I really need to get this beta'd. Hey, UknownHero here and welcome to another chapter of He Knows! I really need to finish off Amai's arc because I have a lot of ideas for all the future rivals. Maybe I'll do it in this chapter, because I don't plan anything out or future plot points. I just have endings and cool stuff. Let's just get onto the reviews. To a random Guest: Osoro will be introduced at some point. Don't worry about that. To Reine de la Mort: Yeah, was never the best in seeing mistakes and I don't use my personal beta for this story for personal reasons, but for you and hopefully to fix it up, this will be beta'd for now on. Anyway, that's it! Now for waifu murder prevention!
And what I mean in prevention uh… doesn't exactly mean they're going to be okay throughout per se.
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Chapter 6: The Light
Don't get me wrong.
Don't mistake me for some knight in shining armor.
I never was, and I never will.
But… it doesn't stop me from trying to help.
To comfort. To calm down. To make sure that they can walk the next day with the ability to smile.
I may be no hero… but I will try to be the light within the darkness.
Ugh… Why am I feeling so dramatic during these?
(Wednesday)
(Morning)
"It's going to be okay, Amai," Taro said in a comforting tone, stroking her face and wiping away tears as she laid her head on his lap as he sat on his bed. He admitting had no idea how he would protect her from the Yandere, but right now she needed someone, anyone, to help her in some way. "You're gonna be fine…"
'Please… Please don't lie to me…' Amai thought as she rubbed her face into his stomach. The warm feeling of his body was comforting, like fresh-baked, right-out-of-the-oven cookies she would make. But… to her, it felt much better than that. She didn't want to let go anytime soon.
When they heard the doorbell ring, Amai just wrapped her arms around his neck and held him as tight as she could.
"Please… just a little more time…" Amai begged quietly. "J-Just… Just ignore it…" As much as Taro didn't want to leave her alone, even if he would be only downstairs, he knew he shouldn't let the person wait any longer. It would be impolite and it could be something important.
"Just stay here. It'll only take a second." Taro said before getting up, biting back a groan as he felt his back ache from the movement.
"B…But she-the… my… that girl…" Amai was shivering as soon as she lost contact with Taro. She suddenly felt vulnerable and the feeling that her attacker was watching her, ready to strike as soon as he leaves.
"Amai, listen to me," Taro said as he grabbed her shoulders. "You are not in danger right now. You're safe. Just stay calm and relax." Amai just nodded as she started to take deep breaths. Meanwhile, Taro could now see Osana glaring at him from his window.
'Ugh… I really don't wanna deal with a jealous Osana right now.' Taro complained in his head before focusing back on Amai.
"It's going to be okay," Taro reassured the sweet girl. "I'll be back in a second."
"O-Okay… Taro-kun." Amai managed to get out. Taro let out a sigh of relief before leaving the room. Amai just pushed her knees into her chest and rocked in the boy's bed. "I'm safe… I'm safe…"
"What did the Yandere do to her…?" Osana whispered to herself. Only a few days ago the Cooking Club President was perfectly sane and happy. Now Osana could only see a girl on the verge of a breakdown. While she couldn't stop herself from feeling jealous, her feelings of guilt and pity were overpowering that emotion.
She could talk to her. Try to restore her sanity or at least alleviate her stress and anxiety.
Actually, she should talk to her. Maybe get her to back from Taro because he was her's first and-
'No! Stop thinking like you're his girlfriend!' Osana mentally scolded herself. 'That might come true later but right now just shut up and talk to her, idiot.'
"Ah… Ah…" Osana tried to say something, but couldn't. Something in her mind was holding her back. She sighed before letting her head fall onto her pillow. This whole thing was a lot more difficult than she imagined. "Just speak to her Osana!"
"Huh?"
Meanwhile, downstairs, Taro yawned before attempting to crack his back. He immediately regretted that decision. "Guh! Smart move, Yamada…" Taro said sarcastically with a wince. He heard the doorbell ring and again. "I'm coming!" He yawned again, wondering who would be visiting at this time, and made his way to the front door, undoing the locks before opening it. "Hello?" Taro greeted before he saw a nervous wreck of a girl in front of him. "Huh? A-Aishi-san?"
