Heads up for this chapter. Trigger Warning! Read at your own pace!

"Is this your best phone here?" Makima asked the guy.

"Yes, we also have a monthly plan. That way, you can-"

"We'll take two right away." Aki raised his hand. "We're in a rush, so please just get to it."

Power and I just watched the situation unfold. Aki and Makima acted like our mom and dad at this point. "Uhh, how do phones work?" I asked Aki.

"You just tap the hell out of what you want. There's a manual included so just read that." He said as the four of us waited for the clerk to come back.

"Deni can't read!" Power said, pointing at me.

I haven't gone to a school yet, so I haven't thought of things like that.

"Is that so? Then how about I enroll you?" Makima wondered, looking at me as if I was her child. Her kindness gets me entangled with her every time.

"That's not quite possible, maybe next year?" Said Aki, who read some of the manuals on the table. "Denji doesn't even have a last name."

"We can work with that," Makima smiled at me. "Oh, there he is."

The clerk now came back with the papers and things that I didn't bother looking at. I turned to Power to was using one of the phones, her fingers danced at the thing filled with Japanese letters. I got closer to watch her, then I asked if I could try it too.

"Are phones cool?" I asked her.

"Hmm! You could even do anything with this!" She showed me some pictures. "For instance, you can search up porn!"

"P-Porn?" Hearing that made me want to have a phone this instant.

"Oi, Power. Your mouth!" Aki warned. Makima just gave another giggle at the three of us, then signed the papers to fulfill the payment.

After buying us phones, Makima decided for us to eat at a restaurant.

It took a bit to find some niche to eat. Makima said that there were no seats available so we had to keep searching and searching. At one point, Power snapped then tried running away from us because of boredom. Aki told me to keep her in supervision.

Simply what am I to Power?

The next day passed, and Aki had to go to work. Meanwhile, Power and I just sat on the floor and figured out how phones work. Today was a hot and sunny day, Power and I stayed in our rooms since it's much cooler there than in the kitchen.

Power and I laid our backs on the futon. Nyako curled to me while I kept on tapping the screen of the phone. I was getting frustrated so I asked Power to help me.

"Power, how do I search up the porn you said?" I nudged her waist. She jolted from the reaction then turned around to look at my phone. I could feel her warm breath on my neck as she huddled closer and brought herself towards me for a hug.

"I don't knowwwww... I'm sleepy." She complained then wrapped her frail legs unto my waist. The sticky sensation of her sweat made me feel uncomfortable as I tried to push her away.

"Stop hugging me! You're sweaty as fuck!" I said as I kept nudging her away.

"But I don't want to!" She whined then hugged me tighter. I felt two medium orbs on my back. Knowing what this is, I let Power do as she, please. "It's so hot, I want to cool off with Denji..."

Cool what now?

"What the fuck are you on about, Power?" I asked.

Awaited for a whole minute until I realized she had already fallen asleep. I brushed it away as I just focused on learning my phone. "Geez, I think I should study at home... I can't even read these letters! How will I watch porn with this shit?"

I opened the browser and found a microphone symbol. I tapped on it and heard the phone speaker. It made an automated sound and said, "What do you want me to search for you?"

I felt my heart race. I cleared my throat then looked at Power in the corner of my eyes, she dozed off peacefully. Seeing this as an opportunity, I looked back on the phone then began speaking.

"P-Porn!" I madly blushed. I heard Power moaned from behind which made me more aroused than I ever was. "Ooh boy, this is going to be my lucky day."

"Denji, you pervert." Power mumbled from behind. I jerked away from her as I forced myself to smile. "I hate you."

Wait what?

"That was a test. I thought I could finally make a human friend for once... But I guess not." She hugged her knees. "Go away! I don't want to see you!"

This girl... What did happen to her?

I just sat there and looked at her. Power glared at me coldly, I felt animosity within her aura. I couldn't do anything... I felt helpless. I wasn't going to do anything bad to her but... I think she remembered something she shouldn't.

"Hehe... I'm sorry..." I forced another smile.

Power looked so serious and mad, it was like seeing a new side of her. "I hate you."

She stood up and walked over to our closet. Power grabbed a jacket then called Nyako to her. I don't know what she was planning to do but I couldn't stop her. I just sat while I looked at her, thinking of what I did wrong...

Is watching porn bad? Is that why she got mad at me?

Power carried Nyako in her arms. She rushed to the door where she took one glance at me before saying, "I'm leaving."

I opened my mouth but couldn't process the whole scenario. It was too fast for me to catch up. "W-wha-"

She slammed the door then disappeared to who knows where...

"Power?" I blinked twice.

