Charlotte: The Origins (Abandoned)

by Izayoi-Zenpai

Yu had done it. He had successfully managed to loot all the abilities in the world. But is it already finished? He who had fought against the world finally have some rest with his loved ones... of course not. He will face the consequences of having supreme power. But he would also protect the loved ones he cares about... and also find out about the origin of Charlotte.

10. Operation: Confirmation

Operation: [Confirmation]

Few Hours Later

Hoshinoumi Academy

(Warning M-Rated content on the first part of this chapter...Blood, gore and mature things all that stuff... I think)

Break arrived and some students were occupying each of their classrooms as they chatted with one another while the others were scattered inside and outside the building, to find somewhere good to eat.

One particular student was currently alone on the rooftops as if he was waiting for someone.

[Play: Ginen (ANANT-GARDE-EYES/Jun Maeda) Charlotte (O.S.T)]

That person had a grin on his face while he held a particular object in his hand. As his fingers touched the smooth yet metallic piece of equipment, he also could feel something liquid on its edges.

With a crazed smile that immediately adorned his lips, he held the particular object close to his mouth before licking its rim, as he tasted the flavor of iron and metal while also feeling the sharp and pointy sensation that came from said sharp edge of the object.

"Blood of a former... friend is always delicious" the student muttered placing his eyes on the held knife that had blood on its structure, before the student smiled again remembering something. "Especially if it's recent"

He had been tolerating every second, enduring every minute and bearing each day since he had met him. A particular person that managed to attract his attention even though there were so many that he could choose from.

His features that was like a work of art.

His maroon eyes that emitted clarity.

His soft yet almost rigid voice that give out shivers in his spine.

Those were some of the things that took his attention, and yet those were only the appearance aspect... just the tip of the iceberg.

His attitude, behavior and how he saw the world in his own perspective were the ones that really managed to catch his attention before it transformed into love then finally... obsession.

The male then gripped the knife's handle as his expression turned into a feral one, before his gaze set behind him as he saw someone lying as if the person was asleep.

He saw a female with long platinum blond hair with wide eyes that was originally colored bright blue yet was now pale, as her mouth had a trail of blood cascading beneath the cold floor she was lying on. As her body had small patches of red colored liquid while her stomach that was revealed for the world to see was the primary source of the blood puddle that bathed her body red.

The female that stole him.

Stole his features just for her to only observe.

Stole his eyes to only make him see just her.

Stole his voice that she was intending to keep.

And... she stole her from HIM when he managed to attract his attention.

The student showed a satisfied smile on his face seeing how... dead she was compared to him.

She was now only a body that was cold.

A human with no more worth.

And, a person that was... gone.

"Love does that to you sometimes" the student said with a mirthful tone. "And you just unluckily got in the way" he added before he looked towards another body of a female that was just beside the earlier one. "As for you..."

She had long blond hair as her eyes were the same with the other one... pale and lifeless. Blood was stained on her clothes while a puddle of the same liquid bathed her body as well. Her state was either less or the same from the one earlier.

"Oh my favorite idol~" Takajo cooed as he saw how her lifeless body lay on the floor. "You are a good friend but..." he said before his lips turned to a thin line. "It was for the greater good" he stated. "Don't want you to become attached with him as well" he added.

"Takajo!" the newcomer shouted as he opened the door creating a loud sound that could have been probably heard by the entire school while the now named Takajo just gave out a simple smile glad that he had finally come.

[Play: Minimari (ANANT-GARDE-EYES/Jun Maeda) Charlotte (O.S.T)]

The newcomer then looked everywhere before his gaze caught Takajo, seeing his smile, before he noticed figures on the cold cemented floor.

Two girls or, you could say what seemed corpses were currently laying on the hard cement while blood bathed their figure.

"N-Nao? Y-Yusa?" the new character trembled seeing how their eyes were lifeless and how their body seemed to be colored in blood before his feelings turned to unspeakable rage as he settled his gaze towards the still smiling Takajo. "Y-you!"

"Do you like my artwork Yu-kun~" Takajo said with a amused tone that managed to make Yu shiver before the latter strongly stood his ground, rage in his mind.

"W-What have you done?!" Yu shouted with a death glare that only managed to make Takajo more amused.

"They were in the way of our love" Takajo simply said as his smile once again turned into something more vicious. "I said..." he started now with a more deep voice compared to earlier. "...do you like my artwork Yu-kun?"

The now named Yu could hardly believe it. His... friend had apparently taken the life of the ones he considered close and yet they were now...

He clenched his fist tightly as rage once again dominated his mind while Takajo's laugh reverberated throughout the rooftop which only fueled his anger.

"I-I'm..." Yu muttered in a low tone that Takajo managed to hear.

"What is it Yu-kun~" Takajo said with a crazed smile before spreading his arms. "Ready to become mine!" he added in a strong tone.

