess you could say I was just curious?â
âEh?â
âIs that so, Diana?â Hannah questioned, eyes wide. âBut why would you move it in reverse? Now that youâve actually found- mrrrpmmphhh.â
Akko shot a puzzled glance at Hannah and Barbara, the latter clasping a hand over the gingerâs mouth.
âN-nothing. You didnât hear anything.â She covered. âYou heard nothing, are we clear?â She threatened, and Akko actually shivered.
âHoly crap, your women can get so scary, Amanda.â She mentioned to the redhead seated in front of the other girls.
She heard her release a heavy sigh before getting up from her seat and turning to face the group. âItâs because you two are such a pain, thatâs why. Just get it over with, Cavendish! Whatâs holding you back? Itâs as simple as this, see? When you have a dense mofo like Akko, you just gotta give her a little push. A literal one.â And that was the only warning they got before Diana felt soft, slightly chapped lips barely missing her own, brushing against the corner of her mouth.
Akko removed herself so fast, they all worried sheâd get whiplash. âS-s-s-s-s-sorry! Sorry Diana, I didnât- it was... AMANDA!â
âI was helping.â
âYou little...â
âRather than giving me your attention, shouldnât you talk it over with miss salad head over there?â
Akko blinked, the cogs in her mind slowly spinning, then clicked. âDid you just... insult... ah, screw you!â Akko yelled, blush burning so hot, it was hard to keep her eyes open.
Heeding Amandaâs advice nonetheless, she turned to an equally red Diana, unable to meet her eyes. Akko didnât think her face could get any hotter than it felt right now, but at the sight of Dianaâs tongue quickly swiping across her lips, Akkoâs face might as well be venus.
She should at least try to say something, right? Something comforting... or witty... or clever.
âSorry...â That would work.
âItâs alright.â
//-//-//-//-//
She stared at her invitation. Wow. Did Andrew really take her to shop for Deniseâs birthday gift months before it happened? The neat script spelling out, âYou are cordially invitedâ underneath the older womanâs name with the date of the ball kind of set her nerves on fire.
She was not one for formal events. But then Denise had been nice enough to hand it in person, looking like sheâd be willing to beg for Akko to come. Andrew stood behind her menacingly, a pressuring force looming in the room.
But really, how was she supposed to do this? Sure she had experience with the arts and dancing. She had wanted to be a performer at some point in her life before deciding on her current course, keeping the arts as a hobby. That covered her bases in terms of the ballroom dancing part. But as for etiquette and all that jazz, Akko had no clue. She was just a normal girl, living a normal life, having met amazing people, and... the love of her life.
She groaned in remembrance, pulling out a slip of paper, an extra entrance voucher. âBring a plus oneâ, Denise had said. Well... that wouldnât be a problem, Akko supposed. Maybe... She could always ask Diana.
The thought of the girl set flurries of butterflies wild in her stomach, face warming up along with her heart. She fiddled with the band situated around her left ring finger. She was still getting used to it, the metal feeling awkward in that spot. Thatâs just what she gets for never wearing it all these years. Kind of a nuisance, if she were being honest; but... at the same time... it was a reminder that...
[âSo youâre... my soulmate...â
âLooks like it.â
âDid you... know about it?â She watched fluffy hair bounce along with the bobbing of a shy girlâs head. âHow long...?â
âI had a feeling right from when we met... then confirmed it after you first showed me your planetarium.â
â...thatâs a few weeks back.â
âYouâre just so slow.â
âIâm sorry.â
âItâs alright. It really is now.â]
âAAAAHHHH!!â Akko hollered, ridding herself of the embarrassed tension in her body. âHnnnggghhh...â Holding in all her squeals, she flew onto her bed, hugging a pillow tight and rolling about. Maybe she should call Diana right now, if only to hear her voice. Oh, and she should just pop the question while sheâs at it, the invitation.
A few rings, one, two, three fo-
[âHello?â]
âDid you know I love your voice? It was the first thing I fell in love with, ever since you saved me from the clutches of death.â She couldnât hold back the adoration she felt for the Englishwoman any longer.
[âOh my god, Akko. Did you really just call me so you could be such a sap?â] Â Her giggle was always the best, Akko reveled.
âNo~, or kind of yes, but not entirely.â
[âIs that so?â] Diana teased through the line.
âDonât believe me?â
[âOf course I do! After all... itâs my magic.â]
âWhoâs the sap now.â
[âI learned only from the best.â]
âAmanda?â
[âYOU, you idiot!â] Akko laughed at the reaction, squealing inwardly in delight. Dianaâs laughter alongside hers died down, the phone going silent for a bit. And then, [âYouâre the best.â].
Akko just couldnât handle it.
âI love you.â
[âI love you too, sweetheart.â]
âI love you, I love you, I love you.â
[âI love you more.â]
âI love you! I love you! I love you!â
[âI love you more than anything in this world.â]
Akko was not crying.
âI love you... be my plus one?â
[â...â]
[âAlways.â]
//-//-//-//-//
âMy baby... so grown up now and looking all gorgeous.â Mrs. Kagari wiped a tear from her eye, admiring her daughter in a russet-toned gown, sleeveless, with a low dip in the back, fitting, and at the same time, flowing off her frame and onto the floor. It was simple, yet elegant. It matched well with Akkoâs hair; usual bangs side-swept, signature ponytail gone, her long brown hair slightly curled and hanging off on one shoulder, exposing the other. All this topped with a little make-up, and even Andrew commended this picture of Akko that could pass as part of high society.
âShall we?â He held out an arm for her to take, door open with a car waiting right outside. Akkoâs father sobbed loudly, holding onto his wife for dear life.
âM-Mama! MY BABY! MY BABY IS BEING TAKEN AWAY BY SOME RICH YOUNG BRAT WHO JUST LOOKS GOOD, AND IS A LITTLE SMART, AND OWNS A HOSPITAL.â
âWell, donât those sound like amazing specs.â Akkoâs mama laughed, consoling the poor man. âYou sound like a father sending his daughter off to meet her groom.â
âI AM.â
âBut Diana-chan is so cute, though?â
âMan or woman, whoever takes my baby away from me and ends up hurting her... they will never see the light of the afterlife.â
Diana felt a chill run up her spine as she waited in the car.
âOh, hush you. Youâre overreacting.â
âAM I?!â
âByebye, papa. Iâll be home soon. Love you~ Love you more, Mama!â
âAh- bye, my darling daughter, my baby, my sun, light of my world, my angel!â
âYou can stop embarrassing her now, darling.â
//-//-//-//-//
âAkko, donât be so stiff.â Diana whispered into the girlâs ear, a hand caressing the small of her back to ease away the nerves. âYouâll be fine. Just think of it as any old party.â
âE-e-e-easy for you t-to say. You g-grew up with th-this.â Akko retorted, a hand with some champagne shakily approaching her lips.
âReally, youâre too high-strung.â The blonde sighed, pointing to Akkoâs best friends. âLook at Lotte and Sucy, they look normal.â
Akko glared at her best friends who seemed to be enjoying themselves without a worry in the world. Oh, golly, what a treat. Maybe she shouldnât have offered their extra tickets to them so she wouldnât feel as bitter.
âHey.â A flick was sent to her forehead. âNo mean thoughts.â
âI wasnât-â
âDi.A. NAAAA~â Here came a wild Denise, flying through the air to hug an alarmed Diana, barely catching her. It would appear as thought they were good friends, and Denise, not knowing anything about the relationship between her two dear bosom buddies, had sent them each an invitation with the hopes of bringing a plus one to introduce to her (so she could tease them about it), all the while, being kept in the dark that their plus one just so happened to be each other.
Which also explained the extra tickets that had gone to Lotte and Sucy. Akko was afraid it would be rude to just hand them away, but Diana reassured her it would be just fine. They both knew how kind-hearted and open-minded Denise was anyway.
âM-miss Walsh... please let me breathe.â
âDiana~ Itâs Denise!â
âD-Denise... please... my airways...â
With greetings out of the way (Akko being squeezed to death as well, to be fair), the announcement were made, and the party commenced, music playing as the floor opened for the dances.
...
Akko swore she was a good dancer. Really! She was the ace of their studio. She could dance almost anything after learning it over the course of a few weeks at most, and so few days at the very least. So she couldnât understand just how sheâd suddenly acquired two left feet, constantly, and clumsily stepping on poor Dianaâs feet.
One step. âSorry.â
âItâs alright.â
Another miss. âSorry.â
âItâs alright.â
âS-sorry!â
â...â
âOh my gosh, I really am sorry!â
âI-itâs quite alright...â
â...â
âWanna get some fresh air?â
âPleasured.â
//-//-//-//-//
The Walshâs family gardens were certainly award winning, Akko admired. As someone with a hobby in that field, this was a dream come true, to see such stellar workmanship. With flowers oâer the earth, and stars up above, the moon reflecting ripples into a still, small lake just a few yards down, it was the picture of beauty.
Yet nothing could compare to Diana by her side. Akko admired the way the womanâs gown clung to her curves in all the right places, how midnight blue reminded her of the skies they were under, and the dear stars in the heiress eyes sparkled ever brighter. How the earrings that dangled sparkling silver matched Akkoâs own, only in gold, how her hair was fixed to the side as well, a portion of her bangs tucked neatly behind her ear, held back by a pin Akko had gotten her recently.
Akko was transfixed, as though she were under a witchâs spell. A very gorgeous, kind-hearted, hardworking, and sincere witch. A woman she loved with every fiber of her being, with the entirety of her heart.
She watched the moonlight caress ivory skin, glistening under its kind rays. Akko wanted to do so as well. Touch it, and know she was real and not just a figment of her imagination.
âI love you.â She murmured, reaching forward, arms wrapped around a slim waist, lips pressing against a bare shoulder. âI love you.â
Diana hummed, hands resting over Akkoâs latched on to her abdomen. âDance with me, Love.â She beckoned, leading them to sway under the night sky, the crickets and the breeze playing them a song of romance solely for their rapture.
The moon as their only witness, they vowed silent words, moving along the area, spinning, swaying, dancing, laughing, smiling, crying.
Akko never felt as lucky as she did in this moment. She was beyond fortunate. This moment sheâd never forget, a memory never to be destroyed all her life, reminding her that she was blessed.
Blessed, and still a little foolish.
âI still donât get it, you know. Why âcabbageâ?â
Diana laughed into the tranquil night. Slapping Akkoâs bare arm in fondness. âDid you really just ask that? Now of all times? With a romantic mood set up like this?â She shook her head in disbelief. âYou are amazing, Kagari Atsuko. I love you to death, really I do... but are you seriously still hung over that?â She inquired, spinning her fated partner about, bringing her back in close. âDoes it have to make sense? Isnât it enough to know that youâre meant to be mine, and Iâm forever yours?â
Akko returned that tender smile, leaning up to place a kiss against Dianaâs throat. âWell, yeah, I guess; but... like... doesnât that defeat the ringsâ purpose, then?â
âDoes it matter?â
â...It doesnât. Not anymore. Not when youâre by my side, because thatâs all that matters.â
âGreat answer.â
âDiana?â
âHmmm? What is it now?â Diana asked, amused that the peaceful mood didnât look like it would settle back down anytime soon.
âFor ruining the moment.... sorry.â All Akkoâs laughing refuted that statement. Diana knew they both didnât regret it one bit. Not at all. So with a smile only meant for her world nestled in her arms, leaning down and closing the gap bit-by-bit, what else could Diana reply with except,
â...Itâs alright.â
And they saw stars.
//-//-//-//-//
This... was an unexpected development.
â...Wanna come over?â
âIâd love to.â
Cold, soaked and dropped off by the Cavendishâs service car, they made their way up the drive way, Akko fumbling for her house keys in the wee hours of the morning.
âSorry, I really didnât expect it to rain when I invited you out.â
âItâs fine, it wasnât something within our control at all. The night looked perfectly clear, too.â
Flipping on the lights by the threshold, Akko guided Diana in, drenched shoes flying off, but immediately retrieved and set to the side to drip properly. Theyâd have to clean and dry those tomorrow better, but for now, a bath of warmth was in order.
Akko had insisted Diana take one first, but ever the gentlewoman, Diana did not move an inch until she was absolutely certain Akko would be alright. Her strongest argument stood to be, âJust who was it that I had to take to the hospital upon our first encounter.â, and Akko could only pout, begrudgingly accepting her defeat and warming herself a bath, but not without leaving Diana a towel and a temporary change of clothes so she wouldnât get chills.
As Akko tagged Diana with a kiss to the lips, switching places after drawing the girl a fresh warm bath, she made her way to the kitchen, deciding to make them some vegetable soup to warm them up from the inside. Would Diana like that too?
Choosing and gathering her ingredients, she began prepping, chopping up everything as her water in the pot was brought to a boil.
It didnât take her long at all to finish. By the time the food was ready, Diana was back downstairs, clad in one of Akkoâs oversized shirts and pajama bottoms. It did strange things to Akkoâs dear heart. On Dianaâs part, just the sight of her future wife (she was a woman with a vision for tomorrow) preparing her a meal, fresh from a bath, in their own little world... How could she not fall deeper in love? So in love that she could just kiss her!
And she did just that.
Walking up to the shorter girl, Diana coaxed her into warm arms, a hand making its way into brunette strands, entangling them around her fingers, ring shining amidst them. This was bliss. This was everything to her.
This was everything to Akko. Everything sheâd hoped for and wanted, and even more.
âI love you.â
âI love you.â
Soft. A little salty, maybe the soupâs seasoning. Warm and gentle, yet pressured and emotional. Tenderly passionate, and passionately tender, their lips danced a song that theyâd forever remember.
And as they sat down to eat, seated in front of each other, they motioned for cheers with their chopsticks, a leafy green clipped between one pair.
And thatâs when Akko realized that it all made perfect sense.
The rings werenât wrong, and the words would always be right.
âAh...
Cabbage.â
~end.
A/N: Can you believe it? All that, just so I could say in the end, âCabbageâ. Honestly, Akko is so slow. Somehow Iâm not quite satisfied with this, and maybe I shouldâve gone with a different approach or piece, or simply edited my original plan to fit safely within the guidelines, but... Idk. Maybe Iâm as much of a fool as Akko, that way. Was it worth the thousands of bothersome words to read? Haha. Feedback is appreciated, as always. Hope you enjoyed.
~Shintori Khazumi
#heliishly long oneshot#I'mdying#diakkoday#diakkoday2021#Little Witch Academia#lwa#diakko#diana cavendish#kagari atsuko#andrew hanbridge#Sucy Manbavaran#and all the other girls but I'm too lazy to tag#romance#soulmate au#cabbage#srsly#this could be a multichap
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Part 1Â
âI just wanna get stronger so I can show Sasuke that we can be friends!â Naruto said, throwing a couple of punches at the air. His new sensei, Jiraiya, just stared at him fondly. While he admired the nine tails for his intense friendship with Sasuke, he was worried that it would break the kidâs heart to learn about the true betrayal. True, he had fought off several ninjas in order to fight off Sasuke himself, but he still had it in his mind that Sasuke was coming back.Â
âAre you sure you donât want to get strong so a certain lady friend will finally notice you? Ladies absolutely love strong ninjas like you.â Jiraiya offered, leaning back against a tree lazily as he watched his new pupil. Naruto turned a bright shade of pink and he quickly looked away.
âW-well, maybe that too. But mostly for Sasuke. And becoming the strongest Hokage the Hidden Leaf has ever seen!â Naruto exclaimed, jumping up high into the air as he mentioned his lifelong dream.Â
âIf you ask me, becoming strong for the ladies is far superior to all of those things. If youâre strong enough, you can get any girl you want in the village. In any village!â Jiraiya said, smiling at just the thought. Ah, all of those different girls. Each different village meant a different level of experience and kinks never before seen in the leaf village.
âYouâre gross sometimes, pervy sage.â Naruto said, scrunching up his face in disgust. There was only ever one girl on his mind at all times and she already had her heart set on Sasuke. Maybe if he brought Sasuke back, she would realize how strong he was too and decide to choose him instead. That thought alone was enough to get the fire back into his heart.
âI really do hate it when you call me that,â Jiraiya grumbled to himself, but it wasnât as if he could actually correct him on that front. Even some of the girls he had relations with admitted that he could be pervy at times.
âAlright, Pervy Sage! Letâs get to training already! I wanna know how to fight better and get Team 7 back together!â Naruto said excitedly before bouncing over to where his sensei was. Jiraiya always looked so bored, but that never really bothered Naruto. His first official teacher in the ninja arts was Kakashi and that man was just about impossible to read because of his mask.
