"*yawn* Another week ahead. Man, things will only get more and more complicated..." He thought as he woke up early for school.
It was 6 AM, so he went jogging first and was back at 6:30 to have a shower and do everything else.
By 7:30 he was arriving at the classroom. It was pretty early, but he decided to be cautious and open the door slowly without truly going in. A bucket of water fell to the floor.
"Morning, Rika-chan and Satoko-chan!" He greeted them.
"Morning Amuro-kun ~nipah!~" The blue haired girl answered.
"Oh? You ruined my trap, it was ready for Keiichi. Well, if you had fallen for it, it would've been funny too, but I guess that's not possible. You're as quick minded as Mii-chan is" Satoko told him.
"Oh really? Thanks. Keiichi is quite smart himself, but I guess he is not careful enough"
"Nah, he is just a foolish peasant"
They all laughed.
Amuro tried to complete his Math exercises sheet waiting for the rest to arrive. Satoko changed her mind and decided to put a different kind of trap outside. She would lure Keiichi to go near a tree and he would be caught by a perfectly tied noose.
Mion and Rena arrived at 8:10.
"Hello everyone! How did you all sleep?" Rena asked.
"Pretty good, actually, thanks for asking Rena"
"Good to hear that Amuro-kun"
"We went to bed pretty early so now we're full of energy!" Answered Satoko.
"I wonder if that's why today you two are... EXTRA KYUUUT!" And she went full take it home mode..
"C'mon Rena-chan, it's too early to be taking people home, we just arrived!" Mion tried calming her down.
"What about you Mion, how was your sleep?" Amuro asked.
"Me? Well, it wasn't half bad, but I think that it could've been better..." She looked a bit tired, possibly due to going to bed late.
"Too bad. Try to get a better rest today... Not in class though haha!"
"Oh, and I thought you'd take one for me..." She said disappointed.
"Sorry Mion, but I think class is good for you. What kind of leader could you be if you're not well taught in the different fields of education?"
"What bit you? Until yesterday you were not like this"
"I went to the library and read a lot. It made me realise how important learning is"
"Now you're as boring as Kei-chan..."
"You really mean that Mion?" He asked with a gloomy look that he learned to act.
"Wah! Of course not silly, this old man is just playing with you. You are incredibly fun to hang out..."
"Haha, I was joking. I did want to hear that though, haha!"
Everyone was enjoying those moments. A couple minutes later Keiichi arrived too, and this time he had the great idea of carefully opening the door, just to realise that nothing happened.
"Phew... I thought I was going to fall for a trap today too" He said in relief.
"Nah... I was too lazy today" Satoko lied to assure her victory.
"How was the rest of your weekend Amuro-kun?" Keiichi asked him.
"Pretty good actually. I went to the Arcade on Sunday and found Mion there, so we went for an ice cream later"
"Mion at the Arcade huh? Well, that's to be expected thinking how much of a tomboy she is... I bet she was growling at the machine every time she lost"
"And I bet that I can kick your ass at any videogame Kei-chan" She said with a pissed grin.
"We'll see about that!" He answered.
They kept sharing those moments as the clock got closer to pointing the time for classes. The rest of students arrived in the meantime and classes started normally at 8:45.
That day nothing important happened during classes, but a tedious maths homework was assigned. As for the club activity, they decided to play hide and seek.
To make it fair game, everyone would seek at least once and hide during the other's turn. For each person you found, you got a point; and for each round that you hid and wasn't found by the seeker, you also got a point.
Mion was first. She found everyone with the exception of Amuro and miraculously, Keiichi.
Rena was second. She smelled cuteness, so Rika and Satoko had no chance. She found Keiichi too, but missed Mion and Amuro.
Rika followed. She had no problem finding Satoko in some bushes. She also got Amuro and Keiichi who were hiding in the same spot due to a lack of creativity.
Satoko was the next, and she almost caught everyone. Our hero hid in the top of a tree where she wasn't able to see, so he won.
