[Fanfic] The Wicked [Chapter 7]
Title: The Wicked [Chapter 7]
Rating: T
Warnings: AU, slight OOC, and as it's a semi-musical based on a not so very popular broadway musical, it can be confusing.
Summary: The Citizens of Deimon are celebrating the death of a man they deemed Wicked. But is there more to it than what it seems? Could something bigger had happened behind the scenes? Semi-based on the Broadway Musical "Wicked" and is a semi-Musical. HiruMamo and SenaSuzu.
Disclaimers: I do not own the characters and the lyrics used here (despite the modifications). They belong to their respective owners!
Notes: Wow, looks like I might be able to keep doing this weekly. Let's see how long that lasts though. Hehe! Hiruma's kind of OOC here especially at the end. He will be that way for a bit so I can only ask for patience. Just a bit more development, and the story will go on overdrive. Those will be the hardest (and yet most fun) to write for sure.
Song used here is "I'm not that girl" from Wicked. Feel free to listen to it here. You definitely don't need to know the song for this, as it doesn't play a vital role, but it's really quite fun imagery. It's a good song though, highly recommended. Enjoy!
"..." - Conversation
Italics - Singing
Bold - Singer
(...) - Actions while singing
~*~
Hiruma and Mamori headed to class together today, as they were both attending the same class which was on mythical creatures, a basic requirement. As they were about to reach the class, Mamori stopped as she spotted someone familiar. “I think I know that boy...” she said. She turned to Hiruma and said, “Head in to class first. If it’s who I think he is, he might be useful.”
“Useful for what?” Hiruma asked, but Mamori had already ran off, saying, “You’ll see!”
She approached the boy who was wearing a white lab coat and smiled in recognition. “I knew it was you, Yukimitsu.”
“Eh?” the boy turned to look at Mamori and smiled at her. “Anezaki Mamori! What a surprise! I didn’t expect you here!”
“Neither did I expect you!” she said. “I thought you were in some high class, prestigious college to study Magical Science?”
“I am, actually,” replied Yukimitsu. “I’m here today for a few reasons. One is to see that boy who was transformed into a gorilla. A few of us were selected to examine him with our Professor, who’s as curious about this case as everyone else.”
“Ah, yes...” Mamori looked down for a while. “I hope they figure out a cure for him.”
“We will in due time,” said Yukimitsu.
“So what else are you here for?” asked Mamori.
“Oh, we’re about to show a class this special creature that we found,” said Yukimitsu excitedly. “It may look like a normal animal but through our research and scanning, we discovered there’s more to it than what it seems. Wait, if you’re here, could you be taking the mythical creatures lesson right now?”
“Why, yes, I am,” said Mamori.
“Perfect! Head on to class right now and we’ll unveil it to you! Just look out for it!”
“That’s great,” said Mamori. “But I do hope we can talk again soon. There’s something I want to discuss with you about.”
“Sure thing! We can talk during lunch if you want?”
“That’s perfect! I’ll talk to you then!” Mamori walked back to class in high spirits. She sat next to Hiruma who was bothered by her perky smile.
“What the fuck is up with you?” he asked. “And who was it that you were talking to?”
“An old classmate from High School,” replied Mamori. “He’s incredibly smart and is currently studying in one of those prestigious colleges. That college would definitely have enough information for what you’re looking for. So I thought it’d be good to reestablish my connection with him.”
Hiruma grinned. “Well, look who’s abusing her connections now.”
“I am not abusing connections! He’s a good friend, we worked together on a science project before. We were two of the smartest back then. I’m sure it’d be great to work with him again. Of course, I’ll be careful not to disclose too much information, if you know what I mean...”
Hiruma let out a low cackle, carefully eyeing the other students around him, who were obviously disturbed by how Mamori could even be able to talk to him normally. Then a man entered at the front of the class, who came in with Doburoku. They were both carrying a covered medium sized cage that was letting out a low growl.
“All right class, settle down!” said Doburoku, though the class was barely making any noise as they were all curious at the sight of the growling cage. “Today we have a special guest from Amino College who has brought with him what he believes...” For a moment, everyone could see that Doburoku doubted it. “... Is a mythical creature. I’ll leave the explanations to you then, Munakata.”
