(A New BLACK and we are going to see what is going to happen to our Squirrel Beastkin! Will she live to see her friends? Or will she end up back in Black Lotus hands? Well, don't worry, you are going to find out... right now!)
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BLACK 49
Previously from BLACK Rebellion.
Makoto Nanaya... A squirrel beastkin who was recently captured by the Black Lotus, has finally awoken from her sleepy slumber. She had woken up from her long dream about being Sora Minakaze and experienced what he had experienced. The trauma and suffering she felt him suffer through, the grief of all the people that he had lost along the way... Now, she is going to take all of what he went through and send it through her fists... no matter what happens.
Now...The continuation of BLACK Rebellion
Estella was walking through the vast hallways of the Torifune hospital, looking through her notes as a couple of NOL guards were beside her. She was rushing to a certain hospital room as she had been called from her office, being told the news. "Are you sure that she's fine?.." Estella asked as the guards nodded their heads. "A couple of people found her barely clothed but other than that, she is rather unharmed...except for a couple of injuries that we can't seem to identify." The guard reported.
"I see... thank you for the information." Estella thanked as she soon reached the hospital room where she read the plaque for who was currently inside to confirm that she was at the right room. As soon as she did so, she opened the door gently to see a person staring outside from her bed, a bandage placed on her right cheek as her right hand was heavily bandaged all the way to the shoulder. Other than that, Makoto Nanaya looked completely fine from what she could see at that moment.
"Makoto Nanaya... it's a relief to see that you are alright..." Estella said as she took a seat right next to Makoto, looking at the squirrel beastkin as she shifted uncomfortably on her bed. "Miss Emma... Yeah I agree... It's good to see you too." Makoto said as she continued to shift around, trying to get her tail to rest on the bed in a comfortable manner as Estella paused for a moment to think about what she should say at that moment.
She could have pressed her immediately about what happened... but the safety of her student took higher priority. "Look...we don't have much time to spend time asking how we are doing and all that... you want to know what the Black Lotus tried to do to me.. Am I right?" Makoto explained as that caught Estella off guard how seriously Makoto sounded at that moment. She had never thought that the girl could do any other emotion besides fun and ditzy at times.
"I...I agree... so... Makoto Nanaya, what did the Black Lotus try to do to you?.. And why were you near naked when we found you?.." Estella asked as Makoto scratched her head, trying to figure out how to explain the situation that she had gone through without causing Estella to detain her in some mental asylum with the hopes of recuperation. "Well... They kept me in a special prison... where it was near sub-zero." Makoto explained as she decided...that at this point.
A little lie mixed with the truth wouldn't hurt anybody...right?...
FLASHBACK
MAKOTO POV
I am not going to lie...getting out of that base near naked under sub-zero conditions was a massive pain in the ass... One because it was too fucking cold in there but more importantly, it was no base... it was a secret lab that the Black Lotus had constructed in order to experiment with Beastkin. I have no idea what the Black Lotus is trying to do, experimenting with Beastkin on such a massive scale but I knew... I didn't want to be there anymore.
Searching for clothes was the number one priority that I had, making sure I was decently clothed at least. The only thing at the lab that I could use as some sort of clothing was a huge dress shirt that was sized for males as I had to rip out the sleeves to make sure they fit. After making sure it fit properly on my body, I had to deal with my right hand... you see... The Black Lotus had marked my hand with some sort of bar code and I needed to get rid of it pronto.
So I figured...that maybe...just maybe, since I am in a lab, there had to be some light acid and alkaline chemicals I could use. I know... when I think about it now, it must have been the adrenaline..or the cold air that made me dumb, on my mind was just getting rid of the mark that was present there. I mean... at the time I figured that it was some way for them to track me and I needed to burn it off in order for me to guarantee my own safety.
As soon as I had found a suitably strong enough Acid that can burn skin and an alkaline to neutralize it, I began to search around the lab for something to bite on while tearing off the first aid kit. God whatever experiments they were doing to me made me think that this was a good idea in the first place but I had commit at this point. Biting down on a chair, I slowly poured the acid right onto my skin, feeling the chemical burn at my scream as I bit down on my chair so hard.