Yu didn't say anything as he took one step after the other making Takajo's crazed smile clearer as he was waiting for him to approach him.

Yu's steps then became two then three before he was now running to Takajo, who still had his arms spread out, as he was now mere meters from the source of his anger.

Takajo, seeing Yu approach him with such an expression, then frowned as he returned his arms to his side... really disappointed from what his seeing.

Yu was supposed to be happy knowing that he had removed an insignificant hurdle that was getting in their love. Yu was supposed to receive him with open arms. He was supposed to be accepted yet...

"You!" Yu, still running, shouted as he raised his fist wanting to punch his so called friend now in front of him.

"I guess..." he heard Takajo mutter as he arrived now mere centimeters before feeling a sharp object against his stomach making him cough out blood before he heard Takajo mutter something again. "...you were not the one huh?" his body then fell forward as pain, before the feeling of blankness overwhelmed his senses making his body land on the hard ground... lifelessly.

Takajo with a blank face proceeded to come closer to Yu's body as he turned around the now corpse before he looked at his face that was now like the girls earlier.

"You..." Takajo started before gripping the knife on the bloodied body of the male, he then immediately retracted the knife successfully retrieving it as blood spurted on the floor.

"...are not the one"

"..."

"..."

"..."

"WHAT THE HELL?!" Yu shouted as he finished listening to what Tomori was reading before proceeding to snatch it from her hands before throwing it away across the corridor, from the other's perspective it could be seen as barbaric but for Yu... he had his reasons for acting like this.

[Play: Ihyou (ANANT-GARDE-EYES/Jun Maeda) Charlotte (O.S.T)]

Right after the so called mystery had been solved, Yu was feeling a bit more guarded than usual this morning which the others noticed making them worry if it was another effect from his mission, but upon hearing his reason Tomori proceeded to berate him that it was only coincidence, though Yu could see a smirk that adorned her face that disappeared quickly as she said it making him more guarded.

He then shrugged it off, allowing himself to believe in Tomori again, though he still couldn't help but feel agitated knowing that he surely felt the same sensation again, like this morning.

So the events followed until it was finally break time for the students as Yu and the others were thinking of eating in the clubroom as the- I mean Nishimori and Takajo had already bought their lunch while Yu and Tomori had their own bento which was prepared by the little sister Ayumi.

Then as he was walking with the group to the clubroom having their own lunches, he noticed an object that was placed weirdly on the center of an empty corridor. The object was normal on Yu's eyes, as he saw it was a two paged paper while the front had the words "Student Council" written on it, making him think that a student in their school may have dropped it and he then proceeded to pick it up before opening it.

Though as he slowly opened it, he felt what he was feeling earlier increased tenfold making him hesitate while Tomori, who had seen his hesitation then proceeded to snatch it from his hands before she decided to check it herself which he relented to do.

She told that the second page had a story written on it making the others curious, including Yu. So seeing the group's nod in confirmation she then read the content.

Upon hearing what she was reading Yu and the others were immediately scared except the person herself as if it was normal which scared them also by the way. Yu being the patient teenager himself then proceeded to decide that it was enough and that's where they were now.

"Why did you throw it?!" Tomori shouted as she saw what Yu had done while the latter just faced her.

"What the hell was that?!" Yu retorted while Tomori just tried to avert her gaze but the black haired teen hurriedly placed both of his hands on her cheeks making Tomori turn to him once again. "I said... What. Was. That?" he stated with a now calm tone though the others could hear there was a bit of edge on his voice.

"I don't know what you're saying" Tomori tried to denied making Yu blankly stare towards her before proceeding to stretch her cheeks with his hands making Tomori yelp. "*OW!* Okay! Okay! I'll tell!" she relented making Yu release his hold while the former just sighed.

"So?" Yu aske- no, demanded with an impatient tone.

"Number 7" Tomori simply stated making Yu silent.

"What..." Yu muttered.

"I said..." Tomori stated again with a smirk. "...number 7"

Yu stayed quiet for a few seconds before he suddenly brought a hand on his face making it contact whilst hiding his expression. The others waited for what he was going to do.

Even though Tomori worded it like that, he immediately knew what they stumbled upon... once again. And he was really, really trying to not just tear the school in half alongside with the COINCIDENTAL CONSECUTIVE SO CALLED MYSTERIES that were popping out of nowhere! And one fucki*g day hasn't even ended yet!

"..."

Yu then sighed as he closed his eyes trying to calm down, knowing that even if he can tear the school in half, he can't escape his girlfriend's aka Nao Tomori's TRUE anger and you don't want to do just that, oh no, he as a male that saw that particular spectacle was still startled even now.

He then removed his hand on his face placing it once again beside him as he faced the others.

"So what is it about?" Yu said with a dull tone slightly surprising the others from his calmed expression.

