Haru and I stared at each other while we were frozen stiff, the air in the room beyond tense as I tried not to move my jaw at all and the thought of me severely injuring or killing her by accident caused my arousal to go away with my cock slipping back into its sheath.
"Oh shit, you're kidding me," Haru muttered and took her arm out of my mouth before I closed it and focused on pulling my pants and underwear on until I finished buckling my belt and moved back until I sat down in front of her.
"I'm sorry, it was like my body just tried to be eaten by you," Haru added and I shook my head.
"No, it's okay since it's quite obvious that we're not ready for this yet," I reassured with a stoic expression as I realized that I basically took advantage of her just after she nearly got killed, then I felt completely disgusted at myself and the intense shame hit me.
"But, this has never happened before and I wonder if it's a normal reaction," Haru theorized and I held up a hand.
"Don't worry about it, it's probably normal after what you went through and us about to have sex didn't help," I stated as I looked away with a bitter frown.
"It's okay because, as you said, we weren't ready for this but maybe we could get past it if we put our minds to it so you want to keep going?" Haru offered and I quickly shook my head.
"No, we really don't want to force it since that'll only end in disaster so let's stop now and take things slow from now on until we're absolutely sure that we're ready to take the next step," I told her with a serious look and Haru appeared to be disappointed.
"But I feel so guilty that I had my release and you didn't," Haru pointed out and I bit my lip.
"Look, just don't worry about it since I'll get over it, now let's get some sleep," I suggested as I turned around since I couldn't bear to look at her anymore, then Haru moved until she tackled me onto the bed and chuckled.
"Hey, don't act so mopey because I like seeing you smile," Haru said and I sighed while I was laying on my side.
"It's not like that, I'm just lost in thought is all," I evaded as I held an expression of self-loathing.
'What the fuck was I thinking? I didn't even consider her feelings and just went along with it without thinking about how she would feel about this...god, I'm such a disgusting piece of shit that should burn in hell,' I thought angrily and knew that my father would be so ashamed of me if he was still alive.
"Anyway, I'm going to go wash your shirt so I'll be right back," Haru informed me and I sat up to see her taking my bloody tank-top and getting off the bed.
"You don't have to do that since I can take care of it," I refused as Haru walked toward the bathroom.
"Come on, let me at least do this for you," Haru stated as she headed into the bathroom and I sighed tiredly.
'Shit, I'm such a fucking moron because why the hell did I assume that she would be mine if I saved her? Jesus, I really do have something broken inside me,' I thought with a depressed look as I started clenching the sheets until I managed to calm down and moved up to the front of the bed before I pulled the blanket over me while I laid on my side.
After that, Haru came back and laid down next to me while my back was turned and it turned into an awkward silence for a short while until I felt her putting a hand on my back and was glad that it was still warm, but I couldn't help but feel the guilt eating me alive for what just happened and waited until Haru was asleep before I carefully got out of bed and made sure I didn't wake her before going out onto the nearby balcony and resting my arms on the railing while Legosi showed up.
"Connor, you look like crap so are you okay?" Legosi asked and flinched when I shot him a glare.
"What do you think?" I hissed angrily and Legosi started looking irritated.
"Hey, there's no need to snap at me like that so please calm down," Legosi lectured and I trembled as I bristled with a look of rage.
"I know what you're thinking, that I massacred those muggers and those lions in cold blood while it's wrong...you think I like doing that shit? Where I'm from is a fucked up hellhole that you're forced to sleep with one eye open unless you want to get your throat slit, a place that you'll never feel safe and are afraid for your life daily since one wrong move or the slightest mistake will get you killed and that's if you aren't raped and mutilated first since dying quickly is a goddamn blessing where I'm from.
Don't you fucking dare lecture me when you have no idea what it's like struggling to survive every day for thirteen hellish years of blood, gunfire, explosions, slavery, death, and pure horror while nearly losing your mind and almost eating your own gun out of grief and despair," I spat harshly and Legosi looked horrified to hear that while I went over to a table with a flower pot and sat down on a chair before clutching my head.
"Oh my god...Connor, I-I had no idea...Connor?" Legosi questioned when I didn't respond and I looked up with a broken expression.
"I don't belong here and I was never meant to see all of this...this beauty. It's like a dream, one that never ends. Seeing this...and this world's inhabitants...it's so fucking beautiful while it hurts so goddamn much, Legosi.