I knew it was going to be painful... but at this point the pain I felt was nothing like I had ever suffered from before. My body felt like it was sleeping and the sudden jolt of pain made sure it was awake at that very moment. "God this sucks.." I muttered as I reached for the alkaline to neutralize it quickly before my hand ended up melting off like Lava. God... the pain I felt was simply too unbearable but I had to hold it all in... I couldn't let my pain be the reason why I ended up recaptured.
There was so many different thoughts racing in my head at the time... what do I do from here? Where on earth was I really? Am I even in Torifune at the moment? There's so many things my head is playing at the same time that I just didn't care about the answers, I just wanted all of the questions right in front of me so I can just smash them down. After giving my hand some time to adjust to the pain, I quickly bandaged them as I found a couple of painkillers and popped a few into my mouth to start numbing the pain.
I gave myself some time to calm down as soon as I took said pills, letting the pain escape out of my body as I looked at the door that probably leads to my freedom in some way shape or form. Yet I have no idea where I am supposed to go at that moment, I don't even know a single part of this building's layout nor do I know if I am still in Torifune at this point. I need some sort of schematic... some sort of map then I can start figuring out where to go.
"So if I need a map... I best check around for some sort of staff faculties or even personal quarters." I said out loud as all of that time I spent dreaming about being Sora must have honed my senses to an extent... was that tube I was in converting everything I had dreamt and learnt in that dream into actual experience?.. god the Black Lotus is messed up if they can do something like that.
God Makoto hold yourself together, stop thinking about what the Black lotus did to you and be thankful they did otherwise the old you would have been freaking out and panicking like crazy... Just take a few deep breathes and figure out what we need to do...one step at a time... first...finding the quarters. As soon as I had formulated my plan, I acted on it. I knew that combat was a last resort because my body felt a bit groggy and trying to burn away the barcode was going to give me so much energy for so long before I crashed and burned again.
So stealth was my only option, sneaking around the base was quite easy thanks to the fact I was barely clothed and was bare footed. I had to make sure I blended in with my environment because I noticed a lot of cameras in the area and a lack of guards, telling me that I had to be quick when I had the chance. And the few guards I saw were also beastkin... what types I can't really tell you but judging by how cold that base really was, they were cold blooded reptilian beastkins for sure...
Estella: As much as this story is fascinating to hear... we need you to speed things up a little. This will be a great story to tell to your children when you get them but for now... what else happened
Me: Oh sorry...was I going on a tangent a little?.. I guess since you're the first person I've met for a long while I just feel like talking to you as long as possible
Estella: That's understandable, short term social withdrawal does make people want to have social contact as much as they can have at that moment. I understand that you are currently recovering and won't force you to tell me everything
Me: Thanks Miss Emma... I really appreciate the support... god it feels so weird to talk with somebody... when I was in my dreams... every person I talked to felt so real...was so real...but I had to keep telling myself that they weren't real... yet I couldn't...
Estella:...I see...are you ready to continue with your tale?
Me: Yes...thanks Miss Emma for listening to this squirrel beastkin ramble for a bit.
Well...eventually I managed to find some sort of building schematic... I wasn't to carry it because I had no pockets and couldn't smuggle them out. I can give you all some sort of info as to how these bases were designed. But in this case, this base was buried deep underground, deep enough so that they don't fall off the layers that compose each hierarchical city, but also mask any kind of detection from usual detection magus. The only way out of this base is through a hatch that leads to the surface.
"The hatch is underneath... Torifune butchering corporation?.." I muttered as I was slowly piecing together what was happening at that moment and realized something. The Black Lotus had not been just planting spies in the Academy... They have their spies all over the place. There is probably not a single location in Torifune that doesn't have a Black Lotus spy either working for them intentionally or not.
This butchering corporation appeared to support the Black Lotus and their cause and has given them some of their branches to use for their secret operations. The problem is that they didn't state which branches... but I am getting way to ahead of myself and away more and more from the story I know. That was the easy part.. the hard part was simply just getting out at that moment. "Now that I know where's my exit...let's..."