They knew that Yu was probably tired or you can even say exhausted seeing that he was the one who find these so called mysteries annoying and they were surprised seeing that no matter how irritated he was, he simply displayed a stable expression even though it was only the surface.

"I am glad that you ask!" Tomori said before she faced the other way as she beckoned the other's to come with her. "I'll tell you about it as we walk" she stated before she started to walk making the others follow her as well.

"...What...is...it...called?" Yu said as he almost tripped whilst not even giving a care anymore making the other's sweatdrop.

"It's called {Seven Mysteries Number 7: Yaoi Stories in the Hallways!}" except Tomori who was pretty happy wanting to discuss the specific topic, ignoring Yu's current state.

Yu was about to say something before quickly closing his mouth not wanting to retort to what he heard before he bumped to a wall that they turned to.

"Ow..."

{Seven Mystery Number Seven: Yaoi Stories in the Hallways}

[Play: Breaktime (ANANT-GARDE-EYES/Jun Maeda) Charlotte (O.S.T)]

Break had just arrived as the students were making their way towards the cafeteria. One particular group of students was walking as well towards that specific place while they were talking with each other as they walk.

"I already told you" one male said from the group while he pointed towards one of the two females that were in the group as well. "She was the one who made my little sister made those lunches" he accused while the female that she pointed to just scoffed.

"I am just requesting for her to do that" the female said as the two who haven't spoken yet just listened. "You're the one who made her get that idea in the first place" she shrugged while the male just looked at her blankly.

"Really?" the male said with a blank tone before humming. "From what I remember... yes a female did request that from her" he added making the female nod in confirmation.

"Yes you see-" she was interrupted when the male continued speaking.

"The female was particular a glutton if you're wondering" the male stated making the female glare towards him.

"I am-" the female was about to deny but...

"A glutton" he said as the female just fumed while the two others just looked on with smiles on their faces, used to the usual bickering of the two.

The two had just become a couple recently but their usual bickering had been rather amusing to say the least if you get used to it after hearing the first one they have.

The group walked while the couples continued their argument before they noticed that the corridor their walking was empty.

[Play: Fuan (ANANT-GARDE-EYES/Jun Maeda) Charlotte (O.S.T)]

"Is it just me or is this corridor seem weird to all of you?" the male who was arguing commented as he stopped his arguing with the female.

"Maybe the students just took other routes" the female shrugged.

They then continued to walk before the male noticed something that was placed in the hallways before heading his way towards it as he knelt his one leg.

"What is this?" the male said as he picked up what seemed a two page paper with the words "Student Council" written on the first page.

The others catch up to him as they saw that he was holding something as the female spoke.

"What are you holding?" the female asked while the male curious as well decided to open it though he could feel something that was making him uneasy.

"I don't think opening this would be a good idea" the male stated before the paper was then snatched by the female.

"Then I'll check it!" the female said as she took a look in the second page. "Oh, It has a story written in it" she stated making the other's curious.

"What does it say?" the one male in the group who haven't yet talked spoke curiously.

The teenage girl in response just read the story for them.

Upon listening further the entire group, except the female who was reading, was visibly getting disturbed by the story as it mentioned their names in it. The female finished reading while one of the males reacted first then proceeded to grab it from her hands before proceeding to throw it across the corridor.

"WHAT THE HEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!"

{Story End}

[Play: Ihyou (ANANT-GARDE-EYES/Jun Maeda) Charlotte (O.S.T)]

Tomori finished the story with that as the other's just stood silent right after.

Yu, who had partially recovered, spoke first.

"Might I ask something?" Yu said making Tomori face him.

"Why it's similar to what we were doing earlier?" Tomori asked making Yu reluctantly nod.

Yu didn't know why Tomori knew what he was thinking, he was feeling a bit tired not physically but mentally so to speak, so if he uses his analyzing and thinking skills he knew it had run out ages ago when Tomori suddenly said that they have another mystery to solve, so that's why he kept his tongue.

"This is actually just a recent mystery" Tomori pointed out. "So I kindly used our own discovery of the mystery" she said much to the other's apparent confusion.

"...Do I need to know why?" Yu said voicing out the other's thoughts.

"You screamed at the end" Tomori said making Yu's forehead gain tickmarks.

He can bear with Tomori's insult any day; he can also endure what other says about him and he can even tolerate this situation that was beyond ridiculous that they were into, even though his patience is thinning, but!

"I did not scream!" Yu cried out denying what she said, surprising everyone from his outburst. "I just shouted okay!" he proclaimed.

He as Yu Otosaka as a prideful young man, did not scream! Ever! He could remember the time where he, Tomori and a certain someone visited a theme park, before where said not yet girlfriend in that time berated him for screaming, which he didn't still corrected even today.

"What are you-" Tomori said with an unsure tone before adopting a smirk on her face, guessing what Yu was thinking, as she placed her hands on her waist. "Oh, that time~" she stated making Yu look at her.