“Thank you very much, Professor Doburoku,” said Munakata, who also looked at Doburoku doubtfully. “Class, I am here to present to you a rare sight unlike anything you have ever seen. You may think it’s just like any other animal but do not be fooled... There is more to it than meets the eye.” He then held the cloth that covered the cage. “I present to you... a creature from the underworld...” and then he lifted the covers...
To show a small but gruff looking brown dog, who was growling menacingly at Munakata. Some of the students gasped while others exclaimed, “It’s just a dog!”
Hiruma looked at the dog and his eyes widened. Something inside him was telling him something was wrong with that dog.
“As I had said earlier, do not be fooled,” repeated Munkata. “I will show you why this is no ordinary dog. Everyone at the front, I suggest you keep back a little just in case.” He then pulled out a remote control and pressed a button.
Sparks of electricity flew from the cage and the dog kept barking until it fell and suddenly its muscles were growing bigger, and its teeth were getting longer and sharper... Hiruma felt sick watching, these things shouldn’t bother him but for some reason what they were doing was completely wrong.
The dog began to whine now as it continued to grow, its eyes more menacing and its growl louder. It almost filled the whole cage now until suddenly Mamori stood up and screamed, “STOP THAT!! JUST STOP THAT RIGHT NOW!!”
Hiruma was surprised to see that Munakata instantly stopped and the dog slumped to the bottom of the cage motionless. Everyone turned to look at her. “Miss Anezaki,” said Doburoku. “Are you okay?”
“Can’t you see you’re hurting that creature?!” cried Mamori. “What you’re doing isn’t right! You’re agitating him and had possibly tortured him previously-” but Mamori was cut off as Hiruma grabbed her wrist and stared at her, as though telling her to stop.
“Miss Anezaki, I presume?” said Munakata. “I’m sorry if it seems as though I’m torturing this creature but let me assure you that this thing feels nothing. What I’m doing is speeding up the process to reach a... what we call it... demonic state.”
Hiruma’s eyes narrowed at this. He knew they were going to use those words and he knew that instantly a few eyes glanced at him before turning back towards the front. Mamori sat down as she nodded and apologized for her sudden demeanour.
Straight after class, Mamori had a hard time chasing away the other students who questioned her for her actions. But the moment that she did, she ran behind one of the staircases that was usually abandoned at the time to find Hiruma waiting for him.
“Why did you stop me just now?” she asked.
“I need you to stop attracting attention to yourself,” said Hiruma. “It’d be dangerous.”
“Why would it be?” she asked. “Hiruma, you’re planning something aren’t you?” Mamori knew from how he refused to answer that she was right. “You’re going to free that dog, am I right?”
Hiruma looked at her and cursed at how Mamori can be too smart for her own good. “Something didn’t feel right... I can’t leave that dog in there. I’ve got to set it free.”
“Then I’m following you,” said Mamori.
“After that stunt you pulled there, they’d suspect you for sure. There’s no way you’re getting involved.”
“But I can help you!” Mamori whispered urgently, after hearing some students pass by. “I think I know of a way, just listen to me for a few minutes. This might work.”
The two then spent 10 minutes discussing the various possibilities and strategies, until finally Hiruma cackled at their best option. “You could get in trouble for this,” he said.
“Well it’s the best option we got and you know it,” said Mamori. “Though I am starting to think you may really be a bad influence to me.”
“Well, you wanted a change, right?” said Hiruma. “I think this is a good opportunity to show just that.”
They left the staircase at different times to cause less suspicion and to keep each other’s distance for a moment. Then Mamori went to visit Yukimitsu who was busy discussing with Munakata in one of the laboratories. The cage where the creature is in was close by. “Oh, I’m sorry for disturbing...” said Mamori. “Mr. Munakata, I apologize for my reaction in today’s class. I just wasn’t used to the sight of that animal being treated that way.”
“It’s all right, Miss Anezaki,” said Munakata, nodding understandably. “It’s hard to understand the ways of science at times, especially in terms of magical science.”
Mamori nodded. “You’re right. I don’t seem to understand. Mind if I see the creature again? And could you explain to me how you managed to capture this... evil-looking dog and how you keep it within this... what looks like... a normal cage?”