"You have been a very naughty girl Ein... A very naughty girl indeed..." A voice said as it sounded like a song in the process. The voice sounded really old as it boomed through the building's speakers. "Waking up from your slumber only to break your tube... now that is simply rude... But you use of my medical cabinet is rather interesting." The voice continued as I focused on identifying the voice which I had first determined belonged to a man.
"Now I know...you want to say something to my face... that's fair, but I must first let you know I will not hear a single word from you because believe or not, not all buildings need to have a two way communication to work." The voice mocked... as if he was mocking my overall intelligence. I admit... I may not be the brightest but that doesn't mean I am that stupid. "OH YEAH!? THEN I CAN JUST SCREAM AS MUCH AS I WANT AND ALL YOU ARE GOING TO SEE IS JUST MY MOUTH FLAPPING AT YOUR STUPID FACE!."
"So I dare you...try to get out of here on your own two feet Ein! Get out of my ice prison!" The voice spoke as soon it got cut off completely, leaving me alone with my own thoughts as I felt the temperature slowly begin to drop even more as the mere shirt I was wearing at this point was proving to be inadequate in keeping me warm, forcing me to look for thicker clothing. Unfortunately for me, the room I was in was a man's room and thus, none of the clothes actually were meant for my size.
To make it even worse, the clothes were clearly meant for normal people as none of them had really been designed for beastkin in mind... especially regarding the pants. In the end, I had to make due... with a thick jacket that went all the way down to my thighs, at least covering my ass as my tail lifted the jacket a little bit to expose my ass. God.. if anybody saw me like this...even if it's...Sora... Oh god especially Sora!
His deadpanness would simply be too shocking! GOD! FOCUS! I HATE MYSELF AND THIS SCATTERED BRAIN MIND SOMETIMES!... okay...breathe Makoto... Breathe!... 'Let's...let's just get out of here right now. And meet with everyone else.' I thought as I rushed towards the exit now knowing where I had to go. As soon as I opened the door, I saw frost coming from the vents and even through the cracks of the door. This place is slowly becoming an icebox as the metal floor I was standing on also was starting to freeze on my feet.
Looking at the frostbite slowly building on my feet, I saw my frozen breath as I ran as fast as I could. My mind was racing greatly as I didn't want to be held within this place anymore. As I ran through said hallways, I saw various obstacles laid right in front of me in the form of guards. "There's the main experiment! Get her!" The guard shouted as they charged for me. Dammit, I didn't want to fight against them right now and I didn't want to waste the strength I had just regained.
'If I am going to fight?.. I am going to fight like hell!' that is what I thought as I rushed to formulate a series of plans in my head to deal with said guards. Looking at their equipment, what would have made me hesitate to use before all but disappeared as I managed to disarm one of the guards of their baton and with force, swung hard and broke the guy's leg. I have to say... Something told me... I had changed inside from experiencing that dream.
I didn't focus on that much though as I focused more on the combat that was happening right in front of me. "You bitch! You're going to pay for that!" His friend shouted as he swung for me with his own baton. Out of reflex, I used the baton I had grabbed and parried the attack that was thrown at me while grabbing his shirt and tossing him hard to the ground as I used my leg to slip his feet, tossing him with enough momentum right into the ground that I could hear the sounds of his shoulder snapping from smashing into the ground.
The last person I saw charging right for me, I instinctively grabbed the other baton and began to use both of them like how Sora would with two swords. Parrying with the first one and using the second one to smash right into the knee caps of the guard as I tossed the batons away and charged my fist, pointing it right for his chin and slugging it so hard I swear his jaw must have dislocated as the ice had made the ceiling so fragile that his head went right through it and got stuck up there as I looked at my fist in amazement.
Did...Did I really did that?.. Wait what am I doing just sitting here and doing nothing! I have to stop thinking and just do it! Stop questioning everything Makoto! As soon as I gave myself that thought, I rushed for the exit as fast as I could. I don't have time to waste just standing around and doing nothing like I have been for the past few days, just wasting my time sleeping! 'Wait for me everyone... I'm coming back for you all!.'
Emma: So... besides the base turning into an arctic prison... the Black Lotus also uses scientists to enhance the items that they current have?