"S-Sen… Sen… S-S-S-Sen…" Ayano tried with all her might not to react when she heard Senpai's voice. The very area of Senpai's home was causing her to lose focus. Hell, she even brought him a second gift by accident. The first was a box of Get Well Soon chocolates, but in her hands was a bag of heart-shaped cookies she made last night after she made Amai Odayaka severely traumatized. She didn't even sleep, she spent all night perfecting them and filling each one with love… and strands of her hair but that wasn't important. At best it was a minor detail.
Anyway, back to Yan-chan quietly freaking out.
She honestly planned on Odayaka opening the door, so she could stab her in the neck, but when she heard the voice that she could never get out of her head, she panicked. Killing right in front of Senpai's home was a risky move already, but confronting him with a gift was just too much for her heart to take.
So, she was frozen. Shaking on the spot as Senpai's second gift bounced in her hands.
"Hm? Uh… Aishi-san? Hello?" Taro wondered if she was alright. She was just standing, making some sort of noise as she held a bag in her hands. It was actually starting to freak him out, honestly. "Aren't you supposed to be going to school?" Taro asked, seeing that Ayano was in her school uniform.
"G-G… G-Get Well…. S-S-Soon…" Ayano managed to make some comprehensible words. "I… I…"
"Is… Is this for me?" Taro asked as he looked at the bag in question. Ayano just nodded and held it out for him as she bowed.
"P-Please ac-ac-a-a-accept t-th-t-t-t-this." Ayano stuttered out.
"That's… That's really sweet." Taro admitted, feeling a blush coming to his cheeks as he took the bag. "Thank you, Aishi-san. You're really nice, you know that?"
'Sen-Senpai praised me!' Ayano screamed in her head as Taro looked down and spotted something near her feet.
"A box of chocolates?" Taro said as he picked it up. "You didn't bring this as another gift too?" Ayano's instincts told her to shout to the world yes but her… rational side said otherwise.
'If I say yes, he'll think I'm weird that I didn't give both!' Ayano thought. 'Then he'll think I'm weird and he won't accept my confession and I need to lie.'
"Uh… Uh… N-No, S-Senpai." Ayano said, trying her best to murder her stutter. "I-I uh… s-saw someone, a-a-a-a girl, l-leave it here."
"Really?" Taro said, wondering why a girl would leave a gift but not ring the doorbell, before remembering what Osana said before Amai entered the room with breakfast.
It was the Yandere.
The Yandere left a box of chocolates on his doorstep.
"Aishi-san, did you know who it was?" Taro asked quickly as he looked out the door. If Ayano knew, maybe she could him some clues onto who attacked Osana and Amai. Meanwhile, however, said Yandere growled quietly under her breath. She guessed when Senpai returns to school, he would go and find the girl, even though she didn't exist, and praise her as well.
It may lead to the creation of another rival. She couldn't allow that.
"I… I'm n-not sure." Ayano lied. "A-All I know… i-is that i-it was a girl…"
"That's all I need, Aishi-san. Thank you." Taro said with a smile before looking at the chocolates and frowned. "I'll… I'll see you at school." Ayano nodded as he shut the door. It took all of her willpower not to faint or do anything embarrassing like wetting herself or having an orgasm.
"He… He praised me twice…" Ayano said dreamily, completely forgetting her plans as she started making her way back home. She was too late for homeroom so she decided it would be best if she stayed home for the day. It allowed her time to savor the face she had been praised. Oh, she wished she started a voice recording on her phone.
But the fact that Senpai would have her DNA inside him for a little while satisfied her for now.
After Taro shut the door, he automatically stuffed the box of chocolates into the family garbage bag and tied it up, planning to get rid of it as soon as he could. For all he knew, those chocolates were laced with a tranquilizer or something. Something to leave him vulnerable for kidnapping. Maybe even poison since the Yandere knew Amai was staying here.
He couldn't take any chances.
Just to make sure, he washed his hands thoroughly before taking a quick shower. Just the thought of any trace of the slightly melted chocolate being still on him after that made him paranoid. After redressing into his pajamas, he went into his room.
He smiled when he was greeted with the sight and sound of Amai and Osana talking.
While he was dealing with Ayano, one of them must've started talking and he couldn't be happier. Even after all that happened to her, there was still the girl who could brighten even the darkest nights with either her smile, attitude or her outlook in life.
"Uh, I'm back." He announced as he went back to his bed. "I see you girls are getting along."