“It would be my pleasure, Miss Anezaki!” said Munakata, who was pleased with her interest. “This cage is specially built by me using a special type of metal known to be able to withstand magical powers. See these bite marks here? Even though this creature has sharp teeth, this metal is still capable of withstanding even the sharpest knives or even pressure, so even explosions can’t break it.”
“Wow, that is simply amazing...” said Mamori. “So there’s absolutely no way of opening this except...”
“Through this remote that I have with me at all times,” said Munakata, patting the remote in his shirt pocket. He then proceeded to explain how he captured the creature by using a special net but Mamori was uninterested by then. She studied the cage as carefully as she could. And when the explanation was done, she turned to Yukimitsu, “So I’ll see you at lunch soon?”
“Oh, sure!” said Yukimitsu. “Just let me clean up this place a bit and I’ll be right with you!”
“Will you be going for lunch too?” she asked Munakata.
“Of course! The teachers here invited me! They’ve all been fascinated with my current research on mythical creatures, although Doburoku has been unimpressed...” he muttered the last few words quietly but Mamori heard them anyways.
“I’ll see you at the cafeteria then,” said Mamori to Yukimitsu who nodded and waved her off. Mamori then walked quickly towards the back of the staircase, carefully making sure no one was following her, where Hiruma waited with a laptop at hand.
“So you really DO have one!” she exclaimed quietly.
“Of course I fucking have one, everyone has one to do their work,” he said.
“Well, I’ve never seen you with it so I wondered,” said Mamori quickly. “Anyways, here’s what I found out.” She then explained what the cage was made of as well as the mechanism of how the cage works. “You’re right. There is a keypad to unlock the cage in case the remote doesn’t work. You can’t break it cause then it will never open, or you might even cause the electric current to stream through the cage and injure the dog some more. Best bet is hacking it through that laptop. You said you were good at that right? How did you learn that?”
Hiruma grinned. “No time for questions like that. You better hurry off and have that lunch with Fucking Baldy.”
“You never even met him and you already have a mean nickname for him!” cried Mamori. Then she shook her head and sighed. “I’ll see you soon.”
“I told you it’s not a good idea to see me after that.”
“I’m going to be selfish on this and say I don’t care, I’m seeing you... safe and hopefully with that dog,” she said, looking at him meaningfully and then walking off.
He watched Mamori as she walked away, and after a few minutes after she disappeared, he walked to the laboratory where the dog was. Kurita and Musashi were already there, waiting for him. “They left?” he asked.
“Just a few minutes ago,” said Musashi. “You’re taking a big risk doing this. What’s so special about that dog?”
“Dunno...” Hiruma shrugged. “Don’t fucking care. All I know is that I got to set him free. I need you to stay around the corridor for a bit and be on the look out. Fucking Fatty, follow me inside.”
Kurita and Musashi nodded. Hiruma went in and was glad to see that the dog was still unconscious. He then found the device to plug his laptop to the locking mechanism of the cage, and quickly went to work. It’s been a while since he’s had to crack something this big before. But he grinned the moment he found a way to override the code used in the original remote control. It took him a little longer than he expected but he succeeded. The door was finally open.
“Fucking Fatty, you have that big bag of yours for food right? You’ve already eaten?” asked Hiruma.
“Yes, it was really good! If you wanted, I could share-”
“Stop fucking talking and open that bag, I’m putting the dog in there while he’s still unconscious,” he said. Kurita nodded and opened his bag. Hiruma carried the dog who was quite heavy and put it in the bag. They then walked out where Musashi was and they then headed towards the exit, careful to choose the lanes where no one would walk through, especially since it’s lunch hour.
On the way, Hiruma heard Mamori talking to someone, and he found himself stopping to see who it was. He was surprised to see that it was Agon talking to her. And then Mamori spotted him and she couldn’t hide the look of surprise on her face. “What are you looking at?” he heard Agon say and Hiruma knew he could not run in time to hide.
Mamori quickly grabbed Agon’s arm and said, “I’m sorry! I was just surprised at what you said to me just now! I mean, really... are you sure?”
“Hiruma!” whispered Kurita. “Let’s go! That dog might be waking up soon!”