Makoto: Yes.. and that's not all. In the dream that I had.. the Black Lotus also had various types of equipment I have never seen before. Forget just the normal ars magus grenade and firearms... The Black Lotus in the past had created various weapons that not only don't need Ars Magus, but they also can self sustain themselves with their own food supply.
Emma: And you're saying that they still have these said resources?..
Makoto: No no... Sora destroyed their resources and labs before... but the Black Lotus now... I'm sorry... I don't really know if they have managed to regain most of the information that they lost... or maybe even found new things that we would have thought be impossible.. They have done it in the past... so what's stopping them from just repeating what they did?
Emma: I agree... I have to admit, though your story so far sounds...far fetched... the Black Lotus and what they have is just worrying for me.
Makoto: Yeah... the Black Lotus is less of an unknown mercenary group and more like a self sustaining country... like the countries that are underneath us right now...
As I thought about what I had said, I should just get back to the interesting part which is me finally finding this damn entrance. My skin below my feet was starting to burn as a numbing sensation was surging through my legs. One thing I had failed to look for was some sort of warmth for my feet and legs as the cold began to bite on them. All I had to do was simply just get the hell out of here...through this hatch...
"Wait! EIN!" a voice shouted from behind as I turned around only to quickly jump to the side as a massive frozen fist came crashing right at the ground I was standing at. "You have yet to say goodbye to the person that took care of you for the past few days!" the voice shouted as it was now coming from the obvious robot that was standing in front of me right now. Oh god... My tingly bits were...tingling but I had to control myself as the robot raised it's fists again.
"Oh yeah!? And If I do will you let me just walk out of the door!?" I questioned, dodging another series of fists aimed right for me. "Oh why yes...IN A BODY BAG!" As soon as he said I knew that he was trying to kill me at this point. Damn this nutcase must want my body so badly for his own sick experiments that he's willing to murder his subject to do so! God is he so annoying! "Oh yeah! Well I got two words for you buddy! You can kiss my fucking ass!" I shouted as I began to charge up for a smash.
"Don't think I will let you just do as you please Ein!" As soon as he shouted that, he began to charge up his fist once more but instead of throwing down another punch, a huge powerful gust of cold air struck me, nearly freezing me in place if I had not instinctively grabbed the chair next to me to use as a shield. As soon as I looked at it, the chair snapped in half easily from just a slight manipulation of the chair itself.
"Oh dear... you wouldn't want to be hit by that now huh... Especially if you turn into a complete icicle from Liquid Nitrogen!" The voice taunted. Liquid Nitrogen huh... Heh.. maybe he shouldn't have blabbered about that as I noticed a series of tubing that was all around the robot in general. "Ehhh... so the liquid nitrogen's what keeping your suit so cool huh." I noted as the voice actually grunted a little.
"So I wonder what's going to happen if that Nitrogen goes sky high!" As soon as I shouted that, the voice thought I was going for the tubing right behind it. Hehehe, big mistake bucko as I began to charge up for a big bang smash like I usually do. However something else happened for some reason. Instead of charging up for one massive punch, I had the great idea of simply turning my right clockwise in multiple succession.
Why was I thinking about that at that moment I wonder?.. well it didn't really matter in the end because as soon as my punch landed right into the middle of the suit, I was swatted to the side with a wicked slap that sent me crashing through a very brittle wall. The pain I felt was so real as I looked at my right fist only to be shocked to see some of the oil and guts of the machine on it, telling me that I had successfully punched a big fucking hole into this thing... telling me that I can try something rather stupid.
"Alright...here goes nothing!.." I pumped myself up as I began to do the same action once more. "Don't think you can repeat the same thing and get something else Ein!" the robot shouted as he sent to my way a huge blast of liquid Nitrogen aimed right at my feet as I jumped into the air, forced to stop my attack as the ground itself now was too cold to stand on. "In the end, fools are nothing but fools! And fools only choose to repeat their same mistakes all over until the day they die!" He continued as he soon opened every single vent present on the robot as it began to glow blue.
