AN: Hello, and welcome to the fourth chapter of "The Black Marksman"!

I just want to thank you guys for slowly liking this story, despite the show not being so good to some folks.

After this chapter, I have return to my BNHA stories, which you guys should check out if you watch My Hero Academia. Also, I have decided on doing another story once I do a full cycle of the stories that I need to update.

As I said in the last chapter, this is going to be mostly based around Takeo in his school, which also happens to be the same school that Sinon, or Shino in IRL, goes too. That, and I also decided to do something that may seem a bit funny to me. Anyways, I plan on showing you guys how Takeo Hyde are like in school, and maybe some other things as well. Also, I plan revealing some friends of Takeo, who also happen to play GGO as well, who also know that Takeo is the Black Marksman.

I have nothing else to say, so it's time to get this chapter started then.

HERE WE GO!

Takeo's Apartment -

It was the crack of dawn, and an alarm was blaring throughout Takeo's room. Groaning, the boy rose one arm, and began to search for the alarm, swearing under his breath as he kept missing the alarm. That was when Hyde decided to take over, and brushed his entire arm against the drawer, knocking the alarm from its place, effectively turning it off.

Fuck...why do we have to...wake up at dawn?

"Hyde...do you know how...long it takes to get to the school? Now, come on, let's go."

After doing their normal routine every day - waking up, taking a shower, putting on the uniform, and then eating breakfast - Takeo and Hyde went out the door, only to be greeted by one of their neighbors. Their neighbor happened to be a girl about Takeo's age. She was shorter than him by a few inches, with dark hair, which were short twin-tails, and dark eyes that were behind half-rimmed glasses. She was also dressed in a school-uniform, which just happened to belong to his school.

That was when Takeo greeted her,

"Asada-san..."

"Nakano-san..."

The two teens didn't actually knew each other very well, all they knew about each other was that they lived the same apartment-complex, they went to the same school, and they used the same train-station to get there. They just simply nodded to each other, and made their way to the train-station.

The train-ride to their school was just as silent and awkward as their walk towards the station.

"So...how was your night?"

"It was...eventful. And yours?"

"It was also eventful."

This is probably the most saddest attempt at talking to a girl I have ever witnessed.

"Shut up..."

"Excuse me?"

Takeo immediately stiffened as he turned towards Asada, who had a small glare on her face. Takeo immediately apologized, trying to find an excuse as to what just happened, but Asada simply turned away. Inside his head, Hyde was laughing at Takeo. He honestly forgot to mentally talk to Hyde whenever they were outside. Ever since Takeo and Hyde began to talk to one another, people around Takeo looked at him funny, wondering as to why he was talking to himself in quiet mumbling.

At Takeo Asada's School -

Oddly enough, the name of the school the two attended was never known, even to them.

Anyways, the two went their separate ways, going through their daily routines.

But, both Takeo and Asada were honestly going to deal with the same bullshit they have to put up with everyday since they came to that school.

Asada was a target to bullies, considering her background. Apparently, she had some sort of fear towards guns, the reason why was unknown, but a group of girls decided to torment her with that.

Then there was Takeo...

A group of bullies were in the middle of harrasing this under classmate of their school. They were doing the stereotypical thing, like messing with his books, threatening him, and even went far as to shove the guy around.

That was until Takeo walked towards them, and told them,

"Leave the kid alone."

"Why should we listen to you?"

The group simply sneered at Takeo, who at this point gave them a deadpan look. He then groaned into his hands as he started to look around the hallway they were in. That was when he slicked back his hair, and a vicious smile formed on his face.

Next thing the leader of the group knew was he was suddenly very close to Takeo's face, but it was his right eye that really caught his attention. That was when Takeo opened his mouth,

"Or I might end up breakin' your legs. Now, due me a favor, and piss off?"

The group immediately got scared, and ran away from Takeo, who allowed Hyde to take over his body. But, the kid he was helping our also ran away, saying,

"Don't hurt me!"

"Damn wuss...saved his ass, and we're the bad guy."

