And here comes the second part of the 20th chapter! (Warning: It may feel a bit long to read, so I put a few line breaks, but it's all the same paragraph.)
-L
"Look!" laughed Juuri and pointed at the beach at the bottom of the cliff.
Down there was Isuzu and Kenta. If one looked closely you could see that Isuzu was angry at Kenta for some reason and that he tried to explain something. But they were too far away to see the scene clearly and be sure.
"Doesn't seem to be going so well…" commented Hideki.
"What is Kenta going with my sister?" asked Hatsuharu who appeared from nowhere (a little drunk).
"Oi." said Zero coming up behind Hatsuharu.
He turned his head and stared suspiciously at Chikao and Hiro a moment.
"Hello Zero-senpai!" exclaimed Hiro and stopped trying to reach the fireworks. "Do you wanna dance later? While I'm a girl?"
"Thought we were lesbian with each other tonight." mumbled Chikao.
"How much did you drink?" asked (now pantless) Chiro.
"I was just joking about the dance Chikao-chan!" exclaimed Hiro and hugged Chikao's head loosely.
"Are you sure of that Hiro?" said Chiro (now also shirtless).
"It's called sensei Natsumi." said Zero. "Suoh, your clothes."
"How did pants disappear before shoes?..." asked Hiro and leaned forward so he almost fell off Chikao's shoulders.
Chiro seemed surprised by the disappearance of clothes… But the surprise was replaced by panic and he immediately picked up his shirt and put it on before someone could have a good look at him. But Zero had the time to notice some white lines on the back of Chiro's wrist. It almost looked like claw marks from some beast or something like that.
"I thank the darkness." said Chiro before putting on his pants.
"Your injuries can't be much worse than Hiro's." said Hatsuharu without looking away from his angry sister and Kenta.
"Maybe not." said Chiro and shrugged. "I bet that she'll hit him!"
"Me too!" laughed Juuri.
"Did she drink...?" asked Zero. "Or no, don't answer me, I know. Yuuki will kill me…"
"We all drank!" exclaimed Chikao with a laugh and rectified Hiro's position so he wouldn't fall down.
"I can see that... How old are you again?"
"Fifteen to sixteen right?" said Hiro.
"And nineteen!" said Chikao. "Almost twenty…"
"Pedophile!" exclaimed Chiro and pointed his finger at him. "Hiro is fifteensixteen!"
"Kaname is a several thousands years!" answered Chikao. "He is much worse than me…"
"He didn't react to the fact that Chiro called them a couple?" mumbled Zero to himself. "Fifteensixteen?"
"Yeah no one knows when Hiro's birthday is so we just smash together the years he's having his birthday on." exclaimed Chiro.
"You two will have much to explain one day." said Kaito.
"What do you mean?" asked Hiro. "We aren't either the kind of person who sees the meaning of celebrating the days we were born … One celebrates the days they're alive, don't they?"
"So you aren't going to find a date you can celebrate on?" asked Hideki.
"I don't know either which date I was born on." said Kazuki. "Neither do my parents, but we decided that we're all having our birthday the same day. The last day on december."
"How is this possible? Don't people usually remember the day their children were born on? Mothers in particular should…" said Kaito. "Or I don't know, I don't have any mother."
"Don't be sad over it Kaito-sama." said Kazuki. "Sometimes is no mother better than a bad mother. You do have a good father, don't you?"
"It would've been better if I actually didn't have a mother anymore." confessed Kaito.
"But you don't have any mother, do you?" said Kazuki confused. "Mother is more than blood ties."
"Yes, you know, the psychopath who's after all the Kurans and will likely try to kill me too…"
"Like I said, mother is more than blood ties." said Kazuki. "If she isn't here now and have not been here… Then she only counts as a donator … My mother have always been in my life but I don't see her as my mother."
"I can't either ignore who gave birth to me."
"Not ignore." said Kazuki and waved a finger. "Accept and leave behind yourself. Right now she isn't your mother, she is a person who wants to hurt you. Nothing more."
"It's easier said than done Kazuki." said Hiro. "I don't have any parents, and have no memories of them but if I learned that both were… For example the ones who murdered RiRi's or Isao's parents I wouldn't be able to see them as just the murderers of my friend's parents."