"Don't you dare say it!" Yu growled making Nishimori and Takajo surprise how he addressed Tomori with that tone, but they were even surprise when Tomori's smirk didn't falter if anything it became even more amused.

"You are a-*OW!*" Tomori tried to say when Yu quickly got in front of her before pinching her nose.

"You promised!" Yu said with gritted teeth not wanting the other's to know what happened in that particular day.

"*OW!* Fine! I won't tell! I won't tell!" Tomori cried out making Yu sigh as he removed his hand on her nose. "Geez! That hurts you know!" she said whilst checking to see if her nose is still there.

Takajo and Nishimori just stood there confused watching Yu as he stated that a particular secret musn't be revealed while Tomori just shrugged while stating that you couldn't even trust your own girlfriend making Yu sigh in relief, though they could see Tomori's smirk that returned when Yu was not looking.

"Anyway..." Tomori coughed getting their attention. "So how do we do this?" she stated to the others.

"Why is this..." Yu hesitated for a bit. "...a mystery in the first place?" he grumbled out. "And why do we need to even solve it?" he added which was all heard by Tomori.

"Idiot" Tomori called out much to Yu's irritation. "This particular mystery affects students themselves" she stated making everyone attentive and adopt a feeling of realization.

The other understood her point there. The story was a bit to disturbing for their taste and they can probably see that it might really affect the student's performance in school, seeing that it had affected them as well.

"Reports said that even this was fairly new, students may have become quite uneasy when someone picked it up then read it after wards" Tomori stated with a serious tone. "I mean, did you notice how a bit disturbing it was?" she added making everyone's assumptions correct.

Yu looked at Tomori with a serious gaze, even though they had now discovered another mystery to solve, this might be importan-

"The stories are Yaoi-based you see" Tomori said pointing out the story's title. "And some students or more specifically male ones are seen to throw it like Yu had done earlier before shouting" she stated. "So that's the entire problem, seeing that undergoing classes can get pretty disturbed from the noise" she added while the others just looked on in confusion from what she said.

Wait... doesn't that mean that the problem was from the noise and not-

"So you mean to tell me" Yu muttered in a low tone making the others glance towards him as he continued speaking. "The problem isn't the content itself but the noise the students make!" he retorted while Tomori just nodded.

"I see your determination is energized" Tomori noticed making Yu's eyebrow twitch. "It's Yaoi what could you expect?" she said with an eyebrow raised. "Almost all female students are into it and some few males are too" she stated. "Then you can expect that those who don't like it may scream or produce a loud sound because they read it, as it surprised them" she added with a shrug.

"Then what about the content, like the one you read earlier!" Yu retorted.

Aside the noise, there's going to be someone who undoubtedly would be disturbed when they read the actual content right? Those gruesome scenes can't just be ignored just like that.

"Oh that?" Tomori said guessing what he was thinking as she saw Yu's nod. "Truthfully that was only the first time I had heard of them creating a Yandere-Yaoi based novel" she stated. "The others are not as hardcore as that" she added.

"But that was still disturbing!" Yu retorted while the others just nodded.

Truthfully they were a bit disturbed from the setting of that particular story. And it only added when they recognized that they were the characters themselves as well.

"Fine I'll consider that" Tomori relented seeing their displeasure. "But first we have to consider the case itself" she stated.

"They're from the Yaoi Club right?" Yu said remembering that from the recent interview they attended. "Can't we just ask to stop them placing it everywhere or something?" he asked.

"Idiot!" Tomori said as Yu flinched, thinking if he was wrong. "That's precisely what we're going to do" she berated. "The mystery itself is how they managed to do it in the first place"

"I see what you mean, but why-" Yu asked before he realized something as Tomori suddenly pinched his cheek stopping his thought of process.

"See here" Tomori said as she pinched Yu's cheek. "If you really wanted to solve it that quickly then let's just start it immediately" she stated before her grip got more tightly.

"*OW!* Fine!" Yu winced before brushing her hand off. "Let's just start!" he said before rubbing his cheek before Tomori faced the other two.

"Then might I propose what we did earlier" Tomori instructed while the others quickly got what she said implying about how they split up.

Tomori was about to latch on Yu's arm again when someone suddenly called out to her, stopping her advance.

"Tomori-san" Nishimori called out gaining Tomori's attention.

"What is it?" Tomori asked hearing the idol.

Nishimori had something on her mind that she wanted to prove but insufficient information was stopping her assumptions. So she decided to talk to Tomori that might have an idea to her personal confusion about that certain subject.

"Yusa would like to partner with you for this one" Nishimori requested making Tomori think.

And she was also waiting for an opportunity to get Tomori alone with her to not let it get heard by the other two males, not that it can affect them however except one that is, but she would have to make sure first.

