Chapter 9 by Akane
I was bad at waking up in the morning. I admitted it. I also admitted that I would trouble people especially bandage mom to wake me up. But this guy here, he hadn't woken up yet and it was 11 am. I thought no one would be as lenient as me. Though usually I would wake up at 2 or 3 pm when it was holiday.
My stomach was growling, begging me for food. I looked around and saw breads on the table and took one slice and started to eat. Then I looked to Chuuya. He snored when he sleeps. So cute. I walked to him and took a notice at his sleeping face. He was not losing from bandage mom in face department. And wow, even delinquents could look like angel when he's sleeping. I touched his cheeks and his skin was smooth for a guy. What skin care did he use?
While I ate the bread on my left hand, my right hand went for his eyelash. His eyelashes were even longer than mine. I wanted my eyelash to be longer. I looked again at his peaceful sleeping face. He was the sheep leader even though he was this young. His members were probably rely on him too much since he was powerful. He was the same as me. People would use me again and again for my power. They abused me for my power. Actually, since I entered the Port Mafia, no one did it again, but I still had trusting issues with humans. I wondered what would my mom say if she saw me now? I missed her.
I noticed Chuuya is waking up and rubbed his eye as he looked at me then blinked. He sat up straight in a second and hid his body with the blanket like a little girl. No, he was not naked.
"AKANE?! The hell are you doing?" he shouted.
"Nothing. I like your face," I grinned.
"What do you mean by that?" he blushed.
"Nope, nothing," I giggled, "You couldn't sleep last night? Your eyes look like a panda,"
"Well... I suppose... I can't sleep well last night?" he stuttered.
"That's not good for your health. Youngsters like us need sleeps to grow!"
"Are you mocking me just now?" he growled.
"No, it's called sarcasm," I smiled. I took another bread and he was eating his bread real fast. I was jealous. My digestion system was not really good, so I couldn't really eat anything I want. At first, bandage mom always made me porridge everyday three times a day. I was grateful he made the flavor different each.
"By the way, are you okay?" he asked.
"What?"
"You cried when I woke up. Did something happen?" he asked worriedly. Did I cry? Good Lord, this was embarrassing.
"Um, I remembered my mom. So maybe that's why I cried?" I answered in confusion.
"Do you want to go home and meet your mom?" he asked, "We could go to my friends' place some other time,"
"No, it's okay. My mom is gone," I stuttered. I didn't know how to tell him. I had never talk about this to anyone, even bandage mom.
"I'm sorry I didn't know," he replied guiltily, "You can always talk to me if that's alright with you,"
"Thank you," I smiled. We finished our foods and he led me outside. We went outside the Suribachi City and went to a pizza restaurant.
"Seriously, pizza?" I asked in confusion.
"Yeah, the kids will be happy if we bring foods along," he said.
It was not that I could forbid him to buy pizza for his friends, but wasn't he being used too much?
"Hey, are your friends really your friends?"
"What?"
"Nothing," I stopped reaching the topic, "I mean, they like pizzas?"
"Yeah," he shrugged, "I always buy them pizzas every day and they would eat them heartily. I like it when people say thank you to me,"
"I... see," I replied back slowly. He probably didn't know that he was being used.
"Do you have something you want to eat?" he asked.
"Eh?"
"Do you have something you want to eat?" he asked the same thing. This guy here probably was being used every day despite of having not much money, having to buy his 'friends' foods. I shouldn't ask for anything.
"Nothing," I smiled.
"You're lying," he growled. He knew, "Don't be so modest,"
"I'm not lying, really," I smiled sadly, "I have digestion problem so I can't really eat anything weird. Until two weeks ago I could only eat porridges,"
"I'm sorry," he said guiltily, "I probably shouldn't gave you cup ramen,"
"It's okay. I was planning to eat instant foods, anyway," I laughed.
"Then, I'll make you some soup for dinner," he said.
"What? Really you don't have to trouble yourself with my condition," I tried to refuse.
"I'm not troubling myself," he scoffed, "It's my way on welcoming my guest,"
"Then, I'll be taking your offer," I smiled.
We headed back to the Suribachi City and went to a not really big house three blocks from Chuuya's house. He knocked and grabbed my hand asking me to enter the house together.
There were many kids inside. They were about more than twenty kids around my age. Chuuya... he was taking care of them all? I understood if he took care of 5 or 6 people, but two dozens of kids? Then I realized how stupid I am. This was an enemy organization, not an orphanage.
"Chuuya!" a girl with pink hair ran towards us, "You finally come!" she locked her arms on Chuuya's arm. Ew, no.
"Hi, Yuan," he greeted her.
"Hey! You brought us pizzas again,"
"Yeah," he handed them the pizza.
"Hey Chuuya, next bring us Karaage and pasta, wouldn't you?"
