"Amano you said that God sent you a message, did you figure something out?"
Hinata asked.
Everyone was sitting in the schools gym storage unit, Hinata and Mao were currently ditching their lesson.
Yuki hesitated for a second, "Um maybe…" she turned her head to Kousaka on her right. "Kousaka, can I see your Diary?"
"Sure." Reaching into his pocket he pulled out a smartphone. " Be careful though, this is my Super Diary, it holds my life as well as my future, " he said dramatically. " As you know if it breaks then i'll-"
Yuki raised her arm with Kousaka's phone in her hand.
"OY OY What are you doing!"
She proceeded to slam the phone on the ground breaking it.
"I'm going to diee!" the black haired boy yelled, and started rolling on the ground dramatically.
Akise-paying no attention to the scene unfolding- turned towards Yuki with a small smile.
"Looks like I was right."
Yuki nodded, "You were, Eighth's diary most likely acts as a server,
"Knock it out already." Hinata scolded, kicking Kousaka who was in the fetal position. While Mao took a picture on her phone.
"It only appears that Eight is making new Diary owners, however they're only formed from a central server hosting the program. The new Diary's just draw power from the Eighth's, so destroying them won't do anything." Akise explained.
"That doesn't mean you should have destroyed it! I can't predict my shining future anymore!" Kousaka complained still on the ground.
"We'd just keep leaking info for the enemy to trace if we left it."
"You could have at least let me save it onto a memory card!"
Akise chuckled "Heh, my bad."
The sound of static caused Yuki to pull her phone out.
Her eyes widened slightly, "In three days the enemy will show up at my house."
"They can't trace us anymore, so it's expected for them to make their move."
"What should I do...I can't rely on Yuto anymore…"
"The question is how do we fight them off. We could ask Nishjima-san for bodyguards."
"But where would Amano hide?" Hinata said.
"Kousaka, I hear you live in a big house." Mao added.
"Eh?" Kousaka said dumfounded.
"That's the place then!" Akise concluded.
"Hey! Ask for my permission first!"
"Is that alright with you Yukihime-chan?" Akise asked.
Yuki was dumbfounded for a second. "Hold on a second, are you serious?"
"Who'd actually help a jer-" Kousaka's sentence was cut off with Mao punching him into the wall.
"Then let me ask you, Do you think that we would help you?" Hinata asked. "No Cheating." she stepped forward covering her Diary screen.
"If you want to find out someone's intentions you should tell them yours first." Akise said. "Now, what do you want?"
Yuki paused for a second. "I...I want you all safe."
Her friends looked at her.
"Every Time that you've been around me bad things have happened, and now that I know that Diary owners are coming after me. No one's going to come out unscathed. It'll be either me or them. And you all almost died last time, so I don't want you get you all involved." Yuki calmly confessed.
"Is that what you really think?" Akise asked.
"Ya."
"You dummy." Hinata lightly bounced the volleyball she was holding in her hand on Yuki's head. much to her surprise. "We're friends remember? And it wasn't your fault that we got involved both those times." Hinata said with a smile.
"That's right, it was Akise's." Mao added.
Akise rubbed the back of his head cheekily. "But you know, it's okay to ask for help, you just need to ask."
"But you-"
"We'll be fine. Promise." Hinata said.
" Hey do I not get a say-" Kousaka got gut-punched again.
Yuki stared at them before opening her mouth again slightly stammering "Please, help me." slightly bowing her head.
"Then we will." petting her head, Akise smiled at her.
Yuki in turn blushed slightly smiling with her friends.
"We asked the police to guard you for the past three days. Use that walkie-Talkie if anything happens. We're working out a plan to deal with the Diary owners as we speak. However the only problem is Gasai-san. Given the nature of his diary, he'll know everything about you, but not the other way around. As long as that stays, we're going to be at a disadvantage."
"There's nothing we can do about that right now." she replied.
"That true, but Yukihime-chan, you have to remember that Gasai-san will ultimately become your enemy."
Yuki paused, at this statement. She knew it to be true, but Yuto wasn't someone she wanted to fight against, the outcome would be too obvious.
"Hey Akise-kun, I'm going to hang up now, it's getting late." she said lightheartidly.
"Okay, stay safe." he replied.
"you too."
Yuki sat there for a while taking in what had just happened. Moving forwards was definitly going to be difficult.
There were a few noises downstairs, Yuki walked out of her room into the dark hall.
"An enemy?"
Walking down the stairs she losely took one of her darts and crept towards the kitchen, where a light was on.
Putting back the cutains she saw a familiar figure with the same shade pf hair as her.
They turned giving a small smile.
"I'm home Yuki."
Yuki was stunned for a bit before replying, "Welcome home Mom."
They sat down together for dinner, Yuki took a bite of her fish, "It's good."
"Of course would you expect any less?" Her mom gently teased with a smile.