Keiichi was the fifth seeker. He was very motivated to catch everyone, but Satoko had already planned his downfall. She laughed from behind a very special tree to lure him into her trap. Like always, the foolish peasant fell right into it, and he lost a complete round.
Amuro was the last seeker. He first found Keiichi, who was still hanging from the tree. Then he found Rena hiding behind a bush. Satoko and Rika were both hiding in the lower branches of another tree. For last, Mion was hiding the rooftop of the school, nothing less, but Amuro caught a glance of her with his covered eye, much to her surprise, cause she thought that was a blind spot.
"Oh c'mon! Who would be able to see with that amount of hair on top?" She demanded an explanation.
"It would be very troublesome not to be able to see with this eye. My hair is pretty thin, so I am able to see quite clearly. It's not as good as with my other eye, but it works pretty fine, sorry, hahaha"
"*sigh* I guess that makes you the unquestionable winner of today's game"
"...And that makes Keiichi the loser once again ~ohohohoho~" Laughed the blonde brat.
"Amuro, please, have mercy. I taught you everything about Maths..." Keiichi tried to lower his punishment.
"I don't feel so evil today Kei-chan don't worry. I just want you to do my homework..." Mion looked at him with a troubled look. "...and Mion's for tomorrow, that's it" His best friend smiled at him.
"Oh man, I'll be doing thrice the work I had to do in the first place..." He whined.
"Well, that's a pity..." Mion said as she and Amuro gave him a pair of Math sheets.
"Just you wait... One day I'll make you pay. Both of you!" He pointed his finger at them and left.
"I will go with Keiichi-kun so he doesn't feel lonely" Said Rena. Amuro knew that there was a different reason for that though.
"Rena is going to tell Keiichi about the problems he's causing Mion. One less thing to worry about, this world may be complex, but it's predictable at the very least" He thought.
After that, Rika and Satoko left in the opposite direction to their house and said goodbye to the remaining pair.
"Hey, Amuro. Wanna come to my house to learn how to cook curry? I'll do everything of course, but you can learn watching" She invited him.
"Hmm... Kei-chan will be doing our homework so that's not a thing to worry about. Okay, I'll go with you!" He accepted with a smile.
"I've noticed that you started calling him the same way I do" She pointed out.
"At first it was to tease him, but I guess that it became a habit pretty soon"
"Haha, that happens sometimes doesn't it? He's a good friend... but he's not comparable to you!"
"Really?"
"Absolutely. For starters, Kei-chan would've never been able to break the shit out of those punks, actually, Shion told me that she had to save his ass the other day cause he got involved in a similar situation"
"Hard luck"
"But I think what makes you my best friend is how much we've shared about each other. I had never told anyone the root of my problems with Shion for example"
"You trust me a lot, don't you Mion?"
"How couldn't I? You always stand up for me and try to help me the most you can. And when you pet my head... I feel... Really happy!" She told him trying to calm her feelings.
"I love touching your hair. It's so beautiful and soft" He told her at the same time as he played a bit with her ponytail.
"Yours is also nice to touch..." She acted without thinking. "Ah! Would you look at the time, we should head home now!"
"Yeah, let's go" He thought as he remembered some words "Distant. Hollow. Love"
They walked through the familiar road and got to the manor.
"Dammit, I forgot that you had a Shamisen! We could have played together..." She lamented.
"Don't worry, I bet we can do it some other time"
"Yeah. I'd really like to do that. It's so fun playing music, but I'm always alone..."
"I am too. It might be fun to play with someone else, but I'm sure it must be great to play with you!" He said with that true smile that Mion loved. She couldn't help to blush a little.
"That's something we have to do then! After Watanagashi let's try it in front of everyone... If you don't mind"
"I don't really feel nervous playing in front of other people, but I'm not sure that I wouldn't get nervous though..."
"It doesn't matter. The little bit I heard you play you sounded amazing!"
"Thanks. So, what do you wanna do? Are we going to cook right now or?"
"I think we could do something else. How about a Kendo match first?"
"Is that sword-related?"