Hiruma tore his eyes away from the sight of Agon and Mamori together and quickly ran out of the building to the back of the college. They then found one of the brick walls that had a hole at the bottom, which was big enough for the dog to go through.
Kurita panicked when the bag began to move. “HIRUMA!”
“Just open the fucking bag and stop freaking out!”
Kurita unzipped the bag and the dog jumped right out with a bark, pouncing on Kurita. It glared evilly at him for a moment, then saw Hiruma who was staring at the dog. The dog then jumped off Kurita and walked towards Hiruma. “Keh, you really are an annoying looking mutt.” Hiruma bent down and held his hand out. The dog sniffed it for a moment and then sat before him. “You can go out through there,” he pointed at the hole in the wall. “Now get going before you get caught again. I’m sure you’re a lot smarter than you look.”
The dog growled at him in anger for a moment. Then proceeded to escape. Kurita and Musashi watched in astonishment. “Are you sure you don’t know that dog?” Musashi asked again.
“I don’t know what the fuck you’re talking about,” said Hiruma, completely ignoring Kurita and Musashi’s dumbfounded look. They then heard Mamori call out to them.
“Kurita! Musashi! Hiruma!” she ran up to them, breathless. “Thank goodness, I caught you guys in time. Wasn’t I right? I told you the hole here was big enough for the dog to escape. But I’m so glad you guys are all right. You were so close to being caught by Agon back there!”
“You did a great job distracting as well, Mamori,” said Kurita. “Seriously couldn’t have done that without your help.”
“It’s fine,” she stood closer to Hiruma. “The dog did manage to escape, right?”
“Yeah, looks like the fucking mutt owes us one,” he grinned at her.
Mamori smiled at him and touched his shoulder for a moment. “You did pretty well yourself.” Hiruma felt the heat from her hand spread across his shoulder.
“Mamori!” they heard someone call.
“Agon?” cried Mamori in surprise. She instantly dropped her hand from Hiruma’s shoulder and went to greet Agon. “What’re you doing here? I thought we already confirmed everything?”
“Why, I just wanted to accompany you to your next class of course,” said Agon, giving her his best smile. “And I wanted to talk to you some more about our date.”
Mamori blushed. “I told you it’s not a date! I’m just accompanying you, that’s all!”
“Deny it all you want, sweetie,” said Agon as he wrapped one arm around her shoulder. “But a date’s a date. Now let’s go before you’re late for class.” He then walked forward causing Mamori to be dragged along as well. She looked behind and shrugged at Hiruma, Kurita and Musashi, who were quite surprised.
“I guess she had to go on a date with him so that he wouldn’t be too suspicious of us,” said Kurita.
“That’s pretty surprising though,” said Musashi. “Mamori doesn’t seem like the type of girls Agon would normally go after. Right, Hiruma?”
“Keh,” Hiruma grabbed his laptop and bag. “He can date whoever the fuck he wants. I don’t give a fuck.”
Musashi raised his eyebrows. “Aren’t you bothered that it’s Mamori? He could be using her, you know? And he’s quite a known womanizer and you know it.”
“She’s better off with him than...” he didn’t finish his sentence and just walked off. Musashi and Kurita looked at each other, surprised at the events that just unfolded and as they pieced things together, figured out that there might be more to Hiruma’s thoughts after all.
Hiruma decided to head back to his dorm. The moment he reached his room, he collapsed on the bed and sighed. He cursed himself for what he was feeling right at that moment, as thoughts of Mamori rushed in his head. How kind she was to him, how well they worked together today... and how stupid he was to think she should be by his side.
He let out a sigh.
[Hiruma]
Hands touch, eyes meet
Sudden silence, sudden heat
Hearts leap in a giddy whirl
She could be that girl
But I'm not that boy
Don't dream too far
Don't lose sight of who you are
Don't remember that rush of joy
She could be that girl
I'm not that boy
Every so often we long to steal
To the land of what-might-have-been
But that doesn't soften the ache we feel
When reality sets back in
She's seen better
He who's winsome, he wins her
Dark hair with a handsome turn
That's the boy she chose
And Heaven knows
I'm not that boy
Don't wish, don't start
Wishing only wounds the heart
I wasn't born for the rose and the pearl
There's a girl I know
He loves her so
I'm not that boy...
