A teen Hanabusa Sumireko gripped the tip of the letter. She was smiling dangerously as she stared at it. Finally, the day she waited for has come.
Invitation for Hanabusa Sumireko
We would gladly invite you to attend Class Black of Myojo Academy
The class will start at xx xx xxxx
headmaster,
Yuri Meichi
She was glad Yuri-san keep her promise. Long time ago, she has promised her to let her enroll in her Class Black and beat another Queen, Ichinose Haru. She has waited for at least 7 years. In those years she trained hard to familiarize with her prosthetic and also learning how to fight. The fact there were many assassins try to kill her has helped her to become stronger. That, She will say thank you.
She folded the letter back and place it on her bag. She was currently sat at her limousine and let her Butler drive her to Myojo Academy. She brought several guns with her and many clothes.
Her Butler stepped out from the limo and opened the door for her. She thanked him, carried her bag with both hand in front of her, and walked to the school building. She smiled when she saw many students turn her head to her.
Of course, She was a beauty. She wore a pink plaid dress with a collared white shirt under it, a black ribbon on tied under the collar, and a white vest over it. She wore it with her long black socks and white shoes.
Her long peach colored hair waved following the wind's order. Her posture was straight and no imperfection can be seen. She has mastered her fake limbs and, along the way, mastered her expression.
She looked at the building with determination.
'I will be the strongest.'
She averted her gaze to the door and heading towards it.
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'Heck yeah! To the dorrmm! Man, the class was borin' as hell!'
Mahiru walked down to her dorm while listening to Shinya's word.
'I... I think it... kind of nice... '
'Ya like to be at that class?!'
'I... well... '
'Ah I know what you meant, ya like the normal class situation, right? '
Mahiru nodded as she kept walking
'I'm... happy... I got to... go to school... '
'And don't forget what they offered!'
'Yes...'
Months ago, when she was collecting holy relic, a lady clothed in business suit was approaching her. The lady seemed to be interested with her goal to collect holy relic. She asked Shinya as to why she was collecting it.
"Well, The only thing that will fill Mahiru's heart was holy relics, since the first relic, mind ya that was important to us, can't be holy, she need another holy relics."
She didn't ask who is this Mahiru, much to Shinya's surprise. The lady seems to be interested in this relic. She asked Shinya what kind of relic it is. Shinya just shrugged and said "Yellow handkerchief with H and S word on it"
Oh the grin on the lady face was getting bigger. She asked Shinya if she want to turn it into a holy relic.
"It can't. They've left. Heck I don't even remember their face. I just know the giver has blue eyes"
In her mind, the lady was laughing at how fate can be so mischieve.
'I can't believe she was related to her. This year will be so interesting'
The lady told Shinya she know who the owner is. Of course, Shinya beeing Shinya, She threatened the lady with her sledgehammer to told her who is this person. The lady replied to her that the violence wasn't necessary, she will know who's the one that give her the relic if she accepted her offer.
Shinya listened to the lady's offer. It was simply enough, The giver has agreed to attend Class Black, so she can kill them when she has found the giver. Shinya's job was just to kill a target that has been decided. If she can kill the target, She will grant any one wish she want.
"Damn, two birds at one stone! I get to turn Mahiru's precious relic to be holy, and I can get any one wish I want!"
She grinned and accepted the offer immediantly.
'Say, when will our roommates come? the other has got theirs! I'm curious!'Shinya's voice broke her trance.
'I... I don't... know... I... was... kind of... hoping... we... don't have... r-roomates.. '
'Don't be afraid! I'm Here, Mahiru! If they harm you, I'll smash their head with sledgehammer!'
Mahiru stoped in front of her dorm. A 'Room 6' word was carved neatly on the door. She hold the door handle and turn it to let her in. She was too absorbed with her talk with Shinya that she didn't realize another voice come from inside the room. It's too late, she already inside and the said person has noticed her.
"My my, You have arrived. I am Hanabusa Sumireko, Pleased to meet you, roomates."
Mahiru was beyond shocked that there was another person on the room. She stop, drop and roll until she was curled up on the corner while hiding her face with her hand. She was trembling violently.
"Oh my, I am sorry, I didn't intend to scare you." From the sound of footsteps, Mahiru know the owner of the sweet voice she heard was coming closer. She curled up more and shut her eyes tightly.
"No need to be afraid, roomates. I will not harm you."
She peeked over her finger before she stood up and dashed towards the bathroom. Said the girl was looking at her in confusion before sighing and sat down at her own chair she brough from home.