"Okay then" Tomori agreed thinking about it for a few moments as he faced Yu. "As you have heard, you won't be partnering with me with this one" she stated. "So stay safe okay?" she added, which was supposed to be a good send-off, but her smirk towards Yu ruined it, as the latter noticed it.

"I'm not a kid!" Yu retorted.

"Then would you like a cuddle for our temporary parting" Tomori stated whilst spreading her arms indicating for Yu to hug her.

"No thanks" Yu said as he waved his hand in a dismissal way making Tomori pout.

"Stingy" Tomori muttered before facing Nishimori. "Then let's go" she said as Tomori started walking forward while Nishimori bid goodbye to that two males before following her.

Yu and Takajo was the only one left after they parted, as the latter faced the black haired teen.

"Let us go also" Takajo informed making Yu nod as they started to walk on the opposite direction that the female duo walked to.

The duo then started to walk through the corridor in search of-

Yu then stopped realizing something, making Takajo stop as well as he raised an eyebrow towards the one-eyed teen.

"Why did you stop?" Takajo asked with confusion while Yu faced him with a blank stare.

"What are we specifically searching for again?"

"..."

"I don't...know"

"..."

The two of them sighed before deciding just to walk.

With Nishimori and Tomori

[Play: Danran (ANANT-GARDE-EYES/Jun Maeda) Charlotte (O.S.T)]

The female duo unlike the male duo earlier was walking along the hallways as one was looking around for someone suspicious-looking in the corridor while the other one was currently thinking about what had been in her mind from earlier.

The only problem was that how could she voiced out her thoughts without making any misunderstandings about-, wait... there isn't anything to misunderstand is there?

Nishimori then faced Tomori who was looking around as she called out to her.

"Tomori-san" Nishimori called out making Tomori stop her observation as she looked at Nishimori.

"Yes what is it?" Tomori asked.

"Um... have you been ah... eh?" Nishimori awkwardly spoke while scratching her cheek as she didn't know why she was having trouble disclosing what she was thinking of.

She knew as her profession as an idol, she was supposed to be immune to this type of things but now though, those training she had gotten was slowly crumbling as she didn't managed to voice out her thoughts even to her friend that she considered close.

She was feeling that kind of sensation again earlier this morning when-

"You don't have to be uncomfortable around me Kurobane-san" Tomori urged with a smile. "It's just me after all, you can tell me what's on your mind as a friend" she proclaimed which manage to calm down Nishimori a bit.

"Then..." Nishimori said with a gulp while Tomori nodded indicating for her to continue. "It's about Takajo!" she stated whilst closing her eyes waiting for Tomori's response.

This was another reaction that she had discovered just now that she couldn't explain, she knew she was getting information that was a bit personal for some people, but she didn't imagine that this was how her mind reacted to this.

It probably depends on the person you're looking into huh?

"Why do you ask?" Tomori asked as Nishimori lifted her head to see her friend raising an eyebrow as the idol quickly recomposed herself.

Nishimori concluded that Tomori's confusion was directed at the question or herself, she can't really decide what to think.

"I may have..." Nishimori trailed off before shaking her head to snap out her own reluctance. "I noticed that he had been rather... anxious for some time" she managed to say which she congratulated herself with.

"Oh, so you noticed" Tomori said gaining Nishimori's attention.

"What do you mean?" Nishimori asked as she saw Tomori looked at her.

"Anxious when faced with female adoration? Showed signs of nervousness when praised by the female? Or maybe even is uneasy with relationships in general" Tomori listed making Nishimori's assumptions quite right.

"So you noticed too?" Nishimori inquired. "Do you know why he reacts like that?" she hurriedly asked.

Tomori looked at Nishimori as her posture just paused on the spot. In her mind though, she was contemplating if she would tell what Nishimori was asking for, knowing that she had indeed promised that Takajo that she would never disclose that type of information about him.

Sure she was a bit- okay violent towards Takajo, but she still considers him a good friend to have that stayed with alongside her when she had started high school and you can even say that she holds a feeling of closeness with that guy in particular not that she would ever admit it though, also not that it was romantic or anything close to that, but a close friendship nonetheless that she was glad that happened.

And this was where she having trouble in, telling a close friend's secret that she was supposed to keep to herself... but, that secret would later come to haunt him if that idiot will keep up a facade like that in general and decide to not share with it with the others.

"Sorry, I indeed know about that but..." Tomori said as she decided, though what she was planning would have a fairly high chance of getting back at her like hypothetically messing up a friendship, but she could see Nishimori's determined gaze that relented her to speak, which she decided to test first. "...I don't think revealing that particular information would be in Takajo's delight" she said with a straight face waiting for the idol's response to see if her assumptions were correct.

"But-" Nishimori tried to reason but Tomori swiftly interrupted her.

