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A/N: Welcome to the sixth chapter. If anyone has noticed, I changed the rating from G to PG because of one teeny tiny word. Not a big deal at all. That said, read on!
~Crossroads~
By Burnt Rice
Chapter 6: Whispers
Tsuyoshi Sasaki nevously paced down one of the crowded hallways of Crossroads Academy. He had no idea why he should be nervous in the first place, as he had done this countless times. Tsuyoshi had no need to worry. But this time it was different. Was it because this time he felt a war between his sense of duty and newfound guilt rage inside of himself? Or was it just Sana? He glanced at his watch. It read 7:47. He had approximately thirteen minutes before second hour was to start. He expectantly watched the end of the corridor, waiting for Naozumi to show up. Tsuyoshi was just about to walk off when his accomplice made his appearance.
Tsuyoshi rolled his eyes. "Took you long enough.", he stated. Instead of replying, Naozumi shrugged, thinking of the task that awaited them. Of course, Naozumi was just the accomplice. He was there for substance. Tsuyoshi was the one who was going to be doing all the talking.
Tsuyoshi outlined their plan, which was simple yet effective. "We'll do the guys' bathroom, the english hallway, and then hit the library. That should be sufficient." He took a deep breath. "Ready?" Naozumi hesitated, but only for a second. "....yeah....let's go." Both Vigil members headed towards their first destination.
~~
Komori Kazuyuki wasn't a very bright person. He made straight As, but that was only because his mother pressured him to study every night. If it weren't for that, he probably wouldn't even be attending Crossroads. His primary worry was that prick, Aya Sugita. He absolutely had to surpass her grade point average this semester, otherwise his mother would be angry. Very angry.....he shuddered, in shame of what he had just imagined. He shoved the thought aside, and decided to start concentrating on his research. Komori pulled a book out of the bookshelf. He was in the school library, fine-tuning a lab report for his science teacher, Mr. Sengoku. Mr. Sengoku was the type of teacher that failed a student if he mixed up binary ionic compunds with binary molecular compounds. . He creeped Komori out. His teacher always had this vengeful glint in his eyes that gave him the look of a predator. Except for the Vigils, of whom Mr. Sengoku refused to acknowledge, students made sure to steer clear of this faculty member. Komori sighed. One month back, he had asked Naozumi Kamura if he could become a member of the Vigils. He desired the confidence, the authority, the all-out power that came with being a Vigil. Of, course, he wasn't quite sure that Kamura was a member. Sure, he had heard rumors, but.....the president of the student body an actual Vigil?! That was unheard of...... Of course Kamura said no, that he wasn't even a part of that group. Komori couldn't tell whether or not Kamura was lying, but he had heard that Kamura could put on a good act if he absolutely had to.......
Komori Kazuyuki didn't have enough confidence to ask a second time.
The doors to the library creaked as they opened, and of all people, Tsuyoshi Sasaki and Naozumi Kamura themselves had just entered the room. Komori stared at them in awe and jealousy. He wanted so much to be like them, to be near the great Akito Hayama. He knew that if he could only become a Vigil, then all of his troubles would fade away. He watched as the duo made their way to the outskirts of a study group. Komori had a gut feeling that they were up to something. Semi-crouching, and half-hidden by some book shelves, Komori made his way closer to Sasaki and Kamura so that he could hear what they were saying.
Tsuyoshi spoke. "Hey Nao. Did ya hear?"
Naozumi replied, "Hear what?"
"You can't tell anyone. It's not exactly pleasant."
Komori was puzzled. Obviously both guys were having a private conversation. So why were they talking in the middle of the library, where anyone could overhear them? As soon as the study group had heard that what Tsuyoshi had to say was private, all of them started to eavesdrop, hoping to catch some part of the news without looking obvious. Tsuyoshi went on, as if he didn't notice the eerie silence that filled the library.
"Well, you know that girl, Fuka Matsui?"
"That junior with the Kansai accent?"
"Yeah."
"What about her?"
"Well, I heard........"
Komori's eyes widened as he listened to what Tsuyoshi had to say. He knew Matsui. Well, kind of. She didn't seem like that type of girl. He listened for more.
"And last weekend, I heard that she got........"
Komori closed his eyes. He was thoroughly disgusted. He immediately decided that he didn't want to risk being associated with Matsui. (Especially since the Vigil members were talking about her like that. Komori wanted to stay on their good side, just in case.) Finally, after watching both Vigils leave the library, he sighed and went back to his research.
The study group gradually filled the library's eerie silence with fresh whispers and gossip.
~~
"I have a plan." said Sana. She looked determined, as if she were ready to start a race. She and Fuka were heading towards the cafeteria.
