A.N.: Hello everyone, here's yet another chapter in this crazy new series. I am thoroughly enjoying writing this one, meanwhile, Time To Start Over is currently out of commission till I can wrap my head back around the stories plot line. For now, I hope everyone is enjoying this series. Pardon any misunderstood errors, and I was thinking about rewriting this chapter, again, but I decided to just go ahead and post what I have now and just see what happens. Please, leave a comment or review, or at least PM me if you like the series, it's much appreciated, and I am growing anxious without anyone leaving any sort of comment to this series right now. Chapter 6 will be posted if at least 1 person gives some form of like or comment or fave or review or SOMETHING. Idc what so long as I see progress. Any suggestions or helpful tips are much appreciated! Now let the torture begin! I honestly feel bad for Anne….I'm so mean to her T-T

I spent two days in bed, the bare minimum recovery time I could get before having to return to school for the mid-term tests. I had been privately tutored by Korosensei during my absence, keeping me caught up with the class. I arrived at the school bright and early and took my seat in the main campus classroom. My wounds were mostly healed so I could have the bandages off, and only the stitches were shown to people a bit. That is, what little skin that wasn't covered by my gloves anyways. The tests were brutal for the class, though we did our best to get through it. I smiled a bit, finding that it wasn't as hard as they thought it was. Having years of experience with the English language, formula plots, and chemistry under my belt, I managed to pass most of them, purposely getting 80-90 on the tests so I wasn't showing off. Though I had trouble with one of the tests, it was on math. I was very bad at this subject from time to time and got stuck on two or three questions.

I finished the tests to the best of my ability, though I had a feeling they had rigged some of the questions so we would fail. My suspicions were proven correct when everyone seemed downcast in Korosensei's classroom the following day when the scores came in. Though Karma of all people cheered us up, throwing a dagger at the octopus who was sulking.

I ignored what happened from there, muscles cramping in my leg a bit. I stretched it out and worked on the sore spot, relaxing the muscles as Karma gave the class something to be happy about as he had passed the math portion with a 100. Honestly, the kid was smarter than I had expected him to be. I smiled a bit, though there was a bittersweet feeling to this.

'Why do I even care about these brats anyway? They are human! I should despise them, hate them! It's their kind that has been so cruel to me all of my life. And yet...why do I find myself liking them and considering myself one of them? It doesn't make sense!' I growled softly in frustration, slamming my fist down on my desk. The kids near me jumped back in surprise as I stood up suddenly, snatching my bag and darting out of the classroom. Some tried to ask me what was wrong, but most were just confused and watched me leave. I didn't make it far as Korosensei snatched me and dragged me into the shed just as I was halfway out the front door.

"What has gotten into you today? You have been acting weird since you got to the classroom and received your midterm results." He was frustrated and worried.

"I shouldn't be here….I shouldn't be feeling like this…." I growled, shaking a bit. My hands were balled up into tight fists, knuckles solid white as I held back tears that were threatening to show.

"Of course you should be here! You're my student, and that won't ever change, regardless of where you are from or what has been done to you. You belong here with us Anne…..you belong with me…." I barely heard the last part as he said it so low and so fast, but my ears picked it up.

"Korosensei. You know what I am. You have glimpsed what I can do only at passing. Yet you still think I'm supposed to be here? I'm only here cause some high and mighty power deigned my abilities were necessary to help then destroy you! I AM NOT HUMAN! I don't belong here anymore then you do. We are both just passing through this world, beings that are far misunderstood. Though...you are far more human than I am if you can count yourself in with this lot of miscreants and cast outs. I never wanted to be here. I didn't ask for this! I surely didn't want to start falling in love either…..but you know what? I don't care anymore." I grabbed him and yanked him down to meet me, kissing him on the lips passionately. He froze in shock, his face turning pink as his mind tried to wrap around what the hell was going on. He jerked back after a moment, flustered and spluttering.

"Anne...I...what...since when?!" He was shocked as he finally comprehended what I had just told him.

"I love you Korosensei. And I….I'm sorry. I need some time to myself for a bit. I'll see you on Monday but could you please...leave me alone this weekend?" Tears slid down my cheeks, and he was stunned, his tentacles soon finding themselves wrapped around me in a hug. He sighed, kissing the top of my head.

"Alright then Anne-san. I will live you alone this weekend." He chuckled softly, leaving a warm feeling in the pit of my stomach.