"I will repeat what I said" Tomori said with a blank stare. "I cannot disclose it to you" she repeated what she said earlier. "As a person that value-, no" she shook her head. "As a friend of Takajo, I am only doing it for his own personal feelings" she stated once again trying to see if her decision was right.

Nishimori indeed heard what Tomori said as she tried to say something but failed before letting her bangs cover her eyes as her head went slightly downwards, not allowing the latter to see her current expression.

She knew she was really pushing this request of hers and it from what she heard from Tomori, it was a really personal information for Takajo, but...

"Delight? Personal Feelings?" Nishimori said in a low tone while her eyes were still hidden within her bangs which Tomori managed to hear.

"Yes" Tomori nodded answering the idol's unintentional question.

...hearing that she wasn't allowed to acquire that particular information for Takajo's well-being set something within her mind and something... that she was really trying hard to suppress.

"It's for-" Tomori was interrupted when Nishimori suddenly spoke, though she quite didn't expect the way how she did.

[Play: Owaru Yume (ANANT-GARDE-EYES/Jun Maeda) Charlotte (O.S.T)]

"Shut up!" Nishimori shouted, really surprising the white haired girl. "For his delight?! For his feelings?!" she stated with a loud tone. "Can't you even see how he carries himself?!" she added with the same tone that was really unlike her.

She didn't know why she shouted but when Tomori was going to repeat what she said earlier, her suppression to something in her mind that wanted to be expressed, had been long gone.

"He's in an environment where the cause of his anxiety is always present!" Nishimori shouted with a glare as she didn't let Tomori speak. "And you're like telling me to just keep quiet about it?!" she stated as she clenched her fist.

This was kind of similar to what she had felt when some females had been giving Takajo some attention but the only difference was that she was not having any kind of displeased or irritated feeling but more of an emotion called...

...yes, she was feeling an emotion called rage; that would be more likely displayed by her deceased older sister.

"Maybe you can but!" Nishimori stopped as she took a deep breath before shouting. "I'm not the kind of person to disregard someone close that chooses to keep something quiet while that something in reality is really harming them inside when I CAN DO SOMETHING OR ANYTHING ABOUT IT!" she finished as she took deep breaths not used to her raising this kind of voice that much often.

Nishimori just simply treasures her friends like any other, even though she could have had many friends because of her career, but it was more significant when talking about the student council members that had been with her despite it being only more than a year. She had felt that they even were more close to her than the friends that she had made during her career as an idol.

And hearing that friends may have some kind of problem and knowing that particular person that really got close to her for a reason, needs help or anything that she was capable of doing, she would make it count not only as an idol to that person, seeing that Takajo was a fan of her, but as a friend that he can rely on.

Tomori waited for Nishimori to finish and upon seeing that she did, she allowed herself to speak.

"'Can do something about it' huh?" Tomori said as Nishimori looked at her. "This is the first time I ever see you that way, you know" she pointed out but the idol disregarded that.

"Tell me Tomori" Nishimori ask- demanded with a much more calmed tone but there was still a noticeable edge present in her voice as she used Tomori's name without any honorific, with a much more heavy tone.

The two then met eyes as they gaze at each other for a few moments before one of them sighed.

"Okay then, we could probably do it this way" Tomori said as she knew her decision earlier would probably be effective, from what she had witnessed. "I'm not going to tell you what the problem is" she stated and saw how Nishimori was about to speak, she quickly continued. "As a friend that you're claiming yourself to be to him, you should be able to make him say it himself"

"W-what?" Nishimori said with a confused tone though she was still a bit angry, though she understood what she was implying; she was confused as to why Tomori would do it that way. "Can't you just tell me?!" she shouted really getting irritated what Tomori was saying but that did not make the latter's decision falter.

"No, you're missing the point Kurobane-san" Tomori shook her head. "It's not that I'm deciding to hide what his problem or anything to you" she stated making Nishimori listen. "It's just that, by you making him talk about his problems, it would help him greatly than knowing that you have uncovered it by asking me" she added though that was more to it than that.

She only did this because she knew that Nishimori would most likely disagree to what she decided. There's actually a bigger picture at play here and she decided that whatever Takajo's problem was, it would be easier for him to cope with it when another person that had gotten close to him enough would make him reveal all if not some of it.

Nishimori seeing Tomori's determined gaze just sighed, even though she doesn't look like it, she had been taking note of Tomori's behavior as well. Her blunt and logical reasoning was ideal, as Yu once thought, but it could harm her on the long run if she kept at it, like what's happening now.

She would have probably thrown a fit again just like earlier for seeing Tomori go about it this way if she hadn't control herself just now, but as a friend that she had been working with and a great person that she viewed as a role model; she knew that this was only Tomori's way of thinking.

Though that didn't mean that she had to like it, but she can understand her nonetheless.