"A plan?", inquired Fuka. "What type of plan?"
"Something to right the wrong. We're taking a stand against the Vigils, Fuka."
Conflicting emotions spread across Fuka's face. At first, she wore the same look that Sana had: ready to go against anything that came her way. However, that look was quickly erased. She seemed pained, as if she were remembering something from long ago.
"No.", she said. "We shouldn't take risks like that. You don't understand what they've done to Yu.....I mean, the school."
Sana was confused. "What are you talking about? All they've done to me is make me angry. Seriously, they haven't even touched me......"
".....yet.", finished Fuka. Her eyes were pleading now. "Please. I'm beggin' you. Don't get involved. Besides, there's only the two of us."
Sana grinned. "And that's where you're wrong. I've done a little......research, and I know a whole bunch of people who would love to revolt against the Vigils." Both girls entered the lunch room, heading towards their table. Sana noticed a lot of whispers and glares as she and Fuka passed by the students. What's going on?, she thought.
Fuka noticed the stares too. The students seemed really.......was it angry? She wondered if anyone had seen her trip in the hallway this morning. She decided to forget about it. Fuka smiled and came up to two of her friends, Tatsuya and Miki. "Hey guys! Mind scootin' over so Sana and I got a little room?" Both Tatsuya and Miki looked up at her, disgust written all over their faces. Tatsuya spoke first.
"There isn't any room left at this table. Sorry.", was his curt answer.
"What are ya talkin' about? The table's only about half full!"
Miki acidly replied, "Like Tatsuya here says. There aren't any seats left."
"Ha ha, very funny. Let me and Sana sit down."
Miki continued. "Let me explain. There are no seats left at this table for you. Sana is welcome to stay. Got it?"
"Oh please, as if I would really sit with you hypocrites. One day you're acting all friendly and the next day you're acting like a bunch of rejects. Thanks but no thanks. We'll just sit somewhere else.", replied Sana.
"Right, I got it.", Fuka said. "C'mon, Sana." Both Sana and Fuka headed for an empty booth, but were still close enough to hear Miki's last remark.
"...........See ya later....whore."
~~
Akito smirked. He was watching the whole exchange from a booth slightly over to the left. Both Tsuyoshi, Aya, and Naozumi were sitting with him. Akito watched how Fuka had been rejected , and how she had been called a whore. So far things were going as expected. But he hadn't anticipated what happened next.
Sana turned around and marched right up to Miki. She looked ready to kill. She hardened her eyes and spoke, her quavering voice barely above a whisper. "What did you say? Say that again." Miki was trembling, and the whole cafeteria was watching.
"I said....nothing. I didn't say anything."
Anger radiated off of Sana. "Don't you ever call my friend that again."
At that, Sana walked off, and Fuka, shaken, followed. People glared at the duo as they left the room. Yet, about thirteen other students followed suit.
Akito frowned. He didn't like the looks of this. Alright, so maybe he had expected Sana to react with a touch of abnormality, but he expected Fuka to cry, or at least be hurt. If anything, they seemed infuriated by this new development. And what was with those people that followed them out? The whole school supposedly wanted nothing to do with Fuka Matsui. Akito brushed the thought aside. Probably just a coincidence, he thought. Yet he couldn't help but admire the loyalty that Sana had for Fuka. Any other girl he knew would have run into the bathroom to cry their eyes out, or ignored the remark, as if it never existed. But no, Sana was different from all those other girls. She was courageous. She had this intense fire within herself........Akito blinked and stopped himself from going any farther. What's wrong with me?, he asked himself. Snap out of it.
Akito went back to his shrimp.
~~
Naozumi sat next to Akito, and watched his reaction to the events that had just unfolded. Naozumi noticed Akito's pleasure, and then watched his pleasure melt into disbelief. He also saw a different look in Akito's eyes. It was something Naozumi had never seen in the assigner before. Naozumi followed Akito's gaze, and it landed onto Sana.
No way, he thought. There's no way in..........
~~
Ugh., thought Aya. That girl Miki was so cruel. Miki was one of Fuka's good friends, too. She wanted to support Fuka here and now, but she couldn't. Not with three of the Vigil's most important members sitting all around her. Aya had something on her mind. She dreaded the thought of it, but it was absolutely necessary.
"Tsuyoshi?", she asked.
"Yeah?", he answered.
"Actually, I have a question to ask all three of you."
Akito stopped eating and leaned back, his way of saying, "Speak." Naozumi looked up with newfound curiousity.
Aya cleared her throat. "I would like to join the Vigils."
