(a/n) Hi! It's me again. I've already posted the second part of my story. I really appreciate those who reviewed the first chapter.
I really think they should make an anime of this manga. Full of action-packed scenes and of course, romantic ones which includes Sakura and Rei.
I'll wait in the mean time.
Disclaimer: I do not own Code: Breaker. But I'm gonna buy it someday...Mark my words.
The moonlight casted over Ogami's sleeping form adjusted again for the night. It had been several hours since he was lulled to sleep by the pain that still lingers on his is all for the sake of rest and recovery.
Tomorrow, his fate will be decided.
Whether he could still move both of his arms or not.
Whether he could still walk with two feet or not
Whether he could still stand up from his bed on the Shibuya mansion.
He'll know tomorrow, when Shibuya calculated more than 50% of his recovery.
He knows that waking up the next day will be met with changes. After all, past decides the present.
Tomorrow will be the judgement day.
Surely, he would become a changed man as soon as he wakes up. The things he experienced these past few days made him realize things left unnoticed before.
So many things.
He even considered to be an ExCode for a second.
Though he understands that his killing insticts won't go away in this lifetime of his.
Just like now, even in a bedridden condition.
His senses never fail him.
Someone opened his door. Discreetly as possible, it made steps towards him.
He heightened his senses, determined to make a move once things turn out for the worse.
A step. Another step.
Wait. It passed through his bed, past him. Where will it head?
A soft screech answered his question. His chair on the study table was dragged for a moment then silence.
Maybe it was lifted by that someone.
And placed it beside his bed. Then a creak on the wooden floor.
That someone sat on his chair.
Deciding that feigning sleep is a bad option now that curiosity is killing him, he opened his eyes.
"Did a wake you up?"
Surprise run through his veins the moment he set his eyes on his visitor. Despite the fact that his visitor is at the bottom of his 'expected visitors list', this visitor is surely at the top of his 'wanted list'.
Not the 'wanted dead list' of his.
The 'wanted to see list', that's for sure.
"Sakurakouji-san." he acknowledged her presence. That afternoon, he found out he could speak again.
Her smile is gentle though he could barely figure it out. Her back is facing the window.
"Did I wake you up?"
"No." He said, "What are you doing here?"
She brushed up her bangs, "I slept through the day. Sleepiness won't surely come until tomorrow."
He knows she is still worried about him. He reassured her. "I'm already fine, Sakurakouji-san."
"Yeah." she nodded, "The others told me earlier. I just want to check it myself."
He smiled genuinely, not the type he uses with his Noh mask. "Thank you, Sakurakouji-san."
A soft laugh followed. "You never get tired of calling me Sakurakouji-san, do you?"
He finds it refreshing to start another little talk with her.
"But that's what's appropriate."
He suddenly became aware of the mood shift in his room. A quick glance on her confirmed it.
Her hair hid her eyes as she spoke.
"Why did you lie to me about the mountain trip?"
It is only one question.
A plain question. Not a riddle.
But Ogami took several seconds to answer.
Hell, he's afraid to handle her in a situation like this.
If he's more honest, he's more afraid of another thing.
He's afraid that he had hurt her.
And that she will not forgive him.
"I know you guys think it's for my sake," she continued, "But knowing me, you understand that I can't stand not doing anything to protect my friends."
Here it goes.
"I thought about this for a while." she said in a lower voice, "I'll be honest. You guys made me mad with your actions. Secretly deciding about keeping me away that day, doing stuffs without me...You guys are the worst."
That is it.
She said it.
The surprise that fused together with his blood previously is replaced by guilt.
And regret.
"However," she added, "Remembering the good times we had, I decided to just make a deal with you."
His head spun with her words. She is clearly angry on the first part but now she is talking about a deal.
Did a fragment of the boulder Shibuya mentioned hit her head in the wrong place?
"Call me Sakura from now on and I might consider forgiving you."
The next day, Ogami is thankful to be proved mobile once again. Three days in bed without moving the slightest bit -except for his eyes and his mouth- is really bothersome for him. Prince fed him his meals, Yuuki offered spongebath, the other three males submitted themselves as chatmates.