Chapter 6 | Chapter 8
Rating: T
Warnings: AU, slight OOC, and as it's a semi-musical based on a not so very popular broadway musical, it can be confusing.
Summary: The Citizens of Deimon are celebrating the death of a man they deemed Wicked. But is there more to it than what it seems? Could something bigger had happened behind the scenes? Semi-based on the Broadway Musical "Wicked" and is a semi-Musical. HiruMamo and SenaSuzu.
Disclaimers: I do not own the characters and the lyrics used here (despite the modifications). They belong to their respective owners!
Notes: Wow, looks like I might be able to keep doing this weekly. Let's see how long that lasts though. Hehe! Hiruma's kind of OOC here especially at the end. He will be that way for a bit so I can only ask for patience. Just a bit more development, and the story will go on overdrive. Those will be the hardest (and yet most fun) to write for sure.
Song used here is "I'm not that girl" from Wicked. Feel free to listen to it here. You definitely don't need to know the song for this, as it doesn't play a vital role, but it's really quite fun imagery. It's a good song though, highly recommended. Enjoy!
"..." - Conversation
Italics - Singing
Bold - Singer
(...) - Actions while singing
~*~
Hiruma and Mamori headed to class together today, as they were both attending the same class which was on mythical creatures, a basic requirement. As they were about to reach the class, Mamori stopped as she spotted someone familiar. “I think I know that boy...” she said. She turned to Hiruma and said, “Head in to class first. If it’s who I think he is, he might be useful.”
“Useful for what?” Hiruma asked, but Mamori had already ran off, saying, “You’ll see!”
She approached the boy who was wearing a white lab coat and smiled in recognition. “I knew it was you, Yukimitsu.”
“Eh?” the boy turned to look at Mamori and smiled at her. “Anezaki Mamori! What a surprise! I didn’t expect you here!”
“Neither did I expect you!” she said. “I thought you were in some high class, prestigious college to study Magical Science?”
“I am, actually,” replied Yukimitsu. “I’m here today for a few reasons. One is to see that boy who was transformed into a gorilla. A few of us were selected to examine him with our Professor, who’s as curious about this case as everyone else.”
“Ah, yes...” Mamori looked down for a while. “I hope they figure out a cure for him.”
“We will in due time,” said Yukimitsu.
“So what else are you here for?” asked Mamori.
“Oh, we’re about to show a class this special creature that we found,” said Yukimitsu excitedly. “It may look like a normal animal but through our research and scanning, we discovered there’s more to it than what it seems. Wait, if you’re here, could you be taking the mythical creatures lesson right now?”
“Why, yes, I am,” said Mamori.
“Perfect! Head on to class right now and we’ll unveil it to you! Just look out for it!”
“That’s great,” said Mamori. “But I do hope we can talk again soon. There’s something I want to discuss with you about.”
“Sure thing! We can talk during lunch if you want?”
“That’s perfect! I’ll talk to you then!” Mamori walked back to class in high spirits. She sat next to Hiruma who was bothered by her perky smile.
“What the fuck is up with you?” he asked. “And who was it that you were talking to?”
“An old classmate from High School,” replied Mamori. “He’s incredibly smart and is currently studying in one of those prestigious colleges. That college would definitely have enough information for what you’re looking for. So I thought it’d be good to reestablish my connection with him.”
Hiruma grinned. “Well, look who’s abusing her connections now.”
“I am not abusing connections! He’s a good friend, we worked together on a science project before. We were two of the smartest back then. I’m sure it’d be great to work with him again. Of course, I’ll be careful not to disclose too much information, if you know what I mean...”
Hiruma let out a low cackle, carefully eyeing the other students around him, who were obviously disturbed by how Mamori could even be able to talk to him normally. Then a man entered at the front of the class, who came in with Doburoku. They were both carrying a covered medium sized cage that was letting out a low growl.
“All right class, settle down!” said Doburoku, though the class was barely making any noise as they were all curious at the sight of the growling cage. “Today we have a special guest from Amino College who has brought with him what he believes...” For a moment, everyone could see that Doburoku doubted it. “... Is a mythical creature. I’ll leave the explanations to you then, Munakata.”