"Yeah, I'm pretty skilled at it"
"I'm more used to using a scythe, but I can handle a sword pretty well"
"Ehh! Of course we won't be using real weapons! Just... Wooden swords for practice!" She suddenly said a bit scared.
"Who would've thought the all mighty Mion would get scared at the thought of fighting me in a real match..."
"It's just that I know from first hand how dangerous you are... I'd dare to say you can be even more fierce than Rena in take it home mode"
"I won't lie, I possibly am. But I am also able to control my strength pretty well. Given my current situation though, I don't think that it would be a good idea..." He said as he saw his other half's face smiling viciously in his mind.
"Oh I'm sorry, I didn't want to remind you of that..."
"Nah, maybe playing with weapons or similars just isn't a good idea. I would never forgive myself for hurting you..." He said as serious as he could get.
"Amuro... I'm sure that the last thing you'd ever want to do is hurting those you call your friends. I know, cause I feel the same way"
"Is there something else you'd like to do?"
"How about playing a game?"
"What kind of game can we play with two people?"
"I know one... Truth or dare" She said with a smirk.
"The name sounds pretty self-explanatory but I've never really played it before"
"Sometimes your ignorance surprises me. It gives me an idea of how lonely your childhood must've been..."
"Yeah, I'm not really used to the same games as you, but tell me, it sounds interesting!"
"Well then. As the name implies, I give you two options. Truth means that you have to honestly answer any question I give you. Dare is a sort of punishment, means that you have to fulfill any task I give you"
"Are we gonna play by..."
"Just this once, there are no special rules from the club. The only rule is not to dare anything life-endangering"
"Okay. Who starts?"
"Since you're a newbie, you can start"
"Truth or dare?"
"Truth!"
"What's your greatest fear?"
"Woah, that's deep. Honestly, I'm not sure, but I think it would be to lose all of my friends..."
"I'm satisfied with that"
"Okay, now it's my turn! Truth or dare?"
"I'll go with dare"
"I was waiting for that..." A fly passed by. "...Catch that fly with a pair of chopsticks"
Amuro grabbed the wooden tools and tried to catch the insects with his own ability. It was very hard though, the fly was faster and had better reflexes. He decided to use a slight amount of his power to confuse it. The fly started moving slower and it seemed disoriented. In that moment, he caught the insignificant creature.
"Wow... I didn't really expect you to catch it" She was amazed.
"Piece of cake" He smiled at her. "Truth or dare?"
"Dare!"
"Hmm... spell your full name backwards without stopping"
"For real?" She missed 5 times in a row, but the 6th one she was able to do it.
"Hahahaha! That was funny as hell..." He laughed.
"My turn! Truth or da..."
"Truth!"
"Quick shooter I see... Then tell me about this power of yours"
"I already said that I would reveal all of..."
"Nanana! Rules are rules. This old man doesn't like cheating..."
"Okay, but I don't expect you to understand. I... control minds"
"Nah, that's not possible"
"I told you already... If you don't believe me it's fine, but I said the truth"
"Whatever. Your turn"
"Truth or dare?"
"Truth"
"Do you feel or have felt anything for Kei-chan?"
"Ah! Well... I think I once liked him, but now he's only a good friend, for real. I don't know, he's a good person and he's quite manly, but in the end I don't see him as anything aside from a friend..."
"Don't tell me I'm screwing up again..." He thought. "I see. I just wanted to make sure" He told her.
"Truth or dare?"
"To avoid her questions I won't choose truth again" He thought. "Dare"
"Hehehe... Prove to me this whole mind control stuff of yours!"
"Shit! I fell right into her trap!" He thought.
"Is your grandmother home?" He decided to do it.
"I think she is in her room, but what are you planning to do?"
"Show you"
"Eh... I'm not sure if this is a good idea, maybe you should just forget about it"
"I chose dare, so now I'm gonna do it" He said as he walked towards the big room in the middle of the hallway.
"Amuro stop!" She said in a shout but with her voice down as she saw him slide the door.
"What the- Who the hell is entering?!" The old woman started shouting.
"Stinking old hag!" He shouted at her.
