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Chapter 2: The Odd Girl (2)

~Casey's POV~

Waking up early in the morning was already proving to be quite the curious and complicated ordeal.

This was the 'official' first day of school at Sainan High, my second day of work and… my usual day of interesting developments starting right from the bed's predicament.

My senses started to return in a sluggish pace, but the perception that someone was cuddling onto my chest was immediate by the very moment I felt the distinct sensation of someone nuzzling their head onto my head… while the older version of Nemesis was silently resting with her head nestled between my neck and my shoulder.

If this had been the first time I had to deal with this kind of surprises, I would have jumped in frightened shock just like I did back when I found her presence under the covers.

My eyelids slowly opened to reveal a certain red-colored ahoge twitching calmly right by my nose level, a certain young Transweapon delightfully cuddling closer to bask some more in the warmth created in that triple hug.

In a normal instance, I would have panicked at the fact that Mea had decided to pick up on something that was best expected by Momo, with all that scantily-clad attempt to endear the object of her affections.

But Mea was… particularly tamer compared to the pinkette, especially since that early accident during my stay here as the principal of the school.

She was donning her light-blue-colored nightwear, a pretty conservative pajama that didn't show any unneeded display of skin and left the whole ordeal easy to fall in the whole 'sibling attachment' predicament I had been having with the red-haired girl.

After spending so much together, Mea had been quite blunt in showing some clingy nature with me while I was trying to expand a little more the relationship I had with her former boss.

It wasn't anything obsessive, nothing that could dignify any feeling beyond mere familial ones as she seemed pretty adamant to not try anything even remotely perverted around me.

Rito was still fair game in her playful blue eyes, her tactics having just lessened a notch or two about her aggressive approach over the conquering of the orange-haired teen's heart.

Not that I minded being left alone about this kind of messy harem-like matters, but I could help but feel uneasy at the fact that, despite Mea's knowledge that things weren't going to possibly work with Rito, at least in a functional matter, she was still going hot with her pursuit.

It was the same for Yami.

The blonde having shown little to not interest in backing away from the 'challenge' presented by the other contenders, but she at least wasn't trying to intensify her efforts over it.

Slow and steady wins the race.

The former assassin had quoted this very sentence when I decided to inquire more about this determined chase and it was more than enough to prove that while the girl was still interested in the young Yuuki; she wasn't going to put too much priority over it.

I wasn't much sure about Nana's commitment, her Tsundere nature making it difficult for anyone to tell if her interest over her older sister's fiancé was still there beating strong within her core or not.

She had spent the last month barely outside of her new home, the reason behind such a sudden change of routine being the need to properly install the various habitats of the animals that she was taking care of.

Momo's job of moving her own plants had been swifter because those had required less maintenance for the operation and thus she was left free to spend her time either training or with her friends.

I blinked away from my thoughts the moment I head a soft yawn coming from the little red-haired head below my chin, Mea humming softly as she slowly turned her eyes to stare up and she smiled the moment she noticed that I was awake too.

"Morning~," The transweapon whispered mirthfully, tensing a little as she stretched her limbs a little before turning around and slowly getting up from the bed.

Her blue eyes landed right onto the small alarm set by the bedside, attention directed at the time displayed.

"It's a quarter to four," She then announced, glancing back at me. "Isn't it a little too early?"

I sighed tiredly, feeling a little drained from the return to work. "Considering that I've to be at school before anyone else, I think that's actually too kind."

She pouted. "You know, you should really do something to delegate part of your work to someone else. Maybe you could hire a janitor or two-"

"Not… a good idea," I replied with a yawn, my right hand moving slowly up and reaching Nemesis' face. My index finger softly poked at her cheek, carefully disturbing her slumber until the tanned young woman recognized what was going on.

It was a pretty normal procedure with her, even though it was something that left the dark-haired lady fairly… irritated early on.

In fact, just as I retracted my finger away from her face, I felt a burst of air coming from her lips right onto my neck, a huff dignifying her immense displeasure at getting up so early in the morning.