âWeâve already trained so much today. Leave this old man alone to his thoughts.â Jiraiya whined, closing his eyes in hopes that Naruto would just leave him alone. Of course, that was like asking the kid to just stop breathing.
âIf I leave you alone, all youâll do is think gross thoughts, Pervy Sage. I still have a ton of energy and more to practice! Letâs keep going! Keep training!â Naruto said, bouncing up on the balls of his feet as he looked at Jiraiya with the widest eyes that he could. Even though the sage couldnât see it, he could practically feel those puppy dog eyes piercing through his armor.Â
Fine. If this kid wanted to train, they would train.
âAlright, kid.â Jiraiya sighed, opening his eyes begrudgingly. Naruto jumped up high in the air with an excited yell. Where the hell this kid had the energy to do all of this was beyond him. It was almost impossible for him to just keep up with his own pupil.
âWhat are we gonna learn today? Can you teach me how to make a lightning sword? Or maybe you could teach me to talk to bugs? Dogs? Oh! Foxes! I bet I would be really good at talking to foxes.â Naruto said excitedly, looking around as if any of those creatures would be available for him to attempt to control. Jiraiya rolled his eyes and picked Naruto up by his shoulders and walked him over to the nearest tree.Â
âOh! What are we doing now? Are you going to show me how to climb trees quietly? I can already do that since I am a top notch ninja.â Naruto said excitedly as his back was pressed against the bark of the tree.Â
âPut your arms up.â Jiraiya said calmly. He did his best to hide his own smile. This would definitely tire the kid out.
âUh, are you going to make me climb the tree backwards? Iâve never tried that before.â Naruto said, mostly to himself as his sensei wasnât listening at all.Â
Jiraiya took out a piece of rope from his pocket and began tying up his new student against the tree. He could practically hear the gears turning in Narutoâs head as he tried to make sense of what Jiraiya was doing.Â
âAre you trying to see if I can get myself free? I totally can! Not that I would ever let myself be kidnapped like this. Being kidnapped doesnât look good for a future Hokage like me.â Naruto said, already wiggling and struggling against the ropes. He couldnât budge much, but Jiraiya wouldnât doubt that the kid could get out if he really wanted to.Â
âYou are going to have to withstand certain torture methods without relying on your nine tails power.â Jiraiya said smugly, standing back and looking over his handiwork. Naruto paled slightly.Â
âUhâŚtorture?â He squeaked out. His former energy immediately draining out as his mind went to the absolute worst torture methods that they had gone over in ninja class. Was his sensei really about to do those things to him just because he was asking for help.
Jiraiya held up a hand, seeing the panic in the kidâs face.
âNot like that, Naruto. Give me some credit as your teacher.â Jiraiya told him.Â
Wow, what has this kid gone through to think that someone would immediately hurt him like this? Someone that he trusted? That would have to be addressed at some point in the future.
âNow, Iâm going to tell you a word, and you are going to have to keep that word a secret from me. If you tell me before I stop, then you lose and weâll have to do some more torture training and youâll have to leave me alone for the rest of the night.â Jiraiya said, giving Naurto a pointed look with that last statement.
âThereâs no way Iâll break! Iâm Naruto Uzumaki! Iâm going to be the greatest Hokage in the Leaf Village!â Naruto yelled out. His confidence boosted slightly, and he couldnât let his sensei know that he was actually kind of scared of being tortured as a form of training. Jiraiya finally smiled. An evil smile that Naruto had never really seen before.
âNaruto, are you ticklish?â Jiraiya asked.
Oh. Narutoâs smile slipped ever so slightly. How in the world was he supposed to answer something like that? No matter how he responded, he was sure to get tickled. Instead of saying anything, he instead clamped his mouth shut. This was supposed to be torture training, right? Jiraiya chuckled to himself.
âYouâre already in the right mindset, Naruto. Now, the word youâre going to keep from me is Ramen.â Jiraiya said, âYou can back out any time starting now. All you have to do is say that word.â
Naruto opened his mouth to say something, but decided to close it. Jiraiya couldnât help but chuckle. This was probably the only time this kid was quiet when he wasnât eating or sleeping. Hell, he was still loud doing both of those things. Jiraiya went ahead and began his torture.
He began wiggling his fingers near Narutoâs elbows. Naruto immediately began focusing on not laughing. His face was honestly hilarious. Naruto was glaring at an empty space in front of him, scowling with intense concentration.Â
âYou can go ahead and say the word, Naruto.â Jiraiya hummed, moving his tickly wiggly fingers under Narutoâs arms. Small squeaks escaped Narutoâs lips and his face twitched as a smile fought to the surface.Â
âYou seem pretty ticklish, Naruto. You should probably go ahead and say what I need to hear so that I stop.â Jiraiya hummed. Truthfully, he was enjoying this. The lack of laughter seemed like a challenge. Now he had to make him laugh. Naruto shook his head furiously. He was going to get through this. He was going to be the Hokage of the Hidden Leaf Village after all, he could withstand a few tickles.
Right?
âOh, I almost forgot.â Jiraiya said, still tickling and occasionally pinching at Narutoâs armpit with one hand as he reached into his pocket with another. He pulled out a long purple feather and Naruto could practically feel all of his blood draining from his face.Â
The feather lightly danced around one underarm while Jiraiyaâs other hand continued to scratch and squeeze at the other.
âWahahahahiihihihit!â Naruto giggled, shaking his head more wildly. He couldnât hold back his giggles and his laughter anymore. The conflicting tickly feelings were driving him up a damn wall. This was somehow worse than when Kakashi and the other members of team 7 all ganged up on him. Maybe it was because now he was purposefully holding out for a reason. Before, he would just enjoy the tickles and laugh wildly, but now he had to hold back from yelling the one word that his body was screaming for him to yell.Â
âAw, that easy? Go ahead and say what I wanna hear then. Might as well since I can already tell that itâs going to get worse from here.â Jiraiya said with a shit eating grin on his face.
âNAAHAeheheahaver! Never!â Naruto laughed.
âYour funeral kid.â Jiraiya chuckled.Â
Next was the ribs and sides. Jiraiya began pinching up and down Narutoâs ribs and sides. With each pinch, Naruto jumped and squeaked. It seemed that Jiraiya was planning out which ribs and spots on his body were the most sensitive.Â
âLooks like hereâŚ. And here.â Jiraiya said, focusing on two very specific areas on Narutoâs body to attack now. One spot was the second upper rib on his left, and the other was just below his ribs on his right. Jiraiya began pinching each spot sporadically.Â
âAHAHAHA SENSEI! NOHOHOHO ACK!â Naruto lauched, his heels digging into the dirt and grass underneath him as his body attempted to get away from those tickly fingers. No matter how much he wiggled, he couldnât escape. Once he realized how futile fighting would be, he let out a giggly groan.
âAh, finally realized that youâre stuck, huh?â Jiraiya said, talking a little louder in order to be heard over all of that laughter. âWait, why didnât you attempt to get out sooner? You knew what was going to happen, so why wait until now to struggle?â
âShuahahahat UP! AHA! PEheheEHEHRvy SAGE!â Naruto laughed. He squeezed his eyes shut as the tickling feelings filled his body. Those werenât even his worst spots and he was already going crazy.
âIâm starting to think that this may not be torture to you. Do you, Naruto Uzumaki, like being tickled?â Jiraiya said. He watched as his pupil turned a very bright shade of pink. Sure, it could easily be written off as just lack of oxygen, but Jiraiya had a feeling that wasnât the case.Â
âHow about this. You admit that you like being tickled, and Iâll stop. The original word doesnât count anymore.â Jiraiya said. Naruto immediately snapped his head up. He was still laughing and giggling, of course, but he was shocked.
âNever! Ihihihihâll never fahahall for someTHIHIHIng sohhohoho stupid.â Naruto laughed, and managed to actually stick out his tongue at his sensei.
âSo you really like being tickled because otherwise, you would have thought a little bit before doing that.â Jiraiya said.
Little did he know that little goes on in Narutoâs thoughts before he does anything. Oh well. The damage was done.
Jiraiya began targeting Narutoâs stomach now. The nine tails began to accept that this was how he was going to die. By the tickling hands of his sensei no less. It was all over. Goodbye Sasuke, Sakura, Kakashi. Goodbye Ichiraku Ramen â heâd miss that the most in the afterlife.
Jiraiya was a little too good at this. The feather began swirling around Narutoâs belly button. The seal of the nine tails, though hidden now, seemed to be the most sensitive place on his body. Aside from his navel of course. Once that feather dipped inside and twisted around, Naruto lost it.
âRAMEEEEN! RAMEN RAHAHAHAMEN! PLEHEHEAAAAAAAAASENOTTHEREEEE!â Naruto screeched. While it did pain him to have to give up so quickly, this kind of tickling was just unfair.Â
Jiraiya immediately pulled back. Even though he had changed up the rules, he didnât want to actually kill his new student. Not yet anyways.
He untied Naruto and the blonde slumped to the ground. Jiraiya picked him up, tossing him easily over his shoulder. He walked Naruto over to his sleeping bag and set him down.
âNow, will you please go to sleep and leave me in peace?â Jiraiya asked. Naruto huffed out another laugh and curled up on his sleeping bag.
âIâŚstill gottaâŚrun three milesâŚthenâŚI can sleep,â Naruto said between deep breaths. Jiraiya just stared at him. This boy just about had his soul tickled out of him and he still was up for a run? Three miles?
âI will never understand you, kid.â Jiraiya sighed, though he was warming up to having a student like Naruto. Maybe it would make all of the mistakes he had made in the past go away if he could do right by this crazy chaotic kid.
(17/25)
-GA!Babe
#25 Days of Fics#17/25#submission#GA!babe#Team 7 Training#naruto#jiraiya#I will never be over the fact that jiraiya canonically uses tickling as an interrogation method#normally I'd tag more but I'm a lil overstimulated rn because I need my siblings to NOT HAVE A CONVO IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HALLWAY#like shhhh shut up go chat in your rooms or something too loud too much no bueno#anyway#my girl killing it again
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The sun shines brightly overhead, and Dazai hates it. He would drown it out and disappear into the shadows if he could, disappear from sight, hide away.
He doesnât let any of that show on his face, though. He keeps the same carefree, vacant expression in place, the one that people see and dismiss immediately, perfected from a life of being seen and not heard. If anyone knows how to disappear, itâs Dazai.
He knocks on the door of his destination, grateful to be there, grateful to escape the mass of people living their stupid, boring lives prescribed by the stupid, boring city. Heâd sooner be alone than surrounded by them.
âDazai-kun.â Fukuzawa gives him a stern look that only reads as welcoming because Dazaiâs been coming here for years. âYouâve found your way back here again.â
âI always do,â Dazai says, falsely cheerful in a way that puts people at ease around him. âMay I come in?â
The answer is always yes, but Dazaiâs learned that Fukuzawa likes to be asked anyway.
âThereâs always a place here for someone trying to escape Mori Ougai,â Fukuzawa says, stepping out of the way to let Dazai in. âRanpoâs in the back with Yosano. Iâm sure the three of you can find something to amuse yourselves.â
âYou donât have any new cases?â Dazai asks. Disappointing. The best part of coming to the detective agency is that sometimes, if heâs lucky, thereâs a weird case, one that makes him work for it. He gets a spark of something like a genuine emotion when he has to push his brain to the limit to puzzle out something difficult.
âI have new cases, but none youâll be interested in,â Fukuzawa says. âJust the old staples. Cheating, open and shut murders, theft, you know the drill.â
âThatâs boring,â Dazai complains.
âThatâs what Ranpo said,â Fukuzawa tells him. âWhy donât you go commiserate with him?â
Dazai wanders to the back of the building to do just that. Ranpo sprawls in his chair, leaning back on two legs, opening chocolates and throwing them in the air, trying to catch them in his mouth with limited success.
âThereâs nothing to do,â Dazai complains, sitting across the table from Ranpo and dropping his head to his arms.
âOh, good, the sassy lost child is here again.â Dazai twists to see Yosano levelling an unimpressed look at him.
âHi, Sensei,â he grins. Yosano rolls her eyes and goes back to what she was doing.
She likes him. Dazai knows it. He laughed when she threatened to dissect him and suggested she take a souvenir for her troubles. She retaliated by leaving him anatomy textbooks she thought heâd find interesting and teaching him how to suture on a banana.
Dazai reaches across the table to steal Ranpoâs abandoned laptop. If thereâs really nothing to do here, heâll just default to an old favorite: poking at things he has no business sticking his nose in.
Itâs not like he couldnât have done this at his guardianâs house. It might have even been easier. His parents might have pawned him off on Mori as a cousin just closely related enough to be coerced into watching him, but he still has access to things most citizens of No. 6 donât because of them. But that defeats his entire purpose of getting away from Mori.
He doesnât hate his guardian. In some ways, Dazai is even grateful to Mori. Heâs a difficult child to deal with, and he knows it. A combination of being smarter than both his parents and not yet having the social skills to pull his punches about it got him sent to live with Mori in the first place, though both of them will swear up and down that they needed to focus on their careers. Mori isnât like that, though. Mori is smarter than him, and perfectly willing to let Dazai play whatever mind game he wants, mostly because Mori is capable of winning. Heâs a challenge that Dazai desperately needs, especially back a few years ago when he was so bored by everything around him that he threw all the pills in his medicine cabinet down his throat just to see if that would make him feel anything.
But Mori also, in some ways, represents everything Dazai hates about his life. For one thing, heâs been remarkably good at stopping any further suicide attempts. For another, as much as Dazai likes a challenge, itâs not fun when he never wins.
So, instead, he comes running to Fukuzawa, someone whoâs more than willing to take in a refugee from Mori. He gets to help Ranpo solve cases that challenge him, but that have a possibility of victory. Ranpoâs better than him, but Dazaiâs learning.
And when there arenât any cases to solve, and when Dazaiâs feeling particularly spiteful, he likes to try and find all the secrets No. 6 wants to keep hidden.
His parents are both politicians, though Dazai doesnât have a clue what they actually do. He doesnât much care to find out. Instead, if theyâre the ones making the laws, heâll see what they hide in a place where they punish those who break their laws.
The Correctional Facility has more security around its information than Dazai thinks is strictly necessary. If all they have is prisoner information, it shouldnât be worth this much effort. It was Ranpo who pointed out, in the middle of one of Dazaiâs bitch sessions about it, that if it was really so hard, they must have something to hide.
What could a prison have to hide?
Nothing Dazai can think of in answer to that question seems like something No. 6 would be comfortable having any citizens know, and thatâs reason enough for him to want to know anyway. Heâs almost got it, too, teasing his way around a tricky firewall.
âWhat do you think youâre doing?â
Fukuzawa joins them in the back, giving Dazai a reproachful look. He knows what Dazaiâs doing, or at least has an idea, and he disapproves, but he hasnât bothered to try and stop him.
âLooking for the truth behind the biggest lies No. 6 likes to tell,â Dazai says breezily.
âYou should be more careful,â Fukuzawa says. âYou never know who might be listening.â
âSensei!â Dazai gasps, laying a dramatic hand over his heart. âHow could you? I thought we had something special!â
âPlease,â Yosano rolls her eyes. âYou should be looking at Ranpo. Heâs susceptible to bribery.â
âThat is true,â Ranpo says. âI would sell you for snacks.â
âI am hurt.â
âThatâs enough,â Fukuzawa says. âRanpo, I need to get working on this murder case, and I need to interview witnesses. I need your help.â
âBut going door to door sucks,â Ranpo complains.
âNot even you can solve a case without any evidence to look at,â Fukuzawa says.
âMake Dazai do it.â
âDazai is not technically an employee.â
âBecause you wonât hire him.â
âI will when he finishes school.â
âUgh.â Ranpo casts a dark look at Dazai. âThanks for nothing.â
âMy pleasure,â Dazai says, turning back to his work.
Heâs almost got it. He can even get a few pieces of information at the lowest security clearance levels. And, as suspected, what he finds isnât good.
In fact, if heâs reading the snippets he can find right, the Correctional Facility might be more accurately described as a lab. Itâs not that he doesnât believe No. 6 is capable of human experimentation. He just wishes they were less cartoonishly evil. A government that does experiments on its own citizens? Itâs like a plot from a low budget movie.
âWhatâs that face for?â Yosano asks him. âYou look like youâre about to start laughing maniacally.â
Maybe Dazai should develop maniacal laughter. It would probably be a good skill to have.