You can't ever understand, everything's gone in the world I've lived in after it was all destroyed by a nuclear war and ninety-nine percent of the world's population was wiped out two hundred and thirteen years ago. Don't you get it? It's all gone and I lived in a fucking hole in the ground for 19 years until I lost everything I had ever known and wound up doing terrible things just to survive at the cost of so much," I whimpered while I gestured at the city around us and took one of the flowers before holding it as tears welled up and ran down my cheeks.
After that, I just completely broke down and started sobbing brokenly as I held the flower and couldn't stop as I let out 13 years of pain and trauma that had been bottled up for so long, just as I felt something cool rest on my shoulder and looked to see Legosi gently resting a hand on it while sending me a sympathetic expression and that just made me feel even worse as I just kept crying for what felt like forever until I managed to calm down and went to bed while Legosi let me have some space until I had another nightmare when I fell asleep.
I looked through the scope of my sniper rifle and scanned the DC area while gunfire and explosions raged on around us until I spotted an Enclave vertibird hovering a good distance away before it took off back to wherever it came from since the main base and the carrier had long been destroyed so I had assumed that it flew back to one of the remaining outposts that were still left in DC until one of the Brotherhood of Steel members tapped me on the shoulder to signal that it was time to return to an underground outpost that had been set up recently.
"Alright, let's move out," I ordered as we got up and moved through the ruins of DC while avoiding any irradiated areas or Super Mutant camps.
As we moved through the destroyed streets of DC, I thought about how the Enclave was now down to a bunch of remnants and it was only a matter of time until they were wiped out completely, then my unit and I headed down into a metro station and traversed through the tunnels until we arrived at a metal door and I banged my fist on it before the viewer slid open and one of the paladins aimed her laser rifle through it just in case.
"Knight Connor Monroe of unit 237," I announced and the viewer slid shut before the door unlocked and opened, then I went in with my unit following me before I pet the dogs that were with the two paladins while they were watching the door.
I clicked my tongue and Dogmeat followed me before I signed in my name and unit number at the senior officer's desk that was next to the door, just as I continued walking and looked around while I could see some civilians looking dirty and wearing ragged clothes as one kid had a fake wooden gun and aimed at me while mimicking gunshots until I faked getting shot and continued on.
I kept moving while seeing one civilian eating canned food and two others watching a fire that was in a destroyed TV while they were huddled up in a tattered blanket and sounds of people coughing and sobbing hopelessly rang out as everyone was looking filthy from sweat and dirt, then I headed over to a wall and sat down with Dogmeat laying down right next to me as I scratched him behind the ears and he whined happily while I stored my rifle in my Pipboy and saw a civilian searching the floor and snatched a rat by the tail before taking off with it.
I sighed tiredly as I fed Dogmeat some pieces of meat and took out the picture of me and my Dad that had been taken on my tenth birthday after I tried out my new BB gun, then I started wondering when did everything go so wrong until Dogmeat perked up and started growling at where the front door was before I tensed up since him growling usually means that danger was nearby.
"What is it, boy?" I asked just before screams from civilians started happening at the front door.
"Contact, we have contact!" a paladin alerted before gunfire and laser fire started breaking out while I stored my picture in the Pipboy until I took out my assault rifle and started scrambling to my feet as I ran to where the fighting was breaking out with Dogmeat right behind me.
I could see that Enclave soldiers had broken into the bunker and were massacring everyone in sight, BOS members and civilians alike as I came to a stop and killed an Enclave soldier with a shot to the head and was forced into cover before I let out a sharp whistle and Dogmeat charged at an unarmored Enclave soldier before lunging and tackling him to the ground with his teeth on the man's arm while he was screaming in pain before a shot to the head finished him.
I moved out of cover and used my VATS to target a few Enclave soldiers before killing them with expertly placed shots as I ran forward and before I knew what happened, an explosion erupted behind me until I was flung to the ground while I hit my head onto the pavement badly and everything became woozy before I looked up with the sounds of screaming and gunfire echoing everywhere as I witnessed kids and their families being executed in cold blood as the visors of the armored Enclave soldiers glowed while they were surrounded by the darkness and the nightmarish sight would always stay with me for the rest of my life.
I had jerked awake and saw that it was morning before I got dressed just as Haru woke up and put my uniform shirt on, then we left the love hotel and walked back to school while things were quiet between us until a certain amount of time later.
"Talk about a beautiful day, am I right?" Haru asked and I nodded as I looked at her.
"Yeah," I agreed quietly and Haru sighed.
"Listen, I want to tell you something important...thank you for saving me," Haru told me and I smiled slightly.