"Paperwork to hire two janitors, even one, would be an issue," I continued to explain while carefully moving out of the older transweapon's hold. "And that is while ignoring the need of changing the rules at school… again."

Nemesis huffed again as she carefully maneuvered herself to sit by my lap before turning in a chibi form of herself, latching at my chest like a baby sloth and trying her best to keep her rest going for just a little more.

I decided to not give her more annoyances as I knew that by the time breakfast was done and ready to be consumed, she would have been ready to properly wake up.

We both stood out of the bed and I let Mea take the first turn by the bathroom, having long understood how quick she was compared to her former chief.

The red-haired girl continued to speak while she went through her routine, fueling even more this discussion.

"Still, you should evaluate something to lessen your burden," The young teen muttered through the door. "Don't you think that you deserve some more free time?"

I sighed at this. "I already have the weekends," I pointed out calmly. "Saturday the school-day concludes early and by Sunday I'm free of enjoying some free time just how I wish to spend it."

The door opened about twenty minutes later, Mea was already wearing her uniform, her hair already well-combed because of her abilities.

"What about trying to get some time to visit your family?" The redhead pressed once again, tilting her head by the side as I started to move towards the now-unoccupied bathroom, Nemesis still snuggling at my shoulder while quietly nomming at my shirt. "You mentioned something about them being busy with work and other stuff, but- that couldn't be always, they can't be busy all the time, right?"

I paused by the doorstep, glancing at the girl with the calmest expression I could have mustered out of that situation.

The topic itself, when Yami had first brought it up during one of the hangouts we all enjoyed during the school-free month, had been quite the difficult thing to stomach as I knew perfectly that it wasn't just 'that easy' to explain or even ponder.

I had yet to explain how I ended up here, how I knew 'stuff' and why I had been so well-prepared to deal with most of the things that had happened at Sainan High.

But to be honest… I was genuinely afraid of telling anyone else but Mea and Nemesis about this very subject.

They had both learned of this beyond my attempt of keep secrecy, the former because of her mistakes and the latter while she probed for something worth of her attention over my curious arrival.

"Mea, you know well-enough that I can't just expect them to understand if I had to tell them what I've been doing until now ever since I've moved out of home,"I tried to keep the response curt. "It's for the best if I keep contacts with them to a minimum, they wouldn't just… understand. They would be frightened by my own situation."

She huffed. "So what, you are just heading a school were aliens and other supernatural beings are studying at, it's not like this is-" The girl paused in time to catch herself, almost facepalming in the process. "Okay, maybe that sounds pretty bad but… they can't just be that bad."

It's not that they were that bad. The issue wasn't even that I was the principal of such a crazy school.

The major issues was… my mother was a staunch opponent of anything or anyone that even remotely shown any perversion to the world.

It wasn't a terrible and obsessive thing, but it did stem for her attachment to religion and her own childhood and early years of adulthood.

Some events that had been never mentioned much by the woman herself, but dad was quite pressuring about the rightness behind her reasons.

Dad… wouldn't be much of a problem to talk with about this very complex and messy circumstance.

He would have batted a confused eyebrow at the insanity unfolding at my 'workplace' and would have just nodded it off in a somehow supportive matter.

He never was the one that pushed me to achieve anything ambitious, stating multiple times that the most important thing was that I had to find a job that made me happy and granted me the opportunity to sustain a family on my own.

While the issue was actually 'half' of what it sounded like, the predicament about dealing with any hostility with mom would have been…

Dreadful to say the least.

Mea kept quiet as I went through my usual routine in the bathroom, swiftly going through everything while Nemesis slowly but surely started to wake up at the prospect of seeing some more skin off from my current pace.

Her eyes were following everything that was happening there with simple fascination, hugging tightly a handful of towels to keep something warm to snuggle her face into.

Fifteen minutes later, I was already done with cleaning up and I was properly dressed for work, leaving the bathroom to be used by Nemesis as the tanned transweapon started with her own routine while both the red-haired teen and I moved to the kitchen to start making something for breakfast.

