Chapter 6 by Akane

Ugh, I don't like art.

All that I can draw is just a black hole. Why can't I take another lesson apart from art? Good thing that I pretended to get sick in the morning so I could skip art. Now is the time for History of Japan. I learned basic lesson like mathematics, physics and others when my mom went to her job. I had nothing to do so I learn by books and turns out it was high school lesson here in my current school.

The only thing that I haven't learned yet is History of Japan. Quite interesting. In the west, we didn't have katanas or ninjas or samurais or dangos. Hey, it seems delicious. At home, they always serve me western food. It's not that I hate western food, but I also wanted to try Japanese food. Should I go to the market to buy some sweets? Bandage mom is not going to pick me up today so I have plenty of time before I go to infiltrate the Sheep.

"Mori-san, are you okay? You've been frowning for a while now," my classmate says. Um? What was her name again?

"No, I'm okay," I smile. Schoolmate A just looks at me worriedly but I try to ignore it.

"You know? It seems like Kamahara-senpai going to confess to you!" Schoolmate A says. Damn girl, what are you doing, talk to me in the middle of the class?

"Really?" I smile politely.

"Yeah!" she replies but I ignore her. The teacher's talk about Oda Nobunaga much more interesting for me.

"Hey, the teacher's been looking at you for a while you know?" I say to her and she shuts up. I am grateful that our history teacher is a scary man. Just his face, okay. His name is Kimura-sensei and I saw him taking care of a kitten last week as he sang a song to the kitten. Oh my god, he's so precious. Protect him at all cost!

Then the class has been very interesting for me and it finishes in a blink, though the other students were almost sleeping in class. The next class is Mathematics. I remember Dazai was talking about parallel lines that couldn't meet. What did he meant by that, I wonder.

The mathematics. I never really study it seriously before. But trust me, if you understand the concept of how it works once, you can solve the question. I never study at home, I never had the time to. Ougai-san has been nagging me to study seriously but he also wants me to train my ability, self-defense, and how to wield the weapon. He is seriously having a problem with his parenting method, expecting his 'child' to be perfect at anything.

The mathematic class is not so boring since I can finish the equation of the linear on the board though the algebra has always been my favorite. It doesn't need a language genius to solve mathematics; mathematics is the world language. It's embarrassing but I still have a long way to go to master Japanese. My mom was not Japanese but she could speak in 5 language and she told me once how to speak Japanese. Speak, not to read and write. I always get bandage mom to teach me how to read and write in Kanji.

The bell rings and it means home. Or not. I need to find some information on the Sheep. Ougai-san told me to investigate the Arahabaki and I found the lead in our enemy, the Sheep. I go out the school building and someone grab my arm.

"Hey, Mori-san," Schoolmate B, "Aren't you forgetting something?"

What did I forget? I don't think I forget something. My phone? Check. Books? Check. Wa—

That's it! I forgot my fucking wallet! Damn it! How can I buy Chocolates and dangos now?! How can I buy Instant ramen now for dinner?!

"You forgot? I told you I will be waiting at the backyard!" he insists. Who was he again? Really, I'm not really good at remembering names. I called Dazai bandage mom because sometimes I forgot his name.

"Um..." I don't know how to respond, "I wonder what business you have with me?"

"I like you," he says, "Would you go out with me?"

"No," I answer instantly.

"Oh, come on! I'm the most popular student in this school and you, too, are the most popular girl here! We would be a good couple!"

I look at him in disgust. When you love someone, you don't love someone because they're pretty or smart or something as such. You like someone because you love them and that means you love them unconditionally. At least that's what my mom said. This guy here trying to ruin my standard. I really want to split his head in two and insert some ideas that you don't love people that way. It's sad but some people like to think that they were in love but in fact it was not. Just a glimpse of admire? Oh, I can't explain it nicely.

"No," I answer again.

"I'm handsome, rich, and smart," he smiles.

"Can you hold a gun and kill people?"

"Huh?"

"Or can you use your head to plan a murder but it would looks like an accident?"

"What?"

"You can't?"

"Of course I can't! That's breaking the law!"

"Then, no," I sigh. I know a certain someone who could. I live those kind of life so those who can't do it, fuck off.