"O-Oh! Taro-kun." Amai said as she turned around, a blush adorning her face. "We were… We were talking about… things…"
"I'm guessing it's girl stuff then," Taro said.
"Yeah, no boys allowed, baka," Osana replied with a smirk.
"I was just thanking her for trying to help from… from last time." Amai said, her body shivering as she scooted closer to her senpai. "You two are really brave."
"And look how that turned out," Osana said with a sigh. "But thank you, Amai-chan. I needed that."
"It's no problem." Amai giggled out.
"So, how long are you going to stay?" Taro asked. "You shouldn't be cooped up in here with me. I'd probably bore you to death."
'You're never boring, Taro-kun. At least to me…' Amai thought before shaking her head before looking out the bedroom window. The sun was bright and the sky was clear, yet she felt a shudder run up her spine. She looked at Taro again and felt her chest warm up.
Now that she realized it, she felt so cold when he wasn't in the room with her.
"I'm s-sorry Taro-kun." Amai said with a sigh. "But… I don't think I have the heart to leave you… leave you…"
"Alone?" Taro guessed what Amai was trying to say.
"No," Amai said as she clutched her chest. "Just… leave you…"
"Look Amai, you really need to leave," Taro stated. "You're going to be attacked again if you're here any longer. The person who attacked you… she attacked Osana too. She's trying to get to me, Amai. And I don't want you to get caught up in all this."
"Trying to… get to you?" Amai repeated, pushing down the rush of anger when she heard that Najimi-san liked him.
"I think… I know that she… she wants me." Taro said. "She attacked Osana because she likes me and she attacked you…"
"Because I like you…" Amai finished quietly before correcting herself. "I mean, she thinks I like you."
"That's right," Taro said with a nod. "I'm just going to put you in danger. Please, for my sake, leave…"
"But… But I need you…" Amai said, tears starting to fill her eyes again.
"No, you don't," Taro said firmly. "I may not have known you for long but… you're stronger than this."
"No… No, I'm not…" Amai replied in a shaky voice, the memories that shattered her will were coming back to crush it into dust. "She… I'm… I'm just pathetic…"
"Amai, listen to me," Taro said, knowing that she was about to go into a dark place if he didn't stop her. "Whatever happened last night, whatever she said; it doesn't matter. Her words don't matter. You shouldn't think about them. She isn't someone you should listen to, okay? Then, only words that should matter to you are your own."
'Your words matter more.' Amai couldn't help but think. It was shocking her how hard she had fallen for him in just a short time. Maybe it was the traumatic experiences, or maybe it was just him in general. She just… She just couldn't imagine him being out of her life now.
"I… I just need to think." Amai sighed out. "But… thank you, for trying to help me."
"You're welcome," Taro replied. "Let's just… try and ignore this entire thing for now. Try and relax. We have a few days off school after all. May as well enjoy it."
"That… That would be nice." Amai admitted. "Just me and you… alone…"
All day, the Cooking Club President couldn't stop smiling as she enjoyed her time with Taro. While Osana was pleasant company, she just liked being with the boy who tried to save her life more than his childhood friend.
While it was very slow going with her recovery, she still couldn't hold a knife without thinking back to her attacks and the fact she wasn't going to sleep tonight, Taro was just glad that Amai's confidence and sanity was healing. He knew she wasn't going to leave anytime soon, and he really hoped she would, but right now everything was fine for the most part.
His friendship with Osana was repaired and he made a new friend. Of course, the Yandere was always in the forefront of his mind. He was still very paranoid but after the hell that was last week, it was nice to let go of his worries, ignore the world around him and just enjoy the little things like he did back in middle school.
No drama, no dating, no tests, no killers, no entrance exams. Just a couple of kids trying to make the most of their free time.
Plus, Aishi-san's cookies were delicious. He would have to ask her to give him the recipe when he got back to school.
Osana does mention he makes a mean bento a lot over the years (Despite saying otherwise every time. He thought it was cute). Maybe he should make her one and tell her to tie up her hair next time.
(Thursday)
(Morning)
It was another day in the nearly empty Aishi household and Ayano opened her eyes once again. She sometimes wondered why she got up at times. She didn't care about a lot of stuff. Everything was just… noise to her. Useless things that should be ignored. Food tasted the same, colors were as bright as black and white, and words were just that. Words. They had meaning to them, but it didn't mean Ayano could look past those words for deeper meanings. Huh, no wondered she sucked at Literature.