Yuki smiled in return having a warm feeling in her chest, "It's been a while since it's been the two of us, the last time we had a meal together…" her body tensed at the thought of her pink-haired stalker.
"Yuki, is everything alright?"
"It's nothing." Yuki avoided eye contact with her mother. "Hey mom, about the whole police incident..." Yuki put down her food for a bit trying to find the words to explain to her mother about the entire fiasco.
Rhea put down her chopsticks, "Yuki I'm not going to pry into your life, it'll just make things more awkward between us. I'm not fully sure what happened between you and the police, but I know you wouldn't do anything bad, so I won't ask you about anything you don't want to discuss." She smiled reassuringly." A mother would never betray her child like that. "
"Mom..."
"Still, it would be best to talk when you're ready, you know that you can tell me anything. " she sight picking up her food again.
"Yuki nodded, then something caught her eye. "Mom, isn't there too much potato salad?"
"I guess, It's too much for even three people." She said taking up her dirty dishes.
Yuki's eyes widened in fear as she whipped around her chair quickly sensing something sinister.
"Three?"
"Oh that reminds me, Yuto stopped by earlier." her mother said washing her dishes. "He brought some cake. That was sweet of him right? I guess he knows how much you like sweets."
A familiar dred came over Yuki as her mother spoke again. "I offered to let him stay for dinner but he said that he had some errands to run."
Yuki's body shook, the though of her kidnapper in her house frightened her to the bone.
Three days later her fiends and Nishijima drove towards Kousaka's house.
Akise explained how the plan was to block out the Eight's Diary signal rendering the apprentice diary's useless.
"In three minutes, three apprentice diary owners will enter the mansion." Yuki read out loud.
"Squad A to HQ, three unidentified individuals have entered the premises." one of the police officers spoke over the walkie talkie.
"Yukihime-chan." Akise said.
She nodded confirming.
Akise pulled out a pair of mini binoculars scanning the field.
"Can you see them?" Yuki asked.
"Not yet, but considering the distance from the front gate to the house, we need to draw them in a little more.
Suddenly the power shut off within the house.
"Yukihime-chan!"
Yuki flipped the switch to turn off the radio tower.
"What's the deal?! I'm still getting a full signal."
Yuki's eyes widened, she checked her future diary when the sound of static was heard.
"He's here…" She said slowly.
"This is bad." Hinata commented with dread.
"Kousaka-kun do you know how the radio tower operates?!" Yuki suddenly asked.
"Huh? uh, ya." He stammered.
"Then do you think that you can turn it off manually?" Yuki asked.
"Course."
"I'll go with you." Akise said. "Yukihime-chan do you think that you can handl-"
"Yes, now go!" She said with a unwavering face.
Akise smiled grabbing Kousaka. "Be safe!"
The three remaining watched them run towards the tower.
"Akise-kun'll turn off the tower in thirty minutes." Yuki read. "As long as I'm not captured until then everything should be fine."
"Amano?" Hinata placed a hand on Yuki's shoulder.
Yuki flinched at her touch, Hinata noticed the other girl'd body shaking. "I'm really scared." Yuki admitted.
Hinata grabbed both of her shoulders, "It's going to be alright, we'll get through this together!"
"That's right." Mao said smiling.
"Thanks for helping." Nishijima handed a cup of coffee to another person in standing near him.
She accepted taking a sip. "Bitter."
The detective smiled, " I'm counting on you Azami-san."
Her focus was on the coffee cup taking another distasteful sip.
"The chief told me about you, about your...position in this case. From what I read in his notebook then you're...
Azami looked at him in the eye.
Nishijima flinched a bit at her glare but pressed on. "If you don't mind me asking, do you already know how this is going to turn out?"
Azami thought for a second looking away. "Real or not, there'll be many Diary holders here, anything is be possible." she opened her video phone narrowing her eyes at what she saw. "But I've got one advantage over them, and I intend to use it."
"I'll be going ahead. Remember don't let anyone know I'm here." She put away her phone and adjusted her hood making sure it covered her face.
"You know, if you don't mind me saying, it seems kind of weird for you to be wearing a yellow raincoat, it doesn't seem to be good camouflage." he commented.
" I hardly doubt the enemy will try to mask their presence here. But even so, I'll be one step ahead of them." taking another sip before throwing away the plastic cup Azami turned towards the detective. "watch yourself."
Nishijima nodded in return watching her run off into the property.
This time, it's personal.
Yuki, Hinata, and Mao left the porch running into the hall towards the entrance. Her phone buzzed as her eyes widened at a text she received.
[ Sender Unknown
: Run to your left.]
However before she could respond the main door slammed open, Nishijima was thrown in on his back beat up.
"Nishijima-san!" Yuki called out.