"Thank you. I'll see you next week then. Bye, Korosensei." I smiled, and he followed me out of the shed, watching me as I ran down the mountainside like normal. Though this time, there was a bit of a skip to my step that he hadn't seen before now.

'Though...I have no intentions of returning to this place next week. I plan to end this all once and for good this weekend…..I feel bad for leaving him like this though. He will be heartbroken once he finds out that I lied to him. Though….I didn't lie about loving him…..that man has taken my heart right out of my chest without me even realizing it.' I smile sadly as I enter the small house, dropping my stuff by the door. I head to the small armory that was my closet, putting on the full body armor set I had laid out. I put on every last single weapon I would need, then sat down in the middle of the floor of the training room, waiting for night to fall. 'It is time….I want this to end….this cycle that has been going on nonstop for 50 years….I will not let myself be held under someone's thumb and rule anymore. I am not some mindless slave!'

~Midnight - Top Security U.S. Government Facility in Japan~

I snuck through the parking lot, hiding underneath and behind vehicles from the armed guards. Wielding a karambit, I would occasionally drag down a guard, slicing their throats and stowing their bodies beneath vehicles so the bodies wouldn't alert their pals. It was slow progress, but I eventually made it to the guard station. Three heavily armed guards were standing there laughing about whatever joke their buddy had made, and I lined up the sights of my rifle with their heads, capping two of them with one well-placed bullet. The remaining two lifted up their guns to retaliate, scared now as I shot one of the two in the throat. The fourth one fell back in fear, having pissed himself. He must have been new to the crew if this scared him that badly.

I walked up to him, rifle aimed at his head with a laser sight shining on his forehead. He dropped his gun, holding up his hands. "Please! Don't kill me! I have a wife and kids at home, I was just hired a few days ago to fill in, I don't even know anything, I swear!" He begged, crying. I huffed, disliking him for being so weak and cowardly, though I didn't blame him.

"Hand me the gate key cards and leave. Go home to your family and turn in your resignation papers. You're not fit for this sort of work." I growled darkly, and he nodded, quickly handing over the key cards. He was a shaking, gibbering mess as he ran away, hopping in his car and taking off like a bat out of hell away from the place. I paused, holding the key cards. I should have killed him, but I hadn't. 'I'm starting to show weakness….sympathy….damn it! I've grown soft.'

I growled, swiping the key card for the front door, heading into the building. It wasn't long before I was spotted by the cameras, alarms going off throughout the building.

"Intruder on the main level. Intercede and detain if possible. Lethal force advised." I was listening in on their frequencies through the walkie-talkie I had picked up from a dead guard outside earlier, and I grinned, itching for a fight.

I took my time, not in any hurry as I capped anyone who got in my way with a quick bullet to the face, or a sliced jugular with my karambit. A few of the guards I encountered managed to get shots in on me, though they only bounced off of my armor plating harmlessly. I was growing rather annoyed with how weak of a fight they were putting up against me….that is….until I cross a hallway and was suddenly peppered in a hail of 50 caliber machine gun rounds from the side. I cursed, ducking down as low as I could for less of a target as I ran at the machine gun. My armor was barely able to hold back these bullets though, some piercing through and hitting me in the chest and arms as I jumped on top of the person wielding the machine gun.

The person slugged me in the temple, then pulled out a military issue combat knife. He stood in a fighting stance, obviously not ready to go down just yet. I grinned, taking a calculated swing at him with my karambit. He grabbed my wrist and twisted it, making me lose my grip on the curved knife. "AH!" I yelled in pain and surprise. I cursed, flipping backward and yanking his arm behind his back, only to get a knife to the side, expertly aimed to slide between my armor. I yelped in pain when it slid between my ribs and almost nicked a few organs, jerking back away from him quickly to avoid any further damage. I held my side, wincing as my hand came away red with blood.

"You're pretty sharp. I underestimated you." I chuckled, tail swishing side to side. My eyes trailed his movements, studying his body language, trying to determine what his next move would be.

"And you're pretty stupid to attack a government facility. I don't know how you got this far, but it ends here." He moved with such speed I barely managed to deflect his attack, only to be shocked when he slugged me in the side where he had stabbed me before, then his knee came crashing into my face and I reeled back, partially stunned.

