A/N: GAAAH I'M SO SORRY FOR BEING 3 DAYS LATE IN UPDATING *bows ten times over* School has been really busy due to graduation preparation and review class. T-T Ah, but since it's Holy Week in where I'm at right now, I can most likely update in about *coughs* two days to compensate. ^_^
WARNING: Please brace yourselves people, ready your tissues.
I now present to you the 16th chapter of A Different Kind of Torture!
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
Dolor
'OH SHOOT DON'T TELL ME IT'S-' She dumbly thought before her mind finally realized that she had to scream.
But then again, before she was able to do so, a hand tightly clamped her mouth shut.
Cold sweat suddenly trickled down Aki's face as her heart started to beat erratically in fear for who her perpetrator was.
But as soon as the headlights from a passing car from the street illuminated the said shadow, her tension suddenly relaxed before tensing once again.
She knew who it was.
But she honestly wasn't sure whether she should be relieved or not.
Aki was brought out of her reverie as the said perpetrator spoke.
"What you doing here and did not come home, stupid girl?"
Feitan.
What the fuck was he doing here at this time of night, she thought.
Aki gulped as she tried to rack her brain for some acceptable and logical reasons as to why she disappeared for a week; Feitan continued to glare at her, his eyes seemingly boring into her soul.
'Crap. Why is it that I'm always in a tight spot like this?!' Aki mentally screamed as she felt something sharp come in contact with her neck, threatening to slash it if no answer was immediately given.
Aki attempted to scream while flailing her arms around, signaling the thief to release her and let her speak.
Feitan's eyes loomed suspiciously over her for a few seconds before finally giving up and letting her go.
"Err uh… We had this school trip and I had to be away for a week."
"You lie." Feitan narrowed his eyes.
Aki immediately tensed up as she tried to think of another excuse; she had to do anything possible if she didn't want to get physically hurt, again.
'I can't risk my arms right now, especially now that I'm in a band.' She sighed; she definitely must be able to get out of this unscathed, and alive.
However, as proven by the current situation, her survival chances as of now are actually the opposite.
It seemed as if Feitan wanted to just murder her then and there.
"Answer truth or I break your arm again." His eyes seemed to snicker at her mischievously as the pressure on her neck felt deeper now; she felt blood trickling down her neck to her right collarbone.
Aki tensed up and decided whether to tell him or not; sure, it was such a small thing— incident rather, that just escalated due to Aki's reaction.
'And it all started with a fucking heart.' She mentally sighed before taking a deep breath.
"Fine. I ran away."
Feitan removed his hand from her neck, much to the surprise of Aki.
'I thought it was a knife. How did he—'
"Answer completely." He said in a cold tone, backing for a bit to get a good view of Aki but still retaining his deathly glare.
Aki clenched her fists as she felt her former rage building up again. How dare he? She thought.
'Is he my mum or something?' she angrily thought as she turned to look at Feitan with rage-filled eyes.
'Fuck thinking that this all started from a small phobia of mine; he's really getting on my nerves. Doesn't he really have any concern for my feelings? He seems to not care of others except for his fucking self!'
"Well it was all thanks to a certain someone who sweetly surprised me with a fucking heart on my study table, a seemingly human-heart at that. Who would be delighted to see that, huh? NO ONE, ESPECIALLY IF THAT SAID PERSON HAS A PHOBIA OF THINGS LIKE THAT." she said, the tone of her voice raising by the second.
