Chapter 7: Taken
The next day…
Everyone got up, bathed, dressed ready for some action, because it was time to go shopping.
"Yes, now my little brothers, let's have some fun!" Tokha cheered as she hopped outside first.
"We're just going to buy school uniforms for them." Shido stepped out second just behind Tokha.
"Yeay, we're going to school this Monday." Oreki cheered.
"Ah, school my age old frenemy." Makoto muttered looking down at the ground.
"Excitement. Let's go." Yuzuru said already standing by the car.
"With all of us, in the car, this is going to be one cramped ride." Konoha pointed out.
"I guess you're right Konoha." Kaguya agreed. "I guess we need to squeeze in right?"
"I agree." Konoha replied.
Everyone entered one by one as they squeezed their bodies against each other. For Konoha, Haru and Oreki it was a problem since they were with Hoshi at the back. But the managed with Konoha by awkwardly sitting on Hoshi's lap.
On the way to the shopping district, the ride was not comfortable at all, but still manageable.
Upon arriving Makoto kneeled on the ground as he tried to regain his sanity since he was sandwiched between Kaguya and Yuzuru.
"What's wrong?" Haru asked. "What happened?"
"Well I was sandwich between the Yamai twins." Makoto explained covering his bloody nose.
"Woah dude, seriously what happened?!" Haru surprised.
"Being the manly man that I am, I got turned on by this, but weirdly I didn't have a boner." Makoto continued. "But instead waterfalls of blood came shooting from my nose, and I have been holding it in since the start of the trip"
"Well we're in the anime world." Haru chuckled.
"Come on guys!" Tokha joyfully skipped leading first. "It's over there."
"We can see that." Konoha said quietly, chasing the group.
Among the entire group Tokha was the most energetic, jumping up and down, pointing to random shops, and drooling against window panes of restaurants.
After a few minutes of sight-seeing, they arrived at the destination that they intended to go in the first place.
"Woah you guys look good in those uniforms!" Shido complimented, as the boys walked the changing stall.
The boys walked out proudly wearing their new school new uniforms, except for Makoto who slumped, muttering.
"Oh cheer up!" Shido tried to cheer him up.
"Easy for you to say." Makoto muttered. "You have girls that want to eat lunch with and talk with you."
Haru whacked Makoto on the head.
"I'm sure there are some girls who will." Shido laughed dryly.
"If I don't lose to both Haru and Konoha." Makoto added.
"Relief. Luckily there was a size to fit for Hoshi." Yuzuru said. "He's too fa-
"Yuzuru what the hell are you spouting?!" Kaguya covered her sisters mouth.
But Hoshi knew what she meant, as he looked down with a gloomy face.
"You're very tall!" Shido quickly interrupted. "Way taller than me."
"Yeah dude, you even over shadow me." Konoha joined.
"You're our own shading tree." Haru added as a joke.
"Haha." Hoshi smiled. "I guess I'm a bit tall."
"Well then that's all we need." Shido said.
After purchasing what they needed….
"Hey guys, let's go to the arcade!" Tokha grabbed hold of Shido, Makoto, Hoshi and Konoha who were nearby her.
"Wait a minute Tokha!" Shido and the others fought against Tokha's inhumane strength.
"Shido just let them go to the arcade." Kotori whispered. "But you must keep an eye on them."
Shido nodded as he got dragged by Tokha to the arcade.
"Now I've got some work to do." Kotori turned.
"So I see you don't trust us." Oreki spoke as Kotori walked past him.
"Yeah I don't." Kotori turned around.
"So what are you going to do?" Oreki shrugged. "Experiment on us, dissect us or date us, like you did with the others?"
"We're not that cruel." Kotori said. "Wait a minute…"
"Let's just say I know things that you know and don't know" Oreki grinned.
"Firstly I know you're all in a fiddle since the only things you can find near or with a space quake are spirits, mostly girls." Oreki started. "Since you found us with a space quake and we're boys, your clueless."
Kotori glared into Oreki's eyes with an uneasy feeling.
"Am I right?" Oreki smirked.
"So then what are you lot?" Kotori asked. "Spies?"
"Best with discuss this elsewhere." Oreki suggested. "How about over there?"
Oreki pointed to a café nearby.
"Sounds good." Kotori agreed.
"Are you sure commander?" Kannazuki spoke through the intercom.
"Don't worry, I'm harmless." Oreki raised his hands. "Plus you guys are watching over her, right?"
Entering the café…
"Two ice teas please." Oreki told the waiter, as Kotori kept looking at Oreki, waiting.
"Well?" Kotori started.
"Honestly, even I don't know what we are." Oreki shrugged.
"I'm like you guys, clueless." Oreki got close to Kotori's face. "I too want to know the answer."
Kotori's face remained neutral whilst Oreki spoke.
"Maybe we can work something out." Oreki started. "Maybe I can do something for you in exchange do something for me."
"What are you going to do for us?" Kotori asked.
"Give you information that can help you about us." Oreki answered. "I know them very well."
"In case we are spirits." Oreki raised an eyebrow. "You can use this information against us."
"In return, what do we do for you?"
"I want you to go out with me." Oreki answered his face full of hope.
Kotori's face changed in an instance.
"Here are your ice teas." The waiter placed them on the table.
"NO." Kotori replied coldly.
"Commander, are you sure?" Kannazuki asked.
"No means no." Kotori once again replied.
"Not even…" Oreki tried.
"No." Kotori replied again, sipping some ice tea.
"Haha…how can someone like me get date, I'm just a wimp." Oreki chuckled sadly.
Laying his head on the table, he noticed someone familiar sitting in the distance.
Wait a minute…I know her…
As the waiter walked by the person, Oreki noticed that they both exchanged glances, as if they were signalling each other.
"Kotori don't drink it!" Oreki warned.
But it was too late…
"Ugh…what's happening?" Kotori felt her head spinning.
"How could I have not noticed?" Oreki stood up to help Kotori.
It was Ellen.
"We've gotta get out of here." Oreki said.
Kotori dizzily spun around as she collapsed onto the floor.
"Commander!" Kannazuki called, after hearing the large thump. "Are okay?!
The Fraxinus crew were worried since they could only hear what was going on.
As Oreki stood up as he was grabbed from behind as he got stabbed with syringe.
Oreki stumbled around as everything around him became hazy and obscure.
It was another waiter; she held the syringe in her hand, smiling evilly, as she watch Oreki stumble.
"Damn you…" Oreki spat as he stumbled around, tripping, he landed on the floor, as he slowly passed out with Ellen standing right in front of him.
Hi guys this chapter 7 for you guys...
What do you think is going to happen?
Well I've decided to follow the timeline in the light novel, but I add and change a few bits in it.
So expect Natsumi to be in this story!
Since I'm still going to school...and I've got big exams coming this year...
I guess the chapters are going to be uploaded a bit late...very late...I expect... but don't worry I'm still working on this...
Thanks for reading...
Til next time...
Lil'Inkie Kid