I leave him gaping in front of the school and I step outside the school. I go to the park and sit on the bench, pulling out a wallet. Schoolmate B's wallet. I'm grateful because he dumbly made the conversation long. I open the wallet and check the inside.

What kind of rich people only have fucking 500 yen in his wallet?!

I took the money and throw the wallet on the ground. I check the time in my phone, 5:15. It's going to be dark soon. I should head to the Suribachi City. I really want to go by bus, but there's no one around me here deserve to their money being stolen. A granny, kids playing with their parents, nope. I only stole from those who piss me off. I have no other choice, going there by foot. But then I curse myself for having no sense of direction. Dammit.

If I remember correctly, Suribachi City located in near the sea, so if I go to the sea direction I can find it, can't I?! And again I curse myself for being such a stupid. Now I understand why Dazai always insists to escort me everywhere. I should learn this city's map more.

I go the map that standing in the center of the park. This park is actually near to the Suribachi City. So according to this map, I should go left... Wait. Left? DAMMIT. I should try another thing. The Sheep consists of brats, brats means game center.

Okay, let's go.

I go to the nearest game center. I don't have money so I can only sit inside and watch students play games. I really want to be like them. They don't know anything about anything dangerous and just live their life as a normal kid. I wonder what would normal feels like. I was watching them when someone standing in front of me.

"Akane! I don't expect you to be here!" someone calls me. I look up and see Schoolmate B here with his friends.

"I don't remember allowing you to call me by my name," I sigh at them and leave. Well, tried.

"No, you're not going anywhere," he stops me and pulls me outside, bringing me to a small alley.

"What do you want?" I ask. I don't afraid but it seems that even people with tidy appearance and from prestigious school would go as dirty as ganging up a girl to fulfill their desires. Ladies and gentlemen, humans.

"Come on! Be my girlfriend! I made a bet with my friends that if I couldn't get you as my girlfriend I have to pay him ten thousand yen!" he cries.

"Yeah, of course. Since you're actually not a rich boy you couldn't pay him," I scoff.

"Damn you girl!" He forces his hand on my arms and pulls me closer to him. Ew, the smell of tobacco.

"If you don't want to go out with me, who knows what I would do to you," he smirks. Actually I should be the one asking that.

"You! Why would you wear that expressionless face?!"

Hm? Am I that expressionless?

His two other friends hold me on my arms and Schoolmate B start to remove my coat.

"This is what would happen if you ignore me!" he smirks. Should I kill them? But if I kill them I would be troubled. I need to stay a good girl. But what would a normal good girl do in times like this? Shout? Oh, no thanks. My screams sound like a dying seagull.

He tries to undone my button when I kick his private area.

"OH SHIT!" he screams in pain. As his friends loosen their grab on me, I try to run away. For the second time, tried. They get to pull me back and push me to the ground. Oops, get some wounds there on my knees.

"YOU BITCH!" he yells and slaps my cheek. DAMMIT, IT HURTS! SHOULD I KILL HIM?!

I glare at him and I was about to activate my ability when someone stops them and pushes them to the wall. Pushes? I didn't see it clearly to be honest.

"What is this?" my saver growls. He has a ginger hair and he wears a black jacket. I can't see his face since he turns his back on me.

"Um..." I try to reach out to him. He turns to me and his face looks in pain.

"Are you okay?" he says to me.

"Uh, I suppose?" I don't know how to respond. He reaches out his hand to me and I take it. He helps me to stand and turns his face in anger.

"Seriously? Ganging up a girl? Be a man, dude!" he asks in anger then chirps, "Oh, I forgot, you're not even a man. I bet yours down there not even real,"

Schoolmate B and his friends talk among them for a while and run away in fear. I can see tears in their eyes as they walk pass through me. I can hear they say something like they're going to take revenge at school, but let's think about it when it happens.

"Are you really okay?" he asks me again worriedly.

"Yes, I'm okay. Thank you," I smile and he... blushes? I don't think I did something that would be the reason why you're blushing. Feel something odd, I need to confirm something in advance before I do something stupid in front of him.

"What's your name?" I ask and he raises his eyebrow in question, "Ah! It doesn't mean anything! I just want to know my saver's name!"

"It's Chuuya," he sounds unsure then corrects himself, "Nakahara Chuuya,"

BINGO!