"It's no problem," I stated and looked away from her.
"Oh, and you mumble in your sleep so I'm guessing you had a bad dream? I don't blame you after what happened last night," Haru said and I grimaced at the thought of talking in my sleep.
"Crap, sorry about that," I muttered sheepishly as we arrived at where the festival was and saw the other members of the drama club huddled up and whispering to each other.
I assumed that they were talking about me and Haru since we've been missing yesterday and last night until Bill and Dom spotted us before the other members looked to see me and Haru while the state of us is probably giving them some perverted ideas about what happened last night.
"Hey, sorry that I worried you guys but I'm okay now," I reassured and felt uncomfortable by all the staring as Bill shot me a look that demanded answers until Dom noticed the bandages on my arm.
After that, I was immediately taken to the nurse's office and was now getting my arm and side stitched up while the dorm mother had arrived and was sending me a stern look while crossing her arms.
"Believe me, thirty minutes more and I would've reported you to the faculty, young man," the dorm mother lectured and I sighed once the nurse was done with my stitches and bandaged them up.
"Wait, you haven't actually said anything to the staff yet?" I asked in confusion.
"No, but I didn't do it for you since I couldn't exactly tell them that you were beaten up by some hooligans and then broke the rules by spending the night with a female student," the dorm mother stated and I narrowed my eyes.
"Either way, I still think you should report it since the Shishigumi was responsible for kidnapping that female student and we were forced to spend the night elsewhere," I persisted and the dorm mother gasped with widened eyes.
"You listen to me, don't you ever mention that name to me again, do you understand? A wolf and a rabbit spending together like that, what were you two doing all night?" the dorm mother interrogated and proceeded to go on a rant while I started to tune her out and felt pissed that nobody seemed to care about how Haru nearly died last night.
'I'll be damned, she's more concerned about how Haru and I spent the night out then she is about the Shishigumi and pretending that they don't exist? No wonder those bastards got away with a lot of bad shit since ignoring them isn't going to make the problem go away, though Gouhin and I crippled them in a way that they'll never recover from so chances are they won't be a problem to anyone anymore after most of them were killed,' I thought bitterly just as the door to the hallway opened and I looked to see that it was Juno.
"Excuse me, how are you doing, Legosi?" Juno asked and the dorm mother turned around to look at her.
"Oh, hello there, are you two friends?" the dorm mother questioned curiously and Juno nodded.
"Yes, just checking in so could we please have some privacy?" Juno suggested and the dorm mother appeared to understand as she left the nurse's office.
"Hey, thanks for coming, Juno-san, and I just want to say sorry for all the ruckus before the big night," I stated sheepishly and Juno smiled.
"It's okay because I knew the whole time you were coming back, Legosi-kun," Juno said and my eyes widened at the affectionate suffix at the end of Legosi's name.
"Oh, you did?" I inquired in surprise and Juno walked over until she stood next to the bed.
"That's right, I understand more than anyone in the club since I know just how strong wolves can be," Juno stated as she sat on the bed and moved closer, causing me to scoot back since I was uncomfortable by what was happening.
"Oh, yeah...I see," I stuttered slightly as I smiled awkwardly and Juno seemed to look disappointed by watching me move away from her.
"Well, I heard that you were a hero and saved a rabbit from the Shishigumi, right? I knew that you were a kind person," Juno complimented and I didn't know how to feel about that.
"Um, I'm just someone who did the right thing so calling me a hero is kinda a bit much so I'm going to get some rest...thank you for checking up on me so I'll see you at the festival, Juno-san," I told her and Juno looked hurt for some reason before she got off the bed and left the nurse's office while I laid down and thought about what would happen next.
After that, I had gotten enough rest and continued the rest of the day going to class until it had become dark and I was in a tent with the other members of the drama club while we were at the festival, then I picked up a box and started taking it to storage before Kai walked over.
"Legosi, after you put that box away, you can just go back to campus," Kai told me and I looked at him.
"Look, I know you're concerned but I'm not crippled so as long as I don't pick up and carry anything too heavy, then I shouldn't be at risk of tearing open my stitches," I reassured and Kai huffed.
"Even so, you won't be able to work the lights for a while," Kai pointed out and I sighed.
"Kai, I'll be fine so quit acting like I'm some broken little pup," I said irritably.
"Listen, it's a busy time right now and all of us in the art department just don't want any problems happening again, alright?" Kai lectured while I groaned quietly in exasperation.
"Hey, I don't know what you're going on about, but would you stop being such an old nanny and getting on my case?" I retorted with a sweatdrop and Sanou came over.