"It's possible." said Kazuki. "If you don't have any past with someone, this person cannot disappear from your past… I really wish that I didn't have any history with my parents…"
It was then Chikao put Hiro down again and searched his pockets.
"Excuse me." said he and picked up his cigarette package. "I really need to smoke." explained he and took a couple of steps from the others before turning his back against them.
"Thought he was about to propose to you for a second." said Chiro and laughed.
"Ew, it's become so cold between my thighs." said Hiro and looked down at them. "Now when Chikao's body heat is gone."
"This couldn't sound more wrong." said Hideki and sighed.
"Challenge accepted!" exclaimed Chiro. "Hm… Is it cold between your thighs now when Chikao isn't there?"
"Are you serious?" asked Kaito.
"I wanna join!" exclaimed Juuri and laughed again.
"Juuri is really not herself when she's drunk." said Hideki.
"When did this become a fucking game!?" exclaimed Hiro.
"Hm… something worse..." said Chiro wondering. "Do you want Chikao to be back between your thighs!?"
"You have an adult by your side…" said Zero to remind of his presence. "Who is also one of your teachers for now."
"And? said Chiro. According to twelve om my IDs I'm an adult man, according to three IDs I'm an adult woman and according four of them all I'm a teacher!"
"Which IDs?" asked Zero and frowned.
"Things we get to do on missions." said Chiro. "But I got to be a female teacher aged around 60 who taught sex ed so I don't have anything to complain about… It was fun as hell."
"I'm freezing." complained Juuri. "Kaito, warm me up!"
"Do you even realize how this sounds?!"
"That's what I mean... Drive us back so we can do something fun!"
"No. You're sleeping here until you've sobered."
"How much did she really drink?" asked Zero and raised an eyebrow.
"Aren't you going to ask Chikao to warm you up too Hiro!?" exclaimed Chiro.
"Are you trying to make Chikao uncomfortable or something?" asked Hiro and facepalmed. "Are you going to let Juuri sleep here?"
Kaito shrugged.
"If I take her back, she will no matter what find a way to "sleep" with me and I won't be able to resist if she begins... You don't want to know what almost happened the last time she was drunk. So yes, she'll get to sleep here."
"Alright then we'll have to help her lay down." said Hiro. "Even though we drank more than her we're not even nearly as drunk…"
Hiro and Chiro put (forced) Juuri down on the ground. Some guys catcalled when Hiro bent forward. Hiro stood up and turned around.
"I was joking!" said Kaito. "But I also think it's weird that she's already drunk…"
"I'm a boy!" bellowed Hiro at the guys who were standing at a small distance. "I only lost in a competition!"
"That's too bad!" replied one of them. "But if you keep the dress, would you agree to following us!? We're paying!"
If it was because Hiro was drunk didn't anyone know, but he actually stood and pondered a while.
"Seriously Hiro?!" said Kaito. "Do you really need to think about it? I would already have beaten them up…"
"Hmmm money…" said Hiro meditating. "I haven't had any job for a long time…"
"Hiro?! Wake up!" said Kaito and shook Hiro.
"Nah come on Kaito!" exclaimed Chiro and hiccuped. "It'll be a fun surprise when he wakes up tomorrow!"
"Not you too Chiro?!"
"I could also participate…" said Juuri wonderingly.
"Juuri?!"
"What? I'm not a virgin anymore so…"
"Geez…" said Kaito and facepalmed. "How much alcohol was there in these bottles?!"
"Chikao-san!" exclaimed Chiro. "Can you help me convince Hiro to go with these guys!?"
Chikao turned around and looked at Chiro with a murderous expression.
"Are you stupid or are you just drunk too?" asked he. "We can't do something like that."
"I can assure you that I'm only drunk." said Chiro. "But you're right!"
Chiro posed like a superhero and hugged Hiro hard enough to interrupt the blood circulation.
"Hiro's virginity must be protected at any cost!" exclaimed he and the people around looked at them weirdly.
"Thank you Chiro." said Hiro sarcastically and broke free. "It's really heartwarming…"
"KAITO!" roared Hatsuharu. "What was that?!"
"What?"