"And in the end! The only place that fools belong to is an operation table!" As soon as he said that, I heard the distinct sound of... a distortion drive!? "Nifheim!" As soon as he said that, a massive blast of Liquid Nitrogen shot all over the vents of the suit as I had nothing to grab near me nor do I have any kind of obstacle to block the attack coming for me. This was all going to be one big direct hit!
"Fuck..." Was the only thing I could say as time slowed down for me at that moment. My life flashed for my eyes at that moment, making me unsure if I had made promises too hard to keep because I did promise everyone I was going to come back alive?.. was I really going to be made into an icicle and the only way out of this place was going to be from just a body bag?... yet somewhere within me... I didn't want to give up. I wanted to keep fighting like hell.
And then...for a brief moment...I remembered I had ars magus at that one point as I raised my hand in front of me and for the first time in my life, I formed a proper barrier for the first time. The spherical shape of the barrier actually directed the chill away from me and right past me as the machine slowly stopped expelling it's nitrogen gas as I landed on the ground, gathering energy for the last time as I thrust my punch right into the robot's torso once more.
Suddenly...this motion finally made sense as I winded up my free fist and smashed it right into the jaw of the robot, sending him crashing through the now brittle ceiling as I launched the person who was inside said robot right out of his mech and was flying through the ground as I could see the sky itself. As soon as I saw said sky, I felt the ground below me give way... there was nothing solid underneath me at all.
As soon as that thought reached my mind, I looked down to try and see the floor underneath me. It was when I did that when I finally saw the sight of not the frozen ground...but the buildings of Torifune itself. The city that I was staying this entire time to study in... was where I was currently at as the person looked right at me with shock on his face. God... his face... it's so but ugly... Oh well... not like I have to see it anymore.
"Please spare me!" he shouted pathetically as I felt the energy grow at my fist once more as an ars magus circle manifested behind me. Could I even call this a Big Bang Smash?.. No.. this feels completely different from what I usually use as my normal distortion drive. This drive... I feel connected for some reason...as I felt an afterimage appear right behind me, making me look to see...Sora Minakaze... the person I loved himself.
As soon as I saw him, I saw everyone else behind him. Noel..Tsubaki...Hunty... Mai, Shiori Cajun... Vix, Bart, Marcus and even Chikacho. Everyone was behind me at this very moment lending me their strength as Sora nodded his head. 'You got this don't you Makoto.' Sora said with a small confidence as everyone else gave me looks of confidence in their eyes, reassuring me of the choice I was going to do next as the ars magus circle began to grow even more large behind me.
"PARTICLE..." As I aimed my fist, I felt energy I have never felt before simply pour into my fists and surged like a tsunami. "FLARE!" and with that, I fired my fist right into the creep's face. Hearing the sound around me crack as I did so, all I ended up seeing at the ground when he crashed was a mere splat. As I did so, I felt my body slowly fall as I looked at the ground and realized... If I didn't do something right now, I would end up going splat!
Shit Shit Shit! I am going to go splat splat splat spla...wait...huh?... Why...Why am I falling to the ground so slowly though... I was descending...rather gently compared to the guy that I had just SMASHED TO THE GROUND! How is... you know what... I think I know why Sora at this point never thinks about most stuff... because if he did the amount of stupidity he would have to deal with would simply just drive him insane!
As I looked at the hole, I thought I would at least see the guy still alive...intact... and not a bloody mess. But I immediately looked away when I saw the color red all over the frozen ground that it laid on, making nearly hurl in the process as my mind was just trying to register so many things at once. Thoughts like "Oh god I killed someone!" or "Jesus fuck... Did... Did I do that?.." or even.. "Oh god! I am finally free!" so many thoughts were racing as I couldn't hold it in anymore and simply just puked my guts out.
As soon as I did that however, I looked at my surroundings, taking note of where I was and breathed a sigh of relief as I realized, I was still in Torifune and in the shady part of Torifune in general. The darkness of the night illuminated the sky and the city lights though not as beautiful as other hierarchical cities was simply something to admire. Before I would have simply just looked at this place and thought it was nice. But after being held captive for so long and separate from everyone... I just missed seeing Torifune in general.
