Disclamation: I dont own Monochrom Factor as Sorano Kaili owns it. I wish I did anyway.

_XX_ Metamorphose _XX _Chapter 1: First meeting

----- Have you ever notice your shadow?

That is the shadow that always around you...

----- Just because it's not obvious, so you did not notice it?

Never noticed what the meaning of the shadow to exist...

Maybe it is because it does not leave us and so you had forgotten them?

Forgetting that our shadow is the dark side of us...

_X_ Suzuno Aya _X_

"Class, stand up. Greet."

Chihara-sensei came in as we greet her.

"Ah, Nikaido-san's not here again? Suzuno-san, can you please help me get Nikaido-san back here?"

"... What? Me again?!"

"Yes."

Chihara-sensei said as now I found myself walking to the roof-top.

"... Jeez... Why am I the only one who always goes and gets him...? Call the chairman of the class to get him down, for god sake..."

I mumbled as I open the door.

_X_ Nikaido Akira _X_

"OI~ AKIRA~"

I heard someone shouted as I opened my eyes and found Aya stood there, stared at me with shocked.

"What are you doing here, Aya?"

I asked her.

"What am I doing here? What are YOU doing here! You're actually singing at the roof?!"

She shouted as I felt a pat on my shoulder.

"Your singing is excellent, want to join our band and become our band's vocalist?"

"Ah, I prefer listening to other's singing."

I replied as Aya shouted.

"You even had someone inviting you to join them?!"

I remained silent as she came closer to me.

"Never mind, since it's not important anyway. Akira! Go back to the classroom with me!"

"Why?"

I asked her.

"Chiyo-sensei ordered me brings you to her. Saa, let stop your habit of skipping classes."

"You're such a busy-body, Aya."

I simply said, and she snapped.

"NOT BECAUSE I'M THE SCHOOL COUNCILLOR, I WON'T EVEN BE BOTHERING ABOUT YOU! Darn it! AH~~~ I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!!!!!! WHY AM I SO ILL-LUCKED TO TAKE CARE SUCH AN IDIOT LIKE YOU?!?!?!"

"I'm feeling sorry for you too."

I said, and that caused Aya snapped more.

"YOU, SHUT YOUR MOUTH UP! Okay, the three of you! Keep your stuffs and run back to class now!"

"Oh~"

The three other students in the roof said in union as Aya turned to me and continued.

"You will come with me to study!"

"If you said so... I would rather go home."

"What?!"

"Well, as you see, I did not come to school to study."

I replied her as she looked at me, with eyes widen.

"Then what is your reason to come here for?"

"To kill time."

"W-What...?!"

"Goodbye now, my clan!"

I said as I ran away, and Aya continued to shout behind me.

- X - X -

"Ah... Came out from that boring school... What should I do now? I guess go and buy some CD then..."

"Excuse me."

A deep voice called out and my gaze turns to my right.

"Can I some time from you?"

He said. The guy who spoke was wearing dark black coat outside and a white shirt with a tie – from my perspective. There is a female with the look of age that is around mine stood beside him. I turned my gaze toward the girl and noticed that she have coffee brown color hair long till her waist – not tied up – and her eyes were in emerald teal green color with hints of prejudice toward me. Even though they looked normal, but somehow the atmosphere around them isn't normal.

... Ah... Too suspicious.

I thought, as I stared at the two of them.

This guy here, smiling like some kind of stupid idiot, isn't going to pull me in some kind of weird organization. Or, both the girl and that man are mafia, who always kidnap students that run away from school and sell them away? Whatever it is, it will be better for me to get out of here first.

"Sorry, I'm not free. Goodbye."

"... Nikaido Akira. No doubt."

A female voice called for my name, and causes me to stop. I turned back to their direction and found out that the girl is looking at me.

"Eh... How did you, know my name...?"

I asked them, as that man just took out his spectacles and look at me.

"How do we do not know your name? We had been finding you, for all this while...!"

That man said as he introduced himself.

"My name is Shirogane, and this is Sayu, Sorano Sayu. It's nice to meet you, as we need your help, thus we're here. But it needed a lot of times to tell you the request, so I suggest we go to a cafe..."

"Don't think about it."

I said as Shirogane guy had a look of wondering why.

"I'm not that stupid to walk away with TWO strangers... No, should be people who are suspicious to go."

"Human? I'm not a human, but of course, Sayu-chan is one. I'm a shadow."

That Shirogane guy said, as I looked at him weirdly.

'I guess that he is not suspicious, he is crazy, or his mind had gone berserk.'

I thought as the girl laughed out loud. But that Shirogane guy ignores the laugh of the girl and told me something.

"I guess even if I continue to say, you will not believe in my words. In order to convince you, come and meet me at 22:00 PM in your school."