"Fine then" Nishimori said as she gave out a sigh making Tomori smile. "Yusa will try her best in making Takajo talk about it" she added, whilst returning her third person way of talking, as she accepted Tomori's decision.

"Good" Tomori said as she turned around. "You may not like my methods Nishimori-san, but I do care for all of you despite how I act" she stated before walking ahead. "And I know that if I hadn't use a good choice of words just now, our friendship may had become strained or maybe even possibly broken" she added as she turned around to meet the idol's eyes.

"..." Nishimori didn't say anything as she knew that Tomori was right. If the white haired girl didn't voice her own decisions in that way to calm her, their interaction with each other would become strained just as she said, knowing the argument that they had was really personal to her.

"You can free to hate me and my methods, but know this..." Tomori stated before giving out a smile that didn't have any kind of negative intention making Nishimori surprised.

[Play: Kizuna (ANANT-GARDE-EYES/Jun Maeda) Charlotte (O.S.T)]

"From the times that we had been together as a group, despite it being more than a year or so, it's too late for me to hate the person I love alongside with you and Takajo as well" Tomori stated with utmost honesty making the idol even more surprised.

It's not just Yu who she could never hate in her lifetime, though he also see her that way, it's also Takajo and Nishimori who had stood by her side even though they can decide not to, but seeing that they tolerated and even accepted her way of doing things with her attitude that was really violent to say the least. She could never hold it against them for hating her, now that she had built up a very worthwhile friendship with them.

Nishimori seeing how Tomori expressed how she felt, just cursed herself for thinking such thoughts earlier. She was the person that was supposed to be the one who accepts whatever her friend's attitude was, seeing that she had gotten used to it already. And she would make sure that she will do just that...

"Tomori-san" Nishimori said gaining Tomori's attention before shaking her head. "No, Nao-san" she said making Tomori surprised from the use of her first name. "Yusa too, thinks it's too late for her to hate someone like you" she stated with a smile making Tomori turn around quickly to hide whatever her expression was.

They may have gone in an argument earlier but Nishimori shares the same mindset of her friend; she could never hate her friends with only just that, even more so when these certain three was that friends she was indicating.

"W-whatever" Tomori said not showing her current expression as she scratched the back of her head while Nishimori just giggled. "What are you giggling for?" she asked still not turning around.

"Yusa noticed that you're quite cute when you get embarrassed" Nishimori pointed out making Tomori face her with a small blush on her face.

"Come on! Don't act like Yu all of a sudden!" Tomori whined remembering how her boyfriend stated what Nishimori said. "I swore I should definitely remove that part of me" she complained while the girl in front of her just smiled.

"Then you won't be the Tomori-san that Yusa-san knows" Nishimori said with her tongue stuck out making Tomori grumble.

"Just use my first name... Yusa" Tomori said before turning around as she walked ahead. "Come' on we need to search on how they do it" she informed implying about the mystery that they were going to solve earlier.

"Right Kaichou" Nishimori stated with a grin.

"Just call me Nao damn it"

A Few Minutes Later

[Play: Danran (ANANT-GARDE-EYES/Jun Maeda) Charlotte (O.S.T)]

It had been about ten minutes since Nishimori and Yusa had started to work together. And they haven't yet found any clues as to how the club does that particular mystery.

"Maybe we should ask that particular club Nao-san?" Nishimori asked making Tomori face her.

"No Yusa" Tomori shook her head indicating for a no. "That removes the fun out of it" she stated making Nishimori confused.

"Aren't we searching for a problem?" Nishimori asked confused.

After their talk or you could say their first argument earlier, they had been comfortable in saying each other's first name unlike in the past and Tomori was still surprised even now remembering Nishimori's change of behavior when they argued for the first time, but it also made her think that...

"Mysteries are always fun to solve!" Tomori proclaimed making Nishimori reluctantly nod before the former face the latter. "And how about you?" she asked.

"M-me?" Nishimori asked pointing to herself with a confused expression on her face.

"You had been getting more and more distracted earlier" Tomori speculated. "Is it... what I said earlier?" she stated making Nishimori shook her head quickly.

"No, that's not it!" Nishimori cried out.

"Then what?" Tomori asked.

"It's just that..." Nishimori said as she adopted an uncomfortable expression on her face. "Knowing Takajo might have a problem just doesn't fit well with me quite right" she answered, also taking note of that she said it without any more of those kinds of feeling of reluctance that she had been feeling ealier, making Tomori nod in understanding.

Knowing that there was now some kind of reason for Takajo's so called anxiety that she had been noticing, it made her feel concerned for her friend, knowing also that it was so unlike for Takajo to act like that compare to his usual jovial behavior.

Tomori while listening was also thinking as well.

It was only natural for a friend to worry about her friend after all, it could even be said that a friend's behavior could change so-, wait...

"Wait... do you like him or something?" Tomori asked with an unsure expression on her face realizing something.