"Oh, we found her." a woman said walking in, she had a light green suit with sunglasses, ahead of her was a brunette man with a white suit. "Mar, that's Yukihime-chan up there." she said smiling.
The man, Mar, chuckled. "She looks weak Ai."
"Weak isn't the right word, "delicate" is more like it." she commented.
"They're here..." the familiar feeling of dread crept upon Yuki.
"Hold on." Yuki looked down and saw Nishjima limply standing. "You're gonna pay for messing with a policeman." He sprinted ahead pulling back a punch.
"Cross-Counter!
Mar pulled his punch knocking down the detective out cold.
He kept his stance for a few seconds before practicing in the air with enthusiasm. "That felt great!" He said with a smile. "Walking that fine line between crisis and chance is irresistible!
"You dweeb." Ai said to herself in embarrassment.
"Ya temblin' First?" Mar asked with confidence. "Lemme tell you about my Diary!" he quickly pulled out a black flip phone. "It predicts my opponents moves making my defense impenetrable! The Unbeatable Brawler Diary!"
Yuki didn't want to leave Nishijima behind but she signaled her friends to run.
" Hey Ai, they're getting away." Mar remarked.
"Don't worry, they won't get far." Ai skimmed through her flirting diary, "hey, he's pretty handsome." she said, looking at a pinkette.
Yuki remembered the text following it's instructions, looking ahead she saw a ladder. "Above us!"
She climbed first getting a head start.
" I'll hold them off!" Hinata called.
"How bold of you, but I'm not into women!" Ai threw her knives stabbing both Hinata and Mao.
"NO!" Yuki turned her head horrified for her friends.
"You're not getting away!" Ai threw another knife, hitting Yukis shoulder. She cried out ing pain losing her grip.
From above her a hand pulled her the rest of the way up.
Yuki fell on her stomach, the knife was deep in her shoulder.
"Don't move,Yuki."
Yuki felt the color drain from her face at the familiar voice.
Her body was pinned to the ground as the person gently pulled out the knife and tied a homemade bandage on her. When released she scrambled backwards and saw Yuto holding the bloody knife and having another attached to his belt.
Yuki looked away not wanting to look at him.
"You're safe now, Yuki!" Yuto smiled cheerfully.
Yuki widened her eyes. "Mao! Hinata!" she stood attempting to reach where she entered from.
"Don't." Yuto embraced her, stopping her from escaping, she struggled against his grip.
"Let me go! They're still in danger!"
"So what?"
Yuki stopped struggling at those words.
" Everything's okay as long as we're together." He petted the back of her head still embracing. " All we have to do is kill the diary owner's and we're safe."
Yuki narrowed her eyes, shoving Yuto back a few steps, she backed herself against a wall gently, her shoulder wound still stinging.
" Yuki, why won't you look at me?" Yuto approached her trapping her.
Yuki didn't respond.
There was a bang on the attic door.
Yuto immediately turned gripping the bloody knife.
"They're here."
On cue the attic door opened,
"Yukihime-chan! Are you there, Yukihime-chan!"
The sound of Akise's voice caused her to grab her radio pressing the talk button.
"Akise-kun!"
"I'm turning off the radio tower now!"
"Eh?! I'm not getting any signal what's the deal?!" Mar asked.
Yuki read through her diary entries, she placed her phone away and attempted to stand her shoulder still throbbed with pain "I'm not out of the woods yet."
The two people sighed in tune before speaking again.
"Well that was a drag, we ran around so much my perm got messed up.
Ai mumbled in agreement, "All my make-up faded off as well."
"Well since these things are a duds now, we don't have a choice." Mar began.
"Let's throw away these diaries..."
"...and use these diaries."
The duo pulled out phones of the same brand and color.
Yuki's eyes widened and her blood ran cold. "What?"
Mar began laughing, a smile forming on his face. "They fell for it! See we already knew about your plan since the beginning! That's how we walked in here so easily." He pulled out a comb and made it resemble a greasers.
"Allow us to introduce ourselves properly! I'm seventh, Ikusaba Marco!"
"I'm also seventh Mikami Ai."
"And these are our diaries, the Exchange Diary!"
"They're real diary owners?!"
"Now, up for a battle, Gasai Yuto?" Marco asked, he and Ai removed their sun glasses and pressed their lips together.
After Marco look at Yuki with a sly grin. "Hey, First, do you believe in love?"
The question caught her off guard.
"My Diary is a diary of love that constantly observes Ai, allowing me to protect her."
"My Diary is a diary of love that constantly observes Marco, allowing me to protect him." Ai said.
"Our Diary is a lovey-dovey diary that combines the two! They said together.
" This battle will be between couples, the couple with the deeper love will win!" Marco challenged.
"Can you win against us?" Ai asked before throwing her knife again.
Yuki's eyes widened as it was aimed towards her.
Suddenly there was a interception as Yuto deflected it. "I won't allow you to touch Yuki." he said dangerously.