"OH! WHAT'S THE MEANING OF THIS? MION! WHY IS THIS BRAT INSULTI-"
"Psychan" He looked her in the eye and told her: "Forget everything since I opened the door, you're now really really happy to see your granddaughter and you will cook something nice for us two"
The woman was confused for a second, but then: "I... I am so glad to see you Mion-chan! And Your friend is here too... I'm gonna go cook some Ohagi for you two to enjoy" She said smiling and happily went to the kitchen.
"I... I can't believe this!" Mion had never seen something so astonishing in her life.
"I won't explain how or why yet, but yeah, that's Psychan"
"It's just that, nothing I've ever seen or heard in my life compares to this! Like, Oyashiro-sama's curse is a legend you know? But this is something supernatural that's REAL!"
"Does it freak you out?" He asked her a bit scared.
"Not at all. Amuro you're amazing!" She said as she grabbed him by the shoulders.
"For real? People tend to be afraid of what they don't understand"
"Many people are like that, but this old man ain't one of them!" She said with a confident smile pointing at herself.
"I'm happy you took it that way. To be honest, I didn't know what to expect, but I felt like I had to do it anyway"
"I thought you were just joking, that's why I asked you to prove it. I thought you would chicken out or give me an excuse, but I never really thought for one second that what you said was real. Even is you have that second personality and you are special in many ways, this is a new level!"
"I feel a bit off now, it seems that I used an inch more of Mana than I should have in this state..."
"Mana?"
"Oh... What the hell, I'll tell you anyway. Mana is an unseen force that allows magic to manifest. I can cast that power as long as I have enough, but it seems that almost all of the Mana I had accumulated over these days was used in this moment, so I'm a bit tired. That's why I try not to use it carelessly, but now I'm gonna be fed with something special, so I guess I'm gonna recover pretty quickly"
"Can you teach me?!" She asked with hope shining in her eyes.
"Oh, I'm not sure about that. I was born with Mana. In fact, this body can only hold so much compared to my original self, but that's something I'll explain later"
"Uh... I understand" She looked a bit gloomy.
"I'm not sure about it, so who knows? Maybe there is a way for you to learn to control a bit of it at least. If I get to know how I'll teach you, I promise"
"Really? Please, if you ever find a way..."
"If I do, that is"
"Just that much is enough. Well, I guess you can't use it so freely, so we can't pull pranks with it..."
"Yeah, sorry. We can still do them without any powers though, haha"
"That's true"
"Mion! Tell your friend that Ohagi is almost ready! Come to the dining room" Shouted the old woman.
"Did you hear that Amuro?"
"I damn did!"
They went to the dining room and waited for a couple minutes as Oryou finished making Ohagi for them.
"What is Ohagi, anyway?" He asked.
"Oh, it's a traditional dessert made with rice and anko"
"And what is anko?"
"It's a paste made of red beans. The mixture may sound weird for a foreigner, but you'll love it when you try it!"
"I like to try new stuff, so I would end up eating it even if you didn't tell me"
"Classic Amuro"
"Hahaha" He laughed at the truth of that phrase.
"Here it is, youngsters" The old woman said as she put a bowl of Ohagi on the table.
"Thanks Ba-chan!" Said Mion.
"Don't worry. I know that Amuro-kun needs a lot more food than the average man, so I made as many as I could"
"And I am really grateful for that" He thanked her.
"Oh, don't worry, it's the least I can do after all you've done for my granddaughter... However, don't get too comfy with her just yet. I still consider you an outsider, so you better earn your place by helping at the festival..."
"Ba-chan!" Mion said upset.
"Ok, I'm leaving, but you've been warned..."
"I understand ma'am. Gonna do my best!" He told her.
She left slowly but well-composed.
"Your grandmother is quite energetic"
"Hahaha, sometimes I wish she wasn't that much"
"Welp, let's treat ourselves then... Um, it's delicious!" He said as he grabbed a bite and immediately finished the rest of his first Ohagi.
"Pretty good huh? I also learned to cook them, and I'm pretty good at it. I could make a box for you some other day..."