"Now I don't care if that was a prank or joke or whatever you call it BUT IT'S NOT FUNNY! WHATEVER TWISTED PERSONALITY YOU HAVE, I'M ALL FOR IT YOU DO YOU, BUT DON'T INCLUDE ME IN YOUR FUN BECAUSE I CERTAINLY AM AFRAID OF IT. I'M AFRAID OF YOU! AND I'M MORE AFRAID OF WHAT YOU COULD DO TO ME! ARE YOU HAPPY NOW? NOW YOU KNOW WHY I HAD THE AUDACITY TO JUST UP AND LEAVE YOU. WHO THE FUCK COULD TOLERATE THAT, THAT… MONSTROSITY?! WHY WERE YOU HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE? YEAH RIGHT I THOUGHT WE WERE GETTING GOOD AND ALL BUT LOOK AT YOU! LOOK AT WHAT YOU'RE DOING?! WHY? WHAT DID I DO WRONG TO DESERVE THIS? WHY SCARE ME LIKE THAT? I JUST COULDN'T UNDERSTAND YOU! AND I'M SO TIRED OF UNDERSTANDING YOU IF YOU WON'T UNDERSTAND MY FEELINGS YOU JERK! I'M SICK OF ALL THIS! I'M SICK OF YOU AND I WISH I NEVER EVEN MET YOU!" She shouted, making her earn a startled look from the passers-by who stopped and looked at them for a split-second before briskly walking away.
But as soon as the words were released from her mouth, she suddenly clamped it in surprise. She felt a pang in her heart that immediately ached for no reason at all; she could not fathom why she suddenly felt as if she was just stabbed in the heart just now.
'Why did I… oh shit.'
Feitan's eyes widened for a split-second, somewhat surprised at Aki's outburst; despite the temper of the said girl, he honestly did not expect her to spout those words at him.
He didn't expect her to actually be disgusted at him, to say that she was 'sick' of him, after all they've been through.
Well, not that Feitan would admit that of course.
In fact, he expected her to be the last one to say that to him. He thought that she should and was used to his antics right now, just like the way that he was somewhat used to her temper, even for a little.
To think that he believed that Aki was grateful for the type of relationship they had now.
But as soon as those words were said, he felt betrayed. Feitan didn't like to admit it, but unconsciously he felt pain somewhere within the recesses of his very being.
He didn't understand why.
And he wasn't sure that he wanted to know.
Now feeling somewhat intimidated and angered at the girl who had the audacity to answer back at her, let alone offend him (although he didn't show it), Feitan grasped her neck and attempted to strangle her.
"You don't dare to talk back, girl. You want to die?"
Aki tried to pry his hand away from her throat, her rage continuously building up. For some reason, she couldn't understand why she was feeling this way, why she was scared of the heart— it all started with a measly 'heart prank'.
So… why?
"F-fuck.. cough ..you y…cough j-jerk…" she managed to say, as she felt Feitan's grip around her neck tighten. The people surround them could do nothing but stare; his nen was starting to envelope them like a dark cloud.
Feitan's surprise and somewhat hurt feeling was replaced by anger as well; all he saw right now was to hurt Aki— to somewhat fulfill his twisted fantasy of her once and for all.
Fuck asking for her help to get back to his own world, he thought. He wanted her carcass grotesquely presented before him. Now.
Although Feitan somewhat tried to tone done his bloodlust, considering that despite the circumstances, he shouldn't kill Aki now— he still needed her.
But then again, Feitan was Feitan.
He also had some temper.
Fueled by anger and bloodlust alone, Feitan lifted her up while strangling her, and was about to end her life when suddenly one of the passers-by stopped and shouted.
"AKI!"
Feitan immediately turned to the source of the voice, his bloodlust gone due to the distraction and narrowed his eyes once again.
Why should another annoying person add up to his foul mood? He thought.
Aki, on the other hand felt relieved as she attempted to smile, tears forming from her eyes due to the continuous loss of oxygen.
She felt as if she was about to pass out when she was suddenly released, making her slump to the ground.
As soon as she raised her head, she could see Taka immediately running to her side and helping her stand up.
"Hey? Are you alright? You shouldn't be out here at this time of night you know? How many times must I tell you that it's dangerous to be out in this area at this time?"
Aki couldn't stop the silent tears that started to fall; she felt herself crying, but it seemed as if tears were only silently passing from her tear ducts, making her touch her cheek for confirmation.