~~End Ch. 6
A/N: I was honestly going to write more for this this chapter, but I wanted to post it today. PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!!! ^-^
A/N: Welcome to the sixth chapter. If anyone has noticed, I changed the rating from G to PG because of one teeny tiny word. Not a big deal at all. That said, read on!
~Crossroads~
By Burnt Rice
Chapter 6: Whispers
Tsuyoshi Sasaki nevously paced down one of the crowded hallways of Crossroads Academy. He had no idea why he should be nervous in the first place, as he had done this countless times. Tsuyoshi had no need to worry. But this time it was different. Was it because this time he felt a war between his sense of duty and newfound guilt rage inside of himself? Or was it just Sana? He glanced at his watch. It read 7:47. He had approximately thirteen minutes before second hour was to start. He expectantly watched the end of the corridor, waiting for Naozumi to show up. Tsuyoshi was just about to walk off when his accomplice made his appearance.
Tsuyoshi rolled his eyes. "Took you long enough.", he stated. Instead of replying, Naozumi shrugged, thinking of the task that awaited them. Of course, Naozumi was just the accomplice. He was there for substance. Tsuyoshi was the one who was going to be doing all the talking.
Tsuyoshi outlined their plan, which was simple yet effective. "We'll do the guys' bathroom, the english hallway, and then hit the library. That should be sufficient." He took a deep breath. "Ready?" Naozumi hesitated, but only for a second. "....yeah....let's go." Both Vigil members headed towards their first destination.
~~
Komori Kazuyuki wasn't a very bright person. He made straight As, but that was only because his mother pressured him to study every night. If it weren't for that, he probably wouldn't even be attending Crossroads. His primary worry was that prick, Aya Sugita. He absolutely had to surpass her grade point average this semester, otherwise his mother would be angry. Very angry.....he shuddered, in shame of what he had just imagined. He shoved the thought aside, and decided to start concentrating on his research. Komori pulled a book out of the bookshelf. He was in the school library, fine-tuning a lab report for his science teacher, Mr. Sengoku. Mr. Sengoku was the type of teacher that failed a student if he mixed up binary ionic compunds with binary molecular compounds. . He creeped Komori out. His teacher always had this vengeful glint in his eyes that gave him the look of a predator. Except for the Vigils, of whom Mr. Sengoku refused to acknowledge, students made sure to steer clear of this faculty member. Komori sighed. One month back, he had asked Naozumi Kamura if he could become a member of the Vigils. He desired the confidence, the authority, the all-out power that came with being a Vigil. Of, course, he wasn't quite sure that Kamura was a member. Sure, he had heard rumors, but.....the president of the student body an actual Vigil?! That was unheard of...... Of course Kamura said no, that he wasn't even a part of that group. Komori couldn't tell whether or not Kamura was lying, but he had heard that Kamura could put on a good act if he absolutely had to.......
Komori Kazuyuki didn't have enough confidence to ask a second time.
The doors to the library creaked as they opened, and of all people, Tsuyoshi Sasaki and Naozumi Kamura themselves had just entered the room. Komori stared at them in awe and jealousy. He wanted so much to be like them, to be near the great Akito Hayama. He knew that if he could only become a Vigil, then all of his troubles would fade away. He watched as the duo made their way to the outskirts of a study group. Komori had a gut feeling that they were up to something. Semi-crouching, and half-hidden by some book shelves, Komori made his way closer to Sasaki and Kamura so that he could hear what they were saying.
Tsuyoshi spoke. "Hey Nao. Did ya hear?"
Naozumi replied, "Hear what?"
"You can't tell anyone. It's not exactly pleasant."
Komori was puzzled. Obviously both guys were having a private conversation. So why were they talking in the middle of the library, where anyone could overhear them? As soon as the study group had heard that what Tsuyoshi had to say was private, all of them started to eavesdrop, hoping to catch some part of the news without looking obvious. Tsuyoshi went on, as if he didn't notice the eerie silence that filled the library.
"Well, you know that girl, Fuka Matsui?"
"That junior with the Kansai accent?"
"Yeah."
"What about her?"
"Well, I heard........"
Komori's eyes widened as he listened to what Tsuyoshi had to say. He knew Matsui. Well, kind of. She didn't seem like that type of girl. He listened for more.
"And last weekend, I heard that she got........"
Komori closed his eyes. He was thoroughly disgusted. He immediately decided that he didn't want to risk being associated with Matsui. (Especially since the Vigil members were talking about her like that. Komori wanted to stay on their good side, just in case.) Finally, after watching both Vigils leave the library, he sighed and went back to his research.
The study group gradually filled the library's eerie silence with fresh whispers and gossip.
~~
"I have a plan." said Sana. She looked determined, as if she were ready to start a race. She and Fuka were heading towards the cafeteria.