I slowly stood up then opened the door. I searched the apartment for Power but I didn't see any trace of her.

"The hell's wrong with you?" Those words were for her, but it never reached Power. "You overacted too much!"

I scanned the whole place before sitting on the couch tired. "Fuck her, I'll just tell Aki and Makima that she ran away on her own."

I know Makima tasked me with watching over her... But that task is just too much. Just what am I to Power?

"I'm done. I'm done with life..." I let out another sigh, looking at my phone that was still in the microphone mode. "Maybe I should watch some porn..."

Power

Ten years ago.

"She's weird!" One of the girls on the playground pointed at Power. "Just look at her! She never talks to us, and only plays with cats!"

The girl just sat there and did nothing, for she couldn't harm them. Her parents always told her not to pick fights with others for it wasn't nice. Power always wanted to be a good girl in front of her parents, so she doesn't want to let them down.

The bratty girl kicked some dirt unto Power, then disappeared with her playmates, leaving Power all alone.

"You guys are all I got..." Power looked at the cats that she was playing with. All of them stood near her and purred as if they wanted the poor girl to calm down and stop crying. Power reached out to pet one of the cats but then raindrops started falling from the gray sky.

The cats had scattered away from her, finding a shelter, leaving the girl all alone in the forming mud. Power huffed and forced herself to cry even more. She tried to scream and let all the anger and frustration out... But she couldn't. It's always been these moments that she doesn't even remember what it is to enjoy and have fun with friends anymore.

"Someone..." She muttered.

Rain.

Thunder.

Noises.

Roars.

Never-ending pain and frustration.

"Meow?" She heard something.

Power turned and saw a fat cat sitting over the wooden bench behind her. The cat was all wet and soaked, but it called out Power. The girl looked confused about what she saw. She slowly stood up and walked closer to the cat.

Carefully reaching its head, Power successfully petted it. Though the cat seemed to not understand what was going on, Power could sense no animosity from the cat. It tilted its head then used its paws to give Power a high-five.

"What's your name?" Power rubbed the cat's neck, giving it a sensation of pleasure as it dropped on its back, forgetting that it was even raining.

She couldn't believe her eyes. A cat that isn't afraid of getting wet? This must be something out of a book! She thought.

Then, the rain had finally stopped. She sat there with the cat while they looked at the lonely playground. "Do you have friends?" She asked the cat.

It didn't do anything but curled into Power's lap. "I'll name you Meowy! How's that sound?"

The cat fell asleep.

"Is that a yes?" She asked then giggled. "From now on, we're best friends! Allow me to take you home."

"Hey, kid?" Someone called her. An old, croaky voice, to be exact.

Power turned to see an old, senile man walking towards her. "I see you have some interesting friends there..."

Power's parents thought her to always be wary of strangers. So she kept up her guard for her safety. "I don't know you."

The girl carried the cat then started walking away.

"My name is Hako. I live down the streets, I can also be your friend if you want." The old man said, smiling at the young girl.

She didn't bat an eye, she kept on walking straight away from the old man. It was already time for her to be fetched by her mom.

When her mom arrived, she was worried about how Power looked. She thought she was going to cry once more for the girls who had bullied her again but no, this time- for the first time in a while, Power smiled at her mom.

"Mom! I made a new friend, I'll name this fat cat Meowy! Can I keep him?" Power's eyes glimmered as she looked at her mom.

"Of course sweety, anything for my princess..." Then, they went home and Power played with the cat all day long.

The old man just stared at the two of them from afar before they went inside the car, slowly licking his lips as he looked at the soaked child.

The next day, Power played with Meowy on the same playground. This time, the girls didn't bother approaching Power for there were tons of feline species that surrounded her. It was almost as if she was a princess of some sort.

She played with the cats all day long, not realizing that the old man from yesterday was watching her from the bench. The man smiled at her then waved. Power didn't say anything but just kept playing with the cats, little by little, she inched away from the old man.

It became the same scenario every day after Power's school. Playing with the cats, then the old man would always smile at her. Little by little, the old man would become a friend of hers.

Then... One faithful day.

"Your cat seems hungry," Hako said, pointing at Meowy who seemed to have lost its energy. "I can get some food from my house if you want?"

Power caressed the cat on her arms, she frowned because Meowy felt like it was about to die due to its weakened state. Worried, Power agreed to Hako.

"P-Please do! Meowy seems so sad!"

"Aaaaalright. Come with me." Hako turned around, slowly crept a smile on his face as he led the child to his house.

All Power could think was the condition of her cat. She was so worried about losing her only friend throughout her life.

They dramatically rushed through the house. Power even bumped some female cop who would ask why the long face, "What's going on?" The woman asked her.