"What Juuri said before!"
"Aaah... That... She's just drunk, it's easy to imagine things…"
"Yeah, like Hiro-sama was creating himself a harem." said Kazuki and approached the edge. "Or rather, lose his virginity like Isao-sama did… Where are Isao-sama and Nanno-sama?"
"What the hell are you talking about?" asked Zero.
"Isao lost his virginity by having sex in a group." explained Chiro. "And I'm so happy that they aren't close to us right now because them as drunk is… Is something special…"
"She said she wasn't virgin anymore!" exclaimed Hatsuharu.
"But you know how some women are!" exclaimed Chiro nervously. "Some of them say that they lost their virginity by putting in a tampon!"
"What do you have to do with this?!" asked Hatsuharu.
"Well Juuri's too drunk to defend herself." said Chiro and pointed at the giggling vampire on the ground. "And Kaito is just 50% of the whole event! That's why someone needs to jump in for Juuri and be the other 50%! (Flawless logic).
"IT NEVER HAPPENED!" screamed Kaito. "We never slept together! I swear it never happened!"
"DO YOU SWEAR ON ERIK SWAGWEHAUGEN'S GRAVE!" exclaimed Chiro and pointed at Kaito.
"Who the hell is Erik Swagwehaugen?!" asked Kaito.
"We have absolutely no idea." said Hiro. "Someone we met while we happened to split up in Sahara maybe… Or was it in a rainforest?"
"Take someone I know!" exclaimed Kaito.
"Alright then." said Chiro irritated. "Do you swear on L's grave?"
"I don't know any L!"
"He/she's not born yet." whispered Chiro in his ear. "Just swear by him so that Nanno doesn't kill you when he learns that you lied…"
"WHAT?! Alright, I swear on L's grave that I didn't have sex with Juuri yet!" said Kaito. "Am I approved?"
"Yupp!" said Chiro and looked up at the sky again. "The fireworks are soon over…"
"Sure…" mumbled Hatsuharu.
"Chiro? asked Kaito.
"Hai? answered Chiro.
"Can I borrow you for one second? I just want to talk." said Kaito.
"Okej, said Chiro. "Show the way."
Kaito grabbed Chiro's wrist and dragged him away where the others couldn't hear them.
"What the fuck was that?!" asked Kaito.
"Who? L?" asked Chiro. "I don't know, Kazuki named L… I don't remember if L was a fanfiction writer or a detective…!"
"Don't play stupid, Chiro. You said I lied."
"Aha thaaaaaaat." said Chiro and hiccuped again. "Ehm it's not really a secret that you've laid together… Plus that I was under your bed the last time…"
Kaito stared at Chiro dumbfounded for a while.
"What were you doing there?! And how do you mean not a secret? The only ones who know are Juuri's little sister and Hideki who have certainly guessed... and you now."
"I and Kazuki were in your room and talked about… Something… Then I had to hide when you came because I didn't want to get hurt by the horny monsters… Or ruin your mood, if you get what I mean. You forgot to name Hiro, Kazuki, probably Kazuki's sister, Isao have his suspicions and the aunty working at a little coffee shop at a small distance from your house."
"How? What have all these to do with our private life?!"
"I and Isao know how it smells when people have sex, he's dependant of that even though he doesn't like romance. Hiro knows how it looks after someone had sex because he shared a room with Isao for a month because of damages in our room. I had to share room with Nana. Kazuki knows like everyything, so you don't need to be suprised over it… But I don't have any idea how the aunty learned it."
"How does that explain how Hiro and Kazuki's sister know? And who's Nana?"
"Hiro can notice that kind of stuff and Kazuki writes to his sister sometimes… Or is the headmaster doing it for him? Well, in that case she doesn't know. Who Nana is?… Well she's… She's my- I mean, she is our friend."
Chiro looked nervously at the ground.
"She also works for Nanno… and she's like my friend/sister/brother/girlfriend-thing/mate." said Chiro fast without looking at Kaito.
"And you... like her?" wondered Kaito. "Or nevermind, that's none of my business. What's up with the aunty working at the coffee shop?"
"No it's completely okay for you to ask." assured Chiro. "Yeah… I like her... and I've already said that I don't know how the aunty got knowledge of it!"