But then, her mind reminded her about her light.
"Senpai…" Ayano sighed out dreamily as she got up to do her morning routine. If she did it quickly enough, she could stop by Senpai's Sanctuary before heading for school. Her day would not be complete without the sight of her light bringer.
But then her thoughts darkened when she remembered who was currently staining Senpai's home with her filth.
She needed her gone. Info-chan's message from last Monday was still in her head: Senpai would fall in love with Amai Odayaka by Friday, guaranteed. Despite her efforts so far, she had only pushed her closer to him, traumatized but not ready to realize Senpai was hers alone.
She needed that one last push to get her over the edge, to break her sanity to itty bitty pieces. But how she would do that was the problem. Senpai was now aware of her breaking and entering, so he would most likely be ready to strike and then he would know her identity.
But what if it wasn't her that pushed Amai Odayaka over the edge?
Ayano groaned to herself. She would need to take some panty shots today. A lot of panty shots. And maybe her own panties if it wasn't enough.
The things she did for love.
(Afternoon)
"Taro-kun… no! It's too sudden!" Amai cried out. Her whole body was shaking at the sight. "D-Don't push!"
"Amai, it's okay. I won't hurt you." Taro replied in a comforting tone.
"B-But… it's so big! It's gonna hurt me!"
"No, it isn't. It's normal-sized. And don't exaggerate. You've done this plenty of times before this."
"Taro, can you please hurry up!" Osana said impatiently, tapping her foot all the while. "Your parents are going to be home soon."
"I'm trying!" Taro grunted out. He had been trying for a while now to no avail. "Amai, relax! It'll only be a few seconds and then we're done. C'mon, we've been talking about it with Osana for a long time yesterday."
"St-Stop! You're hurting me! Be gentler!" Amai sobbed out. "Please, it's not a safe day!"
"Then when is it going to be!?" Osana called out.
"Wh-When I'm ready!" Amai said. "I-I'm just not emotionally ready yet! My heart can't take it!"
"Ugh! We aren't getting anywhere today. Give it up Taro." Osana sighed out.
"Fine…" Taro said in defeat as he stopped pushing against Amai. The gentle girl sighed in relief as she stopped gripping the doorframe and stumbled back, exhausted yet satisfied. "This isn't healthy, you know? Your parents are gonna wonder why their daughter isn't coming home eventually."
"I-I still need time…" Amai said as she hugged herself. 'And… I still need you…' Amai mentally added as she glanced at Taro.
"Well, that's obvious…" Osana grumbled to herself from the couch. It hurt to walk right now, but at this rate, she should be back by Monday. Taro was already cleared by the doctors this morning but stayed so he could help out the Cooking Club President. "You can't even go into a backyard without suffering a panic attack, let alone be at school. Your club is gonna fall apart without their president."
"I-I have a substitute," Amai said. "She's still learning but she's…"
"That's not the point!" Osana interrupted. "Even without the Yandere out to get you, you need to leave sooner or later. You're worrying me, Amai-chan."
"It's just… It's just…" Amai tried to explain herself, but she just kept repeating those two words. "It's just…"
"It's okay, Amai," Taro said as he patted her back. "But just so you know, I'm going back to school tomorrow, with or without you. And Osana's going back on Monday."
"No! Don't leave me!" Amai begged as she pressed her nose lightly onto the floor. "I just need… I just need more time…!"
"I have a feeling you're gonna keep saying that if I let you," Taro muttered. "I'm sorry, Amai, but I really can't do much about it. I can't afford to miss out any more days."
"But… But…" Amai said before getting up and running to his room.
"She's not gonna be leaving anytime soon, huh," Osana said, staring at the stairs. "God, this is frustrating… I know should be more patient with her but… the Yandere…"
"I'm gonna stay up tonight," Taro said. "The Yandere didn't uh… meet with her last night and she looks like she's about to collapse on her feet. I'm worried that the Yandere's planning something, so I'm not taking any chances."
"You can count me in too, Taro," Osana said. However, he looked rather skeptical.
"Osana, you can barely stay up past midnight. Are you really sure you can stay up that late?" Taro asked.
"I'll put on some coffee," Osana replied. "I'll be fine."