"You're fast...I'll give you that," I growled, spitting out some blood that was starting to pool in my mouth. I could tell that I was bleeding internally now, and didn't have much time left. I had to end this quickly and reach my target before I passed out from blood loss. 'I was hoping things wouldn't come down to this...but I'm running out of options.'

I pulled out a syringe from my bag, moving quickly as I injected it into my thigh. I winced as the serum took effect, healing some of my wounds just enough to last me through this fight, while also giving me a huge burst of adrenaline and energy. I dropped the needle, glaring at the man in front of me. "I don't have time to be wasting on this fight, so I'm afraid I'll have to end it now. I'll leave you alive if I can only because you have shown some skills to me that I haven't seen in a human in a long time." I went silent, moving at new speeds I hadn't used in a long time, slamming my fist into his skull hard enough to crack it, though he pulled back just enough so it would only stun him. Smart move, though I was prepared for this as I slammed my other fist into his unprotected rib cage. He bent over, shocked a bit. I grabbed his head and slammed it into my knee, rendering him unconscious.

I panted a bit, worn out yet nowhere near done with my mission. I was not about to leave until I had found the man I was here to kill. 'I'm going to kill him….even if it kills me! I will kill Mr. Black!'

~Back at Kunugigaoka E-Class Building~

"Hmm...I wonder how Anne is doing. She is usually asleep by now...though...I have a bad feeling right now that doesn't seem to want to go away. Maybe I should go and check up on her…" Korosensei was nervously fidgeting, having already cleaned the entire school building and made everything spick and span for Monday. He had even finished preparing his lesson plans and assignments for the class for the entire week. "Maybe just a quick peek….she won't even know I was there!" He chuckled to himself, his ever-present grin growing just a bit wider, a slight pink tinge to his cheeks as he thought of the curious female that he had come to grow fond of.

He quickly flew over to her house, using the spare key she had given him so that he could freely come and go whenever he wanted to. He really liked her and appreciated how she didn't treat him like just a target, or a monster. She treated him like...like he was human. He quickly unlocked the door and closed it again without making any sound, not wanting to run the risk that Anne may be asleep and heard him come in, therefore waking her. She had been through a lot lately, and he didn't want to disturb her if she wasn't in the mood to be bothered, but he just had to check up on her at least once or twice during the weekend to make sure she was doing alright.

He quickly checked the bedroom where she slept, finding the door wide open and a light on. He was confused. She wasn't there, yet she had left the light on, and the room seemed to be a little bit messy, which was odd for her usually tidy and neat habits. He quickly cleaned it up, checking the room for any signs of disturbance by another person. Finding nothing, he turned the light off and quickly searched the rest of the house for her, growing more and more worried by the second as he soon found she wasn't even there. The closet door was open a bit in the hallway, it was the last place he hadn't checked yet, though he highly doubted she would be hiding in this closet, seeing as it was where she always kept her weapons and armor stored. But, just to be sure, he opened it anyways….

He froze when he saw that it was half empty. Her armor, half of her ammunition and guns, and several of her blades were all missing. This didn't worry him as much as the note tacked on the wall where her armor usually was hanging. He removed it from its place on the wall and read it. Then reread it. He was shaking a bit at the end of the third time.

"Dear Korosensei,

If you are reading this, then you came over earlier then I had expected you to, and found that I am not here. I'm sorry, but...I couldn't face telling you in person. This is goodbye. I am leaving to deal with the people who have held me as their pawn and used me like some tool that they can throw away. I have had enough of this life, and want it to end. I don't expect to come home from this. Most likely, I will be killed by the people I am after. If so, then let it go. It's not your fault, and I want you to tell the class that I left to go home for personal reasons and will not be returning to the class. I don't want them to suffer because I am gone. And one last thing….I love you Korosensei.

Sincerely yours,

Anne Silverstar"

He shook as he carefully folded the paper away, tucking it into his robes for safe keeping. "Anne….I am not going to let you die….not if I have anything to say about it!" His features had turned black, and his face was contorted with a mix of anger, pain, and sorrow. He was not going to let her die! He practically vanished as he left the house in search of her. He calculated she could have gone too far, having no means of transportation aside from her wings. He started a quick route based of the max distance she could have gone from her place in the time that had passed since he had last seen her, accounting for any government-related buildings and secure facilities that would be possible targets. It didn't take him long before he figured out where she had gone, but by the time he got there, what he saw was something that made his heart drop with fear.

"Anne…"