Kanako and Akihiro began walking aimlessly around the campus in silence. Well… not necessarily aimlessly, Kanako did aim to find the dormitory, and despite her already attending the academy for over five months… she still completely had no sense of direction in the area.
After about twenty minutes of not speaking at all, a very agitated Akihiro spoke up.
"Kanako, we've been walking around in circles, do you even know where the hell you're going?"
"Uh, of c-course I do…!" Kanako sputtered out, without turning around to glance at the white-haired boy. He snorted in response, not believing a word coming out of her mouth.
"Look, I just wanna figure out what this smell is, until then, I can't show my face to Sachi and the others again! That was so incredibly embarrassing… I think I'll have to live with that the rest of my life!"
"God, you're so overdramatic, as usual. I'm sure it'll be all forgotten about by tomorrow. What we, mostly me, need to worry about more than anything is the fact that the administrators are now after me and they'll probably reinforce the security around here, especially in the dorms,"
"Th-that's right!" Kanako stopped walking and spun around, death-glaring him.
Akihiro halted as the raven-haired girl did. "What'd I do now?"
"Why did you follow me to class in the first place?!"
"Oh, yeah, that…" He couldn't really tell her that it was because he was suspicious about the bow he gave her, now could he? He couldn't sell out Rindo, not necessarily because he was scared, but more so that he just didn't want to cause any more conflict than needed be. He had to be smart about this. 'Kanako is pretty damn clueless 99% of the time, so this should be a piece of cake… in theory that is.'
Kanako continued to glare at the boy, waiting for an answer.
"Well… I actually was worried about something… and anyways you should be grateful that I came when I did, ya stinky ass."
Kanako's face fell at the insult. "Y-you don't have to be such a dick about it…"
Akihiro let out an exasperated sigh, "Don't try and give me a guilt trip, I only came because I was worried about you."
"R-really…?" Kanako seemed to brighten slightly at the comment.
"Really."
"Oh…" Kanako placed a finger to her lip thoughtfully.
'Well I suppose I was honest; I was worried. I don't think she'll question me further, hopefully. She seems to be satisfied by the simplest answers, I swear…' Akihiro placed a hand on her head in a friendly gesture.
"Why don't we go back to the dorm and figure out the, erm… smell. Don't worry about missing a little bit of class, no worries, just make up some bullshit excuse, like you got sick or something. If they persist on the matter due to what happened earlier I'm sure Mariya, if you kiss his ass enough, will bat his girly ass eyelashes and pull a few strings."
Kanako cringed at the thought of having to suck up to the demented blond, but she didn't really have much room to argue about it. She let out a sigh. "I guess so…"
(Time lapse: After school)
"That MORON!" Mariya stormed to the dormitory, seething. He had heard news from the student council that a boy that matched the description of Akihiro had made a scene in a classroom during first period and jumped out the window with another student. They hadn't confirmed who said student was, but of course…
"Kanako, that idiot! She let the fool follow her and make a scene!"
Matsurika, as usual, trailed closely behind Mariya. Due to her natural sadistic nature, she was amused by the situation. "I wouldn't put too much thought into it. I don't believe any of it would come back on you, even if they did find out that it was Kanako who was taken."
"Yeah…" Mariya knew this, but that wasn't what was bothering him. He would of course not announce that, because it would seem as if he would be implying that he was worried about the raven-haired girl instead. Which was actually partially true… he also kind of wanted a reason to punch the albino's lights out. 'That damn guy… he's so annoying. He better hurry the fuck up with the training because I don't think I'll be able to put up with his bullshit much longer…'
(Akihiro's P.O.V.)
Akihiro had made himself at home in Mariya's private room to hide in just in case the dorm mistress came to inspect. The fool had uncharacteristically left the room open when he had stormed off that morning. It was suggested by Kanako to stay in there, though it probably wouldn't be in either of their best interests. Kanako had left to buy more Rosin for her violin bow so she could continue practicing. Unfortunately there hadn't been any luck in getting the girl to remove the bow from her hair beforehand.
Akihiro chuckled inwardly at the thought of her causing a scene in public as he stripped his clothing and began running the hot water in Mariya's tub. He also removed the gas mask for the time being and neatly placed it on his pile of clothing on the floor next to the foot of the tub.
"Damn, he's got a nice place here…"
As Akihiro waited for the water to fill the tub, he walked over to a body mirror that was placed parallel to the bathtub, yet the glass was facing the opposite direction.
A smug look formed on his features and he scoffed, admiring himself.
"Damn I look pretty good! Way better than that girly-ass dope, Mariya—"
Creaaaak
Akihiro froze in place as he heard the sound of footsteps resonate throughout the room. 'Who the hell is here…?
"That idiot, Kanako, better not have ran off somewhere with that damned Akihiro… she still has school work to catch up on and I'm responsible for her grades … ugh! Why do I even care?"
The voice obviously had come from the blonde; that much Akihiro could tell. He had been too busy mumbling to himself that he hadn't noticed the running water in the tub, let alone the pair of feet that peeked through the bottom portion of the body mirror.