(Evening)
'She's asleep.' Taro deadpanned in his head, seeing his childhood friend resting her head on her windowsill, listening to her quiet snoring. He didn't want to talk or else he'd tip off Amai, who was still wide awake. He knew that because she moved her futon into his room. 'Well, I'm probably better off. She's a little too loud for stealth. I swear to God if she heard me say that she'd kill me.' He pulled his blanket over his face as soon as he heard Osana glare in her sleep. Though, now that he thought about it, he was still tired from trying to get Amai to go outside. Maybe a quick nap won't hurt…
'Come on, Odayaka. Sleep.' Amai thought to herself as she stared at the ceiling. 'And… sleep! Sleep!' She then sighed to herself as she rolled to her side. 'It's no use. It's… It's her. She's getting to me. I-I need something to drink.' Amai got up and as quietly as she could, left Taro's room. It wasn't even that cold of a night and yet she still shivered. The darkness of the household was already getting to her.
"Just get a glass of water and go to sleep, Amai. You can do this." She told herself as she made her way downstairs. "She isn't here. She isn't watching. She's… She's…" Suddenly, Amai froze.
Someone was in the house.
"TA-" She tried to scream out but her mouth was covered before she could alert anyone.
"Shut the fuck up, bitch." The intruder growled. It was a woman, but she didn't have the same eyes she had come to fear. It wasn't her attacker. It was someone else. But it didn't matter. She was hyperventilating. Suddenly, she blinded, probably by the woman's flashlight. "Looks like you're my target."
'What?' Amai managed to think before she felt a hand grip her throat painfully. She was choking her.
"She always gives me the fun contracts, huh…" the woman mumbled to herself. Info-chan knew about her other talents, but she primarily used her for torture. Not torture and interrogation. Just flat out torture. Not that she was complaining. Money was money and hell, it wasn't a job worth doing if she didn't enjoy it. "Well, I have until morning to break you." She said as she licked Amai's cheek slowly. "I only need an hour."
"No no no no…" Amai choked out. She was already crying. "Help. Someone… help…"
(READER-KUN! READER-KUN! You're now approaching a very bad scene that is necessary for the plot! Midori-chan recommends you skip this part if you can't stomach this type of thing. Your waifu will be saved after this part; don't worry about that if you choose to skip! But remember, don't blame Uknown-kun if you do read it and hate it! Unless it's just bad writing! Midori-chan, out! :3)
"No one can save you, honey." The intruder whispered into her ear. "You're alone. I don't even need to kidnap you. You aren't worth the effort." Amai tried to shout again but the grip on her throat tightened as she wrapped duct tape around her head, silencing her. She struggled, but soon enough all her limbs were tied together and she was placed on the living room couch. "Could've used rope, but I think this is all you deserve. No, I'm not cruel. So, what will it be? The slow and wonderful way or the fast and un-fun way?"
'Please… Oh God… Someone… anyone!' Amai thought as she tried to scream again, but now the duct tape was muffling her voice and she was never the loudest person anyway. 'I don't wanna die…'
"Oh!" The intruder let out a fake gasp. "The slow way? But that involves my tools, and I'm not sure you're ready for it, honey." Amai only cried more in response. "But if you insist…" Amai tried to see where the intruder went was received a slap to the face. "Ah ah ah! No peeking…"
'I'm gonna die…' Amai thought in horror. 'I'm gonna die…'
"Now, I know some people out there who are into this kind of thing…" the intruder said as she came back with a battery and jumper cables. "Tell me Amai-chan, under all that sweet and kind bullshit, is there a whore that loves pain?"
'I'm gonna die… I'm gonna die…'
"How about we experiment a little then?" the intruder said as she pulled out a knife and slowly and lightly glided it down Amai's neck. It was already drawing blood. Then it one quick motion, she sliced opened her shirt and bra and threw her knife to the side. "My, what perky breasts you have." She said as she grabbed the jumper cables and connected them to the car battery.
'I'm gonna die… I'm gonna die…'
"Let's perk them up a little more, shall we?" She said as she attached them to her nipples. They were cold and it already was the worst pain she could ever feel due to her fear amplifying everything she could feel. "Don't worry; it'll only hurt a little."
She didn't add the fact that this was her least painful method.
As soon as Amai felt it, she screamed. Her body convulsed uncontrollably as electricity ran through her body. She fell off the couch and flopped around on the ground. It felt like she was on fire from the inside out.