Feitan was about to take a step closer when Taka suddenly stood up.
"What the fuck is your problem dude?! How dare you assault my girlfriend like that?"
Feitan's rage continued to build as he felt his anger rise up again; his fingers twitched in anticipation in hopes of killing him.
His girlfriend? Feitan mentally scoffed at the statement.
For some reason, Feitan wanted to kill Taka more than how he wanted to hurt Aki.
A reason he could not fathom why.
As soon as no response was heard, Taka smirked and attempted to taunt Feitan.
'This is payback for the times you trashed me in the arcade buddy.'
"So what? You got the hots for my girl? For your information she is already taken by me. So lay off my girl will ya?"
Feitan wanted to slash his head then and there; but he couldn't since there was a crowd present. As much as he would like to murder him, he didn't want to get into any other unnecessary mess.
Besides, he was still in a foreign world, alone.
Aki would also be caught up in this mess, which means less one probable helpful person to assist him in returning to his world.
"What? Can't speak now huh? Fuck you man! How could you stoop so low to assaulting someone, someone taken at that? Are you really that desperate? Well good for you buddy, if you want companionship that much, go to hostess clubs instead you fucktard. That is, if someone will actually accept you." Taka snickered, before taking out a Swiss knife from his pocket, attempting to slash Feitan.
That was it, he thought. Fuck trying to stay safe from the police in this place; he wanted Taka dead this instant.
As soon as he was about to make his move, however, he suddenly felt a force topple over him, making both him and the said force fall to the ground.
'Who did—' he was surprised at the force; nobody could actually top his speed in the Genei Ryodan, let alone catch up with him once he started to move.
He was about to throw away the nuisance that was currently pinning him to the ground until he heard a frantic whisper.
"Please don't hurt him; I know you want to kill him, this stupid gut feeling of mine says so. But kill me instead, and not here. Leave him out of this. Stop this. Please." Aki whispered, somewhat sobbing. Her tears were trickling down Feitan's neck as he was pinned to the ground with a hug, Aki's weight preventing him from easily and swiftly ending Taka in the process, who now ran away, feeling fear as soon as he felt that Feitan was about to harm him.
'Coward. You save yourself and leave girlfriend? Pathetic.' He angrily thought.
For a moment, he realized how soft Aki's body was— she was definitely female.
It was also his first time to be the one pinned to the ground, by a girl at that.
A girl he wanted to murder just a while ago.
He felt confused at their situation right now, it was his first time to experience this, and he honestly didn't know what to feel about it.
He felt like he wanted to just go home and rest and forget about all this stress.
He felt as if he wanted Aki to just leave the fucking issue alone and let things go about in peace.
He felt as if he wanted these confusing feelings to just disappear.
He hated these feelings.
He hated betrayal.
But most of all, he hated this indescribable feeling that was welling up in his system.
But then again, he was still mad at Aki.
Very mad.
"Let go." He coldly said as he finally got out of his reverie and shock, roughly pushing Aki to the side.
As soon as he was able to stand up, he gave one last death glare at Aki before leaving her alone and zooming away.
However, in Aki's eyes, it was not a death glare that she saw.
Somewhere hidden in the depths of Feitan's eyes, she could see pain.
Aki forgot about buying her sweets that night and sluggishly went back to the dormitories, the wound on her neck starting to remind her of the physical pain that was just inflicted on her a while ago.
For some reason, Aki realized that she felt very guilty of her outburst. Sure, Feitan was someone who did pranks here and there— he even made it a point to annoy her every single day.
But despite that, he still wasn't like other guys who took advantage of her just because they're currently staying under the same roof.
He wasn't someone who would try to bring her down and insult her weakness every time she fell and failed during their 'training sessions in sword-fighting'.
He wasn't someone who left.
Tears unconsciously started to stream down her face as she opened the door to her room, not bothering to turn on the lights.