But as everyone knows, Toki just spent an awful half-hour silence with him. Not to mention the irritating smoke from his tobacco. Though he found his creative smoke forms quite entertaining.
He hated being a burden.
Afternoon came and he found himself waiting for her arrival. She went to school that morning, insisting she still needs to keep up with the lessons.
He remembered her 'deal' last night. It is very unusual.
When her voice moved to a lower octave, he had readied himself for the shoddier outcome. But the unpredictability in her took over and stated that wierd pact.
Usual, indeed.
For someone like her.
"I'm home!" Her announcement resounded in the whole mansion.
Heads turned to the towards the kitchen entrance where they seem to flock together everytime. Sharing tea, coffee, arguments.
Even silence.
But now that the most lively member of their makeshift family, they're more likely to share jokes and other enjoyable matters.
"Welcome home, Sakura." Prince, the other female member, greeted and began serving tea she herself prepared.
Puppy wagged its tail to its owner.
"How's everybody?" Sakurakouji-san asked.
"The sixth can already walk." Yuuki supplied.
"Really?" She paced towards the said Code: Breaker and neared her face to his, examining him closely. "That's good news, Rei-kun."
The composed look he always have on his face changed drastically into one he has when this Rare kind blurts out things that lead to the 'Ero-gami' nickname.
"Rei-kun, eh." Toki echoed, "Aren't we getting too close with him, Sakura-chan?"
"I think that's only fair since he's gonna be calling me with my first name." She reasoned out.
Toki spilled his tea.
Shibuya only allowed him to return to school the next week which irked him more. He was left alone inside the mansion with only Puppy's presence and his to fill it.
Then adding up the fact that Sakura-san -he resorted to that name since he cannot bring himself to call her the same thing the bastard Toki does- had departed this place for her original home just made it a bit uncomfortable.
If he just admits to himself, it is a mix of uncomfortable, worry, and missing feeling.
So he consoled himself by telling his inner self that he was used to being near her since she stayed in this mansion for a considerable amount of time.
Hence, he fetched her on her house half hour earlier.
Which ended him inside the walls of the yakuza faction, bounded by a hundred set of eyes observing him like a specimen for an experiment.
What he didn't know is that they mistook him as the one who will take away their Princess Sakura. That is, romantically speaking.
His classmates bombarded him queries about his condition. They seem to be intrigued as to why he shows up most of the time at school with bandages and gauze pads.
They won't definitely take it as his style.
"Tell me the names of those bastards and we'll make a comeback!" One of the boys told him.
He declined the offer nicely by saying it was his own fault anyways.
Sometimes, he feels like Sakura-san is right after all.
"Rei-kun!" Sakura-san called him a few minutes before homeroom starts. As expected, the ones belonging to the XY chromosomes glared at him.
It is really hard to have her as one of the most popular females of the school.
The glowers made him think twice to call her Sakura-san.
It will surely aggravate things around him.
Her denseness regarding these matters sometimes makes him frustrated.
"Rei-kun!" she repeated. This time, it was laced with threat like to kill him if he won't respond right away.
He sighed. There is no other option.
"What is it, Sakura-san?"
The mouths that sagged previously escalated down even more.
She really has a knack for getting him into trouble.
"How's the others?"
He replied to her question. "All of us are well enough to go to school."
She remained quiet after hearing his answer. Ogami felt something odd about it so he took time to watch her intently, wanting to find out the reason.
The door opened after a while and their teacher arrived. He didn't bother to listen to him nor to throw him a look. Sakura-san's actions are more important to him.
His ear caught a word 'new student' from their teacher which averted his attention for a brief moment. He took a quick survey of him. He is of average height, black clean cut hair, typical Japanese eyes. That's it.
But when he returned to his staring mission, he is puzzled why Sakura-san's face morphed into something.
She looks delighted.
And with a brighter aura than she usually has.
With a blink, he concluded it was because of this 'new student'.
Heck, he isn't delighted to have him as a classmate.
And it will be the end of the world if he'll smile about the fact that he is his schoolmate.
Even with his Noh mask.
That is what he decided.
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