Sure it was only natural for Nishimori to act that way but she also had noticed that the idol's thought about the matter was making her think that way towards the girl. Not that she was an expert on this subject but she knew it was not natural that a girl can feel such strong emotions for a boy's problem just like that. And it even managed to change Nishimori's behavior immensely even though it was only a short time.

She was assuming that the famous idol indeed has some kind of adoration for the teen, which was unlikely but seeing how red Nishimori got only made her assumptions unproven.

"N-no!" Nishimori loudly denied that making the other student glance towards her which only added to her newfound nervousness before realizing what she had done as she apologized to them.

Even though she was a professional idol that was trained to keep their emotions in check, that one really made Nishimori cry out all of a sudden, which was really similar when she tried to inquire information from Tomori earlier which was more defined and it still really confused her.

Tomori seeing her reaction only fueled her suspicion about the girl before thinking that this whole situation or you could say Takajo's matter could somehow easily be dealt with, if her assumptions were correct, so she held her tongue knowing that this was going to be Nishimori's own effort from now onwards, though that didn't mean that she would just let her do it alone.

"Okay no need to be loud" Tomori said seeing how the idol shouted. "Let's just-"she stopped when she heard her phone ringing which she proceeded to pick up then saw who was calling her as she answered it.

"This is your beautiful, busty, and sexy girlfriend calling" Tomori answered with a smirk waiting for his response.

With Yu and Takajo

[Play: Ihyou (ANANT-GARDE-EYES/Jun Maeda) Charlotte (O.S.T)]

"Don't talk like that!" Yu retorted hearing how she answered.

"What?" Yu could hear the mock hurt tone in her voice. "You don't see me that way?" he heard her inquired while he just grumbled something probably making Tomori amused.

"I hadn't quite heard that, please repeat it for me"

"*Grumble* You... *Grumble*" Yu muttered.

"What?"

"Fine! I get it" Yu shouted. "You're sexy and hot alright!" he admitted before he noticed that Tomori went silent.

"..."

Yu didn't hear Tomori's voice for a few seconds before she finally answered.

"So what are you going to talk about again?"

"Wait, you didn't actually-" Yu was about to say when Tomori swiftly replied.

"I have no time for trivial things you know"

"This whole thing we've been doing is trivial!" Yu retorted already forgetting what he was about to say before calming himself to answer her. "I just wanted you to know that we know how they do it now"

"How?"

"It's just as you said earlier, we saw some students that were..." Yu started to explain.

Some people were liking this type of thing, which Tomori had stated earlier.

The stories were found on the hallways where many people go to.

Some students who don't like it are reported to throwing it.

Hadn't still figured it out yet?

"It could be either that some students that helped the Yaoi Club laid them there, or those that threw it, managed to send it to another location" Yu blankly said as it was obvious from the start.

The (not so) great mystery was currently solved by Yu Otosaka with a very blank tone. {Current mysteries left: 4}

"..."

"Say something" Yu said noticing her silence again.

"That was... very lame" he could hear the same tone that he used earlier,

"I'm tired now" Yu stated simply before hanging up, which was rude but Takajo beside him could understand his plight somehow.

Yu then walked with a lifeless gaze to the classroom, knowing that they missed lunch as well so that they could solve that... thing, while Takajo just followed him unaware of the eyes that were following them when they had started their search.

"Phase 1 Complete"

Classroom

[Play: Danran (ANANT-GARDE-EYES/Jun Maeda) Charlotte (O.S.T)]

After they had met in the location of the Yaoi Club to request them to stop or reduce their way of doing those particular things, albeit with a bit of denial, shivers, and retorts. They managed to return somewhat safely in their own clubroom.

While Yu was getting questioned by Tomori as to why he rudely hanged up his call to her earlier as the former just laid his head on the table visibly tired, ignoring the girl. We see Nishimori who was deep in thought as she was seating on her usual seat in the classroom.

Her thoughts were on what Tomori had said to her earlier about Takajo's-

"Yusa-san?" a voice called out to her getting her attention as Takajo walked over to her. "You alright there? You're spacing out again" he stated as he was now beside her.

Nishimori currently deciding what to say opened her mouth before closing it afterwards, remembering what Tomori said after their discussion.

"Even though Takajo acts like that, he could be a pretty sensitive guy, so try to approach him when you think the mood is right" Nishimori recalled what Tomori said to her, though she couldn't help but think that statement can be mistaken into something else, as she met Takajo's gaze with her own.

Although she had known and confirmed a particular fact about Takajo today even though it was a problem, she would approach him with the way Tomori had said, because now she would try to understand him more seeing him not expressing his own turmoil with the others.

It was only natural that a friend would do when they see their fellow friend in trouble right?

She then saw Takajo still staring at her waiting for her response as she opened her mouth.

"Yusa now confirmed it"

"Eh?"

Yep, she did, didn't she?