“Thank you very much, Professor Doburoku,” said Munakata, who also looked at Doburoku doubtfully. “Class, I am here to present to you a rare sight unlike anything you have ever seen. You may think it’s just like any other animal but do not be fooled... There is more to it than meets the eye.” He then held the cloth that covered the cage. “I present to you... a creature from the underworld...” and then he lifted the covers...
To show a small but gruff looking brown dog, who was growling menacingly at Munakata. Some of the students gasped while others exclaimed, “It’s just a dog!”
Hiruma looked at the dog and his eyes widened. Something inside him was telling him something was wrong with that dog.
“As I had said earlier, do not be fooled,” repeated Munkata. “I will show you why this is no ordinary dog. Everyone at the front, I suggest you keep back a little just in case.” He then pulled out a remote control and pressed a button.
Sparks of electricity flew from the cage and the dog kept barking until it fell and suddenly its muscles were growing bigger, and its teeth were getting longer and sharper... Hiruma felt sick watching, these things shouldn’t bother him but for some reason what they were doing was completely wrong.
The dog began to whine now as it continued to grow, its eyes more menacing and its growl louder. It almost filled the whole cage now until suddenly Mamori stood up and screamed, “STOP THAT!! JUST STOP THAT RIGHT NOW!!”
Hiruma was surprised to see that Munakata instantly stopped and the dog slumped to the bottom of the cage motionless. Everyone turned to look at her. “Miss Anezaki,” said Doburoku. “Are you okay?”
“Can’t you see you’re hurting that creature?!” cried Mamori. “What you’re doing isn’t right! You’re agitating him and had possibly tortured him previously-” but Mamori was cut off as Hiruma grabbed her wrist and stared at her, as though telling her to stop.
“Miss Anezaki, I presume?” said Munakata. “I’m sorry if it seems as though I’m torturing this creature but let me assure you that this thing feels nothing. What I’m doing is speeding up the process to reach a... what we call it... demonic state.”
Hiruma’s eyes narrowed at this. He knew they were going to use those words and he knew that instantly a few eyes glanced at him before turning back towards the front. Mamori sat down as she nodded and apologized for her sudden demeanour.
Straight after class, Mamori had a hard time chasing away the other students who questioned her for her actions. But the moment that she did, she ran behind one of the staircases that was usually abandoned at the time to find Hiruma waiting for him.
“Why did you stop me just now?” she asked.
“I need you to stop attracting attention to yourself,” said Hiruma. “It’d be dangerous.”
“Why would it be?” she asked. “Hiruma, you’re planning something aren’t you?” Mamori knew from how he refused to answer that she was right. “You’re going to free that dog, am I right?”
Hiruma looked at her and cursed at how Mamori can be too smart for her own good. “Something didn’t feel right... I can’t leave that dog in there. I’ve got to set it free.”
“Then I’m following you,” said Mamori.
“After that stunt you pulled there, they’d suspect you for sure. There’s no way you’re getting involved.”
“But I can help you!” Mamori whispered urgently, after hearing some students pass by. “I think I know of a way, just listen to me for a few minutes. This might work.”
The two then spent 10 minutes discussing the various possibilities and strategies, until finally Hiruma cackled at their best option. “You could get in trouble for this,” he said.
“Well it’s the best option we got and you know it,” said Mamori. “Though I am starting to think you may really be a bad influence to me.”
“Well, you wanted a change, right?” said Hiruma. “I think this is a good opportunity to show just that.”
They left the staircase at different times to cause less suspicion and to keep each other’s distance for a moment. Then Mamori went to visit Yukimitsu who was busy discussing with Munakata in one of the laboratories. The cage where the creature is in was close by. “Oh, I’m sorry for disturbing...” said Mamori. “Mr. Munakata, I apologize for my reaction in today’s class. I just wasn’t used to the sight of that animal being treated that way.”
“It’s all right, Miss Anezaki,” said Munakata, nodding understandably. “It’s hard to understand the ways of science at times, especially in terms of magical science.”
Mamori nodded. “You’re right. I don’t seem to understand. Mind if I see the creature again? And could you explain to me how you managed to capture this... evil-looking dog and how you keep it within this... what looks like... a normal cage?”