âI found something cool,â Dazai says. And then yawns. Without him even realizing it, night has fallen. âI should probably go home.â
âYouâll be careful, right?â Yosano says. âThe Lost Town is dangerous at night.â
âAww, Sensei, you do care,â Dazai simpers. She rolls her eyes, already writing him off. âIâll be fine.â
Dazai whistles to himself as he walks, hands stuffed in his pockets. Predictable villain plot or not, he still found something interesting, with the promise of more if he keeps digging. He should get at least a couple more weeks of entertainment digging out all the secrets of the Correctional Facility, and weeks more trying to decide the best way to use it.
Part of him wants to just release it to the internet and let chaos make its natural way through the city, but surely if he puts his mind to it, he can come up with something better. Something more targeted.
âDazai Osamu?â
Dazai slows to a halt. A police officer looks him up and down, takes in the bandages around his wrists, the perfect wide-eyed innocent expression Dazaiâs perfected over the years.
âCan I help you with something?â Dazai asks, pleasant, just a hint of fear, the perfect cocktail to portray a well-raised young boy with nothing to hide.
âYouâre under arrest,â the officer says, stepping forward with a pair of cuffs. Dazai takes one step back before he thinks better of the urge to run. He knows his own ability, and if a real chase starts, he wonât win.
âFor what?â Dazai asks as the officer shoves him in the back of the car. The manâs partner turns around, holding up a device and pressing a button.
âLooking for the truth behind the biggest lies No. 6 likes to tell.â
Dazai wishes he could at least feel surprised. Itâs so predictable, he just never bothered to predict it. Of course No. 6 would spy on their own citizens. Itâs probably in the wristbands everyone has to wear. ID bracelets, keys to anything in the city, why shouldnât the also be listening devices?
Dazai suddenly realizes that the part of him that still wants to die is about to get its wish. Will they even bother with taking him to the Security Bureau? Surely they wonât bother with a trial. If they accuse him of stealing state secrets, theyâll have to admit what those secrets are or contend with the possibility that he will. Wouldnât it be easier to shoot him out here and be done with it?
Heâs not sad about the certainty of his death. He never has been. But it does seem like a shame to die for something when he barely found anything out. And, of course, he finally found something to hold his attention for a while. Now he doesnât even get to finish it.
âWhy are we going this way?â one of the officers asks. âShouldnât we justâŚyou know?â
âNot for this one,â the partner answers. âDonât you know who his parents are? We canât just kill him, and we canât take him to the Security Bureau either, he might be recognized. Looks like his mother.â
Dazai has never put much stock in his parents, is sure they donât really want him around. But he also doesnât want to die painfully, and thatâs almost a certainty if No. 6 is the one sentencing him to death. Maybe they can at least spare him that.
Wait.
If theyâre not killing him here, and theyâre not taking him to the Security Bureau, thereâs only one place they could be going.
âWe can keep him in the Correctional Facility,â one officer says. âThey can keep him out of sight until his parents come get him.â
If my parents come get me, Dazai thinks darkly. He sits quietly in the back and, for once, tries not to think as heâs driven to his own death.
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Summary: Midoriya loses track of time and accidentally stays out past curfew. Mic decides he deserves a reward for having to go out and retrieve him.
Notes: a fic commissioned by Ivyblush and theDavynator on AO3! thanks again!!
italicized dialogue usually indicates usage of english.
raping people is evil. adults who date and/or fuck minors are evil. dont do it, and and don't base any real life relationships or choices off the content of fanfics.
cw rape, underage, impregnation, vomiting, trans deku
Midoriya is still, eyes locked on his target. He tries to focus on his body, his quirk, without tuning out visual information, then makes a quick, practiced movement, kicking out his leg. The force from his quirk carries across the gym, clipping two of the targets hanging from the ceiling instead of moving between them like he'd wanted, taking a decent sized chunk out of one.
Sighing, he moves a couple of feet down the line, to the last of the targets heâd prepared beforehand. He waits for them to settle back into place, then concentrates, hoping this time he can do it without breaking anythingâincluding himself. He then kicksâ
âHEY!â
The jolt of adrenaline sends his kick off course, shattering many of the remaining targets to the left of where he was originally aiming. (Heâll need to work on that too.)
âMic-sensei!â Midoriya turns to him, and boy, does he look annoyed. Heâs not even sure what he did this time. âWhat are you doing here?â
Mic strolls up to him with his hands in his pockets, glowering at him. Itâs his turn to watch the dorms this week, and heâs wearing casual clothes. Sometimes it takes Midoriya a second to recognize him with his hair down.
âLooking for my missing student!â he provides with false cheer. Midoriya blinks. Is someone else gone, or has he been labeled missing himself?
He notices Micâs eyes fixed on his chest and becomes painfully aware that heâs in a thin t-shirt and sports bra. He tugs his shirt away from his chest to hide his form, averting his gaze in embarrassmentânot because he thinks Mic's staring is questionable, Midoriya knows he's usually covered up or has his binder on so he doesn't really blame him for being drawn to the unexpected shapesâmore in a "sorry for being visibly trans" kind of way.
âItâs passed curfew, you know.â
Midoriya sucks in a breath, looking back up at him. Was he really training that long?
âIâm sorry! I didnât know it was so lateâŚâ
Midoriya scrambles to collect his things. As he rushes past Mic to return to the dorms, heâs stopped by his outstretched hand, palm splaying against his torso and fingers brushing Midoriyaâs chest in the process.
âHold on a minute!â
Midoriya quickly scrambles back, looking up at his teacher, feeling his face burn at the accidental touch.
Something in Micâs expression has changed. Instead of the drained irritation heâd shown before, his eyes are now intense as he stares down at Midoriya, though still calm, and he almost looks⌠pleasedâŚ?
Mic gestures to the locker room behind him. âGo take a shower before we head backâyouâre a mess!â
The words just sound like gibberish until his mind shifts to thinking in English. Feeling a little embarrassed that it had slipped his mind, Midoriya quickly nods. âOkay.â
He starts to turn when Mic interrupts him.
âTry again.â
Midoriya gives him an exasperated smile. Thatâs the fun thing about Mic-senseiâhe never really stops teaching. Every moment is another chance for a little pop quiz.
âYes, sir.â
Mic nods to him, and he sets off across the gym for the locker room. As heâs pushing the door open, Mic calls out.
âOne last thing, Midoriya."
Midoriya looks back at him over his shoulder, and Mic almost looks like his usual self with the grin heâs wearingâexcept, itâs a little more unnerving with the way heâs peering at him over the rim of his glasses.
âDo you know what âIâm gonna rail your cuntâ means?â
Midoriya hesitates. He knows some of the words, but not the important ones that make the sentence meaningful. He shakes his head.
âNo, sir.â
Micâs smile grows wider, before he shakes his head, gesturing for Midoriya to go ahead with his shower.
.
Now that his body has realized how late it is and how long he was training for, he feels exhausted all at once. The water seems to be trying its best to lure him into sleep, and it is quite tempting.
After his shower he wraps a towel around himself and walks back to the lockers to get dressed. Heâs in the middle of setting the towel down to slip on his underwear when he hears a soft soundâtoo subtle for his drowsy mind to parse immediately, but pointed enough to catch his attention. He glances around for the source of the noise, and in the same millisecond he realizes it was a laugh he spots Mic watching him from the shadows.
âWay to be alert, hero.â
Midoriya jerks his towel back up to his chest, fumbling to fasten it around himself with one hand while Mic approaches faster than he can figure out what the fuck is happening.
âYou donât like my class as much as All Might's,â Mic says matter-of-factly. âI put a lot of effort into my lessons, yâknow.â
His face doesnât reflect what heâs saying; thereâs no trace of hurt, or anger or disappointment, just that same intense stare and grin. Yet, thereâs no teasing quality to his voice, either.
âI do!â Midoriya spits, unsure if itâs out of politeness or fear. He takes a half step backwards for every two of Micâs forward. âIâm just bad at English.â
âAh, yeah,â Mic agrees. âYour last test came back pretty bad!â
...It did? He thought heâd actually done well on that one.
The amount of adrenaline pumping through his veins has his blood rushing painfully hard against every part of his bodyâyet, he doesnât want to assume the worst of his teacher. His mind half convinces him that 'oh, this is about grades. That's important enough to interrupt someone getting dressed for. Yeah.'
He doesnât run, but he does keep backing away and adopts very defensive body language, hoping that at some point Mic will get the idea that heâs uncomfortable if he curls up enough, tilts his head down, and averts his gaze.
âI know you guys hate all my quizzing, but I think you could use the extra credit!â
Mic finally stops about armâs length away. Midoriyaâs leaning so far back against the bench that he loses his balance and has to just sit down on it. He keeps his chin tucked, but stares up at Mic with wide eyes, subconsciously squeezing his legs together.
âSo, Iâll make my last phrase a little easier for youâŚâ
Mic leans down towards him, and it finally clicks in Midoriyaâs head that no, heâs not just being paranoid or sensitiveâthis is wrong.
âIâm going to fuck you."
His stomach drops into ice.
Midoriya lurches to his feet but Mic grabs him by the arm and shoves him back into a sitting position. Midoriya squirms against his grasp, but as heâs trying to twist away and raises a hand to pry Mic off him, Mic lowers his lips to his ear and growls through his teeth, âI could end your hero career right here. Donât even think about using your quirk.â
Midoriya freezes. Mic licks the shell of his ear before pulling back, looking quite satisfied at this. Midoriyaâs eyes dart around the room as his breathing becomes frantic and uneven, lungs torn between hyperventilating and bursting into tears.
He canât run, Micâs quirk works from a distance, his feet are wet, and heâs naked. He canât fight, even if he wanted to; Mic could accidentally kill him just with a cry of pain.
Canât run... Canât fight...
âNo!â Midoriya squeals in between heaving gasps. His head feels so light he thinks heâll topple over at any second. âPlease, I dââ
âIs that any way to talk to your English teacher?â Mic chides as he reaches for the button of his pants.
âWhâ" He then switches to English, "No!"
âGood!â Mic praises, and for a second Midoriyaâs blood pressure drops a fraction. âBut nah. Iâm pretty ticked I had to come all the way out here to get you, and you have a nice ass, soâŚâ
Mic pulls his dick out of his pants. Itâs riddled with piercings, and somehow that scares Midoriya even further. Maybe it just makes him think how this was always lurking under his teacherâs heroic facade, just like a bunch of scary metal studs beneath his clothes. Midoriyaâs not even old enough to get piercings like that himself...
Mic's stroking himself and stepping closer. Midoriya wants to wake up. Wants this to be a nightmare that ends before the worst of it comes. He wants to fall out of his body. He wants to melt into the floor.
If he was trembling any harder, heâs pretty sure it would qualify as convulsions.
"I don't have to tell you how bad an idea it would be to bite me, right?" Mic puts his foot up on the bench, standing over Midoriya's lap as he holds his dick in front of his face.
His mind is blank. This isn't like an encounter with a villainâthere's no one to protect, no backup coming, he's naked for fuck's sakeâhe doesn't know what to do. He squeezes his eyes shut and turns his head away, but doesn't get very far as Mic grabs a fistful of his hair so tight he can't move.
"Open up!" Mic chirps, yet seems perfectly content to rub the head of his cock all over his face instead. Midoriya shudders as he nudges it against the fat of his cheek, rubbing up and down and in circlesâflooded with the urge to scream, to thrash, to cry and bite and kick.
But he stays still, so rigid every part of him aches. His jaw is shut tight, lips pressed into a firm line as a Mic runs his cock over them. He goes over each multiple times, back and forth leisurely.
"Come on, you never shut your mouth this longâŚ"
He prods at the corners of his mouth, rubs against them in intense small circles. It's much more effective than Midoriya would like; he's never able to press though his lips entirely, but he manages to part them enough to draw out some saliva, especially when the ring at his tip nudges between them.
Midoriya is clutching his towel to his chest so tightly he can't even feel that arm anymore. His stomach is so tight he feels like he's going to die. Part of him welcomes it; he doesn't want to be here.
Mic then thrusts forward, his cock bumping his nose and smearing precome on the ridge of his brow as it slips up against his face. Mic grinds it between his pelvis and Midoriya's cheek as he humps his face. Midoriya can feel the way Mic's skin drags against his own, the gliding metal studs, his balls tapping against his chin with each upward thrust, a mound of wiry hair whenever his cock slips out of place. His mind is in searing, white hot pain. He can feel these sensations carving their way into his brain, never to be forgotten.
The way it feels, the way it smells, the sounds Mic is making as he does it, the fingers knotted in his hair⌠He already knows that, if his heart doesn't stop in the middle of this (and it might, based on how hard it's beating and how much it hurts,) that one day he's going to be trying to live his life only to be haunted by the sensation of a cock shoved against his face, of all things.
His extremities are freezing, even the tips of his ears feel like ice, but his torso is burning hot as he trembles, legs straining in unnatural ways that would give him a cramp in any other situation. He feels a headache beginning to form where Mic is tugging his hair to keep him in place.
Apparently his dick slips out from between them one too many times, because Mic draws back just enough to grasp the base between his forefinger and thumb and deliver a series of quick slaps against Midoriya's face with it. Humiliation and anger tingle painfully across every inch of Midoriya's skin, beginning from his stomach. He grits his teeth hard, trying to focus on the creaking sound of his jaw.
The contact only dully hurts when concentrated in one area too long, but occasionally one of the metal studs catches his cheekbone, making Midoriya flinch quite uselessly in Mic's grip. The sharper pain brings reflexive tears, which break the damâhis lungs spasm with barely restrained sobs, tears pushing their way through his clenched eyelids.
He hadn't wanted to cry. His lips quiver, making it quite hard to keep them pinched together, while his jaw occasionally cracks open a fraction with a wail it desperately wants to vocalize. His shoulders bounce and chest heaves with silent, choked down sobs. As if his body needed more tension.
"This would be over a lot quicker if you'd just open your mouth..."
Mic seems perfectly content to ignore his tears, carrying on battering Midoriya's face with his cock. If anything, he seems enthused, picking up the speed so that he's practically beating off against him. He moves away from his cheek closer to the center of his face, so that his slaps land partially against his mouth.
In his head, Midoriya toys with the idea of just opening his mouth, just to end whatever torment this is.
Mic groans impatiently, but it just comes out needy. Suddenly, the member assaulting his face is gone.
"Hey, Midoriya, how do you say 'beg' in English?"
Midoriya stays quiet, knowing his cock is hovering just in front of his face, waiting.
"Come on." His cock hits his face again. His nose stings so much from the blow that he doesn't even feel the scratch that the circular ring at the tip leaves on his brow. His cries ramp up another level, a whine emanating from his throat.
"You're gonna get fucked either way. Might as well pass your test too."
Midoriya's mind is eager to latch onto a silver lining.
And he really, really wants Mic's cock to stop touching his face.
"...Beâghk!"
He's promptly rewarded with a cock inside his mouth.
He doesn't shove it down his throat, at least; still guiding it with his fingers he rubs it around; down against his tongue, or up along his inner cheek, stretching it outward.
"There we go," Mic draws out, sounding quite pleased in multiple ways.
Midoriya almost gags anyway, just out of sheer disgust. He tries to withdraw with tongue as much as he can, but that just seems to give Mic an ample platform to rub his tip against. He then tries flattening it instead, but it allows him to grind a greater length of his cock along it.
He settles for withdrawn.
Midoriya's not sure this is better than just letting him hump his face (or rather the outside of his face, because that's very much still happening.) It doesn't hurt as much, but letting him use his mouth for pleasure is just as humiliating, he thinks, just in a different kind of way.
His jaw aches from how wide he has to hold it open to avoid scraping his teeth against his dick. He's surprised the way his piercings click and catch against his teeth doesn't put Mic off more; it seems like it would hurt. Each time Midoriya feels that circular ring touch his back teeth he has the impulse to bite down on it.
Drool runs down his chin, trailing to his chest. He weeps around Mic's cock as he thrusts it against his inner cheek, his whimpers occasionally interrupted as Mic shoves it a little too far in what might be an attempt to silence him. The tears on his cheeks are starting to itch in places but he's too afraid to open his eyes and doesn't want to chance touching Mic to wipe at them.
"How do you sayâŚâ Mic trails off to think, â...'pulse' in English?"
"...Pul-thh." he answers as well as he can while crying with a dick in his mouth, careful as he forms the 'p' to not bite him.
"Mm. What do you do to cool something off?"
"...Blow."
"If a building has electricity, you could also say it has�"
"Power."
Midoriya isn't oblivious to what he's doing; the answers all force him to seal his lips fully around him or flick his tongue against his shaftâbut it's easy to pretend that it's unrelated to the way Mic thrusts into his mouth with each answer.
