Emergence: Another Story

Based on Metamorphosis by ShindoL

Chapter 4:

I wake up in the empty classroom I was just in. Seeing no people in an empty classroom sure does give the sense of solitude I'm looking for. But look at the time. It is already about 6 pm. I better get home before my parents scold me.

As I walk on the way home, I take a moment to think about my everyday life, and honestly it is not going so well. I am already in high school and all that I have ever done was to be myself all the time. Nobody wanted to talk to me and whenever I try to talk to them, they end up ignoring me.

I mean what's wrong with me anyway? Is it my face? Do I not look unattractive or what? Do they find anything in me that make them ignore me? If that's the case, then I should make an effort on looking myself good.

And so I asked mom for a total makeover, she styled my hair, put some makeup on me and fashioned me up for a fresh new perspective of my seemingly boring mundane life, I even asked my father on how it'd look, and he gave me a proud yet embarrassed smile.

The curtain rise to my new life, a new perspective that I haven't seen before, I was excited to discover the things that were unknown to me.

As soon I stepped in the school grounds, I was greeted by the female students, and was welcomed. Every girl was trying to get my attention and kept complimenting me, I've never been complimented on my looks before so it was a new change for me.

But what caught my eye was that guy who had hands on his pockets the whole time, and is walking so weirdly, his back is not even straight. Everything around him just screams a bad aura, so I rather keep my distance away from him.

As time passed, I find myself having fun with the people who come to talk to me, asking me to go out with them for fun, It was so much fun, the kind of fun that's more than I ever would dream of if I was still my old self.

After finishing up our hangout, I came across a near konbini, to check out some fashion magazines for some reference for the next hangout, until this guy who has red hair with some earrings approached me.

He kept saying some pretty clever compliments, and because of my embarrassment and overall shy nature, I fell right to his hands as he invited me to go to a karaoke place and he said that he would be the one treating me. After that, we talked about our interests, and even asked me how did I become this way, He even gave me a glass of alcohol, which I didn't know it was, and when it was getting good, He then asked me that he's got a phone call and had to answer it, and went outside of the karaoke room.

15 minutes have passed, and he was not back yet, but when I take a closer listen to the events happening outside, I saw the exact same guy that I saw when I first entered the school entrance, and he was telling off the man who invited me here, they were having a fight, it seems. From the screams and shouts they were doing, until the guy who I knew cocked a gun in his hand and pointed it to the red hair guy.

I was surprised and practically scared to my wits on what was happening, I mean the guy whom I first saw seemed not the same guy in school who I have seen just once before. I then saw him grabbed the red hair guy's collar and slammed him against the wall.

After a few seconds, I heard three gunshots heard from outside the karaoke room, and peeked my head out to see what was going on, and there I saw him. Wearing all black, with a gold chain all around his neck with a fedora on his head, he even was wearing all black shoes to complement his entire look.

As he brushed off the dust from his hands, he walked towards the room I was in, knocked and asked

"Do you mind if I come in? I just want to know if you're safe." He said in a careful, sincere tone.

I opened the door and let him right in.

We then both sat down on the soft couch, and he asked the first question.

"Did you know who that guy was?"

"N-no, I don't know him all that well, I just met him in the konbini when I was looking for fashion magazines" my voice was shaking as I said that.

"So you don't know him that well, and you accepted his invitation? Did you even think how much trouble you could have been in?"

"He was giving me a lot of compliments, and nobody has ever complimented me like that before, so I gave in his charming words" I said as he let out a big sigh.

"You should take care of yourself more. You were about to be drugged by then if I hadn't intervened"

Drugged?! I didn't even think of that possibility, I thought that red haired guy just wanted to chat, and hang out but it didn't even come to my mind that he was already preparing on drugging me.

"Do you see the colour of your drink? It's different than what's on here. Possibly came from the outside. I also found this when he was running away"

When I checked what he was holding on his hand, it was a packet for an aphrodisiac.

Not knowing what it was, since I have never seen it before, he spoke again.

"This is an aphrodisiac pill; he put it in your drink. Good thing you didn't drink it."

He put that in? When? I didn't pay attention. So if I have taken this, I would eventually get raped? I cover my mouth as I imagined the worst outcome.

"Looks like you survived for now, but there is no telling that when will he come back, so I advise you to not accept invitations or any kind of plea from someone you don't know even if they compliment you or any kind of flirty behaviour they do towards you." He said with a serious look in his eyes.

I felt a heavy thud in my heart as he said those words toward me.

"I was worried of you. Yoshida-san." He said to me.

He then was coming up to my face; I close my eyes in hesitation, until I felt a hand on my forehead.

"It's good that you're safe."

I find myself blushing all the way to my ears. He looked very hot but I didn't want to admit it.

"Well we should better be going. We have spent too much time here already, I don't want my boss to call me at this hour and ask what I was doing"

I was then accompanied by the man who saved me earlier until to my house. I was surprised he even knows where my exact address is.

Once he dropped me off to my front gate, I was about to go when I was going to forget an important thing

"Excuse me, I wasn't able to ask your name, but do you mind if I know it?"

He smiles as he lowers down his window.

"My name is Junsui. Junsui Keshin. See you tomorrow"

He then drives off, as he said his piece.

Wait. Tomorrow? What does he mean by tomorrow? What day is it tomorrow?

A School Day? He's in the same school as me? Whaaat?

I then greeted my parents with an "I'm home" to appease them, despite me going home at unusually late time but she wasn't that angry when she saw the bright black car that dropped me to our house.

She even kept insisting and questioning me on who was the person who dropped me and asked me if he was rich to be able to own a seemingly-expensive black car.

I decided to shut up because I know he wouldn't want to get his identity tossed all over like that.

Next Day:

This time, I woke up feeling refreshed, despite the almost traumatic experience I was going to have last night, but I bundled my wits together and went to wash my face and eat breakfast.

Mother was making breakfast while father is on his daily morning coffee and a newspaper. Everything was at peace.

Once I finished breakfast, I then went to take a shower, and so after, I wore my uniform and ran towards the school.

And so I entered the school entrance once again, putting my hand up unto my eyebrows to look for Junsui, but he was not in sight.

After class were over, I decided to find him by asking by female friends if they have seen him, or have known him.

Once they got the gist of what I was asking, their faces light up with fear and nervousness.

"Why, is there something wrong? Your faces don't look too good." I asked them with a sincere tone.

They shook their head in response and left without saying anything.

As the sun starts to go down, I find a lone figure sitting on the last row of our classroom, sleeping with his hair swaying by the window sill.

His black hair and gold eyes that told me he was worried for me. It was present before my very eyes.

I sat in front of the desk ahead of him, and just watched him as he sleep.

Watching him sleep soundly actually put my mind at ease. He worked hard for a person he barely knew. He was that brave and courageous, and I appreciate him.

To Be Continued.