“It would be my pleasure, Miss Anezaki!” said Munakata, who was pleased with her interest. “This cage is specially built by me using a special type of metal known to be able to withstand magical powers. See these bite marks here? Even though this creature has sharp teeth, this metal is still capable of withstanding even the sharpest knives or even pressure, so even explosions can’t break it.”
“Wow, that is simply amazing...” said Mamori. “So there’s absolutely no way of opening this except...”
“Through this remote that I have with me at all times,” said Munakata, patting the remote in his shirt pocket. He then proceeded to explain how he captured the creature by using a special net but Mamori was uninterested by then. She studied the cage as carefully as she could. And when the explanation was done, she turned to Yukimitsu, “So I’ll see you at lunch soon?”
“Oh, sure!” said Yukimitsu. “Just let me clean up this place a bit and I’ll be right with you!”
“Will you be going for lunch too?” she asked Munakata.
“Of course! The teachers here invited me! They’ve all been fascinated with my current research on mythical creatures, although Doburoku has been unimpressed...” he muttered the last few words quietly but Mamori heard them anyways.
“I’ll see you at the cafeteria then,” said Mamori to Yukimitsu who nodded and waved her off. Mamori then walked quickly towards the back of the staircase, carefully making sure no one was following her, where Hiruma waited with a laptop at hand.
“So you really DO have one!” she exclaimed quietly.
“Of course I fucking have one, everyone has one to do their work,” he said.
“Well, I’ve never seen you with it so I wondered,” said Mamori quickly. “Anyways, here’s what I found out.” She then explained what the cage was made of as well as the mechanism of how the cage works. “You’re right. There is a keypad to unlock the cage in case the remote doesn’t work. You can’t break it cause then it will never open, or you might even cause the electric current to stream through the cage and injure the dog some more. Best bet is hacking it through that laptop. You said you were good at that right? How did you learn that?”
Hiruma grinned. “No time for questions like that. You better hurry off and have that lunch with Fucking Baldy.”
“You never even met him and you already have a mean nickname for him!” cried Mamori. Then she shook her head and sighed. “I’ll see you soon.”
“I told you it’s not a good idea to see me after that.”
“I’m going to be selfish on this and say I don’t care, I’m seeing you... safe and hopefully with that dog,” she said, looking at him meaningfully and then walking off.
He watched Mamori as she walked away, and after a few minutes after she disappeared, he walked to the laboratory where the dog was. Kurita and Musashi were already there, waiting for him. “They left?” he asked.
“Just a few minutes ago,” said Musashi. “You’re taking a big risk doing this. What’s so special about that dog?”
“Dunno...” Hiruma shrugged. “Don’t fucking care. All I know is that I got to set him free. I need you to stay around the corridor for a bit and be on the look out. Fucking Fatty, follow me inside.”
Kurita and Musashi nodded. Hiruma went in and was glad to see that the dog was still unconscious. He then found the device to plug his laptop to the locking mechanism of the cage, and quickly went to work. It’s been a while since he’s had to crack something this big before. But he grinned the moment he found a way to override the code used in the original remote control. It took him a little longer than he expected but he succeeded. The door was finally open.
“Fucking Fatty, you have that big bag of yours for food right? You’ve already eaten?” asked Hiruma.
“Yes, it was really good! If you wanted, I could share-”
“Stop fucking talking and open that bag, I’m putting the dog in there while he’s still unconscious,” he said. Kurita nodded and opened his bag. Hiruma carried the dog who was quite heavy and put it in the bag. They then walked out where Musashi was and they then headed towards the exit, careful to choose the lanes where no one would walk through, especially since it’s lunch hour.
On the way, Hiruma heard Mamori talking to someone, and he found himself stopping to see who it was. He was surprised to see that it was Agon talking to her. And then Mamori spotted him and she couldn’t hide the look of surprise on her face. “What are you looking at?” he heard Agon say and Hiruma knew he could not run in time to hide.
Mamori quickly grabbed Agon’s arm and said, “I’m sorry! I was just surprised at what you said to me just now! I mean, really... are you sure?”
“Hiruma!” whispered Kurita. “Let’s go! That dog might be waking up soon!”