She absent-mindedly headed towards the bathroom stripping her clothes until she had none left, and stood under the shower, putting it in the cold setting despite the cold temperature outside.
Aki felt confused at her thoughts; she honestly didn't know why she said those things.
'I feel so stupid. Why the fuck did I say that? Somewhere deep down inside… I know that I didn't mean what I said, despite how much I try to defend myself and deny it. But still… why?' she silently sobbed as she continued to stand under the shower, not caring even though she shivered from the cold.
Why? She thought. It all started from a small prank, how could it have escalated now?
Aki thought hard on why, but no matter how hard she tries to think about it, she doesn't have any concrete answer.
Was it because she was mad?
Because of the stress?
… because of Taka?
Aki continued to cry, her salty tears mixing with the cold water that was coming from the shower head.
Why was she afraid of the said prank in the first place? She thought.
She thought really hard.
And then it hit her:
"Right. I'm still traumatized by the sight of my mother that I still can't stand to see an organ, or blood, or any part located inside one's body." She bitterly muttered, clenching her fists.
Was she still not ready for the career path she chose?
In all honesty, the reason why she chose a medical-related course was due to the fact that she wanted to desensitize herself from her phobia, from her trauma.
She wanted to let go of the past once and for all.
But despite how hard she tries, the fear still wouldn't go away.
After a good long hour of contemplation and standing under the cold shower, she realized that the reason why she made an outburst at Feitan like that would most probably relate to a mix of stress and problems she's currently having, especially the fear that was emanating from her whenever she tried to picture the past— her mother's grotesque and morbid remains.
And for some reason, she put the blame to Feitan. She blamed him for that prank, for putting off a joke like that at her despite the fact that he knew about Aki's past.
But then again, Feitan was different; his personality was different than Aki's.
He himself isn't even from this world, she thought.
Aki wanted to harm herself then and there for being so stupid.
She felt stupid for defending Taka too, the gutless guy who just immediately left her out of the blue as soon as he felt that it was him who was in danger the moment she felt a murderous intent from Feitan.
Feitan was right all along; she should have just left him.
There was one time when Feitan just muttered about "leave the stupid guy if you so hurt" one time when Aki was whining about how Taka never made his presence felt despite how Aki exerts every effort to properly contact him.
Momo was right as well, she should have punched the guy already in the face for cheating on her.
For shamelessly fooling her.
Aki bitterly laughed at the act Taka had a while back.
"His girlfriend? I wish." She sobbed harder upon reminiscing the time when she caught Taka canoodling with another girl, Momo's elder sister to be exact.
She knew it. She should have left him the moment she was cheated on.
But because of her stupidity and martyr self, she still held on.
And because of her hopeless thought of having things return to normal, she just broke a fragile relationship with someone she painstakingly made an effort to gain his trust.
She sobbed as she slowly slumped to the bathroom floor, the cold water from the shower continuing to torture her, making her seemingly convulse from shivering so much.
Deep down inside, despite the anger she felt from him, and how angry she also was with him, she could not cease to deny one thing.
She most likely has hurt Feitan in the cruelest way possible a girl could have done.
Feitan immediately snatched two random people and brought them to his 'torture room'', as he would call it.
He heartlessly gutted them as how a chef would gut his fish, alive. He felt the screams and agonizing pain emitting from his victims calm him in a way. He felt himself lose his sanity at the moment as he creepily smiled at the blood that was being splattered at his face, his clothes now drenched in blood.
He maniacally laughed as he carved different images in the skin while using a rusty crowbar, not minding hygiene at this time. He gently cut his victims' body parts by ten inches each, smiling in delight as he now saw their blood gurgle, after he neatly cut away the voice boxes from their throats, rendering them no chance at making anymore screams.
Who cares about acceptance, he thought. If people saw his as a sick and twisted person, so be it.
He never really cared.
All that mattered to him was the Genei Ryodan.
All that mattered was that they accepted him for who he was; he didn't need anything or anyone else.
But why was he feeling disturbed now?