As much as I wanted to admire the view of the city... the sounds of voices echoed below me as a couple of feet were heard. "Come on guys. We have got to find her and take her back quick." a voice murmured as if I was trying to get used to my beastkin senses once more. Being able to hear the sounds of people trying to speak quietly was surprising for me as my senses were nearly overwhelmed in the process.
"God we should have beefed up the security here.. boss is going to kill us when he finds out." Another person said as all of my senses were on high alert at this very moment. I knew at that very moment I had to get the fuck out of the area. As soon as I tried to run away however I felt something slice right for me as I barely dodged the attack that came right underneath me. "So...this is where you are..." A voice simply said as another series of slashed came from the ground, trying to bisect me in half. I knew at that moment who I was dealing with if he was cutting through the ground with great ease.
"Why don't you just cut out with the sneaky bullshit and face me already Shen!" I shouted as Shen Lin Fang... leader of the Code Zero squadron, came out of the hole and landed with grace as he looked at me in the eyes. "Oh...so you know my name?.. could it be because you were told about me by my former comrades?.. or could it be the experiments that the former Doktor tried to do who is currently splat on the ground."
God... Shen... As much as I would like to have a talk with this guy, I NEED TO GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE! As soon as I thought of that, I quickly began to run as fast as I could, discarding the thicker clothing as the cold I felt before was now too warm for me, going back to the simple shirt I wore before. As I took a jump into a dumpster, I would have thought that Shen would chase after me and killed me at that moment, however...he didn't as I felt his gaze simply look at me.
As soon as I looked at the dumpster...I realized...the dumpster was probably the worst choice I could have ever make as I simply crashed hard into glass bottles, food waste and even fecal matter as I struggled out of said mess even more hurt then I should be. As I rolled out of the dumpster, I heard the sound of feet touching the ground as I was now face to face with Shen once more. "Well... now I know that you are truly one of Sora's friends." Shen said as I saw him draw his blade as I felt my nerves tighten.
"Hopefully... I can use you to meet with Sora." Shen said as I looked at him seriously in the eyes. "And suppose how are you planning to do that?" As soon as I asked that question, I felt something suddenly open up as I looked at my chest and saw blood sprayed all over my chest. "Well... I won't spill how I am going to do that now.. you just have to do that." He said as I felt my head simply go blank as I collapsed to the ground, my vision fading as I saw Shen walked up to my view and looked at me.
Looking at me with some sort of hope in his eyes... hope that I never thought could exist.
"So...that is how we found you in the state we found you in huh.." Emma said as She pulled down Makoto's bed sheet to look at the scar that had formed right across her chest, the stitches that she had to keep it there was still healing to her body as Makoto could only nod her head in the process. "I'm just wondering why he left me alive or even let me come to this very hospital... I have...a rough idea but I don't want to go and spread false rumors."
The moment Makoto said that, Estella couldn't help but take a small pause as she nodded her head at that. "I agree... I would suggest that you take some time to rest... you have been through a lot and deserve a rest." Emma said as she heard a knock on the door, as it was soon opened as a voice came from it. "Is Makoto.. in here?" Sora asked as he popped his head into view for both Emma and Makoto as Emma smiled.
"I should get going... thank you for the information that you have given me." Emma said as she simply stood up and allowed Sora inside as soon, the two friends were alone, looking at each other as a small silence came to the two friends. Makoto scratched her head as Sora scratched his. "So... Are you doing alright Makoto?" Sora asked... as he probably asked the most obvious and inappropriate thing to ask at that moment, but Makoto didn't mind as she was just happy to talk with someone after so long.
"I'm doing alright... come on man, take a seat." Makoto said as she grabbed the chair that Emma was sitting and dragged it closer to her bed, telling him that she wanted him to be by her side. Sora paused for a bit before nodding his head and taking a seat next to her. As soon as he did that he felt her grab his hand and place it on her cheek for a little bit. "...mmm... yup.. this is your hand alright..." Makoto said as Sora couldn't help but look at her a bit confused.
"You know Sora... Before... I didn't really understand why you did most thing if I am being honest with you right now. Why you're so secretive about the simplest things... you must know that right?.." Makoto said as Sora simply paused and nodded his head. "Did... Did you figure something out Makoto?... Something that I possibly don't know?.." Sora asked as Makoto shook her head. "Not exactly.. it's more... I understand you better now."