Hiruma tore his eyes away from the sight of Agon and Mamori together and quickly ran out of the building to the back of the college. They then found one of the brick walls that had a hole at the bottom, which was big enough for the dog to go through.
Kurita panicked when the bag began to move. “HIRUMA!”
“Just open the fucking bag and stop freaking out!”
Kurita unzipped the bag and the dog jumped right out with a bark, pouncing on Kurita. It glared evilly at him for a moment, then saw Hiruma who was staring at the dog. The dog then jumped off Kurita and walked towards Hiruma. “Keh, you really are an annoying looking mutt.” Hiruma bent down and held his hand out. The dog sniffed it for a moment and then sat before him. “You can go out through there,” he pointed at the hole in the wall. “Now get going before you get caught again. I’m sure you’re a lot smarter than you look.”
The dog growled at him in anger for a moment. Then proceeded to escape. Kurita and Musashi watched in astonishment. “Are you sure you don’t know that dog?” Musashi asked again.
“I don’t know what the fuck you’re talking about,” said Hiruma, completely ignoring Kurita and Musashi’s dumbfounded look. They then heard Mamori call out to them.
“Kurita! Musashi! Hiruma!” she ran up to them, breathless. “Thank goodness, I caught you guys in time. Wasn’t I right? I told you the hole here was big enough for the dog to escape. But I’m so glad you guys are all right. You were so close to being caught by Agon back there!”
“You did a great job distracting as well, Mamori,” said Kurita. “Seriously couldn’t have done that without your help.”
“It’s fine,” she stood closer to Hiruma. “The dog did manage to escape, right?”
“Yeah, looks like the fucking mutt owes us one,” he grinned at her.
Mamori smiled at him and touched his shoulder for a moment. “You did pretty well yourself.” Hiruma felt the heat from her hand spread across his shoulder.
“Mamori!” they heard someone call.
“Agon?” cried Mamori in surprise. She instantly dropped her hand from Hiruma’s shoulder and went to greet Agon. “What’re you doing here? I thought we already confirmed everything?”
“Why, I just wanted to accompany you to your next class of course,” said Agon, giving her his best smile. “And I wanted to talk to you some more about our date.”
Mamori blushed. “I told you it’s not a date! I’m just accompanying you, that’s all!”
“Deny it all you want, sweetie,” said Agon as he wrapped one arm around her shoulder. “But a date’s a date. Now let’s go before you’re late for class.” He then walked forward causing Mamori to be dragged along as well. She looked behind and shrugged at Hiruma, Kurita and Musashi, who were quite surprised.
“I guess she had to go on a date with him so that he wouldn’t be too suspicious of us,” said Kurita.
“That’s pretty surprising though,” said Musashi. “Mamori doesn’t seem like the type of girls Agon would normally go after. Right, Hiruma?”
“Keh,” Hiruma grabbed his laptop and bag. “He can date whoever the fuck he wants. I don’t give a fuck.”
Musashi raised his eyebrows. “Aren’t you bothered that it’s Mamori? He could be using her, you know? And he’s quite a known womanizer and you know it.”
“She’s better off with him than...” he didn’t finish his sentence and just walked off. Musashi and Kurita looked at each other, surprised at the events that just unfolded and as they pieced things together, figured out that there might be more to Hiruma’s thoughts after all.
Hiruma decided to head back to his dorm. The moment he reached his room, he collapsed on the bed and sighed. He cursed himself for what he was feeling right at that moment, as thoughts of Mamori rushed in his head. How kind she was to him, how well they worked together today... and how stupid he was to think she should be by his side.
He let out a sigh.
[Hiruma]
Hands touch, eyes meet
Sudden silence, sudden heat
Hearts leap in a giddy whirl
She could be that girl
But I'm not that boy
Don't dream too far
Don't lose sight of who you are
Don't remember that rush of joy
She could be that girl
I'm not that boy
Every so often we long to steal
To the land of what-might-have-been
But that doesn't soften the ache we feel
When reality sets back in
She's seen better
He who's winsome, he wins her
Dark hair with a handsome turn
That's the boy she chose
And Heaven knows
I'm not that boy
Don't wish, don't start
Wishing only wounds the heart
I wasn't born for the rose and the pearl
There's a girl I know
He loves her so
I'm not that boy...
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