Panting heavily, a young figure who was no older than sixteen walked limply across a dense forest.
The boy was wearing tattered clothes that was stained by blood— his own blood. As he walked, a trail of blood was formed behind him. It was coming from all those wounds he had all over his body.
The figure knew he had to stop and rest his body for a while, but he can't.
"I can't stop here. I must get as far away from this place."
With his determination, he forced his body to keep moving.
However, no matter how strong he was, he still a human being.
With every breath and every step he took, he felt the burning sensation on his chest. It was hurt so much he couldn't bear the pain anymore. Looking down at his chest, he couldn't help but frowned deeply.
There was a gaping hole on his chest!
For him to stay alive until now, could be called as a miracle itself. A normal people would have died already if they got the same injury as him.
"I can't die here... Not yet!"
Those words said, he forced his body to start moving again.
First step.
He clenched his fist, trying to endure the agonizing pain on his chest.
Second step.
His view became hazy and blurred. He knew that sooner or later he would lost his consciousness. He hope it was the latter though.
Third step.
It was his utmost limit. No matter how determined he was, his body just can't keep up anymore.
At that very moment, everything gone dark. He fell onto the ground unconscious.
"Hmm, it seems I'm late." A figure said with his usual gruff voice.
"But those fish Nekonome made just... hmm, I can't wait for the dinner." He ended his thought with a chuckle.
Not so long after, the figure stopped his beloved vehicle— his green school bus.
"Finally I found you!" Somehow, he managed to say that in a monotone. "That must be the boy Mikogami had asked me to pick up."
The bus driver stepped out of his bus and walk slowly toward the boy. He picked the unconscious boy who was lying on the ground by his collar before throwing him into the bus.
"Oh, still breathing.. It seems I wasn't late after all."
After saying those, the bus driver drove his bus slowly before disappear in a dark tunnel that come out of nowhere.
Youkai Academy, Headmaster Office
"There you go." Bus driver dropped the unconscious boy in front of Mikogami. Surprisingly, all the wounds on his body had healed up completely— including the big hole on his chest. "Can I get my payment now?"
On seeing the unconscious boy before him, Mikogami frowned. "What's the meaning of this?"
"I bring the boy of course." The bus driver answered as a matter of fact. "Don't tell me Tenmei Mikogami, one of the three dark lords had became senile out of his age?" He said jokingly.
However, Mikogami reply sent a chill down his spine. "This is not the boy I was looking for."
"Oh really?"
"I told you to bring the blond-haired one." Mikogami said in all his seriousness.
The bus driver turned his glowing eyes downward to examine the still unconscious boy. Indeed he wasn't blond. Instead, he had jet-black hair in a raven style.
"Well, should I buy a hair-dye now?" The bus driver shrugged his shoulder.
"Urghh—"
A groan came from the black-haired boy who just regained his consciousness.
Looking at his surrounding, the boy realized he was laying on the ground. He didn't know where he was and the worst of it: there were two possible enemies in the same room as him.
Feeling cautious, he jumped aside and immediately get into his fighting stance. "Who are you, what do you want from me?" He asked suspiciously.
"Please calm down." Mikogami said calmly.
"First, I must apologize to you because of.. a mistake.. you ended up here in my office." The robe-wearing headmaster started his explanation.
"You haven't answered my question yet, and where is this?" Asked the boy.
"My name is Tenmei Mikogami, the headmaster of Youkai Academy, the place where you are now." Mikogami said before continuing, "You were found half-dead in the middle of forest and immediately brought here by this guy." He gestured his right hand toward the bus driver.
The boy recalled his latest fight. It was indeed the worst battle he had ever experienced. It was by pure luck he could get away from him.
"I see..." The boy muttered in a low voice, "Thank you for saving my life." Somehow, he was able to say those words although reluctantly.
Mikogami nodded, "Say, do you have any family or relatives out there?"
On hearing the headmaster's question, the boy couldn't help but frown. He turned his gaze toward the robe-wearing figure then glared at him before answering, "No, I am the last member of my clan."
"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that." Mikogami apologized then pause for a moment, "Do you have a plan for the future? Because if you don't, I'd like to offer a job for you."
"What kind of job?" The boy asked curiously.
"A bodyguard job, to protect this academy from any potential danger that—"
"I'm sorry but I must refuse your offer." cut the black-haired boy sternly.
"I see... I will send you back to your original world then. Please follow the bus driver." Mikogami ended their conversation and turn his attention back to the stockpile of paperwork on top of his table.
The black-haired boy took his leave and immediately follow the bus driver outside. However, inside his mind, a thought was taking place, "Send me back to my original world huh? So this place must be the 'otherworld' I had read in Orochimaru's classified books back then."
"Hey bus driver-san" He called the man who was walking briskly in front of him. "Before we go back, can I use the restroom first?"
"Sure," The bus driver answered nonchalantly before showing him the nearest restroom.
A minute later,
"Come on let's go." Bus driver walked toward the forest nearby, followed by the boy right behind him.
"Hey bus driver-san, I think this is not the place where you parked your bus earlier." The boy pointed out after they walked for a few minutes.
"I know..." He paused for a moment before continuing, "I'm sorry boy, but no human who saw this place may leave alive."
On hearing the bus driver's words, the boy widened his eyes in surprise. "What do you mean by that?" He narrowed his eyes.
"Before I kill you, let me know what is your name." The bus driver said calmly. A dark aura emanated from his body, shrouding their surrounding.
The black-haired boy smirked and say confidently, "My name is... Uchiha Sasuke." He paused before adding details, "However, I'm not going to die here. At this moment, you're only facing a clone. The real me had already left this place long time ago."
The clone burst into smoke, leaving the angry bus driver behind.
A short chapter, yes I know. The next chapter will be longer though.
More details will be added when I post the next chapter.
Until then, see you.
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PS : Looking for a beta-reader to help with the grammar issue I have.