Just extra credit. Not pleasure.
"Good!" Mic eventually praises, entirely condescending. "Now, wrap your lips around it and suck."
Midoriya's stomach drops, wincing at the thought. He shakes his head as well as he can in Mic's grip.
"Aw, kid, you were practically already doing it before!" Mic insists. "Just like when you made a 'b'."
He tugs on his hair and wiggles his length around in his mouth, tapping it against his tongue as he continues his coaxing.
"Come on, just suck it. Suck it. Suck my dick."
"Just once. Just suck my dick. Just the head?"
"It's not that hard. Just suck me off. Do it."
Midoriya sobs around him, keeping his jaw stretched wide open. Tension ripples through his body, feeling a strong, reckless urge to bring his teeth downâand an awful, aching helplessness because he knows he can't.
"Hey, if you make me come now, maybe I won't fill up your pussy instead!"
He's going toâ?
The wave of nausea that floods him accompanied by Mic thrusting just a little too far into his mouth makes him gag, and bile flows over his lips before he even knows what's happening. Mic withdraws as Midoriya hunches over in a coughing fit, idly wiping away the vomit on his cock with his thumb. Midoriya's head swims as he finally opens his eyes again, feeling disorientation like he just got slammed back into reality.
He really doesn't have the energy to spare for coughing. He forces himself to stop, allowing the remainder of the bile to just burn at his throat. He finally moves his numb arm to scrub at his chin, neck and chest with the towel, staining the white fabric with a sickly yellow.
"Alright, if you can't handle your oral exam, fine. You've got other holes."
Mic steps forward again as Midoriya takes heaving breaths, looming over him. He presses on Midoriya's shoulder, urging him back while his other hand tugs the towel away from his lap.
"How about you lay back and spread your legs for me..."
Midoriya freezes for just a moment, staring up at him in horror, before abandoning the towel and jumping to his feet to slip out from between Mic and the bench.
"No you don't!"
Mic catches his arm, twisting it behind his back as he shoves him towards the bench, exposing his back to him. Midoriya is forced to bend to accommodate Mic wrenching his arm.
"No!" Midoriya sobs as he feels something hard brush against his thighs. Mic tries to push his upper half downwards so that he's face down and ass up, but Midoriya braces his palm on the bench and locks his elbow in time to prevent it.
"Oh," Mic chuckles so darkly it's practically a growl. "You're gonna regret not making this easy for me, kid."
Midoriya clamps his legs shut as tight as he can, but it doesn't help much when he's bent so far forward, pussy poking out from between them with the incline of his pelvis. Mic's free hand slides to the back of Midoriya's thigh, thumb tugging his skin to spread his lips for him. Midoriya squirms and thrashes, but his arm is pushed further in response, a clear threat straining its way through his muscles.
Midoriya screams as Mic pushes inside, a pure, animalistic vocalization of distress, pain and protest; a contrast to Mic's soft groan. His piercings catch on his hymen, ripping through as he presses on anyway. Midoriya flinches hard, legs parting reflexively in an effort to reduce the pain, feeling much like he's being split open. He can't believe his teacher is sinking his cock inside of him. Midoriya wants to lurch away, instincts telling him to vault over the bench and run, but he only moves so far before Mic starts pulling on his twisted arm, threatening to rip it out of the socketâand before he knows it, Mic is fully hilted inside him, cock ring jabbing his cervix unpleasantly.
He freezes, trying to catch his breath with too-small lungs. He can feel his walls throbbing sharply in complaint at the intrusion. It's too big. Too dry. His thighs tremble, so hard that his knees nearly give out at times. It's unlike the fearful tremors from before; he's quite unused to having something shoved between his legs like this.
Mic's free hand grips his hip with a bruising force. "F-uck you're tight!"
If he thought pushing in hurt, pulling out is five times worse. Midoriya yelps as Mic withdraws, cock dragging against his tender insides and torn entrance, until only the head remains. Then he thrusts back in just as harshly, and Midoriya's cry takes on a slightly⌠different tone, much to his displeasure. Softer, more surprised. It still hurts, especially because his piercings catch on that same ring of skin again, but this time it also sends a different feeling reeling through his abdomen.
He's too breathless to even protest as Mic thrusts into him, caught between gasps, hisses, and sobs as the exact amount of pain and pleasure vary with each one. His cunt is doing its best to provide lubrication to ease the process, but it can only do so much unaroused.
Midoriya feels a sense of defeat; emptiness and humiliation stirring inside him. He's actually getting fucked, in a locker room on campus, by his teacher. He can feel his ass jiggle with each slap of Mic's hips against his skin, the sound echoing off the tiles and bouncing around the room. Midoriya's experienced a lot of unpleasant things, including public, relentless bullying over things he couldn't control, and he's pretty sure none of it was as deeply degrading as having his most intimate body parts used against his will for someone else's pleasure, while being dragged along for the ride, forced to stifle moans as he's violated by someone he thought he could trust.
He wants time to whirl by in a blur, for it to be over before he even knows it, but instead he's hyperaware of every second, every thrust, every painful jolt of forced pleasure that goes through his stomach. Every pant and gasp and groan Mic makes that fills him with a little more nausea, or fear, or anger. Sometimes it feels like it's all about to overflow, but all he does in the end is sit there and take it.
And Mic seems inclined to drag things out even more. His thrusts slow as he runs his hand up over the curve of his ass, humming a content noise behind him.
Without him pounding away, Midoriya is finally able to regain control over his lungs.
"Stop!" he gasps. "Please!"
He hates how soft and whiney his voice is, how he's moaning the words instead of commanding them.
"What was that?"
He pauses, frantically searching his overwhelmed mind. "Please!"
"Please what?"
"Stop!"
"Hmm⌠No, that's not right. Try 'harder' or 'keep going'."
Midoriya whimpers and hangs his head as Mic chuckles darkly, running his hand up his side. He's fucking him as if he's trying to get familiar with his cunt, like he's mapping out every crease and curve with the tip of his dick. Midoriya is overcome with the urge to crawl over the bench again, but the second he starts forward Mic yanks his arm back. It gives out a loud, threatening pop in response, and a slight pain starts to creep in a few seconds later. Mic huffs out a laugh, and fucks him just that little bit harder, like his efforts aroused him further.
Mic slides his hand underneath him to grope at his breasts, squeezing calloused fingers around them. Midoriya flinches, twisting his body to pin Mic's arm against his torso with his elbow, pressing harder when Mic pinches and tugs his nipple in response.
It's a mistake. With his arm bent Mic easily shoves him down against the bench, where he fucks him much, much harder. Midoriya's back arches, eyes rolling back as Mic pounds brutally into him now that heâs securely braced against something. He releases his arm, but Midoriya's not of a mind to make use of it, clutching at the wood underneath him until his knuckles turn white.
Mic's hands are right next to his. He's keeping him pinned down with his body, panting and grunting just behind his head as he snaps his hips fervently. Midoriya hates how well their bodies conform to each other.
Each of Midoriya's moans has an edge of protest. His cunt is throbbing, slick running down his thighs. He feels nauseous as he realizes he might actually come from this, from Present Micâhis teacherâcornering and fucking him like an animal.
He's so nauseated. The sensations overwhelm his body. Mic's thrusts jostle his insides. The stress of everything isâ
He heaves, emptying the contents of his stomach onto the bench. His cunt tightens so hard around Micâs cock that his piercings dig painfully into the walls of his cunt.
And Mic comes. Mic comes inside him, moaning against his neck and wrapping his arms around his waist, bucking into him as he releases his seed. At this, Midoriya retches again, his vomit flowing over the edge of the bench and splattering onto the floor and Mic whimpers pleasantly, forehead pressed against Midoriya's back as his body inadvertently milks his cock dry.
They stay like that for a while, Midoriya laying across the bench with Mic curled around him, both panting hard. He trembles, head pressed into his arm so that he's not laying in his own puke. Any trace of that building orgasm is gone, and he's not even sure whether he came or not. Heâs too exhausted to cry like he wants to.
Mic pulls out, releasing a hot flood that runs down his thighs. Midoriya slowly sinks to the floor until he's sitting, head still buried in his arms upon the bench. His cunt feels quite different; irritated and sore, and... stretched out. An awful reminder.
"Fuck," Mic hisses, "that was good."
Midoriya doesn't even flinch.
He hears shifting fabric, then a zip. "Get cleaned up and let's head back to the dorms."
The idea is almost laughable. Midoriya doesn't see himself moving for a very, very long time, if ever again. The image of a very tender space, flooded with a sticky white that has a very good chance of ruining his life forever, is burned into his mind.
He hears Mic's boots clacking against the tile, getting further, then the creak of the locker room door.
"Hurry up, or I might decide to come back and ruin your asshole, too."
The door shuts.
That gets him moving.
.
Late, late, late.
Late for curfew. Late for school. Late for his period.
He doesn't want to buy a pregnancy test. He can't be pregnantâhe's 15! The universe can't be that cruel. It wouldn't make him deal with that after making him quirkless, after the bullying, after all the villain attacks, after⌠Mic. Nothing is that cruel. It's too much.
But time drags on. He waits on pins and needles for three more days and it keeps being late and eventually his panic outweighs his mortification at having to walk into a store and buy a pregnancy test.
He stares at the box for hours. He doesn't use it. He's not pregnantâhe can't be. So he sets it aside, shoved in the back of a drawer thatâs promptly slammed shut.
  He gets out of bed and takes it at 3AM.
.
.
And he cries.
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Authorâs Note:Â So, I wanted to take a moment to say that it sucks that the Anime Festa OVA wasnât dubbed. I know there are several different fansubs out there, so the translations probably arenât perfect, but I did the best I could with what I could find. Hopefully, the dialogue isnât too far off. I originally planned to write this chapter before the start of season two, but the first episode is about them seeing Aizawa for the first time, so I felt that should be written first.
This was originally supposed to be two separate chapters, but for some reason, the first one only came out to around 1k words, so I just combined them together. I try to keep chapters between 2k and 3.5k words and I didnât want to go with only 1k!
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The students of class 1-A have returned to the USJ despite the villain attack a few weeks previously. The staff had combed the dome for stragglers and deemed it safe, so we finally returned to pick up on the rescue training that was so rudely interrupted previously.
âWell, that happened, but class is class.â Thirteen announced. âSo, letâs begin the rescue training!â
âCan you really move, Thirteen-sensei?â Ochaco asked worriedly.
âMy back hurts a bit, but itâs nothing compared to Aizawa.â He motioned toward our teacher, who was still covered in bandages, both arms crossed over his chest in slings.
âWe are ready to begin class, letâs start already. Weâre wasting time.â
âAizawa-sensei?â Izuku stepped forward. âAll Might is supposed to meet us, as well. Where is he?â
âI donât know. Forget about him.â Aizawa responded off-handedly, turning and walking down the steps. I sighed and followed after him, already aware of what was in store for the class today. We were led to the rockslide zone.
âLetâs start with the rescue training! Thereâll be three students at the bottom of the chasm. One of them will be unconscious, the other will have an injured leg, and the last will be very worried.â Thirteen explained.
Kirishima and Sparky approached the ledge.
âWhat height!â
âHow are we supposed to get down there?!â
âWhat are you saying?!â Iida rushed over to the ledge. âAre you okay?! Donât worry, weâll save you!â
âYouâre too fastâŚâ
âLetâs save them!â Ochaco cheered. âLetâs do our best, Deku!â
âThe injured will be⌠you three!â Thirteen pointed to Ochaco, Izuku, and Iida â the golden trio of U.A.
Once they were safely lowered into the chasm, Aizawa chose Momo, Fumi, Todoroki, and Bakugo. âAlright, you four are the ones who will rescue them. You may use these objects.â He nodded toward the various rescue-related items off to the side.
âOi, why the fuck do I have to save Deku?!â Bakugo screamed angrily.
âBecause weâre in the Anime Festa,â Tsu explained.
What the fuck is an anime festa? Sounds like a flavor of salsa.
âHah?!â
âJust leave him, TsuâŚâ Kirishima sweatdropped.
âHelp us! Please!â Iidaâs voice carried from the bottom of the chasm.
âLetâs begin. Who is going down?â Todoroki questioned.
âThis bastard doesnât listen! Iâll have to teach him!â Bakugo held up his palm, setting off a string of small explosions. âJust blow up the mountain, thatâs it!â
I facepalmed. âDumbass,â
âAre you crazy?!â Momo cried out.
âHe doesnât think, he acts on instinct.â Tsu mused.
âMidoriya and the rest are in trouble.â
I scowled at Sparky as he stuck his pinky up his nose, wiggling it back and forth.
Todoroki sighed. âYaoyorozu, create a pulley. Weâll make a way to pull them up. Letâs start with the one thatâs unconscious. Tokoyami will go down. Bakugo, Yaoyorozu, and I will pull.â
âBastard! Stop deciding on your own!â Bakugo grabbed him by the collar.
âCalm down!â
âItâs the best way,â Todoroki responded, coldly.
âHah?!â
âIf you think of this as a game, you donât have to know.â Todoroki shoved his arm away. âIâm not going to waste my time in this training.â
Bakugoâs fist clenched, a tic mark appearing on his temple. âW-Who is the one playing around?!â
âStop!â Momo demanded. âItâs pathetic! Besides, there is something we must do before anything else!â She headed to the edge, getting on her hands and knees. âEveryone, please keep calm! We will get to you right away!â
âPlease hurry!â
âYouâre finally here! Weâre saved!â
Momo turned to glare at the two boys, clearly fed up with their attitude. âThe first thing to do is to reassure the victims. There are occasions where you canât save people who are desperate and panicking. Reassuring them is related to saving them! If you wonât do it properly, whatâs the point of this training?!â
âHmm,â I grinned. âI almost got chills. Sheâs gonna be a pretty good hero.â
French Fry, who was standing on my left, nodded in agreement.
âImpressive,â Kirishima agreed. âSheâs really good.â
Mineta kneeled down, drool dripping from his mouth. âYes, very good.â
âYouâre such garbage, man.â
I followed his line of sight and my eye twitched. With her kneeling over like that, the perverted fucking grape has a perfect shot of her ass. My lip curled back in disgust as I lifted my foot backward before swinging it, boot connecting with his face. He went flying back against the stone wall behind us. âHave some goddamn decency, you cunt!â
âW-Winchester!â Kirishima grabbed my shoulder and I scowled, shoving my hands into my pockets.
âJen, if you do that again, youâll be given a weekâs worth of detention,â Aizawa muttered.
âChe, worth it,â I responded. There are several students in my class that gets on my nerves, but thereâs only one I hate with every fiber of my being and thatâs Mineta.
During this time, Momo created a pulley, attaching the provided robe and gurney to it. The rock under the rope had been iced over by Todoroki so it would slide across smoothly without risk of breaking. Fumi, wearing a harness over his costume that was attached to the rope, started lowering himself down. Todoroki and Bakugo were holding the end of the rope, threading it carefully so he wouldnât fall.
âThank you⌠heroes!!â
Ochaco was lifted up on the gurney and⌠is she laughing again? Jeez, what is with this girl?
âUraraka, what are you laughing about?â Momo asked cautiously.
âItâs just that, Iida â pft â is super serious, itâs funny!â
âI think itâs wonderful. Itâs not a laughing matter.â
âIâm sorry, but even so⌠pft.â
I facepalmed. Idiots, theyâre all idiots.
âLetâs pull the next one up,â Todoroki said.
âShut up and just do it,â Bakugo responded, surprisingly calm.
âRescuing people without using your quirk is quite a taxing job. Thatâs how modern heroes must shine!â Thirteen spoke.
âHeâs the only one pullingâŚâ Flex Tape commented.
âShut up, bastard!â
âHe judged that he could not use his quirk, thatâs the right thing to do! Acting in a normal way⌠thereâs a lot of professionals who are incapable of doing it. They always think of themselves and when they encounter a challenging situation, they put it aside. When you manage to understand and remember, you pass. Iâm sure heâll become a beautiful hero!â
âSo, we just gonna forget about how he was content to just blast the mountain?â I cocked a brow, seeing his shoulders tense.
âHeâll never be beautiful,â Flex Tape added and Bakugoâs aura turned angry.
Izuku, Tail, and Ochaco worked together to save Tsu, who had a âbrokenâ leg. Using her gravity quirk, Ochaco was able to easily lift Tsu out of the chasm, dropping her into Izukuâs arms. âSafe!â
This ainât baseball, sis.
âMidoriya, put me down. Itâs embarrassing⌠Even though my leg is bandaged, this is wrong.â
Izuku freaked out, as usual, before setting her down.