The girl looked fairly dismayed by her failed attempt, her sad expression lessening as I moved my arm around her shoulders and patted her head close to my own shoulder.

"I know that you don't want to annoy me with this," I commented quietly. "It's just that the situation itself is… quite delicate and I can't just punch my way through with only blunt words and nothing of subtle."

She sighed. "I just… want to also know how they look like, Cas-nii."

I blinked at her admittance, causing me to pause just for a moment, but she was already answering my unasked question.

"When I first saw your memories mixing with mine… I saw glimpses of your childhood," Her blue eyes turned to look at me once again. "I saw a smiling woman, I could feel her kind touch. Same for the oddly quirky nature of her husband's comic sense."

Oh…

"I never add a childhood with a proper family and, to be honest, it was never an issue even though I was aware of the fact those I care for have their own parents, their relatives… their siblings," The girl snuggled on my shoulder a little more at this latter bit, causing me to crack a smile that matched the one she was showing. "But when I started to see what it was like, to be part of that nice group… I started to have this crave of… meeting them. To see them personally."

"It's not a wrong curiosity to have if we think of the circumstances that led you to this wish," I commented positively. "And I think mom would be quite happy to have someone that she can consider a daughter-"

"What about Yami?" Mea intervened with a curious voice.

"To be fair… mom always wanted to have daughters, some younger sisters or brothers to give me," I replied to her with a sadder smile. "But things didn't work well and my conception left her unable to withstand another pregnancy."

She nodded, deciding to not ask more about this last comment and focusing back on pressing on other bits of this topic. "What about Neme-chan? Would she think well of her?"

"If things are explained carefully and without bringing up some habits of hers, I think she will love her," I sighed before shaking my head. "She did lament that I never tried that much in getting myself a girlfriend and I can see her giddy at the prospect that her chances of getting grandchildren are not as impossible as she first thought."

Mea sweatdropped. "That dismayed?"

"Maybe it's just a sprinkle exaggerated and-"

I stopped talking, we finally were close entering the kitchen and I couldn't help but frown at the surprising appearance unfolding before my eyes.

Humming happily while she continued to handle around the various domestic appliances to either pick the newly toasted slices of bread and the pans where bacon and scrambled eggs were being cooked, Momo Belia Deviluke looked completely attuned with the nature of her current chore to notice the two newest spectators to this curious scene.

I was relieved that she had been wearing her uniform under her apron, a sign that it wasn't anything that could easily escalate in any lewd scene from this revelation.

I was aware that the pinkette had decided to start learning about cooking from Mikan just a few weeks ago, something that Nemesis had mentioned in quite the odd selection of words.

It wasn't anything perverse as many could expect, but I could notice almost immediately the strong interest she had in bringing up this very development to me.

It was odd at first, something that felt had a deeper meaning that I had expected it to be and… I merely waited for the first sign of anything apocalyptic to happen.

I was still walking in some uncertain territories now that Canon had concluded and I was quite uncertain over what I was supposed to do without major clues of any future issues.

Nemesis was particularly teasing, having long ditched any malicious intents around me but still giving her own selfish thoughts over the nature of my work and the chances of 'skipping school' to spend some time together.

Sadly, I wasn't a student and my presence at Sainan High was incredibly essential to keep things working.

Differently from other schools, Sainan lacked any vice-principals or deputy-headmasters, something that had surprised me but not too much considering how 'minor' the school felt compared to other establishments in Japan.

Soon Momo noticed about our presence as she started to place the decently-cooked food in the respective plates, her pink eyes lit while she smiled at us.

"Oh, good morning," The Deviluke greeted with a quick nod of head, her kind smile giving a certain lovely air to her moves. "I see that you are already dressed."

I nodded, blinking in surprise while displaying a smile to return hers. "'Morning Momo," I greeted her back. "I see that you are doing quite the delicious breakfast."

Her tailed wagged giddily, almost like a dog, while she gave a quick giggle at the compliment. "It's because of Mikan's kind and patient mentoring," The girl quickly assured as she concluded with the last task of the chore. "Still, I think there is room for improvement."