"Legosi, he's just worried since Louis disappeared and we had to make an awful lot of last-minute changes," Sanou notified me and I was surprised to hear that.
"Louis-senpai is missing?" I questioned and Sanou nodded.
"Yeah, we haven't been able to contact him at all and this is so unlike him, that's for sure," Sanou explained before he and Kai walked away while my blood ran cold at the thought of how something bad might've happened after the nasty fight we got into.
'Shit, I really hope that I didn't push him into doing something stupid...fuck, this is all my fault and I need to find him,' I thought with a guilty expression as I put the box down and someone entered the tent before I looked and my eyes widened at seeing Juno wearing a red dress and makeup while the others gasped in astonishment.
"Hello, I had them change my makeup and costume just a touch, especially since Louis-senpai isn't with us right now and we need to do whatever it takes to make this performance the best that it can be so let's go out and give it our all!" Juno encouraged and everyone started agreeing with each other while I couldn't help but see how beautiful Juno was right now.
"Connor, I feel like things are changing while some say it's good and others say it's bad...but all I know is how devoted you are with Haru-san," Legosi commented thoughtfully and I frowned as I walked over to Juno and bowed my head.
"I wish you good luck," I told her before I exited the tent and started heading to the meteor so that I could meet up with Haru.
'No matter how much things change around me, I'll continue to be the only thing I know and that's myself as long as you're with me, Haru,' I thought as I arrived at the meteor and didn't see her anywhere, then I started feeling depressed that she wasn't going to hear what I have to confess but I didn't give up hope since had to be around here somewhere.
I started searching for Haru as the performance started with a crowd forming at the front of the stage and I looked around while trying to find Haru, then I felt frustrated that I couldn't find her but then a scary thought hit me and I started feeling uneasy.
'Shit, I hope she didn't get kidnapped again so she's got to be around here somewhere...Haru, I don't ever want to be alone again,' I thought as I moved through the crowd and picked up her scent, but it was all over the place and muddled by everyone around me until a white-furred hand rose up in front of my face as I leaned down slightly and saw Haru standing right in front of me.
"Hey, your nose must be clogged or something," Haru remarked until we both started looking tense, then I knelt down and took her hand as I stared at her.
"Haru-chan, I-" I started to say and was cut off.
"Wait, let me go first...I...I..." Haru struggled to say as Juno was speaking on a microphone and a spotlight shined on us while people started staring at me and Haru before I looked at the stage in confusion.
After that, Haru gently pulled her hand out of mine and the hurt I felt hit me hard while I tried not to cry and Juno talked about me before urging for me to come up onto the stage, just as Tao suddenly grabbed my hand and yanked me to my feet until I was forced to the stage while protesting, then I was taken onstage and found myself being stared at by the crowd while they whispered to each other about me and I sent an uncomfortable look at Juno.
"Juno-san, nobody told me about this so what the fuck?!" I hissed nervously but Juno didn't respond as she took my hand and held it up before praising me as a hero and how carnivores would always be there to protect herbivores from being killed.
'No, she's wrong because she has no idea of the horrific shit I did and how frightening a carnivore's instincts really are, something that shouldn't ever be praised but feared,' I thought uneasily as the crowd started clapping and cheering, then I saw how heartbroken Haru looked and knew that things had gone from bad to worse while Juno looked at me.
"I'm so happy right now and wanted to make this world a better place to live in, something that has been my dream since I was a pup. Oh, let's light a candle together, Legosi-kun," Juno said excitedly as she pulled me off the stage.
"H-Hey, hold on!" I yelped as I was dragged to the meteor and we stood in front of it as Juno let go and I knew what she was doing.
"Juno-san, this is supposed to be for couples who are in love with each other so the others will get the wrong idea, especially after all that," I reasoned frantically as Juno held a candle that was lit and she smiled at me.
"They're not getting the wrong idea since the true strength of a carnivore simply can't be recognized in the darkness so you should understand that no matter how much we continue to fight in the darkness, it's only going to become more of a burden on you and they're going to be afraid of you or hate you while it's your own strength that will bring you down.
Listen, I refuse to see you like that so let's be in the light together," Juno pleaded and I knew that she wasn't going to take the hint, so I had no choice but to do the hard thing by telling her that I wasn't in love with her as I sighed and cleared my throat.
"Juno-san, I know that you have a crush on me and it's flattering...but I just don't feel the same way and already fell in love with someone else so please understand that I don't have any feelings for you," I admitted hesitantly and Juno looked hurt by what I just said.