"And… stop." The intruder said as pulled off the jumper cables. Amai couldn't cry anymore. The electricity fried her tears. Instead, it was replaced by copious amounts of drool that seeped through the tape. It took a while for her aftershocks to wear off. "I think you pissed yourself back there. Unless it's what I think it is."
'I'm going to die. I'm going to die.' Amai thought. Even in her head, she was tired. 'I'm going to die. I'm going to die.'
"Still, I think we still need to test out your endurance." The intruder said as she lifted up her duffle bag. "I could pluck your nails one by one, get rid of those pesky kneecaps, oh! I'll definitely be taking a few of your teeth before I'm done. Ah, while I'm picking something better, here you go." She said as before pulling out a pair of a pair of clunky-looking headphones. "These things go to 160 dB at a minimum, had to hire a guy to make it. I hope you enjoy a little waiting music."
'I… I…' Amai couldn't bear it anymore. She wasn't going to come out of this alive. She just resigned to her fate. 'Please… just kill me already…' She thought as the headphones were placed over her ears.
"Hey, where's my favorite crowbar?" The intruder wondered out loud.
"RIGHT HERE!" Before the intruder could see who yelled, her world went white.
(READER-KUN! READER-KUN! The bad stuff is now over! Time for Waifu-Saving Time! Wow, that should've been a lot worse but the author was way too uncomfortable writing it! Midori-chan, out! :3)
"I'm so sorry!" Taro said as he ran up to the tied-up girl and threw off the headphones. "I should've been here sooner!"
'S-Senpai…?' Amai thought, her body felt like it was made of lead. 'Taro…'
"You have to get out of here! As soon as you're out, run as far as you can." Taro said frantically as he grabbed the knife the intruder had and used it to get Amai's feet unbound. "Call the police!" He said as he ripped off Amai's gag. As soon as he did, Amai saw something behind him.
"TARO!" She shouted out as she and Taro dodged the crowbar aimed at their heads, with Taro dropping the knife as he fell to the floor.
"Come here you piece of shit!" The intruder growled out, the side of her head bleeding profusely. "I'm fucking going to kill you first before this bitch!"
"AH!" Taro screamed out as he narrowly rolled away from another swing. "Holy…"
"Oh… I gonna have fun with you… I just wished I didn't drug your family, I would've loved to let them listen to you scream…" The intruder said as she licked her lips, the taste of her own blood fueling her desire to kill. Taro didn't know what else to do. This wasn't a small teenage girl he could just punch out cold. It was an adult woman that could easily kill him if she wasn't so angry.
For a second, Taro was thankful he managed to piss off a hitwoman.
Taro scrambled up to his feet, dived for the woman's bag of torture equipment and grabbed the first thing he could get.
Which turned out to be a spiky rod that was about 8 inches in length. No guesses what that is and what it's for.
"You're sick, you know that," Taro said as he held out his weapon.
"Been called worse." The intruder said with a smirk before charging at the boy. Taro swung, but the intruder easily dodged it and punished him for such a weak attack by swinging her crowbar upwards right between his legs.
It was safe to say that he went down pretty quickly.
Before he could recover, the woman jumped on top of his and begun a swing for his head. However, she didn't pin Taro's arms down so he quickly blocked the crowbar with his weapon. His left hand bled as he made the mistake of holding the spiked part of the weapon, but he had no choice as the woman was quickly overpowering him with each strike, every single one having enough power to crack his head open. He couldn't hold her off forever.
But then, with one last strike… she stopped.
Taro, who had been closing his eyes the entire time, opened his eyes to see the intruder frozen in shock. "I… I…" she managed to get out, unable to comprehend what happened to her.
"Get. Off him." Amai said slowly, twisting the knife she used to free her hands and stab the intruder in the spine.
"I… can't feel my legs…" The intruder said before dropping her crowbar and collapsing on top of Taro. He quickly pushed her off him as Amai grabbed his weapon.
"Your words… they don't matter… nothing you've said actually matters to me…" Amai breathed out before tightening her grip on her torturer's favorite tool. "Everything…"
"You… You…"
"SHUT UP!" Amai yelled out as she smacked her in the head. "SHUT UP!" She continued to yell as she went for another.
And another.
And another.
And another.