âAnd weâre done!â Thirteen announced.
âIt seems weâre not included because weâre not as efficient for the job.â Sumo mused. âWeâ included Mountain, Octo, Me, and French Fry.
âSo basically, we useless.â I scratched my cheek.
âItâs un~fair,â French Fry wagged his finger.
âIt is!â
Thirteen clapped his hands. âGreat job for your first time. We still have more battle scenarios prepared. In a nutshell, thereâs still lots to do!â
âDo not relax,â Aizawa ordered. âClass is still in session.â
My lips tugged up as I looked away, covering my mouth with the back of my hand. Zawa be over here lookinâ like an angry mummy that just caught his kid sneaking out past curfew.
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The class had moved to the urban area, which was basically the entrance exam but smaller and hella rundown.
âNow, we continue in this setting. Unlike the first training, this is a different situation. The purpose of this scenario is to give a more genuine experience. The injured can be anywhere and we donât know in what state they may be in! Youâll have eight minutes to spread out and four of you will be the rescuers. The other seventeen must hide in whichever place they with. Nine of the hidden may not speak. I will select them now.â Thirteen explained.
âAh, weâre playing hide and seek!â Alien cheered.
âTo be precise, almost. Okay, the four that will search areâŚâ
For the love of tacos and all things sacred in this world, do not fucking pick me.
âThem!â He pointed to Izuku, Ochaco, Mineta, and Bakugo.
Cool. An angry chihuahua, a perverted dumbass, and two of the sweetest cinnamon rolls. I feel safe.
âWhy the fuck do I have to be with Deku?!â
âThereâs no helping it, weâre in the Anime Festa,â Ochaco answered. Again? Man, I wish I had my phone on me to look this shit up.
âWhat the hell is that?!â
âCalm down, calm down. Letâs research it!â Kirishima answered, happily.
âWhen you carry the victims, you can touch their chests or their ass! Is that considered an evil deed?â Mineta was staring at Alien and Tsu, whose backsides were facing him.
Flames covered my entire body as I walked up behind him, slamming my fist against my palm. âFucking try it and Iâll personally escort you to the deepest fucking depths of hell, you bastard.â
He squeaked, jumping backward as he covered his head, tears filling his eyes.
Izuku came up beside me. âYouâre forbidden from carrying them, Mineta.â
The seventeen students meant to hide scattered across the broken cityscape. I ducked behind one of the broken buildings, hands stuffed into my pockets. Hmm, he should be making an appearance soon. I wonder, how will the other students react when he does? Honestly, I think this is a bad idea. Talk about risking some serious PTSD.
I felt a tap on my shoulder and paused, glancing behind me.
French Fry gave me a soft smile. âWould you like to hide together, mademoiselle?â
I shrugged and continued on my way, with him following close behind. The spot I chose was on the outskirts, a broken building leaning on its side over the wall that surrounded the city. I climbed up the rubble leading to the fourth floor, glancing back when his foot slipped and he nearly fell. I held my hand out to him and he sent me a sheepish smile.
âThank you,â He took my hand and I pulled him forward, letting him go in front of me.
âWatch your footing, yeah,â I ordered.
He nodded, stepping through the giant hole on the side of the building. It led to the stairwell.
I hummed thoughtfully. âItâs about time, I imagine.â
âHm?â He tilted this head in confusion.
With a sigh, I rested my hand on top of his head, ruffling his blonde hair. âDonât freak out, okay?â
âWhat do you -â
His words were cut short when a loud explosion rang out from the other side of the training area, shaking the entire dome.
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âWhatever you think I did, you canât prove shit.â I said as I stepped into the teacherâs offices. Aizawa was sitting at his desk, the skeletal Toshi standing beside him.
âIâm not even gonna ask,â Aizawa sighed.
âSmart man,â
âNow that youâre both here, Iâd like your help in planning a surprise,â Toshi spoke up, glancing between us.
âA surprise?â
âYes! The students will be returning to the USJ tomorrow to resume their rescue training. I want to surprise them by pretending to be a villain and hiding in one of the areas.â
âIâm opposed. They have just suffered from a villain attack.â Aizawa responded, sounding like he was regretting his life choices.
âThey think that was just an accident.â Toshi held up a finger as he explained. âThey believe itâs a coincidence that almost never happens, but that isnât the case. Heroes are always in danger. I want them to understand that.â
I scratched my cheek, leaning on the desk beside Zawa. âThat sounds like a bullet train straight to PTSD-ville, Tosh. And anyway, why the fuck am I here?â
âIf we go through with this, we canât risk you losing control again,â Toshi answered, making me scowl. I mean, heâs right, but still. âAnd I would also like to not get burned, young Jen. I plan on bringing young Todoroki in on the plan, as well.â
âJen is right, itâs counterproductive. It may traumatize them if it goes wrong.â
âYou must teach determination to overcome it.â Toshi slipped into his muscled form, complete with that Crest smile. âThat is our duty as teachers!â
Aizawa was quiet for a moment, lowering his head. âYou will assume responsibility.â
âAhaha! Donât worry, I believe in their strength!â
âJen,â
âYeah, Zawa?â
âDonât get involved.â
âLess effort for me. Dope.â
He sighed.
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I sighed, taking a seat on the bottom step leading up to the fifth floor.
âW-What was that?â French Fry swallowed, squeezing his body against the wall and peering out the hole.
âI told you not to freak out, didnât I?â I propped my cheek against my palm, wishing I had an ice-cold Dr. Pepper.
âWhat if⌠what if itâs serious?â
âCome âere,â I waved my hand and he hesitantly sat beside me. âIâll tell you a secret, but you gotta keep it to yourself. All Might thought it would be a brilliant idea to pretend to be a villain to see how everyone would react.â
âHow do you know that?â
âUh,â Well, shit, I didnât think heâd ask me that. I canât tell him that Toshi is my guardian, that could cause some problems for both of us. I havenât even told Bakugo that. âI, uhh, overheard him and Aizawa talking about it yesterday.â Not technically a lie.
He tilted his head, indigo eyes meeting mine. I felt like he could see through me, but he didnât say anything.
The building shook harder, the wall cracking as a heavy gust of wind shot out from the center of the city. French Fry grabbed my arm as the crack spread to the ceiling above us. âShit!â I jumped up, throwing him over my shoulder before jumping out of the hole, my feet sliding down the decline of rubble. Seconds later, the building collapsed in on itself. Goddamn it, Toshi. Youâre supposed to scare the brats, not kill âem.
âYou okay?â
He nodded wearily and I set him down. The street we were on was on a hill and with most of the buildings now flat because of Toshi, we could see the battle from here. Toshi stood in the center of the city, wearing tan pants and a black muscle shirt, his face covered by a gas mask.
âMan, what a pain.â
Bakugo was attacking him aggressively, but his explosions were doing no damage. Toshi swiped at him but he dodged, using his quirk to jump over Toshiâs head before sending a powerful blast to his back. The force sent Bakugo sliding back across the ground, stopping in front of Iida.
âOi, donât worry about others! Donât just stand there, make those weaklings run away!â
âWhy do you have to insult others?!â Iida demanded angrily.
âOi, oi, Bakugo! Who do you mean by âthose weaklingsâ?â Kirishima grinned as the class started to gather at the scene.
âWe are the twenty-one students of class 1-A,â Momo announced proudly.
âWe will all be heroes!â Ochaco agreed.
âHo? How brave.â Toshi taunted them. âHoweverâŚâ He sliced his hand through the air, sending a gust of wind and debris flying toward them.
French Fry rushed forward, folding his arms behind his head. âIâll take care of this!â He leaned back, shooting a blast from his naval laser that destroyed some of the debris.
Kirishima hardened his body while Sumo downed a bunch of sugar, both of them punching and slicing at the rocks in the air. Punk plugged her jacks into her boots, sending sound waves of her heartbeat shooting straight toward Toshi. Using the distraction, Flex Tape used his quirk to wrap around him, while Momo created a cannon, shooting a net that covered him.
Hmm, theyâre doing well. Theyâre not hesitating like they were before. Theyâve gotten a lot stronger.
âNow!â
âLetâs go, class 1-A!â
Several of them rushed toward him, but Toshi easily broke free of his bonds, the sheer power of doing so sent everyone flying backward. My eyes met with Iidaâs, which opened wide before narrowing in anger.
âI didnât think you would all come to attack me. Itâs unexpected, but with something so simple -â
Ah, the cliche âattack while the villain is monologuingâ trope.
Bakugo appeared behind him and he leaned his head to the side, dodging the explosive fist. Attack after attack, Toshi easily dodged them all. I know Bakugo has to be getting really fucking frustrated. Toshi is toying with him, trying to make him feel weak and powerless. I guess, in a way, thatâs exactly what a villain would do, but⌠damn, I feel kinda guilty for not helping. Not like I could do much against that brick wall anyway.
âIt seems youâre tired,â Toshi provoked. âTime to end this.â
âDonât make me fucking laugh! Iâm barely getting started!â
âNow!â Izuku rushed toward Ochaco, their hands connecting as he jumped into the air. Tsuâs tongue wrapped around his waist as she turned in a circle, launching him toward Toshi who was too distracted by Bakugoâs relentless assault.
âNo matter how much you try -â
Oi, what is Izuku holding? Is that⌠one of Minetaâs balls? Oh god, that sounds so fucking wrong. I feel dirty just thinkinâ that shit.
He stuck the ball to the back of Todorokiâs vest, ripping him away from Toshi. Heh, so that was their plan. Damn, these kids ainât half bad. I grinned, feeling proud of my classmates.
Izuku ripped his glove off since it was stuck to the ball and bent his middle finger in. I could feel his power rising. âSmash!â The power was directed as Toshi, who crossed his arms in front of him to block it, feet planted firmly on the ground.
âWeaklings should step aside!â Bakugo rushed in, both palms smoking. âIâll kill him! Die!!â He brought his wrists together before unleashing a powerful explosion that sent Toshi flying backward.
Right onto a piece of broken building that had been covered by purple balls.
Oh, boy. I think you were just bested, Tosh.
âI-I canât move,â Toshiâs front side was stick to the wall. He desperately tried to pull himself free, but it was impossible. To think the number one hero could be defeated by Minetaâs ballsâŚ
Bakugo stomped up to him smugly. âNow, itâs time for the final touch!â
âW-Wait, I -â he pulled his head back, the mask sliding off his face. âI am here!â
âAll Might?!â
âAhahaha! I wanted to create a surprise scenario in which a villain appeared in the end. Well, that happened, but you did a great job! I wouldnât expect any less from the hero courseâŚâ
The students gathered around him and they looked pretty pissed off. âYou went overboard, moron!!â
I sweatdropped as they took their frustrations out on his motionless body.
âWhat the hell were you thinking?!â
âIâm sorry!â
I jumped down from the ledge, giving him a pitiful look.
âTodoroki!â
âHah?! Were you in on the surprise?!â
ââŚsorry,â He lowered his head.
âHow cruel, All Might!â
âIâm sorry! It wasnât serious!â
âMidoriya hurt his finger! Donât you think thatâs a bad image for the school?!â
Well, I mean, he does that a lot, though.
âDonât do it again! Right, Deku?â Ochaco asked, turning toward him.
Izuku fell to the ground on his ass. âWell, Iâm glad it was just a surprise!â
âYoung MidoriyaâŚâ
âDonât go âyoung Midoriyaâ!â Iida scolded.
âDeku, letâs go see Recovery Girl!â Ochaco helped him to his feet.
I headed for the stairs but someone grabbed my shoulder firmly. I looked behind me, eyes narrowing at Iida, who was glaring at me. âLet go,â
âWhy didnât you help us? You were just standing there!â
I shoved his hand off. âNone of your business,â
âIt is my business! While we were doing our best to take down what we perceived to be a true villain, you just stood there without a care in the world! The least you can do is explain why.â
âI donât owe you anything, bro.â
âS-She probably knew about it, too! Like TodorokiâŚâ Izuku intervened, looking between the two of us with a worried expression. âRight, Jen?â
I grunted in response, turning away from them. Aizawa sent me a look from beneath his bandages, but I ignored him as I ascended the steps.
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I stifled a yawn as I left the school, adjusting the strap of my bag. It had been lying across my right breast and it feckinâ hurt.
âOi, bitch!â
âFor fuckâs sakeâŚâ I sighed, stopping to wait for Bakugo to catch up. He didnât stop, pushing me forward with his shoulder. âYes, Bakugo?â
He glanced at me and scoffed. âI know you read my fucking messages.â
âDoes it really matter?â
âOf course it fucking matters! Why are you ignoring me?!â
I shrugged.
âChe, whatever. Be that way. You better go straight fucking home, we still have to get you to max level!â
âKirishima is level one hundred.â
âSo fucking what?â
âYou only had me there because you had no one else to play with, right? Now you donât need me, just play with Kiri.â
His hand connected with the back of my head, sending me stumbling a few steps ahead. âI knew you were a dumbass, but this is pathetic!â
My eye twitched. âYou wanna die, Bakuhoe?â
His face was serious, making me pause. âI asked you to play because⌠becauseâŚâ
My eyes widened. No fucking way, is he⌠blushing?
âBecause youâre my friend, you dumbass!â
âBakugoâŚâ He really considers me his friend? My heart skipped a beat in my chest.
He pushed past me. âGod, girls are so fucking weird! Donât jump to conclusions, dumbass, say somethinâ next time.â
âHey, Bakugo.â
He stopped but didnât turn around. âWhat?â
I smiled, feeling warmth settle on my chest. âThank you,â
âWhatever,â he muttered, shoving his hands into his pockets as he walked away.
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Villainous: Reform School Chapter 12
After she finished crying, Melanie laid there silently next to 505 praying, fuming, and worrying about what awaited her in her new life.
It was unfair. Her childhood had been spent living in misery. For as long as she could remember, she had been raised to be a villain in Black Hatâs stupid organization. Melanie went to an elite evil private elementary school filled with fake friends who cared more about her social status in the organization than ever knowing her. Most social events outside of school that werenât dedicated to homework, her therapy or her artistic pursuits were centered around Black Hat. Her family time was spent being dragged on evil missions for the family or for Black Hat. Every possession, every vacation, everything that made her happy was âcourtesy of Black Hat.â Her entire damn life was overshadowed by Black Hat and Melanie hated every second of it.
Melanie always hated it. She did her hardest to convince herself she didnât to fit in, but eventually, she could not run from her conscience anymore. And like her sister Lunet, Melanie had to do her best to bury her feelings to hide them from everyone else.
Then everything changed when Melanie started going to Our Lady of Perpetual Gladness Catholic School. She expected to be miserable, but she wasnât. Melanie found other girls who welcomed her, who listened to what she wanted to say, who loved her for who she was, and who accepted her. Those other girls brought her to the Nun-ja Organization, to Sensei Lucy, and eventually, to God. Melanie found friendship, strength, love, and enlightenment. Best of all, she formed her personal relationship with the One who formed the Universe and gave her a new purpose alongside her other sisters on the same path.  Â
That purpose gave Melanie hope. It also gave her and Lunet a way out. It was a life she had to keep secret from almost her entire family, but it was a life where she was finally happy.
But now that her secret had been revealed, her parents and Black Hat were determined to snuff that hope out, to break her links with the friends and God she loved, and to turn her into a villain who caused misery. Just like them. Just another cog in his machine.
Melanie didnât know what to do. She didnât know how she would survive. She didnât even know what would happen the next morning.Â
But Melanie knew one thing that was repeated in her head constantly like a mantra. The love of her friends, the Spirit inside her, and her gut made that one thing clear.
Melanie whispered it to herself as she laid on that bed in the waning daylight, âI will not submit. I will be free.â Â
Later that evening, Flug, Black Hat, and Dementia knocked on the door to Melanieâs room. She had not left her room since lunch, so they were justifiably concerned, especially when they tried the knob and realized she had locked her door.
âMelanie?â Flug said knocking on the locked door. âBlack Hat and I are here to check-up on you.  Will you open up?"
âJust open the door,â Black Hat commanded.
Flug sighed, pulled the key out of his pocket, and opened the door.Â
The lights were out. Melanie was sleeping in her bed against 505 who was sleeping beside her like a giant pillow.
Black Hat scoffed and commented, âIt seems that your pet has taken a liking to her, doctor.â
âUhâŚheh heh heh,â Flug nervously chuckled. âIt would appear so.â
Without warning, Dementia flew in behind them.
âHola, Melanie!â Dementia said loudly as she waltzed into the room and saw Melanie sleeping. âAw, is she all tuckered out?â
âIt would appear so,â Black Hat replied. âHer defenses arenât as strong.â
âSo, weâre spying on a sleeping child?â Dementia asked.