"There's no way I'll be there-"

"Nope, don't make any conclusion yet, but I'm sure that You, NIKAIDO AKIRA, will be there in your school, at 22:00 PM."

That Shirogane guy said as the wind gusted toward me; both that Shirogane guy and that girl were gone.

- X - X -

Soon, the day falls and the night rose. I was in my room daydreaming about the things happened today until all of a sudden, someone rang my house's door-bell. I cursed as I opened the door and reveals Aya.

"... What do you want?"

I asked her.

"I've left something in the school... Will you please come with me...?"

"NO."

"Why?!"

"It is too troublesome."

"What!? You shouldn't be leaving a girl outside in a night like this..."

"Rest assure, no one will come and attack you, Aya."

I interrupted her speech by saying that and she took her wooden sword, tried to attack me, but I dodge it. She continues to do it until I agree to go with her.

'Just as long I reached home at 22:00 PM...'

I thought as now both of us went to school. The school is pitched black at night and we're in the class, searching for stuffs.

"That's weird... Where does it gone to...?"

"... OI... Can't you be any quicker?"

"I remember I had put it in the desk..."

"Don't tell me that it is in your bag and you do not know it?"

"No way!!"

Aya said as I took out my phone, and check the time. It is 21:48 PM, around 10 more minutes to 22:00 PM.

'Not good. It's going to be 22:00 PM soon.'

"Ah! I found it! My baby dragon!!"

Aya shouted all of the sudden. I turned and found her hugging a doll. The school's fiercest councillor actually needs that stupid doll for whatever reason that I do not wish to know. As Aya had found her things, we walked out of the classroom. Something caught my attention and caused me to freeze on the spot.

"Oi... Why are you still standing there...?"

Aya asked as when she turned to my direction and saw that monster, she screamed bloody-murder and fainted.

"Oi!! Oi!! Aya!! This is not the time for fainting!!"

I shouted at her, but she is not moving anywhere. I carried her in my back and began to run out of the school, but there are monsters everywhere!

Damn... What are those?! Why does our school have such things?! I should says, how on earth this type of monsters came from?!

" ------------- Hi! Well, I didn't know that you're actually puncture, Akira!"

A familiar voice rang around the corridor; I turned and spotted the similar suspicious people I met in the morning. It was that Shirogane chap and Sorano Sayu lass standing in front of me, but something is different from the morning. Ah, the different is Sorano Sayu. Her coffee brown hair changed into silky gold-locked hair – tied up with a black ribbon – and she was wearing something different – a coat of consists of black; crimson and white, a plain white top and a dark black mini skirt inside the coat. And, she had a gun on her hand?!

"... It's both of you again!! So, it is the both of you who caused this!"

"Please don't misunderstand that, this is not done by me... But --- The one who tricked you to come is me, indeed."

As that Shirogane guy said, Aya that was on my back flow toward that Shirogane guy and turned into a black ball.

"What exactly is this?"

I asked, as I saw that Shirogane dropped the black ball on the floor, and the ball had disappeared on the floor as if it is dropped on water. That Shirogane guy began to speak again.

"Did I tell you before? I want you to know what 'Shadow' is! Those weird things behind are called the 'Kokuchi'. They are a type of shadow too."

As he was saying, I slowly began to walk backward, but was warned by that Sorano Sayu girl.

"Don't go any further, unless you want to become a shadow."

"!!!"

"Or, I should say, you wanted to be eaten by those Kokuchi outside?"

That Sorano Sayu girl said in a bad-ass tone as she walked out. She took her gun, aims at those Kokuchi monsters and destroyed some of them.

"Now now, Nikaido Akira-kun, pay attention to me. All you need to do is to take care of yourself. Don't step out any further. Those monsters are VERY, HIGHLY, DANGEROURS. Even though those Kokuchi does not have a mind of their own, but they can be very fierce when they come to human. Seen one, killed one."

".... Do you tell me... You wanted me to destroy those...?"

"In other words, yeah."

"NO WAY IN HELL I'M DOING THIS!"

I shouted out.

"YOU SHOULD FIND ANOTHER PERSON WHO LIKES TO FIGHT!! I'M NOT THAT SORT OF PERSON WHO LIKES BEING USED TO DO SUCH USELESS THINGS!!!"

After I had done with my shouting, I ran out, even though that Shirogane guy tried to stop me. But I didn't listen to him.

- X - X -

_X_ Sorano Sayu _X_

As I was fighting those Kokuchi, I saw Nikaido Akira ran out from the Kenkai.

"?! What the?! The floor... Turned just like sponge!"

Nikaido Akira lost his balance and fall. He saw the gate and tried to run there.

'Damn, I have to get out of this as soon as possible. Let's run to the school gate first...'