"And Matsurika… running off like that just to meet up with Rindo about something. Who does she think she is?" Akihiro covertly stole a glance at the blonde to see him fumbling with the strings on the corset he wore.
He was getting undressed.
How conveniently unfortunate for the both of them.
Mariya clumsily, but surely removed the rest of his clothing and tossed them aside, all the while talking to himself. "I pay that bitch good money to do what I ask, not go off and deal with personal business on the job!"
He approached the tub, finally noticing the running water threatening to spill over the sides.
"What the hell…?" he turned the knob, causing the water flow to discontinue. He lifted his head and began hastily scrutinizing the area, suddenly feeling very paranoid.
Akihiro held his breath for a whole five seconds before an object was gruffly thrown at the bottom half of the mirror.
The series of events unfolded as the mirror jolted upward on its hinges due to the spontaneous projectile ramming into it. This caused the bottom edge of the mirror to hit the back of Akihiro's knees just right so that Akihiro latently toppled backwards, bringing the mirror down with him.
The glass cracked beneath his back as it forcibly hit the ground, causing a few cuts and bruises to form on the albino's delicate skin. Though, the newly formed injuries didn't stop Akihiro from instinctively scrambling on his feet. He turned around, with an ever-so-apparent smirk graced on his features.
"What the fuck are you doing in here?!" Mariya growled angrily.
"Tch… don't bust a lung. Kanako told me to stay in here just in case that dorm lady, or whatever shows up. You want me to get caught in your dorm room?" Akihiro asked in a tone that suggested that Mariya was supposed to give a shit… unfortunately for the violin prodigy, that wasn't the case.
"That's my problem, how? It doesn't affect me, and I sure as hell welcome the idea of you getting dragged out of here forcibly. They'd just think you're some pervert prowling around."
Akihiro's smug demeanor immediately diminished at the underlying threat. His eyes narrowed dangerously at the latter.
Mariya smirked; satisfied with the reaction he was receiving. "What, you scared I'm going to tattle on you? It's not like I have any authority here or anything, if that was the case…" a cat-like grin played at the corners of the young blonde's lips, "…you'd definitely have something to worry about."
"Shut your god damn mouth and have a heart. My music and winning this competition means the world to me. I'm not going to beg like you want me to and I'm not going to kiss your ass either. If you think you have the balls to believe you can pull the strings and play puppet master, you better fuckin' have the brains to come up with a back up plan when I cut those strings down. If the only other option to get to Kanako is to fight, then fight I will."
Mariya let out a wicked laugh, "You sure are quick to assume. Nonetheless, if you don't plan on doing anything for me in order to stay here, and if I don't even want you here in the first place… why the fuck are you still here? No reason that benefits me? Hn, that's too bad. Guess we're going with the fight then, yeah?"
"Guess so," Akihiro reached behind his back and plucked out a sliver of glass that was embedded in one of the flesh wounds and tossed it aside.
A smug grin appeared on Mariya's face just as a Katana was thrown in a projectile-like manner in Akihiro's direction.
(P.O.V. Switch)
Kanako stood at the door of her dorm room, carrying her recently purchased container of rosin in one hand and keys in another. She clumsily fumbled with the lock for a few moments before actually having access to the room.
She had knocked twice but no one had responded.
Cautiously taking a step in the room and closing the door behind her, she noticed the absence of both males. 'Maybe Mariya hasn't come back yet and Akihiro is hanging out in that secret room or something…'
She shrugged it off and walked over to the desk in the middle of the room, placing her rosin on the wood surface.
THUMP
"Eh…?!" Kanako jumped at the sound and hastily turned to face the closet adjacent to the wall. 'What's going on…? What was that noise?'
Kanako swallowed and "bravely" approached the closet door. She reluctantly pried the door open and stepped inside.
"YOU GIVE UP, FOOL?!" a naked Mariya taunted with a wicked grin plastered on his face. He stood on the ground with a Katana in his hand and pointed at the throat of a fallen, nude, albino boy.
Akihiro grit his teeth in annoyance, deftly trapping the blade between his index and middle finger and briskly moving it away from his face. He then took the initiative of promptly getting to his feet and out of the blondes reach.
"Too slow, bastard!"
Mariya opened his mouth to retort, but suddenly caught a glimpse of movement by the entrance of the room through his peripheral vision. He turned his head to see Kanako standing there, in complete and utter shock.
Akihiro followed his gaze. "Kanako? You're here pretty late, what took ya?"
Kanako's jaw had gone slack as she gawked at the scene in horror.
Two men.
Both stark naked.
Akihiro arched an eyebrow in confusion. 'Why is she...—Ooooh,' Akihiro glanced down at his lean, flagrantly, clothe less body.
Mariya sneered at Kanako, already having caught on.
"Take a picture, it'll last longer."
That was the last thing Kanako heard come out of Mariya's mouth before she blacked out.
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