Ai's eyes narrowed as she pulled out a pair "How about two then?!" she threw both at once.
Yuto once again deflected them.
"huh..."Marco muttered.
" You're kidding..." Ai said flabbergasted. She began throwing an array of knives one after the other.
Yuto expertly knocked them all away.
"Mar, I'm out of knives." Ai informed.
"Hah?!"
The two exchanged a look.
Yuto edged forward.
"Shit."
The two jumped down the from they were standing, just avoiding Yuto's attack. Yuki followed him looking down, her eyes widened "Hinata and Mao-chan are gone!"
Yuki and Yuto ran down the hall towards where Hinata and Mao should be. Flames were everywhere and the fire alarm rang in the background.
"I can't let my guard down, not even for a second." she thought to herself, looking at Yuto's figure behind him she asked. "Yuto. Why are you here?"
The pinkette didn't glance back, only dawning a smile. "Because I have to protect you of course. Those other people would have failed."
"Don't you mean lock me away again?" she said coldly.
Yuto paused. " I won't do that again Yuki, I really do love you, and I want you to be safe. So please, rely on me. Even if it's only pretend, I want you at my side again."
Yuki's eyes widened slightly at that. "Yuto is better off than me, he can actually protect himself. All I do is get people hurt, even now Mao-chan and Hinata's lives are on the line. But even so, I can't keep doing this."
"We'll test the strength of your love!" Marco was ahead of them down the hall, declaring his challenge. He and Ai ran ahead throwing a pair of knives.
She entered the flames same time a Yuto did.
Yuki couldn't see what was happening clearly, only watching their silhouettes.
"You're the bitch that hurt Yuki. DIE!" Yuto coldly said he attempted to stab her avoiding the knives flying at him.
"You freak!" suddenly Ai tripped on the carpet as Yuto was going to impale her. Marco rushed forward taking the blow himself. He tried knocking away Yuto but the pinkettle was too fast side stepping the attack.
The sprinklers went off dousing the flames.
The smoke rose from the now drenched flames. Yuto heard a gasp his eyes widening at what he saw.
Yuki held her side in pain at the impaled knife, along with the shock that she had received earlier her vision was growing dark.
She saw Yuto fully turn around in a panic about her, Marco threw a punch to the back of his head knocking him to the ground.
He then walked forward holding her up by her neck, her diary being taken away.
"Usually I don't harm women, but you should have been at his side, what kind of person are you to just abandon your partner like that?!" he yelled at her.
"D-Don't talk as if you know me..." she stuttered, having a hard time breathing.
"HAH?!"
" You don't know a thing about me." she muttered.
Marco clicked his tounge in anger, "Just die already." With little effort he threw her off of the second story.
Then everything went dark.
Yuki opened her eyes to a white ceiling.
"Awake?"
She turned her head and saw the familiar face of Akise smiling at her.
"What...?" She murmured.
"They ended up taking your diaries, Gasai-san's still resting, Mao-chan and Hinata-chan are pretty seriously injured, we've completely lost. But luckily the fire got put out quickly, and one of Nishijima's men pulled you out." Akise bluntly said.
Yuki attempted to sit up but Akise put his hand on her should gently pushing her back on the bed. "Your wounds are pretty bad, I'm glad you're alright though."
Yuki looked away, "They got hurt again because of me..."
"You can't blame yourself every time something happens. Like Mao-chan said, everything is my fault." He smiled.
Yuki smirked a little at his comment.
There was then a knock on the door, a nurse with long hair walked in, "It's time for a check up." She was followed in by a doctor holding a clipboard,
"Now, you were you fighting?" he asked taking a seat next to her. "Man or woman?"
"eh?" Yuki was taken off guard at the question.
"And you can also tell inform me about their diary while you're at it."
"Who..."
"Hurry and just spit it out, to the great Minento!" taking off a fake brunette wig revealed a purple haired man wearing a glass eye.
Yuki's eyes widened slightly. "Ninth."
"Feel free to talk now before I think about blowing up this hospital." He smiled creepily.
However the nurse hit his head with her clipboard, "I was serious about the check up, so don't go blowing up anything, idiot." She looked down on him with scary eyes.
Ninth rubbed the back of his head in pain, immediately turning. "What the fuck is with you!? Stupid bitch."
"Then refrain from your usual stupidity."
" Please calm down the both of you."" Nishijima asked politely.
Both of them stared daggers at him, which caused him to back up slightly.
The nurse sighed, "getting down to business," she threw off Minento without a second thought taking his seat. "We'er going to focus on your recovery now Yu-chan."
Yuki blinked twice, the nurse then reached over petting her head gently as to not hurt her, "It'll be alright, Big sis'll take care of you." she smiled warmly at her.
"Azami-nee?!"
hehe...I haven't updated in months. Sorry about that.