"Understand me better now?.. in what way are you talking about?" Sora said as he could tell... Makoto just wanted to talk with him right now... she wanted to hear the voice of one of her friends listening to what she was saying at that moment as he wanted to ask what the Black Lotus did to her...but felt it was too inappropriate at that moment. Makoto could see how much Sora wanted to know what the Black Lotus did to her exactly...but was also respectful of the fact that she might have not wanted to speak about certain matters... not at this moment.
She couldn't help but be attached to the kindness that she was receiving from him as she held his hand a little. "...You know...I've always wondered what it was like to be you ya know... being as strong as you are and all with the emotional baggage to match. You have got to wonder what that does to a person inside am I right?.." Makoto said as Sora noticed that she was holding onto his hand quite tightly. "I'm...I'm just curious.. Why..are you holding my hand?" Sora asked as he felt it was an innocent question.
Makoto couldn't help but chuckle a little as she blushed at the obvious thing that Sora had just pointed out. "Well... This is what best friends do normally you know... we hold each others hands like this because it's a sign of closeness." Normally when someone says this they usually mean that they are trying to friend zone someone...however in Sora's case, he was obviously less versed in what is considered the friend zone and what is the more than just friends zone... So she can probably get away from this.
"I see... I... I like this." Sora had to be honest with himself at that moment, Sora liked the warmth that he felt from Makoto's hand as he didn't want to let go of it at any moment. "I like holding your hand... mind if I hold it when I feel like it?" Sora asked as Makoto couldn't help but scream internally at the small victory of love she had just achieved. Love is something you shouldn't try to rush at any moment so just being able to hold Sora's hand at any time she wishes is a major victory.
"Of course Sora... for you, I'll let you hold it for as long as you want to hold mine." Makoto smiled as she looked at Sora with a blush on her face. Seeing Makoto blush triggered new emotions within Sora as Makoto saw Sora visibly blush red, making her giggle at the sight as Sora awkwardly scratched his head. "Ahehehe... You know..I feel bad... if I don't say something to you right now...about what the Black Lotus did to me..." Makoto said as Sora's face softly became serious once more as he looked at her straight in the eye.
"Yeah...I'm...I'm wondering what the Black Lotus did to you Makoto." Sora said as worry was present within his eyes as he stared at Makoto's scar. "Especially what they did to make this scar on your body." Sora mumbled as his hand drifted slowly to touch said scar. Makoto not even trying to stop Sora at this point because she felt safe around him... no ill intentions were present within Sora, no lewd intentions as well which she had to admit... she was trying hard to not show as she wanted to simply scream at the joy she was feeling with Sora giving her such a pampering.
"Oh?.. did I come in a bad time? You two seem to be spending such a nice time together." a voice echoed as Sora and Makoto looked at the door where the source of the voice came out. Both of them blinked multiple times as Shen Lin Fang stood by the door, a bouquet of flowers in his hands and a chess set on the other. "Well..not that you two would mind.. I have been known to ruin rather tender moments."
It was at that moment...that Sora and Makoto knew... Something was up.
GREETINGS LOST SHEEP OF FANFICTION! HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING!? I hope that this chapter had entertained you all in general. University work has been keeping me busy like I had anticipated, but I won't let you all go a single month without your twice a month chapter of BLACK Rebellion. It's because of you all, that I keep on writing even in times where I should not be writing and instead focusing on studying. I love writing still and University will not stop me from writing! Ever!
SO! WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT!? WHAT IS MAKOTO AND SORA GOING TO DO!? WHAT IS SHEN GOING TO GO TO OUR TWO FRIENDS!? WILL A FIGHT BREAK OUT OF IN THE HOSPITAL BETWEEN AN INJURED SQUIRREL, AN INJURED HALF BLIND MAN AND THE LEADER OF A SQUAD THAT WAS NEARLY WIPED OUT BY THE ORGANIZATION THAT HIRED HIM!? Who knows! That's where more of the suspense and curiosity lie? So read on... If you dare.