'Maybe she was startled because I put many expensive things without her agreement.'
She began to mixing some tea leaves and certain herbs in the teapot before pouring water and heat it up. While she wait for her tea, she arranged the complementary and sweets on the table. She wait patiently while stared at the bathroom door.
'My, she was surprisingly shy. I wonder how a girl like her can attend Class Black'
She picked the teapot and pouring some of its content to her delicate cup. The steam coming out and brought delicious scent to her nose. She found herself relaxed on the soft sofa and raised her cup. She blow it slowly and took a sip of the tea.
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"It's... MY SHOW TIME!!"
Shinya litterally kicked the bathroom's door open and stood with grin stretched on her face, hands on the hip. Sumireko looked like she want to spit her tea but she managed to swallow it while maintaining her composure. She put her cup slowly and looked at the girl infront of the bathroom with confusion.
Shinya recognized that there were another person in the room and grinned wider as she walk to her.
"Yo! I'm Banba Shinya! Nice to meet ya!"
"I am Hanabusa Sumireko, it is nice to meet you too. I am sorry for startled you this afternoon and for re-arranged the dorm. I cannot be comfortable unless I use my own thing and I hope you are not disturbed by it."
"Yada Yada, S'fine."
Shinya rumaged through her drawer. Sumireko watched every action she do as if she was investigating Shinya's behavior.
"Ya got a problem?" Shinya glared at her. Sumireko suppressed the blush that threatening to show on her face because she was caught staring.
"My, Pardon my rudeness. I do not meant to stare at you. It just... you kind of different than this morning"
"I'm sorry for saying this but... You.. kind of different
'W-what was that?' Shinya talk on her head as the image of a full black person that was smiling infront of her passed. It was just a split second before she was back to reality.
'I-i-it's... I... I don't... know... It seems... it was... m-memories when we... still met that person... ' Mahiru responded to her on her head.
Shinya shook her head a little before replying
"That was Mahiru, I'm Shinya"
Sumireko was a genius. She was smarter than any other person om her age. So it didn't take long for her to know that this girl suffered a... kind of split personality. That was her hypothesis.
"I understand. Thank you for your answer," she raised her cup, "would you like some tea?"
The purple eyes girl shrugged before taking some rubber ducks. Sumireko smiled when she saw it.
'To think a girl with a scar bathed with rubber ducks. My, interesting'
"Nah, That delicate stuff aren't my thin'. Imma go to bath!"
She rushed to go outside with folded robe and rubber ducks, ready to jump in the public bath.
Sumireko shook her head in amusement before sipping her tea again.
'Although that scar looks familiar'
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Many rubber ducks was floating in the big bath. Shinya was glad that she was alone. Now she can have a date will all her beloved rubber ducks. She scooped on and pinched it twice, earned squeezing sound. The grin on her face stretched a bit wider as she put it back to the bath.
She lay down and let the water float her. She looked up at the wooden ceiling and once again, lost in thought. She kept recalling those same flash image she got. It send a tingling feeling in her stomach. What was that?
She averted her gaze to the nearest rubber duck and smiled.
'Forget 'bout that'
She told herself and Mahiru. Shinya furrowed her eyebrow when she didnt get any answer. Mahiru was silent all the way until now. Usually, she will cooed silently everytime she saw the rubber. So it kind of... unnatural.
'oy, Mahiru, ya've been quiet now. What's up?'
'N-norhing... it.. just... I still trying... to remembered... who.. is that... person is.
'No idea. Maybe we will know tomorrow. ya know, investigate all people, eh? we'll try to match 'em with what we remember.'
'W-w-what if...that lady... was lying?'
'that maybe the case but I got this feeling she told the truth. anyway if it is a lie, then we just have to kill Ichinose-san! We got a holy relic and then we can ask the lady!'
Shinya grinned and stood up. She put her head underwater several second before finally raised it. Water trickling down from her hair all the way down to her chin before fall back to the bath.
'Yes... w-we can do that.. '
Shinya got out from the bath and collected all her rubber duck. She wore her dark robe and went to her dorm only to find her roommates has been out cold on her extravagant bed. She was facing the ceiling with the blanked wrapped her leg until her waist, her arms lay stop of it and slightly clenched the fabric.
Shinya smirked a little before went to her own bed. its contrasted to the heiress bed, it was only a simple white bed but still comfortable. She turn off the light and take a deep slumber.