"A plan?", inquired Fuka. "What type of plan?"
"Something to right the wrong. We're taking a stand against the Vigils, Fuka."
Conflicting emotions spread across Fuka's face. At first, she wore the same look that Sana had: ready to go against anything that came her way. However, that look was quickly erased. She seemed pained, as if she were remembering something from long ago.
"No.", she said. "We shouldn't take risks like that. You don't understand what they've done to Yu.....I mean, the school."
Sana was confused. "What are you talking about? All they've done to me is make me angry. Seriously, they haven't even touched me......"
".....yet.", finished Fuka. Her eyes were pleading now. "Please. I'm beggin' you. Don't get involved. Besides, there's only the two of us."
Sana grinned. "And that's where you're wrong. I've done a little......research, and I know a whole bunch of people who would love to revolt against the Vigils." Both girls entered the lunch room, heading towards their table. Sana noticed a lot of whispers and glares as she and Fuka passed by the students. What's going on?, she thought.
Fuka noticed the stares too. The students seemed really.......was it angry? She wondered if anyone had seen her trip in the hallway this morning. She decided to forget about it. Fuka smiled and came up to two of her friends, Tatsuya and Miki. "Hey guys! Mind scootin' over so Sana and I got a little room?" Both Tatsuya and Miki looked up at her, disgust written all over their faces. Tatsuya spoke first.
"There isn't any room left at this table. Sorry.", was his curt answer.
"What are ya talkin' about? The table's only about half full!"
Miki acidly replied, "Like Tatsuya here says. There aren't any seats left."
"Ha ha, very funny. Let me and Sana sit down."
Miki continued. "Let me explain. There are no seats left at this table for you. Sana is welcome to stay. Got it?"
"Oh please, as if I would really sit with you hypocrites. One day you're acting all friendly and the next day you're acting like a bunch of rejects. Thanks but no thanks. We'll just sit somewhere else.", replied Sana.
"Right, I got it.", Fuka said. "C'mon, Sana." Both Sana and Fuka headed for an empty booth, but were still close enough to hear Miki's last remark.
"...........See ya later....whore."
~~
Akito smirked. He was watching the whole exchange from a booth slightly over to the left. Both Tsuyoshi, Aya, and Naozumi were sitting with him. Akito watched how Fuka had been rejected , and how she had been called a whore. So far things were going as expected. But he hadn't anticipated what happened next.
Sana turned around and marched right up to Miki. She looked ready to kill. She hardened her eyes and spoke, her quavering voice barely above a whisper. "What did you say? Say that again." Miki was trembling, and the whole cafeteria was watching.
"I said....nothing. I didn't say anything."
Anger radiated off of Sana. "Don't you ever call my friend that again."
At that, Sana walked off, and Fuka, shaken, followed. People glared at the duo as they left the room. Yet, about thirteen other students followed suit.
Akito frowned. He didn't like the looks of this. Alright, so maybe he had expected Sana to react with a touch of abnormality, but he expected Fuka to cry, or at least be hurt. If anything, they seemed infuriated by this new development. And what was with those people that followed them out? The whole school supposedly wanted nothing to do with Fuka Matsui. Akito brushed the thought aside. Probably just a coincidence, he thought. Yet he couldn't help but admire the loyalty that Sana had for Fuka. Any other girl he knew would have run into the bathroom to cry their eyes out, or ignored the remark, as if it never existed. But no, Sana was different from all those other girls. She was courageous. She had this intense fire within herself........Akito blinked and stopped himself from going any farther. What's wrong with me?, he asked himself. Snap out of it.
Akito went back to his shrimp.
~~
Naozumi sat next to Akito, and watched his reaction to the events that had just unfolded. Naozumi noticed Akito's pleasure, and then watched his pleasure melt into disbelief. He also saw a different look in Akito's eyes. It was something Naozumi had never seen in the assigner before. Naozumi followed Akito's gaze, and it landed onto Sana.
No way, he thought. There's no way in..........
~~
Ugh., thought Aya. That girl Miki was so cruel. Miki was one of Fuka's good friends, too. She wanted to support Fuka here and now, but she couldn't. Not with three of the Vigil's most important members sitting all around her. Aya had something on her mind. She dreaded the thought of it, but it was absolutely necessary.
"Tsuyoshi?", she asked.
"Yeah?", he answered.
"Actually, I have a question to ask all three of you."
Akito stopped eating and leaned back, his way of saying, "Speak." Naozumi looked up with newfound curiousity.
Aya cleared her throat. "I would like to join the Vigils."
~~End Ch. 6
A/N: I was honestly going to write more for this this chapter, but I wanted to post it today. PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!!! ^-^