Feitan wanted to crush his feelings and make them disappear; no matter how hard he tries to ignore Aki's outburst, he couldn't help but feel a bit offended.
He hated how his mind was being affected by it despite his attempts to just forget it— he's a sadistic torturer for freak's sake, he should get used to having people call him harsh names.
He actually was used to it.
So why now?
Feitan glared at his victims as he pulled one body and roughly shoved it to the rusty table, carelessly stripping the top and carving the abdomen, neatly taking out the intestines of the poor man slowly, then tearing them away part by part, starting from the duodenum downwards while smiling wickedly at his victim who was now unconscious, if not, dead.
Another hour passed, and soon both his victims were now shredded to pieces, dead.
"Feh. No thrill. Them already dead, no fun." He glumly muttered as he started to dispose of their bodies, pouring bleach over them.
Feitan turned to the mirror before him and briefly looked at his reflection; he cringed and narrowed his eyes bitterly, taking in the sight.
No wonder people— no, Aki was afraid of him, he thought.
He was covered with blood from head to toe, the dark blood colored as dark as his soul.
He was a murderer, a grotesque grim reaper.
He was meant to be a harbinger of fear.
But then again, these feelings couldn't explain why he was feeling somewhat unsure of himself now, of what he was.
Of why he was meant to be that way.
Two days have passed since that incident, and surprisingly, Feitan didn't search for Aki.
Aki, on the other hand, was somewhat concerned and confused at the same time.
Her head was slumped on the table, her bangs covering her face.
Momo frowned at her best friend; today was one of the rare days wherein they could be able to hang, due to the differences in their class schedules.
But here Aki was, very inattentive and unenthusiastic of their meeting.
"Heey. What's wrong? You seem so glum today. I thought you were ecstatic last week because you joined this band? Why are you sad now?" Momo poked Aki in the head, while her other hand was occupied with a lollipop stick.
Aki let out another deep sigh, blowing her bangs in the process.
'Am I even ready to tell Momo everything? For sure I'll be expecting a long and hard scolding from her once I let the cat out of the bag.' She grimly thought.
She also didn't want Momo to hysterically let out a scene here in the cafeteria, in public.
But then again, her mind was about to explode from the feelings she could hardly contain anymore; she needed someone to share her feelings to.
And that person could and should only be no one other than Momo.
Aki sighed and gave up; there was no use hiding things between best friends after all. Sooner or later the truth shall resurface.
Momo tried to contain her patience but ended up impatiently tapping the table with her fingers when Aki suddenly spoke.
"Well, Momo-chan, please don't get mad at me, but you see…"
Aki started telling her story, right from how she saw the heart, ran away, entered the dorms without permission, the confrontation between her and Feitan, Taka's interference and sudden escape, leaving her in harm's way, up to her current situation right now, which was feeling confused and annoyed at herself.
Momo was silent throughout Aki's storytelling. In all honesty, she wanted to make a scene and scold her best friend senseless, but seeing Aki's expression made her think twice and force herself to patiently listen to the whole story before finally speaking up once Aki was done.
"Well… I honestly want to make a scene right now but there's something telling me that I shouldn't. Anyways, I'll try to be nice for now, since I think we're now even, though my secrecy in the past seems to be greater than yours. So…" Momo started, taking a deep breath before resuming.
"Where's Feitan right now?"
Aki sighed and shrugged.
"I honestly don't know. After that incident I didn't return home, kept myself cooped up in the dorms. I also didn't turn on my phone. So as you can see, I used a different phone to call you. I don't know… it's as if I want to be shut off from the world for a while, shut off from Taka."
Momo raised a brow at that statement. "But still, you called."
"That was because I don't know what to do anymore!" Aki frantically said as she roughly grabbed the ends of her hair in frustration; she also honestly didn't know why she was feeling this way.