However, Power was in no good to converse. Hako was the one who took care of the situation. "We need to feed her cat... No problem here, officer."

"Are you her guardian?" A man intervened.

"Captain Kishibe, calm down... They seem like relatives. I almost see them every day playing by the playground." The woman said.

"Thank you err, Ms?" Hako smiled.

"Officer Makima." The woman announced.

Hako and Power would then continue their way to Hako's house. But then, the cop named Kishibe seemed to not buy Makima's observation.

"That man... I think he looked familiar." Kishibe nudged at his subordinate.

"What do you mean, Kishibe-san?" Makima asked her captain.

"I have no idea, let's follow them." Kishibe then slowly followed the man and the girl...

"Here we are!" Hako opened the door to his house then entered along with Power and her cat. They hurried to the cupboard where Hako grabbed the cat's food.

The girl rushed over to the couch where she placed Meowy.

Then... She looked around and noticed that Hako had come back with the same food that Power used to feed her cat.

Something wasn't right, and Power felt this.

How did the old man have cat food but not have a single cat in his house? Let alone a single family member or someone?

Power felt her heart race as she heard the old man's footsteps. The creaking sound of the wooden floor made it even worse as Hako spoke up, "Come here, Power. All is nice and ready."

She gulped down then slowly turned around. The old man stood in front of her with a crazed smile of a predator. Power could only tremble for she realized what was happening. Her shaky breath made the old man more excited as he got closer and closer-

He lunged at the child. Pinning her down the couch where he kicked the poor cat away. He also let go of the glass bowl that made shattering sounds throughout the house. The man yearned for lust. For the day, he waited and waited for someone to feast upon and this was the reward for his hard work.

For Power, everything happened fast. The man licking her neck, down to her chest where she was bitten hard. She screamed and cried for help but she couldn't fight back due to the man being ten times stronger than her. The injured cat could only claw the old man's feet, but it did nothing.

Someone help... I trusted the wrong man...

It was the first time Power befriended humans.

"My sweet little angel, Powerrrrrrrr!"

And it was also the first time Power's trust was taken advantage of.

"POWERRRRRRRR!"

HELP ME! She screamed inside.

Yet those words will never reach anyone.

"MY POWEEEEEEER!"

Not even her mom, who's worried sick waiting for her at the kindergarten.

Not even her dad, who bought new clothes for her cat.

She was all alone.

Broken.

As the old man made his way down Power, she completely lost all hope. Her clothes were now stripped away as-

"GET DOWN ON THE GROUND YOU PIECE OF SHIT!" A booming voice of a man shook the entire place.

Kishibe saw the two then charged at the man, tackling him down the ground. He raised his hands then started throwing them at the frail, old man.

Makima quickly aided the girl and carried her outside the house. She had already called for backup while Kishibe kept on punching and punching and punching the man.

"Fuck you," He caught his breath as he nudged the old man's bleeding face. "I have no pity on fuckers like you."

Kishibe was calm... But deep inside, his anger rushes through all his veins.

Power was saved.

She was saved by two-person.

But she only saw Makima who cuddled her in her arms. She thought of Makima as... Her savior.

In Power's mind, the angels are tainted words of the old man who abused her.

She could never forget if that scenario, every day and night.

Present

"You guys have your fun, this cat's mine." A thug says as he looked at the stripped Power down the ground. Her breasts were seen by the two other thugs. They were in an alleyway, where they grabbed Power and Nyako off the street and threw them here.

There were a total of four thugs there. One held Nyako forcefully, the two had pinned down Power, and the other one just stood by and awaited orders.

Power laid there lifeless. Realizing she might've made another mistake...

Oh. Maybe I shouldn't have left.

Maybe I should've let Denji do what he wanted.

It's all the same.

It seems like...

I can't escape this fate.

I want to die.

"YARE YARE DAZE."

The thugs turned to see a blond boy looking at them with pure rage. The one who held the cat saw this then ran away with the other one, leaving the situation to his two goons.

Denji gritted his teeth, then balled his fist as he walks towards the two thugs.

His gaze met Power's lifeless eyes that widened when they connected.

Den...Ji?

"I made it in time, Power."

Chapter End.

Author's Comments:

Soooo

It got dark... But trust me, it will get better. I PROMISE!

ALSO. GO DENJI, GO! THINGS ARE FINALLY KICKING IN AS THE MOVING DAY DRAWS NEAR!

What do you guys think about the third person viewpoint? Does it take away the comedic act if I used that for the main story?

Please vote and comment, for that is the sole reason that keeps me writing this stuff!

Vien, out!