That's right, when Takeo is in school, people are afraid of him. It's mostly due to how Hyde takes over his body, scaring bullies, and other people as well. But, there are a few acceptances when it came to people.

"Hey! Takeo!"

The boy that heard his name being called turned around, and immediately smiled. He was looking at someone that was shorter than him and a bit overweight. He also had dark brown hair and brown eyes, which were behind black-rimmed glasses.

Meet Eiji Kobayashi, one of the two people that are Takeo's friends. As well as the only other person that knows Takeo is the Black Marksman in GGO.

"Eiji!"

"Dude! Why didn't you tell me that you returned to GGO!?"

"Because I knew you would act like this if you did."

"I can't - we're supposed to be - THIS. Is not over!"

"Get Akio after school, and meet at the usual spot?"

"Yes!"

After school -

Akio Akabane.

He's your stereotypical dream guy in high school, dating simulators. He had light brown hair, which he dyed the tips blonde, and eyes that were like coffee. He was nearly a genius in academics, a beast in sports, and who knows what else.

So it would make sense that he would be the type of guy that nearly every girl in his school wants to get with.

But there was one thing that was a major turn-off about him.

It was his friends: Takeo Nakano and Eiji Kobayashi.

One was a criminal, and the other was an absolute otaku, so yeah...Akio was loved/hated among the rest of his peers.

"Akabane-kun!"

"Why're you hanging out with those guys?"

"Yeah! Don't you wanna hang with us?"

Those were some of the pleads he heard with as soon as girls in his class followed him outside. He simply told them,

"Unlike most people, those guys are good people. Even Takeo..."

He then left the girls quickly, joining up with his two friends.

"Takeo! Eiji!"

"How you doing, AK?"

"AK" was the nickname for Akio, considering how his first and last name started with "Ak" - thus "AK" was what he was called. That was when the three started to walk towards his coffee shop, in which Akio told both his friends,

"I got Gun Gale Online!"

"What?!"

Both Takeo and Eiji were shocked to hear this for two reasons. The first was that Akio actually bought a VRMMORPG, and the other was the fact that he bought a game, where a killer was on the lose.

"Dude...are you sure you wanna play that game? I mean, you have heard of Death Gun right?"

"Come on, guys! Ever since you told me about GGO, I have been dying to play this! And besides - ain't Takeo super good at the game?"

Eiji suddenly remembered something, and immediately glared at Takeo, exclaiming,

"WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME THAT YOU WENT BACK!?"

"Look...the reason why I didn't tell you was - "

"Hey! It's some guys at out school!"

Takeo and Eiji turned towards the entrance, in which Asada and some boy, who was Kyouji Shinkawa, who greeted them in return. The two got their orders rather quickly, and immediately sat near a table next to them.

Not wanting to let everyone in the building know what he does in his personal-life, Takeo told his friends in a quiet voice,

"Apparently...if I helped in the investigation with Death Gun, I could Haru back."

Both his friendships ds looked at him with concerned looks. They knew that Takeo fought so hard to get custody over his little sister. That was when Akio said,

"It just gives me more reason to learn how to play! To help you with this thing! Right, Eiji?"

"Right! We aren't going to leave you out to dry. We're helping, nothing can change that, alright?"

"T-thanks, guys..."

Takeo was honestly touched that these guys would go so far for him. That was when he said,

"Alright then, if you're gonna help me, might as well teach you the basics of GGO, AK."

That was when the three friends raised their mugs, and clinked them against one another.

AN: That was the fourth chapter of the story. I am sorry for how long this took, I am working on my phone afterall.

Anyways, as you can see, both Takeo and Sinon live next to each other in the same apartment. I did this, mostly because I found it funny about the idea of the one guy of who Sinon hates the kost lives next to her.

Anyways, I am gonna do a full cycle of the stories I have so far, probably do this twice or so, and then do a new story or stories with summer nearly here for me.

Also, tell me what you guys thought about the chapter in the reviews.

See ya later!