"It's that Haru girl, isn't it? What is it about her that makes her so special? A rabbit and a wolf getting together is just too weird so why her?" Juno questioned bitterly and I rubbed the back of my neck tiredly.
"Don't get me wrong, we might've gotten together if the circumstances were different but I already fell in love with Haru-chan long before I met you so I'm sorry that you have to hear this, but it wouldn't be right to keep stringing you along like this so the best thing to do is tell you.
Listen, I'm really sorry you had to hear this, but I'm hoping that we can stay as friends so I need to go and I really thought your performance was beautiful," I confessed before I rested a hand on her shoulder with a soft solemn smile and turned around to go find Haru.
I tracked Haru down by her scent and kept calling for her until I found her walking up a bunch of steps and let out a sigh of relief as she stopped walking up the stairs.
"Thank god...Haru-chan, it's dangerous to walk alone at night so how about I walk with you to the station," I offered and noticed that something was wrong when her body language started showing that she was really pissed about something before she looked back to glare at me.
"What the hell are you doing here and shouldn't you be with that other girl?! You heard everyone cheering for you two so it makes sense that you and she would be the perfect couple!" Haru shouted harshly and I cringed before I looked away.
"About that, I let her down gently since it wouldn't be right to have her keep thinking that I had feelings for her when I don't," I admitted and Haru huffed.
"Ugh, this is so stupid so just leave me alone!" Haru spat angrily as she looked away and headed up the stairs before I started following her.
"Listen, she's just a member of the drama club and while we're both gray wolves and barely have anything in common, I'm fine with being friends with her...I'm not going to lie, I'm a dark person dealing with some dark issues so it doesn't matter if I'm in the darkness or the light, I'll always continue to worry.
If I'll always worry, then I'd rather it be about things that would have to do with you, Haru-chan. Don't you see, it's more important to me that I focus on that," I explained and Haru stopped until I did as well.
"Yeah, but...ever since you got involved with me, you were almost killed and I've been in so much girl drama so the other night at the hotel, didn't I traumatize you there as well?" Haru questioned in concern and I blushed as I looked away bashfully with a shy smile.
"Well, I didn't see it as traumatizing since it was a very special moment between us, but it was clear that we just weren't ready for that yet," I stated and Haru groaned as she ran her hand down her face.
"Ugh, that's exactly why it was a horrible idea in the first place since my body just gave itself over to be eaten by you," Haru said in exasperation and I chuckled.
"I'm not going to lie, that was pretty terrifying but we shouldn't let that one incident get in the way of what we do have," I pointed out and Haru sighed.
"Let's face the facts, you're a wolf and I'm a rabbit so that's never going to change," Haru admitted bitterly while she avoided looking back at me.
"Actually, when you were kidnapped by the Shishigumi, I felt like they had stolen my prey and that had gotten me scared and confused about everything...I have doubts about what drove me to save you but it's pretty clear to me now that I would never eat you, Haru-chan, because-" I stated and was cut off.
"Stop it! How could you be so sure of that?!" Haru shouted before she started running and I chased after her.
"Hey, don't run because I'm about to tell you!" I exclaimed in disbelief as I ran up the stairs after her.
"Face it, there's no guarantee that a wolf won't eat a rabbit in this world, so it only proves that we're not supposed to be together!" Haru argued but I wasn't stopping for any reason.
"There might be no guarantee, but I have a reason and it's a simple one!" I called out as we ran up the stairs and found ourselves at an overlook while Haru rushed over to the railing and stopped while I paused near her.
"And what's that?" Haru asked hesitantly and I sighed as I looked down.
"It's because I love you...there, I said it and it drives me insane knowing that I love you but I wouldn't wish for anything else in the world. Haru-chan, I swear to god I'll get stronger and won't let this broken society or my instincts get in the way, and I want to make you happy so I'll get stronger," I vowed as I walked over and stood next to her before we looked at the city and I noticed that Haru was about to touch my hand, but she pulled her hand back at the last second.
"I'll be waiting," Haru told me softly and it became quiet between us as we did nothing but watched the view for a while.
After that, time had passed by until summer break had occurred and the other canines of 701 had left to go see their families while Jack went back home for a short time until he came back and we had stayed for two weeks of summer classes and I was sleeping until I stirred slightly by something that smelled good before I gently bit down on it and yells of panic made me let go of whatever it was as I opened my eyes to see that my muzzle was poking out of the curtains and stuck my head out to see Jack laying on the floor while he was gasping with a startled expression.