"I'd really appreciate it" And he happily munched his third Ohagi.
After finishing the sweets they rested for a while. Amuro was a bit more tired than usual, possibly due to the use of Psychan.
"Hey Mion, is there somewhere I can lay down and sleep for a while?"
"You look tired. I can lend you my bed, no big deal. I'll wake you up when I make dinner so you can learn"
"Alright"
He laid down on her bed's cover and fell into a deep slumber.
Again, he wasn't dreaming of anything bad. In fact, it was a very abstract dream, it was just a feeling of happiness. A smell of mint and a feel of a tender winter sun bathing his face while the characteristic breeze of Hinamizawa went through him.
Mion for her part, was putting all the tools and ingredients she would use on the kitchen's table. She finished a lot sooner than she had expected, so she was getting bored and sleep was taking over.
"*yawn* Dammit... If only I had learned this recipe sooner yesterday. I went to bed late trying to figure this thing out so I could teach him. He's so oblivious all the time about this kind of things, and I feel like I have to help him. He's such a good friend..." She thought. "Maybe I could just... Sleep by his side, that... That isn't weird is it? I'm tired, that's all! Yeah Mion, what are you worrying about so much?"
She tried not to think so much about it and went to her room. Amuro was sleeping like a trunk on her bed and she thought he looked cute like that. There was just enough space on the bed for her to lay down by her friend's side, so she didn't think twice about it and cuddled by his side.
"His back is so warm..." She thought and fell asleep with a red tone on her face.
After an hour, Amuro woke up. He was surprised to see Mion sleeping by his side, but he remembered how tired she was so he thought it was only natural. As he stood up he remembered that she was going to teach him how to cook curry, but she looked so cute sleeping that he decided to leave her be. Just to make sure she wouldn't get cold, he used his hoodie to cover her arms and chest.
"I wonder if it was alright to show her my ability..." He started thinking. "I don't think that she would tell anyone, but I wonder if this will have any repercussions. Maybe I could just use Psychan again... But I doubt I have enough Mana. I guess I'll just leave it be and if things get complicated I'll use it once again"
He grabbed one of Mion's manga. Its title was Devilman. He liked it and kept reading until Mion woke up, about half an hour after he did.
"*Yawn* Are you here yet Amuro?"
"I woke up half an hour ago, but I was reading this manga of yours. It's pretty cool"
"Oh, that's Devilman. It's one of my favourites, even though it's a bit gory. I'm surprised, you knew Manga?"
"I had only heard of it, but I don't remember where" It was true.
"It's one of the greatest things about Japan. No Comic compares to Manga"
"I was reading this, and even though I don't know the story, it's very entertaining"
"I lent the first ones to Shion, that's why you may not understand everything perfectly"
"You can't win. See?"
"Oh, stop with that! This old man is gonna cook a curry so great that it'll make you forget that phrase of yours... Oh right! I had forgotten about that. Let's do that then, as it's getting late... Also, it was very generous of you covering me, I would've gotten cold otherwise"
"Really? Glad to hear I'm learning" And he smiled at her.
They went to the kitchen and Mion started showing him. First, they peeled potatoes and a couple carrots. Amuro had a bit of trouble with this, but he ended up learning the right way. Then they boiled rice, which was a piece of cake. The preparation of the curry was the important part though, so Mion was very careful to teach him step by step how curry was made.
After mixing the right ingredients and spices on a heated pot, a yellow coloured stew was formed.
Later they mixed the rice and curry to create that perfect combination Mion was trying to achieve. Dinner was ready.
She served the food in 3 bowls and took one to her grandmother's room.
Amuro and her ate at the dining room right after she came back.
"Mion this is... DELICIOUS!" He told her with an even more powerful shine in his eyes.
"I'm so happy that you liked it. It seems that all that cooking yesterday was worth it..."
