Ch. 28

(POV:Neko)

I woke up early the next day, however, I felt anything but refreshed. My entire body was aflame with cramps. A result of the intensive work out I had received the day before. I was almost ready to get up to face the day when Nemu blew through the door, and seemed to fly towards me. Out of instinct, I pushed off my arm and rolled out of the way. However, this made my already cramped muscles explode in pain. I collapsed to the floor, gasping in pain. And of course, Nemu saw me in pain and freaked out. It took several minutes to calm her down. After that, I somehow managed to get moving, and went to breakfast. After a little bit of idle chatter conversation died and we focused on our food. We were almost done with breakfast when the doorbell rang.

"I'll get it." I said, getting up. I walked down the hallway to the door. I opened it, and to my surprise, stood Yamada.

"O-Ohh, uh, hi, Aki." he said hesitantly. Something reared up in the back of my mind, screaming 'punch him in the face!'. I managed to suppress the urge with great difficulty. However, I was never one to launch into violence without provocation. Just what was up with me?

"I need to talk with Nemu." he said with convection. But his eyes told me that he was afraid. Very afraid.

"Alright." I said matter of factly.

"Nemu! Someone needs to talk with you!" I shouted into the kitchen. I then moved just behind the corner, for I knew what Nemu's reaction was going to be. As she turned the corner, she froze, then attempted to run back to the kitchen. However, I was behind her now, and so forced her to turn back to face him.

"May I come in?" he said timidly.

"N-"

"Yes" I overrode her.

"T-Thanks you." he said. Nemu finally recovered from her shock.

"What do you need." she asked.

"I was wondering if you would like to go on a date?" he said. However, his eyes were pleading for her to say no. Suddenly it clicked into place. Yamada was in the same situation as Nemu. He was just as unhappy as she was about this. With that in mind, I revised my opinion of him. And it was a good one.

"Hell no! Why would I go out with a scumbag like you! You little-" I stopped Nemu with a hand on her shoulder.

"Nemu, I believe that Yamada is in the same predicament as you. Don't take it out on him." both of them stood in shock. Yamada recovered faster.

"H-H-How did you…?" he trailed off.

"The eyes can tell you everything if you know how to read them. Plus, I can see you wincing in pain whenever you take a step. I assume you tried to disobey and suffered the consequences?" I asked.

"Y-Yes." he replied.

"Don't do that again. We will do all the fighting. You just sit tight and do what they tell you to do. Alright?" I said.

"Yes." This time his voice was steady.

"Now, as far as your superiors are concerned, you asked and Nemu said no. I have full control of the security system here, so they can't use that. I will feed the same story to Nemu's parents, and from there to our end, so you don't need to worry."

"Alright. Good luck." he then walked away. I closed the door.


Author's Note: Sorry for the delay again, but this might continue for some time, so please bear with me. My birthday and other stuff took over. Anyway, I hope you all like this chapter. Thanks for reading!