I present to you the new and the next chapter.
DISCLAIMER : I DO NOT OWN THIS FANTASTIC ANIME (NO MATTER HOW MUCH I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO) OR ANY OF IT'S CHARACTERS. I ONLY OWN THE STORY PLOT AND THE CHARACTERS I MADE.
There was dead silence as everyone present stared at me and I actually considered taking my words back.
"Woah.." Usui Takumi spoke up , (thankfully) breaking the silence "That's..that's a very noble thing to do"
"T-Thank you"
"So you are temporary , right?" If I recall his name was Tora , questioned.
"Yeah"
"For how long?"
"Three years"
Silence.
"Wow! Wow!" He exclaimed "You must be really smart , huh? Nobody is ever sent to Pitch without a confirmation for at least 20 years and here you are with a punishment for less than 10 years"
"Tora..stop it" Usui spoke up again "She's still new here and needs time to take in everything. Once she's used to it , you can scare her all you want"
"But I-"
"Tora. I second what Takumi said" Elizabeth piped in as she placed a hand on my shoulder and smiled "Come. Let me introduce you to our fellow ex - Glorians"
I was surprised at the number of girls I knew. I didn't properly know them but I had heard stories.
First came Subaru. She was a member of Gloria's Board of Control. She found the whole concept of separating males and females ridiculous. She was sent to the Pitch City because she was caught transferring confidential files to Ashstone and because the files were very important she was immediately sent to Pitch.
Next came Honoka. She was one of the many young mistresses who taught in St. Gloria. She (like Subaru) found the concept of division useless. She believed in equality. She taught her students both , good and bad qualities of Gloria and Clysteria. Which was forbidden. No one was allowed to speak highly of Clysteria in Gloria. Pretty low if you ask me.
After that was Satsuki. She was also a Glorian who had moved to Ashstone after graduation. She had gotten married but didn't know her husband was involved into the illegal transport of drugs. So along with her husband she was also sent to Pitch.
As for Erika? She was also caught with Satsuki and her husband because she was the no. 1 customer of Satsuki's husband.
And last in line was Elizabeth. Elizabeth was not only a very bright student but very smart too. She led many riots and protests against Gloria's board of Control which made them put her behind the bars and then send her to Pitch after it got out of control.
This was a story I had witnessed and heard lots of times. Elizabeth's words had a huge impact on the population of Gloria. Once she was put behind the bars , girls got down on streets and started protesting which made them send her away permanently.
It wasn't long before girls and guys were both narrating their stories to me. It was a little overwhelming but I think I could get used to it.
Except for one.
He just sat on the end of the island bar , sipping on his beer as he heard everyone tell their tale.
Suddenly a very loud bell started ringing and a huge smile spread across the lips of many.
Elizabeth grabbed my hand and started running towards the exit of the bar along with everyone else.
"W-What's happening?"
"You'll know!"
As we ran out of the door , I realized how every building in Pitch was (ironically) white in color. It had a single stripe of black on the very corner running the full length of the building on which the letters P - I - T - C - H were painted , running vertically on the stripe of black.
After running for about a good 2 minutes , along with another two hundred people or so who had also joined in , I also came to a stop in front a huge grassland which stretched for what looked like miles.
My mouth hung as soon as I saw it. Not the ginormous peice of land but the fact that there was a long , very very long table spread which had all kinds of food and wine on them. Not to mention another thousand people were present.
"It's DINNERTIME!" Elizabeth squealed along with a few others as she grabbed my hand and started running towards the table.
"D-Dinner?"
Another thing I realized as we ran closer was that people didn't even bother picking plates up or sitting down. They grabbed whatever they found and started eating like hungry wolves.
My eyes widened in horror. If this is how I was supposed to eat food , my Mistresses will be horrified. But that would be the only way I can survive here.
There was food flying around , wine falling on people and I had long back lost the track of Elizabeth's strawberry blonde hair. Just as I was backing away from the place to get some space , an apple was thrown my way and it was advancing really fast.
