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Yandere Simulator A Twist Of Fate – Chapter Nine Back to School Part IV
Hallway of Akademi High School Monday, noon
The rest of the day passed more or less uneventfully for Ayano. Other than catching Osana crying in the girls' bathroom during their afternoon break, which Jāna found very amusing for some reason, things were more or less normal. Ayano was halfway out of the school when she remembered she had forgotten her smartphone in homeroom. She told Jāna, Midori, and Osana (much to Jāna's displeasure Osana had approached the trio and asked to work home with them which Ayano allowed) were accompanying her that she would be right back once she retrieved her phone. Ayano ran back to homeroom, grabbed her smartphone off her desk where she left it and ran back down the hallway.
"Halt," Said Student Council member Aoi Ryugoku from behind Ayano.
Aoi with her short blue hair, skull & crossbones imprinted eye patch was known for her no-nonsense manner and fierce loyalty to Student Council President Megami Saikou. Aoi was also Megami's best friend, as much as anyone could be friends with the distance and cold heiress. Aoi wore the white school uniform with a red armband (the so-called "band of authority") indicative of all Student Council members.
"You were running in the hallway. That is a clear infraction of school bylaws. Also, do you have permission to be here after hours Ayano Aishi?" Aoi said writing Ayano up on her Student Council issued notepad with her Student Council issued pen.
"I just came back to get my phone, see, see, here it is plain as day," Ayano said waving her phone in front of Aoi's intact right eye.
"Are you making fun of my disability, Aishi? I assure you I can see perfectly fine with my right eye. There is no need for you to wave your phone right in front of my face." Aoi said in a clearly annoyed tone. She was very sensitive about her injured eye.
"No, of course not, I would never-," Ayano blabbed.
"Is there a problem here, Aoi?" Shiromi Torayoshi asked. The girl with short silver hair was Student Council treasurer. She also wore the distinctive white uniform with a red armband.
"Aishi thinks my perceived lack of vision is amusing. Don't you Aishi?" Aoi said.
"I do not." Ayano snapped defensively at Aoi.
"When I confronted her about her hallway and time infractions she said and I quote - 'I just came back to get my phone, see, see, here it is plain as day.'" Aoi said reading from her notepad. "Aishi then proceeded to wave her phone directly in front of my face. When I told her to correct her behavior she denied the charges thus adding deception to her litany of offenses."
"This is ridiculous!" Ayano said. "I didn't do anything wrong!"
"So you're denying the charges?" Shiromi said.
"Don't say another word sis they are obviously trying to railroad you," Jāna said appearing with Midori and Osana. The three had gotten tired of waiting for Ayano's return and had gone looking for her.
"Are you accusing one of my counselors of being a lair?" Megami Saikou said.
The Student Council President had been doing her own rounds when she heard the increasingly loud argument and decided to investigate. Tall, well portioned with long silver hair and a dazzling smile the extremely rich and smart Megami was the envy of most female students and the object their male counterparts lusted after. Many speculated the only thing keeping her from having a steady boyfriend was her aversion to men (which helped explain the all-female makeup of the Student Council) that and her legendary temper. She wore a white uniform with red armband similar in design to her underlings.
"If the shoe fits," Jāna said with a shrug.
"Write them all up," Megami said her eyes narrowing. Aoi started doing just that but Shiromi hesitated.
"Should we really issue them detention demerits without proper proof?" Shiromi asked.
"If Aoi said Aishi broke the rules she broke the rules. My faith in Aoi's word is unshakable" Megami said.
"Because she munches your carpet I bet," Jāna said loud enough so everyone could hear. Everyone gasped at her crude allegation.
"Jāna," Ayano said not believing what her surrogate sister had just said.
"Excuse me," Megami said. She was furious at Jāna's remark. "How dare you allege such a thing about me and one of my counselors you potty-mouthed creep."
"We are not lesbians! Not that there is anything wrong with being lesbians!" Aoi said her red-faced. Her voice a little too loud. Her good eye darted around the hallway as if she were searching for something.
"I'll have you know I have a boyfriend. He's a pop star who lives in South Korea. I keep his identity secret to avoid any unwanted press." Megami said.
"Bullshit," Jāna said smirking. "You don't have a boyfriend. You just tell people you do so no one will think you are 'weird' and so dear old dad stays off your back." Everyone again gasped in shock.
Megami then did something totally unexpected. She pulled her can of pepper spray off her belt and sprayed Jāna's face. Jāna who had taken to sometimes wearing contact lenses since being taken in by the Aishi Family reeled under the attack. She withered in pain swaying around blindly.
"Arrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhh my eyes," Jāna eyed clutching her face.
"Megami what have you done!?" Shiromi said rushing to Jāna's side along with Ayano.
"She was resisting. I thought she was reaching for a weapon." Megami said calmly.
"I saw everything. She was clearly resisting." Aoi chimed in.
"Come along Shiromi they've learned their lesson. I'm sure they won't disrespect our authority again." Megami said.
"I'll be along shortly, you go," Shiromi said.
"Alright, but don't be too long," Megami said.
"Here are your demerits," Aoi said handing one to each of the girls save Ayano who received three; two of which were for her the third was for Jāna. Aoi and Megami walked away.
Shiromi guided Jāna to the nearest water fountain where she and with help from Ayano washed out Jāna's eyes and remove her contacts which trapped the spray making its effects worse. "I'm sorry this happened," Shiromi said. "You must understand, Megami is under a tremendous amount of pressure. Her responsibilities are far more demanding than most of us could imagine."
"She's still a total bitch." Osana of all people said of Megami. Everyone looked at her, "what?"
"Never thought I'd say this but I agree with Magical Girl Pretty Miyuki here," Jāna said rubbing her sore red eyes.
"Hey," Osana said.
"She has no right to abuse her authority over us nor does Aoi," Ayano said feeling angry. She was in no mood to hear Shiromi's words. "My sister could have been seriously hurt. I have half a mind to call our parents right now."
"There's no need for such drastic action. Surely we can come to some accommodation?" Shiromi said.
"Why are you so protective of Megami anyway?" Jāna asked suspiciously. Shiromi was one of the few students Jāna in her former life as Info-Chan could never find out much about. Shiromi was a mystery wrapped in an enigma.
Shiromi looked away not wishing to maintain eye contact. "We all have responsibilities protecting Megami even from herself is one of mine." She would say no more regarding Megami no matter how much the other four girls probed her before they left half an hour later. Shiromi promised the Aishi sisters she would smooth things over as well as somehow compensate Jāna for the attack before the group departed.
Hospital Rooftop, night
"I told you never to contact me again." Said Ryoba dressed in her hospital scrubs. "Why have you violated our understanding by showing up at my place of work?"
"A forgotten foe from your past recently approached me. The journalist who once attempted to destroy you. He seeks ruination for your family and by extension yourself. He has offered me a rather large sum of money to eliminate your daughter, Ayano." Nemesis said.
"Naturally you refused, correct?" Ryoba asked.
"I wouldn't have if Ayano were the girl she once was. Her mishap, however, has made her a target no longer worthy of my time. As you are aware I only cleanse the unclean from this world. To end Ayano's life given the circumstances would be most distasteful to me. She is now innocent. I protect the innocent." Nemesis said.
"If you harm Ayano in any way I'll destroy every delusion you've ever entertained of yourself," Ryoba said.
"Ayano in her current state is not a viable target." Nemesis said repeating her earlier disallowance of wanting to harm Ayano. "No harm will come to her. You have my word, sister."
"Never call me that," Ryoba said. "We are strangers, not siblings. You are simply the fruit of my mother's indiscretion nothing more nothing less."
This was an old argument between the two one Nemesis had no desire to revisit at this time. "I overstepped my bounds. Please forgive my indiscretion." Nemesis said with a curt bow. "What do you wish for me to do regarding the journalist?"
"Deceive him, allow him to believe you share the same goal until I can craft a fitting permanent end for him," Ryoba said. "Too long I have permitted his continued existence. I should have dealt with the lingering threat he poses long ago but other matters blinded me. Should he grow impatient and attempt to move against Ayano on his own you may eliminate him immediately."
"Understood," Nemesis said. "Should I approach either Ayano or your new daughter Jāna to warn them about the journalist should such a warning be required?"
"Absolutely not," Ryoba said knowing Nemesis' concern was likely a ploy to worm her way into Ryoba's family through ingratiating herself to the girls. "Stay far away from Ayano and Jāna. They are not for you. If I learn you have been interfering with them in any way, shape or form I will not hesitate to kill you. We both know that I can if you force my hand." She paused here for a time to let her words sink in. "When I've decided the fate of the journalist I'll contact you. Until then do nothing useless he directly threatens Ayano or, less likely, another member of my family. You may go now." Nemesis bowed a second time before vanishing into the night.
To Be Continued
Author's Note -
I and my creative consultant Lucian Naruto decided to make Nemesis the kid sister of Ryoba in this AU story. Ryoba's mother had Nemesis late in her life with another man when she grew "bored" for a time with Ryoba's mind slave father. Nemesis is roughly twenty-five years old when this story starts.