âNo,â Flug said. âWeâre assessing the situation.â
âI get it,â Dementia said. âWeâre figuring out her weaknesses, so we can destroy this little brat!â
âClose, but no,â Flug said with a heavy sigh.
âYour assessment, doctor?!â Black Hat demanded.
âOh, of course,â Flug began. âJudging from our chats today, she's completely enamored with the life of a hero.  Her connection to... that high power is as strong as her devotion to her nun-ja life, and it doesn't seem like she wants to change.  However, seeing as she seemed afraid at the possibility of staying here for the next few months, this makes me wonder that it may be actually possible to turn her to villainy.â
âHow do you mean, doctor?â Black Hat asked.
âAs you said before, nun-jas are impossible to interrogate, but judging from today, I think I saw something that we could use to our advantage: Fear,â Flug said with a wicked smile in his voice.
Melanie's eyes began to flicker open unbeknownst to the three villains present.
âAnd what does this child fear?â Black Hat asked flashing a sadistic smile of his own.
âSeveral things,â Flug replied. âBeing away from her family and her nun-ja friends, of course. But above all, Melanie fears losing her freedom.â
Melanie shut her eyes and pretended to be asleep while listening in to the rest of their conversation.
âI see,â Black Hat responded maliciously.
âWe should put her in a cage,â Dementia suggested.
âNo, weâre not doing that,â Flug replied.
âThen, what will we do?â Dementia asked in a huff.
âI propose we set a strict schedule with lots of boundaries and rules that Melanie has to follow or risk being punished,â Flug said. âI believe that Melanieâs parents allowed her too much freedom which has led her down the heroic path.â
âYouâre so boring,â Dementia complained.
âOw!â Black Hat complained holding his head as a wave of pain rushed through it. âCome on!  Let's discuss this back at my office.  The girl's giving me a migraine!â
âOf course,â Flug said before turning to Dementia. âCome on, Dementia. Leave Melanie alone.â
Dementia glared back at Melanie, cracked her knuckles, and whispered threateningly, âSomedayâŚâ before following the two other villains out of the room and shutting the door behind her.
When she was sure they were gone, Melanie sat upright in her bed and prayed out loud.Â
âFather, they know my weakness,â Melanie prayed. âWhat do I do?  I have to send a more detailed message to my sisters somehow...â
It was then that Melanie heard a response from within.
âHuh?â Melanie asked before He kept speaking.  âWhat was that?  But would that...?  Wait a minuteâŚOf course! Thank you!â
Melanie immediately turned around and shook 505 awake.
The bear opened his eyes and yawned as he listened to Melanie say, "Hey, 505. Â I'm awake and feeling better now. Â Can we stream now?"
505 sat up, nodded enthusiastically, and walked out of the room with Melanie following close behind him.
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The Fox Guards the Wolf
Part Fifteen
A Wheel Within a Wheel        Â
Renji slid the papers across the table and stretched with a groan.
âYou donât do anything by halves, do you Kurosaki?â Â He looked tired. Â It almost made Ichigo feel bad for asking him to help.
âGo big or go home, right?â He gave a half-hearted smile. âBut you know that. Â Hell, youâre the one who taught me that.â
That brought a sparkle to the redheadâs eye. âI guess I did, didnât I.â A half-laugh hung in the air and then the larger man leaned forward. âNow, Iâm going to teach you something else.â
Ichigo cocked an eyebrow. Â âYes, Sensei?â
âAsshole.â
âYour favorite kind.â
The redhead snorted. âYouâre lucky thatâs true, man. Â But enough of this. Â Iâll start thinking itâs foreplay.â He waggled his eyebrows and Ichigo nodded. The time for banter had passed. âYou asked for my help.â
Ichigo nodded. âTell me what you found.â
Renji leaned forward. âFirst of all, the contract itself is fairly straightforward. Okura outlines the grievances you could have against their employees and admits limited responsibility for them, enumerates the fair market value of damages for those responsibilities, and agrees to pay that amount if you agree to accept their limited definition of responsibility, valuation of damages, and that you will pursue no further judgments against them. The valuations are huge for the actual behaviors that are being defined as damages, but you know that.â
Ichigo nodded. Â Whatever Okuraâs intentions were, he wasnât playing. He was throwing around some serious money. Â It was pocket change to someone like him, but still.
âItâs after that where things stop looking normal. There is some very serious language in here about non-disclosure, which is weird. Â It isnât like youâre going to work for them.â
He didnât disabuse him of that notion. Â He knew that somehow this was going to end up with Okura thinking he was pulling Ichigoâs strings. If he couldnât tell anyone about it without suffering, all the better. It was all about leverage.
âThey donât want you discussing the settlement with anyone.  No one. No how.  You sign this⌠ you donât tell anyone afterwards.â Renji flipped the document open to one of the last pages and spun them towards him with a flourish. âAnd then⌠thereâs this.â
Ichigo grabbed the papers and started scanning. His eyebrows rose.
âThey canât be serious.â He re-read the paragraphs in question, but his understanding didnât change.
Renji watched his reaction and nodded. Â âYeah, I thought you might like that. Â According to this, you have one week to review and sign this settlement, which will start a timer after which you will have one month to sever all ties with the Onmitsukido and its agents. If you fail to meet those deadlines, then the contract is null and void, and you will then find yourself open to litigation by Okura on behalf of its employees, since, if you donât accept their evaluation of the situation and the damages you incurred, then you were responsible for the actions that led to the injuries received by two Okura employees during the fulfillment of their duties.â
It had already been four days since he received the settlement offer. That meant that if he didnât sign this within three days, he was opening himself up to a ton of legal troubles. Â But, on the other hand, if he did sign it, then he had a whole other world of trouble to deal with.
 Son of a bitch.
Renji let him sit and stew for a few minutes and then chuckled.
âWhatâs so funny, Pineapple Head,â Ichigo asked.
âNow, now,â he said, ânone of that. Â Not when youâre going to want to hear the rest of what I have to say.â
They eyeroll was almost audible. âOkay, then, Counselor. Dazzle me.â
Renji grinned. âI told you I was working with a visiting professor, right?â
Ichigo nodded.
âWell, it just so happens that Saito Daichi-sempai is actually a benrishi.â
âAnd this helps me how?â Ichigo asked.
âWell, when I was reading this section, I decided that for all this contract stuff he was the best resource I had. So, I redacted the identifying bits of the document and asked him to look it over. Â According to him, this is a classic form of âunconscionable contract,â and wouldnât stand up in court regardless of the situation leading up to it, even if you signed it.â
Ichigoâs shoulders sagged in relief. Â Thank goodness for small favors.
âHe did say, however, that if you intended to accept the settlement offer, that you would have a much harder fight on your hands, so take that into consideration.â
It made sense. Â You wouldnât expect a court to see a huge settlement as burdensome, even with the restrictions.
âSo, youâre saying donât sign it unless Iâm willing to live by the restrictions or fight them over it, but that I shouldnât be scared into signing if I donât want to.â
Renji hummed. âThatâs about the size of it. I will say, though, if you donât sign it you can expect them to start making threatening noises before they realize that youâre not going to lie down and take it. Â It may get ugly.â
Ichigo hated bullies. It looked like a fight either way. Â He was okay with that. âFuckers.â
The two sat like that for a few minutes.
âYouâre not going to sign it, are you?â Renji asked, finally.
Ichigo grinned at him, an evil glint in his eye. âOf course, I am.â
Renji straightened the papers dramatically and shook his head. Â âPoor fools have no idea what theyâve gotten themselves into.â
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âI know, Dad, I know.â Ichigo tried to calm him with little success. Â His blood was boiling.
âI told you when you got involved with them that this would happen, that it would bring nothing but trouble, and now youâre telling me that one of the most powerful men in Tokyo is watching meâwatching your sisters! How could you do this?  If youâd just taken the med school placement instead of going off on this crazyâŚ.â
Ichigo cut him off. âIâm not getting into that again, Dad. Â Weâve been over it a hundred times, and no amount of arguing is going to change whatâs going on right now.â
Isshin could almost feel the steam coming out of his ears, but Ichigo was right. They had to face this danger the way heâd faced the other troubles Ichigo had brought home over the years. They survived countless run-ins with local thugs. Threats and invitations from the Yakuza. Â Theyâd survive this.
âAre you certain that the contract you signed isnât enforceable?â he asked again.
There was no way he could pull enough strings to get Ichigo out of something like that. Â He had to trust that Renji was right and this wouldnât come back to bite them all in the ass. It relieved him to know that Renji was no fool. He had to believe that between him and his mentor they wouldnât make that kind of mistake.
Ichigo was watching him like he expected another outburst, but he answered.
âMy supervisor, Tsukabishi Tessai, gave the contract to a lawyer retained by the Onmitsukido. They confirmed what Renji said. Â He also agrees with me that getting you and the girls out of the picture for a while is smart, especially if we can send you someplace Okura isnât likely to have employees who can watch you.â
Isshin hadnât made Lieutenant because he was stupid. Â He knew that nothing would stop someone as powerful as Okura Kagetaka from keeping eyes on his family if he stayed in Karakura Town, but he was damned if heâd just sit and wait like a dog.
âWhere does Tsukabishi Tessai suggest we go?â he snarked. Â He hated that his son had gotten involved with these people, even when faced with the truth of what they were. Â Spies. Underminers. Untrustworthy bastards, all of them. Ichigo frowned and Isshin forced himself to be calm. Attacking the Onmitsukido was not the way to get his son to see reason.
âNo,â he sighed and met his sonâs eyes, âreally. Â Where does he suggest we go? Is there someplace he knows that Okura isnât likely to have eyes and ears?â
Ichigoâs shoulders loosened and Isshin allowed his to as well.
âUrahara-san suggested that you three take a little vacation to Okinawa. The Urasoe Tedako Festival will be happening soon, and there are tons of tourists flooding the area. Â Youâll have plenty to keep you and the girls busy, and you wonât have to worry about standing out in the crowd.â
Isshin gritted his teeth at the mention of Urahara. Â He knew that the man wasnât the demon some people said he was. Â There were more trained assassins working for the government than freelancing. But, like the rest of the Onmi, he toyed with peopleâs lives. Heâd come to the house after Masaki was killed. Had offered to help with expenses, and tuition. Had even somehow managed to calm the turf war between the local gangs, but for Isshin it was too little too late. Â If Urahara had that leverage, and had used it earlier, his Masaki might still be alive. It was only because the man had sworn to protect Ichigo after the catastrophe at the coffeehouse that he even tolerated the mention of him now.
âLet me guess,â he said, too tired to fight any more, âUrahara has already bought tickets for us, and arranged for a place for us to stay?â
Ichigo grinned a little lop-sidedly. âActually, no.  I have.  I didnât want just anyone to know what our plans were, so I used the training you gave me on shaking a tail and lost the eyes that the Onmi had on me before making the arrangements.â His eyes sparkled. âI think I may have even managed to sneak it past Kisuke⌠ I mean, Urahara-san.  But, with him itâs hard to tell. Once you board the Shinkansen, theyâll be able to track you, but I booked plane tickets from Tokyo to Sapporo, and from Yokohama to Taipei, as well as the ferry from Kagoshima to Okinawa. Once you get on the ferry, itâll be clear if someoneâs following you.  Youâll have a whole dayâs sailing to spot them.â
Isshin watched the gleam in Ichigoâs eye and wondered⌠ how long had it been since heâd seen his son this enthusiastic about anything?  Certainly, never about medical school.
âAnd you did all this for us? Â With your own money?â he asked.
Ichigo nodded, red creeping across his cheekbones. Â âYou know Iâve saved everything I earned through school. Â Youâve taught me to be careful with money, and after the income Iâve been getting from the Onmi, this is something I can do to try to make up for putting you and the twins in the middle of all this.â
Isshin frowned, hesitant to accept such a huge gift from his son, but he knew it was already done, and it was better to just accept graciously. As much as he hated it, he had to depend on Getaboshi to keep Ichigo safe. It was his job, now, to make sure the girls were as well.
âWell, then,â he said, forcing a half-smile. âIt looks like your sisters and I are going to the beach.â Â He puffed out his chest. âThe physical therapist says that swimming is the best exercise for my back. I wonder how Iâll look in a bathing suit? Â Your sisters will be envied by everyone that they have such a handsome father!â
Ichigo looked so pleased that he had agreed, he almost felt bad for fighting in the first place. Almost.
He took a deep breath. Urahara had better keep his promise. Â If he didnât, he would kill him himself.
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@solerwolf21 2nd Chapter on One-shot story - Soler Story (Sonic OC)
Time: Due to some setbacks, took me three days (college hw xP) but Iâm really proud of it! 10+ pages (more for his money)
Amount paid: About 5$, 2$ tip so I gave him more pages.
Review: @solerwolf21Â âSensei...my heart...it can't take...how good that was!!!!, I love it like wow my heart was so into that and the best part is that I could totally imagine Soler going that far because that's so him. I loved the interactions between Soler and Neo most. Seeing Neo getting into his head and Soler getting blinded by his vengeance I just loved. Especially when he was put in a position to defend others but is only focused on taking down Neo he forgets about them. Its perfect characterization of him. I'm glad you like him :) and Iâm thankful for your hard work and great attention to detail. You really have done great work Sensei thank you.
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Solar Vengeance
Commission for Solerwolf21
By: Cutegirlmayra
Soler ran without looking back, his jaw set as he aligned his path towards a cascade of varying explosions blasting in large or small repetitions. Soler was skillful, used to the battlefield by now, and dodged hurtling land masses, uprooted and burning trees, even narrowly ducking his head back to have his nose almost skim the edges of a large flaming blast directed at him.
He finally made his way down the now burning valley into the thick black smoke, coughing into his gloves. There was no question of his life, nor of the effects of the oxygen burning up around him that could push soot into his lungs. He was there for one purpose and one alone. Hopping from small pebbles that crumbled under his feet to larger stepping stones, Soler finally found a pocket in the valley that had already risen the black smoke above it, leaving some breathing room for the suffering life below. The smoke was being blocked from truly escaping from the mountain passes, but rushing water caught the airborne soot from the air and dragged it down, polluting its waters as it raced down the mountain side.
Soler looked at the spiraling death cloud, clenching his fist with further anger, trying to limit his breaths. âThis is what happens when evil men donât get what they deserve!â he thought these words like a curse, but they propelled him on, searching for more explosions and echoing sounds that could lead him to Neo Metal Sonic.
He coughed in his hand again, spitting on the ground as he could taste the burnt atmosphere and noticed what was being attacked.
He held a hand to a leaning tree, covering his mouth as his eyes widened from the image before him. It was the rebellion, the freedom fighters, everyone was downâŚ
In horror, he rushed below, âNo!â he cried out, rushing over to a few of them and checking to make sure they were alive.
With his memory triggered, he held his head. Tears threatened his eyes as they grew glossy, but everyone was still aliveâŚ
For now.
âIâll get you all out of here. Amyâs getting backup.â He tried to speak comforting words, but something hung in his throat, breaking his voice to where it barely held a soothing tone within it. Instead, his anger and sorrow cooled and warmed him, like a cyclone of currents that blended into one. He tried to move a man up to see if he was conscious⌠and thatâs whenâŚ
Clanking of metal footsteps caught his attention.
His ears flicked at the sound, directly behind him⌠He glared around his shoulder, a slow movement, calculating every move and instinct that would follow from here on out.
â...Blinded by your hate?â The dark and metallic voice rung out, shaking the very confines of his memory. It had been years since he had last seen that shimmering coat of metallic blue, the steel blades on the ends of his hands that he dared call fingers, and the connecting silhouette that had once made him believe that Shadow was a murderer.
âBlinded?â His core rocked with the will to fight, to bring swift justice to a people now scattered in faded images⌠and yet⌠so real, they could still be dwellingâaliveâinside him.
He rose to his feet, chaos power surging within him as he hung his fists out to the sides. âYou donât know the meaning of the word Blind!â He felt all his training suddenly fly out of him like a ghost, the good man in him fleeing to escape the swirling madness of revenge in his heart. That clear and kind demeanour he once held⌠that gentle soul trying to find his accepted place in the world, the fun and cheerfully content friend his companions lovingly knew and regarded as their comrade⌠all seemed to dissipate the second Neo Metal Sonicâs red eyes locked with his own lush green glare. Blinded⌠blinded by hate.