"Morning...are you okay?" I asked groggily as I moved the curtains aside and noticed how Jack was laying in a position with his upper body upside down while his arms and legs were on the floor completely limp.
"Yeah...let's got to our summer classes," Jack groaned and I sweatdropped before I got out of bed and we headed to the bathroom until we brushed our teeth and washed our faces until I started drying my face off.
"Damn, it's certainly quiet without the guys around," I commented while using half of the towel as a shield to block the spray of water that came from Jack while he was shaking his head to dry himself off.
"I was really sad when I went back home and I had to go home fast so I wouldn't have to deal with all of them leaving in packs. Hey, you could try going home too, if just for a little while since I'm pretty sure your grandpa is lonely without you," Jack told me and I froze at that since it wasn't a good idea and I had no idea where Legosi's grandfather lived due to Legosi not saying much about his grandfather.
"Well, he'll probably be upset to see me and today's Friday so I should get myself an egg sandwich," I evaded as I finished drying myself off.
"Yeah, he'll be upset because he's lonely and I hate to embarrass you, but your underwear is showing a little," Jack notified me and I pulled my shorts up until we left the bathroom and got dressed in our summer uniforms before taking our backpacks and heading to class.
As we were walking down the hall, I noticed Jack acting strange by gritting his teeth and gripping his tail so I decided not to ask since I didn't want to have to deal with another headache and the last time he acted this odd was when he found the porn mag so it was better that I didn't find out what was going on with him this time until I saw Haru approaching us and I perked up with my tail starting to wag.
"Oh, Haru-chan," I called out to her and she looked surprised to see me.
"Legosi-kun, do you have summer classes?" Haru asked and I nodded.
"Yeah, do you?" I inquired curiously as we passed each other.
"Yep, since I went back home early so I'll see you later," Haru said and I waved at her.
"Yeah, you too," I agreed and she was gone while Jack looked completely stunned before he grabbed my arm.
"Is she the one?!" Jack exclaimed in shock and I rolled my eyes.
"Oh god, what is it now?" I groaned in exasperation and Jack started sputtering.
"She's a rabbit and why are you calling her chan?! You're like a pervy old man!" Jack cried out in disbelief and I sighed.
"Jack, you're being very rude right now so could you please quit it?" I suggested irritably and he wouldn't take the hint.
"Argh, you know what, I didn't want to ask you this but I will so what happened to you?!" Jack interrogated and I sweatdropped since he was being a little annoying, so I decided to ignore him as we went to class.
Pretty soon, we were done with class and were now walking outside as I discovered that it had gotten a little colder and Jack seemed to notice as well.
"Huh, it kind of feels a bit colder now so, Legosi, what happened to you this summer? You can tell me," Jack pressed and I looked up with a thoughtful expression.
"Well, let's see, I didn't get to eat any watermelon so why don't we go get some? Come on, let's go," I encouraged as I was walking fully up-right now and looking at Jack with a warm smile before I walked ahead.
"H-Hey!" Jack stuttered and I looked back with the same happy expression.
"L-Look, I'll go with you but slow down a little since I have short legs!" Jack complained as I chuckled lightly during our walk to the store.
After that, most of the day had passed by and I was told to look for Riz since he hasn't shown up for a short time, then I managed to find him walking down a hallway and perked up until he spotted me.
"There you are, everyone's been looking for you so come on," I told him and we started heading back to the drama club until I noticed something about Riz and looked back to see him smiling for some odd reason.
"Hey, what the hell's got you smiling all of a sudden?" I asked in confusion and Riz shrugged.
"Nothing, nothing at all," Riz responded as the large bear kept smiling and we continued walking.
I didn't know why, but something about Riz was making me feel uneasy and I made sure he didn't see my wary expression since my gut feeling was telling me that he was dangerous and my gut was always right so I decided to keep an eye on him for now and figure out why Riz was making me unsettled.
A/N Well, Connor is looking lighter than before since he's no longer in any Wasteland danger and that breakdown helped him heal more from his trauma but talk about ominous at the end of this chapter and if you read the manga, then you know full well that Connor has a right to be wary of Riz since his Wastelander perception can tell that something's off about Riz but Connor doesn't know why and that's what has him on edge.
Anyway, the first arc is done and now it's time for the second one so be prepared since a big surprise is coming at the end of the second one and it'll be something you won't expect so get ready for what happens.
So, let me know what you think of the events in this chapter and stay tuned.