It made me regret all those times I had laughed on the joke - An apple a day keeps anyone away if thrown hard enough.
And I was about to witness it.
Just as the apple was a centimetre away , the back of someone's hand brushed my nose as the hand caught it , clenching it inside.
I was so startled for a second , I hadn't realized it was Usui Takumi who had helped me. As for him? He was happily munching on the apple.
"You okay?" He asked.
"Surprisingly ..yes"
"Did you eat anything?"
I was about to comment about how I can't compete with the wildlife but decided that would be rude so I just shook my head.
"C'mon" He gestured me to follow him and we started walking back towards the bar.
Wait a second. Usui Takumi. Blonde hair , emerald green eyes. Pretty tall. Good physique. Polite? No matter what , he was still a guy. And right now? There was no one in the city because everyone had gone for dinner. That gave him a free ticket to do anything.
"I am not going to hurt you. There's nothing for you to be so worried about" He spoke as if he read my mind.
"Who said I am worried?" I announced in a high pitch voice totally defying what I said.
"Your tone says otherwise"
I grit my teeth in annoyance "Okay. Maybe a little because you are a guy"
"Because I am a guy" Usui mocked , shaking his head.
We entered the same bar again but this time , it was completely empty. I kept following Usui as he walked through another set of doors entering what looked like a kitchen.
He opened cabinets one after the other and very skillfully whipped together one of the most delicious looking sandwiches I might have ever seen. Finally finishing he tossed it towards me.
"Eat" He commanded "Aren't you like starving?"
"Good guess" I replied taking a huge bite "I am"
As I kept eating he kept making new ones. Fifteen minutes and six and a half sandwiches later , I plopped down on one of the chairs fully satisfied and full.
"You would want to rest right?" He finally asked as he looked at me with amusement.
"I don't ..actually know.."
"Where you'll be living? Don't worry. We got that covered"
"What?"
"It's temporary. But we'll find a permanent one as soon as possible" Usui replied "Now come one"
"Where to?"
"To the place where you'll be living"
It was the same thing again. Usui was walking a step ahead of me while I observed everything around me. People were starting to come back and many looked at me with curiosity present in their eyes as I tried smiling back. Tried.
We entered a building two blocks away from the bar and climbed two floors. Even though the building was fairly modern , it still had an eerie feeling to it. We walked to the far end of the corridor before coming to a stop in front of the last but third door.
Usui opened the door for me and gestured me to go inside. This room was exactly same like the one I had seen back in the bar.
"Uh.."
"Every room in this building and all the other ones look the same. We didn't want to give any one V.I.P treatment" Usui spoke as if he read my mind again "I think you should rest now. The bathroom's on the left and there are clothes and towels in the wardrobe"
"T-Thanks.. But I have a question"
He only rose an eyebrow , signalling me to continue.
"Why is everyone so friendly here? Isn't this the Pitch City? City of Horrors?"
"That is a stereotype. Pitch isn't how it is defined as"
"Why not?" And then I realized what I had said "I-I mean..How come?"
"Not everybody who is sent here is guilty. The government of Gloria , Clysteria and Ashstone fail to realize that. So ..we are uniting as many people as we can"
"To..?"
"To overthrow Clysteria and Gloria"
Once he finished saying the sentence..the words hung in the air. They wanted to overthrow Clysteria and Gloria. Demolish. Destroy. Ruin. Break.
"Sleep well" He said as he started to close the door "We'll explain everything tomorrow"
I didn't miss the way his eyes flashed dangerously as he closed the door. I also didn't miss the grey earring in his left ear.
Hey there!
Long time , huh?
I am so sorry for all the delay but I am so focused on publishing my originals , trying to score good marks in exams , surviving life and the list goes on and on.
Here's a sort of filler chapter for ya'll!
Hope you enjoyed it!
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Till 32nd December..
TBLAZE