"If you try with this same determination, you might as well become someone a little more experienced than Mikan with your current funds and means to gain more recipe books," I agreed with her while taking the first bite out of the string of bacon in my plate, my smile widening at the pleasant taste of the food. "It's actually surprising that you organized this little surprise with Neme-chan."

At the mentioning of the tanned girl's support over the matter, Momo tensed just for a moment in surprise and embarrassment before then asking. "H-How did you know?"

"There are only three individuals that have the keys to this house excluding me," I explained quietly but happy that I had been quite correct with my assumption. "Mea would have told me if you had organized with her, same with Yami."

The redhead nodded in agreement. "Neme-chan is the only one that could have planned this and-Mhhh~!" The transweapon paused for a moment to enjoy the delightful bite out of her scrambled eggs, her smile twitching in hunger at such a treat. "By the way, Momo-hime, do you have your bento box already done or-"

"I was actually planning to prepare it here," She interjected with a polite tone, glancing at me with an awkward look. "I-I forgot to prepare something since I had t come here early and… I don't have one right now."

I blinked at this, frowning at the implication that the girl had been awake much earlier than I did and… that wasn't something truly healthy considering the current time.

"I can prepare it for you, Momo-chan," I decided to say while addressing here with her favorite honorific, the mere usage of -chan seemingly getting her mood lighter once again. "I will do yours together with Mea's."

The redhead nodded mirthfully at that. "Cas-nii is a pro-chef!"

The proclamation caused a snort to leave my lips, but I decided to not demolish that kind and flattering comment as the breakfast continued happily and it got even more interesting by the time Nemesis had been done with her bathroom session.

Teasing ensued, the three girls beginning something of quite the fascinating conversation while I went to prepare the two bentos once we were done with the plates, now the empty dishes having been set by the sinks.

Nothing too strong or anything too stale. I was entertained with quite the funny but light scenes while I concluded the last chores before leaving the house with the girls.

The day was still long and… I was already sure that things weren't just going to be limited with some paperwork.

And I was damn right about it all.

~Mikan's POV~

Mikan was having quite the turbulent second day of High School as she swiftly moved through the familiar streets of her hometown to reach Sainan High, the time left before the beginning of the lessons very limited as in that current moment.

Her late rush was the result of two simple mistakes, or rather miscalculation about the previous day when she was back home to deal with her homework and the usual chores.

The brunette had first decided to go through her early house duties, leaving the homework for a little later after lunch, just like she had been used even last year of her stay at elementary school.

Now, considering the one-year grade skip, the girl should have expected early on that the difficulty behind some of the things the new teachers had left for her class to do was much higher than the one she was accustomed to.

Yet, despite her intentions of resolve these exercises fairly easily, she had easily forgotten how tired and drained her brain had been from dealing with some of the shenanigans unfolding back earlier that day, she had just decided to headbutt such an issues with her usual pace.

From there the young girl had ended up preparing dinner a little later than usual, the time spent to deal with the new kind of homework being far more extensive than she had initially planned.

This was just the first of the two issues that had caused this very predicament as, because of her tiring day her mind had been a little bit forgetful over her new routine.

By the time she had prepared breakfast and tried to catch some rest by the couch while expecting to have the same starting hour as back in elementary school, she was reminded by her brother that Sainan's lessons started far earlier than back in her old school.

Mikan's panic turned into an impressive display of swift preparation as she had her uniform ready by her bed and she was done with the bathroom in just twenty minutes of rushed preparations.

Right as she closed the door of the house behind, her legs began to give the best sprint she could manage with her physique.

The girl was shorter than many of her classmates, but her built was tempered from dealing with quite the crazy issues both at home and outdoors.

Running quickly and taking the right turns without stopping, the brunette could feel herself getting a little winded by the maddening run.

A little tired, with her breathing slightly labored and displaying some stress from this insane realization, the youngest of the Yuuki sibling sighed as she started to see the main building of the school in the distance.

Despite her earlier worries of being a little late for her second day of High School, her concerns dwindled the more steps she took closer to the visible gates.