"I just felt as if this was something I should let out or I'll get crazy. I don't know why but I just… I just don't know what to do. I'm mad at Taka for leaving me out of the blue at that incident, not caring whether Feitan would actually kill me or not. I'm mad at Feitan for pulling that prank on me. But most of all, I'm mad at myself for being actually stupid and pushing someone I painstakingly tried to have my trust gained on. Why Mom-chan, why?!"
Momo pat Aki on the back as she continued to vent out her frustration, while thinking deeply of whether she should open up the topic in her mind now or not.
'But meh. It still makes sense anyway, and who knows… it might turn out to be true. I just really can't trust that guy. Maybe it's time for Aki to open up her eyes and be a smart person for once.' She hardly thought, finally deciding on showing Aki something.
"Hey Aki-chan, I don't want to be a party pooper for your ranting or something, but I think there's something you must see first."
Aki lifted her head up, a confused look on her face.
"What?"
Momo wordlessly turned to the chair next to her and took something from her inside her bag, turning back again towards Aki and gently placing a page from the newspaper in front of her.
"Tokyo Ghoul? Grotesque Murderer in the loose!"
In a span of four months, various murders have been committed in the city of Tokyo, and much to the dismay of the police force, the culprit is still unfortunately found up to this day. Based on recent reports, an astounding 27 people have been gruesomely murdered in various parts of the city, by which all of them had one commonality— their limbs were torn off and detached from their respectful bodies with most, if not, all, of their vital organs were splattered and scattered around them. It has been known that the murderer takes no certain preference in killing his victims, since their ages vary. However, one tiny detail was found that those who seemed to have good and attractive appearances were targeted.
Up until now the culprit has not been found. But according to Sgt. Kouichi Takiyama… (cont. on pg. 6)
Aki continued to read the article, her hands unconsciously shaking.
"I don't want to be accusing anyone here, but don't you think that Feitan may… I don't know, be somewhat responsible for all of this? Considering the story you told me… I mean, who the hell would be able to get a heart out of the blue like that?" Momo nervously asked, looking down and twiddled her fingers.
Aki continued to silently read the article over and over again, her mere response being the sound of the flipping pages of the newspaper that was in her hands.
Momo decided to be quiet this time and did not say a word, nervously watching her best friend instead, waiting for her to respond.
Aki blinked before sighing deeply.
True, the reports were indeed frightening and overwhelming— who wouldn't be when there was a killer on the loose.
"It couldn't possibly be him." She finally concluded after minutes of silence.
Momo's eyes widened at Aki's firm response.
"But Aki-chan… Look, please don't take this the wrong way, but consider the possibilities! Feitan looks sketchy to me, he's also violent, considering how he broke your arm and how he carries a weapon. A weapon Aki!" Momo frantically said, shaking her best friend's shoulders.
Aki did not respond as she continued to look at the newspaper article for one last time before gently shoving it back to Momo.
"No, I'm positive. I know he's violent and stuff, and I supposedly got mad and hurt him, I'll never believe that he killed those innocent people. There's just no proof. And… my gut feeling tells me to trust him." She timidly said, her head hung low; Aki actually still felt very guilty about hurting Feitan.
"But Aki-chan—"
"Oh would you look at the time! I'm sorry Momo-chan, but I have to head to class now. I can't afford being late for Chemistry." Aki suddenly said in a cheerful manner before playfully punching her best friend in the shoulder and running off.
Momo noticed Aki's strange behavior and her avoidance of the topic, or rather, her choice to not believe in what she just insinuated to her.
And as hard as Momo tries to not admit it, her mind simply just couldn't deny it.
She just couldn't deny that Aki was probably attached to Feitan right now; she was so attached that despite the wrongdoings and fights she gets into with him, she still couldn't afford to break off from him completely.
And she was afraid that this attachment may lead to something chaotic in the near future.
A/N: Ouch… M-my eyes… they are so puffy. T^T /slapped
Aki you meanie! How dare you hurt Feitan like that.
