Monday, April 13th - Mourning
Akira looked around the room he was in. He knew it well, it was the Velvet room. He was standing in the middle of it wearing his normal everyday attire with all the cages locked shut and no sign of Igor or Lavenza. Before he could do anything more a hole in the ground under him opened up and he fell through it.
"AHHHHHHHH!" he screamed and then suddenly lifted his body up gasping for air in a panic. He was back in the attic at Leblanc. He sat there for a few seconds catching his breath and calming down. Ever since the Phantom Thieves of Hearts disbanded hes had dreams about the Velvet room now and again. He would always try and figure out if he was actually there or not after waking but without Igor or Lavenza there to confirm it, it was hard.
"You alright?"
Akira turned towards the voice and saw Morgana sitting down next to him on the bed looking a bit worried. "Yeah, just a dream..." he said and twisted around on the bed to get out of it. "Well you woke up a bit early, so just take your time before heading to school.". Akira just nodded and finally stood up, walking towards the staircase.
Sojiro let out a loud yawn and turned the key to Leblanc to open up the door. "Huh?" he groaned and saw Akira wearing an apron and making something to eat on the counter. "Waking up early now are ya?" he asked in a joking tone.
"Hehe, yeah. I figured I'd just get a head start." Akira responded with a light laugh. "Well, just make sure you clean up after, I don't need a mess before I even open up." Sojiro said and started to walk around the counter.
"Liar! You woke up from a nightmare!" Morgana suddenly jumped onto the counter. Akira glanced over at the cat. "Oh, be quiet." he stated. Meanwhile Sojiro simply looked at the small exchange of words and... Meows the two had. "I swear, I'll never get used to this whole 'The cat can talk' deal..." he said while shaking his head and walked through the counter opening to get to the register. "Now hurry up, if you keep dawdling then waking up early would be meaningless." he said and swatted his hand up in a gesture.
"Uh.. Yeah." Akira nodded and Morgana jumped into his school bag. "Alright! Ready to head out!"
Akira grabbed the bag handle and hoisted it over his shoulder where Morgana could get a good view. "See ya later." he told Sojiro and walked out the door. On his way out he turned the 'Closed' sign to 'Open', something he's been doing every mourning now for a while. The two of them then started heading for the train station to head for Shujin.
Monday, April 13th – Afternoon
Sae stepped off the train and began walking for Shujin Academy. It was a bit risky going there in the middle of the day but it was the only time she knew where Akira would be and anywhere he goes, Morgana is usually with him. "Now if I can manage to find Morgana without Akira around..." she thought, but knew that was probably getting too hopeful.
Finally she reached Shujins gates. They were always locked during school hours so this part was going to be a little tricky... Sae walked over to the sigh and pressed the buzzer that connected the intercom to the Main Office.
"Hello, this is Investigator Niijima. I'm here to conduct a security check on your gate and cameras." she spoke and held her I.D. In front of the camera. It wasn't too bad a lie, the law enforcement liked doing surprise visits like these to most public buildings. A few moments later a lady answered back.
"I'm sorry Ms. Niijima but we're not scheduled for any security check today."
Without missing a beat Sae responded. "We do surprise visits rarely to keep everyone on their toes. Now please open the gate." it actually disturbed her how easy it was to lie her way threw this.
"... Very well, please inform us on your departure. Sorry for the interruption." the voice said and a buzzing sound could be heard then the gate slowly slid open. "Don't worry about it, technically being wary of visitors is part of security" Sae said then walked through the gate. "But unfortunately, you fail." she added under her breath while heading into school grounds.
Sae started to quickly walk towards the school building. She knew the kids were 3rd years now and knowing them, they all have window seats. Better to get closer to the building so they couldn't see her. Once out of easy sight she started to walk around the building hoping Morgana might be out for a walk. Plus she could look at a camera every now and then to make it look like she's here for what she said she was.
She managed to walk around half the building and was now on the backside of it. There were some tennis courts along with other areas meant for sports. Though no sign of Morgana. "If I was a talking cat where would I go?" she thought and as if on cue she heard a light 'Meow' come from behind her. Quickly turning around Sae saw a couple of dumpsters. Hesitating for a second, she began to slowly walk up to them. She knew Morgana was intelligent, why would he be in dumpsters? After getting close she lifted the lid of one and a black cat suddenly jumped out landed on the ground behind her.
"M- Morgana!" she almost yelled and turned around to see the black cat licking its paw on the ground. "I can't believe I actually found you!" she said and took a few steps towards him. The cat suddenly stopped and turned towards Sae, hissing. "Morgana?" she asked again. The cat then let out a louder hiss and dashed in the other direction.
"Not Morgana..." she thought and slumped her arms down. Surprise security check up and then going threw the dumpsters, she probably looked pretty silly on any camera watching her. Feeling nervous Sae decided she better not push her luck and started walking the rest of the way around the school building and leave before doing anything else shady. Unfortunately she didn't see any other cats.
"Hmmmmm..." Morgana hummed while sitting on one of the outdoor ledges on the second floor. Seeing Sae on school grounds was certainly a surprise, but it was even stranger than she was looking for him. "The gall of her, mistaking me for a stray! My fur is much sleeker than that cats!". He then turned and started to head for the roof. It was almost lunch time and they always spent it together up there. "I better tell Akira and the others about this."