"You learned to make this yesterday? That's really impressive"
"Thank you. I was able to finish it at night, but I wasn't sure how good it was. Yesterday it was ok I guess, but today it's definitely better"
"That's why you were so sleepy today"
"Yeah, but that little nap right now really helped"
"After eating go to sleep right away, it's not good for health to lose sleep"
"What are you, my dad? haha"
"It's just an advice. Take it or leave it, but you are still young, so you should sleep if you want to grow properly"
"You sound like you're an adult or something, you are my age aren't you?"
"Haha, that's right, but I am an adult in other ways"
"Wait- Don't tell me you..." She got red while imagining something Amuro couldn't read.
"I what...?"
"You know... that you are a man cause you have already gone further with... a woman..." She said with an embarassed tone.
"Wha-? Mion, no I didn't mean that! Ahahahaha!" He laughed at her vivid inagination. "I just intended that I am more mature, that's all"
"Oh..." She was very ashamed to make such a question. "I'm so embarassed, can you make me forget about this?"
"I won't, cause I'm tired and I don't want to. Live with that"
"Dammit"
"Hey it was just a funny moment, don't let it get to you"
"Okay... Wha-? You already finished!"
"Oh, yeah. While we were talking I grabbed a bite here and there until my plate was empty"
"Do you want more?"
"No, I'm alright since I ate all that Ohagi before"
"Are you going now?"
"I think I should. I mean, if you want me to stay a little longer I wouldn't mind"
"Really?! I mean, no, no, don't worry about this old man. I'm tired now *fake yawn* so I'll go to bed after washing this stuff" She said as she picked up the plates.
"Okay, I'm going then. Bye Mion, thank you a lot for teaching me how to cook this delicious meal. It's one of my favourite dishes thanks to you"
"You really mean it?"
"Yeah, I love your cooking!" He smiled at her with his characteristic sincere expression.
"I'm so happy to hear you say that" She answered with that girly voice he didn't frequently hear.
"I must be going now" He kissed her on the cheek as a sign of goodbye.
Mion got beet red. "Eh?"
"Oh, I'm sorry I forgot. It's normal to do that in Europe! Sorry if I made you uncomfortable"
"Huh? No no no no no no! It's just... I didn't see that coming"
"I won't do it again if you don't want to"
"Actually. I kind of liked it... Could you...? No. No, no forget about that, I was just-"
"You want me to do it every time?" He read her thoughts as a book.
"Can you do that for me?!" She asked with that femenine tone.
"Sure, I don't mind"
"Just, don't do it if there are other people... They won't leave us alone if you do"
"It's ok, I understand"
"Bye then..." She tried to kiss him on the cheek but didn't have enough courage.
"Ahahaha! It's not easy to get used to I bet! Here, I'll do it for you" He gently touched her cheek with his lips and kissed her for a fraction of second that Mion felt like an eternity.
"It's so embarassing... But I like it so much" She thought. "Good night Amuro, careful on your way home"
"Right, I doubt any punks live in Hinamizawa but if any comes across and acts funny I won't sweat to break the shit out of him"
"He's so manly..." She thought as he left the manor. "Mion snap! He's your friend isn't he? That's all... But even so, today when I slept by his side it was such a comfortable feeling, like nothing could hurt me... And when he finished my food it was such a sincere expression of happiness... And then... When he kissed me... No no no, Mion, it's just a different way to say goodbye, it doesn't count as a kiss!"
"But you would like it to be a kiss..." A femenine voice said in her head while she started washing the dishes.
"But he's my friend" She remembered all the things she did with him: "I like doing all that stuff like going to the Arcade with him, eating burgers with him, going shopping with him, cooking for him, sleeping with him by my side, when he comforts me... And then..." She finished thinking and said: "Wah! Why do I think about this stuff?!"
"Cause you are in love" Oryou answered her as she entered the kitchen.
"Wha? Ba-chan? How did you...?" She asked stuttered and red.
"Hehehe... A woman's expression, voice and actions change when she's in love"
"But Ba-chan he's my best friend!"
"So what? If the man you love turns out to be your best friend that's only better for you, silly"
"Huh?"
"Just think about it, he understands you better than anyone else, cares about you inconditionally and doesn't think two times before taking risks to protect you... I won't say all relationships between best friends are supposed to end in romantic ones, but yours looks very likely to head in that direction"
"For real? And you don't have any problem with that?"