âBound to blindness⌠you can neither see the end from the beginning.â Neo Metal Sonic rang out a coarse and deafening denial. It was though he knew. He knew that Solerâs body had gone back to that moment, that catastrophic event that changed the course of his life. He rose a clawed hand, elegantly showing off his form now that he didnât have to hide it from him any longer. âWhat I offer your power is more than you can possibly wieldâŚâ he crushed his hand into a tight and sharp fist. âIn a world full of hope⌠one must snuff out the light. Just like your preciousâorganic muse. Only⌠she couldnât release the light from within you⌠no⌠she couldnât summon what I wanted. A pointless sacrifice. A death that you made vain. Even I couldnât have calculated how poorly that performance would fail. All because it couldnât wrack you to your very soul⌠Could have saved her? If you unleashed the sleeping power that I so desperately desired from you? No... She was the lesser light⌠Especially compared to what Iâll do this timeâŚâ Neo Metal Sonic began to arch his walk as it took everything within Soler to not launch himself out at him. âLesser light!? Blinded?! What was he going on about!?â he continued to store up and build power, still unaware of Neo Metal Sonic baiting him. He almost reached the point of Chaos Break but not quite entering into that state just yet⌠he was waitingâŚ
Something inside him burned like the forest around him, but he couldnât strike quite yet. He wanted to wait for the ideal moment⌠when Neo Metal Sonic wouldnât be able to dodge or read what he was planningâŚ
An opening...
Neo Metal Sonicâs eyes scanned as he rounded him and spoke, keeping a distance, but noticing the concentrated Chaos Energy piling up in him. âYouâve managed to unlock your ability? Perhaps that pawn did do its duty then.â He stopped himself, âTo the supreme overlord of this land,... that pathetic organismâs life actually proved of some use after all. In what little it accomplished, at least it has motivated some fulfilling change in you.â He spread his arms out, âShow me,... Wielder of ChaosâNo! Host to my soon-to-be new power of channeled, raw chaosâŚâ he lifted one of his hands up, a red heat steaming from his claws. âItâs time⌠I shall break the chaos from your body⌠I shall rip it out of you! And then harness it to finally defeat Sonic! And all his worthless, squirming friends! They shall cling to the very essence of life and hope as I shred it from existence!â He blasted a powerful wind from spinning his hand and body quickly in a whirling twist for a moment, causing his cape to flare back behind him and the black smoke to spin away as some of the night finally revealed itself in the tainted sky.
The moon⌠directly above Neo Metal Sonic, hung itself right where he spun the cloud away, like an all-seeing eyeâŚ
âEngage me!â
âWith pleasure!!!â
Soler leaped forward, a fierce entanglement of heated metal against sheer, raw chaos forming around Solerâs hands and rising up his arms. The two fought ceaselessly, a close hand-to-hand combat as they spiraled around each other, looking for an opening⌠âGrr..! Itâs taking too long!â Soler remembered Shadow mentioning to be aware of his surroundings. Soler perceived quickly that his battle with Neo Metal Sonic could hurt the downed soldiers around him.
âAlright⌠I need to bring Neo Metal Sonic away from them. So that he can fight just me!â He put his hands together, âChaos Canon!â blasting up and out of the smoke, he felt he could have some cover while leading Neo Metal Sonic up near the Mountain pass. Forgetting for a moment that Neo Metal Sonic could use heat-sensing, he saw a rapidly moving line of red darting to his position.
âShoot!â he was now stuck in the air! Thinking fast, he swiped his hand, about to summon Chaos Hailstorm before realizing he could hit someone down below on accident. âUrk..!â he flinched, his eyes wavering in their conviction as he realized there were too many injured for a fair fight. âAlright, then. Iâll take this to-!â but before he could make a counter-move, Neo Metal Sonic spun a swift kick into his stomach, shifting him through the air and slamming him into the mountainâs rugged cliffs.
âUgh⌠uhhâŚâ Moving himself out of the cliff side, he looked up to see Neo Metal Sonic propel a fist into his face, shoving him further into the mountain as pieces of rock blasted out from the impact.
As the dust cleared, Solerâs face was smashed against its side, but he was fighting for control over the battle again. Neo Metal Sonic was ruthless⌠he had forgotten how strong he was, how seemingly invincible this robot could appearâŚ
âYou are not worthy to hold such powerâŚâ Neo Metal Sonic began, moving his heated hand towards him. âAllow me to rectify this conundrumâŚâ as the heated hand flared a red glowing power, Soler turned his chin away and felt sweat trinkle down the side of his face.
âNo⌠Heâs trying to get me to unleash my power⌠if I do, from this close of a range⌠Heâll absorb it and become even more powerful..!â he strained against the hand that was keeping him in place. âI canât give up⌠Luna..!â he squinted his eyes, mentally crying out her name for strength.
Thatâs when he knew.
âYou could never wield my power!â
He cried out loud.
âBecause I am that power!!!â
âWhat!?â
âChhhhaaaoooossss-â
Powering up the last of his pent-up rage, he let loose a new form. Straining against the life-sucking influence of the Chaos factor that converted his very being into power, he shifted fully into his ultimate form. âBREAK!â he blasted an amazed Neo Metal Sonic back, getting him successfully off of him as he homing-attacked through the air, pushing off the mountain side and causing it concave inwards on itself from the magnitude of his pressured âpushâ.
Ramming his spiky chaos ball into Neo Metal Sonicâs discombobulated body, it was clear to tell Neo Metal Sonic was having a hard time getting a reading on him.
âNOOO!!!â He cried out, seeing he was being swarmed with opposition that was too much for his systems to calculate. He ended up shutting off the programmed aid and went straight to blocking, but Soler uncurled from his ball and blasted him down towards the ground, pummeling him further.
âThis is for LUNA!â he sent a powerful beam of Chaos through Metal Sonicâs left shoulder, the two falling at alarming rates towards the far front of the forest, away from the struggling freedom fighters. âThis is for VILLAGERS YOU MASSACRED!â he launched his fists down to have Chaos power shoot out and knock him with each hit farther and farther out of the sky, further and further away from⌠âAnd this⌠this is for MY FRIEEEENDDDDSSS!!!â One last form⌠one last moment to end all the suffering and pain Neo Metal Sonic ever manufactured in the world.
âCHAOS SYNERGY!!!â Solerâs leaned forwardâŚ. He blasted away the limits of his body and life force, his very soul blazed around him in a shining white of raw energy.
âNo⌠you fool!â Neo Metal Sonic was waiting for this, but it wasnât what he was expecting at all. âYouâll only end your life and the power will be lost forever!â he activated a reflective surface that opened from the engine in his chest like a jacket, trying to absorb the chaos power from him. Soler breathed heavily, seeing Neo Metal Sonic regain his flight abilities and start channeling his own power from him. âNo⌠I wonât let you get away with this!â Soler blasted out another powerful explosion from his body, pushing Neo Metal Sonic back.
âUn⌠Unperceivable.â Neo Metal Sonicâs eyes shook as he skidded to a landing on the ground, looking up as his systems began to spark around him. âHis berserk form should allow me to absorb all the necessary chaos energy from his body⌠how⌠why isnât it working?!â
There was a moment of peace about Soler⌠as he began to float in the air⌠the once cool air now heated by the flames around him. He could feel the world suffering⌠and when he closed his eyes⌠he placed his hand to his heart⌠feeling the same way he did back when Lunaâs village was crying out in terror.
âThis power⌠It doesnât matter if I die now.â He felt some form of weight lift off his shoulders, and looked back to Neo Metal Sonic⌠it was almost amusing to see his bewilderment at having miscalculated his true potential, but that didnât matter right now.
He could literally see the essence of his life blazing around him, and knew that it wouldnât be long now⌠till it was all out and done.
âBut before that time⌠Iâll make sure Neo Metal Sonic never hurts another living thing again.â he looked down, like a blazing angel of the night towards Neo Metal Sonic. Even the glow of the flames couldnât stand against the holy light of his personage.
âI⌠am Soler The Hedgehog.â
He declared, his eyes glaring like thin slits against the dark of the night.
âYouâve committed a crime against all life upon this world⌠and IâŚâ
He took one final glance at the moon, then held the necklace tightly in his hand.
It was a solemn, unspoken, and final goodbye.
âWill take you from this world.â
In horror unimaginable, Neo Metal Sonic stepped back. His fear wasnât of death, but of what power he would enact those words by.
Soler drifted to the ground, and held out his hand. âThis is your undoing⌠Metallic Blue Boy.â he smirked at his inside-joke with Sonic, and prepared a powerful beam. âSolarâŚâ it began to form a tight ball that sounded as though the rays of the sun were building at the palm of his hand. âChaosâŚâ it grew bigger, beams of light breaking from itâs core.
...He closed his eyesâŚ
âI hope this is enough to make up for my existence⌠Luna. I hope this settles my debt⌠and pays back all the lives that have suffered because of me⌠because of him.â
His eyes shot open as he pulled his hand back, readying his final attack that would most likely end his life.
Neo Metal Sonic braced himself, opening his body even wider as he transformed himself into a giant absorbing field of mirrored steel that was meant to take in whatever power Soler had within him.
âHeh...cute.â Soler thought, smiling and knowing that Neo Metal Sonic couldnât fathom the terrors of death⌠but at least this would come close to it.
âFLAREEEEE!!!â
A long, dragon like whip of power twisted itself in the air and flew directly to Neo Metal Sonic.
The power was stilled in his metallic frame, and Neo Metal Sonic began a slow laugh...
Before seeming to robotically choke as his voice blitzed out and his head twitched.
âHehâŚâ Soler powered down, hunching over in his exhaustion. âBoom.â
BOOOOOOOAWWWWWWWWWMMMMMM!!!!!
Neo Metal Sonicâs pieces flew there⌠and over there⌠and some clanked against the rock and tumbled away some place else.
Then Soler collapsed to the ground.
âWas this⌠enough⌠L-Luna?â
Then something unexpected happened.
A figure rose from the blackened corpse of Neo Metal Sonic, his literal frame-ware of his body without its Sonic-like metal coating. A literal skeleton⌠creeping its way towards Soler.
His eyes shook, âN-noâŚ!â he couldnât believe it. âHe survived!?â
He pushed his body past its limit once more, rising from the ground to his knees and powering up what little life he had left. Closing one eye, he raised his hand back up, keeping it up with his other as its support. âI guess there really is no living through it⌠Iâve gotta use it all.â
As the skeleton reached out, walking like a zombie with sparks everywhere, a purely naked figure of its robotic plating, a hammer suddenly flew out of nowhere and knocked it into a burning bush.
âSoler! Donât-!â Amy rushed out to his side, dropping to him as he stared amazed.
âA...Amy?â
âThat last blast almost wiped out our rescue party!â she explained, hugging him close as his eyes remained in shock.
His head just naturally fell to her shoulder, his hand not going down. âI⌠I have to destroy him⌠I canât let him live.â
The steel skeleton rose out of the bush, oil leaking around it to blast explosions from itself. It looked truly sickening, but Amy continued.
âBut that form⌠I heard you shout it out. That was Chaos Synergy.â she looked to see the white forming from his feet up his knees⌠he was retaking the form.
She pulled back, shaking his shoulders, âSoler, stop! Please! That forms kills you right? It drains you..? Soler, listen to me! Soler!!!â
Blinded still by his anger and hate, his hand slowly began to power up another blast. Now his vision was blurry, his mindset on destructionâŚ
âMove⌠Pink.â he stated beneath his breath. âMoveâŚâ
âNO!â she shook her head, spreading her arms out wide, âSoler, listen to me! This isnât what Luna wanted! She would have wanted you to live happily! If you do this⌠youâll destroy the valley! Youâll destroy the very lives youâve worked so hard to fight for! You trained so hard⌠so diligently⌠in hopes of protecting people⌠is this the future you want to make for yourself?! Scattered in more merciless killing!?â
Solerâs eyes twitched, his old self returning to himâŚ
The hunger of seeing Neo Metal Sonic suffer greater than his own pain suddenly weighed back down on him. âBut⌠he deserves this⌠he deserves to die.â
âHeâs a robot, Soler! Eggman will just make another one!â Amy grabbed his head, hoping to focus the last of his fading vision onto her.
âPlease⌠think of the real people around you⌠think of the hero you want to be⌠the one Luna saw in you⌠that day you saved her life.â
His eyes flexed and his pupils dilated. He recounted taking that bullet for her.
His hand twitched, the light in it slowly fading awayâŚ
âLife is worth saving, Soler⌠Donât throw your life away for one victory⌠that needlessly leads to further suffering and pain. Weâd all miss you, Soler⌠we all love and need you so muchâŚâ she lowered her head, crying into his chest as the warm tears cooled his boiling rageâŚ
He finally⌠slowly⌠let the hand slip and his arm fall back down to his side.
Neo Metal Sonicâs skeleton continued to work through the bushes and explosion with a limped leg, before falling to the flames eating at its faked life and consuming what little energy he held left.
Then⌠Soler passed out in Amyâs arms, hearing her scream his name.
Neo Metal Sonic had tried to steal his powers⌠but what he did steal⌠was his clear conscience. However, with the last of the fight, Amy returned his sanity back, and Neo Metal Sonic couldnât take his pure heart from him, the innocent intent of saving all that were within Solerâs reach.
It wouldnât have been a good way to die, anyway. At least, thatâs what Soler kept telling himself. As he dreamed, he saw Luna standing on the moon, looking away from him before turning with her long hair whisping around her.
She was crying⌠but smiling.
A Chaos Emerald was used to revive what little life was left in Soler, and he woke up in a hospital bunker, looking around as the Freedom Fighters cheered around at their friends all waking up from the horrible ordeal.
Shadow pulled back the Chaos Emerald, glaring to him as though not wanting to scold him in front of everyone. However, Soler got the message, bending his ears back and looking sheepishly guilty, trying to smile apologetically back. Shadow and even Blue Boy had constantly warned him about his synergy spikes⌠still, it was nice to see he cared.
Sonic walked by, trying to be casual about it, but whacked Soler upside the head while Sally gave a speech. He rubbed his head and kept quiet, knowing the two didnât want to cause a scene but also seeing Sonic look back over his shoulder, giving him a wink. So, at least Sonic was glad he made the right choice in the end, but Shadow folded his arms. He clearly wasnât having it. Soler was going to have to sit through Shadowâs wrath for a bit⌠but he would take it knowing it came from a good place. Tails began after Sally, stating they had put out the fires around the surrounding area. A medal was given to some, but then Sally personally came over to Soler, without the prying eyes of the crowd. A silent exchange was given from the medal to Sonic and Shadow, but they both just looked like polar opposites. Sonic nodded, as though to silently say âKeep your chin up, buddy!â to be more encouraging, since he rarely dwelt in the past. Shadow, on the other hand, wouldnât be satisfied until Soler was worthy of the medal.
The medal she handed him was made of white material he couldnât perfectly identify, and winked to him as she rested her hand on his shoulder, âAmy told us.â she whispered, âWe were able to treat your injuries, but Shadow used the Chaos Emerald to treat what he called âyour soulâ. I hope youâre alright, Soler. Iâm glad to still have you with us.â she moved on, but there was a genuine look of gratitude in her eyes.
The medal came with a note, thanking Soler for his bravery in diverting Neo Metal Sonicâs attacks away from the injured, but Soler knew what it was really sayingâŚ
Throughout the course of the day, many fighters came over and checked on him, it overwhelmed it. It was all too much. He realized that only the main gang had known what sacrifice he was willing to do, but the others just thanked him for his support. They worried about him⌠they really cared about him⌠Those he had saved thanked him. He didnât feel very worthy of it. Yes, he had thought of them, but he almost endangered them by his furious outbursts as wellâŚ
He took a deep breath, âNo matter what, I was meant to learn the things I did in my life.â he knew Amy was right and clutched his slightly singed necklace tighter to his heart, leaning back in his recovery bed and being careful not to disturb the bandages wrapped all over him in different sections of his body. âI was meant to have loved Luna, as she was meant to love me. I understand my feelings more,... and even though the past still haunts me, I was able to look forward with hope for a better future⌠one where Iâll live for those who canât survive without someone else watching their back. Iâll be the power they never had.â he lulled himself to sleep with this promise on his mind, closing his eyes⌠âIâll be a true hero⌠so no one has to suffer what Iâve suffered⌠yeah, I think thatâll do. I think thatâll be⌠my repentanceâŚâ
He began to fall asleepâŚ
âMy redemption.â
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Prompt #9: Borusara - Weâre hiding from the authorities and itâs very close quarters in here, I can feel your body against mine.đ Please & Thank you!!! Youâre Amazing!!đđ
Aww. Thank you, Anon!