Until Taro had to stop her. "Amai! Stop! You're gonna kill her!" He shouted out, knowing that the woman had been unconscious for a while now. He didn't dare look at what happened to the woman's skull, only focusing his attention to Amai Odayaka, topless and holding a bloody weapon.
Suddenly, Amai came to her senses.
"Wha… What…?" She got out before seeing what she ha done. It should've horrified her; the violence she just committed to another human being was unforgivable. She could've killed someone.
But… it didn't.
She felt… fine. Calm. All her worries, her stress, her pain, her sorrow… it was all gone.
"Amai…" Suddenly, Taro's voice snapped her out of her trance and caused her to drop the weirdly-sized spiky bat out of her hands.
"T-Taro-kun… I…" Amai said as she continued to stare at her work. Why did this satisfy her? Was it because she got revenge? Was it just because of everything, from her encounters with the Yandere and her fear, just built up to this moment?
No, she knew. She knew all along.
It was because she was going to hurt someone… hurt Taro…
Hurt the one who was her light within the darkness.
"I… love…" She whispered out.
"Hm? Amai? What are you-" He was wondering what she was muttering to herself about, but the next thing he knew… well, he didn't see it coming.
She turned to him and kissed him on the lips.
Immediately, Taro noticed her lips were really soft. Softer than anything he had felt before. She tasted and smelled like cinnamon, as well. And her eyes, oh those shining green eyes, he swore it was lighting up the room. Before he knew it, he was losing himself to the kiss. Slowly closing his eyes, he just wanted to feel the pleasant sensations her lips gave to him. It wasn't rushed, it wasn't sloppy, both of them refusing to use their tongues. Just the act of pressing their lips together was enough.
When they pulled away, they couldn't help but stare into each other's eyes. "I love you, Taro-senpai." Amai said softly as she rested her head on his shoulder. "I don't want to let you go… not now, not forever…"
"Amai…" Taro mumbled out before wrapping his arms around her back.
That's when they snapped back to reality.
Amai was completely naked from the waist up, there was blood messing up his PJs and they had a woman lying on the floor who could be dying right now. And that's not considering his drugged up parents and sibling and the mess they made.
"…"
"…"
"…I'm going get dressed."
"While you're at it, I gonna go call the cops and an ambulance."
"That sounds good."
(Friday)
(Morning)
"Hey," Taro said, stopping his pace to school. It was a complete nightmare last night, to the cops questioning them and Hanako and Osana crying (Osana was bawling more, and would've killed him if she ever found out he kissed Amai). He didn't sleep for more than a few minutes before he had to go to school.
But he couldn't help but smile to himself as he looked at the person substituting for Osana today.
"Hm?" Amai hummed. She had promised to walk with him to school before she headed straight home. Her parents were going to go through hell as soon as they heard the news. "Is there something wrong, Taro-kun?"
"Are you really sure you wanna go back to school so soon?" Taro asked with a skeptical expression on his face. "I mean… after last night…"
"I think I needed last night," Amai admitted. "Plus, I wanna catch my real attacker. The one after your heart."
"Oh, right." Taro groaned out. The intruder, whose name turned out to be Mazo Meinu, was assumed to be the one who attacked them the first time. As soon as she was out of the prison hospital, she was not going to see the light of day for a very long time, especially when they found evidence and linked her to various other crimes. They didn't correct the police during this, they just wanted to sleep. "So, I'm going to take a wild guess and say I can't convince you to stay out of this?"
"No-puh!" Amai happily replied. "I promise, I'll be your light. Just tell me what to point at and I'll do my best to reveal everything."
"That's a pretty crappy metaphor…" Taro chuckled out.
"That's mean," Amai said. "I'm gonna go try and ask people around school. See if they know anything that could help."
"Oh boy, this isn't going to be easy…" Taro sighed out.
"We are dealing with a psycho." Amai pointed out before running ahead. "C'mon, Taro-senpai! We're going to be late!"
"I'm coming! I'm coming!" Taro called back before sighing and looking up at the sky. "Why can't my life be simple…" He muttered to himself before catching up to the girl he didn't know exist until lunch that fateful Monday.
The girl he had also fallen in love with.
Save Game… Quit!
Oh God! Whew! Next up is Kizuna Sunobu and I actually have a plan for her arc! As well as Oka Ruto! But, now Yan-chan's going to be much more involved with these girls so don't miss a thing!
UknownHero signing off, my friends!