"How can you then know that she knows?"
"Nanno and Isao met her." told Chiro. "Apparently she gave Isao tips that he was to give you… He already knew about most of them so it became a long discussion about personal experiences… But luckily Nanno wasn't there right then…"
Kaito silent a moment and stared emptily at Chiro. Just how many people did know about this?"
"Did you want something else with me?" asked Chiro. "Because it's about time to go home. The sun is rising."
"Why would Nanno kill me because I lied?"
"Because if you swear by something it's serious. To lie in general do Nanno disapprove of strongly but if you swear on someone's grave or whatever it's worse. That's why I took names that don't exist. The Erik guy is a mirage, saw him when I was dying of thirst out in the desert… He was like a hybrid of an old man, a fat guy, Nanno's foot and Hiro… He was bloody pleasant though!... When he wanted, that's to say…"
"Not a word about this to anyone else! Especially not Kaname or the twins! I'd rather live for a few more years…" said Kaito before going back to the group with rosy cheeks. But it didn't show thanks to the darkness.
Before Chiro could follow him came Kazuki towards him with his head bent to the point that his hair hid his eyes. Chiro was just about to ask him what was wrong but was interrupted by Kazuki grabbing his shoulders and forcing him to take a few steps back.
"Kazuki?..." said Chiro confused but Kazuki still didn't look up. "Kazuki-kun? What's up? Do you want to talk about what you mentioned before?"
"She went." said Kazuki with a low voice. "She left Kenta and went home…"
"What? Isuzu?"
"She didn't seem to like the date." continued Kazuki with his gaze still hidden Chiro's view.
"But that's a good thing! Isn't it?" said Chiro eagerly but his smile disappeared as fast as it came. "Why aren't you happy? Don't you understand? This is your chance!"
"It's just that." mumbled Kazuki. "Even if I had a chance it's not mine to take."
Chiro looked at Kazuki in surprise.
"What are you talking about? Didn't you want to have her until not so long ago?"
"I've thought about it." said Kazuki.
"Thought about it?"
"Yes." said Kazuki. "There are so many disadvantages with my feelings for her and the only advantage is that I will feel less miserable…"
"What are you talking about!?" exclaimed Chiro. "What disadvantages!? Wasn't it only recently that you discovered you liked her? Isn't it a bit too early to analyze the whole thing!?"
"Yes it was recently that I discovered that I like her… But the feelings do certainly have an older history than that…"
"I suspected so." thought Chiro.
"And the disadvantages are evident aren't they? asked Kazuki. She thinks I am scary and a pervert, if she learns that I like her she will only get more uncomfortable in my presence… her family doesn't like me so they would have treated her badly if she had become a couple with me… I cannot make her happy, her presence is enough to make me content but she needs someone more perfect. Not even Kenta succeeded, how can I?... Moreover I would only be a burden for her… I mean, do you have an idea about how much is needed for me to continue to live!? Who wants to willingly take the responsibility to ensure that I won't hurt myself seriously, spend too long without sleep, food or blood, push a plastic pipe in my stomach one or two times a month, force-feed me with blood tablets!? Who would proudly want to go hand in hand with me amongst other people!? Nobody… and even if she would feel the same way and agree to all of this, in some miraculous way, all my problem would only weigh her down… It's enough that the teachers, principals and my sister have to take care of me… Yes, take care of… Because I can't do anything by myself…"
"Kazuki…" said Chiro.
He didn't know what to say, he was speechless. Kazuki let go off Chiro's shoulders and started to go home.
"Kazuki!" called Chiro and reached out his hand after him.
Kazuki stopped and turned towards him and for the first time Chiro saw his eyes who held back so many emotions.
"I hoped that Kenta would get together with her so that I could get over her more easily or something like that." said Kazuki with a sigh and chuckled. I've seen what you hide under your clothes there, believe me, you don't want to know what's hiding under mine."
Chiro was too shocked to say something perverted about it. He just saw how Kazuki disappeared before he sighed and went back to the group.
And so, that was part two of chapter 20... Remember to leave a comment if you want to say anything about the story! (If you like it, have some suggestions about how it could be improved, or whatever you want.)