"I hate outsiders, I won't lie. Even more those who are not even Japanese, but he is different from the kind of people that I have in mind. I won't let him have it easy though, as I said before, I want him to earn his place helping around the village"
"But what about the fact that I am the heir?"
"There is nothing else I can do aside from being more flexible. Times change Mion, even though I would like you to follow our traditions I have to be realistic. Even if it was Maebara-kun, it would still be an outsider to that standard. I believe that we need fresh air in the village, just like I told you when the Maebara familiy moved here"
"And what about... Satoshi-kun? If he was alive... Would you allow Shion to..?"
"She showed responsibility. I've never been too fond of her, but I believe that she has earned her right to be with that boy... However, we all know about his destiny"
"That... That isn't completely certain is it?" She asked her upset.
"Nobody bears the absolute truth, but if the Curse is real, there isn't much us mortals can do"
"Onee..." She said as she thought about Shion full of sadness.
~~~~X~~~~
"Fuck! fuck! fuck! fuck! fuck! fuck! fuck!" Amuro repeated in his head on the road to his house.
"Once again I fucked up. All I do is to keep drawing her closer and closer... As much as I would love to stay like this, with Voracité around I cannot give myself that luxury. It's true, lately I've been feeling even happier around her, and I've been able to understand much of her thoughts and feelings as well, but the risk is too high. I get the feeling that if I'm not careful even for one second..."
"...I will appear and take her life, won't I? HAHAHAHA!" The evil entity answered his thoughts.
"Yeah. I don't know what you're planning, but I won't let you do it"
"Good luck with that. Talking about other things, just go on man, conquer that girl's heart!" He mimicked a supportive voice.
"Wait what?!"
"Yeah man of course. Look, I may be a demon, but I am a demon of love. Hear me out. You buy that girl the doll she wanted, you go to her and give it as a gift, you kiss her and she's yours!"
"I'm sure you're not getting to the part you enjoy yet" He didn't believe one thing Voracité was saying.
"Well of course. After that comes the best part: we grab her by the tits and fuck her ass and cunt until she's not even able to stand anymore, and I kill her and eat her... Or maybe I could devour her alive while..."
"YOU...YOU... YOU FUCKING BASTARD! YOU DON'T EVER SAY SOMETHING THAT PUTRID ABOUT MION!"
"And what will you do? You are able to do nothing, zero. Look, all this talk is making your neck itch right? Those parasites are eating you up thanks to me. I'll tell you the truth. Even if I didn't have this conversations with you, you'd still end up feeding this illness. You know why? Cause while inside you I fuck your emotions up giving you a damn depression you're not escaping from. Your days are counted Psychan"
"If I die you die too idiot. I honestly don't comprehend how you win"
"Well, you should know as well as I that no matter what you do, you can't win, but even if we both die I'd be happy enough just for making you as miserable as possible"
"Welp, you are the kind that won't EVER be happy. For now, I'll have to live through this curse a little longer..." He said as he got a syringe out of his backpack.
"You sneaky bastard, know that you're just delaying the inevitable... See ya" And the voice disappeared as he injected the medicine.
He got to the house and went immediately to bed.
"I won't lose to you..." He said and went to sleep with the mental image of all the new friends he wanted to save.
~~~~X~~~~
Well, here is a more slice of life kind of chapter, but still relevant in other ways. The storm is not raging yet, but it's slowly taking form. I don't know if I'll upload many chapters soon, cause I'm on a trip to Australia and Japan, so I don't have Wi-Fi in many places. Right now I'm at Melbourne, and I just enjoyed a concert of David Maxim Micic, Mestís and Plini. Holy shit that was amazing. My flight to Japan is tomorrow and there starts my search for the Higurashi Hou Limited Edition game for the Switch (that's rare, pricey as fuck and in Japanese only). Wish me luck mates, I'll try to upload another chapter of whatever story I want (most possibly this one) as soon as possible.
Darkmatter17 out to the adventure.