"I'll try, Shirase," he sighed. I just stared from his back when they started open the pizza box and divide it among themselves. They didn't offer some to Chuuya? Wasn't it impolite? Or is it because I'm still unfamiliar with Japanese's culture?
"Hi, who are you?" the boy named Shirase asked me, "Are you a newcomer?"
"No, I'm not," I snorted.
"You're cute so you're more than welcome to join us," he winked.
"No, thank you," I replied then I pushed away pink haired girl with my shoulder and grabbed Chuuya's hand, "This Chuuya here saved me so I have to thank him, right Chuuya?"
"Y-Yeah," he turned away his face from me. Oh, he was blushing. Maybe he was not getting used with girls?
"Are you guys a thing?" Shirase raised his brows.
"What do you think?" I smirked. I looked at Chuuya and smiled, he didn't seem to understand me but nodded instead.
"I can't win against Chuuya!" Shirase sighed in frustration.
"I can't accept this! Chuuya's mine!" Yuan grabbed Chuuya's another arm.
"No, he doesn't seem to like you," I pouted and pulled Chuuya on my side. The other sheeps were busy with the pizzas so they didn't really see us quarelling. Shirase and Chuuya could only showed their face in confusion.
"You don't know Chuuya as well as me!" she yelled and pulled Chuuya to her side.
"What would you know about him besides using him?" I chirped and pulled Chuuya to my side again. He raised his brow hearing this.
"What did you say?!" she shouted in anger.
"If you know him well, you would know that he keeps buying you guys' things with his own money that he can't eat properly," I said.
"Hey, hey, girl, you shouldn't say something so irresponsible like that," Shirase said to me.
"Then, you as his member should show him that you also can be use," I shrugged, "Usually it's the leader who uses his member not member using their leader. So now I'm asking you if you have been any use to him as a member besides nagging him to buy you that jacket that even the used one would reach 8 thousand yen, right? You pink haired girl,"
"You bit—"
"STOP IT!" Chuuya shouted and suddenly I felt my body being so heavy nailed to the ground. I couldn't move. So this was the gravity manipulator.
"I don't say anything wrong!" Yuan defended herself, "Why would you take that girl here?!"
"And is it okay for you to show her your ability?" Shirase asked, "She may be a spy,"
Oops.
"Yeah, I could be a spy," I shrugged, "Means I'm even useful as a person more than you,"
"Then could you show us that you're being useful?" Yuan smirked. Okay, you go girl.
"Of course. Could you lend me a laptop?" I asked. Shirase handed me a laptop and I started to enter some long codes.
"What do you want to know? Anything's fine," I said.
"My comrade's whereabouts," Chuuya said after lost in a thought for a while, "they were caught by the mafias,"
"By that, do you mean Port Mafia?" I asked. We never caught people especially children. Well, with no reason.
"How do you know?" they asked in unison. Good, they became suspicious of me. Be ready to get killed, Akane...
"I know everything," I smiled.
I typed something for a while and I thought I should show them this. I spinned the laptop so they could see the screen and showed them the records of the day when we caught the sheeps.
"This is the day they got caught," I said. Shirase and Yuan go pale white.
"I told you guys not to cross the border! Of course you get caught!" Chuuya shouted. Shirase and Yuan looked down and I smirked.
"Let's go, Akane," he grabbed my hand, "We're leaving,"
We exited the base and went back to Chuuya's place. He didn't say anything and kept pulling my wrist harshly. Good, guess who was gonna die today.
When we arrived at his place, he locked the door and pushed me against the door. He slammed the door above my head.
"Who are you?" he growled.
"I'm Akane,"
"Are you a spy?"
"May be,"
"Are you with the mafia?"
"May be,"
"Can you answer anything besides 'maybe'?"
"May be?"
He sighed in frustration and he looked so cute. Should I tease him more? Just the thought of it makes me grin.
"What's so funny?"
"Nothing,"
He used his power to nail me to the ground again made me unable to move. Except that this time it made me hard to breath. At this rate, I would die out of breath. Calm, Akane, Calm.
"Are... you... going... to... kill me?" I asked as I breathe heavily. Damn, the only thing I was good at is change oxygen to carbon dioxide and he was trying to ruin it.
"What do you think?" he asked, if I had to say something, his eyes looked scary. As if anyone could disappear and die inside it.
"You won't kill me," I smirked and he loosened his power so I could speak, "You can't. Even if you can, you'll going to regret it,"
"Why?"
"Because I'm your friend,"
"You're lying,"
"I tell no lies. I'm your friend, so be it,"
"I ask you once again, are you with the Mafia?"
"May be?"
"Are you siding with the mafia?"
I thought for a while and gave him an answer, "No,"
"Then whose side are you on?"
"Myself," I smiled simply. Well, I'm not lying.