Did Aki finally fall for Feitan? Did she, or didn't she? Well, your questions will be answered in the next chapter! :D
Rinrikapyon: Yay thank you so much! Hah my graduation is next week~ We still have review class though. =3= Haha! True. I honestly think that this is my most angsty chapter yet though XD
Happy Kitty: Aww arigatou~! ^-^ True. Shiro and Killua do in some ways seem similar hihi. Well, Aki is most likely on her way to dump Taka, after what he did to her in this chapter. D: Fufu, patience my friend, patience. The romance is on it's way~~
SilverSapphire34523: True! Ah, I wonder how Gon and Kill will handle the Genei Ryodan though. XD
Usagi: Fufufu~ *patiently waits with you* *u*
Chiikaboom: YAHOO~! Thanks for the long review! *gives you a big cake and whispers* I honestly love long reviews y'know~ *u* To answer your questions…
1) Fufu well… I can't reveal anything yet. All I can say is that you'll be very, very surprised. *u*
2) That, too shall be answered in the near future~ *I love being mysterious /slapped*
3) Hah! About this one, well. His role in this chapter is the screen time I referred to. He's still a jackass, isn't he? XD
4) Fortunately, Aki has somewhat gained trust, or probably a soft spot (?) in Feitan's heart. Or… it could be due to the fact that they have been living together for quite some time now that she wasn't killed in any way. *pats Aki on the back* XD
5) OMG THE POSSIBLE LEMON FEELS OF THAT ONE! *nosebleeds* Fufu well all I can say for now is that you'll be surprised~ *u*
6) Refer to Answer #5. XD
7) Fufu true! Well, Momo is quite the protective best friend (and probably more updated to current events than Aki). But then again, for some reason, Aki doesn't want to believe that Feitan did it. *shrugs*
8) Ohoho~~ I'd love to see that! In the near future though, something similar MIGHT happen. *u*
And no, I love reading reviews, short ones, long ones, anything! I really appreciate feedback from my readers you know; it gives me room for motivation and improvement. *waves hands in the air* \(^o^)/
Lucky! My vacation will probably start in June, after the boards. T^T But thank you! ^_^
Ruby720: I know! Aki can really, really, really be reckless. *slaps Aki on the face but gets stabbed instead* And I totally agree on you on how she still doesn't understand Feitan (as proven by this chapter). Haha! Who knew that Fei was actually a lazy bum. XD *runs away* Fufu well~~ Good news! Aki is most likely on her way to killing her relationship with Taka. *u* And thank you so much! *glomps you* I still have review class though, but worry not. I will still be updating regularly though. I'll make it a point to do so for the love of AkiXFei! *-* XD Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that *pats you on the back* It's only about two months to go though. Persevere, my friend. Persevere. ^-^
ShadE: Yay! Thank you so much. Will do. :D
Misheru25: Omg thank you thank you thank you! I'm actually terrified of having him OOC. Anything but that! T-T Fufu true, there is so much FeiXAki in this chapter, but not in the romantic way. At least not yet. /slapped XD Aww and thank you! I really feel honored. ^_^
Marshmallow: Yay thank you so much! ^-^ Oooh in the near future perhaps? For the lemon part… well, he is sadistic and loves torturing people. I can totally picture him and Aki having some 'steamy' time together, with all the increased tension and stuff, since both of them tend to clash with each other. *drools* *u* Ah, and regarding Taka… after this chapter, it seems that Aki has finally opened her eyes. XD
Peachy (and Marshmallow): I'm so sorry… I hope you and Marshmallow were able to patch it up though. ._. And it's okay, I totally respect both you and Marshmallow's point of views. It's alright to have a healthy argument once in a while. But I hope y'guys made up though. You guys are both amazing reviewers and readers of my story, and I totally appreciate that. *hugs you both*. ^-^
Tsukiyomi-Hanasaki: Haha I know! Of all the people to be transported to the modern world, it was Feitan. XDD Thank you so much~! ^-^
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