I was waiting for someone to send me this prompt. >:) BoruSara are 16 here!Â
Title: Pull it Together
âBoruto, get your hands off me!â Sarada whispered furiously. âI swear when this is overââÂ
âI canât even move!â he bit back with as much venom as he could muster. But he wasnât complaining about his one bit. Even if the sweat was dripping down his temples, and his face and neck was red.Â
Red from the heat, or the proximity of Saradaâs body, he didnât know.Â
They had been in numerous sticky situations before, but this one was literal. They were stuck together. The small confines were pushing their bodies together, the slightest of movements causing them to inch closer, her arms brushing against his sides, skin moving against skin, his thigh coming in between her legs, her shaky breaths tickling his neck, her scent filling and intoxicating his system, and hot damn there were too many sensations going through Borutoâs body.Â
Saradaâs face was rested on the crook of his neck, with her arms held down to his sides. Borutoâs left arm was wound around the small of her back, while his right arm was next to her face, and wrapped around the back of her neck. If Sasuke were to open the door to that locker, he would have committed bloody murder at the expense of his best friendâs son.Â
They were lodged inside a locker and the door was locked from the outside.Â
This mission was supposed to be a piece of cake: help the Zoo Keeper move the animals from one cage to another. But when you mix an over enthusiastic Boruto, and the central control remote together, it was a recipe for disaster.Â
Sarada grit her teeth, and stubbornly fought back the heat rising to her cheeks. She hated this. She was mentally cursing Borutoâs troublemaking nature, and daddy issues. If he didnât insult Hokage-sama in front of the Daimiyo, they wouldnât have been assigned this D-Rank mission as punishment. And she wouldnât have to feel his body heat and sweat mingle with hers as his scent and the feeling of his arms around her overwhelmed her entire being.Â
âYou just had to open all the cages at the same time, didnât you?â She inclined her head and glared at him.Â
He looked down to meet her gaze, their noses almost touching. âI didnât know pressing the red button would do that!â he argued.Â
A glaring contest ensued.Â
Boruto was outraged and his body tensed. Sometimes he would do stupid things for the fun of it but even he wasnât stupid enough to pull a stunt like this. He was hurt. He thought Sarada would know better.Â
She broke her glare and sighed, resting her head on his shoulder. âFine, I believe you. Even you wouldnât do something this stupid.â
He relaxed and released a short laugh. âFinally! Youâre giving me the credit I deserve.âÂ
âBut weâre still stuck in here,â she deadpanned.
âTch.â He rolled his eyes. âIt was either I get us in here, or you get trampled on by those Zebras.Â
âI would choose to go toe-to-toe with that huge gorilla,â she snickered. âTest my strength, you know?âÂ
âI pity the gorilla,â Boruto smirked. âHe would lose to a five-foot-two gorilla.âÂ
She scoffed and tried to lift her thigh to hit his side, but this just threw her off balance, causing her to fall into Boruto further. His back slid back a bit down the locker, his arms instinctively wrapping around her lithe body tightly, pulling Saradaâs body down with him.
Their lips met.Â
Wide sapphire eyes locked on with onyx ones. It happened so fast, but Boruto saw every emotion her expressive eyes conveyed.Â
Shockâher eyes were wide and alert.Â
Acceptanceâher eyelids fell half way down. Â
Pleasureâshe closed her eyes and gave in, delving deeper into his lips.Â
Boruto was on cloud-nine.Â
Mitsuki and his sensei stood a few feet away from the baggage locker. They had finished rounding up all the animals. Â
âDo you think we should let them out now?â Mitsuki asked. âTheyâve been in there for nearly half an hour.âÂ
âThey finally kissed, Mitsuki!â Konohamaru beamed. âLet them have this.âÂ
He smiled and nodded. âI always thought Boruto would kiss her first. And somewhere a little more⌠romantic. Not inside a locker.âÂ
âI knew this would work,â the jonin grinned evilly.Â
He gave his sensei a questioning look.Â
Konohamaru slowly pulled a silver key out of his pocket, a sly and conniving smile plastered on his face. Slowly, he let out an evil laugh. âI wasnât planning on letting them out until something happened.âÂ
Mitsuki brought his hand up to his face. âI ship them too, sensei. But this is too much,â he sighed quietly.Â
fin.
A/N: First time writing a BoruSara kiss. These two are such awkward turtles but gosh. I just want to smush their faces together. Hihi.Â
You can read more of my stories here.Â
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Korotan C Rough Summary/Synopsis (Part 5)
In case some are anxious, not yet people, it's not over yet. Rest assured, I intend to go through with this little project to the end. I hate unfinished stories.
Also, if any aren't aware, Korotan D is now a thing! Furthermore, @blazardragon has already got Chapter 1 of its light novel sections translated! In addition, I have to thank her for the proofreading, since I donât have access to the Japanese text myself. I am doing this off of a Chinese fan translation after all.
I also have a translation of the short sample of Korotan D that's available on the official website here, though I can't spare much more effort on that book beyond this.
Additionally, @greengargouille has completed a translation of Korotan A!
Previously on Korotan C: Princess Lea of Norgo Kingdom visits Kunugigaoka for a Debate Rally, but sheâs decided to sneak out of her hotel and into the city. But when one hitman after another come for her life, it's up to Class 3-E and Asano Gakushuu to be her bodyguards and escort her to safety.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Spoilers beware, and remember, this is not intended to be a full word for word translation. This is only so that you have an idea of what is happening.
I have no guarantee that these are 100% accurate
Chapter 5
The next phase of the escort plan is to switch their mode of transport from bus to train. This time, the group with the still-disguised Nakamura will go on the first train, while the one with the real Lea goes second.
The escort guard will also be rearranged a little, and in case their appearances when they boarded the bus were seen by the hitmen, Karma suggests that Terasaka and Asano come along with him elsewhere away from the girls.
âNo! I cannot agree to this.â Said Asano.
âHa? Why?â
âI can agree to the baiting, but that doesnât mean I can sit by and let the princessâ protection become slack. Not only can I do martial arts, I have escort skills as well, I am absolutely necessary for protecting her!â
Karma makes an evil grin at what he hears, and deliberately raised his volume. âAh~ah, if Asano-kun said so, I guess thereâs no helping it. After all, you did just promise the princess that youâll always be together in the future~â
âSeriously!!?â exclaimed Maehara.
âAkabane! Do not say that in such an easily misunderstood way!â retorted Asano, but by then itâs already too late, as the Class E students huddle around him with words of praise and well-wishes.
âTheyâre already a pair? Thatâs incredible, as expected of Asano-kun.â âCongratulations!!â
Asano is close to fainting from this sudden development. Lea carries a faint smile as she looks at him, her cheeks slightly red.
âNot only does the princess have a big chest, her face also looks like that of an honour student, sheâs way too sexy.â
But Okajimaâs words immediately killed the jubilant atmosphere, and both boys and girls gave him a dismissive look. And after Karma translated his words to Lea, all of the girls shouted âhow lewd!!â in unison. Seeing how even the princess is angered, Okajima can only hang his head in shame, shoulders slumped.
All of a sudden, Nagisa received a text from Kataoka. In order to gather intelligence on the background of the princessâ assassins, Takebayashi and Fuwa have infiltrated the embassy. There they stumbled upon Irina. âHuh? Why is B*tch-sensei at the embassy??â
Hearing Nagisa exclaim in surprise, everyone wondered just who got in contact with her, and that she got inside way too quickly. At Isogaiâs behest, Nagisa sent back a response asking for further details.
The scene switches over to the train platform. Nakamuraâs decoy team have already boarded a train bound for the city centre, and now Leaâs team is waiting for the next one heading in the embassyâs direction. Accompanying her are Asano and Nagisa; Isogai and Maehara will head for the carriage in front of them, while Muramatsu and Yoshida will head for the carriage behind.
As they sit and wait, Lea points out how thereâre so many passengers. Tokyo is so populated. Asano worries that they canât keep their guard up against all of them, but Nagisa reassures them that heâs pretty good at sensing the aura of people nearby, so just leave it to him.
When the train arrives at the station, after Nagisaâs group have boarded, Isogai and Muramatsu exchanged glances and their groups followed on.
With all the seats occupied, Nagisaâs group opt to stand by the door. Lea silently looks at the passing scenery outside, while Asano advises her not to stick so close to the window and pulled her closer to him.
Nagisa suddenly whispered and asked âSay, just what is it?â Though heâs aware that he asked him about something, he just gave him his usual quick sharp gaze before turning his attention elsewhere. As he turns, Nagisa could sense that thereâs an obvious fluctuation in the wavelength of Asanoâs conscious. Aiming for the peak of the fluctuation, Nagisa looked to Asanoâs eyes and asked once more.
âHey, Asano-kun, what is it about Princess Lea that caught your eye?â
Having been attacked while his guard was down, Asanoâs mind went blank for a moment and gave an answer without thinking.
âI was shocked to hear her call me a boring person.â
As soon as he said it, Asano immediately regrets that he blabbed out something calamitous.
âWha!? ⌠thatâs normally not a reason to like someone now is it?â Nagisa is shocked and flabbergasted at Asanoâs unintended confession. Despite being the one to ask the question, he's now feeling flustered at what he got, and conversely Asano who gave the answer is looking intimidating with a terrifyingly angry expression.
âI get it, I wonât tell anybody. Your face tells me that if I do, youâll massacre me at school.â
â[Hey, what are you guys talking about? It looks fun, use English~]â
As Lea pouts at their exchange of words, Nagisa shudders as he senses some bloodlust behind him. Turning around, he sees that their owner is a man wearing a trench coat and a knit cap, standing behind them (but not directly) with his back turned.
When he relayed his discovery to his companions, Asano had a bit of doubt, but he can see that Nagisaâs gaze now is completely different from he was messing around before. With both his iris fully opened and gleaming, Nagisaâs look sends a shiver down Asanoâs spine.
Pondering if they should call for support, Nagisa reaches for his phone, when Asano stops him. âBased on his stance, heâs probably waiting for a chance to perform the assassination. If we do anything rash, weâll just leave ourselves open. Do you have anything for writing?â
From Nagisaâs pocket is his Korosenseiâs Weaknesses notepad and pencil, plus the chewing gum he had just received from Korosensei. The notepad is too small for what Asano had in mind.
From Leaâs purse is a white handkerchief and a pink lipstick. Sufficient for his objective, Asano laid the handkerchief on Nagisaâs back and used the lipstick to write some big words on it. âThereâs no need for us to directly confront him.â
Reading what he wrote, Nagisa immediately understood Asanoâs intent. âWe just need to stick this on his back, right? Iâll do it, Iâm pretty good at this stuff.â
âWhatâre you going to do?â
Giving Asano a quick smile, Nagisa took the handkerchief, and opened the packaging on the chewing gum. After placing it in his mouth, he starts moving alone past the clusters of passengers towards the knit cap man, his head low and wearing a smile.
â[Is it alright to let Nagisa go alone?]â Lea was about to follow after him but was stopped by Asano.
â[We mustnât make any sudden movements, or weâll be discovered immediately. Look, heâs not deliberately avoiding anyone while moving, and yet no one has noticed him. Heâs concealing his own presence.]â
Passing by the knit cap man from the side, Nagisa slowly lifted his hand, and used the chewing gum to stick the handkerchief onto his back. The assassin noticed nothing at all, and just continued to stand there. Nagisa smiles as he returns to Asano and Lea, the former getting chills just watching him.
âThere shouldnât be any problems now, it should take effect soon.â
Asano just stares at Nagisa with an incredulous look on his face.
ââŚjust what are y-â
âPfftâ A young man on the seats snorted out a laughter, with a lady next to him trying to hold in a giggle herself. As though laughter is infectious, snickers filled the whole carriage, with everyone looking towards the knit cap man.
â[We can get off of the next station.]â Nagisa whispered, to which Lea lightly nodded.
The knit cap man finally realised the state of the carriage, and that the surrounding passengers are all sneaking in looks at him. He lowered his bloodlust towards the movements of Leaâs company as much as possible, but even so, the feeling of being bathed in attention hasnât faded at all. With the laughter getting louder and louder, the assassin became more and more panicked, he now has no way of carrying out an assassination.
âItâs working Asano-kun! Letâs get off at the next station.â
The train slowly pulls into its next station and comes to a halt. The doors on Leaâs side opened, and with plenty of passengers pouring in, the signal for the next journey started to ring. When the doors prepare to close, Nagisa got off in time, followed by Asano.
But when he looked back at the closing doors, Lea was still in the car. Using his body to block the doors, he reached for Leaâs hand and pulled her out of the train, rescuing her before it took off again.
âItâs because you didnât explain things properly that that happened!â Asano angrily glared at Nagisa.
âIâm sorry, I did try to convey it to herâŚâ
âWhat did you say?â
â[We can get off of the next station]. Like that.â
âThatâs too vague! [We have to get off at the next station.] It should be like that.â
â[Iâm sorry.]â Nagisa apologised to them both.
â[Itâs okay Nagisa, in fact that was very exciting.]â
Lea just noticed that her hand is still in Asanoâs grasp, her face turning red. They both pulled back their hands at the same time.
â[So what was written on the handkerchief?]â
â[âIâm currently on my first errandâ, like that.]â
â[Well you do have a gift for humour after all~]â Hearing such praises, Asano feels that heâs recovered some points from earlier before.
(TN: First Errand, AKA Hajimete no Otsukai, is a reality variety show that follows different kids as they go about their first errand alone (with very minimal supervision), like going to a shop and buy something back home. You can imagine how nasty a prank Asanoâs note is now.)
After Asano contacted the Nakamura team that went before them, as well as their other escorts whom are still on their train, everyone gathers once more.
The kids find it vexing that they canât shake off their pursuers, whether by bus or train. Taxis are a no-go as well, thereâs too little room for movement should anything happen.
Karma then brings up something that he finds strange: the assassins thus far have been easily fended off by them, and yet these same unremarkable assassins have perfectly and effortlessly grasped their movements. Such a mismatch is rather curious.
He had given the possibility of tracking devices some thought, but Lea had already switched out her clothes. Maybe her belongings then?
Aside from her lipstick, mirror and phone, nothing else is in Leaâs purse. Believing that her phone is worth examining, he suggests that they try installing Mobile Ritsu inside of it.
On Nagisaâs inquiry, she tells him that because sheâs stored on the memory card, they just need to place one onto the designated phone to perform the install. He also asks her that if she should discover tracking software or anything suspicious, let them and Kataokaâs investigation team know about it.
As instructed, Nagisa then took out the memory card from his own phone and placed into Leaâs, explaining to her that itâs to check if it had been hijacked.
Meanwhile, Asano is getting anxious. They have to move soon, even if they have to walk.
âWhat about this?â Yoshida was checking something a short distance away, and confidently returns with a bike.
(TN: Apparently, bike rental services in Japan are often located near railway stations and landing points for ships and ferries for easy access)
âBikes huh? Not bad, and the speed is good, letâs use this!â acclaimed Karma, with Asano likewise nodding.
âAlright! Letâs head to the embassy on bikes!!â
âLook, thereâs plenty more to borrow over there,â pointed Yoshida. As the Class E students gather with their bikes, Asano brings his over to Lea.
â[Do you want to sit behind me?]â
â[Yes!!]â Lea strongly nodded at Asanoâs suggestion.
The riders begin their advance, with Asano and Lea in the centre and Nagisa and others in the perimeter. With Mobile Ritsuâs guidance, they deliberate chose roads with plenty of traffic, and as they get further away from the station, they accelerated their pace.
âMan, this feels great!â Yoshida exclaimed happily. Now on a slope, their speed increased, and cars passed them by in the cold winter air.
âSo cold!â cried Muramatsu. Behind him is Asano, with Lea leaning her hand atop his shoulder, her face brimming with a smile and her blue iris dazzling under the sunlight.
â[This is so much fun!!]â she shouted, as the bike squad ride past the slope like the wind.
(TN: A side thought post-translation regarding the Hajimete no Otsukai prank.
My instincts tell me that Lea probably isnât referring to the show itself. Perhaps, âhajimete no otsukaiâ is probably so well known among the Japanese populace by now that people like author Kuma Ataro probably thought that the concept of âfirst errandâ applies the same way anywhere in the world.Â
That, or he didnât think that far ahead when he wrote the joke and is therefore an oversight, though minor in the scheme of things)
#ansatsu database#assassination classroom#ansatsu kyoushitsu#Korotan#asano gakushuu#Shiota Nagisa#akabane karma#Isogai Yuuma#Maehara Hiroto#Muramatsu Takuya#yoshida taisei#Kataoka Megu#Ritsu
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