I heard Nikaido Akira's thought as I cursed him for being such a stupid person. A kokuchi is in front of him; I jumped in front of him and shot the Kokuchi to disappear.

"Run back to the Kenkai, baka. Unless you REALLY wanted to become a shadow."

I said coldly as I shot all the Kokuchi(s) that are on his way. He tried to stand up and run back, but the other batch of Kokuchi appears and knocked him down!

"Damn... SHIROGANE!!"

I shouted out for Shirogane as he noticed that Nikaido Akira had fallen in. He quickly grabbed him up and scolded him, while I continue to fight off those irritating monsters.

"You... Really gave us lots of troubles for just saving you... Darn, that was the worst scenario that I had thought and it really came true just because of him!! There is only one way to save you now. That is to make a contract with me and become a shadow!"

"Why should I listen to you?!"

Nikaido Akira shouted as I mentally scolded him an idiot once again. Shirogane heard what Nikaido Akira said, he shouted with rages.

"YOU DOESN'T WANT TO LIVE ANYMORE AND COURTING DEATH NOW?!"

That was my first time hearing Shirogane being so angry, after THAT happened. I flinched a little due to the feeling that Shirogane is now experiencing but I continued to get rid of those Kokuchi.

"Let me tell you something! You're that type of person who doesn't know their own limit, and thus causing more troubles for the others! In the end, you could only survive by being a shadow and live with that!"

I saw Shirogane looked at him with rage for few seconds, but quickly changed back.

"Ah... Since that matter had come to this state, you just have to believe in me... I wouldn't do you any harm..."

"... Alright..."

I heard Nikaido Akira said that quietly, which earned some snickers from me. He looked at me, blushed, while my snickers turning into giggles. Oh my, isn't Nikaido Akira cute?

"Alright, we have no time to spend. Let's start."

Shirogane said as I stopped what I'm doing, and nodded my head.

"I will keep all the Kokuchi away from you guys, rest assure!"

Now, Shirogane slammed his stick hard on the floor, and mumbling something.

"Listen! Seeds in deep sleep! I am the Shadow of Thousands, The Balance of Both Worlds. The Dark Fire from the Earth, Seal...!"

When Shirogane was done with the mumbling, a ray of light shown and Akira was flowing in the middle of the light. I closed my eyes due to the brightness, but when I reopen it again, I saw Nikaido Akira's new form. His hair turn sky black, and his eyes turn crimson red, just like my Crimson Guilt. His clothes just simply change into the battle suit.

"Well... You seen to look fine than I thought..."

Shirogane said as he smirked. A Kokuchi flew toward Nikaido Akira, but he dodges it in a beautiful way.

"The number of Kokuchi... Increases...?"

Nikaido Akira said, as Shirogane ignore him and took back this stick.

"There's actually more stuffs to tell you, but I guess I can't do that due to situation."

"AH~ It's been a long time since I had so much Kokuchi to fight!"

I said as now Shirogane turned to Nikaido Akira, with a 'smile' on his face?

"And of course, even though Sayu-chan and I will kill those Kokuchi, YOU will help us too, right?!"

"If you want me to do it, I'll do it. But, save the nagging of yours."

Nikaido Akira said, as now he was the one who is covering with rages now. And, the three of us fought those Kokuchi till morning and sealed the broken part.

"Ah~ what a wonderful fight~"

I commented as Shirogane just smiled.

"At last, every of it were destroyed."

I turned to Nikaido Akira, as he knelt down on the floor feeling tired, and heard his thought.

'Ah... Why, both of them were doing the most work but why aren't they even panting?! Are they weirdoes?!'

"Oi, Nikaido Akira... Are you courting death?! Do we look like weirdo to you?!"

I said as I flash my gun to him, and he looked at me weirdly.

"How do you know what I have just thought?!"

"That's one of my ability."

"Uh, I see. You have a weird hobby, which is listening to other people's thought."

"I see that you're really having a death wish, eh, .DO. .RA?!"

I said in my demonic tone as I took my Crimson Guilt and shot him.

"Ow, Ouch! Ow! Ow! Ow!!"

He said as I looked at him with a very evil smirk (Sadistic Queen, _) and says,

"Rest assures, you would not be killed by my gun, but you will only suffer from those pains that I had caused you!!"

As I finishes saying, I continue to shoot more toward Nikaido Akira as Shirogane just stood at a side, laughing at us.

"Wow, Sayu-chan sure interacted with Akira fast!"

He said, as I quickly stopped what I'm doing. I had totally lost my cool on this weird guy.

"Ow... That hurts!! Okay, Shirogane, right? How are you going to change me back?"

"Sorry, but I can't change you back anymore."

"... AH?!?!?!?!?!?!"

"You can't change back into human, and FYI, you're a shadow now, and thus humans can't see you."

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH?????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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