Mikan was almost there, just some more road-crossings and she would be able to be in her class just by its planned beginning.

A pity that she hadn't managed to get there early like she had planned the day before, but the girl was at least going to avoid any bad notes in her first days in her new school life.

But just as her hopes lifted at the chance of avoiding turning up late, two specific noises got her attention and the priority in that moment shifted away from school and… into quite the sudden scene.

The brunette had stopped by the nearby park's entrance, just enough to catch some breath before resuming her sprint directed at Sainan High, when her ears caught the distinct noises of some loud barking and some childish whimpering.

Her head snapped to see the origin of those two sounds, her eyes widening in shock as she spotted a particularly big, dark-furred stray dog growling at a child, a little girl wearing a kimono-like dress that was now crying and holding her left hand close to her chest while loudly letting out some brief yells that dignified her pain.

Mikan didn't hesitate, being late no longer having importance over making sure that the possibly-injured girl had been taken away from that dangerous predicament.

She rushed inside the park, her eyes narrowing at the dog as it noticed her approaching.

It started to bark loudly, baring its teeth, but easily cowing as the older girl showed little fear from this display by continuing with her run towards them.

First it was a hesitant step back, then it started to retreat a little more and, by the time the young Yuuki had reached the crying child, the mutt had decided to turn tail and rush away from the stronger person coming its way.

Mikan looked at the dog bolting away in visible defeat, but her attention was quick to turn at the still-pained child as the brunette crouched to check on her.

There was a noticeable cut on her palm, some blood already present but not proving how extensive the damage was.

Was it from a bite? Did she trip and cut herself? The girl's mind was burning in theories while she rushed for her water bottle and a handkerchief, carefully trying to at least keep the wound a little clean while she thought of what she was supposed to do from here.

Home was far now and… there was only someone that could have helped and that was close to where she was.

Mikado-sensei was a well-known doctor and she would have easily helped the child without much of an issue, especially since it was just that kind of cut and nothing worse than that.

Accepting this plan of action, Mikan turned to look at the now curious-looking little girl, almost mesmerized by the bright dark-orange orbs and gave her a comforting smile as she first decided to ask some quick questions.

"Hi, can I ask you where your parents are, sweetie?" The question was a legitimate precaution as to see if there was anyone that had brought here this girl and…

The child didn't reply, merely blinked with an awed and childish wonder-filled stare back at her… which wasn't truly helpful.

"Anyone brought you here? Some uncle, your grandparents or-"

Finally the child shook her head and, without notice, latched onto the brunette, bringing her arms around her neck while trying to hug her closely.

Mikan's surprise shifted to a calmer note as she got proper hold of the little one, holding her close as she nuzzled happily on her.

She blinked, partly-confused by the display of sudden intimacy, but not entirely so by the fact she was aware of what had happened just mere moments before and the kind of shock this unknown girl had gone through.

"Here now," The older female said with the same kind voice. "There is no need to be afraid. Now I will bring you to someone nice that will see to help pass the pain away, okay?"

There was some more silence and thus a lack of response to her careful inquiries, but the nuzzling didn't stop, nor Mikan decided to wait too much from actually giving some proper medical attention to the younger female.

Slowly walking outside of the park, the brunette couldn't help but wonder what kind of individual would leave a child so young and so defenseless to wander around in those kind of places… this early in the morning!

Huffing inwardly at the annoying behavior of some dumb guardians, the young Yuuki resumed her path to reach Sainan High, slower than mere moments ago as to make sure the girl didn't get any scared from the already-traumatic ordeal.

Blissfully unaware that this little girl wasn't as 'defenseless' as she thought her to be…

AN

Second chapter of this Sequel and, boy oh boy, the situation is turning spicier!

Not only there is this new mystery to deal with, but now the MC and Mea have to face quite the unresolved business about the principal's parents!

How will it all unfold? Who is that adorable girl that hesitates to speak but is eager to show physical affection and… Did you know that I've a JoJo Self-Insert with the character behind young Dio? WRYYYYYY!

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